RESOLUTION NO.______, SERIES 2017
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A RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 4 OF THE RULES OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT COUNCIL TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES ? 67C. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS GREEN, PARKER,
ENGEL, AND HOLLANDER
WHEREAS, the Kentucky General Assembly amended Kentucky Revised Statutes ("KRS") ?? 67C.103, 67C.143 and 67C.139 during the 2017 General Session in Senate Bill 222;
WHEREAS, the amendments to KRS ? 67C.139 delegate the Louisville Mayor's appointing authority to the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (the "Council") with boards and commissions, if the Mayor fails to appoint within 90 days of the expiration of the term;
WHEREAS, the amendments to KRS ? 67C.103 created the Government Oversight and Audit committee with authority to subpoena documents and testimony from any department or division of Louisville Metro Government and appointed members of boards and commissions as described in KRS 103(13)(f);
WHEREAS, the amendments to KRS ?? 67C.103 and 67C.143 also convey the Government Oversight and Audit committee the authority to remove appointed members of boards and commissions as described in KRS 103(13)(f); and
WHEREAS, the Council hereby adopts a resolution amending the Rules of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Council (the "Rules") to specify how these appointments will be made and the process for the new Government Oversight and Audit committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Section 4A of the Rules is hereby established to read as follows:
SECTION 4A. STANDING COUNCIL COMMITTEES
4A.01 The Committee on Committees is a standing committee composed of the President and the Chair and Vice Chair of the two largest caucuses, as determined under Rule 13.02, and c...
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