(A) The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by the elected Council of the city. The Council shall not perform any executive functions except those functions assigned to it by statute.
(KRS 83A.130(11))
(B) The Council shall by ordinance establish all appointive offices and the duties and responsibilities of those offices and codes, rules, and regulations for the public health, safety, and welfare.
(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) (1) The Council shall have the right to investigate all activities of city government.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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))