As many in Winchester know, in August 2023, Clark County Judge Executive Les Yates sued fellow members of the Clark County Fiscal Court and the Clark County Public Library Board of Directors.
Clark County Fiscal Court
On the afternoon of Friday, February 23rd, both sides appeared before Judge Kristin J. Clouse in Clark County’s 25th District Courtroom with a case still pending.
Nothing official was decided at all, as of this writing: It’s under advisement, and the judge’s going to give a written opinion on it,” said Dodd Dixon, who represents the Clark County Public Library Board.
The Clark County Fiscal Court is represented by the county’s solicitor, William Elkins. We are pleased with what has happened so far. We’re looking forward to the court ruling,” said attorney Amy Cubbage of Tachau Meek, which is representing Judge Yates. As far as legal matters are concerned, CCPL and the Fiscal Court shall be defendants while Judge Yates is a plaintiff. According to WinchesterSun.
At the first hearing in January, a request for dismissal by the defendants as well as an application for interim injunction from the plaintiff were rejected.
Consequently, Thacker was allowed to keep her position on the Board of Directors while the proceedings were ongoing.
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On July 12, the fiscal court nominated and voted in the majority to confirm Thacker’s appointment.
According to Dixon, KRS 67.710(9) provides an opportunity for the Clark County Fiscal Court to take enforcement action.
However, in the lawsuit presented by Yates, such action is deemed extralegal – or not regulated by law – because KRS 173.730 (2) deems that no nominee may be approved unless the state librarian, commissioner of archives, and county judge submit the nominees.
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