Daviess County Fiscal Court Meeting, Thursday, September 10, 2026.

The Daviess County Fiscal Court held a meeting on September 10, 2026, addressing several procurement and budget-related matters. Key procurement actions included approval of a $4,500 contract with the Eric Group for production services at Yellow Creek Park's Halloween event, and awarding a $26,659.30 contract to AJ's Supplies for shooting clay targets for the Mattingly target shooting range. The court also approved a $229,950 contract with Special Inspection Services LLC and a $54,819 contract with CTL Engineering for testing and inspection services related to the Davis County Detention Center renovation project. Additionally, a $300,000 funding request for the River Park Center was approved, to be sourced from the transient room tax reserve. A change order of $3,767.40 was approved for the Yellow Creek Park restroom project to reroute conduits for vandalism prevention. The court also approved a memorandum of agreement with the city of Owensboro to fund a juvenile drug and mental health court with $75,000 annually from each entity for four years. Surplus county property, including disc golf baskets and a police pursuit vehicle, was transferred to Davis County Public Schools. Public comments addressed concerns about contractor qualifications for the jail project, data center bans in neighboring counties, and local library policies. The meeting concluded with acknowledgments of community events and reflections on the 25th anniversary of September 11th.