Judge Johnston signed a proclamation proclaiming April as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month in Ohio County.  The court was joined by Olivia, Baylor, Hayes and Magan Millsaps and Charlie Shields.

Judge Johnston signed a proclamation proclaiming April 19-25, 2026 as Library Week in Ohio County.  The court was joined by representative of the Ohio County Public Library:  John Cashion, Julie Francis, Jennifer Porter, Jean Westerfield, Jennifer Baird, and Melanie Warga.  

• 3.24.2026 FCM Minutes

Motion Passed:  Approved March 24, 2026 Minutes passed with a motion by Larry Morphew and a second by Bo Bennett.

• Bills and Claims
• Budget Transfers Journal
• March Standing Orders

Motion Passed:  Bills, Claims, Payments and Transfers stand approved as presented passed with a motion by Jason Bullock and a second by Bo Bennett.

• Financial Statement
• Revenue Condition
• Appropriation Condition

Motion Passed:  Acknowledge receiving March 2026 Financial Statement passed with a motion by Jason Bullock and a second by Dale Beavin.

Motion Passed:  Acknowledged having received the Clerk's March 2026 Financial Report passed with a motion by Michael McKenney and a second by Larry Morphew.

Motion Passed:  Motion to accept the project from OCEDA and approve loan to The Cracked Egg, with fiscal court being first lien holder, and authorize Treasurer to write the check passed with a motion by Jason Bullock and a second by Michael McKenney.

• Resolution 2026-2 Authorizing SPGE Resolution for TVA Funds

Motion Passed:  Motion to pass Resolution 2026-2 RDAAP Authorizing & Designation of SPGE passed with a motion by Jason Bullock and a second by Bo Bennett.

Judge Johnston stated that this is something that is done every year, it is TVA funds to pay annual water debt payment

• 2026-3 Responsible Bidder

Motion Passed:  Motion to approve 2nd Reading of Ordinance 2026-3 Responsible Bidder passed with a motion by Larry Morphew and a second by Michael McKenney.

Motion Passed:  Motion to accept the bid from Com-Care for the Ohio County Ambulance service contract passed with a motion by Michael McKenney and a second by Jason Bullock.

Jim Duke of Com-Care spoke about truck replacement, stating that they have only replaced 2 since 2019, he said that there was money in the account that had to be used by July 1 from this fiscal year and he asked the court for a motion to advertise for remount of an ambulance.

Motion Passed:  Motion for Com-Care to advertise for an ambulance remount passed with a motion by Larry Morphew and a second by Bo Bennett.

Jim Duke addressed the court concerning the fleet of ambulances.  They have gotten somewhat behind on truck replacement, have only replaced 2 since 2019 and only have 2 under 200,000 miles.  There is money in the account which needs to be used by July 1 for the purpose of a remount.  Mr. Duke then asked the court if it would entertain a motion to advertise bids for the remount.

• RESOLUTION 2026-3 GRITS Contract

Motion Passed:  Motion to accept Resolution 2026-3 GRITS contract with Ohio County passed with a motion by Jason Bullock and a second by Bo Bennett.

• RESOLUTION 2026-4

Motion Passed:  Motion to pass Resolution 2026-4 which authorizes the designation of a representative, which will be the Judge Executive, for the Ohio County Housing Development Committee for the purpose of executing documents related to housing development funding applications passed with a motion by Michael McKenney and a second by Dale Beavin.

Motion Passed:  Motion to table discussion and/or decision on outdoor warning sirens and put on the agenda for the next fiscal court meeting passed with a motion by Michael McKenney and a second by Bo Bennett.

Charlie Shields, Ohio County Emergency Management Director started by thanking everyone who helped during the last snow storm of the year.  He then updated on FEMA funds that have come in and the approximate 300,000 left to come in, which is on hold right now due to the partial government shut down. 

He then spoke about the 19 outdoor warning sirens in the county. Every year they contract out to have them served/fixed. There are at least 3 down right now, and is is $450 each for the 19 to be serviced.  He is going to look into seeing if they will come for the just the 3.

As far as the internet committee Michael McKenney said calls about needing better internet is down.

He then thanked Christina for all her work with the Housing committee and invited anyone interested in being involved with the housing committee to give him a call.

Motion Passed:  Motion to raise coroner's salary from 20,000 to 26,000, beginning in 2027 when the new coroner is brought into office passed with a motion by Michael McKenney and a second by Larry Morphew.

The committee had a meeting to revisit the Coroner's salary due to getting some numbers that were not available to them at the previous meeting.

Dale Beavin thanked the Fordsville Park Committee for the egg hunt and announced July 11 Fireworks.

Judge Johnston spoke about a letter received from Ohio County High School asking for donations for the senior class of 2026 for their senior sunset activity it was discussed that last year funds came from the community funds which are not available at this time. He then asked the magistrates if they would be willing to donate from their discretionary funds, all the magistrates and Judge Johnston agreed to do $200 each

Brandon Thomas spoke about costs at the landfill and urged the court to consider the cost to Ohio County residents when negotiating a new contract