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(A) All non-elected city offices shall be created by ordinance which shall specify:
(1) Title of office;
(2) Powers and duties of office;
(3) Oath of office; and
(4) Bond, if required.
(B) With the exception of the Police Chief and all city police officers, all non-elected city officers shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of City Council. The Police Chief and all city police officers shall be appointed by the Mayor at will and such appointments need not be approved by City Council.
(C) All non-elected officers may be removed by the Mayor at will unless otherwise provided by statute or ordinance. Upon removal of a non-elected officer at will, the Mayor shall give the officer a written statement setting forth the reason or reasons for the removal. However, this requirement shall not be construed as limiting in any way the at-will dismissal power of the Mayor.
(D) The city may create non-elected offices other than those referred to below. The following are non-elected city offices:
(1) City Clerk/Treasurer
(2) City Manager
(3) City Administrator
(4) Chief of Police
(5) Assistant City Clerk/Treasurer
(6) Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator
(7) Civil Defense Director
(8) Fire Chief
(9) Assistant Fire Chief
(Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-3-03)
Statutory reference:
Non-elected city offices, see KRS 83A.080(1),(2),(3)
The city hereby establishes the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of City Council and who may be removed by the Mayor at will.
(A) The duties and responsibilities of the City Clerk/Treasurer shall include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Maintenance and safekeeping of the permanent records of the city;
(2) Performance of the duties required of the “official custodian” or “custodian” in accordance with KRS 61.870 through 61.882;
(3) Possession of the seal of the city if used;
(4) No later than January 31 of each year, mail or electronically submit to the Department for Local Government, a list containing current city information including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) The correct name, telephone number, and electronic mail address of the Mayor, legislative body members, and the correct name, telephone number, and electronic mail address for the city’s appointed officials or employees who are serving in the following roles or substantially similar roles as of January 1 of each year:
1. City Clerk;
2. City Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer;
3. City Manager or Administrator;
4. City Attorney;
5. Human Resources Director;
6. Police Chief;
7. Fire Chief;
8. Public Works Director;
9. Risk Manager;
10. Information Technology Manager;
11. Public Relations or Communications Officer; and
12. Planning and Zoning Administrator.
(b) The correct name of the city, mailing address for city hall, and telephone number of the city hall; and
(c) The name and telephone of either an elected or appointed official to serve as a contact person that may be reached during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(5) Performance of all other duties and responsibilities required of the City Clerk or of the City Treasurer by statute or ordinance.
(6) Once the information required to be reported under division (A)(4)(a) of this section is compiled by the Department for Local Government, the department shall forward one (1) electronic copy of the compiled information to the Legislative Research Commission.
(KRS 83A.085)
(B) Compensation shall be in the amount as established by the City Council from time to time as set forth in § 31.02.
(C) No person shall be appointed or act as the City Clerk/Treasurer unless such person has taken the oath required by Section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and has provided bond in an amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) with corporate surety authorized to transact business in Kentucky and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(Ord. 230.1, passed 7-3-84)
The city hereby establishes the office of Assistant City Clerk/ Treasurer, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of City Council and who may be removed by the Mayor at will.
(1) The Assistant City Clerk/Treasurer shall assist the City Clerk/Treasurer in his duties.
(2) The Assistant City Clerk/Treasurer shall take the oath required by Section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Assistant City Clerk/Treasurer shall provide a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the state and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(3) The compensation of the Assistant City Clerk/Treasurer shall be an amount established by the City Council by ordinance.
(Ord. 230.12, passed 7-3-84)
(A) The city hereby establishes the office of Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator, who shall be appointed upon sole authority of the Mayor and who may be removed by the Mayor at will.
(KRS 241.170)
(B) The functions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall be the same with respect to city licenses and regulations, as the functions of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board with respect to state licenses and regulations, except that no regulation adopted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator may be less stringent than the statutes relating to alcoholic beverage control, or than the regulation of the State Board. No regulation of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall become effective until it has been approved by the State Board. The specific duties and responsibilities of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Enforcement of all state laws relating to alcoholic beverage control.
(2) Enforcement of all city ordinances relating to alcoholic beverage control.
(3) Enforcement of all administrative regulations relating to alcoholic beverage control.
(4) Direction of preparation of and maintenance of all necessary records and files.
(5) Performance of all necessary correspondence, requisition of supplies and recommendation of the purchase of necessary equipment.
(6) Meet with and answer questions for the public.
(C) The rate of compensation shall be the same as that set forth in the schedules of compensation adopted by the city for the head of any department. Compensation shall be based on the basic pay received by any department head without regard to additional pay for length of service. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall also be compensated by the city for any necessary trips to Frankfort in which the Administrator shall be required for testimony related to cases arising out of the city.
(Ord. 220.06, passed 8-4-81)
(A) The duties and powers of the City Inspector/Zoning Administrator as specified hereunder shall be assigned to the position of City Administrator. (Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-3-03)
(B) Duties.
(1) It shall be the duty of the City Inspector/Zoning Administrator to see to the enforcement of all ordinance provisions relating to building, blight, and zoning and to inspect all buildings or structures being erected or altered as frequently as necessary to ensure compliance with city ordinances.
(2) The City Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall act as plumbing and electrical inspector and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties connected therewith. (Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-3-03; Am. Ord. 2003-17, passed 7-15-03)
(3) The City Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall have the power to order all work stopped on construction, alteration, or repair of buildings in the city when such work is being done in violation of any ordinance relating thereto, or in violation of the zoning ordinance. Work shall not be resumed after the issuance of such an order except on the written permission of the Inspector; however, if the stop order is an oral one, it shall be followed by a written stop order within 24 hours. Such written stop order may be served by the Inspector or any police officer.
(4) The City Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall have the power to make or cause to be made an entry into any building or premises where the work of altering, repairing, or constructing any building or structure is going on, for the purpose of making inspections, at any reasonable hour.
(5) The City Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall have all powers of a citation officer as described in KRS 83A.087. In addition, the Mayor shall have the power to appoint one other employee of the City Inspector/Zoning Administrator’s office as a citation office as described in KRS 83A.087.
(Ord. 230.6, passed 2- -77; Am. Ord. 230.6A, passed 9-15-81; Am. Ord. 1994-15, passed 10-18-94; Am. Ord. 2003-17, passed 7-15-03)
(C) Oath; bond. The oath and bond shall be the same as required for the position of City Administrator. (Ord. 230.12, passed 7-3-84; Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-3-03)
(D) Compensation. The compensation of the City Inspector/Zoning Administrator shall be included in the compensation of City Administrator as established by City Council by ordinance. (Am. Ord. 2003-12, passed 6-3-03)
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