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Message froM The execuTive DirecTor/ceo

My public service career has spanned over

30 years. In that period, I have had the opportu-nity to observe counties and county officials en-joy the good economic times and adapt, or at-tempt to adapt, to poor economic times. I have seen decisive leaders make difficult decisions, whether it was to raise taxes, cut services or a combina-tion of both to make the ends meet. And I have seen leaders who have waffled, unable to make the tough decision, who were more worried about what the voters might think. To me, it is an issue of character.

Character is what separates the effective public servant from the ineffective public servant. Someone once said: “Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.” I agree with this long ago thinker, however, I take it one step further. I would state that Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking or when everybody is looking. In fact, making decisions when you live in a community where everybody knows your name, your family and your history may be one of the truest measures of Character.

By the time you read this col-umn, your County Judge/Executive will have presented the proposed county budget to the Fiscal Court. Your Fiscal Court may have already met for the first time to review this proposed budget as counties are required to review proposed bud-gets during the month of May. And soon, by June 10, 2011, 20 days prior to the start of the fiscal year, your county will be required to send a proposed balanced budget to the State Local Finance Officer for

review and approval. Not a budget built on dreams, but a budget built on real projections of revenues and expen-ditures. This can be a difficult task, in the best of times, when bank accounts are flush with revenue. However, in today’s economy with

10 percent unemployment, home foreclosures, $4 gas prices, and with the federal government clamping down on grant and loan programs, such as the U.S. Housing & Urban Development Community Develop-ment Block Grant program, it is that much more difficult to balance your county budget.

This brings me to an article that I came across yesterday. It is an article about a county official who was faced with a tough budgetary decision, who reviewed the various options and knew that no matter what he did, his constituents would be affected. This public servant, Grayson County Judge/Executive Gary Logsdon, is not a man that I know well. We occasionally speak on the telephone, and I always say hello and converse with him when I run into him at conferences and meetings. But I can state unequivo-cally, that Judge Logsdon is a man of character and an official that I admire. How I can state that about a man that I don’t know well, like I would a dear friend or co-worker? Because Judge Logsdon made a decision that he found personally painful, but a decision that he felt was best for the county.

Grayson County, like so many of our counties, has had a tight budget this year. Grayson County is looking at another tight budget next year. Where some officials may have looked at increased taxes, reduced services or chose to do nothing hop-

OFFICERSPresident Chris Harris,Pike County MagistratePresident-Elect John Wilson,Garrard County Judge/Executive1st Vice President Tommy Turner,LaRue County Judge/Executive2nd Vice President Jerry “Peanuts” Gaines,Warren County SheriffImmediate Past President Rick Smith,Clark County CommissionerDenny Nunnelley,Executive Director/CEO, KACo

DIRECTORSCarl Tolliver, Boyd County CommissionerErvine Allen, Breathitt County PVAHarold “Shorty” Tomlinson,Carroll County Judge/ExecutiveRonald Wright, Casey County Judge/ExecutiveKaren Bushart, Clark County PVAN. E. Reed, Edmonson County Judge/ExecutiveJohn Goble, Floyd County MagistrateDarrell Link, Grant County Judge/ExecutiveAlex Barnett, Harrison County Judge/ExecutiveDean Johnson, Laurel County ClerkMike Miller, Marshall County Judge/ExecutivePatrick Boggs, Mason County SheriffJim Nickell, Rowan County Judge/ExecutiveSue Carole Perry, Shelby County ClerkStan Humphries, Trigg County Judge/ExecutiveRandy Stevens, Trimble County Judge/ExecutiveJohn Settles, Washington County Judge/ExecutiveJim Townsend, Webster County Judge/Executive

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Circuit Clerks Assn. David Nicholson, Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorneys Assn. Barry MooreCoroners Assn. John Goble, Scott County County Attorneys Assn. Marc Robbins, Madison CountyCounty Clerks Assn. Mike Kem, Christian CountyJailers Assn. Bobby Waits, Shelby CountyJudge/Executive Assn. Steve Tribble, Christian CountyMagistrates & Commissioners Assn.Phil Sammons, Boyle CountyPVA Assn. Jason Scriber, Henry CountySheriffs Assn. Bruce Hampton, Harrison County

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ing that the fiscal court could hobble together a budget, Judge Logsdon reviewed his county budget and the county services offered and came up with a different solution, choosing to reduce the county road crew’s hours from 40 hours per week to 32, with half the road crew taking off on Mon-days and half the road crew taking off on Fridays. Judge Logsdon didn’t make the decision to reduce these em-ployees’ hours and pay lightly, know-ing that these hardworking public servants still had bills to pay. Howev-er, this solution allowed for the road barn to operate on a normal schedule, allowed these workers to still qualify

for insurance, retirement and other county employment benefits and re-sulted in no layoffs or increased taxes. As Judge Logsdon said in the Grayson County News Gazette article:

“We are just cutting back. Look at all the things that are going on in Washington and Frankfort. High gas prices are killing our roads. By cutting back the hours rather than laying half of the workers off, they continue to have insurance. Twenty-five hours a week is still considered full-time and they still have all of their benefits. If we can see a way to save money we are going to take it.”

Judge Logsdon estimated that

this plan would save the county over $2000 a week.

Grayson County is not the only county facing tough economic issues right now. As each of you faces this financial predicament, I wish you well as you determine the best way to lead your county into the next fiscal year.

As always, if I can ever be of service to you, do not hesitate to call, write or visit.

Your colleague,

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When the green flag drops July 9, famous race car drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmy Johnson, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Bush, Carl Edward, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and many others will be at the track at the Kentucky Speedway, vying to win the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race ever run there.

Nearby counties on fast track to accommodate race fans

Kentucky Speedwayraces to host

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It’s been a long time coming, but the newly ex-panded, 117,000-person capacity Kentucky Speedway is the first track to be added to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series since 2001. The 400-mile event will conclude a tripleheader NASCAR weekend that opens with a 225-mile Camping World Truck Series battle on July 7 and spotlights a 300-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event on July 8. Quaker State is the title sponsor of the inaugu-ral Cup race.

Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) owner Bruton Smith purchased the Speedway, located about halfway between Cincinnati and Louisville, in late 2008. The next year, SMI invested about $20 million into the Gallatin County track, improving the internal road system and parking lots and adding a new bath house for fans. Now

that the long-coveted Cup race is a reality, it is estimated that SMI is spending an additional $50 million on track expansion and enhancement.

The state also chipped in, promising generous tax breaks to the track if SMI could secure a Cup date. The track was among the first projects approved under the amended Kentucky Tourism Development Act that pro-vides tax incentives to new or expanding businesses. The incentive allows the applicant to recover as much as 25 percent of development costs through the recovery of sales tax generated at the racetrack.

Construction is well underway at the track, which has included adding 40,000 grandstand seats. There is also room in the new campgrounds for 4,000 recreational vehicles, up from 1,000 before the renovation. The proj-

ABOVE Track renovations include adding seats and

moving pit road closer to the grandstand.

ABOVE RIGHT The main Kentucky Speedway building, ticket

office and information center got a fresh coat of paint.

RIGHT Meeting recently for an update were, from left,

Carroll County Judge/Execu-tive Shorty Tomlinson, Owen

County Judge/Executive Caro-lyn Keith, Kentucky Speed-

way General Manager Mark Simendinger and Gallatin

County Judge/Executive Ken McFarland.

ect has produced more than 200 jobs, with some crews working six days a week to make sure the Speedway and the campgrounds are ready for the July Cup date.

Kentucky Speedway General Manager Mark Simend-inger said the Sprint Cup race is the “first ‘major league’ sporting event” for the state. “Kentucky is known for putting on good events, such as the Ryder Cup and Ken-tucky Derby,” he added.

“People here are race fans,” said Simendinger. “They’ve told us ‘we’ve been waiting for this.’”

Simendinger said he told Gov. Steve Beshear, “I’ve never gone anywhere where I’ve seen happier people than Kentucky.”

The three-day event will be “part sporting event, part celebration!” Simendinger added.

Opportunity to showcase countiesThe Quaker State 400 Cup race is estimated to have

an annual $150 million economic impact on the Com-monwealth, according to Gov. Beshear’s office. Gallatin and nearby Carroll and Owen counties are also hoping to reap economic benefits from the upcoming race series.

According to Simendinger, the campgrounds in and around the Speedway will be open July 5, the day after the long Fourth of July weekend. The infield campground and the four new campgrounds being created on the former farm land that surrounds Kentucky Speedway are reservation-only, so fans with recreational vehicles can be assured of a space.

“A lot of people will be taking off that week and fans will be showing up early Tuesday, with most staying through to Sunday,” explained the general manager.

“The days before the race give us a chance to show-case our counties,” said Carroll County Judge/Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson at a recent meeting with Gall-atin County Judge/Executive Ken McFarland and Owen County Judge/Executive Carolyn Keith. “We want to be ready to show visitors the special qualities of each of our counties, and some Kentucky hospitality!”

In preparation for the event, the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a meeting of business people from the community and representa-tives from the Speedway to “give the general public and business owners an idea of what to expect and how to prepare,” said Tomlinson. He added that “we had a very positive response” with more than 100 people attending the meeting, including three regional Walmart managers and many restaurant owners.

“This will be a great opportunity to boost Carroll County’s economy and for our eating establishments, gas stations and hotels, but we need to have a commitment from our business people that they will be open,” said Tomlinson. “We don’t want to advertise restaurants, but when race fans come here to eat, the places are closed. Many places are planning to extend their hours that week, especially Saturday night, after the race.”

Simendinger agreed, pointing out that it would be helpful to “figure out the flow, the peak times when people are coming and when they are leaving, because

that’s when they stop to fill up with gas and stock up on snacks and sodas.”

Gallatin County Judge/Executive McFarland said, “This is very exciting for our community! People here have a positive attitude and we are going to expect the unexpected.”

McFarland said county residents who live along KY-35/Sparta Pike are preparing to park cars in their yards and provide camping on their property. “I heard that some people may rent out their houses for the weekend. They plan to go to the wonderful world of the Internet and advertise their homes,” he said.

Although Owen County Judge/Executive Keith said that her county has not seen much traffic from race fans in the past years, “we may get a lot of traffic out of cen-tral Kentucky this time.” She said local gas stations and “minute-marts” may see an increase in business. She plans to advertise the bed and breakfasts in rural Owen County.

Simendinger said that nearby hotel rooms may be

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BELOW Kara Spencer, left, and Pam Mylor wait to greet ticket buyers and race fans to the Speedway.

BOTTOM More than 100 Carroll County busi-ness owners and residents attended a recent information meeting.

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very expensive or require a multi-day package for the July 7-9 weekend, “so we are pushing people to hotels in Carroll and Owen counties.”

Handling traffic, emergenciesKentucky State Police will be in charge

of handling the substantial traffic to and from Interstate 71 that weekend as race fans enter the Speedway, and then later as people leave. However, McFarland said Gallatin County sheriff’s office per-sonnel will be available, if needed.

Due to the dangerous nature of high-speed car racing, local emergency personnel and crews from nearby Oldham County will be on hand, accord-ing to Simendinger. Also, the Kentucky Speedway owns two ambulances and contracts with a medi-cal helicopter service that would transport accident victims or fans to the University of Kentucky Hospital, he said.

Forty-three cars will compete in the Sprint Cup race, most traveling close to 200 mph. On Thursday, July 7, the drivers will have four solid hours to practice and get a feel for the track, Simendinger said, adding that he doesn’t anticipate making any changes to the track itself. “For the most part, racers don’t want you to touch the track; they like it worn in,” he said. “Racers feel more comfortable with a mature track.”

“The neat thing is that nobody has raced here in a Sprint Cup race, so the drivers are on even standing,” said Simendinger.

Besides competing in the Sprint Cup race, Kyle Bush has committed to drive a truck in the Camping World Truck Series race on Thursday, and Mark Martin and Joey Logano will be participating in Friday’s NASCAR Nation-wide Series event. Trevor Bayne, the young winner of the highly coveted Daytona 500, will be racing Saturday night.

Fans are true winnersAs part of the remodeling, the track is moving pit

road 200 feet closer to the grandstand to give fans a better view of the action, according to Simendinger. He hopes for a sellout when the NASCAR top drivers are there. He described ticket sales as brisk and would be surprised if all 117,000 seats aren’t filled on the second Saturday night in July.

“We’ve had ticket buyers from almost all 50 states,” he said. The Kentucky Speedway has already sold all of the 32 luxury suites it plans to sell. Also, Fan Zone Passes are for sale, which will provide fans access to an infield area surrounding Victory Lane and will include an enhanced view of Pit Road until one hour prior to the start of each weekend event.

Kentucky Speedway Unveils Fan-Inspired NSCS ‘Quaker State 400 Trophy Design

On April 20th, Kentucky Speedway unveiled its inaugural NASCAR Sprint

Cup Series “Quaker State 400” trophy design inspired by fan William Stohr of Sparta, through a fan contest. The 33-inch high,

22-inch wide, 30-pound trophy will blend Kentucky’s racing traditions by featuring a chrome-plated thoroughbred bust with a flowing checkered-flag mane. The bust will be mounted on

a tulip poplar wood pedestal to represent the official state tree and mounted to a stainless-steel base complete with a split-rail fence that depicts the Commonwealth’s signature rolling hills.

“Thinking about Kentucky and the Speedway, I wanted to combine stock car racing with a thor-oughbred horse,” Stohr said.

His design was chosen from 120 entries submitted by the enthusiastic Kentucky Speed-way fan base since November 2010. The design was brought to life by designer, and Calloway County native and University of Kentucky alum-nus Rusty Wright, through an association with Maryland-based Aquarius Sports Management. The trophy will be manufactured through Fast Forward Marketing of Spring, Texas.

Stohr will receive “Quaker State 400” tickets and will be present in Victory Lane July 9 when his creation is awarded to the speedway’s first Sprint Cup Series race champion.

County judge/executives are excited about the many opportunities available with the Speedway’s first Sprint Cup race. “It’s been quite an honor to watch Mark (Si-mendinger) pioneer this,” said McFarland.

“We are all looking forward to welcoming race fans to counties and to Kentucky.”

Race tickets and July Fan Zone passes for all 2011 Kentucky Speedway events can be reserved online at www.kentuckyspeedway.com, or by phone at 888-652-7223. n

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Marion County jail earns national

certification

Marion County Jailer Barry Brady and his staff strive to go “above and beyond” in

maintaining the quality of their facility. “There are three things you don’t ever compromise: staff, staff training and life safety issues,” Brady emphasized.

This commitment to quality and to consistently meeting the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) Core Jail Standards each and every day has earned the Marion County Deten-tion Center ACA certification – mak-ing it one of the few certified jails in America and the only certified jail in Kentucky.

During the yearlong ACA certification process, Brady pointed out, “We strive to do the right thing so we can reduce our liability issues without sacrificing the needs of the inmates or the profes-sionalism of our staff.”

The Marion County Jail is a model of efficiency. The facility has a capacity of 297 inmates, and stays full most of the time, holding local inmates, state offenders and federal detainees. There is a state-of-the-art training facility on the jail cam-pus where officers receive training

“The American Corrections Asso-ciation established the Core Jail Stan-dards, which are focused on profes-sionalism in the business of jails. I am very proud of the Marion County De-

tention Center staff and our achieve-ment of the proficient title of being a Certified Jail Operation,” said Brady.

However, not content to sit on the laurels, Brady noted, “We want to be innovative here and work on continu-ing improvement and continuing com-munication.” n

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For deputies in many sheriffs’ depart-ments, their cruisers are their offices.

“Our deputies spend so much time in their cars, we want them to know and understand the limits of the vehicle,” said McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden. This past March, all 23 patrol deputies participated in pursuit driving training on Grow Air Park’s paved strip in southwest Mc-Cracken County. The joint McCrack-en County Sheriff’s Department-Paducah Police Department training was designed to teach emergency driving under controlled conditions.

Following classroom instruction and a safety video, deputy sheriffs took to the 3,000-foot airstrip to skill-fully race their cars through a preci-sion driving pattern set, making J-

turns, S-turns and slalom maneuvers, often in reverse. The officers drove the course several times, improving their speeds and decreasing the num-ber of plastic orange cone casualties.

This was the third year Mc-Cracken County deputies took part in the drivers’ training, according to Hayden, who is serving his sec-ond term as sheriff. He said that the training serves two purposes: to al-low officers to come away from the experience with greater confidence; and to cut down on the number of accidents.

“I hope officers become more confident with not just offensive, but also defensive driving. Many accidents occur when deputies are hit by other drivers,” said the sheriff. “McCracken County has grown considerably in re-cent years so there is lots of traffic.”

While McCracken County has

become more urban, nearby Marshall County remains mostly rural, accord-ing to Chief Deputy Sheriff David Maddox. Marshall County Sheriff’s Department personnel, including court officers, patrol officers and de-tectives, participate in pursuit driving training in rural settings every year, with accident avoidance maneuvers emphasized, explained Maddox. “Our sheriff and the department are safety-oriented, so all officers are re-quired to train,” he said.

Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy Ray Chumbler has received special training and is the certified instruc-tor, Maddox said. Officers are trained in non-pursuit and pursuit driving, including the “PIT maneuver,” a technique used by law enforcement to stop fleeing vehicles with minimal risk to the driver, the police, and the public. The acronym "PIT" means

Sheriffs’ departments train for driving proficiency,

precision, pursuits

“Pursuit Intervention (or “Immobi-lization”) Technique.” This method is most often used to end police-involved car chases quickly and ef-fectively to help reduce danger to the public.

Marshall County and the Callo-way County sheriffs’ departments are exploring the possibility of forming a training partnership, Maddox said. Officers from both departments may train together this summer at the air-strip in McCracken County.

Training day Paducah Police Capt. Jason

Merrick and Officer Scotty Davis explained the road course to the Mc-Cracken County deputies who were training that Friday, two months ago, at the Grow Air Park. Officers were expected to back up in a tight maneuver, then drive several yards, shift the car into park, get out and run down and touch an orange traffic cone, run back and get into the car, put on the seat belt and back out. Racing further down the strip, driv-ers were to change lanes, attempt a slalom maneuver, then proceed to the stop sign and on to the S curve in reverse. After backing through a complicated maze of traffic cones set

up to represent people or property, the drivers raced to a gravel road, the “finish line.”

The course had to be completed within 4 minutes 30 seconds, ac-cording to Merrick. He pointed out that officers couldn’t hit any of the traffic cones; if they did, they failed that attempt and had to repeat the course again. Officers were allowed to try to complete the course eight times that afternoon-evening. Emer-gency scenarios and pursuit chases at night were scheduled for later that day.

Mark Roberts, with the Paducah Police Department and trainer for that day’s course, drove his cruiser alongside the officers and deputies, explaining the different emergency scenarios for the pursuit chases. “This is all a learning experience,” he explained. He told the trainees to “know your 80 percent,” meaning that they should drive at 80 percent of their ability. “That leaves 20 per-cent for error,” he said.

The training also allows the trainees to “demonstrate judgment and knowledge of policy,” said Rob-erts.

“You need to know all four cor-ners of your car,” he stressed. “Safe-ty training does pay off.” n

“You need to know all four corners

of your car.

Safety training does

pay off.”— Mark Roberts

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From left, McCracken County Sheriff Jon Hayden, Jailer Bill Adams, KACo Loss Control Specialist Jeff Thomp-son and Marshall County Chief Deputy David Maddox discussed emergency training.

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KACo Leadership Institute:Providing educational

opportunities for county officialsBY JC YOuNG

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES

In 1998, with the passage of HB 810, all county elected officials gained more, and improved, opportunities to become better informed leaders in their communities. KACo real-

ized the service needed and responded with swift action, offering courses under the banner of “County Officials Leader-ship Institute,” also known as COLI.

Throughout the last 13 years, this service has been referred to by KACo members and staff, not as COLI, but as workshops, continuing education, trainings, classes, courses, sessions, and so on. Sensing that a name change might be needed, the program will now be known simply as the KACo Leadership Institute, or KLI. Regardless of the title, the service provided has sustained its integrity and value to county leaders, and we are proud to offer the educational sessions that span the state.

KLI classes are held in five regional locations to provide educational opportunities to our members close to their homes. This year’s classes will be held in Rowan, Laurel, Franklin, Barren and Marshall counties. Through the years, we have found that winter weather causes greater attendance problems than other times of the year, therefore, KLI classes are only offered May through October.

Nearing the conclusion of each KLI year, we work very diligently towards the next year’s cur-riculum. We take suggestions for KLI topics at each

and every class and survey members as to what classes that they would like offered. In addition, we take an in-depth look at the landscape surrounding county governments in an effort to provide classes that offer current solutions to the issues that you are facing. Then, we bring the classes to you.

This year, we are very excited to offer a cur-riculum that will be beneficial to both returning elected officials and newly elected officials. Each KLI class has been approved for HB 810 hours, with the number of approved hours listed following the class title.

1) Planning & Zoning (8); 2) The Legislative Process & County Is-

sues (3) *Night Class*; 3) Disaster Preparedness for your Com-

munity (6.5); 4) County Jails: Effects on the County & State Regulation (7.5); 5) County Government Human Resources

Overview (6.5); 6) Media Relations for County Officials

(6.5)

If you would like to register for a KLI class, there is a tear-out registration form located in this edition of COUNTY LINE. If you would like to ob-tain more information or have questions regarding KLI or this year’s class lineup, please let us know.

We look forward to seeing you at a KACo Lead-ership Institute class. n

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Gov. Steve Beshear recently recognized the Circuit Court Clerks of Kentucky for their efforts to raise awareness about organ donation at a ceremony April 13th. He urged all Kentuckians to join the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry. “The fact is, you

can be a hero. You can save a life, and not just one, but many,” said Beshear.

Over 110,000 people in the U.S., and more than 700 Ken-tuckians, are currently waiting for life-saving organ transplants. Since 1992, Kentucky’s Circuit Court Clerks have been active in promoting organ donation. Together, they have raised more than $7 million to educate and raise public awareness about this crucial need.

The Circuit Court Clerks helped launch the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry in 2007. The Registry is a confidential database that records Kentuckian’s wishes to save lives through organ donation. The Circuit Clerks added over 98 percent of the names to the Registry. In just four short years, Kentucky has reached a milestone of registering over 1 million Kentuckians on the Ken-tucky Organ Donor Registry.

“Signing the back of your license or adding an orange donor dot is nice, but it is not enough. Joining the Registry at your Cir-cuit Court Clerks’ office or online at www.donatelifeky.org is the most important way to ensure your wish to help others is ful-filled,” said Shelley Heavrin, Executive Director of the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust for Life.

The governor said he and first lady Jane Beshear have joined the Kentucky Organ Donor Registry, and he encouraged all Kentuckians to join as well. “All of us have a wonderful opportunity to make a huge difference by deciding to donate our organs and tissue, after we die, to others who need them. There’s no doubt that science and medicine together can work miracles. And we can become a part of those miracles,” he said.

Testimonial byKnott County Circuit Clerk

Judy Collins,Liver Recipient

Iwashavingbackpain,somydoctororderedanultrasound.Itwastheretheyfoundamassonmyliver.Thedoctorcalledmeto

discussmyresults.Ithoughtthiswasnormal,butwhenIwalkedintothedoctor’soffice,mysisterwaswaitingtogoinwithme.The

doctorhadcalledmysisterbecauseshecouldn’tgetintouchwithmyhusband.ThisthrewmeforaloopbecauseIwonderedwhatsheneededtotellmethatrequiredafamilymembertobewithme.

Thenshesaidit:theyhadfoundamassonmyliver.Shewasfairlysureitwascancer.IwasdiagnosedwithlivercancerinFebruary2002.

Afterseveralbiopsies,thedoctorstoldmethatImighthavetheoptiontohaveatransplant.Withoutthetransplant,Iknowitwouldhavebeenterminal.

MycancerwasgrowingsofastthatfromFebruary,whenIwasdiagnosed,toDecember,myliverwascom-pletelycoveredinlesions.Itwasimperativetogetmytransplantbeforeitspreadoutsideofmyliver.

Itwasincrediblewhenwegotthecallthattherewasadonorliveravailable,andafter15½hoursofsurgery,Ireceivedmytransplant,andhavebeendoingverywellsince.

IfoundoutthatIgotaportionofaliver.AlittleboyandInowsharethesameliver.Onedonor’sliversaved2lives.Ihavenotmetthelittleboy(whomytransplantsurgeoncalledmy“livercousin”),norhaveImetmydonorfamily,butIthinkorgandonationiswonderful.Mydonorfamilyhadsuchcompassiontobewillingtodonate,thatItrulybelievetheygavemeagiftfromGod.

IamtheCircuitCourtClerkofKnottCounty.MystaffandIhavebeeninvolvedintheKentuckyCircuitCourtClerks’TrustforLifeprogramforyears.LikeallCircuitClerks,weaskeveryoneinthecommunitytodonate$1toraiseawarenessandiftheywouldliketoaddtheirnametotheKentuckyOrganDonorRegistry.

Ithinksomepeoplehavemisgivingsorfears,butIhopethattheyrealizethatGodwouldnothavegivenusthemiracleoftransplantationifHedidn’twantustouseit.Ibelieveinwhattheslogansays,“Don’ttakeyourorganstoheaven;heavenknowsweneedthemhere.”

Iamcuredbecauseoforgandonation.Dec.4,2010markedeightyearssincemytransplant,andnowIamlivingcancerfreeandhappy.

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You can avoid this problem by calling an underground line locating service. There’s no charge for the service, and the call is toll-free. Calling before you dig can not only save you money from a damage claim, it can also save your life.

All you have to remember is 811. That’s the FCC-designated three-digit number to call before any digging project. 811 will connect callers to their local One Call Center, which will notify area utilities to mark the approxi-mate location of underground lines.

At 3 months old, Levi’s parentswere told he would not livewithout a life-saving organtransplant. He’s alive becausesomeone like you said “yes”to organ donation. Now, Leviis a happy 3-year-old. He lovesto run, jump and swim.

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As threats of terror-ism increase and more and more natural and man-made disasters

threaten our communities, the need for homeland security becomes more evident. But how do you get public safety personnel, governmental and non-governmental organiza-tions, school officials, medical professionals and community members to collaborate?

KACo, in conjunction with the Kentucky League of Cities and Old-ham County Judge/Executive David Voegele, recently arranged for the Western Community Policing Institute, through Western Oregon University, to conduct unique Homeland Security training and emergency preparedness in Oldham County.

“This was a fantastic training op-portunity,” said Kevin Nuss, Oldham County emergency management, who coordinated the two-day event.

The course, entitled “Creating Vigilant, Prepared and Resilient Com-munities for Homeland Security,”

is designed to be scenario-based, requiring active participation and problem-solving. Participants, as lead-ers of their communities, learn about leadership theories and traits that can assist them in planning and preparing for a national or domestic all hazards catastrophic event. According to the course information, the course was designed for “law enforcement per-sonnel, fire and EMS departments, governmental and non-governmental organization representatives and com-munity members.”

About 33 participants gathered at the community center for classroom instruction, problem-based learning strategies, and practical "hands-on" activities to help develop leadership skills needed in an “all-hazards” event. Leading the training were Roy Kindrick, program manager for Western Community Policing Insti-tute and a 40-year law enforcement veteran, and Ken Kraudy, Emergency Management Coordinator for Sandy City, Utah. The groups discussed: problem-based learning technique and application, including team building and conflict resolution, components of homeland security preparedness and response (including terrorism and fear considerations), community responsi-

bility, ethics, vision development and action planning.

Emergency and dispatch person-nel, sheriff’s deputies and police of-ficers joined Judge Voegele and three county magistrates at the training. Magistrate Bob Dye said, “Oldham County is fortunate to have been able to host this training where first responders can come together. We are all parts of the puzzle, and learning to work together makes it all fit.” Dye praised the “comprehensiveness” of the training.

Magistrate J.D. Sparks agreed, noting, “It was good to interact with others here in the community that we don’t have the opportunity to do so with on a regular basis. It was great team building.”

Magistrate Wayne Theiss said, “I found the training event to be very worthwhile… this is a good jumping-off place for continuing conversation and training” on homeland security.

Theiss credited Oldham County Emergency Management’s Nuss for coordinating the course. “We are for-tunate that Kevin (Nuss) is on top of this.”

Nuss remarked, “I heard many of the folks in the class say that they thought it was a worthwhile training.

Training course encourages collaboration to address

homeland security

Terry Stock with Oldham County EMS, standing, pre-sented opposing remarks during a mock debate at the recent homeland security training course.

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In many instances, just the network-ing that can be done by the trainees is invaluable. People that had not met face to face were able to come togeth-er and talk about issues of concern to everyone. That is just as important as the class itself. We tackled some tough issues and will work on solu-tions to these issues over the coming months.”

KACo Deputy Director Brian Roy, who attended the course, said Oldham County was chosen because it fit the profile for this type of homeland se-curity training due to its geographic proximity to a large city, Louisville, an airport, the river, a main interstate and its prison campus.

“These are things that are impor-tant to address in a disaster,” said Roy.

Course participant Howard Hunt, KACo Human Resources Director,

commented, “I found the Homeland Security training in Oldham County to be very beneficial for county officials to experience first-hand the value of cooperative interaction in emergency preparedness without there being an actual emergency. The instruction was stimulating and illustrated to many non-traditional emergency responders the valuable role they could play in emergency response.”

KACo Loss Control Specialist Corey McIlvoy added, “This training was just another example of the enor-mous amount of planning that goes into emergency management and how much cooperation and interaction is needed across local, state and federal agencies along with the public.”

WCPI The Western Community Policing

Institute (WCPI) was established in 1996 as one of the national network of Regional Community Policing In-stitutes (RCPI) funded by the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS). Its purpose is to provide training and technical assistance on community policing issues vital to community safety.

In 2004, the Western Community Policing Institute was awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Grants and Training to develop a community-outreach ap-proach to homeland security training that focuses on collaboration and the best efforts of the whole community, including the public and private sec-tor. This course was created to expand and sustain homeland security leader-ship across the country. n

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Kentucky Depart-ment for Local Government Commissioner Tony Wilder told

hundreds gathered at the Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association spring conference in Louis-ville that “what’s going on in Washington affects DLG” and Kentucky’s counties.

Wilder warned conference at-tendees that a proposed 62 percent cut to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program would adversely affect “strategic invest-ments in your community.” (These cuts were passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in H.R. 1 in Feb-ruary.)

Without CDBG funds, Wilder

told the elected county officials at the conference opening session April 8, “you don’t have the money to do those big projects… projects that are imperative,” such as water and sewer lines, senior citizen centers, health departments, transportation infrastructure and the jobs that are generated as a result of the program.

“If we get cut, you get cut,” Wilder warned attendees. “To all you magistrates and commissioners here today, be informed.”

Nationwide fight to save CDBG

A bipartisan group of city and county officials from across the coun-try continue their push on Capitol Hill in support of the CDBG program, saying that the long-standing federal initiative creates jobs, grows local economies, generates labor income, and increases state and local tax rev-enue by providing funding with flex-ibility for individual communities to address unique local needs.

A preliminary report prepared by IHS Global Insight, Inc. and re-leased by the National Association of Counties (NACo), the U.S. Confer-ence of Mayors (USCM) and the Na-tional League of Cities (NLC), clear-ly demonstrates that CDBG yields both direct and indirect economic benefits. CDBG generates broad impact by providing federal fund-ing directly to local communities for economic development, housing rehabilitation, blight remediation, infrastructure improvements and social services, including additional

private-sector investment. Within a sample group of 10

communities during 2003-2008, CDBG generated annually an average of:

• 9,080 jobs; • $811 million of Gross Metropoli-

tan Product *(GMP); • $552 million in labor income;

and • nearly $65 million in state and

local tax revenue.

Extrapolating these numbers to the full CDBG program nationwide, Global Insight estimates that from 2003 to 2008, the CDBG program spurred the creation of 147,000 jobs annually, and $13.1 billion annually in Gross Domestic Product. Within the 10 communities, the report also pro-jected that for every $33,000 of CDBG funds expended, a job was generated. (The communities surveyed included Akron, Chicago, DeKalb County, Los Angeles County, Newton, MA, Phila-delphia, Salt Lake City, Seattle, St. Louis and Tarrant County, TX.)

“Global Insight’s report clearly shows what local-elected officials have known for a long time. The CDBG program is critical for our local economies. Not only does it create jobs, but its economic impact also reverberates throughout our communities,” said U.S. Conference of Mayors President Elizabeth Kautz.

The National League of Cities President James Mitchell, Council-member from Charlotte (NC), said, "The CDBG program has been a cat-alyst for economic development in our nation's communities." Mitchell continued, "CDBG's linking of pri-

Cuts in CDBG programwould harm counties

Government officials unveil economic reportillustrating impact of CDBG

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vate sector dollars to government seed money has created thousands of jobs while providing the nation a firm basis for future economic and technological growth. It is shortsighted to cut a program that's putting people to work and provid-ing much needed investment in our communities.”

National Association of Counties President Glen Whitley, County Judge from Tarrant County (TX), said the CDBG program has been a strong eco-nomic development tool to create jobs and replace crumbling infrastructure in communities in his county.

“Tarrant County has created thousands of engineering, architec-tural and construction-related jobs

as a result of the CDBG program,” Whitley said. “We have reconstruct-ed hundreds of thousands of lineal feet of streets, water and sewer lines in older, lower-income residential neighborhoods. Without CDBG funds, these neighborhoods would have continued to decline, not only affecting the entire public infrastruc-ture system, but greatly impacting the individual lives of the people living in these communities.”

Whitley added, “As the report shows, CDBG funds assist local government in revitalizing neigh-borhoods to create safe, nurtur-ing communities for families. One CDBG-funded project can revitalize a neighborhood and extend the life of

its public infrastructure by 20 years.” USCM President Burnsville

(MN) Mayor Elizabeth Kautz con-cluded, “Economic reports show that by the end of this year, more than 100 metropolitan areas will still have double-digit unemployment. And a reduction in this funding would severely slow down economic recovery. Considering that CDBG is a job creator and an engine for economic growth, now is the worst possible time to cut it.”

*GMP–GrossDomesticProductgeneratedwithinasinglemetropolitanarea.

Some information for this article is from NACo news releases and U.S. Mayor,March 28 Issue 5.

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ABOVE State Waste Tire Fund Director Tony Hatton talked one-on-one with Woodford County Magistrate Jackie Brown.

KMCA Hosts Spring Conference

BELOW County officials learned about the role of the PVA at a breakout session. BELOW Panel participants were, from left, Morgan County Magistrate Frankie Spencer, Shelby County Magistrate Hubert Pollett, Clinton County Magistrate Charlotte Bernard, Jessamine County Magistrate George Dean and KMCA Execu-tive Director Richard Tanner.

BELOW KMCA Presi-dent Phil Sammons, left, presented the $1,000 award to Lyon County Judge/Execu-tive Wade White.

ABOVE Barren County Magistrate Dr. Chris Steward explained the effects of drug.

BELOW Floyd County Magistrate John Goble led Sunday morning’s auction.

RIGHT Jessamine County officials met with Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner of Community Services Rodney Ballard after class.

BELOW Allen County Mag-istrate Tony Wolfe checks the conference agenda.

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SafEty IS No accIdENt

!A safety column by KACo

Loss Control/Risk Management department

One in five lost-work-time incidents is a slip, trip or fall. Control this

common hazard with some no-nonsense, easily imple-mented strategies.

Most falls on a level surface don’t result in a recordable injury, but merely a bump, some bruises or perhaps scattered papers and spilled coffee. But sometimes these falls can and do cause more serious injuries.

A fall on a level surface can result in broken elbows and knees, fractured ankles and ribs, and even head injuries. In fact, falls on a level surface account for 20 percent of lost-work-time incidents in the United States.

The good news is that you can take simple steps to prevent these accidents in your workplace.

Why Workers Slip UpThe American Society of Safety

Engineers (ASSE) recommends that you look at four factors that can contribute to slip, trip, and fall haz-ards:

1. Worker factors. Workers may create hazards by using equip-ment improperly — for example, by dragging cords across walkways or setting up ladders in unsafe loca-tions. They also might suffer from

fatigue, making them more prone to falls. And workers can engage in risk-taking behaviors that put them at increased risk, such as running in the workplace or carrying large items up or down stairs.

2. Machinery/equipment fac-tors. Machinery that is improperly designed or maintained may create slip, trip, and fall hazards. For ex-ample, a poorly designed piece of equipment could have projections near the floor that create a tripping hazard; a poorly maintained ma-chine may leak hydraulic fluid, cre-ating a slip hazard.

3. Environmental factors. The work environment may include slip and fall hazards. These could be seasonal or weather-related (as when ice forms on sidewalks in win-ter), or they may result from poor maintenance of the overall environ-ment (as when burned-out light bulbs are not replaced or damaged flooring is not repaired). 4. Manage-ment practices. All of the factors above can be affected positively or negatively by management practices. If management doesn’t train work-ers in basic walking and working surface safety, workers may not report burned-out lights, clean spills quickly, or inspect ladders before each use. If management does not provide adequate staffing or budget for maintenance, machinery and equipment could become unsafe.

Don’t Fall Down on SafetyTo prevent slips, trips, and falls,

you should also:

n Pay attention to high-traffic areas. One of the more common hazards is changes in flooring surfaces, such as from carpet to tile. Try to ensure that walking surfaces are predictable, with good traction.

n Control the pace. Very few workplaces require employees to run; if it’s not necessary, workers should walk.

n Require appropriate footwear. Shoes with proper soles for the workplace protect the whole worker from hazards below.

n Clean up your act. All walking surfaces should be kept free of spills, especially spills of water, oil, slick powders and any other substance that may make the floor slippery.

n Hang a sign. Provide temporary signage to warn workers of wet or damaged floors.

n Light the way. Workers are more likely to take a misstep when lighting is poor.

n Dry it up. Some areas are prone to moisture. Control slippery haz-ards in these areas with adequate drainage systems and pumps or elevated walking surfaces. n

June is National Safety Month TAKE CONTROL OF SLIP, TRIP AND FALL HAzARDS

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“Myfatherdidn’ttellmehowtolive;helived,andlet

mewatchhimdoit.”

Many children follow in their father’s footsteps, going into business with or choosing the same career path as their dads. Kids in Union County

are no different.

County Judge/ExecutiveJody Jenkins

County Judge/Executive Jody Jenkins was tapped to serve out the term of his father, Larry Joe Jenkins, following his death in 2005. The younger Jenkins, who is now serving his second term as judge/executive, admitted that he misses the opportunity to ask his dad questions, but said that he

did learn many lessons from him during his lifetime.“My dad always said there is never anything that can’t

be fixed. He believed in compromise,” said the 38-year-old. Jenkins said his father also encouraged him to get

involved in his community. During his youth, the younger Jenkins worked as a tool and dye maker in nearby Hender-son County, “so I wasn’t really involved in my home coun-ty.” At his father’s suggestion, Jenkins became a member of the Union County Fair Board, the St. Ann’s Academy school board and in the local Key Club.

But at the time of his father’s death, Jenkins admits he was content in what he was doing as a journeyman. “I’d never even been to a fiscal court meeting!” But he accepted the position when it was offered.

“The fiscal court has been very supportive,” said Jen-kins, who also credits his mom, Barbara, for acting as a springboard for him. “Mom’s pretty wise about how to ap-proach things, so I often bounce things off her.”

Jenkins said the late Henderson County Judge/Execu-tive Sandy Lee Watkins was his mentor. “Sandy Lee took

me under his wing, and that made it an easier transition,” said Jenkins.

“I connected so well with Sandy Lee. We talked about everything!”

Jenkins said he knows his father would be proud of him. “Dad always coached me in basketball and baseball my entire childhood,” he said. “I know he was always proud of my brother and me, no matter whether we went to college or learned a trade. I’m pretty sure Dad would be proud that I followed in his footsteps.”

Jailer Cathy SmithDuring the 17 years Ed

Dempsey served as jailer, his daughter Cathy Smith was “in jail”, too. “When Dad became jailer, neither one of us had been in a jail in our lives,” said Smith. Her father had driven a propane gas delivery truck until he ran for jailer in 1985, and Smith worked in a local restaurant. But after her dad was elect-ed, she hired on as a deputy jailer, then chief deputy, and was elected and sworn in as jailer in January 2011.

When her father was jailer, the Union County Deten-tion Center was a 24-bed facility. Now, there are 45 beds, with 13 full-time and five part-time employees, said Smith.

Even after 25 years at the facility, Smith said she still loves her job. “The jail is my life,” she said. In fact, some of the inmates call her “Mama” or “Nana.”

“I know most of them; I raised them!” she said. “Many are third generation offenders, and I knew their grandpar-ents and their parents.”

Smith recalled one time when she had the mother, father and son, all from one family, incarcerated at the county jail.

But Smith said she always remembers her father’s ad-vice: “Treat them with respect.”

“It doesn’t matter who they are or what they’re in for, I treat them with the same respect that I expect from them.”

Laughing, Smith added, “But if there’s any trouble, the inmates know I’ll take care of it, like I would my own kids!”

In theirfathers’ footsteps…

union County officials credit their dads for leading them into public service

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County ClerkTrey Peak

“Every son wants to fol-low in their dads footsteps,” said County Clerk William “Trey” Peak. His father, Wil-liam Stephen Peak Jr., was county clerk from Oct. 1, 1985 until Dec. 2008. Be-fore becoming county clerk, Peak’s father was a deputy sheriff, then sheriff from 1981 to 1985, as was his grandfather, William Stephen Peak Sr.

Political activity and public service seem to run in his blood, Peak III noted. “It is one of the things I have watched dad do for years,” he said. “I pretty much grew up around the courthouse.”

“I have worked with the public for a long time through coaching kids, to a lawn service I had for 17 years. Being able to work for and try to help the public is a big part of this job, and I really enjoy doing this job,” said the younger Peak, who was sworn in Jan. 1, 2009.

Besides lessons learned from his father, Peak added, “My military experience has taught me a lot of things: re-spect, discipline, honor, attention to detail, and to be all around, a good man.”

A former Marine sergeant, Peak was on active duty from March 1989 to March 1993. He was deployed to Iraq during Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Desert Clean Up. He was with CQB (close quarter battle) with the aircraft carrier USS Ranger and also in the scout swimmer platoon with the USS Ranger. “We cleared buildings and houses after the aircraft bombed them,” explained Peak. “Scout swimmers were sent in on zodiac boats (little rubber boats) to secure the beaches until the rest of the troops were sent to the shore.”

“I think my military experience has helped in many ways with my job as county clerk. For one, I know to treat people the way you would want them to treat you,” said Peak.

The county clerk said throughout his life, he was taught respect and consideration of others. “This started way back from my grandfather who ran the Peak Brothers Bar-B-Que place for years. I was taught to answer with ‘yes sir,’ ‘no sir,’ ‘yes ma’am,’ and ‘no ma’am’ to questions.”

SheriffMickey Arnold

Mickey Arnold grew up in the law enforcement field. His father, Otis Arnold Sr., was Grayson County sheriff from 1970 to 1974, and his mother, Mary Ann, worked as a police dispatcher.

As a young man, Arnold left Grayson County and

moved to Union County, hoping to make more money in the coal mines. He did a little bit of everything: ambulance driver, volunteer firefighter, and an apprentice funeral direc-tor and embalmer.

But his law enforcement roots run deep, and in 1983, he became a full-time police officer. Four years later, he was hired as the first second-shift deputy sheriff. Later, he was a school resource officer for nine years. After 23 years as a deputy sheriff, Arnold ran for sheriff in 2010, and was sworn in to the post in January.

“My dad was a hard worker,” said Arnold. “I have al-ways wanted to make him proud of me.”

The Union County sheriff said his father taught him to “try to be the best person you can be. No matter what you do, do it to the best of your ability.”

Although his father passed away, Arnold’s mother came in for his swearing in. “Mom is thrilled when she sees me in my uniform!” he said.

Arnold said he actually looks forward to coming to work every day. “I love working with people, and in this job, there is always something new.”

Finance OfficerVicki O’Nan

Vicki O’Nan, county finance officer, stated, “I have been here 21 years and worked for every county judge ever elected or ap-pointed – all seven of them, including my dad, Jim Ve-atch. Now I am the old lady at the courthouse!”

Although the cast of characters has changed, Union County government is second nature to O’Nan. She has spent most of her life in the courthouse, and learned many life lessons from the elected leaders.

The two men who had the greatest influence on her life were former judge/executives James D. Veatch and Larry Joe Jenkins, because, as O’Nan wrote in her journal, “Each believed in and trusted in my abilities to help them achieve their desires for our county.”

O’Nan said she learned numerous lessons from each of them, including: “Listening: most people solve their own problems, so just listen; Availability: be available to all as a public servant; Commitment: sticking with it no matter how hard it is; and then, to have Humor.”

“Neither Dad nor Larry Joe took themselves too serious-ly, and wouldn’t let those of us around them take ourselves too seriously either,” said O’Nan.

James D. Veatch died April 29, 2005 and was buried May 5. Larry Joe Jenkins died May 11, 2005 and was buried May 13.

“Larry Joe followed my dad as District 1 magistrate, and as judge/executive, and then in death...wow!”

“Both of these Union County judge/executives were special characters, and they touched many lives, particularly mine,” said O’Nan. n

JuNE 6-9Kentucky Jailers Association Annual Meeting

university Plaza, Bowling GreenContact: Marshall Long, Executive Director,

at 502-682-0939

JuNE 12-15Kentucky County Clerks Association

Summer Conferenceuniversity Plaza, Bowling Green

Contact: Bill May, Executive Director,at 502-227-2922

JuNE 13-15Kentucky PVA Association Summer Meeting

Embassy Suites, CovingtonContact: Mack Bushart, Executive Director,

at 859-745-4692

JuNE 14-16Kentucky Circuit Clerks Association

Summer MeetingCommonwealth Hilton, Florence

Contact: David Nicholson, President,at 502-595-3055

JuLy 13-16KCJEA & KMCA Joint Summer Meeting

Northern Kentucky Convention CenterContact: Wanda Laslie, KCJEA, at 866-739-5293 or

Kathy Marshall, KMCA, at 800-264-5622

JuLy 15-19National Association of Counties

Annual ConferenceOregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon

Contact: Kim Struble, NACo, at (202) 942-4288

AuGuST 17-19Kentucky Prosecutors Conference

Kentucky International Convention Center, LouisvilleContact: Jennifer Hans at 502-696-5521

AuGuST 17-19Governor’s Local Issues Conference

Galt House Hotel, LouisvilleContact: Shannon Holbrook at 502-573-2382

uP & COMINGEvents

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Pike County Magistrate Hilman Dotson was awarded the 2011 Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association “Public Servant of the Year” at the recent KMCA spring conference.

For the past five years, the KMCA has recognized an outstanding magistrate or commissioner for their dedication

and work in their communities. The recipient is nominated by a fellow magistrate, commissioner or the county judge/executive. Nominees must exhibit outstanding leadership skills both at home and within the KMCA. Being selected as “Public Servant of the Year” is the highest honor within the Association.

Dotson has been a magistrate for more than 17 years, and was recently re-elected to his fifth term. He has served with six different county judge/executives, including former Gov. Paul Patton.

Throughout Dotson’s years of public service, he has concentrated on improving opportunities for children and seniors in his district. Dur-ing his tenure, he has seen the construction of three new senior citizen centers, two new community centers, five new playgrounds and two volunteer fire departments.

During the recent flooding that ravaged Pike County, leaving many of its residents homeless and stranded, Dotson climbed on a backhoe and went to work – rebuilding roads, constructing makeshift bridges and returning creeks to their original banks. He worked tirelessly for days until everyone in his district had access to their homes.

Most mornings, Dotson can be found cooking eggs, sausage, bis-cuits and gravy for the seniors at the Phelps Courthouse, a tradition he started many years ago.

“Hilman Dotson just has that dynamic leadership quality and can spark enthusiasm to get the job done. Pike County is very fortunate to have leaders such as Hilman”, said Richard Tanner, KMCA Executive Director.

“I’m just a public servant that does what needs to be done,” said Dotson. n

Pike County’s Dotson named Public Servant

of the Year

Thomas Dudley Cotton Sr.Former Anderson County Judge/Executive Thomas

Dudley Cotton Sr., died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Frankfort Regional Medical Center. He was 76.

Mr. Cotton, a farmer, had an extensive career of public service that ranged from being judge/execu-tive from 1994-99 to 18 years on the Anderson County Board of Education, with 10 years as chair-man. He worked 33 years for the u.S. Postal Service.

A graduate of Anderson County High School, he served in the u.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a lifelong member, elder, deacon and choir member of the Alton Christian Church. As a 50-year member, Mr. Cotton served as Past Master of the Anderson Masonic Lodge #90, member and past president of Lawrenceburg Lions Club, member and two-time president of Alton Ruritan Club. Also, he was a member of the Bluegrass Regional Mental Health - Mental Retardation Advisory Council where he was the recipient of the Dorothy A. Miller Award.

John Clayton HallFormer Powell County Jailer John Clayton Hall 62,

died March 30, 2011 at his residence in Lexington, Ky. He was 62.

He was born in Covington and was an Army veter-an. Mr. Hall served as Powell County jailer from 1982 thru 1990. He had recently retired as an engineer with the Kentucky Department of Transportation.

Gilbert WintersFormer Oldham County magistrate Gilbert Winters

died April 12, 2011. He was 85.He served for 17 years on the Oldham County

Fiscal Court, representing the Third District until the end of 1998. Mr. Winters was a dairy and beef cattle farmer and a construction worker. He also served as a deacon and member of La Grange Baptist Church and as a Marine in World War II.

IN MEMoRIAM…

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