CHAPTER 20: ELECTED OFFICIALS
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
   20.001   Organization
   20.002   Election
ARTICLE II. MAYOR
   20.100   Compensation
   20.101   General duties
ARTICLE III. CITY COUNCIL
Division 1. General Provisions
   20.200   Composition
   20.201   Compensation
   20.202   Standing legislative committees
   20.203   Special committees
   20.204   Committee membership
Division 2. Meetings
   20.250   Regular meetings
   20.251   Rules of order
   20.252   Agenda
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 20.001 ORGANIZATION
   The city shall be organized and governed under the mayor-council plan pursuant to KRS 83A.030 and 83A.130.
§ 20.002 ELECTION
   The election of a mayor and members of the city council shall be conducted in a nonpartisan manner pursuant to KRS Chapter 83 A. Pursuant to KRS 83 A.045(2)(b) the nonpartisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to elected city offices is eliminated.
(Ord. No. 21.80.§ 1, 12-16-80; Amd. Ord. No. 3-89, 1-12-89)
Cross references:
   City council, § 20.200 et seq.; mayor, § 20.100 et seq.
ARTICLE II. MAYOR
§ 20.100 COMPENSATION
   The salary of the mayor shall be the sum of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) per annum, payable monthly. The mayor shall be allowed an amount not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) per annum for his expenses, payable upon proof of actual expenditures.
(Ord. No. 5.61, § I, 2-7-61; Ord. No. 4.77, § 1, 4-19-77; Amd. Ord. No. 21.89, 8-1-89; Amd. Ord. No. 7-2002, 4-23-02)
§ 20.101 GENERAL DUTIES
   The mayor shall be vested with the executive authority of the city and shall exercise such authority as may be authorized by Kentucky law. The mayor shall see that the laws and ordinances of the city are duly enforced and observed, and are faithfully executed. The mayor may require information, in writing, from all officers of the city upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
(Ord. No. 13, § IV, 4-16-18)
ARTICLE III. CITY COUNCIL
Division 1. General Provisions
§ 20.200 COMPOSITION
   The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in the city council which shall consist of eight (8) members, each of whom shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city at large.
(Ord. No. 17.59, § I, 8-3-59)
§ 20.201 COMPENSATION
   Each councilmember of the city shall receive as compensation the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per month, to be paid monthly.
(Ord. No. 1.64, § 1, 2-5-64; Amd. Ord. No. 4-80, § 1, 2-19-80; Amd. Ord. No. 21.89, 8-1-89; Amd. Ord. No. 7-2002, 4-23-02)
§ 20.202 STANDING LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
   (A)   The following shall constitute the standing legislative committees of the city council:
      (1)   Audit and finance
      (2)   Public works
      (3)   Personnel
      (4)   Economic development
      (5)   Parks Department
   (B)   The jurisdiction of each standing committee shall not be limited to the areas enumerated. Each standing committee shall consist of four (4) members, including a chairperson. No committee shall perform any executive function except as assigned by statute.
   (C)   The Council shall organize the Standing Legislative Committees within 30 days following the enactment of this section, and thereafter in the month of January following a general election in which council members are elected, by selecting the members and chairperson for each committee.
(Ord. No. 2.82, § 1, 1-14-82; Ord. No. 9.84, § 1, 4-17-84; Am. Ord. No. 05-14, § 1, 3-4-14; Am. Ord. No. 01-15, § 1, 2-3-15; Am. Ord. 02-17, 2-21-17)
§ 20.203 SPECIAL COMMITTEES
   The mayor shall appoint such special committees as he may deem necessary, and may prescribe their authority, term of existence and size. For purposes of advising the executive authority, these committees shall function upon specific request of the executive authority to inquire into and advise on particular matters specifically referred to the committee. The report and recommendation of a committee, if any; shall be directed to the mayor.
(Ord. No. 2.82, § 2, 1-4-82; Am. Ord. No. 05-14, § 2, 3-4-14)
§ 20.204 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
   The mayor may appoint members of special committees, and shall designate the chairman of each committee.
(Ord. No. 2.82, § 3, 1-4-82; Am. Ord. No. 05-14, § 3, 3-4-14)
Division 2. Meetings
§ 20.250 REGULAR MEETINGS
   The city council shall meet twice monthly in regular session, on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The meeting shall begin at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the city council chambers.
(Ord. No. 11.69, § I, 7-1-69; Am. Ord. 6-2001, 4-17-01; Am. Ord. 04-17, 3-7-17)
§ 20.251 RULES OF ORDER
   Robert's Rules of Order, latest edition, shall govern the city council in its deliberation in cases not otherwise provided for by statute, ordinance, rule or regulation.
(Ord. No. 12, § VII, 4-16-18)
§ 20.252 AGENDA
   (A)   The city clerk shall prepare an agenda for all regular meetings of the city council. The agenda shall be prepared in a form as specified by a majority of the council, and the agenda shall contain all matters which will come before the council, and in the order as listed on the agenda.
   (B)   The city clerk shall include in the agenda all items which are routinely handled at council meetings; items of city business which have come to his or her personal attention; any items that any council member, or the mayor, may request to be included; and all unfinished business which has appeared on prior agenda.
   (C)   The agenda shall be prepared and posted at some suitable place in the lobby of the city hall, as well as placed in the drawer of each council member, the mayor, and the city attorney, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time for the meeting to be governed by the agenda.
   (D)   Only those items of business which are included on the agenda may come before the council for any formal action, with any new matters which are introduced before the meeting, but which have not been included on the agenda, being referred to an appropriate committee, by the mayor, for future action or recommendation.
   (E)   The only exception to section (D) shall be in the case of business which is of an emergency nature, in which instance, the matter could be formally brought before the council for a determination of any type, only upon the approval of three-fourths of the total council membership.
(Res. of 1-3-72, § 5)