(A) Regular meetings.
(1)
Regular meetings of the County Fiscal Court shall be held in the County Fiscal Courtroom at Winchester, Kentucky, the second Wednesday morning of each month at 9:30 a.m., and the fourth Thursday evening of each month at 6:30 p.m.
(2) Provided, however, that if the regular meeting day or date falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall take place on the next regular working day at the same place and hour.
(3) All meetings of the Fiscal Court at which any public business is discussed or any action taken shall be open to the public at all times except as otherwise permitted by KRS 61.810.
(B) Special meetings.
(1) The County Judge/Executive may call a special meeting of the Fiscal Court for the purpose of transacting any business over which the Fiscal Court has jurisdiction.
(2) Whenever a special meeting is necessary and the Judge/Executive is unable, or refuses to act, a majority of the Fiscal Court (or two Commissioners) may call it, if, in their opinion, the need exists.
(3) A special meeting may be called by the Judge/Executive or a majority of the members of the Fiscal Court by delivering personally, or by mail, written notice to each member and to each local newspaper, of general circulation, each news service and each local radio or television station which has on file with the Fiscal Court a written request to be notified of special meetings.
(4) Notice of the special meeting must be delivered at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting as specified in the notice.
(5) If time does not permit giving 24 hours’ notice, then notice that is reasonable under the circumstances and calculated to inform the public shall be given the news media and the public.
(6) It shall be the responsibility of the County Judge/Executive to prepare and distribute the proper notices.
(Prior Code, § 21.001) (Ord. passed 6-13-1994; Ord. 2007-3, passed 2-14-2007; Ord. 2019-01, passed 2-27-2019)