{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-61.810","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 61.810","heading":"Exceptions to open meetings.","body":"(1) All meetings of a quorum of the members of any public agency at which any public\nbusiness is discussed or at which any action is taken by the agency, shall be public\nmeetings, open to the public at all times, except for the following:\n(a) Deliberations for decisions of the Kentucky Parole Board;\n(b) Deliberations on the future acquisition or sale of real property by a public\nagency, but only when publicity would be likely to affect the value of a\nspecific piece of property to be acquired for public use or s old by a public\nagency;\n(c) Discussions of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the\npublic agency;\n(d) Grand and petit jury sessions;\n(e) Collective bargaining negotiations between public employers and their\nemployees or their representatives;\n(f) Discussions or hearings which might lead to the appointment, discipline, or\ndismissal of an individual employee, member, or student without restricting\nthat employee's, member's, or student's right to a public hearing if requested.\nThis exception  shall not be interpreted to permit discussion of general\npersonnel matters in secret;\n(g) Discussions between a public agency and a representative of a business entity\nand discussions concerning a specific proposal, if open discussions would\njeopardize the siting, retention, expansion, or upgrading of the business;\n(h) State and local cabinet meetings and executive cabinet meetings;\n(i) Committees of the General Assembly other than standing committees;\n(j) Deliberations of judicial or quasi -judicial bodies  regarding individual\nadjudications or appointments, at which neither the person involved, his\nrepresentatives, nor any other individual not a member of the agency's\ngoverning body or staff is present, but not including any meetings of planning\ncommissions, zoning commissions, or boards of adjustment;\n(k) Meetings which federal or state law specifically require to be conducted in\nprivacy;\n(l) Meetings which the Constitution provides shall be held in secret;\n(m) That portion of a meeting devoted to a discuss ion of a specific public record\nexempted from disclosure under KRS 61.878(1)(m). However, that portion of\nany public agency meeting shall not be closed to a member of the Kentucky\nGeneral Assembly; and\n(n) Meetings of any select ion committee, evaluation committee, or other similar\ngroup established under KRS Chapter 45A or 56 or other state or local law, to\nselect a successful bidder for award of a state or local contract.\n(2) Any series of less than quorum meetings, where the me mbers attending one (1) or\nmore of the meetings collectively constitute at least a quorum of the members of the\npublic agency and where the meetings are held for the purpose of avoiding the\nrequirements of subsection (1) of this section, shall be subject t o the requirements\nof subsection (1) of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to\nprohibit discussions between individual members where the purpose of the\ndiscussions is to educate the members on specific issues.","path":["KRS Chapter 61"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52570","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:16Z","sha256":"5be1089b89687f573e27d77cd6b8391c7b2b5e6137dfaa26d4dd1fd173a344ae","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-61.805","next":"us-ky/krs-61.815"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}