CHAPTER 30: CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Section
   30.01   Definitions
Elected Officers
   30.10   Election procedure
   30.11   Removal for misconduct, inability, or neglect
   30.12   Abolition of office
   30.13   Creation of elected offices prohibited
   30.14   Mayor
   30.15   Council members
Non-elected Officers
   30.20   Creation of offices
   30.21   Appointment and removal
   30.22   City Administrator
   30.23   City Treasurer
   30.24   [Repealed]
   30.25   City Clerk/Billing Clerk
   30.26   City Attorney
Compensation of Officers and Employees
   30.30   Elected officers
   30.31   [Reserved]
   30.32   City employees and non-elected city officers
   30.33   Fees and commissions
   30.34   Equating of compensation rate of Mayor and Council members with purchasing power of the dollar
§ 30.01 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply:
   "CODE OF ORDINANCES." A re-enactment of the body of positive municipal law, read and interpreted as a whole, with the text arranged by subject matter and properly indexed.
   "COMPOSITE INDEX." A loose-leaf compilation of all ordinances listed by date of passage, arranged by subject matter of the contents and indexed alphabetically.
   "MUNICIPAL ORDER." An official act of Council which is binding upon the officers and employees of the municipality and any governmental agency over which the municipality has jurisdiction.
   "OFFICER." Any person elected to a position by the voters or any person appointed to a position which:
      (A)   Is created by the Constitution, the general assembly, or the city;
      (B)   Possesses a delegation of a portion of the sovereign power of government;
      (C)   Has powers and duties to be discharged which are conferred directly or by implication by the city;
      (D)   Has duties performed independently and without control of a superior power other than law;
      (E)   Has some permanency;
      (F)   Requires an official oath;
      (G)   Is assigned by a commission or other written authority; and
      (H)   Provides for an official bond if required by proper authority.
   "ORDINANCE." An official action of Council, which is a regulation of a general and permanent nature and enforceable as a local law or is an appropriation of money.
   "SUMMARY." A brief narrative prepared under the supervision of an attorney succinctly covering the main points of an official statement, ordinance, or rule in a way reasonably calculated to inform the public in a clear and understandable manner as to its meaning.
(KRS 83A.010)
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