Commission notes ethics-board vacancy, plans 2026 events and holds executive session with no action

At the Jan. 8 meeting, the Stamping Ground Commission addressed an Ethics Board vacancy after Stephanie Kidwell said her term had ended and presented a resignation letter from Jessica Justice. Kidwell said she would hand the board PO Box key to the remaining member, Janna Sedgewick. The Commission did not appoint a replacement that evening.

Commissioners discussed event planning for 2026, including requests to use the school parking lot for Buffalo Dayz and the Easter Egg Hunt, contingency dates for weather, the possibility of monthly summer events, and a cornhole event proposed for May. The Commission set a workshop to plan events for Feb. 28 at 10 a.m.

Operational items discussed included parking-line layout (Commissioner Megan Brown said an aerial view would be needed), potential mailbox repositioning to ease parking, bond information circulated by Commissioner Dale Perry from KLC for bonding commissioners, and possible consolidation options for KU invoices (follow-up by Commissioner Perry).

The Commission approved a motion to go into executive session citing KRS 61.810(1)(c) (proposed litigation) and KRS 61.810(1)(f) (discussion that could lead to appointment or dismissal of an employee). The body later reconvened and recorded that no action was taken following the executive session. The minutes note the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. and that minutes will be approved on Feb. 2, 2026. The signature block at the end of the minutes lists 'Jungorian Micheles Mayor Asst. City Clerk,' which is inconsistent with the mayor named earlier in the minutes.