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Votes at a glance: Franklin City Commission meeting actions
Summary
The commission approved minutes, a downtown splash-pad pledge campaign, street closing for an April 19 egg hunt, a $5,000 handrail for the senior center, renewal of property-tax processing services, police policy revisions, water-main contracts, and staffing changes.
The Franklin City Commission took several formal actions during the meeting. Below are the motions, movers, seconds and recorded outcomes. All votes reported below passed unanimously unless otherwise noted.
- Approval of minutes: Motion to approve minutes (mover: Commissioner Powell; second: Commissioner McQueary). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- Franklin Simpson Leadership splash pad pledge campaign and proposed downtown location: Motion to approve distribution of pledge forms and the downtown site contingent on solicitation of public comments (mover: Commissioner Powell; second: Commissioner Stewart). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- Street closing for Alpha Missionary Baptist Church/Tuck Entertainment egg hunt (April 19): Motion to close John J. Johnson (Sunset Circle to Walker Avenue) and add Roosevelt Street and Rose Felt as discussed; contingent on certificate of insurance (mover: Commissioner Stewart; second: Commissioner Bush). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- Senior center handrail: Motion to authorize up to $5,000 for a handrail at the temporary senior-center location (mover: Commissioner Bush; second: Commissioner McQueary). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- GUTS property-tax processing agreement (2025): Motion to authorize mayor to sign one-year agreement to process and print 2025 city property tax bills; staff noted a postage-related cost increase of approximately $4,600 (mover: city staff member; second: Commissioner Bush). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- Franklin Police Department policy and procedure revisions: Motion to approve updated policies aligned with Kentucky Law Enforcement Council guidelines (mover: Commissioner Bush; second: Commissioner McQueary). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- North Main Street and Morgantown Road water-main contracts: Motion to award combined water-main contracts to Scott & Ritter (mover: Commissioner Bush; second: Commissioner Stewart). Vote: unanimous — approved.
- Executive-session personnel actions (public session confirmation): Motion to accept resignation of Zach Law from Public Works/Water Department (mover: Commissioner Bush; second: Commissioner Powell). Vote: unanimous — approved. Motion to hire Devonte Colton for Public Works/Water Department (mover: Commissioner Bush; second: Commissioner Stewart). Vote: unanimous — approved.
If additional documentation is needed for any agenda item (contract documents, engineering reports, grant agreements), staff said those records are available upon request.
