Boyle County Fiscal Court approves budget ordinance, personnel ordinance, fleet agreement and multiple appointments

The Boyle County Fiscal Court on June 24 approved a package of ordinances, spending transfers, vendor authorizations and appointments as it closed the fiscal year.

The court approved the second reading of the county budget ordinance for fiscal 2025–26, a personnel and wage-step ordinance, a list of vendors for electronic funds transfer payments, and an enterprise fleet management agreement. The court also approved several appointments, reappointments and a series of budget and cash transfers before adjourning to and returning from an executive session.

Why it matters: The budget ordinance sets county spending authority for the coming fiscal year. The personnel ordinance formalizes wage-step policy changes for county employees, and the fleet agreement will change how the county acquires and maintains vehicles. Several of the transfers and approvals finalize year-end accounting and allow departments — including EMS and public works — to complete purchases and projects.

Key actions taken (voice votes unless noted):

- Approved previous meeting minutes (motion moved, seconded). Judge abstained from the minutes approval on the ground he had not attended that prior meeting; motion otherwise carried on voice vote. (Transcript: motion and Judge’s abstention recorded.)

- Approved budget transfers presented as a package, including a $468,110.76 revised transfer (motion carried on voice vote). (Transcript: transfer amounts announced and motion to approve.)

- Approved cash transfers from the general fund: $25,000 to the road fund; $150,000 to the jail fund; $10,000 to fleet (motion carried on voice vote). (Transcript: cash transfers presented and approved.)

- Approved payment of bills, including additional invoices added at the meeting, with an amended total of $366,887.25 for the final packet; the court agreed to “accept pending approval” earlier in the meeting and later approved payment of the bills including a missed bill. (Transcript: bills presented; later motion to pay including new bill passed.)

- Approved second reading of the 2025–26 budget ordinance (ordinance number recorded in packet) on a motion and second; motion carried on voice vote. (Transcript: second reading motion and voice vote.)

- Approved EFT standing orders (authorizing listed vendors for electronic payment) on a motion and second; motion carried on voice vote. (Transcript: vendors list noted and approved.)

- Approved second reading of the personnel / wage-step ordinance (ordinance 230.10) on a motion and second; motion carried on voice vote. (Transcript: personnel policy described briefly and approved.)

- Approved the enterprise fleet management agreement authorizing the county judge to sign contracts for lease-management of vehicles (motion by Master Gay, second by Master Cullen; motion carried on voice vote). The court approved signing individual vehicle lease contracts; the fleet representative explained each vehicle has a separate contract and requires 60 days’ notice before termination of a single contract. (Transcript: presentation by county staff and fleet representatives; motion recorded.)

- Approved appointments to the public library board: Colleen Castaneda (present and received certificate) and Will Davis (not present; certificate to be mailed) (motion, second; voice vote carried). (Transcript: appointments presented and certificates issued.)

- Reappointed Tom Ruby and Steve Griffin to Planning and Zoning (motion and second; voice vote carried). (Transcript: reappointments made and certificates issued.)

- Approved reappointment of county employees as presented by HR on a motion and second; voice vote carried. (Transcript: HR director presented list and court voted.)

- Approved an additional $2,840 for a public-works purchase (total request $57,820; reason: tariff-related price change on equipment) on a motion and second; voice vote carried. (Transcript: public works supervisor explained tariff-driven change; motion carried.)

- Approved a $200,000 cash transfer from the general fund to EMS (motion by Master Cohen, second by Master Sleeper; voice vote carried). (Transcript: transfer presented and approved.)

- Approved submission and payment of a sprinkler permit review fee (approx. $1,135, including rush review fee) for the Fred Cain project so the county can proceed with applications (motion and second; voice vote carried). (Transcript: plan submission and fee discussed and approved.)

- Entered executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss potential personnel actions (motion and second; court voted to enter). The court returned to open session later and recorded “no action taken” on return. (Transcript: motion to go into executive session; later motion to return with no action.)

What the record shows and what it does not: The court’s routine practice in this meeting was to take voice votes rather than roll-call votes; where a roll call was not recorded the written meeting minutes contain only the outcome (“motion carries”) or any specific abstention (the judge’s abstention on the prior minutes). The court did not announce numerical tallies on most items in the public transcript.

Looking ahead: The court indicated there will be additional follow-up on fleet vehicle disposition (options for disposing of current county vehicles), on the Buster Pike bridge bid schedule, and on July and August community events tied to the county’s America250KY activities.

Sources: Boyle County Fiscal Court meeting transcript, June 24, 2025 (court motions, staff presentations, and votes as recorded).