(A) Pursuant to KRS 83A the City Council does hereby provide that all elections to City Council shall be governed by the provisions of KRS Ch. 83A for non-partisan city election laws.
(Ord. 88-502, passed 2-16-88)
(1) The nonpartisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to elected city offices is hereby eliminated as authorized by KRS Ch. 83A.
(2) All candidates for elected city offices shall, in accordance with the provisions of KRS 83A.045, file their nomination papers with the County Clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August, before the day fixed by KRS Ch. 118 for holding the regular election.
(3) All nomination papers shall be filed no later than 4:00 p.m., prevailing 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 divisions (1) through (4) of this section and by the applicable provisions of KRS Ch. 83A and Chs. 116 through 121.
(Ord. 89-530, passed 1-18-89)
(B) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made earlier than five (5) years from the last change.
(C) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time other than prescribed by law for elections generally.
(D) Each appointed and elected city office existing on July 15, 1980, shall continue until abolished by ordinance, except that the offices of Mayor and City Councilmembers may not be abolished.
(E) No abolition of any elected office shall take effect until expiration of the term of the current holder of the office.
(F) No ordinance abolishing any elected office shall be enacted later than two hundred forty (240) days preceding the regular election for that office, except in the event of a vacancy in the office.
(G) The city may not create any elected office. Existing elected offices may be continued under provision of divisions (D), (E), and (F) above, but no existing elected office may be changed.
Statutory reference:
Election of city officers, see KRS 83A
Creation, abolishment of city offices, see KRS 83A