Gallatin County Judge-Executives

http://news.google.com/newspapers... "Counts against Gallatin judge are dismissed", in Park City Daily News, January 16, 1976. Burlington, Ky.(AP)-- Traffic charges against Gallatin County Judge Clarence Davis, including a charge of driving while intoxicated, have been dismissed on a technicality by Boone County Judge Bruce Ferguson. Boone County Patrolman Marvin Smith, who arrested Clarence Davis Nov. 16, was scheduled for trial in Gallatin County Court Friday on counter charges brought by Davis. Bruce Ferguson said, however, that he understands that charges against the police officer will be dropped by Special Gallatin County Judge John Lane Ackerman at Warsaw. Bruce Ferguson said Marvin Smith did not have jurisdiction when he arrested Clarence Davis in Gallatin County. Marvin Smith said he chased Davis' car at speeds of 120 m.p.h. across the county line. Marvin Smith said he struck Clarence Davis on the head with a flashlight when the Gallatin judge resisted. Charges of reckless driving and driving without a license were filed against Clarence Davis at that time, Marvin Smith said. Clarence Davis charged Smith with assault and official misconduct. Bruce Ferguson said Marvin Smith erred when he brought Clarence Davis back to Boone County to file the charges. Bruce Ferguson said the law required the officer to take the prisoner to authorities in Gallatin County to file charges." -January 16, 1976 There was another story about Queen city barrel, but I'm not clear on the details. January 19, 2001. From Cincinnati Enquirer: http://enquirer.com/editions/2001/01/19/loc_k... Man, 65, pleads guilty to drug charge COVINGTON — A member of a prominent Gallatin County family pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing 50.62 grams of methamphetamine Oct. 11. Aundis Davis, 65, of Glencoe, could get five years in prison when he is sentenced April 19 in U.S. District Court. He appeared in court Thursday morning, when his trial was set for Monday. But Mr. Davis decided to plead guilty later in the day. According to federal court documents, he told an FBI informant that he could sell him some “white stuff” and “crystals” for $1,200 an ounce or $300 for an “eight ball.” The complaint said that, on Oct. 11, the informant gave Mr. Davis $2,200 in marked $100 bills while under surveillance. The informant then received 50.62 grams of meth. Mr. Davis was arrested the next day. His brother is former Gallatin County Judge-executive Clarence Davis. Marie Helms vs. George Zubaty http://www.leagle.com/decision/2007747495F3d2... On July 15, 2004, Helms went to the office of the Judge Executive of Gallatin County, Kentucky, Defendant-Appellee George Zubaty ("Zubaty"), to voice her concerns about the proposed county payroll tax. When she arrived at the office suite Zubaty shares with several other county officials, Helms learned from his receptionist, Ms. Chipman ("Chipman"), that Zubaty was out of town at a conference and would not return that day. Chipman, who has known Helms for a long time, agreed to let Helms sit down and stay in the office. Helms launched into a criticism of the proposed tax, complaining of the hardships it would impose on everyone working in the county and calling Zubaty a "lying son of a bitch." Chipman testified that Helms was "just kind of worked up, kind of a little bit more and more as she talked." Defendant-Appellee Winslow Baker ("Baker"), who shares an office suite with Zubaty in his capacity as Zoning and Planning Administrator, returned from lunch several minutes later while Helms was discussing the tax with Chipman. He testified that, as he walked through the reception area to his office, he heard Helms say that "she was going to move into that office, we were going to have to feed her and clothe her there, she wasn't going to leave." This testimony is corroborated by Chipman's statement that Helms told her "she was just going to homestead until she got her $70 back." Not long after his arrival at his office, Baker heard Helms call Zubaty a "son of a bitch." He walked out into the reception area and asked Helms to leave, telling her she was disrupting the office. Baker testified that her behavior prevented him from making and returning phone calls about zoning and planning matters, and that he asked Helms to leave because her complaints "got pretty loud at times" and he thought they "could conduct business better if she would leave." When Helms refused to leave, Baker called 911 and reported that they had "a disruptive person in the judge's office." He then informed Helms that he had called the police. Defendant-Appellee Officer Brent Caldwell ("Caldwell") responded to the 911 dispatch and, arriving at the office soon after Baker's call, found Helms still sitting across from Chipman. Baker informed Caldwell that Helms had been asked to leave the office because "he was unable to conduct his course of work." According to Caldwell, Chipman indicated that the disruption was about the payroll tax. When Caldwell asked Helms to leave, she informed him that "the attorney general told her that she had every right to be within a public building." Officer Caldwell told Helms that she was "absolutely correct" until she was asked to leave, but Helms indicated that she would only be leaving if Caldwell put her in handcuffs. Caldwell told Helms that he would rather not arrest her, and asked her again to leave. When Helms refused, Caldwell arrested her and charged her with Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree under Kentucky Revised Statute § 511.070. On January 4, 2005, a jury acquitted Marie Helms of criminal trespass. On March 23, 2005, Helms filed this lawsuit claiming that the "criminal case was prosecuted against Plaintiff by Defendants in an attempt to intimidate her from speaking out against matters of public concern." The complaint names Zubaty and Baker as defendants, both individually and in their official capacities with the county. It also names Donnie Gould, City of Warsaw Police Chief, Travis Simpson, Mayor of Warsaw, and Officer Brent Caldwell, City of Warsaw, as defendants both individually and officially. The district court granted summary judgment for Defendants on Helms's federal claims and dismissed her related state claims without prejudice. Helms timely appealed. Would anybody know what happened with that payroll tax? March 28, 2012 Clarence Davis vs. Clifford S. Lilly, et al April 25, 2012 http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt7ksn010j2f_3/te... Clarence Davis vs. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, insurance dispute. 1990. http://www.americantowns.com/ky/warsaw/organi... The Gallatin County Public Library opened in 1978 with less than 8,000 books housed in a remodeled laundromat on West Pearl Street in Warsaw, Kentucky. Today our library is a beautiful 6,800 square foot building on West Market Street that contains 21,000 books along with scores of videos, CDs audio tapes and several computers with Internet access. The library's inception followed years of hard work in the 1970s by original board chairman Charles Warnick with members Mary Evelyn Beverly, William Coates, Doris Combs, Barbara Liggett and Richard Rider. Each of these individuals along with regional librarian Phil Carrico and former Gallatin County Judge Clarence Davis shared a vision of a free public library in Gallatin County. It's due to their efforts that today, Gallatin County enjoys one of the most beautiful libraries in the Commonwealth - one that has served as a model to many others in the area. Located in its temporary location for six years, construction on the current library on West Market Street was completed in 1984. Friday, October 17, 1997 NASCAR track in Gallatin closer Carroll group gets option on land http://enquirer.com/editions/1997/10/17/loc_k... Attempts to reach NASCAR representatives, and Gallatin County Judge-executive Clarence Davis, for comment Thursday were unsuccessful. And Mr. Carroll, the man who helped develop the Turfway business and commercial area near his thoroughbred racetrack off I-75, said that's where the second half of the plan gets tough. Oct 23, 2007. Carroll County Water District vs. Whitehorse Development vs. Gallatin County Water District Mr. Smith will testify about the current boundary of the District with the 1983 and 1998 boundary changes. He will establish for the record the physical boundaries of the District utilizing maps and charts previously filed with the Commission, and indicate where Gallatin County Water District (“GC WD”) has intruded upon the District’s boundaries with its water line extension. By way of background, he will explain the capabilities of the District and its financial investment in Gallatin County which was made in an effort to provide water at the request of the then-Gallatin County Judge Executive Clarence Davis to the area of the county that was not served with water. He will explain to the Commission that when the District boundary was enlarged to include a portion Df Gallatin County by consent of the Carroll and Gallatin County Judge Executive, the District managing board was expanded to include voting members from Gallatin County. "FOX19 Investigates: County executive violating a judge's order?" Sep 23, 2013 By Matthew Nordin http://www.fox19.com/story/23507984/fox19-inv... Earlier this year, Searcy says he met with McFarland asking the judge/executive, who oversees the county's 911 dispatch system as part of his duties, to take his competitor off the list. After not hearing back, Searcy went to court. His attorney convinced Kentucky Circuit Court Judge James Schrand to order McFarland to take the competitor off the list and to follow the county's own guidelines when it comes to approving big rig tow truck operations. The competitor is still on the list. So Searcy's attorney, Grant Axon, asked Judge Schrand on Monday to hold McFarland in contempt of court. On the stand, McFarland testified that he "absolutely" followed the judge's order. But he concedes that Searcy's competitor was only off the approved tow truck list for anywhere from "30 seconds" to a couple of hours after the county received the judge's order. McFarland says the county attorney's office, which is representing him in court, informed him that they checked with dispatchers and Searcy's competitor has the correct paperwork on file. So McFarland says he was satisfied that he'd met the judge's requirements. Judge Schrand did not make a decision during Monday's hearing. He is giving Gallatin County until Friday to provide more documentation. Then he'll allow Searcy's side to respond. So it could be a couple of weeks before there is a ruling. Judge/Executive McFarland and county attorneys declined to speak on-camera with FOX19 while the judge is considering how to rule.