Simpson County Fiscal Court amends clerk and sheriff budgets, adopts CPI pay adjustment resolution

Simpson County Fiscal Court on July 5 approved several budget amendments and a personnel pay adjustment resolution. The court amended the County Clerk’s 2023 budget to $6,350,428 and set the Annual Order maximum for County Clerk deputies and assistants at $436,728. It also approved an amended 2023 Sheriff’s budget of $2,659,401 and set the Sheriff’s Annual Order maximum for deputies and assistants at $2,168,446.

The court approved budget transfers (for example, MB $5,000 from 01-9200-999 to 01-5015-340) and a cash transfer of $4,777.81 from the Federal Grant Fund to the General Fund. The minutes record unanimous approval of the bills and claims submitted at the meeting (the vendor list is recorded in the official minutes). (Motions recorded in the minutes show unanimous votes by Barnes, Chandler, Burr, Thurman and Poston.)

Following an executive session held under KRS 61.810(1)(f) for discussions that might lead to appointment, discipline, or dismissal of an individual employee, the court approved Resolution 2023-07-05EMP reflecting CPI and pay adjustments effective July 1, 2023. The resolution was approved unanimously; the minutes do not detail specific salary-table changes beyond the resolution title and effective date.

What the record does not specify: the minutes list the vendors paid under bills and claims and record the resolution’s approval, but they do not include a line-by-line staff salary schedule in the minutes. The court’s next procedural step is implementation of the resolution as recorded by county payroll and benefits staff.