Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Government Oversight/Audit and  
Appointments Committee  
Chair Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Vice Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11)  
Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3)  
Committee Member Donna L. Purvis (D-5)  
Vacant (D-8)  
Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)  
Committee Member Scott Reed (R-16)  
Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20)  
Wednesday, February 8, 2023  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers/ Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Fowler called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.  
Note: All committee members and non-committee members present attended  
virtually, except for Chair Fowler, Vice Chair Kramer, Committee Member  
Rashad, Committee Member Seum, Committee Member Chappell and Council  
Member Piagentini, who attended in Chambers.  
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Present:  
Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20), Committee Member Barbara Shanklin  
(D-2), Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3), Committee Member Donna L.  
Purvis (D-5), Vice Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11), Committee Member Rick Blackwell  
(D-12), Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Chair Cindi Fowler (D-14),  
Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15), and Committee Member Scott Reed  
(R-16)  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Kathryn Meador, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Olivia Bennett, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Government Oversight/Audit and  
Appointments Committee Meeting - February 8, 2023.pdf" attached hereto for  
additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
Attachments:  
1.  
APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN SCHMITT TO THE JEFFERSONTOWN FIRE PROTECTION  
DISTRICT BOARD (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2023).  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Seum, that this Appointment be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Fowler  
- Althea Jackson, Mayor's Office  
The motion carried by a voice vote and this Appointment was sent to the  
Consent Calendar.  
2.  
APPOINTMENT OF MARK RATTERMAN TO THE JEFFERSONTOWN FIRE  
PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2024).  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Benson, that this Appointment be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Fowler  
- Althea Jackson, Mayor's Office  
The motion carried by a voice vote and this Appointment was sent to the  
Consent Calendar.  
3.  
REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREW COZZENS TO THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART  
(COPA) BOARD (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 24, 2026).  
Attachments:  
This Reappointment was withdrawn by request of the Mayor's Office.  
4.  
A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET  
ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING  
NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR A  
MERGER REVIEW STUDY TO BE CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE LOUISVILLE  
METRO COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COMMISSION CREATED PURSUANT TO  
CHAPTER 201 OF THE 2022 KENTUCKY ACTS - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE  
RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. - ([$100,000.00] $92,532.00) (AS AMENDED).  
Sponsors:Primary Anthony Piagentini (R-19), Primary Kevin Kramer (R-11) and Primary Markus  
Winkler (D-17)  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Benson, that this Resolution be untabled.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Fowler  
- Council Member Piagentini  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
Committee Member Chambers Armstrong abstained due to her employment  
with the University of Louisville.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Reed, that this Resolution be amended as shown in the attached document  
titled: "R-196-22 V.2 CAM 020823 Contract RE Merger Review Study on Behalf of  
Lou. Metro Comprehensive Review Comm.pdf."  
The following spoke to the proposed amendment:  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
- Committee Member Reed  
- Council Member Piagentini  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to approve carried by a voice vote and the amended Resolution  
was sent to Old Business.  
5.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”)  
SECTIONS 36.82 AND 36.83 REGARDING THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.  
Primary Jecorey Arthur (D-4) and Primary Paula McCraney (D-7)  
This item remained held in committee.  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
6.  
REAPPOINTMENT OF CARLA DEARING TO THE TARC BOARD (TERM EXPIRES  
AUGUST 31, 2025).  
Attachments:  
This item remained held in committee.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Fowler adjourned the meeting at 4:17 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 February 16, 2023.