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Pulaski County Fiscal Court — votes and key actions from meeting
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting the Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved an array of routine and operational items: appointments, road additions, inspector listings and ordinance advertising, personnel hires and promotions, budget receipts, equipment and maintenance contracts, and purchases for the road department. Most motions passed by voice vote.
Pulaski County Fiscal Court took a series of routine and operational actions at its meeting on Jan. 15, voting to confirm board appointments, accept department budgets and personnel changes, add roads to the county system, advertise an update to the electrical inspection ordinance and approve a slate of electrical inspectors, and approve several departmental purchases and contracts.
Votes at a glance - Reappointment: The court reappointed Steve Burton to the Woodstock Community Center board. Motion by Mister Renshaw; second by Mister Wilder; motion passed. - Road addition: The court approved bringing two road segments into the county-maintained road system — Lake Ridge (1,256 feet) and Lake West (788 feet) — for a combined total of roughly 2,000 feet. Motion by Mister Turpin; second by Mister Wilson; motion passed. - Electrical-inspection ordinance and inspectors: The court voted to advertise an amendment to the electrical inspection ordinance to reflect a $25 permit fee and correct the fee schedule (ordinance reference given in meeting as "2 3.4 3.40.8"). The court then approved four outside electrical inspectors (Jackie Spears, Michael Ledger, Ron Ebeling and Larry Strunk) so they could perform inspections in Pulaski County. Motion to advertise by Mister Strunk (second Mister Renshaw); inspector approvals: motion by Mister Wheeling (second Mister Strunk); both motions passed. - Personnel and hires: The court approved multiple personnel actions presented in department reports: promotion of Edwin Scott Whitaker from part-time to full-time in solid waste (start date Jan. 20), four part-time hires in solid waste (Mark Catron, Hubert de Lopez, Adam Romer and Vianna Volpe), and the hiring of Taylor Eversole as a full-time certified 911 dispatcher (motion by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Strunk). - Coroner grant: The court accepted a grant for oversized stretchers (presented by the coroner) described as an approved grant with county share required; the coroner said the award was an 80/20 grant and requested court approval to accept and process the invoices. Motion by Mister Wheeldon; second Mister Turpin; motion passed. (Transcript contained unclear numeric detail for the approved award; finalize amount from county grant documents.) - Sheriff’s office: The court authorized the sheriff’s office to apply for a $200,000 advance from Frankfort for the 2025 budget year (motion by Mister Turpin; second Mister Strunk) and recorded receipt of the sheriff’s proposed 2025 budget and approval of maximum salaries for deputies and clerks. The court also authorized staff to pursue 100% reimbursable grants for the sheriff’s office in 2025 without returning to court for each grant approval. - Public-safety surplus and service contract: The court approved the sale of two surplus trucks (an SRT 2012 Dodge pickup with a blown engine and a 1995 International tanker) with sale proceeds to be reinvested in the respective fire departments (motions by Mister Renshaw; seconds by Mister Turpin/Wheaton). The court approved a ProAir Midwest (document read as ProWire/ProAir Midwest in discussion) semiannual maintenance agreement for cascade systems at eight stations for a total of $11,480 (noted as an increase of $400 from the prior year). Motion to approve by Mister Renshaw; second by Mister Turpin; motion passed. - Solid-waste service interruptions and pickups: Waste Connections will pick up missed curbside trash from the recent weather-related interruption; the court recorded the solid waste hires and the full-time promotion. - Road department purchases and speed limits: The court authorized purchases of 1,500 tons of hot mix and 3,000 tons of rock for the quarter (motions by Mister Ranshaw and Mister Wilson, respectively), set or changed speed limits on several local roads (Fallbush Road, Hill Rise Drive, Old Highway 90 Loop 2) and approved the annual road list. - Treasurer/finance housekeeping: The court approved the January bill list, and authorized closing several low-use bank accounts and consolidating funds at Cumberland Security and First and Farmers as described by the treasurer (motion by Mister Wheeldon; second Mister Renshaw).
How the court acted Most motions were handled by voice vote and were recorded as passing. Where the meeting transcript shows a mover and a seconder, those names are recorded above. A small number of items (ordinance advertising, formal appointments and certain contracts) will require follow-up administrative steps, such as advertising, second readings or execution of contracts once the ordinance is final.
Administrative notes and next steps - The electrical ordinance advertising requires a first reading, public notice and a second reading before the updated fee schedule becomes law; the approved inspectors will be asked to execute contracts once the ordinance is finalized. - The coroner will submit invoices for the grant-funded stretchers to the grantor per the 80/20 arrangement described in the meeting and the county will cover its share through an amendment if needed. - Road purchases will be scheduled subject to weather and vendor availability.
