Hopkinsville City Council Member Amy Craig resigns, Paw-trol Officer Bolo retires

Hopkinsville City Council Members bid farewell to Ward Five Council Member Amy Craig and Hopkinsville Police Paw-trol Officer Bolo at Tuesday’s meeting.

Craig has represented Ward Five on the city council since 2017, and she announced that she is resigning after her husband received an assignment to oversee missionary work in Ghana. She says she and her husband did not ask for this three-year assignment, but she looks forward to hopefully making a difference.

Craig calls it an honor to have served on the city council for the past nine years, and says she is thankful for the mayors, council members and city department leaders she has worked with during her tenure.

Hopkinsville Mayor J.R. Knight presented Craig with a key to the city, and says it’s bittersweet to see her go and encourages her to come back and visit Hopkinsville whenever she can.

Hopkinsville Police Chief Jason Newby then recognized Bolo and presented him with a key to the city made out of dog treats. Bolo joined the police department as a sworn in as a paw-trol officer on November 7, 2023 after he was adopted from the Christian County Regional Animal Shelter.

Bolo is retiring as his owner, HPD Officer Colette Marfil, is set to move to the North Carolina where she will work with the Raleigh Police Department. Knight presented Bolo with a certificate of distinction for his service.

Turning to ordinances, council members approved the 2026-27 fiscal year budget in its second-reading. The proposed $53.3 million budget includes a 3% cost-of-living-adjustment raise for city employees and no new taxes or tax increases.

At the meeting it was also announced that the Opioid Remediation Committee and the Bluegrass Splash Committee will both be dissolved and the city council will serve as the committees regarding opioid settlement funds and the future of Bluegrass Splash.

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