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Commission approves audit acceptance authorization, selects construction manager for community center and OKs multiple administrative items
Summary
At the Feb. 24 meeting the Nicholasville City Commission authorized a city official to accept the final FY2024 audit if no material changes are made, approved a construction manager for the community center, authorized a lien release, approved hires and rate increases, and approved $2,928,192.76 in accounts payable.
The Nicholasville City Commission approved a package of financial and administrative items Wednesday, including authorization to accept the city's fiscal year 2024 audit if there are no material changes, selection of a construction manager for the community center project, and multiple personnel actions.
Audit: Drew Ulmer of Baldwin CPAs presented the draft FY2024 audited financial statements, reporting a clean (unmodified) opinion and no findings for internal controls or federal compliance related to the city's ARPA program. Ulmer said the city saw nearly a $10 million increase in net position citywide and that general fund revenues exceeded expenditures by about $5 million for the year ending June 30, 2024. After discussion the commission authorized a named city official (the mayor was proposed during the meeting) to accept the final audit report provided there are no material changes to the draft; the motion passed by roll call.
Community center construction manager: Staff presented proposals for the community center construction-manager-at-risk solicitation and asked the commission to approve the selected firm so the county can take parallel action. The commission approved the staff recommendation to select a construction manager; the meeting transcript contains multiple variants of the selected company's name (transcript references include “Centra Construction Company,” “Bridal Construction,” and “Brick Construction”). Staff said the county will consider the selection at its next meeting and that a ground-breaking will follow county approval.
Liens, hires and pay: The commission authorized the mayor to sign a lien release for 220 Normandy Court after the sewer assessment was paid off; approved hiring Barry Waldrop as a seasonal auxiliary police officer (park patrol) at $23.91 per hour effective March 4, 2025; approved hiring Jeremy Miller as a temporary part-time police officer under KRS 95.022 effective March 1, 2025; and approved 5% rate adjustments for Raven Warren and Kathy Walker in the administration department for completion of municipal clerk certifications (effective Feb. 25, 2025). All personnel and lien items passed by roll call.
Accounts payable: Commissioners approved payment of accounts payable totaling $2,928,192.76 covering Feb. 5 through Feb. 18, 2025.
Votes at a glance: the meeting transcript records roll-call yes votes for the audit-acceptance authorization, selection of the construction manager, the lien release for 220 Normandy Court, the two police hires, the two 5% rate increases in administration, and approval of accounts payable totaling $2,928,192.76. Several items (for example, the meter-department rate adjustment) were tabled to a future meeting.
Staff and commissioners said the projects and hires will move forward on the schedule discussed and that the county must approve the community center construction-manager selection before a ground-breaking can occur.
