Coleman said it wouldn't be proper for his office to issue a ruling on the complaint brought by parent Matthew Vied, who told the Fayette School Board it violated public meeting rules in a vote on property taxes.
Vied, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for school board in 2022, maintained a taxing district like FCPS, asking for a tax rate above the compensating rate is required to hold a meeting with public comment.
"You guys amended the agenda, created an action item, then voted on it at what you call a planning meeting that doesn't have public comment. One of the board members wasn't even present for this vote," he said at a board meeting in late August. "It is egregious what you guys did."
Board chair Tyler Murphy responded to the accusation, referring Vied to a Kentucky Department of Education review of related statutes.
"KDE conducted a thorough review of the statutory requirements. That review determined that the statutes permit local boards of education like ours to adopt the tax rate up to and including the 4% tax rate, without advertising the tax rate or holding a public hearing," he said.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports AG officials ruled they did not have jurisdiction in the matter. Chair Murphy told the Leader the opinion "speaks for itself," while Vied argues the legislature should take up the issue.
