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Fleming County Fiscal Court approves budget amendment, contracts and board appointments
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting the Fleming County Fiscal Court unanimously approved a second-reading budget amendment, multiple vendor agreements and two Extension District Board appointments effective Jan. 1, 2025. The court also accepted monthly financial reports showing $1.97 million across funds.
Magistrate Ray H. Money called the Fleming County Fiscal Court to order at 9:00 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2024, and the court moved through a series of routine approvals, unanimous votes and a set of administrative actions.
The court approved the second reading and passage of Ordinance 24-1411, a budget amendment, on a unanimous vote after a motion by Magistrate Joe Dunaway Jr. County Treasurer Miranda Utterback presented month-ending balances for Oct. 31, 2024 showing total all funds of $1,966,197.18; the court unanimously accepted the Treasurer’s monthly financial reports.
The court authorized vendor agreements including an RCS siren maintenance contract at $140.00 per month and an ABS agreement for the dispatch office copier and printer. It also authorized sprinkler repairs at the maintenance garage by Koorsen for $2,823.16 and approved Swartz Mowing to perform litter pickup services, with claims to be paid from the identified accounts. The court voted to solicit sealed bids for a three-year janitorial contract for the judicial center, courthouse and maintenance garage; bids will be opened at the December meeting.
The court accepted Judge Sims’ recommendation to appoint Steve Brown and Chris Mitchell to the Extension District Board for terms effective Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027; the appointment motion was approved unanimously (motion by Taylor Hunt). The court also approved routine items including approval of minutes, claims reports, budget and cash transfers and the county road maintenance report for October 2024 totaling $541,046.25.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance 24-1411 (Budget amendment, second reading): approved unanimously (motion: Magistrate Joe Dunaway Jr.; second: Kerri Marshall). - RCS siren maintenance ($140/month): approved unanimously (moved/second recorded in minutes). - ABS dispatch copier/printer agreement: approved unanimously. - Koorsen sprinkler repairs ($2,823.16): approved unanimously; pay on receipt of invoice. - Swartz Mowing litter pickup service: approved unanimously; pay from account 02-6105-366TC. - Extension District Board appointments (Steve Brown, Chris Mitchell; effective 1/1/2025–12/31/2027): approved unanimously.
The meeting concluded with approvals of the county clerk’s monthly and quarterly reports and the sheriff’s monthly report; the court adjourned at 9:41 a.m. The court’s minutes record unanimous motions for each listed item; no formal dissent or abstentions were recorded in the published minutes.
