Paducah City Commission Meeting - November 10, 2026

The Paducah City Commission meeting on November 10, 2026, included procurement and capital-planning actions. The Commission unanimously authorized the city manager to negotiate with Architects Design Group for architectural and engineering design services for a new police department facility. The firm was selected from six RFQ responses and would work with local partners Sherman Carter Barnhart and BFW Marcum; pricing and final contract terms remain to be negotiated. The consent agenda included a three-year extension of the Esri enterprise license agreement for the MAP GIS Consortium. Paducah Power System also reported refinancing that is expected to produce approximately $20 million in present-value savings over the bonds’ roughly 10-year life, and discussed ongoing infrastructure investment and evaluation of possible participation in MISO.

The Commission introduced an ordinance expanding right-of-way permits to cover temporary closures and placement of equipment or materials, such as dumpsters and cranes; the transcript does not show final adoption. It also considered consensual annexation of about 7.82 acres at 709 Bleich Road for a proposed 14-home development. Public comments focused on Flock ALPR cameras, data access, retention, and oversight. The Chief said the department did not currently plan to expand the camera network; no action to terminate the camera agreements or adopt a related restriction was recorded. No contract amount for the police facility design services was provided.