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Council debates payscale ordinance language; city attorney recommends legal review
Summary
City staff and the city attorney raised concerns that the council’s draft payscale ordinance—an 80-page document including detailed job descriptions—may conflict with state law and the city’s administrative scheme; the council agreed to seek guidance from the Kentucky League of Cities and deferred further action.
Shepherdsville councilors debated a proposed payscale ordinance that embeds detailed job descriptions and hiring qualifications into ordinance language and could limit departmental hiring flexibility.
City counsel told the council her legal review raised concerns that parts of the draft payscale ordinance may not be consistent with statutory law governing mayor-council duties and with the city’s 2021 employee handbook (ordinance 021034). Counsel said the council’s authority is tied to setting…
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