Home City Commission Community Building Newsletters Minutes Ordinances Utilities Contact More Home City Commission Community Building Newsletters Minutes Ordinances Utilities Contact Home City Commission Community Building Newsletters Minutes Ordinances Utilities Contact About Us Home Rule City What is Home Rule What is Home Rule In 2014, Kentucky General Assembly reclassified Kentucky cities into two types. * First Class Cities - have a mayor-alderman form of government
* Home Rule Cities - have a mayor-council, commission, or a city manager form of government.
Section 156b of the Kentucky Constitution authorizes the General Assembly to grant broad home rule powers to cities, but does not require it. Fortunately, in 1980 the General Assembly did decide to grant broad home rule authority to all classes of cities through the adoption of KRS 82.082 . Prior to the enactment of the home rule statute, cities had no inherent right of self-government and depended almost exclusively upon specific acts of the General Assembly to authorize various functions.