Nicholasville commission approves multiple ordinances, personnel and finance actions

The Nicholasville City Commission on March 10 approved a package of ordinances, personnel changes and financial items including a 10-year telecommunications franchise, four zoning map amendments, a municipal personnel order, employee certification pay increases, several tax refunds and the payment of $2,738,139.94 in accounts payable.

The votes came during the regular meeting at Nicholasville City Hall. Commissioners took routine roll-call votes on second- and first-reading ordinances and on administrative and finance measures that city staff said were follow-ups to prior work sessions or routine business.

Ordinance action and context: The commission adopted Ordinance 177-2025, approving a 10-year nonexclusive franchise agreement with CMNRUS LLC (branded MetroNet) to operate a telecommunications system within city limits. Several zoning map amendments were also advanced: Ordinance 178-2025 rezoned approximately 90.93 net acres along the US‑27 Nicholasville Bypass to I‑1 (Light Industrial) per the planning commission recommendation; Ordinance 179-2025 rezoned a 0.49-acre parcel at 1151 Jessamine Station to R‑1D (single‑family residential); and Ordinance 180-2025 amended zoning for roughly 76.9 acres at 3218 Lexington Road to a mix of R‑1E, R‑1T and R‑3 districts (single‑family, townhouse and multifamily). City staff said Ordinance 180-2025 had been voted previously but required republication.

Personnel and pay changes: The commission approved Municipal Order 2025-56 to amend the city compensation and classification plan by clarifying the class title System Evaluation Technical Analyst and its experience and certification requirements. The commission also approved a 5% pay increase for Doug Roberts in the meter department for Tantalus certification (effective Feb. 25, 2025) and a 5% increase for Nick Crespo at the water treatment plant for Class 3 water treatment operator certification (effective March 11, 2025).

Finance and refunds: The commission approved refunds of 2023 net profit tax overpayments for G3 Land Development LLC and All Associates Inc., and a 2024 net profit tax refund to Triple D Communications LLC, citing overpaid estimated taxes and carryforward credits. The commission also approved accounts payable in the amount of $2,738,139.94 covering February 19 through March 5.

Administrative minutes: Commissioners approved minutes of the Feb. 24, 2025 regular meeting by roll call.

Votes at a glance (recorded from roll calls during the meeting): - Minutes (Feb. 24, 2025): Approved (roll-call recorded: Ms. Walker; Ms. Brown; Mr. Carter; Ms. Teeter; Mr. Knight; Mr. Sullivan; others responded yes). - Ordinance 177-2025 (telecommunications franchise, second reading): Approved (roll-call recorded: Ms. Walker; Mr. Carter; Ms. Teeter; Mr. Knight; Ms. Brown; others yes). - Ordinance 178-2025 (rezoning ~90.93 acres to I‑1): Approved (planning commission recommended; roll-call recorded unanimous yes). - Ordinance 179-2025 (rezoning 0.49 acres to R‑1D at 1151 Jessamine Station): Approved (roll-call recorded unanimous yes). - Ordinance 180-2025 (rezoning ~76.9 acres at 3218 Lexington Road to R‑1E/R‑1T/R‑3): Approved (roll-call recorded unanimous yes). - Municipal Order 2025-56 (personnel classification/comp plan amendment for technical analyst): Approved (roll-call recorded yes). - Meter department pay increase (Doug Roberts, Tantalus certification, 5% retroactive to Feb. 25, 2025): Approved (roll-call recorded yes). - Water treatment plant pay increase (Nick Crespo, Class 3 operator, 5% effective March 11, 2025): Approved (roll-call recorded yes). - Refunds of net profit taxes (G3 Land Development LLC; All Associates Inc.; Triple D Communications LLC): Approved (roll-call recorded yes). - Accounts payable, $2,738,139.94 (Feb. 19–March 5): Approved (roll-call recorded yes).

The meeting contained no recorded roll-call dissent on the above items; roll-call responses shown in the transcript were consistently affirmative for each motion. Several items were described by staff as follow-ups to previously discussed matters or as clarifications to job‑description language.

The commission moved remaining routine business and closed without public comment on these items. Items that drew substantive discussion but no vote at this meeting (for example, the fall festival parade and related police‑support costs) were handled under the "consideration" portion of the agenda and are reported separately.