78.455 Action of chief or board final -- Exceptions -- Appeals to courts.
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In all cases provided for in KRS 78.445 and 78.450, the action of the chief or of the board shall be final except in the following cases:
(1)Every action in the nature of a dismissal, suspension, reduction, or fine made by the
chief, shall be subject to review by the board at the request of any officer or
employee affected by KRS 78.400 to 78.460, and the board shall give notice and
hold a public hearing. After the public hearing, the board shall retire in executive
session to discuss the evidence introduced at the hearing and make its determination
and conclusion. While in executive session, the board shall not receive any further
evidence or communication from any source prior to reaching its determination and
conclusion. The board, while in executive session, may request and receive legal
advice from board counsel on specific legal issues which may arise during
deliberations. If a majority of the members of the board are of the opinion that the
action of the chief is unjustified or unsupported by proper evidence, the order of the
chief may be set aside and revoked by the board and the board may impose the
penalty or punishment it may deem necessary and appropriate, if any.
(a)Every action in the nature of a dismissal, suspension, reduction, or fine made
by the board shall be final, except that any person aggrieved thereby may,
within twenty
(20)days after the rendition of the action, appeal to the Circuit
Court of the county in which the board meets. The board shall be named
respondent as the county police force merit board, and service shall be had on
the chairman thereof. The appeal taken to the Circuit Court shall be docketed
by the clerk as a civil action and shall be tried anew, as if no action had been
rendered by the board.
(b)The judgment of the Circuit Court shall be subject to appeal to the Court of
Appeals. The procedure as to appeal to the Court of Appeals shall be the same
as in civil action.