Nov. 14, 2025

Union County Judge/Executive Adam O'Nan takes the helm as 2025-26 KACo President

Surrounded by family and colleagues, Union County Judge/Executive Adam O’Nan was sworn in Thursday evening during the 51st Annual KACo Conference as the 2025–26 KACo President. He shared his commitment to pushing for real solutions to rising county jail costs, strengthening partnerships with state leaders and lifting up the work of county officials across Kentucky.

We’re also excited to welcome the newest members of the KACo Executive Committee:

• Sean Curry,

Green County PVA – 1st Vice President

• Jacqalynn Ammer Riley,

Grant County Magistrate – 2nd Vice President

Elected by KACo members, they’ll serve alongside President O’Nan, President-elect Michael Logsdon (Oldham County Magistrate) and Immediate Past President Dan Mosley (Harlan County Judge/Executive) as we head into a busy and impactful year for counties.



A huge thank-you to Judge Mosley for his year of service as President and to outgoing committee members David Livingston (Scott County Magistrate) and Amy Chandler (Warren County Attorney) for their outstanding leadership and service to our association.

Pictured l-r: Jacqalynn Ammer Riley, David Livingston, Dan Mosley, Adam O'Nan, Amy Chandler, Michael Logsdon, Sean Curry and Jim Henderson.

51st KACo Conference: Counties Leading the Way

Thank you to the hundreds of county elected officials, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors who helped make this year's conference a huge success! We learned about AI, crisis communications, legislative insights from Frankfort and Washington, plus several other valuable topics.

We have some photos posted below, and we'll share more in the next few days.

Mark your calendar for next year's KACo conference: Nov. 18-20, 2026 at the Central Bank Center in Lexington.

KACo to present top legislative priority next week

KACo President Adam O'Nan and Past President Dan Mosley will testify before the Interim Joint Committee on Local Government to provide an overview of KACo's top priority for the 2026 legislative session: reshaping the shared responsibility of county jails.

The KACo Board of Directors endorsed this issue at its quarterly meeting. Our government affairs team is actively working on proposed legislation to take a multi-pronged approach of addressing the growing pressure of rising jail costs.

The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Capitol Annex.

Training opportunity: OSHA record keeping and reporting

This webinar will cover the importance of accurate OSHA logs and how inaccurate OSHA Logs can affect your organization. 

Date: Nov. 20, 2025

Time: 11 a.m. ET

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Training hosted by Charles Taylor TPA, a KACo County Champion and insurance claims partner. Note: Registration form asks BWC Policy Number. Enter N/A.

This week in pictures - conference edition

Reginald Johnson from the Office of the Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk sang the National Anthem.

Harlan County Judge/Executive Dan Mosley and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg

Deputy Judge/Executive Terry Spurlock and Judge/Executive Robbie Williams of Floyd County listen to a presentation during the 51st KACo Conference.

KACo Art Contest 1st place winner Kylee Crowe with Estill County Judge/Executive Donnie Watson

KACo Art Contest 2nd place winner Avery Long with the Boyle County Fiscal court

KACo Art Contest 3rd place winner Porter Branscum with Russell County Judge/Executive Randy Marcum

KACo Executive Director Jim Henderson, right, thanked Harlan County Judge/Executive Dan Mosley for his year of service as 2024-25 President.

Members of the 2025-26 KACo Board of Directors

Union County delegation

KACo's Brenna Angel, Franklin County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller and Barren County Judge/Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd discussed social media.

Congressman James Comer spoke Friday during the KACo Conference.

Senate President Robert Stivers and House Speaker David Osborne

PVAs at the KACo Conference

County clerks at the KACo Conference

NACo President and Wise County, Texas Judge J.D. Clark shakes hands with KACo President Adam O'Nan.