Kentucky Statutes 83A.030 – Composition and size of city legislative bodies for mayor-council, commission, and city manager plans — Ordinance requirements
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(1) Each city organized and governed under the mayor-council plan shall have a mayor and each shall have a legislative body composed of not less than six (6) nor more than twelve (12) members as prescribed by ordinance. An ordinance amending the number of legislative body members shall be:
(a) 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
(b) Crafted in such a manner that the amended number of legislative body members becomes effective on January 1 of the year following the election of the number of legislative body members specified in the amending ordinance.
(2) Each city organized and governed under the commission plan or city manager plan shall have a legislative body composed of a mayor and four (4) commissioners.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 13, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 435, sec. 7, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 434, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 3, effective July 15,
1980.
(a) 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
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 83A.030
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Commission: means the city commission in any city organized and governed under the commission plan. See Kentucky Statutes 83A.010
- Ordinance: means an official action of a city legislative body, which is a regulation of a general and permanent nature and enforceable as a local law or is an appropriation of money. See Kentucky Statutes 83A.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Crafted in such a manner that the amended number of legislative body members becomes effective on January 1 of the year following the election of the number of legislative body members specified in the amending ordinance.
(2) Each city organized and governed under the commission plan or city manager plan shall have a legislative body composed of a mayor and four (4) commissioners.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 13, effective January 1, 2015. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 435, sec. 7, effective July 14, 1992. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 434, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 3, effective July 15,
1980.