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Knott County Fiscal Court approves FEMA and NRCS invoices, readies reimbursement requests
Summary
At a June 10 special meeting, the Knott County Fiscal Court approved payment of FEMA- and NRCS-related invoices, noted a major NRCS sign-off at Breedons Creek and said staff will submit reimbursement requests for several NRCS projects, including a $511,000 King Creek item.
The Knott County Fiscal Court, meeting by Zoom on June 10, 2024, approved payment of invoices tied to FEMA and U.S. Department of Agriculture NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) projects and directed staff to submit reimbursement requests for multiple NRCS grants and projects.
Court members convened at 9 a.m. for a special call meeting that opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. During roll call the clerk named Tim Bates, Ricky Thomas, Jeff Dobson, Carl Craft and Calvin Wallace as present.
On the only substantive agenda item, an unidentified court speaker said FEMA and NRCS invoices were before the court and that a large NRCS project at Breedons Creek "NRCS has finally signed off on" and "is ready to go." The speaker said the county expects to prepare reimbursement requests this week for roughly four or five NRCS projects.
The transcript records several specific invoice figures mentioned in the discussion: an invoice to "Hicks" for $23,000 to remove a section of wall on Gladys Drive before a FEMA project; a line for "Miller and Son" transcribed as $71.08; and an NRCS item of $511,000 for the King Creek project. The speaker also said the county has already paid out "maybe 3 to $400,000" on NRCS projects; the phrase as transcribed is unclear and warrants confirmation from county records.
Calvin Wallace moved to approve the invoices; a motion recorded in the transcript as being seconded by a speaker identified as "Cram" was treated in the court as a second. The court voted to approve the invoices with no opposition recorded.
Earlier in the session the court approved minutes from its June 4, 2024 special call meeting (motion by Carl Craft; second by Calvin Wallace), and the court then voted to adjourn.
Votes at a glance: minutes from the June 4 special call meeting were approved; the FEMA/NRCS invoice payments were approved; and the court adjourned. The session recorded no roll-call breakdown of individual yes/no votes; the court voiced the ayes and recorded no opposition.
The county did not provide further detail during the session about exact totals already advanced or whether the transcribed smaller invoice amounts (for example, the $71.08 Miller and Son line) reflect typographical/transcription errors; the court or county clerk would need to confirm exact amounts and line-item descriptions.
The meeting ended with attendees thanked and the session adjourned.
