Billy N. Parrish

Cast the only no vote on a $7,265,750 bid to build a new county sheriff's office. He said he found no support for the building among his district's residents.

July 16, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to keep the Fiscal Court at seven magistrates instead of cutting it to five. The motion passed 4-3. County officials said cutting two seats would save more than $60,000 a year.

August 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on using $5 million of the county's coal tax money to pay sports complex bills. He was one of two no votes, and the motion passed.

August 23, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on raising the starting pay for deputy jailers from $15 to $17.25 an hour, pending a state pension ruling. The motion failed 3-4. Several no voters said they would support it once the pension agency approved.

April 19, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made a motion to give $100,000 of federal COVID relief money to each of the county's 14 volunteer fire and rescue groups. The motion failed 2-4.

April 5, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Was the only county or city official to vote against final approval of the builder for the Madisonville sports complex. The project was expected to cost about $13.9 million.

March 1, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only no vote on the first reading of an ordinance the county needed before it could borrow money for its share of the sports complex. The ordinance passed.

June 2, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on the county's deal with the city of Madisonville to build the sports complex together. The deal passed. He said many residents wanted the money spent on better internet access instead.

October 20, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Cast the only no vote on the county's 2020-21 budget, which passed 6-1. He objected to using county insurance tax money to help build the sports complex. He wanted that tax cut or ended because the county jail it paid for was paid off.

June 16, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted no on the county paying its share of an $800,000 land purchase for a new sports complex at Mid Town Commons in Madisonville. The Fiscal Court approved it 6-1. He said most District 5 residents who called him opposed it.

January 29, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Made a motion to give $100,000 of federal COVID relief money to each of the county's 14 volunteer fire and rescue groups. The motion failed 2-4.

April 5, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Made a motion to get a cost estimate for new tornado sirens in parts of the county that could not hear one. The court approved it. He said many residents never heard a siren during the December 2021 tornado.

December 21, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Asked the court in January 2025 to require local funeral homes for burials the county pays for. The court then changed the rule to require Hopkins County funeral homes.

February 18, 2025

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Cast the only no vote on giving $1.1 million in insurance money to the county's industrial development authority. The money came from a Dawson Springs building destroyed by the December 2021 tornado. He had asked that it be spent to rebuild in Dawson Springs.

July 28, 2022

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