1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:05,640 short introduction about yourself and then we'll get started with the 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:11,719 questions hi uh so I'm David Gil I was born in Washington state moved to Utah 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:18,520 when I was about eight uh lived there until I joined the military at age 4 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:22,600 24 uh my first station was out in Nashville uh sorry not Nashville 5 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,320 Clarksville at Fort Campbell was there for five and a half years with two 6 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:30,519 diplom to Iraq decided the active duty was not for me went to reserves went 7 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:37,559 back to Utah for I don't know 10 9 10 years decided 8 00:00:35,559 --> 00:00:41,160 that the reserves was where I was meant to be it was a good place I enjoyed it 9 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:45,960 so I went to full-time status with the reserves got moved to Las Vegas stayed 10 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:50,840 there for three years got moved to here I've been here for four years I just 11 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:58,519 retired in March and I decided to let everything grow out 12 00:00:53,320 --> 00:01:05,439 um so that's a a nutshell I'm married I have two children 191 it's going to turn 13 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:09,439 17 in a couple weeks uh 17y oldold still goes to Brighton High School and getting 14 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:14,720 19y old kicked out to college here pretty soon how long you lived in the to 15 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:19,320 uh the whole four years okay one thing I did forget I got to make a note to tell 16 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:23,640 everybody else so just show you're I hope you're you're understanding how 17 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:29,640 this works but whoever the board appoints tonight um that the way to work 18 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:35,439 is you'll be formally put on the board at our June 11th meeting you will fill 19 00:01:32,439 --> 00:01:40,840 that position from till the November election yes okay and then if you choose 20 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:47,000 to continue and you want you can always put your pull a thing to be on the 21 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:50,759 ballot in the November election um but you know this is the position we're 22 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:57,759 Filling tonight is strictly from when we appoint you on June 11th till we get to 23 00:01:54,079 --> 00:02:02,200 whoever gets that yes that's okay all right well thank you very much sir we're 24 00:02:00,039 --> 00:02:08,440 going to start over to my left with Alderman Chris schaer hey how are you 25 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:12,080 thank you for coming tonight um first question is why are you interested in 26 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:16,720 serving on the board of Mayor and Alman Chris is your name is your light there 27 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:20,000 we go there we go I'll repeat it um why are you interested in serving on the 28 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:24,959 board of Mayor and otman I feel that the country and whole 29 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:30,120 is headed a negative Direction and I feel the best way to make a difference 30 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:32,800 is starting with local um there's like you said people think you're crazy or 31 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:37,959 think you're trying to lie in your pockets or whatever but it doesn't 32 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:41,360 matter if if I want to make a change I feel like it's got be start at the local 33 00:02:39,239 --> 00:02:45,920 level I don't think going National is going to do any 34 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:51,400 good um second question is what are the most 35 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:57,760 pressing issues in your opinion fac in our community and how would you address 36 00:02:54,040 --> 00:03:02,720 them that's a large question for two minutes so I have haven't been very 37 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:08,680 involved I don't know a lot of what issues you're facing right now I do know 38 00:03:05,159 --> 00:03:17,480 that as a citizen one of my biggest concerns is the condition of some of the 39 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:21,319 roads and um I know we're also facing a a budget 40 00:03:18,959 --> 00:03:24,280 issue um and that's part of what Tuesday's meeting is going to or I guess 41 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:30,840 what the main part of Tuesday's meeting is going to be um I have no experience 42 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:36,680 in this now flat out me that right front but I do have a a good head of my 43 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:40,799 shoulders and I do look out for what helps the 44 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:43,280 individual and if I can find a way to help the individual residents then 45 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:49,760 that's what I'm going to do while seeing within all the 46 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:56,840 needs thank you okay um Alman rro hi thank you for 47 00:03:55,120 --> 00:04:03,120 coming I'm Christy rro um my first question is is how do 48 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:07,879 you plan to balance the interests of a TOA with the Practical limitations of 49 00:04:08,439 --> 00:04:16,359 governance so again I like I said I don't have much experience with this 50 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:20,959 it's going to be a learning curve and I I really feel protecting the 51 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:26,000 individual's rights is going to be the beneficial to everybody in the community 52 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:31,160 so regardless of what the issue is looking at what is going to best take 53 00:04:29,039 --> 00:04:36,600 care of the IND ual citizen is what's the route that I I look at um it doesn't 54 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:39,759 matter if it's voting in election it doesn't matter if it's Road repair it 55 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:44,120 doesn't matter what it is you know if you're doing something completely 56 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:49,400 unacceptable like for instance I have no idea what cost to repair a pole but if 57 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:55,039 we're looking at $50 versus $100,000 you got to look at the benefit 58 00:04:52,320 --> 00:05:00,240 to the cost in whatever it is whether it's Financial or moral or anything um 59 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:04,080 you have to do what's going to make the most sense and be most beneficial to the 60 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:10,039 citizen okay 61 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:14,600 and how would you balance the need for development and growth with maintaining 62 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:21,840 the character of our community so I feel especially in I I 63 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:28,479 live over in the blades Estates area and I feel especially Thea idil Road and uh 64 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:32,840 me Lake Road intersection that and the bridge right there 65 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:37,960 that's a huge constriction area and I feel that any development that would 66 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:41,759 adversely affect that or increase the traffic flow there would be problematic 67 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:45,360 because I understand that there's been attempts to widen that bridge in the 68 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:51,639 past and it's been a fight between the state and the railroad and everything 69 00:05:47,919 --> 00:05:55,120 else so there are limitations there and I think the first priority needs to be 70 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:59,880 to take care of the current citizens that live here and secondary would be 71 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:03,319 development and growth and development and growth I see no problem with that 72 00:06:01,639 --> 00:06:07,360 happening as long as it happens outside of that area to keep that area as 73 00:06:05,639 --> 00:06:12,840 minimally impacted as possible okay thank 74 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:18,080 you we do share your concerns about that bridge and that intersection very much 75 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:22,720 so very I do love the new round about that's on the other end of the road it 76 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:30,039 helped a lot over there yeah we're putting another one in where at uh right 77 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:34,440 here at Main Street and mford til yeah it's our next choke point if you 78 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:39,680 will so we'll start over here to my right and Cody 79 00:06:36,919 --> 00:06:43,960 Pace thank you for coming tonight um as mayor said my name is Cody Pace um I do 80 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:49,199 want to thank you first off because this is a huge thing and it's very hard to do 81 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:54,160 I know myself and Alman rro have sat in that seat as well answering these 82 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:58,720 questions so it it's very uh trying sometimes um going into this first 83 00:06:56,319 --> 00:07:03,000 question though um what are your primary goals and objectives 84 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:08,240 first if you're pointed on this board I don't know if I have a specific 85 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:14,319 primary goal or object or objective um as far as any agenda being to taken care 86 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:20,720 of my number one goal is to make sure that I do what I feel is best for each 87 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,720 individual citizen of the 88 00:07:22,479 --> 00:07:30,720 town and um kind of piggybacking with that a little bit um what do you feel is 89 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:35,560 the shortterm and at the same time long-term 90 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:40,240 goals for this board and the community um and how would you plan to achieve 91 00:07:37,639 --> 00:07:47,919 that so I have no idea what your goals are um but I hope that my goal of 92 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:52,479 helping the city or the town do what it needs to do to take care of its citizens 93 00:07:49,159 --> 00:07:58,039 and its infrastructure and be a uh transparent 94 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:02,000 organization I feel that that's my 95 00:08:00,199 --> 00:08:06,800 and both short and long term it doesn't matter what's going on that that's just 96 00:08:03,759 --> 00:08:11,720 where I am um and I just hope that that would blend in with whatever the board 97 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:16,560 is do inicial and as far as the projects or anything else I don't think it 98 00:08:13,039 --> 00:08:16,560 matters just those same guidelines 99 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:29,800 apply anything else all B all right we have to my right again AL 100 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:35,120 John Mar good evening again as board says thank you for sitting in the H seat 101 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:39,240 um how would you handle disagreements or conflicts with maybe one of your fellow 102 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:42,240 board members or maybe if you had a conflict with the with a 103 00:08:42,479 --> 00:08:54,920 citizen I feel that conflict can be healthy um obviously not to the point of 104 00:08:49,760 --> 00:09:00,079 a a loud shout out drag out fight but um I kind of feel if there's not some 105 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:03,279 conflict then you're not doing your job um if you're trying to appease everyone 106 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:08,000 make everyone happy then you're not looking out for what the best of best 107 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:11,440 situation is for the town you're looking at how do I keep everyone happy and off 108 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:16,920 my back which I don't think is right want these you're going to have people 109 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:22,839 mad at you and that's just life um I spent 20 years in the military and I 110 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:26,040 constantly had people very angry with me because I knew what the right thing was 111 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:30,079 I knew what the rules and regulations were and I said this is what we're going 112 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:33,240 to do and they people this is so much easier this is f i don't care this is 113 00:09:32,079 --> 00:09:38,160 the right way that's the way it's going to be done and that's the same attitude 114 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:43,880 I bring towards this now as far as inter personal conflict I've been told that 115 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:49,000 I'm a very likable and B very abrasive um so I get along well with 116 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:52,040 people but I also will Stand My Ground and and let you know if I think what 117 00:09:50,959 --> 00:10:00,640 we're doing is wrong maybe it's facial hair yeah I gra 118 00:09:56,959 --> 00:10:05,560 been born facial hair thank so yeah um can you give me an 119 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:11,399 example of when you had to stand up for what you believe was right even when 120 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:17,240 that decision was unpopular oh okay so my most recent one 121 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:21,560 of my most recent responsibilities in the military as I was in charge of 122 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:26,640 driver's training for the unit um when I got here I was not in charge of it the 123 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:30,640 person who was was reassigned to another place up in Kentucky and when he left 124 00:10:29,279 --> 00:10:34,800 responsibility felt need to take care of that we have very specific rules on how 125 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:39,440 we conduct driver's training how we document everything to make sure that 126 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:43,639 everyone's trained accordingly and correctly and that you know we can 127 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:48,519 operate the equipment as safely as possible when I took control of that I 128 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:54,839 went through all the paperwork and found everybody was missing paperwork so I 129 00:10:50,480 --> 00:11:03,680 have a unit of 112 soldiers whose job we are a transportation company our job is 130 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:07,800 to move 7,000 gon t of fuel um I found six individuals that had complete 131 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:15,079 packets that were legally everyone else ioke their 132 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:18,399 licenses and I caught a ton of right for that um my hir command I was like what 133 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:21,519 are you doing no we have to run these missions we have to do this I said 134 00:11:19,399 --> 00:11:26,200 that's fine run them we going to run with six people and if you don't like it 135 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:29,920 send us the Personnel we need so we can get these other people trained and 136 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:33,519 document correctly so we can make sure things are done 137 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:37,839 safe unfortunately that hindered that unit's progress for two years because 138 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:42,040 they wanted to spend the first year fighting with me over the rules and 139 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:46,079 regulations and how to get around them when it was a very simple statement they 140 00:11:44,399 --> 00:11:51,079 will have this paperwork that's not in there they don't 141 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:56,079 drive um through that we were actually able to get active duty army training 142 00:11:53,639 --> 00:12:00,800 command to step in and come and assist and get our our stuff taken care of um 143 00:11:59,279 --> 00:12:07,399 so that that was a very hard fight because I had a general telling me let 144 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:13,079 them drive and I showed them regulations and pay for and said sir no this is this 145 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:20,560 is the way it is like you don't get to just tell us we have to do our thank 146 00:12:16,959 --> 00:12:25,000 you all right sir so we've got uh let me turn that on all right so we've got 147 00:12:22,199 --> 00:12:29,560 attending uh virtually because uh he is doing some military service we've got 148 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:34,920 Alman Brett Jan and Brett I'll turn it over to you thank you Mr Mayor hi Mr 149 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:40,040 Gail I want to First say thanks for offering to serve and no matter how 150 00:12:36,959 --> 00:12:44,240 tonight goes I hope you'll uh consider running in November or at least you know 151 00:12:42,199 --> 00:12:47,680 offer yourself to the mayor for a committee 152 00:12:45,279 --> 00:12:51,320 assignment uh kind of brings me to my first question have you made a decision 153 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:57,320 on whether you're going to run for one of the offices in November I have not I 154 00:12:54,800 --> 00:13:03,720 figured this was an excellent chance to f it out and see how 155 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:10,240 it is um and we're looking at what 6 months so it' be a good chance to get my 156 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:15,600 feet wet and see a if I'm a fit for both the town and the team and the board or 157 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:20,760 or if I'm even just a fit for this type of environment at 158 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:25,040 all great thank you sir and my next question is uh how will you respond or 159 00:13:23,279 --> 00:13:30,440 what will your actions be to a constituent who confront you or asked 160 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:36,240 you about an issue with a city surfice well it would depend on how the 161 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:39,800 confrontation goes I'm sure um but I've had to deal with a lot of conflict I'm 162 00:13:38,639 --> 00:13:46,760 sure you've had in the military with other Personnel um I was in E7 I was in 163 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:50,680 charge of platoons and and there was a time I was leaving the entire unit I had 164 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:54,199 to deal with conflict all the time the best way is to deescalate answer the 165 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:56,759 questions as best you can be honest with them if you don't know the answer tell 166 00:13:55,120 --> 00:14:01,759 them I don't know I'll get back with you take their information and if they start 167 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:07,360 getting bigant or aggressive just walk away okay and maybe that was my fault 168 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:12,680 for using the word uh confront just a minute if a if a citizen contacts you 169 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:18,120 and say hey I've got a problem with with a ditch or you know a pothole how do you 170 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:22,639 think you would handle that I'd take the information um that they're giving me 171 00:14:21,279 --> 00:14:26,800 and ask questions about what the issues are and where it's at and everything and 172 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:30,199 then I contact city services this was just reported to me you guys aware of 173 00:14:28,199 --> 00:14:33,000 this can you get this taken care of of I unless there's some other policy that 174 00:14:31,839 --> 00:14:38,040 prevents me from doing something like that that's how I probably go around 175 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:41,680 doing it thank you sir I appreciate you answering my questions and good luck to 176 00:14:40,199 --> 00:14:48,519 you thank you all right um I believe his mic is 177 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:55,199 D we'll just wait 178 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:14,800 Mr I didn't say you got some nice fine Aran water in front of feel 179 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:14,800 free cuz I know we're going to I 180 00:15:14,839 --> 00:15:24,800 know all right I guess that leaves myself so uh you mentioned it in your 181 00:15:22,079 --> 00:15:29,720 opening and as you are probably aware we're have been in for several months uh 182 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:37,199 trying to come up with a budget for the town so my first question has to do with 183 00:15:32,759 --> 00:15:43,800 budgeting and this will be a very relevant 184 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:49,560 question for you so some background last year the town had over 185 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:53,880 $700,000 of unexpected infrastructure repairs this year we're also looking at 186 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:59,639 over $700,000 in infrastructure uh we got a 187 00:15:57,519 --> 00:16:05,680 bridge that is in very bad need of being repaired replaced 188 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:12,480 we've got CS failing so forth and so on considering that like everything else 189 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:17,319 all the cost to the town have increased that we need more staff in 190 00:16:15,759 --> 00:16:23,319 almost all of our departments to adequately provide needed Town 191 00:16:20,519 --> 00:16:27,519 services and that we have to always be aware and we are competing with other 192 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:32,720 municipalities when it comes to our employees and that has to do with not 193 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:38,519 only recruitment of those employees but retention of those 194 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:44,240 employees um again the infrastructure is only going to 195 00:16:40,079 --> 00:16:50,399 get older and going to have stress put upon it so with all that stuff kind of 196 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:55,120 give you a little feel for what we're looking at and what we go through 197 00:16:52,279 --> 00:17:02,079 considering all those things how do you go about how would you go about in AO in 198 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:05,839 the creation of a budget for the town and what would you do if it was 199 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:14,120 determined that the town's Revenue was going to fall short of needed 200 00:17:10,079 --> 00:17:20,799 funds that is a very loaded question um it's a it's a real life question I 201 00:17:17,799 --> 00:17:20,799 know 202 00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:31,080 um I I feel like I would need a lot of information to make a good solid 203 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:36,799 decision um I I think the infrastructure is probably one of the biggest issues 204 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:42,720 facing the town as far as financials go um I do know as I've seen some of the 205 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:47,320 roads not only here in TOA but throughout uh tipon and Shelby County 206 00:17:45,799 --> 00:17:54,760 they don't seem as though they're built very well to begin with um I've never 207 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:59,360 seen a place that develops P so easily and so 208 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:05,600 quickly um I feel that maybe there's a more quality method that can be used to 209 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:09,799 build and repair roads and maybe if they're done better in the first place 210 00:18:07,919 --> 00:18:15,840 they would last longer and be cheaper to maintain in the long run um I would not 211 00:18:13,039 --> 00:18:20,000 be adverse to spending more upfront to save more in the long run and that's 212 00:18:18,039 --> 00:18:25,919 just one of the options I would look at um I know it'd be vastly more expensive 213 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:29,440 to rip out an existing Road and relay the sub the foundation of the road and 214 00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:34,120 redo the road would be just to patch it or fix a section that and that just 215 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:37,000 makes sense to me but I also wouldn't be I wouldn't shy away from it if there was 216 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:43,320 a better way to make it last longer and be more fiscally responsible for the the 217 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:50,720 residents okay um with that being said you also have to work with what you have 218 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:54,520 um so I I I don't know how how i' handle that at the 219 00:18:51,840 --> 00:19:00,520 moment maybe I'll I'll restate it in a little this way what kind of budgeting 220 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:04,880 background budgeting experience do you have 221 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:08,520 uh not a whole lot other than personal finances but I will tell you why I'm 222 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:15,280 dead for you to live in my house 223 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:19,960 okay all right and uh my second question probably kind of goes with what Alderman 224 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:25,120 G and any asked and it'll give you a little more insight into the town and 225 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:29,280 how it functions uh our Charter actually states that the Town Administrator is 226 00:19:27,919 --> 00:19:35,760 responsible for the administration of the Town including 227 00:19:32,559 --> 00:19:41,440 employee management and operations so how would you as an alderman handle a 228 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:47,000 situation where a town employee approach you directly with a concern or an 229 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:53,440 issue well first I'd have to know what the town's policies are on this but from 230 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:59,039 a personal standpoint I listen to concerns and i' BR some 231 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:06,360 BO okay because my understanding is we are the supervisory panel over all the 232 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:12,799 employees with town okay all right I believe that finishes the 233 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:17,000 questions do you have any questions for us that we haven't as far as the process 234 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:24,640 and the overview uh no I don't think 235 00:20:20,039 --> 00:20:29,760 so okay well if not uh as has been said many many times thank you for putting 236 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:34,960 your name in is speaks a lot about you that you would even be willing to devote 237 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:39,400 time out of your personal life and your schedule in public service for the town 238 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:45,159 and it's very much appreciated and like Alman J en said uh I'm going to keep 239 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:49,840 your name let's you know let's say that you don't get appointed but if you want 240 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:54,240 to continue and do some type of involvement I'll reach out and give you 241 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:59,120 a holler b means okay well thank you very much thank you appreciate it thank 242 00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:59,120 you 243 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:18,960 okay board will give this time we've got minutes 10 minutes so next candid is 244 00:21:14,919 --> 00:21:24,279 your you can um add your scores up or take this time to get your thoughts in 245 00:21:21,279 --> 00:21:24,279 order 246 00:21:43,799 --> 00:21:52,000 if we add it up yall going to check our addition anyway 247 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:57,720 right please okay cuz I'm I'm trying but I might just miss add something 248 00:21:55,200 --> 00:22:02,360 here I think there's a little calculator at the end of the 249 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:02,360 I got one on my phone 250 00:22:24,279 --> 00:22:30,919 too that do that any B question we 251 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:36,039 are we going to keep the door open I mean are the other candidates they can't 252 00:22:32,799 --> 00:22:41,480 hear what's being answered right because okay good I want to make sure 253 00:22:43,559 --> 00:22:49,480 yeah we staged them up there in that Bullpen 254 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:54,880 area turn the air conditioner off so it gets real hot up 255 00:22:51,559 --> 00:23:00,360 there sweat May sweat who's going to be the next uh person Mr Jessie 256 00:23:21,159 --> 00:23:30,559 so Brett I don't know if you heard you with me can you hear so I can yeah you 257 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:34,799 can um hold your sheets and then at the end if you want to like I guess take 258 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:41,520 pictures and send it to Mark or however you want to get it to him right okay all 259 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,520 right good all right 260 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:51,600 good we'll give them two more minutes and then we'll start at 6:40 instead of 261 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:58,120 6:45 okay yes sir I got 262 00:23:54,440 --> 00:24:02,320 extra no any comments did that anything we need 263 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:06,799 change the one thing we can't change now is it's difficult because we don't ask 264 00:24:04,679 --> 00:24:06,799 the 265 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,600 availability judge that 266 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:20,960 aspect I'm sorry Cody I missed that man can you say it again yeah yeah sorry 267 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:25,760 about that um the one the one thing I'm saying is we don't really ask on the 268 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:29,440 availability um what Christy just said is she's you know kind of the same way 269 00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:33,200 of they're putting the interest in they're they're going to be available 270 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:39,840 but we don't explicitly ask about availability here so we're referring to 271 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,840 that last category yeah commit 272 00:24:48,679 --> 00:24:55,120 AV I believe we have a an ordinance or something in the charter says if you 273 00:24:54,039 --> 00:25:00,320 miss five meetings unexcused I guess you're off 274 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:04,080 the board but yeah is there five meetings in between 275 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:08,520 now and November I doubt 276 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:14,559 ity I'll tell youall I like the questions I think that's a good yeah a 277 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:19,640 good wide range of uh stuff well they they really are cohesive with each other 278 00:25:16,919 --> 00:25:24,200 too without even planning that I think Alles was yours one of 279 00:25:22,039 --> 00:25:29,799 yours I originally was going to have that as my second question oh I take it 280 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:37,720 from no I no I just decided on this one instead and it good cuz I wanted to know 281 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:40,440 that all right let's go ahead with candidate number 282 00:25:41,159 --> 00:25:47,159 two y want [Music] 283 00:25:44,159 --> 00:25:53,399 to yeah we can hold on to CU you might want to go back right I 284 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:57,399 guess why you do the do theb yeah 285 00:25:58,919 --> 00:26:02,000 you got a Min or 286 00:26:06,159 --> 00:26:17,530 something no the doctor the doctor I hope you got a 287 00:26:12,910 --> 00:26:17,530 [Laughter] 288 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:30,240 shot all right Mr Mr P is it have a seat right there 289 00:26:32,919 --> 00:26:43,640 well uh Mr Po uh my name is bar aen I'm the mayor of town M to I think we've met 290 00:26:39,679 --> 00:26:48,880 each other once or twice in the past um wanted to just go over some overviews 291 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:52,799 some guidelines for tonight um you were or we put all the candidates that said 292 00:26:50,799 --> 00:26:56,760 they wanted to be interviewed we put them into a random number generator and 293 00:26:54,960 --> 00:27:02,919 that's how the order came out so you're number two for this evening 294 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:08,960 um as we tell all of uh candidates and as you know we uh are very much 295 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:15,000 appreciative of you willing to take time out of your personal life not only to be 296 00:27:10,919 --> 00:27:20,080 interviewed but to possibly serve public service with the town that says a lot of 297 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:24,960 you uh I know that's been a big part of a lot of your life we are going to be 298 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:32,120 asking two questions a piece including Alderman J which is with us virtual 299 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:35,080 and we're going to to try to keep it fairly where we're not here till 300 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:41,159 midnight we're going to try to limit you to two minutes per question for answer U 301 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:45,519 Miss Debbie will hold up a yellow folder you want to demonstrate Miss Deb it's 15 302 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:52,600 seconds and then you'll hear a little beep if you go all the way to the end of 303 00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:59,840 the two-minute time so uh of course of course uh we are not singling 304 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:05,000 you out as far as all questions that you will be asked tonight will be asked of 305 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:10,799 all of the candidates the same questions as far as that after everybody we've 306 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:17,000 after we've talked to everybody we're going to score our sheets and you are 307 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:21,799 welcome we then bring everybody back in you're welcome to stick around until 308 00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:27,640 that last person is finished if you want to go home we will notify you regardless 309 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:32,440 of the outcome has absolutely no bearing on 310 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:37,120 your score whether you stay or go home uh you'll notice this looking down uh 311 00:28:34,799 --> 00:28:41,679 we've got some paper in front of us we'll take notes we'll make probably 312 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:46,360 some notes on your answers just to help us uh when it comes time to score you so 313 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:54,240 please don't let that be of concern um and just to in case you're 314 00:28:50,559 --> 00:28:58,960 not aware so when let's say you are the person tonight with the highest score by 315 00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:05,919 the board um you will be officially appointed at the June 11th meeting uh to 316 00:29:02,399 --> 00:29:09,679 actually sit uh with us and at the end of that meeting I think it's new 317 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:17,840 business and then you can fill that position until November and if you 318 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:22,880 choose to actually pull a ballot or whatever it's been a while a whole year 319 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:26,399 and a half for me but if you pull a packet of petition then of course you 320 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:31,760 would be running in the November election but this appointment night is 321 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:36,480 from now the June 11th meeting until the November election you got some water 322 00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:42,679 there in front of you feel free uh everybody up here will be partaking of 323 00:29:38,799 --> 00:29:46,799 it and with that said uh if you'd like to give a short introduction and then 324 00:29:44,399 --> 00:29:56,640 we'll get started with the questions uh Jesse P we T 5 six M Mary children 325 00:29:53,200 --> 00:30:02,240 grandchildren um former Chief of Police 24 years plus 326 00:29:58,919 --> 00:30:06,440 um little side note it's been a little less than 28 years ago is the last time 327 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:09,799 I sat in front of this board May Alderman in the interview for the chief 328 00:30:08,679 --> 00:30:19,640 of police job so uh I I have sat out here many 329 00:30:16,159 --> 00:30:24,960 years and I'd always wanted to further by sitting up there um in helping 330 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:28,320 progress with the city see the city going further 331 00:30:28,399 --> 00:30:37,559 okay all right well Mr P we will start to my right with Alderman Pace with the 332 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:42,840 first two questions Chief good to see you sir um I 333 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:48,279 saw you seen you at the last meeting um I do want to commend you right now on 334 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:52,840 the um interest in this position I know how hard it is to sit through this um 335 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:56,120 between myself and Al rro we've sat through one of these before and and it 336 00:30:54,679 --> 00:31:00,600 can be a little taxing on the mind on some of these questions so um I do want 337 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:04,279 to commend you on that leading into that though um my first question for you 338 00:31:02,279 --> 00:31:11,240 would be what are your primary goals and objectives if you were appointed primary 339 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:17,480 goal objective is to help uh make good choices for the citizens in the town um 340 00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:24,480 we have an infrastructure problem and I I want to be part of that going forward 341 00:31:20,919 --> 00:31:29,360 um I've seen that over the years um our growth has been 342 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:34,080 astronomical and I see the growth continuing and i' like to be part of 343 00:31:31,799 --> 00:31:39,679 solution of that and being a part of that decision 344 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:46,480 making thank you for that um second question here um what are your shortterm 345 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:51,600 and long-term goals for the board and the community and how would you plan to 346 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:58,279 achieve those shortterm and longterm is Happ the first meeting is look uh I'm 347 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:06,399 familiar with budgets um and you will have that pass before I take that before 348 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:15,320 whoever takes the seat um is interact with with the board with each board 349 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:21,200 member um while we're here and uh citizens um talk with some 350 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:27,000 citizens um they're what we're here for the citizens that's why we're we're all 351 00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:29,840 here or you're there um that would be some of the goals 352 00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:42,080 thank you for that all right uh Alman Harbor mayor 353 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:45,279 it's good to see you thank sir um how would you handle disagreements or 354 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:49,919 conflicts if you had a disagreement with one of your fellow board members or 355 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:55,159 possibly one of our citizens in the community complect with a citizen if 356 00:32:52,559 --> 00:32:59,519 it's over services or something going on in the city that's what we have a town 357 00:32:56,639 --> 00:33:06,880 manager for and we have St have there there's places to to concerns with the 358 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:10,760 the S town website as with another Alderman um older person excuse me 359 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:17,960 that's okay uh I believe Everyone's entitled to 360 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:21,880 their opinion I firmly believe that if if you ask somebody their opinion and 361 00:33:19,679 --> 00:33:28,679 someone disagrees with you you should not take that personally that is their 362 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:34,120 right and we should respect that thank you um can you give me an example 363 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:39,760 of a time when you had to stand up for something that you felt was right even 364 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,760 when that decision was 365 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,720 unpopular yes it would be budget 366 00:33:49,559 --> 00:33:57,799 process um knowing that we had to cut some things and I disagreed with it but 367 00:33:55,200 --> 00:34:02,360 I still had to do it for the betterment of the 368 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:06,200 town the budget that that was probably some of the biggest challenges okay 369 00:34:04,279 --> 00:34:13,119 budget thank you all right thank you all 370 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:18,240 nor Mr Po I will ask my questions you mentioned budget as you know we have 371 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:22,280 been for several months now and are currently trying to get our budget 372 00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:29,359 passed for fiscal year 2025 um going to try to give you some 373 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:35,119 very real very relevant uh budget facts and then ask you how you would kind of 374 00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:39,960 take all this into consideration so last year the town had over $700,000 in 375 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:44,119 unexpected infrastructure repairs this year we're also looking at 376 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:52,440 over $700,000 in infrastructure repairs or 377 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:58,000 replacement of um as you know like everything else the town all cost to the 378 00:34:55,200 --> 00:35:03,280 town have increased um when it comes to staff almost all of 379 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:10,400 our departments could use some more staff to adequately provide needed Town 380 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:14,359 Services um when it comes to employees and staff you need you're always having 381 00:35:12,359 --> 00:35:19,839 to compete with other municipalities that I'm sure you can identify with that 382 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:24,839 that that involves not only recruiting somebody new to the town but retaining 383 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:30,119 somebody to the town again the aoke infrastructure is 384 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:35,920 only going to continue to age and have stress put upon it so with all those 385 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:42,880 things to consider how would you approach uh the creation of the budget 386 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:49,359 for the town and what would you do if it was determined that the town's Revenue 387 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:53,119 was going to fall short of the needed budget 388 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:57,280 amount first of all I did look at your budget and it looks like your budget for 389 00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:02,359 this fiscal year coming up you have balanced it um within I think it was 14 390 00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:09,359 or $15 um that I did notice I think we'd 391 00:36:06,599 --> 00:36:14,040 have to take every line item every department and you would have to go 392 00:36:11,359 --> 00:36:19,680 through it um as we all know there's wants and there's needs and I think 393 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:23,760 you'd have the needs you have no options the wants I think you'd have to look at 394 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:28,720 those and prioritize those 395 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:34,040 okay all right a second question our town Charter 396 00:36:31,079 --> 00:36:37,960 states that the Town Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day 397 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:42,560 administration of the Town including the employee management and operations so 398 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:48,000 how would you as an alderman handle a situation where a town employee approach 399 00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:54,640 you directly with a concern or an issue I would direct that individual 400 00:36:52,119 --> 00:37:01,839 uh if he had an issue to go to his department head his direct super ADV 401 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:08,280 visor and or go to the town manager if it was not um settled there there 402 00:37:05,839 --> 00:37:12,240 there's a chain of command as I call it yes and that should be utilized and if 403 00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:17,359 it's egregious he can always go or he she could always go to the next level I 404 00:37:15,079 --> 00:37:23,359 believe that would be in the town hbook if I'm not mistaken okay yes sir all 405 00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:28,680 right well thank you very much she that concludes my questions we're going to go 406 00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:32,640 to Alderman jini which is ending virtually 407 00:37:30,319 --> 00:37:35,920 tonight thank you mayor good evening Chiefs good to see you again sir good 408 00:37:34,440 --> 00:37:44,680 evening sir all right um thank you again for for 409 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:47,920 offering to this seat and uh no matter what happens tonight I hope you'll 410 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:52,599 consider running in November for one of the seats and um at least you know offer 411 00:37:51,079 --> 00:37:58,119 yourself up to the mayor to serve on a committee or something um but having 412 00:37:56,160 --> 00:38:01,880 said that have you decided if you're going to run in November for one of the 413 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:07,079 seats no sir I I haven't made that decision just yet no 414 00:38:04,079 --> 00:38:11,359 sir all right thank you and my second question is how will you respond to a 415 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:17,040 citizen or what will your actions be to a citizen who contacts you about uh City 416 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:23,400 service I would direct them to the online concern or The Sound 417 00:38:20,079 --> 00:38:29,200 Manager uh is what I would do that that would be in their purview that that's 418 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:32,440 that's their staff's function right thank you for answering my 419 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:35,880 questions Chief take care good luck thanks 420 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:41,319 sir all right that water right there if you need 421 00:38:38,319 --> 00:38:46,800 it good okay thank sir Alderman Chris inro is next go ahead M Chris hi Chief 422 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:52,839 how are you all right ma'am thank you good how do you plan to balance the 423 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:56,680 interests of a TOA with the Practical limitations of governance 424 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:04,920 I think there's we're up here for the citizens for the People by the people I 425 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:11,000 firmly believe in that and I think it's a delicate balance and and I think that 426 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:17,839 you you've got to balance that with what you've got in front of you it it it it's 427 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:21,760 a it's just a tough decision to make and I I've sat in these meetings where 428 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:25,400 wasn't very popular to make the decisions you made but you make them 429 00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:31,680 it's in the best interest of the community and sometimes it takes 430 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:36,520 explaining I think sometimes um I lay this out there sometimes maybe we don't 431 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:44,040 do a good job of educating folks sometimes on the um what's needed and 432 00:39:39,319 --> 00:39:48,640 how it works um that that's would be my answer to that man okay thank you and 433 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:52,839 how would you balance the need for development and growth with maintaining 434 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:58,280 the character of our community I said in you I I believe you 435 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:02,400 made that that next step with two things one the industrial board I think it is 436 00:40:00,119 --> 00:40:07,839 you call it you've done that and then that's that's starting to take shape 437 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:14,400 second thing of is is is uh one of your employees you just made economic or 438 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:18,960 economic um it was a man of farbo I was in the meeting that you to to help 439 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:23,920 solicit businesses and I think that that's been probably long overdue for 440 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:29,280 our community our size is to help bring in that um but then again that also 441 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:37,599 comes with our infrastructure too thank you sir thank you 442 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:40,119 ma'am all right Alman schaer hey chief just want to say thank you for showing 443 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:44,200 interest in this and thank you for coming out tonight to speak with us 444 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:48,000 thanks sir my first question is why are you interested in serving on the I'm 445 00:40:46,319 --> 00:40:53,280 sorry board of Mayor and hman as you know I've been Community 446 00:40:50,839 --> 00:40:58,440 oriented for for many years and and I believe that with sitting in those last 447 00:40:56,520 --> 00:41:02,920 few board meeting meetings some of the obstacles that are going to be coming 448 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:08,560 about is making those informed decisions and choices and and I believe that 449 00:41:06,079 --> 00:41:13,200 having some knowledge of government workings um that I could benefit that 450 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:19,359 benefit the community and the board and the town um and that's I just firmly 451 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:24,640 believe in community involvement thank you my second question 452 00:41:22,079 --> 00:41:29,240 is what are the most pressing issues faced in our community and how would you 453 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:29,240 address them 454 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:38,040 probably the Imp of traffic traffic's an issue and I know that to roundabout it 455 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:41,720 three way is hopefully coming but when you ride around you see some of the 456 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:45,760 roads um I know that you're you're working on those with money one I 457 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:51,440 culverts and bridges that that that's a big issue those are going to come to B 458 00:41:48,839 --> 00:41:56,359 and they're not going to be cheap and unfortunately the longer it's put off 459 00:41:53,720 --> 00:42:00,119 the more expensive it's going to get and where to find the money is going to 460 00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:03,760 become a greater issue um and I believe those are the priorities right now if 461 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:10,040 the economic uh businesses come in and we 462 00:42:07,599 --> 00:42:20,520 control the growth I think that can be off set we got growing two fast in the 463 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:24,319 2000s and we outgrew our services dramatically and I think that's some of 464 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:31,520 that's where we've gotten now that we're paying for was some of what's going on 465 00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:34,800 the bridges of Cs traffic traffic is uh there's got to be a way to get Walker 466 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:39,640 Parkway all the way through the 51 I don't know how there's got to be a way 467 00:42:36,559 --> 00:42:43,760 there's got to be some relief I mean you sit down here at the 468 00:42:41,079 --> 00:42:47,720 three-way it's scary it's backed up all the way around and school's not even in 469 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:53,839 right now thank you thanks 470 00:42:50,319 --> 00:42:58,200 sir well all right uh chief that finishes all of our questions if you 471 00:42:55,800 --> 00:43:03,079 have a question for us about the process or anything I didn't go over Now's the 472 00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:07,720 Time I believe you explained it very detailed mayor and I appreciate the 473 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:15,119 opportunity from all of you to be here tonight um and I'm out all right sir 474 00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:19,440 well thank you very much and again thanks for putting your your name in and 475 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:22,720 being willing to serve thanks sir all right bu 476 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:49,440 just a reminder I'll try to catch be sure you use your microphone 477 00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:23,319 people 478 00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:50,599 so when are we uh is 7:15 yes 479 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:59,040 wow if I see him come into the room early we can get started early if you're 480 00:44:53,839 --> 00:44:59,040 ready next steer 481 00:45:18,200 --> 00:45:21,200 spe 482 00:45:42,760 --> 00:45:51,800 how we going to do since he's since he's attending 483 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:57,680 virtually how we going to let him know when his time's running 484 00:45:54,119 --> 00:46:03,119 out uh actually we are on camera we can he should be able to sh If he if 485 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:09,000 he seems like he's still going not on camera but 486 00:46:05,319 --> 00:46:14,240 I'm yeah so on the candidate camera okay upper left hand corner I 487 00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:20,000 don't okay de and I are in the sh we're sitting here very Stone fa right yes 488 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:23,280 please I'm good right now thank you sir Mr 489 00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:28,119 infrastructure I'm good 490 00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:51,760 are we still y'all y'all good are y'all still 491 00:46:47,000 --> 00:46:55,599 grading everybody good good um yes sir all right thanks br 492 00:46:59,839 --> 00:47:09,760 I so Mark is he going to be ready like let's say a five after who Mr schau uh 493 00:47:07,800 --> 00:47:13,280 soon as I see him come in waiting room okay he's not there yet he's not there 494 00:47:11,319 --> 00:47:18,839 yet okay when I see him I'll ask you if yall are ready okay and then uh we can 495 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:23,119 let him get it that's good so am I supposed to look over 496 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:26,880 here yeah he'll be on that camera this camera here to addressing 497 00:47:32,720 --> 00:47:35,830 [Music] 498 00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:44,000 smack I saw April go candy just a minute ago April is the candy 499 00:47:45,359 --> 00:47:50,559 lady I'm good thank 500 00:47:52,119 --> 00:47:58,839 you I think I would probably smack all that stain 501 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:02,760 now if you had a 502 00:48:05,599 --> 00:48:14,319 mint John you can bring you those mints from your church those are 503 00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:18,280 good I L it when I used to walk in there and that bowl sitting right there when 504 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,280 you walked 505 00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:33,200 in sorry no man man that that dates me uh oh I heard 506 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:40,040 B he's in the waiting room so if the board is ready 507 00:48:35,160 --> 00:48:44,520 if ready we could start yes sir I am okay that sounds 508 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:44,520 good 509 00:48:53,079 --> 00:48:59,960 yeah could you put that on one speaker view so that we he take us he'll be on 510 00:48:58,359 --> 00:49:06,119 the whole screen there you 511 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:12,799 go he should be able to hear you I think Mr sh can you hear us 512 00:49:08,359 --> 00:49:19,200 okay yes sir I can mayor okay all right well um going to go over uh just kind of 513 00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:24,760 an overview of what you can expect tonight and 514 00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:29,960 um you were your we took all the names of people that uh submitted themselves 515 00:49:27,720 --> 00:49:34,599 for an interview we put them actually on a random number generator and you came 516 00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:39,359 up you were number three this evening um totally random I want to 517 00:49:38,079 --> 00:49:48,200 thank you for um putting your name in and uh 518 00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:55,520 taking time out of your life to um devote to Public Service as um you know 519 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:59,920 um or may maybe you don't know you'll be accused of uh 520 00:49:57,319 --> 00:50:07,040 everything from being ignorant to uh lying your uh pockets for your own 521 00:50:03,559 --> 00:50:13,359 Financial uh vment so it's it's a thankless job most of the time but again 522 00:50:10,240 --> 00:50:18,359 thank you very much for uh being willing to uh be interviewed for this we're 523 00:50:16,480 --> 00:50:23,040 going to all ask each person here tonight uh including uh Alman jini which 524 00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:30,440 is virtual like yourself we're going to ask two questions a piece um we're going 525 00:50:26,079 --> 00:50:36,920 to try to limit you to 2 minutes per answer and um you are being asked the 526 00:50:34,680 --> 00:50:41,280 same questions that every other candidate's going to be asked there's 527 00:50:38,680 --> 00:50:49,400 nothing uh being pulled out special just for you um all candidates get the same 528 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:55,880 questions um if the time starts running down uh I will kind of give you a notice 529 00:50:53,040 --> 00:51:00,319 M Deb's going to hold up a yellow folder when you got about 15 seconds left but 530 00:50:58,359 --> 00:51:05,280 if you can't see her I'll also kind of say Hey you know you need to start 531 00:51:02,480 --> 00:51:10,839 winding it down and then um we actually have a timer that'll go off after two 532 00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:16,720 minutes we are going to be looking down uh making notes please do not let that 533 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:22,880 concern you that is just as we're going and kind of evaluating your answers uh 534 00:51:19,880 --> 00:51:27,960 you might notice us looking down and don't take any notice with that uh just 535 00:51:25,839 --> 00:51:35,680 I think you're aware but just to make sure um the position that we feel so the 536 00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:42,359 the person tonight that gets the highest point score will be officially placed on 537 00:51:39,799 --> 00:51:48,559 the board at the end of the June 11th meeting and your position will run from 538 00:51:46,359 --> 00:51:53,760 June 11th from that night you were appointed until the November election 539 00:51:52,000 --> 00:52:00,079 and then if you determine that you would like to put your name in to run again uh 540 00:51:57,119 --> 00:52:05,920 to run for the position then that would be required of you to do that um I would 541 00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:11,480 say that you have some water in front of you but hopefully you've got some in 542 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:18,920 your hotel room there uh maybe you don't need it that's all good and so with that 543 00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:23,280 being said if you would give us a short introduction about yourself and then 544 00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:27,520 we'll get started with the questions yes sir uh thank you mayor and 545 00:52:26,280 --> 00:52:31,280 first first and foremost I just want to say thank you uh to you and the board 546 00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:35,920 for allowing me the opportunity to interview with yall today and I also 547 00:52:33,240 --> 00:52:40,119 want to say again thank you for working with me as I'm traveling uh I did have 548 00:52:38,200 --> 00:52:45,000 intentions to be there however I had an opportunity that came up to work and uh 549 00:52:42,599 --> 00:52:49,280 just like Alman janini I ended up getting placed on some military orders 550 00:52:46,960 --> 00:52:54,440 and so um I'm I'm working from DC currently but I just wanted to say thank 551 00:52:51,319 --> 00:52:58,920 you for that uh so many of you have known me throughout the years um again 552 00:52:56,559 --> 00:53:03,400 name is Steven scheler uh I have served as a county commissioner for District 4 553 00:53:01,799 --> 00:53:09,839 uh which when I served for it was for the greater TOA area I did that for four 554 00:53:06,559 --> 00:53:14,720 years for one term um I've also served on the um Planning Commission for the 555 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:19,480 town and currently on the uh Board of zoning appeals for the town uh I've also 556 00:53:17,400 --> 00:53:23,760 been involved in several issues as far as state legislation goes uh and work 557 00:53:22,559 --> 00:53:27,160 with the state of Tennessee with the administrative office of the Court the 558 00:53:25,240 --> 00:53:33,440 Tennessee Supreme Court uh and I've even done work uh recently 559 00:53:30,119 --> 00:53:37,240 with um and at the US capital with with State and a House 560 00:53:35,240 --> 00:53:42,240 Representatives um I've been on multiple boards for nonprofits as I stated in my 561 00:53:39,799 --> 00:53:47,480 letter um throughout the years and trying to help agencies kind of grow and 562 00:53:44,520 --> 00:53:52,119 establish themselves and so I I firmly do believe out of uh those you are 563 00:53:50,799 --> 00:53:55,760 interviewing I don't I don't know the other candidates too well I don't 564 00:53:53,880 --> 00:53:58,799 believe but out of those I I don't believe anyone else is going to bring 565 00:53:57,119 --> 00:54:05,319 the experience that I've been with the table uh that I that I also bring to the 566 00:54:01,720 --> 00:54:09,280 table as well as um someone who is if I'm not present at meetings for the past 567 00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:13,040 10 years I've been able to watch them digitally and keep up so I'm very 568 00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:16,920 informed of what the town's doing and where you're at and I've also been 569 00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:20,559 involved with the town comprehensive and strategic planning process as far as 570 00:54:18,720 --> 00:54:26,880 that is concerned so I really do feel like I can step into the seat pick pick 571 00:54:23,559 --> 00:54:32,240 right up and we can continue working um and moving forward so if there's nothing 572 00:54:29,799 --> 00:54:37,240 else I'll just get to the questions I guess and thank you again all right well 573 00:54:34,839 --> 00:54:44,160 thank you so much uh appreciate it we're going to start with uh Alderman Renfro 574 00:54:41,240 --> 00:54:47,359 tonight Hey Stephen how are you got your mic 575 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:55,760 on sorry can you hear me yes ma' how are you 576 00:54:52,359 --> 00:54:59,760 tonight doing well how are you good how do you plan plan to balance the 577 00:54:57,520 --> 00:55:02,720 interests of a Toco with the Practical limitations of 578 00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:12,400 governance oh well that's in my eyes honestly it's it's a pretty easy uh easy 579 00:55:10,640 --> 00:55:18,119 platform to to stand on I mean everything that we do is for the 580 00:55:14,720 --> 00:55:22,039 betterment of our citizens and so uh there are times when you have to make 581 00:55:20,280 --> 00:55:26,160 negotiations and Deals there are times when you can't uh support certain 582 00:55:24,359 --> 00:55:31,440 projects and so you have to work on how to to prioritize certain things even 583 00:55:29,039 --> 00:55:34,880 departments uh as far as prioritizing them over one another but I really do 584 00:55:33,480 --> 00:55:39,319 feel like it's allit to talk to those agencies and just 585 00:55:37,680 --> 00:55:43,720 kind of let them know where they are and your priority rankings and what you 586 00:55:41,119 --> 00:55:48,680 think is fit again for the betterment of the town and the community and then also 587 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:52,640 asking public opinion on uh on what they want to see and uh and what they think 588 00:55:50,920 --> 00:55:58,680 pH is important as well thank you and my second question is 589 00:55:56,400 --> 00:56:03,640 is how would you balance the need for development and growth with maintaining 590 00:56:00,720 --> 00:56:03,640 the character of our 591 00:56:04,039 --> 00:56:11,160 community well I think I think we have to start back to what the mayor said 592 00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:16,480 when he when he ran for office two years ago is you know currently aoka is in an 593 00:56:13,880 --> 00:56:21,240 identity crisis and so we have to figure that point out again if we uh if we want 594 00:56:19,079 --> 00:56:24,960 to be a vetan community then let's be the best bedroom community that we can 595 00:56:22,799 --> 00:56:28,440 in the state of Tennessee uh if we want to be an urban community 596 00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:31,920 let's be the best urban community that we can in the state of Tennessee if we 597 00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:36,799 want to be a mixture of both things uh then let's do the best job that we can 598 00:56:33,839 --> 00:56:41,440 for that um but at some point in time the the town of aoco we we need to put 599 00:56:38,880 --> 00:56:45,799 our foot on the gas pedal a little bit more in my opinion uh and we need to 600 00:56:43,680 --> 00:56:50,960 start moving more I know that there's plenty of plans that we've been in over 601 00:56:48,599 --> 00:56:54,839 the past few months and years and and I think it's time for us really to to 602 00:56:52,880 --> 00:57:00,920 start nailing those down thank you 603 00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:06,799 thank you all right our next person this evening our next board member uh will be 604 00:57:03,480 --> 00:57:11,520 Alman haror thank you mayor good evening stepen thank you uh John yeah thank you 605 00:57:09,960 --> 00:57:17,200 for your willingness to step up into the hot 606 00:57:13,079 --> 00:57:22,359 seats thank you um how would you handle any disagreements or conflicts with a 607 00:57:19,599 --> 00:57:26,799 fellow board member or maybe a potential conflict with a member of the 608 00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:31,319 community well I think you do it with morals and ethic uh first and foremost 609 00:57:29,160 --> 00:57:35,359 and then and then you show respect I mean I feel like that's the only way uh 610 00:57:33,720 --> 00:57:38,440 that you can do it we're not always going to disagree or we're not we're 611 00:57:37,280 --> 00:57:43,240 always going to disagree and we're always not going to agree either right 612 00:57:40,960 --> 00:57:47,880 um so you have to learn to have those conversations uh with one 613 00:57:45,359 --> 00:57:52,559 another and and that's really where just open lines of communication is the way 614 00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:55,799 to do it again you present and debate uh your side of the story and how you see 615 00:57:54,119 --> 00:57:59,440 things and and why you're willing to vote certain issues and topics and how 616 00:57:57,599 --> 00:58:04,799 you feel the way you feel and then respect those opinions of 617 00:58:01,119 --> 00:58:08,920 others thank you um sir thank you can you provide an example of a time that 618 00:58:07,240 --> 00:58:13,839 you had to stand up for something that you believe was right even when that 619 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:17,599 decision was unpopular uh yes sir I think that would 620 00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:21,400 be my entire County Commission experience to be honest 621 00:58:19,520 --> 00:58:26,680 with so I mean there there there are numerous 622 00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:32,000 times I I do think that that's to tra you know if if I do firmly believe in in 623 00:58:29,200 --> 00:58:37,039 certain things and certain aspects and uh have talked to community members and 624 00:58:33,640 --> 00:58:40,520 this is what they want um well then you know you know by goly that's what I'm 625 00:58:39,200 --> 00:58:44,559 going to do I'm just going to stand up on it uh I'm I'm going to stand up and 626 00:58:42,880 --> 00:58:49,280 I'm going to you know I I'll vote no if I need to if I need to vote no um I have 627 00:58:47,400 --> 00:58:54,960 no problem being on an island and standing up for things that I believe 628 00:58:51,599 --> 00:59:00,319 in uh and that I think are important so I think one of the 629 00:58:56,839 --> 00:59:07,440 uh biggest ones that stands out is uh County Executive hutman had brought a 630 00:59:03,280 --> 00:59:13,960 piece of legisl or piece of property to the public welfare uh on the general 631 00:59:10,799 --> 00:59:19,039 welfare um committee which I was on for the County Commission and uh that 632 00:59:16,280 --> 00:59:26,359 property wasn't owned by the county it was still owned by a a private 633 00:59:23,359 --> 00:59:31,880 individual um and the county in the deals to Clos on it on a Friday however 634 00:59:28,440 --> 00:59:36,160 this is a Monday morning meeting uh so we or Monday afternoon meeting so we had 635 00:59:34,440 --> 00:59:42,160 the meeting and they wanted to rezone the property and uh and I just acally 636 00:59:39,240 --> 00:59:45,760 stood up and said No in fact I was the only one that was standing up and saying 637 00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:49,039 no at the time uh because the county didn't own it and that the person who 638 00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:53,079 owned it at the time wasn't even president for the meeting and didn't 639 00:59:50,599 --> 00:59:59,079 request for the reason um I felt like that was a uh very drastic and dangerous 640 00:59:56,200 --> 01:00:02,880 approach for local government to to rezone a piece of property that again 641 01:00:01,160 --> 01:00:09,000 that they didn't own and that the owner at the time hadn't even requested um so 642 01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:11,839 we ended up tbling that and then later after listening to all the citizens who 643 01:00:10,599 --> 01:00:16,920 came to the meeting they they didn't want that property reone to that um I 644 01:00:14,799 --> 01:00:20,960 was the only County Commissioner who who listened to those people they weren't 645 01:00:18,280 --> 01:00:26,839 even in my district and uh voted no on the matter thanks 646 01:00:23,119 --> 01:00:32,839 okay thank you all right Alan 647 01:00:30,119 --> 01:00:38,880 J yes sir thank you mayor how you doing Mr schauffer I'm doing all right man if 648 01:00:35,559 --> 01:00:43,760 I didn't have to travel good how are you good I'm fine thanks first I want to 649 01:00:41,319 --> 01:00:48,400 thank you for your putting yourself up for this seat and also the other boards 650 01:00:46,280 --> 01:00:53,480 and the way that you have served a TOA in the past uh kind of leads me to my 651 01:00:51,079 --> 01:00:57,599 next question or my first question rather do you plan on running in 652 01:00:54,799 --> 01:01:03,079 November for one of the yes sir yes sir I do good deal short and sweet all right 653 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:08,680 and my second question is how are you going to uh handle or what will you say 654 01:01:05,280 --> 01:01:13,440 to a citizen who or ask you about uh needing a service from the 655 01:01:10,839 --> 01:01:16,359 city uh well again I think that's open lines of communication and just being 656 01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:19,640 open and honest with them you know that's one of the things that I said 657 01:01:17,520 --> 01:01:24,440 when I worked in the court system uh as a county commissioner and still to this 658 01:01:21,200 --> 01:01:28,520 day you can say uh is that uh it might not be what you want to hear but but I'm 659 01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:32,760 going to tell you the truth about it um you know and if it's something that the 660 01:01:30,640 --> 01:01:37,440 that the town can do to help out then you know I firmly believe that we'll 661 01:01:34,839 --> 01:01:41,240 help out uh if it's something that we're not able to then I will go through the 662 01:01:39,680 --> 01:01:46,599 steps and explain the process to them why we're not able to do that um but 663 01:01:43,760 --> 01:01:51,119 like I said anytime um anytime we're able to help you know I just I I reflect 664 01:01:49,440 --> 01:01:55,160 back what my grandfather once told me when I was little you know if you have 665 01:01:53,000 --> 01:01:58,960 the means and the ability then you have the responsibil 666 01:01:56,880 --> 01:02:03,000 um so there are times that we can uh that maybe we can't do things as a as a 667 01:02:01,279 --> 01:02:07,200 government entity but maybe we can do things privately or set up through other 668 01:02:04,680 --> 01:02:11,039 organizations that can help out and if that's possible then that's what uh 669 01:02:08,839 --> 01:02:15,880 that's what I firmly believe that we do all right thank you that concludes my 670 01:02:13,680 --> 01:02:20,799 questions I appreciate your answer thank you 671 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:26,279 sir all right I believe Alman schaer 672 01:02:22,760 --> 01:02:30,359 next hey Mr schaer can you hear me yes sir I can just want to say thanks for um 673 01:02:28,839 --> 01:02:34,880 your interest in this seat and thank you for uh taking the time to talk to us 674 01:02:32,440 --> 01:02:39,039 tonight my first question is why are you interested in serving on the board of 675 01:02:36,599 --> 01:02:39,039 Mayor and 676 01:02:39,319 --> 01:02:47,680 otman well I mean to be honest with you I've always been interested in in 677 01:02:44,640 --> 01:02:52,599 government and politics uh my entire life uh like I said I think even going 678 01:02:51,079 --> 01:02:56,680 back to the first opportunity why I expressed interest in it was actually in 679 01:02:54,319 --> 01:02:59,520 2016 um started digging and finding 680 01:02:58,160 --> 01:03:06,000 information out and then ended up running for office in 681 01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:10,319 2018 um and so I just uh I don't know it's it's just one of kind of one of 682 01:03:07,240 --> 01:03:14,680 those things that uh I still in the like Alman gen any you know you have the the 683 01:03:12,839 --> 01:03:19,079 means and the ability then you have the responsibility to do it and I feel like 684 01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:25,799 I have the means and the ability to do so um you know it's one of those things 685 01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:31,079 too that I take pride in uh being a remember you know being a deacon in my 686 01:03:27,559 --> 01:03:35,319 church and again you know that term and why I hold that so important to me is 687 01:03:33,480 --> 01:03:39,200 because Deacon it's a thirst and that's that's what you are you're there to 688 01:03:36,400 --> 01:03:44,160 serve people your church and so I I firmly believe that I can serve the 689 01:03:40,680 --> 01:03:47,920 members of our community will thank you my second question is in your opinion 690 01:03:45,960 --> 01:03:52,079 what are the most pressing issues fac in our community and how would you address 691 01:03:50,319 --> 01:03:56,559 them uh infrastructure it's uh it's 692 01:03:53,880 --> 01:04:00,640 infrastructure I mean just that that is infrastructure infrastructure 693 01:03:58,359 --> 01:04:04,599 infrastructure uh and so I think we've got a solid plan in our comprehensive 694 01:04:02,480 --> 01:04:09,039 plan I think we've got in our strategic plan and I think we just need to again 695 01:04:07,200 --> 01:04:14,200 put that put that pedal down on the gas and let's let start solving some issues 696 01:04:11,319 --> 01:04:17,559 and start moving forward on um that's really what it boils down to I I firmly 697 01:04:16,200 --> 01:04:22,920 believe once we can fix that infrastructure and and better get that 698 01:04:20,039 --> 01:04:26,599 under hand and control um then then we're going to be in a better seated 699 01:04:24,079 --> 01:04:33,480 position than we are today thank you thank you all right Mr cheler 700 01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:38,559 I believe I'm the last one uh as you know we have for several months we have 701 01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:43,400 been working on creating a budget for our fiscal year 702 01:04:40,160 --> 01:04:50,520 2025 and my question first question has to do with uh budget experience so last 703 01:04:47,640 --> 01:04:55,880 year the town had over $700,000 of unexpected infrastructure 704 01:04:52,520 --> 01:05:03,400 repairs this year we're also looking at another over 705 01:04:58,480 --> 01:05:10,240 $700,000 of infrastructure repairs and replacement so considering that and like 706 01:05:07,720 --> 01:05:14,799 everything else all of our costs to the town have 707 01:05:11,279 --> 01:05:20,839 risen when it comes to Staffing U almost all departments would need more staff to 708 01:05:18,319 --> 01:05:24,039 provide adequate Town services and of course you have to 709 01:05:22,799 --> 01:05:28,599 remember when you're talking about employees and staff we are competing 710 01:05:26,039 --> 01:05:34,880 with other municipalities around us and that involves not only the recruitment 711 01:05:32,039 --> 01:05:40,200 of employees but retaining and the retention of our employees and the uh as 712 01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:47,480 you said the infrastructure is only going to continue to age and have stress 713 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:52,480 put upon it with all that being said how would you go about creating uh the 714 01:05:50,000 --> 01:05:57,400 budget for the town and what would you do if it was determined that town 715 01:05:55,039 --> 01:06:02,720 Revenue was is going to fall short of the needed budget 716 01:05:59,559 --> 01:06:09,319 amount well again I think we we look at prioritizing you know what what is most 717 01:06:06,119 --> 01:06:14,720 important uh down to the least important um and you can start with uh kind of how 718 01:06:12,319 --> 01:06:19,880 I do now my work um so most of you don't know but you know I financial analyst by 719 01:06:17,400 --> 01:06:26,640 trade now as well as doing strategic planning and uh and data analytics um 720 01:06:23,880 --> 01:06:30,839 so to me it's just you know meeting with each department you establish what their 721 01:06:28,640 --> 01:06:34,760 priorities are and and how much those costs are going to be um then all of a 722 01:06:33,240 --> 01:06:39,160 sudden you you break those down and we list those as priorities for the town 723 01:06:36,599 --> 01:06:42,960 what they and what the town feels like um needs to be placed uh as a top 724 01:06:41,599 --> 01:06:47,200 priority and start working on and focusing and then you start calculating 725 01:06:45,160 --> 01:06:50,319 what you can't afford and what you can't uh if you can't afford it you know you 726 01:06:48,599 --> 01:06:55,000 look at doing something for for future years planning um if it's something that 727 01:06:53,559 --> 01:06:59,680 uh that can wait of course you put it on for future planning but you really stop 728 01:06:57,279 --> 01:07:04,039 knocking out those top priorities uh as much as humanly possible that's that's 729 01:07:02,599 --> 01:07:10,079 kind of where I would analyze that and how it go okay thank you a second 730 01:07:07,839 --> 01:07:13,839 question has to do it it says our Charter states that the Town 731 01:07:12,079 --> 01:07:17,920 Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the town 732 01:07:16,319 --> 01:07:23,839 that of course includes employee management and operations how would you 733 01:07:21,279 --> 01:07:30,319 as an alderman handle a situation where a town employee approaches you directly 734 01:07:27,359 --> 01:07:35,400 with a concern or an issue well again open lines of 735 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:39,400 communication they can do that but my my first topic and question that I'm going 736 01:07:37,319 --> 01:07:42,480 to ask them about is have you informed your 737 01:07:40,200 --> 01:07:45,920 supervisor uh and you know and work properly through your training command 738 01:07:44,279 --> 01:07:52,920 um you know it's it's of course they also have the ability to to contact 739 01:07:49,000 --> 01:07:57,240 alans um but supervisors can't fix problems and that's their top priority 740 01:07:55,119 --> 01:08:01,799 they're top priority is to stand up and specialize for their people that's what 741 01:07:58,839 --> 01:08:04,720 they do as managers uh and so you know if they're not aware of the problem then 742 01:08:03,240 --> 01:08:08,880 they don't have the ability to fix it now if it's an issue with that manager 743 01:08:07,039 --> 01:08:12,440 or anything then we go up the chain and we can go up to the next size person you 744 01:08:11,039 --> 01:08:17,359 know we have HR people that are available we have um and I put extra 745 01:08:15,520 --> 01:08:21,520 duties and task on Miss Debbie but you know Miss Debbie is wealth of knowledge 746 01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:24,560 that this town has um that can go out and and help and seek out you know if 747 01:08:23,319 --> 01:08:28,719 it's something that Mark needs to be aware of as a t of administrator we can 748 01:08:26,199 --> 01:08:33,080 go to Mark's time administrator uh but first and foremost we have to give those 749 01:08:30,400 --> 01:08:35,600 supervisors the ability to to manage that's what that's what you put them in 750 01:08:34,279 --> 01:08:40,960 those positions for all right well thank you very much 751 01:08:38,640 --> 01:08:48,000 mayor I saw two questions as well I am so sorry Al Pace Alman Pace has two 752 01:08:45,839 --> 01:08:52,960 questions for you this evening Mr schauffer yes sir Stephen it's good to 753 01:08:50,319 --> 01:08:59,000 see you um thank you again for for doing this and U you know me and Alman rro 754 01:08:56,960 --> 01:09:04,799 have have sat in that seat as well and and you were sitting in it with us um so 755 01:09:01,239 --> 01:09:09,679 this is a a huge piece um and it is a really hard hard thing to do and taxing 756 01:09:06,600 --> 01:09:13,600 on the mind to think of these answers um with all that being said though my first 757 01:09:11,719 --> 01:09:19,040 question is uh what are your primary goals and objectives if you're 758 01:09:15,560 --> 01:09:19,040 appointed serve the 759 01:09:19,400 --> 01:09:22,640 people that's 760 01:09:23,000 --> 01:09:31,279 it okay and um along those lines as well what what 761 01:09:29,000 --> 01:09:36,600 are your shortterm and long-term goals for the board and our community as a 762 01:09:33,400 --> 01:09:41,480 whole and how do you plan to achieve them uh well I mean the goals are simple 763 01:09:39,799 --> 01:09:45,880 they're I just want to see the town do the best job that it can do I want to 764 01:09:43,719 --> 01:09:50,839 see the town put forth the best I I want to see the town of AA as the as the best 765 01:09:48,520 --> 01:09:54,960 municipality as I I think that it is and I think that it can be for the you know 766 01:09:52,759 --> 01:09:58,600 for tiffon County for West Tennessee for all the Tennessee and then again of 767 01:09:57,080 --> 01:10:04,040 course it's Southwest and then it's the nation as whole I just want to see the 768 01:10:01,120 --> 01:10:08,159 town of AA to um to really be the tip of the spear you 769 01:10:06,880 --> 01:10:14,560 know we're going to be we're going to Le from the front and um you know it's it's 770 01:10:12,280 --> 01:10:18,280 a that's that's just just that simple that's where I wanted to see and that's 771 01:10:15,880 --> 01:10:21,760 what I Inspire for this town to be in uh I kind of go back to what Alman Harbor 772 01:10:19,880 --> 01:10:25,840 said you know several months ago and he said it repeatedly throughout the years 773 01:10:23,679 --> 01:10:31,040 you know as uh prior service military like I am I've had the ability to travel 774 01:10:28,840 --> 01:10:36,480 all over the world and yet we choose a TOA and we do that for several reasons 775 01:10:33,800 --> 01:10:40,920 and so um I'm in love with this town uh like I said we devote our time effort 776 01:10:38,679 --> 01:10:45,600 energy and money into this town as a family and that's what we uh it's what 777 01:10:43,480 --> 01:10:50,080 we plan to continue to do I love the town of AA and I just want to see it 778 01:10:48,280 --> 01:10:53,719 again lead lead from the front we're going to we're going to be the example 779 01:10:51,640 --> 01:10:58,159 and and let everybody else uh learn from us 780 01:10:56,600 --> 01:11:06,480 all right thanks sir thank you sir all right Mr chord now 781 01:11:03,120 --> 01:11:12,960 I believe that's everybody as far as questions uh do you have any questions 782 01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:17,520 for the board as far as the process uh did I lay it out pretty clearly for you 783 01:11:15,239 --> 01:11:23,199 as far as uh tonight uh no sir as utman pay said you 784 01:11:20,520 --> 01:11:27,280 know um myself him and and otoman weren't refero set in that spot a few 785 01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:32,000 years but back things uh and kind of went through this process and so um you 786 01:11:29,760 --> 01:11:35,600 know as far as I'm concerned and my family is concerned you know we're going 787 01:11:33,159 --> 01:11:40,080 to pray for you guys um to make the best decision that you can uh if it's me 788 01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:42,679 that's great it's awesome and I'm 100% for that if it's not we're still 789 01:11:41,480 --> 01:11:48,920 supporting this town and we're still going to show up November uh so whoever 790 01:11:45,639 --> 01:11:52,840 is uh is ready to go then uh then let's go let's run an election and let's see 791 01:11:51,000 --> 01:11:58,000 what we can do and uh let's get this town on on track of where it needs to be 792 01:11:54,719 --> 01:12:03,880 and uh let's move forward and let's go all right well again thank you very much 793 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:10,120 for being willing to serve and as you have served and uh we will uh say good 794 01:12:07,520 --> 01:12:16,159 night to you I know you're an hour ahead in DC so hopefully you've gotten supper 795 01:12:13,159 --> 01:12:16,159 if not go get you something to 796 01:12:16,239 --> 01:12:22,960 eat thank you yes sir uh and thank you guys again for working with me and and 797 01:12:21,480 --> 01:12:29,760 for the opportunity to interview with you all right 798 01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:29,760 bye bye 799 01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:26,800 okay 800 01:13:37,600 --> 01:13:44,280 Cody thank you for jumping in buddy sorry I forgot about you no you're right 801 01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:50,159 that's I sitting there I'm like wait we've got one more you know Bo boom boom 802 01:13:47,560 --> 01:13:50,159 I didn't go 803 01:13:51,280 --> 01:13:56,560 back as long as questions get out there we're good 804 01:13:57,199 --> 01:14:07,800 so 7:45 is the next one yes sir okay I am I was going to say I'm going to take 805 01:14:03,800 --> 01:14:07,800 a take a break 806 01:14:08,560 --> 01:14:16,800 and come back and the next person is going to be Mr 807 01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:16,800 Price is it price yeah 808 01:14:17,080 --> 01:14:24,040 price yeah we got time to stretch your legs take a break 809 01:14:41,080 --> 01:14:44,290 [Music] 810 01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:57,000 you those window laptop when come out 811 01:14:58,320 --> 01:15:00,960 you know why I like 812 01:15:03,320 --> 01:15:13,199 this if I had a Windows laptop I'd be doing all 813 01:15:09,840 --> 01:15:13,199 time that's how 814 01:15:14,040 --> 01:15:17,639 iate this one kind of 815 01:15:17,840 --> 01:15:26,120 keeps I can see it playing a bigger role coun as far as the battery light and 816 01:15:23,639 --> 01:15:30,280 stuff they're talking about I don't know if I'll be right out of the 817 01:15:27,800 --> 01:15:36,600 but maybe the end of this year when we start looking at buying new systems just 818 01:15:32,760 --> 01:15:41,040 to test it out you know and see what's uh what's going to be like I've already 819 01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:46,719 checked with ours which is now threatening and ask 820 01:15:44,239 --> 01:15:46,719 them are they 821 01:15:47,239 --> 01:15:51,679 working they said they are 822 01:15:52,610 --> 01:16:00,719 [Music] yeah pretty pretty good yeah it's one of 823 01:15:58,280 --> 01:16:08,159 the best edrs out there probably got yeah not bad at 824 01:16:05,280 --> 01:16:12,280 all yeah yeah I've always heard good stuff about him yeah it's pretty it's 825 01:16:10,560 --> 01:16:18,600 pretty neat I show you the whole interface back it all that stuff it's 826 01:16:15,040 --> 01:16:18,600 it's really cool 827 01:16:34,000 --> 01:16:39,080 confence room that 828 01:16:48,400 --> 01:16:53,639 sorry so question number two 829 01:17:00,540 --> 01:17:03,659 [Music] 830 01:17:06,120 --> 01:17:16,120 vacation oh oh he's just yacking on the B he'll oh he got it 831 01:17:11,639 --> 01:17:16,120 up no he probably just NOS around in the 832 01:17:17,560 --> 01:17:21,719 trash that freak 833 01:17:50,679 --> 01:17:56,840 closer what well you know 834 01:18:20,080 --> 01:18:23,239 making something 835 01:18:23,320 --> 01:18:26,760 to last year 836 01:18:44,770 --> 01:18:47,839 [Music] 837 01:18:48,480 --> 01:18:54,880 ke want to look at the Monitor and not at the 838 01:18:51,800 --> 01:19:00,280 camera you know he's looking at on spons so he can't tell where your eyes are 839 01:18:56,679 --> 01:19:04,320 okay all right and I hav't I hav't set up 840 01:19:01,840 --> 01:19:08,760 where where you got the table in the corner 841 01:19:05,520 --> 01:19:11,639 and Camera down there camera 842 01:19:10,570 --> 01:19:16,320 [Music] gotcha all righty good deal 843 01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:38,920 what did you do I thought you for another I thought it was 844 01:19:47,960 --> 01:19:53,960 just man I our fireworks lot iush 845 01:19:56,760 --> 01:20:01,719 I got at least 15 chck bites all over my 846 01:20:01,930 --> 01:20:11,920 [Music] leg oh yes yeah it's all mental capacity 847 01:20:08,560 --> 01:20:11,920 just do not 848 01:20:14,040 --> 01:20:21,320 scratch well hopefully yeah growing 849 01:20:22,040 --> 01:20:26,639 up you buy some stuff at Walmart 850 01:20:30,000 --> 01:20:33,800 Farm Supply something 851 01:20:34,520 --> 01:20:37,639 [Music] 852 01:20:53,600 --> 01:20:56,689 [Music] 853 01:21:09,239 --> 01:21:17,199 around the track but you know it was average about that high and some of them 854 01:21:14,800 --> 01:21:21,660 the Johnson grass was literally 8 or NT high it was 855 01:21:19,280 --> 01:21:27,800 crazy to the [Music] 856 01:21:24,719 --> 01:21:33,760 just a it's a John knockoff it's aany apparently 857 01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:33,760 makes I can't remember actually 858 01:21:45,719 --> 01:21:50,520 John let's say 74 859 01:21:58,510 --> 01:22:01,640 [Music] 860 01:22:03,700 --> 01:22:11,080 [Music] will that handle kind of any 861 01:22:07,880 --> 01:22:13,239 bugs cuz I usually try to spray the I don't 862 01:22:15,080 --> 01:22:22,360 want look around and chill out and I always try to spray something down 863 01:22:22,880 --> 01:22:27,159 yeah ground and 864 01:22:30,600 --> 01:22:40,280 spray okay yeah TT something you just mix up so much 865 01:22:35,719 --> 01:22:40,280 ounces per gallon or something like that 866 01:22:55,120 --> 01:23:04,120 so that's how they paged it why I do not know yeah that is weird you do 867 01:23:05,400 --> 01:23:12,480 that 100 know right 868 01:23:28,239 --> 01:23:33,480 I see Debbie where did Our Town Administrator go to 869 01:23:51,590 --> 01:23:54,669 [Music] 870 01:24:00,199 --> 01:24:03,199 us 871 01:24:06,520 --> 01:24:09,599 [Music] 872 01:24:24,520 --> 01:24:26,760 right to 873 01:24:33,760 --> 01:24:41,480 believe you're going to have some push with some people try to 874 01:25:15,650 --> 01:25:21,760 [Music] side it tastes 875 01:25:22,159 --> 01:25:26,159 better all 876 01:25:43,480 --> 01:25:51,080 what's the Scout be known scouting 877 01:25:48,119 --> 01:25:55,880 America SC America kind of what should have 878 01:25:51,880 --> 01:25:55,880 been integrated 879 01:25:56,800 --> 01:26:03,800 Scouts BSA is what it's been for like five years and that Mees no sense Scouts 880 01:26:01,600 --> 01:26:07,400 Scout America the other thing you're testing 881 01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:11,920 next year right now all the girl troops are completely separate you have only 882 01:26:09,880 --> 01:26:17,280 boy troops and only troops and 883 01:26:14,159 --> 01:26:17,280 I right 884 01:26:18,679 --> 01:26:27,600 now so I'm going to say three to five years explain 885 01:26:25,480 --> 01:26:30,840 I mean I can tell you what summer camp at Camp Mar was 886 01:26:32,920 --> 01:26:43,760 like yes that's exact yeah what if it's a 887 01:26:40,760 --> 01:26:43,760 boy 888 01:26:47,760 --> 01:26:52,920 yeah good evening Mr Price you can have a seat right there 889 01:26:53,239 --> 01:27:03,320 sir good evening evening how are you good uh I am mayor mayor Barry yaken I 890 01:27:00,560 --> 01:27:07,280 don't believe we've met uh not formally no okay good I'm always I'm always kind 891 01:27:05,920 --> 01:27:13,719 of throwing it out there because I meet a lot of people and then they go yeah we 892 01:27:10,960 --> 01:27:18,159 no I don't think we have good good good good uh want to give you a little 893 01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:25,040 overview uh tonight as far as how everything's going to kind of play out 894 01:27:20,520 --> 01:27:30,760 and um then we'll go from there okay um for the very first thing I just want 895 01:27:27,679 --> 01:27:36,719 to let you know that we took all of the people that wanted to be a candidate for 896 01:27:33,360 --> 01:27:41,239 the position we randomized them with a number generator on the internet and 897 01:27:39,360 --> 01:27:48,000 that's the order and I believe you're number four tonight so it was strictly a 898 01:27:44,080 --> 01:27:54,920 random order um but uh I definitely want to tell you thank you for considering um 899 01:27:52,760 --> 01:28:00,080 taking you know time out of your personal life to devote to Public 900 01:27:56,960 --> 01:28:06,880 Service uh for the town that and of itself says a lot about your character 901 01:28:04,080 --> 01:28:12,880 um it is as I think most of the board members up here would testify that it is 902 01:28:09,119 --> 01:28:20,199 a thankless job a lot of the times you will um be referred to on social media 903 01:28:16,360 --> 01:28:24,639 as either ignorant or line in your pockets for your own personal gain and 904 01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:32,239 you can take it from there so um just know what you're getting into 905 01:28:28,159 --> 01:28:38,119 um we are going to be asking each person on the board and we also have Alderman 906 01:28:34,639 --> 01:28:42,119 ganini is virtual tonight and we're all going to be asking you two questions a 907 01:28:39,800 --> 01:28:47,000 piece uh we would ask that you would limit your answers to around two minutes 908 01:28:44,480 --> 01:28:52,080 we'll be timing you and when you get close Miss Debbie over here will hold up 909 01:28:49,760 --> 01:28:56,400 her yellow folder that let you know you got about 15 seconds left and then if 910 01:28:54,320 --> 01:29:02,239 you keep going just know that when you hear the beat wind it down okay um you 911 01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:06,000 are not going to be ask any questions that the other we are asking the same 912 01:29:03,920 --> 01:29:10,360 questions of all the candidates we are not singling you out and picking certain 913 01:29:08,520 --> 01:29:15,440 questions for you these are all the question same questions across the board 914 01:29:12,800 --> 01:29:19,719 uh after every candidate has been interviewed after we are totally have 915 01:29:17,440 --> 01:29:25,880 done all of them then we're going to score uh our answers up here we're going 916 01:29:23,040 --> 01:29:33,040 to calate who gets the the highest points if you wish to remain around when 917 01:29:29,239 --> 01:29:38,119 we bring everybody back in to hear the totals that's fine if you want to go on 918 01:29:35,679 --> 01:29:43,880 home we will notify you one way or the other uh as far as that you're going to 919 01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:49,199 notice that while you're answering the questions we might be looking down we've 920 01:29:46,400 --> 01:29:53,080 got sheets up here and we'll be making mental notes and scoring you know maybe 921 01:29:51,600 --> 01:29:58,040 there's something in your answer that we're going to write down and when we 922 01:29:54,840 --> 01:30:02,920 when it comes time to score you uh so don't let that concern you that we're 923 01:30:00,840 --> 01:30:08,280 not just locked totally eyeball to eyeball with you and uh just so you 924 01:30:05,920 --> 01:30:13,560 understand I I hope you you realize it so when we do come up with that person 925 01:30:11,840 --> 01:30:18,880 that that has scored the highest by the board you will be officially appointed 926 01:30:16,119 --> 01:30:23,040 to the board at our June 11th meeting during toward the end of the meeting and 927 01:30:20,920 --> 01:30:29,199 that's when you'll actually be sworn in and take your place up here and so this 928 01:30:26,040 --> 01:30:35,000 position this appointment will be filled from when you get appointed June 11th 929 01:30:32,119 --> 01:30:40,800 till the November election if you wish to put your name in for to pull your 930 01:30:37,920 --> 01:30:43,719 packet um to be on the ballot for the November election that is something you 931 01:30:42,360 --> 01:30:50,320 would have to do in addition so um you do have a Bott 932 01:30:48,280 --> 01:30:57,679 of water there on you and we've all got our Waters up here so please feel free 933 01:30:53,719 --> 01:31:02,840 uh to uh take that as you need to and so I guess with that if you want to give us 934 01:31:00,360 --> 01:31:09,639 a short introduction about yourself we'll get started with the question my 935 01:31:05,119 --> 01:31:15,600 name is Josh Joshua price Josh um I've been in a TOA since 936 01:31:11,480 --> 01:31:22,400 2019 uh I am in the Navy um which we I discussed with Mr Warner here 937 01:31:19,480 --> 01:31:32,040 um I will be retiring officially retiring October 31th first my last day 938 01:31:25,960 --> 01:31:38,040 of actual Navy uh Duty being August 9th um 939 01:31:33,719 --> 01:31:42,239 U I'm involved heavily in uh U Sports um I'm I'm with the scouts I'm a scout 940 01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:48,920 leader I was a cub master for two and a half years there before my kids moved up 941 01:31:44,840 --> 01:31:55,159 to the to the Scout level um and I I were pretty involved there um so I got a 942 01:31:52,960 --> 01:32:00,239 pretty big space in the community between here and mford a lot of I 943 01:31:57,960 --> 01:32:04,480 probably coach half the kids that have played you Sports yeah between the two 944 01:32:02,520 --> 01:32:11,920 so being yelled at by parents coaching Youth Baseball is not 945 01:32:06,880 --> 01:32:19,320 a an abnormal thing okay so yeah yeah so um that's about 946 01:32:15,000 --> 01:32:25,280 uh that's about as much I my career here and you know okay so all right well 947 01:32:22,800 --> 01:32:31,360 that's excellent uh again thank you so much for just uh putting your name in 948 01:32:28,400 --> 01:32:38,159 the to be interviewed and we'll start off our questions this evening with 949 01:32:33,639 --> 01:32:42,159 Alman janini on the virtual uh Mr price thank you Mr Mayor hi Mr Price and 950 01:32:40,239 --> 01:32:47,639 welcome and first thanks for your service and thanks for your um ability 951 01:32:45,400 --> 01:32:52,239 or your willingness to to serve on the board and also with the the youth there 952 01:32:50,239 --> 01:32:57,400 coaching them up can't be easy like you said with the parents it'll be the same 953 01:32:54,199 --> 01:33:01,320 if you're seated but anyway no matter what happens no matter what happens 954 01:32:59,760 --> 01:33:06,080 tonight I'd encourage you to run in November or if you don't want to do that 955 01:33:03,840 --> 01:33:10,400 offer up your yourself to the mayor to to serve on a 956 01:33:07,679 --> 01:33:14,440 committee um having that in mind that's my first question do you plan on running 957 01:33:12,400 --> 01:33:19,880 and for one of the seats in November I do um I do intend on 958 01:33:17,320 --> 01:33:24,239 running good good deal all right and next how do you think you'll respond to 959 01:33:22,000 --> 01:33:28,920 or what will your what will your ctions be to a citizen who comes to you with a 960 01:33:26,760 --> 01:33:33,520 concern um I guess it depends on how they come to me with that concern if 961 01:33:30,480 --> 01:33:42,719 it's a social media concern uh my typical reaction is don't respond um uh 962 01:33:38,560 --> 01:33:47,960 especially if it's a a public form um I tend to just back off from it I don't 963 01:33:46,280 --> 01:33:52,800 don't respond because I'm also very easily suuck into arguments uh so on 964 01:33:51,440 --> 01:33:57,840 social media well which is supp say it's a concern about an overgrown grass or a 965 01:33:55,840 --> 01:34:05,119 ditch or a pothole um I think I'd probably just 966 01:34:01,520 --> 01:34:10,840 prer to the appropriate source of whatever the concern is so if it's a 967 01:34:06,840 --> 01:34:17,159 code thing refer to code enforcement uh if it's a HOA thing refering to the HOA 968 01:34:14,320 --> 01:34:19,600 um well would would I would find the correct source of information and give 969 01:34:18,400 --> 01:34:23,719 them the correct answer 970 01:34:21,239 --> 01:34:29,159 and whether they like it or not that's that's what they got accept or change so 971 01:34:27,639 --> 01:34:34,400 all right thank you sir for answering my questions that's it okay thank youman 972 01:34:31,880 --> 01:34:40,239 Jen NY we will proceed to Alderman shefer to my left all right hey Mr Price 973 01:34:38,800 --> 01:34:43,400 uh thank you for taking the time out your evening to come and talk to us and 974 01:34:41,800 --> 01:34:48,320 also thank you for your interest in this seat um my first question is why are you 975 01:34:46,400 --> 01:34:55,840 interested in serving on the board of Mayor and hon um most most of my public 976 01:34:52,520 --> 01:35:01,320 service I say that like coaching Scouts getting involved in uh in almost 977 01:34:59,480 --> 01:35:08,360 everything I get involved in um comes down to the future of my kids and they 978 01:35:05,119 --> 01:35:15,679 are the future of of me really and and us so um if I can help mold that in any 979 01:35:12,560 --> 01:35:18,560 way um that is that is a motivation and this town is a lot like 980 01:35:17,840 --> 01:35:24,639 my hometown um and I I did put that in my 981 01:35:21,679 --> 01:35:30,119 uh interest letter um my hometown is a lot like this one even that surrounding 982 01:35:26,760 --> 01:35:35,440 towns are it's it's very similar um I've seen what this can turn into uh with the 983 01:35:32,679 --> 01:35:39,840 growth and there's ways I think that that can be managed 984 01:35:37,679 --> 01:35:46,320 um and and the answer isn't stunt the 985 01:35:43,000 --> 01:35:52,840 growth like you you can't so it just needs to be managed in a in 986 01:35:49,440 --> 01:35:59,480 a you a a man it needs to be managed correctly I guess so 987 01:35:56,360 --> 01:36:03,760 okay all right and my second question is in your opinion what are the most 988 01:36:00,880 --> 01:36:09,080 pressing issues fac in our community and how would you address them uh 989 01:36:06,080 --> 01:36:09,080 infrastructure 990 01:36:09,400 --> 01:36:16,080 um we are just from my understanding um I 991 01:36:14,280 --> 01:36:18,880 don't I haven't been to every one of these board meetings I don't understand 992 01:36:17,600 --> 01:36:26,880 our utilities 100% but toen is not self- 993 01:36:22,320 --> 01:36:32,119 sustaining we in other communities um so I know that we there's been proposals 994 01:36:29,119 --> 01:36:32,119 for 995 01:36:32,360 --> 01:36:40,400 um like additions uh uh subdivisions to go in here and they haven't happened and 996 01:36:39,119 --> 01:36:47,440 I believe is because utility issues 997 01:36:44,040 --> 01:36:54,080 um so I think infrastructure is a big a big issue here um and just from a parent 998 01:36:50,679 --> 01:36:58,560 level another one is uh I think a lot of a lot of just from a 999 01:36:57,119 --> 01:37:05,760 personal perspective a lot of people that came into this uh Community 10 five 1000 01:37:02,639 --> 01:37:10,040 10 years ago kind of expected the growth um 1001 01:37:06,840 --> 01:37:13,040 to push for uh like we don't have a middle 1002 01:37:10,880 --> 01:37:17,239 school I kind of expected a middle school here by this point 1003 01:37:14,920 --> 01:37:21,560 but I don't know if we I really don't know the numbers I don't think we have 1004 01:37:18,800 --> 01:37:25,320 enough kids for it you know so um I think that's an expectation that some 1005 01:37:23,320 --> 01:37:31,119 lot L people have but we don't thank 1006 01:37:28,080 --> 01:37:35,199 you all right and continuing to my left we have Alman 1007 01:37:32,600 --> 01:37:41,320 rfer hi thank you for coming my first question is how do you 1008 01:37:38,639 --> 01:37:45,199 plan to balance the interests of a TOA with the Practical limitations of 1009 01:37:51,360 --> 01:37:55,920 governance I think a lot of that comes down 1010 01:37:56,520 --> 01:38:09,080 to it comes out of taxes right so if you if you want a service it has 1011 01:38:04,080 --> 01:38:16,159 to be paid for and we really do have we're basically tied to the lowest 1012 01:38:12,000 --> 01:38:21,639 taxes in the county um and I don't I people don't realize that 1013 01:38:19,960 --> 01:38:26,520 um and yeah I think it it comes out of 1014 01:38:24,960 --> 01:38:31,719 taxes that's okay about it and I think you 1015 01:38:28,639 --> 01:38:37,920 just need to explain that people need to understand I think it needs to be maybe 1016 01:38:35,040 --> 01:38:40,920 communication you know in a way that this is what we want this is what we 1017 01:38:39,320 --> 01:38:46,280 need and just transparency of the numbers so okay thank you my second 1018 01:38:44,400 --> 01:38:50,159 question is how would you balance the need for development and growth with 1019 01:38:48,599 --> 01:38:53,159 maintaining the character of our community 1020 01:38:59,239 --> 01:39:06,560 that's a tough that's tough that's a good 1021 01:39:02,760 --> 01:39:12,000 one this is what my community that I grew up in uh struggle with because uh 1022 01:39:09,840 --> 01:39:16,960 the one big industry that moved in there was kind of like the people that worked 1023 01:39:14,560 --> 01:39:21,400 there weren't desirable you know it was a it's a is Forest River trailer 1024 01:39:19,320 --> 01:39:25,920 manufacturer is a company that moved in there I did not know that and uh is 1025 01:39:23,520 --> 01:39:28,840 Dallas Oregon right so and so people the type of people that work there you know 1026 01:39:27,679 --> 01:39:33,360 people start working there right out of high school and the people that stay 1027 01:39:30,400 --> 01:39:38,920 there and raise their families that are either those people um or they're the 1028 01:39:36,560 --> 01:39:47,440 people that work an hour away and it turns into a bedroom community um so I 1029 01:39:43,679 --> 01:39:52,480 think the benefit we have in this town and a little bias I guess is that we 1030 01:39:49,639 --> 01:39:58,440 have a lot of military retired military and 1031 01:39:54,320 --> 01:40:06,040 um this place is uh people want to move here when they 1032 01:40:01,480 --> 01:40:14,000 live on that base you know and um I think keeping keeping up our with 1033 01:40:09,840 --> 01:40:19,239 our schools or good schools I think are are key one of the key things in here 1034 01:40:19,440 --> 01:40:25,320 um but as far as keeping the small town feel um 1035 01:40:26,239 --> 01:40:33,239 that's organic uh like my hometown is grown 1036 01:40:30,960 --> 01:40:38,040 it's double in size right but it still feels like a small town when you get 1037 01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:44,440 there so um I think it comes down to like not 1038 01:40:41,440 --> 01:40:51,440 overcrowded you know managing the space okay thank 1039 01:40:46,560 --> 01:40:55,239 you all right sir uh to my right aln Harper 1040 01:40:53,599 --> 01:41:02,960 thank you for choosing to sit in the hot seat tonight so turn the M on um so my 1041 01:40:59,719 --> 01:41:09,960 first question um is how would you handle a disagreement with a fellow 1042 01:41:05,040 --> 01:41:13,360 board member conflict and or uh maybe anual with a member of the 1043 01:41:13,840 --> 01:41:25,239 community well it hasn't be un Civ like for one just number one you got to it's 1044 01:41:19,840 --> 01:41:25,239 it's got to be professional right so um 1045 01:41:26,480 --> 01:41:33,560 ideally it's it's going to be a a lot of things are going to be 1046 01:41:31,280 --> 01:41:38,080 opinion but you can bring facts to a lot of tables 1047 01:41:36,280 --> 01:41:43,280 um and I do this I do this a lot um 1048 01:41:41,960 --> 01:41:51,040 especially when it comes to uh project type stuff um you got what 1049 01:41:48,400 --> 01:41:54,920 people want and you got what people need um and 1050 01:41:55,440 --> 01:42:01,159 I think it just comes down to understanding each other's 1051 01:41:58,159 --> 01:42:01,159 expectations 1052 01:42:01,920 --> 01:42:07,239 so yeah I think you you got to feel out each other's 1053 01:42:07,920 --> 01:42:15,040 expectations um can you provide an example of a time when you had to stand 1054 01:42:12,719 --> 01:42:19,520 up for what you felt was the right thing to do even when that decision was 1055 01:42:19,880 --> 01:42:30,840 unpopular yep uh I so early in my career um I 1056 01:42:28,159 --> 01:42:37,400 had this kid was he was 18 U rarely in the military anymore do 1057 01:42:34,679 --> 01:42:44,560 you get a 18-year-old to come in um at a boot camp I've had maybe two 1058 01:42:40,599 --> 01:42:53,400 um two since I've been in the Navy at since two years so in 19 years about 2 1059 01:42:48,400 --> 01:43:01,080 18 uh but this uh this young sailor um did driver's license 1060 01:42:56,840 --> 01:43:06,119 um he had one of his uh Barracks roommate buddies they 1061 01:43:04,040 --> 01:43:12,040 weren't roommates but they lived in the barracks uh left a bar went to a 1062 01:43:09,760 --> 01:43:18,719 7-Eleven and when he got to 7-Eleven decided he was no good drift um called 1063 01:43:15,520 --> 01:43:24,040 him he walked over there he walked like a mile to 7-Eleven to drive his car on 1064 01:43:22,040 --> 01:43:28,239 base got pulled over leaving cuz he didn't have headlights on then he didn't 1065 01:43:25,480 --> 01:43:35,800 have a driver's license he got a $600 ticket um had to call our boss at the 1066 01:43:32,199 --> 01:43:40,360 time and then they sent him to C's Mas which is like non-judicial punishment 1067 01:43:38,239 --> 01:43:46,280 judge and jur is the captain the co you know stuff like that and I was the only 1068 01:43:43,199 --> 01:43:51,920 character witness that stood up for him like he did the right thing he got you 1069 01:43:49,639 --> 01:43:56,960 know he got caught he should have called us before 1070 01:43:53,719 --> 01:44:03,280 but you know he went to pick someone up that should have been driv drunk you 1071 01:43:59,080 --> 01:44:08,320 know I by the book you know they both should have been in trouble but he 1072 01:44:06,199 --> 01:44:14,360 shouldn't have he shouldn't have gone down 100% for you know and he didn't he 1073 01:44:11,760 --> 01:44:17,760 ended up he end up walking away from from 1074 01:44:15,599 --> 01:44:24,400 it thank you all right thank 1075 01:44:20,239 --> 01:44:30,480 you and continuing to my right a and Pace Mr price thank you for being here 1076 01:44:26,679 --> 01:44:35,679 tonight um it's a very hard seat to be sitting in um I've sat in that as long 1077 01:44:33,199 --> 01:44:40,400 as much asman Renfro has as well in the last one so we know we know kind of 1078 01:44:37,960 --> 01:44:46,040 those feelings and and just the taxing of motion there on the mind on trying to 1079 01:44:42,239 --> 01:44:51,679 think these questions um going into this um what are your primary goals and 1080 01:44:47,880 --> 01:44:51,679 objectives if you're appointed 1081 01:45:17,639 --> 01:45:27,360 agendas I guess the the purpose of getting this 1082 01:45:23,360 --> 01:45:30,360 isn't to to change anything but to help manage 1083 01:45:32,000 --> 01:45:41,199 um how we how we govern I guess as as a a town 1084 01:45:39,000 --> 01:45:46,760 um because I don't think any one person makes a decision right but I've sat 1085 01:45:43,840 --> 01:45:56,480 through I've only been to two Town meetings and um like the the last one uh 1086 01:45:53,360 --> 01:46:04,080 like I think uh if I would have been at the one before or even read ahead on the 1087 01:46:00,800 --> 01:46:10,760 agenda I would have been able to fill in that thing and speak on some of the um 1088 01:46:07,520 --> 01:46:21,719 on some of the issues that uh Alman jimy or uh J spoke on with uh with the budget 1089 01:46:16,400 --> 01:46:26,119 and one of the big things is uh fees um I don't I don't necessarily agree with 1090 01:46:24,199 --> 01:46:33,520 like I understand that taxes need to go up and and prices need to go up and that 1091 01:46:31,040 --> 01:46:40,920 um the utility fees that were proposed didn't even meet inflation like it was 1092 01:46:36,199 --> 01:46:45,239 you know um so that was fair but the the penalties for getting your your water 1093 01:46:43,000 --> 01:46:49,360 turned off and having turn it back on those some I think some of them might 1094 01:46:47,400 --> 01:46:55,800 have doubled there's at least $25 in each one so it's expensive to be poor 1095 01:46:52,320 --> 01:47:00,679 sometimes right right so you know Bank fees uh late fees turnning stuff off 1096 01:46:58,719 --> 01:47:05,679 turn it back on I don't see the purpose and stuff like that you I'd like to be 1097 01:47:02,679 --> 01:47:10,880 able to speak on stuff like that good okay um and kind of following along the 1098 01:47:08,159 --> 01:47:15,760 same lines here um what are your shortterm and long-term goals for that 1099 01:47:13,080 --> 01:47:20,639 matter for the board and Community as a whole and how do you plan to achieve 1100 01:47:18,320 --> 01:47:28,679 those uh I'd like to improve our recreational or uh I'd like to help push 1101 01:47:25,560 --> 01:47:36,159 some Recreation um improvements uh like with um Nancy L Walker Park I know 1102 01:47:33,679 --> 01:47:42,679 there's I know there's kids like I know there's kids that would love to have 1103 01:47:38,560 --> 01:47:47,480 um more prevention around those ditches balls go on those things uh our softball 1104 01:47:45,080 --> 01:47:52,440 fields can do some work um uh what was was there two parts of 1105 01:47:50,599 --> 01:47:56,719 that what was the second part so it's your short short term and long term and 1106 01:47:54,800 --> 01:48:05,320 how you achieve them and how to just it'd be working 1107 01:48:00,239 --> 01:48:05,320 working here at this level and 1108 01:48:05,719 --> 01:48:09,599 um trying to 1109 01:48:10,040 --> 01:48:18,280 uh I guess impress the importance of those things um because it's not just 1110 01:48:15,760 --> 01:48:23,320 our community that plays there you know like at at a TOA it's not just our 1111 01:48:20,320 --> 01:48:30,400 community play there like we we are with other communities in those in those 1112 01:48:26,520 --> 01:48:37,639 areas you know um like right now look at Brighton used to be the the the mecca of 1113 01:48:34,440 --> 01:48:42,800 baseball in this area and now you can't compete with mufford you know um on 1114 01:48:40,920 --> 01:48:49,280 baseball you you can't they're more competitive in soccer um 1115 01:48:46,040 --> 01:48:54,280 they're uh they just I think their program is better managed I think we can 1116 01:48:51,040 --> 01:48:54,280 do better 1117 01:48:55,239 --> 01:49:06,159 all right all right so I believe am I the last one so thank you 1118 01:49:02,960 --> 01:49:10,880 okay all right Mr Price so um my questions my first question has to do is 1119 01:49:08,960 --> 01:49:14,760 and and you've uh talked a little bit about it so as you know the last few 1120 01:49:12,599 --> 01:49:19,840 months we've been working on budget for our fiscal year 1121 01:49:16,320 --> 01:49:26,080 2025 and I just wanted to kind of paint a word picture for you what you 1122 01:49:23,280 --> 01:49:32,280 would be up against and that's not the right word what what facts you have to 1123 01:49:28,159 --> 01:49:37,840 consider when making that budget so last year the town had over $700,000 of 1124 01:49:35,280 --> 01:49:43,360 unexpected infrastructure repairs um this year we're also looking 1125 01:49:41,239 --> 01:49:48,639 at over $700,000 and either we have a big a 1126 01:49:46,920 --> 01:49:53,320 bridge that needs to be replaced and we've got several coverts that have to 1127 01:49:50,599 --> 01:49:58,639 be replaced so repairs and replac of those um with that in mind and 1128 01:49:57,040 --> 01:50:05,480 considering that like everything else and like everyone else all the cost of 1129 01:50:01,280 --> 01:50:10,480 the town have risen since Co um almost all of our 1130 01:50:07,840 --> 01:50:16,199 departments need more staff to adequately provide Town 1131 01:50:12,880 --> 01:50:20,960 Services um you mentioned parks for an example um you always have to be in mind 1132 01:50:19,320 --> 01:50:26,000 that we're competing with the municipalities around us and and in that 1133 01:50:24,080 --> 01:50:31,679 case I'm talking about not only recruiting staff but retaining staff you 1134 01:50:29,520 --> 01:50:37,400 always have to keep that in mind uh employee Recruitment and Retention and 1135 01:50:34,520 --> 01:50:41,440 again to go back to the infrastructure uh it's only going to get older and it's 1136 01:50:39,199 --> 01:50:47,360 only going to be stressed so with all that um you're 1137 01:50:44,880 --> 01:50:53,560 going into a budget season you have to create a budget how would you go about 1138 01:50:50,719 --> 01:50:57,360 create creating a budget for the town and what would you do if it was 1139 01:50:54,840 --> 01:51:05,800 determined the town's Revenue was going to fall short of the needed budget 1140 01:51:01,119 --> 01:51:11,800 amount well I I think you guys have have done it um well You' done what 1141 01:51:09,000 --> 01:51:19,560 I think I would have done um with the the deficit from last year and 1142 01:51:17,000 --> 01:51:24,440 um I think it's just going up to 83 cents or 85 1143 01:51:21,000 --> 01:51:30,599 cents yeah um like so last year we shorted you know and I 1144 01:51:26,800 --> 01:51:35,719 um and I I have some friends that live from the base that live up here and 1145 01:51:33,440 --> 01:51:40,599 they've complained about taxes and what they're complaining about you know 1146 01:51:37,679 --> 01:51:46,840 compared to Shelby County you know but when you look at what we're paying and 1147 01:51:43,199 --> 01:51:51,880 what we're paying for um I I think 1148 01:51:49,679 --> 01:51:55,000 that's that's the answer and then PRI prioritization 1149 01:51:53,360 --> 01:51:59,760 you know um sometimes things need to go on the 1150 01:51:56,840 --> 01:52:05,079 back bur what's wants and what's needs so that's a I mean that's a meeting on 1151 01:52:02,599 --> 01:52:12,679 its own it's a whole another discussion is what do we need what do we want you 1152 01:52:07,840 --> 01:52:19,679 know and what's older you know so okay all right thank you sir my my 1153 01:52:16,560 --> 01:52:26,560 second question now I got my mic on my second question uh so our town Charter 1154 01:52:23,119 --> 01:52:31,159 states that the Town Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day 1155 01:52:28,719 --> 01:52:37,360 administration of the Town including employee management and operations how 1156 01:52:34,719 --> 01:52:44,560 would you as an Alman handle a situation where a town employee approaches you 1157 01:52:40,239 --> 01:52:44,560 directly with a concern or an 1158 01:52:45,040 --> 01:52:53,960 issue uh well I I guess first thing I'd ask is who they 1159 01:52:52,520 --> 01:52:58,199 first person they talking to 1160 01:52:55,800 --> 01:53:04,000 um so how we got into where you're asking an alderman um who's not really 1161 01:53:01,560 --> 01:53:10,639 in your I'm not in your chain of employment um so I guess I also don't 1162 01:53:07,239 --> 01:53:18,320 know what effect we would have um on that issue uh if a town employee 1163 01:53:14,800 --> 01:53:23,639 came to me do I have an influence on the Town 1164 01:53:19,199 --> 01:53:27,599 Administrator um other than a voice um so I don't know the answer to that part 1165 01:53:25,760 --> 01:53:33,679 but um but I would figure that out first and 1166 01:53:30,719 --> 01:53:38,800 then I would encourage them to go through the right channels and if 1167 01:53:34,960 --> 01:53:38,800 they've already done that 1168 01:53:39,679 --> 01:53:44,599 um you'd have to manage who you're talking to not 1169 01:53:44,679 --> 01:53:51,840 to I guess um to keep their trust right so you 1170 01:53:50,760 --> 01:53:55,960 don't want someone that's coming to you with a problem trust you so now how do 1171 01:53:54,040 --> 01:54:04,599 you manage um who's the next person to talk to so okay yeah all right and I 1172 01:53:59,760 --> 01:54:09,760 think I guess it might be you it may be and you know and I'm I'm like you first 1173 01:54:07,239 --> 01:54:16,639 question I'm going to ask is who have you talked to before coming to me so um 1174 01:54:14,719 --> 01:54:22,119 well all right that is all of our questions this evening do you have uh 1175 01:54:19,679 --> 01:54:27,520 any questions again about the process the the procedures for tonight and how 1176 01:54:24,920 --> 01:54:35,320 we're going to do this so you guys are determining yeah y I see you 1177 01:54:30,280 --> 01:54:42,920 guys good you'll be determining this uh position tonight yes sir okay um 1178 01:54:40,360 --> 01:54:46,360 yeah and then you would be I he mentioned about sticking around he did 1179 01:54:44,880 --> 01:54:51,040 yeah yeah but there's two more interviews after this uh just one one 1180 01:54:48,880 --> 01:54:58,800 more okay yeah we had one person drop um I I did want to ask you um is it okay if 1181 01:54:55,280 --> 01:55:03,360 I email you guys after this um or sometime next week to get feedback on 1182 01:55:01,239 --> 01:55:09,800 this I haven't had an interview since I was 17 years old 1183 01:55:06,040 --> 01:55:13,960 okay yeah uh I don't at all no definitely I think that's not a bad idea 1184 01:55:11,679 --> 01:55:21,599 at all it's always good to find out you know self feedback so but regardless of 1185 01:55:19,239 --> 01:55:26,000 of what we do tonight we will score and then if you want to hang around or if 1186 01:55:24,040 --> 01:55:29,880 you want to go home the Town Administrator will be reaching out to 1187 01:55:27,599 --> 01:55:34,079 you can I hang here or I need to go out yeah go out and then we'll call 1188 01:55:32,360 --> 01:55:38,480 everybody that's still around we'll call all of y'all back into the room and 1189 01:55:35,960 --> 01:55:42,320 that's when we'll do our announcement thank you thank you sir thank 1190 01:55:49,119 --> 01:55:53,119 you minutes 1191 01:55:53,920 --> 01:55:56,159 we 1192 01:55:56,320 --> 01:56:00,480 doing he took 1193 01:56:51,079 --> 01:56:54,239 there was there was about 1194 01:57:07,920 --> 01:57:15,760 because when people are interviewing you can definitely see how their mind works 1195 01:57:12,480 --> 01:57:15,760 yeah he's 1196 01:57:17,960 --> 01:57:24,679 verys to get it right they 1197 01:57:26,840 --> 01:57:36,599 actually just this year moved over TR and since I'm 1198 01:57:33,159 --> 01:57:42,599 not Henry Henry Rec 1199 01:57:39,199 --> 01:57:42,599 yeah over 1200 01:57:43,199 --> 01:57:48,520 main just a bunch of stuff started com fly 1201 01:57:50,770 --> 01:57:53,919 [Music] 1202 01:58:06,060 --> 01:58:16,040 [Laughter] we need negative 1203 01:58:13,040 --> 01:58:16,040 test 1204 01:58:17,639 --> 01:58:27,239 May yeah yeah this is not 1205 01:58:24,239 --> 01:58:27,239 my 1206 01:58:36,679 --> 01:58:44,639 last hey BR I won't call on you first this 1207 01:58:40,320 --> 01:58:49,119 time sir I won't call on you first this time oh that's okay 1208 01:58:57,719 --> 01:59:06,199 joh you started started to do thatand thing again 1209 01:59:36,079 --> 01:59:42,360 got first Friday none of yall come first 1210 01:59:45,639 --> 01:59:52,480 Friday you don't you don't come in the older woman role you come if he's a 1211 01:59:50,639 --> 02:00:00,250 member of the chamber you're like hey I can give a plug just in Cas security 1212 01:59:57,120 --> 02:00:00,250 [Music] 1213 02:00:01,920 --> 02:00:08,760 to no might cuz they do that all the time people stand up and they're like 1214 02:00:06,760 --> 02:00:12,840 hey like we'll ask you know say anybody first time here or you just want to get 1215 02:00:10,639 --> 02:00:18,760 up and talk about your company hey just in case 1216 02:00:14,360 --> 02:00:18,760 security you can say he I need to 1217 02:00:20,960 --> 02:00:27,679 go are you all ready for the next candidate mayor May I'm Sor ready for 1218 02:00:26,480 --> 02:00:30,280 the next candidate we got one more minute Mr 1219 02:00:34,079 --> 02:00:44,320 administrator oh actually my clock just turned go ahead Miss whoever Miss 1220 02:00:41,470 --> 02:00:49,760 [Music] Rachel 1221 02:00:47,159 --> 02:00:54,960 a I'm looking okay that's what I thought I 1222 02:00:52,320 --> 02:00:54,960 didn't want to mess it 1223 02:00:56,760 --> 02:00:59,760 up 1224 02:01:14,239 --> 02:01:22,320 yeah come on in Mr D if you want to sit down at the chair there thank you 1225 02:01:22,599 --> 02:01:32,920 evening everyone so uh thank you very much for 1226 02:01:28,480 --> 02:01:37,440 putting your name in to uh possibly fill this uh vacancy we have on the board um 1227 02:01:36,119 --> 02:01:41,639 just want to kind of give you an overview of how things are going to play 1228 02:01:39,119 --> 02:01:48,560 out this evening and uh we'll go from there uh first thing is just uh to let 1229 02:01:45,360 --> 02:01:52,880 you know we took all the names that were submitted and we put them through a 1230 02:01:50,599 --> 02:01:58,440 random number generator and you happen to come up the final one 1231 02:01:57,079 --> 02:02:05,719 might be a good thing might be a bad thing but it was a random totally random 1232 02:02:00,760 --> 02:02:14,960 thing um again thank you very much uh I think that if U the board members here 1233 02:02:10,560 --> 02:02:21,320 and Alderman G which is virtual uh they would uh tell you that it is not most of 1234 02:02:18,520 --> 02:02:27,239 the time it is a thankless position you will be called all sorts of names on 1235 02:02:23,599 --> 02:02:31,079 social media from ignorant to lining your pockets for personal gain and 1236 02:02:30,000 --> 02:02:38,400 anything else um so but we do appreciate uh you 1237 02:02:35,679 --> 02:02:42,239 being you being willing to serve uh the way we're going to do it tonight each 1238 02:02:40,079 --> 02:02:47,280 and every one of us are going to ask you two questions a piece we would ask that 1239 02:02:45,440 --> 02:02:53,800 you limit your answers to around two minutes um Miss Debbie over here will 1240 02:02:50,040 --> 02:02:57,239 hold up a yellow folder when you're getting down to about 15 seconds left 1241 02:02:55,719 --> 02:03:01,320 and then we actually will have a beeper go off when we hit the two-minute point 1242 02:02:59,639 --> 02:03:06,159 you don't have to just stop in mid sentence but just you know Cal be 1243 02:03:04,159 --> 02:03:12,040 closing it up uh the questions that we're going to ask of you are not 1244 02:03:08,079 --> 02:03:17,239 picking specific questions for you every person that is set there is getting all 1245 02:03:14,119 --> 02:03:22,920 of the same questions fantastic so uh we that way we can evaluate everybody 1246 02:03:20,000 --> 02:03:27,199 equally uh and then after you're finished we're going to ask you to step 1247 02:03:25,000 --> 02:03:32,639 out or actually we'll call everybody back in and we're going to hand our 1248 02:03:30,400 --> 02:03:37,840 score sheets to the town recorder and the Town Administrator they're going to 1249 02:03:34,400 --> 02:03:45,239 grade their add up the the totals check our math and uh then we'll be announcing 1250 02:03:41,360 --> 02:03:49,199 who gets the uh who gets the position um you're going to notice as you answer 1251 02:03:47,119 --> 02:03:52,960 we're going to look down we've got all sorts of papers up here might be 1252 02:03:51,280 --> 02:03:58,520 something your answer we want to make a note of kind of mentally stick us so 1253 02:03:56,239 --> 02:04:04,840 please don't be concerned about that it's perfectly normal and uh I hope 1254 02:04:01,440 --> 02:04:09,440 you're aware but I wanted to go over so the way to work let's say that you get 1255 02:04:06,719 --> 02:04:14,400 the highest totals tonight uh you will actually be officially appointed on our 1256 02:04:11,599 --> 02:04:19,599 June 11th board meeting toward the end of that meeting the position you will 1257 02:04:16,840 --> 02:04:26,079 fill will be from June 11th when you are appointed till the November election 1258 02:04:22,679 --> 02:04:30,199 uh if you want to put your name in pull a packet and be on the ballot for the 1259 02:04:28,360 --> 02:04:34,880 November election you would need to do that that is because this appointment is 1260 02:04:32,599 --> 02:04:39,400 strictly until that position is filled by the voters yes sir uh you got some 1261 02:04:37,559 --> 02:04:46,880 water in front of you there we all have it up here please uh feel free to 1262 02:04:43,520 --> 02:04:50,960 partake of that and with that I would ask you if you could give us just we do 1263 02:04:49,079 --> 02:04:54,880 have your your letter up here but if you want to give us a a short introduction 1264 02:04:53,800 --> 02:04:57,679 and then we'll get going with the questions good evening everyone I 1265 02:04:56,520 --> 02:05:03,840 realized that I'm the only thing standing between you and bed so brief um 1266 02:05:01,840 --> 02:05:09,599 my name is christii I uh I've lived here Ina now for about four or five years I 1267 02:05:06,599 --> 02:05:15,719 uh retired from the Navy last June uh picked TOA because aoka is is our 1268 02:05:12,559 --> 02:05:19,719 forever home uh we discovered this city that uh was it met everything that we 1269 02:05:17,760 --> 02:05:22,480 liked we liked the community we like the people here just a great wonderful place 1270 02:05:21,320 --> 02:05:26,079 to live when I told my wife I was considering 1271 02:05:24,280 --> 02:05:30,639 this she looked at me she goes I thought you were not going to do anything like 1272 02:05:27,719 --> 02:05:33,920 this for a while I said well I live here and I need to contribute to the place I 1273 02:05:32,280 --> 02:05:39,199 live and I want to make it a better place uh not for me but for everybody so 1274 02:05:36,599 --> 02:05:43,159 that's why I'm here all right thank you very much 1275 02:05:40,280 --> 02:05:47,920 sir okay we are going to start this evening uh questions from Alderman 1276 02:05:45,239 --> 02:05:51,360 Harbor okay thank you mayor chce thank you for coming out tonight for being 1277 02:05:49,239 --> 02:05:55,840 willing to be in the hot seat uh my first question for you is is uh how 1278 02:05:53,360 --> 02:06:01,159 would you handle uh a conflict a disagreement between you and a fellow 1279 02:05:58,119 --> 02:06:06,280 board member uh and war between you and and a TOA citizen I'll start with the 1280 02:06:03,079 --> 02:06:11,760 board member uh I believe that anytime that the alderman uh get together and 1281 02:06:09,520 --> 02:06:15,840 sit uh we should have Frank conversations we shouldn't be afraid to 1282 02:06:13,960 --> 02:06:18,280 tell the truth to each other in fact if you can't tell the truth to each other 1283 02:06:17,119 --> 02:06:23,280 you probably shouldn't be sitting in this room uh however there's a time and 1284 02:06:20,599 --> 02:06:28,480 a place for that uh it's important that the voters and our residents of aoka see 1285 02:06:26,280 --> 02:06:33,159 a unified front so if you're going to argue you probably want to argue in 1286 02:06:30,159 --> 02:06:37,320 private um if we come to a meeting we make a decision we slap the table we 1287 02:06:35,239 --> 02:06:41,480 walk out that's the decision walking out and then afterwards saying you know uh 1288 02:06:39,679 --> 02:06:44,599 we agreed but Chris really was a jerk about it and it wasn't really a good 1289 02:06:43,079 --> 02:06:48,599 idea I don't think his ideas are any good what is that I mean it shows a 1290 02:06:46,480 --> 02:06:52,119 fracture of leadership and you can't have that so you have to stand together 1291 02:06:50,480 --> 02:06:56,480 once we slap the table that's the final decision you keep it to yourself you can 1292 02:06:54,159 --> 02:07:00,880 come behind closed doors and argue at uh having an argument with one of our 1293 02:06:58,559 --> 02:07:06,520 residents taxpayer here you got to be respectful we work for them we serve the 1294 02:07:03,800 --> 02:07:10,800 the people of the TOA that's our job uh you know so are we going to agree on 1295 02:07:07,960 --> 02:07:14,760 everything no but you can you can disagree sometimes and and still walk 1296 02:07:13,159 --> 02:07:18,719 away feeling good about yourself and the other one as well there's no reason to 1297 02:07:16,119 --> 02:07:23,199 get Petty or ugly about things and and mayor to your point about uh being 1298 02:07:21,599 --> 02:07:28,119 called all sorts of hateful things you know my time in the military I sat in 1299 02:07:25,040 --> 02:07:34,920 some pretty senior seats uh and and I find that very often people will use us 1300 02:07:31,320 --> 02:07:38,719 as a a uh a lightning rod because they're frustrated and sometimes they 1301 02:07:36,880 --> 02:07:42,719 just need to be heard and someone needs to sit and listen to them and if you do 1302 02:07:40,400 --> 02:07:45,960 that very often you can walk away both you and the people you're having 1303 02:07:43,800 --> 02:07:50,880 arguments with feeling pretty good about each other thank 1304 02:07:48,360 --> 02:07:56,239 you uh my second question now that my mic is on um can you give me an example 1305 02:07:54,000 --> 02:08:01,159 of a time um when you had to stand up for what you believe was right even when 1306 02:07:59,119 --> 02:08:05,440 that decision was unpopular oh absolutely I've I've done that a number 1307 02:08:02,880 --> 02:08:10,159 of times in my military career uh most recently uh before I retired we were 1308 02:08:07,800 --> 02:08:14,159 working on a program for the Navy uh that required in order to get promoted 1309 02:08:12,440 --> 02:08:18,559 you had to take a challenging position somewhere else uh not very popular a lot 1310 02:08:16,840 --> 02:08:22,480 of people like to stay where they're stationed and stay where they're at 1311 02:08:20,480 --> 02:08:28,760 however we we're at the point where we had about 7 a half thousand uh senior 1312 02:08:26,159 --> 02:08:33,000 billets not getting filled and so my my boss and I came to the decision that 1313 02:08:30,320 --> 02:08:36,840 this is what we need to do and we we rolled that policy out it was not 1314 02:08:34,599 --> 02:08:40,559 popular however it made the military stronger sometimes we have to make 1315 02:08:38,599 --> 02:08:47,159 unpopular decisions for the best for the betterment of our community or our our 1316 02:08:43,559 --> 02:08:54,960 Command thank you thanks job all right Mr we're going to go down to my left 1317 02:08:50,079 --> 02:09:01,000 Alderman Al schaer thank you great 1318 02:08:57,440 --> 02:09:03,800 name thank you for taking the time to come and speak with us tonight and also 1319 02:09:02,400 --> 02:09:08,760 thank you for your interest in filling the seat my first question is um why are 1320 02:09:06,920 --> 02:09:13,079 you interested in serving on the board of Mayor ottoman uh because I believe 1321 02:09:11,840 --> 02:09:18,599 that if you're going to live somewhere you can be serving and and helping your 1322 02:09:15,719 --> 02:09:21,960 community um it just seems like a natural progression in life that you 1323 02:09:20,280 --> 02:09:26,040 know you go from C you we're we're servant leaders and it's our 1324 02:09:24,480 --> 02:09:29,520 responsibility if we're going to live in a community to take care of it cultivate 1325 02:09:27,960 --> 02:09:34,559 it make it a stronger better place to live and that's what I want to do is 1326 02:09:31,679 --> 02:09:38,400 help and and as I told the mayor uh you know if I'm not selected for this that's 1327 02:09:36,520 --> 02:09:41,199 okay I'm still going to be working with the idb I'm still going to come to the 1328 02:09:39,880 --> 02:09:47,159 town hall meetings I'm still going to provide feedback uh to the city because 1329 02:09:43,679 --> 02:09:51,760 I love it here thank you my second question is um in your opinion one of 1330 02:09:49,800 --> 02:09:56,840 the most pressing issues fac in our community and also how would you address 1331 02:09:53,920 --> 02:10:03,520 them a deficit that's that's our biggest problem is that we need Revenue tax re 1332 02:09:59,199 --> 02:10:08,400 we need Revenue uh and we have a we have a we have a a need for more money and 1333 02:10:07,119 --> 02:10:13,920 and the question is how do you get there from here I believe uh you know you see 1334 02:10:11,719 --> 02:10:17,360 construction slowing down on housing right so we had a big boom of housing in 1335 02:10:15,719 --> 02:10:22,800 TOA and now it seems like they're crossover street over Mumford so what do 1336 02:10:19,239 --> 02:10:29,280 we do um I think that's by providing incentives for National businesses and 1337 02:10:26,480 --> 02:10:33,559 local businesses bring them into uh into a Tok um you know you take a look at 1338 02:10:31,480 --> 02:10:38,239 some things and it'll be hard for some local businesses to catch so how do we 1339 02:10:36,239 --> 02:10:42,559 raise generate tax revenue find something that people are going to know 1340 02:10:39,880 --> 02:10:48,119 already uh that doesn't bring us down but it's a national brand that we bring 1341 02:10:44,360 --> 02:10:53,000 in here uh of some of some retail or or food or drink or whatever and use that 1342 02:10:51,360 --> 02:11:00,599 to raise money and through tax revenue for the city uh tax cars cost money uh 1343 02:10:57,679 --> 02:11:05,520 parks cost money police cost money fire departments cost money um believe me I 1344 02:11:03,079 --> 02:11:09,040 do not want to be the guy or the person whose house is on fire and the fire 1345 02:11:07,639 --> 02:11:13,400 truck doesn't come fast enough because it's broken I want to make sure that we 1346 02:11:11,280 --> 02:11:17,639 are completely funded in all of our utilities um that kind of stuff you 1347 02:11:15,639 --> 02:11:25,719 can't go cheap on and it doesn't come cheap thank you thanks Chris 1348 02:11:21,800 --> 02:11:32,440 all right also to my left is otman Renfro good evening my first question is 1349 02:11:29,960 --> 02:11:38,719 how do you plan to balance the interest of a TOA with the um excuse 1350 02:11:35,239 --> 02:11:43,520 me with the Practical limitations of governance honest 1351 02:11:40,639 --> 02:11:47,360 conversation a lot of times you can you know people get nervous and they get 1352 02:11:45,559 --> 02:11:51,639 excited when something new is coming in I want to keep it the way a TOA is you 1353 02:11:49,239 --> 02:11:56,679 know city was established in 187 say we got to keep it the way it was we can't 1354 02:11:54,719 --> 02:12:01,000 uh and so you sit down you have those Frank conversations you lay it out for 1355 02:11:58,559 --> 02:12:05,239 people very simply and plainly hey this is what we have this is what we need and 1356 02:12:03,280 --> 02:12:09,079 this is how we can get there and if you tell tell the voters that uh I would 1357 02:12:07,520 --> 02:12:12,679 hope that they would understand and sometimes they're not going to sometimes 1358 02:12:11,079 --> 02:12:16,000 you have to tell them look this is what we have to do if we're going to have a 1359 02:12:14,320 --> 02:12:20,639 city that's safe if we're going to have a city that can respond to emergencies 1360 02:12:18,400 --> 02:12:24,480 uh if we're going to have safe places to drive we're going to have to raise money 1361 02:12:22,960 --> 02:12:29,800 and give people the options well we could raise your taxes nobody wants to 1362 02:12:26,559 --> 02:12:33,079 do that or we could find other sources of revenue for the town of AA and I 1363 02:12:31,480 --> 02:12:37,440 think there's a lot of opportunities we could do here uh through tax incentives 1364 02:12:35,880 --> 02:12:42,400 through business incentives to get people to come here okay thank you and 1365 02:12:40,440 --> 02:12:46,520 my second question is how would you balance the need for development and 1366 02:12:44,360 --> 02:12:51,400 growth with maintaining the character of our community that's a great question uh 1367 02:12:49,639 --> 02:12:55,880 you know you don't want to you want to cheapen a TOA right I don't want to you 1368 02:12:54,320 --> 02:12:59,599 know talk down about our friends to the south of Millington but it seems like 1369 02:12:57,360 --> 02:13:04,280 there's a lot of growth there and what happens when everyone gets tired of all 1370 02:13:02,639 --> 02:13:07,239 this growth at once lots of growth happening right now when it when it gets 1371 02:13:05,800 --> 02:13:11,559 old and don't worry we're going to go back to the way Millington was back in 1372 02:13:08,800 --> 02:13:14,760 the 90s where you know every it was just uh Walmart and all these other 1373 02:13:12,920 --> 02:13:19,199 businesses were closing I think you have to do it carefully you don't flood the 1374 02:13:17,360 --> 02:13:24,400 place with we need 16 fast food restaurants and 25 stor stores in aoka 1375 02:13:22,440 --> 02:13:28,280 by next month I don't think you do that I think you do it slowly I think you do 1376 02:13:26,239 --> 02:13:33,000 it carefully and that's we're coming into having National brands that people 1377 02:13:31,360 --> 02:13:37,119 understand and people already have that mindset of oh okay I can go this place 1378 02:13:34,880 --> 02:13:42,800 I'll go here because I like that I've I'll shop there that is how you get uh 1379 02:13:39,880 --> 02:13:49,960 you know your Tactical employment of businesses all right thank you thanks 1380 02:13:45,480 --> 02:13:55,800 CHR all right thank you Alman rro Alman Jen is is our I believe our last one 1381 02:13:53,559 --> 02:14:01,239 beside me and I'm going to turn it over to you for your question 1382 02:13:57,599 --> 02:14:01,239 sir I did it 1383 02:14:05,119 --> 02:14:12,159 again go ahead thank you mayor I appreciate it good evening Mr dii am I 1384 02:14:10,559 --> 02:14:16,960 saying that right absolutely okay appreciate it well first 1385 02:14:14,520 --> 02:14:23,079 of all thank you for um being willing to put yourself up for 1386 02:14:20,360 --> 02:14:28,920 this seat uh and your service and also your service on the the ID board uh kind 1387 02:14:26,440 --> 02:14:32,840 of leads me to my next question or my first question rather are you going to 1388 02:14:30,360 --> 02:14:39,840 run for one of the seats in November absolutely for Alman absolutely good 1389 02:14:35,400 --> 02:14:44,239 deal all right and second is if how are you going to respond to or what will 1390 02:14:42,159 --> 02:14:48,960 will your actions be to a citizen who comes to you with a concern by the city 1391 02:14:46,679 --> 02:14:52,880 service said well first I'm going to listen uh I want to make sure that the 1392 02:14:51,159 --> 02:14:55,840 citizens have a chance to express what their concern is I want to hear it I 1393 02:14:54,480 --> 02:14:59,480 want to make sure that I understand it and repeat it back to them of okay this 1394 02:14:57,679 --> 02:15:03,119 is what you're saying is your problem this is what we uh we have to do and 1395 02:15:01,079 --> 02:15:07,000 then before I said well this is what we need to do probably need to come back 1396 02:15:05,320 --> 02:15:11,119 and talk to the Alman talk to the mayor make sure that we have the mayor's 1397 02:15:08,480 --> 02:15:15,760 message uh before before I go talking on my own that's important uh at the end of 1398 02:15:13,719 --> 02:15:21,000 the day we need to make sure that we are keeping one message one team here it's 1399 02:15:18,639 --> 02:15:25,400 not a board of alterman individuals Alderman and a mayor it's the city of 1400 02:15:23,000 --> 02:15:28,719 aoka so I would probably listen to the person's concerns and bring it back to 1401 02:15:26,800 --> 02:15:33,719 the Alderman and the mayor and go from there and and make sure that I get back 1402 02:15:31,800 --> 02:15:37,440 to that person in a town manner because that's something that drives people 1403 02:15:34,800 --> 02:15:41,520 crazy is you listen to their problems and they they think okay well this 1404 02:15:39,480 --> 02:15:45,320 person's listening and then they never get back to you and it's got to be in a 1405 02:15:43,639 --> 02:15:49,239 timely manner can't be six months later like hey Bob you remember 6 months ago 1406 02:15:46,880 --> 02:15:55,320 you told me that you had this leap C in your backyard well well yeah yeah it 1407 02:15:52,639 --> 02:15:58,800 flooded my entire house okay sorry we we can't help you we got to get back in a 1408 02:15:57,520 --> 02:16:01,719 timely minute you got to make sure those conversations happen right away so 1409 02:16:00,520 --> 02:16:05,480 people know that you're listening and know that you 1410 02:16:03,159 --> 02:16:08,000 care all right thank you sir that's all I have I appreciate you answering my 1411 02:16:06,800 --> 02:16:10,520 questions thank you very much hope you're having a good time where you 1412 02:16:09,440 --> 02:16:18,760 where are you now Maxwell Alabama yes sir from ear I 1413 02:16:15,559 --> 02:16:23,880 fun that's possible sorry but he's but he's there for us he's going to have 1414 02:16:20,960 --> 02:16:23,880 have much better 1415 02:16:25,480 --> 02:16:33,320 facility just saying say I've never served on a submarine I'll hold on my 1416 02:16:30,159 --> 02:16:33,320 comments till he votes 1417 02:16:33,399 --> 02:16:41,840 okay uh I can't believe I did it but uh our last one beside myself is uh OT and 1418 02:16:39,760 --> 02:16:47,960 paste please go ahead with your question sir thank you sir thank you for coming 1419 02:16:44,280 --> 02:16:53,240 tonight in the interest um myself and and all all woman rro know that the 1420 02:16:51,679 --> 02:16:57,479 difficulty of these answers and and taxing questions that can be had as we 1421 02:16:55,599 --> 02:17:02,679 both sat through this before so again thank you for this um and that leads me 1422 02:17:00,160 --> 02:17:07,160 into my first question um what would your primary goals and objectives be 1423 02:17:05,040 --> 02:17:12,000 pointed I'm sorry can you repeat that sure uh what are your primary goals and 1424 02:17:09,280 --> 02:17:16,719 objectives if you were appointed uh to support the city of Atoka uh make it a 1425 02:17:14,559 --> 02:17:22,000 better place uh work with the other alterman and the mayor and the rest of 1426 02:17:18,880 --> 02:17:26,120 the uh the town to make this the premier place to live in Tennessee and let other 1427 02:17:24,760 --> 02:17:30,639 make sure that other people know it too because I already know 1428 02:17:27,559 --> 02:17:36,519 that thank you for that and and kind of going along those same lines um what 1429 02:17:33,200 --> 02:17:39,920 would your shortterm and long-term goals be for the board and the community as a 1430 02:17:38,399 --> 02:17:45,040 whole and what would you do to achieve them so short term uh get to know as 1431 02:17:43,000 --> 02:17:49,120 much about the city government as as possible uh and be a contributing member 1432 02:17:47,840 --> 02:17:54,160 uh not just the guy who sits in the corner and votes along with the team but 1433 02:17:51,880 --> 02:18:01,760 person who learns and understands what what's going on here uh long-term um my 1434 02:17:58,920 --> 02:18:06,080 goal is to make sure that aoka is just continues to be a great place to live 1435 02:18:03,479 --> 02:18:09,399 how do I do that uh coming and being part of the community uh whether it's 1436 02:18:08,040 --> 02:18:14,160 being an alderman whether it's being on the idb whether it's being a person who 1437 02:18:11,599 --> 02:18:19,319 comes to a flag raising ceremony uh being just involved supporting the 1438 02:18:15,920 --> 02:18:25,479 community supporting local events that that's just part of what you do it just 1439 02:18:22,160 --> 02:18:30,760 be there for others thanks sir thank you all right 1440 02:18:27,760 --> 02:18:37,639 sir as you are aware we have been for the last few months working on our 1441 02:18:32,399 --> 02:18:44,399 fiscal 2025 bu and I just wanted to kind of paint a word picture for you um some 1442 02:18:41,399 --> 02:18:48,120 of the things that you have to consider when you're coming up with that budget 1443 02:18:46,479 --> 02:18:54,719 and then I have a question about that at the end so last year the town had over 1444 02:18:51,760 --> 02:18:59,719 $700,000 in unexpected infrastructure 1445 02:18:56,599 --> 02:19:03,760 repairs this year we're also looking at over 1446 02:19:01,160 --> 02:19:08,639 $700,000 of unexpected actually we have a bridge that needs to be replaced and 1447 02:19:05,719 --> 02:19:13,359 then we have several culs that are in need of replacement as 1448 02:19:10,800 --> 02:19:20,960 well uh like everyone else all of our costs to the town have 1449 02:19:16,319 --> 02:19:26,080 risen like like everyone knows um we need more staff in almost all of our 1450 02:19:23,200 --> 02:19:32,960 departments to continue to provide the level of town service that our citizens 1451 02:19:29,639 --> 02:19:36,840 deserve um talking about staff and employees you have to remember that 1452 02:19:34,880 --> 02:19:40,840 you're always competing with other municipalities around us and that's 1453 02:19:38,920 --> 02:19:46,359 whether you're recruiting those individuals or you're talking about the 1454 02:19:43,319 --> 02:19:52,960 retention and keeping and making sure that the town of AA is a great place to 1455 02:19:49,560 --> 02:19:58,240 work um um as I said again the aoka infrastructure is only going to continue 1456 02:19:55,120 --> 02:20:03,200 to age and have more stress put upon it so these are just a few this not this is 1457 02:20:01,479 --> 02:20:10,560 not a comprehensive but with those things in mind how would you go about 1458 02:20:06,880 --> 02:20:16,359 entering into and creating a budget for the town and how would you what would 1459 02:20:13,800 --> 02:20:22,520 you do if it was determined that the town's Revenue was going to fall short 1460 02:20:19,160 --> 02:20:26,920 of the needed budget amount well first first and foremost is you've 1461 02:20:25,240 --> 02:20:30,800 got to figure out what is the most important things for you what is the 1462 02:20:28,960 --> 02:20:34,600 most important things for the uh for the residents uh quality of life things 1463 02:20:32,960 --> 02:20:39,280 we're talking police we're talking fire we're talking water we're talking sewage 1464 02:20:37,160 --> 02:20:45,439 uh those are the things that keep people up at night uh I'd make sure that 1465 02:20:41,560 --> 02:20:50,840 they're funded I'd make sure that uh we are doing everything in our power to 1466 02:20:46,880 --> 02:20:59,600 come up with ways that are uh cost cost effective smart uh there's always ways 1467 02:20:55,680 --> 02:21:06,200 uh to sometimes do things as efficiently uh that cost less certain things in life 1468 02:21:02,479 --> 02:21:13,800 though you shouldn't chinson uh police fire water sewage for to name a couple 1469 02:21:10,160 --> 02:21:21,439 if we decide if it should come that uh we have a deficit that we can't meet um 1470 02:21:18,960 --> 02:21:24,920 sometimes hard decisions have to be made and it's not always popular but there 1471 02:21:23,439 --> 02:21:31,640 are some things that we would might have to cut back on uh there's also you know 1472 02:21:28,240 --> 02:21:36,240 I don't know I have to talk to the legality of it but you know getting 1473 02:21:33,680 --> 02:21:41,280 private funding for things uh public private funding uh works very well uh in 1474 02:21:39,439 --> 02:21:45,160 certain areas I don't necessarily think I want to start slapping a logo on the 1475 02:21:43,080 --> 02:21:50,000 side of everything in a TOA and turn this into a NASCAR race but uh figuring 1476 02:21:47,680 --> 02:21:55,359 out ways that we can utilize our resources outside of the community to 1477 02:21:52,520 --> 02:22:02,600 bring in resources to the community um whether that's through 1478 02:21:58,880 --> 02:22:06,960 businesses or leveraging I couldn't begin to tell you maybe figuring out 1479 02:22:04,920 --> 02:22:11,439 ways to bring people into a TOA that don't cost us a lot of money take a look 1480 02:22:09,240 --> 02:22:15,000 for example white foot Farms right and you see where they started with their 1481 02:22:13,000 --> 02:22:19,240 Farmers Market we could do something like that over at the park we are 1482 02:22:16,880 --> 02:22:23,560 starting now we have our our uh our Farmers Market over here we could do 1483 02:22:21,080 --> 02:22:28,840 that and get grow ours just as big thank you all right thank you sir my second 1484 02:22:29,000 --> 02:22:37,200 question so so our uh our town Charter states that the Town Administrator is 1485 02:22:35,840 --> 02:22:43,040 responsible for day-to-day administration of the Town including 1486 02:22:39,720 --> 02:22:48,240 employee management and operations how would you as an alderman handle a 1487 02:22:45,240 --> 02:22:53,479 situation where a town employee approaches you directly with a concern 1488 02:22:51,680 --> 02:22:59,200 or an issue oh again as I said earlier I would 1489 02:22:56,319 --> 02:23:03,479 listen to the uh the concern first and foremost uh I would make sure that the 1490 02:23:01,200 --> 02:23:09,359 person is safe uh that it's not something that's life-threatening or a 1491 02:23:06,160 --> 02:23:14,760 cause for any kind of harm to come to the person uh and then after that then I 1492 02:23:12,000 --> 02:23:19,600 would go talk to Mark and then if not uh if it was about him I don't come talk to 1493 02:23:17,040 --> 02:23:23,840 you uh you know it's one of those things you don't want to start going around and 1494 02:23:21,920 --> 02:23:28,120 it's not that I we try to keep secrets remember you anybody but when it's 1495 02:23:25,000 --> 02:23:31,680 something about a member of the Town depending on how high not really 1496 02:23:30,200 --> 02:23:36,200 depending on how high just if it's somebody in the town you want to keep it 1497 02:23:32,840 --> 02:23:40,560 a small circle right because people will often convict you before you're found 1498 02:23:38,359 --> 02:23:44,600 guilty and you don't get to pull that back so you want to keep small thing you 1499 02:23:43,040 --> 02:23:48,680 want to keep things if someone has a complaint about somebody small into a 1500 02:23:46,279 --> 02:23:53,080 small circle and address it properly if if it's founded then you know bring the 1501 02:23:51,160 --> 02:23:56,880 decision to you on what to do if it's unfounded you sit down to the person who 1502 02:23:55,279 --> 02:24:00,880 made the complaint say look this is what we did this is what we found out this is 1503 02:23:58,680 --> 02:24:06,720 what we've got we don't believe that this is a cause for a serious complaint 1504 02:24:04,479 --> 02:24:10,520 uh but if you'd like to have five minutes with the mayor we can do that 1505 02:24:08,359 --> 02:24:17,000 for you all right well thank you sir that I 1506 02:24:13,840 --> 02:24:22,279 believe I'm looking over here believe I believe that that that finishes all of 1507 02:24:18,840 --> 02:24:29,439 our questions um do you have any questions for us as far as the process 1508 02:24:26,279 --> 02:24:32,240 and the procedure no sir okay just want to thank everybody for their time 1509 02:24:30,680 --> 02:24:38,920 tonight again I realize I'm the only thing standing between you and bedtime 1510 02:24:33,760 --> 02:24:42,920 or ice cream so ice cream yeah thank you thank you sir appreciate it you're 1511 02:24:40,640 --> 02:24:47,000 welcome to stay uh Miss Rachel if you want to have everybody come back in 1512 02:24:44,439 --> 02:24:52,319 that's still out there uh the Board needs to finish up uh toing their 1513 02:24:52,720 --> 02:25:00,359 meets so we'll take about well as long as it takes so 1514 02:25:23,040 --> 02:25:26,040 yes 1515 02:26:01,160 --> 02:26:05,160 no no 1516 02:26:32,439 --> 02:26:36,479 he had to mention ice 1517 02:26:57,479 --> 02:27:04,160 I'm what Reese's peanut butter pie wizard 1518 02:27:02,240 --> 02:27:09,920 sounds there you go or or F those are my 1519 02:27:11,640 --> 02:27:18,279 two Mr administrator yes when we're done you all the scores 1520 02:27:16,600 --> 02:27:21,600 you just got to ask the top score I'm okay I'm giv 1521 02:27:20,680 --> 02:27:25,160 I mean I'm just in terms of the announcement I'm okay with just the top 1522 02:27:23,520 --> 02:27:33,040 yeah yeah as far as the announcement we'll yeah yeah I think that's the pr 1523 02:27:28,920 --> 02:27:39,080 thing to do yeah all right sir Mark glad you're still there one Mr I've got one 1524 02:27:36,479 --> 02:27:44,200 question yes sir can we be you know without the 1525 02:27:42,040 --> 02:27:49,120 scorer name on it or the evaluator's name can we have have the score sheets 1526 02:27:46,960 --> 02:27:56,680 emailed to us sure I put my name on mine but they 1527 02:27:52,520 --> 02:27:56,680 can cross that out they want to I 1528 02:27:57,240 --> 02:28:05,359 did I didn't put it on mine either but sent to us all the sheets will be sent 1529 02:28:01,720 --> 02:28:08,359 to all the board members thank you thank you 1530 02:28:20,770 --> 02:28:27,840 [Music] like Miss America a few years 1531 02:28:25,120 --> 02:28:32,120 ago it was the Steve yeah he said the wrong or 1532 02:28:43,000 --> 02:28:56,000 something I just wanted to say that we are very very fortunate to 1533 02:28:50,600 --> 02:29:02,000 have such a deep well of excellent candidates 1534 02:28:57,560 --> 02:29:08,960 um very impressed by by uh everybody that participated tonight and um yeah I 1535 02:29:07,279 --> 02:29:14,160 think I think U we got we got an opportunity to really 1536 02:29:11,920 --> 02:29:19,120 do some great things for the town continue to do great things for the town 1537 02:29:20,600 --> 02:29:27,120 I don't know how many citizens are there I can't see but uh you know something 1538 02:29:24,800 --> 02:29:31,399 that would be nice if we can do next time if there's not too many there have 1539 02:29:29,520 --> 02:29:35,399 a citizen ask a question of each candidate yeah that's a good idea yes 1540 02:29:33,960 --> 02:29:42,120 sir I think we I think we had the is that Miss Gale 1541 02:29:38,720 --> 02:29:48,160 you the wife okay we we I don't know if we had anybody else we had a lot of 1542 02:29:45,160 --> 02:29:48,160 Staff 1543 02:29:49,040 --> 02:29:53,479 look IES no 1544 02:29:53,920 --> 02:30:01,479 no well I think it was absolutely rude and 1545 02:29:58,680 --> 02:30:04,000 um and disrespectful for Wesley not to offer me a 1546 02:30:04,359 --> 02:30:12,520 water you want water it's a little late 1547 02:30:09,640 --> 02:30:14,680 now I'm fing it up right now sending it to 1548 02:30:14,760 --> 02:30:24,560 you thank you director of course saving the town money will choose the 1549 02:30:20,600 --> 02:30:29,720 United States Postal Service to get that so you might get it in two three 1550 02:30:29,860 --> 02:30:36,279 [Music] weeks be in the mail in the 1551 02:30:33,840 --> 02:30:40,359 morning really we evaporated by the time it gets there just send him an empty 1552 02:30:45,880 --> 02:30:55,120 bottle mayor do not have any public comment at this any signed up on the 1553 02:30:51,359 --> 02:30:55,120 sheet okay thank you 1554 02:31:15,200 --> 02:31:24,520 sir did I did I do the uh where I read some of the actual social media 1555 02:31:21,160 --> 02:31:29,240 comments I should have done that Chris did I do 1556 02:31:26,319 --> 02:31:34,720 that we we were interviewing and I pulled actual comments off of Facebook 1557 02:31:32,080 --> 02:31:40,680 about the board of Mayor Alman and I read them and about mayor Walker and I 1558 02:31:37,279 --> 02:31:45,000 read them boom boom boom and I said okay so then how do you feel about social 1559 02:31:42,600 --> 02:31:50,279 media and a part it we 1560 02:31:47,439 --> 02:31:54,880 did De whatever it's called some of the questions they asked they pulled from 1561 02:31:51,680 --> 02:32:00,040 our social media yeah yeah they were pretty rude dogs too well you know you 1562 02:31:57,080 --> 02:32:05,640 can imagine on the public yeah when I did that one time I actually read 1563 02:32:02,760 --> 02:32:09,279 quoted the mayor Walker was you know it is didn't know what he was doing and 1564 02:32:07,399 --> 02:32:15,200 board and this and that they all line their 1565 02:32:10,439 --> 02:32:20,720 pockets I love the the town I heard that I heard I was like I bought my house in 1566 02:32:16,720 --> 02:32:20,720 2008 I didn't run till 18 1567 02:32:45,680 --> 02:32:48,680 was 1568 02:32:50,240 --> 02:32:52,600 I got 1569 02:32:54,359 --> 02:33:01,319 was oh yeah I knew you putting one talked about is it 1570 02:33:01,880 --> 02:33:11,359 all concrete lands only thing I do have a place for 1571 02:33:07,560 --> 02:33:16,439 recess hot Tu that I was originally but because constraints I mixed it now 1572 02:33:14,520 --> 02:33:22,399 probably just going to go to Costco just drop 1573 02:33:18,760 --> 02:33:22,399 thatle Amanda just 1574 02:33:30,439 --> 02:33:34,359 got it's like weight liting 1575 02:33:40,920 --> 02:33:45,080 equip run some good 1576 02:33:47,200 --> 02:33:51,200 chemical youat 1577 02:33:57,190 --> 02:34:00,360 [Music] 1578 02:34:08,520 --> 02:34:11,000 yes 1579 02:34:11,160 --> 02:34:14,160 yes 1580 02:34:17,160 --> 02:34:21,319 the I do 1581 02:34:21,359 --> 02:34:23,800 everybody 1582 02:34:27,680 --> 02:34:30,680 stre 1583 02:34:36,080 --> 02:34:41,000 this that I definitely show 1584 02:34:43,200 --> 02:34:47,309 [Music] 1585 02:35:00,960 --> 02:35:08,960 you know Linda was a dental assistant long and they always had to most of the 1586 02:35:07,040 --> 02:35:16,200 dentist she worked for if the dentist took off that's when you took off yeah 1587 02:35:12,479 --> 02:35:16,200 had to kind of work with 1588 02:35:16,800 --> 02:35:23,759 him it it wouldn't like at all for the 1589 02:35:20,610 --> 02:35:23,759 [Music] 1590 02:35:24,080 --> 02:35:31,800 most yeah like today I had this morning I had to go to my dentist and she said 1591 02:35:30,240 --> 02:35:36,600 the hygienist at C she said well the dentist is not here today so you're good 1592 02:35:34,240 --> 02:35:40,279 you're ready to go you know all he does is come in and kind of look everything 1593 02:35:38,479 --> 02:35:46,319 over yeah think they do just as much that 1594 02:35:43,920 --> 02:35:46,319 I've heard 1595 02:35:46,840 --> 02:35:51,640 mine is like oh yeah you're right 1596 02:36:05,600 --> 02:36:10,439 yeah Linda working for him for a he's a 1597 02:36:12,399 --> 02:36:23,240 great Lind Linda always he had to be a top-notch dentist she worked for a guy 1598 02:36:20,479 --> 02:36:29,319 one time I think for maybe three days she 1599 02:36:23,920 --> 02:36:29,319 came I'm not she did not 1600 02:36:31,920 --> 02:36:35,520 just you know his 1601 02:36:37,399 --> 02:36:45,840 brother brother ribbon cutting for the charger 1602 02:36:44,120 --> 02:36:49,520 and he comes out there and he's talking talking something 1603 02:36:51,770 --> 02:36:54,969 [Music] 1604 02:37:01,399 --> 02:37:04,800 connect it's very 1605 02:37:04,920 --> 02:37:16,000 interesting from India children have like Bob have American names every one 1606 02:37:12,880 --> 02:37:16,000 of them 1607 02:37:21,240 --> 02:37:29,520 80th anniversary D it is very very very read 1608 02:37:36,680 --> 02:37:47,479 day pass yeah I saw that I was like Wow got 1609 02:37:44,040 --> 02:37:51,439 MRN John he's going to be 102 all the businesses got together 1610 02:37:52,880 --> 02:37:56,359 he's a I met him 1611 02:38:09,279 --> 02:38:19,720 at myad to go back in the Pacific Theater of Wisconsin 1612 02:38:15,680 --> 02:38:29,279 it's a museum now in nor you know kind like us it actually refurbished that 1613 02:38:23,319 --> 02:38:29,279 ship wased that whole ship 1614 02:38:43,560 --> 02:38:52,240 back I hate the term bucket list but I I would love to go over to 1615 02:38:49,560 --> 02:38:58,200 see a lot of the World War II we had some you know Marty and Kelly 1616 02:38:56,040 --> 02:39:05,800 man they did two three months 1617 02:39:01,760 --> 02:39:09,359 ago they had a lot of different areas be like Liss 1618 02:39:11,000 --> 02:39:14,079 [Music] 1619 02:39:21,960 --> 02:39:25,960 well I'm to see so much staff here I 1620 02:39:47,439 --> 02:39:51,319 know it's already got a name 1621 02:39:51,600 --> 02:39:56,760 M frame 1622 02:39:57,620 --> 02:40:04,880 [Music] frame no I don't I just thought okay 1623 02:40:24,800 --> 02:40:32,640 saying I wonder if it supposed to area and they just when that building became 1624 02:40:30,200 --> 02:40:36,800 available they just wanted to Retro cuz you know when he was doing 1625 02:40:34,840 --> 02:40:41,160 manyi probably two three years ago whenever when he was looking at putting 1626 02:40:38,600 --> 02:40:49,720 battery plant somewhere I was like yeah let's get that we didn't get I just you 1627 02:40:45,000 --> 02:40:55,040 know it's very refreshing that's absolutely correct now I wasn't 1628 02:40:52,840 --> 02:41:01,040 surprised by the resources that it's consumed talking about million gallons 1629 02:40:57,760 --> 02:41:07,479 of water it is a day yes A day I think it's all it's the 1630 02:41:04,760 --> 02:41:07,479 computer is all 1631 02:41:08,960 --> 02:41:14,640 water thinking they're talking like they're not going to be a to reuse the 1632 02:41:13,040 --> 02:41:19,720 water and I'm thinking you're just running it through pipes cuz that's all 1633 02:41:16,760 --> 02:41:23,359 it's doing is cooling I mean there will be some maybe you treat it say there'll 1634 02:41:21,880 --> 02:41:33,720 be some treatment of it but they'll be able to reuse probably 80% of 1635 02:41:27,319 --> 02:41:36,720 it you know like your car keep back so 1636 02:41:40,319 --> 02:41:51,080 we so everybody's on the wagon it's just 1637 02:41:45,840 --> 02:41:51,080 the buzz is just if you're not something 1638 02:41:55,359 --> 02:42:02,800 blow that up biger you said you don't need glasses 1639 02:41:59,960 --> 02:42:05,479 come on now I can do it I'll SP but I can I'll do 1640 02:42:12,439 --> 02:42:20,080 it just go bing bing and there it is did okay but I'm not working with a mouse 1641 02:42:18,720 --> 02:42:23,080 say Bing oh that's 1642 02:42:23,319 --> 02:42:27,279 that's all right so 1643 02:42:28,080 --> 02:42:35,520 total got something sure don't pull a Ste barie yeah I don't want to do a 1644 02:42:32,720 --> 02:42:42,439 Steve Barbie okay yeah right here at the top number three row number three okay 1645 02:42:39,520 --> 02:42:47,520 number three all right again I would like to say thank you so much for 1646 02:42:44,600 --> 02:42:54,000 everybody that took time to put your name in and like Alman and any he 1647 02:42:50,479 --> 02:42:58,359 said please don't let your service if if your name's not tonight don't let that 1648 02:42:55,920 --> 02:43:02,240 we stop of your public service there's a lot of places and we got a lot of things 1649 02:43:00,640 --> 02:43:08,200 going on we can try to get you plugged in helping the town out uh that being 1650 02:43:05,160 --> 02:43:13,600 said our total score tonight our top score and our alderman appointee that 1651 02:43:11,880 --> 02:43:20,830 will have to be a motion made at the June 11th meeting is Alman Chris D 1652 02:43:17,399 --> 02:43:23,909 welcome aboard sir [Applause] 1653 02:43:24,479 --> 02:43:31,080 and with that we're no public comment no public 1654 02:43:29,600 --> 02:43:35,359 comments so do I have a motion to adjourn from 1655 02:43:33,680 --> 02:43:40,560 Alderman P have a second second from Alman Renfro all in 1656 02:43:38,040 --> 02:43:40,560 favor say 1657 02:43:42,560 --> 02:43:54,120 I we are Jour good night everybody night night 1658 02:43:49,439 --> 02:43:54,120 I'll take on that one