LaRue County
December 22, 2025 6:00 PM
December Special Meeting
1. Call to Order
Rationale

Board Chair Farrah Pruitt called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

2. Sufficient Notice of Meeting
Rationale

All agreed.

3. Adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(c) for discussion of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the public agency.
Recommended Motion

Adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(c) for discussion of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the public agency

Actions Taken

Order #921 - Motion Passed:  Adjourn to Closed Session per KRS 61.810(c) for discussion of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the public agency passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Janet Cruse.

Member Votes
Farrah Pruitt Yes
Joanna Hinton Yes
Ashley Reding Yes
Janet Cruse Yes
Teresa Gilbert Yes
4. Reconvene to Open Session
Recommended Motion

Motion to reconvene to open session.

Actions Taken

Order #922 - Motion Passed:  Motion to reconvene to open session. passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Ashley Reding.

Member Votes
Farrah Pruitt Yes
Joanna Hinton Yes
Ashley Reding Yes
Janet Cruse Yes
Teresa Gilbert Yes
5. Public Action: To authorize Shelt Lewis, Attorney at Law, to represent and defend the LaRue County Board of Education in pending litigation and proceed as necessary on our behalf
Rationale

Public Action: To authorize Shelt Lewis, Attorney at Law, to represent and defend the LaRue County Board of Education in pending litigation and proceed as necessary on our behalf.

Recommended Motion

Approval to authorize Shelt Lewis, Attorney at Law, to represent and defend the LaRue County Board of Education in pending litigation and proceed as necessary on our behalf

Actions Taken

Order #923 - Motion Passed:  Approval to authorize Shelt Lewis, Attorney at Law, to represent and defend the LaRue County Board of Education in pending litigation and proceed as necessary on our behalf passed with a motion by Joanna Hinton and a second by Ashley Reding.

Member Votes
Farrah Pruitt Yes
Joanna Hinton Yes
Ashley Reding Yes
Janet Cruse Yes
Teresa Gilbert Yes
6. Adjourn
Actions Taken

Order #924 - Motion Passed:   passed with a motion by Teresa Gilbert and a second by Joanna Hinton.

Member Votes
Farrah Pruitt Yes
Joanna Hinton Yes
Ashley Reding Yes
Janet Cruse Yes
Teresa Gilbert Yes