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Radcliff council reviews police policies and critical-incident leave; staff to align personnel manual with policy

Radcliff City Council · March 18, 2026

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Summary

Councilors reviewed a package of police policies, including a provision on officer critical-incident leave tied to KRS 15.518, and discussed whether leave determinations should be administrative or legislative; staff said the personnel manual will mirror department policy.

Radcliff councilors reviewed and discussed proposed police department policies and procedures at their March 17 meeting, focusing on a six-page critical-incident investigation section and an associated officer leave provision.

One policy paragraph cites KRS 15.518 and allows an officer directly involved in a qualifying critical incident to take up to 48 hours of leave; discussion among council members and staff centered on whether the discretionary decision over paid versus unpaid critical-incident leave should be made administratively by police leadership or by the legislative body via the personnel manual.

Council members suggested supervisors and department leadership (for example the chief or a captain) would normally make operational determinations about leave; the city attorney and staff said the intent is to have personnel manual language mirror department policy and for the council’s formal role to be approval of the manual rather than operational incident-level decisions. "That won't come to this body," the city attorney said, clarifying that routine leave determinations would not be brought to the council for individual approval.

Council questions also included how the policy would be applied in practice and how the city would ensure consistency with Kentucky statutory guidance. The record indicates the council proceeded with approval steps consistent with having the personnel manual updated to match the department policy; staff will present the manual revision for formal adoption according to city procedure.