The Elizabethtown City Council met for their final meeting of 2024 Monday evening.
Heather Cochran with RFH-PLLC reported to the council on the city’s annual audit. Cochran said the final report is waiting on some tourism numbers, but the city is looking at a “clean opinion” for their operations in 2024.
“It says, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly in all material respects,” Cochran said. “So, I always say, in the auditing world that’s as good as it gets. That’s what you’re looking for for your audit opinion, so that’s a clean opinion.”
Cochran said the audit found no internal control deficiencies and no instances of non-compliance. The city’s total revenue for the year came in at about $63.8 million and total expenses came in at about $59 million.
The first readings were held for three annexation requests. The properties, all to be annexed from unincorporated Hardin County, are: 154 acres at 1750 Gaither Station Road, .482 acres at 2031 Bardstown Road, and 68 acres at 1001 Ring Road and Patriot Parkway.
An ordinance changing the zoning for 3500 Leitchfield Road to Planned Neighborhood Residential was approved on its second reading. The council also approved several municipal orders including a change order for the Leitchfield Road/South Ring Road Sanitary Sewer Project, a design contract with CMW for Elizabethtown Nature Park trails, and amendments to the city’s personnel handbook.
Mayor Jeff Gregory recognized outgoing council members Bobby Tabb, Cindy Walker, and Virgil Wiloughby for their time on the council. Gregory said disagreements may happen but ultimately everybody has worked at making the city better.
“We don’t always all agree, and as matter of fact we get aggravated with each other from time to time,” Gregory said. “It’s just the truth. But we don’t take it to the next day or to the next ordinance or to the next municipal order. We get over it, and then we reset, and we work together again. And we don’t air our dirty laundry in public. We discuss things, and whoever wins wins, and you move to the next thing, and I think that’s very productive.”
New council members Tim Isaacs, Lamar Jones, and Mika Tyler were sworn in to their terms that begin in January following the council meeting.
The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet January 6.
