Kentucky Statutes 67.078 – Quorum — Majority of fiscal court required to pass ordinance — Emergency acts — Effective date
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(1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a majority of a fiscal court shall constitute a quorum and a majority of a quorum shall be sufficient to take action, except that a majority of the fiscal court shall be required to pass an ordinance. No meeting shall be held by the fiscal court without notice to all members thereof.
(2) A majority of the fiscal court may declare an emergency to exist by naming and describing the emergency, and thereafter may adopt a county ordinance to address that emergency without regard to the requirements of KRS § 67.077.
(3) All county ordinances and other official actions shall state the effective date thereof.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 6, effective June 17, 1978.
(2) A majority of the fiscal court may declare an emergency to exist by naming and describing the emergency, and thereafter may adopt a county ordinance to address that emergency without regard to the requirements of KRS § 67.077.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 67.078
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) All county ordinances and other official actions shall state the effective date thereof.
Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 6, effective June 17, 1978.