The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records and open meetings decisions last week:
1. 24-OMD-232 (In re: James Miller/Mount Vernon City Council)
Summary: The Mount Vernon City Council violated the Open Meetings Act when it failed to issue a written response to a complaint within three business days. The Council also violated the Act when it failed to send notice of a special meeting to a media organization that had filed a written request to receive such notices under KRS 61.823(4).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-OMD-232.pdf
2. 24-ORD-233 (In re: Steve Roberson/Simpson County Detention Center)
Summary: The Simpson County Detention Center violated the Open Records Act when it denied a request that precisely described the records sought. The Office cannot find that the Center violated the Act when it made available more records than what the Appellant considered to be responsive to his request.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-233.pdf
3. 24-ORD-234 (In re: Thomas Bunton/Warren Circuit Court Clerk)
Summary: The Open Records Act does not apply to the Warren Circuit Court Clerk.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-234.pdf
4. 24-ORD-235 (In re: John Fritz/University of Kentucky)
Summary: The University of Kentucky did not violate the Open Records Act when it could not provide records that do not exist, when it denied requests for information, or when it denied requests for copies of records that did not precisely describe the public records requested. However, the University violated the Act when it failed to make specific responses to requests that precisely described the records, stating whether the records existed and, if so, explaining its reasons for denying those requests.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-235.pdf
5. 24-ORD-236 (In re: Bryan Brown/Lee Adjustment Center)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the Lee Adjustment Center violated the Open Records Act because the Office cannot resolve the factual dispute between the requester and the agency.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-236.pdf
