Meeting of June 28, 2022
6-28-22 Ohio County Fiscal Court Meeting · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
The Ohio County Fiscal Court met on June 28, 2022. After approving minutes and routine bills, the court closed a now-unnecessary bank account for the Public Facilities Corporation and gave first reading to an amended maintenance/environmental ordinance that adds daily penalties for uncleaned properties.
Magistrates approved the 2022-23 wage compensation schedule, reflecting a 7% raise for county employees, and agreed to let local rescuer Heather Smith use the old county animal shelter for $1/year (plus utilities) to expand animal rescue capacity.
A large portion of the meeting was devoted to opening and awarding annual bids: HVAC service (Complete Comfort), ambulance service (a large increase driven by fuel, labor, and supply costs), asphalt/oil products (Marathon Petroleum and Asphalt Materials, both accepted with price-matching terms), steel and plastic pipe (Contech and Ohio County Farm & Garden), asphalt/blacktop (Scotty's Contracting, at a historically high price tied to the Kentucky Asphalt Price Index), and trash collection (Republic Services, at a lower rate than before). The court declined to accept a crusher-run stone bid after concerns about a vendor not honoring prior bid terms, and a related dirt/stone bid died for lack of a motion.
The court also formally ratified, via roll call, Resolution 2022-32 giving the fiscal court greater authority over library board appointments, after discovering a prior vote had not been properly recorded. A major economic development item, the "Project Kentucky Whiskey" loan, was approved: the county will lend the company up to $511,500 at 3% interest for four years, secured by real estate but subordinate to Independence Bank's first mortgage, in support of a project expected to bring 10-15 jobs paying $31-plus per hour.
Two part-time senior services meal driver hires were approved by roll call. Committee reports covered ongoing regional jail planning, suicide prevention awareness event planning, and stable health department tax rates. Road department updates included progress on Apple House Road repairs and plans for a road committee meeting the following week.
Agenda (20)
- 1:51
Approval of June 14 meeting minutes
The court reviewed and approved the minutes from the June 14 meeting.
- 2:21
Bills, claims, payments and transfers
The court reviewed and approved the bills, claims, payments and transfers, including a question about a monthly website service fee.
- 4:10
Close Public Facilities Corporation bank account
Since hospital funds were not run through this account as expected, the court closed the unnecessary bank account for the Public Facilities Corporation.
- 4:42
Maintenance ordinance amendment (environmental plan update)
Justin presented a first reading of an amended maintenance ordinance that adds daily penalties for property owners who fail to clean up their yards after a 14-day notice; the court discussed but wanted to review it further before acting.
- 7:36
2022-23 wage compensation schedule
The court approved the new wage compensation schedule reflecting a 7% pay increase for county employees.
- 8:30
Animal shelter use request - Heather Smith / Hairless Paws rescue
Animal control officer Jennifer Doherty introduced Heather Smith, who is starting a new animal rescue and requested use of the old county animal shelter for $1/year plus utilities, which the court discussed favorably.
- 10:55
Bid openings for county services and supplies
The court opened and reviewed multiple sealed bids for HVAC, ambulance service, stone, oil/asphalt products, pipe, and trash collection, awarding contracts throughout the meeting.
- 12:25
HVAC service bid (Complete Comfort)
The court reviewed and accepted the sole bid for heating and cooling service from Complete Comfort Heating & Cooling.
- 14:09
Ambulance service bid
The court reviewed a significant increase in the ambulance service bid subsidy (about $174,996 annually), driven by rising fuel, medical supply, and payroll costs.
- 19:43
Contract call stone item eliminated
The court voted to eliminate the separate 'contract call' stone item from future bidding since it had not been used in years.
- 20:54
Stone/crusher run contract discussion
The court discussed dissatisfaction with a prior stone vendor's pricing practices and ultimately did not accept a bid for crusher run stone contract, letting the item die for lack of a motion.
- 26:39
Primer oil / asphalt tar bids (RS2, SS-1H, AE-200)
The court reviewed bids from Marathon Petroleum and Asphalt Materials for various oil products and voted to accept both bids, with the higher bidder required to match the lower price.
- 31:04
Asphalt/blacktop bid (Scotty's Contracting)
The court reviewed a much higher blacktop price this year, tied to a record-high Kentucky Asphalt Price Index, and accepted Scotty's Contracting bid.
- 36:08
Steel and plastic pipe bids
The court reviewed and accepted bids from Contech Engineering Solutions for steel pipe and Ohio County Farm & Garden for plastic pipe.
- 40:32
Trash collection bid (Republic Services)
The court reviewed pricing details for container and per-yard trash service rates and accepted the Republic Services bid, noting a cost savings from expanded market competition.
- 44:12
Resolution 2022-32 roll call vote (library board appointments)
The court discovered a prior vote on giving the fiscal court more authority over library board appointments had not been properly recorded by roll call, so a formal roll call vote was taken to ratify it.
- 46:03
Project Kentucky Whiskey loan
The court discussed and approved a loan of up to $511,500 to Kentucky Whiskey Company LLC at 3% interest for four years, secured by real estate in a second-lien position behind Independence Bank, to support a manufacturing project expected to create 10-15 jobs.
- 53:01
Personnel appointments - Senior Services meal drivers
The court approved hiring two part-time meal drivers for Senior Services via roll call votes.
- 55:13
Committee reports
Reports covered the regional jail committee's progress on land acquisition planning, upcoming suicide prevention awareness walk planning, and the health department's decision to keep tax rates unchanged despite a declining balance.
- 57:39
Magistrate comments and road department updates
Magistrates discussed upcoming blacktop work, the Apple House Road repair progress including base repair plans, and scheduled a road committee meeting for the following week.
Motions & votes (17)
- 2:09
passedApprove minutes of the June 14 meeting
- 2:33
passedApprove bills, claims, payments and transfers
Moved by Sam Small · seconded by Jason Bullock
- 4:25
passedClose the Public Facilities Corporation bank account since hospital funds did not run through it
seconded by Larry Murphy
- 7:52
passedApprove the 2022-23 wage compensation schedule reflecting a 7% increase
Moved by Sam Small · seconded by Larry Murphy
- 9:49
unclearAllow Heather Smith to use the old animal shelter for one year for $1, paying utilities
- 13:44
passedAccept Complete Comfort's bid for HVAC service
seconded by Jason Bullock
- 18:52
unclearAccept the ambulance service bid subsidy increase
- 20:22
passedDelete the 'contract call' stone item and not accept any bid for it
seconded by Larry Murphy
- 30:27
passedAccept both the RS2 and asphalt materials oil bids, with the higher bidder matching the lower bid price
Moved by Larry Murphy
- 32:29
passedAccept Scotty's Contracting bid for blacktop asphalt
Moved by Sam Small · seconded by Larry Murphy
- 38:02
passedAccept Contech Engineering Solutions bid for steel pipe
Moved by Jason Bullock · seconded by Clark Cain
- 39:01
passedAccept Ohio County Farm & Garden bid for plastic pipe
- 43:28
passedAccept Republic Services bid for trash collection
Moved by Sam Small · seconded by Bart Cain
- 45:11
passedRoll call vote to ratify Resolution 2022-32 giving the fiscal court more authority over library board appointments
unanimous roll call vote; Bart Cain absent
- 45:50
passedApprove a loan of up to $511,500 to Kentucky Whiskey Company LLC at 3% interest for four years, secured by real estate
Moved by Sam Small · seconded by Bart Cain · passed, subject to OSEDA approval
- 53:54
passedHire Marabeth Aquaviva as a part-time substitute meal driver for Senior Services at $10.94/hour
roll call, all yes
- 54:31
passedHire Christa Shelly as a part-time meal driver for Senior Services at $10.94/hour starting 6/25
roll call, all yes
Transcript (54 segments)
- 0:01
[Music] call this meeting of ohio camp fiscal court to order uh on this uh 28th day of uh june 2022 at 5 pm i'm sorry i got distracted by a feedback through one of our sound systems i want to ask jim duke at least in a prayer place of flag father in heaven we're thankful for the opportunity and the freedoms we have in this country together and we'd ask that you give us the ability to make good decisions and to lead our community in the way that you would want us to go we'd ask that you be with all those that that are sick or have lost loved ones we'd ask that you be with a family of of jeff and jonathan james two community servants that have spent a lot of their life helping the people of ohio county those two folks please be with them and guide them in happiness and put your arms around them and keep their family and and keep them strong please go with us now as we we have this
- 1:16
meeting help us and we may do the things the way that you would want them done in your life this would pray in jesus name amen amen and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all before you have the minutes of the june 14th meeting you just want to go first and second just like we did yeah yeah yeah first sam secondly okay um on february say aye all right holds like sign don't you care you have the bills claimed payments and transfers before you any late night no move
- 2:29
motion but sam small check with jason bullock to approve the uh bills claims payments and transfers a good question we have further discussion okay and on page three oc to operate and expense gatekeeper serves 741 what is that that's the monthly service for their website that's how the websites are listed golden golden shuttles and that's listed i think that's the name of the company that oversees it uh that will be up soon we'll be reevaluating that we'll look at that contract next year how long he goes [Music] so you understand my distracted
- 3:45
miranda's not here tonight she's quarantined but she's right here so you can see her i'll held her up she said hello everybody okay are you ready to vote yes i'll first say aye uh post like sign fields main transfers are approved um we opened the camp and thought that uh the hospital's funds was going to run through our bank account they did not so there's no need to keep that bank account open so we need to go ahead and close that so move to close motion by third count second second larry murphy to close the bank account for the public facilities corporation all in favor say aye aye opposed life signs it passes uh justin uh i've given this uh uh maintenance ordinance first reading to uh [Music] to larry and he's we're i think ready to do the okay that's just that's just what charlie given to me though uh we went ahead and
- 4:59
made the changes you requested charlie on that uh maintenance yeah oh he's gonna wait till next week yeah i went ahead and got it done so i went ahead and gave it to him so you want to act on it tonight or yeah i'm back on it tonight but it is an environmental plan that we have to do every five years we have to update our plan we do it let's get a motion a second and then he can move okay so do we get a coffee [Music] [Music] you're only just doing the amazing yes tell me that number again [Music] okay good enough okay then we need a different ordinance number 20 22 20. it's only two dash one yeah the ordinance number is just the ordinance number should be what what the original one was that's correct i think 2020-5 this is only an amendment into it okay okay okay just use that number
- 6:14
then you want to make more from there i like reading thank you if you don't clean up your yard it's a penalty that gives us the right to penalize you a day because we give everybody a 14 day notice but what it does now is this kind of up to the court there's no teeth in it this will give us a little bit more teeth if larry counts places garbage and then i give him 14 days and not that it gives we can start billing by day absolutely do you want to do you want to yeah i like to go over it i don't want to focus on something yeah i'd like to see it too but has it changed any of the wording no the only thing it did uh the request that was made was it just added specific per day for days and uh grace period that charlie may give if he sees that they're working at it well i'm good with it if we want to go ahead i mean no i want to stay i like to take it
- 7:27
before but i want to make sure hey [Music] uh okay next we have uh approved the uh 2022-23 wage compensation schedule which i think all of you got one and i believe it just reflects the uh seven percent increased motion motion by sam small second second but larry morpheus is there any discussion being done on favor say aye opposed black sign uh promotion closes most of the passing uh i'm reading ahead here um i want to recognize uh jennifer doherty she's our animal control officer she's going to tell us the deal that she wants to do this is heather smith well both of you come on down the line telling this is heather smith she's opening a
- 8:52
new rescue it's called hairless bran's animal rescue she's been working great with us just from her home so i'm proposing that we let her use the old animal shelter as her new facility i think we had talked like a dollar a year before she pays the lights in one year for one year then we'll see how it goes and you're expecting this to take a little bit of the load off of it yes yeah she's already helping out a lot with just what little space she's got out of her house in the last little bit you've taken seven puppies and seven foot puppies eleven kittens four adult dogs from the shelter yes the motion would say to uh we'll we'll get to get rid of that but to let uh get her name here in the motion to use the old animal shelter for one year for one dollar and she'd pay all of the uh utilities and then let me make a motion i'll second for discussion i guess justin that's that's all okay legalities as far as doing that