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Magoffin County approves routine motions, authorizes CARES reimbursement and advances road work
Summary
The Magoffin County governing body approved minutes and multiple motions including a fund transfer tied to a Clear River escrow, a CARES coronavirus relief reimbursement resolution, MetLife flood-insurance option B, several road and personnel actions, and acknowledged a water-district audit; the county also temporarily closed the garage after COVID exposures and entered executive session on potential litigation.
The Magoffin County governing body met in a regularly scheduled session to approve routine business, authorize reimbursements under the coronavirus relief fund and adopt several road and personnel measures.
At the start of the meeting, the court approved the minutes and voted to pay bills listed in the packet. The body then approved a fund transfer described in the transcript as moving an escrow balance held for Clear River (transcript reads "67,099 dollars and 67 cents") into the county Road Fund so the escrow account could be closed. The treasurer presented the transfer and the court approved the request by voice vote.
The court unanimously approved a resolution authorizing county officials to process reimbursements through the coronavirus relief fund (CARES) so the Department for Local Government (referred to in the transcript as DLG) can process reimbursement requests. The chair said the county has already documented "about $90,000" in reimbursable costs.
Officials also approved MetLife flood-insurance option B, described by the chair as providing double the coverage at a small additional premium. The court received an annual in-kind match contribution for the South King senior citizens program and approved updates to the county road/bridge listings and associated narratives included in the meeting packet.
The court acknowledged receipt of an audit and supplementary financial information for the county water district. During that discussion a member asked whether the water district accepts credit or debit cards; the chair said that is a matter for the water district board and its executive staff to address.
On personnel and operations, the court approved hiring four temporary workers at $10 per hour to support a dump-cleanup grant and to assist road crews. It also approved moving Ryan Pennington from temporary part-time to full-time employment at $12 per hour in the county garage.
Separately, the chair announced a precautionary closure of the county garage and recycle center "for the remainder of the week" after some staff reported direct contact with people who had tested positive for COVID-19. The chair said he encouraged all garage and recycle-center staff and their household members to get tested and said the closure was a cautious administrative step while staff self-monitor.
Finally, the court voted to enter an executive session to discuss proposed or pending litigation under the stated statutory subsection. The chair told the body he would abstain from voting on the motion to enter executive session because the potential litigation involves a family member; the motion to enter executive session was made and seconded.
Actions at the meeting were routine approvals intended to advance road maintenance projects, process federal/state reimbursements, and maintain county operations amid COVID-19 concerns. The court did not announce any final decisions from the executive session during the open meeting.
