KY - Rowan County clerk Kim Davis Jailed for Contempt, 2015

[flourish]

Does it say if that's starting salary? She's been doing this for almost 30 years maybe that's why her salary is so high.

Aha! That is probably entry-level. Thanks, friend!

 

[BeginnersLuck]

I thought her mother held that position and then she got it. I don't know when but has it really been 30 years after her mother? Her son also works there, so I guess he is next in line.

 

[flourish]

I thought her mother held that position and then she got it. I don't know when but has it really been 30 years after her mother? Her son also works there, so I guess he is next in line.

Gotta love nepotism. Blech.

 

[BeginnersLuck]

I can't verify the accuracy of this but it is worth looking into. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Davis_(county_clerk)

 

[bluesneakers]

Her mom held the position until last November. Before then, according to wikipedia:

Deputy clerk

Davis served as Rowan County chief deputy clerk, reporting to her mother, Jean W. Bailey, for 24 years.

Kentucky law permits elected county officials to employ their family members and to determine their compensation; it is common practice in the commonwealth.

In 2011, county residents complained about Davis's compensation, an annual wage of $51,812 and an additional $11,301 in overtime and other compensation during 2011.

Davis earned substantially more than the county's other chief deputies, including $38,000 for the Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Cline and $36,000 to the Deputy Judge-Executive Jerry Alderman, neither of whom receive overtime pay.

The County Fiscal Court reviewed the compensation of clerks in the office and voted unanimously to cut the department's salary budget by one-third for 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Davis_(county_clerk)

 

[BeginnersLuck]

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/ib114.pdf

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21176

take note to the second link about the oath of office.

 

[Nova]

Well, Jeri-curl and mother-of-pearl! Are these the "war on Christmas" people? Do they know American history or just care about the parts which support their ideas? SMH

There are a lot of "War on Christmas" people, including Bill O'Reilly and everyone at Fox News. But, yeah, the Liberty Counsel are some of the worst.

 

[bluesneakers]

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/ib114.pdf

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21176

take note to the second link about the oath of office.

"..and will faithfully execute the duties of my office without favor, affection or partiality, so help me God."

Fail.

 

[BeginnersLuck]

There are a lot of "War on Christmas" people, including Bill O'Reilly and everyone at Fox News. But, yeah, the Liberty Counsel are some of the worst.

The Liberty Counsel is appalling. They run around wasting time and money trying to "convert" gay people. lol They think they can just pray the gay out of everyone. It is ignorance at it's best.

 

[BeginnersLuck]

"..and will faithfully execute the duties of my office without favor, affection or partiality, so help me God."

Fail.

She swore a oath to follow the law.. and the law won! I fought the law and the law won!

 

[KYangel]

I thought her mother held that position and then she got it. I don't know when but has it really been 30 years after her mother? Her son also works there, so I guess he is next in line.

Kim Davis was voted into office in November 2014 and went into effect Jan 2015 I believe. For nearly 30 years prior she served as a deputy county clerk under her mother who was the elected county clerk. Kim's son is now a Deputy county clerk, he is also the ONLY deputy county clerk who is refusing to issue marriage licenses (honoring mom perhaps or religious conviction maybe). The other five deputy clerks are now issuing licenses. Kim's mother retired at the end of her elected term Dec 2014.


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[BeginnersLuck]

Kim Davis was voted into office in November 2014 and went into effect Jan 2015 I believe. For nearly 30 years prior she served as a deputy county clerk under her mother who was the elected county clerk. Kim's son is now a Deputy county clerk, he is also the ONLY deputy county clerk who is refusing to issue marriage licenses (honoring mom perhaps or religious conviction maybe). The other five deputy clerks are now issuing licenses. Kim's mother retired at the end of her elected term Dec 2014.


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Well isn't that "special". It's time for a change in that county!!

 

[KYangel]

Well isn't that "special". It's time for a change in that county!!

Kim likes to keep her family embedded in her life. News sources have reported here in KY that Kim was five months pregnant by her (future) 3rd husband (who was then incarcerated) when she married her first hubby. She divorced and married hubby #2, who is also a distant cousin and he adopted twins, then divorced and married father of her twins (hubby 3), then divorced him and married hubby 4 (which is hubby 2/remarriage/distant cousin/adopted dad of twins). It has also been said that another of the husbands (not sure if hubby 1 or 3) was distant cousin and also related to hubby 2/4.

I do know that the four hubby thing has been verified and Kim herself has confirmed. As to the rest I am unsure, frankly I need a flowchart to map it all out to understand it.


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[BeginnersLuck]

I would love to know how her mother, her and her son got such a high salary without having any kind of degree or education. Hmmm...

I guess when you live in such a small town, you can call your own shots and set your own family up for a huge pay check. It must be nice even if it is unethical.

 

[KYangel]

I would love to know how her mother, her and her son got such a high salary without having any kind of degree or education. Hmmm...

I guess when you live in such a small town, you can call your own shots and set your own family up for a huge pay check. It must be nice even if it is unethical.

I'm also a (non elected government employee), and after I saw her salary, I went and verified it to be true (all govt employees in KY salaries are publicly available). Then I went and looked up the policies/laws on this. It showed that county clerks with populations under amount populations get $74, year and over get a base salary plus a percentage of revenue brought in from things like taxes etc. her county fell into the higher category. I'll try to find the link to post


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[BeginnersLuck]

Kim likes to keep her family embedded in her life. News sources have reported here in KY that Kim was five months pregnant by her (future) 3rd husband (who was then incarcerated) when she married her first hubby. She divorced and married hubby #2, who is also a distant cousin and he adopted twins, then divorced and married father of her twins (hubby 3), then divorced him and married hubby 4 (which is hubby 2/remarriage/distant cousin/adopted dad of twins). It has also been said that another of the husbands (not sure if hubby 1 or 3) was distant cousin and also related to hubby 2/4.

I do know that the four hubby thing has been verified and Kim herself has confirmed. As to the rest I am unsure, frankly I need a flowchart to map it all out to understand it.


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I honestly could care less what others do...but for goodness sakes I got a giant headache just reading that. How in the world can someone judge two individuals that are happy together, when they have not found happiness with anyone and have hooked up and divorced over and over again?

 

[Steft50]

Kim likes to keep her family embedded in her life. News sources have reported here in KY that Kim was five months pregnant by her (future) 3rd husband (who was then incarcerated) when she married her first hubby. She divorced and married hubby #2, who is also a distant cousin and he adopted twins, then divorced and married father of her twins (hubby 3), then divorced him and married hubby 4 (which is hubby 2/remarriage/distant cousin/adopted dad of twins). It has also been said that another of the husbands (not sure if hubby 1 or 3) was distant cousin and also related to hubby 2/4.

I do know that the four hubby thing has been verified and Kim herself has confirmed. As to the rest I am unsure, frankly I need a flowchart to map it all out to understand it.


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Good lord that woman is her own little Payton Place!!

 

[KYangel]

Compensation
KRS 64.5275 establishes the compensation for county officials, including county clerks. For additional salary information, refer to Chapter 1 of this publication (Table 1.1).
More Than 70,000 Population
Under section 106 of the Kentucky constitution and KRS 64.345, county clerks in counties having a population of 70,000 or more receive an annual salary paid out of the State Treasury in accordance with the provisions of a salary schedule. The county clerks of these counties must send all fees and compensation collected for official duties to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. The amount allowed the clerks for their salaries, deputy clerks’ salaries, and office
expenses may not exceed 75 percent of the amount paid to the department by the clerks during their official terms.
Any of the 75 percent not spent for expenses of the office reverts to the State Treasury and is added to the remaining 25 percent of fees remitted to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. This sum is then returned to the county from which it came and becomes part of the county’s general fund (KRS 64.350).
The amount (if any) allowed for necessary office expenses of each officer must be approved by the fiscal court in counties containing a city of the first class, by the legislative council in a consolidated local government, or by the legislative body in counties containing an urban-county form of government. This approval must be signed by the county judge/executive in a county containing a city of the first class, by the legislative council in a consolidated local government, and by the executive authority in a county having an urban-county form of government. Approval by the fiscal court, legislative council, or urban-county legislative body does not include oversight of expenditure of the funds. This oversight is retained by the Office of the Controller created pursuant to KRS 42.0201.
In all other counties with a population of more than 70,000, the fiscal court fixes the amount allowed for office expenses (KRS 64.345).
If a sheriff and county clerk are operating under the procedures applicable to counties with more than 70,000 in population, they shall continue to do so if the population is less than 70,000 after the next federal census.
Less Than 70,000 Population
County clerks’ salaries are guided by the salary schedule established in KRS 64.5275 and in section 246 of the Kentucky constitution. For 2014, the maximum salary a clerk can make is $117,329.41. The minimum is $64,531.18.
Under KRS 64.530, the fiscal court in a county of fewer than 70,000 inhabitants must annually fix the maximum amount, including fringe benefits, that the clerk may expend for deputies and assistants. The clerk determines the number of deputies or assistants to be hired and their individual compensation.
The county clerk in these smaller counties must annually pay the fiscal court any income of the office, including investment income, that exceeds the sum of his or her maximum salary and other reasonable office expenses, including compensation of deputies and assistants. This settlement for excess fees is subject to correction by audit (KRS 64.152).

Source: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/ib114.pdf


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NOTE: this PDF document link is 150 pages. The info re county clerk begins on pg 53 and salary on pg 70.

 

[BeginnersLuck]

I'm also a (non elected government employee), and after I saw her salary, I went and verified it to be true (all govt employees in KY salaries are publicly available). Then I went and looked up the policies/laws on this. It showed that county clerks with populations under amount populations get $74, year and over get a base salary plus a percentage of revenue brought in from things like taxes etc. her county fell into the higher category. I'll try to find the link to post


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I think I found it yesterday when I was researching this circus. Post it for other to see if you find it. I think that the county and the citizens that live there, need to reevaluate where they tax dollars are going. This women number one...doesn't have anything to warrant her getting paid a attorneys salary and number two...how much is she costing the county due to her "choices". She is a disgrace.

ETA: thank you! You posted before I got done with my rant. lol

 

[KYangel]

Qualifications
To qualify for the office of county clerk, a person must be at least 21 years of age, a citizen of Kentucky, a resident of the state for 2 years, and a resident of the county in which he or she is a candidate for 1 year preceding election. The candidate must also procure from a judge of the Court of Appeals, or from a judge of the Circuit Court, a certificate that he or she has been examined by the clerk of the court under the judge’s supervision and is qualified for the office (Ky. Const., sec. 100). Before assuming the duties of office, the county clerk must take the oath of office prescribed by section 228 of the constitution and execute bond as required by
KRS 62.055

The link listed above (pg 70) lists county clerk qualifications


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