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Franklin County Fiscal Court approves resolutions, awards bid and makes hires and appointments
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Summary
At its Feb. 15 meeting, the Franklin County Fiscal Court approved multiple resolutions and routine motions, awarded a sole bid for a compost facility building to WMC General Contracting, agreed to land‑use planning support with BGADD, hired a light equipment operator (one abstention) and appointed Mary Beth Robson to the Peaks Mill Water District.
The Franklin County Fiscal Court on Feb. 15 approved a series of routine motions and resolutions, awarded a construction bid and completed a hiring and board appointment during a meeting that lasted from 7:44 to 7:48 p.m.
Among the actions approved were declaring a duty weapon surplus so it can be purchased by a retiring deputy; approving surplus vehicles for trade‑in or sale; approving Resolution #2‑2024 to apply to the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Local Records Grant Program on behalf of the Franklin County Regional Jail; approving Resolution #3‑2024 that any cost overruns for Community Development Block Grant project #22‑042 will be borne by the Farmdale Sanitation District; and approving Resolution #4‑2024 to apply to FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for the Franklin County Fire Department.
The court voted to award a sole bid to WMC General Contracting and Construction for a new building at the Franklin County Animal Compost facility and voted to enter into an agreement with the Bluegrass Area Development District (BGADD) for land‑use planning services and technical assistance related to development.
The court also went into a closed session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) for discussions that might lead to appointment, discipline or dismissal of an individual employee; it later returned to open session by recorded motion and vote. Following that session, the court approved hiring Cameron Hortenbury as a Light Equipment Operator/Truck Driver; the hiring motion passed with six votes in favor and one abstention (Squire Scotty Tracy).
Squire Sherry Sebastian moved and the court approved budget transfers and accepted the Treasurer’s Report; First Reading was given to Amendment #3 to Ordinance #7‑2023 relating to the fiscal year 2023‑24 budget. The court approved the appointment of Mary Beth Robson to the Peaks Mill Water District with a term through Dec. 31, 2024, then adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
All recorded motions and votes in the minutes were passed by the court; motions generally listed mover and seconder and recorded votes by Squires Sherry Sebastian, J.W. Blackburn, Kelly Dycus, Scotty Tracy, Richard Tanner, Eric Whisman and Judge Michael Mueller, except where an abstention was recorded for the hiring action.