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Covington commissioners approve emergency food-assistance order amid federal shutdown

Board of Commissioners of the City of Covington, Kentucky · November 4, 2025
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Summary

The Covington Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 unanimously approved Commissioners’ Order No. ORD-290-2025 to authorize spending for food assistance for residents affected by the federal government shutdown and to contract with Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky to administer the funds. The dollar amount of the expenditure was not specified in the record.

The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an order on Nov. 4, 2025, authorizing city expenditure of funds to support food assistance for Covington residents affected by the federal government shutdown and approving an agreement with the nonprofit Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky to administer the funds.

Mayor Ronald L. Washington introduced the order during the Nov. 4 regular meeting at City Hall. Commissioner Shannon Smith moved to take immediate legislative action on the order; Commissioner Tim Acri seconded that procedural motion and the board voted unanimously to allow immediate consideration.

After immediate consideration, Commissioner Tim Acri moved to approve Commissioners’ Order No. ORD-290-2025, and Commissioner Tim Downing seconded the motion. The board voted yea: Acri, Downing, Smith, Toebbe and Mayor Washington; no nays were recorded, and the motion passed.

The order’s text as recorded authorizes expenditure of funds to support food assistance for residents affected by the federal government shutdown and approves an agreement naming Horizon Community Foundation of Northern Kentucky as the administrator of those funds. The transcript does not specify the amount of funds authorized or the precise funding source; that information was not included in the meeting record.

Shortly after the vote the mayor adjourned the meeting. The minutes note the record of the Nov. 4 meeting was approved on Nov. 18, 2025.

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