(A) The executive authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by the mayor. The mayor shall enforce the mayor-council plan, city ordinances and orders and all applicable statutes. He or she shall supervise all departments of city government and the conduct of all city officers and employees under his or her jurisdiction and shall require each department to make written reports to him or her required by ordinance or as he or she deems desirable. The mayor shall maintain liaison with related units of local government respecting interlocal contracting and joint activities. The mayor shall report to the council and to the public on the condition and needs of city government as he or she finds appropriate or as required by ordinance, but not less than annually. He or she shall make any recommendations for actions by the council he or she finds in the public interest.
(KRS 83A.130(3))
(B) Subject to disapproval of the council, the mayor shall promulgate procedures to insure orderly administration of the functions of city government and compliance with statute or ordinance. Upon promulgation or upon revision or rescission of the procedures, copies shall be filed with the city clerk.
(KRS 83A.130(4))
(C) The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council. The council may set by ordinance the manner in which one of its number may be selected to preside at meetings of the council in place of the mayor. 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))
(D) All ordinances adopted by the council shall be submitted to the mayor who shall within 10 days after submission either approve the ordinance by affixing his or her signature or disapprove it by returning it to the council together with a statement of his or her objections. No ordinance shall take effect without the mayor's approval unless he or she fails to return it to the legislative body within 10 days after receiving it or unless the 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 affirmative vote of 1 more than a majority of the membership.
(KRS 83A.130(6))
(E) Any delegation of the mayor's powers, duties, or responsibilities to subordinate officers and employees and any expression of his or her official authority to fulfill executive functions shall be made by executive order. Executive orders shall be subsequently numbered by years and shall be kept in a permanent file.
(KRS 83A.130(7))
(F) All bonds, notes, contracts and written obligations of the city shall be made and executed by the mayor or his agent designated by executive order.
(KRS 83A.130(8))
(G) The mayor shall be the appointing authority with power to appoint and remove all city employees, including police officers, except as tenure and terms of employment are protected by statute, ordinance, or contract and except for employees of the council.
(KRS 83A.130(9))
(H) The mayor shall provide for the orderly continuation of the functions of city government at any time he or she is unable to attend to the duties of his office by delegating the responsibility for any functions to be performed in accordance with division (E) of this section, provided that the mayor shall not delegate the responsibility of presiding at meetings of the council and that approving ordinances or promulgating administrative procedures may only be delegated to an elected officer. With approval of the council, the mayor may rescind any action taken in his or her absence under this division within 30 days of such action. If for any reason the disability of the mayor to attend to his or her duties persists for 60 consecutive days, the office of mayor may be declared vacant by a majority vote of the council and the provisions of KRS 83A.040 shall apply.
(KRS 83A.130(10)) (Ord. 89-03, passed 2-14-89)