§ 32.33 READING REQUIREMENT; EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCY.

   (A)   Except as provided in division (B) below, no ordinance shall be enacted until it has been read on two separate days. The reading of an ordinance may be satisfied by stating the title and reading a summary rather than the full text.

   (B)   In an emergency, upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the membership, the City Council may suspend the requirements of second reading and publication in order for an ordinance to become effective by naming and describing the emergency in the motion. Publication requirements of § 32.38 of this code shall be complied with within ten days of the enactment of the emergency ordinance.

(KRS 83A.060(4), (7)) (Prior Code, § 32.38)

§ 32.34 APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL BY MAYOR.

   (A)   All ordinances adopted by the City Council shall be submitted to the Mayor who, within ten days after submission, shall either approve the ordinance by affixing his or her signature or disapprove it by returning it to the City Council together with a statement of his or her objections.

   (B)   No ordinance shall take effect without the Mayor’s approval, unless he or she fails to return it to the legislative body within ten days after receiving it, or unless the City Council votes to override the Mayor’s veto upon reconsideration of the ordinance, not later than the second regular meeting following its return, by the affirmation vote of one or more than a majority of the membership.

(KRS 83A.130(6)) (Prior Code, § 32.39)

§ 32.35 ADOPTION OF STANDARD CODES BY REFERENCE.

   The City Council may adopt the provisions of any local, statewide or nationally recognized standard code and codifications of entire bodies of local legislation by an ordinance that identifies the subject matter by title, source and date and incorporates the adopted provisions by reference without setting them out in full, if a copy accompanies the adopting ordinance and is made a part of the permanent records of the city.

(KRS 83A.060(5)) (Prior Code, § 32.40)

§ 32.36 OFFICIAL CITY RECORDS.

   (A)   Every action of the City Council is hereby made a part of the permanent records of the city, and on passage of an ordinance, the vote of each member of the City Council shall be entered on the official record of the meeting.

   (B)   The City Council has provided, under the provisions of §§ 31.31(C) and 32.37 of this code, for the maintenance and safekeeping of the permanent records of the city. The City Clerk-Treasurer and the presiding officer shall sign the official record of each meeting.

(KRS 83A.060(8)) (Prior Code, § 32.41)

§ 32.37 INDEXING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

   At the end of each month, all ordinances adopted in the city shall be indexed and maintained by the City Clerk-Treasurer in the following manner.

   (A)   The city budget, appropriations of money and tax levies shall be maintained and indexed so that each fiscal year is kept separate from other years.

   (B)   All other city ordinances shall be kept in the minute book or an ordinance book in the order adopted and maintained in this code of ordinances.

(KRS 83A.060(8)) (Prior Code, § 32.42)

§ 32.38 PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Except as provided in § 32.33(B) of this code, no ordinance shall be enforceable until published, pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.

   (B)   Ordinances may be published in full or in summary as designated by the City Council. If the City Council elects to publish an ordinance in summary, the summary shall be prepared and certified by an attorney licensed to practice law in the commonwealth and shall include the following:

      (1)   The title of the ordinance;

      (2)   A brief narrative setting forth the main points of the ordinance in a way reasonably calculated to inform the public in a clear and understandable manner of the meaning of the ordinance; and

      (3)   The full text of each section that imposes fines, penalties, forfeitures, taxes or fees.

   (C)   Ordinances that include descriptions of real property may include a sketch, drawing or map, including common landmarks, such as streets or roads in lieu of metes and bounds descriptions.

(KRS 83A.060(9)) (Prior Code, § 32.43)

§ 32.39 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY CITY.

   The city may, by ordinance, specify additional requirements for adoption of ordinances in greater detail than contained herein, but the city may not lessen or reduce the substantial requirements of this chapter or any statute relating to adoption of ordinances.

(KRS 83A.060(10)) (Prior Code, § 32.44)