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Madison County fiscal court approves CSIP decommissioning, advocacy contract and personnel and claims actions
Summary
The fiscal court unanimously approved a resolution to decommission CSIP property to Madison County, authorized a professional services agreement with Stoll, Keenon & Ogden Government Relations LLC, approved hiring recommendations and approved claims and transfers.
Madison County Judge-Executive Reagan Taylor presided over votes Sept. 9 in which the Madison County Fiscal Court approved four administrative actions: resolution 2025-080 to decommission CSIP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness) property to the county; resolution 2025-081 authorizing a professional services agreement for advocacy services with Stoll, Keenon & Ogden Government Relations LLC; hiring recommendations; and approval of claims and transfers. All recorded roll-call votes carried unanimously.
On resolution 2025-080, Jill (Madison County emergency management staff) told the court that equipment and infrastructure originally purchased with federal CSIP funds are being accounted for as the CSIP program ends. She said federal rules require an inventory and continuing public-safety use if the county retains the assets. "There are certain pieces of equipment — a radio tower is a good example — that shall always be used for the purposes of public safety," Jill said. She explained that items purchased with CSIP funds flow from FEMA to Kentucky Emergency Management and then to subrecipients, and that items valued above $5,000 must remain on an inventory (property book) and be auditable under 2 C.F.R. rules. Jill also said chemical antidotes procured under the program have been disposed through an authorized medical clearing house.
The court approved resolution 2025-080 by roll call (yes: Pastor Cones; Master Lockmuller; Master Hughes; Master Botkin; Judge Taylor). The resolution authorizes the judge executive to execute documents and assurances required by the program and the Kentucky Department of Emergency Management to transfer or decommission infrastructure so the county will continue to use it for public safety.
The court then approved resolution 2025-081 to enter a professional services agreement for advocacy services with Stoll, Keenon & Ogden Government Relations LLC. The resolution authorizes the judge executive to negotiate and execute the agreement, subject to county attorney review, and states compensation will be paid from the fiscal court budget. The roll call recorded (yes: Master Lockmiller; Master Hughes; Master Botkin; Master Combs; Judge Taylor).
The court voted to approve hiring recommendations; the motion carried by roll call (yes: Master Hughes; Master Bakken; Master Combs; Master Lottmuller; Judge Taylor). Finally, the court approved claims and transfers by roll call (yes: Master Bakken; Master Combs; Master Lockmiller; Master Hughes; Judge Taylor). The court scheduled its next meeting for Sept. 23, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Richmond.
