The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at a regular election. His or her term of office shall begin on the first day of January following his election and shall be for 4 years and until his or her successor qualifies. If a person is elected or appointed as mayor in response to a vacancy and serves less than 4 calendar years, then that period of service shall not be considered for purposes of re-election a term of office. A mayor shall be at least 25 years of age, shall be a qualified voter in the city, and shall reside in the city throughout his or her term of office. Elections for mayor shall be nonpartisan as provided in KRS 83A.170.
(Ord. 89-03, passed 2-14-89)
Statutory reference:
Mayor shall be at least 21 years of age; candidate to be resident of city for at least a year prior to election, see KRS 83A.040(1)
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