(A) The city shall conduct nonpartisan elections for city officers in accordance with KRS Chapter 83A and the general election laws set forth in KRS Chapters 116 through 121, except as provided by division (H) of this section.
(B) The city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of division (A) of this section 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 Councilmembers 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.
(H) Pursuant to KRS 83A.045(2)(b)(1), the city forgoes the conducting of a nonpartisan primary election for the nomination of candidates to city offices, regardless of the number of candidates running for each office, and requires all candidates to file their nomination papers with the County Court Clerk no earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and no later than the second Tuesday in August before the day fixed by KRS Chapter 118 for the holding of a regular election for the office.
(Ord. 89-1, passed 1-10-89)
Statutory reference:
Election of city officers, see KRS 83A.050
Creation, abolishment of city offices, see KRS 83A.080(3), (4)