Government

Newly appointed Lebanon City Councilman John R. Mattingly took the oath of office Tuesday afternoon at city hall.

Mattingly, 60, previously served on the city council from 1988 to 1994.

On Monday, a majority of the council members voted to appointed Mattingly to replace Denise Fogle, who resigned from her seat on the city council in December. Fogle had to resign in order to be eligible to receive her state pension, according to officials with the Kentucky Retirement Systems.

The Marion County Board of Education is scheduled to meet in a special session at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at the board of education office at 755 E. Main Street in Lebanon.

The agenda for the Jan. 7 meeting is as follows:

- Call to order

- Oaths of office

- Election of board chairperson and vice-chairperson

-  Board Member Recognition

- Proclamation – County Judge Executive, John G. Mattingly

Communictions

- Superintendent’s Report

Marion County Judge/Executive John G. Mattingly sent the following announcement regarding Christmas tree disposal:

The  question  has  come  up  about  disposal of  Live/Cut  Christmas  Trees – these  trees  typically  have  been  found  thrown  on   the  road sides,  at  “pull  offs”,  in creeks  and  branches  around  the  county.

Tuesday, Jan. 1, is a holiday for all county employees, and as a result, there will be no garbage pick-up that day.

The normal Tuesday route will be picked up on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Since both the Tuesday and Wednesday routes will be picked up that day, residents are encouraged to put their trash out earlier than usual.

The County Clerk's office and the PVA office will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 29, through Tuesday, Jan. 1. The offices are closed Dec. 29 and 31 due to the shutdown of the state AVIS system, and on Jan. 1 for the county holiday.