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Stamping Ground appoints Peggy Angel as city clerk after split vote
Summary
After an executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f), the Stamping Ground City Commission appointed Peggy Angel as city clerk effective Dec. 29, 2025, with a six-month probationary period; the motion passed 3–1 with one abstention.
The Stamping Ground City Commission appointed Peggy Angel as city clerk on Dec. 23, 2025, following an executive session held under KRS 61.810(1)(f) to discuss an employee appointment. Mayor Jennifer Jones moved to appoint Angel and Commissioner Ken Koger seconded; the motion carried 3–1 with Commissioner Cody Meadows voting no and Commissioner Dale Perry abstaining.
The appointment includes a budgeted pay package and a six-month probationary period during which Mayor Jones and Commissioner Koger will conduct periodic check-ins. Angel’s official start date was set for Dec. 29, 2025, and the mayor said she would email Angel to extend the formal offer.
The minutes record no on-the-record rationale for the opposing vote or the abstention. The commission used the statutory provision KRS 61.810(1)(f) to enter executive session for appointment discussions. The minutes note the commission reconvened and recorded the vote; no additional public statements by commissioners explaining their votes appear in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.; the minutes for this meeting are scheduled for approval at the Jan. 8, 2026 meeting.
