Newly minted 911 administration board presents budget

The Paducah-McCracken County 911 Administrative Board presented its fiscal year 2025-26 budget to Paducah's Board of Commissioners during its Tuesday evening meeting.

Chairman Jeff Parker said the upcoming fiscal year budget would be approximately $3.34 million, lower than this fiscal year's budget of nearly $3.8 million.

The difference between the two budgets is due to one-time purchases that occurred during the current fiscal year.

The newly created 911 Parcel Fee revenue source will ease the burden on the City and County general fund accounts for fiscal year 2026. Parker said the 911 Parcel Fee and other expected revenue sources will cover the vast majority of the expenses with the City and County covering a shortfall of approximately $466,470. 

The 911 Parcel Fee may be amended in the future to avoid the need to cover shortfalls from the City and County general funds.