2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 64 - FEES AND COMPENSATION OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 64.640 Compensation of state officers and employees generally.
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64.640 Compensation of state officers and employees generally.
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Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, and excepting
officers elected by popular vote, employees of the General Assembly, including
employees of the Legislative Research Commission, members of boards and
commissions, those officers and employees of Kentucky Educational Television
exempt from classified service as provided in KRS 18A.115, presidents and
employees of the state universities and the state colleges, and persons
employed by the commissioner of parks on a temporary basis under KRS
148.026, the Personnel Cabinet shall prepare schedules of compensation,
payable out of the State Treasury, with a minimum salary rate, and other salary
rates as are deemed necessary or advisable, for the office or position of
employment of every state officer and employee, including specifically the
offices and positions of employment in every constitutional administrative
department, statutory administrative department, independent agency, board,
commission, or other unit of state government. The language of any statute
empowering a board, commission, authority, or other administrative body for
which the Personnel Cabinet provides personnel and payroll services, except
for any board governing any of the Kentucky Retirement Systems, the
Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, the Kentucky Authority for
Educational Television, or the Council on Postsecondary Education, to
establish, set, or approve the salaries of its administrative head and other
employees to the contrary notwithstanding, the establishment or setting of
salaries for administrative heads or other employees shall be subject to the
approval of the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet. The schedules and rates
shall be based upon studies of the duties and responsibilities of the offices and
positions and upon a comparison with rates being paid for similar or
comparable services elsewhere, and in the preparation of such schedules, the
Personnel Cabinet shall ascertain and record the duties, responsibilities, and
authority pertaining to the various offices and positions in the state service, and
classify such positions in the manner provided in KRS 18A.030, 18A.035,
18A.110, 18A.130, 18A.135, and 18A.150 to 18A.160. No such schedule shall
become effective until it has been approved by the Governor by executive
order.
The Governor shall set the compensation payable out of the State Treasury to
each officer or position in the state service, which officer or position heads a
statutory administrative department, independent agency, or other unit of state
government, except for those excluded under subsection (1) of this section.
Such compensation shall be based upon studies of the duties and
responsibilities and classification of the positions by the Governor and upon a
comparison with compensation being paid for similar or comparable services
elsewhere, provided, however, such compensation shall not exceed the total
taxable compensation of the Governor derived from state sources, the
provisions of KRS 64.660 to the contrary notwithstanding. For the purposes of
this section, the total taxable compensation of the Governor from state sources
shall include the amount provided for compensation to the Governor under
KRS 64.480 and any benefits or discretionary spending accounts that are
imputed as taxable income for federal tax purposes.
The compensation payable out of the State Treasury to officers and employees
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subordinate to any office or position covered by subsection (2) of this section
shall not exceed the maximum rate established pursuant to subsection (2) of
this section for such office or position, except with respect to physicians as
provided in KRS 64.655 and employees of the Public Service Commission of
Kentucky whose compensation shall be fixed, within constitutional limits, by the
Personnel Cabinet with the approval of the Governor as provided in subsection
(1) of this section.
Nothing in this section shall preclude the allowance of maintenance to officers
and employees of the state.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 495, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000; and
ch. 501, sec. 5, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 154,
sec. 71, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 448, sec. 63,
effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1, effective July
15, 1980; and ch. 331, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky.
Acts ch. 379, sec. 56, effective April 1, 1979. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 83,
sec. 13, effective March 29, 1976. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1. -Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 160, sec. 1. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 38,
sec. 2; and ch. 255, sec. 76. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 106, Art. I, sec. 11;
ch. 184, sec. 1; and ch. 210, sec. 13. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1.
-- Amended 1956 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. III, sec. 1. -- Amended
1954 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 1. --Amended 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1. -Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 22.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/14/2000). This section was amended
by 2000 Ky. Acts chs. 495 and 501, which do not appear to be in conflict and
have been codified together.
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