The General Assembly finds and declares that the basic policy of KRS 61.805 to 61.850 is that the formation of public policy is public business and shall not be conducted in secret and the exceptions provided for by KRS 61.810 or otherwise provided for by law shall be strictly construed.
KRS 61.800
Legislative statement of policy
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Yeoman v. Com., Health Policy Bd. (1998)
Most recently applied in Board of Commissioners of the City of Danville, Kentucky v. Advocate Communications, Inc. D/B/A the Advocate-Messenger (September 2017)
Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky
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