[0:08] Did you want to speak during elected updates?

[0:13] » You're looking at me. >> Mhm.

[0:14] » For what? >> Elected updates. Did you want

[0:17] » you want me to do a short one? >> If you if you if you you like Yeah, we

[0:22] can. Okay. A lot going on. >> Okay. Good. Love that.

[0:26] » Nothing exciting.

[1:07] Good. >> Right.

[1:10] » We're up. >> Yes. So, I'm I'm recording it. We're

[1:13] also going to record back here just in case.

[1:15] » Okay. All right. I will go ahead and call this

[1:20] meeting to order. is 601 on 8:25. And uh before we stand for the pledge of

[1:27] allegiance, I just kind of explain what we've got going on here in terms of

[1:29] tech. Uh so our spectrum internet has been spotty at best going in and out. So

[1:35] we're doing this as our backup in case we need to upload the entire video uh at

[1:41] after the meeting. Um so with that, we ask that you stand for the pledge of

[1:45] allegiance, please. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[1:51] United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation

[1:56] under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[2:04] Okay. Uh amendment and approval of the agenda.

[2:10] Um, I have one amendment to re remove uh D from proclamations and

[2:18] presentations that was expected to be on Zoom which it doesn't look like we'll

[2:23] have capabilities for and I don't have anything to add. No me.

[2:30] » Okay. So, I'll make a motion to approve the amended agenda.

[2:35] » Second. All right. Uh, any further discussion? No.

[2:38] » No. Okay, I call for the question. Commissioner Coper. Hi.

[2:42] » Commissioner Hollinger. >> Yes.

[2:43] » And I as well. All right. [clears throat]

[2:46] Next up is proclamations and presentations. And we begin with

[2:50] Constitution Week. Yeah. Come on.

[2:57] Yeah. You want to use that microphone? [laughter]

[3:00] » Okay. Good evening, commissioners. On behalf

[3:07] of the Cape Sebastian chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, I

[3:11] want to express our deepest gratitude for officially proclaiming Constitution

[3:16] Week here in Curry County. This proclamation is more than just a formal

[3:21] gesture. It's a vital reminder of the enduring brilliance of our nation's

[3:26] founding document. For over two centuries, the Constitution has

[3:30] safeguarded our fundamental liberties. It serves as the bedrock of our republic

[3:36] and our local communities. Our chapter is dedicated to promoting historical

[3:41] preservation, education, and patriotic citizenship. Your recognition of

[3:47] Constitution Week directly strengthens that mission. It encourages everyone in

[3:52] our com community to reflect on our shared heritage and responsibilities.

[3:58] As a token of our appreciation for your leadership, we have a small gift for

[4:03] each of you. I will be giving you a pocket copy of the Declaration of

[4:07] Independence and the United States Constitution. In addition, we have

[4:12] copies for anyone in the audience who would like one. All of you. Becky Ross

[4:18] will be giving out those copies. if you'll just take one from her or raise

[4:21] your hand. We hope these serve as an inspiration as you continue your vital

[4:27] work for our county. Thank you once again for your time, your service, and

[4:32] your support of Constitution Week. >> Thank you. Thank you.

[4:40] » Thank you. Thank you very

[4:46] good ones. >> Yeah.

[4:48] » Yep.

[4:51] » Okay. Now, would you like the formal reading

[4:55] of the resolution? >> Yes.

[4:57] » Okay. [laughter] Uh is there any volunteers? Does anybody

[5:03] would like to read the resolution? I'll read it. Okay.

[5:08] In the matter of resolution proclaiming September 15th through the 21st as

[5:13] Constitution Week. Whereas the Constitution of the United States of

[5:17] America, the guardian of our liberties embodies the principles of limited

[5:21] government in a republic dedicated to rule by law. And whereas September 17th,

[5:27] 2026 marks the 200th and 250th anniversary of the framing of the

[5:32] Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional

[5:35] Convention. And whereas it is appropriate to accord official

[5:40] recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary and to the

[5:45] patriotic celebrations which will commemorate it. And whereas public law

[5:50] 915 guarantees the issuing of the proclamation each year by the president

[5:55] of the United States of America designating September 17th through

[5:59] September 23rd as Constitution Week. Now therefore, be it resolved that September

[6:06] 15th through the 21st is proclaimed as Constitution Week, and our citizens are

[6:12] asked to reaffirm the ideals the framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by

[6:18] viligently protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian

[6:22] of our liberties. >> Thank you.

[6:25] » Thank you. you uh do you do you I so I happen to have a

[6:31] framed constitution in my office. Did you want to do a picture uh with the

[6:35] board? >> Yeah.

[6:37] » Okay, I'll go get it right now.

[6:46] I haven't

[7:00] the actual Constitution Day, September [snorts] 17th, but that whole week is

[7:05] Constitution week. So, we'll be giving these. I'm going to be going around to

[7:09] all the schools in BY and make sure that every kid in grade 7 through 12 is one.

[7:15] » How long have you been doing this? >> Oh go myself for constitutionally here.

[7:21] I think boy about 3 four years. Yeah. >> Yeah. [clears throat] I'm I'm only here

[7:26] half a year. I'm I'm a fire bird. I start in Arizona. When he gets 100, I

[7:30] burst into [laughter]

[7:34] » Okay.

[7:38] » I love it. >> Yeah. You want to You want to pull that

[7:41] out front? >> Okay.

[7:42] » Yeah. Oh, you got

[7:53] » your left shoulder.

[8:02] » Matt, where are you? >> There you go, Matt.

[8:04] » Thank you, Matt. >> Sorry.

[8:16] Thank you.

[8:24] [clears throat] >> Okay.

[8:26] Next up is little substance restriction

[8:31] presentation and body prevention.

[8:38] Thought we were going to get a a a guest appearance

[8:42] by Joel, too. He may be here. [laughter]

[8:48] » Good evening, commissioners. I appreciate the time to speak with you

[8:52] this evening regarding unrestricted substances that are being sold in Curry

[8:55] County. I would like to acknowledge that nationally, August, is substance use

[8:59] primary prevention month and this week, August 24th through the 30th, is

[9:03] overdose awareness week. So, it is pertinent for this conversation tonight.

[9:07] Dear investigator Hensley and I have spent a lot of our years in this

[9:11] community and want to see it thrive. We understand that the presentation

[9:14] tonight, while brief, has a lot of information that may be a stepping stone

[9:18] to a bigger conversation with a lot of potential outcomes to make the county

[9:22] safer and healthier as a whole. In September of 2025, Curry County

[9:26] Prevention brought tall cop Germaine Galloway to provideformational

[9:30] presentations to the county residents regarding these concerning substances.

[9:34] After he conducted a community canvas of what was available in our county, these

[9:39] substances were found at what he called an alarming rate for our size and

[9:42] demographics. I would like to start by presenting on three main topics. Then

[9:47] nitrous nitrous oxide and canned air andratum and TNT.

[9:56] Um, also just a introduction, Curry County Prevention is

[10:01] funded through the Oregon Health Authority for Prevention and Education

[10:04] on alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, problem gambling, and the indoor clean

[10:08] air act. Our free programs and resources are available for both adults and youth

[10:12] in our community and aim to promote health and wellness one step at a time.

[10:17] Phenet is a synthetic drug that acts like a tranquilizer, not a natural

[10:21] supplement, and is marketed as a stress reliever or a sleep aid. It was

[10:25] developed in Russia as a prescription anti-anxiety medication since it

[10:29] depresses brain activity like bzzoazipines

[10:32] such as Valium or Xanax. Fenibet is not FDA approved. They ruled it as not

[10:37] lawful dietary ingredient and have issued multiple warnings letters to

[10:42] vendors. Despite this, fenibet can still be found in gas stations and vitamin

[10:46] stores. The side effects of fenibet include sedation, sleepiness, nausea,

[10:51] irritability, agitation, dizziness, euphoria, headaches among several

[10:55] others. Dependence and withdrawal are common with this drug, and regular use

[11:00] can lead to tolerance and severe withdrawal. Agitation, hallucinations,

[11:04] tremors, and seizures, often requiring hospitalization.

[11:08] Overdose can produce marked central nervous system depression, including

[11:12] unconsciousness and even death. Mixing fetibet with other depressants,

[11:16] sedatives, opioids, anti-vulsants, um, or alcohol is extremely dangerous.

[11:22] Prolonged use of fenibet, particularly in high doses, can put you at risk for

[11:26] fatty liver disease and is and a disease that has abnormally high number of

[11:31] specific type of white blood cells in the blood or tissues. While the FDA has

[11:36] determined that feta is not approved for human consumption as a drug or a dietary

[11:40] ingredient, to date, the only US state with any legislation regarding this

[11:44] substance is an isab. Alabama has classified fenibet as a

[11:49] schedule 2 controlled substance since 2021. Around the world, Hungary,

[11:53] Australia, Lithuania, and Italy have banned fenibet due to the serious health

[11:58] risks and mislabeling of the product fenibet. Curry County Prevention

[12:02] requests that the Curry County Commissioners ban this product from

[12:05] being sold over the counter in Curry County for the health and safety of

[12:09] their constituents.

[12:12] Next is nitrous oxide and canned air. I'll have Joel come up here and join me

[12:20] for that one. Um, nitrous oxide, also known as whippids and or galaxy gas,

[12:26] original purpose was for of as a food processing propellant for whipped cream

[12:31] and culinary use that unfortunately turned to being used for illegal

[12:34] recreational drug use. This is referenced in OS167 808. And in Oregon,

[12:40] a first offense is classified as a class C violation with subsequent offenses

[12:44] escalating to a class B misdemeanor. The inhalent is an increasingly popular

[12:49] recreational substance, particularly among young people as a lowcost and

[12:53] currently somewhat legal substance widely available online, grocery and

[12:57] convenience stores, gas stations, and head shops. Despite warnings from health

[13:02] officials, nitrous oxide is being sold in large colorful canisters with fruity

[13:08] flavors, which may be appealing to young people.

[13:11] A new Oregon law requiring age verification ensuring nitrous oxide

[13:15] buyers are at least 18 took effect January 1st, 2026. The Oregon Poison

[13:20] Center has seen a spike in cases involving nitrous oxide misuse, showing

[13:24] 15 cases in 2023 to 56 cases in 2024. When broken down by exposure, it is

[13:30] predominantly higher for intentional in the 20s versus unintentional, which is

[13:35] less than 10. Nitrous oxide abuse can and canned air abuse can cause damage to

[13:41] the parts of the brain that control thinking, movement, vision, and hearing.

[13:45] Cognitive abnormalities can range from mild impairment to severe dementia.

[13:50] Chemicals that are inhaled rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream and very

[13:54] quickly distributed to the main to the brain and other organs, slowing crucial

[13:58] functions of the systems in the human body.

[14:02] Dependent on the level of abuse or use, there can be a slight stimulation

[14:06] ranging to the loss of consciousness and more. Experience of experiences of

[14:13] intoxication can resemble those attributed to alcohol which can include

[14:16] slurred speech, inability to coordinate movements, euphoria, and dizziness.

[14:21] After prolonged or heavy use of inhalance, users can feel drowsy for

[14:25] extended periods of time and experience headaches as well as weight loss, muscle

[14:30] weakness, disorientation, inattentiveness, lack of coordination,

[14:34] irritability, depression, damage to the nervous system and other organs, and

[14:38] even potential death. When walking into local retailers, you

[14:43] will likely see large nitrous oxide canisters, some as tall as 2 feet, in

[14:47] bright colorful packaging with brand flavors such as tropical punch, Red

[14:51] Bull, vanilla cupcake, cotton candy, and others. When you Google why is nitrous

[14:56] oxide flavored, you receive the answer that it makes that it masks the metallic

[15:00] taste of pure nitrous oxide, making it more palatable for users. If this

[15:05] product is against the law for inhaling recreationally, why do we need to have

[15:09] it be flavored or sell it at places such as corner markets, head shops, gas

[15:13] stations, and liquor stores? These products should only be purchased at a

[15:16] culinary restaurant supplier for the intended use. Not only should the count

[15:21] canisters be sold at certain suppliers, but the other accessories, which are a

[15:26] part of the process for inhaling as well. Most of these products are sold

[15:30] for as little as a dollar or you can buy a large pack for $30 to $50 depending on

[15:34] the quantity. Our local Gold Beach nonprofit one bag at a time advise that

[15:39] they pick up pick up bags full of these products regularly.

[15:44] Um, Curry County Prevention's request for the Curry County Commissioners is to

[15:48] help make our county safer by regulating where these products can be sold, such

[15:51] as culinary and restaurant supplier stores and online, which will eliminate

[15:55] over accessibility and make it less likely for it to be in the hands of the

[15:59] youth of our community. I'd also like to invite Joel up here to

[16:04] uh talk about canned air because the nitrous oxide topic dovetales into

[16:09] canned air and the potential to have regulations much like the nitrous oxide.

[16:15] » Hi Joel Hensley. Um 27 years the law enforcement um currently I'm the

[16:19] district attorney investigator. Um, and so when I was chief here in Gold Beach,

[16:25] uh, one of my first days of working had a overdose call of an individual in town

[16:28] that was overdosing on canned air. Inside the vehicle was like, I remember

[16:33] I had 30 empty canned air containers along with several nitrous oxide

[16:36] containers. Um, that per that person needed medical intervention to be to

[16:42] survive. So I started looking into this saying what why why are we selling these

[16:46] items and who is getting these items? So with the nitrous oxide, um I found that

[16:52] uh there's uh predominantly in Gold Beach, there's two shops that do sell

[16:55] it. Um it's in large containers. It amasses a whole wall in one store and

[17:00] quarter of it in the other store. Uh and there is no regulation. If there is a

[17:06] 10-year-old walking down the street with one of them, there is no law that

[17:08] prevents me, allows me the authority to take it away. They have a pack of

[17:11] cigarettes, I can take those away. Um granted the state has taken away our g

[17:15] chance to give him a citation but um I have no authority to take that item from

[17:19] this child. Um I talked to uh the state senator uh David Brock about this year

[17:25] ago when I was at Rotary. He believed it was going to be fixed in the upcoming uh

[17:28] legislative change which took effect January 1. It did not. It only addressed

[17:32] who can buy it. It doesn't address who can possess it. So I agreed that it

[17:37] should be a a highly restricted item in Curry County. I went around to all the

[17:42] bakery shops, all the restaurants, coffee stores, and anyone I can think of

[17:46] that would possibly use um the propellant and their product. No one

[17:50] here purchases it from either one of the store here in town. They either go to a

[17:53] culinary supply shop or they actually use um ready whip that's already

[17:58] prepared from like a quad or something. Um so on canned air, I I I can't find a

[18:05] logical reason for that to be sold because even in the product to be used

[18:08] as inhalent is a crime. So, it doesn't make sense. We have a product that even

[18:12] if you take it, unless you're going to use it in actual whipped cream container

[18:16] dispenser, it's a crime to use that item. Um, on canned air, I'll be honest,

[18:20] I had there was an individual in town um that whenever that person would be using

[18:25] it, if she just was holding on to it or if that individual was just holding on

[18:28] to it, I couldn't do anything. I had to wait until that person used it in in a

[18:32] manner it was not intended for. They'd have to place it in their mouth,

[18:36] actively use it in front of me for me to take police action. Um, sometimes that

[18:39] did and unfortunately involve force because that person was actively hurting

[18:43] themselves and actually committing a crime in front of me. Um, that that

[18:47] person is uh uh I don't know if they'll ever be the same honestly. Um, so the

[18:53] canned air as chief I was able to go around to all local retailers, find out

[18:57] who had it for sale, who didn't. Found out a lot of our hardware stores and

[19:00] markets, they buy it because they need it for their computers and stuff. Um,

[19:04] but they all agreed to tuck it behind the counters except for a couple of

[19:07] those retailers. I found they just jacked up the price to $16 a can. So,

[19:12] they're still selling these items at 3:00 in the morning. They're selling

[19:15] these items to whoever can buy them. And unfortunately,

[19:19] there's no computer emergency that needs a a bottle of cander at 3:00 a.m. that I

[19:24] can think of. If it does, it probably requires a fire department. So, um I

[19:29] can't I am excited that juvenile prevention is taking this on and pushing

[19:33] this forward. I was hoping to get some sort of um city ordinance when I was

[19:37] chief to prevent these items from being sold in Gold Beach. I can't speak for

[19:41] Brookings. I can't speak for Port Orford, but it's just because our local

[19:45] retailers care about what's going on or most of them that they put these items

[19:50] off the counter. So, um, if we had some sort of regulation on it, Canada Day,

[19:56] um, it won't be sold between this hour and this hour. Nitrous oxide, I honestly

[20:00] can't think of a a reason to have that allowed in our county. Um, I know it

[20:04] does hurt, uh, commerce in in a fashion, but but at what?

[20:11] So, I think that's about it, but um, offline, I'd be more than happy to talk

[20:14] to you individually about um u how this stuff can be used, how it's used, how

[20:19] there's stuff on Amazon to buy it. It's crazy.

[20:23] I do. [clears throat] Are you going to hang around for a bit so we can ask

[20:25] questions? >> Okay.

[20:27] » Yeah, I have some questions too, but I'll let you finish with your last one.

[20:33] » And TNT, cuz they kind of go hand in hand. Um,

[20:36] » what's it what's it called? What's the second part called?

[20:38] » Teptine. >> Tape.

[20:41] » Teen. >> Tapine.

[20:44] It's uh T I A N E P T I N E. >> Okay.

[20:50] Um so comes in several forms including powder, plant capsules, tablets,

[20:56] liquids, gum, resin and drug patches. The identity, purity levels and quantity

[21:01] of these substances are uncertain and inconsistent and they pose a significant

[21:05] adverse health health risk to users. Is currently used by over 1.5 million

[21:12] Americans over the age of 12 to self- treat various conditions.

[21:17] mimics the opioids currently problematic for abuse, addiction, and lethal side

[21:21] effects, and that the substance can be legally purchased by adults 21 and older

[21:24] in the state of Oregon. The recent law change makes it 21 and older to

[21:28] purchase, but the law lacks any compliance and regulation on the

[21:32] products. Retailers register with the Department of Revenue to sell the

[21:35] product. However, no one does compliance checks to confirm retailers are selling

[21:39] approved products and not selling them to underage buyers. Many of the products

[21:43] packaging is advertised as a dietary supplement, natural, herbal, organic,

[21:48] for relaxation or for focus, leading to the consumer to believe that they are

[21:52] safe to consume. These products are not FDA approved, and the FDA has issued

[21:57] warnings in regarding the dangers and risks in using these products. As of

[22:02] October of 2025, related products are fully banned in six

[22:06] states: Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Vermont, Louisiana, and Wisconsin.

[22:11] Washington DC has also banned. In January of 2026, the Legislative

[22:16] Analysis and Public Policy Association published summary of state laws which

[22:21] provides a resource for jurisdiction by jurisdiction describing each law

[22:25] currently in effect. As of April 2026, 30 states in the District of Columbia

[22:30] have some form of regulation, mostly driven by concerns about product

[22:35] quality, age restrictions, and public safety. The CDC reports that after

[22:40] analysis of 2015 to 2025 national poed poison data system there was

[22:46] approximately a,200% increase in cratom related exposure

[22:51] reports from 258 in 2015 to 34 to over 3,400 in 2025 including a mark surge in

[22:59] 2025. Out of these reports for the time period, 233 deaths were linked to linked

[23:05] toratom use with 184 involving multiple substances. The CDC found that cratom

[23:11] abuse leads to agitation, irritability, high heart rate, nausea, drowsiness, and

[23:16] high blood pressure. Health risks found inratom abusers include liver damage,

[23:21] psychosis, seizures, weight loss, insomnia, heart high heart rate,

[23:26] vomiting, poor concentration, hallucinations, and potentially death.

[23:30] When discussing the current opioid crisis, nlloxxone or narcan is brought

[23:33] up because it can save a life during an opioid overdose. However, withratom

[23:37] there are some complications to this rule.

[23:40] Complex pharmarmacology alkoids make it uncertain how nlloxxone or narcan would

[23:45] react to the opioids withinratom. This is an area of ongoing study and research

[23:50] and the answer is not readily available as to how the two products fully

[23:53] interact with each other. Looking at our local retailers in Curry County, many of

[23:58] them sell at least one form of cratom. Most sell more than one. They are

[24:02] bright, colorful packaging, fun, cool designs, fruity flavors, and look much

[24:06] like candy, energy drinks, or soda. They are usually placed close to the register

[24:10] in optimal view for all of those who enter, including youth who may not know

[24:13] it as a drug due to misleading labels and packaging.

[24:17] TNT is being sold in gas stations and vape shops under names such as Tiana,

[24:24] Zaza, Neptune's Fix, TD Red, and Pegasus. TNT is a synthetic chemical

[24:30] with no recognized medical use in the United States. It is a non-FDA approved

[24:34] anti-depressant. Much likeratom, TNT acts on the same brain receptors as

[24:39] opioids, which explains why people can quickly develop cravings, tolerance, and

[24:43] withdrawal symptoms. This drug is being called gas station heroin and is just as

[24:47] dangerous. States across the United States have reported people arriving in

[24:51] the emergency room with severe drowsiness, confusion, seizures, and

[24:55] breathing problems after using TNT products.

[24:59] Labeled as energy shots, mood boosters, neutropics, or focus enhancers, often in

[25:04] bottles or blister packs that are small and colorful, making them seem safe and

[25:08] fun to adults and youth. They are not sold behind the pharmacy counter. They

[25:12] are sold on shelves near vapes, CBD products, and energy drinks. The FDA

[25:16] warns that tinptine is being sold illegally as a sub as a supplement and

[25:20] is not approved anti-depressant and as it has no recognized safe use in

[25:24] over-the-counter products. Much like any other drug that is dangerous, tinptine

[25:29] has many side effects such as confusion, slowed reaction time, dizziness, nausea,

[25:33] heavy drowsiness, mood swings, anxiety, stomach pain, and trouble sleeping.

[25:38] Using these products leads to craving, urge to increase dosage to reach a

[25:42] desired high, withdrawal symptoms, addiction, and potentially death. Some

[25:47] additional high-risisk situations would be combining this drug with other drugs

[25:50] such as alcohol, bzzoazipines, or other sedating depressant drugs. 10 states

[25:56] across the country, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky,

[26:01] Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia have made TNT a schedule one substance,

[26:05] which is the highest classification for substances.

[26:09] Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee have TNT defined as a schedule

[26:12] 2 substance, and Maryland has banned the retail sale of the substance outright.

[26:17] Curry County Prevention's request for the Curry County Commissioners is to

[26:20] help make our county safe by regulating where these products can be sold, such

[26:24] as 21 and over establishments. Due to little or no regulation or

[26:29] compliance from the state at this time, this county regulation would be able to

[26:33] minimize the view and purchase to 21 and over, keeping it out of the hands of

[26:37] youth. [clears throat] Excuse me. This

[26:40] regulation would be a huge step for us as Oregon navigates this trend and

[26:44] enacts laws to regulate these substances.

[26:50] We also

[26:53] um in the packet I had included um the opioid overdose in Oregon report for

[26:58] 2025 and the DEA's press release regarding 70 and related substances from

[27:03] July 1st 2026 which 70 and related substances are related toratom and TNT

[27:10] um to showcase the serious risks these substances pose and the spikes in use

[27:14] distribution and overdoses that have actually surpassed heroin,

[27:18] methamphetamines and fent fentanyl in the most recent years in our state and

[27:22] country.

[27:25] » Thank you very much, Christine. >> Sorry again.

[27:29] » Yes, a lot of >> Thank you a lot. A lot. And you've been

[27:32] working on it a long time. I'm very very grateful.

[27:36] I was able to go to the top hop thing last last summer. It was super duper.

[27:40] That's when I got turned on to this. I use that figuratively, that term, but

[27:46] I'm very grateful that you're here and and and Joel, too. Thank you for

[27:50] stepping up. >> Yeah,

[27:52] » absolutely. >> So, I know that Cuz

[27:57] um very similar um you know, in terms of county

[28:03] regulations. Now my and and and they have some they have a template that

[28:09] they're utilizing for this as well. Uh which I think would be I think we should

[28:15] probably get our our hands on to see what that looks like. Um yeah, a lot of

[28:21] this is just ready uh ready fire aim. I mean it was like 110 right when it made

[28:26] it you know they had no no differentiation between ages. So what

[28:31] became what a violation for an adult automatically just became a violation

[28:35] for a child which a lot of people still hadn't wrapped their heads around that

[28:39] it was essentially a violation for a kid to have meth but

[28:44] » but in MIP to have a can of beer >> right it was it was more more regulated

[28:49] to have marijuana or alcohol than or even nicotine at the time

[28:54] » uh than it was to have methamphetamine or cocaine or

[28:58] » heroin. >> Heroin.

[29:00] » Yeah. So um many don't really that that still didn't set on people.

[29:06] What I saying is is there I want to leave it there.

[29:11] But one thing that I understand is we can create a stronger rule but we cannot

[29:16] reduce a current rule. Right? That's kind of the

[29:21] the standard. So in essence then one thing that I would look at is can we can

[29:28] we can we create a new age requirement for possession

[29:35] » right as opposed to since it was completely overlooked right and so that

[29:40] that way we have like for nitrous >> the the ability to then not allow youth

[29:46] to just walk around. Um I I I nitrous is whippets have been around since whipped

[29:53] cream, right? That's where it got its name. Um I I mean I had a I had a a

[29:58] friend in high school who passed away from that. Um you know doing that in a

[30:03] hot tub and passed out in a hot tub and that was it and his life was cut

[30:07] completely short you know and um so I understand how these things can have

[30:14] » I would just offer though with whippids though that took a lot of time.

[30:18] » It took a lot of whipped cream [laughter]

[30:20] » whipped cream where now they are literally selling these things and

[30:24] they're like 2 liter bottles. They are like little nitrous cylinders you saw

[30:27] from the cars from 19 1990s and the early 2000s where everybody had nitrous

[30:31] in the car. That's what they look like. >> Yeah.

[30:33] » And I am I guess pleasantly shocked that we

[30:37] haven't had an affixiation case from some brands being used in a car. I've

[30:41] heard of it happening back east. >> Not here yet. But I I'm just shocked

[30:45] that it hasn't because the quantities are just they're enormous and I imagine

[30:48] the cost is not high. >> Right.

[30:50] » So sorry to interrupt. >> No, I mean it's the reason why I went

[30:53] right I discovered this. It's like this is this is scary stuff.

[30:57] » Are there any new talks uh regarding any changes for this upcoming legislation

[31:02] » regarding these? >> Um kind of the legislation meetings are

[31:08] coming out like they'll be towards the end of September. Um I plan to be a part

[31:13] of those conversations. Um but right now >> they're all on break. It's

[31:17] » kind of um >> every county for themselves. Yeah,

[31:22] » but that's a good place to be because it allows people like you to go out and

[31:26] point and show how other counties can get this done. And and I think that's

[31:30] especially good that we've got Joe here who's been looking at how to do this at

[31:34] the uh incorporated area level here in Gold Beach. That was my next question.

[31:38] So, like, you know, if we put a county ordinance around this

[31:45] um does cuz some things impact the city and some

[31:51] things don't, right? So, I'm I'm curious is would it only impact retailers that

[31:57] are in the count in the unincorporated areas or would it

[32:05] » Yeah, that's a we have to look into it. We definitely look at when we talked to

[32:08] Commissioner Alhorn in the past. Um he was under the impression it might only

[32:13] affect the outside county area then unincorporated until the city's adopted

[32:19] the county's ordinance. Yeah, I think that's the case.

[32:22] » So he was hoping that I could put the cart before the horse and push it

[32:25] through there. But you know, life of the small town chief gets busy and I

[32:29] unfortunately could never that point. But I think if if we have this

[32:33] opportunity for the county to take it present it, you know, I think it

[32:37] presents well. I think it's easy to understand. I think uh it's easy

[32:40] information. The information um that has been put together is amazing and it's

[32:43] easy to read and it's not boring. So I think we can get it done

[32:47] » and it's important >> and it's very important. There's another

[32:49] county doing it. I think all the counties it will become state webs.

[32:53] » It will. Yeah. >> Yeah. So um let's let's give a cous. It

[32:59] was their public health division that was prov they were actually doing their

[33:02] presentation I think tonight on their ordinance. Let's see if we can't get a

[33:06] copy of that ordinance. See how we can restructure it to be you know for us or

[33:12] does may not need it and let's prepare um the conversation.

[33:17] » Okay. >> Yeah. Um I yeah I was fully prepared to

[33:21] you know take this to a workshop or if we needed to we need more time or

[33:26] anything like that. >> Workshop would be really really

[33:30] beneficial if we do one um probably first we do on the first Wednesday of

[33:39] September.

[33:42] That would be our workshop date. The first se first Wednesday of September.

[33:46] That gives us I mean that gives us time it gives us a week um to to get the

[33:51] information from coups to just basically a template in front of us to consider um

[33:57] would that would that work that work with you guys?

[34:01] » I know that's fast. >> Want me to be part of Absolutely. I

[34:06] » Yeah, I would. That would be great. Can we do one at like 2:00 with a workshop

[34:10] at 2:00 on next Wednesday? >> Absolutely. Okay, let's uh Does that

[34:15] work with you? >> September 2nd. We have uh we currently

[34:21] have an meeting at 2. I've got a meeting at 2:00 with

[34:27] ODF. You want to do it um early like 11:00? We could do 11:00. Does that

[34:33] work? >> I have to do fingerprint testing.

[34:36] » Okay. On at 11:00. Okay. Um but >> I should be done by noon. We want to do

[34:42] a lunchtime. Yeah, that's workshop. Fine with me. Works for me. Does that work

[34:46] for you? Cool. >> Let's shoot for that then. Noon on

[34:51] Wednesday. We'll uh we'll bring this discussion and

[34:54] start to formalize some ideas. >> Perfect.

[34:57] » Okay. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you.

[34:59] » Thank you very much guys. Okay.

[35:04] Um next up is public comments. [snorts]

[35:10] Um, first up is Ruth Dixon. First,

[35:17] » as many know as Mother Nature. >> Oh my god. [laughter]

[35:23] I still I will walk through Fred Meyer and I get chased mother [screaming]

[35:28] nature and I'm like, >> how did they remember that?

[35:31] » Um, so for county was supposed to go. >> Yeah. thought it was for

[35:38] I I I totally apologize. Oh, you heard for and mother nature. I thought it was

[35:44] supposed to be. >> So, thank you that Thank you for that

[35:50] goalie.

[35:54] Good catch.

[35:59] Okay, I apologize. camp name. Yeah.

[36:03] » Uh last year's sea anemone which the kids had

[36:07] » not enjoy. >> But I agree. I get it all the time, you

[36:10] know, after camp in the >> Oh, that's classic.

[36:14] » In the store and their parents are very confused about why their child is

[36:18] yelling at some adults. [laughter]

[36:22] Um I will tell you though, there is nothing

[36:26] more intimidating than mother nature. Listen,

[36:31] you don't mess with mother nature, >> right? That's what I told

[36:34] you. >> Absolutely.

[36:37] » All right. Um, it the stage is yours. >> Thank you. Um, good afternoon and thank

[36:44] you to the board of commissioners for this time to talk about the

[36:47] accomplishments of our youth at the county fair this year. My name is M.

[36:51] Sheremy. I am the 4 program coordinator for Curry County and I'm incredibly bl

[36:56] proud to be so remain in the 4 program. The county fair is the pinnacle of the

[37:02] year. It's the place where the kids get to show everyone what they have been so

[37:06] diligently working on all year. We're very lucky that not only our livestock,

[37:11] horse, and static project kids get to do so, but our shooting sports participants

[37:16] as well. The shooting sports portion of the fair

[37:19] took place the 12th through the 17th of July, the week preceding the county

[37:23] fair. The youth participated in every discipline that Oregon for shooting

[37:28] sports has to offer. Muzzle loading, trap and fiveand shotgun, archery, air

[37:34] rifle and pistol, 22 rifle and pistol, western heritage, and western homestead,

[37:40] which you can see here is part of our western heritage portion. Um, so the

[37:44] kids get to pick a persona, they do research, um, especially looking at, um,

[37:50] specifically in Western heritage, it's the journey to the West Coast, right,

[37:55] the exploration and the Oregon Trail. Um, so it's a lot of pride in our state

[37:59] that we get to bring to the national level and national shooting sports um,

[38:04] as other states have um, replicated and also participate in Western heritage. Um

[38:11] and you'll see especially what they're shooting is um often referred to as

[38:15] cowboy action shooting. Um so they shoot uh 22 pistols, 22 rifles, and then

[38:21] shotgun at the end um to reactive metal targets, which is incredibly fun. Um and

[38:26] the kids do an incredible job. Um and I competed in in high level shooting

[38:33] sports um both in through 4, uh growing up in Kentucky and then in college at

[38:39] the University of Nebraska. Um, I have to say cowboy action shooting when I get

[38:43] to participate is by far one of the most, you know, heartpounding, funnest,

[38:48] uh, I think shooting events you can participate in. So, it's a really great

[38:51] that we get to offer our youth that opportunity to experience it, to work on

[38:55] those skills, to do the research it takes to build their personas, um, and

[38:59] learn about Oregon history, um, and the place that they call home.

[39:05] Yeah. So, the shooting sports um portion of the fair took place the 12th through

[39:09] the 17th, the week before our county fair. Um, and it was all across the

[39:15] county as well as um going down into um California to access ranges as well as

[39:21] up um to the Bandon um shotgun sporting clay club where they got to shoot trap

[39:26] uh and five stands. So, some of our pictures there of the kids in action. Um

[39:31] it's always great to see their accomplishments. Um for them this is

[39:35] where they get to have a lot of fun and try some new things as it um follows

[39:39] their state shooting sports tournament um that's held in June up in Salem well

[39:44] the Salem area um of the state. Um this year we had several of our kids qualify

[39:50] for nationals once again. Um Abby Kapitzky also qualified as the first in

[39:55] Oregon history um for muzzle loader and will be representing

[40:00] Oregon in Nebraska next summer. Um, so we're very very proud of her and her

[40:04] accomplishments. So we continue to send kids to nationals. Um, it's certainly a

[40:08] great pride of mine to be able to brag to my colleagues in the state to say,

[40:13] "Oh yeah, those are my kids." Um, and year over year get to say we send kids

[40:17] from Curry County. Um, which many people don't necessarily expect from us. So I'm

[40:22] always glad to prove prove otherwise. So, um I also, uh want to highlight, um

[40:30] our incredible volunteers, especially with our shooting sports program, um and

[40:34] especially Matt and Monica Thompson. Um because without them, without their

[40:39] support, their effort, their time, their labor, their care, and love of these

[40:42] kids, um these opportunities wouldn't happen. We wouldn't have the shooting

[40:46] sports portion of the county fair. Um let alone the strength of the shooting

[40:51] sports program we have in the county. Um, and truly without volunteers as a

[40:56] whole, 4 wouldn't exist. Um, and so I'm always continuously

[41:01] thankful for them, their work, their energy, especially for those who stay

[41:04] with our program as their kids age out.

[41:10] Also, this year, um, very happy to report that our horse program has

[41:14] continued to grow. Um, we had many new kids join this year as well as return.

[41:19] Um, which is really exciting to see that start to come back. Um, especially

[41:23] growing up, I grew up in Kentucky, as I mentioned, so horses and being around

[41:27] horses is certainly meaningful to me. Um, I think they teach a lot to people

[41:31] as a whole, but especially to our youth. Um, and especially with how hard it is

[41:36] to train, to work with your horse, to build those relationships, um, to trust

[41:40] it as you ride. We have incredible kids um full of really hard work, dedication

[41:47] um and empathy um which you have to have when working especially with our horses

[41:50] but any animal or livestock creature. Um and again I really want to highlight our

[41:56] volunteers who work with that program who lead our horse club um who's Mariah

[42:00] Roberts and Mary Molton and then Mariah Roberts was our horse superintendent

[42:04] this year. I think really helped execute a great um horse portion of the county

[42:08] fair as well.

[42:15] some more of our wonderful kids in action. We were able to this year hire

[42:19] um a professional photographer to help us capture the day and the week. Um and

[42:23] so a lot of these um photos are his um and we're able to secure the rights to

[42:28] them and also then share them for free with all of our kids. um so that they

[42:32] get some really nice memories especially parents, friends, you know, get to see

[42:37] in the highlight and the pinnacle of what these youth um are working towards

[42:41] all year. This year we also saw growth um in

[42:46] almost every species that came into the barn in terms of livestock. Um

[42:51] especially in our sheep projects, our lamb projects um saw a really big growth

[42:56] which looking at the you know agriculture of the county is really

[42:59] great especially from our north county folks. Um the history of sheep and lamb

[43:04] farming uh here in the area. Um we hope to continue to um highlight that

[43:10] specific part of our agricultural history. Um, we have a lot of interest

[43:14] um from the community this year coming up to our kids asking questions um

[43:19] getting more involved and that's also um what I'm always proud of the kids to

[43:23] when they do um and being in that barn is you know standing there and speaking

[43:28] to the public about their projects you know shaking hands saying hi um often

[43:34] times too when you get to know them they can be very quiet um you know very

[43:39] reserved kids but then when they get out there and they start talking about their

[43:43] projects, you just see them light up. Um, they care about them. They are so

[43:49] passionate. Um, I mean, you see it in their faces in the ring and that

[43:54] absolute dedication, that narrow focus in what they're doing, their attention

[43:58] to the judge, to every singular detail about their animal. Um, and then of

[44:03] course it's always fun though to see when they get out of that ring, the

[44:06] relief they have, the happiness, um, to be able to get to spend the week with

[44:10] their friends, make new ones, um, show off. And that's what I want them to do

[44:15] is be able to use the county fair, um, to highlight the hard work they've done,

[44:20] to show off what they have, um, because they really have dedicated a whole year

[44:24] of work, um, towards these projects. So um we had over 70 kids this year

[44:31] participate at the fair um out of almost 100 in our 4 program as a whole. So it's

[44:37] really good in terms of you know percentage to participate. Um and we

[44:42] also had over 700 entries so individual entries for projects. So each kid can of

[44:49] course um enter different projects. So both in terms of livestock shooting

[44:52] sports as well as our static exhibits. Um, so if you did the rough math, it's

[44:58] almost 10 entries per kid, which is up um 150 total entries from last year,

[45:04] which is really great to see and says to me, you know, not only are these kids

[45:08] coming back, they're trying new things. Um, and they're exploring and they're

[45:12] adding to their repertoire. They're adding to their knowledge and their

[45:15] skill base. um which again is you know overseeing the 4 program is all I could

[45:20] hope for is that they continue to learn to grow to advance to find their

[45:25] interests um and that's what I want to give them the opportunity to do

[45:31] and it's been really great to um I say as I like to tell anyone my favorite

[45:36] part of the fair is getting to talk to the kids right again finding out what

[45:41] they're interested in um and seeing them grow year over year So seeing this is my

[45:47] second fair uh overseeing this year and even just in that short time seeing the

[45:52] growth and the development of youth who came back and who have participated in

[45:55] the barn to see them mature um to see them gain knowledge and confidence in

[46:00] themselves is really really incredible. Um, and I'm very excited to continue to

[46:05] see that uh over the next, you know, however many years I'm lucky enough to

[46:10] be their for program coordinator. Um, [clears throat] to see them grow, to add

[46:13] to their knowledge, and to really build that confidence. We allowed a really

[46:18] great leaders in the barn. Um, young leaders who have those skills, have

[46:22] those abilities. Um and so I definitely um moving forward

[46:29] collecting them wanting their opinions. How do we make things better? You know,

[46:32] what do you want out of this program? And what resources can I provide you to

[46:36] continue to um help you improve and and set you up well for your next stages in

[46:41] life? So, um say you'll see our livestock

[46:48] judge here, um Justin. He had a lot of really great things um to say about our

[46:54] kids as well. Certainly proud of them as well. He's come back and and been our

[46:59] judge for a couple of years. Um I was very excited to see that knowledge base

[47:04] increase in kids um and to see their development as a whole.

[47:12] We also had some really incredible static projects this year. Um, and so

[47:17] static, um, as we define them in 4 is is essentially everything else, um, outside

[47:22] of livestock, shooting sports, and our horse projects. Um, not that those are

[47:26] any less. I think they're a really incredible part of our program and what

[47:30] I want to develop more, especially because it, as like to say, encompasses

[47:34] anything the kids can think of. Um, so that's STEM projects. Um there's options

[47:40] to collect specimens, uh local specimens. You can collect bugs,

[47:44] insects, you can do science projects, build rockets, um build Lego robots, um

[47:50] to show off, you know, your engineering skills. Um we also have, you know, all

[47:56] the creative parts and the industrial parts of our static project. know any of

[48:00] the creative arts, uh, fabric, um, our knitting, our sewing, um, jewelry

[48:05] making. We have a lot of really great, um, crafters, uh, in our youth. Um, we

[48:11] have, uh, let's see, over 20 exhibits, uh, as we speak, actually getting set up

[48:17] at the state fair right now, um, that were chosen as the best of the best of

[48:21] our county, uh, to represent us. Um, and so I think that's especially special

[48:26] because it shows not only their talents and their

[48:30] abilities, but the rest of the state gets to see, you know, what incredible

[48:34] youth we have, what incredible, um, creative minds and industrial minds we

[48:38] have. So, um, some of those, uh, projects are welding projects,

[48:43] woodworking projects. Um, we have, uh, several writing, um, samples that are

[48:49] going, baking, um, food preserving. Um we have several uh pieces of jewelry um

[48:55] and original art that have been sent. Um so it spans the gambit of what the youth

[49:00] are interested in. Um and last year I was very lucky to help set up at the

[49:05] state fair in the 4 hall and got to see the Oregon public as a whole take in our

[49:11] youth um and comment about how excellent they were and how well our our kids

[49:18] specifically did in their projects. Um, and so to stand and hear that and hear

[49:22] them complimented certainly is um, brings a lot of pride, you know, to me.

[49:27] Um, and I'm incredibly proud of our kids and should bring a lot of pride to our

[49:31] to our county as well. Um,

[49:37] of course, you know, we always have our fun moments with our animals or goat

[49:42] that has uh eaten too much grain and and decided to take a nap in his bucket.

[49:48] [laughter]

[49:50] And especially, you know, looking at you say our Grace is an awesome example, but

[49:54] you know, and these kids love and care for these animals. Um, they grow huge

[49:59] connections to them. They dedicate and so much time and energy and care for

[50:03] them. Um, and I mean if you were to do that with any other steer, you know,

[50:08] good luck. >> You know, anything,

[50:11] you know, those relationships, you know, often times, especially our

[50:15] sheep, you know, kids will come in and and

[50:19] it's uh they're woolly dogs. Um, they'll follow them around their homes um in

[50:23] their pastures, always wanting attention and care. when you walk through the

[50:28] livestock bar and almost all of them, especially the sheep, goats, are always

[50:32] looking for pets or snacks and um are ready for attention. So,

[50:37] kids work incredibly hard to make us very proud. So,

[50:42] um and I am infinitely proud of them. Um and it brings a lot of joy to me to do

[50:48] this work. So, um I want to end by thanking all of my superintendent. uh

[50:54] without them these shows wouldn't have happened. Um uh Nicole Wells, our

[50:59] educational program assistant, and I are two people to run an entire 4 program in

[51:03] the county. So again, it all goes back to the volunteers and the people who

[51:07] step up and support this program um and make it happen. Um really want to thank

[51:12] our club leaders for guiding through this past year. Um an incredible group

[51:17] of kids um who from week to week are the ones who actually do the work with them.

[51:21] I get to see usually the finished product and as much as I can make it to

[51:25] meetings and and try to see the kids throughout the year, but our leaders and

[51:29] our volunteers are the ones who are on the ground hands-on working with them.

[51:33] Um, and I want to thank their their parents of course um for providing them

[51:37] that opportunity and their friends for supporting them. our local supporters

[51:41] and our community members who came and showed up to our livestock shows, who

[51:46] came and saw the static exhibits, um who have opened their property as well to um

[51:52] our shooting sports uh county fair. So without our local community supporters,

[51:57] this program also wouldn't be as successful as it was.

[52:02] And I want to say just again how proud I am of all of the kids in our 4 program.

[52:08] They continuously surprise me. They're always teaching me something um and

[52:12] inspiring me. Um and for that I will always be grateful. Um each and every

[52:18] kid um I get to work with I truly how I feel about is I get to work with these

[52:24] kids. It's an honor to be in this position to help guide our our youth

[52:30] into the next stages of their life to help them build the skills they need to

[52:33] be successful. Um, and I truly think the youth we have in this program are some

[52:38] of the best um, across the state, across the nation. Um, and certainly some of

[52:43] the best kids in our community. Um, and for that, you know, I'm very glad

[52:50] that we have the support um, for the 4 program and for OSU extension as a whole

[52:55] um, to be able to provide those opportunities for these kids to make the

[52:58] memories to get the skills, the abilities, to build the connections that

[53:02] they have. So, um, and I just want to thank you again, um, for all the

[53:07] support, for the opportunity to share with you how well fair went this year.

[53:11] Um, and I hope to bring you more updates, um, especially as we tomorrow

[53:16] morning kick off our, uh, adjusted um, uh, camp for this summer. Um, and, uh,

[53:22] be able to report back on on that success as well. So,

[53:26] » thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

[53:31] How many kids in the program? 101 what? >> Um this year we had um

[53:36] » uh just about 100. >> Okay.

[53:38] » Um between as we say our 9 to 18 year olds which are full members and then our

[53:43] clover buds as our junior members. So 5 to 8 year olds. And so we offer those

[53:48] two developmental age brackets um to provide different opportunities for

[53:53] their interests and then yeah how long their attention spans are.

[53:57] » Right. >> That's awesome. Thank you very much.

[54:00] » Of course. Thank you. Thank you for making a change for these kids.

[54:03] » Yeah.

[54:10] » Okay.

[54:17] So, I'm going to take a couple seconds before I go into my role to say that

[54:22] before tell us who you are. I'll introduce yourself.

[54:26] Uh [laughter] my name is Ruth Dixon and I'm here

[54:28] tonight uh to talk to you briefly in my role as coordinator for the Curry County

[54:32] Community Organizations active in disaster. Long name I didn't ask for it.

[54:36] I don't like it. But real quick back on 4 and talking about M. My mother was a

[54:41] 4er in Curry County. I grew up as a 4er in Curry County. My kids did. Hopefully

[54:45] my grandkids will be there soon. watching in when I go into the barns and

[54:49] I watch him with the kids playing games, dancing in the aisles, the things that

[54:54] are happening in Curry County for are truly building the youth that we look

[54:58] at. I see a young man over there that was a camp counselor for me back in the

[55:02] day, right? And there were a few times, let me tell you, that mother nature

[55:05] about unleashed, but I see him today as a young man that's part of the community

[55:09] that's actively working to make things better. And so shout out to Curry Forge

[55:14] because I left it after 9 years due to a family health issue and that was

[55:18] probably the hardest thing I've ever done in my life and I'm helping at camp

[55:22] tomorrow and and I can't wait to it's 4 built who I am today making me realize

[55:28] that community service is vital and so shout out to so but I'm here today in my

[55:35] role as co-ad coordinator and so September if I'd have thought about this

[55:39] ahead of time September is National Preparedness Month and the theme this

[55:43] year is Americans stand ready and if I next year I'll be ahead of the game and

[55:48] we'll get you to declare uh National Preparedness Month in September for

[55:52] Curry County. We'll get that declaration done because I think the recent fire in

[55:57] Gold Beach and the recent events that we've had really show that our community

[56:02] comes together in the chance of an emergency and a disaster through the

[56:06] month of September. Um, the Craig County co-ed will be posting emergency and

[56:10] disaster preparedness tips and information on our social media and I'm

[56:14] going to send that into you guys. Maybe you can share it on your page. Um, and

[56:18] the goal is to show that Curry County is united in working for emergency and

[56:24] disaster preparedness both in education during the event and resiliency

[56:29] recovering afterwards. And I focus on everywhere from kids education up to

[56:34] working with people with aging and disabilities, pet preparedness. Um I

[56:39] managed when I worked for 4, I managed the um Czechov fire livestock evacuation

[56:45] for 21 days and slept next to pigs for most of that. Next time we'll have a

[56:50] better plan for that. But it really showed me that the community will come

[56:55] together, but education is key. And so, um, I just want to ask that as we move

[57:02] forward into the month of September, um, as I share these things out on our

[57:06] Facebook page and our website for you guys to share them out. And if you have

[57:11] any, um, need for emergency and preparedness classes, myself and my

[57:16] community partners um, are happy to come teach and hand out some freebies and

[57:20] just help us all be a little bit more prepared because it makes things a lot

[57:24] less stressful. >> Thanks. Thank you.

[57:32] You even got walkoff music. Next up, Jennifer White.

[57:44] » Hello. >> Hi.

[57:45] » So, I'm Jennifer Wright. I'm the current Curry County Republican Central

[57:51] Committee Chair. And I wanted to talk about two topics. one and I'm so

[57:56] excited. I didn't even know this was going to be on here about 4 cuz I was

[57:59] actually a 4 allstar when I was in you know IU and I would go to the fair and

[58:06] the fair meant so much to me and everything and so I just wanted to thank

[58:10] the commissioners because um we were able to participate in the fair this

[58:16] year our group and I wanted to just thank you both all for your support and

[58:20] allowing us to be there for you the commissioners to know that no matter

[58:27] what, everyone should be able to participate in the fair, no matter who

[58:31] they are, what they believe, what they represent. So, I just wanted to thank

[58:35] you all for taking that action that was needed to make it us to be allowed to be

[58:40] there. It was very important to me cuz I just love the fair and so excited about

[58:44] the fair every year. And so, I was glad that we could be there. And um I wanted

[58:48] to just also express that it's really important that the commissioners have

[58:53] oversight and input into how the fair is run. So I just wanted to be here to to

[58:59] support you all in that endeavor. And [snorts] then finally, if you're

[59:04] listening to me either recorded or tonight, I just wanted to remind

[59:08] everyone since I am the Republican chair, that the election in November is

[59:12] very important and that everyone should vote or everyone should vote no matter

[59:16] who you are. And that you can visit our website uh curry county republicans.org

[59:23] um and you'll find information there about the candidates that we have

[59:26] endorsed which are Coker, Boyce, Brocksmith, Drezen, and the Spain. So, I

[59:32] just wanted to again just thank you for the support for the fair. Um, I love the

[59:37] 4 program. I'm so happy about that. And I had sheep and rabbits and arts and

[59:42] crafts and did all my mom was a leader and so it's great. I love seeing all of

[59:47] this. I wasn't expecting that tonight. So, thank you very much.

[59:50] » Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Next up is James Wisen.

[1:00:05] » [cough] [clears throat]

[1:00:07] » Hi, I'm James Mortonson. Uh, thank you commissioners for listening to me. Uh,

[1:00:11] been a resident of Gold Beach for about 5 years. Uh, love it. Glad I moved here.

[1:00:17] I kind of feel bad cuz everything's been on the high. Everybody's got positive

[1:00:21] stuff, great stuff, and I'm going to kind of complain a little bit. Um, we

[1:00:26] have a great great salmon fishing experience here on the Ro River. It's

[1:00:31] probably the best I've ever been around and I fish it all the time. Um, I'm also

[1:00:37] a commercial fisherman. So, today I've got commercial fisherman fishing, sorry.

[1:00:43] We have a we have a a problem in the Rogue River. Um, one, we don't have

[1:00:48] Coast Guard. Two, we have no marine patrol. I have

[1:00:54] never seen any marine patrol, whether it be state, county. Um, we do have a jet

[1:01:00] ski out there once in a while. Um, not really sure what their purpose is. And

[1:01:05] we have a sealine patrol. We really have nobody out there monitoring for safety

[1:01:11] or any of that stuff. And from a commercial standpoint, it's difficult

[1:01:15] getting back into the bay for these two months. Um, it's it's it's a challenge.

[1:01:22] um a safety challenge at that. Um they don't leave any room for us to navigate.

[1:01:27] Our boats don't draft as shallow as theirs. Um but we understand we got to

[1:01:34] share this waterway. It's 2 months. It's great for the community. Brings a lot of

[1:01:39] revenue in, but it's a safety problem. And I'm going to give you one example. I

[1:01:44] came in last week and it was fogged in. I do have radar on my boat,

[1:01:50] so I knew where they were. had to cross a sketchy bar, which they were pretty

[1:01:54] much sitting on it anyways. Um, they didn't have any nav lights on.

[1:02:00] Nobody had nav lights on. A lot of these guys have captain's

[1:02:05] licenses. How do they not know that? This is just

[1:02:09] one example. And we don't have anybody out there monitoring this for

[1:02:15] safety. And we need that help. It's dangerous out there. our our bar is one

[1:02:21] of the most dangerous in the state of Oregon. Uh we didn't get dredged this

[1:02:26] year. Um the shoring is terrible. Um but we do appreciate the fisherman, don't

[1:02:33] get us wrong, and and the revenue they they bring, but there needs to be a

[1:02:37] little bit of sharing the waterway. Um Gold Beach, I got on the Coast Guard's

[1:02:42] uh and Noah's website, is designated a a narrow channel. Um, and in a narrow

[1:02:49] channel, you've got to uh travel on the starboard side of the

[1:02:55] channel in and out. Um, technically salmon fishermen, they're not classified

[1:03:00] as fishermen because they can move. Um, they're not running

[1:03:06] long lines, according to the Coast Guard. So, they should be trolling on

[1:03:10] the starboard side and trolling back on the starboard side.

[1:03:15] I'm not going to ask them to do that. Um cuz I know the fish are here. That's

[1:03:20] where they're at, but they don't leave much room for us. Um I've been cut off,

[1:03:24] almost hit coming in. And I am one of the guys out there, too. So, I'm not

[1:03:29] going to say I'm not guilty of doing what going on out there. Um

[1:03:35] but something needs to change. Somebody's going to get hurt. And we

[1:03:38] lost people last year, uh coming across the bar. Um, I mean I mean the other day

[1:03:44] I just saw some guy jumping boat to boat to boat trying to land a fish and it's

[1:03:49] on Facebook. So um you know we need we need some help and I know we got a

[1:03:55] sheriff with a boat. Um so >> and we got state patrol with a boat and

[1:04:00] every time I see them come out they head up up river. There's 100 boats in that

[1:04:05] harbor that need that he managed. So we're asking you for your help. Um,

[1:04:10] we're all trying to follow the Coast Guard rules. We're all trying to share

[1:04:13] the waterway. Um, we just don't know what to do. We We

[1:04:18] talked to the port commission a little bit last week.

[1:04:22] We're asking you guys for help. We were hoping the sheriff would be here at a

[1:04:27] commission meeting, but obviously he's not. So, we're looking for help. I'm not

[1:04:33] sure. Anyway, >> anyway, it it's dangerous

[1:04:37] » and and our boats, you know, coming in. I mean, this morning I tried saying up

[1:04:42] against the jetty, which I'm coming in on the port side, which is

[1:04:45] [clears throat]

[1:04:48] not the right direction. That's the only way I can go. And then I got to cut back

[1:04:51] across before it gets shallow. Um, I mean, our boats are drafting 3 ft, you

[1:04:56] know, while we're going slow and >> and that's empty. This today I was

[1:05:01] loaded a few hundred lb. >> [snorts]

[1:05:03] » Good. >> Yeah, it was good. It was a good day.

[1:05:05] Don't get me wrong. It was a great day. And wait, you know, I don't mind. I

[1:05:09] mean, fish guys have fish on. We'll we'll we'll work with them, you know.

[1:05:12] We'll stay out of their way, but at some point in time, something's got to give.

[1:05:17] And I'm really worried that we got really nice commercial guys. We got

[1:05:20] eight or nine commercial guys. We're just worried something's going to boil

[1:05:23] over. You know, somebody hit somebody else, arguments, fights, somebody

[1:05:29] drowns. So, I don't know what you guys can do. We're asking for help.

[1:05:34] » Okay. Thank you. >> Y Thank you very much. Thank you guys,

[1:05:38] James. >> Y

[1:05:43] » Okay. Um that leads into commissioner comments.

[1:05:48] Do you have any commissioner comments? >> I do have a lot to say about the 4 and

[1:05:56] what they were able to to do this year. And I have a lot to say about what

[1:06:00] Christine and Joe were talking about, but we've been down that path for a long

[1:06:05] time yet tonight. But if anybody wants to talk further about it, I'd be glad to

[1:06:09] talk about it. It is both the forage and the the drugs, the over drugs. Uh those

[1:06:16] are mainstream issues for us and be glad to spend time with anybody if you have a

[1:06:20] passion for that. Thank you.

[1:06:24] » Yeah. Um, I just want to reply in regards to um, Mr. Mortonson's comments

[1:06:32] uh, regarding on the water. Uh, thank you. I know you are out on the

[1:06:37] water quite a bit and uh, having those the eyes and the ears and the voice to

[1:06:42] be able to represent the commercial fisherman out there is something we

[1:06:47] haven't heard yet and we appreciate you taking the time to come out here.

[1:06:51] I've heard from uh several recreational fishermen as well as other commercial

[1:06:56] sport fishing guides out on the river and they very much concur with

[1:07:03] your representation of what you see out there on on the river. Um it's it's

[1:07:09] pretty tight out there, especially when when the salmon bites on and we have a

[1:07:14] very small window between the end of that sand spit and the north jetty that

[1:07:18] make it very tough to to navigate. I actually took my lunch lunch break on

[1:07:22] the on the South Jerry today and I believe I saw you coming in. Um, and I

[1:07:29] timed you and it took you almost 10 minutes to navigate

[1:07:36] the bar all the way through the sand spin.

[1:07:41] That's, you know, and and that's and that's tough. you know, you you don't

[1:07:45] have the easiest control with the larger boats and and navigating that tight

[1:07:50] space when you have a lot of the fisherman who will spin around right in

[1:07:54] front of you, cut you off and pre pretend nobody else exists. Um, I am

[1:08:01] very disappointed to hear, and I hear this from a lot of people, that uh the

[1:08:05] Marine Patrol, um, which is 100% funded by the Oregon State Marine Board, isn't

[1:08:12] out there. And I've heard that from many people that be seen every once in a

[1:08:16] while, but they are not on the water. So, I'm going to reach out to the Oregon

[1:08:22] State Marine Board and start asking questions again. Uh cuz they had several

[1:08:27] concerns regarding this in the past. And so, I'm going to I'll provide a an

[1:08:31] update based on on public comment tonight and see um what they can do to

[1:08:36] get records in and have those start having those conversations again.

[1:08:41] uh in regards to the Coast Guard not being here. Yes, that's that's something

[1:08:46] I've been working on for a while and it's it is a a federal level

[1:08:50] unfortunately. Um it doesn't move very fast. So, one thing that I would like uh

[1:08:57] from you and several of the other commercial fisherman are letters uh

[1:09:01] stating the the dangers out there on on what you guys see because I can use

[1:09:06] those letters as a tool to our advantage. Um,

[1:09:12] so those are a couple things. Uh, but yeah, I'll I'll reach out. I'll start

[1:09:17] asking questions and we'll start seeing what what kind of enforcement we can

[1:09:21] actually get on the water because uh those fishing guides, they all have

[1:09:25] captain's licenses. They know the the rules of the world out there on the

[1:09:28] water. And I very clearly see that from being out there myself that those don't

[1:09:32] get followed. So, I will follow up on all that and I can keep in touch with

[1:09:37] you. Uh, and another just Coast Guard update while we're talking about that.

[1:09:44] Um, I've got another meeting, I believe it's in October, and that is in regards

[1:09:50] to getting grant funding for a jet fuel tank for the airport here locally that

[1:09:55] the Coast Guard can use for their search and rescue operations for their

[1:09:59] helicopters to have a local place to refuel so that they don't just come down

[1:10:04] here, have 10 minutes to look, and then take off. So, I I'm pretty optimistic

[1:10:09] we'll get that grant for that fuel tank, which is great.

[1:10:13] The other item, um, and I know you're working on this with the port of Gold

[1:10:19] Beach, and that is installing a bar camera on our south jetty, which, uh,

[1:10:26] you can tap into at real time to see the conditions of

[1:10:30] the Rogue War. And I think that would be a great thing to be able to let the

[1:10:35] Coast Guard know about and be able to tap into as well. cuz if they're not

[1:10:40] going to be here, I would at least like them to have the opportunity to look at

[1:10:45] that bar on a regular basis and maybe be able to remote um the lights again

[1:10:51] through their station at the bar at the station on the north jetty for for

[1:10:58] um so so that's another tool again that we can that we can use and then a local

[1:11:07] solution that I you and your your brother have come up with and it and

[1:11:11] it's a great idea and we're very much looking forward to starting that project

[1:11:16] in the next couple of weeks. So, thank you. Um that's that's all I have for for

[1:11:22] that. Okay, I don't have a whole lot to add.

[1:11:26] Appreciate the presentations. The presentations were fantastic. Very very

[1:11:30] informative. Um so with that, we'll move into the consent agenda.

[1:11:43] I don't have anything in particular. You know, couple more grants which are

[1:11:49] which are great for our aquatic safety program and to address the general you

[1:11:55] see out there on the on the jet ski on a regular basis. Um that's that's funded

[1:12:01] and run through the county here. It's the Curry County Aquatic Safety

[1:12:06] Department. so that you'll see Luke out there and uh every so often you'll see

[1:12:10] Dean out there as well. So, they're the two that are doing that program

[1:12:14] throughout the county and and it's been fantastic. So,

[1:12:19] um I don't have any anything to discuss regarding consent agenda, but I'm

[1:12:25] excited about the uh job description and some of the employee movements that

[1:12:31] we're making and that's great news. So, yeah, it's great. I'll make a motion to

[1:12:36] approve the consent agenda. Second. All right. Any further discussion? No.

[1:12:43] Hearing no question. Commissioner Coker. I commissioner. Yes. As well. All right.

[1:12:49] Next up, we have a public hearing. The annexation of property for fire

[1:12:53] protection district [clears throat]

[1:12:58] any. And we have

[1:13:02] Thank you. Um, okay.

[1:13:06] Uh, who gets to be the the lucky reader of the one that gets to it first, right?

[1:13:12] » The annexation. Is there a script for this?

[1:13:17] » Yes. [laughter] Yes, there is.

[1:13:26] Yes, there is.

[1:13:30] Okay.

[1:13:34] Okay, it's annexation number 26-04

[1:13:39] U annexation. So I am going to open this public hearing at 7:14.

[1:13:47] Uh are there any public comments for this portion of the public hearing for

[1:13:52] this annexation with the owner present? Nope. This is

[1:13:58] not uncommon. Okay, I will close the the the uh public hearing the uh public

[1:14:06] comment portion of the public hearing and go into the public hearing itself.

[1:14:12] So, um I would need a um a motion to approve BOC annexation

[1:14:21] number 26-04. I'll make a motion uh for BC annexation

[1:14:27] number 2604. Second. >> Any other discussion?

[1:14:32] » No. >> We are seeing more and more of this um

[1:14:39] subsequently coming after the uh after the uh fire map legislation that

[1:14:47] was ultimately repealed, but the insurance companies uh the genie was out

[1:14:52] of the bottle. And so it's forcing a lot of people to uh to do these actions to

[1:14:57] receive um adequate home insurance. Uh so if we that's why we those who don't

[1:15:05] know that's why we've seen a considerable uptick in in these um

[1:15:10] annexations. All right. With that I'll call for the

[1:15:14] question. Commissioner Coker. >> Hi.

[1:15:15] » Commissioner Hollinger. >> Yes.

[1:15:17] » I as well. And next up is the county fee schedule.

[1:15:23] Um, Natasha, do you is Garrett here?

[1:15:29] Do we have anybody from the building department?

[1:15:32] Okay. Um,

[1:15:36] let me hold up just one second. Boom. Boom. Boom.

[1:15:42] Uh, is Ra is Rabia in there? Can I talk to

[1:15:48] her for a second?

[1:15:51] » Uh, building department. >> Um, this was just the discussion that

[1:15:57] happened during budget presentations about their increased fees in

[1:16:01] coordination with the state building codes division.

[1:16:04] » The reason why it's an action item is because we have to have a public hearing

[1:16:08] so that the public can have an opportunity to comment on the fees. Just

[1:16:12] need to open it ask for comment. >> Perfect. Thank you.

[1:16:16] » Otherwise, it would have been >> understood.

[1:16:20] Okay. I will open this portion of the public hearing up at 7:16

[1:16:27] um to uh approve updated fee schedules for the building department. Any public

[1:16:33] comments on this portion? Hearing none, I will [clears throat]

[1:16:39] close the um public comment portion of this and uh

[1:16:48] I will ask if there is a motion to approve

[1:16:52] the updated county fee schedule for the building department. I'll make a

[1:16:58] motion to adopt the proposed changes to the building department fee schedule. I

[1:17:03] second. Any further discussion? Yeah, I uh went

[1:17:08] through and compared they were kind enough to put last year's and and this

[1:17:12] year's schedule in there. And given given the pace of uh costs of people and

[1:17:19] of things, I think the increases I saw were were modest. I mean, I was glad to

[1:17:25] see that we were still trying to control them responsibly. So, it's not like we

[1:17:29] were Katie by the door raising rates. Things are more expensive now. Our

[1:17:35] people are more expensive. But I think maybe we've got ourselves covered here.

[1:17:39] Thank you. >> Okay.

[1:17:42] All right. Um, no further discussion. I'll call for the question. Commissioner

[1:17:47] Coker. >> Hi.

[1:17:48] » Commissioner Hollander. >> Yes.

[1:17:50] » Hi. Bob. Okay. Going into seven action items. A camera system fairgrounds.

[1:18:00] Natasha >> eyes. This has been a conversation topic

[1:18:05] for many months. >> Yes, many, many months. Finally

[1:18:08] happening. We finally have three bids um that I brought to you all and we do have

[1:18:13] a recommendation to go with the uh Pacific Office Automation who we've

[1:18:18] already contracted with for several other items at the county as well. They

[1:18:22] were the only um bidder to come to the site and take a look at it which really

[1:18:27] helped us as well with the communication style. Also, um I included a map for you

[1:18:32] guys so you're aware of all the spots that we're hitting. Um and I think

[1:18:36] overall it's obviously just going to include safety for fairgrounds itself

[1:18:41] since we don't have any cameras there right now.

[1:18:45] » I think it's a great idea. >> Yeah, I think it's good. And especially

[1:18:49] over this the past couple of years, there's been a lot of theft and and

[1:18:52] breakins over there causing a lot of damage. Yeah. And it would be nice to be

[1:18:56] able to catch some of these folks doing that.

[1:19:00] » Yep. I did um like a walkthrough of the back of the system and everything, too.

[1:19:04] It's very userfriendly, very easy to use. Um

[1:19:08] » it's it's pretty professional. We're excited to be able there. We're spending

[1:19:12] hundreds of thousands of dollars right now doing modernizations and upgrades to

[1:19:16] buildings and infrastructure and this this should be part of protecting that

[1:19:21] investment. I agree. I agree. I think it's well spent and timely.

[1:19:29] Okay. Um with that, I'll make a motion to approve the bill with Pacific Office

[1:19:34] Automation in the amount of $77,000 to purchase camera equipment and licensing

[1:19:38] for the Curry County Fairgrounds property. Second.

[1:19:41] » Any further discussion? >> Can I ask a question? Yep. In terms of

[1:19:46] the monitoring on this, um, can you how does it actually work if there's

[1:19:53] something untored unfolding? Uh, is there an alarm goes off in somebody's

[1:20:01] room? >> All things. So, say there's a setting

[1:20:03] where like you can put a camera that's in um an like a walkway that has a roof

[1:20:09] on it where most transients are going to be. There's a way to set it so a certain

[1:20:13] certain time when nobody should be there, it recognizes there's somebody

[1:20:17] there and it sends an automatic voice message out saying,

[1:20:20] » "Hello, this you're being monitored. You need to move along." If that person

[1:20:24] doesn't move along, there's another automated things that say that's more

[1:20:28] personalized. It's all AI generated that say, "Hey, you in the red shirt, you

[1:20:31] need to move along." And then if that doesn't work, it'll send me or whoever

[1:20:36] has the notification system uh notification for that and then gives us

[1:20:40] permission to call the police to get them removed.

[1:20:44] So it even has so like if something happens as well and we're and we know

[1:20:49] this person was wearing blue jeans and a blue ball cap, we can search in blue

[1:20:54] jeans and blue ball cap and see anytime anyone over the system had was wearing

[1:20:59] those clothes and it will pull up all of them which is really nice as well.

[1:21:02] » Yeah, I also see that it's the uh the least expensive of the bids. The

[1:21:10] other one was 93 and the other one was 99.

[1:21:14] » Okay. All right.

[1:21:16] » But again, more communication is more important to me with somebody actually

[1:21:19] showing up on site to look at it. >> Yes.

[1:21:22] » Um, >> you can look at things on a screen or

[1:21:24] from Google Earth all you want, but unless you put boots on the ground, you

[1:21:28] don't see those nooks and crannies or everything that is really important for

[1:21:32] people who are installing cameras to see.

[1:21:35] » Okay. And actually, while you're while you're up here,

[1:21:39] we should have foot B and C just uh in regards to a fee waver

[1:21:44] request for the Thanksgiving at the in the DOA hall. Um, do we have an issue

[1:21:52] flip-flopping those real quick so we can get Natasha off the stand? And

[1:21:56] » kind of do because we approved the agenda. Just figured I would ask.

[1:22:02] » Um, okay. So with that,

[1:22:06] there's a motion and a second and we've had discussion. We'll call for the

[1:22:09] question. Commissioner Coker. >> I.

[1:22:11] » Commissioner Hollinger. Yes. I as well. >> Okay.

[1:22:15] » I also wanted to know if you guys I have it here tonight, but I don't need to

[1:22:18] present it. I have a list of the TLK projects that we have been working on in

[1:22:22] a schedule of things. I didn't know if it was okay if I just told you about

[1:22:26] them right now since I'm already here or if you want me to wait for another

[1:22:28] meeting. >> That may need some more time to

[1:22:32] dedicated time. >> Okay. That's fine.

[1:22:34] » Yeah, but I'm very interested. >> I'll probably just send you guys a quick

[1:22:38] of what I was going to talk about tonight. Just so you're aware of all

[1:22:41] » you can if you'd like to take some time during the the fee waver fee waver

[1:22:46] request. >> Yeah, do do that.

[1:22:49] » Okay. Next up is action item 7B, appointment to Curry County Fairboard.

[1:22:57] So, I see we received many, many applications here.

[1:23:04] Yeah. >> Um

[1:23:06] I understand uh uh you're a fair board leazison.

[1:23:13] » Yeah. Do you have feedback? >> Yeah. Um,

[1:23:19] regarding the other couple of fair board members,

[1:23:23] um, and discussions through our fair manager, it was recommended that there's

[1:23:30] equal representation between, uh, south, central, and north counties.

[1:23:38] So there should be two representatives from each portion of the county

[1:23:42] including the commissioner leazison on position to make to make seven.

[1:23:47] Um all but one

[1:23:51] of these applicants is from is from beach. Uh we

[1:23:57] have one of Brookings and I've heard that there's going to be maybe one or

[1:24:00] two other from Brookings getting submitted here in the in the near future

[1:24:04] too. So we already have one representative from

[1:24:08] North County in Shay. We have one representative from South County and

[1:24:12] that's Lynn. And we don't have anybody from Gold Beach technically besides

[1:24:17] myself, but I'm the commissioner leaison position. So, um, the board's

[1:24:23] recommendation was to hire, well, to hire to appoint, uh, two people from

[1:24:29] Beach and two people from Brookings and two people from North County, sorry,

[1:24:34] South County, two people from North County. So, with that, I'm going to

[1:24:38] stick with that. And I've had time to review all of the

[1:24:43] um applications.

[1:24:46] Um same with the other board members as well and uh

[1:24:53] like to make the appointment of two people uh tonight from both from Gold

[1:24:59] Beach. One of them being Magdalene Pop Off and the second being Karen Nielsen.

[1:25:07] And then we'll we'll wait for others from from South County coming in and

[1:25:11] then we'll have to find another one from North County. Do you have a the

[1:25:16] suggested motion here to appoint so uh one of the names? Yeah. So I'll make a

[1:25:22] motion to appoint Karen Nielsen as a spot for Central County on the Curry

[1:25:28] County Fairboard. >> Second. Any further discussion? No. No.

[1:25:35] Hearing none. I'll call for the question. Commissioner Coker.

[1:25:39] » Hi. >> Commissioner Hollinger.

[1:25:40] » Yes. I as well. And then I'll make a motion to approve

[1:25:45] Magdalene Pop Off. You mean? >> Yep. Sorry. Appoint Magdalene pop off

[1:25:50] for the Curry County Fairboard Central County. Okay. Any further discussion?

[1:25:57] No. >> Okay. Hearing none. Call for question.

[1:26:01] Commissioner I. >> Commissioner Hollinger.

[1:26:03] » Yes. And I as well. So with that, you have a fair board now

[1:26:11] of five of five and we need one more from South County and one more from

[1:26:17] North County. One from South County. I think it's really great that

[1:26:22] we're getting representation across the county. It was looking more and more

[1:26:27] Yeah. pretty much like a central can. Uh you know, there's a lot of volunteer

[1:26:32] opportunity still from from people wanting to volunteer. So

[1:26:35] » yes, we do. need volunteers. We'll see what we can do to continue on that

[1:26:40] front. Okay. All right. Uh moving forward,

[1:26:48] uh director of county operations update. Nope, we have a fee waver request.

[1:26:56] [laughter] Sorry.

[1:27:02] Request Thanksgiving. >> Yes, the juvenile team reached out to me

[1:27:05] today. So, I was um thankful that we got to get this on the meeting um last

[1:27:08] minute. So, last year they resurrected the community Thanksgiving meal. Um they

[1:27:15] received donations for the food and for the little containers and stuff that

[1:27:18] they handed out. Um and the fairgrounds did donate the building this year. So,

[1:27:23] they requesting that we provide the donation of the building again this

[1:27:27] year. So, I bringing it to you to the side.

[1:27:31] » Yep. Just hold on just one second. I have no problem with that whatsoever.

[1:27:37] How much? >> Uh, it would be a $500 donation.

[1:27:40] » Yeah. Well, it's [sighs] our county department wanting to use our county

[1:27:44] facility to host a Thanksgiving meal for citizens of the county. I think it's a

[1:27:49] good cause and it was a great moment last year. Yep.

[1:27:53] » And uh I look forward to that again this year. And it came together lightning

[1:27:56] speed. >> And this year they are definitely ahead

[1:27:58] of the times. >> Yeah.

[1:28:02] Preparation time this year. Yes. >> Thank you for shephering it through. So

[1:28:06] I'll make a motion then to approve the fee waver request for Curry Juvenile to

[1:28:11] host Thanksgiving at the fairgrounds. Second. Any further discussion?

[1:28:18] All right. Hearing none. I'll call for the question. Commissioner I.

[1:28:21] Commissioner Hollinger. Yes. As well. Okay. Now to your update.

[1:28:25] » Okay. Lots of things going on at the fairgrounds. Fun stuff. Fencing that was

[1:28:29] approved few months ago. They ordered the material. It's in. It is getting

[1:28:34] started on September 21st. Super excited for that. So, our the fencing line will

[1:28:39] be taken down shortly before that. So, when the contractors arrive on site,

[1:28:43] they can get started and get going. It should take a month, maybe two months.

[1:28:47] They have it on their calendar for um [clears throat] but we're we're excited

[1:28:51] to get that project started. Long time coming for that. I met with the state

[1:28:55] fire marshal and walked through the fairgrounds to review the fire safety

[1:28:59] concerns. Our arena has been on fire watch for 3 years now. I'm taking that

[1:29:04] very seriously. I've already received one bid for a new fire sprinkler system

[1:29:10] and then I have another I have appointment with one person, another

[1:29:13] company to come in um in a couple of weeks and then have already contacted a

[1:29:17] third as well so we can get that project up and rolling before we start putting

[1:29:21] things in there again. Um we during that meeting as well with the fire marshall I

[1:29:26] learned a lot about egress which is a new word for me. um by escaping doors,

[1:29:31] things like that. So, um all of the doors in the arena itself are either

[1:29:37] broken, they're non-existent, or they just don't really work. So, taking that

[1:29:42] as a priority as well. I've already started looking into those. That is

[1:29:45] going to take up a huge chunk of the allocated TLT money that I was going to

[1:29:49] have for the livestock um RFP. So, I'm kind of just switching things around

[1:29:54] when it comes to priorities and things like that. Um so but those will all come

[1:29:59] back to you when we receive those actual bids. I just want to put that on your

[1:30:02] radar that that will be coming. Um right before fair we had a window in

[1:30:08] the upper um area of the dosha fall out um just one night came in the morning

[1:30:14] and it was on the ground. So we had um proactively just bought windows for all

[1:30:20] of the top floor and they were installed today. So, that's good to go there.

[1:30:29] The showcase um restroom, the men's restroom was clogged really, really,

[1:30:34] really, really bad during the fair. It is now out of commission right now. We

[1:30:38] had Rotorooer out to clean the pipes. It was not the pipes issue. It was a toilet

[1:30:43] issue. So, I am purchasing a new toilet for it right now. So, it is the men's um

[1:30:48] showcase restroom is out of commission. The arena restrooms were up and running

[1:30:52] for the fair. They are now not up and running but for a different reason. So

[1:30:57] the plumbing is all fixed but we none of the stalls were ADA compliant. So we had

[1:31:02] already bought new custom stalls for them. So the stalls that are were

[1:31:06] currently in there are ripped out right now. Um Daryl the maintenance guy is in

[1:31:11] there painting. We just decided it was probably a good idea to give a fresh

[1:31:14] paint job while there's nothing in there um easier to work with and then new

[1:31:18] stalls will be um installed as well. Um, and my last thing is right now I'm

[1:31:24] starting to clean out the upper um, office of the dosha as well, getting it

[1:31:28] a little more organized. That way we can move the superintendent up to there in

[1:31:32] preparation of demolishing that old building, the old fairgrounds,

[1:31:35] superintendent office building. So, a lot of things that are happening right

[1:31:39] now at the fairgrounds, good things. We're using that money that we've been

[1:31:42] saving and getting things a lot safer and um, yeah.

[1:31:48] » Yeah, you've done a good job over there. So,

[1:31:51] thank you. >> We're trying

[1:31:52] » managing a lot of projects and and coordinating a lot of contractors and

[1:31:57] and personnel over there. And so, good job.

[1:32:00] » Yeah. The deferred maintenance on the entire campus is was just extraordinary.

[1:32:04] And it's going to take what do you think? Another year or two to dig our

[1:32:08] way through that. >> Two to three years probably. Yeah.

[1:32:11] » Cuz we haven't touched anything underground yet, I don't think.

[1:32:14] » No. >> Yeah.

[1:32:14] » No. No. No. >> Yeah. And we have a lot of just just the

[1:32:19] building itself. the buildings are themselves right now. I mean, there's

[1:32:22] more things that are just, you know, like the windows. They're just more

[1:32:24] things that are happening all the time [clears throat] that we're discovering.

[1:32:27] The, you know, the sighting on the OSU building is starting to really look bad,

[1:32:31] too. I don't know how is, but that building definitely needs some TLC as

[1:32:36] well. So, it's just prioritizing them all to get them all in line on what is

[1:32:41] the necessity of the fairgrounds, what's going to be utilized the most, um, and

[1:32:45] the safety and the ADA concerns that we really need to bring us

[1:32:49] standards. So, >> have you had any further conversations

[1:32:52] with 4 regarding the or 4 regarding the money that they have set aside to be

[1:32:59] able to help with capital agreements for the building?

[1:33:01] » We discussed putting that um more into the livestock building since that's

[1:33:04] primarily what they use especially during fair. Um so, we've discussed they

[1:33:09] would like a door there used to be a door from the livestock area to the

[1:33:13] dorms like in the middle of the wall and they would like that put back. So, we've

[1:33:16] discussed using it for something like that. Um, and that's what

[1:33:23] that project has been put on hold right now until I can figure out the safety

[1:33:27] concerns in the arena. That's number one for me is getting the fire marshall back

[1:33:32] happy. >> Yep. It's exciting to think that as you

[1:33:36] grow the event schedule and we begin to look like A+ events that we'll have A+

[1:33:43] facilities, too. Yes. >> I don't think you can do one without the

[1:33:46] other. >> No. And really, you need A+ facilities

[1:33:48] to throw A+ events. Not going to work either way around. We need to have a

[1:33:53] safe >> buildings that are ADA compliant and

[1:33:57] they are just, you know, >> better in general before we put more

[1:34:02] events in there. Like, we cannot use the arena right now. I'm personally shutting

[1:34:06] it down until we can get the fire marshall happy with us. So, it's just

[1:34:10] those things that that we just need to get fixed before we do more events.

[1:34:15] Unfortunately, I would love to put throw more events. I would love it, but the

[1:34:19] safety concerns are real. >> Well, this is a

[1:34:23] this is a statewide issue. >> Yeah, it is.

[1:34:26] » It's not a Curry County issue. >> It's for many rural counties. Many of

[1:34:29] the fairgrounds is many of the fairs. They were established around the same

[1:34:33] time period in the same decade. And so a lot of the facilities are all coming of

[1:34:39] uh of age. Um you know, but at least you got new walls, a new roof.

[1:34:44] » Yeah, we do. >> Yeah,

[1:34:45] » that was I think the new the new roofs that Terry got was the first time that

[1:34:51] that fairground saw any improvement in decades. So I mean that kind of

[1:34:56] improvement at least. So it was very important and I just want to keep

[1:34:59] growing on that momentum that we started.

[1:35:02] » Good. Excellent. Thank you guys.

[1:35:07] » All right. Next up, director of county operations update.

[1:35:11] Director Fitz, go ahead. >> Okay. Um,

[1:35:16] just a couple of things. Uh, preliminary review of 2025 26 expenditures. Johnson

[1:35:23] County did not need all the general fund resources allocated for its use. an

[1:35:27] estimated $475,175 in the general fund money's budget. It

[1:35:32] was not spent. A couple of departments over spent pass their budget

[1:35:36] requirements and we'll listen to the reasons why the sheriff's office ended

[1:35:40] up not spending $654,621 that was budgeted for its use. For

[1:35:46] [clears throat] this fiscal year, we have a new uh way to assign administered

[1:35:50] costs that more fairly applies cost to think things like it.

[1:35:56] Oh, >> according to his use. [clears throat]

[1:36:00] Um, let's see. A recent discussion with our treasur verified that since the

[1:36:04] budget shortfall of 2024 and committed fiscal stewardship since county assets

[1:36:09] have grown and are projected to continue in a positive direction. This situation

[1:36:13] has been bolstered by the BOC success in securing money from the federal

[1:36:17] government with the help of its lobbyists where infrastructure

[1:36:19] improvements like the jail and communications towers, two areas that

[1:36:23] have needed modernization for decades. Finally, the county is specific office

[1:36:28] automation with replacing our problematic audio visual system that

[1:36:32] serves the hearing room with a system that works and can be depended on.

[1:36:35] That's pretty much all I got. Good. Thank you.

[1:36:40] All right. Official updates.

[1:36:46] Also, we have the DA here. >> Yes.

[1:36:51] » Uh, good evening. I'm Christine Stevenson. I am a Gold Beach

[1:36:57] city council member and we've had a lot of changes lately. We have a new city

[1:37:02] administrator. He's been here for about a month and we're hoping to have a meet

[1:37:06] and greet, another meet and greet now that he's in office um

[1:37:10] next month which like a coffee meet and greet type thing which would be nice for

[1:37:15] people to see him that didn't get to meet him at when they came to the Gold

[1:37:18] Beach Main Street for meet and greet before they were hired. So that would be

[1:37:22] nice. I'm hoping a lot of people went to the grand reopening of the park, which

[1:37:27] is beautiful. It's amazing. They're working on receing it right now, and

[1:37:31] they put out a blurb about that on Facebook. Please don't walk where the

[1:37:35] yellow tape is. And they're also going to be working on part of the grant was

[1:37:39] for improving trails around the park. And they're going to be working together

[1:37:44] with AYA, the youth group in town, to work on those trails. They're being

[1:37:50] trained to do things like that and so they're going to be included in that.

[1:37:54] What else is going on? Trying to think just seems like uh

[1:38:00] things are moving forward and I think in a positive manner a lot of changes but

[1:38:05] just I think good changes and um like I said I love being a part of this

[1:38:10] community. So thank you very much. >> Yeah. Hey a big uh kudos to Ryan and the

[1:38:15] whole public works group um on the park. I mean, I know I know, you know, they

[1:38:22] they they they waved their way through the uh US or the the OPRD grant grant

[1:38:30] process, >> um which was huge and and I we you know,

[1:38:35] I was part of the we we were revamping Kidtown right before

[1:38:40] » and I left and so it it's uh very similar to the one down in Buffington

[1:38:45] that got got re re redone as well. I don't know if they end up using the same

[1:38:49] organization because they were both initially built by the same

[1:38:52] organization, >> right,

[1:38:53] » out of Florida, but um I it just I I know how much work and effort it takes

[1:39:00] on those uh projects. Um and so kudos to that team cuz it looks it looks amazing

[1:39:07] and the new skatepark renovations. >> I know. And uh the city we have we have

[1:39:12] TLT money also that we can put out to organizations.

[1:39:15] » Let's say that you have. No, I'm just kidding. little bit [laughter]

[1:39:19] for helping to uh bring in tourism of course you know from the 50 milei radius

[1:39:24] and they did we did give some of our GLT money to the skate park so they could

[1:39:28] continue to grow. >> Yeah.

[1:39:30] » They need about 50,000 more to finish third section which again they're trying

[1:39:36] to make things every section they're making is more cuz a lot of people have

[1:39:39] wanted it for the smaller kids so it's not quite as you know so the newer

[1:39:44] portion is a little bit better than that. they're able to use um like razor

[1:39:47] scooters and things like that. And then the next portion supposedly is supposed

[1:39:51] to be a little bit like flatter and stuff like that. So again, down to that,

[1:39:55] but he's got um probably 3/4 of the money maybe. And so working towards that

[1:40:01] and then um I don't know if anybody's noticed the new old Agnes sign at the

[1:40:06] business. So the we gave some TLT money for that.

[1:40:10] » Oh, nice. >> And which is great, I think, because

[1:40:12] it's right when you drive into town. >> Mhm. and that ugly post was there and

[1:40:16] stuff and so they requested a little bit of grant to um finish it up and it looks

[1:40:22] really good. And also we do have openings on a few committees and

[1:40:27] commissions. I forgot about that. Sorry about that. And but the master park one

[1:40:31] is full. I think it's full now. maybe one more position, but we're really

[1:40:34] moving forward on that because part of the grant money that they did receive

[1:40:37] for the park, went to hiring a consulting firm that we have done a town

[1:40:42] hall on it a few months ago and had surveys on it. What people are looking

[1:40:46] for to see what they want like more pickle ball courts or they want more

[1:40:50] tennis or more picnic areas or things like that to bring more people in and

[1:40:55] better for the community. So, they are still moving forward on the park thing.

[1:40:59] And also South Park is also part of town which I did not realize which is the

[1:41:03] visitor center that's actually called South Park. So that is our other park in

[1:41:07] town and then of course the pocket park right across the street here. So there

[1:41:10] are actually three parks in the city of Gold Beach.

[1:41:13] » That's that's fantastic. >> Thank you.

[1:41:16] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[1:41:19] » District Attorney Kevin Kelly. >> Thank you.

[1:41:24] » Good evening commissioners and residents. Kevin Kelly. I'm your

[1:41:27] district attorney. Good to be here. You did approve tonight the hiring of Chris

[1:41:31] Stores. Thank you for that. I'll tell you a little bit about Mr. Stores. He

[1:41:35] just drove about 50 hours to be here from Anchorage um to live and work in

[1:41:41] Curry County. So, we're very glad to have him as a deputy district attorney.

[1:41:45] He is the only full-time deputy district attorney for the county right now.

[1:41:49] Technically, I'm a state employee, just so you know. Um but he's very

[1:41:52] experienced. He's got over 15 years of experience as a prosecutor. He's been a

[1:41:57] prosecutor in eastern Oregon, most recently Alaska, started just this week.

[1:42:02] Seems to be easygoing and knowledgeable. I think he's going to fit right in. So,

[1:42:06] good to have him on board. >> Huge win. Yep. Good job.

[1:42:12] We are continuing to roll out our new digital case management system. That is

[1:42:17] very exciting for us. It will move us into the digital age. We're still using

[1:42:20] paper and folders right now. we will be able to receive distribute reports and

[1:42:25] evidence electronically should increase our efficiency um substantially. Um so

[1:42:31] right now it and the the particular product is called prosecutor by

[1:42:35] Cararpel. It's kind of the industry standard. It's used in almost all the

[1:42:39] counties in Oregon. That's very exciting for us. Um it's going to take several

[1:42:43] months to roll that that out, but that's in the works. Mr. stores has used that

[1:42:48] product for several years. So, he'll be a good resource for us, help us get up

[1:42:51] to speed. Another task we're taking on right now,

[1:42:56] we are reviewing and renewing our medical examiner policies and

[1:42:59] procedures. Um, for those who don't know, um, district attorney's office is

[1:43:04] a local representative for the medical examiner's office out of the state. We

[1:43:08] respond to all deaths in the county that are not attended by a physician. This

[1:43:12] includes natural deaths, accidents, and suicides. Uh we do have two certified

[1:43:17] death investigators in Curry County. Sarah Arinfire, deputy sheriff. Um she

[1:43:21] takes most of the calls in the north county. Jessica Vanzelf uh trained as a

[1:43:26] nurse dispatcher for the city of Brookings. Um she takes most of the

[1:43:29] south county calls. Um they both do an amazing job. They take calls all hours

[1:43:34] of day and night. So I would like to recognize them. We're very grateful for

[1:43:37] their work. Um the state is asking for more in the way of reporting and

[1:43:42] information on those cases. now um since Dr. Olsen who was the regional med

[1:43:47] medical examiner passed away. So now there's a new state medical examiner. Um

[1:43:52] they're asking for a little more but Joel Hensley DA investigator has taken

[1:43:55] that on. He's helping to revamp our policies and procedures. So those are

[1:44:00] three things that we're doing now. We're quite excited about that's in addition

[1:44:03] to our daily court appearances and jury trials. I've got about 10 trials on the

[1:44:08] calendar right now. So that's what's going on across the

[1:44:11] street. Um, door is open. We can always find time to

[1:44:16] talk to residents in of Curry County. So, please do call. If I can't get to

[1:44:21] you right away, make an appointment. I'll be happy to talk to anyone who

[1:44:23] lives here and wants to chat. >> Are you seeing any trends?

[1:44:27] » Trends? >> Yeah. You prose I mean in your

[1:44:29] prosecution, are you seeing trends? What kind of trends are you seeing in the

[1:44:33] community? >> Right now, we have several serious child

[1:44:36] sex abuse cases. To be honest, we've got quite a few. More than you might think,

[1:44:40] but there are several. people in jail pending trial.

[1:44:45] Um, other than that, the jail only had only

[1:44:49] had 17 in right now today. Um, less than usual, so it can be up over 30 at times,

[1:44:56] but today it was only 17. >> Okay.

[1:45:01] Yeah, those are the cases we have right now.

[1:45:03] » Thank you. Yeah, I do have a question if I could. I know it's I may be out of

[1:45:08] order. I don't know if this was covered in another meeting, but I saw a press

[1:45:10] release about timber funds. I'm very excited about um if you could tell us a

[1:45:16] little bit about that, I'd like to hear. >> Uh yes, certainly can.

[1:45:22] » Sure. Thank you. Hit that. >> Thank you, Kevin.

[1:45:27] Okay, I'll go right into uh Commissioner Collins.

[1:45:37] Mr. Cooper. So, I will remind everybody that uh on September 2nd, Wednesday,

[1:45:45] school starts. And across the county, we're going to have a lot of kids moving

[1:45:49] around between 7:15 and 7:45. So, we need to be very aware of people walking

[1:45:59] uh in areas where we haven't seen for months. And just be very, very careful.

[1:46:04] The only thing I highlight is on the consent agree agenda tonight. Uh K

[1:46:09] County stepped out and put ourselves on relative to um trying to bring some

[1:46:14] effect effectiveness and efficiency to uh testing for serious diseases like um

[1:46:23] AIDS, hepatitis uh and the list goes on. Three or four other critical tests that

[1:46:29] we're running. We we went out on the spot

[1:46:34] and we passed it tonight and we need to be aware that that's very important that

[1:46:39] that pilot be successful. So you'll see uh OJ as well as our local services

[1:46:46] delivery people as well as our jail staff working hard to make sure that

[1:46:50] that pilot um folds unfolds properly. uh because other counties are counting on

[1:46:57] us in order to get it right because this is something that they're going to want

[1:47:01] to replicate. And you say, well, why would they want to replicate that kind

[1:47:06] of public? And the reason is is that the incidence of AIDS and hepatitis is on

[1:47:12] the upswing throughout Oregon. And we need to be able to understand who's uh

[1:47:18] got it, how it's being transmitted so that we can bring satisfactory, we can

[1:47:23] bring treatment programs to them quicker rather than later. So that's unfolding.

[1:47:28] So thank you very much VC for doing that. And for all the people in the

[1:47:32] county, watch out for the kids on the streets.

[1:47:36] » Commissioner Koker, an open invitation to talk about timber.

[1:47:41] Commissioner Cooker, you want to talk about Commissioner? [laughter]

[1:47:44] I decided to

[1:47:51] stand.

[1:47:54] [laughter] All right. Yeah. So, a couple of new

[1:47:58] developments regarding timber. Um, I can't remember if it was last month or

[1:48:05] the or the month before during our business meeting, we voted to

[1:48:09] uh in 2027 go to our funding being solely from ONC timber receipts.

[1:48:19] um the ONC committee which Commissioner Trust is is a part of and has been

[1:48:25] helping lobby with them for for several years and and the other members on that

[1:48:30] committee have been lobbying for for decades um in order to get the original

[1:48:35] contract put back to um the 7525 uh split. So 75% of those timber

[1:48:44] receipts get split up amongst the ONC counties. The 25% stays federal for

[1:48:51] administrative purposes. Um and after decades long battle, uh the federal

[1:48:57] government's uh gone back to the original contract of that 7525 split.

[1:49:03] And with the increase in logging and and timber exercises as per

[1:49:10] executive order at the federal level, um we see that now is something that will

[1:49:15] generate uh especially over the next several years. Uh significantly more

[1:49:20] funding for the county than just traditional SRS, which most people don't

[1:49:26] understand that the secure rural schools funding is is not guaranteed funding

[1:49:30] either. that had to be approved on an annual basis, but the last couple of

[1:49:34] years it wasn't approved until just this year. Now, we've been receiving some

[1:49:38] back payments uh for that. So, um so anyway, so we voted to transition from

[1:49:46] SRS funding to ONC funding uh starting 2027, next start our next fiscal year.

[1:49:52] Um is there anywhere you would want to elaborate on on any of the ONC?

[1:49:56] » No. Okay, >> you hit it well.

[1:49:58] » All right. And then uh secondly uh one of the items I've been working on uh was

[1:50:03] the intergovernmental agreement uh with the Oregon Department of

[1:50:08] Forestry and they also have an intergovernmental agreement with the

[1:50:13] Forest Service. So it's kind of a trilateral agreement and uh so our we

[1:50:18] got that signed we got that approved I want to say it was last month as well we

[1:50:23] we voted to approve signing that that agreement. um that comes on a a project

[1:50:29] by project uh basis. So our first project is going

[1:50:33] to be assisting in doing repair work to a lot of the forest service roads within

[1:50:38] our county that are you know you can't even pass. Um

[1:50:44] so they got a grant for $250,000.

[1:50:51] Um, honestly, you know, does that doesn't go

[1:50:54] very far when you're talking about doing a lot of these repairs to some of these

[1:50:57] roads, but it sounds like this would this particular road repair grant will

[1:51:02] be an annual grant. And so, not only will we be able to assist them with some

[1:51:07] items through our road department, but we can also work on subcontracting out

[1:51:12] subcontracting out to other local contractors, help do some of these these

[1:51:15] repairs. And so that's something I'm working on with um our director of

[1:51:20] operations uh in in working on putting that plan together so we can uh start

[1:51:26] working on that. Uh what we're hoping that this leads into is uh further

[1:51:32] relationship for doing timber sales with with both ODF and the Forest Service.

[1:51:38] And uh and in order for us to do that, we need to have some other

[1:51:43] intergovernmental agreements with other counties so that we can do some resource

[1:51:48] sharing. Uh because the Forest Service said that when it comes for us to do uh

[1:51:53] timber sales, we you know, we have to do the NEPA and we have to coordinate the

[1:51:57] timber sale. Uh we don't have those resources here, but several other

[1:52:01] counties do. And so I've been in works with them on working on putting those

[1:52:05] agreements together so that you know we can we can use some of their resources

[1:52:11] when the time comes in order to do some of these timber sales for on behalf of

[1:52:14] the county. So it's a great first step for us. We got a lot of the paperwork

[1:52:20] and the tees crossed and the eyes dotted and uh so now we'll keep pushing for

[1:52:27] getting more projects done. >> Sounds good. Thank you.

[1:52:30] » Thank you. going to be

[1:52:35] um the first time in decades that we we will receive more in timber receipts

[1:52:42] than we do in tax revenue for the county.

[1:52:44] » Yeah. >> Uh which is a it's a big it's a pretty

[1:52:50] big big [snorts] change. >> Um is that all you have?

[1:52:55] » Yeah. >> Okay.

[1:52:56] » Yeah. Um, I just want to take a moment um, and I wanted to do something more

[1:53:03] formal in our next meeting, but uh, just for for this meeting's sake. Um,

[1:53:11] uh, last week uh was the 25th work anniversary for Lieutenant Dave Denny.

[1:53:20] Um Dave Denny has been uh has been a dedicated part of this county for a long

[1:53:29] time. Uh jail commander uh and then he and then he uh he built

[1:53:36] the the current uh PNP department um and uh parole probation. So uh he's

[1:53:47] he's he's done a lot of work. He's put in a lot of effort to um to build that

[1:53:51] program. I worked when I was the juvenile director and he was the adult

[1:53:54] probation project director. Um we'd often, you

[1:53:59] know, have correlating trainings and stuff uh and um and and

[1:54:05] you know, conversations and it was always really good to lean on for for

[1:54:10] you know some guidance every once in a while. And uh he's also retiring uh on

[1:54:16] Monday. And so um not only was it his 25th of work anniversary last week, but

[1:54:22] he's also retiring next on Monday. And um it looks as though we get to

[1:54:29] celebrate his successor and Donna Dodson. Um it sounds like she'll be

[1:54:33] taking over the helm in formation, which is going to be exciting as well. But

[1:54:37] what I'd like to do is next month um have a you know some kind of a little

[1:54:42] bit of a formal >> um you know

[1:54:48] send off if you will um for somebody who's dedicated that much time and

[1:54:52] energy to the county. So that is all I Oh what's in your hand by the

[1:54:58] way? Well, so I was using this to remind me [cough]

[1:55:04] of [laughter] my conversations, but um no, so Commissioner Coker or

[1:55:08] Commissioner Hollinger, [laughter]

[1:55:13] Commissioner Hollinger, these coins made >> um out of his own, you know, he paid for

[1:55:19] himself. And uh so I was fortunate to to I was but I was hoping that this could

[1:55:25] be the this was the first one and I was going to make sure that it got to Dave

[1:55:28] Denny in a plaque. >> That's what I was hoping to uh to do

[1:55:33] with this one. >> That is the first one. So he can receive

[1:55:36] the first There you go. Hawaii with the new

[1:55:39] » um county seal logo. And uh I Yeah. Anyways, just wanted to wish Dave well

[1:55:47] and appreciate all of his efforts in the county and he, you know, he's he's he's

[1:55:52] left a footprint that will last a long time.

[1:55:57] So, um I agree. Yes.

[1:56:01] » Yeah. Anything else? Well, hearing none, I will uh this meeting at 7:56. Thank

[1:56:10] you all.

Curry County Board of Commissioners Business Meeting August 25, 2026

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