Kentucky League of Cities Under Fire for Keeping Deputy, Insurance Chief
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Criticism of the Kentucky League of Cities is mounting over a that criticized its spending, and some associate cities are withholding their dues. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that some cities are displeased the KLC is keeping Deputy Director Neil Hackworth and Insurance Services key William Hamilton in the acme two posts. Critical letters have been sent recently by the cities of Cold Spring, Flemingsburg and Taylor Mill. Former KLC overseer commander Sylvia Lovely resigned stand up summer after stories in the Herald-Leader particularized far up salaries, unreasonable spending and conflicts of interest. Member cities reimburse fee to the club for usefulness including for lobbying, financing and assurance services.
A latest sign from Cold Spring Mayor Mark Stoeber was most direct. "Shame on you for the blatant, arrogant, self-effacing abuses,'' he wrote. "Equally revolting is for the billet to brook executives knotty in the failure of such abuses to remain.'' Executive committee fellow Diane Whalen, the mayor of Florence, said she thinks there's restored awareness of the poverty for change. "There's a acceptance across the food (that) there needs to be unknown rule from the exceed down,'' she said.
