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Votes at a glance: Grayson County Fiscal Court approvals — budgets, grants, contracts and road actions
Summary
The Grayson County Fiscal Court approved a batch of routine and project motions, including conservation/watershed budgets, a petition to discontinue a short segment of Lawrence Hayes Road, payment for election-machine maintenance, purchase of a KYTC lot for $13,000 and authorization to solicit truck bids.
The Grayson County Fiscal Court completed a series of routine and nonroutine approvals during the meeting. The following list summarizes motions recorded in the transcript and the outcomes the court announced on the record.
• Approve minutes of the previous meeting — Motion by Magistrate Darren; recorded "All in favor" and carried.
• Approve payment of bills — Motion by Magistrate Ben; second recorded and carried.
• Approve treasurer’s budget transfers — Motion by Magistrate Jason; seconded by Magistrate Darren; carried.
• Approve treasurer’s monthly settlement — Motion by Magistrate Ben; seconded by Magistrate Darren; carried.
• Approve jailer’s payment of bills and related jailer budget transfers, salary schedule and policy and procedures — Motions and seconds recorded across several items; all recorded as approved on voice votes.
• Accept sheriff’s monthly settlement and audit for Dec. 31, 2023; approve sheriff’s office grant resolution (grant-purpose: not specified in transcript) — Motions recorded; votes recorded as affirmative.
• Approve Kentucky Transportation Cabinet supplemental agreement for the Buckhorn Lane bridge (project acceptance) — Motion pulled by Bridal; second by Jason; recorded as approved.
• Petition to discontinue (revert) the last 0.125 miles of Lawrence Hayes Road (petition filed by counsel for Klendora Yoder and Pistol Properties) — Court accepted staff findings of no public inconvenience and approved the discontinuance; motion by Magistrate Darren, second by Brian; carried on voice vote.
• Approve Caney Creek, Big Reedy, Short Creek and Shore Creek watershed district annual budgets — Motions and seconds recorded for each; court recorded unanimous "Aye" votes and accepted the budgets.
• Approve payment to Harp Election Services for routine election‑machine maintenance and parts ($7,456.80) — Motion by Magistrate Brian; second by Magistrate Jason; recorded as approved.
• Approve payment to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to purchase a lot (between the Parkway and a Subway property) for $13,000 — Motion by Magistrate Darren; second by Bridal; recorded as approved.
• Authorize solicitation of bids for a replacement county pickup/truck (specification and bid process to be followed because the vendor quote is out of state and not on a state contract) — Motion approved; court directed staff to advertise bids and return with results.
• Approve a Grayson County tire-collection event schedule (no vote required) — county announced dates and eligibility (residential only; retailers excluded).
The transcript records these approvals as voice votes with affirmative "Aye" responses; roll-call tallies by member name were not read into the record for the routine motions. For several items the transcript records the motion maker and the second by name; where the transcript shows only a voice vote the outcome is recorded as "approved" in this summary.
If readers need the formal minute text or copies of certified resolutions and contracts (for example the supplemental agreement with KYTC or the property purchase documents), county staff indicated those are available through the fiscal court office.
