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Rockcastle Fiscal Court approves routine expenditures, transfers and FEMA designations in March meetings
Summary
Across three March 2025 sessions the Rockcastle County Fiscal Court approved multiple routine expenditures and transfers — including a $60,000 transfer to the jail fund, a $13,058.38 county clerk excess-fees payment, and designation of three FEMA applicant agents — with unanimous votes on recorded motions.
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court took a series of administrative actions across special meetings held March 6, March 18 and March 21, 2025, approving routine expenditures, budget transfers and administrative designations.
At the March 6 meeting, the court approved constructing an additional storage area for the County Clerk in the courthouse back-stairwell after a motion by Squire Denny, seconded by Squire McGuire; the motion passed with all voting aye. The court also approved annual training incentive pay of $3,976.59 for Magistrate Adams for completing a 40-hour training unit; that motion was made by Squire McGuire and seconded by Squire Denny.
The court passed a resolution designating Jimmy Clark, David Colson and Fiscal Court Clerk/Treasurer Kelly Ponder as Designated Applicant Agents to meet FEMA requirements (motion by Squire Prewitt, seconded by Squire Adams; unanimous). The court also approved payment of a Rocket Docket invoice totaling $8,392.02 (motion by Squire Prewitt, seconded by Squire Denny; unanimous).
Financial moves included a transfer of $60,000 from the Occupational Tax Fund to the General Fund, to be directed to the Jail Fund (motion by Squire Denny, seconded by Squire Adams; unanimous). At later March sessions, the court approved additional transfers, including $108,377.02 from Federal Funds to the Road Fund and a $62,000 transfer from the Occupational Tax account to the General Fund that was allocated $60,000 to the Jail Fund and $2,000 to Parks and Recreation (motions noted and approved during March 4–21 sessions).
At the March 18 meeting the court approved the service renewal with Comfort Systems USA for maintenance of the Annex and Courthouse and approved a $7,500 donation to Hospice Care Plus for calendar year 2025 (motion by Squire Thacker, second by Squire Adams; unanimous). The court also approved minutes from Feb. 11 and Feb. 26, accepted an updated surplus property report and approved multiple routine reports and agreements, including the RGL grant beneficiary agreement and a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.
At the March 21 special called meeting the court accepted County Clerk Danetta Allen’s excess fees check for $13,058.38 (motion by Squire McGuire, seconded by Squire Prewitt; unanimous), approved presented budget transfers and claims, then adjourned.
All recorded motions in the minutes are recorded as passing with “all voting aye.” No contested votes or recorded dissents appear in the minutes provided. The court also received informational updates, including a presentation from Sheriff’s Department representative Sam Brock on proposed body-worn camera policy and vendor options and reports from the Road Department on equipment and maintenance needs.
The next procedural steps listed in the minutes were routine implementation actions (service renewals, contractor scheduling for road repairs, and grant application submissions); no timeline for additional hearings or contested votes was recorded in the provided minutes.
