Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Thursday, July 30, 2026  
5:15 PM  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
1st Floor Conference Room/Virtual  
Committee of the Whole  
Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3),  
Ken Herndon (D-4), Donna L. Purvis (D-5), JP Lyninger (D-6),  
Paula McCraney (I-7), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Andrew Owen (D-9),  
Josie Raymond (D-10), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12),  
Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Crystal Bast (R-14), Jennifer Chappell (D-15),  
Scott Reed (R-16), Markus Winkler (D-17), Marilyn Parker (R-18),  
Anthony Piagentini (R-19), Stuart Benson (R-20), Betsy Ruhe (D-21),  
Kevin Bratcher (R-22), Jeff Hudson (R-23), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24),  
Khalil Batshon (R-25), Brent Ackerson (D-26)*  
*Denotes the Committee Chair  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Council President Ackerson called the meeting to order at 5:22 p.m.  
A quorum was established.  
This meeting was held pursuant to KRS 61.826 and Council Rule 5A. All  
Council Members attended the meeting in Chambers, except for Council  
Member Parrish-Wright who attended virtually via Webex.  
22 - Vice Chair Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2),  
Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Committee Member Ken  
Herndon (D-4), Committee Member Paula McCraney (I-7), Committee Member  
Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Committee  
Member Kevin Kramer (R-11), Committee Member Jonathan "JJ" Joseph (R-12),  
Committee Member Dan Seum Jr. (R-13), Committee Member Crystal Bast  
(R-14), Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Committee Member Scott  
Reed (R-16), Committee Member Markus Winkler (D-17), Committee Member  
Marilyn Parker (R-18), Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20), Committee  
Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Committee Member Kevin Bratcher (R-22),  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23), Committee Member Ginny  
Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24), Committee Member Khalil Batshon (R-25), and Chair  
Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Present:  
2 - Committee Member Josie Raymond (D-10), and Committee Member Anthony  
Piagentini (R-19)  
Excused:  
Absent:  
2 - Committee Member Donna L. Purvis (D-5), and Committee Member JP Lyninger  
(D-6)  
Support Staff  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Travis Fiechter, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Quang Nguyen, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office  
Clerk(s)  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Amy Golden, Assistant Clerk  
Mary Willis, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Review of Metro Council Agenda  
Council President Ackerson reviewed the Metro Council agenda.  
Council Member Owen stated that he would be abstaining from two items  
(O-187-26 and R-081-26) due to his employment with One Louisville.  
There was discussion about O-280-26 and proposed amendments, and the  
following spoke:  
- Council Member Hawkins  
- Council Member Mulvey-Woolridge  
- Council Member Kramer  
- Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Council Member Batshon  
- Council Member Winkler  
- Council Member Owen  
- Council President Ackerson  
- Council Member Reno-Weber  
- Council Member Parker  
- Council Member McCraney  
- Council Member Reed  
- Council Member Parrish-Wright  
- Council Member Chappell  
ID 26-0937  
Metro Council Agenda - July 30, 2026  
Attachments:  
FINAL Metro Council Agenda 7-30-26.pdf  
ID 26-0936  
Addresses to Council - July 30, 2026  
Attachments:  
Addresses to Council 7-30-26.pdf  
Handout - N. Keen.pdf  
Handout - D. O'Gorman.pdf  
Presidential Updates  
Council Member Reed stated that representatives from Metropolitan Sewer  
District (MSD) would be attending the Government Oversight/Audit and  
Appointments Committee on August 4, 2026 to speak about the Consent  
Decree. Council President Ackerson spoke briefly to this item as well.  
Council Member Shanklin stated that Equity, Community Affairs, Housing,  
Health and Community Services Committee on August 5, 2026 would be  
cancelled.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Council President Ackerson adjourned the meeting at 5:58  
p.m.