Shepherdsville council approves personnel change, amends budget reading; rejects one rezoning and tables others

Shepherdsville City Council took a series of administrative and land‑use actions Tuesday, including a unanimous appointment to the city’s ethics board, adoption of a technical annexation correction, approval of a personnel reclassification for Parks and Recreation, and a first reading of an amended budget. The council voted down one rezoning application and tabled at least one other zoning ordinance; the meeting also produced a text‑amendment resolution to define transitional housing as a permitted residential use.

Appointment and personnel changes The council approved the appointment of Ron (Ronnie) Perkins to the city’s ethics commission. Perkins introduced himself at the meeting, described a 24‑year military career and recent work in human resources and professional development, and was sworn into the ethics board after a unanimous council vote.

On personnel matters the council adopted an ordinance amending the city’s pay‑classification plan to reassign one public‑works position into Parks & Recreation as a full‑time parks and recreation assistant director. City staff told council members the move was an internal shift to support park programming; the ordinance passed on a recorded roll call.

Budget and audit housekeeping The council gave first reading to an amended fiscal‑year budget ordinance…