Paducah city manager Jordan among five employees honored by Ky. League of Cities

The Kentucky League of Cities presented Paducah City Manager Daron Jordan with a Certified Municipal Officer Award. 

Jordan is among a small group honored this year with the distinction, the first city officials to reach the top tier in the KLC City Officials Training Center. 

Four other City of Paducah employees also received KLC awards.

Assistant City Clerk Claudia Meeks received the Level III Master of City Governance and Level II Excellence in City Governance awards. 

Fire Chief Steve Kyle, Controller Audra Kyle, and Finance Director Jonathan Perkins each received the Level I Achievement in City Governance award. 

The Certified Municipal Official award is the highest level of achievement, requiring 135 hours of approved courses, two hours of open meetings and open records training, and one hour of ethics. Jordan was among the first group of city officials to ever reach the level.

KLC administers the City Officials Training Center, a voluntary education program. City officials can complete education levels by attending KLC events and submitting outside educational credit from other municipal training.