• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Hardin County Government

Centralized Local Government Information

  • Your Government
    • Offices
      • Judge/Executive
      • County Attorney
      • County Clerk
      • County Coroner
      • Detention Center
      • Planning and Development
      • Property Valuation Administrator
      • Public Library
      • Sheriff’s Office
    • Departments
      • Animal Care and Control
      • Buildings and Grounds
      • Code Enforcement
      • Community Engagement
      • E911 Dispatch Center
      • Emergency Management
      • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
      • Engineering
      • Finance Department
      • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
      • Human Resources
      • Recycling
      • Road Department
      • Solid Waste and Landfill
    • Boards & Commissions
    • Code of Ethics
      • Code of Ethics Ordinance
      • Code of Ethics Amendment 1996
      • Code of Ethics Amendment 1999
    • Elected Officials
  • Transparency
    • Bids & Request for Proposal
    • Budget
    • Elections
    • Fiscal Court Agendas
    • Fiscal Court Minutes
    • News & Events
    • Open Records Policy Update
    • Ordinances
    • Property Tax Payment Information
    • Public Notices
    • Resolutions
    • Report a Problem / TextMyGov
    • View Previous Fiscal Court Meetings
  • Industrial Tax Forms
  • Employment
  • Contacts
You are here: Home / Your Government / Offices / Judge/Executive

Judge/Executive

As Hardin County Judge/Executive, Keith Taul’s role is best described as the chief executive for the county.

Working with the eight magistrates of the Hardin Fiscal Court, or the county’s legislative body, Keith Taul is responsible for administering a wide range of county affairs. These include executing ordinances and proposing an annual budget for fiscal court approval.

Trending


2023 E-Scrap
February 1, 2023
Read More
Curbside Trash Pickup Holiday Schedule
December 21, 2022

2023 Holiday Schedule New Year’s Day, Sunday 1/1/2023 No change to pickup schedule Memorial Day,…

Read More
Hardin County’s Free Service Days
December 5, 2022
Read More
Animal Shelter Recognized by National Association
October 13, 2022
Read More
Upton Public Notice
March 8, 2022
Read More
Sonora Public Notice
March 8, 2022
Read More

Top Services


Fiscal Court Summary

View activity and documentation from previous meetings…

Fiscal Court Meetings

View previously recorded Fiscal Court livestreams on our YouTube channel…

Newsletter

Recent Newsletters …

Minutes

Fiscal Court Minutes…

More Services >>

FAQs


What departments and offices does the Judge/Executive oversee?

The Judge/Executive directly oversees all county departments listed on our department page.

In addition, Keith Taul and the Fiscal Court provide financial support to all the other county offices.

How else is the Judge/Executive engaged with our community?

The Judge/Executive also serves on the board of directors for a number of community and government organizations. In these roles, he is actively engaged with:

Elizabethtown-Hardin County Industrial Foundation
Lincoln Trail Area Service District
Radcliff-Elizabethtown Metropolitan Planning Organization
Central Kentucky Community Action Council
Transit Authority of Central Kentucky
Hardin County Extension
Hardin County Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Trail District Health Department.

What other legal responsibilities does the Judge/Executive?

Contrary to the title’s implication, the Judge/Executive has NO judicial responsibilities or enforcement authority, and is NOT part of the Kentucky District and Circuit Court Systems.

However, as chief politician, the Judge/Executive visits the Commonwealth’s capitol regularly to ensure state lawmakers and administrative officials understand Hardin County’s needs and opportunities.


From Around Our County

  • KDPH COVID-19
  • News & Info.
  • Committee Meetings
  • Community Engagement

Keith Taul

Judge Executive

PO Box 568
150 N Provident Way, Suite 314
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 765-2350
M - F 8am - 4:30pm



Vicki Meredith

Deputy Judge Executive

PO Box 568
150 N Provident Way, Suite 314
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 765-2350
M - F 8am - 4:30pm


  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

HARDIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
150 North Provident Way
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 765-2350
info@hcky.org

Get The Newsletter

Location

Copyright © 2023 · Hardin County Government · Magistrates

  • Your Government
    ▼
    • Offices
      ▼
      • Judge/Executive
      • County Attorney
      • County Clerk
      • County Coroner
      • Detention Center
      • Planning and Development
      • Property Valuation Administrator
      • Public Library
      • Sheriff’s Office
    • Departments
      ▼
      • Animal Care and Control
      • Buildings and Grounds
      • Code Enforcement
      • Community Engagement
      • E911 Dispatch Center
      • Emergency Management
      • Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
      • Engineering
      • Finance Department
      • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
      • Human Resources
      • Recycling
      • Road Department
      • Solid Waste and Landfill
    • Boards & Commissions
    • Code of Ethics
      ▼
      • Code of Ethics Ordinance
      • Code of Ethics Amendment 1996
      • Code of Ethics Amendment 1999
    • Elected Officials
  • Transparency
    ▼
    • Bids & Request for Proposal
    • Budget
    • Elections
    • Fiscal Court Agendas
    • Fiscal Court Minutes
    • News & Events
    • Open Records Policy Update
    • Ordinances
    • Property Tax Payment Information
    • Public Notices
    • Resolutions
    • Report a Problem / TextMyGov
    • View Previous Fiscal Court Meetings
  • Industrial Tax Forms
  • Employment
  • Contacts