<br><br>78.480 Proper subjects for bargaining. <br>In any county in the Commonwealth of Kentucky which has a population of 300,000 or <br>more and which has adopted the merit system for its police force, the fiscal court may <br>contract with representatives of the police employed by said county with respect to wages, <br>hours, terms and conditions of employment, including execution of a written contract <br>incorporating any agreement reached between the fiscal court and representatives of the <br>police. The fiscal court shall not be required to bargain over matters of inherent <br>managerial policy. <br>History: Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 297, sec. 3. <br><br>