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Meeting of July 25, 2023

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Summary

Ohio County Fiscal Court – July 25, 2023

The court handled a routine slate of business including approval of minutes, bills/claims, and the annual salary orders for the sheriff and county clerk. A second reading of the county's first 2023 budget amendment (Ordinance 2023-1) was approved, along with the treasurer's annual settlement and a year-in-review financial presentation.

A notable item was approval of $5,000 in state flex funds for road work near Beaver Row, to be used to cover any road project that falls short of budget. The court also reapproved a resolution needed for OCEDA/KPDI economic development funding after removing outdated 501(c)(3) language, and accepted a roughly $55,276.70 bid from Federal Signal for two solar-powered weather sirens (funded largely by a hazard mitigation grant), to be installed at the county park and the industrial park.

After a brief closed session under KRS 61.810, the court set the 2023 real estate tax rate at 7.6 cents (unchanged from last year), the tangible property tax rate at 7.9%, and adopted the state rate of 63% for motorboats/watercraft. Public hearings on these rates will be advertised for the next meeting.

Several personnel actions were approved, including new and substitute meal delivery drivers for the senior center, a seasonal golf course employee, and a promotion for Mary Wallace in emergency management. The reapportionment committee's magisterial district mapping was formally accepted, keeping district boundaries unchanged. The court also approved an emergency purchase of golf course green covers (about $10,795) to avoid delays that could push installation into freezing weather.

In magistrate reports, Jason Bullock raised the possibility of bringing a privately built bridge on County Line/Jersey Road into the county road system, and updates were given on the Rosine building renovation and summer concert series. The meeting adjourned after committee and magistrate reports with no further business.

Agenda (20)

  • 0:03

    Call to order and invocation

    Judge/Executive called the meeting to order and the county court clerk led a prayer and pledge.

  • 1:39

    Approval of minutes

    The court considered approval of the minutes from the July 11 meeting.

  • 2:14

    Bills, claims, payments and transfers

    The court reviewed and approved the bills, claims, payments and transfers list, including a late list.

  • 3:06

    Sheriff's 2023 annual order setting salaries

    The court discussed and approved the sheriff's annual salary order, noting the county subsidizes over a million dollars.

  • 4:28

    Clerk's annual order setting salaries

    The court approved the county clerk's annual salary order.

  • 5:12

    Second reading of 2023 budget amendment ordinance

    The court approved the second reading of Ordinance 2023-1, a budget amendment carrying forward year-end balances.

  • 6:12

    Treasurer's annual settlement

    The court accepted the treasurer's annual settlement, subject to audit.

  • 6:44

    Fiscal year 2023 year-in-review by treasurer

    The treasurer presented a historical overview of county budget growth since 2010; no motion was needed.

  • 7:36

    Jailer's report on detention center

    Jailer Aaron/Atlanta Spurlock presented the commissary report for the detention center; acknowledged without formal action needed but a motion was made to accept.

  • 8:42

    Road department flex funds approval

    The court approved use of $5,000 in state flex funds for road work near Beaver Row, usable for any road project that falls short financially.

  • 11:35

    OCEDA/KPDI resolution reapproval

    The court reapproved a resolution for OCEDA related to KPDI/PBA funding, removing outdated 501(c)(3) language.

  • 12:36

    Weather siren bid approval

    The court reviewed bids for two solar-powered weather sirens funded by a hazard mitigation grant and approved the lowest bid from Federal Signal (~$55,276.70) for units at the county park and industrial park.

  • 18:33

    Closed session under KRS 61.810

    The court entered a closed session; upon returning, it was stated no business was conducted during the session.

  • 19:34

    2023 tax rate setting (real estate, tangible, motor/watercraft)

    The court set the real estate tax rate at 7.6 cents (same as last year), the tangible property tax rate at 7.9%, and adopted the state rate of 63% for motorboats/watercraft.

  • 21:23

    Personnel actions

    The court approved several personnel actions including meal delivery drivers, a seasonal golf course employee, and a status change/promotion for Mary Wallace.

  • 24:58

    Reapportionment committee report - magisterial district mapping

    The reapportionment committee presented updated magisterial district mapping, unchanged from current districts, which the court accepted.

  • 26:41

    Golf course committee report - green covers purchase

    The golf course committee requested emergency approval to purchase tarps/green covers (~$10,795) due to a 110-day lead time before freezing weather.

  • 29:16

    Magistrate requests - County Line/Jersey Road bridge

    Magistrate Jason Bullock raised interest in bringing a privately built bridge on County Line/Jersey Road into the county road system.

  • 31:07

    Good of the body - Rosine building and concert series update

    An update was given on the Rosine building renovation progress and the summer concert series attendance.

  • 33:04

    Adjournment

    With no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Motions & votes (22)

  • 1:51

    passedApprove minutes of the July 11 meeting

    Moved by Kenneth Callaway · seconded by Bennett Morphew

  • 2:44

    passedApprove bills, claims, payments and transfers including late list

    Moved by Jason Bullock

  • 4:20

    passedApprove/acknowledge the 2023 sheriff's annual order setting salaries

  • 4:41

    passedApprove the clerk's annual order setting salaries

    seconded by Kenneth Callaway

  • 5:22

    passedApprove second reading of Ordinance 2023-1, budget amendment

    seconded by Bennett Morphew

  • 6:21

    passedAccept treasurer's annual settlement, subject to audit

  • 8:07

    passedAcknowledge jailer's commissary report for the detention center

    Moved by Larry Murphy

  • 9:32

    passedApprove use of $5,000 flex funds for Beaver Row road project shortfall

    Moved by Kenneth Callaway · roll call: Callaway yes, Bennett Johnston yes, Morphew yes, Mckinney yes

  • 12:26

    passedReapprove OCEDA/KPDI resolution with 501(c)(3) language removed

  • 16:46

    passedAccept lowest bid (Federal Signal, ~$55,276.70) for two solar-powered weather sirens

    seconded by for ohio valley

  • 18:41

    passedEnter closed session under KRS 61.810

    seconded by Kenneth Callaway

  • 18:58

    passedCome out of closed session

    seconded by Larry

  • 19:44

    passedSet real estate tax rate at 7.6 cents, same as last year

  • 20:18

    passedSet tangible property tax rate at 7.9%

    Moved by Jason Bullock

  • 20:37

    passedAdopt state rate of 63% for motorboats and watercraft tax

  • 21:37

    passedApprove substitute meal delivery driver Linda Shaw at $13.30/hr

    roll call: Bullock yes, Bennett yes, Johnston yes, Morphew yes, Mckinney yes

  • 22:23

    passedApprove part-time meal delivery driver Corey Geary at $13.30/hr

    roll call vote taken

  • 22:41

    passedApprove substitute meal delivery driver Rhonda Graham

    roll call vote taken

  • 23:12

    passedApprove seasonal golf course employee Brandon Phelps at $13.53/hr

    roll call vote taken

  • 23:55

    passedApprove status change/promotion for Mary Wallace from clerk to administrative assistant

    roll call vote taken

  • 25:19

    passedAccept reapportionment committee's magisterial district mapping

    roll call: Bennett yes, Johnston yes, Callaway yes, Morphew yes

  • 28:01

    unclearApprove purchase of golf course green covers/tarps from S-Turf Covers LLC for $10,795.45

Transcript (27 segments)

  • 0:01

    [Music] thank you College remaining Aloha Camp Fiscal Court to order on this 25th day of July 2023 at 5 PM I'm going to ask our County Court Clerk best route to leave us in a prayer and pledge to flag about our head or we just come for you this afternoon with thankful hearts that we have the opportunity to serve this community or we just thank you for our country or we thank you for uh let us live in the land of free Lord we know it's not perfect but it's still the best country uh in the world or you are so great and you're so horny and we just ask you to be with this uh physical core tonight to make the right decisions for our County and our citizens um Lord you you are always in charge and we love your guidance and Lord we open our everyone's heart to follow your

  • 1:15

    guidance and not our will but on your will we love you Lord and we just thank you for uh forgiveness of our sins in Jesus name we pray amen amen thank you uh before you have the minutes of the July the 11th meeting need a motion to approve motion of Kenneth Callaway second below morphew is there any discussion Corrections or additions any discussion Corrections or additions if there's not then I'll say aye all right post like saying okay before you have the bills claims payments and transfer and that's including a lake list uh so I need a motion to approve that with

  • 2:30

    the latex what are we Improvement the build the same thing oh I thought there's something extra motion by Jason Bullock it's like taking bubble Benny uh any discussion on the bills claims payments and transfers any discussion on Facebook lifestyle Phil are approved you have the 2023 sheriff's annual orders selling salaries as Amanda thank you so kind of look if this is something we acknowledge we got or if we really approve it where is it the uh yeah I guess we could because we've got Fitness there you go but this is reflective of

  • 3:48

    this right here yes and this includes what his uh what he gets from the collective taxes as well is what we subsidizing which is north of a million dollars discussion being none on Facebook uh motion packs okay next we have the clerks same thing I'll make the most except the Clark's annual order setting salaries a second second with Kent Calloway let's go the second Cowboy is there any

  • 5:01

    discussion our question since the clerk is here debating on folks say aye uh both like sign potion packs um we're into our first budget amendment of the year but we've already proved the first reading we need a prove the second reading of ordinance 2024-1 budget amendment this is second reading Anita motion I make them up here motion below for a few seconds discussion yes okay as well remind me I'm sorry what is the amendment on the it's just our balances at the end of the year that have to be we carry out with money okay I just want to make sure I slept through the slots is there any other discussion being uh post like sign ocean carries uh you have next you have the treasures

  • 6:14

    annual settlement and I think what you do is prove that subject to audit I like the motion to accept it Treasures annual audit technology so if you acknowledge it or her on it okay second second mechanical life uh any discussion or questions on that big none of um both like sign that motion carries um fiscal year 2023 year in review by treasurer uh I don't know that anything approved there I think that you want to talk about it then or you want to that's just something that I do for you for Universe by the park my Revenue yeah no motions to be made it's just if you don't want to ask any questions we need it shows like from 2010 because that's a pretty neat how breaks everything down for you see how the budget's growing through the

  • 7:27

    years yeah any of you got any questions before on that if you don't our our Jailer Atlanta Spurlock is here to talk to us about the concert yes I have the uh commentary report for the Detention Center uh I've seen the turnover for records and give that to him that does make me in the minutes do we acknowledge that just an announcement I'll make the analysis Larry Murphy is there any discussion or questions for Orlando disappointed if you don't have something to ask him after he's doing all that work write that big dick book but uh so uh and so I guess we're ready to vote I'll take that ah pulse like sign it's approved okay if you're remembering a couple months

  • 8:41

    ago uh in you uh you guys agreed in the road committee made what we could apply to state for for Flex funds it came back all approved except that one little bitty one in uh at the end of beater row which was grab so what we've done we've let you use that's five thousand dollars he can use that for whatever Road falls short and will still be okay if anyone falls short he's got that much to show her left with I was going to it's on the list they all have copy of them okay y'all have a copy of them so I need a motion to prove that then he took me at the sign to make a motion to approve motion mckenth Callaway say goodbye thank you very good uh Amy just go ahead and go College yes Bennett Johnston yes yes more for you yes McKinney yes okay it passed but let's go to pass it around they all got signs inside the top one yeah uh I figure any road that falls short