Fiscal Court - Regular Meeting

Good morning everyone and welcome to Fiscal Court. It's a beautiful rainy day compared to the dryness that we've had. Let's hope before we open the proceedings, will you lead us through? Yes sir.

Dear God, we thank you for this day that you've given us. And thank you for this rain that you've bestowed upon us, Lord. And we thank you for an opportunity to meet here today and conduct the business of Logan County's fiscal court. And we just pray that you give us all wisdom and guidance to make the decisions that would be what you would have us to do, Lord. We thank you for everybody in this room. And just give us safety throughout the rest of this week. And thank you for sending your son, Jesus, to die on the cross. I ask all these things in your name.

Amen.

Call this meeting to order.

Is there a pledge, please?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

First order of business, approval of minutes. You should have them on your drive.

Make a motion to approve the minutes.

Second.

I have a motion and a second. With no discussion, roll call.

Davenport?

Yes.

Goodwin? Yes. Wilco?

Yes.

Harper? Yes. Crawford? Yes. Holden?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes. Next item is approval of bills.

I move to approve. Second.

I have approval and a second. Are there any discussion? If not, roll call please.

Yes. Goodwin?

Yes.

Roll call. Alden?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes. Next up is our treasury report. Ms. Amanda?

financial statement in April 30, 2026. Balance in the general fund was $1,034,908.80. Growth fund $742,988.90. Jail fund $142,292.46. LGDA fund $20,522.88. Federal grants fund $54.68. Solid seven thirty-nine, eight ninety-five, one seventy-two. Occupational tax, three billion, six twenty-five, six twenty-two point fifty-three. Life skills, one seventy-two, eight seventy-two, six eleven. National opioid settlement fund, four eighty-nine, three sixty-one point forty. Nine one one fund, sixty-one thousand, over thirty-three point eighty-seven. Health insurance fund, one million, six fifty-one, eighty-four point eighty-five. county clerk doc storage 155809.17 art 1 307 156.68 special reserve 6218.985.21 for total of all time 17.763.151.11 so acknowledge second

I have an acknowledgement and a second. With no discussion, roll call please.

Scott McCord? Yes. Goodwin? Yes. Wilcox? Yes. Harper?

Yes.

Crawford? Yes. Bolden?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes.

Today we need to have the second reading and adoption of the budget amendment on December 0262. twenty-five twenty-nine LGEA minimum tax by twenty-eight thousand nine ninety-five point thirty-nine general fund O one forty-seven thirty-one miscellaneous revenues by fifty-five thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars which will increase appropriation expenditure on item in the general fund 01-5135-538 ER carpenter grant for search and rescue 55,695 and LTEA fund 04-9200-999 contingent appropriations by 28,995.39

I have a motion and a second. Any other discussion?

No.

Roll call.

Ivanport? Yes. Goodwin? Yes. Wilcott? Yes. Harper? Yes. Crawford? Yes. Bolden?

Yes. Baker? Yes.

And we do have a list of budget transfers that we need to do.

I make a motion to approve the budget transfers totaling $16,681.54.

Second.

I have a motion and a second. Further discussion? Rocco.

Davenport.

Yes.

Goodwin. Yes. Wilco. Yes. Harper. Yes. Crawford. Yes. Folden. Yes. Baker.

thank you moving forward road work request district one road work request for district one continue maintenance appreciate all of the mowing that's going on and share our concerns we had we'll have some more talk next couple days thank you district two

excuse me I want to say thank you to everybody that was involved in the Kirby Road bridge work it looks awesome it is great appreciate the FEMA people working Bill Hay everything appreciate you Pee Wee for everything you did And I'm working on Trauber Road right now, contacting the sod farmer that's across the road. And we'll be getting back with him. I've already talked with Lucas with the state. He's great. He works with me really good. Everything else, I've sent pictures and stuff to you about work. So thank you for everything.

yeah district three like tyler said i got 10 pages worth of mowing as i was in the district three area so appreciate all that hard work and i appreciate you with bethany church i'll take a look at it that way thank you district four yeah thanks for all the mowing and thank you for organizing those patches and stuff on iron mountain and just continue maintenance district five continue maintenance thank you six

maintenance thank you for everything I need a approval road work request motion to approve and a motion is second roll call please yes yes yes yes yes yes yes elected officials time sheriff Stratton you have anything for us Stacey's not with us. She has some paperwork she had to get done, so she's not going to be with us. She didn't have anything either. Jailor Joshua Toomey, do you have anything for us, sir?

Yes, sir. Good morning. Good morning. As of this morning, we had 97 counties, 57 states, 39 states. Of course, it's holding two for our county and one for our state. Just to give an update, the last school meeting we were getting, we had just, we're in the middle of a work ready boot camp, it was very successful, and the was partnering with Google Industries, just providing the students, but the forklift operator certification course went very well, and we're working on planning the next one. It's there, but it went very well,

As we plan those, I'll extend that invitation. You all are always welcome.

And then we also had our pre-release for the month of May. We do that every other month. We won't have one in June, but our next one will be July 17th from 2 to 4 in our classroom at the jail. Again, this is just some updates. they're on the drive just to follow up I guess to continue is any update from the on the roof he reached out to me

about two or three weeks ago and was going on vacation and was supposed to get back with me afterwards and I haven't heard from him since I will thank you for reminding him I'll reach out to him yeah I'll make sure I get a hold to him today or try to and then we'll have just while he's checking

General Inspector will be there mid-morning.

Thomas, while he's doing that, I know you're on the budget committee, but in regards to what he was asking about, is the estimate or what we have in the budget for the root project you feel like is adequate?

It would be awful close. I think it's a fair number. You know, it may be a little more or a little less, but it's not far off.

we had had some budget numbers when we were doing that I knew it was sort of in your realm of work but I just wonder if we won't have any surprises I hope not I don't think we've replaced all of them we got a couple that need to be done. That's going to be part of the VN.

Okay. But air conditioners at present are working? On top of your roof?

Yes, we actually had a season one service that they had to come on in here and burn it up. It got pretty warm, as buggy as it was, but

We just don't want a new roof and then all of a sudden up there tearing things up for air conditioning.

They stay on top of the maintenance every month and checking and try to look for upcoming issues as they see stuff. Whether it be a mower or whatever in case of a media fan.

So we got the problem fixed pretty quick.

okay he had it figured out got it replaced the units doing all right otherwise yes all was running fine it was just one of those things is the cop job all going to be in that same contract or that separate contract cop job windows and yeah separate have we budgeted for it separately too no there's nothing in the budget for for that we are we are uh

you know wishfully thinking that that most of that's coming from the roof once the roof is fixed we didn't want to do both of them until we fix the roof and see and then see if that made any impact on the windows Tyler you or Jamie have one yeah we're good I couldn't get my spreadsheet pulled up so you have the

you have the captain opening i think i remember that you've got the sergeant those individuals were in there in them as a trial basis and they've done very well make a motion to approve the personal action request jesse dyer he's going from lc-dc-1s2 to lc-dc-1s4 with three years of credit experience effective date May 25th, 2026.

Yesterday.

I have a motion. Do I have a second?

Second.

No discussion. Roll call, please.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Yes.

I think.

Yes. Jamie you have the next one I have a personnel action request for LC Skipworth effective date

525 26 going to sergeant with uh to the base of lc dash dc dash one um and stipend to lc dash dc dash one s2 uh if uh credited one you

I have a motion. Do I have a second? I have a second by Curious. Roll call please.

Davenport? Yes. Goodwin? Yes. Wilkamp? Yes. Harper? Yes. Crawford? Yes. Bouldins?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes.

is that it all right moving forward excuse me department heads Ginger Lawrence you have an update for us good morning just to let you know the phone system is installed we are still working out little things they're installing the map remotely today but we got it all up and running last week it's a change but we're getting used to it and I did lose one of my full time positions but I've already built it with someone who has no experience so I didn't have to bring it to court but all my positions are full thank you thank you thank you gender archives grant updates Denise Shoulder good morning

I just wanted to share that I've been test driving a new platform for grants. We previously looked at one. It was going to cost us somewhere around six grand, this new one. And the first one wasn't really great for government. This new one is half the money has already identified $2.08 billion, with a B, in potential funding for the county. So I think we're going to have the next fiscal season. That's pretty much it right now on grants. on the archives and genealogical society side we are bringing to town jeff fagin we're bringing jeff fagin is going to present his revolutionary war in a trunk in july we will have all of that it's on the calendar for everybody that needs a reminder um it's going to be out there it'll be right here in portland we're also working with the sea museum to bring a mr covington to town to present William Wells Brown, How I Got My Name. That will be during the 8th of August celebration. And I'm currently in discussions with Nicky Hughes out of Franklin to bring his Civil War in Kentucky presentation to the county. We don't have a date on that yet. So we're working on those things. I also wanted to let you guys know that on June 6th, the Gloving County Archives will be closed. This is on the calendar as well. Because we will be attending the Kentucky Historical Society Awards Ceremony. celebrate Judy Lyon's selection as the Dr. James C. Carter Lifetime Dedication to Kentucky History Award recipient for 2026. She's very deserving of this award. If you know her, she has spent the better part of 50 years of her life promoting Logan County history, Kentucky history, and preserving it and teaching us how to do the same. Give me her name again. Judy Lyon, L-Y-O-N-E.

That's a good deal.

Before you sit down. Yes ma'am. Are you done? Yes ma'am. What can we do? I know it's already on a tentative agenda about the water still coming under the door. And I know we have looked at some possible fixes, but it needs to come up in court.

Well, so that's actually part of the ADA accessibility project. Ben Kimplin is helping us with that. He is designing a roof, a porch roof for that. the steps. Um we have submitted the OSA review and the um section 106 review. Those are both specific to making sure that archeological resources in the county are not disturbed and we're good to go on our property. Um so the next thing is um to just get the plan together, decide what the design will look like and so part of the solution will be .

And at that point, then, you'll bring it to us again.

OK.

I got ahead of the game, but I saw the water under the door again. I went, no, no, no, no.

I fully expected that when I got there this morning, we'd have quite a bit . So maybe that's what helped.

Dehumidifier, maybe we could get you one there.

We have three in the house. We have three.

Well, you need it for those documents.

Well, the vault isn't the problem anymore with the new HVAC unit that we got two years ago. So it's good, but it's the house. The water comes underneath the door. And so we left the fan running, and we have 3D humidifiers in the house. But with the driving rain, that's what forces it under the door.

And it can get worse.

It can. I have seen it much worse. But the pictures that I sent you guys the other day was just to let you know.

It's still an issue.

It's still an issue, but we're working on it because we are working on it.

Well we couldn't be more grateful for your efforts as your grants with a B is a possibility so thank you and we'll try to reciprocate for your archives. Thank you.

Anything else? No.

Thank you. Do we do have anything for us? Alright. Do you guys have a search or emergency manager? Excuse me.

I just wanted to tell the recycling of the cans that program has ended with the school year ending and every elementary school in the county for being dedicated to this program.

I notice Auburn's not listed. Does that mean they're far down on that list?

So there's a second sheet. There's two.

I saw them.

Auburn wasn't on there. Oh! I must have somehow looked at the different ones.

Why is that a category difference? The first one's the small schools for cycling champions, and the second one's medium.

Medium. Small, medium. I just saw most of Logan County's were there. Auburn's listed with everybody that's not.

Yeah, it's just bigger schools. That's why they wanted to separate the schools.

Sorry about that, Tyler. I honestly saw all the Logan County schools, and when I glanced over there, that's not even our county. Okay. All right. Well, good. Yes.

And do you have anyone, any questions or anything else? We do have a Codes Board meeting coming up Monday at 4 p.m. in this very room, so we'll work on that. I've got a

What time? When?

So the Cozumel meeting is Monday at 4 p.m. June 1st.

Oh, June 1st. If nothing else, thank you all. Thank you.

Thank you, sir. Moving. I think I got everyone. Yep. So let's move forward to community announcements. That used to be judge announcements. I figured we'd change it to community announcements. May the 29th is a concert at Carrico on the park, presented by the Chamber of Commerce. It's their kickoff concert. May the 30th, the clerk's office will not be open for normal Saturday business. May the 30th is the Animal Shelter fundraiser with Southern Falls, Friends of Logan County Animal Shelter. They'll host a car wash and a dirty dog special adoption event. That's 11 to 2 at the shelter on Morgantown Road. June the 4th through the 7th is the 400 mile yard sale on down 6880 that will begin. Please be careful and watch as traveling through there. June the 6th is Kids Fishing Derby at Coon Range Fish and Game Club. That will start from 9 to 11. Registration beginning at 8.30. All children are welcome. Bank fishing only. No boats. There's quite a bit of other there. June the 6th will be our Cows Testing, our monthly outdoor warning system at noon as long as we have good weather. Moving on to reports. Do we have any committee reports?

Just one. Go ahead. The roof.

Okay, yeah. Let me pull that up real quick. Thomas, did you reach out to him? Yeah, I just texted him after Chris asked. So Josh, on your roof. Go ahead. They are 95% complete with that. They're just going to do a design review meeting.

us when that's available so as soon as we get some dates on that I'll let you know okay did you want to update anything on the ambulance Chris sure we we had a pre-bid meeting last Thursday afternoon we had I believe three companies in attendance mm-hmm I think maybe a fourth has picked up bid doc as I believe at least four companies have picked up bid documents so just a reminder we have a special called meeting next Tuesday at 11 o'clock for the purpose of opening those bids June 2nd June 2nd is going to be busy We didn't really have many questions and then she gave me an opportunity to look through the ambulance facility. It was my first time there as well. Very impressed.

We're looking at adding an ambulance. Are we looking at adding an ambulance to our crew?

that's the name there's four different that's in your bid specs there's four different options that we're looking at one of the options is that in the third 24 hour all right moving on at this time citizens participation anyone like to speak to the court now's your time all right no one moving looking forward to

Mr. Webster showing up in June yeah if he shows up yeah but just wanted to let the people know out there that we haven't given up we haven't forgotten and expecting him to show up in June all right no old business let's move on to new business item number one open bids to receive bids received for the construction of the bridge on homer insco road

we received four bids Just $84,000. McIntosh welding bid, $84,000. this is all going to be contingent on getting our paperwork for 80-20 money with the bridge funding to the state tug sign heard of tug sign 105,945 no I apologize six hundred and thirty five thousand six hundred apparently we're building a superhighway over that one would you read McIntosh's bid as 84 okay 84 yeah they put tax on there but yeah

the next one is a K Mac at $85,000

That's the one.

Next bidder is Scott Murphy for $77,826. He's really good. $826. Has he got a bid in here? You have it all?

Yes.

You have the four bids in front of you?

Can you make sure that each one of those bids go back to Olivia, please?

Are they digging up the current?

Pee-wee's been working on that. Pee-wee will have to answer that. Pee-wee. Sir.

On the Homer-Insco Bridge, are they digging up the current part or are they building on top of it?

No.

I think they're just going to drill into it and then go build up the wall.

Yeah. Okay. It would be like two or three foot tall.

If it's any much higher up, that's what the gardener is. That explains the difference in the cost. I think the other one thought they were going to remove the bridge.

This is all going to be contingent on the 80-20 bridge money and getting it back through the state. We should be able to get it, but it's all going to depend on that.

I guess you can accept it being contingent.

Contingent on that, please.

Are you writing them down, sir?

I'll make a motion to accept Scott Murphy's bid for $77,826 contingent on getting the 80-20 bridge money.

Second. I have a motion and a second.

Roll call please.

Diamondwood? Yes. Goodwin? Yes. Wilkett? Yes. Harper? Yes. Crawford? Yes. Calden?

Yes.

Baker?

Yes. Moving on, a new business item number two, approve the RFS state and local fiscal recovery fund expenditure approval for the amount of $6,751.79 for the Hopkinsville Electric Service. And that is the last payment, correct? The final ARPA payment for the broadband project.

Motion to approve. Second.

I have a motion and a second. Roll call, please.

Davenport?

Yes.

Goodwin? Yes. Wilco? Yes. Harper? Yes. Crawford? Yes. Bolden? Yes. Yes.

Baker? Yes. Before we move on to executive session, Eric, I've seen you guys came in. So you and Courtney want to come up? Courtney, you want to come up too? Come on.

Oh, I was asking. Good morning.

Good morning. I don't know if anybody knows Courtney. Courtney is the assistant director. She's going to come up if I can't be here like two weeks ago, so... We're kind of behind the eight ball, but we'll go over our numbers for April. In April, we ended with 34 dogs, and that lost four dogs to one. We had 23 ACL pickups, 17 owner surrenders, three stray drop-offs, one transferred in, six trial adoptions returned. We had out 37 adoptions, with shelter 41. Year to date, we have 243 dogs brought in, 244 dogs have left with 149 adoptions. Animals at the facility to date is 42. Just a few things, more puppies. We have eight shepherd curb mix puppies ready for adoption. Plus, obviously, we have some amazing adult dogs. A couple things to go over. For facility maintenance, we got a grant from Who Will Let the Dogs Out, and that paid for eight kennel doors in the vinyl panels that we're looking for. I'm going to pass around. I was trying to get it. We just got it done yesterday, so we were closed. This is what they looked like before and that's what they look like now. So we're pretty excited to have that all done. the difference is night and day from what they had before where now the final thing they can't see each other so they're not trying to get at each other aggressive can be aggressive and so it was a huge huge deal for us for from who let the dogs out they bought and paid for it for all that it was 12 kennels in total so We're very, very grateful. And of course, none of it would be possible without the inmates. They came in and did everything. They did a great job. They're a huge help. So yeah. Yeah, it's pretty cool, the difference.

That's why they can't see.

Yeah, and the gates, that's probably the bigger thing. The gates were all rusted and corroded and the dogs would bite it and it would get hurt. So we got all the gates. So that's pretty cool. We're excited to have that done. On another note, employees, we are in need of one kennel tech. It's a part-time position. per day, five days a week. If anybody knows anybody that's 18 years old and can pass the drug test, that seems to be the contention, but that's what we're looking for. A couple other things real quick, and then I'll get out of your hair, is this Saturday from 11 to 2 at the shelter with Southern Paz folks. We're doing a car wash fundraiser. There will also be a bounce house, raffles, bake sale. Maki Food Truck will be there, and we're gonna do pit bulls for $25. We do have an excessive pity, so we have some great pities, so please come on out and see them. In the last note, we were actually down to $31 at the beginning of the month. We were so excited to hopefully try to get under that 20 number, but unfortunately, we've got about $16 in in the past week or so.

Mainly puppies.

Eight puppies, then the rest, so about half and half, and they're just, they're coming back, so they're fast and furious when we try to get them out fast and furious, too, so. Anyways, that's what we got. Hopefully, next week, I'm going to have Courtney, she's going to present, but other than that, I don't know.

We're not too bad.

All right. Thank you.

Thank you, Courtney.

Moving along, I don't think we have any reason for executive session. I think I worded that wrong, so I apologize. Post-agenda. Yes.

I need to call for a road hearing for the new section of Guy Candler up on Plainview Church Road that the church has built. And so I don't know what the possible earliest date we could have that.

We should be able to get it signed off. second meeting in June June the 23rd June 23rd are we adding apart and deleting apart We're going to be adding the new section and deleting the old section.

Let me refresh for the court. The old section went right up next to the church, and there's a hill right there. And they had so many near misses of accidents, people were going through their church parking lots so they could get a little bit of visibility. So they asked if they could change the road turn. before it got to the school and the church. And they have made a really nice road there. Pee-wee's checked it several times, Phil's checked it several times, and I'm always there. So I think Pee-wee said it's good to go if Phil was good to go and if Joe was good to go. And so, yes, we're actually, they've already paved everything. They're taking off the old section that goes next to the school, and they moved it down where there's better visibility. Much better. So, did you say the, I'm sorry, June 23rd will be our hearing? Yes. Okay, thank you. I'll second your motion. Thank you.

I have a motion and a second for a road hearing. With no discussion, roll call please.

Davenport?

Yes.

Goodwin? Yes. Wilpett? Yes. Harper?

Yes.

Crawford? Yes. Baldwin? Yes. Baker?

Yes. Is there anything else for a post-agenda?

I did have one thing I wanted to bring up that we talked about. Of course, you know, we don't have countywide planning and zoning, so if someone wanted to build a solar farm or build something over here next to people's property, they can just, they can do it, right? So even though it's, some things are not wanted. You know, there's been lots of talk about data centers and the move that that's bringing Kentucky land and, you know, there's just a lot of There's a lot of disadvantages to that for rural communities like we have. And I know without planning and zoning, ordinances may not have much of a piece. But with that being said, I don't think there's anything wrong with us looking at an ordinance and talking about an ordinance for data centers. just just because you know what until we get to a point where we can if we had canon wide planning zoning we that would give the public a chance to come to a hearing and and express their opinion before something like that change but uh you know just like we did with the solar panel ordinance i would like to see us do something with an ordinance on data centers until we can get to a point of something more solid you know anything just to kind of let Let it be known that as of right now, with the unknowns and the disadvantages that I have sort of researched on, entire court to vote on that, but you know, as far as I'm concerned, it's not something that I want coming to Logan County. So, maybe... What do you mean?

I missed that part. Data centers.

Oh, the data centers.

Yeah.

So anyway, if we talk to Joe a little bit about it, you know, if we can find an avenue to go

I talked with Tyler a little bit by email last week and the problem is at least with solar farms the legislature has given you that option to do that without planning and zoning they haven't done that with data centers so if you passed an ordinance specifically for data centers it would not be it would not hold up if it got challenged if you want to try and figure out something Like I said, I think looking at regulating something else that goes along with that and like we talked, yeah, and water and electricity was what you'd thrown out and water was kind of what I was thinking and then looking at the KRS about what the fiscal court's powers are, 6783 gives your additional powers and preservation of natural resources such as water is one of those. In terms of electricity, if you turn over to subsection 3R electricity would be outside of those. So I'm for it, but if you're gonna do it, let's do it in a way that it would actually work. The only problem would be these are just things to consider, and I think there are questions we could get answered, but we would have to probably make it broader than just data centers. So it would have to be businesses that consume a lot of water, which is one of the outputs. these data centers and I think one of the things that people complain about with them is it drives up prices for the community and whatnot so my thought would be to involve our water districts to see you know if there is some sort of a process that a new business that's going to consume large quantities of water has to go through them we have we put that in some sort of a regulatory ordinance which would be a way that you could legally probably prevent those from coming in and disrupting our resources.

And like I said, I think the county-wide planning zoning is more of a right it's the best way to do it it's the best way it's more of a way to involve the public if someone wants to do put a data center next to a group of houses the public can come and say we don't want this as wine and you know you know more likely wouldn't happen but as of today someone can buy a piece of property and put a day center right next to your house or they can put a can facility right next to your house yeah or they can put a solar farm right next to your house.

We've got three or four things in my district right now that are a big problem. And Phillip, you sent this. packet of planning and zoning pros and cons excellent right so thank you for that because it will definitely make a difference for people to read these wonderful on the water thing you can reach out to the water district to see if they're what they take is on that yeah

that's something we can look at and look into but it's going to be take a little bit of time to get something like that correct but the end goal is is without planning zoning in this county we're never going to be able to stop everything

would this have anything to do with the possibility of well like what the people are dealing with now as far as the smoke and stuff that's in the books that would probably be something different but Nathan did at least start collecting some information on that this would be more of a

preventing it from coming in if you were going to be a business that took all of our water supply basically.

Thanks for all that.

Just trying to figure out a way to do what Tyler wants. Appreciate it man. Thank you.

Well we need to address it. Thank you Tyler.

Alright anything else for post agenda?

If not, I entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion. Did I get a motion? Motion.