Meeting of August 23, 2022
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Summary
Ohio County Fiscal Court – August 23, 2022
The court handled routine business including approving prior minutes, paying bills/claims, and acknowledging several sheriff and clerk financial reports (delinquent taxes, fee account reports, and the board of assessment appeals certification).
Real property and tangible property tax rates were kept the same as the previous year (real property at 7.6 cents per $100), while the motor vehicle tax rate was also kept at the current rate. A public hearing on this will be advertised for the next meeting.
The court approved several road-related items: signing an 80/20 funding agreement for Largent Lane/Burgess Lane bridge repair, declaring a 2012 Dodge Charger surplus, and extending Old Liberty Church Road by about 4,515 feet to allow access for a grant-funded project. The Jerusalem Ridge lease contract was tabled pending review of changes from the previous version.
Personnel actions included hiring seasonal road department labor (Danny Fieldback and Morris Bernard II) and a full-time ARC clerk (Georgia Brown), and reappointing the Board of Assessment Appeals members (Carol Lamar, Marty Shepherd, and Alan Maddox).
Committee reports covered the upcoming Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival, a regional jail siting committee meeting in Butler County, and a mental health/suicide awareness walk scheduled for September 24. An informal motion was made to seek bids not to exceed $7,000 to fix an air unit at the Home Place building.
A citizen guest raised concerns about a large water rate increase in the city of Centertown, but magistrates noted the fiscal court has no direct authority over city utility rates, leaving affected residents to pursue remedies directly with the city or through legal action.
Agenda (23)
- 1:13
Approval of minutes
The court approved the minutes from the August 9th meeting.
- 1:56
Bills, claims, and transfers
The court reviewed the late list of bills and claims, noting two pages on the late list.
- 2:19
July financial report
The court acknowledged the July financial report.
- 2:46
Clerk's receipts of sheriff's delinquent taxes
The court acknowledged the clerk's receipts of sheriff's delinquent taxes.
- 3:40
Board of Assessment Appeals certification
The court accepted the clerk's certification from the board of assessment appeals after initially skipping it.
- 4:00
Sheriff's 2021 settlement
The court acknowledged the sheriff's 2021 settlement.
- 4:40
Sheriff's amended first quarter fee account report
The court accepted the sheriff's amended first quarter fee account report.
- 5:05
Sheriff's second quarter fee account report
The court accepted the sheriff's second quarter fee account report.
- 5:33
Real property tax rate for 2022
The court set the real property tax rate for 2022, keeping it the same as the prior year at 7.6 cents per $100.
- 7:26
Tangible property tax rate for 2022
The court discussed and set the tangible property tax rate, keeping it the same despite some confusion over the prior year's rate.
- 8:28
Motor vehicle tax rate
The court kept the current motor vehicle tax rate.
- 9:05
Public hearing announcement on tax rates
The court announced it would hold a public hearing on the tax rates at the next meeting, starting ten minutes early.
- 9:34
Largent Lane/Burgess Lane bridge 80/20 agreement
The court approved signing an 80/20 funding agreement for repair of a bridge on Largent Lane/Burgess Lane.
- 10:49
Discussion of bridge repair materials
Magistrates discussed the ongoing issues with debris clogging at a bridge and possible material fixes.
- 12:38
Surplus 2012 Dodge Charger
The court discussed and approved declaring a 2012 Dodge Charger (formerly a sheriff's vehicle given to the ARC program) as surplus.
- 12:56
Jerusalem Ridge lease contract review
The court discussed the updated Jerusalem Ridge lease contract but tabled action pending clarity on what changed from the previous version.
- 15:51
Old Liberty Church Road extension
The court approved extending Old Liberty Church Road by about 4,515 feet to allow access for a grant-funded project.
- 19:08
Personnel appointments
The court approved hiring seasonal road department laborers and a full-time ARC clerk to fill an existing position.
- 22:21
Board of Assessment Appeals reappointment
The court reappointed Carol Lamar, Marty Shepherd, and Alan Maddox to the Board of Assessment Appeals.
- 22:51
Committee reports
Reports were given on the Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival, the regional jail siting committee negotiations in Butler County, and the mental health/suicide awareness walk scheduled for September 24.
- 25:34
Magistrates' comments and requests
Magistrates shared personal updates, including birthdays, family illnesses and losses, and thanks to EMS and hospital staff.
- 26:54
Home Place air unit repair
An informal motion was made to seek bids not exceeding $7,000 to fix the air unit at the Home Place building.
- 29:26
Centertown water rate increase concerns
A citizen guest and magistrates discussed a large water rate increase in the city of Centertown, concluding the fiscal court has no direct authority over city utility rates.
Motions & votes (18)
- 1:22
passedApprove minutes of the August 9th meeting
Moved by Sam · seconded by Joe Barnes · unanimous voice vote
- 2:22
passedAcknowledge July financial report
seconded by Joe Barnes · unanimous voice vote
- 2:46
passedAcknowledge clerk's receipts of sheriff's delinquent taxes
Moved by Jason · seconded by Sam
- 3:45
passedAccept clerk's certification from the board of assessment appeals
Moved by Jason · seconded by Larry Murphy · unanimous voice vote
- 4:12
passedAcknowledge sheriff's 2021 settlement
seconded by Jason
- 4:47
passedAccept sheriff's amended first quarter fee account report
seconded by Joe · unanimous voice vote
- 5:01
passedAccept sheriff's second quarter fee account report
Moved by Sam
- 5:52
passedKeep real property tax rate the same for 2022
Moved by Joe Barnes · unanimous voice vote
- 8:11
passedKeep tangible property tax rate the same for 2022
unanimous voice vote
- 8:31
passedKeep motor vehicle tax rate the same
Moved by Joe · unanimous voice vote
- 9:50
passedApprove signing 80/20 bridge funding agreement for Largent/Burgess Lane
Moved by Larry Murphy · seconded by Sam · unanimous voice vote
- 12:38
passedDeclare 2012 Dodge Charger as surplus
Moved by Joe Barnes · seconded by Sam · unanimous voice vote
- 15:51
unclearExtend Old Liberty Church Road 4,515 feet to allow access
- 19:13
passedHire Danny Fieldback as seasonal labor operator at road department, $15.86/hr
roll call vote, all yes
- 19:49
passedHire Morris Bernard II as general labor operator seasonal at road department, $15.86/hr
roll call vote, all yes
- 20:22
passedHire Georgia Brown as full-time ARC clerk at $13.80/hr
roll call vote, all yes
- 22:24
passedReappoint Carol Lamar, Marty Shepherd, and Alan Maddox to Board of Assessment Appeals
roll call vote, all yes
- 27:18
unclearInformal motion to seek bids not over $7,000 to repair Home Place air unit
Transcript (28 segments)
- 0:00
[Music] call this meeting of uh while i came physical court to order on this 25th day of august 2022 a little after 5 pm i want to ask bo wright to lead us in a prayer and pledge and flag [Music] dear heavenly father thank you for this day please be with us and please be with the leaders of ohio county and make sure that they lead us in the right direction and let your word be our will that we have the power in you we love you amen i pledge allegiance to the united states one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all [Music] uh
- 1:13
before you have the minutes of the august night meeting i'll make a motion to approve second most of the sam second job is there any questions corrections or additions questions corrections or additions being done all in favor say aye aye aye opposed lifetime it's your fatness bill's claims transfers is there a late land yes concluding lately and there's two two pages to the late list [Music] [Music] july financial report i'll make a motion to acknowledge
- 2:25
most of the small second joe bond okay if there's any questions or discussion being done all in favor say aye [Music] accepted or it's uh we've acknowledged it i'll make a motion to acknowledge the clerks receipts of sheriff's delinquent taxes second question about jackson second by same did you get i did [Music] okay [Music] then you have the clerks certification from the board of assessment appeals we didn't vote on that we weren't over the state we didn't vote on the other thing i'm sorry i'm glad because we're next month uh all folks say uh like saying ocean carries thanks for catching that i've done it we've done a couple of them lately i make a motion to accept clerk's
- 3:40
certification from the board of assessment appeals mostly by jason second by larry murphy any any discussion being none all folks say aye aye opposed like something character [Music] have the sheriff's 2021 all and lsg settlement now this is we have to prove this i'll make a motion to acknowledge you acknowledge folks from the same i'll say here exactly jason [Music] to acknowledge the sheriff's uh settlement any discussion they know on purpose pope like sign [Music] she carries [Music] i'll make emotions except the sheriff's uh amended first quarter v account report i'll second welcome jason second but joe [Music] okay uh any discussion being done
- 4:54
on folks say aye all right post like sign focus i make a motion to accept the sheriff's second quarter fee account report second motion by sam taking the job uh any discussion question questions or uh [Music] any uh discussion or questions [Music] [Music] over here it is the time for us to uh set our real property taxes for 2022. uh do i hear a motion uh i think my proposal is to leave it the same i'm i'll make a motion delete my current tax rate the same for real property promotion by joe barnes second board morpheus [Music] any discussion bing now i'm personally [Music]
- 6:15
can you read that right for us you got it 7.6 first point you got it there seven point six zero zero zero seven six zero zero zero seven six yeah yeah that's seven point six four hundred dollars and that's that's the same uh the tangible i'm sorry pose like saying god what was that right george 7.6 7.6 that's seven and a little for seven and a half cents per hundred dollars a second so if you do any math on it don't forget to put enough zeros in front of it okay we have the tangible 2022 tax rates right now i'll make [Music]
- 7:41
[Music] is [Music] what is last year it was 7.9 that's what i'm looking at okay that's what you want that's what this what said okay so you don't want the 7.6 for 7.9 yes but we're leaving it's the same okay joe made motion on a second second the same is there any more discussion being then offered to aye aye uh [Music] okay motor vehicle attacks [Music] make a motion that we we keep the current right second motion to joe second malaria what is some rate on that and you're getting it 6.3 [Music] and that's what it keeps thing yeah okay
- 8:56
any discussion being that i'll post it ah opposed like sign what's your character do you know [Music] we will begin the next court meeting uh ten minutes late if necessary we'll advertise it at five if anybody will come to talk about it will be here to have a public message call it public hearing yeah but i'm saying it at five at the next court meeting okay and then it won't think no it won't take any time okay next you got that resolution [Music] no i'm sorry you're right 80 20. yeah y'all got it largest lane burgess lane or 80 20. i have a motion to i'll make that promotion motion by larry morphy and that's the baby point briefing fund yes second second to sam mom okay this one requires one signature [Music] while revolting i'd like to sometimes get davis rose to