CITY OF ST. MATTHEWS
Council Meeting Minutes
June 24, 2025
A meeting of the St. Matthews City Council was held in-person on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Mayor Richard Tonini. The following people were present:
MAYOR
Richard J. Tonini
CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Bernie Bowling Councilmember Tim Holland
Councilmember Sarah Landes Councilmember Mary Jo Nay
Councilmember Frank Flynn Councilmember Amy Olson
Councilmember Nathan Hernandez Councilmember Jackie Vanetti (absent)
OTHER OFFICIALS
John Singler – St. Matthews City Attorney
Judi Kassebaum – St. Matthews City Clerk
Chief Barry Wilkerson – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Billy Cundiff – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Kevin Roy – St. Matthews Police Department
Sargeant Jetter – St. Matthews Police Department
OTHER ATTENDEES
Robert Klein – Resident
Trevor Cravens – HB Productions
JoAnne Ehrman – Resident
RC Scheinler – USTA of KY
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was accomplished followed by the roll call of attendance. Councilmember Vanetti was absent.
A motion was made by Councilmember Nay to approve the minutes from the June 10, 2025, council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Olson. Upon Voice Vote: (7-0) the motion carried.
PUBLIC MEETING COMMENTS
JoAnne Ehrman, a resident on Iola Ave, spoke to the council about the cars speeding on Iola Ave. She had a handout for the council summarizing the problem and possible solutions. Cars are swerving around parked cars as they speed to beat the traffic light. Children often play in the street and people walk in the street. Possible solutions might be a speed hump, sidewalks, or additional stop signs. The Mayor referred her to the website for guidelines on speed humps. He also said the city engineer is also a traffic engineer and will investigate her concerns.
RC Scheinler, of USTA of KY, told the council tennis is a growing sport and how important the new tennis courts are to Waggener High School. The USTA of KY is going to assist Waggener with grants and plans to rent the courts for tournaments. Councilmember Holland supports assisting with the costs of the courts because tournaments will be held in St. Matthews helping businesses, the community, and the kids. Councilmember Flynn indicated the budget could be amended later after Waggener secures more funding. Councilmember Hernadez said St. Matthews would like to be the last in the door with funding. The Mayor asked that the council be kept informed of Waggener’s success in getting grant money from USTA of KY.
Trevor Cravens, of HB Productions, gave copies of the budget vs. actual budget for the 75th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration came in under budget. He will coordinate the drone show with The Chamber St. Matthews for Light Up Brown Park in December. The council complimented HB Productions for the celebration. The video of the day is not complete yet. The SummerFest had no issues, and the sheriffs worked well for security.
PENDING BUSINESS
No pending business was discussed.
NEW BUSINESS
Municipal Order 25-10, Grant for Police Overtime for the St. Matthews Street Festival John Singler read MO 25-10.
A motion was made by Councilmember Nay to approve Municipal Order 25-10 and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Holland. Upon Roll Call Vote: (7-0) the motion carried.
Ordinance 25-05 Adoption of Annual Budget 2nd Reading John Singler summarized the ordinance.
The police budget was adjusted by $60,000 to provide the police with a raise and 5-year service credit. Councilmember Holland stated that if this was a business costs cannot keep going up. It was mentioned that not all projects are done in the fiscal year and must be carried over to the new year. Councilmember Landes inquired if the City needed to look at increasing revenue in the future. Councilmember Holland encouraged the council have a caucus meeting to plan next year’s budget. Councilmember Hernadez suggested seeing what other cities’ tax rates are and what departments spend. Councilmember Olson would like the budget process to start sooner. Mr. Singler talked about the process of changing the tax rates.
A motion was made by Councilmember Nay to approve Ordinance 25-05 with the adjustment and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Bowling. Upon Roll Call Vote: (7-0) the motion carried.
EXPENDITURES
Councilmember Bowling made a motion to approve the expenditures listed and have checks drawn on the city’s treasury in the amount of $558,112.31. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Nay. Councilmember Flynn questioned the cyber risk assessment and how it tied in with the IT assessment done by KLC.
Upon Roll Call Vote: (7-0) the motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Councilmember Hernandez will miss the next meeting. He would like the council to receive a copy of the results of the cyber risk assessment.
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
There was no City Attorney report.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Utility flags are in Warwick Park, hopefully this is a sign the water company is working to turn on the water meter.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Holland made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Olson. Upon Voice Vote: (7-0) the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Tonini, Mayor
Judi Kassebaum, City Clerk
| June 24, 2025 | |||
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR DRAW WARRANTS on the City Treasury, | |||
| counter-signed by the City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk authorizing payment of the below listed invoices: | |||
| Advanced Business Solutions | IT -Repairs/Maintenance-Dispatch Equipment | $1,180.00 | |
| Applied Digital Solutions | IT – Capital Improvements-Record Project | $24,601.21 | |
| AT&T | All – Telephone Service | $3,709.52 | |
| AT&T | Police – Contract Services – Investigative | $195.00 | |
| Austin Ozier | Admin. – 75th Celebration – Photo/Video | $1,500.00 | |
| Bachman Auto Group | Police-Capital Improvements-Vehicles Purchase | $111,226.90 | |
| BMS, LLC | All – Insurance Addendum | $168.00 | |
| Car Keys Express | Police – Supplies & Materials | $159.89 | |
| CDW-Government | IT-Capital Projects-Switch/WiFi Upgrade/Service | $30,520.79 | |
| Clifford Distributing Co., Inc | Works – Supplies & Materials | $349.08 | |
| Covert Track Group | Police – Service Contract – Software | $1,200.00 | |
| Cross Chrysler Jeep | Police – Vehicle Maintenance – Mechanical | $1,354.30 | |
| DC Elevator, Inc. | Works – Repairs & Maintenance-Elevator | $173.50 | |
| Duplicator Sales & Service, Inc. | IT – Contract Services | $238.23 | |
| E-Z Construction Company | Works – Trinity Hills Ditch Project | $156,619.99 | |
| First Financial Bank | All – Multiple | $6,199.52 | |
| Great American Financial Services | Police – Service Contract/Copies | $97.13 | |
| HB Productions, LLC | Admin.-Final Draw-75th Celebration/Additional | $23,999.41 | |
| Hoeworx, LLC | Works – Capital Improvements – Misc. Drainage | $16,705.00 | |
| Kentucky State Treasurer | Works – Elevator Inspection | $125.00 | |
| Law Enforcement Targets, Inc. | Police – Training/Equipment | $680.00 | |
| Louisville Gas & Electric Co. | Works – Electric/Gas | $31,216.28 | |
| Louisville Water Company | Works – Water Services | $2,007.98 | |
| Media Events, Inc. | Admin. – 75th Celebration | $3,366.72 | |
| Miller Company | Police – Service Contract – Copies | $81.67 | |
| MPI Printing | Police – Printing | $867.00 | |
| Postmaster | Admin. – Annual Box Rental | $382.00 | |
| RCS Communications | Police – Vehicle Equip./Repairs/Main. On Radios | $36,070.16 | |
| Security Pros, LLC | Works – Monitoring | $1,215.46 | |
| Sherwin Williams Company | Police – Supplies & Materials | $72.88 | |
| Sterling G. Thompson | Admin.-75th Celebration-Special Event Policies | $1,079.76 | |
| St. Matthews Chamber of Commerce | Admin. – 4th Quarter Program Support | $18,750.00 | |
| St. Matthews Area Ministries | Admin. – 4th Quarter Program Support | $7,500.00 | |
| Sunny Acres Farm | Admin. – 75th Celebration – Petting Zoo | $750.00 | |
| The ReDesign Group | IT – Cyber Risk Assessment | $48,000.00 | |
| Tires Plus Total Car Care | Police – Vehicle Main. – Routine/Mechanical | $1,441.89 | |
| Tony’s Wrecker Service | Police – Towing | $540.00 | |
| United States Treasury | Admin. – Federal Excise Tax – Form 720 | $502.32 | |
| University of Louisville | Police – Training/Course & Materials | $1,850.00 | |
| Valvoline | Police – Vehicle Main. – Preventative | $993.96 | |
| Verizon Wireless | All – Telephone Service | $3,399.64 | |
| Waste Now | Admin. – 75th Celebration-Port-A-Pot Rentals | $1,107.00 | |
| Wex Bank | All – Gasoline | $14,757.75 | |
| Xcitium | IT – Licensing | $312.50 | |
| MAPS | |||
| Flynn Brothers | Works – Cold Patch | $98.90 | |
| VOLL FIELD ACCOUNT | |||
| Vine & Branch | Parks – Bleachers Maintenance & Inspection | $500.00 | |
| Reimbursements and Payments | |||
| Richardson, Mark | Police – Reimbursement Uniform Expenses | $245.97 | |
| TOTAL | $558,112.31 | ||
