Court of Justice ex rel. Administrative Office of the Courts v. Oney

OPINION

SCHRODER, Judge:

This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment determining that § 165 of the Kentucky Constitution and KRS 61.080(1) do not prohibit a deputy circuit clerk from simultaneously serving as a member of city council. From our review of KRS 30A.020, § 165 of the Kentucky Constitution, and KRS 61.080(1), a deputy circuit clerk is clearly a “deputy (state) officer” and is, thus, precluded from simultaneously serving as an officer of a city. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Franklin Circuit Court and remand for further proceedings.

Appellee, Barbara Oney, has been…