Logan County Fiscal Court members voted on a package of purchases, grant submissions and fund transfers during the regular meeting, approving a $391,302.42 phone-system purchase for the county 911 center, multiple grant applications for the animal shelter, and several internal transfers and ARPA expenditures.

The court approved the purchase of the phone and mapping system originally bid at $391,302.42 and accepted a corresponding outside grant of roughly $118,000 that will reduce the county’s net outlay. Judge Executive referenced revenue loss funds as the source to cover the remaining local cost if needed. The court’s approval included the mapping component that will populate callers’ locations automatically on the 911 center map.

Why it matters: county officials said the current phone-and-communications equipment is obsolete and parts are increasingly hard to obtain; the approved system adds a mapping feature county leaders described as important to improving emergency response. The court also cited concern that rebidding could risk losing the state grant award.

Votes at a glance

- Approve purchase of 911 phone/mapping system (original bid): approved, roll call affirmative. The county will use the grant award plus revenue loss funds to complete the purchase.
- Approve ARPA local fiscal recovery payroll expenditure: approved; amount noted in meeting $283,347.44.
- Approve agreement with Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Agriculture for spay/neuter grant: approved; $2,000, retroactive to 10/01/2025.
- Approve illegal dump cleanup grant application: approved; grant $17,156.32 with county match $4,289.08.
- Approve submission/acknowledgement of several shelter-related grants (ASPCA transport van, Emma Loves Dogs for kennel repair, Folk H. Peterson Foundation for food) and other rolling grant requests: motions to submit/acknowledge approved.
- Approve routine items: minutes, bills list, treasury report acknowledgment, budget transfers and several free-cash transfers (details below): approved.
- Specific transfers approved: $50,000 from occupational net profits tax fund to the jail fund; $25,000 from occupational net profits tax fund to the LGEA fund; $20,000 from occupational net profits tax fund to the 911 fund.
- Approve shipping charge ($40) on previously authorized salt-spreader purchase: approved.
- Approve hiring of Curtis Burnett as maintenance worker (hire date/effective 10/17/2025) with 15 years prior service credited: approved.

Supporting details and background

The court formally acknowledged the county treasury report and approved a routine set of budget transfers. The clerk’s minutes and bills list were approved by roll call. Amanda, the county treasurer, presented the multi-fund balances and encumbrances; some figures in the verbal report carried transcription artifacts and were not repeated in full in court documents during the meeting.

On grants, an office representative (archives/shelter staff) asked the court to acknowledge submission of several grant applications for the animal shelter (transport van, kennel repairs, food/supplies). The court moved and approved motions to submit or acknowledge each request. The illegal-dump cleanup grant was described as covering cleanup of a visible site in South Union; the county will provide a local match of $4,289.08 if funded.

The ARPA payroll item the court approved was presented as an expenditure from the county’s local fiscal recovery funds; the figure discussed in court was $283,347.44. Court members had no additional discussion before the roll call vote.

What the court did not take action on

The court recessed into an executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(c) to discuss proposed or pending litigation and returned to open session with no formal action taken while in closed session.

Ending

Court members said the decisions were intended to preserve public safety (911 upgrade), support county operations (payroll/ARPA) and pursue outside funding to reduce local costs (shelter and cleanup grants). The judge and staff said they will follow up with contract formalities and the necessary budget entries in coming weeks.