The General Assembly should promptly enact state Auditor Adam Edelen’s plans to reform special districts. Edelen, for the first time in state history, identified 1,200-plus such districts. His report describes a $2.7 billion “ghost government” and “a muddled morass of …
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Auditor Edelen and Education Commissioner Holliday Call for Superintendent Contracts, Benefits, Evaluations to be More Transparent to Taxpayers
March 14, 2013
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday supports a recommendation by Auditor Adam Edelen to require superintendent contracts, benefits and annual evaluations be made available online after a series of school district special examinations found a lack of transparency and oversight. The Auditor’s …
Auditor Edelen Praises Bipartisan Agreement on Landmark Legislation Reforming Special Districts
March 12, 2013
A measure championed by Auditor Adam Edelen, aimed at reforming a $2.7 billion layer of government in the Commonwealth, is headed toward final passage after a conference committee of House and Senate members reached an agreement Tuesday on details of …
Edelen Releases Examination of Dayton Independent Schools, Finds Scandalous Abuses in Payments to Former Superintendent
March 7, 2013
Auditor Adam Edelen today released a special examination into the former superintendent of the Dayton Independent Schools, finding he received nearly $224,000 in benefits and payments over an eight-year period that were not authorized by the school board. The report …
Edelen Releases the Annual Statewide Audit of the Commonwealth, Expresses Concerns About Cyber Security Risks
February 20, 2013
Kentucky Auditor Adam Edelen has released the first part of the annual statewide audit of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, expressing an unqualified or clean opinion on the state’s financial statements. Auditor Edelen, however, …
