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KLC presents city-official training incentive; council asks staff to draft ordinance
Summary
The Kentucky League of Cities described a training incentive program that would compensate elected and designated city officials for continuing-education hours. KLC recommended 15 hours per unit and a $100–$500 per-unit incentive; council members asked staff to draft an ordinance and several volunteered to sponsor it.
Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities briefed the Georgetown City Council on Aug. 25 about the KLC model city‑official training incentive program and the local ordinance mechanism used in many Kentucky cities.
Brian Trogate of the Kentucky League of Cities said the model defines 1 training unit as 15 credit hours per year and that state law allows a per-unit incentive between $100 and $500; KLC finds about 70% of adopting cities use the $500 per‑unit amount. “There is a model ordinance that KLC has put together, and the ordinance is pretty basic. It defines training units. In this instance, it’s 15 credit hours per year,” Trogate said.
The program allows municipalities to set eligibility (all elected officials must be eligible by state law, but the city may add appointed officers) and to define carryover rules (many jurisdictions permit up to 10 hours carryover). Trogate said the program is intended to “put a value on training” and that KLC will administer credits for most cities that opt in.
Council members discussed networking and practical examples where training led to specific local initiatives; one council member credited KLC training with helping spur a strategic-plan process in a prior city. After the presentation, the mayor asked the council whether staff should draft an ordinance; councilmembers Brent and Leslie Mitchell volunteered to sponsor the ordinance and asked the city attorney and staff to prepare a draft for future consideration.
No ordinance was adopted at the meeting. Council direction amounted to a request that staff prepare a draft ordinance for future review; several councilmembers expressed support for the concept and for KLC assistance with implementation and administration.
