Meeting of August 27, 2026

Good afternoon. — [snorts and clears throat] — Excuse me, good afternoon. I'd like to call this meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court to order. Today is August 27, 2026. Commissioner Castle, would you lead us in the prayer and the pledge, please? Would you lead us in the prayer and the pledge, please? — Yes. Please stand if you're able. I'd ask that you bow your head and pray with me. God in heaven, thank As we gather today, we pray for those whose lives have been altered or changed by the power of nature. The devastation that has occurred in places such as Nepal is a strong reminder of how important each day is and how fragile our world can be. It also reminds us that as we see those who rush to help their fellow people, what we do for others matters. Please help those affected by this and other devastating events to find strength in you and strength from the support of your people. Please help us tonight as a community to be supportive of and for one another and to follow in the way you're guiding us. As Mother Teresa once said, "Love begins by taking care of the closest ones, the ones at home."

In your name we pray. 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. — Just for those For those who are watching from home and those here in the audience, Commissioner Marksberry is zooming or joining us remotely. Go ahead. — One, consideration for presentation. A, Friday after 5 Barrel Stave presentation. — I believe we have a couple folks with the Friday after 5 here, so I'm going If you would introduce yourselves, please. — Charlotte Newton, secretary. — Hannah Kohler, vice chairman. — Thank you for having us here. — Yes, ma'am. — Good afternoon, Judge Executive, County Commissioners, and members of Daviess County Fiscal Court. On behalf of Friday after 5 Board of Directors, Hannah Kohler and I, we would like to sincerely thank you for your generous support of Friday after 5 and our mission to bring

our community together. Friday after 5 is so much more than just a concert series. It's a celebration of our community, our local businesses, our downtown, which is beautiful, and the people who call Owensboro Daviess County home. Events like ours simply could not be possible without the support of community partners such as yourself. Each week at Friday after 5, you may have seen me on stage thanking our sponsors, our community partners, our city, our county, and most importantly, our community. Your donation helps us continue to provide that free entertainment and create an experience that brings thousands of people downtown and showcase what makes our community so special. Our first report show over 120,000 visitors so far, and as the reports keep coming in, we expect that to grow. As a small token of our appreciation, we are honored to present you with this Barrel Stave as a thank you for your investment in Friday after 5 and that community. Thank you for believing in Friday after 5, for supporting our efforts, and for helping us continue this wonderful tradition. We surely appreciate your partnership and generosity as we wrap up our 30th season anniversary. Thank you. — Okay. — I do want to say thank you all for your

role in making Friday at 5:00 happen and and I understand what you mean when you say you need the full support of the community to to be successful. And I I know Friday at 5:00 is is a gem, I think. And and to think that it's been 30 years now, it's hard to believe. So, thank you all for your role. Uh any any other comments? Go ahead, Commissioner. — You This year was even with the weather was most of the time great. But the lineups that you had and the work that was put in place and how many of the volunteers showed up and what everyone did was an outstanding year. Uh I'm never sure if there was any better lineup or attendance that you had out there. So, kudos to all of you and your forward, especially to Brad who's really stepped it up, I think. Uh it is much appreciated how that has become a signature event of Owensboro and Daviess County. It's appreciated. Thank you. Amen. Commissioner, anything? Okay. Commissioner Marksberry, anything? Okay. Thank you all. You don't need to stay for the rest of the meeting unless you just want to. Thank you.

— B. Treasurer's report for July of 2026. — Mr. Johnson. — As of July 31, 2026, total cash balance is $85,461,805.15 for all funds. General fund balance is $49,060,760.69 minus operating reserve and restricted funds cash for general fund operations is $38,611,562.60. All fund transfers from the general fund and jail fund have been completed loading the other operating and debt service funds for the year. I have nothing else to report. — Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions or comments from the court? This is a strictly a presentation, so we don't vote on it. — Two, consideration for approval. A, minutes of August 13, 2026 Davis County Fiscal Court meeting. — Motion to approve. — Second. — Now a motion and second, we've all had the minutes for a few days to review. Do I hear any additions or um additions or corrections? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. — Aye. — Aye. — B, all claims for all departments. — Motion to approve. — Second.

— Now a motion and second, these are all the bills due and payable by Davis County Fiscal Court. Are there any questions for our treasurer? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. — Aye. — Aye. — C, second reading of KOC A. 111.09-2026, an ordinance relating to the adoption of the 2026 Davis County tax rates. — Motion to approve. — Second. — Now a motion and second, Mr. Johnson. — Fiscal Court is proposing to keep the property tax rate the same as last year, adopt the derivative rate for tangible [snorts] personal property, and leave all other ad valorem rates the same. The proposed rates are real property at 12.2 cents per $100 of assessed value, tangible personal property at 12.92 cents per $100 of assessed value, and motor vehicles and watercraft at 17 cents per $100 of assessed value. All other classifications listed in the ordinance are either derived from those read into the record or set by the state. First reading was held in fiscal court session August 13th of 2026. This is the second reading and adoption. — Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions or comments from the court? Any questions or comments from the

public? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying I. — I. — Any opposed? — Yes. — Okay. Motion carries. — D. Second reading of KOC 921.693 10-2026, an ordinance amending KOC 921.685 02-2025, and KOC 921.689 01-2026, section 4. — Motion to approve. — Second. — Motion second. Chancellor, we normally have Mr. Burley read the whereas clauses somewhere. — I will be happy to do that if you like, Judge. — Go ahead. — Um whereas March 6th uh 2025 Daviess Fiscal Court adopted ordinance 921.685 2025 02-225 20225 uh an ordinance amending the text in article 8 of the Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance and incorporate incorporated that by reference February 29th of 2026, Fiscal Court adopted uh ordinance 921.689 in 2026, which is 01 of 2025, ordinance number 1, which amended the

prior ordinance in section 4, and which we incorporated by reference. Now we're determined that section 4 needs to be amended again to provide additional time for research, review, and determine future application of that amendment. That's what this ordinance is to do. Would place a moratorium until November the 30th of 2026 to make the changes indicated. — Thank you. Thank you, counselor. Any questions or comments from the court? Commissioner Kaundart. — Thank you, Judge. Just as a point of clarification, one of the main reasons why the extension of the moratorium was to make sure we got the necessary information from OMPC, which they held their first read or one reading is all they needed to have like 2 weeks ago today. And no public comments at all were made as in in in that regard as far as I understand. And so it looks as if we have potentially the transcript and once that is given to everyone else, we can maybe move forward with the solar ordinance and what it actually says and what the limitations are. So, hopefully that can get done quickly enough and we'll get it in place. — The hope is that they can be completed in September. — Thank you, sir. — Commissioner Marksbury, do you have any comments?