(A) Pursuant to KRS 83A.050, all elective offices of the city shall be under the non-partisan city election laws, as provided in KRS 83A.170. Pursuant to KRS 83A.050, there will not be a primary election for elective offices in the city.
(B) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) above, by ordinance, except that no change shall be made earlier than five years from the last change.
(C) The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time other than prescribed by law for elections generally.
(D) Each appointed and elected city office existing on July 15, 1980, shall continue until abolished by ordinance, except that the offices of Mayor and City Council members may not be abolished.
(E) No abolition of any elected office shall take effect until expiration of the term of the current holder of the office.
(F) No ordinance abolishing any elected office shall be enacted later than 240 days preceding the regular election for that office, except in the event of a vacancy in the office.
(G) The city may not create any elected office. Existing elected offices may be continued under provision of divisions (D), (E), and (F) above, but no existing elected office may be changed.
(Ord. 4-1979, passed 9-28-1987; Ord. 1-1989, passed 1-30-1989)
Statutory reference:
Creation, abolishment of city offices, see KRS 83A.080(3), (4)