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Warren County Fiscal Court approves routine contracts, purchases and appointments
Summary
The Warren County Fiscal Court on April 3 approved a slate of routine personnel items, vehicle and equipment purchases, maintenance contracts and one board appointment; roll-call votes were unanimous on recorded items.
Warren County Fiscal Court members on April 3 approved a series of routine motions including personnel changes, vehicle and equipment purchases, maintenance contracts, and an appointment to the Urban Growth Design Review Board.
The court unanimously approved minutes from the March 25 meeting and signed off on personnel changes and the Warren County Road Department work schedule. Multiple single-source determinations and state-contract purchases for county departments — including the jail, election maintenance, drug task force vehicles, and beautification projects — were approved by roll call.
The court voted to accept a KYTC-projected rural secondary allotment (presented separately), approved line-item purchases paid from various funds and made the February 2025 jail canteen financial summary part of the record. Deputy Judge/administration read the claims, and the court approved payment of bills in a recorded vote.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes of March 25, 2025 meeting — Motion: Esquire Lawrence; Second: Esquire Lasley; Outcome: approved (roll call: Cummings, Williams, McWhorter, Lawrence, Aldridge, Lesile/Leslie — all yes). - Approve personnel changes for Warren County — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire McWhorter; Outcome: approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve Warren County Road Department work schedule — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Cummings; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Approve booking and daily per diem fee schedule for Warren County Regional Jail — Motion: Esquire McWhorter; Second: Esquire Aldridge; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Emergency determination $5,315 for restricted custody access control/intercom (paid from regional jail canteen funds) — Motion: Esquire Lasley; Second: Esquire Williams; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management for 2025 Ford F-250 trucks ($1,121.33 per month each, includes upfitting) for Regional Jail road crews — Motion: Esquire Lawrence; Second: Esquire Aldridge; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Determination $11,000 to TPM Group to clean out a water quality unit at Tiff Basin on Adams Street (single-source) — Motion: (as read); Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Determination $30,849.30 to Harp Enterprises for election machine equipment maintenance (single-source) — Motion: Esquire Lasley; Second: Esquire Lawrence; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase of two 2025 Chevrolet Traverses for drug task force ($78,500; state price contract; funded from drug task force auction proceeds) — Motion: Esquire Lawrence; Second: Esquire Leslie; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase of 2025 Dodge Ram 1500 for drug task force ($46,789; state price contract) — Motion: Esquire Cummings; Second: Esquire Aldridge; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase of 2025 Ford Ranger for drug task force ($38,870.40; state price contract) — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Lawrence; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase of 20-foot Conex storage unit for Basil Griffin Park ($3,486; three quotes obtained, lowest/best) — Motion: Esquire Cummings; Second: Esquire Aldridge; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Purchase of 20-foot Conex storage unit for Soaky Marketplace downtown beautification ($3,486; three quotes obtained, lowest/best) — Motion: Esquire Lawrence; Second: Esquire Williams; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Appointment: Order 25-10, appoint Neil Caudill to the Urban Growth Design Review Board — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Cummings; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Determination $70,020 to Federal Signal for two outdoor warning sirens (single-source) — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Cummings; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Authority to advertise for bids for the Sugar Maple Square remodel (pre-bid April 29; bid opening May 6; agenda approval May 8; construction aimed to start in June) — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Cummings; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Determination $5,859.83 to Warren Reel Electric for I-165 beautification lighting (single-source) — Motion: Esquire Aldridge; Second: Esquire Cummings; Outcome: approved (unanimous). - Claims and bills approved (General, Road, Jail, Stormwater, Grant, Opioid settlement funds reported) — Motion to pay bills: Esquire Cummings; Second: Esquire Aldridge; Outcome: approved (unanimous).
Context: Most items were routine, standard procurement or single-source determinations for county operations. Several vehicle purchases for the drug task force were funded from proceeds of a recent drug task force auction, which the court noted reduces county general-fund impact. The court recorded roll-call votes for the listed items; no recorded objections, abstentions or recusals appeared in the meeting transcript.
The court also received presentations and reports on county road projects, emergency management and public safety issues during the same session.
