Monday, May 17, 2010

KY Usage, Property Tax Evasion in 2010

June 1994 Ky Supreme court decision clarified state agency having adequate KRS authority to compliance titling and registration of Kentucky motor vehicles; i.e., Divison of Vehicle Enforcment Officers...not state police.

It is now 2010 and apparently KVE [Justice Cabinet] have not enforced June, 1994 June 1994 Kentucky Supreme court ruling!

Although KVE officers primarily enforce commercial vehicle laws, their sworn officers, as peace officers of the Commonwealth, have full KRS power to issue citations and make arrests. Prior to the merger with the KSP, KVE officers would often provide speed enforcement and enforced other traffic laws, acting as a de facto highway patrol. While still maintaining full law enforcement authority, it is expected that KSP will return the agency's focus to commercial vehicle enforcement...WHERE IS JUNE 1994 KY SUPREME COURT CLARIFICATION MENTIONED KVE ONLY ONES HAVE KRS AUTHORITY TO COMPLIANCE KENTUCKIY'S MOTOR VEHICLES, WHICH INCLUDES TITLLING & REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE?

Essential to successful property tax compliance is collaboration between CVE AND Department of Revenue. CVE officers locate and identify mis-registered Kentucky vehicle owners reporting information to Department of Revenue property tax staff for verification, assessing taxable situs and value of vehicle, billing, handling bona fide appeals, billing and collecting.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Frost Middle School recommended for closure
Posted: May 06, 2010 2:55 PM EDT
Updated: May 06, 2010 3:48 PM EDT
Posted by Charles Gazaway - email

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – Jefferson County Public School superintendent recommended closure of a middle school identified as county's lowest performing.

During special meeting on May 6, Dr. Sheldon Berman recommended to the Jefferson County School Board that Frost Middle School be closed. The Phoenix School of Discovery would be moved to the Frost Middle location.

Frost students would have the option to transfer to another JCPS school or have the choice to attend Phoenix.

Frost Middle was one of six JCPS schools – including Western Middle, Fern Creek High, Shawnee High, Western High and Valley High Schools - given failing grades on academic performance by the Kentucky Department of Education's leadership assessment.

Among the recommendations made by KDE for improvement were:

•Restaffing certified employees
•Hiring new principals at four of the six schools – Frost Middle, Western Middle, Fern Creek High and Valley High

•Transferring authority of school's site based council to superintendent
JCPS says it has been working to improve these schools for three years. Berman also appealed the reassigning the principals at Fern Creek and Valley High Schools to the board.