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Erlanger council authorizes surplus sales, interlocal purchasing agreement and grant application; hears first reading on medical cannabis zoning
Summary
Council approved a municipal order to dispose of surplus equipment, authorized an interlocal purchasing agreement and approved a GRANT program application up to $500,000; the council also took the first reading of an ordinance to overturn the Kenton County ban on medical cannabis and amend zoning, which will return for later readings.
The Erlanger City Council advanced several administrative and legislative items at its Aug. 6 meeting.
City Attorney Mr. Gatlin presented a first reading of an ordinance intended to overturn the existing Kenton County ban on medical cannabis within Erlanger and to amend the Erlanger zoning ordinance to allow cultivation, processing and related medical cannabis uses in specified industrial and commercial zones. Mr. Gatlin said the Planning and Development Services (PDS) and the Planning Commission approved and recommended the text amendment at their July 2024 meeting. The ordinance received its first reading; no final vote was taken.
The council adopted a municipal order making written determinations for the sale or other disposition of city-owned property, listing items such as stair chairs, a 2011 Chevy Silverado, a 2005 John Deere unit, and a 2013 X Mark turf tracer. A motion to adopt was called and "Motion carried" was recorded by voice vote; no roll-call tally or individual votes were read into the minutes.
Council also authorized the mayor to enter an interlocal purchasing agreement pursuant to KRS 65.210 with an interlocal purchasing system that allows the city to procure goods through cooperative contracts. The city attorney explained the interlocal arrangement is commonly used by municipalities and allows staff to access competitively procured contracts without issuing a separate bid. The council approved the authorization by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
Finally, the council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to apply for a Government Resources Accelerated Needed Transformation (GRANT) Program of 2024 project application, authorizing submission for up to $500,000 with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and permitting execution of related documents. Council members voted to adopt the resolution by voice vote.
Procurement and bid matters were also discussed: the fire department reported a low bid for a replacement staff vehicle (net amount below the budgeted amount after trade-in), and public works reported Jefferson Contracting as low bidder for the Yeager and Hayden street removal project at $315,000 with a planned November start. Council did not record formal roll-call tallies on those routine procurement approvals during the meeting.
