MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING
February 24, 2026
CITY OF HURSTBOURNE
200 WHITTINGTON PARKWAY
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
ROLL CALL
City Clerk Nicol Mercado conducted the roll call. A quorum of the Commission was present.
Present:
Mary Masick, Mayor
Ben Jackson, Commissioner
John May, Commissioner
Bill Leavell, Commissioner
Chris Leahy, Commissioner
Others Present:
John Singler, City Attorney
Chris Crumpton, City Engineer
Tyler Johnson, City Administrator
Nicol Mercado, City Clerk
PLEDGE
The pledge of allegiance was led by Mayor Masick.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 4:32 pm, Commissioner Jackson made a motion to enter Executive Session per KRS 61.810(f). Commissioner Leavell seconded the motion, and the motion carried unanimously. At 5:00 pm, Commissioner Jackson made a motion to exit Executive Session. Commissioner Leavell seconded the motion, and the motion carried unanimously.
HIRING OF TREASURER
Commissioner Jackson made a motion to approve the hiring of Gerald Plappert as City Treasurer subject to completion of personnel file and for agreed upon compensation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Leavell. The motion was carried unanimously.
RECOGNITION OF GUESTS
Chris Hatcher and Nick Schwartz from Baldwin CPAs, presented to the Commission the FY25 City Audit. They highlighted several areas of the audit and stated that the city had a good year with an unmodified, clean audit. Commissioner Jackson made a motion to adopt the audit as presented. The motion was seconded by Mayor Masick. The motion was carried unanimously.
BUSINESS/ACTION ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The February 10, 2026, Commission Meeting minutes were presented for approval. Commissioner May made a motion for approval of the minutes with amendments, and his motion was seconded by Commissioner Jackson. Motion carried unanimously.
M.O. 26-14 Relating to Hurstbourne Historic Landmark Recognition Program
After discussion, Commissioner May made a motion to approve the Order. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Leavell. Motion was carried unanimously.
Ordinance 26-01 Revised Code of Ethics – Chapter 38 – Second Reading
City Attorney John Singler presented for second reading Ordinance 26-01 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 38 OF ITS CODE OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITYS CODE OF ETHICS. Commission discussed amendment to be made as well as confirmation that Ethics Board members would be notified of the new Ordinance.
Commissioner May made a motion to adopt the new revised Ordinance. His motion was seconded by Commissioner Leavell. A roll call vote was taken—Mayor Masick—yea, Commissioner Jackson—yea, Commissioner Leahy—yea, Commissioner Leavell—yea, and Commissioner May—yea. Ordinance 25-01, Series 2026 was enacted by a 5-0 vote.
APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENTAL ACH EXPENSES
After review of the department ACH expenses, Commissioner Leahy made a motion to approve the payments for processing by the Financial Manager. Commissioner Jackson seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.
CAO Tyler Johnson—Management Report
CAO Johnson discussed the upcoming Recycle Right program and the goal of educating residents on how to better recycle and the possibility of increasing recycling participation. CAO Johnson directed the commission to submit any newsletter changes to City Clerk Nicol Mercado by end of week for upcoming print. CAO Johnson reminded the commission of the May deadline regarding the opportunity for a pay increase for the future commission. CAO Johnson made the commission aware of a scheduling conflict that led to request for a change of date for the city wide picnic; date change request made to move from September 20 th to September 27 th . No concerns were expressed so the city event date was moved. CAO Johnson gave a reminder that he would be in Lexington at the end of the week for the KCCMS Conference but would be available remotely if needed.
COMMISSION REPORTS MAYOR’S REPORT
Mayor Masick informed the commission she had attended the 2026 Louisville Mayor’s State of the City Address hosted at the Rotary Club of Louisville on February 12 th and gave positive feedback from the event.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT REPORT – Commissioner Jackson
Commissioner Jackson welcomed Jerry Plappert as the newly hired Treasurer. Commissioner Jackson presented the KLIP report which showed the city having investment gains of $181,000 from November 2019 to January 2026. Commissioner Jackson also reported that a stormwater Treasury bill was renewed for four months at 3.85% yield.
CODE ENFORCEMENT/SANITATION—Commissioner Leavell
Commissioner Leavell took the opportunity to read two letters submitted to the commission in support of the addition of Little Public Libraries to the City of Hurstbourne and the value they add to the community.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT – Commissioner Leahy
Commissioner Leahy reported on continued speeding concerns from residents particularly on Linn Station Road and discussed statistics gathered from data collected by the radar signs. Moving forward CAO Johnson will reach out to City of Anchorage for information on their guidelines/best practices for handling speeders that the city may be able to implement with Lyndon PD.
PUBLIC WORKS – Commissioner May
Commissioner May reported on his meeting with the City Horticulturist for spring planting including tree and median work. Commissioner May also gave brief commentary on the cemetery scanning project and well as the new entrance improvement project deferring to City Engineer Chris Crumpton for further information.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT – Attorney John Singler
City Attorney John Singler presented guidelines he created to be considered as an addition to the city’s building design Ordinances for possible future installation requests for Little Public Libraries. Attorney Singler also gave an update on items surrounding existing litigation with a property on Muirfield and opportunity for an upcoming meeting with the responsible party.
CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT—Chris Crumpton
City Engineer Crumpton reported on the cemetery scanning project for the Colonel Anderson gravesite. This project is a necessity for determining how many graves are present and at what location for the future flagpole and possible walkway installations. The City Engineer provided update on the entrance improvement project, sharing that the designs were mostly completed to share with a mason. They are currently working on specific locations that are in need of replacing due to failing infrastructure and in making a more cohesive aesthetic. City Engineer Crumpton will develop renderings and a bid package for commission review prior to release. Commissioner Jackson requested surveys also be obtained for each entrance to verify ownership and no right-of-way restrictions.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:48 p.m., Commissioner Jackson made the motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Leahy. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Mary Masick
Nicol Mercado, City Clerk