(A) The form of election of the Mayor and the City Council shall be nonpartisan and the city shall forego the conducting of primary elections, both as provided for by KRS 83A.045.
(B) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) above by ordinance, except that no change shall be made earlier than five years form 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 Council members 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 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 provisions of divisions (D), (E) and (F) above, but no existing elected office may be changed.
(H) Any employee or appointed city officer who seeks any elective city office shall be required to take an administrative leave of absence, without pay, commencing on the date of announcement, or date of filing for said elected public office, whichever may first occur; said administrative leave shall continue through election day, be it the primary election, and/or general election, or both, as may be appropriate. Said employee, or appointed city officer, may return to his or her regular work the day following election day. His or her job will be held open during the leave period, and he or she shall return at the same salary previously earned before the leave of absence commenced. This leave of absence shall apply to the both the primary as well as the general election.
(2002 Code, § 31.20) (Ord. 2017-12, passed 11-20-2017)