The Ashland Board of Commissioners adopted multiple municipal orders and an appointment related to community initiatives and parking enforcement.

The commission established a homeless committee "to focus on fighting homelessness and coordination resources to reduce and ultimately prevent homelessness," and adopted a municipal order establishing an America250 committee to coordinate activities for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Both municipal orders were moved, seconded and approved.

The mayor requested the board’s concurrence in his appointment of the corporation counsel, or the counsel’s designee, as the parking citation enforcement hearing board as authorized by Kentucky Revised Statutes KRS 82.600; the commission concurred. Chief representatives said parking ordinance enforcement has begun, and patrol and police staff are coordinating enforcement timelines and procedures.

Why it matters: The committees set a formal coordination structure for homelessness responses and for bicentennial‑style public events, while the appointment implements a statutory enforcement mechanism for parking citations.

Details: The homeless committee is intended to coordinate resources to reduce homelessness; the America250 committee will promote and coordinate anniversary activities. The parking citation hearing board appointment leverages the corporation counsel under state law KRS 82.600.

What’s next: Staff and committee chairs will begin organizing membership and work plans. Police staff said enforcement processes are being timed and coordinated for effective implementation.