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Paducah commissioners approve consent agenda, contracts and business-license ordinance
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Paducah Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda, authorized a $250,000 contract with the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council, accepted a $54,000 design-services bid for a spray ground, and adopted an ordinance phasing in a higher gross-receipts threshold for business licenses.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners took a series of routine and project-specific actions Sept. 2, voting unanimously on items ranging from appointments to contracts and an ordinance change.
Consent agenda: The board approved minutes from Aug. 26, appointments to the Paducah Main Street Board, and multiple municipal orders including procurement of firefighting gear ($46,688.20), grant applications, and contracts for services. The consent motion passed on a roll call with all members recorded as 'Aye.'
Greater Paducah Economic Development Council contract: Commissioners approved a municipal order authorizing the mayor to execute a $250,000 contract for services with the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council. Mayor and commissioners described the funding as an investment to recruit employers and create livable-wage jobs for Paducah residents.
Robert Coleman Park spray ground design: The board accepted a bid from RL Turner for $54,000 for design services to reconstruct the spray ground at Robert Coleman Park. Staff explained restroom scope was removed from the project after bids for combined work returned higher than expected; this municipal order covers design of the spray pad only.
Business license ordinance adopted: Commissioners adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 106 (taxation) to phase the gross-receipts threshold from $3.5 million to $11.65 million over five years beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and to raise the minimum annual license tax from $35 to $50. The ordinance also provides that, starting in year six, the threshold will be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index unless the commission chooses to forego adjustment. The motion passed unanimously on roll call.
Each motion was moved and seconded as shown in the meeting record and approved by roll call. Several commissioners emphasized the projects’ ties to economic development and job creation.
