(1) Any agreement reached by the negotiators shall be reduced to writing and shall be executed by both parties.
(2) An agreement between the public employer and a labor organization shall be valid and enforced under its terms when entered into in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and signed by the chief executive officer of the political subdivision or his representative. No publication thereof shall be required to make it effective. The procedure for the making of an agreement between a political subdivision and a labor organization provided by this chapter shall be the exclusive method of making a valid agreement for firefighters represented by a labor organization.

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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 345.100

  • Labor organization: means any chartered labor organization of any kind in which firefighters participate and which exists for the primary purpose of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rate of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of employment. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
  • Public employer: means a city of the first class or a consolidated local government, or any city that petitions the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to be included by this chapter. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Suits for violation of agreements between a public employer and a labor organization representing firefighters may be brought by the parties to such agreement in the Circuit Court of the county of the employer or in cases where the state is the employer in the Franklin Circuit Court.
Effective: January 2, 1978
History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 278, effective January
2, 1978. — Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 120, sec. 11.