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Home My WebLink About2025-03-8839ORDINANCE 2025-03-8839 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V, DIVISION 4 POLICE DEPARTMENT, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH TO ABOLISH LANDLINE FEES WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article V, Division 4 Police Department, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah authorizes a land line fee in the amount of $2.50 to be collected by all telephone companies providing telephone service to residents of the City of Paducah; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 2024-10-8827 authorizing an Agreement for Provision of Emergency 911 Services (hereinafter "Interlocal Agreement") between the City of Paducah and the County of McCracken; and WHEREAS, as part of the Interlocal Agreement Section V(C) the City and County agreed to abolish all landline fees after parcel fees have been assessed and sufficient revenue has been collected; and WHEREAS, the City of Paducah now wishes to amend Chapter 2, Article V, Division 4 Police Department of the City of Paducah Code of Ordinances to remove the landline fees and make other necessary edits to align with the Interlocal Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. Code Amendment. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky hereby amends Chapter 2 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances as follows: Sec. 2.280. Emergency Communieations Services Manageir Criminal Justice Agency Director. (a) Position Established. There is hereby created and established the position of 911 Cc: municctic ns Serviees Manager -.-Criminal p Justice Agency Director. b Duties. The 911 Com nieatio ns Services M ar Criminal Justice Agency Director shall be the Chief of the Paducah Police Department or his/her designee and shall have the general responsibility of supervising the Department's employees and the day to day functions of the Division, except that the Chief of Police shall have exclusive management/control of all communication terminals which access LINK/NCIC/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) files, including employee training and discipline related to communication terminals which access LINK/NCIC/National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS). The 944- Gommtaiie tions Services s "� Criminal Justice Agency Director shall have the responsibilty of providing emergency 911 services for the city and other agencies that contract for services. The 94 -4 - Communications Sefviees Manage Justice Agency Director shall have all general authorities and powers necessary to carry out these responsibilities and shall report to the Chief of Police if the Chief of Police does not serve in the role of Criminal Justice Agency Director. Sec. 2.281. 911 Eommunieations Sen,ieesDivision Paducah - McCracken 911 Service Employees. (a) Civilian Employees. Employees of the 91 r'.,......... ieat:ons Servs es Divisio Paducah -McCracken 911 Service shall be unsworn civilian employees and shall not be entitled to the rights and procedures set forth in KRS § 15.520, et seg. (b) Hiring, Firing, and Discipline. The :".'.,,,ut: os Manager If the Chief of Police does not serve in the role of Criminal Justice Agency Director, thatep rson shall make recommendations to the Chief of Police as to the hiring, firing, and discipline of 944 GeRinninioations Sefvices Divisio Paducah -McCracken 911 Service employees. The Chief of Police shall have final authority as to all hiring, firing, and disciplinary decisions concerning any Paducah - McCracken 911 Service employee in the O1 Gommunieations Servioes Division who has authority to access the NCIC Terminal. The hiring, firing, and disciplinary authority for 911 r Sevviees i—isimi Paducah -McCracken 911 Service employees who do not have authority to access the NCIC Terminal is the same as for all other civilian employees of the Paducah Police Department. Sec. 2.282. Funding. rccs forServiees. (a) Funding for the Paducah -McCracken 911 Service shall be in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement for Provision of Emergency 911 Services between the City of Paducah and the Countv of McCracken, as amended pq Sec. 2.281. 911 Eommunieations Sen,ieesDivision Paducah - McCracken 911 Service Employees. (a) Civilian Employees. Employees of the 91 r'.,......... ieat:ons Servs es Divisio Paducah -McCracken 911 Service shall be unsworn civilian employees and shall not be entitled to the rights and procedures set forth in KRS § 15.520, et seg. (b) Hiring, Firing, and Discipline. The :".'.,,,ut: os Manager If the Chief of Police does not serve in the role of Criminal Justice Agency Director, thatep rson shall make recommendations to the Chief of Police as to the hiring, firing, and discipline of 944 GeRinninioations Sefvices Divisio Paducah -McCracken 911 Service employees. The Chief of Police shall have final authority as to all hiring, firing, and disciplinary decisions concerning any Paducah - McCracken 911 Service employee in the O1 Gommunieations Servioes Division who has authority to access the NCIC Terminal. The hiring, firing, and disciplinary authority for 911 r Sevviees i—isimi Paducah -McCracken 911 Service employees who do not have authority to access the NCIC Terminal is the same as for all other civilian employees of the Paducah Police Department. Sec. 2.282. Funding. rccs forServiees. (a) Funding for the Paducah -McCracken 911 Service shall be in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement for Provision of Emergency 911 Services between the City of Paducah and the Countv of McCracken, as amended I ... I SECTION 2. 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 3. Severability. If any section, clause, or provision of this ordinance is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance sh 1 be read on two separate days and become effective upon summary publication pursuter 4. George Bray, Mayor Lindsay Parish, t berk Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 11, 2025 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners March 4, 2025 Recorded by Lindsay Parish, Paducah City Clerk, March 4, 2025 Published by The Paducah Sun, March 7, 2025 ORD\Amend 911 Ordinance —Abolish Landline Fees M9 9 K WIN�_ _ I ... I SECTION 2. 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 3. Severability. If any section, clause, or provision of this ordinance is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance sh 1 be read on two separate days and become effective upon summary publication pursuter 4. George Bray, Mayor Lindsay Parish, t berk Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, February 11, 2025 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners March 4, 2025 Recorded by Lindsay Parish, Paducah City Clerk, March 4, 2025 Published by The Paducah Sun, March 7, 2025 ORD\Amend 911 Ordinance —Abolish Landline Fees