(A) All elections of city officers shall henceforth be under non-partisan city election laws as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.165, 83A.170 and 83A.175 (or such successor or replacement sections of said statutes as may be adopted by the General Assembly in the future).
(B) The city does hereby forgo the conduction of a non-partisan primary election as allowed and provided by KRS 83A.045(2)(b)(1) (or such successor or replacement section of said statute as may be adopted by the state legislature in the future), and all candidates for city offices shall file nomination papers with county’s Court Clerk no less than 91 days before the regular election.
(C) This section shall be effective beginning with elections to be held in the calendar year 2016, and shall not be changed sooner than five years from the date of final passage thereof.
(D) 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.
(E) Each appointed and elected city office existing on 7-15-2015 shall continue until abolished by ordinance; except that, the offices of Mayor and City Council members may not be abolished.
(F) No abolition of any elected office shall take effect until expiration of the term of the current holder of the office.
(Ord. 015-199, passed 11-24-2015)