Tag Archives: Kelly Downard

UPDATE: Fox to step down as LMAS interim director, audit to be released soon

UPDATE: The Mayor’s office has confirmed that Debbie Fox will be stepping down as interim director of Louisville Metro Animal Services in April and will exclusively return to her post at MetroSafe effective “sometime in April.” “This was part of the original plan,” says Rebecca Flesichaker, spokeswoman for Mayor Greg Fischer. “She was not supposed [...]

City appeal in retired firefighters case rejected

After a decade-long legal battle with the city, a group of retired Louisville firefighters could receive millions of dollars after the Kentucky Supreme Court turned down Metro government’s request for an appeal to their lawsuit. The 140 retirees claim that they are owed more than $17 million in compensation and interest due to miscalculated overtime [...]

Storm Clouds Brewing at Animal Services

Last Wednesday, during what should have been a routine Government Accountability and Oversight Committee hearing at City Hall, the latest chapter in the convolutedĀ saga(s) emanating from Louisville Metro Animal Services unfolded in such spectacular fashion that the sound of collective-eyebrow raising could be heard from blocks away. When it was over, television crews were still [...]