Meeting of December 7, 2023

good evening I'd like to call this meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court to order this is our first regular scheduled meeting of December December today is December 7th and uh commissioner casson if you'd lead us in the prayer and the pledge sure if everyone could stand with me if you bow your head God in heaven we're here today as members of a community that looks to you for strength and guidance we ask for those of us that are here to serve that we do just that and serve you do the work we do for those of us that need the help of our sisters and brothers we ask that our sisters and brothers recognize our needs and help us in your name like we see done daily by all our local nonprofit organizations and by those who give up give her their time and talents through those organizations lastly with this being Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day we thank you that we live in a country where we have the freedoms we have that we can reach out and help those that have not and that we have those willing to defend our freedoms when called to do so in your name we pray amen amen I pledge allegiance to the flag the United States of America and to the

Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all thank you commissioner and unless I forget uh I know we have distinguished guests here and U um once we're through with our recognitions I just want to let you know right now you don't have to stay for the rest of the meeting you can you yes I I see a thank you back there so Terry you all right number one consideration for presentation a recognize volunteer firefighters with 50 or more years of service okay we're going to start with Jeremy if you yes thank you judge um you know it's uh it's it's an honor to be able to to speak towards these these gentlemen and and their families that are here today uh most of them I have known my entire career of 30 years in the fire service so when you think 30 years is a long time and I look at it that way and you think of these individuals have served

50 years years the community and one may be close to 60 so when I began my career in in 93 I started in the volunteer service the same way so I understand what what they go through each and every day you know walking away from a meal walking away from your family walking away from your kids ball game they sacrifice everything because somebody had a bad day that's what they do they choose to do that and volunteer for the community they there these gentlemen here are the ones who help bring our fire service to what it is today we have one of the best fire services in the entire state of Kentucky and that is due to these individuals right here who helped bring this to life in 1973 and 74 and 75 when we began to build the new stations the seven new stations and when we begin to get the new equipment the new engines and the new the new tankers that came in building this all these getting all this new equipment with when judge Tanner was here these individuals push that each and every day to to be sure that we were protected you know we we developed an ISO rating you know got a good ISO rating system here in Davis County as

well and it was due to the hard work that each and every one of them did so I can't say enough for what they did um I know I know most of them by you know I consider them wonderful friends um I've known them for years since the day I walked in the fire service uh so they have made an impact on my life and I I I can't even imagine the hundreds in what they've trained the hundreds of volunteers we have in this in this County so uh with that being said um you know we we've uh it's just a small token of our appreciation I know me personally as a as a as a fire chief uh I understand what you go through each and every day and I know the court just wants to recognize and thank you as well so if you would uh as I call your name uh I'll meet you up front and we're just going to kind of line up each one of you up here we'd like to to uh to at least honor you for that as we as we call you up and and if they would stay up here yes sir we we'll come down after the last one's called up and get a group picture if you would please the first one I'd like to recognize today is William Daniel Thompson and we all know him as rooster I didn't really know his name so I had to ask what what's his first name so

we've only always known him as rooster rooster began at the St Joel fire department began in 1973 Danny was they I believe I was told he was serving out of the PowerHouse in the beginning and then Danny is still serving his community day as an active member of the St Joseph fire [Applause] department no you yes sir yes sir the ne next one I'd like to recognize uh was actually on the fire department where I began my volunteer service and I have known Bob a long long time it's Bob provance with the yton fire [Applause] department next on the list uh was instrumental in developing the fire service as well served as chief for 25 years at the

Stanley fire department Mr Jim [Applause] elen next one on the list I believe is here tonight Jimmy settles with the Stanley fire department as well Mr [Applause] settles another one for the uh Stanley fire department uh began his career in 1973 as well and also served as assistant chief for 15 years Mr Mike [Applause] Mullin we also have I think someone here to accept for Mr Tony Kelly Mr Tony Kelly is not able to be here due to an illness but I think we do have a family

member that is here to stand in for him tonight [Applause] the next one we'll recognize will be David Gray DF gray with the Masonville fire department David began his career in 1965 and still serve on Masonville executive board [Applause] today the next one will be Phil Fogle Phil began his career in 1973 with the Masonville fire department and served as assistant chief for 21 years and still serves his community today with the fire [Applause] department 31 years [Laughter] uh so the next one I believe is Mr

Matthews isn't here I don't think the next one uh would like to recognize today uh the last one we have present with us is uh Mr Mark Luckett and Mark uh he kind of outdid them all as he always does uh Mark will be serving starting in January will begin his 60th career in the volunteer fire service and he has been instrumental in in what we have today and and uh what all the equipment and all the things we have today was due to individuals like him who still dedicate each and every day uh to the fire [Applause] department the only other one we did have judge who isn't here tonight and I'll get them certificate is Danny Matthews with the udic fire [Applause] department