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Recent Amendments to the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts
Morgain Patterson on September 4, 2018
Recently, the Kentucky Office of Attorney General sent out a communication notifying Mayors and City Attorneys of legislation that amends the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts. The information contained the following summaries:
Reminder on Quota Retail by the Drink Change
Chris Johnson on August 14, 2018
Quota Retail by the Drink Change As of June 7, 2018, quota retail drink licenses are now treated the same as all other alcohol licenses that cities may issue due to the regulatory repeal of 804 KAR 9:050. This means that any city t...
Body-Worn Camera Open Records Requests
Body-Worn Camera Open Records Requests House Bill 373, a KLC Initiative passed during the 2018 session, created a new law that reduces the burden on cities in complying with open records requests involving body-worn came...
Background Checks for Youth Programs
Morgain Patterson on June 26, 2018
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2018: BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS After each legislative session, every city carefully reviews the KLC Legislative Update to make a color-coded chart denoting effecti...
KLC is offering to facilitate a meeting for cities interested in discussing opioid damages litigation as a class.
Morgain Patterson on April 3, 2018
“…junk (opioids) is the inoculation of death that keeps the body in a condition of emergency.” Burroughs, William S., JUNKIE: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict. Kentucky is one of the states most severe...
REED SAMPLE SIGN ORDINANCE- NOW AVAILABLE!
Chris Johnson on December 21, 2017
Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona Sample Ordinance Now Available A sample ordinance incorporating the new standard of municipal sign regulation set forth in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona (135 S.Ct 2218) is now avai...
City Information Reporting Deadline for City Clerks - January 31
City Information Reporting Deadline for City Clerks -- January 31 KRS 83A.085 requires the city clerk to provide to the Department for Local Government (DLG) a list containing the names of the mayor, legislative body mem...
The Next Step for Cities Considering Franchise Fees for Telecommunications Companies
Morgain Patterson on October 9, 2017
Download/print post as PDF. The Next Step for Cities Considering Franchise Fees for Telecommunications Companie...
Legislative Prayer Update
Morgain Patterson on September 18, 2017
On September 6, 2017, the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision upholding legislative prayer in Bormuth v. County of Jackson, No. 15-1869. Some reading this may think, wait a second this case was decided this...
Summary of the 2017 Attorney General Opinions
Chris Johnson on July 11, 2017
Summary of the 2017 Attorney General Opinions The KLC Member Legal Services Team has compiled a summary of the attorney general opinions through the first half of the year. This report al...
Standardized Occupational License Tax Forms Available
Morgain Patterson on June 19, 2017
Standardized Occupational License Forms Download the forms from the Secretary of State's Office &...
Municipal Road Aid Reminder
Chris Johnson on May 11, 2017
Municipal Road Aid Reminder We are entering budget season and the KLC Legal Team would like to take this opportunity to remind our cities that they need to have a public hearing to get public input on road and bridge projects before spen...
Summary of AG opinions, Open Records, and Open Meetings 2017 First Quarter Decisions
Chris Johnson on April 3, 2017
ATTENTION CITY ATTORNEYS AND OFFICIALS:
The KLC Legal Team has compiled summaries of all of the Kentucky Attorney General Opinions, including Open Records and Open Meetings, for the first quarter of the year.
Budget Deadline Reminders
Chris Johnson on March 15, 2017
Budget season is upon us yet again and KLC Legal would like to take the opportunity to remind you of some important dates and requirements. The proposed budget must be submitted by the executive authority, together with a budget message,...
KLC Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Important KY Supreme Court Case on Open Meetings
KLC Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Important KY Supreme Court Case on Open Meetings KLC recently filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a case before the Kentucky Supreme Cour...
Employee Applications and Open Records Law
Chris Johnson on January 24, 2017
Employee Applications and Open Records Law Our cities are presented every day with requests under the Kentucky Open Records Act (KRS 61.870 to 61.884). But just like fashion, the types of requests our cities receive seem to go in a...
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