The Occupational Ordinance adopted at the Leitchfield City Council meeting on Monday December 17 could cost the city an estimated $125,000.

The city was forced to rewrite the ordinance in order to be in compliance with the state mandate that takes effect in June of 2008.

The major difference in the ordinance is that the city will no longer be able to tax any inventory sold outside the state of Kentucky. This change will cause the city to lose an estimated $125,000.

With the lost revenue from the upcoming closure of Leitchfield Plastics, the city could possibly be working on a budget for the 2008 year with a decrease of $200,000.

The audit report presented to the council by Dan Drane for the fiscal year end June 30, 2007 was a relatively clean opinion with a few recommendation by the CPA firm for the upcoming year.

Leitchfield Police Chief, Bart Glen announced that three positions, recently left vacant by the resignations of police officers have been filled.

Mike Woosley and Brian Langdon will join the force full-time. Woosley comes to the department with over 20 years of law enforcement experience and Langdon will be attending the police academy as soon as possible. Gary Troutman will be working as Leitchfield City Police Detective about 23 hours a week.

The city agreed to install street lights on the William Thomason Byway at the intersections of KY 259, KY 920 and KY 1214 at a cost to the city of $ 7,500, $2,500 which is for material costs and the other $5,000 will be labor and equipment.

The annual cost of lighting the completed portion of the Byway will increase the city's electrical bill about 10%.

The sign for the Ronald Hudson Firehouse was installed on Monday, December 17.

Four Leitfield firefighters were honored at the council meeting on Monday night. Carl “Moon” Smith was awarded for 40 years of service, Jerry Schlosser and Buford Stapleton were honored for 35 years of service and Alan Minton was honored for 30 years of service with the Leitchfield Fire Department.

The Mayor reported there was not much more work to be completed on the firehouse and he hoped to have an open house before the 19th of January.

The council agreed to hold any further payment for the firehouse until the work is complete.

“I am fed up with it and I want it done,” stated Leitchfield Mayor William Thomason about his unhappiness of the way McNutt Construction is completing the project.