CHAPTER 31: CITY COUNCIL

Section

General Provisions

   31.01   Members; election, qualifications, compensation

   31.02   Vacancies

   31.03   Powers and duties

Rules of Procedure

   31.20   Mayor as Presiding Officer

   31.21   Meetings

   31.22   Quorum

Ordinances

   31.35   One subject; title

   31.36   Introduction; enacting clause

   31.37   Form of amendment

   31.38   Reading requirement; exception for emergency

   31.39   Approval, disapproval by Mayor

   31.40   Adoption of standard codes by reference

   31.41   Official city records

   31.42   Indexing and maintenance requirements

   31.43   Publication requirements

   31.44   Additional requirements for adoption may be established by city

   31.45   Periodic review required

   31.46   Municipal orders

   31.47   Proved by Clerk-Treasurer; received in evidence

   31.48   Legislative immunity

Cross-reference:

   City Officials, see Ch. 32

   Form of Government, see Ch. 30

   Procedures for Requesting Public Records, see §§ 35.15 through 35.27

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 31.01 MEMBERS; ELECTION, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION.

   (A)   Election; term of office. Each Council member shall be elected at-large by the voters of the city at a regular election. Terms of office begin on the first day of January following the election and shall be for two years. A candidate for a legislative body shall be a resident of the city for not less than one year prior to his or her election.

   (B)   Qualifications. A member shall be at least 18 years of age, shall be a qualified voter in the city and shall reside in the city throughout his or her term of office.

(KRS 83A.040(4))

   (C)   Compensation. For provisions concerning compensation, see § 32.02.

(`96 Code, § 32.01)