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Votes at a glance: Daviess County Fiscal Court routine approvals, grants and procurement on Feb. 20
Summary
The court approved routine financial, grant and procurement items including the treasurer's report, minutes, multiple grant applications, equipment purchases and appointments; sketched below are the formal votes recorded in the meeting.
The Daviess County Fiscal Court recorded votes on multiple routine agenda items during its Feb. 20 meeting. Most items were approved by unanimous voice vote or recorded roll call where indicated. Below is a concise summary of actions taken; the meeting transcript contains full details for each item.
Key financial and procedural items
- Treasurer's report (as of Jan. 31, 2025): Total cash balance $79,131,966.01 for all funds; general fund balance $47,688,142.07; cash available for general fund operations $38,073,995.97. Mr. Johnson recommended no further action. (Approved by the court.)
- Minutes of the Feb. 4, 2025 meeting: Approved by motion and voice vote.
Claims, grants and contracts (approved)
- Grant agreement: Kentucky Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Owensboro Regional Recovery Center — $200,000 annual application with county as fiscal agent (approved).
- Contract: Green River Area Development District for administrative services for the CDBG grant — $10,000 administrative fee (approved).
- Kentucky Pride Fund grants: Composting ($113,440 request; county match $28,360), Household Hazardous Waste Management ($30,000 request; in-kind match $8,024.80), Recycling ($28,494 request; in-kind match $7,267.20) — all applications approved.
Procurement and equipment (approved)
- Change order for courthouse renovation (glass storefronts) — $9,141 (approved).
- Election equipment: 10 on-demand ballot printers from Harp Enterprises — $69,350 (approved); 10 additional e-poll books from 10x Software Solutions — $16,095 plus $1,500 annual license/support (approved).
- Active911/ActiveComm licenses for volunteer and career fire personnel — $13,920 annual (approved).
- Bell Engineering proposal for pickleball court site design — $12,500 (approved).
- Surplus declaration: 1996 Freightliner pumper (unable to pass pump test); sale interest noted (approved).
- Vehicle and equipment awards: Half-ton 4x4 crew cab pickup (Donahue Chevrolet) — $43,445; two replacement leachate pumps (Strafer Pump and Supply) — $13,167 (both approved).
Personnel and appointments (approved)
- Promotion of Eddie Redish to road supervisor (effective Feb. 2, 2025) — approved.
- Reappointments and appointments to boards: Michael Boyd reappointed to Owensboro/Daviess County Airport Board (term to 03/01/2029); several local residents appointed to the Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals — all approved.
Votes were taken by voice unless otherwise recorded in the transcript. For a full list of agenda items, the accompanying transcript provides the verbatim motions, staff explanations and roll-call votes where recorded.
