(A) The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by the elected City Council; which shall not perform any executive functions except those functions assigned to it by statute.
(KRS 83A.130(11))
(B) The City Council shall, by ordinance, establish all appointive offices and their duties and responsibilities of and codes, rules, and regulations for the public health, safety, and welfare.
(C) The City Council shall provide, by ordinance, for sufficient revenue to operate city government and shall appropriate the city funds in a budget which provides for the orderly management of city resources.
(KRS 83A.130(12))
(D) (1) The City Council shall have the right to investigate all activities of city government. The City Council may require any city officer or employee to prepare and submit to it sworn statements regarding the performance of his or her official duties.
(2) Any statement required by the City Council to be submitted, or any investigation undertaken by the City Council, if any office, department, or agency under the jurisdiction of the Mayor is involved, it shall not be submitted or undertaken unless, and until, written notice of the City Council’s action is given to the Mayor.
(3) The Mayor may review any statement before submission to the City Council and is to appear personally, or through his or her designee on behalf of any department, office, or agency, in the course of any investigation.
(KRS 83A.130(13))