Daviess County fiscal court approves $2 million transfer to jail fund and signs off on grants, equipment purchases

The Daviess County Fiscal Court on March 12 approved a series of fiscal actions including a $2,000,000 transfer from the general fund to the jail fund, multiple grant applications to the Kentucky Pride Fund, and several procurement awards.

Treasurer Johnson told the court the transfer would restore the jail fund reserve in preparation for the budget process and that the general fund had sufficient reserves. "I'm requesting authority to transfer $2,000,000 from the general fund to the jail fund to restore the reserve in preparation of the budget process," he said. Johnson said staff will adjust the detention center's budgeted revenues for fiscal year 2026–27 to reflect the trending activity.

The court also set base salaries for certain elected officials for the 2027–2030 term as required by statute, after Treasurer Johnson noted the salaries cannot be altered within that term except by COLA as calculated by…