The Marshall County Fiscal Court on March 7 approved a series of administrative actions and routine votes, including a budget amendment that adds $300,882.11 to the fiscal year 2024–25 budget, multiple personnel hires and wage changes, an authorization for an energy evaluation, acceptance of the highest bid on a county property and the award of the county mowing contract.

Ordinance 2025-01: The court adopted Ordinance 2025-01, described on the record as an amendment to the annual budget for fiscal year 2024–25 that increases revenue and expenditure accounts by a total of $300,882.11 to reflect additions including federal grants and excess fee receipts. A motion to "approve and adopt" the ordinance was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Personnel and hires: The court approved a list of personnel changes and hires read into the record, including wage adjustments for sheriff deputies, court security hires (effective dates and hourly wages were listed on the record), and the appointment of Stacy Nolan as interim department head at E911 with an annual salary increase to $64,000 retroactive to an adjusted effective date of Feb. 16, 2025. Other hires approved on the record included Logan Rudd (maintenance laborer), Charles Hite (E911 dispatcher at $25/hour) and seasonal and part-time positions; motions to approve were made and carried by voice vote.

Contracts and procurement: The court authorized a no-cost energy evaluation by Ascendant Facility Partners; the court also authorized advertising for annual bids. For the county mowing contract, the fiscal court received two bids (Atkins Lawn Service at $23,000 per year and Matt Thompson Mowing Service at $22,050 per year) and voted to remain with Atkins Lawn Care citing past performance despite the small price difference.

County property sale: The court opened several bids for county-owned property at the corner of Ridge Road and Briansburg (Tietamsville). The highest bid recorded on the record was $36,000 from Jill Dowdy. The court moved to accept the bid (cash upfront) and later approved a motion to allow Judge Spraggs to sign and execute the deed on behalf of the county.

Financial housekeeping: The court accepted the January ending treasurer's report (for internal use), approved one transfer to cover an election officer who had outstanding paperwork and approved routine payment of bills; motions on each item were made and carried by voice vote.

Executive session: The court moved into an executive session to discuss litigation and personnel pursuant to the statute cited on the record (KRS 61.810(1) reference). The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote; the court later reconvened and adjourned.

Most votes were recorded by voice with the chair calling "All those in favor? Aye," and no individual roll-call votes or detailed tallies were read into the public record during the meeting.