Your Government

The purpose of the Airboard is to establish, maintain, operate and expand the Elizabethtown Airport and air navigation facilities at Addington Field. The Elizabethtown Airport is a general aviation airport with a runway length of 6,001 feet and full-service support facilities operated by a Fixed Base Operator under contract to the Airport Board. More information about the Elizabethtown Airport can be found at www.ekxairport.com.

Meetings

Meetings are held the second Monday of each month at noon at Addington Field.

Contact

Addington Field
270-737-8388

The Board of Zoning Adjustment is established under state law and the Elizabethtown Zoning Ordinance to consider Conditional Use Permits, Variances and Administrative Appeals under the procedures of the Zoning Ordinance. The five-member citizen board utilizes the guidelines of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the standards as established by KRS 100 to render its decisions.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Contact

Department of Planning & Development
270-982-3264

The Civil Service Commission holds examinations of the qualification of all applicants for positions within the Elizabethtown Police or Fire Departments and promotions within the departments. The Commission also hears and adjudicates charges against or involving members of the police and fire departments.

Meetings

The Civil Service Commission meets within 10 days of receiving a written petition, which identifies the nature of the business to be discussed and at other called meeting times.

Contact

Al Freeland, Chairperson
city.clerk@elizabethtownky.gov

The Code Enforcement Board supports the City’s program to protect, promote and improve the health, safety and welfare of the citizens residing in Elizabethtown. The board conducts hearings on the enforcement of a variety of City ordinances to gain and assuring that the enforcement of the ordinances by the City administrative staff is fair. The board may issue remedial orders and impose civil fines in order to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective and inexpensive method of code enforcement by the City.

Meetings

Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Contact

Department of Planning & Development
270-982-3264

The County Ethics Board provides methods of assuring that standards of ethical conduct and financial disclosure requirements for officers, employees, board and commission members shall be clearly established, uniform in their application and enforceable. The board provides members with advice and information concerning potential conflicts of interest which might arise in the conduct of their public duties. This is a county board and the City appoints one representative.

Meetings

Meetings are held the third Wednesday of January, the Wednesday after April 15th and when necessary.

Contact

Hardin County Clerk’s Office
270-765-2171

The purpose of the Historic Preservation Commission is to effect and accomplish the preservation, protection and use of the Historic District and individual landmarks, which have a special character and historic, architectural and cultural value to the City. The Commission promotes the educational, cultural and economic aspects of the community’s historic buildings and safeguards the City’s history and heritage. The Historic Preservation Commission stabilizes and improves property values in the district and in the City, as a whole. The Commission also fosters civic pride in the value of notable accomplishments of the past and protects and enhances the City’s attractions to residents and visitor. The five-member Commission reviews applications for the renovation of buildings within the district for compliance with building and property preservation standards and issues a Certificate of Appropriateness for the work to be performed.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Contact

Department of Planning & Development
270-982-3264

The Housing Authority provides adequate and sanitary living quarters for individuals or families with low or moderate income.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Thursday of March, June, September and December at 4 p.m. at Housing Authority Office located in the Huddleston House, 63 Public Square. The annual meeting is held in May.

Contact

Housing Authority
270-765-2092

The Planning Commission prepares the Comprehensive Plan under the procedures of state law for the community to use in the development of local land use regulations such as the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations. The five-member Commission also holds hearings for map amendment requests and zoning text amendments and conducts commercial design review for development projects.

Meetings

Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Contact

Department of Planning & Development
270-982-3264

The purpose of the Local Board of Assessment Appeals is to hold a public hearing for each individual taxpayer appeal in protest of the assessment by the property valuation administrator filed. After the hearing, all the evidence shall fix the assessment of the property at its fair cash value. This is a county board and the City appoints one representative.

Meetings

Meetings are held on an as-needed basis the Property Valuation Office at the Hardin County Government Building.

Contact

Property Valuation Office
270-765-2129

The Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau promotes convention and tourist activity in the community. The bureau is funded through the local transient room and restaurant taxes. More information on local community attractions can be found at www.touretown.com.

Meetings

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau office, 1030 North Mulberry Street.

Contact

Elizabethtown Tourism & Convention Bureau
270-765-2175

The Historic State Theater is a public, non-profit organization with a 501(c) (3) status and partially funded by the City of Elizabethtown. The State delivers exceptional downtown event experiences for all audiences across the Kentucky heartland. More information can be found at thestate270.org. 

Contact

Beth Pyles 
270-234-8258