(A) The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by the elected Council of the city. The Council shall not perform any executive functions except those functions assigned to it by statute. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held at least once each month at such times and places as are fixed by ordinance. 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. At a special meeting, no business may be considered other than that set forth in the designation of purpose. The minutes of every meeting shall be signed by the City Clerk.
(B) 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.
(C) 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 the performance of his or her official duties. Any statement required by the Council to be submitted or any investigation undertaken by the Council, if any office department or agency under the jurisdiction of the Mayor is involved, shall not be submitted or undertaken unless and until written notice of the Council’s action is given to the Mayor. The Mayor shall have the right to review any statement before submission to the Council and to appear personally or through his or her designee on behalf of any department, office, or agency in the course of an investigation.
(2008 Code, § 2.04.090)