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Boyd County Fiscal Court approves budget amendment, multiple contracts and procurement actions
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the Boyd County Fiscal Court approved a second‑reading budget amendment for $1,920,928.72, adopted a statewide mutual‑aid agreement, authorized negotiation for a roadside mower purchase, accepted jail camera and FEMA bridge bids, and approved a salt purchase; all motions carried on roll call.
The Boyd County Fiscal Court met at noon Oct. 15 and approved a slate of budget, procurement and intergovernmental actions. The court unanimously approved a second reading of a budget amendment for prior‑year carryovers totaling $1,920,928.72. Commissioners also voted to participate in a new statewide mutual‑aid agreement intended to streamline shared response and reimbursement across Kentucky counties.
The court adopted a resolution recognizing telecommunications facilities operated by Unity Group (rebranding Windstream Kinetic) and authorized continued rights‑of‑way access. On procurement, the court selected Trace 3 as the recommended, lowest qualified bidder for a turnkey upgrade to the detention center camera system at an upfront cost reported to be about $422,000; the jail will finance that procurement. The court approved FEMA bridge projects 3 (Golden Gate Site 3, Premier Steel Services) and 4 (Straight Creek, contractor listed in the packet) and deferred projects 1 and 2 for further work. The fiscal court accepted the low bid from Morton Salt Inc. for 1,200 tons of road salt at $139.50 per ton.
On a purchase request for two Innergreen Aspen mowers (a quoted price of $585,000 for two machines), commissioners discussed budget timing and an unanticipated county insurance increase that the county estimated at about $504,000 across health, property and workers' compensation lines. Rather than approve purchasing both machines immediately, the court authorized county staff to negotiate purchase and financing options (including staggering deliveries) and to return with firm terms.
All votes recorded during the meeting were taken by roll call; Commissioners Stapleton, Holbrook, Salisbury and the presiding judge recorded affirmative votes on the motions described above. The court also reappointed Mark Mannick to the Canisburg Fire Protection Board and deferred the Boyd County Extension Council appointments until the November meeting.
