The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 24-ORD-240
(In re: Jeffrey Skiles/Western Kentucky Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Western Kentucky Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records posing a security threat under KRS 197.025(1).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-240.pdf
2. 24-ORD-241
(In re: Alan S. Rubin/Jefferson County Public Schools)
Summary: Jefferson County Public Schools) did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for a copy of school surveillance video and an incident report under KRS 61.878(1)(k) and 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-241.pdf
3. 24-ORD-242
(In re: Randall Knuckles/Bell County Fiscal Court)
Summary: The Bell County Fiscal Court did not violate the Open Record Act when it did not respond to a request it claims it did not receive.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-242.pdf
4. 24-ORD-243
(In re: Andrea Janovic/Cold Spring Police Department)
Summary: The Cold Spring Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for a letter collected at the scene of a suicide under KRS 61.878(1)(a).
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-243.pdf
5. 24-ORD-244
(In re: Uriah Pasha/Kentucky Parole Board)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the Kentucky Parole Board violated the Open Records Act because the Office cannot resolve the factual dispute between the parties.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-244.pdf
6. 24-ORD-245
(In re: Eric Bunzow/City of Elsmere)
Summary: The City of Elsmere did not violate the Open Records Act when it could not provide records not within its possession, custody, or control.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-245.pdf
7. 24-ORD-246
(In re: Eric Bunzow/Elsmere City Councilwoman)
Summary: A member of the Elsmere City Council did not violate the Open Records Act when she denied a request that did not seek records prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the Councilwoman.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-246.pdf
8. 24-ORD-247
(In re: Christopher Hunt/Commonwealth’s Attorney, 34th Judicial Circuit)
Summary: The Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 34th Judicial Circuit did not violate the Open Records Act when he denied under KRS 61.878(1)(h) a request for records contained in his criminal investigation or litigation files.
Open Records Decision
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2024-OROM/2024/24-ORD-247.pdf
