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Votes at a glance: Daviess County fiscal court actions on June 5, 2025
Summary
The Daviess County Fiscal Court approved multiple routine and project items on June 5, including budget transfers, a salary schedule, grants, construction bids, equipment surplus transfer, and appointments. Key figures and award amounts are listed below.
At its June 5 meeting, the Daviess County Fiscal Court approved a series of routine and project items. Below are the actions taken, outcomes and key figures recorded on the public record.
Approved items (voice votes unless noted):
- Approval of minutes from the May 22, 2025 fiscal court meeting (motion approved).
- Claims for all departments approved (motion approved).
- Budget transfers for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: Treasurer Jordan Johnson requested transfers and said these moves "do not increase the budget" but shift appropriations within funds. The court approved transfers including $1,430,415 in the general fund; $134,550 in the road fund; $122,025 in the jail fund; $282,500 in the solid waste operating fund; and $2,500 in the bond sinking fund.
- Salary schedule for fiscal year 2025–26 approved. The schedule incorporates a 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment and grade adjustments for firefighter pay grades F-1, F-2 and F-3, and reflects prior court actions on position grades.
- Order of allowance to the County Board of Assessment Appeals approved: KRS 133.02 and KRS 133.03 require the county to maintain a board and authorize a $100 per day payment; the order directs payment totaling $400 with the state covering half.
- Declared surplus and transferred a 2015 wheel excavator to Ricky Moore Trucking LLC. Treasurer Johnson explained the county purchased the excavator in conjunction with an interlocal agreement for the Henderson Transfer Station and that, over the life of a lease, Ricky Moore Trucking has paid the county $186,000. County legal staff advised that, given the payments and an earlier tested agreement, transferring the county's interest to Ricky Moore Trucking is permissible. The court approved the transfer.
- Awarded and approved grant agreements: • A grant agreement with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development to cover most of the county's local match for an I-165 interchange feasibility study: the MPO project is a $200,000 federal grant with an 80/20 split; the county's $40,000 match is largely covered by state assistance, leaving the county with an approximate net cost of about $1,900. The court approved the agreement. • A Kentucky Bridal Fund recycling grant for FY2025–26 totaling $19,296 with an in-kind match of $4,824 for three 40-yard open-top recycling containers for the East Daviess County Transfer Station; motion approved.
- Contract awards (bids): • HVAC repairs and replacements at the county operation center: award to Henry's Plumbing Inc., $45,100. The repairs are related to damage from a March 15 hailstorm and costs will be offset by insurance reimbursement. • Bridge deck replacement (Old Hartford Road over South Fork Panther Creek): award to Scott & Murphy Inc., $393,395. The county did not recommend the lowest bid due to specification exceptions. • Scherzinger Building roof replacement: award to J & M Roofing, $36,030; costs to be offset by insurance.
- Personnel and appointments approved: • Hire: Minton as heavy equipment operator, effective June 9, 2025. • Appointment: Harley Metcalfe to the Owensboro-Daviess County Building Code of Appeals Board, term effective June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029.
Most items were presented by Treasurer Jordan Johnson or county staff (Miss Sturgeon presented several bid awards) and passed by voice vote with no roll-call tallies provided in the meeting minutes available on the record.
