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Fiscal Court approves standing order and several budget measures; first reading held on FY2025‑26 budget
Summary
Hardin County Fiscal Court adopted an annual standing order for recurring expenses, approved a budget amendment and passed a set of consent‑agenda resolutions; the Fiscal Court also completed the first reading of the FY2025‑26 budget with roll‑call votes and set a second reading/adoption for June 10.
Hardin County Fiscal Court on May 13 approved a standing order for recurring expenses, passed a budget amendment, approved the consent agenda and conducted the first reading of the fiscal year 2025‑26 budget.
These actions matter because the standing order and budget items authorize recurring payments and allocate county resources; the first reading begins the formal adoption process for next year’s budget.
The court unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 345, Series 2025, a standing order that pre‑approves recurring expenditures such as insurance, grants and utilities. The roll call vote recorded “yes” for Squires Klim, Hicks, Muse, Pennington, Saltzman, Thompson, Whitehead, Yates and Judge Keith Tall.
The court then held the first reading of Ordinance No. 344, Series 2025, the FY2025‑26 budget. After discussion and three finance committee meetings on the draft, the court took a recorded first‑reading vote: Squire Muse and Squire Saltzman voted no; the remaining members voted yes. County finance staff and the committee chair said the budget will be submitted to the Kentucky Department for Local Government and returned for a second reading and hoped‑for adoption at the June 10 meeting.
The court also approved Ordinance No. 340‑4, Series 2024, an amendment to the FY2024‑25 budget to reflect county road aid receipts, reimbursements and discretionary CRA funds, including more than $300,000 identified for asphalt work. That ordinance passed on first reading by roll call.
The consent agenda passed by roll call included May claims and recurring utility claims; Resolution 83 (Ohio deflection association grant application for the Quick Response Team); Resolution 85 (EMS personnel); Resolution 86 (jail commissary surplus to auction with required VIN and year detail); Resolution 87 (financial transfers); Resolution 88 (road department personnel); Resolution 89 (bid approval for a new 4‑door V8 SUV for the jail); Resolution 90 (911 personnel); and Resolution 91 (transfer and sale of a 2020 Tahoe to Nelson County Correctional Center). County staff noted supplemental itemization documents for surplus/sale items were distributed at the meeting to meet statutory specificity requirements before those transfers and surplus authorizations were approved.
No ordinances adopting the full FY2025‑26 budget were finalized at this meeting; the court voted on the first reading and plans a second reading and potential adoption at the next meeting.
