[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....

Leitchfield City Council Meeting 09/21/2026

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