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The most substantive procurement vote approved resolution 2025-174 to accept Stryker Sales LLC’s bid for six Powerload systems, 10 PowerPro XT cots and five StairPro stair chairs for county emergency medical services. The court then approved several consent-agenda resolutions, including transfers and claims, a road-department personnel appointment and a five‑year lease extension for the Sonora EMS facility with Baptist Health Hardin.

Why it matters: The Stryker equipment purchase updates county ambulance hardware used daily by first responders. The Sonora lease ties EMS operations to a five-year contract through August 2030 but includes a 90‑day opt‑out clause for either party. The consent package also included a no‑match EMS equipment grant for $4,600.

The court opened the votes with a motion to approve the Hardin County Fiscal Court item for August (purpose not specified in the record) and carried it on a roll call in which each magistrate and the judge voted yes. After discussion-free votes, the clerk conducted roll calls for the Stryker procurement and the consent agenda; each motion passed with yes votes from Squire Clem, Squire Hicks, Squire Muse, Squire Pennington, Squire Saltzman, Squire Thompson, Squire Whitehead, Squire Yates and the presiding judge.

The consent agenda items recorded in the meeting included:
- Resolution 2025-173: payment of claims and financial transfers (details not specified in the transcript).
- Resolution 2025-175: road department personnel approval (individual name(s) not specified in the transcript).
- Resolution 2025-177: approval of a lease agreement extension for the Sonora EMS station with Baptist Health Hardin, five-year term through August 2030 with a 90‑day opt-out clause.
- Resolution 2025-178: acceptance of an EMS equipment grant for $4,600 with no fiscal-court match required.

The court later voted to go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(b) for deliberations on the prospective acquisition or sale of real property, and the motion carried on a roll call. The meeting reconvened and was adjourned by motion.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in roll calls)
- Approve Hardin County Fiscal Court (August): unanimous — all present voted Yes (names recorded in roll calls).
- Resolution 2025-174 (Stryker Sales LLC bid for Powerload systems, PowerPro XT cots, StairPro chairs): approved — unanimous Yes.
- Consent agenda (Res. 2025-173, 2025-175, 2025-177, 2025-178): approved — unanimous Yes.
- Motion to enter closed session under KRS 61.810(1)(b): approved — unanimous Yes.

The court did not record any dissenting votes on these items in the public roll calls. No specific dollar value for the Stryker bid was read into the public record during the discussion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fiscal Court Meeting - September 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Hardin County Fiscal Court on Tuesday approved a bid from Stryker Sales LLC for EMS equipment, extended an EMS station lease in Sonora and passed routine financial and personnel measures in a series of unanimous roll-call votes.","taxTitle","Hardin County, Kentucky","taxId",4632,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474689,"County clerk posts 70 years of election records online, clerk credits elections supervisor",157,3726000,3883000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650&start=3726&end=3883","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650/thumbnail_3726000.jpg","/articles/6474689/Hardin-County/Kentucky/County-clerk-posts-70-years-of-election-records-online-clerk-credits-elections-supervisor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474689-d8a643826ee51f4b3fd0a15d8e42561f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581634&Signature=WWPXK5ENuLyjDSkDKZ7ZfEp4XDI5yPbajVe~6gip14PbauFyVFVaKPLEQh-5luIHvyNb6-TZOW4HUWh9i0BF1ncoCRoGYr3h5n4ejuEt-YQMdvIRJKmodhdCc8EYz4PP7Qz9wqA5~u2u1dHPBS04qKt-okYLxjo6LS5QqExJIu2L9gyJDr5Gu6QvCh5O~via4TT3B0UgVUv6I2cyqPJ83KB1uw5RS-UvtTwJ4hiXyN-fjBBDxklKcNZDgfT73r5D~xX5L0lMuF5VPiRiZRvqnCu-gfoRG~WnGLdCsTHiBv8IZj-Y1RrnZ0QoUSJsHkCtt1hkrHarZjY~jfvFOdhJfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hardin County Clerk Brian Smith announced the clerk’s office has scanned, uploaded and indexed approximately 70 years of local election records and made them available on the county website.

“This project is now available on our website,” Smith told the fiscal court, adding that the files are accessible under the elections tab and that the material includes polling locations, poll-worker listings and historical election outcomes. Smith credited Ashley McMurtry, the elections supervisor, for leading the project and said she spent many hours preparing and indexing the records.

Why it matters: The archive provides public access to historical election materials from the county without the need to visit offices in person, which can help researchers, families tracing poll‑worker service and residents seeking historical election outcomes.

Smith said the archive is indexed and includes instructions for using the records; he noted a full name index would have required substantially more work and was not part of the current release. No formal action or funding request accompanied the announcement.","County Clerk Brian Smith said the clerk’s office has scanned and posted 70 years of local election history to the county website, a project led by elections supervisor Ashley McMurtry.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6474693,"Road department: encroachment permits down, bridge maintenance and silane treatment underway",228,3268000,3496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650&start=3268&end=3496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650/thumbnail_3268000.jpg","/articles/6474693/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Road-department-encroachment-permits-down-bridge-maintenance-and-silane-treatment-underway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474693-7e64133790313b23dc16036d1309df0e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581634&Signature=bqyFmwupewaxMDJ52R7IA4YPqnGlBZ4gDU3FIJuEDdxXN45jJ~6xupQddKNmvhS2WL-Qa~VlP2ncvR87j9l4J5nuuum1k0U8RXUrWFJzCph9q7pGTRuxObu87CqkAUgbcd37uLg9-p5KO3hrUpRt5iVHk62NX~RiTD2za6dBXMwnHvX82zQN-rREzYcjdRnop-pITYMdr3s8EqE6-omqnIxeQdHH3RQx8q3p9vAiI3UXMzCCQZmEZXroKbyJuuK4gWtb8QhEo2N6N9lqjTddQdhdqDb0h23TYnpyPufUPSVpt9lCNiivP9V83lcq~48qNhEHY6xXuY~sND6w9QqlKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dwight Morgan, speaking for the county road department, told the fiscal court the department saw encroachment permits fall by about one‑third through July and August, which he attributed in part to higher interest rates affecting residential construction.

Morgan said daily work continues: mowing, trimming, tree trimming and replacement of cross tiles (culverts). The department has undertaken increased bridge maintenance and is treating some newer bridge concrete with a silane solution intended to protect embedded rebar from water intrusion. He said asphalt resurfacing was limited during July and August while the department waits for fiscal-year funding to become available.

Morgan said sign replacement and other routine repairs were near last year’s levels. He flagged one major cross‑tile replacement that must be completed before new paving can proceed and said funding remains a constraint for some projects.

No formal actions or budget votes tied to the road department report were taken during the meeting; the report was received for the record.","Road superintendent reported a roughly one-third drop in encroachment permit applications, ongoing bridge maintenance including silane treatment to protect rebar, and limited asphalt resurfacing activity in July–August while funding cycles reset.",{"_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},6474697,"Planning reports: two zone changes approved, platting and permits down from last year; Glendale bypass plan moves forward",438,2828000,3266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650&start=2828&end=3266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650/thumbnail_2828000.jpg","/articles/6474697/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Planning-reports-two-zone-changes-approved-platting-and-permits-down-from-last-year-Glendale-bypass-plan-moves-forward","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474697-d6af0e8ab52fed9f93b20514c4a331b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581634&Signature=YP76or6W21Cio7Bf11W551GleFBncmq79oZZWH4fwsU6FI6Yap2uZ0~jSAvmqVNi2JHXlfNRR0CuqqJt6wHbOdyX8hRcx2-M96KTedB2amW5ce3wqZ9k3F3GwxhTqOCfYcv8Jm5AnQEn-Pu1bmPAYM7haMGFoLyLYKKB~52wIhJCV6-k46d5XG9jMlyZuAuV233glvxxk7uqX3wamylgbXS2oCvd4I-mVSsCzxMksq3MlVoKg-s6u6CLZ73TN9XtSUXp~LhH9vRJzKzQcRCeEPXZE6y3guvCDXKVmoKLISBcC7OCcngYksneJU9XI3Gs8RR5Ftq~RBXSQcg2Ty5iIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County planning staff told Hardin County Fiscal Court the planning commission approved two recent zone changes and a conditional use permit and that overall subdivision plats and permits are down through August compared with last year.

Adam King, speaking for the planning department, said the commission approved a request from Jimmy Jenkins and his wife to rezone two tracts totaling about 42 acres on Patriot Parkway from Urban Residential R-1 to General Commercial C-2; Jenkins intends a digital reader‑board sign similar to one at Cali Crossing. King said the Seagull family’s 15‑acre parcel near the proposed Northeast Glendale Bypass also was rezoned from R-1 to C-2 and has since been listed for sale.

King described a conditional‑use approval for White Mills Christian Camp to permit a new single‑family dwelling for a camp caretaker on land zoned commercial (the historic two‑story home at the river could not be salvaged after recent flooding). He said the planning office had reviewed, through August, seven zone‑change applications, 15 development plans for nonresidential projects, 16 conditional‑use permits and 22 variances. The office recorded 62 plats through August this year (down from 80 through August last year) and 77 new lots (down from 103).

King told the court total building permits through August were 332 (down from 377 last year) and electrical permits at 596 (down from 643). Single‑family dwelling permits stood at 63 through August (down from 98). He said inspections have not fallen as sharply as permits.

King also reported that the county’s Kentucky Transportation Cabinet grant, tied to the proposed Glendale bypass, had resumed committee work since the cabinet selected a route. The county received a planning award from the American Planning Association’s Kentucky chapter as one of four communities to receive the grant; King also noted staff member Haley received APA Kentucky’s Outstanding Young Planner award.

King said the planning office expects to hold additional public meetings in Glendale as the cultural‑heritage and transportation plans are developed.","Planning staff reported two recent zone changes — about 42 acres and 15 acres rezoned from R-1 to C-2 — plus a conditional use granted for White Mills Christian Camp. County plats, new lots and some permits are down compared with last year. The county resumed work on a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet grant for a proposed Glendale bypass route.",{"_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},6474702,"Hardin County History Museum requests continued court support, outlines cultural heritage plan and building needs",987,1800000,2787000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650&start=1800&end=2787","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739773-bb145ecb5cd29ac0b56ada9e45aa7650/thumbnail_1800000.jpg","/articles/6474702/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Hardin-County-History-Museum-requests-continued-court-support-outlines-cultural-heritage-plan-and-building-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474702-6ede63547df2cfec00f1ceacfd0e42f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773581634&Signature=UCOoKh098wKonrJch-MSIeyPf7ckOZtCmGhE8w5MHBj0AMNsAARBC0Q48COnNh9kL9pj2qs1ddYvsY3PifrMQC5NL06S33IN9SGiMcxw3b3eMYNdeXY7Kc9SH-7es3z-A-Cw7Hi3vyH0ZxBZ6fzc0DKnLuMEDsWbHk0FnD18PV0o4gezTz-uCUEqI-ra1bC-iJ~RdfCKe7a5eLWnT2~sv8pI1KVZ8CJoBXlJwkEfCaqkyqdiHCh3Z98DZccHody03aeclWJH2Te0JF7ms4qF~q6OSDmPujplfYYnfuI4zZekHNv3jO4bYJfKmlvnAOlRfMIkwmT5GmuGnaS4Hn-3Lw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tim Asher, representing the Hardin County History Museum board, told Hardin County Fiscal Court the museum has adopted a cultural heritage plan and is pursuing expanded cultural‑heritage tourism and building repairs to preserve exhibits and attract visitors.

Asher told the court the museum’s mission is to “preserve, exhibit, and educate the public to the history of Hardin County, Kentucky” and that a 25‑member volunteer board and volunteer ambassadors staff the facility. He said the museum is open primarily 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with extended summer hours, and that it has hosted visitors from 34 states and several countries this year.

Why it matters: The museum’s plan and outreach efforts aim to increase tourism revenue and encourage visitors to extend stays in Hardin County. Asher said expanded programming — including an urban battlefield self‑guided QR‑code tour, historic‑home tours and improved signage at Civil War landmarks — could lengthen visitor stays and support local businesses.

Asher outlined recent and planned building work: roughly $10,000 spent on painting and repairs this year; repaired roof leaks and replaced rotted fascia on an old loading dock; installation of UV protection on arch windows to protect artifacts; LED lighting upgrades; and a new high‑definition remote‑monitoring security system. He also asked the court to consider continued support for tuckpointing the chimney, flashing around HVAC units and additional interior plaster and paint work to address ongoing water damage.

The museum partners with the Ancestral Trails Historical Society to provide genealogical resources and shares exhibit and research space. Asher also described public outreach such as museum booths at local festivals and a speakers bureau that brings authors and historians to monthly programs.

Asher closed by thanking the court for more than 20 years of support and asked that the fiscal court continue to provide use of the historic building and financial and maintenance assistance.

No formal action or vote on funding for the museum occurred during the meeting.","Tim Asher, representing the Hardin County History Museum, presented a newly adopted cultural heritage plan and a summary of operations, outreach and building repairs the museum seeks support for from the fiscal court.","actionData","errors"]

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