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McCreary County court adopts 2025 budget and a series of salary orders
Summary
The McCreary County Fiscal Court approved the county’s 2025 budget, amended the 2024 county clerk budget and adopted annual orders setting maximum salaries for county and sheriff deputies. Several personnel and routine funding requests were also approved.
McCreary County’s fiscal court voted in December to adopt the county’s 2025 budget and to approve related annual salary orders and budget amendments.
The court approved the countywide 2025 budget after a roll-call vote. The court also approved an amended 2024 budget and a February 2025 budget request for County Clerk Eric Hanes. The court adopted the annual order setting maximum salaries for the county clerk’s deputies and the sheriff’s deputies; officials noted the county is currently funding six deputy positions while five are staffed.
On personnel, the court approved multiple EMS staffing adjustments requested by EMS Director Jimmy Barnett: moving Steven Letjay York from PRN to full-time EMT at $13.50 per hour and promoting PRN EMTs Corey Jones and Jennifer Allshire to full-time positions at the same rate. Barnett requested the moves to fill vacancies and to stabilize EMS staffing.
Finance officers reported that occupational-tax revenues and general fund balances remain strong. The finance officer said revenue is "well ahead of projection" while expenses remain below budget despite a recent equipment purchase, and offered transparency for any line-item questions.
The court also approved a routine early-year draw for the sheriff’s department—described as state advancement funds—intended to bridge timing until state disbursements arrive.
The court’s actions were procedural and passed by roll-call votes; each motion recorded a second and the minutes show the motions carried.
