1) Responsibility: Draft ordinances or resolutions will usually be prepared by the department of law upon the request of the mayor, the chief administrative officer, any council member, a member of any board, agency or commission, or a department commissioner. (See 8.101)
2) General Form: All draft ordinances and resolutions shall be typewritten on paper of eight and one-half (8½) inches by fourteen (14) inches. For all ordinances or resolutions, the ordaining or resolving clause shall be as follows:
a. For ordinances: "BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government:"
b. For resolutions: "BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government:"
3) Language: In preparing ordinances and resolutions for introduction, the following rules regarding language shall be followed:
a. Legislation proposing to amend the Code of Ordinances shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of section 1-6 of the Code.
b. Each ordinance or resolution shall have a title, which shall clearly and distinctly state its general subject matter. If the title of the ordinance or resolution is to serve as a synopsis of the contents to be read in lieu of reading the ordinance or resolution itself, it shall be so certified by an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky on the reverse side of the ordinance or resolution. (KRS 67A.070(3)).
c. Each section of an ordinance or resolution shall be numbered. The effect of catchlines of sections of the Code of Ordinances shall be as set out in section 1-3 of the Code.
4) Numbering: All draft ordinances and resolutions, not prepared for direct placement on the docket of a formal council meeting, shall have the word "draft" typed in the upper right-hand corner of the first page, along with the date of its release by the department of law.
(Res. No. 599-2023, § 2, 11-2-23)