HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-8843ORDINANCE NO. 2025-05-8843
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR CITY OFFICIALS
TO OBTAIN TRAINING RELATED TO CITY GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, the General Assembly passed House Bill 119 in the 2011 Regular Session of the
Kentucky General Assembly and the bill was signed by the Governor of the Commonwealth to
become effective on June 8, 2011;
WHEREAS, House Bill 119 authorizes the city governments of Kentucky to adopt training
incentive programs to encourage city officials to obtain education and training related to the
operation of city government;
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah recognizes and values the importance of its city officials
remaining informed and educated on topics related to city governments and the powers, duties,
and responsibilities of city officials; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah acknowledges that educated, informed, and well- trained city
officials will provide a direct public benefit by fostering a deeper understanding of laws,
regulations, and by promoting exploration of diversified practices, programs, and delivery of
services to the citizens of the City of Paducah.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1: Definitions
As used in this ordinance, the terms below shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Training unit' means fifteen (15) clock hours of attendance or participation in qualifying
courses during a calendar year.
(2) "Excess hours" means credit hours earned beyond fifteen (15) during a single calendar
year.
(3) "Administrator" shall mean the Kentucky League of Cities City Officials Training
Center.
(4) "Qualifying course" shall mean any training, seminar, educational or learning event that
provides instruction or information that is relevant to the duties and functions of city
government and city officials and that has been approved by the administrator.
SECTION 2: Adoption of a City Officials Training Program; Application
In accordance with House Bill 119 of the 2011 General Assembly, as codified in KRS Chapter 64,
the City of Paducah hereby adopts and establishes a City Officials Training Program to make
available incentive payments as specified by this ordinance to the elected city officials, including
the Mayor and all members of the City Commission for obtaining education and training as
required under the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3: Incentive Payment Amount; Required Training Participation
(1) Each city official eligible for participation in the City Officials Training Program shall
receive training incentive payments of $500 completion of each training unit during his
or her continuous service as a city official within the city. The city official shall only
receive training incentive payments for a maximum of four (4) training units. The city
official shall not be awarded more than one (1) training unit per calendar year.
(2) The city official may continue to receive training incentive payments for four (4)
training units in each calendar year following the fourth year, provided that the officer
continues to earn a training unit each subsequent calendar year.
(3) The failure of a city official to obtain a training unit during any calendar year shall
disqualify the officer from receiving any training incentive payments for the calendar
year and the city official shall lose any previously accumulated training units earned
during previous calendar years.
(4) Any city official earning excess hours during a calendar year shall be permitted to carry
forward a maximum of ten (10) hours to apply to the earning of a training unit in the
following calendar year.
(5) Training incentive payments shall be made to a city official presenting proof of
completion of a training unit for a calendar year within sixty (60) days of the
conclusion of the calendar year.
SECTION 4: Policy regarding payment or Reimbursement for training courses
In accordance with KRS 64.5278(9), City Policy FIN -26 (Effective April 4, 2022) is incorporated
herein by reference and shall apply as the policy regarding the reimbursement to the city officer or
payment to the provider for the city officer's attendance of an event hosting a course where the
officer seeks to earn credit.
SECTION 5: Administration of City Officials Training Program
(1) The City Officials Training Program for the City of Paducah shall be administered by the
Kentucky League of Cities City Officials Training Center, which shall be responsible for
approving courses as qualifying under the terms of this ordinance, shall maintain records
of attendance and participation, and shall notify the city when a city official earns a
training unit and the number of training units earned by a city official during his or her
continuous service as a city official within the city.
(2) The administrator shall evaluate and approve courses as qualifying for credit based on the
relation of the course to the operation of city government. In addition to other courses
which may be approved as qualifying courses by the administrator, courses that provide
instruction on the statutory duties of cities and city officials, intergovernmental
relationships, municipal finance and budgeting, municipal taxation, ethics, open records,
open meetings, economic development, or municipal police powers shall be approved as
qualifying courses under this ordinance. The administrator shall require the submission
of the course or conference agenda, curriculum, name of the provider, and other course
materials to determine whether a course should be approved as a qualifying course.
(3) A city official shall submit proof of attendance or participation in a qualifying course to
the administrator. A city official shall submit the course name, date, location, name of
the instructor or provider, and sufficient proof of attendance or participation in the
qualifying course before the administrator shall award credit. The administrator shall not
award credit to a city official for attendance or participation in a qualifying course that is
not, in the administrator's opinion, substantially different from another course the city
official attended or participated in during the same calendar year.
(4) The administrator shall maintain records that reflect each of the courses and hours
completed by the city official and shall provide it to each city official upon request. The
administrator shall, within thirty (30) days of the close of the calendar year, provide
written or electronic certification to each participating city official of completed courses
and hours, and shall, if applicable, certify the completion of a training unit and total
number of accumulated training units. Upon receipt, a city official shall present a copy
of the certification of the completion of the training unit and the total accumulated
training units to the city in order to receive his or her training incentive payments.
SECTION 6: Status of Incentive Payments
(1) Training incentive payments do not constitute wages under KRS Chapter 337, creditable
compensation under the County Employees Retirement System under KRS Chapter 78,
or compensation for the purposes of setting maximum compensation or modification of
compensation under KRS Chapter 83A, and may be repealed or modified by the city at
any time.
(2) The training incentive payment amount established in the ordinance shall not be
adjusted by any index reporting changes to consumer prices or any other method to account
for inflation.
SECTION 7. Budget. This expenditure shall be provided from Elected Officials Training
Incentive Account No. 1000 0102 516150.
SECTION 8. 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 9. 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 10. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be read on two separate days and
become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter
George Bray, Mayor
ATTEST:
Claudia S. Meeks, Assistant City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, April 21, 2025
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, May 13, 2025
Recorded by Claudia S. Meeks, Assistant City Clerk, May 13, 2025
Published by The Paducah Sun, May 16, 2025
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