KRS 65.323: Duties of council.

(1) The Local Government Training Advisory Council shall:

(a) Develop and update on a biennial basis a local government training plan that:

1. Quantifies the training needs of local governments;

2. Evaluates the abilities of existing training programs to meet the needs;

3. Identifies areas of unmet need that jus tify expanding existing programs

or the creation of new programs; and

4. Formulates a strategy, giving consideration to the use of state -of-the-art

communication techniques to enhance training efforts, that meets the

needs of local governments;

(b) Submit a copy of the local government training plan to the Legislative

Research Commission by November 1 of odd-numbered years;

(c) Ensure the proper coordination of training programs for city and county

governments; and

(d) Elect a chairperson annually from its membership.

(2) The council shall adopt the plan provided for in subsection (1)(a) of this section by

majority vote, at which time it shall become the policy document used by the

Department for Local Government to determine priorities for the expenditure o f

training funds.