Meeting of April 24, 2025

Good evening. I'd like to call this meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court to order. Today is Thursday, April 24th, 2025. Um, if you would, I'm going to uh let's see, I have the prayer and the pledge tonight. So if you would stand with me. Dear heavenly father, we pause this evening and we thank you for the many blessings you bestowed upon us as a community, as a nation, and as individuals. Mostly we thank you as we've just celebrated Easter and we thank you for the gift of your son, Jesus. I ask you to send the Holy Spirit to guide us this evening. Ask you send your holy angels to watch over all those that we represent as elected officials. I ask you especially to bless those who are troubled this evening because of the damage the floods done to their homes. Most of us were spared, but some of our neighbors are heavy heavily burdened this evening. ask you to bless them and strengthen

them as they continue on their life's journey. Ask you to guide us as we do the work of the county this evening. Pray these things in the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior. Amen. Pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Brook. First item, please. One, consideration for presentation. A. Proclaim April 24th, 2025 as Owensboro Community and Technical College Day. Thank you. Davis County, I'm going to read a proclamation. Davis County, Kentucky. Proclamation. Office of the Davis County Judge Executive. Whereas President Ronald Reagan in 1986 pinned the first National Community College Month proclamation commending the enormous contributions two-year colleges make to the strength, vitality, and prosperity of our nation by

providing educational opportunities at cost and locations accessible to all who are qualified. And whereas community college month is a time for us to acknowledge community colleges and the important contributions they make to the richness and accessibility of postsecary education. And whereas since 1986, Orangeburg Community and Technical College has offered services that benefit our entire community, including training for job seekers, and retraining for those already employed, articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities, adult transition programs for those seeking to acquire a GED or otherwise upskill, customized training for local companies, scholarships, grants, and other sources of assistance for students who need financial assistance to complete their education and support services that help students stay in school. And whereas students of all ages and backgrounds who attend Owensboro Community and Technical College receive a superb education and training that help them become skilled members of a workforce that powers Davis County's economic growth. And whereas Owensboro Community and Technical College is home to the Go Fame and Go

Careers programs, which use a work, earn, and learn model, allowing participation, excuse me, participating students to earn a an industry recognized degree while gaining valuable work experience in a manufacturing company. And whereas Orangeboro Community Technical College offers offers more than 30 program options in multiple time frames for diplomas to certificates or degrees. And whereas Orangeburg Community Technical College has an estimated overall economic impact of 196.5 million in our community and employs over 300 people. Now therefore, I Charlotte Kassen, Davis County Judge Executive, to hereby proclaim April 24, 2025 as Orangeboro Community and Technical College Day, and urge all citizens to recognize and appreciate the outstanding contributions to our community made by this extraordinary institution presented in Davis County, Kentucky on this 24th day of April, 2025, signed and sealed, Charlie Cass, Davis County Judge Executive, and I believe the president of the community college, Scott Williams, is with us. If you would come forward to receive this, we'll get our picture taken with you.

And if you want to make a few words What's [Music] So, I guess for the record, I'm Scott Williams, president of Owensboro Community Technical College. And on behalf of our faculty, staff, and students, I just want to say thank you to the fiscal core of Davis County. uh for this proclamation and recognizing us that this day uh in particular it's very appropriate as this is community college month so across the United States. And so uh I do want to say that we only

exist to serve you and the citizens of our region. And so uh we are very passionate about what we do. We're very excited and our faculty and staff are extremely devoted to the students and the workforce here in in in Davis County uh in order to see that it continues to grow. Uh real quickly, I just would like to say the college has grown to the point where uh we're almost enrolling 5,000 students every fall and uh we continue to graduate more than seven or 800 students a year into our workforce. Uh, and I'm pleased to say that the last two years, all the graduates at OCTC, 90% of them graduated debt-free. So, they're coming out with no debt. Um we have seen a a dramatic shift in our community working particularly with our secondary partners where over the last 10 years we've seen a shift from majority of our students working towards associates degree to transfer to four-year university. Now we see that

over 50% of the students come to us are getting a career technical education degree and going right into the workforce here at Davis County. So with that being said, thank you so much. We appreciate it. uh we work hard for you and we will continue to do that. So, thank you for your support. I want to I want to say thank you for for what you do and for your leadership in in the OCTC. And uh I' I've got to brag again. I' I've said this before. My son's a graduate of there. He was one of the two-year uh program students and as you said, debt-free when he graduated, went straight into a a good career and and all I can say is that puts those individuals at a tremendous advantage over over those who come out of a four-year degree uh with with a mountain of debt. And so I I'm I think we are blessed to have you all in our community. And I know there was much work done way back before I ever even thought of politics in entering the realm me. Yes. Before I got there. And but but I I want to thank uh I think Don Blandford was very instrumental way back in the day to uh bringing the community

college here and um and I know there was a lot of work there was took a lot of years to get to get it done. Uh but you all are truly an asset to our community. We thank you that we're we are extremely it's our pleasure and we're proud to serve. So yes sir go ahead. B treasurer's report for March of 2025. Mr. Johnson March 31 2025 the total cash balance is 76,370,288.71 for all funds. General fund balance is $46,424,25640 minus operating reserve and restricted funds cash for general fund operations is 36,833,530. All activity to date is normal, expected, and explainable. And I have nothing else to report. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. And u I did want to say you all do not have to stay the rest of the meeting if you don't. You're not you're you're not required. Okay. Two. Consideration for approval. A