Madison County approves interlocal agreement to host Kentucky Counties government cloud
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Summary
Madison County Fiscal Court approved Resolution 2025-065 authorizing an interlocal agreement with the City of Mount Vernon to provide data‑center services as part of a Kentucky Counties Government Cloud (KCGC); court members voted unanimously.
Madison County Fiscal Court voted unanimously July 8 to approve Resolution 2025-065, authorizing an interlocal agreement with the City of Mount Vernon for use of the Kentucky Counties Government Cloud (KCGC) data center services.
The resolution, read aloud during the meeting, says Madison County Fiscal Court "desires to offer data center services to Kentucky counties and other government-related agencies" to "promote regionalism, cybersecurity by providing secure, reliable, and cost effective data center access." The resolution states the county facility meets Tier 3 specifications and lists 99.982% availability as the center's uptime target. The resolution also authorizes the judge executive or his designee to negotiate and execute contracts under the agreement.
County staff who presented the item described the arrangement as the county's first city partner in the KCGC and noted that the county will charge services "at the rates listed in the bill of services signed by both entities." Magistrates asked that the county ensure participating entities understand insurance responsibilities before the service begins. No amendment to the agreement was proposed on the floor.
The motion to approve was moved and seconded and carried on a roll call vote with "Yes" recorded for Master Combs, Master Lockmuller, Master Hughes, Master Lockman, and Judge Taylor.
The resolution text cited an interlocal cooperation statute during the reading. County staff confirmed the facility's power, cooling, infrastructure and technical staffing meet the specifications listed in the resolution. The county will charge the rates included in the referenced bill of services; the bill of services itself was not read aloud during the meeting and its specific rates were not specified in the public record at the meeting.
The court took the vote after brief discussion and no public comment specific to the data center was recorded. The judge executive is authorized to sign the interlocal agreement and related contracts on behalf of the county.
