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AL

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analysis lay everything out clearly for
the public. If after that the data shows

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that this was truly a good deal for
Henry County, then so be it. I'll be

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honest, I still personally wouldn't
agree with it, but the numbers wouldn't

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be lying. You know, they wouldn't be
lying.

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At the very least, I think you owe it to
your voters to make decisions based on

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facts, not assumptions. Because right
now, the decisions that were made over a

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year ago were based on assumptions that
this would probably be a a good deal.

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And without those impact studies, it's
just an assumption. and it's just taking

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the word of the solar panel company and
obviously they have a reason to give you

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certain information
right now. A lot of people feel like

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Beavertail's interests were put ahead of
theirs.

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This is here's a chance you guys can
correct it. You represent the people of

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Henry County and not the solar panel
company.

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Jim, Jim, you may not even known that
these things needed done over a year

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ago. Did I mean did I even tell you that
normally an impact economic impact study

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should be done? Did he let you know
that?

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» We had a list of all the studies we had
to do and that's what they followed

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through with.
>> Okay. Was it the lawyer who gave you

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that list or the
>> attorney more than one?

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» Yeah. So this it might not even be your
fault that you didn't know this needed

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done. the lawyer didn't tell you then
you didn't know

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but and then Jake's not here but to Jake
these are the things you probably

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discovered in recent months so Jake's
probably also now discovering in the

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last months during this litigation that
this is something that should have been

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done that wasn't done
but we have a second chance to get it

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right so I'm asking you two things today
First, I request that you direct the

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county attorney to tell the judge that
this commission wants the contract set

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aside so proper studies can be
completed. By proactively asking the

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court to set aside the contract for
proper review, the commission shows

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leadership and good faith rather than
reacting after a decision is imposed.

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So, we don't have to wait for the judge
to say yes or no. You can actually tell

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the judge on this new information, we'd
actually like to have it back so we can

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actually make a better deal for the
county. It can only benefit the county.

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The solar company's not going to like
it, but that doesn't matter. They're not

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the ones who you guys represent.
So, it's not going to hurt anyone but

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the solar panel company.
Um, I have a motion prepared that you

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guys can actually vote on for that
purpose.

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What it says is the motion would be I
make a motion that the Henry County

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Commission direct county council to
notify the court that based upon

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information established through ongoing
litigation commission requests that the

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tax abatement agreement entered into
with Beaver's Tale Solar and its

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associate entities be set aside. Purpose
of this request is to allow the county

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to complete an independent economic
study and environmental impact review

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that were not conducted prior to the
agreement's approval. This action is

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requested to ensure that any tax
abatement granted by the county is

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supported by documented analysis
demonstrating a clear public benefit and

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is consistent with the recognized best
practices in public sector financial

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oversight.
Normally, that's what counties, county

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commissioners would do before tax
abatement. They would do those impact

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studies because it just gives you the
data that you need to show the community

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that this was a good deal or it's not a
good deal.

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Goes on to just say upon completion of
the economic and environmental studies,

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the commission shall review the findings
in a duly notice public meeting and

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thereafter determine whether to
reaffirm, amend, or decline the tax

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abatement agreement.

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So that's the first thing I'm asking you
guys to do. Bring it back to you. Get a

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better deal done. You're laying tens of
millions on the on the line that could

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be given, you know, brought in through a
better agreement.

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Um, and second, if you choose not to do
that, then I believe you owe it to the

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public to discuss on record explaining
why you believe it's physically it's

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fiscally responsible to move forward
about those studies.

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Either way, the people you represent
deserve to know where you stand and why.

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That's the very least arrowed.
That's all I have. Thank you. and I will

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give you guys a copy
of the motion

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and I'll leave one here for Jake
and here's one for Kelly as she wants to

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look at it.

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And the reason I also wanted to talk
today and I would have loved for Jake to

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have been here. You can watch it on the
video, but I think it's important that

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you guys looking into this do this well
in advance of January 30th here.

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Oh, okay. All right. All right. Okay.
All right. All right. Byebye.

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» Are we done? I think Mark was
>> Mark was here for a second.

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» Oh,

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is he still out here?

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» Was he out there?

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here.

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» Take care. Have a good weekend.
>> Yep.

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» Okay.
>> You said he was out there.

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» I didn't see him.
>> He had something to bring to us.

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» You calling?
>> Yeah.

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» All right.

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[snorts]

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Come back.

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All right, that'll work. All right, bye.
He'll be here in a minute. Bathroom.

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You're like a jerk.
>> I knew he was standing. I saw I saw him

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come in.

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» [snorts]

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» Got cold last night.
>> It got cold last.

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» Yeah, cold. Now it's supposed to warm up
now. Next week, have another little day

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or two.
[clears throat] Waiting for the snow.

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We need one good snow.

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» [snorts]

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» Good.

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» Huh?

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» It's on.

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» It says it is.

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» I don't know.

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» [clears throat]

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» Hey, like your new LPC.

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» He's a mighty cranky old man.

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» You think he's qualified?
>> I think he's over. [clears throat]

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» He's definitely got resume. He reminded
me of Todd Shy. That's who. And he came

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from a libraryman.
>> Really?

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» Let me tell you something. Pretty well
know what they're talking about.

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» Anyways,
>> yes,

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» we had our lovely state meeting
yesterday

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and we need to fix our budget.
[laughter]

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» So, we have the flood plane in there. It
just says flood pl, but it doesn't say

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flood plane personnel expenses.

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The problem that with that, well, the
reason they wanted to say that they

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wanted to ensure that we're not using
the EM money, the EPG money to pay

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flood plane personnel.
So, it has to be separated out.

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I asked why this wasn't a problem in the
past and they said, "Well, FEMA is under

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new leadership and they are cracking
down on wasteful spending." So

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» that's just administrative. That's not
something that actually changes your

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budget.
>> So we need to change that from flood

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planes. We need a flood plane personnel
expenses.

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questions, concerns, motion out.

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» That's that's that's really something
that you just need to come talk to my

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office about.
>> You need to change that. Just shuffle it

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around.

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» It's We're just renaming the budget
line. It's not

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» Yeah. I talked to
>> Johnson County and Pettis County.

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Johnson County, they they just have
somebody completely different in the

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county.

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» And then
Pettis County, they contract

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their flood plane administrator who
happens to be their emergency management

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director, but they have they contract
they have a separate contract with her

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to get around that.
So question.

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So
if it's has to say

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personnel or whatever
we've got

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whatever we've got budgeted for that.
>> Yeah.

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» So would that say it's $1,000 this I
guess this I'm asking you right now

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» there's 1 1500 in
>> Okay. So there's 1,500. So that

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basically for personnel that's going to
be their wages. So if you've got to keep

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it separate and I don't know if you have
to do anything with flood plane

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stuff other than personnel that would
have to be kept separate also

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» right so like
>> so you can't use your money for

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emergency management
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mainly office supplies in the conference
because they have a conference every

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year but what so
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I guess I guess what I'm
>> I can't use the emergency management

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like we have postage built into I can't
use that postage for

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» that's let's see and that's that
>> we have we have to keep it separate

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» so then the 15 so what you're gonna I
guess Amy I'm asking you what you're

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going to do is you're going to take that
1500 but it will be all of it under

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personnel or is it gonna you see what
I'm saying because I don't know how

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» I I don't have a copy of it in front of
me. So, I can't see exactly what's where

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and where he needs it to be, but it's
something we can figure out.

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» Okay. Okay.
>> I I It sounds like it just needs to be

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named differently, which really isn't
like an amendment. It's just a

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» Okay.
>> I think it's I think it sounds like

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fairly minor thing, but I would have to
look into it.

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» We're not going any more statements.
>> Huh? [laughter]

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» We decide we're not going to do more
state. We're just gonna play dumb.

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That

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was our big thing yesterday.

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» I'll come visit you or we wait till
Kelly comes back or is she gone?

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» She's at a meeting and they're supposed
to be at a meeting right now.

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» They only came in to sign bills and then
got

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» Oh, sorry.
[snorts] I entertain a motion.

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» I'll make a motion to adjourn.
>> I'll second that motion made and second

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to adjurnn. All in favor say I.
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» We just come up to sign checks.
>> I'm trying to save you from going to

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your next meeting.
>> I'll be there for

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I took at least five minutes of that
meeting for you.

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Mine's after yours.