Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Public Safety Committee  
Chair Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16)  
Committee Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1)  
Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3)  
Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)  
Tuesday, March 7, 2023  
5:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Ackerson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  
Chair Ackerson introduced the committee members present. A quorum was  
established.  
*NOTE: All committee members present attended virtually, except for  
Committee Member Hawkins, Committee Member Seum and Committee  
Member Hudson, who attended in chambers.  
8 - Committee Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Committee Member Kumar Rashad  
(D-3), Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Council Member Dan Seum, Jr.  
(R-13), Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16), Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23),  
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24), and Chair Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Present:  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
1.  
A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENACT  
HOUSE BILL 325 AND SENATE BILL 168, EMPOWERING LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON  
COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT TO PERMANENTLY DESTROY ABANDONED,  
CONFISCATED, OR FORFEITED FIREARMS IN ITS CUSTODY.  
Sponsors:  
Primary Tammy Hawkins (D-1) and Primary Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Reed, seconded by Committee Member  
Owen, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Hudson  
- Committee Member Hawkins  
- Vice Chair Reed  
- Committee Member Owen  
The following was discussed:  
- Support and clarification of the Resolution  
- Jefferson County and Louisville gun violence  
- A question regarding revenue of the guns sold  
- A clarification of the revenue  
- An opinion regarding gun violence and its relation to revenue for Louisville  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Ackerson adjourned the meeting at 5:09 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 March 16, 2023.