No New ARPA Spending Discussed At Today's Fiscal Court

Edmonson County Judge Executive Wil Cannon goes over items on today's fiscal court agenda.

Darren Doyle, story and photo:
A very brief agenda was discussed at today's Edmonson County Fiscal Court, most of which was approving various reports.

After a few county offices gave general reports, magistrates voted on the following:

• Approve Resolution EC 22-12, Edmonson County Road Confirmation. This was to confirm the list of county roads to be submitted to BRADD in order to receive county road funding from fuel tax funds.
• Approve Resolution EC 22-13, 2022 County Strategic Plan Adoption. This was tabled as County Attorney Greg Vincent informed the court that he had not been presented this resolution; therefore he could not advise the county on how to proceed.
• Approve Resolution EC 22-14, Barren River Regional Multi-Jurisdictional Multi—Hazard Plan Adoption.
• Acknowledge Dog Control’s February CAD Report.
• Acknowledge BGWC Humane Society February Shelter Directors Report.
• Approve Treasurer’s February Monthly Settlement.
• Approve Sheriff’s February Monthly Fee Report, pending final audit.
• Approve Sheriff’s February Property Tax Reports, pending final audit.
• Approve County Clerk’s February MVAV Collection Report, pending final audit.
• Approve County Clerk’s February Deed Transfer Tax Report, pending final audit.
• Approve County Clerk’s February Excess Fee Report, pending final audit.
• Approve County Clerk’s 2022 Revenue Supplement Fund Report, pending final audit.
• Approve County Clerk’s February Delinquent Tax Collection Report, pending final audit.
• Approve Leitchfield Exterminating annual subterranean termite control service agreement for Courthouse.
• Approve Leitchfield Exterminating annual subterranean termite control service agreement for Dispatch Center.

The final item on the list was to approve Resolution EC22-11, the Voting Machines Purchase Agreement with ARPA Funds; however, County Attorney Vincent said the purchase agreement was not a resolution, but a purchase agreement, and therefore could not be voted upon as a resolution. The item was tabled until the county receives the invoice for the new voting machines, which will cost around $130,000.

The county had previously budgeted for the new machines prior to the ARPA guidelines. Judge Executive Wil Cannon suggested they be funded with ARPA money since that would be allowed.

In a closing report from Judge Cannon, he noted to the magistrates that while the general fund is currently healthy, it's due to recent tax revenue that was received in December. While the current balance is somewhere around $1 million , he said that balance would have to last the county until December of this year and that the county would have to stick with their budgets.

The next fiscal court meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 28, 2022 in the upstairs courtroom in the courthouse at 9AM.