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Spencer County Fiscal Court adopts tax rates, approves zoning changes and funds MPCAA; court backs 911 dispatchers
Summary
Spencer County Fiscal Court on Aug. 19 adopted 2019 real and personal property tax rates, approved multiple zoning applications, authorized a $20,000 allocation to Multi‑Purpose Community Action Agency and passed a resolution supporting reclassification of 911 dispatchers.
Spencer County Fiscal Court on Aug. 19 voted to set the 2019 property tax rate at 7.9 cents per $100 of assessed value for real property and 8.29 cents per $100 for tangible personal property and motor vehicles, certified by Resolution #2 for fiscal year 2020.
The court also approved multiple zoning ordinance applications based on planning commission recommendations, including a zone change for Robert A. Ganote and approvals tied to applicants Doyle Travis and Janet Swan. Each zoning motion carried with all members present voting aye, with one member, Esq. Beaverson, absent.
On a separate budget action, the court approved a $20,000 expenditure to the Multi‑Purpose Community Action Agency (MPCAA) to assist senior citizens and low‑income families in Spencer County. The MPCAA had requested $10,000; the court approved the allocated $20,000. The motion passed with all voting aye except the absent member.
The court unanimously adopted Resolution #1, Fiscal Year 2020 Series, expressing support for 911 emergency dispatch professionals and endorsing H.R. 1629 (the 911 Saves Act) to reclassify dispatchers as a protective service occupation under the OMB occupational classification system. The resolution language described dispatchers as “the ‘first on the scene, and the last to leave’” and urged federal reclassification.
Votes at a glance: • Resolution #2 (Tax rates): Approved; compensating real property rate 7.9¢/$100; tangible personal property/motor vehicle rate 8.29¢/$100. Vote: Judge John Riley, Esq. Travis, Esq. Brewer, Esq. M. Moody and Esq. J. Moody — ayes; Esq. Beaverson — absent. • Zoning ordinances (Ganote; Doyle Travis; Janet Swan — two parcels): Each motion approved on planning commission recommendation; unanimous among present members. • MPCAA allocation ($20,000): Approved; unanimous among present members. • Resolution #1 (Support for 911 dispatchers / H.R. 1629): Approved; unanimous among present members.
County Clerk Lynn Hesselbrock handled certification paperwork for the Department of Revenue and confirmed the county used the compensating rate for 2019. The court also recorded its acknowledgement of the maximum franchise rate on financial institution deposits per state statute.
The court will next meet Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. for regular business.
