Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.225 (2026)

Expenditures from jail budget -- Payment of jail personnel

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(1) Except for capital improvements, utilities and building insurance and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the jailer shall have authority to authorize expenditures from the jail budget. Such expenditures shall only be made in accordance with the line item jail budget duly adopted or amended by the fiscal court and the established county procurement code or purchase order procedure of the county. Payment for purchases for the jail shall be subject to fiscal court approval prior to payment. The fiscal court shall not withhold approval of payment for jail expenditures which are within the jail budget and not unlawful.

(2) The jailer shall submit, in accordance with county payroll procedures, time reports for all full-time and part-time jail personnel and employees to the county treasurer or other designated payroll official. The county treasurer shall review and pay such claims in accordance with policies and procedures for the payment of other county employees. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Reenacted and amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 415, sec. 18, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Grossl v. Scott Cnty. Fiscal Court, 566 S.W.3d 221 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018).
Grossl v. Scott Cnty. Fiscal Court, 566 S.W.3d 221 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 7× “Appellants responded to the motion by arguing the Jailer was authorized to grant the pay increases by KRS 441.225, so long as the amounts remained within the budget line item previously approved by the Fiscal Court and, therefore, the Fiscal Court was bound to honor the Jailer's…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.225(1) — 1 case
Grossl v. Scott Cnty. Fiscal Court, 566 S.W.3d 221 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). “Appellants responded to the motion by arguing the Jailer was authorized to grant the pay increases by KRS 441.225, so long as the amounts remained within the budget line item previously approved by the Fiscal Court and, therefore, the Fiscal Court was bound to honor the Jailer's…”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 441.225(2) — 1 case
Grossl v. Scott Cnty. Fiscal Court, 566 S.W.3d 221 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). “Appellants responded to the motion by arguing the Jailer was authorized to grant the pay increases by KRS 441.225, so long as the amounts remained within the budget line item previously approved by the Fiscal Court and, therefore, the Fiscal Court was bound to honor the Jailer's…”
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