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Votes at a glance: Owensboro City Commission actions and appointments, Jan. 2025
Summary
The commission approved minutes, a board appointment and several personnel actions and filed the December financial report for audit. Ordinance 1‑2025 (second budget amendment) was introduced on first reading and publicly read; no final action was taken on it at this meeting.
The Owensboro City Commission took routine procedural votes and personnel approvals during its Jan. 2025 regular meeting. The following items were recorded in the meeting minutes and by voice vote during the session.
• Minutes, Jan. 7, 2025: The commission voted to approve the minutes for the Jan. 7, 2025 meeting. A motion, a second and a voice vote were recorded; no roll‑call tally was provided in the transcript. Outcome: approved.
• Board appointment — Human Relations Commission: The commission appointed Rafe Buckner to a three‑year term effective January 2025. Motion and second were recorded and the appointment carried by voice vote. Outcome: approved.
• Ordinance 1‑2025 (first reading) — Second budget amendment FY2024–25: City clerk read Ordinance 1‑2025, described as the second budget amendment for fiscal year 2024–25 to appropriate funds for land purchase, ARPA transfers, capital projects and grant receipts. City Manager Nate Pagan said the ordinance contains no new programs and consolidates previously approved items. The ordinance was introduced and publicly read on first reading; transcript records introduction and staff explanation but does not show a final vote that night.
• File December financial report for audit: The commission voted to file the December 2024 financial report for audit after a motion and second; a voice vote carried the motion. Outcome: approved.
• Personnel appointments: The commission approved four personnel appointments, including two promotional/probationary appointments (Zachary Brown to crew leader, Public Works — Streets; Sherry Hazelwood to bus driver/dispatcher, Transit) and two regular status appointments (Beth Ebelhaire, clerk typist, Sanitation; Emily Anderson, recreation specialist, Parks and Recreation). Motion and second were recorded and the vote carried. Outcome: approved.
These items were recorded in the meeting as routine business; the transcript shows voice votes with "aye" responses rather than a roll‑call tally or named vote record.
