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Hardin County fiscal court adopts budget amendment, recurring-expense order and updated ethics ordinance; consent items pass
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Hardin County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to adopt three ordinances and approve a consent agenda that included a new computer-aided dispatch contract and subscription fees for a merged volunteer fire department.
At its regular meeting, the Hardin County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to adopt three ordinances and approve a multi-item consent agenda, county leaders said.
The court approved first-reading/appropriation changes in ordinance 344-1 (series 2025) to carry forward roughly $1.3 million in unspent funds from the prior fiscal year into the new fiscal year for items including ambulances, library carryover and two road department trucks. The court then approved ordinance 345 (series 2025), adding a standing order for preapproved recurring expenses, and adopted ordinance 346 (series 2025), an update to the county ethics ordinance (amending ordinance 1071994). All three measures passed on roll call.
Why it matters: The budget amendment moves prior-year allocations into the new fiscal year so ordered purchases and services can be completed; the standing order simplifies recurring administrative payments; and the ethics update replaces the county’s earlier ordinance from 1994.
Votes and roll call: Judges and magistrates recorded unanimous “Yes” votes on each item. Roll-call responses included Squire Clem, Squire Hicks, Squire Muse, Squire Pennington, Squire Saltzman, Squire Thompson, Squire Whitehead, Squire Yates and Judge Tull (recorded as “Yes” during roll call for each ordinance and the consent agenda).
Consent agenda highlights: The court approved routine claims and recurring payments and endorsed several resolutions: resolution 133 (financial transfers); personnel-related changes for 911, EMS and finance departments; resolution 132, approving purchase of Insight Cloud computer-aided dispatch (CAD) software (the first-year cost and a multi-year option noted at about $132,000 per year); and resolution 134, authorizing subscription fees on property tax bills for West Hardin Fire and Rescue after the merger of White Mills and West 84 volunteer fire departments.
Several items on the consent agenda were described by the judge as the product of multi-agency collaboration, especially the West Hardin Fire and Rescue consolidation, which county staff said was intended to stabilize services across a larger volunteer district.
What the court did not do: There were no recorded negative votes, abstentions, or amendments to the items on the floor during the meeting.
Votes at a glance (selected): - Ordinance 344-1, FY25–26 budget amendment (carryover ~$1.3M) — Passed (unanimous roll call). - Ordinance 345, amendment to annual standing order for preapproved recurring expenses — Passed (unanimous roll call). - Ordinance 346, ethics ordinance update (amendment to Ord. 1071994) — Passed (unanimous roll call). - Resolution 132, Insight Cloud CAD software approval (first-year cost and multi-year option) — Approved on consent. - Resolution 134, authorize West Hardin Fire and Rescue subscription fees on tax bills (merger of White Mills and West 84) — Approved on consent.
The court recessed to routine committee scheduling and adjourned after closing remarks.
