Daviess County fiscal court approves new solid‑waste agreement, budget transfers, medical cannabis rules and routine contracts

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. — The Daviess County Fiscal Court on June 19 approved a replacement interlocal cooperative agreement with the City of Henderson for solid‑waste disposal, authorized budget transfers ahead of the fiscal‑year close, completed the second reading of a local medical cannabis ordinance and approved several contracts, grants, personnel actions and subdivision road acceptances.

The changes to the solid‑waste interlocal agreement were presented as the court’s primary operational action. Charlie Casson, Daviess County judge‑executive, said the county and Henderson negotiated a new deal after the earlier 2015 agreement’s pricing formula would have taken many years to align with the county’s updated rate schedule. County staff said the City of Henderson’s legal team agreed to a mutual termination and a replacement agreement to take effect July 1, 2025.

The replacement agreement includes four main changes: (1) a simplified, defined pricing schedule for four years with future adjustments negotiated at renewal; (2) shorter renewal terms (three years instead of five); (3) equal termination rights for either party with 18 months’ notice; and (4) an automatic negotiation trigger if county operational costs rise 10% or more within any consecutive 12‑month period. County staff said Henderson’s volume is expected to help preserve the county’s rate schedule.

Why it matters: the agreement affects disposal rates and operations at the county’s transfer station and landfill, and the new pricing and negotiation mechanics change how future cost increases will be handled between the two governments.

Details and other actions

- Executive order naming emergency manager: The court recorded an executive order naming Public Safety Director Jeremy Smith as the county’s local emergency management director…