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Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 5:00 PM AM · Council Chambers/Virtual

TL;DR

The Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee met to consider six appointment confirmations to various local boards and commissions, as well as two ordinances—one approving Jeffersontown's annexation of two land tracts and another establishing new police department accountability policies. The meeting agenda included positions on the Tree Advisory Committee, Human Relations Commission, Juneteenth Jubilee Commission, Air Pollution Control District, Cemetery Board, and Lodging Management District Board.

Key Decisions

  • Appointments to Six Local Boards and Commissions Listed for consideration
  • Jeffersontown Land Annexation Ordinance Listed for consideration
  • Safety and Accountability for Everyone (SAFE) Law - Police Department Policy Amendment Listed for consideration

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pending Legislation
  4. 1. APPOINTMENT OF BENJAMIN ANDERSON TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2028)
    Appointment
  5. 2. REAPPOINTMENT OF JANICE MARTIN TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2026)
    Appointment
  6. 3. APPOINTMENT OF KENYA TURNER TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2029)
    Appointment
  7. 4. APPOINTMENT OF TYLER HIMES TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2029)
    Appointment
  8. 5. APPOINTMENT OF TAMARA FLETCHER TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 13, 2028)
    Appointment
  9. 6. APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW CARTER TO THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MAY 1, 2028)
    Appointment
  10. 7. AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF JEFFERSONTOWN OF TWO TRACTS OF LAND, TRACT I APPROXIMATELY EASTERLY AND TRACT II APPROXIMATELY WESTERLY, BOTH IN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, AND BOTH ADJOINING THE PRESENT CITY OF JEFFERSONTOWN, KENTUCKY, WITH TRACT 1 BEING ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO GENERALLY NORTHERLY AND EASTERLY AND TRACT II BEING ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO GENERALLY SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY, AND BOTH BEING ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS WITH THE PRESENT BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY AT THE SAME POINT ON CHENOWETH RUN ROAD AND TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, CONTIGUOUS WITH THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY BUT NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.
    Ordinance
  11. 8. 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
  12. Adjournment
  13. 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.