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Votes at a glance: Hopkinsville council passes multiple ordinance and budget items
Summary
Council approved a two-way stop sign ordinance, the CDBG and enterprise zone budgets, a capital budget amendment (1st reading) creating a building code department, and amended permit fees; roll-call votes were recorded for each ordinance.
The Hopkinsville City Council approved several ordinances and budget items during the meeting. Key actions included:
- Ordinance 19-2026: Establish a two-way stop sign at Old Lovers Lane and Martin Place — passed on second reading by roll call.
- Ordinance 20-2026: Adopted the Community Development Block Grant budget for FY2026-27 (HUD allocation listed as $255,114) — passed on second reading after a council comment about directing some funds toward housing.
- Ordinance 21-2026: Adopted the inner city residential enterprise zone budget for FY2026-27 (revenues and expenses shown as $133,012) — passed on second reading.
- Ordinance 22-2026: Capital budget amendment (first reading) — included a $50,000 recommendation from the future funding committee to pay for a generator requested through Hoptown Helps, changes related to contract negotiations with CDS, and funds for a new building code department and GIS equipment; passed on first reading by roll call following debate.
- Ordinance 24-2026: Amending zoning and building-permit fees — passed on first reading by roll call.
Council recorded roll-call votes for the ordinances; the clerk read each ordinance text or summary, council members asked questions on related budget and staffing implications, and the clerk announced that each ordinance passed at the reading indicated in the meeting record.
