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Scott County Fiscal Court ratifies opioid settlement participation, approves travel and personnel actions
Summary
The court ratified joining a Kentucky-level opioid settlement, authorized fire department travel, approved firefighter appointments and EMS promotions, and agreed to a school resource officer posting for Anne Mason.
Scott County Fiscal Court on Jan. 23 ratified several routine and policy actions, including joining a Kentucky settlement related to opioid litigation and multiple personnel and travel authorizations.
County officials told the court they executed a DocuSign to join a Kentucky settlement tied to litigation against Kroger and sought retroactive ratification. County attorney Cam advised the signature and the court ratified the county’s participation; magistrates asked no substantive questions. The county’s representative said the settlement involved a $110,000,000 fund for the state and that counties joining that agreement would receive a portion; the precise local allocation was not specified during the meeting.
The court also approved an out-of-state travel request for fire-department staff to review equipment tied to a new lab truck, approved the appointment of four firefighters (effective Feb. 17, with one salary example cited at roughly $55,000 per year), confirmed three EMS promotions retroactive to Jan. 18 for personnel who obtained advanced EMT certification, and approved an animal-control hire. Each of those motions passed by voice vote.
On school safety, the court authorized the sheriff’s office to advertise and begin the process to fill a school resource officer (SRO) position for Anne Mason School for the remainder of the school year and agreed to discuss adding further positions for the next school year. County staff said the remainder-of-year cost for a single additional SRO is estimated around $20,000, to be split between the county and the school board, with an attempt to seek prorated state reimbursement for the remainder of the school year.
Votes at a glance (motions passed by voice vote unless otherwise noted): - Ratify joining Kentucky Kroger opioid settlement (DocuSign ratification) — outcome: approved; local allocation: not specified. - Fire department out-of-state travel to review lab truck equipment — outcome: approved. - Appointment of four firefighters (effective Feb. 17) — outcome: approved (salary example given: $55,000 annual equivalent for one hire). - EMS promotions (three employees to advanced EMT pay rates, retroactive Jan. 18) — outcome: approved. - Animal control new hire — outcome: approved. - Authorize advertising/filling one SRO position for Anne Mason for remainder of school year and proceed to plan for additional SROs for next year — outcome: approved (county/school split of cost; estimated prorated county share ~ $20,000 for remainder of year).
Ending: Court members said they will continue to coordinate details such as exact settlement allocations and the SRO hiring timeline with county staff and partner agencies; staff will follow up via email and report at future meetings.
