RESOLUTION NO.______, SERIES 2018
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY TO INITIATE A USURPATION ACTION AGAINST REVIEW THE STATUS OF COUNCIL MEMBER VITALIS LANSHIMA AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT 21 (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES AND
COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN KRAMER
WHEREAS, the Government Oversight, Audit & Ethics Committee ("GOAEC") of the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Metro Council") held a committee meeting on October 3, 2018, to explore the potential for an investigation into Council Member Vitalis Lanshima;
WHEREAS, at that Committee meeting, members of the GOAEC requested opinions from the Jefferson County Attorney concerning the eligibility of Council Member Lanshima to serve the Metro Council given his registration to vote and candidacy for office outside of Kentucky and members of the GOAEC requested that Council Member Lanshima provide documentation to the Jefferson County Attorney for review;
WHEREAS, the GOAEC received an opinion from the Jefferson County Attorney's Office on October 19, 2018, advising that Council Member Lanshima is no longer eligible to serve in the position of Council Member under Kentucky Revised Statute ("KRS") ? 67C.103(6);
WHEREAS, the eligibility requirements established in KRS ? 67C.103(6) require a Council Member to be "at least eighteen (18) years old, a qualified voter, and a resident within the territory of the consolidated local government and the district that he or she seeks to represent for at least one (1) year immediately prior to the person's election. A council member shall continue to reside within the district from which he or she was elected throughout the term of office[;]"
WHEREAS, Council Member Lanshima registered to vote in Nigeria on July 3, 2018, as acknowledged by Council Member Lanshima;
WHEREAS, Section 145 of the Kentuc...
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