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Oak Grove City Council Meeting

October 4, 2022 · Oak Grove, KY
Source: October 4 2022 Regular Council Meeting Minutes (PDF, 6 pp)
Retrieved May 13, 2026 from oakgroveky.org ↗
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Attendees

Theresa Jarvis (Mayor)
Janet Edwards (Council Member)
Isaiah Spencer (Council Member)
Jean Leavell (Council Member)
Jackie Oliver (Council Member)
Edward Cook (Council Member)
Tim Johnson (Council Member) (absent)
Mark Gilbert (City Attorney)
Dennis Cunningham (Police Chief)
Bill Johnson (Fire Chief)
Bobbie Crawford (Finance Director)
Martin Nuss (Public Works Director)
Lorelynn Fisher (City Clerk)
✓ Present: 12/13

Decisions

#Approval of minutes from September 27, 2022, meeting

APPROVED Voice vote, all in favor

#Approval of meeting agenda

APPROVED Voice vote, all in favor

#Ordinance No. 2022-XX Compensation of BZA Board Members

APPROVED Roll call vote, 5-0

#Ordinance No. 2022-XX Amending Ordinance No. 2020-13 Sexually Oriented Business

APPROVED Roll call vote, 5-0

#Ordinance No. 2022-XX Tax Levy

APPROVED Roll call vote, 3-2

#Pennyrile Electric easement request

APPROVED Voice vote, all in favor

#Ordinance No. 2021-03 Adopting the 2015 Edition of the International Property Maintenance Code

SENT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Voice vote, all in favor

#Ordinance No. 2021-13 Code and Nuisance Board

SENT TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Voice vote, all in favor

#Draft Repealing Ordinance 2022-08 Compensation Plan and Reenactment of Ordinance 2020-10 Compensation with changes

APPROVED Roll call vote, 3-2

Agenda Items

#1

Opening Ceremonies

Pastor Dan Herbster led the invocation and pledge of allegiance

#2

Review of Minutes

Minutes from previous meeting were approved

#3

Approval of Meeting Agenda

Meeting agenda was approved

#4

Consent Calendar

No items were on the consent calendar

#5

Reports of Officers and Committees

Audit Committee presented recommendations

#6

Unfinished Business

Ordinance was approved

#7

New Business

Easement request was approved

#8

Legislative Body Member Comments

Council members discussed various topics

#9

Open Forum

Public comments were heard

Public Comments

6 speakers
Lloyd Walters · Topic: Property taxes

Did not speak due to ordinance being passed

Christine Elledge · Topic: Christian County Animal Shelter Food Drive

Informed council about the food drive and requested support

Christine Elledge · Topic: Executive branch and open records request

Requested more transparency from the city

Joseph Belew · Topic: Assignment of numbers to proposed ordinances

Discussed the need for a clear process

Joseph Belew · Topic: Parliamentarian role

Expressed concerns about the City Clerk serving as Parliamentarian

Joseph Belew · Topic: Committee of the Whole meetings

Requested an ordinance for the meetings