Perry County fiscal court approves project draw requests, awards contracts and re-designates FEMA applicant agent

Perry County’s fiscal court met in a routine session and approved a slate of administrative and project actions including minutes and bill payments, multiple project draw requests, demolition contracts tied to a federal buyout program, and the re-designation of a FEMA applicant agent.

The court voted by voice to approve the minutes from its previous meeting and routine bill and invoice payments. Members then awarded a professional-services agreement to Lonnie Brewer at $50 per hour.

Votes at a glance

- Approved minutes of the previous meeting (motion by Spencer, second by Holmes). - Approved bill payments and invoices per fund (motion by Spencer; voice approvals recorded). - Awarded professional-services contract to Lonnie Brewer at $50/hour (motion by Church; second by Holmes). - Approved Requisition 18 and related draw requests for the Sky View Water and Sewer project; detailed dollar amounts are recorded in county draw documentation (voice vote). - Approved draw request for Upper Second Creek Sanitary Sewer Phase 1 totaling $149,297.42; funding sources named included the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (voice vote). - Approved demolition and clearance contracts under an NRCS EWPP buyout to multiple local contractors with amounts listed in county records (voice vote). - Approved contracting administration services to ASALC for FEMA HMGP/DR and NRCS EWPP programs (voice vote). - Designated Stephanie Adams as the applicant agent for Perry County; the presiding official noted this designation must be renewed every two years (voice vote).

Speaking to the court about local projects, the presiding official praised the Sky View development as “an amazing development in this community” and urged members to inspect the site. The official also emphasized grant accounting requirements: “When you get grant dollars, they have to go exactly where the grant says they go,” noting the county’s grant team tracks expenditures to individual funds and categories.

Most votes were taken by voice with no opposition recorded in the transcript; no roll-call tallies were provided. The court adjourned following a motion by Church.

Context and next steps

The items approved move along a set of infrastructure and hazard-mitigation projects funded in part by state and federal programs. County officials noted that individual draw amounts and contract details are maintained in county financial and grant-administration records. The re-designation of the applicant agent fulfills a recurring procedural requirement for FEMA and related grant applications and was described as a biennial task.