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Meeting of February 11, 2025

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Summary

Ohio County Fiscal Court – February 11, 2025

The court opened with routine business: approving the January 28 minutes (with a note to add detail on a prior discussion about money moved between accounts), paying bills/claims, and acknowledging the January 2025 treasurer's report.

A major infrastructure item was the Stanley Road water line project. A grant obtained earlier came in well over the original bid, so the water district and fiscal court agreed to split the overage, with the court's share at $34,800.55. The court voted to add this project to its waterline priority list, pending a future vote to formally approve funding.

Sheriff Adams asked the court to surplus the department's old service pistols after receiving new, uniform weapons through a grant at no cost to the county. The court approved surplussing 28 pistols, with plans to offer them first to the deputies who carried them, then to other county employees, using a local pawn shop to handle the transfers for audit purposes. The court also approved reclassifying a golf course employee into a new combined

Agenda (16)

  • 1:16

    Approval of January 28 minutes

    The court approved the prior meeting's minutes with a request to add notes about a previously undocumented discussion on money moved between accounts.

  • 2:55

    Bill claims payments and transfers

    The court approved payment of bills, claims, and transfers with no late list to address.

  • 3:41

    Treasurer's January 2025 financial report

    The court acknowledged receipt of the treasurer's financial report for January 2025.

  • 4:19

    Stanley Road waterline grant overage

    A water line grant project on Stanley Road came in over budget; the water district and fiscal court agreed to split the $69,600 overage, with the county's share being $34,800.55. The court voted to add the project to the waterline list.

  • 7:25

    Sheriff's office surplus weapons

    Sheriff Adams reported the department received new uniform weapons via grant at no cost, and requested authority to surplus 28 old pistols, offering them first to deputies then to other county employees through a local pawn shop for audited transfers.

  • 11:02

    Park department wage/personnel change - golf course supervisor

    The wage scale committee recommended combining the greens crew and clubhouse supervisor roles into one golf course supervisor position, with a pay raise to Team Leader Level 2, backdated to the employee's hire date.

  • 15:33

    Personnel hire approvals

    The court approved hourly wage personnel actions for two seasonal park/golf course employees at $13.99 per hour.

  • 16:13

    Opioid settlement drug prevention committee

    The judge announced formation of a committee to identify drug prevention programs to be funded through opioid settlement money; Michael McKinney and Jason Bullock volunteered to serve.

  • 19:45

    Quarter Horse Bridge replacement

    A major bridge on Quarter Horse Lane serving two families collapsed; replacement cost is estimated at $350,000, with the state agreeing to contribute up to $160,000, leaving a significant funding gap the road committee will address.

  • 20:59

    Wooden bridge funding (Fordsville area)

    The court received good news that funding has come through after 10 years for replacement of the county's last remaining wooden bridge.

  • 21:40

    Bluegrass committee report

    No action items; committee met but had nothing new to report.

  • 21:55

    New industry announcement at Beaver Dam

    An announcement of a new major industry coming to Beaver Dam/Ohio County will be made at a public event, with fiscal court members encouraged to attend.

  • 24:32

    District road reports and rock price discussion

    Magistrates gave district updates; one noted a lower-than-expected rock price this month compared to others, prompting light banter about gravel truck routing.

  • 25:28

    First responders dinner announcement

    Magistrates thanked donors and staff for organizing the upcoming first responders appreciation dinner.

  • 28:18

    Coroner's office stretcher request

    The coroner's office requested funding for a new stretcher capable of handling heavier weights and improving safety for one-person operation, at a cost of about $21,000 after correcting a quote error; no grant funding is currently available.

  • 34:58

    Public comment on solar farm project (Scout/MOU)

    Residents and magistrates extensively discussed concerns about the Scout solar project, including a disputed MOU, a financial/letter-of-credit document from the company, lack of public notice about a prior meeting, and whether the county could or should rescind the agreement absent fraud or litigation.

Motions & votes (8)

  • 1:30

    passedApprove the January 28, 2025 meeting minutes

    Moved by Michael McKenna · seconded by Jason Bullock · unanimous voice vote

  • 3:25

    passedApprove bill claims payments and transfers

    seconded by Jason · unanimous voice vote

  • 3:58

    passedAcknowledge receipt of treasurer's January 2025 financial report

    Moved by Michael · seconded by Valar · unanimous voice vote

  • 5:44

    passedAdd Stanley Road waterline project to the county's waterline priority list

    seconded by Michael · unanimous voice vote

  • 9:15

    passedAuthorize Sheriff Adams to surplus old department pistols

    Moved by Larry · unanimous voice vote

  • 14:04

    passedApprove golf course supervisor position reclassification and pay raise, backdated to hire date

    roll call: McKinney yes, Bullock yes, Johnson yes, K yes, Mor yes

  • 15:38

    passedApprove hourly wage personnel action for seasonal golf course employee Kenny Seekers at $13.99/hr

    roll call: McKinney yes, Bullock yes, Johnston yes, F yes, War yes

  • 15:53

    passedApprove hourly wage personnel action for seasonal employee Jacob Blackburn at $13.99/hr, effective 2024

    roll call: McKinney yes, Bullock yes, Johnston yes, B yes, Mor yes

Transcript (48 segments)

  • 0:05

    [Music] call this meeting o c Fiscal Court to order uh on this February on February 11th 2025 at 5:00 p.m. I'm going to ask Justin count our County attorney to listen a prayer and a pledge the flag we can bow our heads uh Lord first off and and foremost of we thank you for all the blessings that you've given us um whether we realize all those or not you know we know that you have blessed us now we ask that you be with the magistrates and the judge today and all those in attendance and give them wisdom as it as it relates to different issues that that come to Ohio camp and we also ask that you be with all those that are sick as we have had a lot of sickness certainly that has gone around and be with those that may have been suffering and as in in your name we pray amen amen to of the United States of America and to the repic which it stands one nation under God indivisible liy and justice for

  • 1:15

    [Music] before you have the minutes of the January 28th 2024 me meeting we need a motion a second approve motion second motion by Michael McKenna second second by Jason Bullock is there any discussion Corrections or additions on amendments you I've got a question question we had a uh discussion on some money being give took out of another account and I thought it should be in the minutes but it wasn't because it's going to come up again uh there was no motions made on but uh we can make some notes that that was [Music] discussed can you uh put that in there

  • 2:27

    about you want the notes no about the uh the discussion on the yeah yeah I you do that yeah [Music] okay okay motion second so I'll fav I like sign motion pass before you have the bill claim payments and transfers I need a motion a second approve there's no late list no thank you [Music] this are we going to pay the bills I like Mo second motion for Dale second by Jason any discussion on the bills claim payments and transfer b n all fav say I post like

  • 3:41

    sign those car you have the treasures Janu 2025 financial report but we need to acknowledge we got it make a motion we acknowledgement that we received it motion by Michael second second Valar there's any discussion or questions for Treasure being none I'll say I post like Side [Music] Care um some of you I've talked to about it some I hav't the next item here Stanley Road we got a grant if you will uh some time ago we got a grant to uh put a 68 water line down that U and uh the [Music] uh the the U if Grant went way over the bid when the bid come in it went way over so what the whole district has

  • 4:51

    agreed to do is to pay half of the of it and us to pay half of it and uh that uh amount is $334,800 55 for each the water district and Fiscal Court from our Rural Water line list now is that the 34 each for us and them is that the the difference the 60 something, that's the difference in the grant 60 somethings of difference yeah but we only asking us to pay half of it how many uh is that going service U it's unknown it's going out to a new part where they're going to but for sure it's going to service all of Spencer Lane and anything on Stanley between 231 and Spencer Lane with the water line will be upgraded I'll make a motion to we add it to the list okay motion to add it to the waterline list that means will still be another vote to prove it but we need to put it on the list second second by Michael any discussion what was the a total on that so I can add that total uh $

  • 6:06

    34,800 55 whose oversight was it to make the bid come in too low for the grant now sudden new one or is it going up to a 6 in going up to 6 in okay yeah and a fire hydr and a fire hydr is part of it no uh time and inflation is what happened uh this when happened over about a threeyear period of time and I brought it up to be approved at the grad rank water ranking meeting uh and it was approved then and and the water district hired an engineer to do the engineering on it and after Grant was approved and through all those costs it just came over that much and by the way that's really typical any type of construction projects that's going on now they're typically running over and it's basically Ally That's rate of inflation so I say I post like sign [Music] carries ad you got something you want [Music] Surplus thank you all I'll be real

  • 7:26

    quick uh as you know that we filled a grand out we got got new weapons uh so we have these excess weapons that we have on at the office now and so the the project behind this was to get uniforming across the board troubl shooting uh what we had we had uh Glocks that shot 9 mm and we had that Glocks shot 45 caliber so this became a problem going the range how much ammunition to order so this grant we got the same weapon every Deputy every bayth every school resource officer will carry the same exact weapon uh for uniforming uh I think in the long run it's going to help us out a lot plus the best part is they were free they didn't cost us a dime so uh that's the best part I like about it however what I would like to do is ask the court to Surplus the pistols that the deputies have now for the opportunity them to BR back the ones they've carried for so many years we have a total of 28 pistols I think 14 or 9 mm and 14 or 45 calibers I'm not sure that each deput is going to purchase the weapon which they carry however i' like to give them that opportunity if they don't then then we give the members of the courts count employes that opportunity to purchase the weapons and

  • 8:39

    then we kind of go from there I've contacted gns pawn shop they said they would be more than happy to help us make that gun transfer for audit purposes in case anybody has any questions it's a non-biased uh person that will you know say hey they've done it the right thing everything checked out great and so U if if the court would I'd like to to sell those sell those business okay after after motion comes through I I'll put me on the list for one of the night there you go so I'm open for any questions that you guys may and gals may have we need motion to allow Adams to Surplus on his first St so I'll make that motion or second okay motion by Larry Mor you second take the bullet so y'all are in prettyy good shape with all your equipment now aren't you other than maybe needing a vehicle or yeah I mean we're getting there it's uh it seems like when it rains it pours we had some uh issues come up but I mean as far as equipment wise I think we're pretty good the vehicle's coming we' got you know we got last time right right yeah but that that's that's fantastic um any more questions for the sheriff B say I post like side take care since you up here Adam you have anything