Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Committee on Equity and Inclusion  
Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4)  
Vice Chair Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Committee Member Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-8)  
Committee Member Kevin Kramer (R-11)  
Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Committee Member Nicole George (D-21)  
Thursday, August 18, 2022  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Arthur called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.  
Chair Arthur introduced the committee members present. A quorum was  
established.  
*NOTE: All committee members present attended in chambers except for  
Committee Member Winkler, who attended virtually.  
6 -  
Present:  
Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Committee Member Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-8),  
Committee Member Kevin Kramer (R-11), Committee Member Markus Winkler  
(D-17), Vice Chair Anthony Piagentini (R-19), and Committee Member Nicole  
George (D-21)  
1 - Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Excused:  
Supporting Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Natalie Johnson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Metro Council Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
{See the "Captioning Transcript of Committee on Equity and Inclusion - August  
18, 2022.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding the  
discussion of each item.}  
Captioning Transcript of Committee on Equity and Inclusion - August 18, 2022  
Attachments:  
1.  
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW CHAPTER OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON  
COUNTY METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES CREATING AN OPEN DATA POLICY AND  
REVIEW. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).  
Sponsors:Primary Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Additional Markus Winkler (D-17), Additional Cassie  
Chambers Armstrong (D-8) and Additional Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Winkler, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance by recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Natalie Johnson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Grace Simrall, Office of Civic Innovation & Technology  
- Andrew McKinney, Office of Civic Innovation & Technology  
- Chair Arthur  
- Committee Member Winkler  
- Vice Chair Piagentini  
- Committee Member Chambers Armstrong  
- Committee Member George  
Committee Member Winkler, Chambers Armstrong and Vice Chair Piagentini  
requested to be added as co-sponsors.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Chambers Armstrong, that this ordinance be amended by  
substitution as shown in the attached document titled "O-243-22 V.2 CABS  
081122 Create New LMCO Chapter Re Open Data Policy.pdf".  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to recommend for approval carried the following vote and the  
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business.  
6 - Arthur, Chambers Armstrong, Kramer, Winkler, Piagentini, and George  
1 - Shanklin  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Arthur adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m.  
Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at  
the Metro Council meeting on August 25, 2022.