Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Public Safety Committee  
Chair Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Vice Chair Tammy Hawkins (D-1)  
Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)  
Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Committee Member Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12)  
Committee Member Scott Reed (R-16)  
Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Committee Member Kevin Bratcher (R-22)  
Committee Member Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)  
Wednesday, June 17, 2026  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Seum called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.  
Chair Seum introduced the committee and members present. A quorum was  
established.  
Note: All committee members present attended in Chambers, except  
Committee Member Parrish-Wright, Committee Member Owen, Committee  
Member Reed, Committee Member Winkler and Committee Member  
Mulvey-Woolridge, who attended virtually.  
10 -  
Present:  
Chair Dan Seum Jr., Vice Chair Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Committee Member  
Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Committee  
Member Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12), Committee Member Scott Reed (R-16),  
Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17), Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21),  
Committee Member Kevin Bratcher (R-22), and Committee Member Ginny  
Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Michael Spenlau, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Amy Golden, Assistant Clerk  
Special Discussion  
ID 26-0645  
1.  
MID-YEAR CRIME TRENDS AND THE SUMMER TASK FORCE - Deputy Chief Emily  
McKinley and Deputy Chief Ryan Bates, Louisville Metro Police Department  
Attachments:  
Mid Year Crime Trend and Summer Task Force.pdf  
Deputy Chief Emily McKinley and Deputy Chief Ryan Bates, Louisville Metro  
Police Department, gave a presentation (see attached).  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Chair Seum  
- Committee Member Reed  
- Committee Member Bratcher  
- Vice Chair Hawkins  
- Committee Member Ruhe  
Pending Legislation  
O-280-25  
2.  
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER OF TITLE XI OF THE LOUISVILLE  
METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO IN-PERSON SECURITY AT  
LATE-NIGHT BUSINESSES.  
Primary Tammy Hawkins (D-1) and Additional Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
O-280-25 PROPOSED CABS 060326 Late-Night Business Security  
trigger  
O-280-25 V.1 111325 Late-Night Business Security.pdf  
O-280-25 PROPOSED CABS 050626 Late-Night Business  
Security.pdf  
O-280-25 PROPOSED CABS (2) 020426 Late-Night Business  
Security.pdf  
O-280-25 PROPOSED CABS (1) 121025 Late-Night Business  
Security.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Ruhe, seconded by Committee  
Member Bratcher, that this Ordinance return to the table.  
Vice Chair Hawkins read a proposed amendment by substitution into the  
record.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Bratcher  
- Vice Chair Hawkins  
- Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Sonya Harward, Metro Council Clerk  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Hawkins, seconded by Committee Member  
Winkler, that this Ordinance be postponed.  
The motion to postpone carried by a voice vote.  
O-173-26  
3.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 123 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF  
ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) REGARDING SECONDARY METALS RECYCLING TO  
CONFORM WITH THE KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES AS AMENDED BY THE 2026  
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.  
Primary Kevin Kramer (R-11) and Additional Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
O-173-26 V.1 061126 Amend LMCO Chp 123 RE Secondary  
Metals.pdf  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Hawkins, seconded by Committee Member  
Joseph, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Mulvey-Woolridge  
- Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Committee Member Reed  
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the  
Consent Calendar:  
9 -  
Yes:  
Seum Jr., Hawkins, Parrish-Wright, Joseph, Reed, Winkler, Ruhe, Bratcher, and  
Mulvey-Woolridge  
1 - Owen  
Absent:  
Enactment No: Ordinance No. 108-2026  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Seum adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m.  
Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at  
the Metro Council meeting on June 25, 2026.  
Transcript  
ID 26-0696  
See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Public Safety Committee - June 17,  
2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding discussion of each  
item.]  
Attachments:  
Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Public Safety Committee - June  
17, 2026.pdf