KRS § 67C.105 — KY Code / Title IX / Chapter 67C / Section 67C.105
67C.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.

(1) 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.

(2) (a) The mayor shall be nominated and elected in nonpartisan 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) After January 1, 2023, the mayor may serve for no more than two (2)

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.

(3) The mayor shall be at least twenty-one (21) years old, a qualified voter, 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.

(4) 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.

(5) 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;

(j) 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

(k) 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:

1. Meet all the qualifications for mayor established pursuant to subsection

(3) of this section;

2. Serve at the mayor's pleasure and may be replaced by the mayor for any

cause; and

3. Have only the duties assigned to him or her by the mayor.

(6) (a) If the office of mayor becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, or

removal:

1. The deputy mayor shall become the temporary mayor, inheriting all

powers and duties of the mayor;

2. 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

3. The tenure of the gubernatorial appointment shall be governed by

Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.

(b) If the offices of both the mayor and deputy mayor become vacant by reason of

death, resignation, or removal:

1. The presiding officer of the consolidated local government council shall

become the temporary mayor, inheriting all powers and duties of the

mayor;

2. 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 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

3. The tenure of the gubernatorial appointment shall be governed by

Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.

(7) 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.