The Louisville Comprehensive Review Commission (HB 314)
Click here to read the Louisville Metro Comprehensive Review Commission's final report
Louisville Metro Comprehensive Review Commission will host series of public comment meetings
Meetings set to begin on July 15 at various locations around the city
Louisville (July 10, 2023) – The Louisville Metro Comprehensive Review Commission, otherwise known as the HB 314 Commission, was approved by the 2022 General Assembly. The Commission is comprised of fifteen-members, three members each from the State Senate, State House of Representatives, Metro Council and GLI; the three other representatives are from the Metro Mayor, Jefferson County League of Cities, and suburban fire districts.
The Commission held their initial meeting on August 12, 2022, and have been meeting monthly to study six duties tasked to them by the General Assembly including:
- Review the accomplishments and insufficiencies, if any, and recommendations for any statutory changes.
- Review the roles and duties of the mayor and the legislative council as it relates to duties, oversight, budgeting, and administration of Metro and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review intergovernmental relations between Metro and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review tax powers and funding of Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review the distribution and provision of governmental services between the Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes.
- Review the future of relations between the Louisville Metro Government and the suburban cities and special service districts and make recommendations for either internal or statutory changes, including the merger of existing suburban cities, the creation of further suburban cities, the annexation of territory by suburban cities, the creation of further special service districts, the merger of special service districts, or the expansion of urban service district boundaries.
The online public comment form closed on August 4, 2023
Click here to read the public comments
Public Comment Meetings
- Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at the South Central Library, 7300 Jefferson Boulevard. Sign ups will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Video - Monday, July 17, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the West Louisville Central Community Center, 1300 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard. Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Video
- Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 6 p.m. at Southwest Valley High School, 10200 Dixie Highway. Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Video
- Monday, July 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. at Eastern High School, 12400 Old Shelbyville Road. Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Video
- Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 6 p.m. at Atherton High School, 3000 Dundee Road. Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Video
- Monday, July 31, 2023, at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 601 W. Jefferson Street (the public may enter the building through the Sixth Street entrance). Sign ups will begin at 5:30 p.m. Video
Previous Meetings
- September 15, 2023
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Commission Recommendations 9-11 Aggregated-NUMBERED
- September 8, 2023
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Commission Recommendations Numbered
Draft Consensus Recommendations
Fire District Summary and Contacts
- September 7, 2023
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Commission Recommendations Numbered
- September 1, 2023
- August 25, 2023
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Four Attachments:
Lville Comprehensive Review Commission
GAPS Committee Draft Report 08.25.23 v.2
Tax Committee Report (without edits)
Tax Committee Report (with edits)
- August 11, 2023
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Three Attachments:
Suburban Fire Mutual Aid Snapshot
Downtown Partnership - Economic Impact 2022
Paul Coomes - New Empirical Information to Share (No Longer Valid; See Final Updated Document)
Paul Coomes - New Empirical Information to Share (Final Updated Document)
- July 14, 2023
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Three Attachments:
- June 9, 2023
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Two Attachments:
Local Government Expenditures in Jefferson County (cont) June
- May 12, 2023
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Two Attachments:
- April 14, 2023
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Two Presentations Attached:
- March 10, 2023
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Two Presentations:
Merger Presentation - 3-10-23 (No Longer Valid; See Final Updated Document)
Merger Presentation - Demographics (Revised) - (Final Updated Document)
- February 17, 2023
- January 27, 2023
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No transcript, video or minutes as the meeting took place at St. Matthews' City Hall.
No quorum at meeting.
- December 2022
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No Meeting
- November 11, 2022
- October 14, 2023
- September 9, 2022
Commission Members
Co-Chair Representative Jason Nemes - KY Rep - Majority Whip
Co-Chair Earl Jones - GLI Appointee
Senator Gerald Neal - KY Senate Minority Leader
Senator Julie Raque Adams - KY Senate Majority Caucus Chair
Senator Mike Nemes - KY Senate
Rep. Ken Fleming - KY Rep
Rep. Pamala Stevenson - KY Rep
Councilman Jecorey Arthur (D-4) - Louisville Metro Council
Councilwoman Cindi Fowler (D-14) - Louisville Metro Council
Councilman Anthony Piagentini (R-19) - Louisville Metro Council
Marianne Butler - Mayor's Appointee
Shelby Williams Somervell - GLI Appointee
Scott Shoenberger - GLI Appointee
Mayor Bonnie Jung - Jeff. Co. League of Cities Appointee
Chief Sean Dreisbach - (Jeffersontown Fire Chief) Jeff. Co. Fire Service Appointee
