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Fleming County Fiscal Court adopts 2019 tax rates, approves Spectrum franchise
Summary
Fleming County Fiscal Court adopted the county's 2019 tax rates by unanimous vote and approved a franchise agreement with Spectrum Mid‑America (Charter Communications); the library presented its annual report ahead of the hearing.
Fleming County Fiscal Court adopted Resolution 19‑1288 setting the county's 2019 tax rates and approved a franchise agreement with Spectrum Mid‑America, LLC on Sept. 17, 2019 at the Fleming County Courthouse.
County Judge/Executive Larry H. Foxworthy called the session to order at 10:00 a.m. and the court held a public hearing on the proposed tax rates; no members of the public attended. After a unanimous vote, Magistrate Ray H. Money moved to adopt Resolution 19‑1288; Magistrate James Smoot seconded the motion and the court approved the resolution unanimously.
The hearing followed an annual report from Fleming County Public Library Director Mary Rushing, who outlined the library's operations and discussed tax-rate implications for the library's budget. After the tax-rate adoption, the court voted unanimously to approve a franchise agreement with Spectrum Mid‑America, LLC and authorized the County Judge/Executive to sign the agreement (mover: Chris Hickerson; second: Richie Kielman).
Why it matters: Adopting the tax rates establishes the county's levy levels for 2019 and affects funding for county services and agencies funded by local property taxes. The franchise agreement with Spectrum allows the county to formalize cable/telecommunications relations with the provider and delegate signature authority to the judge/executive for execution.
What happened next: The court proceeded with several routine fiscal and operational approvals, including maintenance and service agreements and financial reports.
