[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.