Bullitt County Fiscal Court
Meeting of November 4, 2025
Bullitt County Fiscal Court
Summary
The Bullitt County Fiscal Court met on November 4, 2025. Routine business was approved: the October 21 minutes, the treasurer's transfer report and all bills.
During public comment, Sheila Medcalf raised a complaint about the animal shelter and an employee. Magistrates and the judge said the matter was settled in court and is not something the fiscal court can overturn. Matt Johnson asked about the Floyds Fork bridge closure on Highway 1526. The judge said the state has a small construction window, the bridge needs repair, and the county is pursuing related road improvements. Animal control gave a report: 927% live release rate (no-kill by industry standard), new partnerships and a pet food pantry.
The court voted to rename Code Enforcement the Department of Building Safety. It approved the employee health insurance presentation. After a long debate about the Enterprise fleet lease program, it approved the fleet management motion 4-1, with Magistrate Leel opposed.
Two first readings and public hearings were held: a rezoning of about 20 acres on Dog Creek Road for agricultural use (Ordinance 2526), and a text amendment creating a small-lot R5 zone (Ordinance 2527). The R5 proposal drew skepticism over congestion and the need for sewers, which the county lacks. A planning fee schedule text amendment (Ordinance 2528) also had its first reading. All three come up for second reading November 18. The court approved Resolution 2513 on telecommunications facilities in county rights-of-way, as Windstream assets transfer to Kinetic.
The court tabled the sealed-bid sale of the 295 North Buckman Street property so the county attorney can look into selling it at auction. It moved two payroll dates for Thanksgiving and Christmas, approved a new hire raise, and introduced the new EMS director. The meeting adjourned at 10:58.
Agenda (17)
- 5:33
Call to order, invocation and pledge
Meeting opened with prayer and pledge, followed by roll call.
- 8:07
Approval of minutes
October 21, 2025 minutes approved.
- 8:51
Treasurer's transfer report and bills
Transfer report and all bills approved.
- 9:56
Public comment: Sheila Medcalf
Resident complained about a county employee and an old case; court said it was settled in court and outside its authority.
- 14:43
Chamber update and Floyds Fork bridge closure
Chamber announced events; resident Matt Johnson asked about the bridge closure and officials explained the state's schedule and limited funds.
- 21:21
Animal control report
David presented shelter accomplishments, partnerships, revenue and intake and live-release statistics.
- 29:04
Code Enforcement renamed Department of Building Safety
Building official requested the title change per statute; approved.
- 33:03
Old business: health insurance
Motion to approve the health insurance presentation passed.
- 33:37
Old business: Enterprise fleet management
Extended debate over leasing versus buying vehicles and fleet size; approved 4-1.
- 47:59
Zoning Ordinance 2526 (Sego) first reading
Rezoning of about 20 acres on Dog Creek Road to agricultural; no one spoke for or against.
- 51:06
Zoning Ordinance 2527 (R5 text amendment) first reading
Proposed small-lot R5 zone; magistrates raised concerns on density, congestion and sewers; no action required.
- 1:08:37
Zoning Ordinance 2528 (fee schedule) first reading
Text amendment simplifying planning fees; second reading November 18.
- 1:11:50
Resolution 2513 telecommunications facilities
Acknowledges Kinetic's facilities in county rights-of-way; approved.
- 1:14:45
Sale of 295 North Buckman Street
Magistrate urged auction over sealed bids; item tabled to explore auction.
- 1:24:19
Payroll date changes
Moved Thanksgiving and Christmas payroll dates earlier.
- 1:25:23
New hires and promotion; new EMS director
Raise for a recent hire approved; new EMS director introduced.
- 1:28:42
Court comments and adjournment
Highway 61 speed limit concern, Veterans Day closure, and adjournment.
Motions & votes (12)
- 8:14
passed Approve October 21, 2025 minutes
Moved by Magistrate Logston · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · Motion carried on roll call
- 8:53
passed Approve treasurer's transfer report
Moved by Magistrate Logston · Motion carried on roll call
- 9:26
passed Approve presentation and payment of all bills
Moved by Magistrate Sanders · Motion carried on roll call
- 31:16
passed Change Code Enforcement to Department of Building Safety
Moved by Magistrate Logston · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · All yes, motion carried
- 33:07
passed Approve health insurance presentation by Mr. Brown
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Sanders · Motion carried on roll call
- 33:57
passed Approve Enterprise fleet management
Moved by Judge Summers · 4-1, Magistrate Leel opposed
- 1:14:10
passed Approve Resolution 2513 on telecommunications facilities in rights-of-way
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Logston · Motion carried on roll call
- 1:23:25
tabled Table sale of North Buckman Street property to explore auction
seconded by Fourth district magistrate · Motion carried on roll call
- 1:24:35
passed Move payroll date from November 27 to November 26
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · Motion carried on roll call
- 1:25:04
passed Move payroll date from December 25 to December 23
Moved by Judge Summers · seconded by Magistrate Johnson · Motion carried on roll call
- 1:27:40
passed Approve raise for recently hired employee
Motion carried on roll call
- 1:31:57
passed Adjourn at 10:58
Moved by Magistrate Sanders · seconded by Fourth district magistrate · Motion carried on roll call
Transcript (72 segments)
- 0:03
How are you doing what you need to do? — Thank you so much. [laughter] dinner. That's
- 2:36
Great job. How do you have it? They are fine because then I got here and I thought, well, where did I get that? You want to go see
- 5:33
Good morning and welcome to the Bull. B County Fiscal Court. It's uh November the 4th at at 9:30 a.m. And uh EJ and Pat EJ, would you mind coming up and leading us in an invocation and the uh pledge of allegiance, please, sir? — Let's pray together. Father, we come to you this morning simply saying thank you. Uh we love you and we're so thankful for what you've done in our hearts, in our lives, in this county. Uh Lord, you are doing such a great work. And Lord, we see you this morning as I woke up, took our kids to school, coming down 44, watching that sun begin to rise over top of our city and seeing that landscape. Lord, I just couldn't help but say thank you for creating such a beautiful place to raise up families, to have friends and community. And I thank you for this fiscal courtroom this morning. I thank you for all the men and the women that are gathered here. I pray God for wisdom. I pray for clarity. And I pray for righteousness in our hearts to honor you in all that we do and we say. And I pray that you'd open up Lord their hearts and their minds to see the future. That we'd raise up a place in
- 6:47
the community that our children's children's children can walk in and see. That they would be blessed that doors would open that no man could shut. you'd bring prosperity into this land, that you'd help us know exactly how and where and what to do. God, you would just give that supernatural wisdom today. God bless them. Thank you. We lift you up. We recognize today we are only what we can be by your grace and your goodness in Jesus name. Amen. — Amen. I pledge allegiance 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. — EJ, thank you. And if you all want to hear more about EJ or listen to him on some Sunday, just drop down to the field of grace and uh I think you'll be pleasantly uh pleased. Thank you, EJ. At this time, Sam, if you would call the uh court to order, please. — Yes, sir. Vera Sanders, — present. — John Lockston, — here. — Karen Johnson, — here. — Brian Leel, — yes.
- 8:01
— Judge Summers, — yes. — All present. — Thank you. Uh, approval of the minutes from the October 21st, 2025 Bullet County Fiscal Court meeting. — I make a motion that we approve the minutes October 21st, 2025. — I'll second. Got a motion by second district magistrate logs and the second by third district magistrate Johnson to approve the bullet county fiscal court meeting minutes of October 21st, 2025 as presented. Sam, call the role, please. — Logson, — yes. — Johnson, — yes. — Leel, — yes. — Judge Summers, — yes. — Sanders, — yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Uh, treasures transfer report. Cananan, — yes. I'll make a motion we approve the treasures transfer report is presented. — Second. — Got a motion by second district magistrate logen. A second by fourth district magister to approve the treasures transfer report as presented. Sam Cole roll please. — Johnson. — Yes. — Leel. — Yes. — Summers.
- 9:16
— Yes. Sanders. — Yes. — Log. — Yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Presentation and approval of all bills. — I make a motion to accept the presentation approval of all bills. — Second. — Got a motion by first district magister Sanders, a second by fourth district magister to approve the bills as presented. Sam Kolo. — Flem. — Yes. — Judge Summers. — Yes. — Sanders. — Yes. — Boston. — Yes. — Johnson. Yes. — Motion carried. — Thank you. Uh guest speaker Sheila Medcave and please be uh — uh respect us for a threem minute time limit. — My uh subject is our government officials who took an oath of office. If I sound kind of shaky, I've lost another family member last night. Miss Baker, I'm not going away. Mr. Summers, I'm not going away. You know why I'm here about Tony Wilson or what happened in January last year. You all took an oath of office
- 10:29
to protect the Constitution, our Constitution. Okay. Our fourth amendment, our fourth amendment rights tells us that you have to get a warrant to go in our house to seize anything. Tony Wilson didn't do that. My brother Tony Rodney Metaf did things to me my whole life with his sister. — Um, Miss Medaf for for if you'll pardon me for the interruption here for just a minute. This all this was all settled in a in a court of law and uh I don't think it's in our purview to be reviewing this. — It's my first amendment right to talk about it. — Uh and and also for the constitution of the commonwealth of Kentucky things are supposed to be part of the agenda here. This is not just an open forum to discuss uh civil law. — Mr. Summers, you should have contacted me last year when I set an appointment with you and you've refused to do that. — I ma'am, I'm not here to debate that with you. If I received an appointment for you, we would have kept it.
- 11:42
— I have evidence. I made the phone call and I recorded it. — Good. — So, Mr. Summers, I'm going to advise you in this panel. You work for us. You work for me. I have the proof that I called you last year several times. Your excuse was your daddy was sick and you'd set the appointment. You never did. The other one was Miss Candy. I reported said Miss Baker went down there and laughed you and said I didn't have no evidence. I don't have evidence. I'm not going away. You work for us. You wouldn't be sitting here unless we voted into this office. If I don't — miss Medaf, it's my understanding you signed a voluntary release and as Judge Sh said, it was settled in court. So we cannot overturn a ruling in court outside of this fiscal court. So point a finger at each one of us I think is the wrong thing to do and it's not appropriate in this court this particular situation. I would take it up with the other court, not this court. You're Not going to get anywhere