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Simpson County Fiscal Court approves zone‑change first reading, PILOT agreement, employee merit raises and $142,177 jail transfer
Summary
The court unanimously approved first reading of a zone change, a resolution and a PILOT agreement for AA‑KY, four employee merit resolutions (two corrected to $1/hr), a $142,177 transfer to the jail fund, and numerous budget line transfers and claims.
At its May 6 meeting the Simpson County Fiscal Court approved a series of motions recorded in the minutes: first reading of Zone Change Ordinance 920.127 (rezoning roughly three acres at the corner of Highway 1008 and Kenneth Utley Drive from I2 to B2); Resolution 2025‑05‑06CRA; a letter of support and a PILOT agreement for a company identified in the minutes as AA‑KY; and four employee resolutions authorizing merit raises (two resolutions amended to reflect a merit raise equivalent to $1 per hour).
Magistrates Thurman and Chandler both said they hoped AA‑KY would hire more Simpson County residents for positions that become available. The minutes note that the merit raises approved by the court were not included in the current budget figures and would add about $20,400 to budgeted amounts.
The court also approved a cash transfer of $142,177 from the General Fund to the Jail Fund and a list of budget line transfers reallocating funds within sheriff, road, utilities and other departmental budgets; the minutes itemize each transfer by department and line. The court approved bills and claims as presented, with the claims register including entries such as Sunbelt Construction ($234,184.28), US Bank St Paul ($355,000) and a US Department of Justice payment ($27,862.83). All recorded motions carried as "Yes‑All."
Motions were recorded with movers and seconders in the minutes and noted as carried unanimously; no roll‑call vote breakdown by individual was recorded beyond the "Yes‑All" notation. The court subsequently went into executive session for personnel matters and reconvened before adjourning.
The court clerk will document ordinance and contract language for subsequent signatures and follow‑up; the PILOT agreement and zoning ordinance will require additional administrative steps before they become final.
