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Votes at a glance: Oldham County Fiscal Court actions on May 20 — administrative code, grants, paving change order, personnel
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Oldham County Fiscal Court approved an amendment to the administrative code (moving parks maintenance to the road department), awarded $75,000 in community grants, approved a $20,739 change order for the spring paving package, and approved several personnel actions and routine payables.
The Oldham County Fiscal Court on May 20 approved several routine and committee‑recommended items, including an administrative‑code amendment, grant awards, a small change order to a paving contract, and personnel actions.
The court unanimously (voice votes noted as “aye”) adopted an amendment to Chapter 10 of the county administrative code, relocating grounds and parks maintenance responsibilities from the Parks Department to the Road Department. Tina Shoff presented the change at the second reading; the ordinance was recorded as "KLC 25‑200‑482 (Chapter 10 delivery of county services)."
The Grants Committee recommended distributing a total of $75,000 to local organizations; Magistrate Logsdon presented a list of awards. Organizations and awards read into the record included Brownsborough Community Alliance ($1,875), CASA of the River Region ($3,000), Community Chest of Oldham County ($2,750), Critically Loved ($2,250), Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center ($2,250), Dare to Care ($3,375), Early Childhood Counsel ($6,500), First Principles ($2,250), Good News Homes ($5,500), High Point Charitable Services ($10,250), Hope Collaborative ($1,625), Hope Health Clinic ($3,375), Humane Society of Oldham County ($2,875), Kiwanis Club of Oldham County ($4,125), National Association for Black Veterans ($3,625), Oldham County Community Scholarships ($3,750), Project Graduation ($3,750), Oldham County History Center ($2,250), Pillar ($1,750), RAFA ($500), Safe Passage ($3,500), Veterans Memorial Park of Kentucky ($3,875) and Udell Gardens ($3,375). The court approved the distributions.
Road‑work change order: County Engineer Jim Sulliman reported unanticipated guardrail post replacement and a culvert issue requiring vacuum excavation on Glenarm Road. The contractor’s request raised the paving contract by $20,739 (from a total contract amount reported as $1,000,361.30). The court approved the change order by voice vote; the manager described the increase as approximately a 1.5 percent contract adjustment.
Personnel and payables: The court approved payment of bills and approved three personnel actions: hiring Amber Wagers as an animal‑control officer effective June 2 at $19.00 per hour; promoting Justin Dahl to sergeant with a base hourly rate of $43.30; and extending/reappointing the police‑chief contract for 12 months (Chief Smith). During the personnel votes a vocal tally was recorded as “motion carries 7 to 1” for at least one personnel item. All routine motions were approved on voice votes or by unanimous “aye” responses unless otherwise noted.
Votes recorded in the meeting audio/text were largely voice votes with “aye” responses; where roll‑call tallies were stated they were read into the record by the presiding officer. No recorded votes failed.
Ending: The court closed the regular agenda items after the personnel actions and resumed public comment; the magistrates and the judge noted additional work ahead on budgeting, planning and other county business.
