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Votes at a glance: council approves collective bargaining agreement, city and sewer budgets and personnel plan
Summary
At the June 9 Shepherdsville City Council meeting the council approved multiple ordinances and budget measures including a tentative collective bargaining agreement with FOP Lodge 80, the city general fund budget for FY 2025-26, the sewer operations and maintenance budget, and a new personnel and pay classification plan.
The Shepherdsville City Council on June 9 took votes on several written measures. This summary lists the ordinance/resolution numbers, short descriptions and the council's recorded outcomes as presented during the meeting.
- Ordinance 025009 — Tentative collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 80: The council approved a three-year CBA covering Shepherdsville Police Department personnel for the period beginning July 1, 2025 and ending July 1, 2028. The ordinance approval was recorded during the meeting after sponsor remarks and a motion to adopt.
- Ordinance 025010 — City of Shepherdsville annual budget (General Fund) for fiscal year 2025-26: The council adopted the proposed annual budget. The ordinance provides detailed revenue and appropriation estimates, including estimated general fund revenues of approximately $27.27 million, total resources available for appropriations of about $48.07 million and line-item appropriations for administration, public works, fire and police departments. Council discussion touched on sidewalks and capital projects; the ordinance was adopted.
- Ordinance 025011 — Sewer operations and maintenance budget for fiscal year 2025-26: The council adopted the sewer fund budget, which lists Louisville Water Company sewer revenue ($3,802,500), a Jim Beam payment ($2,300,000), total estimated revenues of approximately $6.0 million and total appropriations of roughly $6.45 million. The ordinance was adopted following the reading.
- Ordinance 025012 — Repeal of prior personnel/pay classification plan (Ordinance 019283): The council read and moved to repeal the earlier pay/classification ordinance in preparation for a revised plan.
- Ordinance 025013 — New personnel and pay rate classification plan: The council adopted a new personnel and pay rate classification plan establishing positions, minimum and maximum base pay rates and authorized staffing levels for city departments. The vote recorded included both yes and no votes and the ordinance passed with council approval.
- Ordinance 025014 — Amendment to minimum bid threshold: The council amended the city's minimum bid threshold ordinance to update the threshold up to $40,000 and to confirm compliance with KRS 424.26; the ordinance was read and moved forward.
- Multiple rezoning and map amendments (Ordinances 025015 through 025021 and related items): The council read a series of zoning amendments to the Bullitt County/City zoning order and zoning map (mostly to change small parcels along Highway 44 and adjacent streets to B-1 Business/Highway or other categories) and took the required readings and actions consistent with the county planning commission recommendations. These items were presented in a block and read for the record; affected parcel sizes range from under one acre to several tenths of an acre, as listed in each ordinance summary.
Votes and procedure: The meeting record shows recorded votes on each adopted ordinance; where the record enumerated individual councilor responses they were captured at the time of the vote. Several measures passed with majority support; the personnel and pay plan attracted some dissenting votes during roll call.
Next steps: Financial and personnel changes take effect upon publication as required by Kentucky law and the ordinances themselves; budget and grant awards returned to council for appropriation if necessary.
