1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:01,839 Not in conversation. 2 00:00:01,839 --> 00:00:03,840 >> Okay. We'll call to order our August 3 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,279 17th, Monday, August 17th meeting of the 4 00:00:07,279 --> 00:00:09,679 Carvin County Board of Commissioners. 5 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:12,480 >> Madame Clerk, would you uh give it take 6 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:13,840 care of the roll call, please? 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,120 >> Yes, sir. 8 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:16,400 >> Commissioner Smith 9 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:16,880 >> here. 10 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:17,840 >> Commissioner Howard 11 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:18,240 >> here. 12 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:19,039 >> Commissioner Hunt 13 00:00:19,039 --> 00:00:19,359 >> here. 14 00:00:19,359 --> 00:00:20,320 >> Commissioner Mason 15 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:20,720 >> here. 16 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:21,600 >> Commissioner Mitchell 17 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:22,000 >> here. 18 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,039 >> Vice Chairman Jones 19 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:23,439 >> here. 20 00:00:23,439 --> 00:00:24,480 >> Chairman Booker 21 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:28,560 >> here. Uh next we will do the uh pledge 22 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,480 of allegiance but prior to that the 23 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,320 attorney Mr. Grady will give us a 24 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:38,150 prayer. So if you'd all stand. 25 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:40,640 Loving God, you are author of life and 26 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,960 origin of all created things. We ask 27 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,280 that your grace and blessing be bestowed 28 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,520 upon the women and men and women who 29 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,920 have been called to serve our county. 30 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,520 Help them to represent their 31 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,840 constituents wisely with an eye toward 32 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,920 safeguarding the deeper truths of human 33 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,480 life that come only from you. Bless the 34 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:00,719 county that they represent. Bless our 35 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:02,960 country. Help our commissioners to take 36 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,119 actions that will uphold the values of 37 00:01:05,119 --> 00:01:06,960 peace and justice in our land and 38 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:09,040 throughout the world. We ask this in 39 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,400 God's name. Amen. 40 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,479 >> Amen. 41 00:01:12,479 --> 00:01:15,439 I pledge algiance to the flag of the 42 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:18,159 United States of America and to the 43 00:01:18,159 --> 00:01:21,360 republic for which it stands. One nation 44 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,640 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 45 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:30,870 justice for all. 46 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:32,400 » Commissioners, you have in front of you 47 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,640 the agenda today. Are there any changes 48 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,119 or additions? And if not, uh, I 49 00:01:37,119 --> 00:01:38,799 entertain a motion to approve it. 50 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:39,759 >> So move. 51 00:01:39,759 --> 00:01:40,159 >> Second. 52 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:42,159 Have a motion and a second. 53 00:01:42,159 --> 00:01:44,000 Madam clerk, call the role, please. 54 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:44,960 >> Commissioner Smith, 55 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:45,360 >> yes. 56 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:46,320 >> Commissioner Howard, 57 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:46,640 >> yes. 58 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:47,520 >> Commissioner Hunt, 59 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:47,920 >> yes. 60 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:48,880 >> Commissioner Mason, 61 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:49,200 >> yes. 62 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:50,159 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 63 00:01:50,159 --> 00:01:50,479 >> yes. 64 00:01:50,479 --> 00:01:51,600 >> Vice Chairman Jones, 65 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:51,920 >> yes. 66 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:52,880 >> Chairman Booker, 67 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,119 >> yes. Ladies and gentlemen, if you have 68 00:01:55,119 --> 00:01:57,520 not already done so, please silent your 69 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,200 phones to make sure we don't have 70 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,600 interruption. And I would like to um 71 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,200 mention that we have uh uh I'm going to 72 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,360 take chairman's privilege right now. and 73 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,760 I'm going to introduce Mr. Chip Shagnan 74 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,400 who's going to come forward here and uh 75 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,560 have a few words for us. 76 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,160 >> Thank you very much, sir. Appreciate the 77 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,560 opportunity to jump into the agenda. I 78 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,800 know that's a hard thing to do, sir. As 79 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,879 you know, we've recently had a a 80 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:26,640 convention here, the Purple Heart, and 81 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:29,920 Military Ar. And thanks to this great 82 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:32,800 council and our citizens and and Jack 83 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,760 and his fine staff, it was superior. 84 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,400 It's not that I say that our surveys 85 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,360 indicated that uh it was the best one 86 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,760 since uh we've been doing this in 10 87 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,319 years and Craraven County even beat out 88 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:49,440 Reno, Nevada for so I just want to let 89 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,319 you know that did a great job. I've been 90 00:02:52,319 --> 00:02:55,920 asked by the uh uh the department uh 91 00:02:55,920 --> 00:02:58,000 commander to make sure that we give you 92 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,080 a little uh a little momento. This is 93 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,640 our our convention coin. It's a 94 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:06,720 challenge coin, but as you can see, this 95 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,040 is a rather large one, and I can't very 96 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,959 well shake your hand and put this thing 97 00:03:10,959 --> 00:03:13,440 in it, but we might like to ensure that 98 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,319 each member, Madam, 99 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:17,040 >> thank you. 100 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,640 >> May I approach them? Sure. Thank you, 101 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:21,519 sir. 102 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:22,159 >> Commission. 103 00:03:22,159 --> 00:03:23,120 >> Thank you, Tim. 104 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,599 >> Yes, ma'am. Thank you. 105 00:03:25,599 --> 00:03:26,159 >> Thank you. 106 00:03:26,159 --> 00:03:26,879 very much. 107 00:03:26,879 --> 00:03:29,120 >> Thank you, sir. 108 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,519 appreciate every 109 00:03:33,519 --> 00:03:33,920 sir. 110 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:35,040 >> Thank you. 111 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,440 >> And of course, Miss uh Miss Mitchell 112 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,159 participated many ways and we honor her 113 00:03:40,159 --> 00:03:41,280 that 114 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:45,670 >> Thank you. 115 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,519 » It depends. 116 00:03:47,519 --> 00:03:47,840 >> Thank you. 117 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,670 gentlemen. 118 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,000 » They pretty much do whatever you want 119 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,560 within a range. 120 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:10,630 >> I have 15 121 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:10,799 But 122 00:04:10,799 --> 00:04:13,680 >> these are fancier. 123 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,519 >> Thank you very much, sir. 124 00:04:15,519 --> 00:04:17,680 >> Thank you. Appreciate you coming. 125 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:22,629 >> You did a great job, too. 126 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:24,639 » I also mention that in our audience 127 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,880 today, we have Josh Whitford. Josh is 128 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,479 the uh next person who will sit uh in 129 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:34,560 the seat right here on my left 130 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,800 come December. So, welcome Josh. Um 131 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,960 number one on our agenda is the Owls 132 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,400 Wildlife Center and uh 133 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,280 >> the Ambassador Enclosure Pro project 134 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:50,000 presentation Christy Davis. 135 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:51,680 >> Morning. 136 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:52,479 >> If you would. 137 00:04:52,479 --> 00:04:53,440 >> Yes. 138 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,040 >> That's so everybody at home can hear 139 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,280 you. Okay, good morning. Um, 140 00:04:57,280 --> 00:04:58,000 >> good morning. 141 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,680 >> My name is Christy Davis. I'm treasurer 142 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,840 with Owls Wildlife Center. With me, I 143 00:05:01,840 --> 00:05:03,520 have Carla Aldridge, who's the vice 144 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,919 president and the board of directors, 145 00:05:05,919 --> 00:05:08,000 and Pam Bader, who is also on the board 146 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,360 of directors. So, our mission with Owls 147 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,080 Wild or uh Owls Wildlife Center is we 148 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:17,199 rescue, rehabilitate, and release native 149 00:05:17,199 --> 00:05:20,400 wildlife within North Carolina. Um, we 150 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,840 receive over 2,000 animals each year 151 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:26,320 that we try to rehabilitate and 152 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,800 re-release back into the wild. Some of 153 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,199 those animals cannot be released um, if 154 00:05:31,199 --> 00:05:34,320 they are young enough. We try to either 155 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,320 find placement with another education 156 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,479 center that can use them to help educate 157 00:05:38,479 --> 00:05:41,360 the public as to the importance of the 158 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,080 animals. one, why it's important not to 159 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,759 keep them um due to imprinting 160 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:51,120 uh special diets, stuff like that. And 161 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,600 then two, it teaches were able to use 162 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:55,039 the animals to teach why they're 163 00:05:55,039 --> 00:05:59,120 important uh to the environment. For 164 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,199 Owls Wildlife Center, we have four right 165 00:06:01,199 --> 00:06:04,639 now. um we cannot have more because we 166 00:06:04,639 --> 00:06:08,160 need to progress into the USDA uh permit 167 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,199 and that is the goal with part of our uh 168 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:13,280 ambassador education project. We have a 169 00:06:13,280 --> 00:06:16,639 bard owl, a great horned owl. Uh Pearl, 170 00:06:16,639 --> 00:06:18,479 our eastern screech owl who looks like 171 00:06:18,479 --> 00:06:20,720 she's going through menopause right now. 172 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,400 Um 173 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,560 all of our ambassadors are molting. So 174 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,960 poor things are uh not up to par what 175 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:28,720 they should be. She's normally cute, but 176 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:29,729 she's grumpy. 177 00:06:29,729 --> 00:06:29,919 >> [clears throat] 178 00:06:29,919 --> 00:06:32,000 >> She's a grumpy woman today. We can all 179 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,880 understand that. So, and we also have uh 180 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,840 Isabelle, our red tail hawk, who is uh 181 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:40,479 mid20s. She's one of She's uh in 182 00:06:40,479 --> 00:06:42,880 captivity, will live close to 30, but 183 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,759 she is retired and on display because 184 00:06:45,759 --> 00:06:49,280 she is starting to show her age. 185 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:52,080 So, as we 186 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,280 uh requested a grant with the Newurn 187 00:06:55,280 --> 00:06:56,720 Board of Commissioners, you graciously 188 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,680 gave us a $6,000 grant to go towards, if 189 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,520 you can go to the next slide, our 190 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:06,160 education uh ambassador enclosure. Why 191 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,160 we're asking for help with that? Because 192 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,400 that enclosure alone to house those four 193 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,479 animals and to progress into federal 194 00:07:12,479 --> 00:07:14,720 regulations is going to take close to 195 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,889 $30,000 to build it. 196 00:07:16,889 --> 00:07:16,960 >> [snorts] 197 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,680 >> Um, we have an additional grant from the 198 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,120 Hoover Foundation of another $6,000 so 199 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,880 we can start progress on building that. 200 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,199 While we need your help, uh, we rely on 201 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:31,120 the community. We rely on grants and 202 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,000 donations. So, that is how we fund our 203 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,720 operation. Um, we receive no state or 204 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:38,960 federal funding at this time due to 205 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,199 those specific regulations. We are 206 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:43,199 looking to branch into that but is very 207 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:46,240 specific regulations and rules that we 208 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,560 have to follow with that. So we rely 209 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,199 local communities, businesses, uh grants 210 00:07:51,199 --> 00:07:53,919 from the local community. Um how we do 211 00:07:53,919 --> 00:07:56,720 that? We do education and outreach. This 212 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,800 year uh we have already completed around 213 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:04,160 50 education visits to schools and also 214 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,080 had educ schools come and visit us at 215 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,800 the center. We show them our education 216 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,479 ambassadors. We teach them why it's 217 00:08:10,479 --> 00:08:13,039 important not take them out of the wild 218 00:08:13,039 --> 00:08:15,199 and why it's important to let them stay 219 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:17,919 native. Um, we're a community resource. 220 00:08:17,919 --> 00:08:20,400 We are one of the only local uh rescues 221 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,199 within the area that takes in 222 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:27,280 >> uh birds. Um, there's there's many 223 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,000 mammal rehabers, but we one of only that 224 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,919 take in birds in the area between us and 225 00:08:31,919 --> 00:08:34,240 Raleigh and us in the Outer Banks. The 226 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,479 other closer one is Possumwood Acres in 227 00:08:36,479 --> 00:08:38,719 Hubert and we work together with the 228 00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:41,599 other uh rehabs and rescues to make sure 229 00:08:41,599 --> 00:08:43,519 that we 230 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:44,800 work together and get the animals 231 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,120 rehabilitated. And with that, we've 232 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,480 started reaching um further and further. 233 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,000 Last year alone, we helped over 21 234 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,880 counties in North Carolina, 70 to 80 235 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,399 cities, and we continue to reach further 236 00:09:00,399 --> 00:09:03,279 and further. We've started uh receiving 237 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:06,000 animals from the Outer Banks um to help 238 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,160 them out as well. So, we have a very 239 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,279 robust volunteer uh program as well as a 240 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:12,959 volunteer transport and they do that on 241 00:09:12,959 --> 00:09:15,760 their own dime. We give them no money or 242 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:17,600 anything like that. They they donate 243 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,600 their time and their energy or their 244 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:25,430 gas. Um next slide. 245 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,200 » So, while we need new education 246 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,680 ambassadors, our come up closer. 247 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:30,720 >> Yeah. Sorry. I'm sorry. 248 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,000 >> That's right. 249 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:35,279 >> Uh why we need new ones. Our current 250 00:09:35,279 --> 00:09:39,760 enclosures have been there since uh we [clears throat] looked at some of the 251 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,640 historical information since 2007. And 252 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,959 we've done what we can to ensure that 253 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:47,440 they're patched and continue to meet the 254 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,080 regulations uh that were set forth by 255 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,880 federal and state regulations. 256 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:54,480 So what we want to do is we want to 257 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:57,279 progress into USDA which will also allow 258 00:09:57,279 --> 00:10:00,640 us to have mammal uh ambassadors. USDA 259 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,839 took over uh in 2023. If you want to go 260 00:10:03,839 --> 00:10:06,480 to the next slide. So they took over in 261 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,839 2023 governing uh ambassador 262 00:10:09,839 --> 00:10:12,880 uh birds of prey wildlife stuff like 263 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,560 that. 264 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,880 So to be able to progress with USDA, 265 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,440 there's very specific regulations above 266 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,440 the state and federal regulations that 267 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,079 we're already governed to. So we have to 268 00:10:24,079 --> 00:10:25,760 rebuild our education ambassadors 269 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,320 because we have to separate uh 270 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,880 rehabilitation and education. And if any 271 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,120 of you visited the center, uh you know 272 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,519 that our education is smack dab in the 273 00:10:35,519 --> 00:10:37,519 middle of all of our rehabilitation 274 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:39,600 because that's where we were built. And 275 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,959 as we grow, we continue to strategically 276 00:10:42,959 --> 00:10:44,720 plan where we need to put the next 277 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:48,240 enclosures so that we can grow and meet 278 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:52,079 uh and get our USDA permit. And this is 279 00:10:52,079 --> 00:10:54,399 the last one of the last big steps that 280 00:10:54,399 --> 00:10:57,920 we plan and hope to make this year to 281 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,360 actually meet um the USDA regulations 282 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:07,269 and get that permit going. 283 00:11:07,279 --> 00:11:12,389 Next slide. 284 00:11:12,399 --> 00:11:14,160 So part of this is we have a very 285 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,040 specific design that we uh go to as 286 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,600 well. We are governed uh by the federal 287 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,240 regulations which require very specific 288 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,079 enclosure sizes. We're going to build uh 289 00:11:26,079 --> 00:11:31,200 what is it? A 20 by 50 and then a 14 290 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,640 feet tall. Um because we need to to help 291 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:38,399 progress um building them bigger than 292 00:11:38,399 --> 00:11:40,160 technically what is required by the 293 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,320 little 10-ft enclosure because our birds 294 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,360 are fully flighted. Um, to keep the 295 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,440 weather from damaging, we've started 296 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:48,959 fully researching, working with 297 00:11:48,959 --> 00:11:50,320 engineers when we're building our 298 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,959 enclosures to make sure that they 299 00:11:52,959 --> 00:11:55,760 actually do stand the test of time and 300 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,000 the weather. Um, our enclosures are 301 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,160 insured. Our bigger enclosures that we 302 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:01,839 know will take a lot to replace are 303 00:12:01,839 --> 00:12:03,760 insured because, well, we're right there 304 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,279 on the coastline and we know how 305 00:12:05,279 --> 00:12:08,480 hurricane seasons are with us. Um, so to 306 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,560 help protect that, we take every step 307 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:13,279 possible to make sure that those are 308 00:12:13,279 --> 00:12:15,200 built to the best that they can be built 309 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,600 and they will withstand weather and 310 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,440 time, which is what has not happened 311 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,040 previously when enclosures have been 312 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,040 built. 313 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,389 Next slide. 314 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:28,160 In the end, what this gives us is room 315 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,680 to grow. Um, it gives the animals better 316 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:33,519 welfare, 317 00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:36,880 more outreach for us, uh, and it gives 318 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,880 us the durability and the lasting value. 319 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,800 And we appreciate everything that you've 320 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,200 done for us so far. And we wanted to 321 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,519 take the opportunity to show you what we 322 00:12:45,519 --> 00:12:48,160 do, what we're about, and give you or 323 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:49,519 tell you thank you for everything that 324 00:12:49,519 --> 00:12:51,360 you've done. Well, 325 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,360 >> thank you guys. Okay, if you wait up 326 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,360 there, you may have some questions here. 327 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:56,000 Yes. Okay, 328 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,160 >> that is our turn. questions from me 329 00:12:58,160 --> 00:12:59,040 commissioner 330 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:00,560 >> for the benefit of the people who are 331 00:13:00,560 --> 00:13:02,880 listening could you tell our audience 332 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,200 what these predator birds eat that is 333 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,200 part of the uh nature cycle here in 334 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:08,399 eastern North Carolina. 335 00:13:08,399 --> 00:13:11,360 >> Yes. So part of the bird uh and this for 336 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,000 rehabilitation and for education animals 337 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,240 we give them exactly what they would 338 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:16,800 eat. 339 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,959 >> No ma'am what do they eat in the wild? 340 00:13:18,959 --> 00:13:20,959 So they they 341 00:13:20,959 --> 00:13:22,720 >> in the wild they eat pretty much 342 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:23,839 anything they can get a hold of 343 00:13:23,839 --> 00:13:25,519 depending on the species you've got like 344 00:13:25,519 --> 00:13:28,880 Pearl she would eat snakes, bugs, worms, 345 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,320 um or eastern screech owl. 346 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,920 No it's not breakfast. Um 347 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,360 when you get to the bigger birds of 348 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,399 prey, owls, uh 349 00:13:40,399 --> 00:13:42,320 what is it? The hawks, stuff like that, 350 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,959 they'll eat squirrels, rabbits, 351 00:13:44,959 --> 00:13:45,600 >> chickens. 352 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:46,959 Yes. 353 00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:49,680 >> Yeah. Some people like to think they eat 354 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:53,040 uh some of their or their pets as well. 355 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:54,639 So, yes. But 356 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:56,079 >> small animals like that, 357 00:13:56,079 --> 00:13:56,720 >> rodents. 358 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:57,519 >> Yes. 359 00:13:57,519 --> 00:14:00,480 >> Um they also eat other birds. Um 360 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,079 >> especially during mating season, they 361 00:14:02,079 --> 00:14:04,000 get in fights and they will eat whatever 362 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,320 is at their disposal. When you start 363 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:09,279 talking about osprey, uh, eagles, they 364 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:13,199 eat fish and deer, um, which is where 365 00:14:13,199 --> 00:14:14,800 they get the lead poisoning from because 366 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,760 of the fishing hooks and or the lures 367 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,000 and the ammunition that still has lead 368 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,639 in it. And we have seen a lot of that 369 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:24,720 this year. 370 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,320 >> Other questions? 371 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,720 >> Um, during the snowstorm that we had 372 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,480 this last year, I I heard a couple 373 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,959 stories of rescues. Were there any kind 374 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:34,720 of like interesting rescues? Was it 375 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,320 flamingos I heard about? Is that what it 376 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:36,720 was? 377 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:37,360 >> Pelicans. 378 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:38,560 That was it. That was 379 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,399 >> Yes. So, the pelicans uh really 380 00:14:40,399 --> 00:14:42,079 struggled in the cold this year. We 381 00:14:42,079 --> 00:14:44,639 received what probably 20 or 30 at that 382 00:14:44,639 --> 00:14:45,680 time. 383 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,000 >> And a lot of them were frostbitten. Um 384 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,480 if you go to our Facebook page, there is 385 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,720 a story about that earlier this year. 386 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,160 They really did have a hard time because 387 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,160 they're not used to a lot of them don't 388 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,760 migrate from here. um because it stays 389 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,639 kind of warm and so when it got cold and 390 00:15:02,639 --> 00:15:06,480 they couldn't either get in the water or 391 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,399 the water was too cold or the ground was 392 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:10,079 too cold, they did suffer a lot of 393 00:15:10,079 --> 00:15:12,320 frostbite on their feet and on their 394 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,320 actual their bills. 395 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,480 >> So like 30 or 40 at that at that one 396 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,480 time you guys had to do intake for. Yes, 397 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,959 it's amazing. and the amount of so they 398 00:15:20,959 --> 00:15:23,920 would eat um when we take them in one 399 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,440 pelican will eat about 20 or 30 finger 400 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,560 mullet uh per feeding. So and we 401 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,720 normally give them about three or four 402 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:33,839 feedings a day. 403 00:15:33,839 --> 00:15:35,120 >> Wow. 404 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:36,240 >> Yeah. 405 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:37,839 >> One of the smaller owls 406 00:15:37,839 --> 00:15:40,639 >> it is. Yes, ma'am. That is eastern 407 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:42,480 screech owl. She is the smallest owl. 408 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,959 She's actually full grown. She's an 409 00:15:44,959 --> 00:15:46,880 adult. 410 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:47,760 Yeah. 411 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:48,720 >> So, [clears throat] 412 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,040 I've gotten a lot of calls about wild 413 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,600 animals when people find them for 414 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:55,759 various reasons, what to do, where to go 415 00:15:55,759 --> 00:15:57,519 with them, and a lot of the calls are 416 00:15:57,519 --> 00:15:58,800 about squirrels. 417 00:15:58,800 --> 00:15:59,360 >> Yes. 418 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,880 >> And as far as I know, you've never 419 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,560 turned any of them away. Correct. 420 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:04,880 >> No, ma'am, we haven't. We will. We've 421 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,959 never turned an animal away. Even if 422 00:16:06,959 --> 00:16:08,959 it's an animal that we can't take in, 423 00:16:08,959 --> 00:16:10,399 uh, which we just recently got our 424 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:13,759 rabies, uh, vector species permit, um, 425 00:16:13,759 --> 00:16:16,399 we will we have there's a policy you can 426 00:16:16,399 --> 00:16:18,959 hold the animal for 24 hours and find 427 00:16:18,959 --> 00:16:21,759 another, uh, an find another rehab that 428 00:16:21,759 --> 00:16:23,199 can take those in. 429 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:27,759 >> We've never turned one away and we are very inundated with squirrels 430 00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:30,320 right now. They have uh for some reason 431 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,079 they started a little early this year or 432 00:16:32,079 --> 00:16:33,839 did for the second season 433 00:16:33,839 --> 00:16:34,480 >> and uh [laughter] 434 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:35,839 >> squirrel squirrel cat 435 00:16:35,839 --> 00:16:37,519 >> and they are we we have a lot of them 436 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:38,880 right now. We probably have about what 437 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,639 40 in the mammal nursery 438 00:16:40,639 --> 00:16:43,759 >> of all sizes still requiring uh feedings 439 00:16:43,759 --> 00:16:45,839 every 3 hours from the little tiny 440 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:48,560 pinkies to the other ones. And I live 441 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:54,560 here in Newurn so I can leave my card if you need or owls we answer. We don't 442 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,580 answer 24/7 because we do we 443 00:16:56,580 --> 00:16:58,800 [clears throat] do sleep, but um if you 444 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,560 can't call, if you know you call us, 445 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,240 text us, we don't answer, we do have 446 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,240 email and Facebook Messenger that we 447 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:04,720 reply. 448 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,240 >> Well, everybody's been able to get a 449 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,079 hold of you in a timely manner. So, 450 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:09,439 thank you for everything you do. You're 451 00:17:09,439 --> 00:17:09,919 welcome. 452 00:17:09,919 --> 00:17:11,760 >> What's your success rate as far as a 453 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,600 animal coming in and going back to the 454 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,199 wild? Is there a pretty good turnaround 455 00:17:15,199 --> 00:17:16,000 on that? 456 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 >> It is. It is a good turnaround. Um it's 457 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:19,760 gotten better over the years as we've 458 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:20,959 started working with more and more 459 00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:24,160 veterinarians. We're at a 55% uh success 460 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,360 rate right now, 461 00:17:25,360 --> 00:17:28,799 >> up from about the low 40s about 3 or 4 462 00:17:28,799 --> 00:17:30,080 years ago. 463 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:31,840 >> So if they fail at that, they become 464 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,280 ambassadors. Huh. 465 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:35,919 >> Not always. We can't keep every animal, 466 00:17:35,919 --> 00:17:37,280 unfortunately. We have to. We're 467 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,520 governed by federal regulations. Um and 468 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:43,679 that is one thing we do uh take pride in 469 00:17:43,679 --> 00:17:45,919 is we don't keep an animal just because 470 00:17:45,919 --> 00:17:47,760 it can't be released because that can be 471 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,799 inhumane. It's like if it if it's young, 472 00:17:50,799 --> 00:17:52,880 if it's a baby, we do have, for example, 473 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,559 we do have a B owl that we got in that 474 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:55,679 was a week old. 475 00:17:55,679 --> 00:17:57,600 >> Um, we have been working with it to try 476 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,160 to make it an education ambassador. 477 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,960 We will post it on the national uh 478 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,520 rehabilitators website for everyone 479 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,440 within the United States and Canada to 480 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,760 be able to see to offer that animal in 481 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,840 the home. uh which we did have success 482 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,480 earlier this year where we sent a possum 483 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,039 who couldn't be uh rehabilitated up to 484 00:18:17,039 --> 00:18:19,200 New Hampshire to be an ambassador 485 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,559 >> for an area up there. But we 486 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:24,880 >> we can't keep an animal just because it 487 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:26,400 can't be released. It's like taking you 488 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,440 as an adult um and putting you in a cage 489 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,080 >> after you've already known what it's 490 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:36,400 like to be free and then not being free. 491 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,000 So it it can be cruel to them. Any other 492 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,919 questions? I have one. 493 00:18:41,919 --> 00:18:42,400 >> Yes, sir. 494 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:43,679 >> Where are you located? 495 00:18:43,679 --> 00:18:46,080 >> We are located off of Highway 24 in 496 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:46,880 Newport. 497 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,880 >> Okay. 498 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,320 >> All right. If there are no other 499 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,880 questions, we appreciate you coming and 500 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,559 sharing with us and we appreciate you 501 00:18:54,559 --> 00:18:56,799 brought Pearl 502 00:18:56,799 --> 00:19:03,590 >> that you brought Pearl and 503 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,120 » we appreciate what you do. 504 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:07,200 >> Thank you. Thank you very much. 505 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,440 >> Thank you. [clears throat] 506 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,000 Item number two on the agenda, Eastern 507 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,400 Carolina Workforce Development Board 508 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,559 Update. Mr. Bill Green. 509 00:19:18,559 --> 00:19:19,360 >> Morning, Bill. 510 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:24,549 >> Good morning. 511 00:19:24,559 --> 00:19:26,080 Uh, commissioners, thank you very much 512 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,880 for letting us come today. Let me first 513 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,120 recognize Rashima Walker. He's our 514 00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:35,440 center manager at our uh news um news 515 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,480 boulevard career center covering craven 516 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:41,440 also covers Jones and Pamoo County. So 517 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,600 we're here to just give bring you an 518 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:48,960 update about our uh workforce. Um we I'm 519 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:50,480 going to give you just an overview of 520 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,240 several points and see if there's any 521 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,559 questions. So again I'm Bill Green. I'm 522 00:19:54,559 --> 00:19:56,240 the executive director of the Eastern 523 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,440 Carolina Workforce Development Board. Um 524 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,840 we uh were established [clears throat] 525 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,080 many years ago along with 19 other 526 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,640 workforce boards across the state and we 527 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,360 are the primarily uh the funding source 528 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:12,080 and the managers for the NC works career 529 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:15,440 centers and the WA uh job training 530 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,760 dollars and so that those funds come 531 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,760 from the uh Department of Labor. So um 532 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,880 for 36 years I'm a native of Newurn and 533 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:27,919 Craven County. for 36 years. I was a 534 00:20:27,919 --> 00:20:32,159 commercial banker here in town. Um, this 535 00:20:32,159 --> 00:20:35,760 uh board appointed me in 2012 to be a 536 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,200 private sector board member of the 537 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:38,720 Eastern Carolina Workforce Development 538 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:40,720 Board. And around the time that I was 539 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,360 given the opportunity for a uh early 540 00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:45,919 retirement, uh, our longtime director, 541 00:20:45,919 --> 00:20:49,120 Tammy Childers, uh, took a decided her 542 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:52,000 time was up for retirement. 543 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,960 So, I stepped into this role. Um, and 544 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:56,640 it's an interesting thing. A little 545 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,640 different from banking, but it covers 546 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,280 the same counties, same work that we've 547 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,200 done, uh, that I've done over the years 548 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,760 with commercial businesses, uh, in our 549 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,440 area. So, let me walk through several 550 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,320 things. So, as you see, uh, we we're a 551 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,360 501c3 nonprofit. Most of the other 552 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:17,120 workforce boards across the state are 553 00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:23,760 part of a, uh, council of governments or some other entity. Next slide. 554 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:28,240 So our mission is to engage leaders to 555 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,400 assist job seekers and to support 556 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,600 employers. So our leadership contacts 557 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,919 that we do uh are with the 558 00:21:35,919 --> 00:21:38,240 commissioners, with the municipalities, 559 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:40,159 with the economic developers, with the 560 00:21:40,159 --> 00:21:42,320 chambers of commerce, with our community 561 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,919 colleges, with our school systems, um 562 00:21:45,919 --> 00:21:48,159 and with the state department of 563 00:21:48,159 --> 00:21:50,720 commerce and the federal department of 564 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,280 labor. So we connect to a lot of 565 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:56,559 entities and a lot of players that are 566 00:21:56,559 --> 00:21:59,679 involved with economic development as it 567 00:21:59,679 --> 00:22:01,520 relates to workforce development and 568 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,240 ultimately our community development. So 569 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,919 uh from a leader standpoint that's what 570 00:22:05,919 --> 00:22:08,640 that looks like. Our assisting of job 571 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:10,159 seekers 572 00:22:10,159 --> 00:22:13,360 uh what the the one word I want to leave 573 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:16,080 everybody here in the audience is NC 574 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:20,320 Works. NC Works is our statewide brand. 575 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,760 It's our statewide uh system of uh 576 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:27,039 career centers across all 100 counties. 577 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:30,159 Um it is our completely free service 578 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:34,320 that uh we provide through uh to for job 579 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:38,480 seekers no matter who or what they are. 580 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:44,159 We focus on adults, youth, um those 581 00:22:44,159 --> 00:22:46,159 re-entering society, those with 582 00:22:46,159 --> 00:22:50,480 substance use issues, those with uh uh 583 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,520 mental health issues. So, we cover as 584 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:55,600 many people what what our goal is is to 585 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,679 get as many people working as best they 586 00:22:57,679 --> 00:23:00,799 can at the uh level that is highest for 587 00:23:00,799 --> 00:23:05,280 them. So job seekers uh are through are 588 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,919 helped through our NCworks centers. Uh 589 00:23:07,919 --> 00:23:10,799 also ncworks.gov. So I want everybody to 590 00:23:10,799 --> 00:23:12,640 remember ncworks.gov 591 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,200 that is our website that you can get to 592 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,679 any position [clears throat] 593 00:23:17,679 --> 00:23:20,720 any uh career center across the state 594 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,280 including the the our one which is a 595 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,440 premier center here in uh here in 596 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:31,280 Newber. So job seekers ncworks.gov of in that and then supporting our 597 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,360 employers. So we work directly with 598 00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:35,919 employers. Uh Rashima and her staff work 599 00:23:35,919 --> 00:23:39,600 with employers to place job orders uh to 600 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,400 provide uh labor information uh wherever 601 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,720 we can uh from our the sources that 602 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,280 we've got from the Department of Labor. 603 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,679 So those are our three stakeholders. 604 00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:51,280 There's our mission up there. But our 605 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,760 mission basically is to improve the 606 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,440 economy uh by making sure our workforce 607 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,320 is uh where it needs to be. So let's 608 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,679 look at the next slide. So uh Craraven 609 00:24:03,679 --> 00:24:05,120 County, of course, I was born and raised 610 00:24:05,120 --> 00:24:08,000 here, so if I'm in another county, uh I 611 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,840 won't say this, but of course Craraven 612 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:13,360 is is our center hub of our office, as 613 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:14,799 you can see at the very top in the 614 00:24:14,799 --> 00:24:17,600 center. But we also cover we take a 615 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,919 regional approach because all of the 616 00:24:19,919 --> 00:24:22,000 counties work together in some form or 617 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,400 fashion. So Carter, Craraven, Dupin, 618 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,480 Green, Jones, Genor, Enzo, Pamlico, and 619 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:29,919 Wayne are our core group. Uh we call it 620 00:24:29,919 --> 00:24:32,559 the heart of eastern North Carolina in 621 00:24:32,559 --> 00:24:34,559 Craraven County is the center of that. 622 00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:36,640 So we have comprehensive career centers 623 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:41,039 in Craraven, Carter, uh Lenor, Enso, and 624 00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:43,360 Wayne. And then we have resource centers 625 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:45,557 in the other counties. So those that's 626 00:24:45,557 --> 00:24:47,360 [clears throat] how we serve this and 627 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,679 those nine counties were separated out 628 00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:53,760 again years ago. Um and there's 629 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,080 different groupings of uh counties 630 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,440 across that are covered by other 631 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,120 workforce boards. Next slide. 632 00:25:01,120 --> 00:25:04,000 So these are some of the things and I um 633 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,440 I'm going to be the chatter but um Reima 634 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,279 could probably be a do a better job with 635 00:25:09,279 --> 00:25:11,120 this and may answer some questions but 636 00:25:11,120 --> 00:25:15,440 job matching uh we can sit down with um 637 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,559 a job seeker and just say what are your 638 00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:20,799 interests what there's a number of tools 639 00:25:20,799 --> 00:25:23,360 we can use to help people to try to find 640 00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:25,200 a pathway [snorts] training and 641 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,400 education through title one of WA we 642 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,720 could pay for training for adults 643 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,480 dislocated workers and um and youth. Uh 644 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,480 we can help with career assessments. 645 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:38,240 Where are you with everything that 646 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,200 you're doing in career advising? Uh if 647 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,799 you don't have a resume, we can help you 648 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:44,720 get a resume. We can help you build 649 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,200 that. We if you're not if you're 650 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,000 concerned about interview skills, we can 651 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,640 provide those interview skills. So when 652 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,279 you go into the career center, you can 653 00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:58,400 uh get all of these services uh as a job 654 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,559 seeker. And then as I've mentioned, 655 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:04,320 employers, we uh do job fairs, hiring 656 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,679 events, and place job orders just like 657 00:26:07,679 --> 00:26:14,559 any other forpay uh service, but ours is again a free service. So those are 658 00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:16,240 some of the things that we do. Next 659 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:17,919 slide. 660 00:26:17,919 --> 00:26:20,000 For business services, we can do 661 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:21,919 recruitment and screening, labor market 662 00:26:21,919 --> 00:26:24,240 data, on the job training, uh, depending 663 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,640 on funding, uh, tax credits and 664 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,640 incentives when they're available and 665 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,159 when they've been renewed, and then 666 00:26:30,159 --> 00:26:33,360 rapid response. Rapid response is if 667 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:35,360 there was a plant closing or a reduction 668 00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:38,320 in force, uh we can go to that plant 669 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,360 within two or three days and set up 670 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:43,440 oftent times with our mobile unit that 671 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:49,520 is resides in Raleigh. the NC Works uh mobile unit uh has a bank two banks 672 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,880 of computers and uh job seekers can go 673 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:56,400 on board and uh very rapidly deal with 674 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,320 those concerns that they've got where if 675 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,720 they've just lost the job uh through no 676 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,640 fault of their own. So those are some of 677 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,559 the things that we can do. Next slide. 678 00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:09,200 NextGen Youth. Um [clears throat] 679 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:14,480 we focus uh of ages 16 to 24. Our one of 680 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:19,520 our goals is to u get youth involved in 681 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,880 more knowledge than they currently see. 682 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,760 Uh I I believe youth sometimes see only 683 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,720 to see the things that they see. Um they 684 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:32,000 um whether it be you know the you know 685 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Starbucks stores that they see. But what 686 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,080 our goal is to get them more um involved 687 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,799 in career exploration. And um our focus 688 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:45,600 really is also on out of school youth, 689 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,240 those that have fallen out that are not 690 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,640 involved with school, not involved with 691 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,880 work. And we think there's a lot of a 692 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,480 lot of resources there if we can get to 693 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,399 them. And we've got dedicated youth 694 00:27:56,399 --> 00:27:58,080 specialists at the career center that 695 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,840 can work with that. So that's a big big 696 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,240 issue for us is is those youth that are 697 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,000 not involved. 698 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,000 >> Next slide. 699 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,919 So again, we've talked about NC Works 700 00:28:09,919 --> 00:28:11,520 Career Centers and of course we have the 701 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,399 one main one on News Boulevard and if 702 00:28:14,399 --> 00:28:17,039 you don't know it's 2836 News Boulevard 703 00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:19,360 is one of the three buildings up front, 704 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:23,440 the furniture fair, Burger King um 705 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,600 >> uh shopping center there. So employment 706 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,080 sec services, training programs and 707 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,200 career planning. Um those are all the 708 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,039 things that we do at the career centers 709 00:28:33,039 --> 00:28:35,679 and again we co-manage those with the 710 00:28:35,679 --> 00:28:38,960 department of commerce uh among the all 711 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:43,679 the of the nine counties. Next slide. 712 00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:47,279 Our future NC or our future ENC if 713 00:28:47,279 --> 00:28:48,960 you're not familiar with that group you 714 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:52,240 probably are. Um the goal statewide is 715 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:54,399 to have an additional 2 million uh 716 00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:57,120 credentialed or deployment individuals 717 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,720 in the ages of 25 to 44 so that North 718 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:03,440 Carolina remains uh one of the top 719 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:08,399 business uh oriented uh workforce uh uh 720 00:29:08,399 --> 00:29:10,880 communities so that uh as industries 721 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:12,799 come in [cough] they they know that 722 00:29:12,799 --> 00:29:14,320 we've got the workforce that they're 723 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,760 trained there's training available um 724 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,000 from a Craven County standpoint point. 725 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,960 Uh we learned back in the spring uh that 726 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,000 my future NC, which is again a 501c3 727 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,279 nonprofit as well, uh has targeted eight 728 00:29:29,279 --> 00:29:31,600 counties across the state to receive 729 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,279 funding to add a position uh to help 730 00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:38,880 drive uh credentials and diplomas. And 731 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,399 uh Mr. Jack and his staff in cooperation 732 00:29:42,399 --> 00:29:44,159 with the workforce board, we we're the 733 00:29:44,159 --> 00:29:46,320 convenor with the school system, the 734 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:50,720 college, the chamber. um 735 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:51,760 and [clears throat] the the school 736 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,799 system, the college chamber chambers and 737 00:29:54,799 --> 00:29:57,360 uh our workforce board. So, we the 738 00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:00,320 workforce board is the fiscal agent and 739 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,240 we will should announce this week an 740 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,080 individual that will work for the next 741 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,960 year and probably a second year uh to 742 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,279 really make uh Craven County one of 743 00:30:09,279 --> 00:30:11,919 those eight across the state that will 744 00:30:11,919 --> 00:30:17,440 uh really drive this so that we are our people our young people are getting 745 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,120 the credentials that they need and know 746 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:23,679 that they can get. So, next slide. 747 00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:26,080 So, just some information. So the 748 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:27,679 workforce board has been around for 30 749 00:30:27,679 --> 00:30:30,399 plus years. We have a lot of success in 750 00:30:30,399 --> 00:30:32,720 on the job training uh where we can 751 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:35,600 depending on funding actually go in and 752 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,640 provide the first several months of uh 753 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:41,440 salaries for individuals that are are 754 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,399 working in new jobs that may be um not 755 00:30:44,399 --> 00:30:47,279 traditional uh that they did couldn't 756 00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:49,440 get the job otherwise. So we can support 757 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,080 that effort and uh we have a very strong 758 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,320 veteran support. Uh, in fact, if you 759 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:55,760 come into the career center, there's 760 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:57,919 special seating areas for our veterans 761 00:30:57,919 --> 00:31:00,480 that are looking for support, and we've 762 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,720 got specialists that can uh sit down 763 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,039 with the veterans and help them. One of 764 00:31:05,039 --> 00:31:08,640 our goals as we look at um our nine 765 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:10,960 counties, our top [snorts] employer is 766 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,799 the US government. If you look at our 767 00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:14,960 military bases, Seymour Johnson and all 768 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,279 the Marine Corps bases, our goal is to 769 00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:19,279 keep those folks here. Once they get 770 00:31:19,279 --> 00:31:22,000 out, we don't necessarily want them to 771 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:24,159 go back to Nebraska or wherever they've 772 00:31:24,159 --> 00:31:25,919 come from. We want them to stick around 773 00:31:25,919 --> 00:31:28,320 because they've got skills that we need 774 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,279 uh to promote ourselves as a employer 775 00:31:31,279 --> 00:31:33,600 friendly community. All right, next 776 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,520 slide. 777 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,120 So, that's just some summaries. There's 778 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:40,080 our phone address. Uh anybody needs to 779 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,080 ask me any questions afterwards, we'll 780 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,960 be glad to do that. Um, thank you for 781 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,480 the commissioners for uh appointing us. 782 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:53,039 Uh, one of our uh consortium of our nine 783 00:31:53,039 --> 00:31:54,640 counties is a commissioner from each 784 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:58,000 county. Miss Smith, you are a faithful 785 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,039 member of our board member meetings and 786 00:32:01,039 --> 00:32:03,600 uh so you represent Craven County for us 787 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:04,960 and then there's eight other county 788 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,360 commissioners and then uh the 789 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:10,080 commissioners establish the workforce 790 00:32:10,080 --> 00:32:11,919 board, hire the staff and then there's a 791 00:32:11,919 --> 00:32:13,919 board of 28 people, three of them from 792 00:32:13,919 --> 00:32:17,039 Craraven County um that and we have 793 00:32:17,039 --> 00:32:18,480 representatives from Chadzsworth 794 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,799 Products, the International Machinist 795 00:32:20,799 --> 00:32:23,840 and Aerys Space Workers Union and then 796 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,519 Craven community. Oh, I'm sorry. 797 00:32:25,519 --> 00:32:27,519 Caroline East Medical Center. So, those 798 00:32:27,519 --> 00:32:31,120 are our three from our capital. So, I 799 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,840 think I've shared all that I can. Let me 800 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,120 stop and just see if there's any 801 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,080 questions of our workforce efforts in 802 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:38,720 our area. 803 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,437 >> Okay. Questions for Mr. Green. 804 00:32:40,437 --> 00:32:40,960 [clears throat] 805 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:42,960 >> What What is cons I'm sorry. Did I 806 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,919 interrupt? Just check me. Go. 807 00:32:45,919 --> 00:32:47,760 >> Go. You got it. 808 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:49,519 >> The what is considered a high quality 809 00:32:49,519 --> 00:32:50,480 credential? 810 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:53,679 >> A high quality credential? Well, it is 811 00:32:53,679 --> 00:32:56,320 just depends on the individual, but it's 812 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,799 uh I would say it's the credential that 813 00:32:58,799 --> 00:33:02,480 is the that gives them their best chance 814 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,880 uh for success. Um you know, a 815 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:08,799 credential could be a PhD, but that's 816 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:10,640 not going to be needed for everybody. 817 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,039 They're going to need a uh short-term 818 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:16,320 degree from the Volt Center. Um that is 819 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,240 going to give them what they need. So, 820 00:33:18,240 --> 00:33:20,480 I'd say it's the one that maximizes the 821 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,039 highest and best opportunity for that 822 00:33:23,039 --> 00:33:23,679 individual, 823 00:33:23,679 --> 00:33:25,200 >> but it would include like welding 824 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,279 certifications or licensing like that. 825 00:33:27,279 --> 00:33:27,600 Okay. 826 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,799 >> Yeah. Yeah. That that goal is any a 827 00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:33,840 four-year degree or beyond or it's a 828 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:35,760 short-term credential and anything in 829 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:36,720 between. 830 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,880 >> Thank you. Anybody else? 831 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:40,399 >> Yeah, I want to expand on that one. I 832 00:33:40,399 --> 00:33:42,000 understand that the best credential is 833 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,600 the one that gets you hired. 834 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:45,120 >> Okay. But what are the credentials 835 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:46,480 around here 836 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,880 >> that are needed to get people hired 837 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,960 specifically? The industries that are or 838 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,919 the growth opportunities are in the 839 00:33:55,919 --> 00:33:59,200 trades in advanced manufacturing. 840 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:03,200 Welding is a big issue um that we're 841 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,600 always you can get a welding degree both 842 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,600 at the college and at the bolt center. 843 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,040 Um manufacturing covers a lot of 844 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:14,240 different areas. Our third main one is 845 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:16,240 health care and we have a health care 846 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:18,480 collaborative between uh Carolina East 847 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,280 Medical Center and the workforce board 848 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,159 and uh it's actually broader and we have 849 00:34:24,159 --> 00:34:27,119 providers that come in uh with multiple 850 00:34:27,119 --> 00:34:29,440 counties so that we can address the need 851 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,359 all the various needs at the hospital 852 00:34:31,359 --> 00:34:34,560 and of course the hospitals need nursing 853 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:36,320 photamists all those things but they 854 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,440 also have HVAC specialists electricians 855 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:41,919 uh food service all those things 856 00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:44,000 Okay. As a trustee with a community 857 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,320 college, how closely do you work with 858 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:47,359 Dr. Stats? 859 00:34:47,359 --> 00:34:50,560 >> Uh Dr. Stats and I meet periodically. He 860 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:53,599 and I are both on a Craraven pipeline 861 00:34:53,599 --> 00:34:57,040 consortium that includes the college and 862 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,520 multiple of his staff. Also, the Craven 863 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:03,680 uh Holly with CT director at Craven 864 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,320 County Schools. So, we connect all those 865 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,880 pieces together. But yeah, Dr. stats and 866 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:09,839 I are [clears throat] 867 00:35:09,839 --> 00:35:12,400 involved with each other frequently. 868 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:12,960 >> Thank you. 869 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:14,000 >> Yeah. 870 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,079 >> Anybody else? 871 00:35:16,079 --> 00:35:22,880 I would only ask um I don't think a lot of people know 872 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,040 of your organization. Would that be a 873 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:25,839 fair statement? 874 00:35:25,839 --> 00:35:27,520 >> That is a very fair statement. When I 875 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:29,040 talk to people that have known me from 876 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:30,800 the past, it was easy to say what I did 877 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,320 before. I'm a banker. 878 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,079 >> Uh but now most people don't know about 879 00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:35,119 the workforce board, 880 00:35:35,119 --> 00:35:37,760 >> right? which is fine. If you all know 881 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:39,359 about the workforce board, the school 882 00:35:39,359 --> 00:35:41,359 systems, the county, all those things 883 00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:43,920 know about what we do, that's fine. For 884 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,400 the job seeker and for the employers in 885 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:48,480 our area, NC works is what we want them 886 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,320 to know about. 887 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,720 >> Okay. Anybody else? 888 00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:54,400 >> We thank you very much for coming. 889 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:55,119 >> Thank you so much. 890 00:35:55,119 --> 00:35:56,560 >> Appreciate Appreciate what you do. 891 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:01,510 >> Thank you. 892 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:03,280 Item number three, Southeastern 893 00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:06,000 Integrated Care Program overview. Stacy 894 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,200 Williamson and Anelise 895 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:11,599 Ducing. 896 00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:14,960 >> How did I do on that? How do you Okay, 897 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:16,880 good. And you got a third member with 898 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:21,200 you or fourth member with you. 899 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:24,400 >> She is our marketing specialist. 900 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,160 >> Good morning, Commissioner. Caitlyn 901 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,000 Godley with the Craven County Opioid 902 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,079 Epidemic Response. I just wanted to 903 00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:32,720 introduce our guests today. Um we have 904 00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:35,280 Stacy Williamson and Anelise Duceling as 905 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,839 well as Ma Maggie Moody. Sorry, I almost 906 00:36:37,839 --> 00:36:39,920 called her Megan. Um they are with 907 00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,920 Southeastern Integrated Care and they're 908 00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:43,839 here to tell you about the mental health 909 00:36:43,839 --> 00:36:45,520 and substance use treatment services 910 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:47,359 that they're now providing to Craven 911 00:36:47,359 --> 00:36:51,920 County residents. Thank you. 912 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,680 >> I will start off. Thank you guys for 913 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:55,359 allowing us to be here today. I 914 00:36:55,359 --> 00:36:58,240 appreciate your time. Um, we are 915 00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:00,000 Southeastern Integrated. Again, I'm 916 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,680 Stacy Williamson. Um, I a little history 917 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,680 about me is that my husband and I 918 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,720 started a behavioral health company uh 919 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:13,920 2007. We sold our company in 2002 920 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:17,040 and tried to retire. that didn't happen 921 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:19,200 very well because we came back into it 922 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,599 with consulting and assisting other 923 00:37:21,599 --> 00:37:24,160 agencies to grow their businesses across 924 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:27,680 North Carolina successfully. Um so we 925 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,520 started with Southeastern Integrated 926 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,320 just consulting and then we quickly 927 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,400 partnered with them because we did see 928 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,800 how well they did things and how 929 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,280 exclusive they were in their service 930 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:43,119 lines. So across their across the state. 931 00:37:43,119 --> 00:37:45,520 So we started um with Southeastern 932 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,160 Consulting and then the MCO which is 933 00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:52,800 Trillium MCO um asked us to open a 934 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,320 office in Carter County um to service 935 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:58,560 those clients in Carter County because 936 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,280 there was a gap in services and in that 937 00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:04,800 gap of services um was ACT services 938 00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:06,880 which is assertive community treatment 939 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:10,880 team which is a high severe population 940 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,359 with uh the severity of schizophrenia. 941 00:38:13,359 --> 00:38:16,000 and those living in the community that 942 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,760 needed that help. Um, so it is a huge 943 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,839 wraparound service which is a great big 944 00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:25,040 deal. So we get hospitalizations coming 945 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,359 straight from the hospital that we treat 946 00:38:27,359 --> 00:38:31,119 at home and keep them in their home. Um, 947 00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:33,200 and then we do community support team 948 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,440 which is a continuum of that and then 949 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,000 peer support services. So that's how we 950 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,000 started out and also intensive inhome 951 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,079 for children. So that's how we started 952 00:38:42,079 --> 00:38:44,560 out our program and then we quickly 953 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:46,480 transitioned to our substance use 954 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,280 programs which was seot and sep and 955 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,839 those services are also through trillium 956 00:38:51,839 --> 00:38:53,599 and are provided through trillium 957 00:38:53,599 --> 00:38:59,040 services. So we have to get a state lure 958 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,280 for those services and for our buildings 959 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,079 to provide that service. So, we quickly 960 00:39:04,079 --> 00:39:06,079 transitioned into those services as 961 00:39:06,079 --> 00:39:10,480 well. And then we started um residential 962 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,640 um and that is something that kind of 963 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:16,000 fell in our lap. Um but we embraced it. 964 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,560 Um and we started we bought some homes 965 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,440 out in Carterette County and we started 966 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,720 housing in individuals. So we started a 967 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:28,400 program that's 180day program. So in 968 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:30,720 this 180day program with our SECOT and 969 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:34,880 SYOP services is you enter into the 970 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,400 program, you come in, you get an 971 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,200 assessment completed. If you qualify for 972 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:43,359 this program, you will um enter into the 973 00:39:43,359 --> 00:39:45,920 housing. Okay? And in that housing in 974 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:50,400 the first 90 days is you have zero 975 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,480 communication with family, you have zero 976 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:55,760 cell phones, you are monitored 24/7. We 977 00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,680 have house managers who live in each of 978 00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:02,320 these homes. We have um transportation. 979 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,119 So you go into the home, you get 980 00:40:05,119 --> 00:40:10,079 transported to our agency um from 9 to 2 981 00:40:10,079 --> 00:40:12,560 and you do SECOT services which is the 982 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:15,520 therapy services and group group therapy 983 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:19,920 for SECOT. So then after 2 o'clock from 984 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,560 2 to 5 we have someone coming in like a 985 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:26,320 banker um to talk about things like when 986 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:28,640 you're leaving this facility and this 987 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:31,200 program eventually in 180 days. How do 988 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,240 we get our lives back on track? Okay. Um 989 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:36,160 we bring in workforce people. We bring 990 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,560 in those types of folks to help 991 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:41,359 transition them back into the community. 992 00:40:41,359 --> 00:40:44,480 So at 5:00 they leave, we provide meals, 993 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,720 they leave, they go back to the housing. 994 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:49,040 So this is seven days a week for the 995 00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:51,920 first 90 days. The second 90 days is our 996 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,320 SEO program. So they transition if they 997 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:57,200 have successfully proven that they are 998 00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,240 on the right track of recovery. We put 999 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:02,560 them in the next 90 days which is our 1000 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,119 program which is a three-day program. 1001 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:07,440 And in this three-day program then they 1002 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:09,200 have some flexibility because they have 1003 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:12,880 proven recovery with us. Um on the other 1004 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:15,200 two days they can come in and get med 1005 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:19,040 management or therapy and they can also 1006 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,160 enter back into the workforce. They are 1007 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:24,800 completely still monitored 1008 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:27,280 um in the housing. They do not leave the 1009 00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:30,240 housing after hours. They do unless they 1010 00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:32,400 with one of our house managers. They're 1011 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:35,520 still transported to and from work. 1012 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,520 They're transported to and from our 1013 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:41,280 office for the SEO. And then 30 days 1014 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,760 prior to them leaving our SEO program, 1015 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,880 we transition them into a part-time 1016 00:41:46,880 --> 00:41:49,280 community support team, which is what we 1017 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,119 also provide for mental health and 1018 00:41:51,119 --> 00:41:54,160 substance abuse clients. So we know that 1019 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,240 they're going to need ongoing recovery, 1020 00:41:56,240 --> 00:41:59,040 right? And so it's important to us to 1021 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,480 continue to provide that for them. so in 1022 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:04,240 their community. So we start finding 1023 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:06,480 housing, appropriate housing, trying to 1024 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:08,400 reconnect them back to families that 1025 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:10,960 they've lost because of their addiction. 1026 00:42:10,960 --> 00:42:14,560 Um and so we work with them to do all of 1027 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:16,160 those things and make sure they have 1028 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:20,480 secured a worked a a job, housing, and 1029 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:22,560 then we continue to work with them 1030 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:24,480 through the week in community support 1031 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:28,160 team in their own space. Um, so that's 1032 00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,800 important to continue that service 1033 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:34,160 outside of the housing service. Um, I'm 1034 00:42:34,160 --> 00:42:35,920 gonna let Annaise talk a little bit 1035 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,560 about um because I'm sure you guys have 1036 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:40,319 heard about all the services that we 1037 00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:43,359 provide as far as mental health. Um, not 1038 00:42:43,359 --> 00:42:46,000 specifically us, but in the community, 1039 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,760 you've heard about ACT services or um 1040 00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,079 community support team or intensive inh 1041 00:42:52,079 --> 00:42:54,640 home for our children. Um, and with 1042 00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:57,440 intensive inhome, we also help the 1043 00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,359 families. It's just not about children. 1044 00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:01,760 It's also about the family unit because 1045 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:04,000 we can kind of help the kid get back on 1046 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,760 track, but if we're not helping with the 1047 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:07,760 family and we put them back in that 1048 00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:10,640 environment, it's not going to work. So, 1049 00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:12,480 we have a clinical regional director 1050 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:15,280 that comes in and she monitors all of 1051 00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:18,720 our um service lines. She ensures that 1052 00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:20,640 the training is complete. She is 1053 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:24,000 constantly giving our team leads who are 1054 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,160 clinicians that go out into the 1055 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:28,319 community to work with these individuals 1056 00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:31,680 training and monitoring and feedback of 1057 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:35,920 how we can get clients better um and and 1058 00:43:35,920 --> 00:43:37,839 they can do better in school and in 1059 00:43:37,839 --> 00:43:41,599 their work and hold a job and so forth. 1060 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:43,680 So it's very important to us to have 1061 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:45,520 good outcomes. It's not just about 1062 00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,920 treating the client but the outcomes are 1063 00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:50,560 important. Um, so we have really good 1064 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:54,480 outcomes because of her and Annaise um, 1065 00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:57,200 providing, you know, that extra ongoing 1066 00:43:57,200 --> 00:43:59,359 trainings for our staff. So, I'm gonna 1067 00:43:59,359 --> 00:44:01,920 let Anna Lee talk a little. 1068 00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:04,319 >> Okay. Um, hi, I'm Annaise. I'm a nurse 1069 00:44:04,319 --> 00:44:07,119 practitioner. Um, I've been working with 1070 00:44:07,119 --> 00:44:09,520 Eastern um, since it started down in 1071 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:11,599 Morehead. Um, and we're really happy to 1072 00:44:11,599 --> 00:44:14,880 be expanding. So, as Stacy was saying, 1073 00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:16,800 she kind of went over intensive inh home 1074 00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:18,720 encompassing treating the entire family 1075 00:44:18,720 --> 00:44:21,599 unit and not just the child themselves. 1076 00:44:21,599 --> 00:44:25,119 What I do is I do a lot of medication um 1077 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:28,319 assisted treatment. So, working with the 1078 00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:31,200 clinicians as they're providing therapy 1079 00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:33,359 um and making sure the medications are 1080 00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:35,280 on track with the client and it's very 1081 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:37,839 specific to each client. Um, we also 1082 00:44:37,839 --> 00:44:39,680 work with like the school systems and 1083 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:42,400 the counselors at school, teachers and 1084 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,640 things along those lines. And if DSS is 1085 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:47,440 involved, we work with them as well. Um, 1086 00:44:47,440 --> 00:44:49,680 the community support team. So, I do 1087 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:51,760 medication management for these clients. 1088 00:44:51,760 --> 00:44:53,520 When anyone comes into our doors, they 1089 00:44:53,520 --> 00:44:55,280 get a clinical assessment done by a 1090 00:44:55,280 --> 00:44:58,319 therapist and then um they see myself 1091 00:44:58,319 --> 00:45:00,400 for a psyche val. work together for the 1092 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:02,640 placement as far as what service would 1093 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,240 this client best be fit for and what 1094 00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:09,280 success they would have. Um that being 1095 00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:11,760 said in the community support team they 1096 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:14,000 get a peer so someone that is very 1097 00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:16,319 relatable to them um helps them set up 1098 00:45:16,319 --> 00:45:19,280 things like doctor appointments um if 1099 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:20,960 they're looking to go back to school for 1100 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,040 GED or getting into the construction 1101 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:26,400 academy. We do utilize NC works a lot. 1102 00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:29,359 So very helpful and thankful for them. 1103 00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:33,119 And then um we also do with all of our 1104 00:45:33,119 --> 00:45:36,640 clients substance use. Not only is it 1105 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:39,119 part of mental health, but a lot of that 1106 00:45:39,119 --> 00:45:42,079 stems it just meshes right together. So 1107 00:45:42,079 --> 00:45:45,680 we do do um urine drug screens and 1108 00:45:45,680 --> 00:45:49,359 especially with the residential and um 1109 00:45:49,359 --> 00:45:50,880 like Stacy was talking about earlier. 1110 00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:52,400 So, that's just another way that we go 1111 00:45:52,400 --> 00:45:53,920 ahead and we monitor them, make sure 1112 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:57,599 that they're on track. Um, 1113 00:45:57,599 --> 00:46:01,119 moving up to the ACT. So, on the ACT 1114 00:46:01,119 --> 00:46:02,800 team, the assertive community treatment 1115 00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,680 team, there is a physician that they 1116 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:07,280 see, there's a therapist, there's a 1117 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,760 vocational therapist, um, someone to 1118 00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:11,520 help with housing, a qualified 1119 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,119 professional, which is kind of like a 1120 00:46:13,119 --> 00:46:16,240 case manager, all-encompassing, 1121 00:46:16,240 --> 00:46:18,640 and other stuff. um a substance abuse 1122 00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:19,440 counselor, 1123 00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:22,400 >> nursing staff. Yes. Huge part of it. So, 1124 00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:24,400 a nurse actually comes out to their 1125 00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:25,920 home, helps them with medication 1126 00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:28,079 management. We work closely with a 1127 00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:30,079 specialty pharmacy that sets up their 1128 00:46:30,079 --> 00:46:32,079 medications in blister packs. So, all 1129 00:46:32,079 --> 00:46:34,560 they have to do is go ahead and punch 1130 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:37,280 each so for the morning, the afternoon, 1131 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:39,520 for nighttime. And they work with them 1132 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:41,440 closely with that. setting up primary 1133 00:46:41,440 --> 00:46:44,960 care, um working and facilitating just 1134 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:46,880 streamlining care across the board for 1135 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:50,800 them and a lot of education as well. Um 1136 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,880 so that's something that we do with 1137 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,599 that. And then we also have the mobile 1138 00:46:55,599 --> 00:46:58,079 outreach clinic that we've just started. 1139 00:46:58,079 --> 00:47:01,839 Um so that has been amazing. it is out 1140 00:47:01,839 --> 00:47:04,240 in the community and people are actually 1141 00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:06,560 able to just walk on, get an assessment 1142 00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:09,440 and from that assessment um determine 1143 00:47:09,440 --> 00:47:11,680 placement for them in what program would 1144 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:14,640 best suit them. So that's been really 1145 00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:16,960 fruitful and a really big blessing to 1146 00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,599 our community lately. Um we can go to 1147 00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:21,760 them so if they've called the office and 1148 00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,040 they're looking for some type of 1149 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:24,480 referral or assessment, we're actually 1150 00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:26,240 able to go out and cater to the client 1151 00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:27,839 specifically. So whether that's meet 1152 00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:29,760 them in the Walmart parking lot like 1153 00:47:29,760 --> 00:47:32,240 we've done or different churches, 1154 00:47:32,240 --> 00:47:34,400 wherever they need us to go, we can 1155 00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:37,680 actually go to them. So that's huge. 1156 00:47:37,680 --> 00:47:40,800 >> Yeah. Um the mobile clinic is a very big 1157 00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:44,160 passion of mine because um we're meeting 1158 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:45,839 the clients where they are, right? So 1159 00:47:45,839 --> 00:47:47,839 the transportation is always a barrier 1160 00:47:47,839 --> 00:47:50,880 for our mental health population here. 1161 00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:53,119 Um so we have been coming into Havlock, 1162 00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:55,200 we've been coming into Newurn a little. 1163 00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:57,119 Um but we started this out with 1164 00:47:57,119 --> 00:47:58,880 Trillium. Trillium wanted to partner 1165 00:47:58,880 --> 00:48:01,920 with us and launch this mobile clinic 1166 00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:04,960 and as I had a a little reservation of 1167 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:07,119 like how this was going to work and you 1168 00:48:07,119 --> 00:48:09,760 know finding locations for this but from 1169 00:48:09,760 --> 00:48:12,160 down east you know those clients are 1170 00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:14,880 unable to you know get into Morehead to 1171 00:48:14,880 --> 00:48:17,359 get treatment. Um, and then we've been 1172 00:48:17,359 --> 00:48:20,240 so successful at a church in Havlock. 1173 00:48:20,240 --> 00:48:22,880 Um, and um, the Walmart parking lot, 1174 00:48:22,880 --> 00:48:25,280 like she said, um, and the homeless 1175 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:27,680 population, where are they located so 1176 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:30,000 that that we can get this homeless 1177 00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:32,160 population treated, get them into 1178 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,000 housing, get them off the streets, get 1179 00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:36,640 them in the workforce, um, and help 1180 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:40,160 them, um, be a successful um, you know, 1181 00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:42,800 individual, you know, in the community. 1182 00:48:42,800 --> 00:48:46,160 Um, so this is that's been one of my um 1183 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:48,480 passions. We also do transportation. So 1184 00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:50,800 if a client does have problems getting 1185 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:52,720 to the office, we do have a 1186 00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:54,800 transportation system that we're able to 1187 00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:57,040 pick the client up, bring them to the 1188 00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,839 office, and do an assessment. So we do 1189 00:48:59,839 --> 00:49:04,000 have an office here now, 2807 News 1190 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:06,880 Boulevard. Um, we're in suite 4 here in 1191 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:09,760 Newburn. Um, we are actually 1192 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:11,599 interviewing for therapists. We're 1193 00:49:11,599 --> 00:49:13,599 having our office manager starts on 1194 00:49:13,599 --> 00:49:16,319 August 31st. We've had the office for a 1195 00:49:16,319 --> 00:49:18,640 little bit. It's just trillium throws 1196 00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:23,599 things at us sometimes and it's like go go. So we are prioritizing things to 1197 00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:26,240 make things work um quickly like the 1198 00:49:26,240 --> 00:49:28,960 mobile clinic. Um so we launched that in 1199 00:49:28,960 --> 00:49:30,800 May and the success rate for that has 1200 00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:34,960 been amazing. Uh so that is kind of who 1201 00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:36,880 we are in a nutshell. We do have the 1202 00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:39,119 Southeastern Life Center. So the 1203 00:49:39,119 --> 00:49:42,880 residential part of what we do is 1204 00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:46,240 separate than what we do for seot and 1205 00:49:46,240 --> 00:49:48,640 all of our services through the state. 1206 00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:51,520 So we do have a nonprofit side to our 1207 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:53,839 agency. So that residential part is the 1208 00:49:53,839 --> 00:49:57,359 nonprofit side to our agency as well as 1209 00:49:57,359 --> 00:49:59,760 we have in other counties. Just to let 1210 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:02,160 you know the the flexibility of what we 1211 00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:03,920 can do. We have group homes for 1212 00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:06,640 children, not in these counties, but we 1213 00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:09,280 are able to have first look and we had a 1214 00:50:09,280 --> 00:50:12,720 client that had was a kid who we were 1215 00:50:12,720 --> 00:50:15,040 able to get into one of our group homes 1216 00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:17,680 that stayed in the hospital for six 1217 00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:20,240 months. We were able to get him into one 1218 00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:22,559 of our group homes. He was being put in 1219 00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:25,119 a dog cage. He was being chained to the 1220 00:50:25,119 --> 00:50:28,480 backyard. He was suffering from wounds. 1221 00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:30,640 He had been, you know, there's a lot of 1222 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:33,839 things sexually molested. This kid was 1223 00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:36,960 torn and he is thriving. He's still in 1224 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:39,359 our group home um eight months later, 1225 00:50:39,359 --> 00:50:42,160 but he is thriving and doing well, doing 1226 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:45,040 well in school. So, that's just one one 1227 00:50:45,040 --> 00:50:47,280 of the, you know, commitments that we 1228 00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:49,680 do. And we have adult group homes. We 1229 00:50:49,680 --> 00:50:52,720 have um equestrian like center where we 1230 00:50:52,720 --> 00:50:54,880 can do ecoin therapy for our clients for 1231 00:50:54,880 --> 00:50:58,720 children. Um, we have a farm that in 1232 00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:00,880 another county in Bladen County that we 1233 00:51:00,880 --> 00:51:03,440 can send clients to. We have a detox 1234 00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:05,920 center in another county. Um, so we're 1235 00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:08,480 able to move our clients back and forth. 1236 00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:10,160 So when they finish with those services 1237 00:51:10,160 --> 00:51:12,720 in that county, we get them back and 1238 00:51:12,720 --> 00:51:14,640 then we're able to provide ongoing 1239 00:51:14,640 --> 00:51:17,440 service as a continuum for that client. 1240 00:51:17,440 --> 00:51:19,119 So 1241 00:51:19,119 --> 00:51:20,640 >> Okay. Well, you got a lot going on. 1242 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:22,720 >> We got a lot going on. 1243 00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:24,319 I've got several questions here. 1244 00:51:24,319 --> 00:51:26,559 >> Don't annoy me. 1245 00:51:26,559 --> 00:51:26,880 >> Sure. 1246 00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:28,960 >> First, I want to say I'm encouraged and 1247 00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:31,040 I think our whole board is to hear your 1248 00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:32,800 presentation today. One of the greatest 1249 00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:34,640 needs we got in this county is what 1250 00:51:34,640 --> 00:51:36,480 you're addressing right now. 1251 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,119 >> Something that we've um debated and 1252 00:51:39,119 --> 00:51:40,640 talked about and tried to have 1253 00:51:40,640 --> 00:51:42,880 collaborations with others for many 1254 00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:45,280 years and have not been as successful as 1255 00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:47,920 we would would like. You may have said 1256 00:51:47,920 --> 00:51:54,880 it and I I may have missed it in your um your group homes. Um if Craven 1257 00:51:54,880 --> 00:51:57,040 County wanted to join on with you, 1258 00:51:57,040 --> 00:51:59,119 utilize your services and let's just say 1259 00:51:59,119 --> 00:52:02,960 for our inmates to begin with. Several 1260 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:04,960 questions with that would be number one 1261 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:07,200 is uh how many beds do you have 1262 00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:09,599 available? Uh, number two is, you know, 1263 00:52:09,599 --> 00:52:11,280 if we have an inmate that would come 1264 00:52:11,280 --> 00:52:13,920 from, uh, Craven County to your facility 1265 00:52:13,920 --> 00:52:15,599 that would be eligible, who would pay 1266 00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:16,480 for that? 1267 00:52:16,480 --> 00:52:17,119 >> Okay. 1268 00:52:17,119 --> 00:52:18,559 >> You want to address those two if you 1269 00:52:18,559 --> 00:52:18,880 could? 1270 00:52:18,880 --> 00:52:22,160 >> Yes. Um, so we have 48 beds right now. 1271 00:52:22,160 --> 00:52:25,520 Um, we are hoping, honestly, if we do 1272 00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:27,440 eventually get a contract with Craven 1273 00:52:27,440 --> 00:52:29,839 County for jail diversion and inmates, 1274 00:52:29,839 --> 00:52:31,599 we would love to I mean, we've already 1275 00:52:31,599 --> 00:52:34,000 started looking at housing here. Um 1276 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:36,079 because we do have a contract with 1277 00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:37,359 Carter and we have a contract with 1278 00:52:37,359 --> 00:52:41,200 Enslow. We have 12 open beds currently. 1279 00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:45,200 Um the current process I can tell you is 1280 00:52:45,200 --> 00:52:47,280 we get a call from jail diversion. They 1281 00:52:47,280 --> 00:52:48,640 call us and say, "Hey, we have this 1282 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:51,599 inmate." Um they can be picked up at 1283 00:52:51,599 --> 00:52:53,839 3:00. We're like, "Okay, we we got a 1284 00:52:53,839 --> 00:52:55,920 bed. Let's go get him." Or they bring 1285 00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:58,400 them to us. and they also go through a 1286 00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:00,079 whole process because the last thing 1287 00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:02,480 that we want is to take a client that 1288 00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:04,559 may need a higher level of care such as 1289 00:53:04,559 --> 00:53:06,240 inpatient stay because we are not an 1290 00:53:06,240 --> 00:53:07,839 inatient facility 1291 00:53:07,839 --> 00:53:10,240 >> even though we do have the residential 1292 00:53:10,240 --> 00:53:12,640 it's not inpatient so there is no 1293 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:15,839 medical monitoring um that being said an 1294 00:53:15,839 --> 00:53:18,800 example so before we had this process in 1295 00:53:18,800 --> 00:53:22,240 place we received a inmate who um was in 1296 00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:25,839 diabetic keto acidosis which is very 1297 00:53:25,839 --> 00:53:28,480 It's scary. It requires an ICU stay, an 1298 00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:31,440 insulin drip, and 1299 00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:33,359 we're just negating things along those 1300 00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:35,200 lines because we want to get people the 1301 00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:37,680 correct treatment right off the bat. So, 1302 00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:39,520 if they do need a higher level of care, 1303 00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:41,599 the paperwork is sent. I can review it 1304 00:53:41,599 --> 00:53:44,319 myself and either say yay or nay to the 1305 00:53:44,319 --> 00:53:46,079 client. Um, 1306 00:53:46,079 --> 00:53:48,160 >> so that's also kind of a safeguarding 1307 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:50,880 process that we have in place as well. 1308 00:53:50,880 --> 00:53:53,680 But if one's coming from jail, 1309 00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:55,040 >> and usually that doesn't happen. 1310 00:53:55,040 --> 00:53:56,400 Normally they're accepted and 1311 00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:57,839 everything, but just to make sure for 1312 00:53:57,839 --> 00:53:59,280 the client safety, 1313 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:01,839 >> but if once they get to our agency and 1314 00:54:01,839 --> 00:54:04,160 then we do the assessment, we place them 1315 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:06,160 correctly and then Anelise will see them 1316 00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,319 for the medication management. What we 1317 00:54:08,319 --> 00:54:12,000 don't do is Suboxone or methadone. Um 1318 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,640 she is no, she's not going to do that. 1319 00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:17,520 So we if they're coming coming off of 1320 00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:20,160 that or um we're assisting them with 1321 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:21,920 that and at least we'll assist that with 1322 00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:24,880 other medications that coincide and is 1323 00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:27,040 not a contraindication of anything else. 1324 00:54:27,040 --> 00:54:30,000 So what we do is um get them into the 1325 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,240 housing immediately and they start our 1326 00:54:32,240 --> 00:54:36,079 program. So once they start our program 1327 00:54:36,079 --> 00:54:40,480 um SEKOT is paid for by the state. Okay. 1328 00:54:40,480 --> 00:54:44,400 So we build safe hot services 2 trillion 1329 00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:49,359 MCO. The housing is paid for by um the 1330 00:54:49,359 --> 00:54:51,680 county if the county has a contract. So 1331 00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:53,280 right now Carter County has the 1332 00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:56,480 contracts. Um and Jacksonville Enzo 1333 00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:58,640 County has a contract. So they pay for 1334 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:02,880 the bed and I think that bed is $50 a 1335 00:55:02,880 --> 00:55:04,319 night. 1336 00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:05,280 >> 5055 1337 00:55:05,280 --> 00:55:11,910 >> $55 per night. 1338 00:55:11,920 --> 00:55:14,000 Go ahead. Go ahead. 1339 00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:14,880 >> Okay. Um, 1340 00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:16,559 >> can I answer your question? I'm sorry. 1341 00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:17,359 Was that okay? 1342 00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:19,520 >> And we also provide female beds, too, 1343 00:55:19,520 --> 00:55:20,240 which is 1344 00:55:20,240 --> 00:55:22,240 >> That was my next question. How many? 1345 00:55:22,240 --> 00:55:23,200 >> Very difficult. 1346 00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:25,839 >> Yeah, we have 15 female beds. 1347 00:55:25,839 --> 00:55:26,400 >> Mhm. 1348 00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:28,079 >> And are they full? 1349 00:55:28,079 --> 00:55:30,319 >> Uh, we have two availabilities right 1350 00:55:30,319 --> 00:55:31,680 now. 1351 00:55:31,680 --> 00:55:33,280 Commissioner Howard, 1352 00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:35,920 >> just on the um working with a lot of 1353 00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:37,520 times the first line of defense is law 1354 00:55:37,520 --> 00:55:38,640 enforcement. 1355 00:55:38,640 --> 00:55:40,079 >> Do you guys have some good relationships 1356 00:55:40,079 --> 00:55:42,160 with like the sheriff's office, local 1357 00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:44,240 PD? Because a lot of times they're the 1358 00:55:44,240 --> 00:55:46,480 ones getting the call and they need to 1359 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:47,599 be in touch with you guys pretty 1360 00:55:47,599 --> 00:55:48,079 quickly, 1361 00:55:48,079 --> 00:55:50,960 >> right? Yeah. So, we do we have good 1362 00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:54,079 relationships right now with local PD. 1363 00:55:54,079 --> 00:55:57,599 Um they'll even come and and monitor our 1364 00:55:57,599 --> 00:55:59,760 parking lot sometime or stop into our 1365 00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:02,319 office a lot of times just to say hey or 1366 00:56:02,319 --> 00:56:04,400 see if we need anything. There's a lot 1367 00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:06,880 of times that law enforcement contacts 1368 00:56:06,880 --> 00:56:09,200 us not for say hot cot and say and 1369 00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:11,359 residential but there's 1370 00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:12,640 >> to the mic 1371 00:56:12,640 --> 00:56:14,240 >> so people can hear you. So sorry I'm 1372 00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:17,520 always talking and loud and okay. So um 1373 00:56:17,520 --> 00:56:20,400 but um so a lot of times they'll call 1374 00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:23,200 and say we have this client that may be 1375 00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:24,423 talking to themsel hallucinating 1376 00:56:24,423 --> 00:56:25,520 [clears throat] 1377 00:56:25,520 --> 00:56:27,359 and we get them in the door. We do the 1378 00:56:27,359 --> 00:56:28,880 assessment and they need a different 1379 00:56:28,880 --> 00:56:30,319 type of service. 1380 00:56:30,319 --> 00:56:33,280 >> So it's important again to identify the 1381 00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:35,200 right service so we're getting the right 1382 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,119 treatment for the client to be 1383 00:56:37,119 --> 00:56:38,400 successful. 1384 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:39,440 >> Yeah. Thank you. 1385 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:41,680 >> Other questions? are also usually in 1386 00:56:41,680 --> 00:56:43,920 contact with parole officers. Yes. As 1387 00:56:43,920 --> 00:56:47,520 well, that's a huge a huge thing. Um so 1388 00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:50,640 as long as HIPPA compliant obviously, 1389 00:56:50,640 --> 00:56:52,319 but um 1390 00:56:52,319 --> 00:56:54,480 >> that's a always an open door with 1391 00:56:54,480 --> 00:56:55,599 communication. 1392 00:56:55,599 --> 00:56:56,160 >> Thank you. 1393 00:56:56,160 --> 00:56:57,040 >> Pleasure. 1394 00:56:57,040 --> 00:56:59,599 >> One last thing you you made mention 1395 00:56:59,599 --> 00:57:01,760 about potentially having a a home here 1396 00:57:01,760 --> 00:57:02,799 in Cravy County. 1397 00:57:02,799 --> 00:57:03,520 >> Yes, sir. 1398 00:57:03,520 --> 00:57:05,599 >> How far do you see that's out? I mean, 1399 00:57:05,599 --> 00:57:06,799 do you think that's going to be a 1400 00:57:06,799 --> 00:57:08,640 reality soon? Do you 1401 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:11,440 >> We do. Um, so we had a small office in 1402 00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:14,480 Little Washington. Um, but Pimplico 1403 00:57:14,480 --> 00:57:16,079 County has reached out to us sever 1404 00:57:16,079 --> 00:57:17,520 several times. We've been to several 1405 00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:20,319 meetings there, but we are definitely um 1406 00:57:20,319 --> 00:57:23,359 Kelly um is definitely looking he has 1407 00:57:23,359 --> 00:57:25,280 already been looking for housing here to 1408 00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:27,599 see there's a couple places that were 1409 00:57:27,599 --> 00:57:30,400 group homes here a while back. I think 1410 00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:32,960 RHA or Monarch, one of those two had had 1411 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:35,440 some homes here and they're for sale. 1412 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:37,200 So, we have been really looking to 1413 00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:39,440 honing into that because we are getting 1414 00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:41,760 more traction here because we do serve 1415 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:44,079 clients here already with our community 1416 00:57:44,079 --> 00:57:47,359 based services for ACT and CST and 1417 00:57:47,359 --> 00:57:49,599 intensive inhome. So, we're all over the 1418 00:57:49,599 --> 00:57:51,200 three counties with those services 1419 00:57:51,200 --> 00:57:53,760 already and our mobile clinic. So, it 1420 00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:58,319 would be exciting to be here for for 1421 00:57:58,319 --> 00:57:59,920 that as well as having [clears throat] a 1422 00:57:59,920 --> 00:58:02,160 home and a house manager and setting the 1423 00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:03,839 whole system up just like we do Carter 1424 00:58:03,839 --> 00:58:05,760 at County. 1425 00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:07,920 Um, yes, Miss Smith. 1426 00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:10,400 >> Now, do you get your clients from 1427 00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:13,200 references or can a person walk in off 1428 00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:16,079 the street and say they need help? 1429 00:58:16,079 --> 00:58:18,319 >> Yes, ma'am. Anybody can walk in off the 1430 00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:21,520 street and need help? We can um we can 1431 00:58:21,520 --> 00:58:24,720 do the intake right then. We may have to 1432 00:58:24,720 --> 00:58:27,680 schedule them the next day for a CCA, 1433 00:58:27,680 --> 00:58:29,280 but if we have a clinician that's 1434 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:31,520 available right then, we can do that as 1435 00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:34,240 well. our regional director, clinical 1436 00:58:34,240 --> 00:58:36,240 director is usually on call for those 1437 00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:38,960 type of walk-ins as well and Elise is 1438 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:42,079 usually available as you know the psych 1439 00:58:42,079 --> 00:58:44,160 um provider to be able to provide the 1440 00:58:44,160 --> 00:58:46,240 psychiatric evaluation right then as 1441 00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:49,040 well. But we do get a lot of referrals. 1442 00:58:49,040 --> 00:58:51,680 Maggie does a great job educating the 1443 00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:54,240 community and making sure that the that 1444 00:58:54,240 --> 00:58:55,920 they know that we are a resource to 1445 00:58:55,920 --> 00:58:56,799 their 1446 00:58:56,799 --> 00:59:00,319 >> clients are not in patients are they? 1447 00:59:00,319 --> 00:59:02,000 >> No ma'am. Okay. 1448 00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:06,319 >> If they do need inpatient stay, so um 1449 00:59:06,319 --> 00:59:08,319 around here when I service clients in 1450 00:59:08,319 --> 00:59:10,720 the Newburn area, we have had to IVC a 1451 00:59:10,720 --> 00:59:13,599 few clients. Um so involuntarily commit 1452 00:59:13,599 --> 00:59:15,760 them or voluntarily. So I personally 1453 00:59:15,760 --> 00:59:17,040 have brought people to the hospital 1454 00:59:17,040 --> 00:59:18,960 before where I'm visiting with them and 1455 00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:20,400 they're saying they're expressing that 1456 00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:21,839 they have thoughts and a plan to harm 1457 00:59:21,839 --> 00:59:23,280 themselves. So I'll go ahead and I'll 1458 00:59:23,280 --> 00:59:25,119 transport them to the hospital and then 1459 00:59:25,119 --> 00:59:27,280 we work with the hospital um getting 1460 00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:29,040 like discharge paperwork. But while 1461 00:59:29,040 --> 00:59:32,079 they're in an inpatient facility, um 1462 00:59:32,079 --> 00:59:33,920 we're not currently providing services 1463 00:59:33,920 --> 00:59:36,000 to them. It kind of goes on a pause and 1464 00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:37,599 then once they're discharged, we work 1465 00:59:37,599 --> 00:59:40,079 closely with the facilities to make sure 1466 00:59:40,079 --> 00:59:42,480 for my for me personally, if there were 1467 00:59:42,480 --> 00:59:45,040 any medication changes, if we need to go 1468 00:59:45,040 --> 00:59:46,799 administer a long acting injectable, 1469 00:59:46,799 --> 00:59:48,400 which is something that we do frequently 1470 00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:50,240 due to non-compliance issues, especially 1471 00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:51,920 in the community, 1472 00:59:51,920 --> 00:59:53,371 >> um that's something that we 1473 00:59:53,371 --> 00:59:54,880 [clears throat] do as well. So, as long 1474 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:57,680 as they have trillium in Medicaid, um 1475 00:59:57,680 --> 00:59:58,079 they're 1476 00:59:58,079 --> 00:59:59,440 >> highs state funds. 1477 00:59:59,440 --> 01:00:02,480 >> Yes. High PRS state funds. Um we're able 1478 01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:03,839 to serve serve them. 1479 01:00:03,839 --> 01:00:06,240 >> I have one other question. 1480 01:00:06,240 --> 01:00:09,520 What when you are working with clients, 1481 01:00:09,520 --> 01:00:12,640 do you work totally with getting them 1482 01:00:12,640 --> 01:00:16,799 well or do you do um work in giving them 1483 01:00:16,799 --> 01:00:18,319 refers and getting them back in the 1484 01:00:18,319 --> 01:00:21,839 workforce or in the in active in 1485 01:00:21,839 --> 01:00:23,119 communities? 1486 01:00:23,119 --> 01:00:26,880 >> Yes. So that is something that we do. Um 1487 01:00:26,880 --> 01:00:30,079 our goal is to make the client or help 1488 01:00:30,079 --> 01:00:33,326 the client achieve the um sorry 1489 01:00:33,326 --> 01:00:33,920 [clears throat] 1490 01:00:33,920 --> 01:00:36,480 achieve the best possible version of 1491 01:00:36,480 --> 01:00:38,000 themselves. So that is a working 1492 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:41,520 functioning member of society happy um 1493 01:00:41,520 --> 01:00:44,079 stable as far as their mood um 1494 01:00:44,079 --> 01:00:46,319 contributing and also receiving from 1495 01:00:46,319 --> 01:00:48,480 their family and employers and just a 1496 01:00:48,480 --> 01:00:50,079 allaround encompassing service. So, 1497 01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:52,079 while they're in our services, one thing 1498 01:00:52,079 --> 01:00:53,680 that we establish with them right off 1499 01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,280 the bat is a um person- centered plan, 1500 01:00:57,280 --> 01:01:00,319 which we achieve their goals. So, we 1501 01:01:00,319 --> 01:01:02,799 look at their goals, we set them with 1502 01:01:02,799 --> 01:01:04,400 the client, and then we continually 1503 01:01:04,400 --> 01:01:08,480 reassess those goals and say, um, thank 1504 01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:11,359 you. And make sure we're helping them 1505 01:01:11,359 --> 01:01:13,200 meet those goals. And if not, if they're 1506 01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:15,040 not meeting those goals, then we'll go 1507 01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:16,960 ahead and adjust and tailor their plan 1508 01:01:16,960 --> 01:01:20,400 to more realistic expectations. and go 1509 01:01:20,400 --> 01:01:20,960 from there. 1510 01:01:20,960 --> 01:01:22,400 >> But we do not want to put them in the 1511 01:01:22,400 --> 01:01:24,319 workforce until they 1512 01:01:24,319 --> 01:01:26,079 >> they're the best at themselves so that 1513 01:01:26,079 --> 01:01:28,000 they're successful in that as well. 1514 01:01:28,000 --> 01:01:30,559 >> I said one one other question, but I 1515 01:01:30,559 --> 01:01:32,960 guess I'm like Coloss. [laughter] 1516 01:01:32,960 --> 01:01:35,599 >> I have one other one one more thing. Do 1517 01:01:35,599 --> 01:01:38,720 you try to connect them with programs 1518 01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:41,119 such as 1519 01:01:41,119 --> 01:01:42,000 NC works? 1520 01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:43,520 >> Yes. 1521 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:44,880 >> Work with other 1522 01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:45,440 >> Yes. 1523 01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:48,319 >> agencies to encourage. We love 1524 01:01:48,319 --> 01:01:50,720 connecting. So the the thing about our 1525 01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:52,799 agency and I always say this is there's 1526 01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:54,640 enough sand in the sandbox for all of 1527 01:01:54,640 --> 01:01:56,880 us. So we're not competing with anybody. 1528 01:01:56,880 --> 01:01:59,119 We want to collaborate with all other 1529 01:01:59,119 --> 01:02:01,040 individuals and resources and we want to 1530 01:02:01,040 --> 01:02:03,040 make sure that we're collaborating. If 1531 01:02:03,040 --> 01:02:04,720 we have a client and someone else does 1532 01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:07,839 the same exact service we do, but we are 1533 01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:09,680 not connecting with that client, I'm 1534 01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:11,280 going to refer that client to another 1535 01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:13,200 agency so they get what they want. It's 1536 01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:15,440 about the client and their needs and 1537 01:02:15,440 --> 01:02:17,520 getting them what they need, not about 1538 01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:19,280 us. So, 1539 01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:19,920 >> thank you. 1540 01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:21,520 >> I have a couple of things. First of all, 1541 01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:23,440 thank you for your presentations. Um, it 1542 01:02:23,440 --> 01:02:25,440 answered a lot of my questions as did 1543 01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:27,200 the other ones there, but I have a 1544 01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:29,920 couple more. Um, SEIC's been around for 1545 01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:32,400 a very long time. What is their recovery 1546 01:02:32,400 --> 01:02:33,520 rate? [snorts] 1547 01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:36,799 >> So, for us here in Carter County, so far 1548 01:02:36,799 --> 01:02:40,799 it's been about a 85 to 89% 1549 01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:44,240 recovery rate. we have seen um a lot of 1550 01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:49,119 our clients graduate and get jobs and um 1551 01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:52,000 and it's just been amazing. The other 1552 01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:54,559 thing is is that we've had clients that 1553 01:02:54,559 --> 01:02:58,000 transition from SECOT to SEO and realize 1554 01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:01,280 I'm not ready. I'm not ready for stay 1555 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:04,319 and they they say can I can I continue 1556 01:03:04,319 --> 01:03:06,720 into stayop for a little bit longer 1557 01:03:06,720 --> 01:03:08,960 because the first couple of weeks what 1558 01:03:08,960 --> 01:03:10,960 we've seen is clients come into our door 1559 01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:12,960 especially from jail diversion and they 1560 01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:14,640 don't want to be there and they're angry 1561 01:03:14,640 --> 01:03:17,359 and why do I have to do this and then 1562 01:03:17,359 --> 01:03:19,760 they start the program and they start to 1563 01:03:19,760 --> 01:03:22,319 lean in and I mean I've [clears throat] 1564 01:03:22,319 --> 01:03:29,200 had six foot five guys massive to cry in Anise's office. 1565 01:03:29,200 --> 01:03:31,119 >> So you're not talking recovery rate. 1566 01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:32,319 You're actually talking about 1567 01:03:32,319 --> 01:03:34,799 graduation. There's a difference. You 1568 01:03:34,799 --> 01:03:36,400 haven't been in Carter County for 5 1569 01:03:36,400 --> 01:03:37,839 years. 1570 01:03:37,839 --> 01:03:40,240 >> No, I'm talking about [clears throat] 1571 01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:41,680 recovery rate. 1572 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:43,839 >> So for for us, I mean, for the time 1573 01:03:43,839 --> 01:03:45,119 we've been here. Um, 1574 01:03:45,119 --> 01:03:48,079 >> so you're talking about graduation rate. 1575 01:03:48,079 --> 01:03:50,000 >> Right. So recovery when it comes to 1576 01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:51,839 mental health is 1577 01:03:51,839 --> 01:03:53,440 >> I don't know that a person's fully 1578 01:03:53,440 --> 01:03:55,520 recovered from substance abuse in six 1579 01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:56,160 months. 1580 01:03:56,160 --> 01:03:57,839 >> No, no, no, no. That's the reason we do 1581 01:03:57,839 --> 01:03:59,920 the ongoing, like I said earlier, the 1582 01:03:59,920 --> 01:04:02,880 ongoing services like CST 1583 01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:04,640 >> and we engage them in the community 1584 01:04:04,640 --> 01:04:07,039 because CST has that substance abuse 1585 01:04:07,039 --> 01:04:08,960 component who's a licensed substance 1586 01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:10,880 abuse specialist that continues to work 1587 01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:13,359 with that client and follow that client 1588 01:04:13,359 --> 01:04:16,079 into the community to make sure they are 1589 01:04:16,079 --> 01:04:18,319 still getting your analysis because we 1590 01:04:18,319 --> 01:04:20,799 do labs on site. So, they're still doing 1591 01:04:20,799 --> 01:04:22,319 your analysis. are still getting 1592 01:04:22,319 --> 01:04:25,200 medication management ongoing from from 1593 01:04:25,200 --> 01:04:26,319 Annaise 1594 01:04:26,319 --> 01:04:28,799 >> and quantifying recovery rate. That's 1595 01:04:28,799 --> 01:04:31,520 something that I have um in a roundabout 1596 01:04:31,520 --> 01:04:34,319 way a conversation with my clients a lot 1597 01:04:34,319 --> 01:04:36,640 because one of the questions is for me 1598 01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:38,240 specifically do I have to take this 1599 01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:40,480 medication for forever and that's a 1600 01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:42,960 whole discussion with them saying 1601 01:04:42,960 --> 01:04:45,520 studies have shown and then I go into my 1602 01:04:45,520 --> 01:04:48,240 spiel about you know if they have a 1603 01:04:48,240 --> 01:04:50,559 crisis or psychotic break studies have 1604 01:04:50,559 --> 01:04:52,160 actually shown that gray matter in your 1605 01:04:52,160 --> 01:04:54,400 brain decreases every single time. So 1606 01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:56,480 then we weigh the pros and the cons of 1607 01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:00,400 medication. So recovery 1608 01:05:00,400 --> 01:05:02,480 exactly looks 1609 01:05:02,480 --> 01:05:04,079 >> different for everybody. 1610 01:05:04,079 --> 01:05:06,079 >> So that's kind of the conversation that 1611 01:05:06,079 --> 01:05:08,960 I have on a daily basis with clients. Um 1612 01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:10,559 just getting them to the best version of 1613 01:05:10,559 --> 01:05:12,640 themselves that they can be. 1614 01:05:12,640 --> 01:05:15,200 >> And can you explain your detox process? 1615 01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:17,119 You said you don't have detox facilities 1616 01:05:17,119 --> 01:05:18,319 here. 1617 01:05:18,319 --> 01:05:20,960 >> No. So we are not a detox facility. 1618 01:05:20,960 --> 01:05:22,559 We've been partnering closely with 1619 01:05:22,559 --> 01:05:25,200 Wilmington Treatment Center, with Easter 1620 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:28,640 Seals, um and again when they are done 1621 01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:31,760 their detox or even prior to getting 1622 01:05:31,760 --> 01:05:34,000 done detox that way there's no gap in 1623 01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:36,960 treatment um they we send a referral 1624 01:05:36,960 --> 01:05:38,720 packet or they send it to us with all 1625 01:05:38,720 --> 01:05:40,720 the information and I go ahead and I 1626 01:05:40,720 --> 01:05:43,440 look over um if they're a good fit for 1627 01:05:43,440 --> 01:05:45,760 us and if they are then we'll go ahead 1628 01:05:45,760 --> 01:05:49,039 and we'll set up transportation and um 1629 01:05:49,039 --> 01:05:51,440 coordinate with the South Eastern Life 1630 01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:53,680 Center um make sure that they have a bed 1631 01:05:53,680 --> 01:05:56,000 available that way if we don't we can 1632 01:05:56,000 --> 01:05:57,440 tell them and they can look at other 1633 01:05:57,440 --> 01:05:59,280 avenues and we can 1634 01:05:59,280 --> 01:06:02,640 >> provide that information to them. Um but 1635 01:06:02,640 --> 01:06:06,480 that we do not do detox on site. Um 1636 01:06:06,480 --> 01:06:08,160 that's not something that we're offering 1637 01:06:08,160 --> 01:06:10,000 right now. 1638 01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:11,839 >> And then about the mobile unit, I've 1639 01:06:11,839 --> 01:06:13,359 been seeing it around. What is the 1640 01:06:13,359 --> 01:06:15,760 utilization rate? 1641 01:06:15,760 --> 01:06:17,920 >> It's it's a lot higher. Trillium is very 1642 01:06:17,920 --> 01:06:20,400 pleased because um I think prior to 1643 01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:22,720 another agency had this and there was no 1644 01:06:22,720 --> 01:06:26,240 um usage of it. And so we've been very 1645 01:06:26,240 --> 01:06:27,520 successful. Like I said, there's 1646 01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:32,160 probably 16 to 22 clients a month doing 1647 01:06:32,160 --> 01:06:34,480 outreach with this mobile clinic, which 1648 01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:37,440 is great. It has been extremely 1649 01:06:37,440 --> 01:06:40,319 successful. But we've done a lot of 1650 01:06:40,319 --> 01:06:42,960 outreach, you know, prior to launching 1651 01:06:42,960 --> 01:06:44,799 this mobile unit, like getting a 1652 01:06:44,799 --> 01:06:46,960 calendar, getting it out into the 1653 01:06:46,960 --> 01:06:49,839 community, locations, making sure people 1654 01:06:49,839 --> 01:06:51,680 understood where we were at, our 1655 01:06:51,680 --> 01:06:53,920 referral sources, stakeholders know 1656 01:06:53,920 --> 01:06:55,680 where we're at and what we're doing, so 1657 01:06:55,680 --> 01:06:57,839 if they have a client, they can refer, 1658 01:06:57,839 --> 01:06:59,359 hey, the mobile unit's going to be in 1659 01:06:59,359 --> 01:07:02,160 this location today or tomorrow. Um, and 1660 01:07:02,160 --> 01:07:04,559 this is near where you live. So, that 1661 01:07:04,559 --> 01:07:07,839 kind of thing. But um it has um it's 1662 01:07:07,839 --> 01:07:11,039 been very successful so far. So yeah. 1663 01:07:11,039 --> 01:07:13,280 >> Okay. I look forward to seeing it county 1664 01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:15,760 more. Um even if we don't contract with 1665 01:07:15,760 --> 01:07:17,920 SEIC or anything like that, I would 1666 01:07:17,920 --> 01:07:20,160 still like that information to share 1667 01:07:20,160 --> 01:07:22,240 with people. 1668 01:07:22,240 --> 01:07:24,079 >> Stop by too and check it out. 1669 01:07:24,079 --> 01:07:25,599 >> I wanted to, but I knew you guys were 1670 01:07:25,599 --> 01:07:28,240 coming, so I decided to 1671 01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:29,920 >> Yeah. And what we have on the mobile 1672 01:07:29,920 --> 01:07:31,119 clinic, just to let you know, is a 1673 01:07:31,119 --> 01:07:33,359 clinician and a peer support who does 1674 01:07:33,359 --> 01:07:36,960 all the outreach. And our clinician um 1675 01:07:36,960 --> 01:07:38,319 it's amazing. She's from a different 1676 01:07:38,319 --> 01:07:41,200 country. So our clinician um says like 1677 01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:44,319 she never had like care like medical 1678 01:07:44,319 --> 01:07:46,480 care, mental health care in her country. 1679 01:07:46,480 --> 01:07:48,880 She's from a very small country. A bus 1680 01:07:48,880 --> 01:07:51,039 would come once a month and they would 1681 01:07:51,039 --> 01:07:53,839 line up around the and the bus to try 1682 01:07:53,839 --> 01:07:55,680 to, you know, get to it before the end 1683 01:07:55,680 --> 01:07:57,359 of the day. and sometimes they would 1684 01:07:57,359 --> 01:07:59,359 have to wait till the next month. And 1685 01:07:59,359 --> 01:08:01,760 this is such a passion for her. So she 1686 01:08:01,760 --> 01:08:03,520 stands on the streets and she's like, 1687 01:08:03,520 --> 01:08:06,960 "Hey, come see us. We want to invite you 1688 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:09,359 into the mobile clinic." And then the 1689 01:08:09,359 --> 01:08:11,359 hospital also has asked us to partner 1690 01:08:11,359 --> 01:08:13,680 with them a few times um with the mobile 1691 01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:16,319 with their mobile clinic and so but we 1692 01:08:16,319 --> 01:08:18,640 will be more engaged in Craraven County 1693 01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:20,640 very soon with that. So 1694 01:08:20,640 --> 01:08:21,759 >> any other questions? 1695 01:08:21,759 --> 01:08:24,239 >> No. I would only make one comment and 1696 01:08:24,239 --> 01:08:26,880 that is that we have um very close to 1697 01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:28,880 here a homeless shelter. 1698 01:08:28,880 --> 01:08:29,199 >> Okay. 1699 01:08:29,199 --> 01:08:33,279 >> Uh it's called RCS and the people that 1700 01:08:33,279 --> 01:08:34,719 spend the night there, the men that 1701 01:08:34,719 --> 01:08:36,319 spend the night there have a family 1702 01:08:36,319 --> 01:08:39,199 unit. Also, they have to leave in the 1703 01:08:39,199 --> 01:08:41,359 morning. They can't stay in their room 1704 01:08:41,359 --> 01:08:43,839 or their in their bed. 1705 01:08:43,839 --> 01:08:46,400 >> What happens is a lot of them and I go 1706 01:08:46,400 --> 01:08:48,719 by there regularly. They just go across 1707 01:08:48,719 --> 01:08:52,319 the street and set up and sit there all 1708 01:08:52,319 --> 01:08:52,799 day 1709 01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:53,839 >> underneath the trees. 1710 01:08:53,839 --> 01:08:55,199 Yeah. 1711 01:08:55,199 --> 01:08:57,920 >> So, when we talk about a mobile unit, u 1712 01:08:57,920 --> 01:08:59,600 my first thought was, "Wow, we ought to 1713 01:08:59,600 --> 01:09:02,480 set one up near RCS because those people 1714 01:09:02,480 --> 01:09:05,679 need and their the goal is they can only 1715 01:09:05,679 --> 01:09:06,880 stay there for a certain number of 1716 01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:09,120 nights. The goal is go out during the 1717 01:09:09,120 --> 01:09:10,719 day and look for a job, 1718 01:09:10,719 --> 01:09:12,239 >> but most of them just go across the 1719 01:09:12,239 --> 01:09:18,719 street and sit and and that's a that's a sad situation." And so when you 1720 01:09:18,719 --> 01:09:21,120 talk about what you do, that immediately 1721 01:09:21,120 --> 01:09:23,920 came to my mind. Okay. We we need to uh 1722 01:09:23,920 --> 01:09:25,679 we need to engage those folks and help 1723 01:09:25,679 --> 01:09:27,120 them get back 1724 01:09:27,120 --> 01:09:29,040 >> into society. That's right. 1725 01:09:29,040 --> 01:09:30,960 >> I agree and thank you for that because 1726 01:09:30,960 --> 01:09:32,960 if we don't know we don't know, you 1727 01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:34,880 know, how to help. So this is important 1728 01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:39,520 for us. um we um putting the clinic over 1729 01:09:39,520 --> 01:09:41,199 there would be a great idea, but we do 1730 01:09:41,199 --> 01:09:45,279 have a client over there um who was 1731 01:09:45,279 --> 01:09:47,359 nearing the end of the time that she 1732 01:09:47,359 --> 01:09:49,359 could stay there. And we've been working 1733 01:09:49,359 --> 01:09:52,080 with her probably for about 6 months and 1734 01:09:52,080 --> 01:09:54,400 now she has housing. We got her set up 1735 01:09:54,400 --> 01:09:56,960 with her social security card. Um she's 1736 01:09:56,960 --> 01:09:59,679 doing her disability interviews. Um 1737 01:09:59,679 --> 01:10:02,880 we're facilitating all that, getting um 1738 01:10:02,880 --> 01:10:04,960 some past legal things taken care of. 1739 01:10:04,960 --> 01:10:07,120 She's on medications. 1740 01:10:07,120 --> 01:10:09,280 Um she's compliant with them. Our nurses 1741 01:10:09,280 --> 01:10:12,800 go out there regularly to see her. Um 1742 01:10:12,800 --> 01:10:15,600 she's she's doing awesome. 1743 01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:17,520 >> Okay. Good. Well, thank you so much for 1744 01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:20,080 your presentation. Very informative and 1745 01:10:20,080 --> 01:10:23,760 uh we hope look forward to uh u you 1746 01:10:23,760 --> 01:10:25,440 becoming more involved in our community 1747 01:10:25,440 --> 01:10:27,440 here in Newburn specifically. So 1748 01:10:27,440 --> 01:10:29,440 >> yes, us too. Thank you so much for your 1749 01:10:29,440 --> 01:10:29,840 time. 1750 01:10:29,840 --> 01:10:30,159 >> Okay. 1751 01:10:30,159 --> 01:10:32,080 >> Mr. Chairman, can I can I closing 1752 01:10:32,080 --> 01:10:33,040 remark? 1753 01:10:33,040 --> 01:10:35,600 >> You guys are fine. No, sorry. I just so 1754 01:10:35,600 --> 01:10:37,840 over the last 3 or four months, Caitlyn 1755 01:10:37,840 --> 01:10:40,480 and I have been meeting with SEIC. They 1756 01:10:40,480 --> 01:10:42,640 attended your annual meeting for your 1757 01:10:42,640 --> 01:10:44,320 opioid settlement. They were part of the 1758 01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:46,560 REI group. Um, you know, just looking 1759 01:10:46,560 --> 01:10:48,640 for direction moving forward. We wanted 1760 01:10:48,640 --> 01:10:50,000 them to come and meet you as we talked 1761 01:10:50,000 --> 01:10:51,440 about during budget. Anybody we're going 1762 01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:52,719 to partner with, want them to come and 1763 01:10:52,719 --> 01:10:54,239 have this presentation. Are you 1764 01:10:54,239 --> 01:10:56,000 interested in us, Caitlyn, the sheriff, 1765 01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:57,679 and I and Scott continuing to further 1766 01:10:57,679 --> 01:10:59,920 these conversations about a partnership? 1767 01:10:59,920 --> 01:11:01,040 >> Okay. 1768 01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:01,840 >> Very good. 1769 01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:02,800 >> Okay. 1770 01:11:02,800 --> 01:11:05,199 Okay. Anything else? Okay. Thank 1771 01:11:05,199 --> 01:11:07,760 you. Thank you again for coming. Uh item 1772 01:11:07,760 --> 01:11:09,679 number four on our agenda is the consent 1773 01:11:09,679 --> 01:11:11,679 agenda. the minutes from the August 3rd 1774 01:11:11,679 --> 01:11:13,360 regular session, 1775 01:11:13,360 --> 01:11:16,719 >> the tax releases and refunds, recreation 1776 01:11:16,719 --> 01:11:20,560 and parks, amateur sports, youth grant, 1777 01:11:20,560 --> 01:11:23,440 uh, budget amendment, UNCC school of 1778 01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:25,199 government invoice budget amendment, 1779 01:11:25,199 --> 01:11:28,400 human resources holiday schedule, and 1780 01:11:28,400 --> 01:11:31,280 the proclamation of support for the 17 1781 01:11:31,280 --> 01:11:33,920 75th anniversary 1782 01:11:33,920 --> 01:11:37,679 of John W. I'm sorry. John Thomas 1783 01:11:37,679 --> 01:11:41,040 Barber's Education Legacy. All those 1784 01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:43,520 things are on the consent agenda. Do I 1785 01:11:43,520 --> 01:11:44,719 have a motion to approve? 1786 01:11:44,719 --> 01:11:45,679 >> Motion to approve. 1787 01:11:45,679 --> 01:11:46,239 >> Second. 1788 01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:48,719 >> Have a motion and a second. Roll call, 1789 01:11:48,719 --> 01:11:50,604 please. 1790 01:11:50,604 --> 01:11:50,960 [clears throat] 1791 01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:51,920 >> Commissioner Smith, 1792 01:11:51,920 --> 01:11:52,320 >> yes. 1793 01:11:52,320 --> 01:11:53,280 >> Commissioner Howard, 1794 01:11:53,280 --> 01:11:53,679 >> yes. 1795 01:11:53,679 --> 01:11:54,480 >> Commissioner Hunt, 1796 01:11:54,480 --> 01:11:54,880 >> yes. 1797 01:11:54,880 --> 01:11:55,840 >> Commissioner Mason, 1798 01:11:55,840 --> 01:11:56,239 >> yes. 1799 01:11:56,239 --> 01:11:57,199 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 1800 01:11:57,199 --> 01:11:57,520 >> yes. 1801 01:11:57,520 --> 01:11:58,719 >> Vice Chairman Jones, 1802 01:11:58,719 --> 01:11:59,040 >> yes. 1803 01:11:59,040 --> 01:12:00,640 >> Chairman Booker, 1804 01:12:00,640 --> 01:12:01,920 >> yes. 1805 01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:05,040 Next item on the agenda, Donnie uh Lavel 1806 01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:07,199 is going to talk to us about a cell 1807 01:12:07,199 --> 01:12:09,679 tower, a tall item. 1808 01:12:09,679 --> 01:12:11,120 >> Good morning, commissioners. How are you 1809 01:12:11,120 --> 01:12:12,000 today? 1810 01:12:12,000 --> 01:12:14,400 >> Um I'm uh in front of you today to talk 1811 01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:17,440 about the creeping swamp cell tower. Um 1812 01:12:17,440 --> 01:12:19,920 this is going to be uh this property is 1813 01:12:19,920 --> 01:12:23,040 owned by Alvin Coward. Um it is the 1814 01:12:23,040 --> 01:12:25,920 applicant is Harmony Towers. Um it was 1815 01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:28,560 engineered and consult consulting was 1816 01:12:28,560 --> 01:12:32,000 done by Saber Industries and Trilate. Um 1817 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:34,560 this is located on the very northwestern 1818 01:12:34,560 --> 01:12:36,640 part of our county. Um approximately 1819 01:12:36,640 --> 01:12:40,400 3700 NC highway 43 norththeast uh excuse 1820 01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:44,000 me northwest of Vansboro. Um the tower 1821 01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:47,920 height is 285 ft above sea level. Um the 1822 01:12:47,920 --> 01:12:50,480 physical structure is actually 255 ft 1823 01:12:50,480 --> 01:12:53,520 tall. Um it is a self-supporting 1824 01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:55,840 communication tower. Um the county has 1825 01:12:55,840 --> 01:12:58,320 received uh communication from Seymour 1826 01:12:58,320 --> 01:13:00,239 Johnson Air Force Base as well as Cherry 1827 01:13:00,239 --> 01:13:02,159 Point uh that it will not impact their 1828 01:13:02,159 --> 01:13:05,120 operations. Um the county has also 1829 01:13:05,120 --> 01:13:09,600 received um approval from the FAA um for 1830 01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:11,679 these towers. They have to give their uh 1831 01:13:11,679 --> 01:13:15,840 no navigation hazard letters. Um the 1832 01:13:15,840 --> 01:13:18,400 proposal uh does meet the standards and 1833 01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:19,920 the requirements of our tall structure 1834 01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:22,480 ordinance. Um, this was approved at our 1835 01:13:22,480 --> 01:13:25,120 May 28th, 2026 1836 01:13:25,120 --> 01:13:28,400 uh planning board um where they made the 1837 01:13:28,400 --> 01:13:30,960 recommendation for you all to approve uh 1838 01:13:30,960 --> 01:13:33,520 this cell tower. Um if there's any 1839 01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:34,960 questions, I would be more than happy to 1840 01:13:34,960 --> 01:13:35,520 answer those. 1841 01:13:35,520 --> 01:13:37,120 >> Questions for Donna? 1842 01:13:37,120 --> 01:13:38,960 >> Mr. Chairman, if I could. Yes, sir. 1843 01:13:38,960 --> 01:13:41,360 >> This is in Commissioner Mason's uh 1844 01:13:41,360 --> 01:13:44,080 district, but um I I do know that this 1845 01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:47,120 is an area that's not served with sales 1846 01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:48,239 service. Mhm. 1847 01:13:48,239 --> 01:13:51,360 >> Um, do we reach out and and know it's 1848 01:13:51,360 --> 01:13:52,880 probably not required, do you reach out 1849 01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:56,159 to any of the adjacent land owners to uh 1850 01:13:56,159 --> 01:13:58,719 just let them know about the proposed 1851 01:13:58,719 --> 01:13:59,600 site or 1852 01:13:59,600 --> 01:14:00,640 >> No, sir, we do not. 1853 01:14:00,640 --> 01:14:04,239 >> Okay. Um, far as I'm looking at the map 1854 01:14:04,239 --> 01:14:04,719 here. 1855 01:14:04,719 --> 01:14:06,719 >> Yes, sir. um looks like it's in the 1856 01:14:06,719 --> 01:14:08,880 middle of a field that where you going 1857 01:14:08,880 --> 01:14:11,520 to put it, but there's no chance if it 1858 01:14:11,520 --> 01:14:14,480 was to fall that it would en encounter 1859 01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:19,440 the highway or uh the adjacent um home 1860 01:14:19,440 --> 01:14:20,080 that's there. 1861 01:14:20,080 --> 01:14:22,000 >> That's why we have the the setbacks that 1862 01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:23,679 are in the ordinance. And also those 1863 01:14:23,679 --> 01:14:25,920 towers um I'm not an engineer, but those 1864 01:14:25,920 --> 01:14:27,840 towers are designed to kind of collapse 1865 01:14:27,840 --> 01:14:28,800 on themsel. 1866 01:14:28,800 --> 01:14:29,280 >> Okay. 1867 01:14:29,280 --> 01:14:30,800 >> Um 1868 01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:32,800 I don't know of many of times that that 1869 01:14:32,800 --> 01:14:34,000 actually happening. I know it's not 1870 01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:35,360 happening here, but I mean, of course, 1871 01:14:35,360 --> 01:14:36,480 it's possible. But 1872 01:14:36,480 --> 01:14:38,800 >> I think the main thing is if if 1873 01:14:38,800 --> 01:14:42,239 Commissioner Mason or um Mr. Whitford, 1874 01:14:42,239 --> 01:14:44,000 either one was to get calls about it, 1875 01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:45,920 you know, that may from residents when 1876 01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:48,080 they start seeing it go up, you know, um 1877 01:14:48,080 --> 01:14:50,800 of the concern just I think that's to 1878 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:53,120 take note of it. 1879 01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:55,600 I served on a planning board in another 1880 01:14:55,600 --> 01:14:59,360 state years ago and uh that's this very 1881 01:14:59,360 --> 01:15:01,679 kind of question came up and the 1882 01:15:01,679 --> 01:15:04,640 engineer was in the in the room to get 1883 01:15:04,640 --> 01:15:07,600 the approval. This was in a town where 1884 01:15:07,600 --> 01:15:10,400 there were other houses really close by 1885 01:15:10,400 --> 01:15:13,199 and he said these towers don't fall like 1886 01:15:13,199 --> 01:15:15,920 a tree. They don't go like that. What 1887 01:15:15,920 --> 01:15:18,800 they do is they collapse in the middle. 1888 01:15:18,800 --> 01:15:20,880 They're designed to do that. So they 1889 01:15:20,880 --> 01:15:23,920 kind of fall on on themselves and he 1890 01:15:23,920 --> 01:15:27,120 said uh there's really no risk of of 1891 01:15:27,120 --> 01:15:30,400 this thing falling off of the property 1892 01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:32,880 where it's designed. So that was 1893 01:15:32,880 --> 01:15:34,719 reassuring and we approved it that in 1894 01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:37,520 that case that many years ago. Um any 1895 01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:39,600 other questions for Donnie? I just have 1896 01:15:39,600 --> 01:15:41,360 a comment. Even if the diagram even if 1897 01:15:41,360 --> 01:15:43,679 it did fall like a tree, the diagram 1898 01:15:43,679 --> 01:15:45,840 shows it's well away from anything else 1899 01:15:45,840 --> 01:15:48,080 and would probably ruin some crops but 1900 01:15:48,080 --> 01:15:49,040 nothing else. 1901 01:15:49,040 --> 01:15:50,239 >> Okay. Okay. Do I have a motion to 1902 01:15:50,239 --> 01:15:51,360 approve? 1903 01:15:51,360 --> 01:15:52,960 >> So move. 1904 01:15:52,960 --> 01:15:54,400 >> Have a second. 1905 01:15:54,400 --> 01:15:54,880 >> Second. 1906 01:15:54,880 --> 01:15:58,560 >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Um, 1907 01:15:58,560 --> 01:16:02,080 we do not need a roll call on this one. 1908 01:16:02,080 --> 01:16:05,600 I don't believe uh all in favor. 1909 01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:08,960 >> Opposed. Motion passes. Thanks, Donnie. 1910 01:16:08,960 --> 01:16:10,960 >> Have a great day. 1911 01:16:10,960 --> 01:16:13,600 >> Diana. Diana, she's a regular at our 1912 01:16:13,600 --> 01:16:15,440 meetings lately. Now she comes to every 1913 01:16:15,440 --> 01:16:16,800 meeting and 1914 01:16:16,800 --> 01:16:17,600 >> it's a pleasure. 1915 01:16:17,600 --> 01:16:19,280 >> Good stuff, right? Yes. 1916 01:16:19,280 --> 01:16:20,239 >> All right, Diana. 1917 01:16:20,239 --> 01:16:21,920 >> Um, the State Maintenance Assistant 1918 01:16:21,920 --> 01:16:24,080 Program or SNAP is a state-f funed 1919 01:16:24,080 --> 01:16:26,159 public transportation grant program 1920 01:16:26,159 --> 01:16:27,840 administered by the North Carolina 1921 01:16:27,840 --> 01:16:30,239 Department of Transportation Integrated 1922 01:16:30,239 --> 01:16:32,640 Mobility Division. The intention of this 1923 01:16:32,640 --> 01:16:34,239 program is to provide operating 1924 01:16:34,239 --> 01:16:36,800 assistance to urban, small urban, and 1925 01:16:36,800 --> 01:16:38,960 urban regional fixed route and commuter 1926 01:16:38,960 --> 01:16:41,920 bus systems. Eligible uses of the funds 1927 01:16:41,920 --> 01:16:43,920 are limited to a systems operating 1928 01:16:43,920 --> 01:16:47,120 costs. On August 3rd of this year, CARTS 1929 01:16:47,120 --> 01:16:49,199 was notified that we have been allocated 1930 01:16:49,199 --> 01:16:51,920 $131,691 1931 01:16:51,920 --> 01:16:55,440 for fiscal year 27. This is an increase 1932 01:16:55,440 --> 01:16:57,440 of $771 1933 01:16:57,440 --> 01:16:59,920 from last year's allocation. SNAP 1934 01:16:59,920 --> 01:17:01,679 funding cannot exceed the amount of 1935 01:17:01,679 --> 01:17:04,400 local match for CAR's operating expenses 1936 01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:07,440 and funds must be spent by June 30th of 1937 01:17:07,440 --> 01:17:10,960 2027. A public hearing is not required. 1938 01:17:10,960 --> 01:17:12,960 Carts is requesting approval to apply 1939 01:17:12,960 --> 01:17:16,000 for the $131,691 1940 01:17:16,000 --> 01:17:18,159 in SNAP funds. A copy of the 1941 01:17:18,159 --> 01:17:20,480 application, budget, cover letter, and 1942 01:17:20,480 --> 01:17:22,400 certified statement are attached in the 1943 01:17:22,400 --> 01:17:23,520 agenda packet. 1944 01:17:23,520 --> 01:17:26,960 >> Okay. Questions for Diane? 1945 01:17:26,960 --> 01:17:28,640 Hearing none. Do I have a motion to 1946 01:17:28,640 --> 01:17:29,360 approve? 1947 01:17:29,360 --> 01:17:30,560 >> So, so moved. 1948 01:17:30,560 --> 01:17:31,520 >> Second. 1949 01:17:31,520 --> 01:17:34,400 >> Motion and second. All in favor? 1950 01:17:34,400 --> 01:17:35,120 >> I 1951 01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:37,600 >> opposed. Motion passes. Thank you, 1952 01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:40,400 Diana. 1953 01:17:40,400 --> 01:17:43,120 Departmental matters item number seven, 1954 01:17:43,120 --> 01:17:45,920 social services, Mr. Jeffrey Merritt. 1955 01:17:45,920 --> 01:17:46,560 Hey Jeff. 1956 01:17:46,560 --> 01:17:48,080 >> Hey chairman, commissioners, county 1957 01:17:48,080 --> 01:17:49,840 manager. Thank you for having me. Um, 1958 01:17:49,840 --> 01:17:51,280 today we bring before you a budget 1959 01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:52,640 amendment related to our special 1960 01:17:52,640 --> 01:17:54,960 adoption promotion funds. Um, we are 1961 01:17:54,960 --> 01:17:57,280 asking to roll over unspent funds from 1962 01:17:57,280 --> 01:17:59,600 last year and also the addition of funds 1963 01:17:59,600 --> 01:18:01,440 that were allocated us by the state 1964 01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:02,880 related to the number and types of 1965 01:18:02,880 --> 01:18:05,040 adoptions that were completed um, during 1966 01:18:05,040 --> 01:18:06,800 the last fiscal year when we report that 1967 01:18:06,800 --> 01:18:08,719 information to the state. um the 1968 01:18:08,719 --> 01:18:12,000 rollover funds in the amount of $7,665 1969 01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:13,760 and the additional funds in the amount 1970 01:18:13,760 --> 01:18:17,189 of $144,339 1971 01:18:17,199 --> 01:18:18,480 that would bring that line up to 1972 01:18:18,480 --> 01:18:21,280 $215,04. 1973 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:24,080 >> Questions for Mr. Merritt? 1974 01:18:24,080 --> 01:18:25,679 >> What sorts of things does the money go 1975 01:18:25,679 --> 01:18:26,719 for? I know they're to promote 1976 01:18:26,719 --> 01:18:29,440 adoptions, but what kind of items do 1977 01:18:29,440 --> 01:18:30,159 they actually pay? 1978 01:18:30,159 --> 01:18:31,679 >> So, they actually just changed those 1979 01:18:31,679 --> 01:18:33,760 requirements in April, Commissioner 1980 01:18:33,760 --> 01:18:35,040 Mason, and some of the things they go 1981 01:18:35,040 --> 01:18:36,400 for, they help us with recruitment of 1982 01:18:36,400 --> 01:18:38,000 adoptive families. 1983 01:18:38,000 --> 01:18:40,480 um some pre-adoption training um 1984 01:18:40,480 --> 01:18:42,640 post-placement supports the services 1985 01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:44,159 provided and other supports that could 1986 01:18:44,159 --> 01:18:45,920 help promote placement stability. You 1987 01:18:45,920 --> 01:18:47,280 know, we're given some of the challenges 1988 01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:49,840 that some of the children have um and in 1989 01:18:49,840 --> 01:18:51,520 those adopted placements. So, we try to 1990 01:18:51,520 --> 01:18:53,040 make sure that they remain stable 1991 01:18:53,040 --> 01:18:56,000 through um that child's entire life and 1992 01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:57,520 also the facilitation of legal 1993 01:18:57,520 --> 01:18:59,679 procedures. There may be some complex 1994 01:18:59,679 --> 01:19:01,360 things that our attorneys may not be 1995 01:19:01,360 --> 01:19:03,840 able may not be, you know, trained in 1996 01:19:03,840 --> 01:19:05,520 where we can hire outside legal counsel 1997 01:19:05,520 --> 01:19:08,080 to assist with that. Um, so there's, you 1998 01:19:08,080 --> 01:19:09,360 know, we used to be able to do more, 1999 01:19:09,360 --> 01:19:11,199 they've restricted that. Um, you know, 2000 01:19:11,199 --> 01:19:13,440 it could be that we've got, um, you 2001 01:19:13,440 --> 01:19:15,440 know, we need some extra help 2002 01:19:15,440 --> 01:19:16,719 temporarily due to the number of 2003 01:19:16,719 --> 01:19:18,080 adoptions we're having to process. We 2004 01:19:18,080 --> 01:19:20,000 can contract with someone to do that. 2005 01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:21,760 Um, so there's there's things that we're 2006 01:19:21,760 --> 01:19:23,360 going to be looking at given this um, 2007 01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:24,960 these new procedures and how we can try 2008 01:19:24,960 --> 01:19:26,480 to utilize some of these monies. And we 2009 01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:28,640 also try to also try to look at it with 2010 01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:30,719 um, you know, children that are in the 2011 01:19:30,719 --> 01:19:32,239 process of adopting. Are there things 2012 01:19:32,239 --> 01:19:33,760 that they need that we can utilize this 2013 01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:35,679 money for to help, you know, get that 2014 01:19:35,679 --> 01:19:37,679 adoption off across the finish line? You 2015 01:19:37,679 --> 01:19:39,520 know, I will say that our staff, um, I 2016 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:41,360 was looking at our data and there were 2017 01:19:41,360 --> 01:19:43,679 three children ages 14 or over that, um, 2018 01:19:43,679 --> 01:19:45,280 we completed adoptions for and two of 2019 01:19:45,280 --> 01:19:47,040 them were 17. And we think that's very 2020 01:19:47,040 --> 01:19:49,199 significant, um, given that, you know, 2021 01:19:49,199 --> 01:19:50,960 these these um, three children are going 2022 01:19:50,960 --> 01:19:53,760 to be in an adulthood very soon. And we 2023 01:19:53,760 --> 01:19:56,880 always find and see that when you know 2024 01:19:56,880 --> 01:19:59,600 you have that, you know, that family 2025 01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:01,120 that you can rely on which you're going 2026 01:20:01,120 --> 01:20:02,560 into adulthood, it creates higher 2027 01:20:02,560 --> 01:20:04,080 chances for success. 2028 01:20:04,080 --> 01:20:06,000 >> Um, and you know, we do see children age 2029 01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:07,440 out. That's not what we want to see 2030 01:20:07,440 --> 01:20:09,199 happen. Um, you know, some of those 2031 01:20:09,199 --> 01:20:11,040 adoption things we could help with 2032 01:20:11,040 --> 01:20:13,040 mental health services or something like 2033 01:20:13,040 --> 01:20:15,199 that. Um, so it's something that we're 2034 01:20:15,199 --> 01:20:16,719 really looking to see where we can kind 2035 01:20:16,719 --> 01:20:18,800 of utilize this money and get children 2036 01:20:18,800 --> 01:20:20,880 adopted. And I will say the board was um 2037 01:20:20,880 --> 01:20:22,480 I don't know how many years ago we got 2038 01:20:22,480 --> 01:20:25,040 an additional staff member that helped 2039 01:20:25,040 --> 01:20:27,120 you know just solely focus on adoptions 2040 01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:29,040 in our foster care program because many 2041 01:20:29,040 --> 01:20:31,360 times we have children that are going 2042 01:20:31,360 --> 01:20:33,840 through traumatic situations, crisises 2043 01:20:33,840 --> 01:20:35,760 and our adoption are more stable and 2044 01:20:35,760 --> 01:20:37,199 their administration time had to focus 2045 01:20:37,199 --> 01:20:38,640 on those children. So now when those 2046 01:20:38,640 --> 01:20:40,640 children are eligible for adoption, 2047 01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:42,400 that's what that worker does. She works 2048 01:20:42,400 --> 01:20:44,320 just on that just on those children that 2049 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:45,920 adopt. I think we'll start to see some 2050 01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:48,719 of the fruits of um those investments. 2051 01:20:48,719 --> 01:20:50,640 um with children in our county. And 2052 01:20:50,640 --> 01:20:53,360 again, um you know, we really still need 2053 01:20:53,360 --> 01:20:56,239 foster homes. Um if someone's interested 2054 01:20:56,239 --> 01:20:59,520 in becoming a foster parent, 252-636 2055 01:20:59,520 --> 01:21:01,840 6472 to Hope Family Resource Center. You 2056 01:21:01,840 --> 01:21:04,400 know, 92 children were in care in Craven 2057 01:21:04,400 --> 01:21:06,159 County at the end of last month. Over 2058 01:21:06,159 --> 01:21:09,040 10,000 in North Carolina. Um so even if 2059 01:21:09,040 --> 01:21:10,560 it's a child that may not be available 2060 01:21:10,560 --> 01:21:12,080 for adoption here that someone will want 2061 01:21:12,080 --> 01:21:14,560 to consider, um we could also assist and 2062 01:21:14,560 --> 01:21:16,800 try to um help them find another child 2063 01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:18,480 if that's the case. and you know within 2064 01:21:18,480 --> 01:21:20,400 our state. So that is something that 2065 01:21:20,400 --> 01:21:22,239 we're very in very desperate need for. 2066 01:21:22,239 --> 01:21:24,000 We we don't like to have it where, you 2067 01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:26,000 know, unfortunate situations that happen 2068 01:21:26,000 --> 01:21:27,199 where children have to come into 2069 01:21:27,199 --> 01:21:29,440 custody. And instead of being able to 2070 01:21:29,440 --> 01:21:30,719 find a home in Craven County, we're 2071 01:21:30,719 --> 01:21:33,199 having to drive two hours one way or 3 2072 01:21:33,199 --> 01:21:36,560 hours one way um to place children, um 2073 01:21:36,560 --> 01:21:38,080 we really want to try to get people to 2074 01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:40,640 come and, you know, be licensed foster 2075 01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:42,239 homes in our county so that those 2076 01:21:42,239 --> 01:21:44,000 children can stay in their community and 2077 01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:45,360 where they can hopefully still attend 2078 01:21:45,360 --> 01:21:46,880 the same school, see the same 2079 01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:48,480 surroundings, same surroundings. It's 2080 01:21:48,480 --> 01:21:50,000 going to be a very traumatic event, but 2081 01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:51,360 anything you can try to do to lessen 2082 01:21:51,360 --> 01:21:54,880 that um traumatic event. Um even some 2083 01:21:54,880 --> 01:21:56,239 things that would seem incremental to 2084 01:21:56,239 --> 01:21:57,920 us, it may mean a lot for a child to 2085 01:21:57,920 --> 01:22:00,239 have some sense of normaly. But when you 2086 01:22:00,239 --> 01:22:01,840 >> move a seven-year-old like we had to do 2087 01:22:01,840 --> 01:22:03,360 the other day, 3 hours away because 2088 01:22:03,360 --> 01:22:05,040 there's no homes available here to take 2089 01:22:05,040 --> 01:22:06,480 that child. You know, they're in a 2090 01:22:06,480 --> 01:22:08,480 totally new place even with new people 2091 01:22:08,480 --> 01:22:11,679 and that just magnifies that experience. 2092 01:22:11,679 --> 01:22:12,000 >> Thank you. 2093 01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:13,440 >> Okay, any other questions? 2094 01:22:13,440 --> 01:22:14,880 >> Yeah. Um you dropped the [clears throat] 2095 01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:17,280 number 92 children in foster care. 2096 01:22:17,280 --> 01:22:19,199 That's just one month's notice. When I 2097 01:22:19,199 --> 01:22:21,280 talk to foster care about to other 2098 01:22:21,280 --> 01:22:24,400 people, we maintain approximately 100 2099 01:22:24,400 --> 01:22:26,639 children in foster care. We go up a 2100 01:22:26,639 --> 01:22:28,480 little bit, we go down a little bit, but 2101 01:22:28,480 --> 01:22:29,040 overall 2102 01:22:29,040 --> 01:22:30,639 >> we have sometimes I think in you know 2103 01:22:30,639 --> 01:22:33,360 report you see we say we tell the number 2104 01:22:33,360 --> 01:22:35,199 of children that enter custody and the 2105 01:22:35,199 --> 01:22:36,880 number of children that exit custody and 2106 01:22:36,880 --> 01:22:38,239 all those children are involved in the 2107 01:22:38,239 --> 01:22:40,960 legal system. Um so it will go through 2108 01:22:40,960 --> 01:22:42,400 that legal process and there's different 2109 01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:44,159 ways in which children could exit 2110 01:22:44,159 --> 01:22:46,000 custody. One of them is an adoption that 2111 01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:48,239 does take longer but it is the most 2112 01:22:48,239 --> 01:22:50,080 secure permanent placement which the 2113 01:22:50,080 --> 01:22:51,440 federal government wants us to try to 2114 01:22:51,440 --> 01:22:53,040 pursue. You know those legal hurdles 2115 01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:54,400 sometimes can be high to get a 2116 01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:56,159 termination parental rights. There's 2117 01:22:56,159 --> 01:22:58,159 also guardianship with guardianship with 2118 01:22:58,159 --> 01:22:59,760 another individual which is the second 2119 01:22:59,760 --> 01:23:01,360 most secure placement. You have to prove 2120 01:23:01,360 --> 01:23:03,600 that person unfit in order for the child 2121 01:23:03,600 --> 01:23:05,920 to be placed out of their so-called 2122 01:23:05,920 --> 01:23:07,840 guardianship or custody and then just 2123 01:23:07,840 --> 01:23:10,719 primary custody. Um and also children 2124 01:23:10,719 --> 01:23:13,199 age out. Um but we do have our 18 to 21 2125 01:23:13,199 --> 01:23:14,639 program which was something I really 2126 01:23:14,639 --> 01:23:16,080 believe the state did a good job in 2127 01:23:16,080 --> 01:23:19,120 because um previously in child welfare 2128 01:23:19,120 --> 01:23:20,800 service when they aged out there was 2129 01:23:20,800 --> 01:23:22,080 nothing. A lot of times they would still 2130 01:23:22,080 --> 01:23:23,440 call their social worker and say hey 2131 01:23:23,440 --> 01:23:25,360 look I'm trying to do this but now we 2132 01:23:25,360 --> 01:23:26,880 have a very good staff member and 2133 01:23:26,880 --> 01:23:28,880 supervisor that work with those children 2134 01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:32,639 and um help them to you know in that 2135 01:23:32,639 --> 01:23:34,480 transition to adulthood. Um it helps 2136 01:23:34,480 --> 01:23:36,560 them with there's funds that the state 2137 01:23:36,560 --> 01:23:39,920 pays for with and um with room and 2138 01:23:39,920 --> 01:23:42,000 board. Um, we help them, you know, we 2139 01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:43,679 have kids go to college, we've got kids 2140 01:23:43,679 --> 01:23:45,040 graduating, we've got kids going into 2141 01:23:45,040 --> 01:23:46,880 the workforce. Um, so I really think 2142 01:23:46,880 --> 01:23:48,960 that it that's a good program, too. 2143 01:23:48,960 --> 01:23:50,719 >> And have you told me before that about 2144 01:23:50,719 --> 01:23:53,679 50% of our Craraven County foster 2145 01:23:53,679 --> 01:23:56,159 children are out of county? 2146 01:23:56,159 --> 01:23:59,360 >> That's approximately it. I'd have to get that number, but it was 2147 01:23:59,360 --> 01:24:01,120 I would 2148 01:24:01,120 --> 01:24:02,960 dare to say that that may be even a 2149 01:24:02,960 --> 01:24:04,480 conservative number now. 2150 01:24:04,480 --> 01:24:07,600 >> That's a huge need. Foster homes. Yes. 2151 01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:09,679 >> Any other questions? 2152 01:24:09,679 --> 01:24:11,440 >> Okay. Do I have a motion? 2153 01:24:11,440 --> 01:24:12,480 >> Motion to approve. 2154 01:24:12,480 --> 01:24:13,360 >> Second. 2155 01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:15,440 >> Motion in a second. 2156 01:24:15,440 --> 01:24:17,520 >> We need a roll call on that one. Madam 2157 01:24:17,520 --> 01:24:18,719 clerk. 2158 01:24:18,719 --> 01:24:19,679 >> Commissioner Smith. 2159 01:24:19,679 --> 01:24:20,000 >> Yes. 2160 01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:21,040 >> Commissioner Howard? Yes. 2161 01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:22,159 >> Commissioner Hunt? Yes. 2162 01:24:22,159 --> 01:24:22,960 >> Commissioner Mason? 2163 01:24:22,960 --> 01:24:23,280 >> Yes. 2164 01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:24,239 >> Commissioner Mitchell? 2165 01:24:24,239 --> 01:24:24,719 >> Yes. 2166 01:24:24,719 --> 01:24:25,840 >> Vice Chairman Jones? 2167 01:24:25,840 --> 01:24:26,159 >> Yes. 2168 01:24:26,159 --> 01:24:27,679 >> Chairman Booker? 2169 01:24:27,679 --> 01:24:28,320 >> Yes. 2170 01:24:28,320 --> 01:24:29,920 >> Thank you very much. Have a good great 2171 01:24:29,920 --> 01:24:31,920 day. 2172 01:24:31,920 --> 01:24:36,070 >> Sheriff Hughes. 2173 01:24:36,080 --> 01:24:37,679 » Several items for us today. 2174 01:24:37,679 --> 01:24:39,440 >> Yes, sir. I've got three items for your 2175 01:24:39,440 --> 01:24:42,960 consideration. Uh first is going to be 2176 01:24:42,960 --> 01:24:46,400 donations that we received in the fiscal 2177 01:24:46,400 --> 01:24:49,840 year 26. Want to move them to FY27. 2178 01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:53,040 Those be used for various items that we 2179 01:24:53,040 --> 01:24:54,960 need. Sometimes equipment, training, 2180 01:24:54,960 --> 01:24:58,560 uniforms, etc. Uh it's in the amount of 2181 01:24:58,560 --> 01:25:02,229 $41,894. 2182 01:25:02,239 --> 01:25:04,480 » Okay. Have approval. A motion to 2183 01:25:04,480 --> 01:25:05,520 approve. 2184 01:25:05,520 --> 01:25:06,320 >> Some moved. 2185 01:25:06,320 --> 01:25:07,040 >> Second. 2186 01:25:07,040 --> 01:25:10,480 >> Motion. Second. Roll call, please. 2187 01:25:10,480 --> 01:25:11,360 >> Commissioner Smith, 2188 01:25:11,360 --> 01:25:11,760 >> yes. 2189 01:25:11,760 --> 01:25:12,800 >> Commissioner Howard, 2190 01:25:12,800 --> 01:25:13,120 >> yes. 2191 01:25:13,120 --> 01:25:13,920 >> Commissioner Hunt, 2192 01:25:13,920 --> 01:25:14,239 >> yes. 2193 01:25:14,239 --> 01:25:15,040 >> Commissioner Mason, 2194 01:25:15,040 --> 01:25:15,360 >> yes. 2195 01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:16,239 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 2196 01:25:16,239 --> 01:25:16,639 >> yes. 2197 01:25:16,639 --> 01:25:17,679 >> Vice Chairman Jones, 2198 01:25:17,679 --> 01:25:17,920 >> yes. 2199 01:25:17,920 --> 01:25:19,360 >> Chairman Ber, 2200 01:25:19,360 --> 01:25:22,159 >> yes. Next one is insurance funds. 2201 01:25:22,159 --> 01:25:25,520 >> Yes, sir. Uh, this is and the amount of 2202 01:25:25,520 --> 01:25:28,000 30,854 2203 01:25:28,000 --> 01:25:31,760 uh was uh from fiscal year 26. want to 2204 01:25:31,760 --> 01:25:35,120 move that over to this year for 2205 01:25:35,120 --> 01:25:39,440 >> uh use of repairing vehicles. 2206 01:25:39,440 --> 01:25:40,960 >> Okay. Do I have a motion to approve? 2207 01:25:40,960 --> 01:25:41,920 >> Motion to approve. 2208 01:25:41,920 --> 01:25:42,560 >> Second. 2209 01:25:42,560 --> 01:25:45,440 >> Motion and a second. Roll call, please. 2210 01:25:45,440 --> 01:25:46,480 >> Commissioner Smith, 2211 01:25:46,480 --> 01:25:47,199 >> yes. 2212 01:25:47,199 --> 01:25:48,080 >> Commissioner Howard, 2213 01:25:48,080 --> 01:25:48,400 >> yes. 2214 01:25:48,400 --> 01:25:49,120 >> Commissioner Hunt, 2215 01:25:49,120 --> 01:25:49,520 >> yes. 2216 01:25:49,520 --> 01:25:50,400 >> Commissioner Mason, 2217 01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:50,719 >> yes. 2218 01:25:50,719 --> 01:25:51,760 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 2219 01:25:51,760 --> 01:25:52,080 >> yes. 2220 01:25:52,080 --> 01:25:53,120 >> Vice Chairman Jones, 2221 01:25:53,120 --> 01:25:53,360 >> yes. 2222 01:25:53,360 --> 01:25:54,400 >> Chairman Booker, 2223 01:25:54,400 --> 01:25:56,000 >> yes. And the third one, 2224 01:25:56,000 --> 01:25:57,520 >> yes, sir. Uh, this is going to be in the 2225 01:25:57,520 --> 01:25:59,840 amount of 86,138. 2226 01:25:59,840 --> 01:26:03,600 This is for the first uh payroll of this 2227 01:26:03,600 --> 01:26:07,040 fiscal year. We've had uh members that 2228 01:26:07,040 --> 01:26:08,960 have retired. So, this would be the 2229 01:26:08,960 --> 01:26:12,159 payout for holiday pay, vacation, and 2230 01:26:12,159 --> 01:26:13,840 any comp time that they had occurred 2231 01:26:13,840 --> 01:26:15,520 throughout their career. 2232 01:26:15,520 --> 01:26:16,320 >> Okay. 2233 01:26:16,320 --> 01:26:18,159 >> Motion to approve the budget amendment. 2234 01:26:18,159 --> 01:26:18,719 >> Second. 2235 01:26:18,719 --> 01:26:21,760 Motion and a second. Roll call, 2236 01:26:21,760 --> 01:26:22,239 please. 2237 01:26:22,239 --> 01:26:23,360 >> Commissioner Smith, 2238 01:26:23,360 --> 01:26:23,679 >> yes. 2239 01:26:23,679 --> 01:26:24,639 >> Commissioner Howard, 2240 01:26:24,639 --> 01:26:24,960 >> yes. 2241 01:26:24,960 --> 01:26:25,840 >> Commissioner Hunt, 2242 01:26:25,840 --> 01:26:26,159 >> yes. 2243 01:26:26,159 --> 01:26:27,120 >> Commissioner Mason, 2244 01:26:27,120 --> 01:26:27,679 >> yes. 2245 01:26:27,679 --> 01:26:28,560 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 2246 01:26:28,560 --> 01:26:28,800 >> yes. Yes. 2247 01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:30,000 >> Vice Chairman Jones. Yes. 2248 01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:31,040 >> Chairman Booker. 2249 01:26:31,040 --> 01:26:32,960 >> Yes. You have anything to share with us 2250 01:26:32,960 --> 01:26:33,600 this morning? 2251 01:26:33,600 --> 01:26:35,679 >> Uh first day of school is going to be 2252 01:26:35,679 --> 01:26:38,320 August 24th. Uh our SRO's are already in 2253 01:26:38,320 --> 01:26:39,840 the schools working closely with the 2254 01:26:39,840 --> 01:26:43,120 staff to prepare the schools doing uh 2255 01:26:43,120 --> 01:26:45,520 security assessments, uh making 2256 01:26:45,520 --> 01:26:47,920 recommendations to any uh security needs 2257 01:26:47,920 --> 01:26:49,520 that might need to take place in that 2258 01:26:49,520 --> 01:26:51,840 school and just working closely with the 2259 01:26:51,840 --> 01:26:53,199 staff to make sure it's going to be a 2260 01:26:53,199 --> 01:26:56,239 very smooth transition. But uh uh we are 2261 01:26:56,239 --> 01:26:59,760 ready to go. Very good. 2262 01:26:59,760 --> 01:27:01,120 Anything else? Anybody have questions 2263 01:27:01,120 --> 01:27:02,800 for the sheriff? 2264 01:27:02,800 --> 01:27:03,440 >> Thank you for coming. 2265 01:27:03,440 --> 01:27:04,159 >> Thank you chairman. 2266 01:27:04,159 --> 01:27:05,440 >> Appreciate it. 2267 01:27:05,440 --> 01:27:07,920 >> Item number nine, appointments pending. 2268 01:27:07,920 --> 01:27:10,800 Community child protection team, grave 2269 01:27:10,800 --> 01:27:13,600 and aging planning board, ABC board, 2270 01:27:13,600 --> 01:27:16,560 clean sweep, crime prevention council, 2271 01:27:16,560 --> 01:27:18,480 and advisory council. Those will be 2272 01:27:18,480 --> 01:27:20,639 coming up. Under current, we got the 2273 01:27:20,639 --> 01:27:23,360 emergency medical services advisory 2274 01:27:23,360 --> 01:27:27,360 council. Deborah Rogers seeks reappoint. 2275 01:27:27,360 --> 01:27:29,600 >> I would make that recommendation that we 2276 01:27:29,600 --> 01:27:31,679 reappoint Deborah Deb Rogers. 2277 01:27:31,679 --> 01:27:34,400 >> Do we have any other nominations? 2278 01:27:34,400 --> 01:27:36,159 Hearing none, she will be appointed by 2279 01:27:36,159 --> 01:27:39,040 acclamation. Craraven Aging Planning 2280 01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:42,080 Board. Pam Woods seeks appointment. 2281 01:27:42,080 --> 01:27:44,159 >> Uh nominate Miss Woods. 2282 01:27:44,159 --> 01:27:46,480 >> Do we have any other nominations? 2283 01:27:46,480 --> 01:27:48,239 Hearing none, Miss Woods will be 2284 01:27:48,239 --> 01:27:51,120 reappointed. Craraven County Clean Sweep 2285 01:27:51,120 --> 01:27:53,760 Committee Debbie Titus seeks 2286 01:27:53,760 --> 01:27:57,440 reappointment. Do I hear a nomination? 2287 01:27:57,440 --> 01:27:59,679 >> I would nominate Miss Titus. 2288 01:27:59,679 --> 01:28:02,000 >> Are there any other nominations? Hearing 2289 01:28:02,000 --> 01:28:03,600 none, she will be reappointed by 2290 01:28:03,600 --> 01:28:06,239 acclamation. Craraven County Planning 2291 01:28:06,239 --> 01:28:09,840 Board. Sharon Marian seeks reappoint. 2292 01:28:09,840 --> 01:28:13,120 That's an atlarge seat. Any Do I have a 2293 01:28:13,120 --> 01:28:14,560 nomination for Miss Marian? 2294 01:28:14,560 --> 01:28:16,719 >> I'll go ahead and nominate her, Sharon. 2295 01:28:16,719 --> 01:28:19,280 >> Any other nominations hearing? None. She 2296 01:28:19,280 --> 01:28:21,199 will be appointed by acclamation. 2297 01:28:21,199 --> 01:28:24,159 Riverbend Planning Board. Bernard Bush 2298 01:28:24,159 --> 01:28:26,639 seeks reappoint. ETJ. 2299 01:28:26,639 --> 01:28:28,480 >> Uh I nominate Mr. Bush. 2300 01:28:28,480 --> 01:28:30,800 >> Are there any other nominations? 2301 01:28:30,800 --> 01:28:32,639 Hearing none. She will be appointed or 2302 01:28:32,639 --> 01:28:35,840 he will be appointed by AC acclamation. 2303 01:28:35,840 --> 01:28:39,440 And lastly, the voluntary agriculture 2304 01:28:39,440 --> 01:28:42,960 district advisory board, Marjgerie Tiker 2305 01:28:42,960 --> 01:28:43,840 Gonzalez. 2306 01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:45,440 >> I'll nominate I'm sorry. I'll nominate 2307 01:28:45,440 --> 01:28:47,040 Mrs. Gonzalez. 2308 01:28:47,040 --> 01:28:49,040 >> Are there any others? 2309 01:28:49,040 --> 01:28:50,719 No other nominations. She will be 2310 01:28:50,719 --> 01:28:53,040 appointed by acclamation. We have no 2311 01:28:53,040 --> 01:28:55,199 upcoming appointments to review at this 2312 01:28:55,199 --> 01:28:58,159 time. Next person on the agenda will be 2313 01:28:58,159 --> 01:29:04,310 our attorney, Mr. Grady. Welcome, sir. 2314 01:29:04,320 --> 01:29:06,159 » Thank you, Mr. Chairman, commissioners. 2315 01:29:06,159 --> 01:29:08,080 Good morning. I have two items for your 2316 01:29:08,080 --> 01:29:11,120 consideration this morning. Both involve 2317 01:29:11,120 --> 01:29:13,360 county owned uh real estate acquired 2318 01:29:13,360 --> 01:29:16,239 through the tax foreclosure process. The 2319 01:29:16,239 --> 01:29:20,560 first parcel is located at 315 Drymonia 2320 01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:25,120 Road, parcel ID number 9045 2321 01:29:25,120 --> 01:29:28,320 169. This is a final approval after the 2322 01:29:28,320 --> 01:29:30,719 expiration of the upset bid period. I 2323 01:29:30,719 --> 01:29:33,360 will also note that uh Craraven County 2324 01:29:33,360 --> 01:29:35,760 owns this property outright. There's no 2325 01:29:35,760 --> 01:29:38,400 uh joint ownership with any local 2326 01:29:38,400 --> 01:29:41,760 municipality. The um offer amount 2327 01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:45,199 originally was $9,000. We received uh no 2328 01:29:45,199 --> 01:29:48,239 upset bids. So that becomes your uh 2329 01:29:48,239 --> 01:29:51,040 final purchase price. The original past 2330 01:29:51,040 --> 01:29:53,280 due taxes and cost of foreclosure 2331 01:29:53,280 --> 01:29:57,270 together were $9,761 2332 01:29:57,280 --> 01:29:59,280 and the tax value on the property is 2333 01:29:59,280 --> 01:30:02,080 $9,000. I would ask that the board uh 2334 01:30:02,080 --> 01:30:03,920 consider giving final approval to this 2335 01:30:03,920 --> 01:30:06,000 so we can settle the transaction and get 2336 01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:08,239 it back on the tax roles. 2337 01:30:08,239 --> 01:30:09,840 >> Okay. 2338 01:30:09,840 --> 01:30:11,920 We need to adopt a resolution approving 2339 01:30:11,920 --> 01:30:13,600 the 2340 01:30:13,600 --> 01:30:15,920 conveyance after upset bid for parcel 2341 01:30:15,920 --> 01:30:17,920 90045169. 2342 01:30:17,920 --> 01:30:19,840 Do I hear an 2343 01:30:19,840 --> 01:30:21,040 >> motion? Second. 2344 01:30:21,040 --> 01:30:23,040 >> Got a motion and a second. 2345 01:30:23,040 --> 01:30:24,560 >> Madam clerk, would you call the role, 2346 01:30:24,560 --> 01:30:25,840 please? 2347 01:30:25,840 --> 01:30:26,800 >> Commissioner Smith, 2348 01:30:26,800 --> 01:30:27,120 >> yes. 2349 01:30:27,120 --> 01:30:28,000 >> Commissioner Howard, 2350 01:30:28,000 --> 01:30:28,320 >> yes. 2351 01:30:28,320 --> 01:30:29,280 >> Commissioner Hunt, 2352 01:30:29,280 --> 01:30:29,600 >> yes. 2353 01:30:29,600 --> 01:30:30,480 >> Commissioner Mason, 2354 01:30:30,480 --> 01:30:30,880 >> yes. 2355 01:30:30,880 --> 01:30:31,920 >> Commissioner Mitchell, 2356 01:30:31,920 --> 01:30:32,239 >> yes. 2357 01:30:32,239 --> 01:30:33,440 >> Vice Chairman Jones, yes. 2358 01:30:33,440 --> 01:30:34,480 >> Chairman Booker, 2359 01:30:34,480 --> 01:30:37,199 >> yes. Item B, 2360 01:30:37,199 --> 01:30:40,239 >> the uh second and last item is another 2361 01:30:40,239 --> 01:30:43,040 final approval for property located at 2362 01:30:43,040 --> 01:30:46,560 405 East Maple with a parcel ID number 2363 01:30:46,560 --> 01:30:48,800 of 706 2364 01:30:48,800 --> 01:30:50,960 083. As with the first parcel, the 2365 01:30:50,960 --> 01:30:53,920 county owns this one outright. So, 2366 01:30:53,920 --> 01:30:56,880 there's no joint ownership with another 2367 01:30:56,880 --> 01:30:59,040 mun municipality. 2368 01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:02,000 The um offer amount originally was 2369 01:31:02,000 --> 01:31:04,239 $3,500. 2370 01:31:04,239 --> 01:31:06,800 Uh there were no upsets during the upset 2371 01:31:06,800 --> 01:31:10,239 bid uh period. The original past due 2372 01:31:10,239 --> 01:31:12,320 taxes and cost of foreclosure were 2373 01:31:12,320 --> 01:31:16,550 $4,9287 2374 01:31:16,560 --> 01:31:18,480 and the tax value of the property is 2375 01:31:18,480 --> 01:31:20,639 $9,800. 2376 01:31:20,639 --> 01:31:23,760 As with the other other parcel, I would 2377 01:31:23,760 --> 01:31:25,920 ask the board uh to give it final 2378 01:31:25,920 --> 01:31:28,080 approval so we can close the transaction 2379 01:31:28,080 --> 01:31:29,760 and get the property back on the tax 2380 01:31:29,760 --> 01:31:30,400 roles. 2381 01:31:30,400 --> 01:31:32,239 >> Okay. We're being asked to adopt a 2382 01:31:32,239 --> 01:31:34,480 resolution oveing approving conveyance 2383 01:31:34,480 --> 01:31:37,679 after ex expiration of upset bid parcel 2384 01:31:37,679 --> 01:31:39,520 7006 2385 01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:42,639 083. Do I hear a motion? Some moved. 2386 01:31:42,639 --> 01:31:43,280 >> Second. 2387 01:31:43,280 --> 01:31:45,120 >> A motion and a second. Roll call, 2388 01:31:45,120 --> 01:31:47,679 please. 2389 01:31:47,679 --> 01:31:48,000 >> Yes. 2390 01:31:48,000 --> 01:31:48,960 >> Commissioner Howard? 2391 01:31:48,960 --> 01:31:49,280 >> Yes. 2392 01:31:49,280 --> 01:31:50,080 >> Commissioner Hunt? 2393 01:31:50,080 --> 01:31:50,400 >> Yes. 2394 01:31:50,400 --> 01:31:51,520 >> Commissioner Mason? Yes. 2395 01:31:51,520 --> 01:31:52,480 >> Commissioner Mitchell? 2396 01:31:52,480 --> 01:31:52,960 >> Yes. 2397 01:31:52,960 --> 01:31:54,080 >> Chairman Jones? Yes. 2398 01:31:54,080 --> 01:31:55,040 >> Chairman Ber? 2399 01:31:55,040 --> 01:31:56,480 >> Yes. Thank you, sir. 2400 01:31:56,480 --> 01:31:58,639 >> My report. 2401 01:31:58,639 --> 01:32:00,639 >> Okay. 2402 01:32:00,639 --> 01:32:07,990 Mr. Vite, county manager report. 2403 01:32:08,000 --> 01:32:09,280 » Mr. Chairman, commissioners, thank you 2404 01:32:09,280 --> 01:32:10,800 for the opportunity this morning. Not a 2405 01:32:10,800 --> 01:32:12,880 lot to report, but just keep you up to 2406 01:32:12,880 --> 01:32:15,199 speed. Uh, last week I attended the 2407 01:32:15,199 --> 01:32:16,719 Kerswama meeting, which is our local 2408 01:32:16,719 --> 01:32:19,440 landfield. Uh, starting off in the new 2409 01:32:19,440 --> 01:32:21,760 fiscal year. They did a study in 2410 01:32:21,760 --> 01:32:24,159 partnership with the state to look at 2411 01:32:24,159 --> 01:32:26,239 what is in the waist stream, right? What 2412 01:32:26,239 --> 01:32:27,679 is in the trash that goes to the 2413 01:32:27,679 --> 01:32:29,520 landfill. I found it very interesting. 2414 01:32:29,520 --> 01:32:31,040 Commissioner Jones and Mr. Asher were 2415 01:32:31,040 --> 01:32:33,840 there as well. Um, surprisingly, Craven 2416 01:32:33,840 --> 01:32:35,600 County scored very high in a couple 2417 01:32:35,600 --> 01:32:37,840 categories, which was recyclable items 2418 01:32:37,840 --> 01:32:39,760 that could be recycled. We were much 2419 01:32:39,760 --> 01:32:41,440 lower than the other counties that were 2420 01:32:41,440 --> 01:32:44,320 studied at about 16%. The average there 2421 01:32:44,320 --> 01:32:47,440 was around 23% uh finding recyclable 2422 01:32:47,440 --> 01:32:49,920 materials in there. uh a lot of other 2423 01:32:49,920 --> 01:32:52,239 things um that were found, but one that 2424 01:32:52,239 --> 01:32:53,760 I I do want to point out for the record 2425 01:32:53,760 --> 01:32:56,000 was there is an issue that's developed 2426 01:32:56,000 --> 01:32:58,320 not only in this study, but in instances 2427 01:32:58,320 --> 01:33:00,159 where we've had certain fires and things 2428 01:33:00,159 --> 01:33:02,239 like that, which is people disposing of 2429 01:33:02,239 --> 01:33:04,960 lithium batteries in their trash. And 2430 01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:07,040 often times when those things get mashed 2431 01:33:07,040 --> 01:33:09,440 down into either the truck or into the 2432 01:33:09,440 --> 01:33:11,920 yard, they catch fire. And we've had two 2433 01:33:11,920 --> 01:33:13,280 instances where that's happened here 2434 01:33:13,280 --> 01:33:15,440 locally. That's something that a lot of 2435 01:33:15,440 --> 01:33:16,960 folks don't recognize. If you have an 2436 01:33:16,960 --> 01:33:18,960 item that's rechargeable and that 2437 01:33:18,960 --> 01:33:21,280 recharge stops, that doesn't mean that 2438 01:33:21,280 --> 01:33:23,280 item's ready for the landfill unless you 2439 01:33:23,280 --> 01:33:25,679 remove that battery and recycle it at 2440 01:33:25,679 --> 01:33:28,239 one of our seven uh convenience sites or 2441 01:33:28,239 --> 01:33:29,760 at local retailers that have that 2442 01:33:29,760 --> 01:33:32,080 service. So, little PSA there for you 2443 01:33:32,080 --> 01:33:34,800 this morning for the landfill. Uh last 2444 01:33:34,800 --> 01:33:36,560 week, I was also able to meet with Smart 2445 01:33:36,560 --> 01:33:38,000 Start. I talked to Commissioner Smith 2446 01:33:38,000 --> 01:33:39,920 about that last week. We were able to 2447 01:33:39,920 --> 01:33:41,840 have a conversation with them that was a 2448 01:33:41,840 --> 01:33:43,920 carryover from our budget process and we 2449 01:33:43,920 --> 01:33:45,360 talked to them a lot about the Dolly 2450 01:33:45,360 --> 01:33:48,159 Parton Imagination Library where we're 2451 01:33:48,159 --> 01:33:50,080 helping them sustain that program after 2452 01:33:50,080 --> 01:33:52,080 they had some funding cuts. I believe we 2453 01:33:52,080 --> 01:33:53,440 got on the right track there. There were 2454 01:33:53,440 --> 01:33:55,520 a lot of things they shared with us. Um 2455 01:33:55,520 --> 01:33:57,600 I did invite them this fall or winter to 2456 01:33:57,600 --> 01:33:59,120 come and present to the board and share 2457 01:33:59,120 --> 01:34:00,960 with you guys what they're up to out 2458 01:34:00,960 --> 01:34:03,040 there. 2459 01:34:03,040 --> 01:34:04,560 Later this week, we'll attend, some of 2460 01:34:04,560 --> 01:34:07,040 us will attend the NCAACCC uh group of 2461 01:34:07,040 --> 01:34:08,560 county commissioners state conference in 2462 01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:10,719 Durham. Looking forward to that. Uh one 2463 01:34:10,719 --> 01:34:12,239 of the highlights I just made a note of 2464 01:34:12,239 --> 01:34:13,920 is, as you know, the legislative session 2465 01:34:13,920 --> 01:34:15,679 has now ended. There is a lot of 2466 01:34:15,679 --> 01:34:17,360 legislation that was passed that we're 2467 01:34:17,360 --> 01:34:18,719 still sorting through at the local 2468 01:34:18,719 --> 01:34:20,719 level, whether there's fiscal impacts or 2469 01:34:20,719 --> 01:34:23,120 operational impacts. So, I'm very 2470 01:34:23,120 --> 01:34:24,400 interested in how other counties are 2471 01:34:24,400 --> 01:34:26,719 viewing some of that legislation. Also, 2472 01:34:26,719 --> 01:34:28,480 in talking about the legislature, there 2473 01:34:28,480 --> 01:34:30,320 is an adjournment resolution that does 2474 01:34:30,320 --> 01:34:32,239 bring them back in late November. So, 2475 01:34:32,239 --> 01:34:33,760 we'll obviously keep our eye on that for 2476 01:34:33,760 --> 01:34:35,440 opportunity for additional legislation 2477 01:34:35,440 --> 01:34:37,199 or fiscal things that uh we may be 2478 01:34:37,199 --> 01:34:40,000 interested in. And on Friday, I was able 2479 01:34:40,000 --> 01:34:41,520 to meet with our DSS director, Jeff 2480 01:34:41,520 --> 01:34:43,199 Merritt, who's here, and he shared a lot 2481 01:34:43,199 --> 01:34:44,800 about adoption. Jeff and I meet every 2482 01:34:44,800 --> 01:34:47,120 month to talk about how DSS is doing. 2483 01:34:47,120 --> 01:34:48,880 He'll be here with you in the fall. 2484 01:34:48,880 --> 01:34:50,480 Again, some of those legislative changes 2485 01:34:50,480 --> 01:34:52,320 are going to impact how DSS operates. 2486 01:34:52,320 --> 01:34:54,800 So, in October at your work session, 2487 01:34:54,800 --> 01:34:57,040 Jeff will be here with his team to share 2488 01:34:57,040 --> 01:34:58,960 some of those fiscal issues with you. 2489 01:34:58,960 --> 01:35:00,800 So, other than that, Mr. Chairman, 2490 01:35:00,800 --> 01:35:01,840 that's all I have unless you have things 2491 01:35:01,840 --> 01:35:02,080 for me. 2492 01:35:02,080 --> 01:35:03,679 >> Questions for the county management. 2493 01:35:03,679 --> 01:35:05,120 >> All right. Thanks so much. 2494 01:35:05,120 --> 01:35:08,560 >> Thank you. Okay. Next item on our agenda 2495 01:35:08,560 --> 01:35:11,600 is commissioner's report. Start with you 2496 01:35:11,600 --> 01:35:13,920 pass. You have nothing today. 2497 01:35:13,920 --> 01:35:15,840 >> Uh yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd 2498 01:35:15,840 --> 01:35:17,760 like to go back to the Southeastern 2499 01:35:17,760 --> 01:35:20,159 Integrated Care Program. Um I believe 2500 01:35:20,159 --> 01:35:22,000 the 2501 01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:24,159 um county manager was asking for some 2502 01:35:24,159 --> 01:35:27,199 direction from the board in terms of how 2503 01:35:27,199 --> 01:35:28,800 did we want to proceed, 2504 01:35:28,800 --> 01:35:30,880 >> right? So, you know, before and 2505 01:35:30,880 --> 01:35:32,400 Caitlyn's already left, but before we 2506 01:35:32,400 --> 01:35:34,000 spend a lot of time negotiating a 2507 01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:35,679 contract, just wanted to get your 2508 01:35:35,679 --> 01:35:37,280 thoughts. Is this what you heard today 2509 01:35:37,280 --> 01:35:39,199 something you want us to begin that 2510 01:35:39,199 --> 01:35:40,400 process? Obviously, we'll include 2511 01:35:40,400 --> 01:35:42,480 Sheriff Hughes and Scott Harelson, Jeff 2512 01:35:42,480 --> 01:35:45,280 Merritt, folks who are impacted by 2513 01:35:45,280 --> 01:35:47,679 individuals that need these services. Uh 2514 01:35:47,679 --> 01:35:49,120 that may take a month or two. If you 2515 01:35:49,120 --> 01:35:51,040 guys give us kind of the the head nod, 2516 01:35:51,040 --> 01:35:51,440 uh 2517 01:35:51,440 --> 01:35:53,199 >> I was impressed with what I heard. Uh 2518 01:35:53,199 --> 01:35:55,040 we're short on services. I would 2519 01:35:55,040 --> 01:35:57,199 recommend that we go forward. And if you 2520 01:35:57,199 --> 01:35:58,960 need a motion, consider that one. 2521 01:35:58,960 --> 01:36:01,440 >> And I want to I'll support what ET said. 2522 01:36:01,440 --> 01:36:03,920 I was we discussed it and I think that 2523 01:36:03,920 --> 01:36:04,880 Yeah, 2524 01:36:04,880 --> 01:36:05,600 >> you need a vote. 2525 01:36:05,600 --> 01:36:06,800 >> I just need a head nod. I mean, if 2526 01:36:06,800 --> 01:36:07,840 that's something because well, I said to 2527 01:36:07,840 --> 01:36:08,719 bring the contract back. 2528 01:36:08,719 --> 01:36:10,639 >> Everybody was favorably impressed. At 2529 01:36:10,639 --> 01:36:12,159 least that was the impression I got. 2530 01:36:12,159 --> 01:36:13,520 >> I wanted to say a little bit more, but 2531 01:36:13,520 --> 01:36:14,960 they did such a good job. But one of the 2532 01:36:14,960 --> 01:36:17,040 things when we've met with their team is 2533 01:36:17,040 --> 01:36:20,080 their inclination to acquire property 2534 01:36:20,080 --> 01:36:21,840 here in Craven County. whether it's an 2535 01:36:21,840 --> 01:36:24,719 office, a house or two. They said 2536 01:36:24,719 --> 01:36:26,400 something and it really resonated with 2537 01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:28,239 me because we have such a struggle is 2538 01:36:28,239 --> 01:36:30,400 they want to focus on female 2539 01:36:30,400 --> 01:36:32,639 >> individuals here. We've tried for at 2540 01:36:32,639 --> 01:36:34,400 least half a decade to get somebody to 2541 01:36:34,400 --> 01:36:36,560 do that and they seemed interested. So, 2542 01:36:36,560 --> 01:36:38,400 I mean, if we could crack that nut, that 2543 01:36:38,400 --> 01:36:40,639 would definitely be a big win for us 2544 01:36:40,639 --> 01:36:41,600 all. So, 2545 01:36:41,600 --> 01:36:42,080 >> okay. 2546 01:36:42,080 --> 01:36:43,280 >> All right. So, we'll we'll proceed with 2547 01:36:43,280 --> 01:36:44,400 that and get back to the board probably 2548 01:36:44,400 --> 01:36:46,320 in October. My guess is we'll be back at 2549 01:36:46,320 --> 01:36:47,040 that work session. 2550 01:36:47,040 --> 01:36:47,840 >> That was all I had, sir. 2551 01:36:47,840 --> 01:36:49,520 >> Okay. 2552 01:36:49,520 --> 01:36:50,960 Commissioner Smith. 2553 01:36:50,960 --> 01:36:55,040 >> Um, I have I may be out of commission 2554 01:36:55,040 --> 01:36:59,440 for our first meeting in September 2555 01:36:59,440 --> 01:37:01,760 because I'm having surgery on the third. 2556 01:37:01,760 --> 01:37:04,639 I hopefully I will be back by the second 2557 01:37:04,639 --> 01:37:08,560 one, but I'm not sure. But I will be not 2558 01:37:08,560 --> 01:37:12,880 available for our first meeting. 2559 01:37:12,880 --> 01:37:15,040 >> Okay. Thank you. We we'll keep you in 2560 01:37:15,040 --> 01:37:17,040 our prayers and I hope that goes well. 2561 01:37:17,040 --> 01:37:19,119 >> Thank you. Okay, Commissioner Hunt. 2562 01:37:19,119 --> 01:37:19,840 >> No report. 2563 01:37:19,840 --> 01:37:20,880 >> Okay. 2564 01:37:20,880 --> 01:37:23,440 >> Um, in our proclamation of our consent 2565 01:37:23,440 --> 01:37:25,360 agenda, we did a proclamation of support 2566 01:37:25,360 --> 01:37:28,480 for Mr. John Thomas Barber's 75th 2567 01:37:28,480 --> 01:37:31,840 anniversary legacy. It is sad that the 2568 01:37:31,840 --> 01:37:33,920 school that he's that's named after him 2569 01:37:33,920 --> 01:37:36,960 is so old and and and really is in need 2570 01:37:36,960 --> 01:37:38,639 of replacement. Be nice if we can come 2571 01:37:38,639 --> 01:37:40,880 up with a better school to reuse his 2572 01:37:40,880 --> 01:37:43,199 name on. Okay. 2573 01:37:43,199 --> 01:37:44,320 >> Anything else? 2574 01:37:44,320 --> 01:37:45,679 >> No, that's it. 2575 01:37:45,679 --> 01:37:47,360 >> Question. Only thing I want to remind 2576 01:37:47,360 --> 01:37:48,880 the board, if you will put in your 2577 01:37:48,880 --> 01:37:50,560 calendars, Co City is having their 2578 01:37:50,560 --> 01:37:53,760 fireman's day on September the 26th, 2579 01:37:53,760 --> 01:37:55,679 uh 10:00 a.m. they'll have their parade 2580 01:37:55,679 --> 01:37:58,080 and uh they have extended an invitation 2581 01:37:58,080 --> 01:38:02,080 to this board to come and be a part. I 2582 01:38:02,080 --> 01:38:04,719 think that's it. I have nothing to 2583 01:38:04,719 --> 01:38:07,840 report. Uh commissioners, we're being 2584 01:38:07,840 --> 01:38:12,080 asked to go into close session. Um 2585 01:38:12,080 --> 01:38:17,510 pursuant to NCGS143- 2586 01:38:17,520 --> 01:38:21,189 318.11A4 2587 01:38:21,199 --> 01:38:24,000 to discuss the location or expansion of 2588 01:38:24,000 --> 01:38:26,800 industries or other businesses. 2589 01:38:26,800 --> 01:38:28,639 >> I move that we have a motion. 2590 01:38:28,639 --> 01:38:31,440 >> So moved second 2591 01:38:31,440 --> 01:38:33,119 take a fivem minute recess and we will 2592 01:38:33,119 --> 01:38:36,520 go into close.