[0:00] Uh Sheriff Kilbrick, would you pray for
[0:01] us, please?
[0:02] >> Sure. Bow with me. Heavenly Father, we
[0:04] thank you for this day, Lord. We thank
[0:05] you for your many, many blessings on our
[0:07] life. God, we particularly thank you for
[0:08] the air conditioning in this time of
[0:10] year, Lord. God, we ask for your hand of
[0:12] protection about our men and women
[0:13] serving in the military and our first
[0:15] responders. God, we ask for your wisdom
[0:17] and your direction amongst people here
[0:19] at this court as they make decisions for
[0:20] the community. Father, we ask that you
[0:21] give them your leadership in your name
[0:23] we pray. Amen.
[0:24] >> Amen.
[0:27] » If you would stand for the pledge.
[0:30] >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:32] United States of America
[0:34] and to the republic for which it stands,
[0:37] one nation under God, indivisible, with
[0:40] liberty and justice for all.
[0:53] » Call this uh Marshall County Fiscal
[0:55] Court special called meeting to order,
[0:58] August 17th, 20 26.
[1:02] And our first guest today is uh Keith
[1:06] Travis with Life Coordinated.
[1:11] They've got a lot of great things going
[1:13] on over there and uh Keith's going to
[1:14] share a little bit about a little bit
[1:16] about what that is with us.
[1:19] >> Well, I appreciate it, Judge and court,
[1:21] for the opportunity to address you. It's
[1:22] a It's a little bit of a daunting task
[1:25] to explain this program in a way that is
[1:28] uh understandable with all the benefits
[1:31] that exist, but I'm going to do my best
[1:33] and then we'll talk about some of the uh
[1:35] if you have questions, be glad to answer
[1:37] those. Uh We're located at 201 East 11th
[1:41] Street, which is 100 yd to your
[1:43] northeast. We've been there 2 years and
[1:45] 3 months.
[1:47] And it's a program that's probably
[1:48] little known about outside maybe this
[1:51] court. I know some of the court members
[1:52] have had a chance to tour,
[1:54] but it's It's interesting program. My
[1:57] involvement has been about a year with
[1:58] the company.
[2:00] Uh
[2:00] I really didn't plan on being involved
[2:03] this long, but I have to admit as a
[2:05] retiree, as a senior citizen, I fully
[2:08] align with what they're doing, and I
[2:10] believe in their mission.
[2:11] And their mission is very simple. Simply
[2:14] stated, their goal is to help seniors
[2:16] live a longer, more productive life in
[2:18] their home.
[2:19] Uh
[2:20] all of us have to care for elderly at
[2:22] some time. I don't think I ever visited
[2:24] my loved ones that were in nursing
[2:26] facilities that
[2:28] uh my mom didn't ask me when I left to
[2:30] take her home.
[2:31] Uh as good as they are, and this is not
[2:33] a reflection on any caregiver, but home
[2:36] is the best place that people want to
[2:38] be.
[2:39] And so, the goal of Life Coordinated is
[2:41] to provide that as a resource. So, how
[2:43] do we do that?
[2:44] I'm going to explain some of the things
[2:46] we offer,
[2:47] and then I'll answer the uh
[2:50] $64 question, how do you pay for all
[2:52] this?
[2:53] So, if you become a member of Life
[2:55] Coordinated, uh the brochure that you
[2:57] have tells you the qualifications. You
[3:00] have to be 55, you have to live in one
[3:02] of the six counties that we serve,
[3:03] Marshall, McCracken, Calloway, Graves,
[3:06] Hickman, or Fulton.
[3:07] If you become a member of that
[3:08] organization, uh final entry is approved
[3:12] by the state of Kentucky. So, it's a
[3:13] duly accredited. So, if you're on
[3:15] Medicare or Medicaid, duly accredited,
[3:18] we will pick you up at your home,
[3:20] provide you transportation to our
[3:22] facility 5 days a week. We'll provide
[3:24] you lunch and breakfast.
[3:26] Uh we have an activities director. We
[3:29] have a uh OT, a PT to help you with
[3:32] physical needs.
[3:34] We have a technical room where they'll
[3:36] help you with your internet access, and
[3:38] for some of us seniors, they'll help you
[3:40] use your cell phone and get it
[3:42] straightened out.
[3:44] The interesting part is we also have a
[3:45] nurse practitioner on staff 5 days a
[3:48] week, and starting in November, we'll
[3:49] have a med- a medical doctor internal
[3:52] medicine, 5 days a week available.
[3:55] On the off shift, what I would call the
[3:57] off shift, evenings and weekends,
[3:59] there's a nurse on call.
[4:01] We provide you your pharmaceuticals. We
[4:03] have our own pharmacy system. We provide
[4:06] those. We will help you if you come to
[4:09] the facility, if you're a senior and
[4:11] your home environment is not safe for
[4:14] you perhaps take a shower, you're
[4:16] concerned about maybe falling, we have
[4:18] shower facilities. We help do your
[4:20] laundry. We will come to your home, help
[4:23] keep your home clean.
[4:25] Uh we will get you to all your doctor's
[4:27] appointments. So, if you need to see a specialist at Baptist Health,
[4:32] we'll provide that transportation.
[4:35] And at the end of the day,
[4:38] the question is, what did this cost me?
[4:40] This costs you absolutely nothing as a
[4:42] senior.
[4:44] The company's real name is Commonwealth
[4:46] PACE. PACE is an acronym for providing
[4:49] all-inclusive care for the elderly. So,
[4:52] if you've been on a cruise, it's
[4:53] all-inclusive,
[4:55] you don't pay anything extra. So, now
[4:57] the question comes,
[4:59] if I pay nothing for it, who pays for
[5:01] it? Am I going to have lose my social
[5:03] security? Am I going to lose my home?
[5:05] Lose my car? The answer to that is, you
[5:08] will not be charged any of those. You
[5:10] can keep your social security, you keep
[5:12] your home, you keep your car. There are
[5:14] some income limits that are applicable
[5:16] uh each month or some resource limits
[5:19] that are there. But basically, what
[5:21] happens and I I'll have to admit, I'm
[5:23] probably not a fan of many government
[5:25] programs, but this is a program that is
[5:27] actually working with government health
[5:29] care to provide better options.
[5:32] What we do is each month, if you're a
[5:35] Medicaid Medicare
[5:37] participant, the government sets aside
[5:39] amount of money for your care.
[5:42] And that amount of money is based on
[5:44] your severity. So, they look at your
[5:46] health condition and they assess it and
[5:48] they say, "Here's what money we set
[5:49] aside."
[5:51] When you become a member of Life
[5:53] Coordinated,
[5:55] they send that money to Life
[5:57] Coordinated.
[5:58] And they on the Medicaid side of it,
[6:01] they take 15% off what they would have
[6:03] sent. So, the state is saving 15% off
[6:06] what they would have paid. That money
[6:07] comes to Life Coordinated. Wherefore it
[6:10] was directed to me as an individual,
[6:12] it's now in a group setting.
[6:15] And so, Life Coordinated becomes your
[6:17] primary care provider
[6:19] and your insurer.
[6:22] We only take new members on the first
[6:23] day of each month. So, if you started
[6:25] the first day of September, the second
[6:27] day of September, you had to go to the
[6:29] hospital for a chronic health condition,
[6:33] those costs are paid by Life
[6:34] Coordinated.
[6:36] Now, we do carry stop-loss insurance. We
[6:38] are audited regularly. Next month, we'll
[6:41] have a CMS audit.
[6:43] We get four audits a year of our
[6:45] facilities, of our records, of our
[6:47] finances. But basically, what we're
[6:49] doing and it's a fairly if you think
[6:52] about the process, it's a fairly
[6:53] straightforward simple process.
[6:55] If Jason, we give you better health care
[6:58] than you've ever had, you'll be
[7:00] healthier.
[7:01] Many of our seniors we find live alone.
[7:03] They live
[7:05] with a dietary need that's not met. Some
[7:08] of them have no transportation.
[7:10] And so, they're in an isolated
[7:12] environment and if their health
[7:13] declines,
[7:15] they have one option. That's pick up the
[7:17] phone, dial 911, have an ambulance take
[7:19] them to the hospital. They go to the
[7:21] emergency room. They get treated in the
[7:23] most expensive care provider in the
[7:26] United States.
[7:27] If it's
[7:29] or they need to, you're put in the
[7:30] hospital for a day's observation and if
[7:32] they can, you're discharged back home or
[7:34] to a skilled nursing facility. And that
[7:36] cycle goes on and on and on. Our goal
[7:41] is to help you stay out of that cycle to
[7:43] stay healthier than what you would have
[7:46] been under without being a member of
[7:48] PACE. This article that I gave the judge
[7:51] is one from the national conference and
[7:53] I think it was an April posted in June
[7:56] and it shows that members of life
[7:59] coordinated have a longer life
[8:00] expectancy and fewer admissions than
[8:03] those in non-integrated programs.
[8:05] Uh
[8:06] Senator Carroll toured the facility the
[8:09] other day and uh learned a lot about
[8:11] Senator Carroll. He had more interesting
[8:13] questions about health care and the
[8:16] benefit programs that are out there. I
[8:18] mean, he was really thorough. Our CEO
[8:20] answered every one of them and one of
[8:22] them it was, "What are you going to do
[8:23] if you have Medicare cuts?" And the
[8:25] response was, "We won't be cut because
[8:28] our efficiency numbers are so much
[8:29] better than the other providers
[8:32] that they'll leave us to use be utilized
[8:35] while others that don't have that
[8:37] efficiency may face cuts."
[8:39] So, our goal is not to We're not here to
[8:42] criticize anybody. We're not here to be
[8:44] competitive with anybody. We're here to
[8:46] offer a service that has not been
[8:48] offered previously.
[8:50] Um
[8:51] we do have statistical information. Even
[8:54] working with the judge a little bit, we
[8:56] have this dream I
[8:58] the CMS administrator is Dr. Oz.
[9:01] And I don't know that he's ever toured a
[9:03] PACE facility and Benton seems like a
[9:06] good place to invite and we'll see how
[9:08] that goes, but CMS is the biggest
[9:11] insurer in the world and they cover more
[9:14] lives than probably any other
[9:16] organization.
[9:17] And his interest in it, if you get a
[9:19] chance to read the article, his interest
[9:21] is quite an endorsement of what they're
[9:23] doing. And the reason is it's providing
[9:25] longer lives and lower cost. Uh I don't
[9:29] know where else you can get that
[9:30] combination. Now, there's challenges to
[9:32] facing this. Uh
[9:34] number one, when I when you go in and
[9:36] you talk to someone about this program,
[9:38] they say I it's a scam.
[9:40] And as a senior who's been scammed, once
[9:43] you've been scammed by by somebody, you
[9:45] you're more receptive you're more
[9:47] attentive to all the details.
[9:49] It is not a scam, but on the same virtue, seniors are are very
[9:55] reluctant to change. I know I am.
[9:57] Somebody comes in, I'd like to change
[9:58] your provider.
[10:00] If you sign up with with Life
[10:02] Coordinated, you start the 1st of
[10:04] September or the 15th of September, you
[10:06] don't think this program is for you, you
[10:08] can get out the 1st of October. It's a
[10:10] month-by-month contract.
[10:12] Um
[10:14] people are reluctant to change. We are
[10:16] not allowed You will never hear me
[10:18] calling you on your cell phone offering
[10:19] you a $300 medic
[10:22] a gift card for all the Medicare
[10:24] advantages. We're not allowed to cold
[10:26] call.
[10:27] So, the only way we reach people
[10:30] is through the community knowing that
[10:32] we're here and through references. And
[10:34] so, if you call us and say I'd like for
[10:36] you to if you know somebody that's
[10:38] interested and you give us their name,
[10:40] it's a seven-step process. Every person
[10:43] that we interview is tracked from the
[10:46] initial entry until either they enter
[10:48] the program or the reason they were not
[10:50] entered into the program. So,
[10:52] accountability for what we do is pretty
[10:54] thorough. But we can't go knock on
[10:57] doors.
[10:58] We are working with some partners very
[11:00] thoroughly and I'm excited about it.
[11:02] Mark Donahue from Marcellus
[11:05] you know, is doing 400 meals a day and
[11:08] still has people on the waiting list
[11:09] that need assistance.
[11:11] Even Mark told us that in their program,
[11:13] they put meals on the doorknob. If
[11:15] they're not there, they come back the
[11:17] next day, then they're going to do a
[11:19] wellness check to see
[11:21] about that person. But he said, "We
[11:22] don't check on their physical condition.
[11:24] We don't check on their pharmaceuticals.
[11:26] We don't know what other issues are
[11:28] going on in that senior's life."
[11:31] So, starting in November, our members
[11:33] can go see a doctor 5 days a week.
[11:36] They can see therapists. You know, if
[11:38] you break your hip, you're going to get
[11:39] a you're going to get a PT or an OT
[11:41] prescription for 15 visits. They're
[11:43] limited. In our environment, they're not
[11:46] limited. You can see them as long as you
[11:47] need to see them. We will provide you
[11:50] that transportation across the street.
[11:52] Every day you probably see three Fulton
[11:55] Transit buses parked down here at the
[11:56] Five Star. They are part of our
[11:58] transportation fleet. We have two of our
[12:00] own vehicles that we operate.
[12:02] That number
[12:04] is [clears throat] destined to grow.
[12:06] Uh this facility can probably
[12:08] accommodate between 500 and 700 members.
[12:12] And as we speak, our organization is
[12:15] opening another facility in Winchester,
[12:17] Kentucky and another one in Springfield,
[12:19] Kentucky. All of these are destined to
[12:21] be rural health areas.
[12:23] Uh there's 3 million Americans who are
[12:25] eligible for this program.
[12:28] About
[12:29] 4% of that population, 120,000, use it.
[12:33] It's really a challenge to market. I
[12:35] began [clears throat] as a driver
[12:36] helping them out part-time going to do
[12:38] that in about a month ago,
[12:40] uh the CEO said, "Would you help us with
[12:42] marketing?" Well, marketing isn't my
[12:44] forte, but I know a lot of people and a
[12:46] lot of it's just communication, telling
[12:48] you what we do and why we do it.
[12:51] And I will tell you this, if you would
[12:53] like to see the facility
[12:55] from the inside, you're welcome to do
[12:56] that any day of the week. We'll schedule
[12:59] a tour, take you through, let you see
[13:01] it. It seeing it is more impressive than
[13:03] my presentation because it's a little
[13:05] bit overwhelming sometimes to see all
[13:07] the things that are actually going on.
[13:09] Uh but I see seniors that I've
[13:11] transported that are
[13:13] we're not going to stop the aging
[13:15] process. That's not capable. But I see
[13:18] seniors that have stabilized and their
[13:20] life has become more orderly and their
[13:22] health is better.
[13:23] And I think, "Gee, that's what I'd like
[13:25] to do." And so, that's the reason I
[13:27] continue my role with them as a retiree,
[13:29] and I encourage you to learn more about
[13:32] it. If you've got individuals, churches,
[13:34] we've talked to churches as a as a
[13:36] group, individual churches.
[13:38] It's a matter of getting the message
[13:40] out. And again, we're covering six
[13:42] counties, but my goal is to really get
[13:44] as much started right here in Marshall
[13:46] County as I can because transportation
[13:48] costs are easier.
[13:50] And we can get the nucleus started and
[13:52] get it to the point we have we're
[13:54] approaching 50 members now.
[13:56] But 50 is a long way from the 5 to 700
[13:59] that could be using it. So, we're going
[14:01] to be increasing that market presence,
[14:04] inviting people to Benton, to Marshall
[14:07] County to see what the program is about.
[14:09] So, that's kind of a 40,000 ft overview
[14:11] of it without taking too much time. I do
[14:14] appreciate your interest in the senior
[14:16] population in this county. It is It is a
[14:20] significant part of our community, and I
[14:22] appreciate your what interest in their
[14:24] well-being. [clears throat]
[14:25] Judge?
[14:27] >> Well, first of all, I'd like to say
[14:29] we're very fortunate and proud to have
[14:30] this facility in the county, and I
[14:32] remember the first time I I came over,
[14:35] and uh
[14:36] I think my my response was, "Well, this
[14:39] sounds too good to be true." You know, I
[14:41] was waiting, "Okay, there's going to be
[14:42] a catch to this." And then I thought,
[14:44] "Okay, how long a contract are they
[14:45] going to have to enter into?" You know,
[14:47] I was expecting a year or something like
[14:49] that, but you know, 30 days at a time
[14:52] there's they've they've taken away
[14:54] really any reason not to try this uh
[14:58] try this out and see if it's a fit for
[15:00] them. So, uh
[15:01] >> We have several adults that are trying
[15:03] to care for their elderly at home.
[15:05] They're trying to work a job and provide
[15:07] that care.
[15:08] So, we provide them that transportation
[15:10] over here. They're under our care during
[15:12] the day. We take them back home.
[15:14] But just getting them to the doctors is
[15:15] a problem. As an insurer, you might ask,
[15:17] "We use Marshall County Hospital and
[15:19] Baptist Health as our network."
[15:21] Our one issue that comes up sometimes
[15:24] people say, "Well, I don't want to
[15:25] change doctors." Well, our primary care
[15:27] doctor will be your primary care doctor.
[15:29] However, we will pay for two visits a
[15:32] year to your original doctor if you want
[15:34] to go back and see him.
[15:35] Why do we stipulate that our doctor is
[15:38] your primary care? Because you would be
[15:40] amazed at how many people come in with
[15:42] how many meds
[15:44] and there's no coordination.
[15:47] And so, for you to get better,
[15:49] somebody needs to be looking out at you
[15:51] looking at your
[15:53] uh health care plan on a regular basis.
[15:55] We have a team that does that for every
[15:57] member.
[15:58] Uh I will brag a little bit on them in
[16:00] January when the when the snowstorm hit,
[16:04] they had a driver they called every
[16:06] member every day to see if they had
[16:08] their medications, they had food, if
[16:10] they had heat.
[16:12] That might not seem like a huge task,
[16:14] but when you're senior living in an
[16:17] isolated area of a remote county,
[16:20] that's a pretty big and they had a
[16:21] four-wheel drive and those that did not
[16:23] have were taken care of.
[16:25] And it got to where during the day by
[16:27] the end of the week they were looking
[16:29] forward to the call expecting a call
[16:30] from Life Coordinated to check on them.
[16:33] We often say we do that in our churches
[16:35] and we try to care for people,
[16:38] but it's hard to do that on a personal
[16:40] level and to the point of medications
[16:42] and the and management to that degree.
[16:44] And so, uh
[16:45] this is a this is a different option.
[16:47] It's a different way of health care and
[16:49] I hope it has a long future here in
[16:51] Marshall County. I think it will. I
[16:53] think it has a great opportunity in the
[16:54] state Commonwealth of Kentucky.
[16:57] Any other questions?
[16:59] >> Is there Is there a phone number people
[17:01] could reach out to?
[17:02] >> There's one on the back of this
[17:04] brochure.
[17:05] Um and it's if you look at the brochure,
[17:07] it's got a little funny number on the
[17:09] corner. Every brochure we do is approved
[17:11] first of all by CMS.
[17:13] So, this number is the front desk over
[17:15] at the Coordinated Center. My business
[17:18] card is on there. Uh
[17:20] I have no clinical skills and well, I'm
[17:23] not uh neither am I an expert in
[17:25] Medicare or Medicaid.
[17:27] But, if you call, we'll get someone in
[17:29] touch with you that can help your loved
[17:31] one or someone you know do that. Uh we
[17:34] are not a hard sale organization. When
[17:36] you go through the seven-step process,
[17:38] it's a pretty thorough review of
[17:40] finances, everything that goes on in
[17:42] your personal life before Medicaid
[17:44] approves that. Eventually, the state of
[17:46] Kentucky approves every member. So, you
[17:49] can call my number, you can call the
[17:51] number there on the brochure, but that
[17:53] is one that uh CMS has approved for us
[17:56] to use and uh somebody will be there to
[17:58] answer it.
[18:01] » Yeah, that that number is uh 855
[18:05] 209
[18:07] 5451.
[18:09] And um
[18:10] So, Keith, anyone can come in and tour
[18:12] the facility at any time. Do they need
[18:14] to make an appointment or anything like
[18:15] that?
[18:15] >> a little better. We like to know if they
[18:17] can because obviously, and then what
[18:18] I've trying to do is 4 days a week, I
[18:21] try to have a have a tour and invite
[18:23] some people through. So, Mr. Thorpe's
[18:24] coming through tomorrow from the
[18:26] Marshall County school system. You might
[18:27] ask why.
[18:29] Well, because they see families and
[18:31] environments that we don't see.
[18:34] Mr. Kurtner's been through. Uh Mr.
[18:36] Cutsinger from the ambulance service, uh
[18:38] the police, the fire department. Why?
[18:41] Because they make emergency calls, they
[18:43] see home settings for situations that
[18:45] you and I might not see otherwise or
[18:48] made aware. So, it's a referral process
[18:51] and uh we're we're open to anyone. I I
[18:54] would like to schedule as much as
[18:55] possible. If you just walk up and knock
[18:57] on the door, it's secure. You will have
[18:59] to there have to wait there for the door
[19:01] to get entry. But, if you can make a
[19:03] schedule, I'd like to do that in an
[19:05] orderly fashion where we can get you
[19:07] through and let you see those
[19:08] facilities.
[19:11] >> Okay.
[19:13] Anybody have any more questions?
[19:15] >> Thank you again for your support.
[19:17] >> Well, thank you for coming in and
[19:18] sharing this with us. We appreciate it.
[19:20] >> [clears throat and cough]
[19:25] » Okay, under old business, I need a
[19:27] motion to approve the minutes from the
[19:30] August 4th meeting.
[19:31] >> So moved.
[19:32] >> Second.
[19:33] >> Any discussion?
[19:35] All those in favor?
[19:35] >> Aye.
[19:36] >> Any opposed?
[19:38] Motion carries.
[19:39] Uh ordinance 2026-05 budget amendment,
[19:43] Mr. Pagel is going to give us a second
[19:45] reading on that.
[19:47] >> Okay.
[19:48] Um
[19:49] so, we're looking at increase of revenue
[19:51] accounts, state grant $79,000, grant
[19:54] fund cash balance July 1st $733,460.56.
[19:59] General cash fund balance July 1st
[20:01] $27,829.15,
[20:04] road fund grant reimbursement $413,000
[20:07] for a total of $1,253,289.71.
[20:12] The increase of spending expenditure
[20:14] accounts, park crumb rubber grant
[20:16] project $79,000, Bryant Road FEMA
[20:19] project $733,460
[20:23] $56.
[20:25] The Aurora Aurora packaging plant
[20:27] $27,829.15
[20:29] and paving $413,000
[20:33] for a total of $1,253,289.71.
[20:38] That's the second reading on this
[20:41] 17th day of August.
[20:43] >> Thank you. Need a motion to approve and
[20:45] adopt.
[20:46] >> So moved.
[20:47] >> [clears throat]
[20:47] >> Second.
[20:49] >> Motion second. Any discussion?
[20:51] All those in favor?
[20:52] >> Aye.
[20:53] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[20:56] Uh day use parks, unless anyone has
[20:59] anything they want to add to that, I
[21:01] think we'll just
[21:02] postpone that, you know, after
[21:05] I'm just talking my opinion here. You
[21:07] all are certainly welcome to chime in.
[21:09] I think we probably experienced
[21:11] hopefully a one-time isolated incident
[21:14] and think it'd be hard to put something
[21:16] in place to
[21:19] cover everything.
[21:21] Unless we have
[21:22] other problems.
[21:24] Jason, you got any thoughts to add to
[21:25] that?
[21:28] Anybody else?
[21:28] >> Uh,
[21:29] yep. Good with that.
[21:30] >> Okay.
[21:31] I know uh
[21:33] Andy had reached out to
[21:36] some of the other facilities. I talked
[21:37] to Josh at Moore's and uh
[21:40] would just I guess if we have something
[21:42] else come up, we'll deal with it then.
[21:45] Okay, advertise for bids.
[21:48] Uh, need a motion to advertise for a
[21:50] road department truck. We had one that
[21:52] was recently
[21:54] totaled in an accident. Thankfully,
[21:57] uh occupant was not injured.
[22:01] » So moved.
[22:02] >> Second.
[22:04] >> Motion second. Any discussion?
[22:07] All those in favor?
[22:08] >> I.
[22:09] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[22:11] Flex funds.
[22:13] Uh,
[22:14] need a motion to approve and sign.
[22:18] >> So moved.
[22:20] >> Second.
[22:21] >> Motion second. Any discussion?
[22:23] >> Glad.
[22:24] >> Yep.
[22:24] >> I'm very glad. I want to thank Roy for
[22:27] all of his work on that and uh I believe
[22:30] we'll soon as I can get everything
[22:32] coordinated. Correct me if I'm wrong,
[22:34] but I believe we'll be using that paved
[22:36] bill road.
[22:37] >> That's correct. As soon as we get the
[22:38] letter back when you all send that in.
[22:41] >> They have gone in and replaced
[22:43] uh all the culverts down through there.
[22:45] I think there were 22 of them.
[22:47] Get everything trimmed and ditched and
[22:49] uh
[22:50] so we're very excited to to be able to
[22:53] do that. Our our flex funds come in a
[22:56] little less than normal. We were
[22:58] anticipating that, so uh
[23:01] kind of is what it is, but we're very uh
[23:03] appreciative for getting that and being
[23:05] able to complete that project.
[23:07] >> They're a billion dollars ahead, but you
[23:09] know,
[23:11] 13 million behind on road funds, imagine
[23:14] that.
[23:15] >> Get
[23:16] just give us
[23:17] >> Anyway.
[23:21] » All in favor.
[23:24] » [laughter]
[23:24] >> I've got a lot I could say, but I'm not.
[23:26] >> Yeah.
[23:28] >> Uh
[23:30] Okay, did we have a motion on that
[23:32] already? I think I said All those in
[23:33] favor.
[23:34] >> Uh
[23:34] >> Any opposed?
[23:36] Motion carries.
[23:37] >> We're waiting on money to kick the
[23:38] horse.
[23:41] >> Yeah.
[23:42] Uh let me see here.
[23:46] Let me see if I got that letter up here.
[23:49] I know you gave it to me.
[23:55] Well, you gave it to me and I didn't
[23:57] make it up here with it. Okay.
[23:58] >> I've got it in front of me.
[23:59] >> Oh, you do? Okay. Uh this next one is a
[24:01] grounds policy. I'm just going to let
[24:04] Andy read that to you real quick.
[24:06] >> Sure.
[24:06] Uh it's addressed to the fiscal court uh
[24:09] from August 7th the other day.
[24:11] Benton Benton partnership and Lake Kim
[24:13] are hosting a harvest fest on November
[24:15] 7th, so it's still a few months out from
[24:18] 3:00 to 5:00, a 2-hour block on the
[24:20] court square. Currently still in the
[24:22] planning phase. We'll hope to have
[24:23] activities on all four sides of the
[24:25] court square.
[24:26] Lake Kim's going to bring uh try to bring in a petting zoo and
[24:31] would like to use some courthouse space
[24:33] for this. Try to
[24:35] clean up any mess they have when they're
[24:37] done.
[24:38] A couple of hours on November 7th. Uh
[24:41] there's a number to reach out to at the
[24:42] city of Benton. We can reach out to Beth
[24:44] Cooper if we need to for more
[24:46] information.
[24:47] >> That would be courthouse lawn. I know I know you said courthouse, but that is courthouse lawn. I'm Well, not
[24:53] in the courthouse.
[24:54] >> not
[24:54] The petting zoo, that would actually
[24:56] save us some fertilizer, though.
[24:57] >> It would.
[24:58] >> Yes. And it might save mowing, depending
[25:00] on if they got goats, you know, or
[25:02] something.
[25:03] So.
[25:03] >> Weed eating cut out on the weed eating.
[25:05] >> We did check with county attorney make
[25:07] sure we didn't have any issues with
[25:09] that.
[25:10] >> I move we approve.
[25:11] >> Okay.
[25:11] >> Second.
[25:13] >> Any discussion?
[25:15] All those in favor?
[25:16] >> Aye.
[25:17] >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Mr. Pagel,
[25:19] if you'd please notify Beth on that.
[25:21] >> I'd be happy to.
[25:22] >> Uh board appointments, uh need a motion
[25:25] to postpone to the next meeting.
[25:27] >> So move.
[25:27] >> Second.
[25:29] >> All those in favor?
[25:29] >> Aye.
[25:30] >> Any opposed? Motion carries. We have no
[25:33] transfers today.
[25:35] Um
[25:37] need a I'll need a motion to pay the
[25:40] bills. There is one bill uh we're going
[25:42] to have to add to that.
[25:45] And uh we got that all sorted out this
[25:47] morning. And this is uh budgeted. It's
[25:51] $125,000
[25:54] uh
[25:55] to
[25:56] Miracle of Kentucky and Tennessee.
[25:58] That's for the completion of the
[26:00] playground.
[26:02] >> So move.
[26:04] » Pay the bills including that. Is there a
[26:07] second?
[26:07] >> Second.
[26:08] >> Any discussion?
[26:11] All those in favor?
[26:12] >> Aye.
[26:13] >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Uh
[26:16] pertaining to the playground is complete. Uh we've got
[26:22] fencing scheduled. Uh I think we're
[26:24] still
[26:25] couple weeks out on that. Once that's
[26:27] done, we've got a little bit of uh
[26:29] landscaping and curbing to do on the
[26:32] outer perimeter of the fence.
[26:34] And uh then we're going to do some side,
[26:37] and we're working on uh getting things
[26:40] in order on that uh retaining wall down
[26:43] the side of that so we can add an
[26:45] additional 15 or 20 parking spots. So,
[26:48] it's still kind of a work in progress,
[26:49] but but very excited to get the majority
[26:52] of it done. The uh
[26:54] first game of the fall season is 29th.
[26:57] So, uh they'll be able to see that and
[26:59] enjoy that while they're there. So, very proud of that. I think it's turned
[27:03] out great. And uh
[27:06] we'll keep moving on to the next phases.
[27:10] Okay. Uh
[27:12] let's see here.
[27:14] Executive session.
[27:16] Litigation, personnel, and economic
[27:17] development. Need a motion to go in
[27:19] executive session
[27:20] to discuss those per KRS 61.810
[27:24] 1C, F, and G.
[27:26] >> So moved.
[27:28] >> Motion and second. All those in favor?
[27:29] >> Aye.
[27:30] >> Any opposed? Motion carries. We'll call
[27:33] the meeting back to order.
[27:36] Uh
[27:37] pauper burial. All efforts have been
[27:39] made to locate
[27:41] family of the deceased. There's one
[27:43] estranged family member unable or
[27:46] unwilling
[27:47] to pay for burial or cremation.
[27:50] Excuse [clears throat] me.
[27:52] The new Senate bill
[27:53] SB 27 amends
[27:55] KRS 72
[27:58] 450.1A
[28:00] and allows the fiscal court to order
[28:02] cremation or burial.
[28:06] With that said, um
[28:08] cremation amount
[28:11] uh $750.
[28:14] That
[28:16] » I move we
[28:19] uh
[28:21] What what I I hate to
[28:23] That seems like a crazy uh move to um
[28:26] cremate
[28:29] as this pauper burial.
[28:33] » Second.
[28:36] » And pay the invoice also. We'll go ahead
[28:38] and include that.
[28:39] >> Yes.
[28:40] >> So, we can get that covered in the
[28:41] bills.
[28:42] >> Second.
[28:43] >> Okay. Motion second. Uh I want to thank
[28:45] our coroner, Kenny Pratt. He put a lot
[28:47] of work into this as everything he does.
[28:49] He's very thorough.
[28:51] So, I want to thank him for his efforts
[28:53] on this. So, I have a motion and a
[28:54] second to uh
[28:56] cremate and pay the bill.
[28:58] >> Mhm.
[28:59] >> All those in favor?
[29:00] >> I.
[29:01] >> Any opposed?
[29:02] Motion carries. Just need a motion to
[29:04] adjourn.
[29:06] » I have a I'd like to make a motion to
[29:09] give Judge Spraggs the authority to sign
[29:11] a letter of support to join the state in
[29:13] an economic development proposal
[29:16] for project meteor.
[29:20] >> Okay.
[29:20] >> Second.
[29:21] Any discussion?
[29:24] All those in favor?
[29:25] >> I.
[29:26] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.
[29:28] Uh
[29:29] we got a lot of momentum right now
[29:30] economic development wise. So, we should
[29:32] have some really good announcements
[29:34] coming soon. Appreciate everybody's
[29:37] work, Elizabeth's work, and everybody's
[29:41] on on getting these things done. Looking
[29:42] forward to the announcements.
[29:44] Okay.
[29:46] Uh I just need a motion to adjourn.
[29:48] >> So moved.
[29:49] >> Second.
[29:49] >> All those in favor?
[29:50] >> I.
[29:51] >> Any opposed? Motion carries.