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Commissioners discussed whether to adopt the three resolutions together or separately; one commissioner noted that the county's drafts were \"kind of close\" to Robert's Rules of Order and that the county could have adopted that standard more directly. After brief discussion the commission voted to approve all three resolutions in a single action. The chair called the roll and recorded assent from the commissioners present.

The resolutions incorporate language about decorum and meeting order and add a formal code of conduct for commissioners. The chair indicated the documents will be circulated for signature and the county will implement the new procedures at future meetings.

No dissent was recorded during the vote; commissioners encouraged professionalism and polite conduct in future meetings.
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A motion was placed on the floor to hire Jacob Bylinenberg as county counselor, conditional on an agreed contract and financial terms. The motion was seconded and the chair called the vote; the commission recorded the motion as approved. The hiring is contingent on completion of the contractual and financial details before a final employment agreement is signed.

The commission directed that the county clerk's office and the chairman work with counsel (once engaged) to finalize a written contract and to return the executed agreement to the board for public record.

No salary or specific contract terms were read into the record at the time of motion; the transcript records only that the hiring is \"pending financial and contract agreement.\" The board asked staff to prepare the necessary paperwork and to report back with the final terms for formal execution.
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A company representative, speaking for Advanced Power (the company representing the project), said the termination is intended to \"start fresh and work with the new commission, in whatever capacity that takes.\" The representative asked the county to facilitate signing the termination forms so the company can reinitiate public meetings and accept input from county officials and the public.

After brief discussion about titles and references in the paperwork, the commission voted to sign three termination documents: termination of the development agreement, termination of the road use and maintenance agreement, and termination of the decommissioning agreement. A motion to approve the terminations was made and seconded; commissioners instructed project representatives to arrange future public-interest meetings with the commission and to contact the county's designated point person for further coordination.

Commissioners also noted that landowner and private agreements with project landowners remain separate from these county agreements and urged the company to continue communication with landowners and the public as it revises plans.

The commission recorded that it will resume engagement if Kingbird Solar returns with revised project plans and community meetings.
","Representatives of Kingbird Solar LLC told commissioners the company will terminate three previously executed agreements with Bourbon County and seek to restart permitting and public engagement with the new commission.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6048110,"Commission authorizes transfers to cover year-end shortfalls, approves clerk to sign financials for publication",4034,6768000,10802000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3513618-c97c85d267899bafbb17652dfe4d7ff1&start=6768&end=10802","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3513618-c97c85d267899bafbb17652dfe4d7ff1/thumbnail_6768000.jpg","/articles/6048110/Bourbon-County/Kentucky/Commission-authorizes-transfers-to-cover-year-end-shortfalls-approves-clerk-to-sign-financials-for-publication","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6048110-d514897ad915b0f7cc47dac1d343dbc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160597&Signature=BtGnwip4FSSohZeB0~VDunyw8JjIgCvAil~ivcqtthohLZLRG2~lgTf9J9wdFl7RFJsjJp5NVDrRko~sjf1eNE1T3wXbLiVCYRpIhAq8snNdrOnkE364zRZrQreMXl9GCcuIv-Yg1OG2HHQSDuUDjhib6nJ-wAJ0HmQURvjAK9PFkkw3sYjx1WXnutdybKv5Q5qpIFzzIMdtfWei8XBvnx5ZBQ87oLDbPWLiA-Ry4ee68URG0-~kosImm5XyjcCWBMtOBLXBaXycWEE1k~XMd3nb-CWo2EQmA0RvIgpCG0Fbk0DrwsIJifv9PmUUt9raGViQpLFUPSNU-Ps7vK4WNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bourbon County Commission reviewed year-end financial reports and approved several small transfers to cover fund shortfalls and to complete statutory year-end reporting.

County Clerk/Finance staff reported a negative cash balance in the County Sheriff Correctional fund that required an interfund transfer to cover outstanding payables. Commissioners authorized a $20,000 transfer from the general fund to cover overages in the sheriff's account and to provide a cushion for late-arriving invoices. The board also approved moving the County Treasurer motor vehicle fund balance of $248.89 to the general fund and transferring $5,000 from the appraiser fund to the general fund to resolve a budget violation tied to payroll accrual timing.

The clerk explained that the county's cash-position report includes agency funds and tax distributions; large top-line figures on the report include monies held for other taxing entities and are not available for county discretionary spending. \"Down to that line is essentially the money that the commission and the elected officials control,\" the clerk said during the presentation.

Commissioners discussed the process for the hospital-related emergency services sales tax dollars and a signed agreement with Freeman hospital staff; the clerk said a signed agreement has been received and distributed, and commissioners noted ongoing oversight provisions in that agreement. Commissioners also directed that the county chairman be authorized to sign the county's end-of-year financial documents once the final bank reconciliations are complete, so the reports can be published within statutory deadlines.

Actions recorded: a motion to move the motor-vehicle fund $248.89 to the general fund passed; a separate motion to move $5,000 from the appraiser fund to the general fund passed; and a motion to transfer $20,000 from the general fund to cover sheriff overages passed. Each motion was seconded and recorded on the floor.

The clerk said these reports and the monthly cash-status summaries will be emailed to commissioners going forward and that staff will bring more detailed line-item information on request.
","During the meeting the commission approved short transfers to cover a negative sheriff fund balance, moved a small motor vehicle balance to the general fund, and authorized the chairman to sign year-end financial statements for publication pending final reconciliations.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6048115,"Bourbon County commissioners revise elected officials' pay and assign extra duties to clerk and treasurer",3875,337000,4212000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3513618-c97c85d267899bafbb17652dfe4d7ff1&start=337&end=4212","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3513618-c97c85d267899bafbb17652dfe4d7ff1/thumbnail_337000.jpg","/articles/6048115/Bourbon-County/Kentucky/Bourbon-County-commissioners-revise-elected-officials-pay-and-assign-extra-duties-to-clerk-and-treasurer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6048115-dd93354c2ad7747bf4d724eb34cbfcea/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160597&Signature=V7DX2W~zTV6UNncVSTA1t5WIBhRzE8vKByoV3HqFLHQiHR4pyecui5DNbqYtPZX32drNPIuAx6YBGKYg4ip07H46aRyszhkDo5AZbUalDiNHkxxiMQWxzFm5owOv2uig-DfJYfUI4iDg2aBYdcbsEVRrkJ3NRu6GRyaOB-iwDNbpq8vp6lLoqqaIdoiHTGdg2HbA4D~wQ4W55zj15ozCSZi~iUpRur59Ez8xDTqU57s69-CuBRUMmWDnbu1cFKUH48Vj~p5-~eNigywJgz2oRIP9i47toiOB9DaNNie3ytUFRWTFgi28aB4zWn7rxXhjPTLiLOM-eUmuQSgx9n1WrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bourbon County Commission voted to revise pay for several elected officials and to assign stipends for added duties after an extended discussion about personnel responsibilities and county finances.

Commissioners set the base salary for the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds at $58,600; other elected officials\u0000including the sheriff and county attorney\u0000remain at their current salary levels. The commission also approved extra-duty payments: $10,000 for the clerk's role as election officer, $10,000 for the treasurer as motor-vehicle/investment officer, and $5,000 for the register of deeds as road records officer. Commissioners voted to table broader budget changes for later discussion and to revisit compensation again next year.

The discussion began when Susan, who described herself as the county's CFO since 2022 and said she is running for county clerk, outlined two years of accounting work she said she completed and the responsibilities she had filled. \"I was hired in 2022 as, full time to the to assist department heads and elected officials on various issues for Bourbon County as CFO,\" she said, and she detailed a long list of prior compliance and payroll issues she said she addressed while in that position. Susan said that many of the financial and payroll duties she performed could be handled under the clerk's office and asked that funds previously moved from the clerk's budget be restored.

Commissioners debated whether to adopt a large, one-time jump to catch up with neighboring counties or to phase increases over multiple years. \"If you bump 4 to 5% for the next 4 years...I do worry that if you try to undo...too slowly that you're just gonna be in the same position,\" one commissioner said during debate. Another voiced caution about sustaining recurring costs: \"What I'm worried about now is by increasing this and assuming the cost that it's going to be\u0000it's not just a one-time cost...we're going to have to incur this cost each year in our budget.\"

Commissioner Brent (first name used in the meeting) said he supported a larger, immediate increase for the three elected positions below the target threshold. \"I'm okay with the $60,000 salaries,\" he said during discussion, while other commissioners favored more moderate adjustments and additional study of payroll and duties before broad increases across county staff.

The motion that passed set the listed salaries and stipends and included a provision to table full budget revision for later. The clerk was authorized to continue certain payroll and benefits duties pending a future, more detailed review; commissioners agreed to consider contracting outside budget services if needed. The commission also asked staff to provide more documentation comparing county salaries with nearby counties and to return with cost estimates for alternative approaches.

The vote on the final motion was recorded on the floor: Commissioner Bierbauer voted no; Commissioners Wisenhunt and Kruger voted yes. The motion carried.

The commission directed staff and the clerk to prepare a revised salary resolution reflecting the new pay amounts and to return to the board with budgetary detail and potential funding sources for future adjustments.

Ending note: Commissioners said they will revisit overall payroll and benefits in future meetings and consider a \"fresh set of eyes\" review or an auditor-level budget preparation if warranted by the commission.
","After extended debate, the Bourbon County Commission voted to set new base salaries for three elected offices, preserve existing pay for others, and assign extra-duty stipends for specific responsibilities while tabling broader budget decisions.","actionData","errors"]

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