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1. If I have a question regarding City services should I contact the Board of Commissioners or the City Manager?

The City of Danville provides many methods for you to get answers to questions regarding City services. We recommend you first consult the FAQs provided for each City Department to see if your question is answered there. Next if you know what City Department is involved, get in touch with the contact listed. If you are not able to find an answer using these methods, contact the City Manager. The Board of Commissioners is always willing to hear from the residents of the City on any matters relating to the City.

2. How do I make an Open Records Request?

Many frequently requested records may be found on our website without the need to make an open records request. We recommend you first look here to determine if the documents you seek are available through the website. If you do not find the documents you seek, you can request records by completing an Open Records Request on-line or visiting City Hall and completing a paper request form.

3. How can I file a damage claim with the city?

You can submit a damage claim online using the link below. You can also contact the city clerk at (859) 238-1200.

Submit Damage Claim

4. What is meant by the Open Meetings?

The Open Meeting Act provides that “All meetings of a quorum of the members of any public agency at which any public business is discussed or at which any action is taken by the agency, shall be public meetings, open to the public at all times [except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Open Meetings Act”.

5. How does the office of the City Clerk differ from that of the City Manager?

By Kentucky statute, all cities, except for first class cities must establish the nonelected office of City Clerk. Among the many duties, the City Clerk maintains and keeps safe the permanent records of the City, answers Open Records requests, publishes notices and legal requirements and maintains the Seal of the City.
The City Manager under Danville’s form of government, is the chief executive/administrative officer of the City. The City Manager exercises the executive powers and functions delegated by statute and ordinance and is directly responsible to the Board of Commissioners.

6. Is the City Manager elected?

The City Manager is a nonelected officer of the City and as such is appointed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners, and may only be removed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners.