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Fleming County Fiscal Court adopts 2024 tax rates after public hearing; one magistrate votes no
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Summary
After a public hearing on proposed 2024 rates, the Fleming County Fiscal Court adopted Resolution 24-1409 setting the 2024 tax rates. The motion carried with Magistrate Taylor Hunt recording the only NO vote.
The Fleming County Fiscal Court adopted Resolution 24-1409 setting the county's 2024 tax rates during a special meeting Sept. 18, 2024, after a public hearing on the proposals. Magistrate Richie Kielman moved the resolution and Joe Dunaway Jr. seconded; the motion carried with Magistrate Taylor Hunt recorded as the sole NO vote.
The public hearing earlier in the day focused on the revenue implications of choosing "compensating rates" versus keeping tax rates the same as the prior year. County Judge/Executive Sims told the court that, at the previous Fiscal Court meeting, members had voted to keep the rates unchanged. Residents and court members discussed anticipated revenue under both options during the hearing; the minutes do not record verbatim public comments or specific revenue figures.
The resolution vote was recorded after the court reconvened at 3:30 p.m. Clerk Tammy Gray conducted roll call; magistrates present were Kerri Marshall, Taylor Hunt, Richie Kielman, Joe Dunaway Jr. and Ray H. Money (Magistrate Donnie Fawns was absent). The minutes list the vote on Resolution 24-1409 as: NO ' Taylor Hunt; the document states simply that the motion carries.
The transcript does not specify an effective date for the rates or further implementation steps. The court also handled other business later in the session before adjourning at 3:43 p.m.