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ORDINANCE NO. 92-11-4867
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, ESTABLISHING THE
POSITION OF CITATION OFFICER.
WHEREAS, pursuant to KRS 83A.087, the City is statutorialy authorized to empower its
employees to act in the capacity of Citation Officer, in which capacity such empowered employees may
issue citations; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of the City to empower some of its employees to
act as Citation Officers so as to allow such employees to carry out and enforce the ordinances of the
City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City of Paducah, Kentucky:
SECTION 1. Establishment of Citation Officers. The City does hereby empower the individuals who
serve in the hereinafter referenced positions to act in the position of Citation Officers and to have such
authority and power as provided in KRS 83A.087. The positions which are hereby accorded with the
authority of Citation Officer are as follows:
A. Fire Chief
B. Fire Marshal
C. Fire Safety Inspector
D. Director and Chief Building and Electrical Inspector
E. Deputy Building Inspector
F. Deputy Electrical Inspector
G. Any person who is certified for building or electrical inspector
H. Code Enforcement Officer
I. Safety Officer
J. Parking Control Specialist
SECTION 2. Qualification. Each Citation Officer shall be duly certified in the position which he or she
holds.
SECTION 3. Authority. Each individual who is hereby authorized to act as Citation Officer shall have
the power and authority to issue citations to any person who violates or fails to comply with any
ordinance of the City for which such violation or failure is subject to a penalty, provided that such
ordinance directly relates to the duties of such individual. No Citation Officer shall be authorized to
issue any citation for any moving vehicle offense. No citation shall be issued by any Citation Officer
unless probable cause exists that a person has violated or failed to comply with any City ordinance.
Following the issuance of a citation, the issuing officer shall seek prosecution upon the citation with the
appropriate state court tribunal.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become effective upon
publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
GERRY B. MONTGOMERY
MAYOR
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners on November 17, 1992
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners on November 24, 1992
Recorded by Lenita Smith, City Clerk on November 24, 1992
Published by the Paducah Sun November 30, 1992
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