HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-8767ORDINANCE NO. 2023-03-8767
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2-278
"EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PLAN" OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, this Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Paducah, regarding the City Police Officers Educational Incentive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Paducah as
follows:
SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky hereby amends Section 2-278(f) "Educational
Incentive Plan" of the Paducah Code of Ordinances as follows:
Sec. 2-278 Educational Incentive Plan.
(a) The City hereby establishes an educational incentive plan, hereinafter referred to as
the City Police Officers Educational Incentive Plan, which is to be funded by the City.
(b) All police officers, as defined by KRS 15.420 , of the City Police Department shall
have an equal opportunity to participate in the City Police Officers Educational
Incentive Plan. All officers may obtain the maximum load incentive through
continued education.
(c) In order to be eligible to participate in the City Police Officers Educational Plan, an
officer must:
(1) Enroll in a degree program at an accredited college or university for the
purpose of achieving an associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree in an area
related to law enforcement or suitable for persons employed in law enforcement;
or
(2) Have been awarded such a degree by an accredited college or university.
(d) In order to receive educational incentive monies under the City Police Officers
Educational Incentive Plan, an officer must cause an official current transcript to be
sent to the Paducah Chief of Police.
(e) For the purpose of the City Police Officers Educational Incentive Plan, only those
college credit hours which have been certified and accepted toward an associate,
baccalaureate, or higher degree by the accredited college or university at which the
police officer is, or was, classified as a matriculated student will be applicable for
educational incentive payment. Furthermore, educational incentive payments shall be
made only on the basis of successfully completed college hours. According to this
educational incentive plan, the term "successfully completed" (as used above) shall be
defined as earning at least a "C" on a letter grade basis or a pass on a pass -fail basis.
Once an officer has earned a degree, any grade accepted by the college or university
toward that degree may be used to qualify the police officer for educational incentive
monies.
(f) Educational incentive payments shall be disbursed by the City in accordance with the
following: Associates, [$50.99] $75.00 per month; Bachelors, [175-:09] $112.50 per
month and Masters, [$100.001 $150.00 per month.
(g) Credit hours earned will be retotaled annually on June 30. No officer shall be
reclassified to a higher level of educational incentive payment except on this date. In
order to be eligible for reclassification, an officer's official transcript must be received
by the Chief of Police no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the respective
classification date.
(h) No officer shall be reclassified to a higher level of educational incentive payment until
the officer causes a current official transcript to be submitted to the Chief of Police, who
shall verify reclassification through a review of the officer's official transcript.
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such
section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAWS. The City Commission
hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were
taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission
and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in
full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTS. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the
provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ory
will become effective upon summary
ATTEST:
VIAs
lan'dsay Parish, 9ty Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, March 14, 2023
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, March 28, 2023
Recorded by the City Clerk, March 28, 2023
Published by The Paducah Sun, April 1, 2023
Ord\2-278 — Educational incentive plan - Police
shall be read on two separate days and
7S, Chapter 424.
Mayor