Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 89.540 (2026)

Repealed, 1980

✓ current as of May 2026
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Catchline at repeal: Quorum -- Voting -- Method of passing measures. History: Repealed 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 20, effective July 15, 1980. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 3235dd-30, 3480c-31, 3606c-15.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1947–1952 · leading case: Healy v. City of Covington.
Healy v. City of Covington (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). · cites it 2× “Moore, “Mayor pro tern,” and not by the Mayor or two commissioners as provided in part by KRS 89.540, “Each resolution, measure or ordinance shall be signed by the mayor or by two commissioners and recorded before it shall take effect.”
City of Hazard v. Collins (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). · cites it 4× “It is further urged that as the Code was in book form it became itself an ordinance book, thereby obviating the necessity of spreading it upon the records of the city, as required by KRS 89.540. Furthermore, it is insisted that the publication of the book was in effect a…”
Paducah Auto. Trades Ass'n v. City of Paducah (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). “Defendant contends that publication of an ordinance is not necessary under the charter of second •class cities organized under the City Manager form of government; that KRS 89.540 which provides that “each resolution, measure or ordinance shall be signed by the mayor or.”
Fee v. Bornhorn (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “KRS 89.540, relating to ordinances of cities operating under the city manager form of government provides: “ * * * Each resolution,, measure or ordinance shall be signed by the mayor or by two commissioners and recorded before it shall take effect.”
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