Votes at a glance: Mason County Fiscal Court approvals, April 9

The Mason County Fiscal Court recorded the following formal approvals by roll call at its April 9 meeting.

Approved items (motion, second and roll call):
- March 12 regular meeting minutes and March 28 special meeting minutes (both accepted).
- Road Department report and authorization to use Buffalo Trace Road Commission regional bids as a baseline for the year, and direction for Director Brown to proceed with the 2024–25 rock salt contract.
- Animal shelter report for March (admissions, adoptions, transfers and volunteer hours reported).
- Sheriff’s office surplus request to permit a retiring officer to purchase his service weapon in accordance with the cited statute (vendor fair‑market value attached).
- Landfill report for March (approximately 7,760 tons handled; leachate pumped to the city treatment plant; Phase 6 construction ongoing; compactor ordered).
- Recycling and solid‑waste reports, property abatement and dumping reports, and related operational items.
- Treasurer Kim Muse's request to pay claims including additions totaling $57,921.40, approval of the quarterly financial statement as of 03/31/2024 (general fund investments reported at about $2.7 million, landfill investments $1,854,944.89, total investments reported $4,554,944.89), and budget transfers totaling $183,312.

Several routine procurement and operational approvals were unanimous on roll call; the court did not record contested votes during the session. Items that required further action or separate scheduling included the sheriff appointment, which the judge announced would be formalized at a special meeting and signed at the swearing‑in ceremony.