Bullitt County Fiscal Court
Meeting of August 4, 2026
Bullitt County Fiscal Court 08.04.2026
Summary
The Bullitt County Fiscal Court met August 4, 2026. It approved the July 21 minutes, the treasurer's transfer report and all bills, then heard public comment on animal seizure complaints, the county's data center regulations and a proposed Texas Gas pipeline. Speakers asked for a public meeting, a letter to FERC and a moratorium on gas pipelines.
The court held the first reading of Zoning Ordinance 269 to rezone five acres at 309 Cabin Creek Court from agricultural to R1 so one lot could be split off. The applicant and his family spoke in favor. Neighbors from the Cabin Creek Farm subdivision spoke against, citing a deed covenant that bars further subdivision, road upkeep and property values. The second reading is set for August 18.
Magistrates agreed to raise the dispatch/911 fee (option three) and directed the county attorney to draft an ordinance, with a first reading expected at the next meeting. Discussion showed the $36 residential fee is meant to apply per apartment unit. Officials said delinquent fees are often not collected after tax sales. The court approved a mapping and programming agreement for planning and zoning's GIS system and accepted state flex fund money for county road projects.
A resolution authorizing up to a $6.5 million short-term tax and revenue anticipation note was discussed but not voted on. The court gave the county attorney more time to review it and will take it up at the next meeting. The court also approved EMS hires, a promotion and a pay correction.
The sheriff discussed Flock license plate cameras, speeding on Bethel Church Road and truck accidents on Brooks Hill Road. The court voted to create a resolution to lower the speed limit on Highway 61 (South Buckman Street) in Shepherdsville from 35 to 25 mph. Announcements covered a visit from Sen. Rand Paul on August 10, Fort Knox exercises on August 5 and National Night Out. The meeting then adjourned.
Agenda (14)
- 1:04
Call to order, invocation and roll call
Meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge. All magistrates were present.
- 2:44
Approval of July 21 minutes
Minutes approved; one magistrate abstained because he was absent.
- 3:20
Treasurer's transfer report
Transfer reports dated July 31 and August 4 approved.
- 3:59
Approval of bills
All bills approved as presented.
- 4:33
Public comment
Speakers raised animal seizure complaints, data center regulations and the Texas Gas pipeline, and asked for a public meeting, a letter to FERC and a pipeline moratorium.
- 23:45
Zoning Ordinance 269 (Kenzer) first reading and public hearing
Rezoning of five acres at 309 Cabin Creek Court from A to R1. The applicant spoke in favor and neighbors opposed, citing the deed covenant. Second reading is set for August 18.
- 1:02:20
Dispatch fee schedule
Discussion of the dispatch/911 fee, per-unit apartment billing and collection problems. The court chose to increase the fee and the county attorney will draft an ordinance.
- 1:16:49
Mapping and Programming Solutions LLC agreement
Agreement to finish the planning and zoning GIS map was approved.
- 1:18:27
Tax and revenue anticipation note resolution
Resolution for notes up to $6.5 million was discussed. The court gave the county attorney time to review it and will take it up in two weeks.
- 1:28:22
Flex fund road funding
The court accepted state flex fund money for county road projects.
- 1:29:22
EMS new hire, promotion and pay correction
Three personnel actions were approved: a new full-time EMT hire, a promotion from EMT to paramedic, and a part-time paramedic pay correction.
- 1:31:29
Magistrate comments and sheriff discussion
Discussion of Flock cameras, FEMA, speeding on Bethel Church Road and truck accidents on Brooks Hill Road.
- 1:54:20
Judge's announcements and Highway 61 speed limit
Announcements about Sen. Rand Paul's visit and Fort Knox exercises. The court voted to create a resolution lowering the Highway 61 speed limit to 25 mph.
- 1:58:38
National Night Out and adjournment
Reminder of National Night Out, then the meeting adjourned.
Motions & votes (11)
- 2:51
passed Approve the July 21, 2026 fiscal court minutes
Moved by Magistrate Johnson · seconded by Magistrate Blamel · Logston abstained because he was not present; others voted yes
- 3:30
passed Accept the treasurer's transfer report
Moved by Magistrate Sanders · seconded by Magistrate Blamel · Motion carried; the transcript shows only yes votes
- 4:01
passed Approve all bills as presented
Moved by Magistrate Blamel · seconded by Magistrate Sanders · Motion carried; the transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:15:53
passed Increase the dispatch fee (option three) and have an ordinance drafted
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Blamel · Motion carried; the transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:17:56
passed Accept the Mapping and Programming Solutions LLC agreement
Moved by Magistrate Logston · seconded by Magistrate Blamel · Motion carried; the transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:28:30
passed Accept flex fund money from the state for county road projects
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Logston · The transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:29:29
passed Hire a full-time EMT effective August 19, 2026 at $19.50 per hour
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · The transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:30:08
passed Move Mr. Sparks from full-time EMT to full-time paramedic, from $21.34 to $28.84 per hour
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Blamel · The transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:30:43
passed Correct the pay of part-time paramedic Emily Clifford from $27.59 to $28.09 per hour
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · The transcript shows only yes votes
- 1:57:14
passed Create a resolution to lower the Highway 61 speed limit from 35 to 25 mph
seconded by Unidentified magistrate · The transcript shows only yes votes
- 2:00:56
passed Adjourn the meeting
seconded by Magistrate Sanders · The transcript shows only yes votes
Transcript (98 segments)
- 0:10
I fell off my scooter camping this weekend — and I got like scrapes my legs and rug burn on my legs and it was literally um we have like electric scooters and I was like riding it down and like everybody was hanging out. There was like 25 of us this weekend. Everybody was like hanging out at this house or whatever. And I like to check on the kids and I was coming back and like I went to turn around there was gravel and it just slid underneath me in front of everybody. I like did like a whole wall. My hat fell off. My sunglasses broke. — I was like so — Well, good morning and welcome to the Bullet County Fiscal Court. Today is August the 4th of 2026. And at this time, Mr. Bling, if you'd lead us in an invocation and a pledge, please. — That's correct. Heavenly Fatherless here. Help us to do what we should say. — Amen.
- 1:28
To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. — Thank you, Brian. — Thanks, Keith. not being able to hear. — Sure. For you all, — I know they can hear me. Okay. For uh the folks online, apparently uh some of the magistrates has had complaints that they can't hear. So, uh, if the court would speak up, speak clearly where the folks online can, uh, hear you. — Sam, at this time, would you call the role, please? — Yes, sir. Vera Sanders, — present. — John Logston — here. — Aaron Johnson — here. — Brian Blel, — yes. — Judge Summers, — here. — All present.
- 2:43
— Thank you. Approval of the minutes from the July 21st, 2026 Bull County Fiscal Court as presented. I'll make a motion that we approve the minutes. — Second. — Got a motion by third district magistrate Johnson. A second by fourth district magister blame to approve the bullet county fiscal court minutes of July 21st 2026 is presented Sam Karo — Logston — abstain wasn't present. — Johnson — yes — yes. — Judge Summers — yes — Sanders — yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Treasures transfer report can end. — Yes, that was dated for July the 31st and also for August the 4th for your approval. — I make a motion to accept the treasures transfer report given by Canaman. — Second. — Got a motion by first district magistrate Sanders, a second by fourth district manager blamel to approve the treasur's transfer report as presented. Sam call — Johnson. — Yes. Leel, — yes. — Judge Summers, — yes. — Sanders, — yes. — Logan, — yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Presentation, approval of all bills. — I'll make a motion to approve all bills
- 4:04
as presented. — I'll second. — Got a motion by fourth district magistrate blame, a second by first district magistrate Sanders to approve the bills as presented. Sam call — Leel. — Yes. — Judge Summers, — yes. — Sanders, — yes. — Loxton, — yes. — Johnson, — yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Um, guest speakers, uh, Sheila Medcave. — [clears throat] — My name is Sheila Metcap. When I stand up here, this council never knows what's going to come out of my mouth. And I don't want them to or they did that they do. When I first started coming here, I begged this council, Mr. Summers, Tammy Baker. Okay. She won't even look at me. I want my animals back. That Tony Thompson stole the criminal trespass to my house. I was told by Jerry Summers and Tammy Baker, don't give me that look
- 5:18
cuz I've got the open record record request. And Tony Wilson admitted never had a warrant and he never had permission from you. You sent me a letter back saying nothing to see here. You call I got the phone call. I talked to Candy. You told Candy, she told Judge Summers, "There is no evidence." I do have evidence. This book right here with court documents from Frankfurt, from our judges, from our attorneys. I'll be 67 years old this month. I go back a long way. My family is can to all these people that have sit in the government seats. One of them is Jennifer Porter. When I run for judge executive, a lot of people I talked to didn't know her husband was Keith Griffy. — You're not. — You probably don't want to be. — You're not. You're not. — Okay. [laughter] Neither was my brother.
- 6:31
Okay. But she stood up for him. Got me falsely indicted. I have the evidence right here. Mr. Griffy have the evidence out of your son. Got, you know, put as a state representative. — Yes, sir. So, like I said, when I sit up here, you never know what I'm going to say, but I'm going to start coming back and I'm going to start naming names. I'm gonna have packets in my hands and I'm gonna start naming names. Okay, there's people that's been in boy county for 180 years. There's one of them. When you run for office, you brag how long your family's been in boy county. Okay, we have a meman's. It has come up where Miss too good and a bunch of them protested in front of our cap the courthouse a couple weeks ago of a fire that was swept under the table. Well, Mr. So, I have evidence of our fire department last year across
- 7:44
the street of an arson — of a person who works for boy. — Miss Medaf, your time is up and and I want to I want to remind you this. — Thank you. — Okay. Um, Charles Baxley. — It's a little hard to follow. — Uh, that that's okay. But Mr. B, I do want to remind you this. There's a big difference between First Amendment rights and liable and slander. — Okay. Uh got some questions on the first off thank you so much every one of you for the m mor moratorum on the data centers. — That's it. — That just I think that keeps everybody safe. Uh something that kind of got me interested is number one, you know, the pipeline is right in my front yard. Number two is House Bill 321 that the state came out of the house and — [snorts]
- 8:58
— legislation was a bill to provide further training for planning and zoning. At the last minute, the Senate Standing Committee put in language that if you change the zoning on a piece of property to commercial or industrial, you change the zoning on it. If the surrounding pieces of property are not zoned in that same manner, then you have no judicial recourse. You can't you can't sue. You can't ask questions. So that, you know, was kind of, wow, why did they do that on these data centers? Why did they change? Who can sue? You know, and then you you go right into the NDAs that some of them have had politicians sign. One of them was broken in in Bessemer, Alabama. The mayor signed one and under threat of lawsuit, he he had to give it up. And what they had in that was the environmental impact study was to be destroyed.