Commission approves multiple routine resolutions, inspection contract and reallocates sales-tax funds; HR liaison named

The Bourbon County Commission took a string of formal actions and votes at its Jan. 13 meeting, including adoption of routine administrative resolutions, contract approvals for federal bridge inspections, ratification of a culvert installation and a reallocation of previously spent sales-tax distributions.

Resolutions and administrative items: The commission adopted multiple standard January resolutions for 2025. These included a holidays and paydays resolution (Resolution 01-25), a waiver of generally accepted accounting principles where permitted under state law (Resolution 02-25), designation of county depositories and official publication (Resolution 03-25), authorization to participate in the Rural Opportunity Zone student loan repayment program for calendar year 2025 (Resolution 04-25), and a resolution declaring regular meeting dates and times (Resolution 05-25). Roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous where taken.

Bridge inspections: The public-works director asked the commission to approve annual interim bridge inspections mandated by KDOT and the Federal Highway Administration. The county requested Schwab Eaton perform inspections of 22 structures, one fracture-critical inspection and four low-water crossing reviews for a total cost of $11,025. The commission approved that contract.

Culvert installation: Commissioners approved and signed a permit/acknowledgement that a culvert for Gail George at 169870 Seventh Terrace in Uniontown was installed on Dec. 30, 2024; the commission approved documenting and signing the installation record.

Freeman contract and sales-tax reallocation: The commission discussed and approved a reallocation to correct an earlier payment to Freeman. County staff said sales-tax distributions were paid into the county fund before the sales tax's effective date due to a state error, and staff requested that $114,837.39 be moved from the emergency sales-tax fund to the general equipment reserve fund to account for the Freeman payment. The motion to reallocate passed and the commission designated Commissioner Leroy (point of contact) as the county's liaison to Freeman to follow up on the outstanding contract.

HR liaison and other appointments: Commissioners appointed Commissioner Kruger as the commission's HR liaison. They also directed county staff to continue follow-up on the Freeman contract and to return any unsigned contract for commission review.

Ending: The meeting included a number of follow-up tasks for staff: to post maps and documents for public review (floodplain), to confirm inspection schedules with Schwab Eaton and to finalize contract paperwork with Freeman.