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Magoffin County Fiscal Court adopts FY2026 budget, approves FY2025 amendments, funds transfer and ATV ordinance; $600,000 grant announced
Summary
At a special session, the Magoffin County Fiscal Court approved the fiscal year 2026 budget, adopted FY2025 budget amendments, authorized transfers to repay a line of credit, and passed a second-reading ordinance allowing street-legal special-purpose vehicles; officials also announced a $600,000 grant award.
Unidentified Speaker 2 presiding at the Magoffin County special session said the court adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget after a second reading and approved budget amendments and appropriation transfers for FY2025, moved funds to cover a line of credit and passed a second-reading ordinance to allow certain street-legal special-purpose vehicles on county roads.
The decisions came during a brief, procedural meeting in which the presiding speaker summarized background details necessary for each vote and asked for objections before calling for voice votes. The court moved federal FEMA funds and other cable-related receipts into the general fund to allow repayment of a line of credit at Federal National Bank and approved line-item transfers described in the budget memo. "We have been awarded that in the amount of $600,000," the presiding speaker said when announcing a grant award the county intends to use partly to pay that debt.
Votes at a glance: Adopt FY2026 budget — second reading and approval; Approve FY2025 budget amendments and appropriation transfers — second reading and approval; Transfer federal/FEMA funds to general fund to retire line-of-credit debt — approved; Ordinance (second reading) permitting street-legal special-purpose vehicles on specified county roads — approved. All items were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote with the court answering 'aye.'
On the ATV ordinance, the presiding speaker said the measure adopts state-set standards for equipment, lighting and where vehicles may operate in the county, noting the ordinance does not authorize use on parkways or other restricted highways and that law enforcement must be aware when enforcement is needed. Members asked about policing and geographical enforcement; the presiding speaker acknowledged practical limits to policing remote areas and said operators would need to meet state requirements and register at the clerk's office.
The court announced the $600,000 award (identified in the meeting as 'EKSAK money') and said county leaders will need to sign documents and contracts to get on the disbursement list; that funding is intended to help pay the existing TECO loan and improve near-term cash flow. No specific disbursement schedule or grant conditions were provided during the session.
The meeting was procedural in tone, with no extended debate recorded on the major items. The court completed the listed business and adjourned.
