The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday evening.
The court approved an ordinance amending the budget for fiscal year 2024-2025. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the main element of the amendment was to facilitate a federal Community Development Block Grant for Family Scholar House.
“It’s kind of a pass-through that needed to be dealt with for this grant to come to fruition, so that’s $1 million,” Taul said. “So $1 million comes in and then it adds up to $1 million back out again.”
An ordinance amending annual standing orders to pre-approved recurring expenses was also approved, which Taul said was also related to the grant.
County IT Director Aaron Miller presented on the redesigned county website which was prepared with CivicPlus. Miller said the new website offers better functionality with mobile devices and offers features such as a citizen notification feature and a dedicated fiscal court hub.
“The new website is more streamlined,” Miller said. “It’s easy to navigate. The search function works really well, and the menus, instead of having to click on it and click and click and click, it’s right there and you can find it fairly easily.”
Hardin County EMS made 1,391 responses in December, and E-911 answered 4,000 calls. The county issued a proclamation declaring January 28 as Timmy Carr Day in honor of Carr’s 23-year career serving county citizens. Hardin County EMS Director Mark Peterson said the department would not be the same without Carr.
“When Timmy and I started this journey, he told me ‘Mark, I’m gonna give you 110 percent,’” Peterson said. “And I feel very confident that you’ve done that and then some. I want to personally thank you for your leadership, your mentorship, and most importantly your friendship.”
During approval of the consent agenda, Magistrate Kenny Saltsman motioned for a resolution for the termination of the county’s contract with Forever Homes for Paws be acted on separately. The resolution then died without a second.
The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet February 11.
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