[0:21] Okay, we're going to call this meeting to order. Thank you all for being here. We are going to start with an invocation from Commissioner Cain and followed by the pledge from some amazing for each student. So, Mr. Cain, would you be ready?

[0:43] We'll stand and let's pray.

[0:46] Father, we thank for this day.

[0:47] We thank you for each one in this room and for what they do to keep the county running

[0:53] in the community.

[0:55] We've got a group of four acres here as well, Lord, just thank for each one here.

[0:59] Just ask that as we go through this meeting today, Lord, and through the rest of the day

[1:03] in the rest of this week, that the things that we say and do are pleasing to you and

[1:07] are beneficial to the county and those around us, Lord.

[1:10] we just thank you for paying you two for,

[1:13] and then we'll break them in.

[1:15] All right, and so I have four age, four, four age people here.

[1:21] Jail would mind coming up and if you would tell us who you are,

[1:26] what school you go to and what rage you're in,

[1:30] what else, is there anything else you want to do?

[1:33] You don't want to perform any kind of act

[1:35] that the answer is something that matters.

[1:36] That's not later.

[1:38] Okay, we'll do it later.

[1:39] All right, but yeah, it's whenever you're ready to tell us who you are and we're great

[1:44] to know where you're school.

[1:45] My name is Jacob Clark, I'm in ninth grade and I go to school at Texco.

[1:50] My name is Robin Porter, I'm 17 years old, and I'm homeschooled.

[1:56] My name is Taylor Wood, I am in the ninth grade, and I'm homeschooled.

[2:01] I'm glad I got a great high school and I'm not a senior.

[2:04] off. Well, thank you all so much for being here. And now we're going to do the

[2:09] pledge allegiance. The state flag, and then we have one more going up to

[2:13] that, is that right? Okay, I don't know who's going to join in, but if anybody

[2:17] knows that I encourage them to join in. So whenever you're ready, lead us to

[2:21] the pledge and we'll join in with you.

[2:27] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United

[2:30] States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God and

[2:51] I love it. That made that much more special. Thank you all so much for doing that.

[3:06] All right, I'm going to come down there and pass out a couple of tickets and get the awesome some point

[4:02] Look

[4:05] at her first. She's been first.

[4:10] Okay. One, two, three.

[4:17] Look at those guys on the back.

[4:18] I don't know about them.

[4:19] Good luck.

[4:26] I tried.

[5:01] Okay, roll call. Chairman Bender here, Vice Chairman Lederwood, Commissioner Madrid, Commissioner Martin, Commissioner King, here.

[5:12] At this time, we're going to approve the agenda. Any changes to the agenda? Hearing none?

[5:21] Got a motion to approve. And a second, all those of favour, if I was saying aye, those both, same time.

[5:29] Okay, the agenda is adopted.

[5:32] Minutes approval, any changes to the minutes?

[5:34] Chairman, no changes to regular or a contingent.

[5:37] I mean, move to approve the motion.

[5:42] And a second, all those in favor saying if I was saying aye.

[5:46] Those both, same sign?

[5:49] Okay.

[5:49] At this time, we'll have a recognition of visitors and public input

[5:53] for which we'll actually be taking.

[5:54] Is there anybody here that would like to address the commission this morning?

[5:58] All right.

[5:58] Seeing none, we are going to move to proclamations and our first proclamation is declaring

[6:04] a day of remembrance and observance of the 25th Anniversary of 9-11-2001, we have Ms.

[6:09] Christian Price.

[6:13] I also want to introduce the city of Clovis City Clerk and it's actually my sister, Charlie

[6:22] She has recently started with the city and this has been her first project.

[6:28] So her first project with the city and my last word the county will be the 911 25th Anniversary Memorial.

[6:36] So we're excited to plan it together.

[6:38] And we are working together and we have a couple of things up our sleeve.

[6:44] And that will be unveiled tomorrow during the ceremony.

[6:46] So we're really excited.

[6:49] Whereas, 25 years have passed since the morning of September 11, 2001, when the ordinary life

[6:55] of a nation was suddenly broken by acts of violence that took the lives of thousands

[6:59] of innocent people and left a wound upon the hearts of millions.

[7:03] And whereas, on that morning, people who had begun their day as they always had going to work,

[7:09] traveling, serving others, saying goodbye to loved ones, we're confronted with the tragedy

[7:14] that none could have imagined.

[7:15] In the hours that followed, the true message of a people, measure of a people, was not found in anger or fear, but in the courage of those who ran toward danger while others fled from it.

[7:26] And whereas, the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, military members, public servants and ordinary citizens who responded that day, demonstrated a truth that history has taught us many times, that the worth of human life is revealed most clearly in what one is willing to sacrifice for another.

[7:45] And whereas, nearly 3,000 souls were lost on September 11, and countless families, friends, colleagues, and communities were changed forever.

[7:54] Their absence has remained with us through 25 years of birth days, in a birth series, holiday, holidays, and quiet moments when those who loved them remember the lives that should have continued.

[8:06] And whereas, in the years since that terrible day, we have learned that remembrance is more than looking backward.

[8:11] To remember is to accept your responsibility to carry forward the lessons of those who were lost, to recognize the courage of those who served and refused to allow hatred, fear, or violence to define the better nature of humanity.

[8:26] And whereas the City of Clovis and Curry County recognized that the passage of time does not diminish the significance of September 11, 2001.

[8:33] Rather, as the years pass, the responsibility falls increasingly upon those who did not

[8:38] witness that day themselves to understand what happened, to honor those who have given

[8:42] their lives and to preserve their memory for generations yet unborn.

[8:47] And whereas, the City of Clovis and Curry County will join together to host the 25th Anniversary

[8:51] September 11th, remembrance ceremony at noon on Friday, September 11th, 26th, in front of the

[8:57] Curry County Courthouse, gathering our community and quiet reflection to remember the fallen

[9:01] and to honor the courage, sacrifice, and service that emerged from one of the darkest days in our

[9:06] nation's history. And whereas we remember that beneath the boundaries of nation, profession, belief,

[9:12] and circumstance, we share the same human capacity for love, grief, courage, and compassion.

[9:19] The names of those who were lost remind us that every life is singular and precious and that the

[9:23] measure of a community is found in how faithfully it remembers and how willingly it cares for one another.

[9:29] Now, therefore, I've read Bender Chairman of the Board of Prairie County Commission

[9:33] do here by proclaim, September 11, 2021, says a day of remembrance in observance of the

[9:39] 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and call upon all residents of Prairie County

[9:44] to pause in remembrance of those who were lost to honor those who have served in sacrifice and

[9:51] to extend gratitude to the families and survivors whose lives were forever changed.

[9:55] That we remember not only the destruction of that day.

[10:00] We also, but also the acts of courage and compassion that followed. And that in remembering we choose not to preserve hatred, but to preserve the human virtues that tragedy revealed, courage, mercy, sacrifice, unity, and love of our fellow human beings. May we carry it, not as a burden of bitterness, but as a solemn duty to live with greater courage, greater compassion, and greater regard for the preciousness of every human life.

[10:29] Thank you all so much,

[10:34] outside, some amazing 4-H students, I think everybody in here could

[10:38] remember what happened on that day and where we were and it doesn't get in the easier

[10:43] 25 years later to stop and think about it, thank you all for your teamwork on this, we're

[10:49] excited to have you as a counterpart on the city, so this is awesome if you guys get to work

[10:56] the other on this. We're looking forward to tomorrow. Thank you.

[11:05] Okay, our second proclamation

[11:07] for National 4H Week October 4th through 10th, 2026, Candy Hudson.

[11:18] Good morning. How are you,

[11:19] guys this morning? Great. How are you? Excellent. Thank you. I wish you a better. I would like to

[11:25] introduce our 4H members that we have with us this morning. In October, October 4th through the 11th,

[11:31] We celebrate national for each week and to do so, we, we, our schedules this year kind of

[11:38] align differently and we're going to be gone for several different fairs and whatnot.

[11:43] So this week was the best week for us to come and present this with you guys and go ahead

[11:47] and do the proclamation.

[11:49] So I would like to introduce our members.

[11:51] They have a little bit to say before they announce the proclamation and go through that with

[11:55] you guys.

[11:55] So if you'll join us and listening to their stories, I would like to introduce Mr.

[12:01] Kyle Wood, Ms. Taylorn Wood, Mr. Jacob Clark, and Mr. Robin Porter.

[12:11] When I started with my 4-HP project, I was 9.

[12:14] I didn't know much about beef, just a few things I had learned from the family ranch.

[12:19] I had learned how to feed them and what was the supplements.

[12:21] I should give them what it takes to have high quality hair.

[12:25] I had to ensure that their water wouldn't freeze during the winners,

[12:29] while also making sure that they could stay cool,

[12:31] environment during the blazing summers.

[12:34] I learned through 4-H, I learned through the 4-HB project

[12:37] that there is so much more than caring for your animals,

[12:40] must advocate for them, as well as the people

[12:42] who are out there actually producing our beef.

[12:46] Now I understand that almost everything

[12:48] about this industry, I have actively pursued programs

[12:51] that would expand my knowledge beyond my family ranch.

[12:54] I've gone to Catelman's College,

[12:56] Ranch Management Camp, EQA, and attending several workshops.

[13:01] It's sending several workshops over the years to gain insight into the industry, but more

[13:06] than anything, I understand how important it is to advocate for this industry.

[13:10] I served on the NIMICCO state for H. Leadership Team both as a state for H ambassador as

[13:17] well as a secretary. Both years I was able to teach you about the beef industry and share

[13:22] the importance of beef in NIMICCO. I currently says in my scope how Bell's Beef Ambassador

[13:27] giving me the opportunity to advocate across the state for an industry I have this passion for.

[13:34] This project has taught me so much and brought me so much success.

[13:38] My officer, through my officer positions.

[13:41] I will say the icing on the cake was grinding out much of a career running grand champion.

[13:46] When

[13:50] I started for age, I was just learning the basics of everything that there was to learn.

[13:58] It was hard for me whenever I started because I was being brought there were several things being brought up to me, and I was very overwhelming.

[14:07] I tried many different projects with the goal of finding my own passion and purpose.

[14:12] As I got older, I found a love for 4-8, and I found it belonging through showing, showing, showing, or not, showing, jewelry making and leadership.

[14:23] Now, I am very involved in 4-H and I have found a passion for growing others in 4-H.

[14:31] Now, I am stepping out of my comfort zone to learn the skills to lead and teach others in their passions in 4-H.

[14:38] My heart is growing 4-H in Korea County because 4-H does not just teach us about making things.

[14:46] It grows as a person which I have experienced and has made me a better person and the person I am today.

[14:53] I am looking forward to the next four years in 4-H and how it will shape me even more.

[15:04] From young age, I love to talk. My parents have told me I would never stop as a toddler learning my words. They would kid that I would be an amazing

[15:12] greeter at the age of three at Walmart. I talk to everyone, I saw and introduced myself as Jacob Andrew Clark. Growing up, I would always be

[15:21] volunteered to talk in group projects or to answer a question in class. I would sign up to do plays in elementary school or to help by saying something at assembly.

[15:30] Then when I started my agricultural journey, I felt right at home in the speaking contest.

[15:35] For the past two years, I would be the first on the list to compete in any speaking contest.

[15:40] There were videos I would watch to hear how people spoke, emphasize certain words or sentences,

[15:46] and use hand gestures to make the point I was trying to make stick.

[15:50] I would study countless hours of professional speeches and political events to try and better myself.

[15:55] I would say at night memorizing and going over speeches with my parents just to make sure I would be ready.

[16:02] Well, all those nights of hard work genuinely paid off greatly.

[16:07] With the work from those long nights, I competed in prepared speech,

[16:10] partly pro club presentations and the leadership projects within 4H.

[16:14] Some contests went my way, others frustrated me.

[16:17] Regardless of the outcome, I had to keep pushing, keep working, and keep striving for excellence.

[16:22] that drive got me to where I am today. Today, I'm the Curry County chaplain who

[16:27] probably gave the prayer at the livestock sales here, a confident

[16:30] competitor, and in a developing speaker, I wish to continue my career in

[16:35] speaking into my adulthood. I would like to follow a career in politics, criminal

[16:39] justice, or even just speaking the crowds. I hope to inspire my peers or those

[16:44] youngers to never stop working and to step out of their comfort zone. I would

[16:48] like to show them that sharing their story could be just what someone needs to

[16:52] Hopefully, I can continue to compete in forage and possibly go on to be part of the state

[16:58] in national officer teams.

[17:10] 2026 National 4-H Proclamation.

[17:16] Whereas forage is an American's largest youth development organization supports nearly

[17:27] 6 million youth across the county and

[17:33] whereas for age is helping

[17:36] 2000 youth and career county to become

[17:39] competent independent resilient

[17:41] and compassionate leaders and

[17:46] whereas for age is delivered by cooperative extension

[17:49] a community of more than 100 public universities across the nation that provide experiences

[17:54] where young people learn by doing through hands-on projects, and the most important areas

[17:59] of health, science, agriculture, and civic engagement. And whereas national 4-H week showcases

[18:07] the incredible ways that 4-H inspires kids to do and highlight, to do and highlights the

[18:13] remarkable 4-H youth and curry county, who work each day to make a positive impact on those

[18:18] around them.

[18:21] And whereas 4H of nearly 500,000 volunteers and 3,500 professionals provide

[18:27] carrying and supporting mentoring to all 4Hers, helping them grow into true leaders,

[18:34] entrepreneurs, and visionaries.

[18:42] All right, I apologize. Therefore, be it resolved that I, Brad Binder,

[18:48] Courier County Chairman do here by proclaim October 4th through 10th,

[18:52] 2026 as National 4 H Week throughout Courier County and encourage all of our citizens to

[18:57] recognize 4 H for the significant impact that have made and continue to make by empowering

[19:03] youth with the skills they need to lead for a lifetime.

[19:08] I want to just say really quick that it takes a ton of courage to get up and speak in any

[19:15] especially in front of a lot of people sitting in chair staring at you and I don't

[19:19] how much time y'all've had with public speaking, but you all did a fantastic job and

[19:24] I want you all to know that public speaking doesn't get easier, it's the nerve that

[19:28] go in and you can always tell that you have it no matter what everybody has it no

[19:32] matter whether they say they don't. But y'all did a fantastic job. I did not know

[19:37] looking at the gender that I was going to come in and be blessed by you all today

[19:41] and your courage and come up doing this. So I am delighted. Thank you so much.

[19:47] Vice Chairman, you start on 4-H? Yes. I have shared a little bit here in the fair that

[19:52] we have welcomed everybody, but 4-H is to me as a huge deal for Kirk. I mean, for you,

[19:58] Everywhere just

[20:00] You're speaking, I mean, leadership, growth, the things you've learned what we do, and it's not always about what

[20:06] we just learned right here today, so it's not always about a voter, a lamb, or a pager, or whatever

[20:13] cow, but it's about speaking, it's about sewing, it's about learning, it's about life,

[20:20] just

[20:20] living life, it's about things you can do every day, and it is learned through this, and it's just

[20:26] But the public speaking, I mean, we have a very good friend here who now is the president

[20:32] of a bank that he won speaking contest at Nationals in FFA.

[20:38] Who now is one of our city leaders, but it's just due to the passions that we have.

[20:44] And I think that through 4H and FFA too, but it allows you to grow, because I mean, I was,

[20:55] I

[20:56] I can speak a lot, I get to, I'm now a Bible study teacher, I get up and it's okay, but at one

[21:06] time it was not, I couldn't do it, but understanding that for each is if people, if our

[21:11] whole community would understand just what for each has to offer the sides, farmed stuff, it's

[21:18] just like, and that's what I think what for each, I would still remember, yeah, I did remember

[21:24] I play to my head to clear, I do remember the places and it was very important and I pray that

[21:31] this county would discontinue to grow its voice project.

[21:36] Thank you. Thank y'all so much.

[21:38] I'm going to come down there. We're going to all do a picture here for a proclamation. If y'all

[21:41] am I, thank you. We have a nice gift for you

[23:05] all.

[23:09] And before I forget, Mindy and Candy, thank y'all so

[23:12] for your direction guidance and leadership with this and putting this together really

[23:16] do appreciate y'all. I think y'all burned a bag of doughnuts yourselves. If commissioner

[23:20] came, it allows it. No, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. Thank you. Thank y'all.

[23:26] Appreciate you.

[23:59] All right, consent agenda items list below are recommended by the County

[24:02] Manager for placement on the consent agenda. These items are placed on the agenda, so

[24:05] the commission by unanimous consent and designate those routine agenda items that they

[24:10] to be approved or acknowledged by one motion. If any proposal does not meet what they approve

[24:15] of all commission members or if I said since I request that item will be heard when reached

[24:19] in the regular agenda. Any changes to the consent or any questions on the consent agenda?

[24:28] Okay. Move to place items one through eight on consent.

[24:34] But a motion and a second roll call please. Vice Chairman Litherwood. Yes. Commissioner Martin.

[24:42] Commissioner Kane. Yes, Chairman Minder. Yes.

[24:49] Right motion to approve in a second.

[24:52] Uh, roll off please.

[24:54] Commissioner Martin.

[24:55] Commissioner Kane. Yes. Chairman Minder. Yes.

[24:58] Vice-chair Minder. Yes.

[25:00] Okay, that takes us to our action item number one, action on order to impose the 2026 property tax rates. We have Pam Kelly with us, Kelly.

[25:15] Chairman Bender, commissioners, it's that time of year again.

[25:21] I didn't write down what page on the packet. The tax certificate is at, but you will need to impose taxes this year.

[25:32] And with that, I'll stand for any questions you have.

[25:42] Well, first of all, I had a couple questions.

[25:46] You know, and not to last year, last year was a much better year.

[25:51] I believe we go back two years ago.

[25:54] We had a little bit of an issue with checking on all the entities for approval.

[26:01] If we recall, there were some emails that, you know, one email, wrong email, some calls, no call back.

[26:07] And we want to make sure that every was every entity contacted and give it a valid response.

[26:12] Every entity was contacted and responded.

[26:16] Every entity was contacted and responded. Okay.

[26:19] You have that on.

[26:21] The last question I have is kind of gaged around the school district.

[26:26] Are there going to be some tax changes for those residents in the school districts because I know what they the schools did approve the new construction of the new high school?

[26:35] And so there's going to be some property tax change with that if I'm if I'm correct I wanted to make sure we we clarified that now.

[26:44] So in accordance with next year we're going to see that we are sir.

[26:51] the Colvus tax rate went up about 10% this year and that was basically due to the

[27:02] Colvus schools raising their rates by two mil.

[27:09] Hey, we know what's going to happen.

[27:13] There's going to be a lot of phone calls and we just need to make sure that the record

[27:17] show is that was that that went through the vote on the elections, even though they were declined

[27:23] on on both of the subsequent and I forget what that that was just to keep the maintenance

[27:30] piece in line even though that that that failed we have this new construction. So the

[27:35] idea is it's going up. Yes sir. 10 percent. Yeah. We expected it to go up a little

[27:42] for two reasons first, because I did not raise values this year. And second, because this

[27:48] was the first year that veterans were able to claim the exemption for their percentage

[27:56] disability. And you will see some slight variations in the tax rates as you go down the

[28:05] different categories there, but really the only big difference in the tax rate from last year

[28:12] to this year was the Clovis schools.

[28:16] Okay.

[28:18] All right.

[28:19] Are you sure?

[28:20] Do you have any questions?

[28:23] Mr. Martin.

[28:24] And just this said in towards you at all, but you'll at tax rate or basically a penalty for

[28:31] and property is what we're voting on today and then to hit the city of Clovis to school

[28:39] district with 10% on top of that. It's a big ask of landowners property homeowners business owners.

[28:48] And then when you have BFA that won't even take the time to certify that what they're

[28:53] us to enact for them is correct that there's a lot of questions on why we're even assessed

[29:04] with doing this. I question it every year and my vote usually is no big in this year basically

[29:13] because there is no rhyme or reason to why we do this to each other especially if you have a state

[29:19] that will not back it up, and has basically tried to put the blame back on the county if something's wrong.

[29:30] We're going back and they're again saying this isn't you, you're just the person in that part.

[29:35] And we're at the mercy of the state.

[29:39] The commission doesn't set this right.

[29:41] Our assessor doesn't set this right.

[29:43] The state sets it forth.

[29:46] And I just want that on the record.

[29:48] Thank you.

[29:50] Sam, do we have any, any clear direction, any more from the DFA on the questions that we're

[29:56] asked previously?

[30:00] No, sir. The DFA and my opinion right now, they're trying to cover themselves, but we have not had any meetings yet to work out the problems that started back in July.

[30:21] Okay, and based on what Commissioner Martin just said,

[30:25] what do you have any opinion in the direction that we're proposing here?

[30:35] Chairman, I

[30:39] agree with most of what Commissioner Martin said, except for this,

[30:49] I don't look at taxes as a penalty for owning property.

[30:56] I look at then as a blessing for living in the United States,

[31:05] we live in a country where

[31:08] nobody shows up at our door with a gun and says, give me your property.

[31:18] We come before

[31:20] governing boards and we make decisions,

[31:28] we decide what roads are going to be worked on,

[31:32] What we want to do together as a community and so that's to me is what taxes me.

[31:42] Now I agree that DFA is trying to get out of the responsibility of setting tax rates.

[31:51] And they've sent out letters saying, don't blame us.

[31:55] But that's just bureaucratic nonsense.

[32:00] It's a new staff and they don't know how to write a letter basically.

[32:09] So I agree with Commissioner Martin on that, but it's just all the same.

[32:19] And they're testing, you know, they're testing the waters to see where we fall, right?

[32:22] I mean, how far do they go with it?

[32:25] And it's sad that we've gone this long with that same question.

[32:32] Pending.

[32:33] Commissioner Jal, anybody else have anything like that?

[32:36] So two things, Sam, one, when it go back to the City of Clovis taxes going up, have we,

[32:44] I mean, I know it wasn't our election, it wasn't our deal, but like Brad said,

[32:51] We're going to either we or you or or these guys sitting right here, somebody, there's going to be phone calls coming if if we've done something to be proactive to make sure that people understand that this is coming because here in a couple of months it's coming and that's when you're going to get them so so that's one question I guess I'll let you answer that and then I'll ask another one well I don't know if my job or any of our jobs to speak for this the school system.

[33:23] They should be the ones telling the public and educating them.

[33:28] I mean, I don't mind telling the public, I don't mind speaking before any of it.

[33:35] But all I can tell them is the school system raised their rates by two males.

[33:43] Now, the school system is not very good, but in my opinion, about communicating.

[33:50] But all I can do is stand up here and tell you why the taxes are going up.

[33:57] I don't really disagree with you most of that and it is kind of their deal and I guess

[34:03] I was kind of just getting that said again, stated here.

[34:08] But I guess as long as you're ready for it because school or not, you're going to get the phone

[34:14] calls.

[34:14] So the second thing is, on this page 58, not 85, there's a letter here, and it's the DFA deal.

[34:25] It's already been covered, but it says that they're not going to verify and stand with this.

[34:35] I mean, they're not even back in their own deal here. So my question is what happens if we don't pass this?

[34:41] What's the ramifications if we don't pass this?

[34:43] If you don't pass this, we don't collect texts, and you don't have money to spend.

[34:50] That's basically what it comes down to, Commissioner.

[34:59] Perfect.

[35:00] I'm sorry.

[35:11] You have anything that you would weigh in on this, in your opinion, and what direction we need to look here?

[35:18] I'm in vendor commission. You have, this is one of the things the state requires you to do. You have to instruct the assessor to impose the order.

[35:30] You have to do this as a procedure process to collect property taxes if you don't county can operate.

[35:37] And as a result of that, you're impacting all of the taxing.

[35:43] Did you have any other questions regarding any of this or anything that we missed?

[35:48] Chairman Benjamin Commission, I don't believe so.

[35:50] If all the taxing entities have approved their rates and they agree with them.

[35:55] I think you have no other choice but to approve.

[36:01] Okay. I will say this. One of the best responses we've had since I've been here,

[36:09] Texas Coast Schools. I sent out the email on a Thursday evening, maybe. Or I don't remember.

[36:20] The next morning I got an email from Texas Coast Schools saying, I've sent your email

[36:27] onto our bonded visor, they have replied everything looks good.

[36:33] I wish every entity would do that and send us that type of response.

[36:43] I want to point them out.

[36:46] And I'm glad you did.

[36:47] I would encourage, in fact, I think if we go back to years ago to our previous comment,

[36:52] I was just as frustrated with the lack of communication on those that we did in the

[36:56] the right phone number on the lack of urgency because it's a requirement for us to do our job properly and you

[37:03] to do your job properly that we need those responses were not just expect them but we require them.

[37:09] So thank you for doing that. That's that's great news.

[37:12] With that, I'm going to make a motion that we approve the action order to impose just 26 property tax rates.

[37:21] But motion in a second, all those of the favors going to fight by saying aye, aye.

[37:27] Those opposed, same sign.

[37:29] Okay.

[37:30] We are approved.

[37:31] Thank you, Mr. Kelly.

[37:32] Thank you.

[37:35] Motion to enter.

[37:36] Indigent Board.

[37:39] Motion in a second, roll call, please.

[37:41] Commissioner Martin.

[37:43] Commissioner King.

[37:45] Chairman Minder.

[37:46] Yes.

[37:46] Vice Chairman.

[37:47] Yes.

[37:48] Mitch Baja, how do you handle these?

[37:50] Chairman Bender and Commission, we can do the first four items as one motion and then the last item by itself.

[37:56] First is LaCosta Medical Plains for the month of February 2026.

[38:01] Two claims for two patients.

[38:03] $210 was billed recommending approval at $136.50.

[38:08] Next is LaCosta Dental claims.

[38:10] This is the second partial report for the month of June 2026.

[38:15] This one claim total amount bill, $411 recommending approval at the amount of $267.15.

[38:22] Next is LaCosta Demo claims for the month of July 2026, three claims for three patients,

[38:28] total amount bill, $554 recommending approval at $360 in 10 cents.

[38:35] The last one is LaCosta medical claim for the month of July, two claims for two patients,

[38:40] total amount, build 210 recommending approval. I think amount of $136.50.

[38:48] Okay, a motion to approve

[38:50] intelligent claims 1 through 4. Thank you. All those in favour, say to five by saying aye.

[38:57] Aye. Those vote same sign? Okay. Chairman Binder and Commission, the last is claims

[39:02] Replains Regional Medical Center. We had eight claims for eight inmates total amount,

[39:07] billed with 49,546 and 47 cents recommending approval at 32% which is 15,854 and 87 cents.

[39:19] Move to approve. Second motion. Second, all those of favorites in 5 by saying aye.

[39:27] Those opposed same sign. Motion to exit into your board. Second motion. Second all those

[39:35] favor, see if I'm by saying hi. Hi. Those are both same sign. Okay. Do you have

[39:42] your agenda items? Anybody have anything they would like to add to the next

[39:45] agenda, which comes out. I believe tomorrow.

[39:51] We've got a meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m.

[39:53] So our agenda will be released on the time tomorrow, nothing.

[40:00] And we have some from yesterday. We have a few project requests for next Tuesday. We're now okay. And then we'll have some following in October as well.

[40:14] Okay. Okay. With that, we are adjourned.

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