County Clerk presents financial statements for 1stQ; local dispatchers recognized

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 11:58am — John Embry

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, April 12, at the courthouse.

Butler County Clerk Sherry Johnson presented her first-quarter financial statements. Her office took in $1,956,553.81, nearly $300,000 more than this time for the past two years, for the quarter. March is farm tag month, and her office took in $1,158,603.93, the most significant month ever.

The Court discussed an itemized quote from Gordian concerning repairs to the top of the courthouse and the front columns. According to Judge-Executive Tim Flener, since they received no bids, they contacted Gordian to get an amount to work into the budget. The Court took no action.

The next discussion was the yearly maintenance of the River Gauge at Rochester. According to Judge Flener, the gauge is $20,000, and the annual maintenance is $6,000. The Court is checking into using the Ferry Fund to cover the fee. No action was taken.

Magistrates approved an 80/20 match agreement between the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Butler County concerning Caney Fork Road. The Transportation Department changed the rating from 18 tons to 3 tons on the boxed culvert. A school bus cannot travel over a 3-ton rated culvert, and there are still several questions concerning the repair.

Fifth District Magistrate Dillon Bryant read a letter honoring the local dispatchers. April 11-17 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Butler County has five full-time and four part-time dispatchers and received 13,891 calls in 2020.

Full-time dispatchers include:

Ruth Lee, 25 years

Karen Martin, 8 years

Brittany Perrin, 4 years

Luke Mooneyhan, 1 year

Justin Cannon, 1 year

Part-time dispatchers include:

Brian Phelps, 15 years

Bubby Price, 13 years

Emily Tyree, 12 years

Haley Wright, 1 year

Countywide cleanup days at the County Barn are: