Urban County Council - Police Hearing

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Council convened on October 16, 2019, at 10:00 AM in the Council Chambers of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting focused on a single agenda item regarding a police disciplinary hearing, which was handled as an informational matter. During the session, the council conducted 2 votes on various motions, though no public comments were received from citizens. The meeting appears to have been primarily administrative in nature, centered around the disciplinary proceedings that required council attention.

Attendance

The following members were present at the October 16, 2019 meeting:

• Mayor Gorton
• F. Brown
• J. Brown
• Ellinger
• Farmer
• Gibbs
• Kay
• Lamb
• McCurn
• Moloney
• Plomin
• Reynolds
• Worley
• Bledsoe

Absent: Evans, Mossotti

No members arrived late to the meeting.

Votes and Decisions

The meeting concluded with two unanimous votes on procedural matters.

Release of Witnesses from Subpoenas 11:53 Vice Mayor Kay made a motion to release witnesses from subpoenas, which was seconded by Ellinger. The motion passed unanimously with no opposition or abstentions recorded.

Adjournment of the Meeting 11:57 Farmer moved to adjourn the meeting, with Plomin providing the second. This motion also passed unanimously, bringing the meeting to a close.

Both votes were conducted without roll call, and no individual vote tallies were recorded for either motion.

Police Disciplinary Hearing

11:53

Scott Crosbie provided an update on the police disciplinary hearing involving Sgt. Jervis Middleton. Crosbie reported that a negotiated resolution had been reached regarding the disciplinary charges against the sergeant.

The parties involved in the case agreed to waive the statutory time frame requirements that would normally govern the disciplinary process. This waiver allows for additional time to finalize the resolution without being constrained by standard procedural deadlines.

As part of the agreed-upon resolution, a letter of conformity will be submitted at a later date. Crosbie indicated this letter would be provided to complete the disciplinary process, though he did not specify the exact timeline for its submission during the meeting.

The negotiated settlement appears to have resolved the disciplinary matter without proceeding to a full hearing, suggesting both sides found the terms acceptable. No details were provided about the specific nature of the original disciplinary charges or the terms of the negotiated resolution.

The agenda item was presented for informational purposes, with no action required from the meeting participants at this time.