City of Munfordville v. Sheldon

STUMBO, Justice.

This case deals with the effect of KRS 15.520 on a mayor’s ability to fire at will a police chief. In 1985, Appellee/Cross-Appel-lant, Robert Sheldon, was employed as a police officer in the City of Munfordville, Kentucky, a fifth-class city. Shortly thereafter, Sheldon became Chief of Police. In 1987, Sheldon arrested Appellant/Cross-Ap-pellee, Charlie Hays, for DUI. At the time of the arrest, Hays was an ordinary citizen. Hays later was elected to the Munfordville City Council (in 1988), was appointed to fill the unexpired term of the resigning mayor (in 1992), and…