History of JCLC

The Jefferson County, Kentucky, League of Cities’ origin dates to the adoption of a Constitution & By-Laws on February 25, 1955, when it was known as the Jefferson County Government Conference. It was incorporated as such in December 1987 by a Certificate of Incorporation issued by then-Kentucky Secretary of State Drexell Davis. The organization’s name was changed to the Jefferson County League of Cities in October 1989 when a Certificate of Incorporation was issued in that name by then-Kentucky Secretary of State Bremer Ehrler.

The mission of the organization was established in 1955 and continues to the present day as stated in the organization's by-laws: "To promote effective, representative governmental services throughout Jefferson County through training, education, information and the exchange of ideas."