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Boyle County fiscal court approves transfers, bills, contracts and several purchases; appoints members to fire board
Summary
The court approved budget and cash transfers, a $2.12M bill packet (including EMS vehicle equipment), an EMS annual Stryker contract, purchases (mower/weed eater, EMA side-by-side), LARP road funding and two firefighter appointments; most votes were by voice without roll-call tallies.
At its July 14 meeting, Boyle County Fiscal Court approved a series of routine financial motions, procurement items and appointments.
Budget and cash transfers: Finance presented budget transfers totaling $51,313.61 (principally moving insurance amounts between lines) and several cash transfers, including $1,425,000 from an interest-bearing account to the general fund and transfers to road ($150,000), jail ($350,000), EMS ($350,000) and fleet ($15,000). The court approved these transfers by voice vote.
Bills and payments: The county’s bill packet totaled $2,090,371.49; an additional enterprise bill related to an EMS vehicle outfitting ($26,438.88) brought the total to $2,116,810.37. Staff explained the EMS vehicle equipment charge and listed notable payments (Millennium Park capital improvements, first-quarter distributions to local economic development/cultural organizations, IT contracts, and payroll tax payments). The court approved the bills by voice vote.
Purchases and contracts: The court approved purchase of a John Deere X350 series mower (42-inch deck) and a Stihl weed eater at a combined quote of $3,781.17 to support code-enforcement cleanup. EMA sought prior approval to purchase a side-by-side from a local vendor (Boyd Cycle) with payment upon delivery; the court approved that purchase. Public Works reviewed salt procurement bids and recommended continuing with Magic Salt of Kentuckiana at $155/ton untreated and $195/ton treated; the court approved the salt purchase.
EMS contracts and activity: EMS Director Mike Rogers presented an annual ProCare (Stryker) contract for equipment inspection and maintenance for $19,769.60; the court approved the contract. Rogers reported high call volumes (noting a busy June and July run counts).
LARP road funding and resolution: The court approved LARP (state/local) agreements and a resolution to receive $96,000 in paving funds for Valhalla Road and Chambers Cemetery Road.
Appointments: The county judge presented two firefighter appointments — Charlie Westerfield (term through 06/30/2027) and Jeff Reardon (term through 06/30/2028) — to fill unexpired firefighter-member seats on the Bull County Fire Board; the court approved both appointments.
Several approvals were by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies provided in the transcript; where the transcript recorded an abstention it was noted in the meeting record. Staff indicated a small number of items will require follow-up (e.g., budget amendment language related to enforcement revenue from fines).
