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Russell County Fiscal Court approves transfers for jail, road grants and adopts KYTC flex-funding resolution
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Russell County Fiscal Court approved a $125,000 transfer from the General Fund to the Jail Fund, moved $133,388 to a grants fund for a modified-asphalt project, set the 2025 compensating real-property tax rate at 6.4, and adopted Resolution 25-10 to accept KYTC flex funding for a list of county roads.
The Russell County Fiscal Court on Aug. 11 approved several interfund transfers and a KYTC flex-funding resolution aimed at advancing road work and covering jail expenses.
County Judge Executive Randy Marcum told the court it needed to transfer $125,000 from the General Fund to the Jail Fund; Magistrate Mickey Garner moved to approve the transfer and Magistrate Terry Waddell seconded. The motion passed with unanimous assent from the court. Treasurer Kim Blanchet had earlier read the detention center report showing jail-related income of $468,468.62 and monthly expenses of $154,228.62.
The court also approved transferring $133,388 from the General Fund to the Grants Fund to cover a modified-asphalt grant. Magistrate Garner moved the transfer and Magistrate Steve Richardson seconded; the court approved the transfer unanimously.
Judge Marcum asked the court to adopt Resolution 25-10 so he could sign the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) memorandum of understanding for flex funding. The resolution lists Cherry Loop, Coffey Avenue, D Johnson Road, Harris Road, Honeysuckle Lane, Lorel Dunbar Road, Meadow Brooke Drive, Primrose Street, Reeder Road and Wade Road as candidates for work under the flex funding. Magistrate Steve Richardson moved to adopt the resolution and Magistrate Larry Skaggs seconded; the motion passed.
On tax policy, Judge Marcum recommended adopting the compensating rate for 2025. The court approved a real-property rate of 6.4 (down from 6.5) and a tangible property rate of 9.2. Magistrate Mickey Garner moved to accept the rates and Magistrate Terry Waddell seconded; the court voted unanimously.
Other routine procurement actions included acceptance of the lowest salt bid from Compass Minerals after staff confirmed the ClearLane product used last year was not available locally. The court also approved an interlocal road agreement with the City of Jamestown to coordinate local road work.
What happens next: Ordinance 25-06 (unbudgeted receipts) received its first reading; the court scheduled a second reading in September. The KYTC MOU may be executed following adoption of Resolution 25-10, and road projects named in the resolution will proceed through KYTC funding procedures.
