A disagreement over a proposed $10,000 allocation to an organization identified in the transcript as Greater WEX dominated a lengthy portion of the Clark County Fiscal Court meeting.

A court member (identified in the record as speaker 5) moved to withhold approval of the $10,000 allocation from the Bluegrass Community Foundation distribution, saying the county had promised to discuss the recommendation during a joint city–county budget session and that there had been no follow‑up. "I just can't support that $10,000 until we have that discussion and make a decision if we have any other community partners," the member said.

Other members and committee representatives responded that the recommendation had been vetted in an open committee meeting and that the proposal fit the broader regional competitiveness plan. A member cited Ordinance 98‑13, which sets criteria for charitable and educational uses of the community fund, and argued the recommended use fell within allowable purposes.

Tensions rose over accusations that committee members had not been transparent; proponents said the committee had posted meetings and followed procedure. After extended debate and some confusion on vote counts, the court moved to consider the distribution as presented and recorded an approval of the fund distribution during the meeting record.

The transcript shows members disagreeing about process and timing rather than the substance of the regional competitiveness plan itself. The court did not adopt a formal amendment to the foundation distribution in the transcript; instead court action reflected a direction to proceed with the distribution and to revisit or coordinate with city partners in January, per some members' comments.

Next steps: Members said they will follow up with the city and other partners at a joint January meeting and may revisit allocations if further partner commitments change the county’s contribution.