A first-reading regarding reapportionment of magisterial districts in Shelby County was presented and approved during Tuesday evening’s regular Fiscal Court meeting. This has been a topic of discussion over the past two months, since it was presented by an appointed reapportionment committee, followed by changes and updates from the magistrates.
The new magisterial boundaries will take effect Nov. 8. These changes will effect all districts and are within the mandated state statutes of plus or minus 5% of the county population.
According to Eades, the magistrates attempted to move as few residents as possible, but all Shelby County districts will see a slight change; however, these changes only represent approximately 1,000 residents.
Eades explained that all residents who experience a change will now be represented by a new magistrate, once the change takes effect. Those residents will be receiving a mailer from the Shelby County Clerk’s office and the court will be posting a notice in The Sentinel-News regarding the changes.
Cash Transfers
Cash transfer requests from the county’s General Fund, totaling $150,000, were approved by the court for the following:
- Road Fund, $100,000
- EMS Fund, $50,000
Update to procurement policy
A motion was approved to update the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), also known as ARPA Procurement Policy. This update was necessary due to the state’s newly revised general bidding threshold, which changed from $30,000 to $40,000.
Drop-in items
Four drop-in items were approved by the court. First, approval of pre-approved payroll and claim expenses issued during the payroll dates of July 13-27. This included payment for leases, payroll, utilities and insurance premiums.
Second, approval was requested for the Shelby County Judge-Executive to execute an agreement between the Fiscal Court and Duplicator Sales and Service for monthly maintenance of a jail copier. This copier is already paid in full and was previously used in a different jail owned facility. The cost of this maintenance will come directly from the Jail Fund budget.
A proposal was submitted from Comfort Systems for maintenance and repair of the Shelby County Courthouse’s boiler with an estimated cost of $19,950. According to Shelby County Judge-Executive Dan Ison, the Fiscal Court conducted a survey to determine what repairs are necessary to prepare the boiler for the coming winter. The boiler experienced a number of issues during the past winter.
The proposal estimates the cost of repairs. The price tag associated with these repairs are currently available in the budget fund, so the repairs will not require special funding to complete.
The final proposal was to close Second Street in Mt. Eden. This project has involved multiple agencies, including the State of Kentucky, Shelby County, Spencer County and the Shelby County Road Department. This location is a dead-end road that has been requested for closure for the placement of a new Dollar General store location. Ison said the community has been in favor of this project, but the road needs to be closed for the construction of parking spots. All departments involved have confirmed there are no issues with this closure.
ARPA funds
A motion was presented and approved for release of ARPA funds, totaling $27,229.56 for temporary shelter kennels. According to Magistrate Danny Eades, post-COVID, the shelter has experienced tremendous overcrowding, so the addition of these temporary kennels will allow the Shelby County Animal Shelter to maintain its status as a no kill facility. This application request had previously been received, reviewed and approved by the Fiscal Recovery Committee.
Additional resolutions, motions
A Resolution was read and adopted by the court to approve the execution of a Rural Secondary Program Agreement between the Shelby County Fiscal Court and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
After adoption, the court also approved a motion allowing the judge-executive to further execute the previously adopted Rural Secondary Program Agreement for FY 2023-2024 regarding the use of FLEX program funds for Shelby County roads.
A third motion was approved to solicit bids regarding a Comprehensive Land Usage Plan. There will be a workshop conducted by Triple S Planning Commission to allow the court to review all possible options pertaining to this process.
The court also approved a motion for the judge to approve the execution of an agreement between the Fiscal Court and Todd’s Place Express Car Wash for the monthly washing of 17 specified county vehicles. The agreement allows these selected vehicles to be washed at least once every day, should there be a need to do so. The monthly cost of this service for the 17 county selected vehicles will be $3,120.
Human Resource items
Two motions were approved to issue incentive payments totaling $1,245.81 to magistrates Joey Riddle and Gene Witt for the completion of their required 40 hours of training for calendar year 2023.
A motion was approved for part-time new hire of a building code administrative assistant, Jason Robinson, with a pay rate of $15 per hour, effective Aug. 2.
The court approved the re-hire of full-time courthouse custodian, Jason Gagel, with a pay rate of $15.34 per hour, effective Aug. 2.
Two additional motions were approved for full-time new hires Julie Parker, as Road Laborer w/CDL with a pay rate of $18.50 per hour, and Sonny Turner as deputy jailer with a pay rate of $18 per hour. Both pay rates will be effect Aug. 2.
Motions were also approved for three reclassifications; part-time coroner transporter, William R. Ivers, to part-time deputy coroner with a salary of $9,540 annually. Deputy coroner, Les Richardson, to part-time coroner transporter with a pay rate of $15.90 per hour. Part-time EMT, Corey Thompson, to part-time AEMT with a pay rate of $17 per hour. All pay rates to be effective Aug. 4.
Lastly, the court approved full-time new hire, Kevin Gorton, as deputy sheriff with a pay rate of $25 per hour, effective Aug. 31.
