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Daviess County Fiscal Court approves FY2026–27 budget, transfers and routine business
Summary
The fiscal court approved routine consent items on June 11, including minutes, claims, budget transfers totaling several million dollars across funds, the FY2026–27 budget ordinance on second reading, contract renewals, grant pass-through, park construction bids, personnel actions and appointments.
At its June 11 meeting the Daviess County Fiscal Court approved a slate of consent and action items, including budget transfers, the FY2026–27 budget ordinance on second reading, contracts, bid awards and appointments.
County Treasurer Mr. Johnson presented the first round of year-end budget transfers and explained that under fund accounting rules the county "is prohibited from ending the fiscal year having any account line where the actual expense is greater than the budgeted expense"; transfers do not increase the overall budget, the treasurer said. The transfers presented were $2,736,400 (general fund), $973,100 (road fund), $57,500 (jail fund), $2,719,500 (solid waste operating fund) and $15,500 (opioid abatement settlement fund). The court approved the transfers by voice vote.
On second reading the court approved the FY2026–27 budget ordinance (KOCA1102-2026), which will be effective July 1, 2026 and posted on the county website. The court also approved the annual salary schedule for FY2026–27, which incorporates a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment.
Other items approved by voice vote included:
- Resolution 14-2026 to serve as the grantee and pass through a $1,000,000 Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) grant to the city of Owensboro for work at the Massie Industrial Site; presenters said the county will not have financial or programmatic responsibility for the project and will not retain any portion of the award.
- A contract with the Green River District Health Department not to exceed $9,000 for employee vaccines and TB risk assessments for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027.
- Memorandum of agreement to act as fiscal agent for the KYSAP local opioid harm reduction board for $15,500 in new harm-reduction funding (in addition to an annual $20,000 grant).
- Security services agreements processed through the sheriff's office (08-2026 and 09-2026), with costs recouped by service fees.
- Bid awards for two park picnic shelters: Yellow Creek Park (Bid 2526-73) to CM Construction Services for $189,000 and Panther Creek Park (Bid 2526-74) to KM Construction Services for $198,000.
- Appointments and reappointments to the Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau board for terms July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029.
- Personnel matters including the promotion of Jade Gardner to human resources manager (effective July 1, 2026), hiring Christopher Warfield as Truck Driver 1 (effective June 7, 2026), and acceptance of retirements for Mike Hamilton and Jim Rinerson (effective July 31, 2026).
Most items passed by unanimous voice vote; the court used standard motion/second and voice voting procedures for consent and business items. The court adjourned after commissioners gave closing remarks.
