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Howard v. City of Independence 61.800, 61.848, 61.846, 61.805, 61.810 While the coverage of the Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.800, was broad enough to include a police captain’s termination hearing, the police captain did not follow the procedures in KRS 61.846 and 61.848, and so was not entitled to relief. Howard v. City of Independence, 199 S.W.3d 741, 2005 Ky. App. LEXIS 230 (Ky. Ct. App. 2005), abrogated in part, Pearce v. Univ. of Louisville, 2011 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 998 (Ky. Ct. App. Nov. 18, 2011). Link
Knox County v. Hammons 61.805 Kentucky Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.805 et seq., does not impose upon government agencies the requirement to conduct business only in the most convenient locations at the most convenient times. Knox County v. Hammons, 129 S.W.3d 839, 2004 Ky. LEXIS 74 (Ky. 2004). Link
Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin 61.805, 61.800 Action of the school board at a closed meeting could not be ratified at the open public meeting because no vote was taken during an open session and because consensus was not established. Webster County Bd. of Educ. v. Newell, 392 S.W.3d 431, 2013 Ky. App. LEXIS 31 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). Link
Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin 61.805, 61.810, 61.800, 61.815 Litigation exception to open public meetings was not applicable to the school board’s decision directing legal counsel to pursue a challenge to the petition to recall the board’s nickel tax because it was a “final action” of the board to authorize litigation. Webster County Bd. of Educ. v. Newell, 392 S.W.3d 431, 2013 Ky. App. LEXIS 31 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). Link
Yeoman v. Commonwealth Health Policy Bd. 61.805 For a meeting to take place within the meaning of the Open Meetings Act, public business must be discussed or action must be taken by the agency. Yeoman v. Commonwealth Health Policy Bd., 983 S.W.2d 459, 1998 Ky. LEXIS 140 (Ky. 1998). Link
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