Attorney General Russell Coleman says the Fayette County Public Schools Board unlawfully attempted to raise taxes on Kentucky families.
Coleman released a formal Attorney General’s opinion that found the FCPS Board failed to meet the state statutory requirements to provide public notice before levying an occupational tax increase at its May 27th meeting.
State Senator Amanda Mays Bledsoe of Lexington first requested the Opinion of the Attorney General after hearing from her constituents about the tax hike.
Schools Superintendent Demetrus Liggins issued a statement that said Fayette County Public Schools “Respectfully but strongly disagree with the conclusions drawn, particularly because the opinion does not reference the relevant statute that governs this matter.”
He said, “The school system's legal counsel maintains that the opinion raises more questions than it resolves, and they believe there are reasonable differences in interpretation.”
