{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-83a.150","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 83A.150","heading":"City manager plan -- Powers and duties of mayor, board of","body":"commissioners, and city manager -- Conduct of board meetings.\n(1) The form of government provided in this section shall be known as the city manager\nplan and this section shall togethe r with KRS 83A.010 to 83A.120 govern any city\ndeclared to be under the city manager plan by KRS 83A.020 or which has adopted\nthe city manager plan pursuant to KRS 83A.160.\n(2) Each city under this section shall be governed by an elected officer who shall b e\ncalled mayor and by elected legislative body members who shall be called city\ncommissioners and which together shall be known as the board of commissioners\nand by such other officers and employees as may be provided for by statute or city\nordinance.\n(3) All legislative and executive authority of the city shall be vested in and exercised by\nthe board. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the board and may vote in all\nproceedings. The mayor shall be recognized as the head of the city government by\nthe Governor for purposes of military law, but shall have no regular administrative\nduties. The board shall designate one (1) city commissioner to serve as mayor pro\ntem. The mayor pro tem shall act for the mayor whenever the mayor is unable to\nattend to the duties of his office and he shall then possess all rights, powers and\nduties of mayor. If the disability of the mayor to attend his duties continues for sixty\n(60) consecutive days, the office of mayor may be declared vacant by a majority\nvote of the board membership and the provisions of KRS 83A.040 shall apply.\n(4) In addition to the requirements of KRS 61.805 to 61.850, the board shall conduct\nmeetings as follows:\n(a) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once each month at such\ntimes and places as are fixed by ordinance;\n(b) Special meetings of the board may be called by the mayor or upon written\nrequest of a majority of the city commissioners. In the call, the mayor or\ncommissioners shall designate the purpose, time and place of the speci al\nmeeting with sufficient notice for the attendance of board members and for\ncompliance with KRS Chapter 61. At a special meeting no business shall be\nconsidered other than that set forth in the designation of purpose;\n(c) The minutes of every meeting sha ll be signed by the person responsible for\nmaintaining city records provided under KRS 83A.060 and the officer\npresiding at the meeting; and\n(d) Notwithstanding KRS 61.810, the board may meet in a closed session no more\nthan two (2) times per calendar year  for the purposes of conducting a\nperformance evaluation of the city manager. The board shall follow KRS\n61.815 in conducting the closed session. Any public records related to that\nperformance evaluation shall be subject to the provisions of KRS 61.870 to\n61.884.\n(5) The board shall by ordinance establish all appointive offices and the duties and\nresponsibilities of those offices and codes, rules, and regulations for the public\nhealth, safety, and welfare. The board shall by ordinance provide for sufficient\nrevenue to operate city government and shall appropriate the funds of a city budget\nwhich shall provide for the orderly management of city resources.\n(6) The board may require any city officer or employee to prepare and submit to it\nsworn statements regarding his performance of his official duties and may otherwise\ninquire into the conduct of duties of any department, office, or agency of the city.\n(7) The board shall in accordance with KRS 83A.080 create the office of city manager\nand set qualifications f or the office, which shall include, but not be limited to\nprofessional training or administrative qualifications with special reference to actual\nexperience in or knowledge of accepted practice regarding duties of the office and\nlist duties and responsibil ities of the office which shall include, but not be limited\nto:\n(a) Being responsible to the board for the proper administration of all duties\nimposed upon him by ordinance;\n(b) Recommending to the board, subject to any statute, ordinance, or contract\nwhich relates to the appointment, tenure, or removal of any employee, the\nappointment, and when necessary for the good of the service, the removal of\nsubordinate employees and officers of the city. No officer or employee of the\ncity shall be appointed or remov ed except through action by the board, except\nthat the city manager may fill vacancies in the classified service pending the\nappointment by the board and may employ personnel for temporary positions\nsubject to such conditions as may be imposed by the board;\n(c) Preparing the budget and submitting it to the board and being responsible for\nits administration after adoption;\n(d) Preparing and submitting to the board as of the end of each fiscal year a\ncomplete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the\npreceding year;\n(e) Keeping the board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the\ncity and making recommendations as he deems desirable;\n(f) Maintaining liaison with related units of local government respecting\ninterlocal contracting and joint activities;\n(g) Supervising all departments of city government and the conduct of all city\nofficers and employees under his jurisdiction and requiring each department to\nmake reports to him required by ordinance or as he deems desirable; and\n(h) Performing other duties required of city executive authorities by statute or\nrequired of him by the board not inconsistent with this section.\n(8) The board shall appoint a city manager by a majority vote of all its members. The\ncity manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term and may be removed only by\na majority vote of all board members. At least thirty  (30) days before such removal\nshall become effective, the board shall by a majority vote of all its members adopt a\npreliminary resolution stating the reasons for his removal. The city manager may\nreply in writing and may request a public hearing which sh all be held not earlier\nthan twenty (20) days nor later than thirty (30) days after the filing of the request.\nAfter the public hearing, if requested, and after full consideration, the board by\nmajority vote of all its members may adopt a final resolution of removal. By the\npreliminary resolution, the board may suspend the city manager from duty, but shall\nin any event cause to be paid to him any unpaid balance of his compensation and\ncompensation for the next calendar month following adoption of the prelim inary\nresolution.\n(9) The city manager shall be the chief administrative officer and exercise those\nexecutive powers and duties delegated to him by ordinance and statute. He shall\nenforce the city manager plan, city ordinances and all applicable statutes. Subject to\napproval of the board, the city manager shall promulgate procedures to insure\norderly administration of the functions of city government and compliance with\nstatute or ordinance. Any delegation of the city manager's duties or responsibilities\nto subordinate officers and employees shall be made by municipal order except that\nall bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the city according to ordinance\nor resolution shall be made and executed by the mayor on behalf of the city.","path":["KRS Chapter 83A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52572","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:44Z","sha256":"c34ad68e58852353bbc027319f32f5ecc9d0938f935fd0d9c901ab2194a22d1a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-83a.140","next":"us-ky/krs-83a.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}