FRANKFORT — The Kentucky Association of Counties implemented 18 new policies Wednesday to cap travel costs, regulate spending more closely and create a code of ethics.
The organization's board unanimously approved the package of reforms, which closely follow a set of recommendations issued earlier this year by state Auditor Crit Luallen for proper oversight of non-profit groups. Luallen's office is now auditing KACo.
The changes are the third round of new policies and procedures put in place during the term of KACo President J. Michael Foster, the Christian County Attorney.
They are the second round of reforms since the Herald-Leader reported in June that the organization's top five staff members spent $600,000 in two years on KACo-issued credit cards. Among the more controversial expenses were $450-a-night hotel rooms, a $10,000 room cancellation fee, $1,000 gifts, and expenses at two strip clubs and a Lexington escort service.
Read more: The Lexington Herald-Leader