Council OKs customer information policy, zoning & HRB recommendations

By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio

Bruce Reynolds, city attorney, explained the reason for the new policy designed to protect sensitive customer data.

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, 11:30 — The Bardstown City Council unanimously approved Tuesday night a new policy regarding the safety of its customers personal information.

According to Mike Abell, the city’s chief financial officer, the new policy is required by state statute, and will be implemented during the coming year.

“The statute requires us to have a policy in place, and we will have a year to get the procedures in place,” he said.

The policy offers guidance on the best practices and procedures to insure the safety of  customer’s personal data, which can include name, address, phone number, and payment information.

‘It’s an awareness of what you should and should not do,” city attorney Bruce Reynolds told the council. “It doesn’t change government transparency, but protects that information.”

Councilman Bobby Simpson examines documents during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Bardstown City Council.

HISTORICAL REVIEW BOARD. The council approved Historical Review Board certificates of appropriateness for a new sign at T&T Feed and Seed, 117 W. Stephen Foster; new signage and door lettering at Gartland’s 105 W. Flaget Ave.; and approvals for an addition, porches and a garage at 106 East Broadway Ave.

In other business, the council:

— the council approved final readings on zoning changes that will allow the construction of a townhouse adjacent an existing on on Marvin Down Lanes;

— approved a municipal order that will require at least two of the signatures of the following individuals on bank and investment documents: Mayor-elect John Royalty, Mike Abell, chief financial officer, and councilman Bobby Simpson or councilman-elect Bill Buckman.

— approved a municipal order setting Wilson & Muir Bank, Town & Country Bank & Trust, Your Community Bank and Lincoln National Bank as the depositories of record for the City of Bardstown and provider of necessary financial services.

— approved necessary budget amendments prior to the end of the calendar year.

NEXT UP. The city’s new mayor and the next council will be sworn-in by Nelson Circuit Judge Chuck Simms at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, in the council chambers on Xavier Drive next to the Rec Center.

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