Mayoral Appointment & Commission Vacancy

Posted on July 21, 2020 by James Martin

On July 13, 2020 a meeting was held to appoint a new Mayor for the City of Bellemeade.  I presented myself as a candidate and was unanimously selected to fill the role for the remainder of 2020. 

I am James Martin and I’ve lived in Bellemeade since 2014.  I began serving on the Commission in September 2019 and I have been responsible for public safety and code compliance during that time.  My wife and I have 5 children (ages 5 to 13) and my wife is an elementary school librarian at Portland Christian School on Westport Road.  I am a civil litigator in the firm Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, which is located just a stone’s throw away in the Steel Technologies building on Hurstbourne Parkway.

The commissioners have recently simplified and clarified our city ordinances and established clearer mechanisms for how the city commission functions and communicates. We did this to encourage community involvement in the commission and make it as easy as possible for residents to serve on the commission.

We need your participation.  My appointment to Mayor has left us one Commissioner short of a full Commission.  We now have 30 days to appoint and swear in a new Commissioner.  We intend to do this at our next regular city meeting on August 10, 2020. We anticipate that this meeting will be held at the Steel Technologies Building since our regular meeting location at the NE Regional Library will most likely remain closed.  If you are interested, please reach out to me at  Mayor@bellemeade-ky.gov (or text/phone at 502-489-0827).  Being part of the commission is a great opportunity to learn about local government and be involved in your community. It is also a good experience builder and a chance to get to know people in the city and learn how Metro and State Government work.

Thank you and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Mayor James Martin

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Bellemeade City Commission Meeting Agenda for July 2020

Posted on July 10, 2020 by James Martin

July 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Steel Technologies Building

The 700 Room, 1st Floor

700 North Hurstbourne Parkway

Louisville, KY 40222 

Call To Order –

Approval of Minutes –

Reports – Each Report Will be Followed by Comments from Each Commission Who Wishes to Speak. 

Treasurer’s Report and Adoption – Geri Huff

Mayor’s Report – James Martin 

Public Safety Report (New Police Contract) – James Martin

Public Works Report – (Discussion of Milestone Engineering)

Public Comments – In Accordance With Commission Rules 

New Business –

Second Reading of an Ordinance related to Closing Charing Cross and clarification of Codification Ordinance. 

Consideration of Ordinance related to Closing Charing Cross and clarification of Codification Ordinance.  

First Reading of LGPT Tax Rate Ordinance

Discussion of Virtual or Physical Meeting Location for August and September Meetings

Selection Mayor (To be presided over by Commissioner, Bob Elliott)

Selection of  Mayor Pro Tem 

Recognition of and Thank You to Former Mayor, Andrew Miller  

Adjournment – 

The next working meeting is scheduled for August 3, 2020 7:00 pm.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for August 10, 2020 7:00 pm..

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Working Meeting for July 6 2020

Posted on July 6, 2020 by James Martin

The City of Bellemeade Commission will be hosting its working meeting virtually on July 6, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Residents are welcome to tune in and listen. If you have something you would like to bring up please email me in advance and I will see if we can make time for it.

A Zoom meeting invitation is listed below.

Topic: July Bellemeade Working Meeting
Time: Jul 6, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85482507556?pwd=ZGU5M1dpbFk5MnczUlB3WXdQVjh0Zz09

Meeting ID: 854 8250 7556
Password: Bellemeade

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SPECIAL MEETING – CITY OF BELLEMEADE COMMISSION

Posted on June 19, 2020 by James Martin
  • June 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM
  • Steel Technology Building
  • The 700 Room, 1st Floor, 700 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Louisville, KY 40222

Due to the resignation of Commissioner Mike Dyer, the commission, pursuant to KRS 83A.040, has 30 days to appoint a new Commissioner to fill the slot. The appointed Commissioner will serve until December 31st 2020.  The new Commissioner will be appointed in a special meeting on June 25th at 7:00 PM in the Steel Technologies Building. Anyone wishing to be considered for the position should arrive before the meeting begins and sign-up to speak and be considered OR contact a Commissioner in advance and present a written statement to be read at the meeting. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, a qualified voter in Bellemeade, a current Bellemeade resident, and have been a Bellemeade resident for at least one year. This is a special meeting and no other business will be conducted.  If you come to the meeting please consider wearing a mask.

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Bellemeade City Commission Meeting June 2020 details

Posted on June 7, 2020 by James Martin

The Bellemeade City Commission will be meeting remotely again this month. The meeting will begin at 7PM on Monday the 8th of June. Hopefully this will be our last virtual meeting and the library will be open for in-person meetings again in July. However we do still anticipate there may be a need for virtual meetings periodically over the next year and we will continue to post information here to keep people informed.

The meeting will be hosted on Zoom at the following link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86793370936

Or by opening zoom and joining meeting ID 867 9337 0936

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Bellemeade City Commission Meeting Agenda for June 2020

Posted on June 7, 2020 by James Martin

Regular Meeting Agenda

June 8th 2020 

Call To Order –

Approval of Minutes –

Reports –

Treasurer’s Report – Geri Huff

Mayor’s Report – Andrew Miller

Public Safety Report (New Police Contract) – James Martin

New Business –

Second Reading of a Budget Ordinance for FY 2020 – 2021

Consideration of Budget Ordinance for FY 2020 – 2021

First Reading of an Ordinance to set the Tax Rate for 2020

Consideration of a Municipal Order to set the Compensation for non-elected City Officers

Adjournment – 

The next working meeting is scheduled for July 6th 2020.  The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 13th 2020.

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June Working Meeting

Posted on June 1, 2020 by James Martin

The Meeting ID for the June Working Meeting is 865 0256 2525. Next week (June 8th) will be our regular monthly meeting where city business will be conducted. The agenda for the June 8th meeting will be posted this week. The working meeting is organizational but is open to the public. To join the meeting go to zoom.us and join at the above meeting ID.

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Working Meeting for June 1st 2020

Posted on May 29, 2020 by James Martin

The City of Bellemeade Commission will be hosting its working meeting virtually on June 1st 2020. Residents are welcome to tune in and listen. If you have something you would like to bring up please email me in advance and I will see if we can make time for it.

I will post details for the meeting not less than 24 hours in advance on the Bellemeade City website.

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Road Repaving

Posted on May 14, 2020 by James Martin

I was alerted this morning by a helpful KTC employee, that also happens to be a resident, that the Whipps Mill road repaving is set to begin Monday May 18th.  We knew this was supposed to be done in the spring but this is the first I’ve seen a definite starting date for it.  They are repaving all the way from Shelbyville Rd to Gallant Fox Road (near the YMCA).  This is likely to impact the commute for some of our residents who go out the back of the city so be aware and plan accordingly.

On the same subject we are also moving forward with the repaving efforts for N Chadwick Road following the takeover of the road from Louisville Metro this spring.  We don’t have a definite starting date for this but we expect to have it in the coming weeks and anticipate this work being done before we get into summer.  We will do our best to keep everyone informed as this moves forward.

As always, email me with any questions and I will do my best to get answers!

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May 11th Commission Meeting details

Posted on May 10, 2020 by James Martin

The meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on Zoom.us. The Zoom meeting will be opened 5 minutes in advance at 6:55 and business will begin at 7:00.

The zoom meeting ID is 771 9006 7024.

To join the meeting point a web browser to zoom.us and click “Join a Meeting” in the top right corner. Then enter the meeting ID above ( 771 9006 7024 ) and click “Join.”

Reminder that only Commissioners and Officers will be allowed to speak during the meeting. If you have an issue you wish to discuss at the meeting reach out to myself or a Commissioner before the meeting so that one of us can raise the issue.

The agenda for the meeting is posted here.

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