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(A) All nonelected city offices shall be created by ordinance which shall specify:
(1) Title of office;
(2) Powers and duties of office;
(3) Oath of office; and
(4) Bond, if required.
(B) All nonelected city officers, including the Chief of Police, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of City Council. All city police officers shall be appointed by the Mayor, at will, and the appointments need not be approved by City Council.
(C) All nonelected officers may be removed by the Mayor, at will, unless otherwise provided by statute or ordinance. Upon removal of a nonelected officer at will, the Mayor shall give the officer a written statement setting forth the reason or reasons for removal. However, this requirement shall not be construed as limiting in any way the at will dismissal power of the Mayor.
(D) The following are nonelected city offices:
(1) City Clerk-Treasurer;
(2) City Attorney;
(3) Building Inspector;
(4) Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator;
(5) Superintendent of Department of Water and Sewers;
(6) Superintendent of Street and Waste Disposal Department;
(7) City Cashier;
(8) City Secretary;
(9) City Engineer; and
(10) City Administrator.
(`96 Code, § 31.35) (Am. Ord. 2001-16, passed 8-23-2001)
Statutory reference:
Nonelected city offices, see KRS 83A.080(1), (2)
(A) There is hereby created the office of City Clerk and City Treasurer.
(B) (1) The City Clerk, shall be the officer who shall have the responsibility, with the active assistance of clerical help, for the preparation and maintenance of the City Council minute books or journal and shall be responsible generally, with like assistance, for the preservation and safekeeping of all other city public records including ordinances, resolutions, contracts and other public archives and for the publication of newly-enacted ordinances and of legal notices whenever and as required by statute and the City Council. He or she shall have the duty, with assistance, to see to and ensure the maintenance of the property tax rolls and preparation of annual tax billings.
(2) The City Treasurer, shall have the duty and responsibility to receive, record and maintain all moneys belonging to the city; to disburse and record city funds as directed and to report any receipts and disbursements on a monthly basis; to process employee payrolls; to write all checks; to maintain and balance bookkeeping journals and ledgers; to reconcile bank balances; and to perform other financial activities as necessary.
(3) The City Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money belonging to the city. He or she shall pay it out, as directed by order of the City Council, but only upon warrants drawn by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Treasurer. He or she shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and disbursements, showing when, from whom and to whom, for what purpose, and on what account all city funds were received or paid, and shall exhibit the account so kept. The City Treasurer shall keep a general ledger of the accounts and city funds.
(4) At the first regular meeting of the City Council each month, the City Treasurer shall send his or her monthly report to the City Council, which shall have it credited by the Finance Committee. Every three months, he or she make a financial exhibit, giving an itemized statement of all receipts, with their sources, and an itemized statement of all disbursements, with their purposes and shall have the exhibit entered on the records of the City Treasurer’s office. The City Treasurer shall annually, at the expiration of each fiscal year, prepare an itemized sworn statement of his or her accounts and cause newspaper publication of the same to be made, all in the manner and detail as prescribed in KRS 424.220.
(5) The City Treasurer shall perform the duties of License Inspector, as provided for in Chapter 111, pertaining to employee occupational license fees; and the City Treasurer shall be responsible for the preparation of the waste disposal fees.
(6) The City Clerk and the City Treasurer shall perform such other duties, as may be required by the Mayor, or by City Council, by ordinance, not inconsistent with law.
(C) The City Clerk and the City Treasurer shall have a work schedule as determined by the Executive Authority of the city and their compensation shall determined by the Mayor within the parameters of the budget adopted by the City Council.
(D) No person shall be appointed or act as the City Clerk or City Treasurer unless the person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The City Clerk and City Treasurer shall also provide a bond with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the state and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(`96 Code, § 31.36) (Ord. 2005-11, passed 7-28-2005)
(A) The Office of City Attorney shall be a nonelected office. This officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with approval of City Council.
(B) The City Attorney shall be a practicing attorney; and he or she shall hold the office subject to removal at any time by the Mayor, at will.
(C) (1) The duties of the City Attorney shall include attendance and active participation in all Council meetings, advising that body in its meetings as to legal matters and drafting ordinances and resolutions as required by Council for adoption. He or she shall represent the interests of the city in all legal proceedings that may be brought against it and bring all suits and actions in its behalf that may be required by the City Council; and he or she shall perform any other legal duties in his or her department required by Council.
(2) He or she shall faithfully perform the duties of prosecutor where provided by law and shall represent the city and the commonwealth in any court to which an appeal may be taken. It shall be his or her duty, further, to give advice to the Board of Trustees of the Police Officer’s Pension Fund in all matters pertaining to their duties and management of that Fund whenever requested, and he or she shall represent and defend that Board as its attorney in all suits or actions at law or in equity that may be brought against it, and bring all suits and actions in its behalf that may be required or determined upon by the Board.
(3) He or she shall also perform the duties of the collection of delinquent property tax bills of the city.
(Ord. 1973-8-4, passed 8-29-1973)
(D) (1) In addition to the salary fixed for City Attorney by annual ordinance of City Council, the City Attorney shall receive additional compensation as an independent contractor for all extraordinary services, including appearances in legal actions and administrative proceedings and hearings involving the city, municipal bond issues, real estate acquisitions and dispositions and other matters beyond the scope of usual legal counsel to the city or requiring an unusual amount of time.
(2) For such extraordinary services, the City Attorney shall be paid reasonable fees commensurate with the amount and value of time devoted thereto, based upon charges made by other attorneys for comparable legal services.
(`96 Code, § 31.37)
(A) General responsibilities. Under the direction of the Mayor and Council, the Building Inspector shall administer and enforce building codes and ordinances, housing codes and ordinances, nuisance codes and ordinances, general city regulations and do related work as required.
(B) Specific responsibilities.
(1) Operational. The Officer shall confer and correspond with architects, engineers, owners, contractors and others in the building field concerning review of building plans; assure compliance of city and state building and regulatory codes; makes initial, subsequent and final inspections of buildings; issue building permits and certificates of occupancy; inspect new streets for conformance with specifications; assign house numbers; enforce city nuisance ordinances; enforce the housing codes and inspect all apartment units on an annual basis; keep appropriate records for all enforcement procedures and inspections and make periodic reports on their department activities; initiate legal action to enforce compliance; and insure department compliance with city procedures and policies.
(2) Personnel. The Officer shall develop and maintain a safety conscious work environment.
(3) Financial. The Officer shall prepare the department budget recommendations; review department expenditures; and maintain efficient cost-effective operations.
(4) Planning. The Officer shall initiate building and zoning code revisions and modifications; contribute to the update of department and city-wide plans; and review site plans and prepares comments to the Engineer.
(C) Position qualifications.
(1) Training and experience. The Officer shall have the following training and experience: graduation from an accredited college or university with specialization in engineering or architecture supplemented by two-years’ experience in structural engineering, architecture, construction or closely related field; or any combination of education, training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to effectively perform the duties of the position.
(2) Special knowledge, skills and abilities. The Officer shall have the following: extensive knowledge of modern building construction practices, methods, materials and equipment; thorough knowledge of principles and practices of architecture and engineering as applied to the enforcement of building codes; thorough knowledge of building and zoning codes and related laws and ordinances; thorough knowledge of the rules and regulations of fire prevention agencies; working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and plumbing ordinances; ability to understand and interpret building construction plans and specifications; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with building owners, contractors, architects and other members of the public, public officials and employees; ability to enforce building and zoning ordinances with firmness and tact; supervisory and administrative abilities; integrity; patience; tact; diplomacy; initiative and resourcefulness; sound judgment; and shall be state certified, as required by KRS 198B.010.
(`96 Code, § 31.38) (Ord. 1988-7, passed 3-23-1988)
(A) Under authority of KRS 241.160, the Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator is created.
(B) The Mayor of the city, under authority of KRS 241.170, shall appoint the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator. The Mayor may remove the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator, at will.
(C) No person can be appointed Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator who has any interest in any premises or business where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, stored or sold, but no person shall be disqualified under this section by reason of his or her membership in any club. The Administrator shall not receive any commission or profit from any person applying for or receiving any license or permit.
(D) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator, before entering upon his or her duties as such, shall take the oath prescribed in § 228 of the Kentucky Constitution.
(E) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall, before entering upon his or her duties, execute a bond with a good corporate surety in an amount that meets the requirements of § 32.01(B) of this code. The cost of the bond given under this division shall be borne by the city.
(F) (1) The functions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator shall be the same with respect to the city licenses and regulations as the functions of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board with respect thereto, except that no regulation adopted by the Administrator may be less stringent than the state statutes relating to alcoholic beverage control or than the regulations of the State Board.
(2) However, no regulation of the Administrator shall become effective until it has been approved by the State Board. These functions of the Administrator are governed by KRS 241.060 and the regulations, as set out by the State Board.
(G) Appeals from the orders of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator may be taken to the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and shall be governed by KRS 243.550, 243.560 and 243.590.
(H) For services as Alcoholic Beverage Control Administrator, this Officer shall receive compensation as set by City Council by ordinance.
(`96 Code, § 31.39) (Ord. 1956-5-4, passed 6-14-1956)
(A) The position of full-time City Secretary is created, the City Secretary to be an executive type responsible to the supervising officer for the clerical activities heretofore performed by the City Clerk-Treasurer and for the performance of such other clerical activities as directed by the supervising officer, including the following:
(1) Responsibility for office maintenance and operation;
(2) Mailing of correspondence to Council members and committees and others as directed by the supervising officer;
(3) Opening and distributing mail;
(4) Assisting the City Clerk-Treasurer in report preparation and typing;
(5) Attendance at all Council meetings and meetings of the Police Pension Fund and taking of minutes thereof; and
(6) General typing and duplicating as required.
(B) The City Secretary shall work a defined number of hours per week and shall be paid in that amount and on regular occasions as may be hereafter determined and legislated.
(Ord. 1978-2-2, passed 2-22-1978)
(C) No person shall be appointed or act as the City Secretary unless the person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the Constitution of the commonwealth and has provided a bond in the sum as established by City Council, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in Kentucky and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(`96 Code, § 31.43)
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