Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 345 - Collective Bargaining for Firefighters

• Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Board: means the State Labor Relations Board. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
• Certified mail: means any method of governmental, commercial, or electronic delivery that allows a document or package to have proof of:
  (a) Sending the document or package. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Exclusive representative: means the labor organization which has been designated by the State Labor Relations Board as the representative of the majority of firefighters in appropriate units or has been so recognized by the public employer. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
• Firefighter: means an employee of the public employer engaged in serving the public by providing fire protection, including those covered by KRS Chapter 95. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
• 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.
• 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
• Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: includes one (1) or more individuals, labor organizations, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers. 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
• Registered mail: means any governmental, commercial, or electronic method of delivery that allows a document or package to have:
  (a) Its chain of custody recorded in a register to enable its location to be tracked. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Secretary: means the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet of the
  Commonwealth of Kentucky. See Kentucky Statutes 345.010
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010