Meeting Summary and Briefs: Clark County Board for August 21, 2026

Clark County Board | August 21, 2026

CLARK COUNTY — The Clark County Board met Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. at the Clark County Courthouse with six of its seven members present, approved claims, insurance and a holiday schedule, spent an hour and change in closed session, and tabled three New Business items. Chairman Rex Goble presided; County Clerk Laura H. Lee led the Pledge of Allegiance and Sheriff Bill Brown opened with a prayer. Board Member Brandon Burkybile of District 2 was recorded absent at roll call, though he later joined by phone to brief the board on employee health insurance.

The meeting’s substantive business is covered in full in separate reports: County Engineer Dallas Richardson’s highway report, including the no-bid concrete pipe items on the Hogue Town project and the Clarksville Road HSIP application; a Marshall city councilman’s notice that the city has adopted an 18-month data center moratorium; the board’s approval of two United Healthcare plans for employees; a modification of highway employee compensation approved after closed session, pending union approval; CCAS’s report of 208 calls and 100 declined transfers; and the three tabled items. The board adjourned at 10:35 a.m. until Sept. 17, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. for budget hearings.

FY2025 Audit Presented, Report on File With County Clerk

Auditor Carol Holbert went through her audit report for fiscal year 2025 before the board, under New Business item 11.d. The minutes record no figures from the report, no findings, no board questions and no vote; the item was presentation only. “The Audit Report is on file in the County Clerk’s office,” the minutes state. The county’s own fiscal picture is set to return to the board three weeks later: the Aug. 21 meeting was adjourned to Sept. 17 specifically for budget hearings. The audit report itself was not included in the materials reviewed for this coverage, and the minutes do not identify Holbert’s firm or the audit’s scope.

One-Day Liquor License Approved for Moe’s Package Liquors

The board approved a one-day liquor license for Moe’s Package Liquors for Sept. 5, 2026. Board Member Randal Stephens moved approval and Board Member Todd Kuhn seconded; all members present voted “aye.” The minutes do not state where the Sept. 5 event will be held, what it is, or whether any conditions attach to the permit. It was the only liquor item the board acted on at the meeting; a second request, tied to the purchase of the CB Shop in Wabash Township and the addition of gaming and alcohol, was tabled when the applicant did not appear.

County Website Redesign Delayed, Homepage Layout Expected

IT Director Alex Carrell updated the board on the redesign of the county website under Old Business. Carrell told the board the redesign had been held up somewhat by the absence of the project manager, who has since returned, and that a homepage layout should be ready soon. The minutes give no completion date, no vendor name, no cost and no description of what the redesign will change. The website update has been carried as Old Business on the board’s agenda, indicating it has come before the board at least once before; the Aug. 21 record does not say when the project began.

2027 Holiday Schedule Adopted

The board approved the 2027 holiday schedule on a motion by Board Member Mike Parsons, seconded by Board Member Susan Guinnip, with all members present voting “aye.” The schedule itself was not attached to the minutes reviewed for this report, so the specific dates county offices will close in 2027 are not part of the public record as supplied. The vote was one of three employee-facing actions at the meeting, alongside the United Healthcare approval and the modification of highway employee compensation.

Claims, Bills and Office Reports Approved Without Totals

The board approved five routine financial and administrative items, each unanimously among members present and each without a dollar figure appearing in the minutes: general claims, county highway claims, all office reports for July 2026, preceding bills, and one-day and mileage claims. The July 2026 office reports cover the county clerk, circuit clerk, sheriff, treasurer, supervisor of assessments, probation and public defender, and are noted as attached to the official record. The board also approved the minutes of its July 17, 2026, regular meeting. There were no appointments.

Officials and Guests in Attendance

The minutes list the following in attendance, as rendered in the record: Dallas Richardson, county engineer; Kyle Hutson, state’s attorney; Bill Brown, sheriff; Kim Kannmacher, Clark County treasurer; Ami Shaw, circuit clerk; Lisa Richey, Clark County assessor; Laurie Lee, county clerk; Susan Williamson, probation; Chace Bramlet, CCAS; Mike Bridges, CCAS; Carol Holbert, auditor; Warren LeFever, Marshall City Council; Susan Sloop, Clark County Extension; Jerry Woodfall, IBEW 725; Eddie McFarland, Health Department; Alex Carrell, IT; and Silas Scott, Lincoln Trail Solar. The minutes do not connect Scott, Woodfall, Sloop or McFarland to any agenda item, and record no statement from any of them.