(A) The city shall be governed by an elected executive who shall be called Mayor and by an elected legislative body which shall be called the City Council, and by such other officers and employees as may be provided for by statute or city ordinance.
(KRS 83A.130(2))
(B) The city shall have a Mayor and a City Council composed of: not less than 6 nor more than 12 members as prescribed by ordinance. An ordinance amending the number of City Council members shall be:
(1) Enacted and filed with the County Clerk by no later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the City Council offices will appear on the ballot; and
(2) Crafted in such a manner that the amended number of legislative body members becomes effective on January 1 of the year following the election of the number of City Council members specified in the amending ordinance.
(KRS 83A.030(1))