67.928 Powers and duties of Sections 99 and 144 constitutional offices within unified territory -- Funding responsibilities and oversight duties unaffected by unification.
<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>67.928 Powers and duties of Sections 99 and 144 constitutional offices within <br>unified territory -- Funding responsibilities and oversight duties unaffected by <br>unification. <br>(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all offices provided for in <br>Sections 99 and 144 of the Constitution of Kentucky shall remain in existence upon <br>the unification of a county and a participating city or cities pursuant to KRS 67.900 <br>to 67.940. However, all existing powers and duties of the offices shall be assigned <br>to the unified local government. <br>(2) Nothing in KRS 67.900 to 67.940 shall alter or affect the election or term of any <br>county court clerk, county attorney, coroner, jailer, sheriff, surveyor, or assessor. <br>Nor shall any provision of KRS 67.900 to 67.940 be construed to alter or affect the <br>powers, duties, or responsibilities of these officers as prescribed by the Constitution <br>and laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Any funding responsibilities or <br>oversight of any constitutional officers or their employees previously exercised by <br>the county, which shall include the approval of the annual budget of the sheriff's <br>and the county clerk's offices, shall be transferred to the unified local government. <br>Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 15, effective July 12, 2006. <br><br>