2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 67C RESTRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COUNTY CONTAINING CITY OF FIRST CLASS 67C.117 Policy of equal opportunity for all citizens -- Policy of fair representation in all aspects of governance for minority citizens and businesses -- Consolidated local government to ensure achievement of policies.
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67C.117 Policy of equal opportunity for all citizens -- Policy of fair representation
in all aspects of governance for minority citizens and businesses -Consolidated local government to ensure achievement of policies.
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It shall be the policy of the consolidated local government to ensure that
opportunities generated directly or indirectly by the consolidated local
government are equally available to all citizens without regard to race, color,
religion, national origin, marital status, physical handicap, sex, or age.
(b) It shall also be the policy of the consolidated local government to include the
minority community in all aspects of governance in the consolidated local
government. Minority citizens and business shall be represented in all actions
of the consolidated government, including but not limited to government
employment, appointments to boards or commissions, contracting, and
purchasing.
The percentage of minority citizens who shall be employed by the consolidated
local government or appointed to each of its boards and commissions shall be no
less than the percentage of minority citizens in the community, or the percentage of
minority representatives on the consolidated local government's legislative body,
whichever is greater.
The consolidated local government shall adopt ordinances and develop policies to
achieve the mandate set forth in this section.
Effective: July 14, 2000
History: Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 189, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2000.
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