Amy Stover Smitha

Voted to create a joint code enforcement board with the City of Simpsonville to handle code cases for both cities. It passed unanimously.

August 15, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted for Shelbyville's city budget for July 2023 through June 2024. It passed 6-0.

June 1, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Seconded the purchase of five new police cars (Police Interceptors) for the Shelbyville Police Department. It passed unanimously.

April 18, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Seconded a $2,171,449 contract with Reliance Construction to build a new city Public Works building. It passed 4-0.

December 5, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Made the motion to create a new city stormwater and engineering technician job. It passed unanimously.

October 3, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

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Seconded the Triple S Board of Adjustments motion to deny GO Ministries a permit for a ministry retreat on 44 farm acres off Reed Lane. The motion said the narrow road could not handle more traffic; it passed 5-1.

August 27, 2026

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Was appointed by the mayor, with council approval, to the Triple S Board of Adjustments and Appeals for a term ending Nov. 5, 2028.

April 17, 2025

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Finished seventh of seven candidates for six Shelbyville City Council seats with 2,046 votes, and lost her seat.

November 5, 2024

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Voted for the city's new zoning rules for short-term rentals like Airbnbs. They passed 6-0.

October 11, 2024

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Voted against a temporary halt on new business licenses for short-term rentals like Airbnbs. The halt failed 2-4.

October 3, 2024

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Made the motion to give downtown building grants of $130,000 for 701 Main Street and $100,000 for 541 Main Street. It passed unanimously.

September 5, 2024

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Voted for the 2024 city property tax rates of 25.5 cents per $100 for real estate and 35.9 cents for personal property. They passed 6-0.

September 5, 2024

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Voted to put the question of allowing medical cannabis businesses in Shelbyville on the November 2024 ballot for voters to decide. It passed 5-0.

August 5, 2024

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Voted to annex farmland owned by Big Four Star Properties, Langley Land Company and others into the city. The annexation passed 5-1.

June 20, 2024

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Seconded and voted for a new pay structure for city police officers and sergeants. She also voted for new firefighter pay and city salary ranges; all passed 6-0.

June 20, 2024

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Voted to overrule the planning commission's denial of a large farmland rezoning along Hwy 55 near I-64 Exit 32, and against upholding the denial. Both votes tied 3-3, so the denial stood.

February 15, 2024

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Served with Tom Hardesty and the mayor on a group that reviewed the city's code enforcement fines. They decided not to change the fines.

April 20, 2023

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Served on a three-person committee that recommended a $100,000 city Downtown Reinvestment Fund grant to save a vacant historic building at 537 Main Street. The council approved it.

February 16, 2023

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Won a seat on the Shelbyville City Council in her first race, placing sixth of 10 candidates for six seats with 1,575 votes.

November 8, 2022

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Said in a 2022 candidate Q&A that she had worked 30 years for the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, in Family and Juvenile Services, working with the foster care system. She said she became a foster parent 15 years earlier and adopted three children.

August 24, 2022

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