January PeADD Board of Directors Meeting

The Pennyrile ADD Board of Directors held their monthly meeting on January 9, 2023 which was held at the PeADD Office in Hopkinsville and via Zoom.  The guest speaker was Mike Harmon, Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, presented the FY' 22 Audit for the PeADD.  Mr Harmon stated that there were no findings reported and commended the organization for their diligence and cooperation during the audit.  

Mr. Bart Frazier, Chair of the Nominating Committee for the PeADD Board addressed the board stating that the committee presented the new slate of officers as follows:  Board Chair - Crissy Carter, Citizen Member of Livingston County; Board Vice Chair - Todd Mansfield, Judge Executive of Todd County, Dakota Young, Judge Executive of Caldwell County, and Kevin Cotton, Mayor of Madisonville.  The board approved the nomination as presented and Judge Perry Newcom of Crittenden County administered the Oath of Office to install the officers into positions.

Federal and State reports were provided by field representatives in addition to staff reports from Community & Economic Development Director, Amy Frogue, Pennyrile Area Agency on Aging Director, Jill Collins, and West Kentucky Workforce Board Director, Sheila Clark.  Chief Financial Officer, Alisha Sutton, presented the Financial Report and FY '23 Budget Amendments which were both approved by the board.  Ms. Sutton also gave a presentation on the audit to detail the financial standings of the organization.  

Mr. Jason Vincent, PeADD Executive Director, brought before the board the PeADD Code of Ethics Policy.  He then discussed the updated Corporate Resolution, due to the change of officers, along with a list of Surplus Items which were all approved by the board.  He went on to mention upcoming events to include the Kentucky Council of ADDs Legislative Breakfast and the National Association of Development Organizations DC conference.  Lastly he mentioned the PeADD's Legislative Priorities and Local Officials Directory which were included with each board packet and asked that the board members review them and report any updates they would like included.

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