2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 67C - RESTRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COUNTY CONTAINING CITY OF FIRST CLASS .105 Qualifications, election, title, and powers of mayor -- Deputy Mayor -- Procedure for filling vacancy in office of mayor.
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67C.105 Qualifications, election, title, and powers of mayor -- Deputy Mayor -Procedure for filling vacancy in office of mayor.
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All executive and administrative power of the government shall be vested in the
office of the mayor. The term "executive and administrative power" shall be
construed broadly. The mayor shall be the chief executive of a consolidated
local government formed under the provisions of KRS 67C.101 to 67C.137.
(a) The mayor shall be nominated and elected in partisan elections for a term
of four (4) years in the same election years as other local government
officials as regulated by the regular election laws of the Commonwealth.
(b) The mayor shall assume office on the first Monday in January following
his or her election. He or she shall serve until a successor qualifies.
(c) The mayor may serve for no more than three (3) consecutive terms, after
which time he or she shall be prohibited from running for election or being
appointed as mayor for a period of at least four (4) years.
The mayor shall be at least twenty-one (21) years old, a qualified voter, a
member of his or her political party, and a resident of the territory
encompassing the consolidated local government for a period of at least one
(1) year prior to his or her election as mayor. The mayor shall continue to
reside within the geographic boundary of the consolidated local government
throughout his or her term of office.
Except as otherwise provided in KRS 67C.101 to 67C.137, the mayor shall
have all the power and authority that the mayor of the city of the first class and
the county judge/executive exercised under the Constitution and the general
laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky prior to the consolidation.
The mayor is authorized to supervise, administer, and control all departments
and agencies as may be created by KRS 67C.101 to 67C.137 or created by
ordinance. The mayor shall appoint all department and agency directors. The
appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Specifically, the mayor
shall:
(a) Prepare and submit an annual report coinciding with the fiscal year, on
the state of the consolidated local government, to be presented at a public
meeting of the council;
(b) Submit an annual budget no fewer than sixty (60) days prior to the end of
the fiscal year;
(c) Oversee the administration and implementation of the adopted budget
ordinance;
(d) Enforce the ordinances of the consolidated local government;
(e) Supervise all officers, agents, employees, cabinets, departments, offices,
agencies, functions, and duties of the consolidated local government;
(f) Call special meetings of the consolidated local government council;
(g) Appoint and remove his or her own staff at his or her own pleasure;
(h) Execute written contracts, subscriptions, agreements, or obligations of
the consolidated local government;
(i) Approve or veto ordinances and resolutions adopted by the consolidated
local government council;
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Submit any written contracts, subscriptions, agreements, or obligations
exceeding the small purchase amount established pursuant to KRS
45A.385 in a resolution to the legislative council for its approval or its
disapproval. Those written contracts, subscriptions, agreements, or
obligations awarded to the lowest evaluated bid or proposal pursuant to
KRS 45A.343 to 45A.460 shall be excluded, unless the legislative council
changes the threshold for submission of a resolution. The legislative
council may, by ordinance, set threshold amounts other than those
established by KRS 45A.385 for the small purchases for submission of a
resolution for its approval or disapproval; and
Appoint a deputy mayor within seven (7) days of the mayor taking the
oath of office and keep the office of deputy mayor filled throughout the
mayor's term. The deputy mayor shall:
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Meet all the qualifications for mayor established pursuant to
subsection (3) of this section;
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Serve at the mayor's pleasure and may be replaced by the mayor
for any cause; and
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Have only the duties assigned to him or her by the mayor.
If the office of mayor becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, or
removal:
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The deputy mayor shall become the temporary mayor, inheriting all
powers and duties of the mayor;
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The deputy mayor shall serve as temporary mayor for no more than
thirty (30) days until the council, by a majority vote of the members
of the council, shall elect a resident of the consolidated local
government who meets the qualifications for mayor established
pursuant to subsection (3) of this section to serve as mayor. The
council may select the temporary mayor for this position. If the
legislative council fails to elect a person to fill the vacancy within
thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs, the Governor shall fill the
vacancy in the office by appointment of a qualified person who is a
resident of the consolidated local government and meets the
qualifications for mayor established pursuant to subsection (3) of
this section; and
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The tenure of the gubernatorial appointment shall be governed by
Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.
If the offices of both the mayor and deputy mayor become vacant by
reason of death, resignation, or removal:
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The presiding officer of the consolidated local government council
shall become the temporary mayor, inheriting all powers and duties
of the mayor;
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The presiding officer shall serve as temporary mayor for no more
than thirty (30) days until the council shall, by a majority vote of the
members of the council, elect a resident of the consolidated local
government who meets the qualifications for mayor established
pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The council may select the
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temporary mayor for this position. If the legislative council fails to
elect a person to fill the vacancy within thirty (30) days after the
vacancy occurs, the Governor shall fill the vacancy in the office by
appointment of a qualified person who is a resident of the
consolidated local government and meets the qualifications for
mayor established pursuant to subsection (3) of this section; and
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The tenure of the gubernatorial appointment shall be governed by
Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.
The mayor of a consolidated local government shall be known as the mayor of
...................../.................. County Metro Government, which shall be a
combination of the names of the largest city in existence in the county on the
date of the adoption of the consolidated local government and the county.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 2, effective June 29, 2017. -Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 49, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 55, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 189, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000.
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