The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.
The first reading was held on an ordinance amending the 2025-2026 county budget. Hardin County Judge/Executive Keith Taul said the ordinance was related to FEMA Public Assistance.
“Basically, we’ve got expenses now, and we anticipate those to be somewhere a little over $700,000 to repair a couple of roads, and so we need to be able to amend the budget to allow us to be able to pay those,” Taul said.
Hardin County E-911 Director Mike Leo reported that the E-911 center received 4,170 calls to 911 in December. For 2025 as a whole, the center received 51,220 calls to 911, and dispatched 16,255 EMS and 4,993 fire runs.
Hardin County EMS Director Mark Peterson said during the winter storm from Saturday through Tuesday crews made 109 responses, which he said was lower than expected as more people stayed off the roads as requested. December was the first full month of activity for the new unit stationed at West Hardin Fire and Rescue in White Mills, and the service is proving valuable.
“They made 62 responses, and the average response time for those 62 responses was 16 minutes and 18 seconds,” Peterson said. “That’s a big change from the 45 minute responses we were seeing in that area.”
Taul and the magistrates thanked county employees, along with employees from municipalities and from the state, for the work they put in during the winter storm.
The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet February 10.
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