The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records decisions last week:
1. 21-ORD-246 (In re: Joseph Spiaggi/Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator)
Summary: The Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not deny a requester the right to inspect records on public premises.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-246.pdf
2. 21-ORD-247 (In re: James Harrison/Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Community Corrections)
Summary: The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Community Corrections did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that do not contain a specific reference to the requesting inmate.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-247.pdf
3. 21-ORD-248 (In re: Harry Crouch/Office of the Attorney General)
Summary: The Office of the Attorney General violated the Open Records Act when it invoked KRS 61.872(5) but failed to dispense with the request on the date by which it had said records would be available for inspection. The Office did not violate the Act when it withheld records that were correspondence with private individuals under KRS 61.878(1)(i) or records pertaining to criminal litigation under KRS 61.878(1)(h).
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-248.pdf
4. 21-ORD-249 (In re: James Harrison/Grayson County Detention Center)
Summary: The Grayson County Detention Center ("the Center") did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied a request for records that does not exist in its possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-249.pdf
5. 21-ORD-250 (In re: Kelly Copas/Monroe County Judge Executive's Office)
Summary: The Monroe County Fiscal Court violated the Open Records Act when it did not issue a timely response to a request under the Act and when it did not comply with KRS 61.880. However, it did not violate the Act when it provided copies of all the records it claims exists in its possession.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-250.pdf
6. 21-ORD-251 (In re: Kelly Bush/City of Franklin)
Summary: The City of Franklin violated the Open Records Act when it did not issue a response to requests to inspect records within five business days.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-251.pdf
7. 21-ORD-252 (In re: Roy Sanders/Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it denied an inmate's request for a record that does not contain a specific reference to him. However, the Complex violated the Act when it failed to explain how an exception to the Act applied to a particular record.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-252.pdf
8. 21-ORD-253 (In re: Michael Murphy/Gallatin CountyFloodplain Coordinator's Office)
Summary: Because appeals brought before the statutory deadline for a public agency to respond are not ripe for review, this Office is unable to determine if the Gallatin County Floodplain Coordinator's Office violated the Open Records Act based on a factual dispute between the parties as to whether the records provided are different from records that were sought.
https://ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2021/21-ORD-253.pdf
9. 21-ORD-254 (In re: Jonathan Griggs/McCracken County Regional Jail)
Summary: The McCracken County Regional Jail violated the Open Records Act when it failed to separate exempt material from nonexempt material in a record and provide the nonexempt material for inspection.
