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FRANKFORT WATCH January 2007 Direct A Kentucky League of Cities Publication KLC IN THIS ISSUE Membership News 2 City Postcard 3 Law Abiding 5 January 2007 vol. 9 issue 1 January 2007 CONTENTS Legislative Leadership 2007 FRONT PAGE NEWS LAW ABIDING HOUSE LEADERS Frankfort Watch - January 2007 1 Recreational Liability and Skateboard Parks 5 MEMBERSHIP NEWS Get More Disaster Funding 2 TRAINING & EDUCATION Training Programs Expanding 6 Direct CITY POSTCARD FROM THE PRESIDENT A Look at the City of Frankfort 3 House Speaker Speaker Pro Tem Cities Need to Be Prominent in Jody Richards Larry Clark FROM THE FIELD D-Bowling Green D-Louisville Frankfort 7 A Kentucky League of Cities Publication KLC Erlanger Rescue Program 4 FRONT PAGE NEWS Majority Floor Leader Majority Caucus Chair Majority Whip Frankfort Watch - January 2007 Rocky Adkins Charlie Hoffman Rob Wilkey D-Sandy Hook D-Georgetown D-Franklin As we gear up for the Kentucky legislative session, KLC is pleased to spotlight our legislative leadership for 2007, as well as profile some outstanding city-friendly legislators. Watch www.klc.org for real-time updates and watch your email for legislative alerts. If you would like to sign up for legislative alerts via email, visit www.klc.org. Minority Floor Leader Minority Caucus Chair Minority Whip Jeff Hoover Bob DeWeese Stan Lee Who do We Appreciate? R-Jamestown R-Louisville R-Lexington KLC profiles city-friendly1 legislators "to know" in Frankfort SENATE LEADERS Senator Charlie Borders Representative Harry (R-Russellville) joined the Moberly, Jr. (D- Kentucky Senate in 1991 Richmond) was elected to representing Bracken, the Kentucky House in Greenup, Mason, Carter, 1980 representing Madison Lewis and Robertson County. A member of a Counties. Sen. Borders small group of legislators serves as chairman of the known as the "Young Senate Appropriations and Turks," Rep. Moberly Senate President Senate President Pro Tem Revenue (A&R) Committee helped champion many David Williams Katie Kratz Stine R-Burkesville R-Fort Thomas after serving in Republican reforms in education and leadership for over half his 16 years in office. state government including steering the Sen. Borders serves as Director of Legislature to unprecedented co-equal status Administration Services and Executive Director with the other branches of government. He has for Foundations at King's Daughters Medical served as chairman of the House Appropriations Center in Ashland. Charlie and his wife, Carol, and Revenue (A&R) Committee since 1995. live in Ashland and have a son, daughter and Rep. Moberly, an attorney, works as Director for two grandchildren. Student Judicial Affairs and Services for Individuals with Disabilities at Eastern Kentucky University. Harry and his wife, Majority Floor Leader Majority Caucus Chair Majority Whip Kerrie, live in Richmond and have two sons. Dan Kelly Richie Sanders Dan Seum R-Springfield R-Franklin R-Louisville Thanks to Rep. Arnold for a History of Support Former Rep. Adrian Arnold (D-Mount Representative Arnold announced early in his Sterling) was most deservedly honored and last term that he would not seek re-election. recognized by the Kentucky League of Cities Last month he ended his distinguished with the Lifetime Achievement Award legislative career that spanned four decades with presented at the November meeting of the 16 consecutive terms beginning in 1974. Mount Sterling City Council. Representative Representative Arnold's leadership as a state Minority Floor Leader Minority Caucus Chair Minority Whip Arnold sponsored many pieces of legislation legislator will be deeply missed, and the Ed Worley Johnny Ray Turner Joey Pendleton that have been instrumental to the prosperity of Kentucky League of Cities joins community D-Richmond D-Drift D-Hopkinsville cities across the Commonwealth and to the leaders from across the Commonwealth to quality of life of the citizens who call them express deepest respect and gratitude for his home. Without fail, Representative Arnold is years of service. We wish him the very best as always among the first to speak on behalf of he begins to spend more time with his wife issues important to cities whether the discussion Delma, their family and countless friends in his was before the Kentucky General Assembly or beloved 74th legislative district and across the before any forum where community issues are Bluegrass State. considered. Visit www.klc.org to sign up for legislative alerts during the session. MEMBERSHIP NEWS KLCDirect OFFICERS David L. Willmoth, Jr. Help Your City Get More Disaster Funding - Mayor of Elizabethtown, President Glenn V. Caldwell Complete the Hazard Mitigation Plan Report Mayor of Williamstown, First Vice President Connie Lawson KLC provides the document online and will send it in for your convenience. Mayor of Richmond, Second Vice President The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all states to undertake a planning process to identify Bradley H. Collins Mayor of Morehead, Immediate Past President exposures and reduce vulnerability to losses from natural hazards such as flooding, tornadoes and Sylvia L. Lovely earthquakes. The State Mitigation Plan is reviewed every three years and requires active participation by Executive Director/CEO, KLC all levels of government. EXECUTIVE BOARD The Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KyEM) is now in the process of updating the plan Jerry E. Abramson Mayor of Louisville Metro for 2007. Their goal is to have the plan achieve "enhanced" status for 2007, which would result in a Susan Barto significant increase in the funding formula for mitigation activities. This is important to you because Mayor of Lyndon FEMA requires that a majority of the funding be funneled down to the local level. Butch Callery Mayor of Covington As part of the plan update, the state is collecting data now on hazard mitigation activities that you may Bill Ed Cannon have already undertaken in the past five years. City Manager of Corbin Stephen Gilmore If your city has undertaken any hazard mitigation activities in the past five years,2 please complete the Mayor of Ashland Hazard Mitigation Action Report, which you can download from www.klc.org. The report does not Tony Massey require a lot of detail and a sample is shown online. City Manager of Frankfort Michael D. Miller Examples of mitigation activities include anything that would prevent or reduce loss from a natural Mayor of Jackson hazard. Examples include buying out flood prone properties, storm drain improvements, educational Mary Pate Mayor of Beaver Dam outreach, seismic bracing, anchoring properties subject to wind uplift, etc. William Paxton Mayor of Paducah For the convenience of all KLC members, Howard L. Rosewell, Jr., property specialist for KLC Darrell Pickett Insurance Services will scan and forward your forms to the correct department. Howard serves on the Mayor of Glasgow advisory board for the Kentucky Mitigation Plan effort. Tom Rushing Mayor of Murray "I want to ensure that the crucial role of cities is fully represented in this examination and ultimately in Elaine Walker the funding process," said Rosewell. Mayor of Bowling Green Contact Howard with questions at 1-800-876-4552 or [email protected]. The voice of Kentucky cities. KLCDirect is published monthly by the Kentucky League of Cities (KLC). KLC is a voluntary association of nearly 400 cities and provides a multitude of services to assist in improving local government. Please address any correspondence to KLC Direct, Kentucky League of Cities, 100 East Vine Street, Suite 800, Lexington, Kentucky 40507-3700. Phone Hazard Mitigation Report Action Steps (859) 977-3700 or 1-800-876-4552. Fax (859) 977-3703. www.klc.org. 1. Download a form at www.klc.org or call 4. Keep copies of the forms on hand to submit as EDITORIAL STAFF Howard Rosewell at 1-800-876-4552 or 859- needed. ! Publisher, Sylvia L. Lovely 977-3756 to have one faxed to you. Also see the “Show Me the Money” section for related Editor, Terri Johnson 2. Complete the form. grant opportunities which can help your city reduce the Design/Layout, Ulysses C. Hayes overall risks and effects of disasters. Director of Communications, Bobbie Bryant 3. Fax to Howard at KLC at 859-977-3703. For a full list of KLC staff visit www.klc.org. By providing pertinent information, the Kentucky League of Cities does not necessarily endorse the views, services, programs or initiatives described in the listed references or websites, nor is the Kentucky League of Cities responsible for any statements or material contained therein. This publication provides information and links as a service to readers for their consideration. ® 2007 Kentucky League of Cities CITY POSTCARD A Look at the City of Frankfort Mayor: William May, Jr. in 2000 created odd-numbered Population: 27,210 sessions. These sessions are Location: Along the Kentucky limited to only 30 days of River approximately halfway legislative activity - half the length between Louisville and Lexington. of even-numbered year sessions. History: This restriction drastically In 1792, Kentucky compresses legislative activity entered the Union as its 15th state making it even more difficult to with the small community of pass a bill. In fact, since 2000, Frankfort as its capital. Since then, these short sessions have produced state legislators descended on this two-thirds the number of laws as capital city for even-numbered the long sessions. year general sessions and any extraordinary sessions called by the Web site: governor. However, a www.cityoffrankfortky.com constitutional amendment3 passed BIG IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS New Mayor? Find a Mentor through KLC! Healthy Reminder: The Kentucky Department for In 2003, KLC launched its Mayor Mentoring Program with 70 participating mayors. The result was Public Health, who oversees the lasting relationships between mayors and dozens of shared ideas, many of which are now implemented in pandemic influenza planning cities across Kentucky. committee, has issued a document Now, as many newly elected officials take office, the program is back.