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Kentucky Sheriffs Ass'n v. Fischer

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1999No. Nos. 98-SC-858-TG to 98-SC-863-TGPublished

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether House Bill 810, 1998 Ky.Acts ch. 610, improperly authorizes compensation in excess of the maximum compensation limits set forth in Section 246 of the Kentucky Constitution for Sheriffs, County Judges/Executive, County Clerks and Jailers who operate full-service jails. We find that it does not.

Section 246 of the Kentucky Constitution limits the General Assembly in setting compensation for public officials. It contains three caps which apply to three different categories of public officers:

No public officer or employee except the Governor,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Rose v. Council for Better Education, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Crayton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Kentucky Harlan Coal Co. v. HolmesKentucky Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Graham v. MillsKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Matthews v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962

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