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The Elizabethtown City Council officially voted last night to increase the annual compensation for the mayor. That is, in 2 years. The council passed an order to set the mayor’s annual salary at the highest allowed by the Department of Local Government for Fiscal Year 2022. Councilman Marty Fulkerson previously stated that the increase has been some time in the making.
The order was one of the last major pieces of business the council voted on this term.
The Meade County Sheriff’s Office has opened a satellite office in order to better serve the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sheriff Phillip Wimpee says that the courthouse did not give sufficient room for social distancing.
The office, located at the Meade County Fairgrounds, is open Monday thru Friday, from 8 am to 4 :30 pm, except on Thursday when it is open from 8 am to 6 pm. Any questions regarding the satellite office can be directed to the Meade County Sheriff’s Office.
An Elizabethtown man was arrested after an alleged domestic incident involving a girlfriend.
According to arrest citations, police were dispatched to the residence of Travis England on December 6th, who was allegedly having a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Upon arrival, the victim told deputies what had transpired. The victim stated that around 3 am, England woke up suddenly, and began accusing the victim of stealing his belongings and letting people into his house. The victim fled to the bathroom but England followed, positioning himself between her and the door. England threatened the life of both the victim and himself if she did not tell him the truth, and she eventually agreed with the accusations so he would let her out.
Afterward, the victim found England attempting to tamper with her vehicle so she could not leave. She tried anyway and England took her to the ground, choking her before she managed to get free and drive away. England was apprehended on Thursday, and faces charges of strangulation, kidnapping, assault, and terroristic threatening. England was out on bond after another alleged assault that took place back in November.
He is lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center.
The next mayor of Elizabethtown will see a salary increase for the position. After years of talk, the city council held a first reading of an ordinance Monday to increase the mayor’s annual compensation. The amount now will be set to the maximum amount listed by the Kentucky Department of Local Government for fiscal year 2022. Councilman Marty Fulkerson says the change makes sense given what the role has evolved into.
Fulkerson and other councilmembers stressed that the change is not effective immediately, and would take effect after the next election in 2022, as KRS statutes don’t allow for compensation to be adjusted for a sitting official. The maximum amount of compensation set by the department for fiscal year 2020 is $77,624.
Local health departments are making people aware of new quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. Lincoln Trail spokesperson Terrie Burgan says that individuals who are considered close contacts with no symptoms should quarantine for 10 days, but that time period drops if the person tests negative.
Burgan stresses that if you’re considered a close contact and are around at-risk individuals, the quarantine period should be the full 14 days.
