(1) The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a consolidated local government, and any investigators and clerks deemed necessary for the proper conduct of this office, shall be appointed by the mayor. The city administrator in each city of the first class or the administrator in a county containing a consolidated local government, and the administrator’s investigators, shall have full police powers of peace officers, and their jurisdiction shall be coextensive with boundaries of the city of the first class or the boundaries of the county in a county containing a consolidated local government. They may inspect any premises where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, sold, stored, or otherwise trafficked in, without first obtaining a search warrant.
(2) The city administrator in each city, other than a consolidated local government, shall be appointed by the city manager if there is one. If there is no city manager, the city administrator shall be appointed by the mayor.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 241.170

  • City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(3) No person shall be an administrator, an investigator, or an employee of the city or a consolidated local government under the supervision of the administrator, who would be disqualified to be a member of the board under KRS § 241.100.
(4) Before entering upon official duties, each city administrator shall take the oath prescribed in Section 228 of the Constitution. An appointed city alcoholic beverage control administrator shall immediately notify the department of qualification and appointment.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2017; and ch.
62, sec. 13, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec.
289, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 556, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 216, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 108, sec. 2. — Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 247, sec. 1. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554b-111.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). This statute was amended by 2017 Ky. Acts chs. 18 and 62, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.