At a recent meeting of the Clark County Fiscal Court, magistrates and Clark County Judge-Executive Les Yates voted unanimously in favor of a resolution urging the Kentucky General Assembly to pass House Bill 557.
Text of the resolution is included below:
WHEREAS, county governments across the Commonwealth of Kentucky have increased general fund transfers to county jails by approximately 76 percent from fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2025, diverting limited local resources from essentialpublic services; and…