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Judge-executive denies plans to resign, proclaims February First Responders Appreciation Month
Summary
Jackson County’s judge-executive denied online rumors he would resign and proclaimed February as First Responders Appreciation Month, announcing a Jan. 16 community dinner and urging businesses to support first responders.
At the Jan. 8 fiscal court meeting the judge-executive directly addressed circulating rumors about his intent to resign, telling the court he plans to complete his elected term and offering to help the next judge-executive with a transition.
Speaker 1 reviewed relevant state law on the tenure and appointment of county employees and the timing for appointing the county treasurer under KRS 68.010; he emphasized that ordinary county employees’ tenure may be affected by an incoming judge-executive but that personnel appointments require fiscal-court action and that Constitutional protections limit politically motivated terminations.
The judge-executive also announced a proclamation naming February as Jackson County First Responders Appreciation Month and urged businesses to offer discounts and other recognitions. He promoted a community dinner for first responders scheduled for Jan. 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Extension Service Building, citing recent local tragedies and the county’s volunteer first-responder workforce.
The judge-executive said the county has been in contact with the Department for Local Government about the EMS facility grant and emphasized there is no state takeover of court operations at present. He invited residents with concerns about county daily operations to contact his office and said staff will help ensure a smooth transition in January 2026 when new officials take office.
The court then proceeded through district reports and other agenda items.
