The 2012 KCJEA/KMCA Joint Summer Convention will be held July 11-13, 2012 in Louisville at the Galt House Hotel & Suites.  You may REGISTER ON-LINE or call Kathy at 1-800-264-5622.  Golf on the 11^th at Weissinger Hills in Shelby County. Get your team together and have some fun.

Primary Election Day Tuesday, May 22.  Get your family and friends to vote. 911 call center funding is going to get critical.  In the future it could be as bad as the jail. We ALL should be talking to our legislative candidates now.   After the election, it is too late.

This Legislative Session is over and next one is already being planned. We must have your input, please come to our next Association Membership Meeting Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 4:00pm and let’s plan for the future.

As always, call or email if you have questions or ideas. We need your input.

KMCA Legislative Training Day 
Magistrates and Commissioners in Frankfort for LTD 2012.  

The News In Kentucky:

Click here for a list of, and links to newspapers in the State of Kentucky. http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uskentuc.htm

KMCA's revised position on Constables:
KMCA has reviewed its position on constables.  Constables are fee officers - if they are collecting fees for any services, that money should be turned over to the county. If they currently do not have a salary established, it must be established by the first Monday in May of the year of election, which has already passed for this term. This association does not encourage counties to compensate constables. Most counties don't.

Please help us. Tell your legislators all legislation:

• Must not be an unfunded mandate
• Must not limit home rule
• Must be positive for County Governments
  
  This is KMCA's Legislative Test.
  
  Contact us, if needed, at 1-800-264-5622, or click here to send an email.

Need to contact your legislator?
Their e-mail address can be found by following the LRC link. Legislative Research Commission

Jail Responsibilities: It's your job-

(a) Stay informed about jail expenses. Watch the payments for medical and be sure any do not exceed Medicaid rate
(b) Be sure that the personnel match the requirements for the number of inmates.
(c) Canteen accounts may be used for medical expences of the jail. Make sure that there is not excessive money in that account.
(d) Catastrophic medical expense is now $1000. Make sure the jailer is filing those claims.