§ 32.43 PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Except as provided in § 32.38(B), no ordinance shall be enforceable until published pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.

   (B)   The publication requirements for ordinances, including all bond and zoning ordinances, may be satisfied by publication in full or in summary as designated by Council.

   (C)   The requirements for summary publication may be satisfied by publication of the title, a brief narrative setting forth the main points of the ordinance in a way reasonably calculated to inform the public in a clear and understandable manner of the meaning of the ordinance, and the full text of each section that imposes taxes or fees, prepared and certified by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

   (D)   Ordinances that include descriptions of real property may include a sketch, drawing, or map, including common landmarks, such as streets or roads in lieu of metes and bounds descriptions.

(KRS 83A.060(9))

§ 32.44 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY CITY.

   The city may specify by ordinance additional requirements for adoption of ordinances in greater detail than contained herein, but the city may not lessen or reduce the substantial requirements of this chapter or any statute relating to adoption of ordinances.

(KRS 83A.060(10))

§ 32.45 PERIODIC REVIEW REQUIRED.

   At least once every five (5) years all ordinances in this code of ordinances shall be examined for consistency with state law and with one another and shall be revised to eliminate redundant, obsolete, inconsistent, and invalid provisions.

(KRS 83A.060(11))

§ 32.46 MUNICIPAL ORDERS.

   (A)   Council may adopt municipal orders. All municipal orders shall be in writing and shall be adopted only at an official meeting. Orders may be amended only by a subsequent municipal order or ordinance. All orders adopted shall be maintained in an official order book.

   (B)   In lieu of an ordinance, municipal orders may be used for matters relating to the internal operation and functions of the city and to appoint or remove or approve appointment or removal of members of boards, commissions, and other agencies over which the Council has control.

(KRS 83A.060(12),(13))

§ 32.47 PROVED BY CITY CLERK/TREASURER; RECEIVED IN EVIDENCE.

   All ordinances and orders of the city may be proved by the signature of the City Clerk/Treasurer; and when the ordinances are placed in this code of ordinances by authority of the city, the printed copy shall be received in evidence by any state court without further proof of the ordinances.

(KRS 83A.060(14))

§ 32.48 LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY.

   For anything said in debate, Councilmembers shall be entitled to the same immunities and protections allowed to members of the General Assembly.

(KRS 83A.060(15))

Statutory reference:

   Privileges of members of General Assembly, see KRS 6.050 and Kentucky Constitution § 43