Kentucky Association of Counties
A measure that would require the troubled Kentucky Association of Counties and Kentucky League of Cities to open their meetings and books to the public was approved by a Senate committee Wednesday.
FRANKFORT — After seven months of turbulence over internal spending problems, the board of directors of the Kentucky Association of Counties ignored its own search committee's recommendation and plucked a new leader from within the organization's ranks.
The story that sparked the investigation
When the Kentucky Association of Counties sent six people to Washington, D.C., in March 2008 to attend a conference and lobby officials, the $31,700 trip included two dinners totaling $4,277 and a $10,000 cancellation fee for hotel rooms that weren't used. That trip was one of the most expensive among dozens of jaunts taken by leaders of KACo, a non-profit group that lobbies for counties and provides them with insurance and financing services.
Search the KACO and KLC expenses database
Two associations for county officials have asked the state auditor to help them establish better oversight of expenses in light of spending issues at their sister organization, the Kentucky Association of Counties.
