Marshall County special called meeting approves routine motions, delays Buckhorn Bay Dock and enters executive session

Speaker 2, the presiding official, called Marshall County’s Jan. 30, 2026 special called meeting to order and led routine business that produced multiple unanimous-sounding motions and a planned executive session.

The court approved the minutes from its Jan. 20 meeting after Speaker 1 moved and Speaker 4 seconded; the chair recorded the vote as "Aye" and the motion carried. The court also voted to postpone the Buckhorn Bay Dock agenda item until the next fiscal court meeting. Speaker 2 introduced the motion to postpone; Speaker 1 moved and Speaker 4 seconded, and the motion carried.

Other actions included permission to surplus aging parks leaf blowers via GovDeals and an authorization to advertise for bids to replace a failing HVAC unit in the judicial building. On the surplus item, Speaker 2 said the parks department had purchased replacements and asked the court to surplus the old blowers; Speaker 1 moved and the motion carried. On the HVAC, Speaker 2 said the unit has had a burned compressor and the remaining compressor is "keeping up, but barely," and that the court would solicit bids (see separate story on the HVAC issue).

Finance items moved quickly. Speaker 3 presented two appropriation transfers (one a department head request and one intra-fund transfer) and several bank transfers shifting occupational tax funds to subsidized funds; motions to approve those transfers were made and carried.

Before the court recessed to an executive session for litigation and personnel matters the presiding official cited a KRS exemption (the transcript reads "KRS618101C and f"). The court moved, seconded and entered executive session. After returning to open session, the court approved the bills as presented and adjourned.

The meeting included several acknowledgments of county staff and partner agencies for storm response. Speaker 2 thanked the road department, parks staff, maintenance crews and named custodians Ginger and Christy, and noted Sheriff Hillbrecht and city officers assisted by shuttling dispatchers to work during the storm.

Votes at a glance

- Approve minutes from Jan. 20: motion carried (mover: Speaker 1; second: Speaker 4).
- Postpone Buckhorn Bay Dock to next fiscal court meeting: motion carried (mover: Speaker 1; second: Speaker 4).
- Surplus parks leaf blowers (to GovDeals): motion carried (mover: Speaker 1).
- Advertise for bids to replace judicial building HVAC: motion carried (mover: Speaker 2).
- Approve appropriation transfers and bank transfers: motion(s) carried (presented by Speaker 3).
- Enter executive session for litigation/personnel under KRS (transcript: "KRS618101C and f"): motion carried.

What’s next: The Buckhorn Bay Dock item was postponed to the next fiscal court meeting; the court will advertise the HVAC RFP and review bids as they arrive.