Request By:
Hon. Charles E. Lenahan
Mayor
City of Georgetown
City Hall
Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
Opinion
Opinion By: Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General; Walter C. Herdman, Asst. Deputy Attorney General
This is in response to your letter of April 5 in which you raise the following question:
"In a fourth class city with a population of 10,972, is it ok to hold city council meetings in different areas of the city?"
Our response to your question would be in the affirmative provided the city complies with the following provisions of KRS 83A.130(11) which read in part as follows:
". . . regular meeting of the council shall be held at least once each month at such times and places as are fixed by ordinance . . ." (Emphasis added.)
You will note that the word "place" is used in the plural sense which means "numerous." See Webster's Dictionary and KRS 446.020.
We also call your attention to KRS 61.820 which reads as follows:
"All meetings of all public agencies of this state, and any committees or subcommittees thereof shall be held at specified times and places which are convenient to the public and shall provide for a schedule of regular meetings by ordinance, resolution, bylaws or by whatever other means may be required for the conduct of business of that public agency, and said schedule of regular meetings shall be made available to the public."
Thus, the above statutes, particularly KRS 83A.130(11), clearly authorize the city council to enact an ordinance providing that regular meetings shall be held at different locations specifically identified within the city on stated dates and at specified times.