(A) The city shall be governed by an elected executive who shall be called Mayor and by an elected legislative body which shall be called the City Council, and by other officers and employees as are provided for by statute or city ordinance.
(KRS 83A.130(2))
(B) The City Council shall be composed of seven members as prescribed by ordinance. An ordinance amending the number of City Council members shall be:
(1) Enacted and filed with the County Clerk of any county or counties in which the city is located by no later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the legislative offices will appear on the ballot; and
(2) Crafted in such a manner that the amended number of City Council members becomes effective January 1 of the year following the election of the number of City Council members specified in the amending ordinance.
(KRS 83A.030(1))