The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.
The council approved an ordinance amending the city code concerning flood damage procedures to name the city’s contracted engineering firm QK4 as the city’s floodplain administrator. The first reading was held on an ordinance adopting certification and enforcement procedures for recovery residences in line with ordinances recently passed by the City of Elizabethtown and the Hardin County Fiscal Court.
The council approved an update to police policies and procedures that removes a requirement that officers must live in Hardin County in order to take their vehicles home. The new policy still requires officers to live within so many miles of Radcliff, but because the city is close to other counties it removes the Hardin County requirement. Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross requested the policy change to better help with officer recruitment. Council Member Jerry Brown thanked the chief for bringing the issue before the council.
“It’s just unbelievable that we were being so caught up on whether a policeman has to drive 20 miles or 25 miles or 25.1 miles in order to get their vehicle home and to keep our community safe,” Brown said.
Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall said several residents told the city they did not hear the emergency sirens go off during the storms that went through over the weekend. Duvall said the issue is being addressed.
“We did have upgrades to the sirens over the past few weeks,” Duvall said. “We had a few on Hill Street that were replaced, and so the chief and I talked this morning and they are working, they’re going to run either Wednesday or it could be Thursday. They’re going to run the sirens again and test each siren again just to make sure it’s running properly.”
Duvall also said guidelines on spring cleaning opportunities will be posted this week, and the mayor has a reminder for area residents: please cut your grass.
“It’s one of the biggest complaints, and I think our fire chief will tell you that people aren’t cutting their grass, without weedeating,” Duvall said. “Obviously, we know everybody’s not going to be pristine, but we do ask people to just try to do what’s right. If you can’t get your grass cut and you need help cutting your grass, feel free to call us.”
The Radcliff City Council will next meet April 8.
