Votes at a glance: Owensboro commission approves minutes, appointments and ordinance; land purchase approved 3–2

The Owensboro City Commission acted on several routine and substantive items during its Oct. 21 meeting. Key formal actions and outcomes follow.

• Minutes (Item 5a): The commission approved minutes dated Oct. 7, 2025, by voice vote; the motion carried.

• Board appointments (Item 5b): The commission appointed the following to boards and commissions (terms and replacements as read into the record): - Mitchell Shell to fill the remainder of an unexpired term for Apollo Area Neighborhood Alliance ending 06/16/2027 (replacing Woody Maglinger). - Ty Scrivner to a two-year term effective 10/21/2025. - Christopher Stechel to fill remainder of term on Human Relations Commission ending 11/05/2027 (replacing Yolanda Johnson). - Khayabar Shefka (spelled s-h-a-f-a-q in the record) to fill the remainder of an unexpired term ending 03/18/2028 (replacing Ramon Munez). - Courtney Carter to a three-year term effective 10/21/2025. The commission approved the appointments by voice vote.

• Ordinance 18-2025 (Item 6, second reading): The commission passed on second reading an ordinance to revise the City of Owensboro employee handbook (Chapter 1000, subchapter 1004) to reclassify one occupational revenue clerk as assistant occupational tax administrator. City staff said the change does not create a new position but reclassifies an existing role to increase capacity for net profit audits, refund reviews and developer-incentive management. The ordinance passed on roll call with all commissioners voting yes.

• Municipal Order 24-2025 (Item 7): See separate article on the Pleasant Valley Road acquisition. The municipal order authorizing the mayor to execute a purchase agreement for approximately 34.798 acres passed by roll call, 3–2.

• Finance report (file for audit): The commission voted to file the September 2025 general fund financial report for audit after a presentation by Angela Wanninger. The motion passed by voice vote.

• Personnel actions (Item 8b): The commission approved multiple probationary, promotional and regular full-time non–civil service appointments including: Seth Evans (bus driver, Transit, effective Nov. 3), Jeremy Mulligan (police officer, effective Nov. 3), a promotion for Cameron Ernst Feicker (department and effective date listed in packet), Brian (transition from deputy fire marshal to fire marshal noted in the record), Matthew Brake (building maintenance operations specialist, effective Oct. 6), John Michael Perry (recreational facilities manager, effective Oct. 6), and Julie Burchett (telecommunicator, effective Oct. 7). The motion to approve personnel actions carried by voice vote.

All actions above were recorded during the Oct. 21 meeting; roll-call counts are provided where recorded. No further ordinances or resolutions were adopted at the meeting.