§ 32.21 MEETINGS.

   (A)   Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each and every month, with the time of commencement of the meetings to be at 7:00 p.m., prevailing local time. If the regularly scheduled meeting should occur on a holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding work day the time stated herein. Meetings shall be held at the Dayton Community and Meeting Center, 625 Second Avenue, Dayton, Kentucky. The Council may, from time to time and for reasons of emergency, access or for any other reason, designate by order, resolution or motion, a change of venue with adequate notice to the public. (Ord. 120.2, passed 10-16-79; Am. Ord. 2014-3, passed 5-6-14; Am. Ord. 2022-14, passed - - 22)

   (B)   Special meetings of the Council may be called by the Mayor or upon written request of a majority of the Council. In the call, the Mayor or Council shall designate the purpose, time, and place of the special meeting with sufficient notice for the attendance of Council members and for compliance with KRS Chapter 61. (Ord. 120.2, passed 10-16-79)

   (C)   At a special meeting no business may be considered other than that set forth in the designation of purpose.

   (D)   The minutes of every meeting shall be signed by the City Clerk/Treasurer and by the officer presiding at the meeting.

(KRS 83A.130 (11))

§ 32.22 QUORUM.

   Unless otherwise provided by statute, a majority of the Council constitutes a quorum and a vote of a majority of a quorum is sufficient to take action.

(KRS 83A.060 (6))

ORDINANCES

§ 32.35 ONE SUBJECT; TITLE.

   Each ordinance shall embrace only one subject and shall have a title that shall clearly state the subject.

(KRS 83A.060 (1))

§ 32.36 INTRODUCTION; ENACTING CLAUSE.

   Each ordinance shall be introduced in writing and shall have an enacting clause styled “Be it ordained by the City of Dayton.”

(KRS 83A.060 (2))

§ 32.37 FORM OF AMENDMENT.

   No ordinance shall be amended by reference to its title only, and ordinances to amend shall set out in full the amended ordinance or section indicating any text being added by a single solid line drawn underneath it. Text that is intended to be removed shall be marked at the beginning with an opening bracket and at the end with a closing bracket. The text between the brackets shall be stricken through with a single solid line.

(KRS 83A.060 (3))

§ 32.38 READING REQUIREMENT; EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCY.

   (A)   Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no ordinance shall be enacted until it has been read on two separate days. The reading of an ordinance may be satisfied by stating the title and reading a summary rather than the full text.

   (B)   In an emergency, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership, the Council may suspend the requirements of second reading and publication in order for an ordinance to become effective by naming and describing the emergency in the ordinance. Publication requirements of § 32.43 shall be complied with within ten days of the enactment of the emergency ordinance.

(KRS 83A.060 (4),(7))

§ 32.39 APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL BY MAYOR.

   (A)   All ordinances adopted by the Council shall be submitted to the Mayor who, within ten days after submission, shall either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature or disapprove it by returning it to the Council together with a statement of his objections.

   (B)   No ordinance shall take effect without the Mayor’s approval unless he fails to return it to the legislative body within ten days after receiving it or unless the Council votes to override the Mayor’s veto, upon reconsideration of the ordinance not later than the second regular meetingfollowing its return, by the affirmative vote of one more than a majority of the membership.

(KRS 83A.130 (6))

§ 32.40 ADOPTION OF STANDARD CODES BY REFERENCE.

   The Council may adopt the provisions of any local, statewide, or nationally recognized standard code and codifications of entire bodies of local legislation by an ordinance that identifies the subject matter by title, source, and date and incorporates the adopted provisions by reference without setting them out in full, if a copy accompanies the adopting ordinance and is made a part of the permanent records of the city.

(KRS 83A.060(5))

§ 32.41 OFFICIAL CITY RECORDS.

   (A)   Every action of the Council is hereby made a part of the permanent records of the city and on passage of an ordinance the vote of each member of the Council shall be entered on the official record of the meeting.

   (B)   The Council has provided, under the provisions of §§ 31.36(C) and 32.42, for the maintenance and safekeeping of the permanent records of the city. The City Clerk/Treasurer and the presiding officer shall sign the official record of each meeting.

(KRS 83A.060(8))