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Christian County Fiscal Court approves routine expenditures, adopts justice-center fee ordinance and signs 2025–26 insurance policy
Summary
At its June 2025 meeting, Christian County Fiscal Court approved routine fund expenditures and personnel hires, adopted an amendment adding a $10 traffic-case fee for the county justice center (ordinance 2025-04), approved a $985,906 insurance renewal, approved returning flex funds to KYTC for a road resurfacing proposal, and authorized the county judge to sign a JAG grant MOU ($13,106).
Christian County Fiscal Court met in June 2025 and approved a series of routine and programmatic items, including expenditures across general, road, jail, E-911 and health funds; hiring three full-time deputy jailers; and formalizing a small grant memorandum of understanding.
The court adopted ordinance 2025-04 on second reading, an amendment to ordinance 2011-02 that adds a $10 fee to court costs for traffic offense cases to help pay expenses of the Christian County Justice Center. Councilor read the ordinance in full; a motion to approve was made, seconded and the court approved the ordinance by voice vote.
The court approved multiple fund expenditures after clerk roll calls confirming each squire’s vote. The agenda covered general fund and road fund expenditures, jail fund pay and authorized overtime, LGEA-funded expenditures, E-911 and health fund bills, and cash transfers reported by the treasurer. The treasurer presented cash transfers effective May 13 and June 5 and the court approved them by voice vote.
Personnel actions: Personnel officer Jeffrey Cheepp presented three hires — Sarah Ferguson, Brandon Jacobs and Emilio Erispy — each to start as full-time deputy jailers with a 90-day probationary period effective June 16, 2025. Motions to hire each candidate were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Grants and agreements: The court approved the county judge’s signature on a memorandum of understanding tied to a 2025 JAG grant. The city was listed as the primary applicant; the award amount named in the record is $13,106 and the equipment is intended for the city police department. One member abstained from that vote (recorded by the judge).
Sheriff supplemental payment: The court approved a supplemental payment to the sheriff that was listed in the meeting record as $1,800,000.075000 for the first half of the supplemental payment. The dollar figure in the transcript appears in that exact form; the court’s motion to approve was passed by voice vote.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance 2025-04 (second reading): Passed (adds $10 traffic-case fee to support the Christian County Justice Center). - Ordinance 2025-05 (first reading — transient room tax amendment): First reading approved; will return for second reading. - Ordinance 2025-06 (first reading — street-legal special purpose vehicles): First reading approved; effective date linked to state act. - Insurance policy signature (2025–26): Approved (see separate coverage). - Sheriff supplemental payment: Approved (amount listed in record as $1,800,000.075000). - JAG MOU ($13,106): Approved with one abstention.
Why it matters: These approvals finalize routine county spending, a court-specific fee to support the justice center and personnel increases for jail staffing. The fee ordinance establishes a recurring revenue mechanism to offset justice center expenses; the insurance decision and supplemental sheriff payment both affect the county’s near-term budgetary commitments.
What’s next: The court set its next meeting for June 24, 2025. Ordinances given first reading (2025-05 and 2025-06) will return for subsequent consideration per the court’s rules.
