[1:13] [clears throat]

[1:17] All right, it is 9:00 a.m. and we are live and we are ready to start our Bull

[1:23] County Fiscal Court meeting September the 8th, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Uh, welcome

[1:28] everyone. Thank you all for being here and if you please silence your phones um

[1:32] either on on vibrate or silent or off uh that would be much appreciated. Thank

[1:38] you. We will start our meeting today with our

[1:42] invitation by Minister Cull. [clears throat]

[1:46] » Dear gracious heavenly father, we are grateful that we were able to come here

[1:48] today and we ask that you will put a special blessing on us as we discuss the

[1:52] things that are needed to be discussed for Paul County. We ask that you will

[1:56] allow us the uh the [snorts] your your divine uh wisdom into to dealing with

[2:01] those things. We ask that you will uh [clears throat] bless bless this county

[2:05] and this state in this country that we will continue to heal and we'll come

[2:09] together. We ask that you [clears throat] will uh especially bless

[2:13] our first responders and those in the military and uh that they they will be

[2:18] protected and they will uh they will have your hand uh guiding them to to

[2:24] continue to uh do selfless acts uh because they they care about the people

[2:29] that they serve. And we say these things in the name of our son Jesus Christ.

[2:32] Amen. >> Amen. Thank you very much. Our special

[2:35] guest today is a fifth grader from Junction City Elementary, Aspen Goo. In

[2:40] Aspen, if you will come up, >> we will let you lead us in the pledge of

[2:45] allegiance today.

[2:48] I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic

[2:56] for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[3:03] justice for all. >> Great job. Great job. Good job.

[3:08] » All right. And that's your voter. I know you're going to want to be a part of

[3:12] this picture. >> Of course,

[3:14] » that's right. That's right. So, if you'll come up, we have a certificate

[3:18] for you. All right. Get you right here in the

[3:21] middle. We'll let you [clears throat] hold it.

[3:24] Okay. All right.

[3:32] » Great. Thank you. Okay. Did mom take it? Okay. Now, Aspen, tell us who you have

[3:36] with you today. [laughter]

[3:39] » Who do you have with you? >> My mom and MY DAD.

[3:41] » ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO TELL HER NAMES?

[3:46] » Corey Chelsea. >> Okay. Thank you very much. All right.

[3:50] Now, you are welcome to stay and be entertained by us or you can go back to

[3:54] school. >> Can I SAY

[3:59] [laughter]

[4:01] thank you guys?

[4:05] Yeah. [laughter]

[4:17] [clears throat] >> School nurs.

[4:21] » Okay. We have meetings from our uh we have minutes from our prior meeting of

[4:25] August the 25th. I can have a motion to approve.

[4:28] » So move Gay, second by Mr. uh Cullen. Is there any discussion?

[4:36] Seeing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I.

[4:40] » Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. Minutes are approved. Uh budget transfers. Miss

[4:46] Shannon have budget transfers of

[4:52] $1,682.

[4:56] No, I'm sorry. $3,3628.

[5:01] Make a motion to approve the transfers. >> Okay, I have a motion by Morner, second

[5:06] by Maser Sleeper. Any discussion on budget transfers?

[5:11] » Seeing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I.

[5:14] » Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. Cash transfers. I have a cash transfer from

[5:20] the occupational tax account to the general fund of 1,265424.

[5:31] That's an um I'll have to do a reconciliation and correct it next month

[5:37] because losing our tax administrator. I'm still learning.

[5:42] » So, it's it should be close, but >> I just wanted to let you know that we

[5:47] may have to make a few reconcil. >> Okay.

[5:52] Then I have from the general fund to the jail [snorts] 125,000

[5:56] and from the general fund to EMS 125,000.

[6:01] Okay. Motion to approve cash first. >> So moved.

[6:04] » Master Gates or second. [clears throat] >> Second.

[6:06] » Master Cullen. Any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify

[6:12] by saying I. I. >> Any opposed? [clears throat] Nay. Motion

[6:16] carries. Thank you, ma'am. Approve our bills. Miss Elena. Good

[6:21] morning. >> Good morning.

[6:22] » Morning. >> All right. You all will see in your bill

[6:24] packet a total of $373,400.97.

[6:29] Uh we're going to add the occupational tax check. Uh Shannon already mentioned

[6:34] that. Next month we'll do a reconciliation of that. But this one

[6:38] check will be for 1,898,136.81.

[6:45] And that will bring our grand total to 2,271,537.78.

[6:53] » Move we approve the bills as presented. >> Second.

[6:56] » Have a motion by Master Gay, second by Master Boner. Any discussion on the

[6:59] bills? You will see through your packet there are several first quarter

[7:04] allocations uh that have been requested and uh

[7:08] checks written.

[7:12] We have a couple of sponsorship requests.

[7:22] Um, fiscal court will be sponsoring the Halloween play at Westy Hill this year.

[7:27] So, there'll be more information coming about that. And, um, everyone will be

[7:33] invited to attend, I guess, on opening night of that if you want to um, if you

[7:37] want to come. >> [clears throat]

[7:42] » Okay. No comments, no concerns. Everybody in

[7:46] favor of the motion signify by saying I. I.

[7:49] » Those opposed? Nay. Motion carries. >> Thank you.

[7:53] » Thank you. [clears throat]

[7:56] » All right. No old business. And our first item of new business is

[8:01] Mr. Mo. Contract for Jordan.

[8:08] Mo is a teacher now. Now, I don't know if everybody knows that, but Mo is a

[8:11] teacher at BCTC. >> I'm actually teaching today and Director

[8:16] Rogers is actually over there right now teaching me. So,

[8:20] » I know he said, "Hurry up." [laughter] >> But no, thank you all for getting me on

[8:24] the agenda. >> He's always been a teacher. He's just

[8:26] now getting paid for [laughter] >> differently.

[8:29] » That's right. >> So, uh, but just to talk about the

[8:32] contract a little bit. So, this is a student u payment agreement. We've done

[8:37] this before. Um, basically what the student will do is they'll go to

[8:41] paramedic class. We'll pay for that paramedic class and they'll stay with us

[8:44] for at least two years. >> Um, this go around we really took a look

[8:48] um and we saw that uh he goes by Lane, but Jordan French um he's someone that's

[8:54] has been with our service for a couple years now. His mom actually retired from

[8:57] the agency. Um he very much so seems like someone who will stay here for

[9:02] quite a while. So we looked at it and said, "Hey, he's probably the best

[9:05] candidate." >> Mhm.

[9:07] Terry. >> Okay. So, we have an agreement

[9:12] between Bulk County EMS and Bulk County Fiscal Court for Jordan French. Um,

[9:18] » we discussed it in EMS EMS this morning. [clears throat]

[9:21] We we uh both agreed that it's a good choice.

[9:25] » Okay. >> And then uh Chris, you've had a chance

[9:27] to look this over. It's similar to ones we've talked about.

[9:29] » All right. Yeah, I looked it over previously. I was spoken with Mo earlier

[9:33] last week and we got that and um looks good. I hope we can keep them cuz a

[9:38] couple of them we've done, you know, the people have not honored their contract.

[9:42] So, it sounds like the candidate that they have chosen is a great one and I

[9:46] don't see why he wouldn't stay for over the two-year time.

[9:50] » So, do they have to pay it back though if they don't in [clears throat] full

[9:54] that's part of what's in the contract? >> Yeah, I thought so.

[9:57] » I'll go ahead and make the motion to second.

[10:00] » Okay. Motion by Mr. Cullen, second by Mr. Gate. Any other discussion on the

[10:04] agreement? Is this gentleman uh local homegrown?

[10:07] » Yes, sir. >> Oh, good. Good.

[10:10] » Right out of the tiger patch. [laughter]

[10:15] » All right. All those in favor signify by saying I.

[10:18] » Any [clears throat] oppose? Nay. >> Motion carries.

[10:20] » Thank you, sir. >> Thank you all.

[10:23] » Have a [clears throat] good day. >> Thank you.

[10:27] » All right. Next, we have several proclamations. Uh the first one will be

[10:30] the Constitution Day proclamation. And I don't think there's anyone here to

[10:34] receive this one. Um, okay. Whereas the Constitution of

[10:40] the United States of America, adopted on September 17th, 1787, stands as the

[10:45] cornerstone of our great nation, securing the blessings of liberty,

[10:48] justice, and freedom for all Americans. And whereas this historic document

[10:52] continues to serve as the supreme law of the land, establishing the framework of

[10:56] our government, protecting individual rights, and defining [snorts] the rights

[11:00] and responsibilities of our citizens. And whereas it is fitting and proper to

[11:04] recognize the 239th anniversary of the signing of the constitution and to honor

[11:09] the wisdom, vision, and sacrifice of the founding fathers who crafted a lasting

[11:14] framework of self-government. Amarez, the daughters of the American

[11:17] Revolution, [snorts] St. ASAP chapter have long demonstrated

[11:21] their commitment to education, patriotism, and the preservation of our

[11:25] nation's history, encouraging citizens to understand, cherish, and uphold the

[11:30] principles embodied in the Constitution. And Constitution Day provides an

[11:35] opportunity for all Americans to reflect upon the enduring principles of our

[11:39] constitutional government to appreciate the freedoms and liberties protected by

[11:43] our founding document and to reaffirm our shared responsibility to preserve

[11:47] those principles for future generations. Now therefore, I, Truly L. Bottom, Bo

[11:52] County Judge Executive, and the Bo County Fiscal Court, do hereby proclaim

[11:56] September 17th, 2026 is Constitution Day in Bole County, and call [snorts] upon

[12:01] all citizens to join in commemorating this historic occasion, [clears throat]

[12:05] honoring the enduring legacy of the United States Constitution, and

[12:09] reflecting upon the freedoms, rights, and responsibilities it has secured for

[12:13] generations of Americans. and witness whereof, I have here unto

[12:17] set my hand and cause the seal of Bull County to be a fix this 8th day of

[12:21] September, 2026 and a motion to approve. >> So move.

[12:25] » Mas Ellis, is there a second? >> Measure Boner. Any discussion?

[12:30] I know the D uh ladies are going to ring the bell at Constitution Square on

[12:36] Constitution Day. So I think that's next Thursday, I believe. So they'll be there

[12:40] and they'll be doing um the bell ring for that.

[12:44] All right. All those in favor of the motion signify by saying I.

[12:47] » I. >> Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. The

[12:51] next one we [clears throat] have is death awareness month

[12:56] and we have some representatives from KSD. If they will stand.

[13:00] » I might want to give her a second to catch back up.

[13:03] » Am I talking too fast? [laughter] >> I tend to do that. So just tell me to

[13:08] slow down. >> All right. We would like to present this

[13:14] proclamation uh to the members of KSD that are

[13:18] present for National Deaf Awareness Month

[13:23] September 2026. And I'll try to read slow.

[13:28] Whereas September is recognized as National Deaf Awareness Month, providing

[13:34] an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions, the

[13:39] achievements, culture, history, and diversity of deaf and heart of hearing

[13:44] individuals. And whereas deaf and heart of hearing

[13:48] individuals contribute significantly to our communities, workplaces, schools,

[13:55] arts, sciences, government, and economy, enriching our society through their

[14:02] talents, perspectives, experiences, and accomplishments.

[14:07] And whereas American Sign Language, ASL, is a complete and distinct language with

[14:13] its own grammar and >> linguistic,

[14:17] » thank you, linguistic structure. And deaf culture represents a vibrant

[14:22] community with a rich history and heritage.

[14:26] And whereas effective communication and meaningful access are essential to

[14:31] ensuring that deaf and heart and hearing individuals can fully participate in

[14:36] education, employment, health care, civic life, and community activities.

[14:42] And whereas National Death Awareness Month provides an opportunity to

[14:47] increase understanding of the experiences and needs of deaf and heart

[14:51] of hearing individuals, promote accessibility and inclusion, and

[14:56] encourage communities to identify and remove barriers to communication and

[15:01] participation. And whereas we recognize the importance

[15:06] of fostering environments where every individual is treated with dignity,

[15:11] respect, and equity, and where differences in communication and hearing

[15:16] are embraced as part of the diversity that strengthens our communities.

[15:21] And whereas we encourage everyone to learn more about deaf culture and ASL,

[15:26] promote accessible communication and support opportunities that empower deaf

[15:31] and heart of hearing individuals to participate fully and equally in all

[15:36] aspects of community life. Now [clears throat] therefore, be it

[15:40] proclaimed that I, Trilly Elbotm, Boil County Judge Executive, and Boil County

[15:45] Fiscal Court, hereby recognize September 2026 as National Death Awareness Month,

[15:52] and encourage all members of our community to celebrate the

[15:56] accomplishments and contributions of deaf and heart of hearing individuals,

[16:01] increase awareness of accessibility and communication needs, and work together

[16:05] to create a more inclusive and accessible Community for all this 8th

[16:10] day of September. Like a motion to approve.

[16:13] » I'll make that motion. >> Measure C.

[16:14] » Second. >> Measure G.

[16:17] » Any discussion? [clears throat] >> Judge, I've said this every year and I

[16:20] think it's a real distinction for Danville and Bo County. Um,

[16:26] Kentucky School for the Deaf was the first and continuing public private

[16:33] operation of a school for the deaf in the entire nation, which is a

[16:38] distinction that we should all be proud of.

[16:40] » Absolutely. Absolutely. All right. All those in favor of the

[16:44] proclamation signify by saying I. I. >> Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries.

[16:50] Would our guests like to uh introduce themselves?

[16:55] » [clears throat]

[16:58] » My name is Simon. Simon Cullen

[17:04] and that's my dad. [laughter]

[17:10] » Hi everybody. >> My name is Andrew Ball and this is my

[17:16] sign name here. >> Andrew Ball.

[17:21] » Hi everybody. My name is Doug Brewer and I'm their middle school teacher. We're

[17:25] learning about social studies for for class and so thank you so much. Uh it's

[17:30] really honor for us to be able to be here and for the proclamation. So thank

[17:34] you. We really appreciate it. >> All right. And what grade are we

[17:36] representing?

[17:41] » Seventh. >> Yes. Seventh.

[17:43] » Seventh grade. All right. Well, if you all will come forward.

[17:46] » We have Stu is here as well. >> Oh, okay.

[17:49] » My name is Stu Harper. I'm one of the guidance counselors at KSD.

[17:52] » Awesome. >> Thank you for having us.

[17:54] » Yeah. Thank you for being here. All right. So, if everyone will come up for

[17:58] a group photo, Maser Cullen, I'm sure you want to participate in this one.

[18:12] We'll let you and your friends hold that. Okay.

[18:17] [laughter] >> No. Say that's not true.

[18:20] » And then we we teachers [clears throat]

[18:23] » everybody

[18:37] » everybody get all right. Good job. Thank you so much.

[18:49] [clears throat] [laughter]

[18:53] Thank you very much. Thank you so much. >> All right. Well, you all have a

[18:58] wonderful day. >> Okay.

[19:04] » Yeah.

[19:08] » We'll talk about it later.

[19:14] » [laughter]

[19:17] » Thank you all. He said he said he had a dream.

[19:21] » Yeah. Said he had a dream about me. We might get [laughter]

[19:28] » I knew it was fun. >> His dad has those dreams. [laughter]

[19:35] » They usually turn into nightmares. >> All right. Next up, right on time, it is

[19:42] our IT director, Mr. Bill Nichols. And >> it is going to be um IT day coming up

[19:52] pretty soon. So for our next fiscal court meeting. So we'd like to recognize

[19:56] you >> and read this proclamation on [laughter]

[19:58] behalf of National IT Professionals Day. Whereas National IT Professionals Day is

[20:06] observed annually on the third Tuesday of September to recognize the essential

[20:10] contributions of information technology professionals and the vital role they

[20:15] play in our modern world. And whereas information technology professionals

[20:20] support the systems, networks, applications, data, devices, and digital

[20:24] infrastructure that enable organizations and communities to operate efficiently,

[20:29] securely, and effectively. [snorts] And whereas IT professionals are responsible

[20:33] for much more than maintaining technology. They help organizations

[20:37] solve complex problems, protect sensitive information, improve

[20:41] processes, support innovation, and ensure that people have the tools and

[20:45] resources they need to succeed. And whereas as technology continues to

[20:50] evolve, IT professionals must continually adapt, learn new skills,

[20:54] respond to emerging challenges, and find innovative solutions to meet the

[20:58] changing needs of the people and organizations they serve. And whereas

[21:02] cyber security, data protection, system reliability, technical support, digital

[21:07] accessibility, and responsible use of technology are increasingly important to

[21:12] the success and security of our communities and organizations. And

[21:16] whereas the dedication, expertise, patience, and commitment of IT

[21:20] professionals often make it possible for others to work, communicate,

[21:24] collaborate, and serve their communities without interruption. And whereas

[21:29] National IT Professionals Day provides an opportunity to recognize and express

[21:33] appreciation for the individuals whose knowledge, service, and behindthe-scenes

[21:38] efforts keep our technology functioning and our organizations moving forward.

[21:43] Now therefore, I, Trilly L. Bottom, Bull County Judge Executive, and the Bull

[21:47] County Fiscal Court, do hereby proclaim September the 15th, 2026 as National IT

[21:53] Professionals Day. Encourage all members of our organization and community to

[21:57] recognize and appreciate the IT professionals whose expertise,

[22:01] dedication, and service contribute to our continued success.

[22:06] Like a motion to approve. >> So move

[22:10] second. I saw Mr. Boner first. Sorry, >> you can [laughter] take his.

[22:16] » Any discussion on the proclamation? No. >> All those in favor signify by saying I.

[22:21] I. >> Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries.

[22:24] Awesome. Bill, thank you for all the work that you do.

[22:29] [clears throat] And I would like to say that behind the scenes,

[22:32] uh, Bill was at the courthouse Saturday, Sunday, Saturday,

[22:37] » Saturday, >> one day this weekend. and he came in and

[22:40] went upstairs to his office and it was like 90° up there. So, the air

[22:44] conditioning had stopped. Uh it was already blinking on red alert. So, if he

[22:50] had not come in and he had not found that, we would have had a really huge

[22:54] problem come Monday [snorts] morning. So,

[22:56] » Tuesday morning. >> Tuesday morning. Thank you. Thank you.

[23:00] Thank you. All right. Step up and receive your proclamation.

[23:08] Thank you. All right. >> Would you like to say a few words?

[23:12] » Um, >> if any.

[23:15] » I just [snorts] appreciate the opportunity to serve this

[23:20] county. Um, this county has meant a lot to me for as long as I've been alive.

[23:25] This is where my mom and dad grew up. So to be able to give back and help advance

[23:31] the fiscal court in its technology um

[23:37] goals is a true honor and I thank you for it.

[23:41] » Well, there's one thing for sure. We couldn't do it without. [laughter]

[23:45] » So, thank you very much. Thank you all so much.

[23:48] » How many greats was it your grandfather who had that kite in the air with the

[23:52] key? [laughter] >> Fourth grade grand.

[23:56] Tommy's babysitting. [laughter]

[24:00] » There you go. Thank you all very much. >> Have a great day. [snorts]

[24:04] » All right. Next and our final proclamation uh is for another one of

[24:09] our department heads and that would be Mr. Steve Griffin. Griff [clears throat]

[24:13] Griffin. Griffin. Yep. [laughter] Losing my mind this morning. I've read

[24:17] too many. Uh this is for human resources day. We would like to present this

[24:22] proclamation on your behalf. >> I'm glad a lady called me. I didn't

[24:24] know. Well, very good. Very good. All right. Whereas human resources

[24:30] professionals play a vital role in building strong, healthy, and successful

[24:34] organizations by supporting employees throughout every stage of their careers.

[24:38] And whereas human resource professionals help recruit and develop talented

[24:42] employees, foster positive workplace environments, support organizational

[24:47] goals, and ensure that employees have the resources and guidance necessary to

[24:51] succeed. And whereas human resource teams serve as trusted partners to

[24:56] employees and leadership, helping organizations navigate workplace

[25:00] challenges while promoting fairness, respect, communication, and

[25:04] collaboration. And whereas human resource professionals contribute to the

[25:08] growth and success of organizations through employee engagement,

[25:12] professional development, benefits administration, workplace policies,

[25:16] conflict resolution, compliance, and countless other essential

[25:20] responsibilities. And whereas the work of human resources

[25:23] professionals extends beyond policies and procedures, they help create

[25:27] workplaces where employees feel valued, supported, respected, and empowered to

[25:32] contribute to their talents and ideas. And whereas human resources day provides

[25:37] an opportunity to recognize the dedication, professionalism, compassion,

[25:41] and expertise of HR professionals and to acknowledge the important role they play

[25:46] in strengthening both employees and the organizations they serve. And whereas we

[25:51] encourage organizations and communities to take this opportunity to express

[25:55] their appreciation to human resources professionals for their commitment to

[25:59] supporting people, developing talent, and helping create positive and

[26:03] productive workplaces. Now therefore, I, Trilly Elbottom, Bull County Judge

[26:08] Executive, and the Bull County Fiscal Court, hereby recognize September the

[26:12] 20th, 2026 as human resources day and encourage all members of our

[26:17] organization and community to recognize and appreciate the human resources

[26:21] professionals whose dedication and service help our employees and our

[26:26] organizations thrive. It's a lot, is it? It's [laughter] a lot. Is there a motion

[26:30] to approve? >> So moved.

[26:32] » Master Gate, second. >> Second. Measure it sleeper. Any

[26:35] discussion on the proclamation? All in favor signify by saying I. I.

[26:40] » Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. Steve, you do a wonderful job. We appreciate

[26:46] what you do for the county employees, for the staff, the department heads, all

[26:52] the way from the top to the bottom. >> I want to thank you all for allowing me

[26:55] to serve. >> Now, I don't have the history that Bill

[26:59] has with [laughter] you to be

[27:04] You'll come up, Miss Julie. We'll get >> Don't wear the stylish hair. [laughter]

[27:08] » No, really. >> We'll get your picture here.

[27:13] » All right. Smile. Pretty. >> Thank you.

[27:16] » Thank you for what you do. >> Thank you. Thank you.

[27:21] » Have a great day. [laughter] >> All right. Now, we're going to get into

[27:26] some business and we have health director Brent Blephins with us today.

[27:30] Welcome, Brent. >> Hey there. appreciate um few minutes to

[27:34] be able to hang out with you. I always appreciate talking to you all. This is

[27:37] the annual contract we do. Uh I like I really like that you all do this with us

[27:43] because here's what I see for companies. When you do the biometric screening,

[27:47] what it does, it gives your employees in about 10 minutes a little brief synopsis

[27:52] of what's going on with them. And then they can take that if everything looks

[27:56] good, great. But if not, then they can take it and go further with their

[28:00] health. and it's just a good thing to do. So, I always appreciate you all

[28:03] partnering with us to do that every year. Our goal is to get you in and out

[28:06] as quick as we can on that day, not be >> too intrusive with height and weight and

[28:12] waistlines and all that, but that's just part of the BMI process is what we're

[28:16] doing. So, >> it's important.

[28:18] » It is important. It is definitely important.

[28:20] » It's embarrassing for it. [laughter] We try to not make it that way, but it just

[28:24] is. Uh we kept the biometric screening the same amount as the last uh couple

[28:31] years. Uh $30. Shots, vaccines are going up. Doesn't

[28:36] matter where you look for them, they're going up. So the hepe I believe went up

[28:40] a little this year. We try to keep those as close as we can to what they were the

[28:45] previous year. The CHB went up $5 also on that. And the way I do that at the

[28:49] health department is I do enough to pay for the actual shot and then just a

[28:53] couple dollars pay for the nurse, the needle, uh the surprisingly, you know,

[28:58] the gloves, those kind of things. >> So, we don't make anything off that.

[29:01] We're not trying to make anything off that. We're just trying to do it as a

[29:04] service to anybody that's that wants that. So, that's what the contract is.

[29:09] » Let's get a motion to approve and then we'll have some discussion.

[29:11] » Make a motion. >> Master Boner, is there a second?

[29:14] » Second. >> Master Sleeper.

[29:17] All right. Any [clears throat] discussion?

[29:20] How often do these shots have to be given? Like the HEP A and B shots, the

[29:25] TAP, what you like >> TAP,

[29:28] » once you get one, >> a TAP, I believe, is every 10 years cuz

[29:32] that has tetanus in it. >> Okay.

[29:34] » Um, tetanus I believe can be done sooner than that if you happen to get stuck or

[29:39] have a reason and >> you just can't remember, you can't find

[29:43] your records. Honestly, on the I'd have to go back and look.

[29:46] » Okay. But I can find that out. >> Um,

[29:49] » let's see. >> But the way vaccines are these days and

[29:52] vaccine hesitancy, >> it's good for people to keep

[29:57] [clears throat] up with what they've had and what they haven't.

[29:59] » Mhm. >> Because there's a lot of stuff going

[30:02] around. It just is what it is. >> And uh, you know.

[30:06] » Okay. Is there a centralized place that somebody could find out like what

[30:10] [snorts] shots they've had? usually your primary care doctor or who you who

[30:15] you've seen >> hopefully most your life if it's been

[30:18] here in Boil County [snorts] or wherever. Sometimes [clears throat] it's

[30:21] a health department. Sometimes we can go on the Kentucky system if you can't find

[30:25] it somewhere else and help figure that out. So, usually we can

[30:30] » somewhere down the line we'll find it. >> Just curious questions. When I when I

[30:34] first went to Boil County as the first school nurse, um the rec shop records

[30:40] were really bad. I mean, really bad. So, we searched for my nine years that I was

[30:46] there >> to help families find their records.

[30:49] That was my goal to get everybody a shot record

[30:51] » because you need to know. >> And we got we worked and worked and

[30:53] worked with the health department. Vicki and I work together so often and

[30:58] » we help get all their vaccines up to date and tell parents, you know, it was

[31:02] really a good thing. Now we have the nurses at every school. I was one in

[31:07] five schools, so I had five schools that we were looking for, but it was uh and

[31:12] the >> secretaries at the schools were so

[31:15] helpful to us too, you know, at trying to dig these records out. So, it was a

[31:20] daunting process, but it's it's great for parents to know and to keep up. by

[31:24] saying now keep up with this. >> Absolutely. It's still we go through I'm

[31:28] not going to say every day, but there's many a day we still go through that same

[31:31] thing with parents trying to find records

[31:34] » and older adults go to the doctor for one shot and then

[31:38] they get the others at the health department or they go

[31:41] » they move away for a while and they come back and they're so it's it's [snorts]

[31:44] very daunting. >> Mr. Ellis,

[31:48] » uh Brandon, I'm sure you're very aware of this. You can't go a week without

[31:53] seeing local uh state and federal alarms being rung about tick bites. When I was

[32:01] a kid, it was mountain rocky mountain fever. But the terrible thing is I have

[32:08] constituents plural with alpha gay. Uh and

[32:14] u I think you're going to be seeing folks come in wondering what's wrong

[32:19] with them. Uh, and a feature that was both on WKYT

[32:24] early last week and last night on Fox 56 was not only about Alpha Gay, but a

[32:31] remarkable couple in my district who are raising ostriches because that meat um

[32:40] apparently mimics beef. But anyone with alpha gay who cannot eat

[32:46] red meat of any kind uh can eat that. So, uh I think I sent that to several

[32:53] people on the court, not everybody. Uh when it was featured last night. If not,

[32:57] I'm going to but I'll send it to you. >> Send that to me. I didn't see that.

[33:01] » And and you're better than I am with computers. So, you could just go on WKYT

[33:05] and find that one because I was not able to tape that. But I'll send you the

[33:09] channel 56 one because it it's a very serious it's a critical circumstance. Go

[33:15] ahead because I'm I know what you're going to say.

[33:16] » It took me like 15 years to get diagnosed.

[33:20] » I mean because they kept saying no. Finally when I did insist uh they just

[33:24] don't know enough about it. It was not their fault. They didn't know. But when

[33:28] I insisted they said no you it's been too many years since your

[33:31] [clears throat] big 80 ticks all over me I got in a nest.

[33:35] » And so I said no I insist. And so I insisted, they tested and I came back

[33:39] medium, which is after 15 years it should be really low. You kind of can

[33:44] get away from, you know, it gets lighter,

[33:47] » but it was still medium. So that was and now that I know it, it's made the world

[33:51] of difference. >> One of my constituents carries two

[33:54] EpiPens because in her circumstance, it's so severe

[33:59] » that it could be anaphylactic chalk and dying. So

[34:04] » it you're going to be seeing it. you know that epi it's interesting you said

[34:08] the epipen to give you an idea of what the cost of medication [clears throat]

[34:13] epi pins those kind of things are doing we several years ago not actually since

[34:17] co we were able to get epi pins a couple years for about three or four three four

[34:21] or five cents for a pen and this year we're somewhere in the 30 to $40 a pin

[34:27] » so you can imagine the public >> oh yeah

[34:29] » you know who's having to pay probably a significant more than that just to get

[34:33] an epic pin [clears throat] because their child or or somebody needs it. Uh

[34:37] so the cost of health care is just becoming so extreme.

[34:41] » It is >> it is it's a little frightening actually

[34:44] when you look at society as a whole and what we're looking at down the road it's

[34:48] extensive. >> So

[34:51] » all right any other discussion on the agreement?

[34:54] » Okay. All those in favor of the motion to um enter into the agreement for

[34:58] another year and this will be retroactive to July 1, 2026. Signify by

[35:03] saying I. I. >> Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries.

[35:07] [clears throat] >> Thank you.

[35:07] » Thank you from you later. >> Okay, that sounds good. Thank you,

[35:11] Grant. Have a good day.

[35:14] » Next up, we have parks and rec director, >> Tommy Barton.

[35:19] » Good morning, for having me. Um, I was originally put

[35:25] on the agenda to uh discuss uh in the skate park uh contract. They

[35:34] were going to put the name on the facade of the park and we were going to I was

[35:40] going to come ask for money, but when we looked at it, me and the city city

[35:44] engineer staff and magistr Cullen, he was also involved [snorts] in that. It

[35:48] just looked odd, right? I mean, it's it's about a foot and a half high uh

[35:54] part of the skate park and the parking lot is actually higher that and we only

[35:59] think you would have saw the top letter. So, we actually thought it looked a lot

[36:02] better without it. So, so uh I'm not coming to ask for that, but I thought

[36:07] [laughter] I thought I'd kind of go over some other

[36:10] things with the skate park. We are doing and other things. We are doing a final

[36:13] walkthrough with them today uh here at 10:00 and it'll be officially turned

[36:18] over. Um uh it's it's been a fascinating watching them build it. Uh um and uh the

[36:27] use is incredible. Of course, once they did the flat work, there was no way we

[36:31] could keep people off it. And that's okay. It's their park. Um I'm seeing

[36:36] people coming from all over. I had the Saturday there was a man from Somerset

[36:40] who was at the original Danville skate park grand opening and he just loves the

[36:46] park and I just saw a video he he uh posted on it and glowing reviews of this

[36:52] park. They everybody is loving this park and u we are having the grand opening on

[36:57] the 19th. Uh we have two pro skate borders coming from California. We have

[37:04] three skate shops coming. one from Lexington, one from Louisville, and one

[37:07] from New Albany. >> Wow.

[37:09] » Uh they'll all be coming uh to do some giveaways, and it'll, you know,

[37:14] outstretch our boundaries. Um and we will also be uh serving uh we'll be

[37:20] barbecuing and have music and some dedications and a lot of giveaways. So,

[37:25] we're looking to see a big crowd there on the 19th. And we invite everybody

[37:28] here to to attend that. Um to prepare for that, the city

[37:33] » What time? uh two uh 10 10 two 10 10 two >> um uh the flyer just to just to let you

[37:40] know what's what to expect. The flyer I posted on the Parks and Rec Facebook

[37:45] page has over 20,000 views. Wow. >> Uh and I just posted it Friday. So

[37:50] » Wow. >> So yeah, it's it's out there. Um and the

[37:54] majority are not people from uh Dan Parks and Rec web page. It's it's just

[38:00] gone kind of viral. um what we're doing to the city has asked me to uh to

[38:06] prepare for the grand opening. So um the the the spawn ranch contractors is in

[38:12] their contract is just to finish grade around the park. So the city has hired

[38:18] uh a gentleman to do finish grade and do we are going to get it sided and we're

[38:23] hopefully going to have that all done before the uh grand opening. And they

[38:27] did ask if I wanted if the county wanted to share in that cost. It was about

[38:31] 14,000. Uh the city's already approved it. So we deal with that with what you

[38:36] will. Um but we're hoping to have that all so it'll all be sold, finished,

[38:41] sidewalks put in. I've ordered trash cans and hopefully by the time we get to

[38:46] the grand opening, it's all going to be looking great. So we're really excited

[38:49] about that. Um the other thing I would like to discuss is we highly recommend

[38:54] and I think Master Cullen would would agree with me on this. Uh he's been

[38:57] sitting in on a lot of the meetings in the progress. Uh both pickle ball and

[39:03] and skate park in the original contract uh we did not have water to them and the

[39:08] skate park we don't have electricity to. I highly recommend with these projects

[39:12] we figure out a way to get electric and water to them. Uh the company that's

[39:17] doing the pickle ball court has has uh expressed to me if if we want to get

[39:22] electric from them over to the pickle ball courts, we need to decide quickly

[39:26] while they got it dug up. >> And yeah, and the skate park. Yeah, I'm

[39:30] sorry. To the skate park. >> They think from the pickle ball court

[39:34] that we get that kind of figured out real quick cuz uh while they got it dug

[39:39] up and um >> give you a compost.

[39:41] » We haven't got a cost. I could talk. I'm going to go out there. Uh, like I said,

[39:44] I got the uh uh final walkthrough at 10:00. I'm going to go out there. I do

[39:48] see they're running electric to the polls. Uh, I would go out and ask them

[39:52] to get a bid on that. Um, and I believe the city talking with Earl and the water

[39:58] department, they're going to try to maybe do that in house, get that water

[40:01] over there. So, >> judge, um, [snorts] I think this would

[40:04] be a budget exception kind of a thing. Is there a way that we can say up to and

[40:08] shared? >> We have no idea.

[40:10] » Well, we don't have any idea how much it's going to. That's why I'm saying up

[40:13] to and shared with the city. Is is there is there some financial way that we can

[40:19] » Well, not until they give us >> so that they don't amount to work. Tommy

[40:22] will come back to us with an amount.

[40:26] Yeah. I believe the Yeah, I believe the and what [clears throat] some of this

[40:29] I'm coming to because to the the the capital joint capital committee uh is a

[40:35] great thing. We've had our first initial meeting, but we weren't able to have a

[40:38] quorum at our last meeting. So, I'm kind of the things I was going to bring to

[40:41] them is what I'm kind of bringing to you now today. So, okay.

[40:45] » Uh, yeah. Now, that cost of the the finished grade and saw that was around

[40:50] 14,000. Uh, I don't know how much the electric will be, but I will definitely

[40:54] be back as soon as I can when I get final numbers.

[40:57] » So, lighting is important because >> just cuz it's dark doesn't mean they

[41:01] won't stop skating. >> That's true. And that poses just a a

[41:05] danger and a risk and and so >> u plus I mean everything else out there

[41:09] is lit up. So >> yeah and water as a maintenance purposes

[41:14] anytime you build something of this nature I think you need water to it and

[41:17] we are finding out uh I don't know if it was a territorial thing but our our our

[41:25] geese inhabitants of Millennium Park were very interested in skate park and

[41:28] they kind of marked their territory. >> Oh my goodness. So, that's another

[41:32] reason we went, "Oh, we might need to get water here." U other than that, like

[41:36] I said, the pickle ball is moving moving ahead. We are they're they are running

[41:40] electricity to all the poles. We've got all our footers in. Uh we are waiting on

[41:46] the uh shade structure poles to get in because they will be buried in in the

[41:52] asphalt. So, so once those are in that project will move very quickly.

[41:56] » Are they coming early ahead of the >> I have not heard back from them yet. Uh

[42:00] that why we'll be working on that today. Um um so

[42:05] » now when you saying bring water to the skate park, are you talking about water

[42:09] for the skateboarders like to be able to have

[42:12] » Yes, we will be able to put a drinking fountain water bottle.

[42:15] » Will you please not put a fountain in? Will you please just put in a bottle

[42:18] refill? >> A bottle refill. I can do that.

[42:20] » Water fountains are >> Well, it's also also

[42:23] with a spot on there too. That way that you know

[42:25] » that way we can run a hose >> run a hose to it.

[42:27] » Okay. And then we talked about, you know, also hopefully getting a couple

[42:31] push brooms just to leave out there, like attach them to the structure out

[42:35] there because the the skaters themselves will come out and brush that stuff off.

[42:38] » Yeah. Okay. All right. >> Yeah.

[42:40] » A bottle refiller would be perfect. >> They would be great. I like ever since

[42:44] co I don't think a lot of water bottles could turn back on.

[42:47] » No. >> Um, Pine Knob. Well, I'm sure if Julie

[42:51] could probably give a a better update on that than they, but we're excited about

[42:55] the new property. I believe they're working on now making a trail from that

[42:59] new property to the skateboard park >> uh or skateboard [laughter]

[43:04] park. We got a lot going on. >> You can skateboard on the brain.

[43:08] » Uh it's uh it's amazing what we [clears throat] got going on. I was

[43:11] preparing I'm I'm doing a a presentation to the uh Rotary Club and it's just

[43:16] amazing the the joint uh projects we have going on and it's very successful

[43:21] what we've done. Um that said, now I talked a little bit about the

[43:25] performance pavilion uh that we were hopefully was going to get [snorts]

[43:31] grant for at Millennium Park and we did receive that grant. So hopefully this

[43:35] this winter uh city engineer Josh Morgan has talked to me about we're hoping to

[43:41] get a design. the skateboard park went so well with the design build where they

[43:45] designed it and they built it uh that that we think that's the way to go with

[43:49] this performance pavilion too is to do a design build. So, I mean it's it's down

[43:54] the road, but hopefully this winter we'll be kind of looking uh putting

[43:57] putting on an RP to uh get that design build and go from there. Um so that's

[44:03] about it. at Pine Knob. I think uh we're still looking at hopefully spring. Um

[44:08] the uh joint joint capital committee uh seems to be going well. We

[44:14] [clears throat] our next meeting is on the 17th. Uh we'll we'll be kind of high

[44:20] uh I think a high discussion on pine will be at that meeting. We got to start

[44:23] thinking about how we're going to maintain it, what we need to maintain

[44:27] it, how we're going to maintain it, and uh you know, uh keep it the best we can

[44:33] for the years to come. So, you guys have any questions for me?

[44:37] » All going good. I appreciate you all. I've got to get there. Uh yes, I got

[44:41] about 10 minutes to get there. So, >> well, thank you for coming. Thank you

[44:44] for the information. We always appreciate um any word that we can get

[44:49] on what's going on. So, >> anytime you need to come, I'll be here.

[44:51] And like I said, we have [clears throat] our next joint meeting on the 17th and

[44:55] the skate park grand opening in 19th again. So,

[44:58] » all right. >> Thank you all for having me.

[44:59] » Thank you, Tommy. Have a great doing like a Facebook page like event for

[45:04] that. >> I can I'm not I have to have some I

[45:06] usually just post. I'm not good on the on the event.

[45:09] » If you could get somebody to put like an event out there, that'd be

[45:12] » Sure. I will get that done. Thank you. >> Great work. I was in uh

[45:18] Lexington at the mall Saturday night and uh

[45:25] uh I went into one of the little skateboard shops in the mall. They had

[45:29] the zooies and the two guys working there were talking about the skate park.

[45:33] It's kind of cool. >> That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah. It's going

[45:36] to be far [clears throat] reach >> for people. Yeah.

[45:39] » Yeah. >> They'll be here from everywhere.

[45:41] » Build it. They will come. >> That's right.

[45:43] » All right. Next up, Treasurer Shannon Green.

[45:47] » In your packet, you'll see I did a 6535 status. We are doing very well.

[45:54] » Only 11% right now overall all the funds. So,

[45:59] » great. Good job. Thank you for putting that together.

[46:01] » Y. [laughter]

[46:04] » Yes, we do. Thank you very much. >> You're welcome.

[46:08] » All right. Um, okay. Next, we have a courthouse emergency decoration. We did

[46:14] this back in 2023, we declared an emergency. Um,

[46:20] we had severe high winds and during that event, uh, the the courthouse Koopa was,

[46:27] uh, damaged and so we just wanted to continue this emergency declarations

[46:33] beans we are now having work done on the bell tower and the Koopalo. So, uh, just

[46:38] need motion to approve, uh, the emergency declaration continuation.

[46:42] Move. >> Master Ellis, is there a second?

[46:44] » Second. >> Master Gay Cullen. Sorry,

[46:48] [clears throat] I can't tell y'all apart. Sometimes

[46:50] » I know, right? >> Like to throw our voices back.

[46:51] » Twins. Twins. Start calling us the twins.

[46:57] » Any discussion? [laughter]

[47:00] » Before. Oh my gosh. >> All those in favor of the motion signify

[47:05] saying I. >> Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. Thank

[47:09] you very much. All right. Next, we have County Administrator Julie Wagner. First

[47:15] reading of an ordinance. >> We need to pass an ordinance to codify

[47:19] the uh zone change for manufactured homes, qualified manufacturers homes,

[47:26] mobile homes. So, that is in draft form for first reading ordinance 920.29.

[47:33] Um, which is a text amendment in the zoning ordinance.

[47:36] » The only thing I'll say is there's a misspelled room. Oh, there's like three.

[47:40] I think [clears throat] there I'm so sorry.

[47:42] » Yeah, I fixed them all. >> And we've already approved the text

[47:45] amendment, but we want to get the ordinance approved to go with that.

[47:49] » So, is there a motion to approve first reading of ordinance 920.29, an

[47:54] ordinance amending the text for the unincorporated area of Bo County,

[47:57] Commonwealth of Kentucky, related [snorts] to the Bo County zoning

[48:00] ordinance 920.70. >> Make that motion with spelling

[48:05] corrections. >> Okay, Mr. Gay, there second. Second

[48:08] » measured Ellis. Any discussion? >> I'm going to look it over like fine to

[48:14] just make sure it's [clears throat] all good and then it'll be ready for the

[48:17] second reading. >> Cool. Thank you.

[48:19] » All right. Thank you very much. [snorts] Any other discussion?

[48:24] All right. All those in favor signify by saying I. I.

[48:27] » Any oppose? Nay. Motion carries. First reading of ordinance is approved.

[48:32] All right. It looks like now we are down to our magistrate reports and magistrate

[48:37] Cullen, we will start with you today. >> Okay. This morning [clears throat] the

[48:41] EMS committee met um and uh it was myself, Mister Gay, Mo, Tim, Mike

[48:50] Rogers, and Jessica. Um we discussed some promotional um items for possible

[49:00] like doing for football for the uh cardiac arrest discussion. Um

[49:05] and then we also talked about the [clears throat] paramedic student uh

[49:09] which uh student contract which we approved. U Mike's been talking with our

[49:14] HR attorney regarding [clears throat] our policies. It's somebody that um

[49:19] we've all seen [snorts] at KO conferences and so that there we also

[49:22] get a KO discount rate on it as well which is great. Uh Jessica gave us an

[49:29] update on uh the crisis response unit. Um [clears throat]

[49:34] and uh it was a very busy month for them. I think they had a total of uh uh

[49:39] 55 yeah uh cases. [clears throat] Um we did have one suicide fatality.

[49:47] um that they had not had any contact with this person or anything like that.

[49:53] They have had several others [snorts] that they've reached out to, but just

[49:57] make sure you're having conversations with your loved ones and um uh very

[50:03] sad for that that family that lost that individual. Um [clears throat] we've uh

[50:10] uh community home visits for the month were 80. So, [clears throat]

[50:14] um, they're really getting out there and we we really appreciate them. Um, runs

[50:19] for August were 745. So, that's up five more than it was for

[50:26] July. Um, our they they do really appreciate the new schedule um that that

[50:33] we have them on. It's working out really good for them, but they [clears throat]

[50:38] are very busy. Um, and then Mike also gave us a runs by

[50:44] district. Um, which, you know, I'm happy to make a copy and let all you all see

[50:49] it. So that way you can kind of see that, you know, we're trying to cover as

[50:55] much area as we can. Um, but you know, Danville, the city of Danville

[51:00] technically had 56% of the runs. Um, the next highest one was Ephra McDow with

[51:07] 20%. So they do spend a lot of time in here, but this is the reason we're

[51:12] having the conversations about Ephraim stepping up and being a better partner

[51:17] uh when it comes to um you know you utilizing our service. Um I mean they on

[51:24] just at the football game alone, you know, that was an extra bus they had

[51:28] there and they actually had to pull the second one in because they were just

[51:31] real busy even at the game alone. So >> anyway, [clears throat] so I'll go ahead

[51:36] submit that. Yeah. um as uh uh as my report and uh make a motion.

[51:42] » Second. [clears throat]

[51:45] » Okay. Have a motion by Mr. Con, second by Master Gay. Any discussion on the

[51:50] report? All those in favor signify by saying I.

[51:53] » That's just oppos. Nay. Motion carries.

[52:00] That that's just the runs. I was just letting because

[52:02] » Oh, just let me see. >> You and Tom to look at.

[52:04] » Okay. So you guys can kind of see the your your area and stuff like that.

[52:11] » More than half of course in Danville. >> Well, and then Ephraim is too.

[52:16] » Plus, hey, plus Jamie. You didn't hear that, did you?

[52:19] » No, he said they're already in. >> I said it. They're all count. [laughter]

[52:28] Um there's a uh thanks to the judge for putting this

[52:32] out, but there is a burn ban currently happening in uh in B County. So

[52:38] » we went from the wetest to the

[52:42] » dry [clears throat] >> everything ground up

[52:45] » and uh [clears throat] so uh just please don't burn

[52:52] um anything when you do talk to the fire department

[52:56] to make sure that it's that there's not a burn man out there. Um,

[53:01] and then yeah, I'm just going to re reiterate the great opening of the

[53:05] skatepark on the 19th. Um, I I just keep on Instagram. I just keep seeing video

[53:10] after video of people out there just skating. I was out there the other day

[53:14] and so it's it's [clears throat] a good healthy outlet for for [snorts] this

[53:19] segment of of >> Were you skating out there?

[53:22] » I was not. >> Just curious.

[53:24] » Not going to say I didn't buy some wheels when I was up in Lexington.

[53:27] [laughter] >> You won't see me. really doing much. So,

[53:31] um, >> thought maybe you might show us some of

[53:33] your tricks from the olden days. >> The trick is just

[53:36] » I'll walk away. [laughter] >> That's the trick.

[53:41] » Anyway, and then thank you again for uh the death awareness uh proclamation. Um,

[53:46] » Simon loves his school, loves his community, and so I appreciate that.

[53:51] That's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you. That's your game.

[53:55] » I'm good. >> You're good. Okay. No report on center

[53:58] football or anything? >> No, you don't report anything.

[54:01] » Nothing to report. Okay. So, just pass you right on. Okay.

[54:05] Measure your sleeper. >> Yeah. Last court we were talking about

[54:08] the upcoming Rise graduation ceremony with the jail and it was really a

[54:12] blessing to attend that and see the the graduates and what they had

[54:15] accomplished. >> It sure was.

[54:16] » And what our what our jail staff director

[54:21] deputy director doing to impalize of our inmates. Um the EDA met on a

[54:28] special call meeting on August 31st and the main thing that we did was to

[54:33] approve the sale purchase uh purchase agreement for a sale of 5.8 acres to

[54:39] Trilogy as part of our [snorts] and it fits in with our commercial

[54:42] industrial plan for that area. Um

[54:46] and that's all I added. And it was great that we were able to do

[54:51] that because now we can use that money to help build the road that's going to

[54:54] have to go in for the lumber company. Yeah.

[54:57] » Yeah. We actually made good money on the deals.

[54:59] » Yeah. >> That'll help with that. All right. Thank

[55:02] you, Mr. N. >> Thank you, Judge. Um, I believe

[55:07] everybody got a copy of what I sent regarding Robert Styver on a focus

[55:13] program sponsored by Spectrum over the weekend. Um

[55:19] he was pretty clear on

[55:24] the desperate need for data centers but the cultural historical aspects

[55:31] of what they can do to a community in a very negative way. And I was thrilled

[55:37] with what's going on in our neighboring county of Mercer that he specifically

[55:41] talked about protecting uh Pleasant Hill Shaker Town. So that is worth watching a

[55:48] couple of times uh the little clip that I sent to everybody uh because that's

[55:54] one of the most vital uh tourism places that we have in Kentucky and and so

[56:00] important in American history. If you don't know, uh the Shakers sold seed and

[56:06] other things worldwide for decades. and and that's stunning when you think about

[56:11] getting it to the coast and getting it down to the to the Gulf of America. Um

[56:16] so uh we have to protect that. [clears throat]

[56:21] Um that feature on the ostrich uh farms was wonderful and I'm going to be

[56:30] talking to the newspaper about the possibility of getting a feature on that

[56:35] young couple and what they're doing. uh uh as an agricultural thing but also

[56:41] something for the people who get alpha gal

[56:45] » alpha gal. >> Yeah. Thank you.

[56:47] » Um so that that's another good feature in in my district. Um

[56:53] we had a very significant meeting with community leaders and the judge and

[56:59] Roger and Mark uh the other day. Uh we have $25,000 allocated now that we are

[57:06] owners [clears throat] of the 4.1 plus acres that surround uh Crawford House

[57:12] which has been so wonderfully restored by Dr. Steinbach and we are going to

[57:18] begin work on or around the middle of October when the Parville and Forkland

[57:26] festivals uh have already [snorts] been completed. and I'm going to try to

[57:32] enlist a couple uh Eagle Scout potential young men to

[57:39] help me with a gate uh in the center and wings to make sure people can't go

[57:46] around the expensive gate that we will we will do. And it'll be a great

[57:50] learning experience uh for a couple of men if uh if I can get cooperation from

[57:55] one or the other of our scout troops in the area. Um,

[58:01] Spectrum has had some significant outages, including some that I've

[58:05] experienced on Perryville Road. I believe they've gotten those resolved,

[58:09] Judge. I think I wrote wrote to you and said that it was much better uh in the

[58:13] last week. Um, and they're extremely cooperative in what they're doing. Of

[58:17] course, they're one of many competitors in in the community, but u uh I'm I'm

[58:23] glad that they were cooperative when we insisted that we needed help and needed

[58:27] it now. So, they moved us up uh on on some repairs that needed to be done. Uh

[58:33] I'm glad that Magister Cullen mentioned the burn ban. It is absolutely

[58:38] imperative that people realize and I saw a list on Facebook last night of more

[58:46] than a half a dozen things you might assume you can do that if it is true,

[58:51] and I confirm it with the chief and others. Um

[58:56] you if this is correct uh outdoor fire pits, which I have one and I've used in

[59:02] the past, um [snorts] and even grilling with [clears throat] charcoal might be

[59:08] in this van because anything that blows up up in the air uh with one spark, uh

[59:14] if you've looked at the grasslands all over the county right now, it it's it

[59:18] could be a desperate situation because we we've got to make sure. And folks, if

[59:23] you get caught, it's a $500 fine, and I think it will be imposed. Um, you might

[59:30] might want to note that we got a note yesterday uh from KO that their

[59:34] conference in November will be um in Louisville the 18th and 19th. And that

[59:40] that's going to be a critical one because we're going into another I

[59:43] » think it's in Lexington. >> Oh, did I is it Lexington? I I misread

[59:48] it. Okay. Thank [snorts] you. Thanks for the correction. Um I much prefer to go

[59:52] to election. [laughter] >> Yeah, me too. I think we all

[59:56] but with the general assembly coming up uh that's going to be a very very

[1:00:01] important uh meeting for us to attend. Uh and judge um

[1:00:08] we're going into a solemn couple of days here. You can't be on uh any media right

[1:00:13] now without realizing [clears throat] that a quarter century has passed since

[1:00:19] uh the Twin Towers went down. I was getting ready to move here that very

[1:00:25] week. My wife had slept her first two nights in our home. Um and a buddy of

[1:00:31] mine called and said something about it and I said,

[1:00:38] "Patrick, that is not a joke. That is not very funny. He said, "Turn your TV

[1:00:42] on." Uh, so we all know what took place that day. And God bless the hundreds of

[1:00:49] men and women who died and the thousands of families uh and and the millions of

[1:00:54] Americans who were affected forever about that. So, judge, I hope that we

[1:00:59] can adjourn uh in remembrance of all who were impacted by that. Thank you. That's

[1:01:05] all I have. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Boner. Well, I

[1:01:09] was at the Ho hollow entrance to the the park, bike trails, and there looks like

[1:01:16] some good areas there for uh walking trails. I told Andrew to be sure and

[1:01:21] remember that some of us aren't young enough to ride bicycles up and down the

[1:01:25] hills. So, be sure and put a lot of good walking trails. So, he said he'd work on

[1:01:29] that. >> Uh but it looks like it's going to be a

[1:01:32] really great entrance. Um, the Junction City Park is really my big

[1:01:37] focus now. I'm working with Bluegrass AD and got some Ronnie Bottom sent some

[1:01:43] really exciting pictures of what it could be with trains, planes, and

[1:01:46] automobiles because we have all that. And so, he sent some really neat stuff

[1:01:51] and some estimates. And so, I've got some good stuff going on, but we're

[1:01:56] still we're still looking for that money to help get it started. Uh we're also

[1:02:01] still Jim's still Jim and the council's still working on the the community

[1:02:07] centers. So that's another thing. And Lana Liieber and Kathy Shelton and uh

[1:02:14] Vicky Wilson and um several of people are working to get Vicky Bolan, excuse

[1:02:20] me, uh are working on the cemetery. Mhm. >> It's a funny story, but 30 years ago,

[1:02:25] someone left money to Junction to take care of the the cemetery.

[1:02:30] » Well, it just came through. The lawyer called two years ago and said, "I'm

[1:02:34] trying to finish out this this thing." And I was like, "So, two years after he

[1:02:40] called, they got the check." So, now they've got some money and they're going

[1:02:43] to do they've got this Thursday night, Lana and Kathy are going to present what

[1:02:48] they want to do with our cemetery to help update it and get it uh some some

[1:02:52] color and some just make it look got a lot of good plans. So, they've really

[1:02:57] been working hard on that. Uh my dad, my aunts and uncles and you know, people

[1:03:03] there, my brothers, my two brothers and my nephew and so I'll be there one day.

[1:03:08] So, I want to I love that they're taking care of it.

[1:03:11] » And I still waiting on the county administrator grade 9 to grade 10

[1:03:17] information. Somebody was going to get me information about that.

[1:03:22] » Yeah, we met with the [clears throat] uh somebody from the Hannah group the other

[1:03:27] uh when was that? That was >> last week. Thursday.

[1:03:30] » Yeah. And so they're going to put together proposal for us to possibly uh

[1:03:36] contract with them to do a uh uh kind of a not just a spot grade change, but a

[1:03:47] holistic look at our grades. >> Okay, that sounds good. All right,

[1:03:51] that's all I've got. >> Okay,

[1:03:52] » you'll bring that proposal. >> Absolutely. That has to that has to be

[1:03:57] presented to the full court. Absolutely. I said, "Okay, thank you."

[1:04:03] » A gentleman called me [clears throat] in my district.

[1:04:06] » A what? >> A gentleman.

[1:04:07] » A gentleman. Okay. >> Yeah. And uh he said, "There's a bad

[1:04:12] hole over on Mason Avenue." Uh well, you need to talk to the city

[1:04:17] commissioner. And I gave him the name and everything.

[1:04:22] And next day the hole was fixed. Of course, Dams had the crews coming going

[1:04:30] through everywhere, all their streets. >> Mhm.

[1:04:32] » Patching all these tire busting holes cuz that's what they

[1:04:38] were. Just nothing there. Oh, and older people don't see holes in the road. They

[1:04:45] just drive. We don't have long to go,

[1:04:49] [clears throat] so we won't drive. [laughter]

[1:04:53] » No detours. We ain't got time to look at holes. [laughter]

[1:04:58] But he was tickled to death. His daughter called me back and said, "Dad,

[1:05:03] appreciate getting those holes fixed so quick, but I can't take credit for it."

[1:05:10] But that's how it works sometimes. >> We have two interlinking

[1:05:14] bodies that work consistently to get things done. We do do a lot for county,

[1:05:21] city, and I'd compare it to anybody, even Lexi.

[1:05:28] It's it's efficient. We have good employees.

[1:05:33] Dam has good employees and work together. That's way communities happen.

[1:05:39] That's right. >> They don't happen when you got this body

[1:05:42] working this and this body working that. It's coming together.

[1:05:48] I'll just give you that road story that way you can go to sleep.

[1:05:52] » All right. Thank you, Mr. Harman. [laughter]

[1:05:55] » I think I think it put me to sleep listening to it.

[1:05:59] » I was feeling inspired. [laughter] Um I believe this week we're going to have an

[1:06:03] on-site meeting at the Buster Pike Bridge. Uh from what I understand, yeah,

[1:06:09] I I got something where with Johnson Construction, they said there's going to

[1:06:12] be a preconstruction meeting. >> Okay. Am I on that or can you share

[1:06:16] that? was supposed to be here. [snorts] It was supposed to happen today, but I

[1:06:19] think it's actually Thursday because Norfolk Southern wasn't available today.

[1:06:22] It's supposed to be Thursday. I'm waiting to hear back. Okay,

[1:06:24] » but we'll see. >> You may have to handle that. I I won't

[1:06:27] be available Thursday. >> That's fine.

[1:06:29] » Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Um, county attorney.

[1:06:35] » Yes. Um, school start back. I think it's it's been good. Um, football's in

[1:06:41] effect. [snorts] Old County's 2 and0. Daniel's 2 and0.

[1:06:45] It's pretty exciting times. Constitutional Square is coming up this

[1:06:49] week, so remind everybody of that. I think it's from 9:00 to 5:00 on

[1:06:52] Saturday. And other than that, that's it.

[1:06:56] » Okay. Thank you. Short and sweet. >> Oh, yeah. Want to congratulate Trilly,

[1:07:02] distinguished alumnist of Bo County High School.

[1:07:06] » Yes. Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you.

[1:07:09] » That was a huge surprise. I will tell you. I did not have a clue that I was

[1:07:13] the one being recognized. >> Surprised us too.

[1:07:16] » I know it is. It surprising. [laughter]

[1:07:21] » All right. And our uh state representative was also distinguished

[1:07:24] alumni. Yeah. Daniel was there too as well.

[1:07:28] » All right. Miss Julie, county administrator.

[1:07:30] » The only thing I have is that the sheriff renovation bids are due today

[1:07:35] been opening tomorrow at 2. So see what what firms uh apply for the work.

[1:07:42] There's so much. I'll just leave it at the most important stuff.

[1:07:45] » Oh, well, you're welcome to tell whatever you need to if I do.

[1:07:48] » Okay. All right. [clears throat] Okay. Let's see here.

[1:07:52] So, today at 12:30, I'll be meeting with the homeschoolers association. They are

[1:07:57] coming. Uh I guess it's like a field trip to uh learn about county

[1:08:02] government. So, I'll be meeting with them. Uh they're going to meet with

[1:08:06] Judge John's first and uh then they're going to come down and we'll be here in

[1:08:10] the fiscal courtroom. Uh Friday is the uh firefighter dedication ceremony at

[1:08:16] the Devil Police Department. So everyone is welcome uh to attend that and I

[1:08:20] believe it starts at 8:30. Pretty sure it starts at 8:30. Um

[1:08:26] [snorts] Saturday, Chris mentioned Saturday's the

[1:08:29] Constitution Square Art Festival. Um, next week I will be uh out of pocket for

[1:08:37] the uh Kentucky uh Judge Executives Fall Forum. Uh

[1:08:41] they're having that in Hopkinsville this year. So I will be there uh Monday

[1:08:45] through Thursday of next week. Uh, also on September the 29th, you all might

[1:08:51] remember, and I had to pull this up on my phone to verify, back in, uh, January

[1:08:56] of 2024, uh, we did a resolution in honor of

[1:09:00] James Herring, and that was to name the bridge out on 52, the James Herring

[1:09:05] Bridge. >> Well, lo and behold, two and a half

[1:09:09] years later, we are finally going to do that. So, uh, September 29th will be the

[1:09:14] bridge dedication ceremony. Uh there will be a sign placed at both ends of

[1:09:19] the bridge on Highway 52. Uh that's at 1:00 and the members of the family will

[1:09:24] be here um for that. So anyone that would like to join us out on the Highway

[1:09:29] 52 bridge uh we'll be doing that at 1:00.

[1:09:34] And that is all that I have. And uh do you have anything? Okay. Um I'll ask for

[1:09:41] a motion to adjourn. and we'll adjourn in memory of all of the 911

[1:09:47] um victims u from that terrible tragedy um that it's hard to even still this

[1:09:54] many years later to think about and >> consider. So all right, Mr. Ellis, is

[1:10:01] there a second? >> Second.

[1:10:03] » Unanimous second. Okay, just quick. >> All those in favor signify by saying I.

[1:10:10] » All those opposed, nay. Motion carries. We're done.

Boyle County Fiscal Court Meeting - September 8, 2026

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