[0:00] 33rd regular meeting of the Lake County
Board of Commissioners. Please rise for
[0:03] the pledge of
>> allegiance.
[0:05] I allegiance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
[0:11] for which it stands, one nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:16] justice for all.
>> Dear God, please bless our meeting
[0:20] today. May our discussions be fruitful,
our decisions wise, and our community
[0:24] strong. Amen.
>> Amen.
[0:27] Madam clerk, roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik,
[0:33] » present.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,
[0:34] » present.
>> Commissioner Beverage,
[0:36] » here. This brings us to public portion.
Anyone wishing to address the board on
[0:40] agenda items only, please raise your
hand and you will have three minutes
[0:44] after stating your name and address.
Anybody for public portion.
[0:50] Okay, seeing none, public portion is
closed. Madame Clerk, please proceed
[0:54] with resolutions
>> and special resolutions. Resolution
[0:58] proclaiming August 31st, 2026 as
overdose awareness day in Lake County,
[1:03] Ohio.
>> So moved.
[1:05] » Second.
>> For discussion. I see we have our good
[1:09] friends from Adams Board. Would either
one of you like to come speak?
[1:12] » Yes.
>> Please, please do.
[1:17] » Good morning, commissioners.
>> Good morning. Um, on behalf of the Lake
[1:20] County Adams Board, I do want to thank
you for recognizing August 31st as
[1:25] Overdose Awareness Day here in Lake
County, International Overdose Awareness
[1:29] Day is the world's largest campaign
dedicated to ending overdose, reducing
[1:34] stigma, and remembering those whose
lives have been lost to substance use
[1:38] disorders. This year's theme is 25 years
on still needed. It reminds us that
[1:45] while progress has been made, there is
still important work ahead to prevent
[1:50] overdose loss, support recovery, and
help families heal. As part of this
[1:55] observance, the Lake County Adams Board
will host our second annual recovery
[2:00] concert of hope, a community event that
celebrates recovery, remembers those
[2:05] whose lives have been lost to overdose,
and brings together individuals,
[2:09] families, and organizations committed to
hope and healing. This event serves as a
[2:14] local opportunity for residents to
gather in remembrance while also
[2:18] celebrating the many people whose
recovery journeys demonstrate that
[2:22] treatment works and recovery is
possible. We would like to extend an
[2:26] invitation to all of you to join us for
this special event which will be on
[2:30] Sunday, August 30th um from 2 to 4 at
the fine arts association. Your presence
[2:37] would serve as a powerful message of
support to individuals in recovery,
[2:42] families who have experienced loss, and
the many community providers who work
[2:47] tirelessly to address substance use and
mental health challenges in Lake County.
[2:52] Once again, we thank you for your
partnership as we battle together to
[2:57] reduce overdoses, reduce stigma, and
support recovery, and build a healthier
[3:03] community.
>> Thank you. Thank you,
[3:06] » gentlemen. Anything for M. Frasier or
Mrs. Fraser?
[3:09] » Mr. President,
>> yes.
[3:11] » No family in Lake County. I would I
would speculate no family in the United
[3:17] States has gone untouched by overdose.
So many lives have been lost.
[3:23] There's a reason why the commissioners
tried
[3:27] very hard in their lawsuit against big
pharma to hold
[3:32] those who marketed narcotics
like they were a simple painkiller
[3:39] just all over Lake County.
We were we're doing our darnest to
[3:46] prevent this in any case possible. And
while we weren't
[3:52] successful
in winning a judgment
[3:57] on appeal,
we certainly highlighted the issue.
[4:03] And it will be a lot harder in the
future for a pharmaceutical chain to
[4:08] fulfill prescriptions that would have
killed an elephant. When you look at the
[4:12] number of pills that were prescribed per
capita in Lake County, there's no
[4:18] practical way
that
[4:21] the pharmacies believed
that these were being used for medical
[4:27] purposes. Unfortunately,
the almighty the almighty dollar was the
[4:33] main consideration for so many
businesses
[4:37] that just sought to make a profit.
and we're left with the legacy of that
[4:44] without the resources that a multiund
million dollar judgment would have given
[4:49] us. We have to do the best we can as a
community to raise awareness,
[4:54] to give support, and to try to limit the
damage from what has become a truly
[5:02] terrible cycle of addiction.
So, I'm grateful that we have the
[5:06] opportunity
to let those in our community who are
[5:10] struggling with addiction, who are in
danger of an overdose understand that
[5:14] danger, but more than that, understand
that their county and their community
[5:18] supports them. We may not have the
resources we hoped and that we should
[5:24] have received, but we are a strong
community
[5:30] and we make it a priority to protect the
most vulnerable among us. And once
[5:36] again, there's someone vulnerable to
this. There's there's folks who suffered
[5:42] from drugs, addiction, and overdose in
virtually every family in the United
[5:47] States. This is not a problem for a
subset or a small group of people. This
[5:52] is a problem for all of us and that
acknowledgement is why we recognize
[5:57] overdose awareness day.
>> Uh thank you. I just wanted to say as I
[6:02] was sitting here listening to you talk
um I've been a commissioner now for two
[6:05] years and uh this is the second time
that I've um had the opportunity to to
[6:13] vote to acknowledge the day and um I was
new to politics. I didn't uh run for any
[6:19] other office before I ran for this
office. But the way I tried to give back
[6:23] and help my community before politics
was in the social services arena, was in
[6:27] the nonprofit arena of this county. And
it occurred to me as I was sitting right
[6:33] here. [clears throat]
I've worked with a lot of the folks.
[6:36] I've worked with your office before.
I've worked with the amazing folks. And
[6:39] for my time, 10, 15, 20 years of trying
to be helping in the community involved,
[6:44] the folks in your department and in JFS
and the other areas of this community in
[6:49] the social services arena that help
people
[6:53] um have always had that passion, that
professionalism,
[6:57] that optimism. And quite honestly, as I
sat here, I was like, "Oh, I hate the
[7:03] fact that for the second time in a row,
I have to I don't have to,
[7:08] » but I have the opportunity to
acknowledge something such as overdose
[7:11] awareness day, right? It goes back to
the uh proclamations and the stuff that
[7:16] we do acknowledging elder abuse or child
abuse or these things that just
[7:20] shouldn't exist
>> in our society." And uh and I guess all
[7:26] I want to say is thank you. I
unfortunately will not be in town on
[7:30] Sunday and won't be able to be there.
But I do I do appreciate all of the work
[7:34] that
the Adams Board and the other agencies
[7:38] and and the folks that are going to be
there that day, the partners in our
[7:41] community, the work that they do to
understand the daunting task that this
[7:45] is that Commissioner Plesnik talked
about that it touches a lot of us. Um
[7:50] that it is a probably uphill battle. uh
but that every single one of those folks
[7:56] in in in your arena and in your world
take on every single day. This is their
[8:00] job every single day. Um and they do it
with a smile and they do what she's
[8:05] trying to help people. So I just want to
say thank you to to you and the Adams
[8:09] board and all the rest of those folks uh
and and wish you the best on on Sunday.
[8:13] So
>> thank you commissioner.
[8:15] » I just want to echo the comments of my
colleagues. I'll be brief. Thank you for
[8:18] what you do. Um, as as both of them
said, we see on a regular basis here as
[8:23] county commissioners the the troubled
areas of our community and um the work
[8:29] that your group does and other groups do
that face some of these very difficult
[8:33] challenges that to support our families,
to support the community. Um, so many
[8:38] people whiz through their day and don't
don't acknowledge this. It's important
[8:42] to call attention to it to to make sure
everyone's aware of what a big problem
[8:47] is. As Commissioner Pletchic said, um,
this affects everybody. This that it
[8:51] wouldn't be a stretch to find that
somewhere along the way, you know,
[8:55] someone personally affected by this. And
it's it's been a very tragic epidemic.
[8:59] So, we very much value the work that you
and your organization do. I'm very
[9:03] honored to, you know, take a minute and
recognize this important day because
[9:06] it's a problem for all of us and thank
you for what you do.
[9:10] » Thank you, Commissioner.
>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Roll call,
[9:13] please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik.
[9:15] » Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi,
[9:17] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> Hi.
[9:35] » That's for you.
[10:02] Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[10:24] Madame clerk, please proceed with
resolutions
[10:27] » in the utilities department. Resolution
increasing appropriations and
[10:31] transferring cash within Lake County
Department of Utilities Solid Waste Fund
[10:34] and Project Fund 597 for project 513L
2026 2026 landfill GCCS.
[10:43] » So moved.
>> Second.
[10:45] » Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.
[10:48] » Commissioner Pletchnick.
>> Yes.
[10:50] » Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi.
[10:51] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I. Resolution approving final estimate
[10:55] number five, release of retainage in the
amount of $29,619.88
[11:01] with Zenith Systems LLC and accepting a
three-year maintenance bond in the
[11:05] amount of 63 $668,83
for the Aquarius Water Treatment Plant
[11:10] Switch Gear and Generator Improvement
Project 435W
[11:14] 2020 for the Lake County Department of
Utilities.
[11:18] » So moved.
>> Second.
[11:19] » Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please. Commissioner Pletchnik.
[11:24] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.
[11:26] » Hi.
>> Commissioner Beverage.
[11:27] » I.
>> Resolution increasing appropriations and
[11:30] transferring cash within Lake County
Department of Utilities Water Fund and
[11:33] Project Fund 595 for project 482W 20224
TR Transmission Main Rehabilitation
[11:41] Section 3W Sugar River Crossing.
>> Some moved.
[11:45] » Second.
>> Any discussion?
[11:47] » Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Kletchnik.
[11:50] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh. I,
[11:52] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I,
[11:54] » resolution certifying unpaid sewer and
water sums and administrative charges to
[11:58] the Lake County auditor.
>> So moved.
[12:00] » Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
[12:04] please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnick.
[12:06] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.
[12:08] » I.
>> Commissioner Beverage.
[12:09] » I.
>> In the commissioner's office, resolution
[12:12] approving pay application number five,
release of retainage in the amount of
[12:16] $149,12.20
20 cents as final payment to train us
[12:21] incorporated for a new HVAC system at 41
East Street.
[12:25] » So moved.
>> Second.
[12:27] » Any discussion?
>> Mr. President?
[12:29] » Yes, sir.
>> I would just thank our buildings and
[12:31] grounds department for their hard work
in repairing and replacing HVAC systems
[12:35] across the county. Uh this summer has
definitely been hard on the systems.
[12:39] We've talked a lot about it, but it
bears acknowledging the people who've
[12:43] been doing the hard work of maintaining,
fixing, and replacing. Very well said,
[12:48] my friend.
Any other discussion?
[12:52] Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pledgenik,
[12:55] » yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,
[12:57] » I.
>> Commissioner Beverage,
[12:58] » I.
>> Resolution declaring the Lake County
[13:01] Board of Commissioners regular meeting
schedule beginning September 10th, 2026.
[13:05] » So moved.
>> Second.
[13:07] » Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.
[13:10] » Commissioner Pletchney,
>> yes.
[13:12] » Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.
[13:14] » Commissioner Beverage,
>> I. Resolution declaring the Lake County
[13:17] Board of Commissioners workshop meeting
schedule beginning September 10th, 2026.
[13:21] » So moved.
>> Second.
[13:23] » Any discussion?
>> Hearing none. Roll call, please.
[13:27] » Commissioner Fletchnik.
>> Yes.
[13:29] » Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.
[13:30] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I.
[13:32] » Resolution establishing holidays for
which the county offices closed during
[13:36] the year 2027.
>> So moved.
[13:39] » Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
[13:42] please.
>> Commissioner Pledgnik.
[13:44] » Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I,
[13:46] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I,
[13:50] » Resolution authorizing execution of an
amendment to an agreement between the
[13:54] Lake County Board of Commissioners on
behalf of the Lake County Sheriff and
[13:58] University Hospital Health Systems
Incorporated to provide medical services
[14:02] to inmates of the Lake County Jail
effective June 1st, 2025.
[14:06] » So moved. Second for discussion.
I do believe we have would it be the
[14:13] honorable or his eminency or
>> the honorable would be the correct
[14:17] nominator.
>> I think this has a correct nomin. I'm
[14:19] just going to say the sheriff Franklin
and Bruno
[14:24] if that's okay. uh I believe to come and
tell us a little bit about this tell us
[14:31] a little bit about this resolution sir
[14:37] » is one of the holidays for 27 Dave
Hackman's birthday
[14:42] » or that didn't go through this year
>> I will go back and check and if not I'm
[14:45] certain that this can be amended and
>> if you could do that that'd be great
[14:48] » thank you for bringing that to our
attention
[14:50] » not a problem
>> I just wanted to mention the contract
[14:54] with uh hospital systems because it's a
it's a footnote here, but it's very
[14:59] complicated and um has a great impact on
the people we serve in the jail and on
[15:06] the uh Lake County community. Medical
care in the jail and jails across the
[15:14] nation is probably the most litigated
area that a sheriff's office encounters.
[15:21] The work is complicated. When I first
started, um, there was a doctor and a
[15:27] nurse that ran the jail program and a
part-time doctor and a full-time nurse.
[15:36] Today,
mental health and medical are the most
[15:40] complicated issues we deal with in a
jail facility.
[15:45] We are sending on average about five to
six inmates to the hospital per week for
[15:53] evaluations. Whether that's over uh
improper blood pressure, heart ailments,
[16:00] cancers,
you name it, we encounter it in the
[16:04] jail.
And so we've worked very hard over the
[16:08] years to try to address this. And so
part of it is medical staffing. And so
[16:14] medical staffing obviously is is costly.
I said when I started we had one nurse.
[16:20] Today we have five nurses that not only
take care of our jail but also across
[16:28] the street at the juvenile center and
run their medical program.
[16:37] We always contracted with a doctor who
would come in and part-time do that.
[16:43] Doctors no one want to no longer want to
do that. When I said it's the most
[16:47] litigated area,
it's very problematic for their
[16:52] liability insuranceances because a
lawsuit whether they win it or not
[16:56] raises their premiums and it can become
too costly for them to provide that
[17:01] service. Fortunately, Lake County went
out and contracted with an insurer and
[17:06] Corsa has helped us provide better
liability protection
[17:13] in in terms of ensuring our medical
program. So, that was a great change.
[17:19] When I was the jail administrator, we
went out and asked for private
[17:25] for biders to come in and bid uh to take
over our jail medical program. At the
[17:31] time, we were spending about $800,000 a
year on a jail medical program. The
[17:37] closest private bid we could get at that
time was $1.7 million to come in and and
[17:45] run the program.
At that time, Lake Hospital Systems
[17:51] wasn't even willing to bid on our own
jail system here in Lake County because
[17:57] of the liability issues. We were able to
go out and and get another doctor to
[18:05] come in
who eventually said they had to leave.
[18:08] So, we went out for bids again.
And the private contractor bids were
[18:15] $2.5 million at that time to take over
our jail program.
[18:20] uh was willing to provide a doctor and a
physician's assistant to come in and
[18:27] take care of our medical program while
we provide the nursing. That saves us
[18:33] roughly about $1.5 million a year in the
cost of our medical program. It's not a
[18:41] reduction in services. the doctor who
comes in from uh handles all of the
[18:47] emergency rooms for uh hospital systems.
He's a fantastic doctor who comes in
[18:54] knows his knows everything about what's
going on and is able to provide great
[19:00] medical care. Our physician's assistant
who's there when he is not there, uh
[19:06] Gina is is phenomenal in the uh system
in terms of providing medical care.
[19:12] Plus, we've been able to put five nurses
with great knowledge in that system.
[19:19] What does that mean? We've reduced the
litigation that comes into our our
[19:24] system. And just to explain real quick,
we got sued um because a a person
[19:32] unfortunately had a heart attack and
died.
[19:36] And the problem came down to the EKG
machine strip that was red. And they
[19:42] showed me the strip and it went, you
know, these giant lines across the
[19:47] strip. And they said, "Which one do you
think it was?" I said, "Well, the
[19:51] highest one." And it was this little
blip on the line was the indicator.
[19:57] It's so complicated in reading inmate
medical conditions.
[20:03] We are fortunate to have uh hospital
handle that medical care with our
[20:08] nursing staff. So I think it's important
to say we not only are saving money but
[20:15] have excellent care for the people that
we're serving in the jail.
[20:19] » I appreciate that. Anything for the
sheriff? I do want to say with law that
[20:24] you're here and um that Miss Frasier
from the Adams board is here is I know
[20:29] we've been in conversations and I've
asked uh the Adams board to bring a
[20:34] proposal to us. I know that the Adams
board provides some of the mental health
[20:37] services and the substance abuse
services in the jail um that that you
[20:42] referenced earlier which unfortunately
all too often is probably one of your
[20:46] » they're very closely linked uh the dual
diagnosis with medical care and mental
[20:52] health care. It's so important that we
have the support of the Adams board to
[20:59] provide good services that we currently
have through Lake Joa system.
[21:03] » Yeah. And so I know that there uh I
think that we might have some
[21:07] constraints on current hours being
provided. So, I've asked for them to uh
[21:11] submit a proposal that I'm uh in in
favor of to be able to expand those
[21:15] services to make sure that the
prescribers and the people that can come
[21:19] in and help the inmates that we yes, we
did not get the hundreds and hundreds
[21:23] and hundreds of millions of dollars uh
that the original lawsuit, but we do
[21:28] have some dollars that can be used to
try and help with the problem that these
[21:31] pharmace pharmaceutical companies have
created. Um, so I just wanted to
[21:36] highlight and say thank you for all the
work that not only you guys do but with
[21:39] the Adams board uh and and and wanted to
reiterate that that hopefully we'll be
[21:44] able to expand uh some of the services
to make sure that we can meet the needs
[21:47] in the jail.
>> We wouldn't be able to provide two
[21:50] full-time mental health counselors in
our jail.
[21:54] We wouldn't provide a drug and alcohol
treatment program designed to return
[21:59] people back to the community off drugs
and alcohol and managing those
[22:04] conditions so they're better prepared to
deal with their families in the
[22:09] workplace. So Adam's board has been
exceptional in that.
[22:13] » I appreciate that.
>> Any other discussion?
[22:17] » Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik,
[22:20] » yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh. I,
[22:23] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I
[22:25] » resolution authorizing execution of an
agreement between the Lake County Board
[22:29] of Commissioners on behalf of the Lake
County Sheriff's Department and the
[22:32] Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor
Council Incorporated, deputized deputy
[22:37] sheriffs and court officers expiring
March 31st, 2029.
[22:42] » So moved.
>> Second.
[22:43] » Any discussion?
>> Mr. President?
[22:45] » Yes, sir. I would just thank our sheriff
and chief deputy sheriff for their hard
[22:49] work on this contract and all of our
deputies for putting their lives on the
[22:55] line in the courthouse and on the
streets to keep our community in Lake
[22:58] County safe. We could not be more
grateful for their efforts.
[23:02] » Thank you, sir. Well said.
>> Roll call, please.
[23:06] » Commissioner Pletchnik,
>> yes.
[23:08] » Commissioner Macintosh,
>> I.
[23:10] » Commissioner Beverage,
>> I. in the finance department. Resolution
[23:14] approving payment of bills as listed on
the commissioner's approval journal in
[23:18] the amount of 7,441,3672.
[23:24] » So moved.
>> Second.
[23:25] » Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.
[23:28] » Commissioner Pletchnik.
>> Yes.
[23:30] » Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.
[23:32] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I. Resolution approving purchase orders
[23:35] as listed on the commissioner's purchase
order approval journal in the amount of
[23:39] $1,30,499.92.
[23:44] » So moved.
>> Second.
[23:45] » Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
please.
[23:48] » Commissioner Pletchnik,
>> yes.
[23:50] » Commissioner Macintosh.
>> Hi.
[23:52] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I.
[23:53] » Resolution increasing appropriations for
various non-general fund accounts.
[23:57] » So moved. Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
[24:01] please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnik.
[24:02] » Yes. Commissioner Macintosh.
>> I.
[24:04] » Commissioner Beverage.
>> I.
[24:06] » Resolution transferring appropriations
within various general and non-general
[24:09] fund accounts.
>> So moved.
[24:11] » Second.
>> Any discussion?
[24:14] » Hearing none. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Pledgenik.
[24:17] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh.
[24:18] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Beverage.
[24:20] » I. This brings us to departmental
reports. Utilities.
[24:25] » Thank you, Commissioner. Uh want to let
you know that we have our second
[24:27] household hazardous waste collection out
at the fairgrounds uh two weeks from
[24:31] Saturday, September 12th from 8:00 a.m.
till 2:00 p.m. And uh generally it's a
[24:37] little busier in the morning. So if you
want to wait in a shorter line, come
[24:41] maybe after 10 or 11:00. Uh we we
process about a little over a thousand
[24:45] cars every year and um it's a great
service that we have and um looking
[24:50] forward to it.
>> Fairly certain that's the first Browns
[24:53] game of the year. So my recommendation
would be to leave your house about 12:30
[24:57] to not have to watch any of that chaos.
But
[24:59] » this is that unfortunately this is
Saturday the day.
[25:01] » Oh, it's Saturday. You're right. All
right. Well, watch the Bucks win then,
[25:05] » right, Mr. Heman?
>> Thank you. Appreciate that. [laughter]
[25:09] » Thank you, sir. Job and Family Services.
>> No report today. Thank you.
[25:13] » Thank you. Once again, our lovely county
administrator is not here. We're going
[25:19] to shift. I'm going to I'm going to give
you an upgrade on the curve. You're
[25:21] about You're about a B minus Jason. I
mean, you've done a great job here.
[25:26] Perfect.
>> We're going to we're going to have B
[25:27] minus Jason Boyd.
>> Hold the grade. I didn't get over to
[25:30] count how many bricks got laid at the
public safety center this week, but I do
[25:33] have a brief report.
>> I appreciate that. Thank you.
[25:35] » Earlier this week, uh we were able to um
sell um the remaining balance on our
[25:42] county road improvement notes. Um so we
had $7 million of notes outstanding. We
[25:48] paid off $750,000 and sold um sold $6.25
million in notes. We were able to keep
[25:56] the coupon in the total cost of
borrowing relatively similar from our
[26:00] issuance last year. So that's what we
did this week. But the important part of
[26:05] this is last year um we sold that 7
million plus 25 million for the uh
[26:11] public safety center. Um but as we
announced a couple weeks ago, we will be
[26:14] paying off 25 million in notes um on the
project in a few weeks. So that's really
[26:20] the Last year we sold 32 million. This
year we sold 6.25. So that's the
[26:25] important part.
>> Beautiful. And I do know that what we
[26:28] budget about a million dollar a year in
interest payments for that 25 million.
[26:34] » Correct. The rates came in a little bit
better. So we were probably paying
[26:38] $800,000ish
per year or so. Yeah.
[26:42] » Uh in interest on those $25 million
worth of notes. So, as we talked about
[26:47] when we set aside the money, all the
hard work of all the departments of
[26:51] everybody here at the county of making
sure that we're delivering uh efficient
[26:57] and uh valuable services at the same
high level, but doing it as streamlined
[27:02] as possible. evident by the comments
made by our sheriff about how we're able
[27:06] to save money even on the on the medical
contract, the hospitalization contract
[27:11] with the jail. Those type of things
matter uh to be able to put down a $25
[27:15] million chunk uh on our debt uh to keep
ahead of pace on paying off the largest
[27:23] capital project that the county has ever
um taken on is not by accident. So, uh
[27:29] thank you very much. Job well done. So,
>> Mr. President.
[27:33] » Yes, sir.
>> If I can just add because I did have a
[27:35] few people ask about the sale of the
engineers notes. Is it something new?
[27:40] They asked. Are we borrowing more? I
just want to emphasize what director
[27:46] Demar shared with us, which is uh this
is pre-existing debt that's refinanced
[27:52] periodically and we're actually paying
it down 750,000 this year from 7 million
[27:58] to 6.25 million. So to answer the
question for the general public that's
[28:04] been watching this, this is old debt
that's being refinanced as we
[28:08] periodically do and we are in fact
paying it down along with paying down
[28:13] the jail debt because as president
Beverage shared to the extent that we
[28:18] can pay down the debt that lowers our
interest expense and ultimately means a
[28:22] lower cost of doing business for the
taxpayer.
[28:25] » Correct. Do you know Joel? Sorry.
Director Demar,
[28:29] uh, when did when was that debt first
taken out? Do you know?
[28:33] » You got to ask me the hard questions. I
do not know that off the top of my head,
[28:36] but I'll do some digging here while you
guys continue. Okay.
[28:39] » Okay. I'm just curious just to let folks
know to that point. Yes. People have
[28:42] asked, are we taking on more? How long
has this been there? I know it's been
[28:45] there for a while. Uh, I just wanted I
was just curious. So, okay. Thank you,
[28:50] Director Demar.
B minus Jason Boyd. Uh,
[28:56] madame clerk,
>> uh, the next commissioner meeting is
[29:01] going to be Thursday, September 3rd at
10:00 a.m. And then, um, also I wanted
[29:06] to mentioned that the schedules that
were adopted today for the meetings are
[29:09] going to be posted online uh, this
afternoon as well as the holidays for
[29:13] 2027. That'll be posted online as well.
And then also, I wanted to mention that
[29:18] September 10th, we do have a
commissioner meeting also that day, but
[29:21] that will be our next workshop. Okay?
will be September 10th at 10:30. And
[29:26] then also that day is a 250th meeting.
>> Okay.
[29:29] » At 11:30.
>> Okay. Thank you. Anything else?
[29:33] » That's it.
>> Was good. Was good. Good stuff.
[29:36] » Legal.
>> No reports. Commissioner,
[29:38] » thank you, sir.
Gentlemen, is there any old business?
[29:44] Hearing none. Is there any new business?
>> Mr. President?
[29:46] » Yes, sir.
>> I don't think it's been highlighted yet.
[29:49] So, I want to take the opportunity to
congratulate the director of our board
[29:53] of elections, Dante Lewis. As some of
you may know, Mr. Lewis was invited to
[29:59] an invite only uh statewide training
program known as the Ohio Public
[30:05] Leadership Academy. And so this summer
he went down to the Ohio State
[30:09] University and he participated in a
number of exercises
[30:15] and classes and coursework with a
bipartisan group of elected and
[30:21] appointed officials from across the
state. To the best of my knowledge, uh,
[30:26] Commissioner, then trustee Morgan
Macintosh and myself were the first two
[30:30] invited from Lake County to participate
in this program, making Mr. Lewis III.
[30:36] And so we're very proud of him having
this leadership development opportunity.
[30:41] Uh it demonstrates what he brings to the
board of elections. And I want to give a
[30:45] big congratulations to him and his
colleagues.
[30:48] » It's a uh it's a great program. Um
really glad to see that. I know Dante
[30:53] called and asked me what I thought of it
and I told him I thought it was a top
[30:56] rate program and if he had the
opportunity that he should apply and and
[31:00] uh take it if he was accepted. So glad
to hear that he completed it. um well
[31:04] worth his time and it's just another
thing that helps increase the service
[31:08] level of um our leadership here in the
county.
[31:12] » Okay, glad to hear.
>> Any other new business?
[31:16] » Real quick, um we began borrowing on
those road projects in 2018, 2019, and
[31:22] 2020, and then we've been on the payown
since then.
[31:26] » Okay. Okay. Sounds about right. Thank
you for that very fast and accurate
[31:32] response.
Uh, any other new business?
[31:37] Going once, going twice. Hearing none, I
will entertain a motion to adjourn into
[31:41] executive session for the purposes of
legal imminent litigation and personnel
[31:45] employment. No business will be
concluded following executive session.
[31:50] Can I have a motion?
>> So moved.
[31:52] » Second.
>> Any discussion? Hearing none. Roll call,
[31:55] please.
>> Commissioner Pletchnick,
[31:57] » yes.
>> Commissioner Macintosh,
[31:59] » yes. Commissioner Beverage.