1) Term of office: Pursuant to the Charter, the size of the council shall be set at fifteen (15) members, including twelve (12) members elected from single-member districts and three (3) members elected at-large. Council members elected from single-member districts shall serve for a term of two (2) years beginning on the first Monday in January following their election. In no case shall any member elected from a single-member district serve more than six (6) consecutive terms as a district council member. At-large council members shall serve a term of four (4) years beginning on the first Monday in the January following their election. In no case shall an at-large council member serve more than three (3) consecutive terms as an at-large council member. (Charter Section 4.01
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2) Powers of the Urban County Council: Pursuant to the Charter, all legislative powers of the merged government are vested in the Council, and the Council shall have the power to act legislatively with respect to all matters which are within the powers of the merged government. (Charter Section 4.08
) The term legislative power is to be construed broadly and shall include the power to:
a. Review the budgets of, and appropriate money to, the merged government and such independent agencies as provided for in the Charter (Charter Section 4.08);
b. Levy taxes, subject to the limitations of the Charter and the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Charter Section 4.08);
c. Adopt ordinances and resolutions, and to override a veto of the mayor of any ordinance or resolution upon its subsequent return to the council by the mayor upon a roll call vote of the three-fifths (3/5) of all members of the council, subject to the limitations of the Charter and the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Charter Sections 4.08 and 5.05); and
d. Make investigations into the affairs of the merged government and the conduct of any department, office or agency of the merged government (Charter Section 4.08).
(Res. No. 599-2023, § 2, 11-2-23)