Votes at a glance: Coffey County commissioners approve minutes, personnel notices, maintenance contracts and set public hearing

The Coffey County Board of Commissioners took a series of routine and procurement votes during the meeting:

- Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes of Monday, 03/09/2026 passed with three in favor and one abstention (3–0–1). - Tax abatements: Two abatements were approved by unanimous vote (4–0). - Payroll notices: The board authorized payroll notices for two Sheriff's Office hires (Shelly Duffy — Assistant Cook, part time — and a second assistant moved to full time) with wage classifications and an $18.41 hourly figure shown in the recorded payroll notices; votes 4–0. - Road & Bridge contracts and solicitations: The commission authorized solicitation of sealed bids for A2601 C (hot-mix asphalt 10-inch milling and 10-inch overlay) funded from the Special Highway Improvement Fund and approved vendor quotes for a canopy ($8,938), painting ($6,675) and flooring ($15,705.67) from Evergreen, Sharp Painting and Edgecomb Flooring respectively; all motions passed 4–0. - Street vacation notice: The board approved publication dates (03/26/2026 and 04/16/2026) and set a hearing on 04/27/2026 for a petition to vacate part of Rodney Street in the Hillview subdivision; vote 4–0. - Executive session authorizations: The board voted 4–0 to enter several executive sessions during the meeting — to discuss trade secrets/financial affairs, personnel matters (non-elected), HIPAA-protected information and attorney-client privileged legal matters — and recorded no public action following those sessions.

All votes were recorded on the public meeting record as noted above; motions were moved and seconded per meeting procedure.