City Building 998 Monmouth Street 1st Floor, Multi-Purpose Room Newport, KY 41071
Agendas are published the Friday before the meeting.
At regular meetings the Board addresses business matters and votes on legislation; these meetings are open to the public and streamed via Youtube and the City's Facebook page.
City Building 998 Monmouth Street 1st Floor, Multi-Purpose Room Newport, KY 41071
Open discussion by the Board of Commissioners regarding consideration of matters to be placed on future agendas, proposed legislation, and general items or matters of City-related business or concern.
The caucus meeting is for discussion and is open to the public and streamed via Youtube and the City's Facebook page.
Typically there is a caucus meeting on a Monday early in the month with a regular meeting two weeks later. The meeting schedule is adjusted slightly in the summer and when dates would coincide with holidays. (This is why a schedule is set and published for the year rather than setting “first and third” or “second and fourth” Mondays and then adjusting each time those dates conflict with state and federal holidays that tend to fall on Mondays.)
Special Meetings
Scheduled as needed
City Building 998 Monmouth Street 1st Floor, Multi-Purpose Room Newport, KY 41071
Occasionally there is pressing business that requires an additional special meeting be added to the schedule. In such instances, the date, time, and agenda are sent to the media and a notice is hung at the city building at least 24 hours in advance of the special meeting.
Notice is sent to the media of record and posted at the city building twenty-four hours in advance unless an emergency is declared.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
The City of Newport has a Mayor and four Commissioners and operates under the City Manager form of government as constituted under Kentucky Revised Statute 83A.150. The Board of Commissioners appoints a City Manager as the chief administrative officer, whose responsibility is to carry out the decisions of the Board and manage the day-to-day operations of the City.
The Commissioners serve two-year terms while the Mayor serves a four-year term. The Mayor has the statutory responsibility to preside at Board meetings, recommend appointments to designated boards and is the signatory of authorized documents on behalf of the City while the City Manager serves as the chief executive officer.
Newport has a Board of Commissioners and operates under a City Manager form of government. In Kentucky, prior to legislative reform effective in 2015, cities were divided into classes based on population, and Newport was classified as a city of the Second Class, but is now a "Home Rule" city and still operates with a five-member Board of Commissioners and a City Manager.
Annual Reports
View Annual Reports published by the Board of Commissioners in the Archive Center.