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Spencer County Fiscal Court adopts COVID leave policy, orders emergency road repair bid and approves several contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 4 meeting in Taylorsville, the Spencer County Fiscal Court adopted a county COVID leave policy, ordered an emergency bid for Brashears Creek embankment repairs, approved a two-year lockbox contract for occupational tax collections and awarded small contracts including a $2,400 annex painting job.
The Spencer County Fiscal Court on Oct. 4 approved a COVID leave policy, directed county staff to put emergency repairs to the Brashears Creek embankment out for bid and approved several small contracts and personnel pay changes.
County Judge Executive John Riley presided over the meeting in Taylorsville. The court voted to adopt a COVID leave policy after a motion by Esq. Brewer and a second by Esq. M. Moody; the order was adopted "contingent upon making spelling corrections," with Esq. Beaverson recorded as voting "Nay" on that motion. The minutes show the court took no immediate enforcement action beyond adopting the policy language.
The court also ordered emergency road work for an embankment failure on Brashears Creek. The motion to put the Brashears Creek embankment failure out for bid was made by Esq. Beaverson and seconded by Esq. Moody and was approved by the court. An attached Kentucky Transportation Cabinet emergency request form estimates the total project cost at $176,261.80 and lists bank stabilization as the type of work needed to reopen a bus route that has been closed since the heavy rains in September.
On procurement and contracts, the court awarded Annex painting to Country Boy for $2,400 and approved a two-year occupational tax lockbox agreement with Limestone Bank after a presentation by Occupational Tax Administrator Stephannie Smith. The meeting packet includes a Limestone Bank cost estimate that projects roughly $2,594.55 in annual processing costs based on 2021 collections; the court approved the contract for two years during the meeting.
Equipment and emergency services were discussed but not acted on. Equipment Committee chair Esq. Jerry Moody presented an alternate ambulance quote and discussed possible county sub-stations; the attached vendor quote lists a 2022 Ford E-350 Wheeled Coach ambulance at $110,550. EM/EMS Director Chris Limpp updated the court on his department’s hiring process and warned that new federal vaccine requirements could affect Medicare/Medicaid funding for county medical personnel; the court discussed the issue and took no action.
During public comment, resident Lawrence Trageser objected to a proposed $10,000 donation to the Chamber of Commerce. Scott Travis offered remarks commending the court, and James Allen Tipton provided legislative updates. The court recessed briefly to honor the late Deputy Frank Dulin and recorded a memorial resolution requesting the state consider naming a Highway 44 bridge near Brashears Creek in his honor.
Personnel and finance items approved included payroll transfers and a motion to raise county attorney pay: the court approved increasing Melanie Brummer’s pay to $780 per month and Charlene Coulter’s pay to $460 bi-weekly. The court also approved invoices, bills and transfers as presented in the invoices register attachments.
Items deferred or moved: Discussion of the Washburn Lane widening was moved to the Nov. 1 meeting so Road Foreman Todd Burch could attend; Judge Riley is recorded as voting "Nay" on moving that item. A proposed change to Countryside dead-animal pick-up policy was postponed.
The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. following a motion by Esq. Moody. The minutes and multiple attachments (including the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet emergency request form, the ambulance quote and the Limestone Bank lockbox presentation) are cited in the official record.
