Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Grants And Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Fiscal court OKs COPS grant application, accepts RCIDA pass‑through grant and signs KYTC resolution for Carol Lane
Summary
The court approved a resolution to apply for a COPS grant, approved two RCIDA resolutions to accept pass‑through grant funding (including $52,700 with a matching requirement), and authorized a KYTC MOA so Carol Lane can receive priority‑road work.
Russell County’s fiscal court on July 14 approved three grant‑related actions: a resolution to apply for a COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, two Industrial Development Authority (RCIDA) resolutions authorizing the RCIDA and the county to accept pass‑through grant funding (one resolution identified $52,700 from a Kentucky Department of Product Development initiative with a $79,005 match noted in the packet), and a resolution allowing the county judge to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) for priority work on Carol Lane, a road identified in the county’s priority road program.
The COPS resolution and the RCIDA grant approvals were moved and approved by voice vote. The KYTC item was described as the result of a county priority submission; the county received funding for one road—Carol Lane—and the court approved the MOA signature so the work can proceed. A county official said the program had many applicants and only the highest‑scored projects (tens) received funding; the county’s single funded project qualified as one of those.
Why it matters: the COPS grant application could fund law‑enforcement personnel or programs; RCIDA pass‑through grants provide funding for economic or product development projects and require matching funds; the KYTC resolution formalizes the county’s acceptance of state support to repair or improve Carol Lane.
Next steps: staff will complete application paperwork for COPS, execute the RCIDA pass‑through agreements and the judge will sign the KYTC MOA for Carol Lane work.
