Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Budget Committee  
Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11)  
Vice Chair Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)  
Committee Member Ken Herndon (D-4)  
Committee Member Ben Reno-Weber (D-8)  
Committee Member Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12)  
Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)  
Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Committee Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Committee Member Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)  
Thursday, July 23, 2026  
4:30 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair Winkler called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.  
Vice Chair Winkler introduced the committee members present. A quorum was  
established.  
Note: All committee members present attended in Chambers, except  
Committee Member Parker and Committee Member Mulvey-Woolridge, who  
attended virtually.  
8 -  
Present:  
Vice Chair Markus Winkler (D-17), Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright  
(D-3), Committee Member Ken Herndon (D-4), Committee Member Jonathan "JJ"  
Joseph (R-12), Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Committee Member  
Marilyn Parker (R-18), Committee Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19), and  
Committee Member Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)  
2 - Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11), and Committee Member Ben Reno-Weber (D-8)  
Excused:  
Support Staff  
Christina Scotland, Council Financial Analyst  
Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Clerk(s)  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Special Discussion  
ID 26-0771  
1.  
LOUISVILLE'S CHARITABLE NONPROFIT SECTOR: NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTY,  
STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY  
Attachments:  
Louisville Nonprofit Coalition 7.23.26.pdf  
Laela Kashan, Kentucky Nonprofit Network, gave a presentation (see  
attached).  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Vice Chair Winkler  
- Committee Member Parrish-Wright  
- Mandy Marler, Kentucky Nonprofit Network  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
- Committee Member Mulvey-Woolridge  
Pending Legislation  
O-185-26  
2.  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT  
(THE "METRO GOVERNMENT" OR THE "ISSUER"), PROVIDING FOR AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND  
NOTES OF THE METRO GOVERNMENT IN ONE OR MORE SERIES TO FINANCE THE  
COSTS OF VARIOUS PUBLIC PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED IN METRO GOVERNMENT  
CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGETS; SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON  
WHICH THE BONDS AND NOTES ARE TO BE ISSUED AND PROVIDING FOR A  
COMPETITIVE, ADVERTISED SALE THEREOF; DEFINING AND PROVIDING FOR THE  
RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS AND NOTES AND PROVIDING FOR THE  
APPLICATION OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF; AND TAKING OTHER RELATED  
ACTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS AND NOTES.  
Primary Kevin Kramer (R-11) and Primary Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
O-185-26 V.2 CAM 072326 Metro's General Obligation Bonds.pdf  
O-185-26 V.1 062526 Metro's General Obligation Bonds.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Chappell, that this Ordinance be recommended for  
approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Angie Dunn, Office of Management and Budget  
- Vice Chair Winkler  
- Chip Sutherland, Baird  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Herndon, that this Ordinance be amended as shown in the  
attached document titled "O-185-26 V.2 CAM 072326 Metro's General Obligation  
Bonds.pdf."  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Winkler, Parrish-Wright, Herndon, Joseph, Chappell, Parker, Piagentini, and  
Mulvey-Woolridge  
2 - Kramer, and Reno-Weber  
Excused:  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Vice Chair Winkler adjourned the meeting at 5:12 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 July 30, 2026.  
Transcript  
ID 26-0935  
See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Budget Committee Meeting- July 23,  
2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding discussion of each  
item.]  
Attachments:  
Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Budget Committee Meeting –  
July 23, 2026.pdf