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Hardin County Fiscal Court approves consent agenda including EMS personnel changes, contract updates and 1% COLA
Summary
The Hardin County Fiscal Court unanimously approved its consent agenda June 23, 2026, covering financial transfers, personnel-policy updates, EMS staffing items, a vendor name-change to Arctic Wolf Cyber Security, a consultant agreement for ambulance Medicaid reimbursement, the jail health-care services agreement, and a step-in-grade plus 1% cost-of-living adjustment.
The Hardin County Fiscal Court unanimously approved a multi-item consent agenda at its June 23 regular voting meeting, clearing a set of financial and personnel measures along with several contracts and committee minutes.
Items approved included Resolution 105 (financial transfers); Resolution 106 (changes to the personnel policies and procedures handbook, notably an EMS holiday-pay change); Resolution 107 (EMS personnel changes); Resolution 108 (contract name change to Arctic Wolf Cyber Security Managed Detection and Response after a vendor acquisition); Resolution 109 (an agreement with Public Consulting Group for ambulance supplemental-payment program services to pursue Medicaid reimbursement); Resolution 110 (correctional facility health-care-services agreement for the upcoming fiscal year); and Resolution 111 (a step-in-grade increase and a 1% COLA for the next fiscal year). The court also approved minutes from recent committee meetings.
Votes at a glance: a roll-call vote was taken on the consent agenda and recorded as unanimous 'yes' from the present squire/magistrates and Judge Executive. The clerk recorded affirmative votes from Squire Fred Clim Jr., Squire Kenny Muse, Squire Aaron Pennington, Squire Kenny Saltzman, Squire EG Thompson, Squire Paty Whitehead, Squire Chris Yates and Judge Executive Keith Tall.
Why it matters: The package includes personnel and pay adjustments that affect county staff pay and holiday pay rules for EMS; it retains continuity of jail medical services for the coming fiscal year and commits the county to a consultant to pursue supplemental Medicaid reimbursements for ambulance services, which county leaders said could increase reimbursement but requires specialized work.
Details cited from the meeting: Judge Tall reviewed that the Arctic Wolf reference reflects a corporate purchase of the county’s prior cybersecurity vendor, prompting a contract-name update. The Public Consulting Group contract was described as technical and intended to pursue additional Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services.
Quotations: On the consent agenda vote the clerk called the roll and each member answered 'yes'; Judge Tall announced, “Motion passes.”
Next steps: Implementation steps for individual contracts and personnel changes were not detailed in the meeting; departments and staff were expected to follow up under existing administration procedures. The court’s next regular meeting is scheduled for July 14 at 3:30 p.m.
