Ky. Rev. Stat. § 183.880
The airport board created by a county containing a city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census, an urban-county government, or created jointly by a city of the first class and county is authorized to establish a safety and security department and appoint safety and security officers and other employees for the public airport for which it is responsible, to prescribe distinctive uniforms for the safety and security officers of the airport board, and to designate and operate emergency vehicles. Safety and security officers so appointed shall take an appropriate oath of office, in form and manner consistent with the Constitution of Kentucky, and shall serve at the pleasure of the airport board.
KRS 183.880