KRS § 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.

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. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 44, sec. 33, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 31, sec. 7, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 105, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 54, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 80, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 18, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 1; and ch. 386, sec. 20. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 2. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 73, sec. 1. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 1.