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Fleming County Fiscal Court approves routine measures, seeks Army Corps flood‑risk study
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Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting in Flemingsburg, the Fleming County Fiscal Court unanimously approved routine financial and operational reports, reappointed a cemetery board member, authorized applying to the U.S. Army Corps’ PAS program for a county flood‑risk engineering study, and moved the November meeting date.
County Judge/Executive Sims called the Fleming County Fiscal Court to order at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2025, at the Fleming County Courthouse in Flemingsburg. Fiscal Court Clerk Tammy L. Gray conducted the roll call; magistrates Taylor Hunt, Blake Price, Donnie Fawns and Ray H. Money were present, while magistrates Kerri Marshall and Richie Kielman were absent.
The court moved through routine business with unanimous votes on each item. Magistrate Ray H. Money moved — and Magistrate Donnie Fawns seconded — approval of the meeting agenda. The court also unanimously approved the minutes of the Aug. 12, 2025 meeting.
The court reappointed Amy Ishmael to the Fleming County Cemetery Board for a four‑year term effective Sept. 25, 2025, through Sept. 25, 2029; that motion was made by Magistrate Donnie Fawns and seconded by Magistrate Blake Price and carried unanimously.
In one of the meeting’s more substantive steps, the court authorized applying for participation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Planning Assistance to States (PAS) program to develop an engineered study of county flood‑risk areas. The motion — which also authorized seeking a waiver of the local cost‑share match and, if a waiver is granted, soliciting requests for proposals to perform the engineered study — passed unanimously.
The court approved applying for 2026 CPPP funds for resurfacing projects, effective Sept. 3, 2025. The motion was moved by Magistrate Taylor Hunt and seconded by Magistrate Donnie Fawns and passed without dissent.
The court approved the month‑ending Aug. 31, 2025 financial reports as presented. Reported fund balances included: General Fund $676,012.94; Road Fund $999,492.64; Jail Fund $23,463.13; LGEA Fund $254,132.20; Forest Fire Fund $99.18; Opioid Fund $305,823.36; Dispatch Fund $78,562.82; Clerk’s Storage Fund $15,825.57; ABC Funds $12,841.17; Capital Improvement Fund $311,756.04; for a total of $2,678,009.05.
The court also approved budget and cash transfers, Claims Reports and Carry In Claims Reports, the August 2025 County Road Maintenance Reports, the Fleming County Clerk’s August report, the Fleming County Sheriff’s August report and the jailer’s report — each by unanimous vote.
On county property, the court voted unanimously to surplus a list of unused office items: designate specified items as junk for disposal (including an HP printer #0823, an Asus LCD monitor model VE208, three old cell phones, a damaged HP laptop S/N 5CD4152GZG, filing cabinet 0542 and a wood divided shelf), offer several furniture items for sale by sealed bid (including wood chair 0872, a set of wood chairs, a large wood desk and Desktop Riser 1011), and retain a wood podium for use at the road department conference room.
The court approved the dispatch report as presented by Royse. The court also voted to opt in to the Peoples Bank Positive Pay Program at no cost.
The court announced the November regular meeting will be moved to Monday, Nov. 10, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. because of the holiday schedule. The court congratulated Emergency Management Director Marty Voiers for achieving Certified Kentucky Emergency Manager credentials.
Magistrate Ray H. Money moved to adjourn, Magistrate Donnie Fawns seconded, and the court adjourned at 9:19 a.m.
The meeting record lists County Attorney Monica Hill and County Treasurer Miranda Utterback as present; minutes show two magistrates absent and no recorded dissent on any motion.