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33rd regular meeting of the Lake County
Board of Commissioners. Please rise for

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the pledge of
>> allegiance.

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I allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
>> Dear God, please bless our meeting

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today. May our discussions be fruitful,
our decisions wise, and our community

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strong. Amen.
>> Amen.

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Madam clerk, roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik,

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» present.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,

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» present.
>> Commissioner Beverage,

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» here. This brings us to public portion.
Anyone wishing to address the board on

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agenda items only, please raise your
hand and you will have three minutes

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after stating your name and address.
Anybody for public portion.

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Okay, seeing none, public portion is
closed. Madame Clerk, please proceed

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with resolutions
>> and special resolutions. Resolution

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proclaiming August 31st, 2026 as
overdose awareness day in Lake County,

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Ohio.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> For discussion. I see we have our good

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friends from Adams Board. Would either
one of you like to come speak?

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» Yes.
>> Please, please do.

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» Good morning, commissioners.
>> Good morning. Um, on behalf of the Lake

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County Adams Board, I do want to thank
you for recognizing August 31st as

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Overdose Awareness Day here in Lake
County, International Overdose Awareness

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Day is the world's largest campaign
dedicated to ending overdose, reducing

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stigma, and remembering those whose
lives have been lost to substance use

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disorders. This year's theme is 25 years
on still needed. It reminds us that

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while progress has been made, there is
still important work ahead to prevent

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overdose loss, support recovery, and
help families heal. As part of this

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observance, the Lake County Adams Board
will host our second annual recovery

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concert of hope, a community event that
celebrates recovery, remembers those

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whose lives have been lost to overdose,
and brings together individuals,

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families, and organizations committed to
hope and healing. This event serves as a

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local opportunity for residents to
gather in remembrance while also

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celebrating the many people whose
recovery journeys demonstrate that

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treatment works and recovery is
possible. We would like to extend an

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invitation to all of you to join us for
this special event which will be on

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Sunday, August 30th um from 2 to 4 at
the fine arts association. Your presence

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would serve as a powerful message of
support to individuals in recovery,

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families who have experienced loss, and
the many community providers who work

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tirelessly to address substance use and
mental health challenges in Lake County.

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Once again, we thank you for your
partnership as we battle together to

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reduce overdoses, reduce stigma, and
support recovery, and build a healthier

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community.
>> Thank you. Thank you,

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» gentlemen. Anything for M. Frasier or
Mrs. Fraser?

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» Mr. President,
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» No family in Lake County. I would I
would speculate no family in the United

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States has gone untouched by overdose.
So many lives have been lost.

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There's a reason why the commissioners
tried

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very hard in their lawsuit against big
pharma to hold

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those who marketed narcotics
like they were a simple painkiller

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just all over Lake County.
We were we're doing our darnest to

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prevent this in any case possible. And
while we weren't

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successful
in winning a judgment

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on appeal,
we certainly highlighted the issue.

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And it will be a lot harder in the
future for a pharmaceutical chain to

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fulfill prescriptions that would have
killed an elephant. When you look at the

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number of pills that were prescribed per
capita in Lake County, there's no

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practical way
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the pharmacies believed
that these were being used for medical

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purposes. Unfortunately,
the almighty the almighty dollar was the

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main consideration for so many
businesses

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that just sought to make a profit.
and we're left with the legacy of that

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without the resources that a multiund
million dollar judgment would have given

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us. We have to do the best we can as a
community to raise awareness,

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to give support, and to try to limit the
damage from what has become a truly

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terrible cycle of addiction.
So, I'm grateful that we have the

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opportunity
to let those in our community who are

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struggling with addiction, who are in
danger of an overdose understand that

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danger, but more than that, understand
that their county and their community

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supports them. We may not have the
resources we hoped and that we should

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have received, but we are a strong
community

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and we make it a priority to protect the
most vulnerable among us. And once

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again, there's someone vulnerable to
this. There's there's folks who suffered

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from drugs, addiction, and overdose in
virtually every family in the United

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States. This is not a problem for a
subset or a small group of people. This

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is a problem for all of us and that
acknowledgement is why we recognize

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overdose awareness day.
>> Uh thank you. I just wanted to say as I

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was sitting here listening to you talk
um I've been a commissioner now for two

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years and uh this is the second time
that I've um had the opportunity to to

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vote to acknowledge the day and um I was
new to politics. I didn't uh run for any

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other office before I ran for this
office. But the way I tried to give back

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and help my community before politics
was in the social services arena, was in

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the nonprofit arena of this county. And
it occurred to me as I was sitting right

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here. [clears throat]
I've worked with a lot of the folks.

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I've worked with your office before.
I've worked with the amazing folks. And

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for my time, 10, 15, 20 years of trying
to be helping in the community involved,

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the folks in your department and in JFS
and the other areas of this community in

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the social services arena that help
people

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um have always had that passion, that
professionalism,

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that optimism. And quite honestly, as I
sat here, I was like, "Oh, I hate the

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fact that for the second time in a row,
I have to I don't have to,

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» but I have the opportunity to
acknowledge something such as overdose

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awareness day, right? It goes back to
the uh proclamations and the stuff that

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we do acknowledging elder abuse or child
abuse or these things that just

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shouldn't exist
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I want to say is thank you. I
unfortunately will not be in town on

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Sunday and won't be able to be there.
But I do I do appreciate all of the work

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that
the Adams Board and the other agencies

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and and the folks that are going to be
there that day, the partners in our

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community, the work that they do to
understand the daunting task that this

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is that Commissioner Plesnik talked
about that it touches a lot of us. Um

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that it is a probably uphill battle. uh
but that every single one of those folks

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in in in your arena and in your world
take on every single day. This is their

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job every single day. Um and they do it
with a smile and they do what she's

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trying to help people. So I just want to
say thank you to to you and the Adams

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board and all the rest of those folks uh
and and wish you the best on on Sunday.

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So
>> thank you commissioner.

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» I just want to echo the comments of my
colleagues. I'll be brief. Thank you for

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what you do. Um, as as both of them
said, we see on a regular basis here as

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county commissioners the the troubled
areas of our community and um the work

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that your group does and other groups do
that face some of these very difficult

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challenges that to support our families,
to support the community. Um, so many

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people whiz through their day and don't
don't acknowledge this. It's important

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to call attention to it to to make sure
everyone's aware of what a big problem

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is. As Commissioner Pletchic said, um,
this affects everybody. This that it

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wouldn't be a stretch to find that
somewhere along the way, you know,

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someone personally affected by this. And
it's it's been a very tragic epidemic.

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So, we very much value the work that you
and your organization do. I'm very

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honored to, you know, take a minute and
recognize this important day because

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it's a problem for all of us and thank
you for what you do.

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» Thank you, Commissioner.
>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Roll call,

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please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik.

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» Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi,

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> Hi.

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» That's for you.

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Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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Madame clerk, please proceed with
resolutions

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» in the utilities department. Resolution
increasing appropriations and

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transferring cash within Lake County
Department of Utilities Solid Waste Fund

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and Project Fund 597 for project 513L
2026 2026 landfill GCCS.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.

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» Commissioner Pletchnick.
>> Yes.

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» Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi.

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> I. Resolution approving final estimate

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number five, release of retainage in the
amount of $29,619.88

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with Zenith Systems LLC and accepting a
three-year maintenance bond in the

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amount of 63 $668,83
for the Aquarius Water Treatment Plant

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Switch Gear and Generator Improvement
Project 435W

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2020 for the Lake County Department of
Utilities.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please. Commissioner Pletchnik.

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» Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.

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» Hi.
>> Commissioner Beverage.

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» I.
>> Resolution increasing appropriations and

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transferring cash within Lake County
Department of Utilities Water Fund and

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Project Fund 595 for project 482W 20224
TR Transmission Main Rehabilitation

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Section 3W Sugar River Crossing.
>> Some moved.

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» Second.
>> Any discussion?

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» Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Kletchnik.

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» Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh. I,

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» Commissioner Beverage.
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» resolution certifying unpaid sewer and
water sums and administrative charges to

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the Lake County auditor.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,

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please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnick.

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» Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.

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» I.
>> Commissioner Beverage.

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» I.
>> In the commissioner's office, resolution

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approving pay application number five,
release of retainage in the amount of

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$149,12.20
20 cents as final payment to train us

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incorporated for a new HVAC system at 41
East Street.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion?
>> Mr. President?

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» Yes, sir.
>> I would just thank our buildings and

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grounds department for their hard work
in repairing and replacing HVAC systems

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across the county. Uh this summer has
definitely been hard on the systems.

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We've talked a lot about it, but it
bears acknowledging the people who've

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been doing the hard work of maintaining,
fixing, and replacing. Very well said,

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my friend.
Any other discussion?

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Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pledgenik,

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» yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,

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» I.
>> Commissioner Beverage,

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» I.
>> Resolution declaring the Lake County

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Board of Commissioners regular meeting
schedule beginning September 10th, 2026.

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» So moved.
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» Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
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» Commissioner Pletchney,
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» Commissioner Macintosh.
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» Commissioner Beverage,
>> I. Resolution declaring the Lake County

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Board of Commissioners workshop meeting
schedule beginning September 10th, 2026.

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» So moved.
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» Any discussion?
>> Hearing none. Roll call, please.

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» Commissioner Fletchnik.
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» Commissioner Macintosh.
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» Commissioner Beverage.
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» Resolution establishing holidays for
which the county offices closed during

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the year 2027.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,

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please.
>> Commissioner Pledgnik.

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» Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
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» Commissioner Beverage.
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» Resolution authorizing execution of an
amendment to an agreement between the

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Lake County Board of Commissioners on
behalf of the Lake County Sheriff and

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University Hospital Health Systems
Incorporated to provide medical services

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to inmates of the Lake County Jail
effective June 1st, 2025.

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» So moved. Second for discussion.
I do believe we have would it be the

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honorable or his eminency or
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nominator.
>> I think this has a correct nomin. I'm

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just going to say the sheriff Franklin
and Bruno

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if that's okay. uh I believe to come and
tell us a little bit about this tell us

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a little bit about this resolution sir

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» is one of the holidays for 27 Dave
Hackman's birthday

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» or that didn't go through this year
>> I will go back and check and if not I'm

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certain that this can be amended and
>> if you could do that that'd be great

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» thank you for bringing that to our
attention

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» not a problem
>> I just wanted to mention the contract

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with uh hospital systems because it's a
it's a footnote here, but it's very

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complicated and um has a great impact on
the people we serve in the jail and on

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the uh Lake County community. Medical
care in the jail and jails across the

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nation is probably the most litigated
area that a sheriff's office encounters.

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The work is complicated. When I first
started, um, there was a doctor and a

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nurse that ran the jail program and a
part-time doctor and a full-time nurse.

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Today,
mental health and medical are the most

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complicated issues we deal with in a
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We are sending on average about five to
six inmates to the hospital per week for

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evaluations. Whether that's over uh
improper blood pressure, heart ailments,

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cancers,
you name it, we encounter it in the

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jail.
And so we've worked very hard over the

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years to try to address this. And so
part of it is medical staffing. And so

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medical staffing obviously is is costly.
I said when I started we had one nurse.

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Today we have five nurses that not only
take care of our jail but also across

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the street at the juvenile center and
run their medical program.

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We always contracted with a doctor who
would come in and part-time do that.

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Doctors no one want to no longer want to
do that. When I said it's the most

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litigated area,
it's very problematic for their

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liability insuranceances because a
lawsuit whether they win it or not

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raises their premiums and it can become
too costly for them to provide that

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service. Fortunately, Lake County went
out and contracted with an insurer and

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Corsa has helped us provide better
liability protection

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in in terms of ensuring our medical
program. So, that was a great change.

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When I was the jail administrator, we
went out and asked for private

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for biders to come in and bid uh to take
over our jail medical program. At the

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time, we were spending about $800,000 a
year on a jail medical program. The

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closest private bid we could get at that
time was $1.7 million to come in and and

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run the program.
At that time, Lake Hospital Systems

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wasn't even willing to bid on our own
jail system here in Lake County because

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of the liability issues. We were able to
go out and and get another doctor to

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come in
who eventually said they had to leave.

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So, we went out for bids again.
And the private contractor bids were

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$2.5 million at that time to take over
our jail program.

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uh was willing to provide a doctor and a
physician's assistant to come in and

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take care of our medical program while
we provide the nursing. That saves us

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roughly about $1.5 million a year in the
cost of our medical program. It's not a

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reduction in services. the doctor who
comes in from uh handles all of the

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emergency rooms for uh hospital systems.
He's a fantastic doctor who comes in

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knows his knows everything about what's
going on and is able to provide great

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medical care. Our physician's assistant
who's there when he is not there, uh

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Gina is is phenomenal in the uh system
in terms of providing medical care.

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Plus, we've been able to put five nurses
with great knowledge in that system.

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What does that mean? We've reduced the
litigation that comes into our our

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system. And just to explain real quick,
we got sued um because a a person

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unfortunately had a heart attack and
died.

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And the problem came down to the EKG
machine strip that was red. And they

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showed me the strip and it went, you
know, these giant lines across the

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strip. And they said, "Which one do you
think it was?" I said, "Well, the

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highest one." And it was this little
blip on the line was the indicator.

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It's so complicated in reading inmate
medical conditions.

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We are fortunate to have uh hospital
handle that medical care with our

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nursing staff. So I think it's important
to say we not only are saving money but

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have excellent care for the people that
we're serving in the jail.

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» I appreciate that. Anything for the
sheriff? I do want to say with law that

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you're here and um that Miss Frasier
from the Adams board is here is I know

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we've been in conversations and I've
asked uh the Adams board to bring a

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proposal to us. I know that the Adams
board provides some of the mental health

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services and the substance abuse
services in the jail um that that you

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referenced earlier which unfortunately
all too often is probably one of your

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» they're very closely linked uh the dual
diagnosis with medical care and mental

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health care. It's so important that we
have the support of the Adams board to

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provide good services that we currently
have through Lake Joa system.

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» Yeah. And so I know that there uh I
think that we might have some

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constraints on current hours being
provided. So, I've asked for them to uh

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submit a proposal that I'm uh in in
favor of to be able to expand those

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services to make sure that the
prescribers and the people that can come

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in and help the inmates that we yes, we
did not get the hundreds and hundreds

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and hundreds of millions of dollars uh
that the original lawsuit, but we do

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have some dollars that can be used to
try and help with the problem that these

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pharmace pharmaceutical companies have
created. Um, so I just wanted to

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highlight and say thank you for all the
work that not only you guys do but with

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the Adams board uh and and and wanted to
reiterate that that hopefully we'll be

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able to expand uh some of the services
to make sure that we can meet the needs

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in the jail.
>> We wouldn't be able to provide two

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full-time mental health counselors in
our jail.

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We wouldn't provide a drug and alcohol
treatment program designed to return

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people back to the community off drugs
and alcohol and managing those

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conditions so they're better prepared to
deal with their families in the

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workplace. So Adam's board has been
exceptional in that.

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» I appreciate that.
>> Any other discussion?

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» Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik,

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» yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh. I,

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> I

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» resolution authorizing execution of an
agreement between the Lake County Board

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of Commissioners on behalf of the Lake
County Sheriff's Department and the

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Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor
Council Incorporated, deputized deputy

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sheriffs and court officers expiring
March 31st, 2029.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion?
>> Mr. President?

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» Yes, sir. I would just thank our sheriff
and chief deputy sheriff for their hard

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work on this contract and all of our
deputies for putting their lives on the

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line in the courthouse and on the
streets to keep our community in Lake

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County safe. We could not be more
grateful for their efforts.

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» Thank you, sir. Well said.
>> Roll call, please.

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» Commissioner Pletchnik,
>> yes.

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» Commissioner Macintosh,
>> I.

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» Commissioner Beverage,
>> I. in the finance department. Resolution

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approving payment of bills as listed on
the commissioner's approval journal in

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the amount of 7,441,3672.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.

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» Commissioner Pletchnik.
>> Yes.

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» Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> I. Resolution approving purchase orders

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as listed on the commissioner's purchase
order approval journal in the amount of

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$1,30,499.92.

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» So moved.
>> Second.

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» Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.

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» Commissioner Pletchnik,
>> yes.

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» Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi.

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> I.

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» Resolution increasing appropriations for
various non-general fund accounts.

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» So moved. Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,

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please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik.

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» Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.

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» Commissioner Beverage.
>> I.

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» Resolution transferring appropriations
within various general and non-general

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fund accounts.
>> So moved.

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» Second.
>> Any discussion?

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» Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pledgenik.

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» Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.

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» Yes.
>> Commissioner Beverage.

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» I. This brings us to departmental
reports. Utilities.

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» Thank you, Commissioner. Uh want to let
you know that we have our second

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household hazardous waste collection out
at the fairgrounds uh two weeks from

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Saturday, September 12th from 8:00 a.m.
till 2:00 p.m. And uh generally it's a

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little busier in the morning. So if you
want to wait in a shorter line, come

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maybe after 10 or 11:00. Uh we we
process about a little over a thousand

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cars every year and um it's a great
service that we have and um looking

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forward to it.
>> Fairly certain that's the first Browns

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game of the year. So my recommendation
would be to leave your house about 12:30

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to not have to watch any of that chaos.
But

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» this is that unfortunately this is
Saturday the day.

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» Oh, it's Saturday. You're right. All
right. Well, watch the Bucks win then,

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» right, Mr. Heman?
>> Thank you. Appreciate that. [laughter]

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» Thank you, sir. Job and Family Services.
>> No report today. Thank you.

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» Thank you. Once again, our lovely county
administrator is not here. We're going

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to shift. I'm going to I'm going to give
you an upgrade on the curve. You're

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about You're about a B minus Jason. I
mean, you've done a great job here.

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Perfect.
>> We're going to we're going to have B

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minus Jason Boyd.
>> Hold the grade. I didn't get over to

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count how many bricks got laid at the
public safety center this week, but I do

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have a brief report.
>> I appreciate that. Thank you.

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» Earlier this week, uh we were able to um
sell um the remaining balance on our

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county road improvement notes. Um so we
had $7 million of notes outstanding. We

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paid off $750,000 and sold um sold $6.25
million in notes. We were able to keep

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the coupon in the total cost of
borrowing relatively similar from our

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issuance last year. So that's what we
did this week. But the important part of

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this is last year um we sold that 7
million plus 25 million for the uh

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public safety center. Um but as we
announced a couple weeks ago, we will be

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paying off 25 million in notes um on the
project in a few weeks. So that's really

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the Last year we sold 32 million. This
year we sold 6.25. So that's the

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important part.
>> Beautiful. And I do know that what we

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budget about a million dollar a year in
interest payments for that 25 million.

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» Correct. The rates came in a little bit
better. So we were probably paying

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$800,000ish
per year or so. Yeah.

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» Uh in interest on those $25 million
worth of notes. So, as we talked about

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when we set aside the money, all the
hard work of all the departments of

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everybody here at the county of making
sure that we're delivering uh efficient

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and uh valuable services at the same
high level, but doing it as streamlined

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as possible. evident by the comments
made by our sheriff about how we're able

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to save money even on the on the medical
contract, the hospitalization contract

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with the jail. Those type of things
matter uh to be able to put down a $25

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million chunk uh on our debt uh to keep
ahead of pace on paying off the largest

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capital project that the county has ever
um taken on is not by accident. So, uh

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thank you very much. Job well done. So,
>> Mr. President.

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» Yes, sir.
>> If I can just add because I did have a

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few people ask about the sale of the
engineers notes. Is it something new?

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They asked. Are we borrowing more? I
just want to emphasize what director

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Demar shared with us, which is uh this
is pre-existing debt that's refinanced

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periodically and we're actually paying
it down 750,000 this year from 7 million

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to 6.25 million. So to answer the
question for the general public that's

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been watching this, this is old debt
that's being refinanced as we

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periodically do and we are in fact
paying it down along with paying down

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the jail debt because as president
Beverage shared to the extent that we

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can pay down the debt that lowers our
interest expense and ultimately means a

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lower cost of doing business for the
taxpayer.

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» Correct. Do you know Joel? Sorry.
Director Demar,

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uh, when did when was that debt first
taken out? Do you know?

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» You got to ask me the hard questions. I
do not know that off the top of my head,

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but I'll do some digging here while you
guys continue. Okay.

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» Okay. I'm just curious just to let folks
know to that point. Yes. People have

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asked, are we taking on more? How long
has this been there? I know it's been

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there for a while. Uh, I just wanted I
was just curious. So, okay. Thank you,

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Director Demar.
B minus Jason Boyd. Uh,

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madame clerk,
>> uh, the next commissioner meeting is

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going to be Thursday, September 3rd at
10:00 a.m. And then, um, also I wanted

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to mentioned that the schedules that
were adopted today for the meetings are

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going to be posted online uh, this
afternoon as well as the holidays for

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2027. That'll be posted online as well.
And then also, I wanted to mention that

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September 10th, we do have a
commissioner meeting also that day, but

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that will be our next workshop. Okay?
will be September 10th at 10:30. And

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then also that day is a 250th meeting.
>> Okay.

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» At 11:30.
>> Okay. Thank you. Anything else?

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» That's it.
>> Was good. Was good. Good stuff.

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» Legal.
>> No reports. Commissioner,

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» thank you, sir.
Gentlemen, is there any old business?

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Hearing none. Is there any new business?
>> Mr. President?

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» Yes, sir.
>> I don't think it's been highlighted yet.

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So, I want to take the opportunity to
congratulate the director of our board

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of elections, Dante Lewis. As some of
you may know, Mr. Lewis was invited to

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an invite only uh statewide training
program known as the Ohio Public

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Leadership Academy. And so this summer
he went down to the Ohio State

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University and he participated in a
number of exercises

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and classes and coursework with a
bipartisan group of elected and

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appointed officials from across the
state. To the best of my knowledge, uh,

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Commissioner, then trustee Morgan
Macintosh and myself were the first two

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invited from Lake County to participate
in this program, making Mr. Lewis III.

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And so we're very proud of him having
this leadership development opportunity.

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Uh it demonstrates what he brings to the
board of elections. And I want to give a

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big congratulations to him and his
colleagues.

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» It's a uh it's a great program. Um
really glad to see that. I know Dante

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called and asked me what I thought of it
and I told him I thought it was a top

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rate program and if he had the
opportunity that he should apply and and

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uh take it if he was accepted. So glad
to hear that he completed it. um well

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worth his time and it's just another
thing that helps increase the service

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level of um our leadership here in the
county.

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» Okay, glad to hear.
>> Any other new business?

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00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:25,440
» Real quick, um we began borrowing on
those road projects in 2018, 2019, and

428
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:29,919
2020, and then we've been on the payown
since then.

429
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:34,559
» Okay. Okay. Sounds about right. Thank
you for that very fast and accurate

430
00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:39,519
response.
Uh, any other new business?

431
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:43,600
Going once, going twice. Hearing none, I
will entertain a motion to adjourn into

432
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:48,000
executive session for the purposes of
legal imminent litigation and personnel

433
00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:51,279
employment. No business will be
concluded following executive session.

434
00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:52,960
Can I have a motion?
>> So moved.

435
00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:56,320
» Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,

436
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,919
please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnick,

437
00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:02,320
» yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,

438
00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:02,320
» yes. Commissioner Beverage.