The Kentucky Attorney General issued the following open records and open meetings decisions last week:
1. 25-ORD-055 (In re: James Harrison/Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Office cannot find that the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex violated the Open Records Act because the Office cannot resolve the factual dispute between the parties concerning receipt of a request for records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-055.pdf
2. 25-ORD-056 (In re: Phillip Wines/Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex)
Summary: The Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex did not violate the Open Records Act when it did not provide records that it does not possess.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-056.pdf
3. 25-OMD-057 (In re: Tanyqua Oliver/Lexington–Fayette Urban County Government Administrative Hearings Board)
Summary: The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Administrative Hearings Board did not violate the Open Meetings Act by holding a series of less-than-quorum meetings.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-OMD-057.pdf
4. 25-ORD-058 (In re: Brandi Lanham/Webster County Judge/Executive)
Summary: The Webster County Judge/Executive violated the Open Records Act when it failed to properly invoke KRS 61.878(1)(m)1. to withhold records.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-058.pdf
5. 25-ORD-059 (In re: Melanie Barker/Cabinet for Health and Family Services)
Summary: The Cabinet for Health and Family Services violated the Open Records Act when it failed to issue a response to a request to inspect records within five business days of receiving it. The Cabinet did not violate the Act when it did not provide records it does not possess, or when it did not grant requests seeking information without describing public records to be inspected.
https://www.ag.ky.gov/Resources/orom/2025/25-ORD-059.pdf
6. 25-ORD-060 (In re: William Sharp/Department of Corrections)
Summary: The Department of Corrections did not violate the Open Records Act when it determined a request posed an unreasonable burden under KRS 61.872(6).
