BUDGET

The budget for the South Oldham Fire Protection District can be found on the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) Special Purpose Government Entities (SPGEs) web site. The DLG SPGE website also provides information on audits, audit reports, and Uniform Financial Information Reports (UFIR). This information is available pursuant to the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) Chapter 65A.

KY DLG SPGE's

Shown below is the South Oldham Fire Department Inc, annual budget. This budget runs on fiscal year cycles starting July 1st and ending June 30th.

FY 24-25 Budget

MEETING MINUTES

The meeting minutes for the South Oldham Fire Protection District and Incorporated board are listed below. For older meeting minutes that are not posted on this site, contact the Chairman of the board to request records.

2025 Inc Minutes 2025 District Minutes 2024 Inc Minutes 2024 District Minutes

South Oldham Fire Protection District

The South Oldham Fire Protection District board was formed under KRS Chapter 75 and consists of seven (7) members, three (3) of the members of the board of trustees are appointed by the county judge/executive or mayor in a consolidated local government. Two (2) of the members of the board of trustees shall be firefighter representatives who actively serve on the department and who are elected by the members of the fire department. Two (2) members of the board of trustees shall be property owners who own real or personal property which is subject to the fire protection tax, who personally reside in the district, and who are not active firefighters and shall be elected by the property owners of the district. On the expiration of the representative terms, the successor to each position on the board shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. 

The South Oldham Fire Protection District board's primary role is to set the tax rate for each fiscal year and collect the tax income. The South Oldham Fire Protection District board contracts with South Oldham Fire Department, Inc. to provide emergency services to the South Oldham Fire Protection District.

​The South Oldham Fire Protection District board meets on the fourth Monday of each month, 7:30 pm, at South Oldham Fire Department Station 1 located at 6310 Old LaGrange Road in Crestwood, KY 40014. The board does not meet on holidays that fall on the regular scheduled meeting date and time, and there is no December meeting. Any deviation in the boards regularly scheduled meeting will be posted on this website.

POSITION NAME TITLE CONTACT INFO TERM EXPIRES
Appointed Dennis Deibel Chairman crestwoodmayor@bellsouth.net 6-30-2026
Appointed Patrick Stoess Trustee patrickstoess@yahoo.com 6-30-2027
Appointed Mark Gardner Treasurer mgardner@knapheide.com 6-30-2025
Property Owner Richard Beard Trustee richardlbeard@me.com 6-30-2025
Property Owner Edward Turner Trustee eturner54@att.net 6-30-2026
Firefighter Rep. Travis German Trustee tgerman@southoldhamfire.com 6-30-2026
Firefighter Rep. Jim Johnson Trustee jjohnson@southoldhamfire.com 6-30-2027

South Oldham Fire Department, Inc.

The South Oldham Fire Department Incorporated board was formed under KRS Chapter 273 and consists of 24 members which providing a more extensive representation of the community.  The board holds all assets of the fire department and is responsible for the management of the tax money and making financial decisions.

Members of the Incorporated board serve three (3) year terms that run on fiscal year cycles from July 1st to June 30th. Each year, eight (8) members of the Incorporated board are up for election on their three (3) year term. Of those twenty-four (24) members, two (2) members shall be designated firefighter representative positions, to be filled by the same firefighter representatives who serve on the South Oldham Fire Protection District Board of Trustees pursuant to KRS 75.031. Although all other Members of the South Oldham Fire Department, Inc. Board serve for a three (3) year term, said firefighter representatives shall serve for a term of four (4) years in order to maintain continuity. Said term of service for firefighter representatives shall run concurrent with his/her term on the District Board. ​

Members of the incorporated board are also assigned to serve on sub-committees which are appointed by the Chairman, as needed, to serve the department and its members.

The South Oldham Fire Department Inc. board meets on the fourth Monday of each month, 7:30 pm, at South Oldham Fire Department Station 1 located at 6310 Old LaGrange Road in Crestwood, KY 40014. The board does not meet on holidays that fall on the regular scheduled meeting date and time, and no December meeting. Any deviation in the boards regularly scheduled meeting will be posted on this website.

TERM EXPIRES 2025

NAME TITLE CONTACT INFORMATON
Mike Miller Member mmiller@southoldhamfire.com
Wes Chapman Member wchapman0003@yahoo.com
Mark Gardner Member ​mgardner@knapheide.com
Richard Beard Member richardlbeard@me.com
Rusty Davis Member rustydav@bellsouth.net
Robert Deibel, III Secretary deibelghses@bellsouth.net
David Holder Member ​dwholder59@gmail.com
Adam Hughes Member ahughes@csifloors.com

TERM EXPIRES 2026

NAME TITLE CONTACT INFORMATON
Ellery Esposito Member ​ellery.esposito2@gmail.com
David Thompson President ​dwt5465@gmail.com
Matt Nelson Treasurer mnelson@southoldhamfire.com
Dennis Deibel Member ​crestwoodmayor@bellsouth.net
Gary Haupt Member ​ghauput@tricountyford.com
Tim Wakfield Member ​sgtwakefield@yahoo.com
Norbert Rawert Member ​nandirawert@hotmail.com
NAME TITLE CONTACT INFORMATON
Travis German Chapter 75 Firefighter Representative tgerman@southoldhamfire.com

TERM EXPIRES 2027

NAME TITLE CONTACT INFORMATON
Patrick Stoess Vice President ​patrickstoess@yahoo.com
Edward L. Turner Member eturner54@att.net
William Marshall Member wrmarshall@twc.com
Marvin Stoess Member 502-241-8132
Sarah Kopke Jones Member sarah@joneslandscapearchitecture.com
Tim Deibel Member ​timothydeibel@bellsouth.net
Mark Hoskins Member ​markallanhoskins@gmail.com
NAME TITLE CONTACT INFORMATON
Jim Johnson Chapter 75 Firefighter Representative jjohnson@southoldhamfire.com