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Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM AM · Council Chambers/Virtual

TL;DR

The Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee met to discuss housing accountability, community initiatives, and three pending ordinances affecting police policies, debt service, and city annexation. The meeting agenda included discussion items on housing and a community task force, along with votes on police department policy amendments, a debt adjustment measure, and approval of the City of Prospect's annexation of land near Harrods Creek.

Key Decisions

  • Safety and Accountability for Everyone (SAFE) Law - Police Department Policy Amendments On agenda for consideration
  • Debt Service Adjustment - LMCO Section 50.24 Amendment On agenda for consideration
  • City of Prospect Annexation - Land east of Harrods Creek On agenda for consideration
  • Housing Accountability Discussion Discussion item (no formal action recorded)
  • Community Commitment Task Force Discussion Discussion item (no formal action recorded)
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Special Discussion
  4. 1. HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY
    Discussion Item
  5. 2. COMMUNITY COMMITMENT TASK FORCE
    Discussion Item
  6. Pending Legislation
  7. 3. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) CHAPTER 36 ON POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERYONE (SAFE) LAW.
    Ordinance
  8. 4. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50.24 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) TO AMEND THE DEBT SERVICE ADJUSTMENT.
    Ordinance
  9. 5. AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF PROSPECT OF A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED APPROXIMATELY EAST OF HARRODS CREEK, WEST OF TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE, NORTH OF US HWY 42 AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER, CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY BUT NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.
    Ordinance
  10. Adjournment
  11. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.