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Article: KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPEN RECORDS DECISION REGARDING JAY MCSHURLEY/SOMERSET CITY COUNCIL

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March 14, 2007
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The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open meetings decision:

In re: Jay McShurley/Somerset City Council

Summary: The Attorney General cannot ascertain the subjective intent of the council members in attending a series of less than quorum meetings. The record on appeal does not conclusively establish that the members attending those meetings collectively constituted a quorum. Nevertheless, we find that if a series of less than quorum meetings did, in fact, occur and the members attending those meetings collectively constituted a quorum of the council, the council's actions contravened KRS 61.810(2).

Open Meetings Decision

The question presented in this appeal is whether the ...

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