Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Paducah Mayor Named New KLC President
KENTUCKY....
Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton will become president of the Kentucky League of Cities. Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker was named Secretary of State last week after Trey Grayson announced he would leave the office to take a post at Harvard University. Paxton will assume Walker's duties until the executive board can take official action and will remain eligible for a full term as KLC president. He will work with the new executive director of KLC, Jon Steiner, as the organization tries to revamp after a state audit revealed excessive spending, conflicts of interest and high salaries. The former top three officials at KLC have left or have been fired. Paxton and Steiner will oversee a new culture of transparency required by legislative action, including a database that shows all the group's expenditures. In addition, KLC has new rules for open meetings and open records.
Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton will become president of the Kentucky League of Cities. Bowling Green Mayor Elaine Walker was named Secretary of State last week after Trey Grayson announced he would leave the office to take a post at Harvard University. Paxton will assume Walker's duties until the executive board can take official action and will remain eligible for a full term as KLC president. He will work with the new executive director of KLC, Jon Steiner, as the organization tries to revamp after a state audit revealed excessive spending, conflicts of interest and high salaries. The former top three officials at KLC have left or have been fired. Paxton and Steiner will oversee a new culture of transparency required by legislative action, including a database that shows all the group's expenditures. In addition, KLC has new rules for open meetings and open records.
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