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Votes at a glance: Simpson County Fiscal Court approves ordinances, bids, insurance renewals and personnel actions
Summary
At its June 3 meeting the Simpson County Fiscal Court approved two ordinances on second/final reading, awarded road bids, authorized insurance renewals and membership agreements, approved a hire and merit raise, and enacted multiple budget transfers and a cash transfer to the Jail Fund.
The Simpson County Fiscal Court recorded a series of votes and approvals at its June 3, 2025 regular meeting in the Simpson County Historic Courthouse.
Key approvals recorded in the minutes include:
- Ordinance No. 910.5 — second reading and final passage restating the planning & zoning permit and inspection rate schedule (motion by Scott Poston; second by Jeffrey Burr). The minutes record yes votes from Burr, Thurman, Chandler, Poston and Judge Mason Bames. The minutes do not include the ordinance text or specific rate changes.
- Ordinance No. 220.262 — second reading and final passage amending the occupational tax rate (motion by Jeffrey Burr; second by Myron Thurman). The vote was recorded as unanimous.
- FY25/26 Asphalt Bid — awarded to Scotty's Contracting & Stone.
- FY25/26 Rock Bid — awarded to Heidelberg Materials.
- 2025 Insurance Renewal — approved and the County Judge/Executive authorized to sign.
- McGregor renewal for secondary insurance — approved and the County Judge/Executive authorized to sign.
- AirMedCare membership agreement — approved and the County Judge/Executive authorized to sign.
- Employee Resolution 2025‑06‑03 PW1 — hiring Lloyd McMillian full time effective July 1, 2025.
- Employee Resolution 2025‑06‑03 PW2 — merit raise for an employee who completed Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Workforce Technician qualifications, effective June 8, 2025.
- Cash transfer of $56,775 from the General Fund to the Jail Fund.
- Multiple budget transfers between departmental line items (listed in the minutes; examples include transfers involving vehicle maintenance, employee health insurance, staff training, and road machinery/equipment).
- Approval of bills and claims as presented (vendor and payroll list recorded in the minutes).
The minutes record motions, movers and seconders for these items and show recorded tallies where noted. Where the meeting minutes omit ordinance text, rate schedules, or line‑item detail beyond account codes and amounts, the minutes list those specifics as presented but do not append full contracts, bids or ordinance language.
Next procedural steps for ordinance implementation or contract execution were not detailed in the minutes; several items authorized the County Judge/Executive to sign documents and proceed.
