Votes at a glance: Danville commission actions on Jan. 12, 2026
Summary
The Danville Board of Commissioners approved proclamations, surpluses, easement and development amendments, grant applications, lease agreements, furniture procurement via a vocational program, and several personnel hires during the Jan. 12 meeting; the summary lists outcomes and brief details for each formal action.
The Danville Board of Commissioners on Jan. 12 took the following formal actions (votes recorded during the meeting):
- Approved proclamations honoring Bull County High School football champions and the 2025 Arts Citizens of the Year (David Farmer, Paula Mekas).
- Approved municipal order amending the municipal utilities on‑call policy to clarify response time guidelines (no change to compensation levels).
- Authorized staff to surplus a list of old IT iPhones via GovDeals and declared several fairgrounds items surplus (old barn, board fence, large excavation rocks) with staff to determine disposal methods.
- Passed a resolution to start the 60‑day process for renaming South Street in response to a petition to consider the name 'Leon Smith Way' and accepted the nomination packet to begin the public comment/nomination window.
- Approved release of a 6‑foot strip of utilities easement in Premier Village as a final plat amendment (no water/sewer present in the strip; cable only).
- Authorized a KIA Fund B application for wastewater treatment plant Phase 2 design (application total $1,358,500) and authorized staff to apply (award not guaranteed).
- Approved a lease with Riz & Ness Childcare for the Jenny Rogers Early Learning Center beginning March 1, with phased occupancy and a maximum monthly rent of $4,233.75 when fully occupied.
- Approved applying for a KYTC TAP grant for a multi‑use trail along Stanford Road (estimated cost $300,000, local match $60,000).
- Approved the city covering an additional $82,335.29 to construct a roundabout on Shannon Way requested during a development, to be funded from municipal road aid.
- Approved a live‑work agreement with Northpointe Training Center for carpentry students to build furniture for the fire station (materials cost plus $15 shop fee to the program).
- Entered executive session for litigation and personnel; upon return, the commission approved multiple hires recommended by staff including firefighter recruits (Ryan Stowell; Charlie Wilson), water distribution trainee (Bridal Staten), utility billing specialist (Shannon Watson), and police officer recruits (Ryan Ridge; Milter Hernandez).
Votes on the listed items were recorded as passed unless otherwise noted in the meeting minutes.
