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67.078 Quorum -- Majority of fiscal court required to pass ordinance -- Emergency acts -- Effective date.

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67.078 Quorum -- Majority of fiscal court required to pass ordinance -- Emergency acts -- Effective date. (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 <br>majority of the fiscal court shall be required to pass an ordinance. No meeting shall <br>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 <br>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 <br>History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 6, effective June 17, 1978.