<br><br>15.770 Assistant county attorneys, stenographers, secretaries, and other staff <br>positions. <br>(1) Each county attorney, with the approval of the Prosecutors Advisory Council, may <br>appoint one (1) assistant county attorney for each District Judge in excess of one (1) <br>in his judicial district unless prior approval is obtained from the Prosecutors <br>Advisory Council for additional appointments; except no assistant county attorney <br>may be appointed in multicounty judicial districts in which there are fewer District <br>Judges than county attorneys unless prior approval is obtained from the Prosecutors <br>Advisory Council for additional appointments. <br>(2) The number of assistant county attorney positions, stenographic, secretarial and <br>clerical positions and other personnel positions shall be based on real need to be <br>determined with the advice and consent of the Prosecutors Advisory Council. <br>(3) Assistant county attorneys shall not be prohibited from engaging in the private <br>practice of law. <br>(4) Any personnel appointed by the county attorney, under this section, who assist in <br>the prosecutorial duties of District Court, shall be appointed for the duration of the <br>unexpired part of the term of the county attorney, and subject to removal at the <br>discretion of the county attorney. <br>(5) All salaries paid to personnel appointed under this section shall be paid from the <br>State Treasury to the extent such personnel assist in prosecutorial duties. Such <br>salaries shall be commensurate with the appointee's education, experience, training <br>and responsibility, and be based upon the guidelines established by the Prosecutors <br>Advisory Council, which guidelines shall be comparable with the classification and <br>compensation plan for comparable positions maintained by the state Personnel <br>Cabinet, pursuant to KRS 64.640. <br>Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. -- Created <br>1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 15, effective January 1, 1978. <br><br>