Boyd County Fiscal Court approves budgets, salary caps and equipment purchases; several routine motions pass unanimously

Boyd County Fiscal Court members approved a series of administrative and budget items during the meeting, recording unanimous roll-call votes on each motion.

Actions approved by the court included: approval of the December meeting minutes; approval of submitted bills and transfers; an amendment to the clerk’s administrative code revising vacation-use rules; acceptance of the clerk’s 2024 year-end budget report; approval of a 2025 clerk salary cap set at $1,600,000 (covering full-time salaries and benefits); approval of a 2025 sheriff salary cap (amount stated in meeting transcript—see clarifying details); purchase of a box trailer with a cap of $15,000 for use by community development; and approval to purchase two enclosed four-wheel-drive side-by-side vehicles using Local Governmental Economic Assistance (LGA) funds for county use and tourism support.

The court also amended the agenda to move the side-by-sides purchase into the finance section before voting on it. Commissioners Stapleton, Holbrook and Salisbury and Judge Chaney voted yes on each recorded roll call.

Votes at a glance: - Approve December minutes — outcome: approved (roll call: Stapleton Yes; Holbrook Yes; Salisbury Yes; Judge Chaney Yes). - Approve submitted bills and transfers — approved (unanimous roll call). - Amend clerk administrative code (vacation policy change) — approved (unanimous roll call). - Accept clerk 2024 year-end budget — approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve clerk 2025 salary cap set at $1,600,000 — approved (unanimous roll call). - Approve sheriff 2025 salary cap (amount as stated in transcript) — approved (unanimous roll call). - Purchase box trailer, NTE $15,000 — approved (unanimous roll call). - Amend agenda to move side-by-sides purchase into finance — approved (unanimous roll call). - Purchase two side-by-sides from LGA funds (two enclosed heat/air 4x4 units) — approved (unanimous roll call). The total cost was stated during the meeting as "62.09 48" (see clarifying details) and will be paid from LGA funds. - Reappoint Steve Toller to the Boyd County Public Library Board — approved (unanimous roll call). - Amend August 2024 meeting minutes to add a previously omitted property-surplus resolution — approved (unanimous roll call). - Adopt resolution authorizing execution of contract modifications for the Rush Off Road AML pilot project — approved (unanimous roll call).

Ending: The court completed routine fiscal and administrative business and recorded unanimous approval on each roll call where recorded. Several transcript figures (notably the sheriff salary-cap figure and the side-by-sides total) were presented in mixed formatting in the record; the court recorded the motions as passed.