(A) The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by the elected Council of the city. The City Council shall not perform any executive functions except those functions assigned to it by statute.
(B) Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held at the City Building, 176 Johns Hill Road, at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. 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 61.820. At a special meeting, no business may be considered other than that set forth in the designation of purpose.
(C) The Council shall, by ordinance, establish all appointive offices and the duties and responsibilities of those offices and codes, rules and regulations for the public health, safety and welfare. The Council shall, by ordinance, provide for sufficient revenue to operate city government and shall appropriate the funds of the city in a budget which shall provide for the orderly management of city resources.
(D) The Council shall have the right to investigate all activities of city government. The Council may require any city officer or employee to prepare and submit to it sworn statements regarding his or her performance of his or her official duties.
(E) (1) No vacancy by reason of a voluntary resignation of a member of the City Council shall occur unless a written resignation which specifies the resignation date is tendered to the City Council.
(2) The resignation shall be effective at the next regular meeting of the city legislative body.
(1992 Code, § 30.018) (Ord. 17-84, passed 6-28-1984; Ord. 5-96, passed 7-2-1996; Ord. 01-2019, passed 2-5-2019)