KRS 61.380: Certain counties may pay attendance expenses of officers at conferences,

meetings or hearings -- Statement of expenses to be filed.

(1) In any county containing a city of the first class, the members of the fiscal court and

any of its employees, the co unty judge/executive and county attorney and his

assistants, when duly authorized by a majority vote of the fiscal court of such

county, may attend conferences, meetings, legislative or judicial hearings upon

matters pertaining to county government or to t he county's business, and the

expenses of such attendance shall be borne and paid out of the county levy in the

manner provided by such authorization.

(2) Before any such expenses are so paid by the fiscal court, the attendant at any such

meeting, conference or hearing shall, within ten (10) days after his return therefrom

file with the fiscal court an itemized statement of all expenses incurred by him, and

such statement shall be a public record and spread at large upon the minute book of

such court.