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Votes at a glance: Richmond passes code supplement, budget amendment and multiple administrative orders
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Richmond City Board of Commissioners adopted a code supplement ordinance and an amended FY2025 budget and approved multiple orders including franchise, hires, account openings and a sports-turf contract; votes were unanimous where recorded.
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners approved several ordinances and orders during the April 22 meeting. All formal votes recorded in the meeting transcript passed and were taken on second reading or by motion as described below.
Key actions and outcomes
- Ordinance 25-10 (Code supplements): Second reading adopted. The commission adopted the American Legal Publishing Corporation's February 2025 S29 supplements to Richmond's Code of Ordinances to reflect statutory updates. Vote (recorded): Commissioner Cole yes; Commissioner Goble yes; Commissioner Newby yes; Commissioner Brewer yes; Mayor Blythe yes.
- Ordinance 25-11 (Amended FY2025 budget): Second reading adopted. The amended budget as read by the finance director included general fund appropriations of $52,553,007.68 and a general-fund resources figure of $65,062,700; other funds and bond accounts were summarized at the reading. Vote (recorded): Commissioner Newby yes; Commissioner Brewer yes; Commissioner Cole yes; Commissioner Goebel/Goble yes; Mayor Blythe yes.
- Order 25-62 (Retirement accepted — Planning & Zoning GIS coordinator John McIntosh): Adopted; effective 04/30/2025. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-63 (Retirement accepted — Police administrative support specialist Connie Claiborne): Adopted; effective 08/01/2025. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-64 (Resignation accepted — Public Works employee Christopher Mullins): Adopted; effective 04/18/2025. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-65 (10-year nonexclusive telecommunications franchise to MetroNet): Adopted. City staff said MetroNet's sale of its video division triggered the franchise renewal; the agreement reduces city costs and adds digital service to 10 city locations. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-66 (Hire — Parks & Grounds laborer 1 positions): Adopted; Matthew Adams and Jonathan Brown hired effective 05/05/2025. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-67 (Open bank accounts for parks projects and debt service at Central Bank): Adopted. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-68 (Award artificial sports turf contract, Richmond Regional Sports Complex): Adopted. Contract C604-25-01 awarded to Rising Sun Development Company of Lexington as low bidder for $2,290,000 to install approximately 460,000 square feet of turf. Funding to come from the Richmond Sports Complex project fund and general obligation fund series 3. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
- Order 25-69 (Hire — Public Works, laborer 1 Caleb Smith): Adopted contingent on pre-employment requirements; effective 05/05/2025. Vote recorded: unanimous yes.
Several of the above orders were presented as routine administrative items with little debate; where discussion occurred city staff provided brief explanations (for example, staff separated turf, playground, sign and landscaping bids to reduce contractor markup). No recorded dissent on votes taken at the meeting.
Ending: The commission recessed to an executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) regarding personnel and later returned and adjourned. No policy changes were directed in open session beyond the items listed above.
