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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 64.580 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Compensation of city officers and employees. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 152, sec. 34. -- Created 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 14.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1951–1998 · leading case: Allen v. McClendon, 967 S.W.2d 1 (Ky. 1998).
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Allen v. McClendon, 967 S.W.2d 1 (Ky. 1998). “Any increase in excess of that amount would be a “change of compensation” subject to the dictates of KRS 64.580(4) and (6). Here, the maximum compensation certified pursuant to KRS 64.”
City of Somerset v. Reid, 413 S.W.2d 611 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 8× “The first of these is KRS 64.580, and is thus worded, so far as here pertinent: “The legislative body of each city shall fix the compensation of every city officer and employe, * * *.”
Farnsley v. Henderson, 240 S.W.2d 82 (Ky. Ct. App. 1951). “KRS 64.580 provides, as far as pertinent here, as follows: “The legislative body of each city shall fix the compensation of •every city officer and employe, except the compensation of members of the city legislative body, and in the case of city officers paid from fees, or…”
Sarakatsannis ex rel. City of Newport v. Baker, 488 S.W.2d 683 (Ky. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 3× “During all of the time pertinent to this case KRS 64.580 provided in part as follows (emphasis added): “64.”
Cheshire v. City of Frankfort, 272 S.W.2d 37 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). · cites it 2× “At no time during this term did the city council take specific action under KRS 64.580 and 64.680 (as" it could have done) to authorize a compensation of $7,200.”
City of Glasgow v. Burchett, 419 S.W.2d 544 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 2× “170 be construed as mandatory and that it should be qualified by the provisions of KRS 64.580 and 64.730; and (3) that the City of Glasgow did effectively fix the salary of appellee at $300.”
Wells v. Roberts, 448 S.W.2d 658 (Ky. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 3× “CR 15.02. Appellants contend upon this appeal which we allowed, only that the action of the city council on January 6, 1964, fixing the compensation of appellee as Mayor was illegal and void.”
City of Maysville v. Kenton, 252 S.W.2d 39 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “They call attention to KRS 64.580 which provides in part: “The legislative body of each city shall fix the compensation of every city officer and employe * * *,” and to KRS 64.”
Gerding v. Wald, 273 S.W.2d 362 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “Appellants claim that the last sentence of KRS 64.580 supports their contention that the ordinance is valid.”
City of Maysville v. Greenlee, 419 S.W.2d 551 (Ky. Ct. App. 1967). “It is appellee’s position that the ordinance was void because not enacted prior to the first Monday in May 1965, as prescribed by KRS 64.580. The facts in this case and the questions of law are almost identical with those considered in City of Somerset v.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 64.580(4) — 1 case
Allen v. McClendon, 967 S.W.2d 1 (Ky. 1998). “Any increase in excess of that amount would be a “change of compensation” subject to the dictates of KRS 64.580(4) and (6). Here, the maximum compensation certified pursuant to KRS 64.”
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