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Hopkinsville council approves ordinances on special‑purpose vehicles, budget amendments and recycling code repeal
Summary
The Hopkinsville City Council approved an ordinance allowing street‑legal special purpose vehicles, repealed the city’s commercial recycling rate code, and adopted a fiscal-year budget amendment; council also conducted a first reading of the property tax levy and approved a reprogramming of inner‑city funds.
The Hopkinsville City Council on an evening meeting approved multiple ordinances and a municipal order affecting traffic rules, recycling policy and the city budget.
On the second reading, the council unanimously approved Ordinance 24‑2025 to authorize operation of street‑legal special purpose vehicles on designated highways in the city under restrictions referenced to state law (including a 35 mph posting limit for permitted operation and a helmet requirement for passengers under 18). The measure passed by roll call with all members recorded as voting yes.
Council members also approved a second‑reading ordinance repealing section 93.07 of the Hopkinsville Code (commercial recycling rates). The repeal passed by roll call with one recorded dissent (Council member Martin) and the remainder voting yes.
On fiscal matters, the council adopted Ordinance 26‑2025 amending the FY 2025–26 operating budget. The amendment updates estimated revenues and appropriations for the fiscal year and is available for public inspection at the city clerk’s office.
Council conducted a first reading of Ordinance 27‑2025 to set the property tax levy for the coming fiscal year. The ordinance outlines specific rates per $100 of taxable real, personal and motor vehicle property and establishes collection and penalty dates; the first reading passed on roll call with one no vote recorded. A public hearing on the tax rate had been held earlier that day with no comments received.
Separately, the council approved Municipal Order 40‑2025, reprogramming $83,090.67 from demolition into downtown incentive programs within the inner‑city residential enterprise zone budget. That item passed on a voice vote.
What’s next: the property tax measure will return for additional readings as required by ordinance procedure; the full text of the budget amendment and ordinances is on file in the office of the city clerk at 715 S. Virginia Street for public review.
Votes and formal actions cited in this summary were recorded on the meeting floor and verified by roll call or voice vote during the council meeting.
