§ 32.03 POWERS AND DUTIES.

   (A)   The legislative authority of the city is hereby vested in and shall be exercised by the elected Council of the city. The Council may not perform any executive functions except those functions assigned to it by statute.

(KRS 83A.130(11))

   (B)   The Council shall establish all appointive offices and the duties and responsibilities of those offices and codes, rules and regulations for the public health, safety and welfare.

(KRS 83A.130(12))

   (C)   The Council shall provide, by ordinance, for sufficient revenue to operate city government and shall appropriate the funds of the city in a budget which provides for the orderly management of city resources.

(KRS 83A.130(12))

   (D)   The Council may investigate all activities of city government. The 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. Any statement required by the Council to be submitted or any investigation undertaken by the Council, if any office, department, or agency under the jurisdiction of the Mayor is involved, shall not be submitted or undertaken unless and until written notice of the Council’s action is given to the Mayor. The Mayor may review any statement before submission to the Council and 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))

RULES OF PROCEDURE

§ 32.20 MAYOR AS PRESIDING OFFICER.

   (A)   The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council. The Council has the authority to establish, by ordinance, the manner in which 1 of its number may be selected to preside at meetings of the Council in the absence of the Mayor.

   (B)   The Mayor may participate in Council proceedings, but shall not have a vote, except that he or she may cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.

(KRS 83A.130(5))

§ 32.21 MEETINGS.

   (A)   Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the first Wednesday of each month, at the Town Hall located at 312 Mt. Mercy Drive at the hour of 6:30 p.m.

   (B)   Special meetings of the Council may be called by the Mayor or upon written request of a majority of the Council. In the call, the Mayor or Council shall designate the purpose, time and place of the special meeting with sufficient notice for the attendance of Council members and for compliance with KRS Chapter 61.

   (C)   At a special meeting no business may be considered other than that set forth in the designation of purpose.

   (D)   The minutes of every meeting shall be signed by the person responsible for maintaining city records as provided under § 31.36 and by the officer presiding at the meeting.

(KRS 83A.130(11)) (Prior Code KOC, § 120.1, passed 1-3-1967; Am. Ord. passed 10-3-2005; Am. Ord. 2011-7, passed 10-3-2011; Am. Ord. 6, Series 2022, passed 10-5-2022)

§ 32.22 QUORUM.

   Unless otherwise provided by statute, a majority of the Council constitutes a quorum and a vote of a majority of a quorum is sufficient to take action.

(KRS 83A.060(6))