City Vehicle Stickers can now be purchased at City Hall.  They are due on vehicles by April 1, 2020.

Here is a link to the form required: City Vehicle Sticker Application 

Here is the ordinance pertaining to the city vehicle stickers:   

ORDINANCE 2018-06   AN ORDIANCE OF THE CITY OF FULTON, KENTUCKY IMPOSING A MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE STICKER FEE UPON PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS OWNING AND OPERATING AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS OTHER VEHICLES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF FULTON, KENTUCKY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE CITY   WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Fulton, Kentucky has heretofore enacted an ordinance imposing a motor vehicle license sticker fee upon persons firms and corporations owning and operating automobiles, trucks or other vehicles within the corporate limits of the City of Fulton and   WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Commission of the City of Fulton, Kentucky desires to continue to provide certain registration and supervisory regulation upon -all persons, firms, corporations and associations owning or operating vehicles within the city limits of the City of Fulton, Kentucky.  The City wishes to use its power granted in KRS82.082 known as “Home Rule Powers”   NOW   THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fulton, Kentucky as follows, to-wit:   Section 1. For the purposes of registration and exercising a supervisory regulation over the subjects hereof, a license will be required with a fee by all persons, firms, corporations and associations engaged in a business-related activity, work related activity or residing within the corporate City limits of Fulton, Kentucky.   Section 2. The starting date for said license shall be April 1, 2019.  Then said licenses shall be issued annually by the City Clerk or their designee and shall extend from April 1, to the last day of March of the succeeding years and shall be renewed each year such vehicles are so operated.  A city license shall be required within thirty (30) days of becoming engaged in a business-related activity, work related activity or residing within the corporate City limits of Fulton, Kentucky.  License Fee shall be $25 annually and the rate shall not be prorated.   Section 3. The City Clerk or designee shall provide registration stickers with numbers corresponding to the number of the license issued hereunder, which said registration sticker shall be always displayed conspicuously upon the front windshield of any such motor vehicle so licensed and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation within the City of Fulton, Kentucky to operate such motor vehicle without the proper display of such registration sticker.  The following information shall be provided to the clerk before issuance of said license:  Name and Address; Year of Vehicle Manufacture, Make of The Vehicle, Model of the Vehicle, Vin Number of the vehicle.   Section 4.        It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to transfer from one motor vehicle to another any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance except on transfer of ownership of said motor vehicle as herein provided.  Whenever any motor vehicle for which said license has been issued changes ownership, the transferor shall cause such license sticker to be removed from said motor vehicle and mutilated.  On the transfer of another motor vehicle to said transferor and on proof of such mutilation, which may be in the form of an affidavit of said transferor, the City Clerk shall cause a license to issue and provide such transferor with a City license sticker for such vehicle without charge for the remainder of the year for which license was originally issued.   Section 5.        The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to any persons, individuals, firms or corporations residing inside or outside of the corporate limits of the City of Fulton and owning or operating or causing to be operated any automobile or motor vehicle upon or over the streets of the City of Fulton, Kentucky in connection with the business conducted or a regular profession followed within the City limits or as a means of conveyance to and from a position, job, labor or employment for which remuneration is received from such business, profession, position, job, labor or employment in The City of Fulton Kentucky; and the penalties herein provided shall apply to such non-residents failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance.   Section 6. Any person, firm, corporation or association found by a Fulton City Police Officer, Safety Officer, Citation Officer, or other public official with the authority to issue a citation, to be in violation of the provisions of Section 4 of this ordinance shall be issued a warning citation and have fourteen (14) business days to obtain said City License and pay an additional penalty to said license fee of $100.  If the license is not obtained within 14 days, then the violator will be summoned to court and be subject to court costs and a fine of $250 plus the cost of license with a penalty of $100.   Section 7. All money derived from the license fees under the provisions of this ordinance shall be placed in the General Fund of the City of Fulton and shall be used and expended for defraying the current, general and incidental expenses of the City.   Section 8. Exemptions shall include: Vehicles that have been issued a common carrier permit or certificate by the state (KRS 281.835) or a common carrier certificate from another state for which Kentucky has a reciprocal agreement (KRS 281.835).  Disabled veterans as defined in KRS 186.041 and KRS 189.4595.  Vehicles that are used solely for government purposes and trailers.  Trucks, trailers etc. operated pursuant to a Federal Interstate Commerce Commission Permit, unless such trucks are locally-owned and garaged.   Section 9. If any clause, section, sentence, part or paragraph hereof is invalid, then such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions hereof, unless the context requires it.     Section 10.      That this Ordinance shall be put before the Commission and shall be effective upon its second reading, adoption and publication as required by law.

The Fulton Planing & Zoning Commission will have a public hearing on February 27th at 05:30 pm at City Hall.  The purpose of this hearing is to accept comments and review an ordiance change to allow places of worships and acillary structures in any zone with conditional use permit.  You can click on the link below for more details.

Informational Packet

INVITATION TO BID

Publish 01-15-2020

PROJECT:

Surplus Asphalt Millings to be Sold

**The bids should be for the entire amount approximately 120 tons of asphalt millings located in one designated pile on the upper parking lot of the (old Dura property) on North College Street.

SEALED BIDS TO BE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO:

City of Fulton

Office of City Clerk

PO Box 1350

101 Nelson Tripp Place

270-472-1320 Phone

BIDS must be marked “2020 Surplus Asphalt Millings”

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT:

January 30, 2020

Time: 09:30 p.m., Central Standard Time

The bids will be opened January 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Mangers Office, all Bids that have been duly received will be publicly opened and read aloud.

THE PROPOSED WORK IS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS:

The successful bidder would be responsible for loading of the millings and transport.  On notification of bid acceptance, the bidder would have 14 days to remove the millings from the property. 

QUESTIONS CONTACT:

Billy Nelms Director of Public Works

City of Fulton, KY

270-472-0051

[email protected]

The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the right to reject any or all nonconforming, non-responsive, incomplete, unbalanced, or conditional Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if The City believes that it would not be in the best interest of The City to make an award to that bidder. The City also reserves the right to negotiate with the selected bidder to such an extent as may be determined by The City. Also, if, in The City’s opinion, a product and/or supplier offer distinct advantages over other bidders, The City may award to a bidder that is not the lowest. Distinct advantages may include shipping time, standardization or ultimate economy. The City reserves the right to have separate awards for individual bid items from different bidders. The City further reserves the right to reject all bids, to waive any informalities and to negotiate for the modification of any bid, or to accept a bid which is deemed the most desirable and advantageous from the standpoint of customer value and service and concept of operations, even though such bid may not, on its face, appear to be the lowest price. Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the day of bid opening or for such longer period of time to which a bidder may agree in writing upon request of The City. If a Contract is to be awarded, The City will give the successful bidder a Notice of Award during the period of time during which the successful bidder’s bid remains subject to acceptance.

City of Fulton has Completed its fourth phase of sidewalk trip hazard removals.  See the below link to review the summaries. 

https://fulton-ky.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fulton-Phase-IV-Summary.pdf

https://fulton-ky.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fulton-Phase-III-Summary.pdf

https://fulton-ky.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fulton-Phase-II-Summary.pdf

https://fulton-ky.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Fulton-Pilot-Phase-I-Summary.pdf

Please plan accordingly as the Fulton City Hall and Departmental Offices will be closed December 23, 24 & 25 for Christmas Holidays.  We will reopen on Thursday December 26th. Fulton City Hall and Departmental Offices will be closed January 1, 2020. Of course our Police, Fire, EMS and Public Works all remain on call.  Remember them on this Holiday as many of them miss spending time with their families in service to keep the community running and protected.  

This is a reminder that City of Fulton Occupational License are due before January 1, 2020 for the next year.  You can obtain one at City Hall. Operating without one could lead to a civil penalty of $50 a day.  The license application may be obtained by clicking here City of Fulton Occupational License Application.

City of Fulton Ordinance 44-62  OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIRED.    Every person and business entity engaged in any business in the city shall be required to apply for and obtain an occupational license from the city before the commencement of business or in the event of a change of business status. Licensees are required to notify the city of any changes in address, the cessation of business, or any other changes which render the information supplied to the city in the license application inaccurate. (Ord. 2012-03, passed 3-12-2012)

§ 44-63  OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE REQUIRED.    (A)   Except as provided in division (B) below, every person or business entity engaged in any business for profit and any person or business entity that is required to make a filing with the Internal Revenue Service or the Kentucky Revenue Cabinet shall be required to pay to the city a $75 administrative fee for the costs associated with the application processing, license issuance, and record retention, which shall be due no later than January 1 of each year. If temporarily engaged in business in the city or if starting a new business, this administrative license fee shall be paid prior to starting any business activity.    (B)   The occupational license administrative fee imposed in this section shall not apply to the following persons or business entities:       (1)   Any bank, trust company, combined bank and trust company, or trust, banking and title insurance company organized and doing business in this state, any savings and loan association whether state or federally chartered;       (2)   Any compensation received by members of the Kentucky National Guard for active duty training, unit training assemblies and annual field training;       (3)   Any compensation received by precinct workers for election training or work at election booths in state, county or local primary, regular, or special elections;       (4)   Public service corporations that pay an ad valorem tax property valued and assessed by the Kentucky Department of Revenue pursuant to the provisions of KRS 136.120. Licensees whose businesses are predominantly non-public service who are also engaged in public service activity are required to pay a license fee on their net profit derived from the non-public service activities apportioned to the city; and       (5)   Life insurance companies incorporated under the laws of and doing business in the commonwealth. (Ord. 2012-03, passed 3-12-2012; Ord. 2014-01, passed 2-24-2014; Ord. 2014-07, passed 6-23-2014)

§ 44-64  USE OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.    All money derived from the occupational license administrative fee under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the city as an administrative fee for purposes of expenses associated with application processing, license issuance and record retention. (Ord. 2012-03, passed 3-12-2012)