Parks and Policies
Former J/E Harold Stilts requested help with concrete repairs at Branstetter Park. Photo by PJ Martin
By PJ Martin
Editor
The Herald-News
The Metcalfe County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Thursday, June 27th with everyone in attendance.
The magistrates adopted the agenda followed by the approval of the June 13th minutes with no changes noted.
County Clerk Shannon Fields addressed the court to discuss a possible grant of $8,300 to be used for election equipment. The grant has two options for use: privacy booths or cabinets. Fields stated that 8 privacy booths cost exactly $8,300. The court approved the use of the grant for the booths.
Golden Years Adult Daycare
Judge/Executive Larry Wilson explained what had occurred since the last meeting regarding the estimated work requested by Jeremy Ferguson of Golden Years Adult Daycare. “We had talked about it…I told him (Ferguson) that we were gonna have to raise the rent…before the next meeting, we’re gonna go through all those items, the things that need to be done line by line. There’s a lot of it, like the one bid of 13,000 dollars to paint the outside, our guys have the equipment to paint the outside this fall. So, we can eliminate that. It was all gonna run around $40,000, so I told him let’s go back line by line and see what we can do to keep as much in-house as possible…”
Branstetter Park
Former Judge/Executive Harold Stilts addressed the court about Branstetter Park. “We need some financial assistance on the floor in the old tabernacle there at Branstetter Park. The old tabernacle’s been there since 1926…the old floors was poured in the 1950s.” Stilts brought some photos of the floor damages to show the magistrates. He explained that he would like to get the repairs done before the annual Homecoming in August.
Stilts asked the court if they could pay for the estimated 20 yards of concrete for a total of $3,630. The park committee is going to pay for the labor of $2,500. “What we’re pouring is 4,000 lb. mix with fiber and pouring 3 inches over the existing floor, and stress cutting it pretty frequently so that if it does crack, it will crack in those stress cuts,” explained Stilts.
The court approved the financial help with the concrete floor repairs.
Stilts noted that he appreciated the partnership with the county. The county maintenance crew does the mowing, removes the garbage, and removes any dead trees to make it safe for the public. “We appreciate all that.”
Lisa Boswell asked the court for approval to apply for a grant. Photo by PJ Martin
Bowling Community Park
Next, Lisa Boswell manager of Bowling Park addressed the court, “So now we’re building a building (new food pantry), it’s in the process, they’ve got the floor down, but they excluded the parking lot, widening the drive up there, and expanding the parking lot up at the food pantry so that the tractor-trailers can deliver.”
Boswell explained that Federal Grant money was made available, “up to a match in order to complete these projects, because they were all approved, they want em done, Lord, we want it done. So, what I need is a Letter of Support from the county that you still wish that this proceed as planned, so I can apply for this funding.”
The court approved Boswell’s request unanimously.
Handbook Changes
The Administrative Code and Employee Policy and Procedure Handbook updates were made by Treasurer Page Edwards per the last meeting. Edwards directed the magistrates to page 56 compensatory time off.
As previously discussed, the comp time accrual, retention, approvals, and usage were updated. The employee has the option of taking OT as comp time at 1/1/2 time. The limit of accrual for comp time is 80 hours and must be approved by the immediate supervisor and executive authority. Any hours over 80 will be forfeited. There is no time frame for using comp time. If an employee is fired or leaves their position, any accumulated comp hours will be paid to the employee.
Kim Jandt is now officially the Solid Waste Coordinator at the Recycling Center. Photo by PJ Martin
Other items
The first reading of Ordinance #24-0627 Adopting Electrical Inspection Fees of $75 for residential and $100 for commercial/industrial was approved unanimously. The second reading is scheduled for the next meeting on July 11th. It was mentioned that $20 of each inspection for Tri-County EMC was supposed to be given back to the county, but that has never happened in the past.
The Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) that helps employees pay for health-related items was set at $1,000. The court approved the amount.
Kim Jandt was officially appointed as Solid Waste Coordinator at the Metcalfe County Recycling Center.
The May financial statement, budget transfers, inter-fund transfers, and claims were all approved.
Wilson announced that he had just received a document from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet certifying Chris Compton for his job as Road Supervisor.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2024.
