KRS 83A.160: Change in form of government permitted by popular vote only.

(1) Any city may become organized and governed under the mayor -council plan, the

commission plan or the city manager plan only by popular vote in accordance with

KRS 83A.120.

(2) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of changing the organization and

government of the city, the corporate entity of the city shall remain the same as it

was before the change. All laws applicable to and governing cities and not

inconsistent with the newly adopted plan shall continue to apply to and govern each

city that so c hanges its plan. All city ordinances, resolutions and orders in force in

any such city and not inconsistent with the newly adopted plan shall continue in

force until amended or repealed in the manner provided in the new plan.

(3) Upon the expiration of th e terms of the existing legislative body members, or if

terms are staggered, when the terms of a sufficient number of members have

expired to achieve a correct number of members remaining, or upon election of a

sufficient number of additional members at th e next regular election to achieve a

correct number of members, the city shall be organized and governed under the

newly adopted plan as provided in this chapter and shall take action necessary to be

in compliance with this chapter. In no event shall a cit y not be in compliance two

(2) years after the adoption of the new plan by the voters.

(4) Failure on the part of any ministerial officer to perform the duties required of him

by this section shall not prevent the change of the plan of organization and

government of the city.

(5) No city which changes the plan under which it is organized and governed under this

section shall again change the plan sooner than five (5) years from the effective date

of the last change.

(6) Any city with the largest populati on located in a county with a population equal to

or greater than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) based upon the most recent

federal decennial census may elect to become organized and governed under the

mayor-alderman plan of government provided in KR S 83.410 to 83.660 by popular

vote in accordance with KRS 83A.120. The process for the adoption of the mayor -

alderman plan of government shall be governed by subsections (2) to (5) of this

section.