Pike County Fiscal Court approves minutes, backs Job Corps resolution, adopts road and authorizes $305,512 for sheriff vehicles

The Pike County Fiscal Court on July 1 approved the minutes of its June 17 meeting, adopted a resolution urging continued federal funding for the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center, accepted Scotts Bottom Left Road into the county road system and authorized purchase and outfitting of four police-package patrol vehicles, among other routine actions.

The court approved the minutes on a unanimous roll call. Judge Jones introduced a resolution “expressing support for the Carl D. Perkins Jobs Corps Center and urging federal support for that program,” which the court passed unanimously. The court then completed a second reading and adopted an ordinance to accept Scotts Bottom Left Road — described in the meeting as about a tenth of a mile plus 100 feet and 15 feet wide — into the Pike County road system; that motion passed on a unanimous roll call.

The largest single expenditure approved was authorization to purchase four police-package Chevrolet Tahoes at $57,231 each and to upfit them through a contracted vendor. The county recorded the line-item costs in public comment: vehicle price $57,231 each (four vehicles = $228,924) and an upfit cost of $19,147.07 each, bringing the total quoted cost to $305,512.28. The court authorized Sharon (staff member named in the meeting) to submit a coal severance tax drawdown to cover the purchase and authorized the treasurer to pay the vehicles when they arrive. Judge Jones told the court, “If you don't have law enforcement, you don't have anything,” during…