a. Members of the Board of Commissioners shall have the title “Commissioners,” except the Mayor.
b. They shall perform such duties as are prescribed by ordinances and the State Statutes.
c. All members of the Board of Commissioners shall be elected by nonpartisan elections and pursuant to the provisions of KRS 83A.045, with all members of the Board of Commissioners being elected on a City-wide basis:
1. The nonpartisan primary election for the nomination of candidates for elected City offices is hereby eliminated.
2. All candidates for elected City offices shall, in accordance with the provisions of KRS 83A.045, file their nomination papers with the Warren County Clerk pursuant to the statutory timeframe before the day fixed by KRS Chapter 118 for holding the regular election for the office.
3. All nomination papers shall be filed no later than 4:00 p.m., local time when filed on the last day on which such papers are permitted to be filed.
4. The election of candidates to all elected City offices shall be governed by the provisions of (1) through (4) of this Subsection and by the applicable provisions of KRS Chapter 83A and KRS Chapters 116 through 121.
5. The number of candidates equal to the number of City offices to be filled who receive the highest number of votes cast in the regular election for each city office shall be elected.
d. Any vacancy in the position of Mayor or Commissioner shall be filled by the remaining Board of Commissioners within thirty (30) days of the vacancy pursuant to the Kentucky Revised Statutes.
(Ord. BG2014-32, 11/18/2014; Ord. BG2020-3, 3/3/2020)