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JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) – One Eastern Kentucky county is facing a shutdown after.
Breathitt County Judge-Executive Jeff Noble called several emergency meetings to try to deal with the issue, but neither meeting Tuesday afternoon and one held Wednesday morning did not have enough members present to have a quorum. That means no vote was able to be passed. Only one magistrate showed up for the Wednesday morning meeting. Two, plus the judge, were needed to have a quorum.
During Tuesday’s meetings, members failed to approve a budget transfer. Judge Noble tells WYMT eight county employees will not be paid until the court meets to approve additional funding. We’re also told the judge is reaching out to the remaining magistrates to try to schedule another meeting for later today.
One Breathitt County Magistrate told WYMT the first reading of the 2022/fiscal budget was passed Monday, June 13 in a special vote in a meeting by a majority vote.
We are also reaching out to the magistrates who were not at the meetings to get reaction from them and will have more on this story later on WYMT.
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