KRS § 95.010 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 95 / Section 95.010
95.010 Definitions for KRS 95.160 to 95.290, 95.830 to 95.845, 95.440 to 95.629, and 95.761 to 95.784
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95.010 Definitions for KRS 95.160 to 95.290, 95.830 to 95.845, 95.440 to 95.629, and

95.761 to 95.784.

(1) As used in KRS 95.160 to 95.290 and in KRS 95.830 to 95.845, unless the context

requires otherwise:

(a) "Dismissal" means the discharge of an employee by the division or department

head, civil service board, or other lawful authority;

(b) "Eligible list" means a list of names of persons who have been found qualified

through suitable competitive examinations for positions or classes of

positions;

(c) "Fire department" means the officers, firefighters, and clerical or maintenance

employees, including the chief of the fire department;

(d) "Member" means any person in the police or fire department, other than the

chief or assistant chief of the department;

(e) "Police department" means the officers, policemen, and clerical or

maintenance employees, including the chief of police;

(f) "Police force" means the officers and policemen of the police department,

other than the chief of police;

(g) "Policeman" means a member of the police department below the rank of

officer, other than a clerical or maintenance employee;

(h) "Salary" means any compensation received for services; and

(i) "Suspension" means the separation of an employee from the service for a

temporary or fixed period of time, by his appointing authority, as a

disciplinary measure.

(2) As used in KRS 95.440 to 95.629, the following words and terms shall have the

following meaning, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Dismissal" means the discharge of an employee by the division or department

head, civil service board, or other lawful authority;

(b) "Eligible list" means a list of names of persons who have been found qualified

through suitable competitive examinations for positions or classes of

positions;

(c) "Fire department" means and includes all officers, firefighters, and clerical or

maintenance employees of the fire department;

(d) "Police department" means and includes all officers, policemen, and clerical

or maintenance employees of the police department;

(e) "Member" means any and all officers, firefighters, policemen, clerical or

maintenance employees in the police or fire department, except:

1. As used in KRS 95.440(1) and (3), 95.460, 95.470, 95.550, 95.560,

95.565, 95.570 and 95.580, it shall not include the chief of police in an

urban-county government;

2. As used in KRS 95.450, it shall not include the chiefs of police or fire

departments or the clerical and maintenance employees of the police or

fire departments; and

3. As used in KRS 95.495, it shall not include the clerical and maintenance

employees of the police or fire departments;

(f) "Police force" means and includes all officers and policemen in the police

department;

(g) "Policeman" means a member of the police department below the rank of

officer, other than a clerical or maintenance employee;

(h) "Firefighter" means a member of the fire department below the rank of officer,

other than a clerical or maintenance employee;

(i) "Salary" means any compensation received for services;

(j) "Suspension" means the separation of an employee from the service for a

temporary or fixed period of time, by his appointing authority, as a

disciplinary measure; and

(k) "Pension fund" shall mean the moneys derived from the members of the

police and fire departments' salary or salaries and appropriations by the

legislative body, or any other means derived from whatever source by gift or

otherwise to be used for the retirement of members of the police and fire

departments after the prescribed number of years of service, and for the

benefit of disabled members of police and fire departments, and for the benefit

of surviving spouses and dependent children or dependent fathers or mothers

in the case of death of any member of the police or fire department within the

scope of his employment.

(3) As used in KRS 95.761 to 95.784, the following words and terms shall have the

following meaning:

(a) "Regular police department." For the purpose of KRS 95.761 to 95.784, a

"regular police department" is defined as one having a fixed headquarters,

where police equipment is maintained and where a policeman or policemen

are in constant and uninterrupted attendance to receive and answer police

calls, and execute regular police patrol duties;

(b) "Regular fire department." For the purpose of KRS 95.761 to 95.784, a

"regular fire department" is defined as one having a fixed headquarters where

firefighting apparatus and equipment are maintained, and where firefighters

are in constant and uninterrupted attendance to receive and answer fire alarms;

(c) "Legislative body." Wherever in KRS 95.761 to 95.784 the term "body" or

"legislative body" is employed, it shall be construed to mean the legislative

branch of the city government or urban-county government;

(d) "Commission." The word "commission" shall mean the board of civil service

commissioners, as established under the terms of KRS 95.761 to 95.784;

(e) "Trustees." The word "trustees" shall mean the board of pension fund trustees,

as established under the terms of KRS 95.761 to 95.784; and

(f) "Pension fund." The term "pension fund" shall mean the moneys derived from

the policeman or policemen and firefighter or firefighters salary or salaries,

and appropriations by the legislative body, or any other sums derived from

whatever source by gifts or otherwise to be used for the retirement of

policeman or policemen and firefighter or firefighters after the prescribed

number of years of service and for the benefit of disabled policeman or

policemen and firefighter or firefighters, and for the benefit of surviving

spouses and dependent children or dependent fathers or mothers in the case of

death of a policeman or firefighter within the scope of his employment,

according to the terms of KRS 95.761 to 95.784.