Meeting Summary and Briefs: Clark County Board for September 18, 2026

Clark County Board | September 18, 2026

The Clark County Board met for 75 minutes on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at the Clark County Courthouse in Marshall, approved nine items without a dissenting vote, and spent 52 of those minutes in closed session on the purchase or lease of property. Six of the board’s seven members were present; District #3 was recorded absent. Every roll call in the minutes reads that all members present voted aye, and no vote tally, no dollar figure and no claim list appears anywhere in the record of the meeting.

The morning’s substantive actions were an engineering agreement for a box culvert in Casey Township, covered in a separate story; an amendment to the county’s criminal and traffic assessments resolution, also covered separately; and the closed-session property discussion, likewise covered separately. Public comment produced the meeting’s only extended exchange, on derelict property in West Union, and is reported in a fourth story. Remaining items appear below.

Two Agenda Items Produced No Board Action

Two items on the posted agenda yielded nothing. Under new business, the agenda listed “Andy Yenchochic – Air Medcare” as item 11a; the minutes record only that “Mr. Yenchochic was unable to attend the meeting.” Neither document states what he intended to bring to the board, and no rescheduling is recorded. Under item 13, appointments, the minutes read in full: “There are no appointments.” Neither item drew a motion, a second or any recorded discussion, and the board moved past both without comment.

Claims and Bills Approved Without Recorded Amounts

The board approved four separate sets of payments, each unanimously among members present and none with a dollar figure attached. General claims were approved on a motion by Mike Parsons, seconded by Brandon Burkybile. County highway claims followed on a motion by Burkybile, seconded by Susan Guinnip. After the board returned from closed session it approved preceding bills on a motion by Todd Kuhn, seconded by Parsons, and one day and mileage claims on a motion by Parsons, seconded by Randal Stephens. No claim list, vendor name or total accompanies any of the four in the materials provided.

Delinquent Tax Resolution Approved for Single Parcel

The board approved a delinquent tax resolution for a single property, identified in both the agenda and the minutes only by parcel number: 15-19-33-03-301-005. The motion was made by Randal Stephens and seconded by Brandon Burkybile, and all members present voted aye. The record contains no street address, no owner name, no amount of delinquent tax, no sale or redemption terms, and no description of what the resolution authorizes the county to do with respect to the parcel. The resolution itself was not provided with the meeting materials.

Farm Lease Renewals Approved

Members voted to approve the renewal of the county’s farm leases on a motion by Mike Parsons, seconded by Susan Guinnip, with all members present voting aye. The agenda item reads simply “Approve Renewal of Farm Leases,” and the minutes add nothing to it. The record does not name the tenants, state the acreage or the parcels involved, give a rent figure or a per-acre rate, specify the length of the renewal term, or indicate how many leases were covered by the single vote. No lease document was included in the materials.

County Website Redesign Advances

IT Director Alex Carrell updated the board on the redesign of the county website under old business. Carrell presented a comparison showing the old page alongside the new proposed page, according to the minutes, and told members the header and footer have been updated and action buttons added, with more to come. No motion was made and no vote taken. The minutes record no cost, no vendor, no contract, no launch date and no description of what remains to be done, and the comparison he presented was not included in the meeting materials.

Ambulance Service Reports Rising Demand, Staffing Difficulty

Under committee reports, the ambulance director updated the board on the previous month’s calls and income; the minutes record neither figure. He thanked Walmart for donating food and water during the Doric fire. Football games and special events are starting to increase, he said, and finding people to cover them is hard. He also told the board he would be attending active shooter training in Alabama. No cost, dates, provider or staffing numbers are recorded, and no action was taken on any part of the report.

August Office Reports Accepted

The board voted to accept all office reports for August 2026 on a motion by Brandon Burkybile, seconded by Randal Stephens, with all members present voting aye. The posted agenda identifies the offices expected to report as the County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Sheriff, County Treasurer, Supervisor of Assessments, Probation and Public Defender. The minutes mark the item “(See Attached),” but no reports were included in the materials provided, so none of the monthly figures the offices submitted is on the public record of this meeting.

Solar Company Representative Recorded in Attendance

The attendance list appended to the minutes includes “Silas Scott – Lincoln Trail Solar,” alongside county officers and department heads. The minutes record no agenda item concerning the company, no remarks attributed to Scott, no public comment from him and no board action touching the firm or any solar project. His presence in the attendance line is the only trace of the company anywhere in the meeting materials, and nothing in the record states why he attended or in what capacity. It is noted here because the record notes it.

Board Adjourns to October Budget Hearings

The board adjourned at 9:15 a.m. on a motion by Susan Guinnip, seconded by Brandon Burkybile, until Oct. 16, 2026, at 8 a.m. for the budget hearings. Separately, County Clerk Laura H. Lee’s notice of Sept. 14 had advised members that budget hearings were scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8 a.m., and after Friday’s board meeting if necessary, at the courthouse. The minutes of the Sept. 18 meeting do not record whether the Sept. 17 hearing took place or whether any session followed the board’s adjournment.