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Votes at a glance: Nicholas County fiscal court actions
Summary
A concise roundup of motions and voice votes from the fiscal court meeting: approval of minutes, departmental reports, EMS hires and SOPs, monthly bills (including two added items), THAR board appointment, several ARC POWER grant resolutions, Bruner plat approval, donations acknowledged, treasurer transfers, salary schedule and routine financial approvals.
This is a summary of formal motions, votes and outcomes from the Nicholas County fiscal court meeting.
Approved items - Approval of prior meeting minutes (motion carried by voice vote). - Receipt and filing of monthly departmental reports (approved). - EMS hires: Heather Carson (part‑time EMT, effective July 8) and Joni Goble (part‑time paramedic, effective June 25) and approval of EMS SOPs (with amendment to reference county administrative code). - Monthly bills, including two additions: Willowbrook nursing‑home repairs/filters for $4,133.19 and Short Stony Creek Bridge emergency replacement (approximately $2,770); motion carried. - THAR Board appointment: Lynn Needham appointed to a four‑year term ending June 30, 2026. - ARC POWER grant-related resolutions: displacement/low‑income protections, procurement-standards compliance, and county acceptance of responsibility for cost overruns (motions carried). - Bruner Subdivision plat approval (motion carried). - Acknowledgment of a donation from a local Amish community (amount recorded in minutes as $8,176; a single exchange referenced $8,260) and a $3,000 donation to the Local Emergency Planning Commission (LEPC) (acknowledged). - Approval of payment to the board/assessment appeals. - Acknowledgment that 2024 property taxes have been accounted for. - Treasurer transfers approved (including $19,000 for the jail and $3,000 for the convenience center). - Approved salary schedule for FY 25-26 and approval to provide printed financial pages of the audit in lieu of a full printed set.
Items discussed/referred for follow-up - SINF Bill 63 (special-purpose vehicle statute): extended discussion; no opt-in vote recorded. Staff to collect sample ordinances for further review. - Community Action contract amendment referencing Executive Orders 14151 and 14173: presented and read; staff to supply the exact amendment language for later consideration. - Authorization to advertise for bids for a new truck for the property/pro department; staff to present specs and manage the bid process.
The court moved to enter closed session under KRS 61.810 (subsection c and s) at the end of the meeting.
