1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,920 Morning. >> Good morning. Good morning. Here for a 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:11,720 couple of very quick things and I was here last month to get the prosecure 3 00:00:21,279 --> 00:00:30,439 but not commissioner. >> What date do you decide as today? 4 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:37,120 Oh, I have a copy. >> Thank you. 5 00:00:34,399 --> 00:00:42,960 » Yeah. Yours, too. 6 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:48,040 » Always. Always. >> We're just getting used to getting tired 7 00:00:44,879 --> 00:00:48,040 of compliment. 8 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,360 » For God's sake. Percy, lay off the beautiful hair. 9 00:00:54,559 --> 00:00:57,559 September 10 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,000 1st 11 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:12,280 the burn months are upon us like yeah >> it's hard 12 00:01:12,479 --> 00:01:21,200 I got up and like there's was an odd pink and it was really pink and I'm like 13 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:25,280 oh but that's because the sun is so low in the sky the way it was coming 14 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:28,280 through. But it was very >> Yes. 15 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:36,240 » We had I had bears this morning. >> Yes. 16 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:39,840 » And just going crazy last night when I went to sleep. The alarms went off and 17 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:42,479 it was bears across my front lawn. >> Yeah. 18 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:44,000 » And then this morning at 5:30 it was on the back porch. 19 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:48,880 » Oh. >> My mother last night today I think it 20 00:01:46,479 --> 00:01:53,479 must have been the male bear today. >> First birthday bear season. Oh, 21 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:59,200 at your house. >> Oh, shoot. 22 00:01:58,159 --> 00:02:02,799 » Did I? >> No, I didn't. 23 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:06,079 » What about your the prickle pigs? How many of those do you have? 24 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:10,600 » What? >> Oh, you find tons and big, 25 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:20,400 but >> I don't either. 26 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:24,160 » Oh, no. No, no, don't. Well, 27 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,040 who's on either side of that porcupine? Like, 28 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:30,840 » oh, >> they're eating the tree bark. Yeah. 29 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,840 » Who's eating them? 30 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:38,879 » But no, >> right. So, the other reason I'm here is 31 00:02:35,519 --> 00:02:44,080 that uh Kieran Sers who's been a victor coordinator in our office for years, uh 32 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:51,519 she and Sabra Stevens pretty high in terms of time spent and you know skill 33 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:56,080 set as well. Um Karen's been invited to represent New Hampshire at the uh 34 00:02:53,360 --> 00:03:01,760 National Vine Conference occurring in um Atlanta in October. Linda Rule, who was 35 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:08,959 the attorney general's um mission victim witness advocate coordinator asked if 36 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:14,959 Karen could go cannot. Um Equifax will pay for the trip. Um there's some 37 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:19,680 bundies that they won't pay like personal snacks, meals, airport parking 38 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:25,840 fees or miles to and from her home airport, but they'll pay for the 39 00:03:21,519 --> 00:03:30,879 conference line and um staying there. Uh, Vine, as you know, is victim 40 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:37,599 informationational network uh in Kentucky 41 00:03:32,959 --> 00:03:42,239 every day. Victim's informationational notification 42 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:50,480 every day. Um, which allows victims to know what's going on with their user uh 43 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:57,680 at any incarcerated uh place across the country. um whether it's by email, um 44 00:03:54,319 --> 00:04:01,040 text, phone, or whatever. Um it's a great system that's come into deployed 45 00:03:58,959 --> 00:04:05,280 in the last couple years. So, Linda reached out to Karen. Karen asked me if 46 00:04:02,799 --> 00:04:12,239 she would go. I absolutely think she should go, but it was an out of state um 47 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:18,720 uh conference. And so, that's why I'm here to ask for your permission for her 48 00:04:14,159 --> 00:04:22,800 to go as a out of state. Um then I separately I wonder if the commissioners 49 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:28,240 would uh consider allowing us to reimburse her for the mileage to from 50 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:34,320 the airport. Um I would say it's probably Neil's on her way and back 51 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:40,479 because I think they cover food at the conference. I brought um a 52 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:44,320 little bit of information about sent it to Julie 53 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:47,840 earlier that goes with it. 54 00:04:51,478 --> 00:04:53,498 » [clears throat] 55 00:04:53,600 --> 00:05:00,000 » That would be a great opportunity. >> Yeah. 56 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:04,240 » But not a great honor. Agree. You know, just shows what excellent work our um 57 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:06,560 your staff does. >> Our staff. 58 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:13,120 » Yeah. >> Um you know, Karen is really um she's a 59 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:19,440 forward thinker and an action taker. rewrite programs so that victims can do 60 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:24,880 text messaging that gets entered into our PPK management system. I mean is 61 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:30,919 ahead of the curve a lot of trying to make things more efficient and easier 62 00:05:27,039 --> 00:05:30,919 for victims of domestic 63 00:05:37,983 --> 00:05:40,003 [clears throat] 64 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:47,720 question. Any questions? No. No. Sounds like a wonderful idea. 65 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:58,720 » We need a motion. I would make a motion to approve the out ofstate travel um for 66 00:05:55,120 --> 00:06:03,680 parent sellers and to pay um in addition to pay the mileage to and from the 67 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:07,919 airport as well as meals during travel. That's not covered as part of the 68 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:12,160 » airport and airport parking. >> Great. Thanks. Second. All in 69 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:17,520 » favor. Thank you very much. That's all I have. 70 00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:21,269 And that's all. That's it. Come back soon. [laughter] 71 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:28,160 » And I'll catch up with you on Sam. Sam Sam and I were talking earlier about a 72 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:33,280 website, the county website that has links on it that are old. 73 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:42,319 I've got starting tomorrow. We're getting 74 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:42,319 on that. Have a great day. See you. All 75 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,840 right, we have a few minutes. 76 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:53,240 Um, does anyone have any comments on the minutes of 77 00:06:57,199 --> 00:07:03,599 I see that I started mine? 78 00:07:01,759 --> 00:07:09,280 Um, so I think it was page one, 79 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:13,919 two, three or four [laughter] 80 00:07:12,639 --> 00:07:17,840 software. >> It was the issue. It was page one was 81 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:23,680 the paragraph that I sent you. >> Thank you. Paragraph was great. Thank 82 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:30,120 you, Sam. Um, it was the issue where uh 83 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,120 See if I can pull up the 84 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:39,360 minutes. Do you have a minute? Okay, thank you. This is a page one. Yeah. Uh 85 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:43,120 it was under cannabis use policy. 86 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:46,800 Uh as director Rachel say that this has 87 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:54,120 been written for a long time. Okay. And so, um, 88 00:07:50,639 --> 00:07:54,120 so I asked 89 00:07:54,879 --> 00:08:04,080 I asked about, uh, cannabis use in our alternative 90 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:08,720 sentence programming program in New Hampshire, 91 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:15,759 the state where recreational cannabis is not legal. Um, 92 00:08:11,919 --> 00:08:21,039 but that was that the paragraph, Sam? Uh, yes. I'm sorry that it 93 00:08:19,115 --> 00:08:31,160 [clears throat] handy. I thought that when I sent you my comments, it saved, 94 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:31,160 but it did res. So, I was relying on 95 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:40,120 trying to get it up here. Yeah, it doesn't. 96 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:50,320 Yeah, I love that. mine saved my edit things in 97 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:55,480 » you but but it's much longer than mine so it's in there as whatever's in that 98 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:06,720 » oh yeah okay it took my red away so look at that 99 00:09:02,959 --> 00:09:10,320 thank you so much Katie commissioner commissioner 100 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:14,959 » you are welcome all right page one so the first paragraph The second paragraph 101 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:19,120 under alternative alternative sentencing director 102 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:22,959 um alternative sentencing director Mitchell 103 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:27,519 stated that cannabis use within the alternative sentencing program will be 104 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:30,560 evaluated on a casebycase basis and will be determined through a 105 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:35,279 multidisciplinary team review process. She answered 106 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:41,519 questions from the commissioners. Sam, here's me. Sam, can you add the 107 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:46,560 question that I asked saying that it seemed counterproductive or irrelevant 108 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:50,959 or something like that that just because a client resides in another state where 109 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:55,440 cannabis was legal that they should be allowed to use cannabis when in our 110 00:09:53,519 --> 00:10:00,160 alternative sentencing department when re recreational cannabis use is illegal 111 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:04,080 in the state. I think it was in the answer to this question that Nicole said 112 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:08,399 it was tricky and that can use would be assessed on state by state. I'm sorry, 113 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:14,399 on a case-by case basis. So, I thought it was an it was important to me like if 114 00:10:11,519 --> 00:10:22,959 if recreational cannabis is not the hub in this state, why is it um for folks 115 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:30,000 why can folks use cannabis um when they're in our alternative 116 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:34,120 sentencing program? And I know that I'm sluring my notes. 117 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:48,640 Oh my god. Um, and cannabis cannabis and and Sam wrote me back and made the 118 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:53,600 correction. She went back and reviewed and now I 119 00:10:50,959 --> 00:10:57,120 have to find that. Sam, >> I just put that in the email. Back to 120 00:10:55,519 --> 00:11:02,000 » I know. And I'm trying. And now I've got to find that my 121 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:06,399 » You suggested it. He said, "Yeah, >> I'll help you with your computer." 122 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:11,760 » Reason. So, here's the correction. 123 00:11:08,959 --> 00:11:17,040 Sam went back to the recording and so she changed the paragraph to put that 124 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:21,040 sentence in to put the question that I asked in. 125 00:11:18,959 --> 00:11:24,480 » Alternative sentencing director Mitchell stated that cannabis use within the 126 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:28,079 alternative sentencing program will be evaluated on a case-by case basis. We 127 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:32,000 all know that that was there. Commissioner Piper stated that she can 128 00:11:30,079 --> 00:11:36,240 understand the reasoning for the medical marijuana card. See how much clear I'm 129 00:11:33,839 --> 00:11:40,800 being? Or the therapeutic program, but asked if the alternative sentencing 130 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:45,040 program is abstinencebased. Would the fact that they reside in a 131 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:49,040 state where recreational use is legal be a separate factor that would have 132 00:11:46,399 --> 00:11:53,279 nothing to do with their sobriety? As Director Mitchell stated that there 133 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:56,640 are other things that they consider. She explained that if someone is 134 00:11:54,480 --> 00:12:01,040 recreationally using, they will do an assessment 135 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:05,920 to determine if they are doing it for fun or if it is therapeutic in some way. 136 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:12,079 If it is, they then look to see if they can get medical backup and a diagnosis 137 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:16,399 in our program. She stated that it is an ongoing assessment of need and has been 138 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:23,360 challenging because New Hampshire is surrounded by states where recreational 139 00:12:18,959 --> 00:12:28,399 abuse is legal. as director Mitchell explained that they are abstinencebased 140 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:34,079 but because of harm reduction it's very important uh it may be something that 141 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:39,120 needs to be more flexible the good conversation I started 142 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:45,680 » um so that was the change in that one and then I'm sorry to say that there was 143 00:12:41,279 --> 00:12:54,680 one more on page uh two three or four I think it was on page two 144 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:54,680 um and Sam just add it. Um, 145 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:03,079 now that Katie has pointed me in the direction of help I can help myself. 146 00:13:10,079 --> 00:13:19,600 Oh yeah. Um, and I thought that it was important for 147 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:25,519 folks online. I just added a sentence on page two. DOC superintendent Lethbridge 148 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:29,440 arrived that paragraph that was that wonderful discussion and information 149 00:13:27,839 --> 00:13:36,079 session where he told us about the prison rape elimination act compliance 150 00:13:32,959 --> 00:13:40,240 and all the work um that his staff had done. And then I added a sentence to the 151 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:44,000 end of that. Commissioner Piper asked Superintendent Leverage to please 152 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:48,079 explain to the PEA so that members of the public online can 153 00:13:46,079 --> 00:13:54,240 understand what he's referencing. We didn't have that when I first started 154 00:13:49,760 --> 00:14:00,399 here. So, I'm kind of um happy to have that information going 155 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:06,240 out. So, I added that. Right, Sam? That's all I did. Yes. And I went away. 156 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:12,519 Motion to approve the minutes as amended. Second. Um, 157 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:12,519 » hi. 158 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:20,079 » Frank is not here. Do you visit? >> He had a department head meeting. He 159 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:24,560 said he thought it would run past 9:00 because he was scheduled at night. He 160 00:14:21,519 --> 00:14:27,800 switched to so I'm sure he'll be along when he's 161 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:36,279 preference for what we do next to school. Check registers. 162 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,079 It's been five sometimes. 163 00:14:45,279 --> 00:14:48,279 » Wow. 164 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:54,600 » They only one last week, so we're catching up. 165 00:16:54,480 --> 00:17:04,600 So I have um a certificate of authority that needs to be done for the PAS 166 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,600 funding 167 00:17:07,839 --> 00:17:13,640 that Commissioner Hedber certifies. that she is the new 168 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:18,919 of Craft County and that 169 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:28,120 is county administrator and has the authority to enter into contract on 170 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:28,120 behalf of the county 171 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,440 that resolution 172 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:44,960 in the minutes. Yep. I guess 173 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:50,720 » I would Hburg certify that I am a dulyeleed county clerk county official 174 00:17:47,919 --> 00:17:56,000 of Grafton County. I hereby certify that Julie L. Libby County Administrator 175 00:17:53,840 --> 00:18:00,160 is authorized on behalf of this county to enter into the said contract of the 176 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:04,559 state and to execute any and all documents, agreements and other 177 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:10,080 instruments and any amendments, revisions or modifications thereto as 178 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:14,559 she may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate. I hereby certify that this 179 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:19,520 authority has not been amended or repealed and remains in full force in 180 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:24,559 effect as of the day of the con of the contract contract amendment agreement to 181 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:30,080 which the certificate is attached. This authority was valid 30 days prior to and 182 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:34,320 remains valid for 30 days from the date of this certificate of authority. I 183 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:38,000 further certify that it is understood that the state of New Hampshire will 184 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:42,720 rely on this certificate as evidence that the um persons listed above 185 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:46,799 currently occupy the positions indicated and that they have full authority to 186 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:51,039 bind the county to the extent that there are any limits on the authority of any 187 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:54,559 listed individual to bind the county and contracts or other agreements with the 188 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:59,720 state of New Hampshire. All such limitations are expressly stated 189 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,720 therein. 190 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:08,919 Was that also a motion? Second. All in favor? I motion passes. 191 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:17,520 You have an educational assistance application. 192 00:19:14,799 --> 00:19:21,440 » Yes. So, I'm not sure that Commissioner Mloud or Commissioner Heard ever been 193 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:24,960 involved with an educational fund application. We haven't had one in 194 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:30,320 years. Um, so we have an employee at the 195 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:37,840 Department of Corrections who has applied uh for educational assistance. 196 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:43,600 She is a nurse at the jail. She's uh taking the nursing program through White 197 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:50,160 Mountains Community College and um the application is for prere prerequisites 198 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:56,720 for the course uh from her degree um creative writing workshop. It is. 199 00:19:54,799 --> 00:20:01,520 » So the way that our educational assistance program works is we will 200 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:09,080 provide reimbursement for 50% up to $1,000 201 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:09,080 one course per semestered 202 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:18,480 available which we have $5,000 this year which might have done with 203 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:27,120 this budget but I'll have to look at that. um 204 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:34,600 for employees to take uh courses that are relative to their field through an 205 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:34,600 accredited educational institution. 206 00:20:35,039 --> 00:20:41,480 So she meets all the requirements um to 207 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:51,200 to have this approved. So she has two courses on this application. Um, 208 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:55,440 we will only do one. I talked to Tim about that and he's supposed to be 209 00:20:52,640 --> 00:21:00,559 letting me know which course, but since you won't be meeting again till 15th, I 210 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:04,559 wanted to get the approval for the one course. Regardless of which one it is, 211 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:08,919 they're at the same cost. And the other is a psychology class. So 212 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:17,200 this particular one we also do promisary notes where the county will upfront pay 213 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:20,960 it and that the employee reimbures their 50% of the county through payroll 214 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:23,600 deductions. So we'll be setting this one up. 215 00:21:21,360 --> 00:21:27,840 » Yes. Isn't there also a requirement for length of employment? 216 00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:31,600 » There's not a requirement for length of employment, but there is a requirement 217 00:21:29,919 --> 00:21:39,640 for grades. they have to maintain certain 218 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:39,640 grade within the class for us to um 219 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:46,085 reimburse. >> Nice. 220 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:48,105 So, [clears throat] 221 00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:57,440 » it's help. It's nice to be able to help people because then they bring it back 222 00:21:54,559 --> 00:22:03,520 to the county and advance themselves and serve the county residents. 223 00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:07,679 She must be an I assume that was just gonna be my 224 00:22:05,679 --> 00:22:12,480 question. I assume it's going for her already 225 00:22:08,559 --> 00:22:17,200 » psychology and creative writing. >> Yeah, I know. 226 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:23,360 » All right. I would make a great I would make a 227 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:31,280 motion to approve the um education assistance application for the doc 228 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:34,840 employee for the course as per second. Okay. I 229 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:41,720 » signatures on the lines below my name. 230 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:50,240 » I literally can't remember the last time we did one of these. It's probably done 231 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:53,840 at least four years. >> That's what a great 232 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:56,840 » Yeah. Yeah. 233 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:18,559 » Morning. >> Good morning. 234 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:22,880 » No. No one. >> We knew you had another meeting before 235 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:25,880 this. So, keep us busy. >> Perfect. 236 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,200 » Wow. 237 00:23:35,679 --> 00:23:39,080 » What you see? 238 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:42,360 » Yikes. 239 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:56,320 So our census as of today is 130 residents. 240 00:23:49,520 --> 00:24:04,720 We haven't yet um we got in the tail end of August we got as 131. So 31 I think 241 00:24:01,360 --> 00:24:11,520 for a week since we so um so we're doing pretty 242 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:16,960 good on an average daily at the moment. So I think our average daily self 243 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:20,520 obviously will pan out to be about 128 residents a day. 244 00:24:21,039 --> 00:24:28,559 » Um so we're we're kind of on track where we're down on our 245 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:32,880 to budget figures is you know New Hampshire Medicaid which isn't a bad 246 00:24:30,159 --> 00:24:39,440 thing and private pay is you know certainly making up for it from that. 247 00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:43,039 So, um, so yeah, we're all in toll right now. The the payer mix is doing really 248 00:24:41,360 --> 00:24:51,440 well and, uh, we've been able to maintain that pretty strong number. So, 249 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:56,960 » and is the reason it's down because of the lag in 250 00:24:54,080 --> 00:25:03,200 application processing time or >> No. So, the the 59 doesn't the the six 251 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:10,720 pending cases are reflected in that 59. So, um, yeah. Yeah. And, and you know, I 252 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:15,600 can't necessarily say that that's, uh, the the because of the backlog whether, 253 00:25:13,360 --> 00:25:20,000 you know, that's a reason for it or not. I mean, the private pay number looks 254 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:26,000 good at the moment, but we know that there isn't years worth of private paid 255 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:31,039 resources for those in uh, those 34 residents at this point. So eventually 256 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:35,120 they are going to transition on to uh the Medicaid program whether it be New 257 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:40,799 Hampshire or Vermont. Um >> you know so so eventually they're going 258 00:25:37,039 --> 00:25:45,679 to u so so I do think that that you know as the private pay number goes down the 259 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:50,960 Medicaid will you know go up at some point but we'll enjoy it for asth. 260 00:25:49,919 --> 00:25:56,000 » Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. 261 00:25:53,120 --> 00:26:00,799 Um so since my last reported uh actually I guess we didn't report in August so uh 262 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:08,279 but for the month of August we had uh seven admissions stresses pass away 263 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:08,279 and two discharges 264 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:23,840 » so with the um how I think our we can by our license 265 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:30,799 have 130 Um, but with the patient mix and 266 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:35,360 whatnot, the resident mix, whatnot, um, you said we got up to 131, is are there 267 00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:40,720 more beds? I know we've talked before that that often does it doesn't, you 268 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:43,760 know, with having roommates or diagnosis or whatnot. So, are we pretty much at 269 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:48,720 the max? >> No, I I think we can get to a point 270 00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:54,799 where 133 will be our max given our current resident composition at the 271 00:26:50,640 --> 00:27:00,559 moment. We have um just two residents that are uh in our older part of the 272 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:04,480 building uh where the semi-private room configuration is such that it's just 273 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:09,039 separated between a the two beds are separated with a draw curtain. It makes 274 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:15,039 it very difficult to find uh roommates for those individuals. And so um I I 275 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:19,080 think 133 is our capacity at this time. So um 276 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:30,400 Uh so if there's no other questions on census, um just a few updates that I 277 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:38,240 wanted to share. So, we've been um or I've been in conversations with a a 278 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:43,600 company based out of uh England um and a person named Sarah Bale from the UNH 279 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:49,679 assisted technology in New Hampshire program uh to 280 00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:57,279 conduct a trial for an ambient listening device um here in in nursing homes. So 281 00:27:53,520 --> 00:28:03,440 this product years is being utilized in nursing homes in England and so they 282 00:28:00,399 --> 00:28:10,080 want to expand and as I come into the US and so for right now um they've been 283 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:13,520 working with Sarah uh to try to identify nursing homes in New Hampshire that she 284 00:28:11,919 --> 00:28:19,520 immediately thought of county nursing homes. And so uh we are uh along with 285 00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:25,360 Cheshire County going to be conducting that trial of this product. And 286 00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:30,240 basically what it is is a u uh maybe like the size of that speaker uh but 287 00:28:27,679 --> 00:28:35,039 it's just a cube shaped and uh it it's it's mounted to a resonant wall and all 288 00:28:32,559 --> 00:28:39,279 it does is pick up ambient noise. It doesn't record conversations 289 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:43,840 uh or anything along those lines. It just picks up ambient noise looking for 290 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:49,039 things such as coughing, rustling in bed, uh screaming, you know, things 291 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:55,520 along those lines. And as it picks up that noise, uh, LNAS will have a cell 292 00:28:52,080 --> 00:29:00,640 phone on it. So, it will alert the LNA that there's a noise coming from room 293 00:28:57,679 --> 00:29:07,840 2011. Um, and it's meant as a fall prevention with the hex tool so that the 294 00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:13,200 LNA will respond to that u that yelling that's taking place and potentially, you 295 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:19,200 know, head off a fall or maybe a combative resident situation because on 296 00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:22,640 our dementia unit um you know there's a a resident that wandered into another 297 00:29:21,039 --> 00:29:27,200 resident's room and you know the potential for a resident altercation 298 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:32,960 taking place, right? but it's going to be picking up noises such as that and uh 299 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:37,919 so alerting staff. So right now the product is used um like I said in 300 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:43,679 nursing homes in England and it has been used solely in private rooms. Um so our 301 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:47,760 part in this trial which is going to be kind of neat is to see whether it works 302 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:56,080 in semi-private rooms and so we're going to be working uh to have this installed 303 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:59,279 » in our uh our meadow unit. Um and uh so because the way the rooms are configured 304 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:04,399 with, you know, kind of a larger dividing wall separating the two sides 305 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:08,960 of the uh the room, the theory is that this device will be able to go with an A 306 00:30:06,399 --> 00:30:15,200 bed and a B bed in the same room, but only be uh uh picking up noises from 307 00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:22,159 that particular side that it's uh that it's designed to do. So um so the device 308 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:29,279 will be mounted. It takes about 72 hours to kind of learn the pattern of the 309 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:33,600 resident and um and then after that um like I said it'll be picking up things 310 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:39,360 and alerting staff and staff will be responding uh and hopefully u you know 311 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:45,279 helping to head off any sort of falls or potential falls. They have seen uh in 312 00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:47,600 care homes in England they've seen 100% reduction in fall. 313 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:50,399 » That's what I was going to ask those outcomes. That's one. Wow. 314 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,559 » 100%. >> 100%. 315 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:56,159 » Yeah. >> Yeah. And they're able to pick up on 316 00:30:54,480 --> 00:31:00,799 potential infections ahead of time because again, it's picking up other 317 00:30:57,679 --> 00:31:05,039 noises. So if people are um you know, sneezing or coughing, you know, like all 318 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:09,760 that stuff is going to be picked up and alerting staff. 319 00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:14,720 » Yeah. >> Yeah. So it's pretty neat. Um so kind of 320 00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:19,440 where we're at in this phase now is that all the equipment has been uh sent from 321 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:26,960 England. It's cleared customs and it's in um it's in Missouri of all places. 322 00:31:22,559 --> 00:31:33,120 It's in Missouri. Um and uh and so the there's a a company called Telax that is 323 00:31:30,399 --> 00:31:39,840 working with uh eaters here in the United States. And so um they are going 324 00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:45,200 to be sending somebody out to do Wi-Fi mapping of our of our meadow 325 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:48,559 neighborhood uh to make sure that Wi-Fi coverage is good. But we believe that 326 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:54,240 there shouldn't be any issues with that at this point. So um so then you know 327 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:58,799 assuming all that checks out these devices will be mounted and uh we'll do 328 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:02,880 some training with the staff and get that up and running. So it'll be 329 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:06,960 hopefully some some uh good updates to share coming months ahead. So yeah, 330 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:10,360 » sounds like a great program. >> Yeah. Yeah. 331 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:19,440 » Uh the next item is just talking about Sensio systems. Um, you know, we've 332 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:29,240 talked about them for a while now. Um, they are the uh the kind of remote uh 333 00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:29,240 monitoring program uh that uses um 334 00:32:29,519 --> 00:32:38,480 technology to help uh people stay in their homes longer. Basically, um, we've 335 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:43,039 been, you know, as part of the rural health transformation program, we've 336 00:32:41,039 --> 00:32:49,120 kind of started having that conversation again about the potential of partnering 337 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:54,480 with SNIO to uh, get their their program here in New Hampshire uh, to help, you 338 00:32:51,919 --> 00:32:59,120 know, those recently discharged from home or from hospital or, you know, 339 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:02,960 helping somebody stay in their home longer and and having this, you know, 340 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:09,440 enhanced medical monitoring to help facilate facilitate that process. Um and 341 00:33:06,799 --> 00:33:15,440 so so we we kind of re-engaged with them. Um and and so we're at the point 342 00:33:12,399 --> 00:33:20,159 now where you know Sensio has has grown a lot since our kind of last 343 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:25,440 conversations with them. Um and that you know at this point they are uh there's 344 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:29,200 no upfront cost to users for this program anymore. starts at 100% covered 345 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:32,960 billable service under traditional Medicare 346 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:38,640 » and they're starting to gain traction in the advantage plan arena as well and so 347 00:33:35,919 --> 00:33:43,600 some of their uh some advantage plans are also covering this service but 348 00:33:41,279 --> 00:33:50,240 they're working with one visiting nurse association here uh Granite VNA and 349 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:57,519 conquered um but they've got uh statewide uh programs in place now uh in 350 00:33:54,080 --> 00:34:03,039 Florida Maine uh sections of Massachusetts and uh I think Virginia 351 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:08,320 was the other one uh now. So they've grown a a pretty good footprint from 352 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:14,560 based on where we were uh based on our last conversations with them. So, um, so 353 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:20,320 talking about this today because next Friday, uh, at the association economics 354 00:34:18,159 --> 00:34:26,800 meeting, I'm going to be, uh, talking to the executive committee about, uh, this 355 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:32,159 program and, uh, and wanting to, um, you know, basically get we don't necessarily 356 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:37,679 feel I I shouldn't say we, I don't necessarily feel that, uh, we need to 357 00:34:35,119 --> 00:34:43,839 apply for any funding through the health transformation grant because this is all 358 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:50,960 covered under Medicare benefit. Um I feel the bigger thing that we can do 359 00:34:46,159 --> 00:34:56,000 right at the moment is to try to get um try to get Sensio in front of the home 360 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:59,760 care community. And so one of the things that we would like to try to propose 361 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:08,000 next Friday at the Association of Counties meeting is to uh host a webinar 362 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:14,240 event uh for home care providers across the state um to have them 363 00:35:12,079 --> 00:35:18,160 uh participate in it and have Sensio kind of give a demonstration about their 364 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:22,640 program and you know hopefully have folks from the Granite BNA be able to 365 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:28,240 kind of attest to the effectiveness of it. um you know and what it helps them 366 00:35:25,680 --> 00:35:35,359 from a staffing standpoint because having this program as the granted VNA 367 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:39,839 noted um helps them because it's it's less staff that they have to have going 368 00:35:37,359 --> 00:35:46,400 out and checking on people because these this program's in place and there are uh 369 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:52,160 tele monitors on the back end that are able to check in on on an individual and 370 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:55,520 see if they're not u you know if their blood pressure is running high and kind 371 00:35:54,000 --> 00:36:00,160 of talk with them. So there's remote monitoring place and so it's helping the 372 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:04,640 VNA better utilize their limited resources. Uh and so that's one of the 373 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:10,000 huge benefits that other states are seeing right now with this program. And 374 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:15,359 so um so so kind of my hope is is that if we have this wider discussion with 375 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:20,160 the prov homeare community uh we're going to be able to get more uh uh 376 00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:24,240 dispersement of this system here in the state and uh get better coverage and you 377 00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:29,280 know kind of see what that means for helping us um you know again vested 378 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:33,680 interest in us is if we're as counties if we're delaying nursing home admission 379 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:38,960 it's costing us less money as a whole in the long run. So, um, so that's kind of 380 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:43,040 just a sneak peek of what we're going to be talking about next Friday. So, 381 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:46,800 » nice questions or comments? 382 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:52,615 » No, just time is going so fast that the meetings next week. 383 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:55,920 » I know you too. Oh, there goes Friday. [laughter] 384 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:58,400 » They hit me the other day that or hit me this morning with the Kers two months 385 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:03,200 away. >> Yeah. Yeah. 386 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:09,280 » I got an email about another conference. So, I'm like, "Oh, that one's after 387 00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:12,560 ours." Oh my gosh. >> Wow. 388 00:37:10,560 --> 00:37:16,640 » Sounds like a great thing to be looking at. 389 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:22,400 » This is Yeah. Exciting. >> Uh the next item is uh we I did decide 390 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:29,839 to apply for a grant uh through the rural health transformation uh program. 391 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:35,680 Uh so I applied I had uh participated in a a webinar with the CDFA 392 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:40,800 um to uh to kind of talk about how they're going to be administering their 393 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:46,240 portion of this grant program uh and you know with specific reference 394 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:50,800 for county nursing homes um and and you know county nursing homes 395 00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:56,800 having uh upwards of $40 million aotted to them each year over the fiveyear 396 00:37:52,720 --> 00:38:02,800 period. So um so I submitted an application uh a readiness eligibility 397 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:06,960 determination elig application uh for our nurse call system. So going 398 00:38:05,321 --> 00:38:10,560 [clears throat] back a couple of years uh we did receive funding for our c 399 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:15,680 through our capital budget to replace our nurse call system. Uh there's just 400 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:20,800 been kind of a you know given when Jim was here, Jim Wilks was here, a lot of 401 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:25,760 uh competing projects for his time going on at that point and uh you know just 402 00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:31,280 kind of several starts and stops on this but we never did actually get to a point 403 00:38:28,079 --> 00:38:35,359 where we put it out to bid. Um, and so kind of that money has been, as I said, 404 00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:40,480 allocated, but it's just been sitting there. And so, um, you know, I talked 405 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:45,200 with Holly and Julie about this and, uh, you know, given the price tag for this 406 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:48,960 and, you know, the concerns about future funding and how we're going to fund the 407 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:55,200 nursing home capital reserve, we decided to, uh, apply for this grant um, or see 408 00:38:52,800 --> 00:38:59,520 if it would be applicable, which I did get the notification that it is. Uh, so 409 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:04,320 I am in the process of submitting a formal application for it. Um, so I'm 410 00:39:02,720 --> 00:39:07,599 hopeful that, you know, at some point before the end of the calendar year, 411 00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:13,280 we'll find out whether we have funding for it or not. Um, and if we do, then 412 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:16,079 that's great. That's money that stays in the nursing homes capital reserve. 413 00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:21,760 » Yeah. >> And, uh, we can move forward. The the, 414 00:39:19,599 --> 00:39:27,599 uh, specification sheet for the nurse call system is is pretty much set at 415 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:30,800 this point. Um, so we are able to just, you know, once we get a hopefully a 416 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:35,280 thumbs up on this, we are able to move what we're going to put it out for bid. 417 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:40,800 Um, so we should be hopefully get some good news there soon. Um, and and so 418 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:45,440 kind of also looking at it from the standpoint of other big needs of the 419 00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:51,200 nursing home uh, going forward. I did put another eligibility determination 420 00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:54,560 application in uh, regarding the study for our HVAC system as well. 421 00:39:54,052 --> 00:39:58,240 » [clears throat] >> um because that funding did get removed 422 00:39:56,720 --> 00:40:04,640 from the budget. >> Um so so I figured let's give it a shot 423 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:08,640 and see what happens. And so um so so that has been submitted. I haven't heard 424 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:14,000 yet as to whether that would be approved or not. Um but you know there's a 425 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:18,160 potential for having that covered as well. You know there were other things 426 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:23,040 that you know we were talking about with needing to replace the roof eventually 427 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:26,720 on the nursing home. Uh I would like to replace my windows. So these are all 428 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:29,760 things that we can be applying for through the grant uh this RHD grant 429 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,920 program. >> Sure. 430 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:35,280 » So So >> great. 431 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:40,800 » Just keep you keep you posted on that. So, I did have a note to my son to ask 432 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:47,040 you today about I can't find where I wrote that down, but um other things 433 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:51,520 through that. We um I know in the past we've looked at an assisted living 434 00:40:49,839 --> 00:40:57,040 facility, for example, and I know there's some planning funds through the 435 00:40:53,920 --> 00:41:02,480 CBFA. Is there any interest in looking at any of those alternatives 436 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:07,359 doing a study feasibility or something to look at whether those would be 437 00:41:05,599 --> 00:41:13,760 » Yeah. [laughter] Um yeah, by all means. Um you know, from 438 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:18,079 a feasibility standpoint, we did have a gentleman come when ARPA the ARPA 439 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:24,240 program first got started. We did have a gentleman come and kind of review 440 00:41:20,319 --> 00:41:28,800 because what my feeling has been is that uh if we were to look at assisted 441 00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:34,079 living, it would be basically trans remodeling the 2003 portion of our 442 00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:39,599 nursing home and turning those into assisted living apartments and then 443 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:46,520 building a new nursing home. Um, so given what I reviewed with that uh 444 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:46,520 person 445 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:57,280 quite a while ago at this point, but uh you know it it it's a sound idea I guess 446 00:41:54,400 --> 00:42:02,560 you know so so um so what we would look at from a planning standpoint you know 447 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:07,280 sure some fine finer details for it we could certainly look at doing something 448 00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:12,240 like that. I think the bigger thing to focus on if we were to do that 449 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:18,560 is to talk about what a new nursing home would look like for Grafton County. Um, 450 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:24,319 you know, so so I think what we could do with the 2003 building is develop or 451 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:30,160 turn that into about 30 assisted living apartments. Um, you know, which would be 452 00:42:27,599 --> 00:42:36,000 Medicaid uh eligible at this point, which is a huge lack in this area. even 453 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:42,880 more active uh Medicaid beds uh for assisted living. Um and so when we when 454 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:46,800 we look at that um the you know there is you know the potential that that would 455 00:42:44,319 --> 00:42:53,119 be very well received here in the in this area. Um but yeah, again bigger 456 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:57,920 bigger subject I think in my mind is what a new nursing home would look like 457 00:42:54,720 --> 00:43:03,280 in you know what Sullivan County has just gone through uh with their uh 458 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:08,720 construction and renovation of their nursing home. Um Cheshire County went 459 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:13,920 through it a handful of years ago as well. Um Straford County is talking 460 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:20,380 about it. I guess Kowas County is going to have funding to um remodel a building 461 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:23,599 to move West Georgetown over. Um [clears throat] so yeah, I mean I would 462 00:43:21,839 --> 00:43:27,280 I would love to explore something like that. 463 00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:31,040 » And it it the funding is only for renovations, remodeling or whatever. So 464 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:34,319 the building you have to find a building that's already 465 00:43:33,119 --> 00:43:38,960 » existing >> to get this huge amount of money. 466 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:42,000 » Yeah. >> But it certainly seems like this is an 467 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:47,599 opportunity that's not going to come around again. That's five years of 468 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:52,319 potential funding for going through the process which I don't know I it just 469 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:56,720 seems like I would support that. I don't know what other questions people have 470 00:43:55,200 --> 00:44:01,839 thought they have >> because what we do with it after is is 471 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:06,720 the bigger thing is you know we apply for a grant we get funding for it to say 472 00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:12,400 that assisted living could work and this is what it would cost to rehab the or 473 00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:16,079 remodel the 2003 building. Mhm. >> and transform them into the 30 474 00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:19,119 apartments. >> What do we do with the nursing home that 475 00:44:17,599 --> 00:44:19,839 have the 476 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:24,400 » Yeah, >> that's a big discussion I that would 477 00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:27,245 need to take place. >> Yeah. [laughter] 478 00:44:28,880 --> 00:44:34,880 » Yeah. I don't know. It just seems as though this is the funding would be 479 00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:39,280 there to do something like that after the planning process. And I think that's 480 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:43,680 what Copus County is moving quickly on. they have a building 481 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:47,599 » in the community. It's not um that their campus or whatever. I think it's one of 482 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:52,960 it's a co >> or whatever that they're looking at. Um 483 00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:59,359 and I know they made big changes or whatever to what they were thinking when 484 00:44:54,560 --> 00:45:05,119 that funding came around. So it might be that you identify a somewhere in the 485 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:12,319 area that could be used for renovations as opposed to new uh new building or 486 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:17,359 what have you. Anyways, it just seems like this is the time 487 00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:23,960 consider that. Yeah. So any I would encourage us to put that on the list as 488 00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:23,960 well. Sure. 489 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:31,079 Look at that. 490 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:44,160 Um, and and finally, I just wanted to uh publicly thank Lindsay uh John from the 491 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:48,640 Gabriel Town Clerk's Office. Um she was incredibly helpful uh with our absentee 492 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:53,839 balloting this this time in preparation for the u 493 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:59,839 the primaries this month. um you know, she she kind of 494 00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:08,640 uh reached out ahead of time to help make sure given the uh um requirements 495 00:46:03,599 --> 00:46:13,920 now for uh voter ID um and having uh you know anybody that couldn't um 496 00:46:11,599 --> 00:46:17,680 demonstrate ID but have the affidavit signed by the nursing home 497 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:22,000 administrator. Uh she was great working with our uh working with myself and the 498 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:27,280 uh social service team. So, I just wanted to give her a recognition um for 499 00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:31,119 her u you know, kind of being out front of this and uh and just kind of helping 500 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:36,400 us through the process. >> Any resident that wanted to be able to 501 00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:40,720 vote in the primary has been able to at this point they've uh they're 502 00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:46,160 going to receive their absentee ballots and they'll they'll have their chance to 503 00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:50,720 vote. We'll be doing the same thing from the general terrific. 504 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:58,720 That's great because that was one of the big concerns when um um Congresswoman um 505 00:46:55,119 --> 00:47:03,040 Goodlander came up to meet. That was the as a number of the residents mentioned 506 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:07,359 that they were concerned about voting now that they're um living in the 507 00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:12,960 nursing home. So, that's great to hear. >> My mother was in a private facility down 508 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:16,480 in Lebanon several years ago during an election season and I remember being 509 00:47:15,119 --> 00:47:22,400 surprised that there hadn't been anything either. the 510 00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:29,880 parties. There was nothing going on that would 511 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:29,880 well this is this is quite a site 512 00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:35,400 » question. 513 00:47:37,359 --> 00:47:42,839 Yeah. Thank you. >> Thank you. 514 00:47:49,520 --> 00:47:58,319 All right, we have one more item on here. Post issuance compliance policy 515 00:47:55,920 --> 00:48:02,880 sounds technical. 516 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:09,280 » Um, yes. So, um, I sent this to you last week, I think on Friday. This is just a 517 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:16,400 policy that we put into place that says so when general obligation bonds are 518 00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:22,040 issued or sold um there's post issuance compliance things that we have to do um 519 00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:28,079 they're pretty basic there we have to upload our financial reports as soon as 520 00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:33,440 they're available to a website called Emma which is 521 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:40,920 under the municipal securities rulemaking board. Um and then we also 522 00:48:37,119 --> 00:48:40,920 have um 523 00:48:41,119 --> 00:48:51,040 significant events that if they occur um we have to upload those significant 524 00:48:46,720 --> 00:48:55,760 events um to the same website. So this just says that I'm the 525 00:48:54,160 --> 00:49:00,319 county administrator is responsible for monitoring and compliance with policy 526 00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:05,720 and that the county administrator may designate employees to carry out duties 527 00:49:02,160 --> 00:49:05,720 under these policies 528 00:49:05,839 --> 00:49:14,400 and then just says what those requirements 529 00:49:10,480 --> 00:49:18,880 requirements are. So simply just putting on paper what we 530 00:49:15,920 --> 00:49:23,680 already do. >> So that there's a policy that says we do 531 00:49:21,200 --> 00:49:28,319 it. >> So we need a motion of those 532 00:49:25,599 --> 00:49:34,880 commissioners to adopt this. Uh, I make a motion uh for the commissioners to 533 00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:41,760 adopt the post issuance post issuance compliance policy 534 00:49:38,640 --> 00:49:45,920 relating to bonds issued by the county. Second, any other questions? 535 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:51,280 » All in favor? >> I 536 00:49:47,440 --> 00:49:56,800 don't. One other thing that I wanted to just share that I did I've been I was 537 00:49:53,920 --> 00:50:03,280 working on I shared with you the um opiate abatement report that goes 538 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:07,680 handling and while I was working through everything that we have with the opioid 539 00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:13,200 stuff and I just wanted to share with you um this is the outstanding list of 540 00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:17,760 requests that we have files for that we have had received requests for that have 541 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:22,559 not been funded at this point and I'll just keep 542 00:50:19,920 --> 00:50:30,599 this list ongoing. Um I did have a phone call yesterday from 543 00:50:25,760 --> 00:50:30,599 the Littleton Police Department. Um 544 00:50:31,119 --> 00:50:36,160 I think his name was Scott Brown, but I could be wrong on that. He's the one 545 00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:40,400 that submitted the request for the police dog and just had read through the 546 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:44,640 minutes and was wondering if we were going to be able to provide funding to 547 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:48,400 them. I told him at this point I did not think that we would be that we didn't 548 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:51,400 have anything else to be able to do that. 549 00:50:52,160 --> 00:51:00,520 I just thought you guys have this list. It's been an ongoing list that we 550 00:50:57,520 --> 00:51:00,520 maintain 551 00:51:00,559 --> 00:51:09,920 and and I wish there was some easier way for us to keep track of the state opioid 552 00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:16,000 advisory group >> um and weather planning. I did check the 553 00:51:13,359 --> 00:51:19,440 grant United Way website again yesterday and it still says the opportunity will 554 00:51:17,839 --> 00:51:25,440 be in the first quarter of the state fiscal year which is now much less 555 00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:29,440 close. Um, I don't know if they'll do something in September for that, 556 00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:34,960 » but I think with the new funds that came in to the states, you know, and of 557 00:51:32,480 --> 00:51:39,520 course much larger amount, then I'm assuming they're going to have another 558 00:51:36,800 --> 00:51:43,680 RP amount in addition to one that they already funded. They haven't even funded 559 00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:46,000 it yet because I've heard another word that email we got. 560 00:51:45,119 --> 00:51:51,520 » Yeah. >> Two months ago. takes the Department of 561 00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:56,720 Health and Human Services months to do contracts. 562 00:51:53,440 --> 00:52:01,119 It's months to do it. It's the slowest department 563 00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:06,079 contract. So, >> um and and how many they did, but that 564 00:52:04,079 --> 00:52:12,640 was all based on funds they had, whereas now they most recently. So, I mean, I'd 565 00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:17,119 love to get another one submitted first responders 566 00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:23,599 funding. But we'll keep monuring that and if an 567 00:52:19,359 --> 00:52:28,160 opportunity arises certainly because these are first responders 568 00:52:26,160 --> 00:52:34,480 right. No. Um, 569 00:52:31,839 --> 00:52:40,319 anyways, I just wanted you to know that we are keeping on top of it and that's 570 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:45,760 we'll just keep this coming and when I do see the Granite United Way 571 00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:50,559 um opening, I will reach out to both Ambulance and 572 00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:54,160 Ambulance and suggest that they submit those requests that they have to those 573 00:52:52,400 --> 00:53:00,280 to the Grant United Way because I think they qualify under that one time $15,000 574 00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:11,119 Yeah, I was wondering when I looked I was looking at that too that the two 575 00:53:06,880 --> 00:53:17,040 year or multi-year $75,000 that they do is more like program related as opposed 576 00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:22,400 to items like like dogs and 577 00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:28,640 » they probably could work the dog into a program or something. Yeah. I mean, 578 00:53:25,040 --> 00:53:31,599 that's $30,000 obviously isn't just for the dog, 579 00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:35,160 » right? Yeah. Great. 580 00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:42,599 Excellent information. Commissioner issues 581 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:49,880 public comments. 582 00:53:50,240 --> 00:53:57,440 So, we have two public nonpublic sessions. 583 00:53:54,240 --> 00:54:02,319 scheduled for today. We'll do them for those online to just understand 584 00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:05,760 we'll do those nonpublic sessions and then we will be adjourning the meeting. 585 00:54:04,160 --> 00:54:09,640 So we'll be coming back on 586 00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:16,119 so the first one is um 587 00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:22,640 it's [clears throat] 588 00:54:18,720 --> 00:54:27,680 a legal thing legal. Okay. And the second one is a a personnel 589 00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:33,240 issue. >> Right. Do we have a motion to go to 590 00:54:29,599 --> 00:54:33,240 nonpublic session? 591 00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:38,440 » This is non public session for RSC 91. 592 00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:48,200 Commissioner 593 00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:52,359 Commission votes yes.