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Motion to fund half of courthouse metal detector fails after split votes
Summary
After discussion the court twice considered funding up to $1,500 for a courthouse metal detector; the first motion died for lack of a second and a later roll-call vote was recorded as failing (the transcript record contains conflicting tallies).
Spencer County Fiscal Court discussed purchasing a metal detector for the courthouse on March 4, 2024. Circuit Court representatives reported the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) would pay either the entire cost or contribute half. Judge Executive Scott Travis initially moved to fund up to half of the cost (up to $1,500); that motion died for lack of a second.
Esq. Pharris later moved to pay up to $1,500 if AOC did not cover the full cost. The motion proceeded to a roll-call vote; the written transcript of the roll call contains conflicting entries (one line lists the same member as both voting "aye" and "nay"). The minutes record the motion as failing. The minutes do not record a final dollar commitment from the county for the metal detector.
Because the roll-call entries are inconsistent in the public minutes, this article reports only the clear outcomes recorded: (1) an initial motion to pay up to half died for lack of a second, and (2) a subsequent motion to pay up to $1,500 if AOC did not pay was recorded as failing on roll-call. The minutes do not include a procurement number or invoice and the circuit court reported AOC involvement but no confirmed AOC contribution was recorded.
