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Votes at a glance: council approves event funding, vendor fee change, waterline bid and routine items
Summary
The Madisonville City Council approved $25,000 for the 2026 Beach Bash, amended mobile-food-vendor permit fees, accepted a $1,248,712 low bid for the Bean Cemetery waterline extension (grant funded), declared two airport heaters surplus, and reappointed Tara Edwards to the public library board; a FY2025–26 budget amendment tied to Lunsford Street received first reading.
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Madisonville City Council approved several motions and resolutions affecting event funding, vendor fees, utility infrastructure and appointments.
Event funding: The council approved a Tourism Advisory Board recommendation to allocate $25,000 to the 2026 Beach Bash event; the motion passed (voice vote) with one council member recorded as opposed.
Mobile food vendors: Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 124 of the Madisonville Code to prorate annual mobile-food-vendor permit fees. The roll-call vote recorded Misty Kavanagh and Adam Townsen voting No; Marvin High Totower, Larry Ninger, Frank Stevenson and Glenda Wade voted Yes, and the motion passed.
Budget amendment (first reading): Council heard a first reading of a FY 2025–26 budget amendment tied to the Lunsford Street stormwater repair project; the ordinance will return for a second reading at a special-call meeting before final action.
Bean Cemetery waterline: Staff reported three bids for the Bean Cemetery waterline extension; the apparent low, responsive bidder was listed as "Bobby L... and Suns" at $1,248,712. Council accepted the bid by motion and voice vote; staff said the project is grant funded and included in the budget.
Surplus property: The council declared two clean‑burn heaters at Madisonville Regional Airport surplus and authorized disposal under KRS 82.083; the resolution passed by voice vote.
Appointments: Mayor Kevin Cotton issued an executive order reappointing Tara Edwards to the Madisonville-Hopkins County Public Library Board for a four‑year term through Nov. 15, 2029; the order takes effect Nov. 3, 2025.
Procedural items: The council approved minutes from Oct. 20, 2025, and approved bills and payroll (the meeting cited an estimated biweekly payroll of $782,772). The meeting adjourned after mayoral remarks.
Where the transcript provided roll‑call tallies, they are included above; voice‑vote outcomes are reported where roll‑call details were not recorded in the transcript.
