Franklin County Fiscal Court holds budget work session, takes no formal action

County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller presided over a Franklin County Fiscal Court special meeting by video teleconference on April 20, 2023, calling the session to order at 4:08 p.m. The meeting, held in the Fiscal Court Conference Room at 321 West Main Street, was recorded as a work session to discuss the county’s 2023–2024 budget.

The record lists Squire Sherry Sebastian, Squire J.W. Blackburn, Squire Kelly Dycus, Squire Scotty Tracy, Squire Richard Tanner and Squire Eric Whisman as present, along with County Attorney Max Comley and several department heads: Jon Mitchell (Road Supervisor), Jake Banta (Jailer), Charlie Lewis (Park Director), Robert Hewitt (P/Z Director), Brian Brewer (Fire Chief) and Amy Quatman (County Treasurer). Consultant Gil Johnson of GBJ Associates also attended.

The transcript indicates the court engaged in budget-related discussion but does not include details of proposals, dollar amounts, departmental requests, or directives to staff in the segment provided. No votes on budget items or formal budgetary actions are recorded in the available text.

Squire Richard Tanner moved to adjourn; Squire Sherry Sebastian seconded. Voting in favor were Squires Sebastian, Blackburn, Dycus, Tracy, Tanner, Whisman and County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. According to the record, no further actions were taken during the session.

The transcript includes clerk attestation lines listing Kim Cox as Fiscal Court Clerk alongside County Judge/Executive Michael Mueller. The record does not specify next steps for the 2023–2024 budget or schedule follow-up meetings.