[0:02] I declare the meeting
[0:03] open for What do
[0:05] we have today?
[0:07] Tuesday, Monday,
[0:08] September 21. It's okay
[0:10] . I, I was
[0:11] confused for a moment.
[0:12] I'll probably ask
[0:13] George Hackney.
[0:16] I pledge
[0:17] allegiance to the flag of the
[0:18] United States of
[0:19] America and to the republic for which it
[0:21] stands,
[0:22] one nation under God
[0:23] , indivisible, with
[0:24] liberty and
[0:25] justice for
[0:26] all.
[0:28] I saw "Tuesday"
[0:30] and my brain malfunctioned.
[0:31] I forgot to change the date
[0:33] from Tuesday to Wednesday.
[0:35] Sabrina, let's let
[0:37] Mr. Cherokee
[0:38] pray for us, and
[0:39] then we'll begin.
[0:43] Lord, will
[0:44] Your blessing help us?
[0:45] Certainly.
[0:49] Let's all pray together.
[0:50] Gracious Lord,
[0:51] we want to thank
[0:53] You and praise
[0:54] You for
[0:55] raising up men and
[0:56] women who are willing to serve
[0:57] in the government of our city.
[1:00] We ask for Your
[1:01] blessing and
[1:02] protection for them, for
[1:03] this community, their
[1:04] homes, families, and
[1:05] livelihoods.
[1:08] And we also ask for
[1:09] Your blessing
[1:10] for all who are
[1:11] gathered here. May everyone
[1:14] continue to
[1:15] give generously of their time,
[1:16] talents, efforts, and
[1:17] opportunities to
[1:18] serve this community.
[1:21] Guide them here with
[1:22] your Holy Spirit.
[1:25] May their
[1:25] deliberations and
[1:26] decisions be for the
[1:27] common good and
[1:28] righteous in Your
[1:29] sight. In controversial
[1:33] matters, grant them
[1:34] the ability to see
[1:35] beyond their own opinions,
[1:36] considering what is
[1:38] best for this
[1:39] community and its people.
[1:43] Help us make
[1:44] this community, this world, a
[1:45] better place
[1:46] through our
[1:47] service. And we
[1:50] humbly ask for
[1:51] success in these matters,
[1:53] not for our glory
[1:54] , but for Yours. We
[1:58] pray this for
[2:00] our city, for
[2:01] Grayson County, the
[2:02] Commonwealth of
[2:03] Kentucky, and this
[2:04] nation, men,
[2:05] women, and children, that
[2:06] godliness,
[2:08] honesty, decency,
[2:09] fairness,
[2:10] truth, justice, and
[2:11] compassion will prevail. We ask
[2:16] this now in the name of
[2:17] Him who taught us that
[2:19] true leadership
[2:20] is service, and that the path
[2:21] to true honor
[2:22] lies through sacrifice.
[2:25] Amen.
[2:27] Thank you, Brother Cherokee.
[2:29] God's blessing
[2:30] .
[2:32] Okay, Sabrina, on to the
[2:35] property tax discussion.
[2:36] Good. Does this work?
[2:38] Yes.
[2:39] So, the assessed
[2:41] value of real
[2:44] property for 2025
[2:46] was 349,940,552 and
[2:49] personal property was
[2:51] 83,019,647. The assessed
[2:53] value of real
[2:56] property for 2026
[2:58] changed to 374,673,812. And
[3:01] personal property was
[3:05] 74,162,386. This is an increase in
[3:07] real
[3:10] property value of 24,733,260 and a
[3:12] decrease in personal
[3:14] property of 8,857,261. The
[3:18] real estate tax rate in 2025
[3:21] was 17.9, which
[3:22] yielded a revenue of 626,394.
[3:25] For 2026, if you
[3:26] applied the
[3:29] 4% real estate rate increase,
[3:31] it would be 19.7,
[3:33] which would yield a revenue of
[3:35] 738,107, which is an
[3:36] increase of 111,714. The
[3:40] real estate compensation rate for
[3:42] 2026 would be 19.0,
[3:45] which would provide a
[3:46] revenue of 711,880, an
[3:48] increase of 85,487. Um,
[3:51] another option is to
[3:52] leave the 2026 rates
[3:54] unchanged, which would
[3:55] be 17.9. And that would
[3:57] yield an income
[4:00] of 670,666, an
[4:02] increase of 44,273.
[4:04] On personal
[4:06] property, the
[4:07] personal property rate in
[4:09] 2025 was 27.19,
[4:11] yielding an income of 225,730. A
[4:15] 4% increase in the personal property rate in
[4:18] 2026 would make it
[4:20] 35.87, yielding an
[4:22] income of 266,020, a difference of
[4:24] 40,290. The compensatory
[4:26] personal
[4:28] property rate for 2026
[4:30] is 34.59, yielding an
[4:33] income of 256,528, an
[4:34] increase of 30,797.
[4:37] If we leave the
[4:39] 2026 rates unchanged, the
[4:41] maximum
[4:43] personal property rate would
[4:45] be 32.59, yielding an
[4:47] income of 241,695, an
[4:48] increase of 15,965.
[4:51] Um, if we leave
[4:53] rates unchanged and
[4:54] receive approximately the
[4:56] same revenue, it would
[4:58] be 30.5,
[5:00] yielding revenue of 226,195,
[5:02] an increase of 465. The
[5:04] motor vehicle rate in
[5:06] 2025 and the rate for
[5:07] 2026 would remain
[5:08] unchanged at
[5:10] 12.0. In 2025, the income
[5:13] was 50,651, in 2026, it was
[5:16] 53,223. Um, for the
[5:19] real
[5:21] estate compensation rate, the income change
[5:23] was 85,487. The
[5:25] personal property rate would
[5:27] be 30,797, for a total of
[5:29] 116,284. If you choose the
[5:33] 4% income increase for real
[5:34] estate, the increase
[5:35] would be 111,714.
[5:37] The increase for
[5:38] personal property would
[5:40] be 40,290, which
[5:41] would yield an income of
[5:43] 152,004. If
[5:45] you leave the
[5:47] real estate rate
[5:48] unchanged and use the
[5:50] personal
[5:52] property rate, which generates the
[5:53] same income
[5:55] as last year,
[5:56] you would get
[5:57] an increase, or income,
[5:59] of 44,273 for
[6:01] real estate and 465 for
[6:02] personal property, which would
[6:04] yield a total
[6:05] income of 44,737. My
[6:08] recommendation is
[6:09] to leave the
[6:10] property rates unchanged. changes. I don't
[6:12] think a raise
[6:14] is necessary. I think it's
[6:16] best to just
[6:17] leave them unchanged
[6:18] and not apply the
[6:19] maximum rate
[6:20] to personal property.
[6:22] I believe that receiving the same
[6:23] revenue
[6:24] as last year
[6:25] will allow us
[6:26] to remain financially
[6:27] stable, as well as
[6:29] help citizens
[6:30] without raising
[6:31] taxes
[6:31] unnecessarily. This is
[6:33] my recommendation as a
[6:35] CFO, so you
[6:36] can make your
[6:37] own decision
[6:38] . I
[6:40] support.
[6:42] Proposal from Bailey,
[6:44] seconded by George.
[6:46] Who is for it?
[6:47] By.
[6:48] Who is against?
[6:49] We have a prepared
[6:50] resolution that Erling
[6:51] can read if
[6:52] you want to hold the
[6:53] first reading now
[6:54] for the second.
[6:56] Ad valorem
[6:57] taxation ordinance, which
[6:58] introduces a
[6:59] banking franchise
[7:00] and a local
[7:01] deposit tax for 2026.
[7:03] Because the City of
[7:04] Lightfield is a
[7:04] municipal
[7:05] corporation with the right to self
[7:06] -government in the
[7:07] Commonwealth of
[7:08] Kentucky. And whereas
[7:09] the City of Lightfield
[7:10] is required by
[7:11] the Statute of Kentucky to
[7:12] annually by ordinance
[7:13] provide for the assessment of
[7:15] all property within the
[7:16] city limits and to levy an
[7:17] ad valorem
[7:18] tax thereon. And, Whereas,
[7:20] the City of Lightfield
[7:21] is authorized by Chapter
[7:22] 136 of the Kentucky Statutes
[7:23] to impose a
[7:24] bank franchise
[7:25] and a local
[7:26] deposit tax, it
[7:27] is hereby enacted by
[7:28] the City of Lightfield,
[7:29] Kentucky: Section 1. An
[7:30] ad valorem tax
[7:31] for the year 2026 of 12
[7:32] cents for every
[7:33] $100 of assessed
[7:34] value is hereby
[7:35] imposed on all
[7:36] motor
[7:37] vehicles, and 30.5 cents for every
[7:39] $100 of
[7:40] other personal
[7:41] property, and 17.9 cents for
[7:42] every $100 of
[7:43] property value is hereby
[7:44] imposed on all
[7:45] lands and improvements
[7:46] held or
[7:47] owned by any
[7:48] person, firm,
[7:49] company, corporation
[7:50] or association on its
[7:52] behalf, or a trustee
[7:53] or agent thereof, and
[7:54] subject to
[7:54] taxation under
[7:56] the laws of
[7:56] the Commonwealth of
[7:57] Kentucky,
[7:58] situated in the City of
[7:59] Lightfield, Kentucky,
[8:00] including all property
[8:01] and franchises
[8:02] heretofore and hereafter
[8:03] assessed by
[8:04] the Department of
[8:05] Revenue, the State
[8:06] Board of Assessment and By the
[8:07] Railroad Commission
[8:08] , whose estimates,
[8:09] to the extent
[8:10] applicable, shall
[8:11] be accepted by the city.
[8:12] The taxes received from
[8:13] this levy
[8:14] shall be
[8:14] credited to the
[8:15] general fund of
[8:16] the city and used
[8:17] for general
[8:18] municipal purposes as
[8:19] determined by the city
[8:20] council. Taxes
[8:21] levied under
[8:22] this section shall become
[8:23] due and payable
[8:24] 30 days after
[8:24] the date of the
[8:25] tax bill,
[8:26] and if any
[8:27] bill is not paid
[8:28] within 30 days
[8:29] thereafter, the tax
[8:29] shall be declared
[8:30] delinquent and
[8:31] shall be subject to a
[8:32] penalty of 6%, and
[8:34] interest shall accrue at the rate of 6%
[8:35] per annum until
[8:35] paid. A 2% discount
[8:36] is provided on all
[8:37] taxes if they are
[8:38] paid no later than
[8:39] 30 days from the date of
[8:40] sending
[8:40] tax invoices.
[8:41] The taxes
[8:42] imposed by this
[8:43] document shall be
[8:44] payable at City Hall,
[8:45] 515 South Main
[8:46] Street, Leithfield,
[8:47] Kentucky, during regular
[8:48] business hours.
[8:49] The collection of taxes,
[8:50] interest, and penalties
[8:51] is the responsibility of the city
[8:52] tax collector,
[8:53] who issues
[8:54] invoices by sending
[8:55] statements to
[8:56] taxpayers. The City
[8:57] Secretary-Treasurer is
[8:58] hereby appointed
[8:59] City
[9:00] Tax Collector. That for
[9:01] each calendar
[9:02] year the assessment date for
[9:03] all real property
[9:04] located within the
[9:05] corporate
[9:06] limits of the City of
[9:07] Litchfield,
[9:07] Kentucky, shall be January 1st; and
[9:09] the assessed value of the
[9:09] taxable property
[9:10] shall
[9:11] be, to the extent
[9:12] applicable, the same
[9:13] assessed value as
[9:14] established by the
[9:17] Grayson County Property Assessment Administrator, who shall receive
[9:18] the fees provided by
[9:19] law for furnishing
[9:20] such assessments to the city. To the
[9:22] extent
[9:23] applicable, the city
[9:24] accepts assessments
[9:25] provided by the State
[9:26] Department of
[9:27] Revenue, the State
[9:28] Board of Assessment and
[9:29] Valuation, and the
[9:31] Railroad Commission. Section
[9:32] Two: There is hereby
[9:33] imposed upon
[9:35] all financial
[9:36] institutions, as defined
[9:37] in Chapter 136 of the KRS,
[9:38] located within the
[9:39] corporate
[9:40] limits of the City of
[9:41] Litchfield,
[9:42] Kentucky, for the 2026
[9:43] tax year and all
[9:45] subsequent years, a
[9:46] franchise tax
[9:47] at the rate of 0.025% on all
[9:48] deposits, as
[9:49] defined in Chapter 136 of the KRS
[9:51] , held by
[9:52] such financial
[9:53] institutions. The City of
[9:54] Litchfield
[9:55] will issue
[9:55] tax bills to
[9:56] financial institutions
[9:58] no later than December 1 of
[9:59] each year.
[10:00] Tax payment must be
[10:01] made with a
[10:03] 2% discount by December 31 of each
[10:05] year or without a discount
[10:06] by January 31 of each
[10:07] year. All taxes
[10:09] imposed by this
[10:10] section that are not
[10:11] paid by January 31
[10:12] shall be considered
[10:13] delinquent,
[10:14] subject to a penalty of
[10:15] 6%, and
[10:16] accrue
[10:17] interest at a rate of 6
[10:18] % per annum. Section 3:
[10:19] The City of Litchfield,
[10:20] Kentucky, shall have a
[10:22] lien on any
[10:23] property subject to
[10:24] taxation under
[10:25] this ordinance,
[10:26] such lien
[10:27] having priority over
[10:28] all prior or
[10:29] subsequent
[10:30] encumbrances. All
[10:31] funds collected
[10:32] pursuant to this
[10:33] ordinance shall
[10:33] be credited to the
[10:34] general fund of
[10:35] the city and
[10:36] used to
[10:37] pay for appropriate
[10:38] expenses as determined by
[10:39] the city council.
[10:40] On or about April 1 of
[10:41] each year, the
[10:43] city secretary-treasurer shall prepare a list of
[10:44] all unpaid
[10:45] tax bills
[10:47] in the city and shall promptly
[10:48] publish this list,
[10:49] indicating the name of each
[10:50] taxpayer, the
[10:52] tax
[10:53] bill number, and the amount
[10:54] owed, in
[10:55] the newspaper with the largest
[10:56] circulation in the county.
[10:57] Said publication
[10:58] shall state that
[10:59] a fee of
[11:00] $5 for each
[11:01] publication of the
[11:02] debtor list shall be added
[11:03] to the amount
[11:03] owed on
[11:04] each delinquent
[11:06] tax bill. The
[11:08] City Secretary-Treasurer is hereby
[11:08] directed
[11:09] to send a copy of this
[11:10] ordinance to the Commissioner of the
[11:12] Kentucky Department of Revenue,
[11:13] Frankfort, Kentucky.
[11:14] Section 5 of this
[11:15] resolution shall enter into
[11:16] force upon its
[11:17] adoption and
[11:17] promulgation
[11:18] in accordance with law.
[11:20] Thank you, Arlene. Are there any
[11:24] questions or anything else
[11:25] for Arlene before we
[11:27] move on?
[11:29] And while we're at it, we
[11:31] want to make
[11:32] a motion and
[11:33] support
[11:33] holding a
[11:34] special
[11:35] meeting at 2:00 p.m. on
[11:36] September 24th for the second
[11:38] reading.
[11:39] Yes.
[11:39] I make this
[11:40] suggestion.
[11:41] Good.
[11:42] Clayton's motion to
[11:43] hold a
[11:43] special
[11:44] meeting. The second
[11:45] offer is from Tuti.
[11:46] Everyone in favor?
[11:47] By.
[11:48] Who is against? OK.
[11:54] What time did we
[11:55] agree on?
[11:56] At 2:00 p.m.
[11:59] Okay, next I
[12:00] need a proposal
[12:02] and support to
[12:03] move to a
[12:04] closed session
[12:05] pursuant to KRS 61.810.
[12:07] I am making a suggestion. I
[12:08] support.
[12:09] Clayton's suggestion,
[12:10] Billy's support. Everyone in
[12:12] favor?
[12:12] By.
[12:12] Who is against?
[33:58] Mhm.
[50:02] Guys. I accept
[50:03] the proposal
[50:04] to return to the
[50:05] regular meeting
[50:06] .
[50:06] I am making a suggestion.
[50:08] Clayton's proposal,
[50:09] Duty's support. Everyone in
[50:11] favor?
[50:11] By.
[50:12] Thank you. Oh, anyone against?
[50:15] Okay, Arlene, do you want to...
[50:19] We've discussed this, the
[50:20] employee issue, and
[50:21] based on the discussions, there's
[50:23] no need to
[50:24] take any
[50:25] further action or
[50:26] hold
[50:26] a vote at this time.
[50:30] OK. Thank you, Arlene.
[50:32] Okay, guys. The
[50:33] next issue is
[50:34] approval of
[50:35] the minutes of the regular
[50:36] meeting of
[50:37] September 8, 2026. If there are
[50:42] no questions, I
[50:43] look forward to your suggestion
[50:44] and support.
[50:45] George's proposal,
[50:46] Clayton's support.
[50:49] Everyone in favor?
[50:50] By.
[50:50] Who is against? OK.
[50:53] Next—approval and
[50:54] ratification of accounts
[50:55] . If anyone has any
[50:59] questions or
[51:00] comments regarding the
[51:02] accounts presented. If not, I
[51:05] await your suggestion
[51:06] and support so that...
[51:07] without changes or exceptions
[51:08] , I make a suggestion.
[51:10] Sorry, Tim Billy.
[51:11] Without changes or exceptions,
[51:12] I move to
[51:13] accept the bill.
[51:14] Billy's suggestion,
[51:15] Clayton's support.
[51:16] Everyone in favor?
[51:17] By.
[51:18] Who is against? OK.
[51:21] Second and final
[51:22] reading of a resolution
[51:24] requiring electronic record
[51:25] keeping
[51:26] by pawnshop owners and
[51:26] operators
[51:27] . Arlene?
[51:29] Good. This is the second
[51:31] reading
[51:32] tonight. Whereas,
[51:33] in order to maintain an accurate
[51:34] and efficient
[51:35] system of
[51:36] pawnshop record keeping
[51:37] for law enforcement purposes
[51:38] , there is a significant
[51:39] need for
[51:40] local
[51:41] law enforcement officers to have
[51:42] access to such
[51:43] records
[51:43] electronically
[51:45] on a daily
[51:46] reporting basis. Because
[51:47] the requirement to maintain
[51:48] such a system promotes
[51:49] the safety and well-being of
[51:50] the citizens of the City of
[51:51] Litchfield. Now, therefore, the
[51:52] City Council of the City of
[51:53] Litchfield, Kentucky,
[51:54] enacts the following:
[51:55] Definitions
[51:56] for Pawn Shops.
[51:57] The following defined
[51:58] terms
[51:59] apply within the scope of
[52:00] this regulation. A
[52:01] pawnbroker is
[52:03] any person who
[52:04] provides loans of money
[52:05] secured by
[52:06] personal property,
[52:07] engages in the purchase of
[52:09] personal property with
[52:10] the condition of its
[52:11] resale
[52:12] at an agreed price,
[52:13] displays at his
[52:14] place of business
[52:16] a sign commonly
[52:17] used by
[52:18] pawnbrokers to
[52:19] indicate his
[52:20] business, or publicly
[52:22] advertises the
[52:23] provision of
[52:24] loans of money secured by or
[52:26] deposited with personal
[52:27] property, according to KRS 226.010
[52:28] . Section Two:
[52:30] The following requirements
[52:31] shall be complied with by
[52:32] those pawn shops
[52:33] operating
[52:34] within the
[52:35] city limits of Litchfield.
[52:36] Section One: In
[52:37] addition to
[52:38] complying with any
[52:39] applicable
[52:41] state laws, including but
[52:42] not limited to KRS 226.010
[52:44] –226.990, a pawn shop
[52:45] shall maintain records of
[52:46] all purchases,
[52:47] including items
[52:48] not subject to collateral.
[52:50] Said record must be
[52:51] transmitted electronically
[52:52] to the Litchfield Police
[52:53] Department
[52:53] within 24
[52:54] hours of
[52:55] receipt of any
[52:56] purchased items.
[52:57] Section Two: Every
[52:58] owner or operator of
[52:59] a pawn shop doing
[53:00] business in the City of
[53:01] Litchfield,
[53:02] Kentucky, shall,
[53:03] within 30 days after
[53:04] the enactment of this
[53:05] ordinance,
[53:06] implement an
[53:06] electronic
[53:08] inventory tracking system capable of
[53:09] transmitting all
[53:12] information required by law via
[53:13] computer to an authority
[53:14] designated by the
[53:16] Litchfield Police Department. Section
[53:18] Three: The police
[53:19] department enters into
[53:21] an agreement with LeadsOnline, which
[53:22] operates an electronic
[53:23] database for
[53:24] law enforcement
[53:25] agencies to
[53:26] identify stolen
[53:27] goods and individuals
[53:28] suspected of
[53:29] theft. Section
[53:31] Four: The owner
[53:32] or operator of a
[53:33] pawn shop
[53:34] shall be required
[53:34] to upload
[53:35] information to an authority
[53:36] designated by the
[53:38] Litchfield Police Department within 24
[53:40] hours of
[53:41] receipt of purchased
[53:42] or pawned
[53:43] goods. Section
[53:44] Five: Failure by
[53:46] any owner
[53:47] or operator of a
[53:48] pawn shop to comply with the provisions of
[53:49] this ordinance
[53:50] shall be deemed
[53:50] a misdemeanor, and upon
[53:52] conviction
[53:53] the offender shall be liable
[53:54] to a fine not
[53:55] exceeding $25 for
[53:56] each separate
[53:57] offense.
[53:58] Each day of
[53:59] failure to comply with this
[54:00] regulation is considered a
[54:01] separate
[54:02] offense.
[54:03] Section Six: All
[54:04] ordinances or
[54:04] parts of ordinances that
[54:06] conflict with this
[54:06] ordinance are hereby
[54:07] repealed to the
[54:08] extent of such
[54:09] conflict. Section
[54:10] Seven: The provisions of
[54:11] this resolution
[54:12] are declared
[54:14] severable, and if
[54:15] any section,
[54:16] phrase or provision
[54:18] is held
[54:19] invalid, such
[54:20] invalidity shall not
[54:20] affect the remaining
[54:21] sections, phrases or
[54:22] provisions.
[54:25] Any questions or
[54:27] comments on If
[54:28] not, I will accept
[54:29] the motion and
[54:30] support and we
[54:31] will take a roll call
[54:32] vote.
[54:32] I am making a suggestion.
[54:34] Proposal from
[54:35] Clayton, seconded by
[54:36] Toody. Roll
[54:36] call, George.
[54:38] By.
[54:41] Thank you. Okay, next
[54:46] is the
[54:47] planning and
[54:49] zoning recommendation for a change of use for the
[54:51] land
[54:53] with PVA number 083-09-29-019.0
[54:55] B. The owner is George
[54:56] Heck.
[54:57] Mr. Mayor, do
[54:58] I need to recuse
[54:59] myself to
[54:59] talk about this?
[55:00] I have a personal
[55:01] interest in this matter.
[55:03] This is personal for me. I
[55:04] don't think you'll have to
[55:05] leave
[55:06] the room because of this. I
[55:08] just won't
[55:09] vote.
[55:10] Just don't say I do
[55:11] n't vote.
[55:12] Don't hold back.
[55:13] In fact, we
[55:13] need to
[55:14] vote on whether
[55:15] to accept these
[55:15] recommendations. I would
[55:16] advise you to
[55:17] stay away from this
[55:18] issue.
[55:18] We're not
[55:19] having the first
[55:20] reading tonight anyway
[55:21] . I won't.
[55:22] Although we usually
[55:23] vote for
[55:23] the recommendation.
[55:24] Good.
[55:25] So I would advise
[55:26] actually going out during this
[55:28] .
[55:31] Get out of here,
[55:32] George. She
[55:33] convinced us.
[55:36] If you abstain
[55:37] from voting, your
[55:38] vote counts
[55:39] towards the majority. So.
[55:41] he
[55:42] just needs to not vote.
[55:43] Yes.
[55:43] If he doesn't vote,
[55:44] it doesn't
[55:45] count anywhere.
[55:46] Yes.
[55:46] That's what I meant. We don't
[55:49] kick anyone else out of the room
[55:50] when we look at
[55:50] their property.
[55:52] If he doesn't vote,
[55:54] yes.
[55:56] Todd, is this your first
[55:57] reading?
[55:59] Uh, well, first
[56:00] the recommendation...Of course
[56:02] , the property owner is
[56:04] George Heck, address:
[56:05] 115 Sequoia Drive.
[56:06] Current zoning—B-2
[56:08] "Central Business
[56:09] District", requested—C-
[56:11] 1 "Highway
[56:12] Commercial Zone." The
[56:16] Litchfield City Planning Commission,
[56:17] having reviewed the
[56:18] zoning change request,
[56:19] recommends that the City
[56:20] Council approve a change
[56:21] of classification from "
[56:22] Central
[56:23] Business" to "
[56:24] Main Street
[56:24] Commercial." The Commission
[56:29] determined that the
[56:30] current B-2 zoning
[56:31] is inappropriate and that the
[56:32] requested
[56:34] C-1 category better suits
[56:35] the property and its
[56:36] intended
[56:37] use.
[56:42] Based on these
[56:43] findings, the commission
[56:44] recommends approval of the
[56:45] zoning change and
[56:46] forwards the recommendation
[56:47] to the Litchfield City Council
[56:48] for
[56:49] final consideration
[56:50] .
[56:56] Do we really
[56:57] need to vote
[56:58] on this, Arlene?
[56:59] You must all
[57:00] vote on whether
[57:01] to accept this
[57:02] recommendation.
[57:02] Good. I am waiting for an
[57:04] offer.
[57:04] Proposal to approve.
[57:06] Second.
[57:06] Proposal from Tudy,
[57:08] seconded by Clayton
[57:09] . Who is "for"?
[57:10] By.
[57:10] Who is against? Hey,
[57:13] George. George.
[57:15] Come back, George.
[57:17] Since you're
[57:18] listening anyway, George,
[57:19] come on in.
[57:19] I think it's normal
[57:20] that he's present at the
[57:21] first reading, because
[57:22] we're not voting on it
[57:23] tonight.
[57:29] Next—the adoption
[57:30] of a proclamation regarding "
[57:32] Production Week 2026.
[57:33] " Does
[57:34] Tyler need to read this?
[57:35] Yes, Tyler should
[57:36] read this.
[57:37] Good.
[57:38] And it's okay
[57:39] if George is here,
[57:39] because we're not voting
[57:40] on it today.
[57:41] Good. So, this is the first
[57:43] reading. An ordinance
[57:44] to amend and
[57:45] adopt an updated
[57:46] zoning map
[57:47] entitled "
[57:47] Litchfield,
[57:48] Kentucky Zoning Map" by
[57:49] changing the zoning
[57:50] district classification of the property
[57:51] located in
[57:52] Litchfield, Kentucky,
[57:53] as described below, from B-2
[57:54] Central Business
[57:55] Zone to C-1
[57:56] Highway Commercial Zone. Whereas,
[57:57] the Planning Commission of
[57:59] Litchfield, Kentucky,
[58:02] held a public
[58:03] hearing on September 14, 2026, on Application
[58:05] Number RZ-26-146.
[58:07] The property is currently owned by
[58:09] George Heck, and has
[58:11] PVA number 083-09-29-019.0 B. It is
[58:12] further
[58:14] described in Deed Book
[58:15] 552, Page 663, Records of the
[58:19] Grayson County Clerk's Office, and
[58:20] is located at
[58:21] : 115 Sequoia
[58:23] Drive, Litchfield,
[58:25] Kentucky. The request
[58:26] called for a change from B-2
[58:27] Central Business
[58:29] Zone to C-1 Commercial
[58:30] Highway Zone. And whereas
[58:31] the members of the City Council
[58:32] have conducted a review of
[58:33] the minutes and evidence
[58:34] presented before the
[58:35] Litchfield Planning Commission
[58:36] , and its recommendation
[58:37] that the
[58:38] zoning map amendment be
[58:39] approved as it
[58:40] relates to this
[58:41] property. Her
[58:41] recommendation
[58:42] is attached and
[58:43] incorporated herein by
[58:44] reference. Therefore, be it
[58:46] enacted by the City of
[58:47] Litchfield, Kentucky,
[58:48] as follows. The boundaries of the
[58:49] District are shown on the
[58:50] District Map
[58:51] entitled "
[58:52] Litchfield,
[58:53] Kentucky Zoning Map", which is hereby
[58:55] amended for the
[58:56] reasons given, which are an
[58:56] integral
[58:57] part of this
[58:58] document, including
[58:59] the request for
[58:59] rezoning from the
[59:00] Planning Commission
[59:01] dated 09/15/2026 to the
[59:03] Litchfield City Council. So,
[59:04] the description of the property is
[59:05] as follows. Description
[59:07] of the property,
[59:08] listed as
[59:09] property number
[59:11] PVA 083-09-29-019.0 B,
[59:12] Deed Book 552, Page 663,
[59:14] Records of the
[59:16] Grayson County Clerk's Office,
[59:18] located at
[59:19] : 115 Sequoia
[59:21] Drive, Litchfield,
[59:22] Kentucky 42754. Now,
[59:24] after the passage of this
[59:25] ordinance, the highway is zoned C-1
[59:26] Commercial.
[59:30] OK.
[59:31] Thank you, Tom. OK.
[59:38] Adoption
[59:39] of the Proclamation on
[59:41] Manufacturing Week
[59:42] 220 2026. We signed this
[59:45] at the last...
[59:48] Chamber of Commerce Luncheon.
[59:49] Ward lunches, yes.
[59:50] Therefore.
[59:51] I propose
[59:53] to accept it.
[59:53] A suggestion from Billy,
[59:55] and I support it.
[59:56] Second.
[59:56] The second one is from Clayton.
[59:57] Everyone "in favor"?
[59:58] Yes.
[59:59] Who is against?
[1:00:00] Thank you.
[1:00:04] We don't need to
[1:00:05] do anything about
[1:00:06] business license orders
[1:00:07] today, do we?
[1:00:08] No, just an update. We
[1:00:10] held a
[1:00:11] committee meeting this
[1:00:12] evening. There have been several
[1:00:14] suggestions and ideas
[1:00:15] for positive changes,
[1:00:16] and I will begin to formulate
[1:00:18] them together and
[1:00:18] try to start
[1:00:20] working on a
[1:00:21] draft to
[1:00:22] present to the
[1:00:23] council.
[1:00:25] OK. Thank you, Shirley.
[1:00:27] OK. Unfinished
[1:00:28] business, Billy?
[1:00:29] Yes, sir.
[1:00:30] Terry?
[1:00:31] No.
[1:00:31] Tim?
[1:00:32] Yes, sir.
[1:00:33] No.
[1:00:33] George?
[1:00:34] No. Is
[1:00:35] anyone else here? OK.
[1:00:39] New cases. The
[1:00:42] Grayson County Alliance has
[1:00:43] requested $6,000
[1:00:44] for its annual
[1:00:45] community
[1:00:46] Christmas
[1:00:47] food basket. We previously
[1:00:49] budgeted
[1:00:51] $5,000 for this. My
[1:00:53] recommendation is that
[1:00:55] we
[1:00:55] stay within the
[1:00:57] $5,000 we
[1:00:58] allocated. If
[1:01:04] the question of a larger
[1:01:05] amount arises after this year, we need to
[1:01:06] discuss it before
[1:01:07] the budget is formed.
[1:01:08] Therefore.
[1:01:09] I move that the
[1:01:10] mayor's recommendation for
[1:01:12] $5,000 be accepted.
[1:01:13] The proposal was made by
[1:01:14] Billy, seconded by
[1:01:15] George. Who is "for"?
[1:01:16] By.
[1:01:17] Who is "against"? Okay,
[1:01:19] let's move on to new
[1:01:20] things. Billy?
[1:01:21] Yes, sir.
[1:01:22] Terry?
[1:01:23] No.
[1:01:23] Timmy?
[1:01:24] No.
[1:01:24] George?
[1:01:25] No.
[1:01:28] Yes, I have
[1:01:29] concerns about the
[1:01:30] cars Tyler
[1:01:31] leaves in the lot
[1:01:33] near the square, especially
[1:01:34] on South English Street.
[1:01:39] Some of them are on jack
[1:01:40] stands and I
[1:01:41] worry that someone
[1:01:42] walking on the sidewalk
[1:01:43] might get hurt.
[1:01:45] Some of them are on
[1:01:46] jack stands. And I
[1:01:48] noticed that
[1:01:49] some of them had
[1:01:50] canopies installed because
[1:01:51] renovations were underway. Can we be
[1:01:53] held
[1:01:53] responsible
[1:01:54] if someone
[1:01:55] gets hurt on the
[1:01:55] sidewalk? Some...
[1:01:57] Is this West Market?
[1:01:58] Jacks.
[1:01:59] West Market Street?
[1:02:00] Yes. It seems to be on the corner of
[1:02:01] West Market and South
[1:02:02] English.
[1:02:03] We can look into this
[1:02:04] . The ordinance
[1:02:05] allows them
[1:02:06] to carry out minor
[1:02:11] repairs, such as
[1:02:12] changing the oil or
[1:02:13] similar work. This is
[1:02:16] our
[1:02:17] exclusion zone, so we
[1:02:18] can check it out.
[1:02:20] This is a public
[1:02:21] parking lot. But we
[1:02:23] will check the situation.
[1:02:25] Since this is our
[1:02:26] exclusion zone,
[1:02:27] maybe we can
[1:02:28] ban it.
[1:02:29] Please check
[1:02:30] this if it's not too difficult.
[1:02:31] I would be grateful. That's all
[1:02:33] I had.
[1:02:34] Now for the new
[1:02:35] cases, Lori Arlene.
[1:02:41] Other business: The
[1:02:42] personnel
[1:02:43] committee meeting will be held on
[1:02:45] October 5 at 5:00 p.m. The
[1:02:47] next
[1:02:48] chamber business luncheon will be held on
[1:02:49] October 1 at noon at the
[1:02:51] Clarkson Community Center. Please
[1:02:53] let Lori know by
[1:02:54] 10:00 AM on Monday,
[1:02:55] September 28th if
[1:02:56] you plan to come.
[1:02:59] Final reminder
[1:03:00] : All claims for
[1:03:01] reimbursement of expenses
[1:03:02] for the past year through
[1:03:03] McGregor must be
[1:03:04] submitted by the end of
[1:03:05] the month. The
[1:03:07] chamber's annual dinner
[1:03:08] is scheduled for
[1:03:09] September 24th. I assume
[1:03:10] everyone who was going to
[1:03:12] leave had already informed
[1:03:13] Lori.
[1:03:14] Yes.
[1:03:14] OK.
[1:03:16] CFO Sabrina
[1:03:17] Rufus has provided you with
[1:03:18] a copy of the unaudited
[1:03:20] financial report for
[1:03:21] June 2026 for
[1:03:22] your review.
[1:03:25] Mr. Ruby, do you have
[1:03:27] anything to add?
[1:03:28] No. Are
[1:03:29] there any other
[1:03:29] questions or
[1:03:30] comments? I await the
[1:03:31] motion and its
[1:03:32] support to
[1:03:33] close the meeting.
[1:03:33] I make this
[1:03:34] suggestion.
[1:03:35] Proposal from Mr.
[1:03:35] Layton, seconded by
[1:03:36] Mr....