Franklin County Fiscal Court approves zoning change, homeland-security grant applications and personnel moves
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Summary
At its April 10 meeting the Franklin County Fiscal Court approved a zoning-map amendment for a Lawrenceburg Road property, authorized two homeland-security grant applications for the sheriff's office and regional jail, received routine financial reports and approved several seasonal hires and a jail promotion. A closed session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) preceded the personnel votes.
Franklin County Fiscal Court, presided over by County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller, voted April 10 to approve a series of routine actions including a zoning change for a tract on Lawrenceburg Road, applications for state homeland-security grants and several personnel decisions.
The court approved Ordinance No. 3-2024 on second reading to rezone a 2.36-acre tract at 2311 Lawrenceburg Road from General Industrial (IG) to Highway Commercial (CH). Squire Sherry Sebastian moved for second reading and approval; Squire Eric Whisman seconded. The motion passed with all present voting in favor except Squire Scotty Tracy, who abstained.
The court also approved two resolutions authorizing applications to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for State Homeland Security Grant Program funds: Resolution No. 13-2024 for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office (moved by Squire J.W. Blackburn) and Resolution No. 14-2024 for the Franklin County Regional Jail (moved by Squire Eric Whisman, seconded by Squire Richard Tanner). Both resolutions passed unanimously.
Among routine financial and administrative approvals, the court voted to receive the sheriff's 2023 excess fees and the sheriff's quarterly report ending March 31, 2024; to receive the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office fiscal year 2024—2025 budget; to receive the treasurer's report and to authorize budget transfers for fiscal year 2023—2024. The court also authorized advertising for bids for janitorial services for county facilities at 321, 313 and 315 West Main Street, the Road Department and the Sheriff's Office, and approved declaring certain Glocks surplus for trade-in by the sheriff's office.
The court voted to enter a closed session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) for discussions that might lead to the appointment, discipline or dismissal of an individual employee; the court later returned to open session and voted on personnel actions. Following the closed session, the court approved hiring Dan Midkiff, Toby Myrick and Willie Stivers as seasonal golf employees and approved the promotion of Dominic Adkins to Staff Sergeant in the Franklin County Regional Jail. All of those personnel motions passed with the court voting in favor.
The meeting opened at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 7:05 p.m.