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Fleming County Fiscal Court approves hires, contracts and routine public-safety measures
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Summary
The court approved hiring Melissa Scott as a fill-in dispatcher, bought a used vehicle for inmate transports, reduced wrecker-service insurance minimums, renewed siren maintenance and approved roadside pickup and other routine contracts and appointments.
Fleming County Fiscal Court approved a series of personnel, equipment and contract items at its Nov. 14, 2023 meeting.
The court approved hiring Melissa Scott as a fill-in dispatch telecommunicator and authorized payment of $181 to POPS (Dept. of Justice) for suitability screenings for potential dispatch employees. Sheriff Smith gave updates including the addition of Deputy Cooper, a recent vehicle purchase and K-9 status; the sheriff’s October report was approved unanimously.
The court approved reduction of insurance requirements for wrecker service providers to a $500,000 minimum and authorized purchase of a 2014 Ford Explorer from Shawn Royse for $10,000 to be used for inmate transports; the court also authorized junking a wrecked 2003 Ford Crown Victoria (VIN 9484). Other approvals included renewal of the RCS siren maintenance agreement at $140 per month and awarding Schwartz Mowing roadside trash pickup at $100 per mile using litter abatement funds.
The court reappointed Lucinda Pease and Mary Lu Stephens to the Extension District Council Board for terms through Dec. 31, 2026, and approved adding Justin Gibbs to the county’s approved electrical inspectors and authorized executing a contract. Discussion about possibly widening Taylor Mill Road to serve a potential new business in Industrial Park Four concluded with the court expressing no interest in pursuing a widening project.
All listed motions were recorded as approved in the meeting minutes.