The Northern Kentucky Regional Ethics Authority (NKREA) was established in December 1994. The NKREA was created through an interlocal agreement and is governed by representatives from participating jurisdictions. The NKREA enforces city/county ethics ordinances, acts as an oversight board, appoints an Enforcement Committee to rule on potential violations, and reviews financial disclosure reporting compliance.

As of November 2005, eleven cities and one county were members of the Regional Ethics Authority. Members pay $600 in the initial year, and $300 every year after for all costs, including financial disclosure collection, open records request response, and any advisory questions or ethical complaint hearings that could arise.

 

The NKREA contracts with the Northern Kentucky Area Development District to provide staffing services and serve as a records depository.

 

In the year 2000, the NADO Research Foundation presented the Innovation Award to the Northern Kentucky Regional Ethics Authority. In September 2000 the NKREA was recognized by the Kentucky Performance Audit of Local Government Ethics Codes and Boards (Auditor of Public Accounts) as the only regional ethics board in the Commonwealth in compliance with the Interlocal Cooperation Act.

 

For more information about the Northern Kentucky Regional Ethics Authority, please contact Craig T. Bohman at (859) 283-1885.