Carter v. Smith

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

After serving eighteen months as the superintendent of Bourbon County public schools, Appellant Arnold Carter transferred into the position of consultant to the school district pursuant to a so-called “exit strategy.” The details of Carter’s resignation and consulting contract were discussed and determined in a closed session during the last regular meeting of the Bourbon County Board of Education in December 2002. Appellee Jamie Smith, a parent and concerned citizen, challenged the Board’s actions as violative of Kentucky’s Open Meetings Act. After…