Floyd County Board of Education v. Ratliff

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal by the Floyd County Board of Education, its Superintendent, and individual Board members, is from a decision by the Court of Appeals which reversed the Floyd Circuit Court. The case involves alleged violations of the Kentucky Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.800 through KRS 61.850, and specific exemptions for executive sessions contained in KRS 61.810(1).

The trial court determined that the executive sessions were lawful. The Court of Appeals reversed and held that the Board violated the Kentucky Open Meetings Act by holding private meetings of a public body in…