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Paducah commissioners approve consent items, oppose state centralized tax collection, authorize property purchases and veteran outreach grant
Summary
The Paducah Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 approved its consent agenda, adopted a resolution opposing House Bill 253’s centralized collection proposal and authorized a pair of municipal orders including a $60,000 veteran workforce subaward and purchase of three properties for housing initiatives.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 approved its consent agenda, adopted a resolution opposing state legislation to centralize collection of local occupational fees, authorized the city to accept a $60,000 subaward to recruit military veterans, and approved the purchase of three properties for future housing development.
The consent agenda passed on a 5-0 roll call and included approval of minutes from Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 meetings; reappointments to the Brooks Stadium Commission and the Building Electrical Fire Codes Appeals Board; personnel actions; acceptance of a McCracken County Farm Bureau award of grain-bin rescue equipment for the fire department; and a municipal order declaring 1131 Tennessee Street surplus and authorizing transfer without compensation to Paducah Alliance of Neighbors for economic-development purposes.
The board then considered a resolution “opposing House Bill 253 and any other bills ... that provide for the mandated centralized collection of local occupational…
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