City Commission - public_hearing

It is 11h45 and I declare open this public hearing concerning the comments of the public on our fiscal calendar.

I leave the floor to the public now for any comment. What is it? Ça fonctionne très bien.

n'ayant reçu aucun commentaire du public lors de cette audience. Ravi de voir tout le monde ce matin.

C'est une réunion ordinaire.

Et je demande à présent. Is there anyone here who would like to make a comment? I think it's perfect.

Make a motion to approve. I have a motion from Commissioner Poe to approve. Is there any other comment or question concerning the proceedings?

We will proceed with the nominal penalty.

Commissioner Moïse. Commissioner Stewart. This motion is adopted unanimously.

Thank you. Let's now move on to the recognition and among these... I hope that I pronounce... ...for the class.

A water distribution from Kentucky. I think that Jeremy Perry will come and do this presentation.

In August, Devontae attended the Kentucky Energy and Environment Office for the first time in the last 30 months. His life and the family's health ensured that the board and HR were committed to meeting groundwater and waterways, and to paying more attention to the responsibility of the fire department. I'm proud to announce that Devontae's life and health ensured that the board and HR were committed

recognized for his hard work. Congratulations.

Let's continue with the introductions and presentation of our new deputy secretary Alison Blumahl. The city

She got her degree in science at the University of Western Kentucky and has years of experience as a municipal secretary. She won the Kentucky for the cities. And the international certification. Experience. A while ago. I swear or affirm what follows. I swear to support the American Constitution as well as the Constitution of this Commonwealth, to be loyal and faithful to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that I have the required qualifications to occupy this function, and that I will faithfully execute, to the best of my abilities, the functions of municipal secretary-adjoint of the city of Franklin in Kentucky, in accordance with the law. And I declare that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I have not fought in a duel with deadly weapons. Ignorant of this, and that I have not accepted any challenge. To anyone. Congratulations and welcome to life.

Listen, we welcome you as our new secretary. And just so that everyone is aware, Cathy Dillard will not leave anywhere before the end.

And I want to say this about Cathy. I had the privilege. And I love you. A great job.

And Alison will have great responsibilities to assume, but I'm sure she will.

Thank you, Alison.

Let's move on to the community service section.

General administration.

In the public security section, we have a discussion and a possible decision concerning the attribution of the market for police cars, and the commander, Kay Mayfield, will present this to us. These elements are for the public.

I propose a motion. We have a motion from Commissioner Bouche. Supported by Commissioner Powell. Are there any other discussions? Of course we have, you know, a rotation for these cars. Could you explain the frequency of this rotation and what it consists of? I think it's important because I know that it often seems that we have cars and vehicles for the city. But I think it's important.

And secondly, for the information of the public, once these vehicles are removed, they are also sold. We have a motion and a second, then a discussion. And we will proceed to a vote by nominal appeal. This motion is adopted unanimously.

And I think that we... I think... The commissioner, you see... And this would probably be addressed...

There was a...

I was informed about the passages in the group... Obviously, you know, there are still some who have no... I suppose that we would consider it as a security, because it's a barrier. Others... No.

And...

I do not know the jurisdiction of the roads, nor who is responsible, but is it something we can examine? So we can absolutely examine it. This will depend on a few elements, namely whether it is a national road, our road or something else. Whatever the agreement passed with CSX concerning the responsibilities, we can certainly focus on the question and see if there are measures to be taken, individually or potentially in collaboration with others, to try to answer to these concerns. Well, it would be great if we could, I know that in the past, all the times I've been here, to be honest, they are really difficult to manage to a certain extent.

They act as they want when...

I mean, I don't think they really... I mean, I don't know their priorities in relation to our concerns. But I just want people to know that it's a bit difficult to work with them. It's a bit difficult to work with them. They do what they do, but if we can still check that, that would be good.

Thank you, Mr. Commissioner.

From there, we will move on to public service and I do not believe that there is any order.

We will proceed today to the second summary reading of order number 202116. An ordinance setting the tax rate for the cities of Franklin in Kentucky for the fiscal year 2026, calculated by using the certified real estate evaluations provided by the administrator of the county's financial evaluation and taking into account an annual tax. For 100 dollars of evaluation on all real estate assets imposed in the jurisdiction and an annual tax. for $100 of evaluation on all taxes and the stock of goods in the jurisdiction. And I would need a first and a second motion for approval. I do.

Very well, we have a proposal from the commissioner. Supported by the commissioner.

We will proceed to a vote by nominal appeal.

J'écris encore. Pardon.

Merde.

Commissaire. Je compte. The proposal is adopted.

Let's move on to the second reading of the summary of ordinance number 2067. An ordinance modifying the zoning regulations of the city of Franklin to ensure compliance with the RS 100-148 as modified by House Bill 160 relating to prefabricated or qualified houses. I will make a proposal and support for approval. We have a proposal from Commissioner McCoy. I'm sorry.

We need a number.

Commissioner Stewart. A. Merdix.

I'm going to abstain. I realize that I'm going to abstain.

Commissioner McCoy.

The proposal is adopted. Thank you.

This concludes the second reading of the summary of these ordinances. They will be in force after their adoption and publication and will be displayed on the website of the city. A complete copy of these ordinances is available on demand by contacting the municipal clerk at the town hall during office hours. We now move on to an executive session. The executive session is on paper. It will be a discussion or an audience that can lead to the nomination, the discipline, the license. This is according to the CRS. I will need a proposal to move on to the executive session. We have a proposal from the commissioner. Supported by the commissioner. All those who are present. The proposal is adopted. We now move on to the execution session. I would need a proposal to exit the executive session.

Proposal from Commissioner McQuaid.

Supported by the Commissioner. We now resume the session.

We have three proposals to examine at present.

Our municipal lawyer.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The first requires a proposal and support to hire. as a non-certified agent for the police department of Franklin with a start date on September 28. If we could have a proposal and a support. I make this proposal. We have a proposal from Commissioner Boucher.

All opposition?

The proposal is ... Thank you sir. Then we will need a proposal and a support to hire Courtenay Travel. It is the position of administrator of public services, supervisor and specialist of purchases. With a date of entry in force today, September 14, 2026. Can we have a proposal and a second? We have a proposal from the commissioner. Seconded by the commissioner. Oppositions? The proposal is adopted. This will be the third and last proposal. It is a proposal to hire Kevin Zachary for the distribution of water, with a date of entry in force on September 28. We can therefore have a proposal in a second.

I make this proposal. We have a proposal.

Seconded by the commissioner. Oppositions?

The proposal.

I think that concludes our proposal.

Let's move on to the report. None.

What is the report? Je souhaiterais m'exprimer au sujet de notre proposition concernant l'augmentation de nos emplois.

D'abord, la ville a... Personne d'entre nous n'aime payer des emplois.

Je n'aime pas non plus les...

But it is sometimes a necessary evil, a very, very weak one. On this subject, you know, there have been a few comments on taxes.

We have never increased our professional tax.

And with the increase in taxes that we are making, the city is doing a lot of good things that allow us to manage... You benefit from a free collection of leaves.

The city ensures a free collection of leaves.

The city ensures a free collection of leaves. You have a... I know that we have had some comments about the fact that the county has increased taxes, while ours is a very very very small increase.

They have increased their professional tax twice, while we are... It is taken directly from your salary. And so...

I would like to make this remark... Commissioner Pâques.

Yes, I'm going to take a minute to review some major problems that we are facing at the moment. I'm not sure about that. The engineer in structure is telling us what we have to do for the city. We have what he maintains.

In our...

We have to consider possible raw materials in the future and we are planning half a million dollars with the county. The truck and as they have frozen the tax on gas, this general fund. These are just a few of the reasons why I voted for this increase in taxes. And on this, I propose two.

proposed by Commissioner Pall to be supported. Supported by Commissioner Bouche.

All those who are... Any composition to that. The session is now over. Thank you.