Leitchfield council approves pay‑classification ordinance, fire SOP updates and routine city business
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Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Leitchfield City Council adopted a personnel pay and classification ordinance on second/final reading, approved fire department SOP amendments, ratified bills and bonds, and approved 2026 committee assignments and the city depository.
The Leitchfield City Council on Jan. 5 adopted an amendment to the city's personnel pay and classification ordinance and completed a slate of routine administrative actions.
In the meeting's most consequential formal action, the council approved the second and final reading of an ordinance amending the personnel and pay classification plan for city employees. The ordinance text, as read into the record, cites "Chapter 83A of the Kentucky Revised Statutes" and updates classification titles and wage ranges; it also provides that exhibit amounts be adjusted annually by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index calculated by the Kentucky Department for Local Government. Councilmember Clayton moved for adoption, with a second; multiple members voted "Aye" in the recorded voice tally and no opposition was recorded.
The council also approved amendments to the fire department's standard operating procedures intended to streamline operations. The motion to adopt the SOP changes was moved by Clayton and seconded by Tutti; Councilmember Lori announced she would not vote because she is on the fire department, but the measure carried by voice vote.
Other routine approvals included acceptance of the Dec. 15, 2025 meeting minutes and ratification of the city bills. A motion to accept the financial statement listed as "October 2026" was discussed and the council noted the date should read 2025; the corrected 2025 financial statement was accepted by motion and voice vote.
The council approved the list of 2026 committee assignments and voted to retain the city's depository at the bank identified in the record (transcript spelling: "Sicilian Bank"). The council also affirmed bond amounts for municipal officers (mayor $100,000; city clerk/treasurer $520,000; finance officer $520,000) and voted to keep the existing coverage.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of meeting minutes (Dec. 15, 2025): motion by Clayton, second by George — outcome: approved by voice vote. - Ratification of bills: motion attributed to Tim, second by Billy — outcome: approved. - Acceptance of financial statement (corrected to 2025): motion made and seconded — outcome: approved. - Fire department SOP amendment: motion by Clayton, second by Tutti; Lori not voting — outcome: approved. - Personnel/pay classification ordinance (Ordinance No. 2023-25 amendment): motion by Clayton, second by Tutti — outcome: adopted on second/final reading; multiple "Aye" votes recorded, no opposition noted. - 2026 committee assignments: motion and second — outcome: approved. - City depository retention (bank named in transcript): motion and second — outcome: approved. - Bonds for officers (mayor/city clerk/finance officer): motion and second — outcome: approved.
Why it matters: The personnel ordinance establishes the city's pay ranges and a CPI‑linked adjustment mechanism; adopting it on second reading enacts the changes described in the ordinance text and can affect pay bands used across city departments. The fire SOP changes reflect administrative updates to department procedures that city officials described as intended to streamline operations.
What happens next: The ordinance was adopted on its final reading and will take effect according to the city's ordinance implementation practices. Council members said staff will continue to manage financial and administrative tasks, and any changes that require budget amendments (notably for capital projects discussed elsewhere in the meeting) will be brought back to the council for formal action.
(Exact roll‑call tallies were not read into the record for every vote; several items carried by unanimous voice vote as documented in the meeting transcript.)
