How Shepherdsville is run
Who runs Shepherdsville, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Shepherdsville's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Shepherdsville
The elected mayor heads the city government and appoints its top administrator and department heads. The council passes laws, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Shepherdsville city staff
We found no total staff count in the audit or the posted budgets. The city does not post employee pay ranges. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Shepherdsville in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
The city's own outlook
We found no multi-year forecast. The FY2024-25 budget plans $44.57M of general fund spending against $26.47M of estimated revenue. It uses $16.7M transferred in from ARPA and bonds and $2.3M carried forward, and estimates $904,439 to carry into FY2025-26. City of Shepherdsville · Jun 10, 2024
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $16.2M (2024-06-30). City of Shepherdsville · Apr 28, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2024-25.
Comes from
- Occupational tax$17.8M · 39%
- Transferred in from ARPA and bonds$16.7M · 37%
- Property tax$3.3M · 7%
- Carried forward$2.3M · 5%
- Insurance tax$1.6M · 4%
- Restricted revenue$1.3M · 3%
- Interest earned$1.2M · 3%
- Other (state incentive pay, fees, licenses, other taxes)$1.2M · 3%
Goes to (FY2024-25)
- City and park capital expansion$14.5M · 33%
- Fire$8.7M · 20%
- Police$7.8M · 17%
- Administration$6.4M · 14%
- Public works (includes parks and recreation)$5.9M · 13%
- Overhead$1.1M · 2%
- City council$181,902 · 0%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Shepherdsville is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityShepherdsville Police DepartmentCity of Shepherdsville · Apr 28, 2025
- FireThe cityShepherdsville Fire DepartmentCity of Shepherdsville · Apr 28, 2025
- Emergency medical care and transportThe countyBullitt County Emergency Medical ServiceCity of Shepherdsville
- Sewer and wastewater treatmentThe cityCity of Shepherdsville Wastewater DepartmentAlso serves nearby unincorporated parts of Bullitt CountyCity of Shepherdsville
- WaterAnother agencyLouisville Water CompanyCity of Shepherdsville
- GarbageContractorRepublic ServicesCity of Shepherdsville
- Streets and roadsThe cityCity of ShepherdsvilleCity of Shepherdsville · Apr 28, 2025
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of ShepherdsvilleCity of Shepherdsville · Apr 28, 2025
- SchoolsSeparate districtBullitt County Public SchoolsCity of Shepherdsville
- Occupational and insurance tax collectionThe cityCity of Shepherdsville Administration DepartmentCity of Shepherdsville
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | NewportKY | BardstownKY | ShepherdsvilleKY | ShivelyKY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 13,998 | 14,161 | 14,931 | 15,895 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not current (2023) |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $2,122 | $3,288 | $2,985 | $1,152 |
| Debt per resident | $2,666 | $1,476 | $3,076 | $8 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $2,230 | $1,658 | $1,554 | $1,155 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 10.3 | — | — | — |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how).
What Shepherdsville publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineThe city has no manager. The City Clerk leads administration. We found no employment contract on the city website. City of Shepherdsville
- Partly: Council votes recorded member by member online2024 minutes list each member's vote. Posted records for late 2025 are summary notes without member votes. City of Shepherdsville
- No: Council pay stated in a public documentThe FY2024-25 budget overview states a $75,000 mayor salary line. We found no stated pay per council member. City of Shepherdsville
- No: Employee pay publishedWe found no salary ranges or pay plan on the Budgets or City Administration pages. City of Shepherdsville
Questions to ask your council
- The FY2024-25 budget planned $44.57M of general fund spending against $26.47M of estimated revenue, using $16.7M from ARPA and bonds. What spending will continue once those funds are used?
- The city's share of the CERS hazardous pension plan shortfall is $19.82M, and that plan was 52.96% funded. How does the budget plan for pension costs?
- The latest posted audit covers the year ended June 30, 2024. When will the FY2025 audit be posted?
- The occupational tax was budgeted at $17.8M of $26.47M in FY2024-25 estimated revenue. How would the budget change if that tax fell?
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