The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records and open meetings decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-118 (In re: Joshua Powell/Lexington Police Department)
Summary: The Lexington Police Department did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request to inspect records that do not exist in its possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-1…
2. 21-OMD-119 (In re: Randall Knuckles/Bell County Fiscal Court)
Summary: The Bell County Fiscal Court violated the Open Meetings Act when it failed to issue a written response to a complaint within three business days. However, the Fiscal Court did not violate the Act when comments submitted by a member of the public to a social media page broadcasting the meeting were deleted.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-OMD-1…
3. 21-ORD-120 (In re: Levi Stewart/Jessamine County Detention Center)
Summary: The Jessamine County Detention Center violated the Open Records Act by failing to timely respond to an inmate's request for records, but did not violate the Act in failing to provide records not in its possession or control.
https://ag.ky.gov/Priorities/Government-Transparency/orom/2021/21-ORD-1…
