Richmond commissioners approve purchasing changes, personnel moves and vehicle purchases; list of votes
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Summary
At the meeting the Board approved an ordinance aligning purchasing thresholds with state statute, multiple personnel orders, a six-vehicle purchase and other routine orders. All recorded items passed by recorded votes.
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners approved a package of ordinance and orders at the meeting, including changes to the city purchasing policy, several personnel actions, a six-vehicle purchase and board appointments. Each item below was read, moved, seconded and recorded by roll call.
Key outcomes (all approved): - Ordinance 25-20: Amend city purchasing policy to align small-purchase thresholds with Kentucky statutes (second reading) — approved. - Order 25Dash109: Hire Jason McKenzie as Equipment Operator I, Public Works (contingent on pre-employment requirements) — approved. - Order 25Dash110: Promote Adam Nolan to Public Works foreman, effective the payroll date August 8 — approved. - Order 25Dash111: Transfer Paul Miller to Parks Department as laborer, effective July 25 — approved. - Order 25Dash112: Appoint Brooke Fritz to the Richmond Golf Committee (term through 05/14/2027) — approved. - Order 25Dash113: Reappoint Assad Jadoun and Anthony Phelps to the Human Rights Commission (three-year terms through 04/23/2028) — approved. - Order 25Dash114: Award purchase of six Chevy Tahoes to Bachman Chevrolet (vehicles budgeted in ordinance 25Dash18; five for police, one for fire) — approved. - Order 25Dash115: Approve absorbing the city’s portion of the 2025 Madison County 9-1-1 fee (see separate article) — approved.
Details and context: Ordinance 25-20: The ordinance (second reading) amends procurement thresholds in the city’s purchasing policy to conform with state statute language read into the record; the city manager said the change “puts us in line with other cities our size for small purchase authority.” The ordinance removed references to a $30,000 threshold and replaced the values with the applicable KRS thresholds as read aloud during the meeting. The motion was approved by roll call.
Personnel and appointments: Several orders authorized hiring, promotion and transfer in the Public Works Department and appointments to advisory committees. Each personnel order was described as effective immediately upon passage or on the stated payroll date and was approved by recorded vote. The promotion to foreman was discussed briefly; commissioners noted the role helps distribute supervisory responsibilities in the department.
Purchase award: The board awarded the bid for six Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles to Bachman Chevrolet of Louisville; staff said five vehicles will go to the police department and one to the fire department and that the award was made under a state contract.
Vote summary: For each item the clerk recorded aye votes from the commissioners present (Commissioners Brewer, Cole, Goble, Newby) and Mayor Blythe; each named item passed.
Authorities and budget notes: The vehicle purchases were authorized through budget ordinance 25Dash18. The purchasing ordinance amendments referenced Kentucky statutes read during the ordinance text. The hiring and promotion orders referenced internal pay grades and probationary periods as read into the record.
The board closed routine business and moved to public comment and project updates.