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Guthrie council appoints Lauren Paddy after executive session
Summary
At a special called Jan. 20 meeting the Guthrie City Council entered an executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) and, after returning to open session, unanimously appointed Lauren Paddy to the council. The executive session was reported to have produced no independent public action.
The Guthrie City Council unanimously appointed Lauren Paddy to the council at its special called meeting on Jan. 20, 2026. The council entered an executive session earlier in the meeting under KRS 61.810(1)(f), then returned to open session and voted on the appointment; the motion to appoint was made by Chad Johnson and seconded by Harry Green and carried unanimously.
Council member Harry Green had moved the council into executive session at 19:02 under the statutory exemption for discussions that might lead to appointment, discipline or dismissal. The minutes record that the entry motion “carried with a majority vote of yeas” and that Council member Zollie Rose voted in opposition. The council voted to exit the executive session at 19:08 with a motion by Harry Green, seconded by Chad Johnson; the exit motion carried unanimously. The minutes note that no action was taken while in executive session before the appointment motion was made in open session. Minutes were recorded by Alison Blumel, City Clerk, with Mayor James Covington listed on the signature line.
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