Board of Commissioners of the City of Danville, Kentucky v. Advocate Communications, Inc. D/B/A the Advocate-Messenger

RENDERED: SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 TO BE PUBLISHED ~upmut d1nurf nf ~"!f\{J ~ l 2016~SC-000280-DG BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY APPELLANT OF DANVILLE, KENTUCKY . ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS v. CASE NOS. 2014-CA-001300 AND 2014-CA-1301 BOYLE CIRCUIT COURT NO. 12-CI-00482 ADVOCATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPELLEE D/B/ATHE ADVOCATE-MESSENGER OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER AFFIRMING IN PART AND VACATING IN PART Under Kentucky's Open Meetings Act, city council meetings are presumptively open to the public unless an exception permits a meeting to be closed. The issue we address in this…