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Good Hey, how's everybody doing?

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» Okay, good. Sorry, we're three three

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minutes late. We'll get let everybody

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get get settled.

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» We'll make it up on the back end. All

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right,

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we'll be be quick. All right, I'd like

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to call to order the June 25th uh 2026

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uh meeting of the Montgomery County

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Board of Commissioners. Note the

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presence of all three commissioners. And

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I'd love for our students that are here

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to lead us in the pledge of allegiance.

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You know the pledge of allegiance,

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right? All right. So, stand up and lead

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us in the pledge. Why don't you kick us

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off?

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» Ready

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to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the republic for which it

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stands, one nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice

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for all.

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» Great job.

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Uh good morning. Uh it's nice to have a

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a packed house and see so many familiar

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faces. Um couple comments for me. This

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is our last uh meeting before July 4th.

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Uh so I wanted to wish everyone a safe

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and happy Independence Day. We all know

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that this is a special year as we

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celebrate America 250. And to help get

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you all in the spirit, we've got a

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couple uh fun things uh for you to tune

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into. Everybody likes fun, right? We all

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like fun. I know I do. Uh first, on

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Monday the 29th, we'll be hosting MCO's

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America 250 Birthday Bash along with our

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partners at Valley Forge Tourism and

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Elmwood Park Zoo. This will be held

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right here outside of the courthouse

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from 11:00 am to 1 pm. This is a

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familyfriendly block party with food

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trucks, photo ops, and some zoo animals.

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for those of you that don't drive yet,

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you can ask your parents if they can

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bring you you here. It'll be tons of

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fun. On top of that, our social media

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team has been putting out some fun A250

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videos that you may have seen on social

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media. I just have to give uh the the

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social team, the cons team a shout out

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uh because they've done such a great

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job. Um it's sad that on Saturday

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evenings I'm scrolling through Facebook

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was a really good one. So uh kudos to

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the team for um kind of honoring A250

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but having a little fun while doing it.

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Um, some county employees were

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adventurous enough to dress up an 18th

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century guard. We don't have any

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pictures, do we? No. And George

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join us for a few videos. So, be sure to

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follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and

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YouTube to join in on the fun. Uh last

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month we unveiled our first ever county

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housing blueprint which is our strategy

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to expanding housing stability uh

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increasing affordability and reducing

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homelessness. Uh this board of

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commissioners is committed to building a

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stronger housing system uh for MCO

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families and to make housing uh more

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attainable. Our blueprint also aligns

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with the housing action plan that the

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Montgomery Montgomery County has been

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awarded $900,000 in funding uh through

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that uh we have close to a million

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dollars of funding that's coming in to

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support that work. So, can we just like

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directly to programs that provide both

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immediate assistance and long-term

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housing uh, stability, including your

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way home programs for rapid rehousing

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and emergency shelters, homelessness

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prevention, case management, and

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community development, and critical

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repairs, uh, and enhancements to the

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existing, uh, housing developments. This

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funding will help more residents in need

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to secure and remain safe in housing.

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county to continue to do good work in

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making safe and affordable housing a

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reality for us all. Uh so next up I have

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um I think there's only one way to go

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winner here today. Uh but next I have

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the honor of honoring our Way to Go MCO

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winners for the month of June. These are

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county employees uh whose colleagues

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have recognized them for their

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extraordinary service to our county. Um

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so first I have uh Kirsten uh Bovin, a

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paramedic program coordinator with our

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department of public safety. Um she was

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supposed to be here in attendance, but I

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hear that she's expecting a little one.

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say she has been an invaluable asset to

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Monaco's EMS training institute.

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region, and Kristen is helping to make

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sure the workforce is well trained. She

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has provided vaccinations to homebound

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residents through our mobile integrated

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health team. So, kudos to Kirsten and

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thank you for the great work. Where's

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Jim? Jim's here. Okay, you're hiding in

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the back. Stand on up for me. So, Jim is

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a help desk operator within our IT uh

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department. Jim was actually nominated

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by a county employee who had a great

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experience when Jim responded to their

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help desk ticket. The employee says that

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Jim was patient and thorough as he

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navigated some unexpected challenges,

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but he saw it through and made sure the

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issue was resolved. So Jim, thank you

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for the work that you do and

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congratulations. [applause]

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Uh, next we have Brandon Craig who is a

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technical operations coordinator at our

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correctional facility. Brandon's

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colleagues say he's always friendly,

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responsive, and willing to take on any

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job, all with a smile on his face. He is

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courteous and professional and always

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goes the extra mile. So we are grateful

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to you, Brandon. Uh, next up, Kim Hearn,

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a technical operations coordinator with

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our magisterial district court 38-1-05.

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Kim's colleagues say uh she has packed

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up a a a picked up a diverse skill set

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since joining the county uh as a court

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clerk in 1997. She's always training new

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staff and fills in at several courts

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when there are staffing shortages.

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through it all. She is knowledgeable,

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courteous, and keeps a positive mindset.

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So, thank you, Kim, for 30 years of

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dedicated service uh to Montgomery

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County. And then last but not least, we

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have Stephen Smith, a commercial

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assessor with our board of assessments.

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Uh Stephen was nominated for his strong

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work ethic, attention to detail, and

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ability to collaborate effectively

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across teams. Thanks to Stephven's

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motivation and dedication, the team is

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able to achieve its goals. So, thank you

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to Stephen. So, we are going to Let's

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congratulate all of our way way to go

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winners [applause]

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and and I'm gonna have Jim come on up

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for a picture.

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» Thank you for having

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» Certificate for you. Okay. All right.

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» One, two, three.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you. [applause]

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» Okay. Uh and lastly, I want to share

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that immediately following today's

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meeting, we will be hosting our

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immigrant heritage month black party

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right here outside of the courthouse.

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Our director of uh immigrant affairs,

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Nelly, where is Nelly? Right there. Uh

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we'll be speaking about this later in

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our meeting and we'll also be

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introducing some inspiring young

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community members who are here today. Uh

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June is immigrant heritage month and we

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all know that immigrants make up the

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fabric of this beautiful community that

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we call home and this is a celebration

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and a way for us to honor the cultural

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contributions of immigrants uh

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throughout Montgomery County. Everyone

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is welcome to join us outside to enjoy

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the festivities. Uh so we're going to

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make sure to keep this meeting short so

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we can get outside and have some fun.

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I'll turn it over to my colleague,

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Commissioner McKa.

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to you. Um,

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uh, welcome everyone. We've got a great

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crowd today. Excited to hear, uh, and

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highlight some of the work that you're

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doing. Uh, one of the things, uh, that I

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just want to acknowledge at the top of

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the meeting. Many of you may have seen

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the news there's a devastating

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earthquake in in Venezuela. And uh you

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know our heart goes out to everyone

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affecting it including members of the

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Venezuelan American community here who

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may have friends and family and if there

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are any relief efforts we'll post those

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online. Uh but [snorts] it's you know

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really uh devastating and uh please you

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know share whatever we're going to be

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able to share so we can do our part and

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help families affected by this. Um,

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second thing that I want to note is,

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uh, there have been a lot of, uh,

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stories in the news about the postal

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service and mail and ballots, uh,

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including an executive order,

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uh, that was recently enjoined in a

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court, meaning it was stopped uh, by a

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district court uh, that would have

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prevented mail and voting from happening

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in Pennsylvania. And I want everyone to

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know that we continue to ensure that

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your votes can be cast and counted in

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our county, including by mail, in

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person, through the dropbox.

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And uh we have been able to sign on to

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uh litigation or amicus briefs in

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support of challenges to these executive

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orders including u one that uh the one I

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mentioned that was just inland court.

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The commonwealth thanks to the governor

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has stepped in has filed a case um and

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uh we're going to continue to monitor

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the outcome there. Uh but fundamentally

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without getting into all the legal weeds

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and and jargon uh this is about whether

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we as localities can run our elections

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and as states versus the federal

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government nationalizing elections

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through uh the postal service which is

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not meant to administer or take part uh

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in elections other than ensuring that

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our ballots are received.

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and we're going to continue to to to

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fight to make sure everyone's vote is

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counted and that we can go into November

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uh knowing that that's the case. Um so

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we'll keep you posted on that. There's

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also a rule making that the postal

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service is engaging in that the public

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can provide comments on until July 2nd.

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So I will post that information today

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and we will make sure everyone has uh

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the ability to make their voice heard on

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that issue. Um the second thing very

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similar note, Congress passed the law

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actually yesterday

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uh on housing which is great. I think

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it's going to take private equity out

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out of residential housing and actually

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pilot the whole home repairs bill which

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is very popular in Pennsylvania long

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wait list in Montgomery County. Uh it's

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unclear whether it will be signed by the

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president because of the attempts to uh

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nationalize elections and th that being

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the priority that he wants to see. But I

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would also encourage folks to uh write

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to the members of Congress because

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housing is an issue uh one that we've

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all recognized in our county board that

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uh we've got it tackled. The cost of

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housing has risen uh significantly above

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the cost above median wages and you know

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we want to see our representatives

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address the issue across the board.

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So, speaking of civic participation and

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asking folks to to speak out for our

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residents, uh, want to recognize two

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middle school students who could

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probably teach us a few things. They

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recently represented Montgomery County

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at the National Civics Beat. Uh, it's a

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regional contest that was held at the

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National Constitution Center. There they

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are, Gabriel and Sydney. Um and uh this

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was a national contest to engage middle

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student students with civic literacy.

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And to enter it, they had to write

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essays proposing solutions to community

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issues and and in doing so showed off

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some of their knowledge with an

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in-person challenge. So let's welcome

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Gabriel Ouran. Is Gabriel here? Where

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are you? Uh please welcome Gabriel. He's

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a middle school at Holy Rosary Regional

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Catholic School right here in Plymouth

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Township in Monco. Uh Gabe wrote an

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essay about homelessness in Montgomery

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County, which by the way, Gabe, you

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don't know this, but it actually formed

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the basis of the housing blueprint we

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published last month. So, thank you for

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doing that policy research for us. Uh

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and Sydney, Sydney Bond, Upper Dublin,

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are you here, Sydney? Uh thank you so

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much for being here and congratulations.

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So Cindy's at Sandy Run Middle School in

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Upper Dublin. Cydney's focus on her

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writing was on ways to encourage civic

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engagement in our community. So thank

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you for doing that and I hope our voter

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service team will use that to uh see

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what we can do to improve our voter

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turnout and engagement this fall. Uh but

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why don't we give a big round of

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applause for these two middle schools,

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Mr.

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and um [applause]

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come up and take photos.

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Congratulations.

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All right.

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One, two. Turn.

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» Ready. One, two, three.

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Thank you.

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[applause]

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And

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similar note, just following up on the

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July 4th uh festivities, we should also

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acknowledge this is the 50th anniversary

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of Valley Forge Park being a national

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park and it's only one of special

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historic sites historic parks in

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Pennsylvania. The other one being

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Independence Hall. Valley Forge brings

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in about two million people in

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Montgomery County every year. Uh so if

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you get a chance, Friday, July 3rd to

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Sunday, July 5th, there's going to be a

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celebration and

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uh the three of us are taking part uh in

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that hosted by Valley Forge Tourism

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Bureau. It's free to attend. Uh

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throughout the day, visitors can see

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reenactments, living history, you might

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run into George Washington, uh live

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music, and it'll be a fun birthday party

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or anniversary in this case, both

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birthday anniversary. Um

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so that's uh that's the weekend of July

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4th. And then finally, just uh to

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mention uh what some of you may be

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participating in. How many people have

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watched the World Cup? Anyone watching

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the games? Raise your hand. All

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right, growing. All right, the rest of

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you need to watch the World Cup. Well,

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the games will start to pick up and the

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US is doing pretty well, but it's been

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very exciting. Um, I'm a lifelong soccer

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fan. I've played since I was a kid. I

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was once a referee.

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It was actually the hardest job. I've

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had a lot of a lot of odd jobs in my in

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my life, but being yelled at by the

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parents of kids playing soccer is very

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difficult. Um, I I think a lot of people

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are starting to get to see uh just uh

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what's exciting about uh the soccer

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matches. For those of you who've

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watched, uh there's been some really

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great ones played here in Philadelphia,

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including I think there's one tonight.

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Um and people from around the world are

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coming to celebrate. Uh I was at a cafe

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or a staff member uh was there and a

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number of uh Iraqis who were there to

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who came from Iraq to watch the game um

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brought in some drums and were

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celebrating

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um you know there's countries that have

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made it. There's countries with uh a

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billion people who didn't make it. So

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it's kind of fascinating and props to uh

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all of those who made the qualifying

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rounds. Uh people from across the globe

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are exploring

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American cities and culture in ways

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they've never experienced before. It's a

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great opportunity for our country. A lot

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of French supporters are in

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Philadelphia's French Quarter. The

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Algerian team is training in a small

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city in Kansas. They're getting to

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explore our finest cuisines including

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ranch sauce, cheese steaks, Texas

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Roadhouse bread, enjoying free soda

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refills and waffle house. So, we've got

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to show off everything that we have to

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offer, even though the French think

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that, you know, they've got the cuisine

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and it's obviously Italy. Um, but I hope

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uh you're getting a chance to enjoy. And

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if you haven't seen the game, the best

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place to go watch uh we think is going

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to be at one of the Monco watch parties.

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So, we're we've already got 5,000 people

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signed up to watch in Kingdom Prussia at

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the mall outside of Italy. And Valley

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Forge Tourism is doing a great job

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putting that together. June 30th to July

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4th. Uh they're going to be hosting a

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number of matches. So check that out

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online. We'll post it. And there's a

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free shuttle to get to the the watch

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party. So you can go from the Kawaken

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train station, which means you can sept

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from anywhere to Ka Haken, get on the

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shuttle, it'll take you to the mall. Uh

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and uh it's all going to be right there.

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So it' be a great great event. Lots of

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um lots of fun. And if anyone hasn't

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been to Lemon Hill in uh Philly, that's

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actually the one free fanfest I think in

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the whole country.

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50,000 people were there. 75,000 people.

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So it's Yeah, it's pretty amazing. But

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all right, with that, I'll turn it over

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to Ministry of Development.

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» The big hit has been ranch dressing and

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barbecue. right now.

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» That's been the that's been the big

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thing that they've been saying that the

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people have just been going, you know,

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travelers have come here. They've been

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going crazy for ranch dressing and and

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barbecue.

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So, hey, that's exciting, right? And the

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United States, I I think if they win

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tonight, well, they're going to advance

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no matter what, the way I understand it.

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And it's when they advance into the uh

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this will be the furthest they've gotten

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in the World Cup matches,

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» You know. So that's that's exciting. So

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there's a lot a lot of a lot of good

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things are happening. Uh so we want to

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cheer on our team and hopefully see them

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take it all all the way. Um but um

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switching gears a little bit, last night

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I was able to attend um another fire

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firefighter

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one graduation uh at our fire training

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center. Uh there were 37 new volunteer

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firefighters that graduated from the

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McGomery County Fire Academy. Um, and as

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as always, I was uh very happy to be

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there and congratulate them and their

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families. Um, and it it's was kind of

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fitting because just the other night we

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had a major for fire uh in West Norton.

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Uh, and I'm sure everyone has seen or

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heard about it. Um, and it was a

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building that over 100 fire companies

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from around the region responded. Um,

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unfortunately it was a total loss of a

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warehouse. It was the SE Superior play

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systems. Um, but what was amazing and I

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drove by it uh yesterday. Uh what was

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amazing again is that our our volunteer

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firefighters uh in McGomery County and

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surrounding regions were able to um go

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to that fire, fight that fire, and

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ensure that a there was no injuries and

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b that there was no secondary fires that

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were result of the of the flames that

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were coming off of that for that

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building, which is incredible because

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when I there's other buildings that were

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like literally within 50 ft of uh of

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where the fire was so they again it was

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a great job and I like to always remind

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everyone that um probably 90% of our

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firefighters here in McGomery County are

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are volunteers. So we really appreciate

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all our volunteers. We appreciate those

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that recently got their uh certification

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last night. Um and we want to support

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them uh every way we can. So, um, a

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great, you know, McGomery County Fire

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Academy is a is a it's a great asset to

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McGomery County and surrounding region.

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Uh, so I want to, you know, congratulate

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and and, uh, thank our DPS team and the

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firefighter, the fire program staff for

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doing such an amazing job in McGomery

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County.

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Commissioner McKe just was talking about

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some of the American 250 events. Um,

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it's amazing. I don't even I'm still

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trying to figure out what happened to

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April and we're already going through

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June. Uh and it's July next week. I I

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just don't know where it's going. Uh so

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if anybody can find April and May, let

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me know because it's [laughter]

541
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:21,440
it's just been crazy. Um but uh you

542
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,039
know, there's so many so many cool

543
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,480
events that are being planned, not only

544
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:26,640
here in McGomery County at the Valley

545
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,559
Forge Park, but a lot of our townships

546
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:31,120
and municipalities throughout McGomery

547
00:32:28,559 --> 00:32:33,200
County are having different events. Um,

548
00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:35,600
so I I if we're gonna show up on the

549
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:38,640
screen some of the

550
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:40,480
Oh, there we go. Um, so as mentioned,

551
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,080
there's there's so many events going on.

552
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:46,399
I mean, there we know that there's

553
00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:48,799
several uh parades uh on July 4th. I I I

554
00:32:46,399 --> 00:32:51,360
know my colleagues are going to be at

555
00:32:48,799 --> 00:32:53,679
Pottstown parade. I'm going to be at

556
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:56,399
Skip Pack uh and I think we're meeting

557
00:32:53,679 --> 00:32:58,960
up then at Glenside uh throughout the

558
00:32:56,399 --> 00:33:02,640
day. So, we're going to be out uh in the

559
00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:06,000
communities uh celebrating July 4th. Um

560
00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:08,559
always look forward to um being together

561
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,880
uh in these in these parades. Uh we

562
00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:14,240
always have a lot of fun. Uh on June

563
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:16,720
28th at the Peter Wentz Farmstead uh in

564
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:20,240
Worcester Lang in the Lansdale area is

565
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:23,120
hosting a happy birthday American party.

566
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:27,440
Um, so if you're in the area on on June

567
00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:29,200
28th, you know, stop by on July 5th. If

568
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:31,200
you aren't too tired from the 4th, I

569
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:32,559
know we will be from the parades, but if

570
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:35,519
you're not too tired, come out to the

571
00:33:32,559 --> 00:33:37,919
Potts Grove Manor in Pottstown for a

572
00:33:35,519 --> 00:33:41,679
reenactment event that they're uh that

573
00:33:37,919 --> 00:33:44,559
they're calling Independence uh Ignite.

574
00:33:41,679 --> 00:33:47,440
Um, I was actually uh there yesterday

575
00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:49,360
and to Potts Grove Manor. Um, and they

576
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:52,960
have so many amazing exhibits. The

577
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:54,640
history there, uh, is is amazing. Um,

578
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:57,360
and you know, I learned a lot about the

579
00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:59,039
Potts family, uh, who eventually was the

580
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:02,559
founders of that whole area, the Potts

581
00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:04,320
Grove Pottstown area. Um, and, uh, so if

582
00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:06,720
you haven't been to the Potts Grove

583
00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:09,599
manor up in Pots Potts Grove, it's right

584
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:11,919
on the edge of Pottstown. Um, you should

585
00:34:09,599 --> 00:34:14,960
stop by it. It dated back to I believe

586
00:34:11,919 --> 00:34:17,599
the house was 1782 was when the the

587
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:20,560
homestead was built. Um and the Potts

588
00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:22,480
family had 12 kids. You mentioned that

589
00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:25,359
12 kids.

590
00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:27,040
Um and it was really a lot of history

591
00:34:25,359 --> 00:34:30,720
there. So if you have an opportunity

592
00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:32,560
definitely go there. On July 11th uh

593
00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:36,000
there's two great events. The Upper

594
00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:39,679
School Cool Valley Park has a special

595
00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:42,720
event all about the bald eagle. That one

596
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:46,960
is a great for kids and animal lovers.

597
00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:48,800
Um, and lastly, the Ben Franklin uh

598
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:52,240
porch performance will be coming to

599
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:56,480
Penny Packac Mills on uh on the 11th.

600
00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:59,200
Um, Ben was one of the most interesting

601
00:34:56,480 --> 00:35:02,400
founders and this is your chance to meet

602
00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:04,800
him. Um, will be there and he'll be

603
00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:07,119
signing, I guess, autographs. Uh while

604
00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:09,440
you're out the Penny Packac Mills, Penny

605
00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:11,359
Packer Mills, I also recommend uh their

606
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,680
exhibits about the Penny Packer family

607
00:35:11,359 --> 00:35:16,880
and who was a major force behind

608
00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:18,320
preserving Valley Forge as well. So, I

609
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,960
know there's a lot of great things that

610
00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:23,440
going on. Um but if you missed some of

611
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:27,680
that or as it's scrolling by, you could

612
00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:29,359
go to our our county website, uh www.

613
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:32,359
mcgomerycountpa.govame250,

614
00:35:29,359 --> 00:35:32,359
gov/ame250

615
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:37,040
uh at any time and you can learn about

616
00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:39,520
all the different events that are

617
00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:42,160
occurring uh over the next two months or

618
00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:45,280
so um and all throughout McGomery

619
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:48,079
County. And lastly, I really excited

620
00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:50,079
about uh we're going to have our next uh

621
00:35:48,079 --> 00:35:53,359
comm county commissioner meeting on the

622
00:35:50,079 --> 00:35:57,119
road. It's going to be at Hatfield

623
00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:59,599
um and uh it's going to be July 16th.

624
00:35:57,119 --> 00:36:02,320
So, we're we're happy to to be able to

625
00:35:59,599 --> 00:36:04,880
get out again. Uh they we've had several

626
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,880
of these um McGomery County Commissioner

627
00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,400
meetings on the road. uh and they've

628
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,240
been successful and the community loves

629
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:12,720
that we get out there and and it gives

630
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:14,079
the the local communities uh not only in

631
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:16,720
Hatfield but some of the surrounding

632
00:36:14,079 --> 00:36:21,440
communities to come to our meeting and

633
00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:24,079
and talk about you know issues uh ideas,

634
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:27,520
concerns, thoughts, suggestions,

635
00:36:24,079 --> 00:36:29,839
successes u that are most important to

636
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:32,079
their little regional area out there. Uh

637
00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:34,000
so we're excited to be there and we're

638
00:36:32,079 --> 00:36:36,400
really looking forward to seeing a great

639
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,839
turnout and hearing from the community

640
00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:40,240
and that's all and I just want to wish

641
00:36:37,839 --> 00:36:41,920
everyone a happy and safe uh July 4th

642
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:43,440
and hopefully we'll see you somewhere on

643
00:36:41,920 --> 00:36:43,839
the parade routes.

644
00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:44,400
» Great.

645
00:36:43,839 --> 00:36:45,920
» Thank you.

646
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:48,240
» Thank you.

647
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:50,480
» All right. Next up uh we'll go to our

648
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:52,640
presentations. We'll give a financial

649
00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:55,280
update for uh from our new chief

650
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:56,800
financial officer, Ryan Wilkinson.

651
00:36:55,280 --> 00:37:00,000
Welcome.

652
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:02,560
» Morning commissioners. Uh so thrilled to

653
00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:04,560
be here uh first uh first miss meeting

654
00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:07,119
with commissioners uh in my second week

655
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:09,200
as a CFO. Uh so I'm going to give a

656
00:37:07,119 --> 00:37:11,760
brief update uh on the current state of

657
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:13,760
finances uh of the county. Uh this is

658
00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:15,200
primarily focused on the general fund uh

659
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:18,880
which is the largest portion of our

660
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:21,839
budget. Uh next slide please.

661
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:23,040
Uh so I'll review the uh the budget

662
00:37:21,839 --> 00:37:24,880
performance for revenues and

663
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:27,680
expenditures first and then we'll do a

664
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:30,800
brief overview uh of the planning for

665
00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:35,200
the 2027 budget uh which is underway. Uh

666
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:37,599
next slide. Uh so for uh on revenue

667
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:40,320
performance uh so far we have collected

668
00:37:37,599 --> 00:37:43,119
roughly 24% of revenue for the general

669
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:44,640
fund. Uh typical uh for this point in

670
00:37:43,119 --> 00:37:48,400
the year this is information through

671
00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:50,560
April 30th. uh the bulk of uh tax

672
00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:53,760
collections come in in May and June. Uh

673
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:56,160
so the real estate taxes will uh you

674
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:57,920
know normal activity we expect that to

675
00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:59,760
be more than half of the total revenues.

676
00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,280
Uh but at this point in the year it's

677
00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:03,520
tax collections are on track for where

678
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:05,760
we normally are. Uh federal and state

679
00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:09,119
grants uh the second largest portion of

680
00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:11,520
our our budget. Uh they're on track uh

681
00:38:09,119 --> 00:38:13,440
consistent with what we expected. Uh

682
00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:15,839
this is an area of risk that we need to

683
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,520
continue monitoring. Uh but we're in in

684
00:38:15,839 --> 00:38:20,160
decent shape at this point in the year.

685
00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:23,040
Uh next slide.

686
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:25,520
Uh so trends to keep in mind as I

687
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:27,119
mentioned uh tax revenues primarily

688
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:29,760
collected. The heaviest uh collections

689
00:38:27,119 --> 00:38:31,359
are usually May and June. Uh so next

690
00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:33,520
update we'll have a much better much

691
00:38:31,359 --> 00:38:36,720
clearer picture of where uh we end the

692
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:38,880
year. Uh other things to mention, our

693
00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:41,440
investment income is trending ahead of

694
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:43,440
what we had in the budget. Uh so the the

695
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:46,160
short-term interest rates from the Fed

696
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:48,640
have remained flat which is uh favorably

697
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:50,240
impacting our investments. Uh and

698
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:52,400
another thing that I would point out is

699
00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:54,800
that uh in the the budget for the last

700
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:56,720
year uh state gaming revenue was roughly

701
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,920
$6 million. Uh for the current year

702
00:38:56,720 --> 00:39:00,079
we've increased that to eight and a

703
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:01,920
half. Uh and we are on track to make

704
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:03,920
that uh you know the first quarter is

705
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:05,760
usually the lowest of the four quarters

706
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:07,839
uh due to the timing of sporting events

707
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:10,400
etc. But uh we are on track to make our

708
00:39:07,839 --> 00:39:12,000
budget of $8.5 million which is a pretty

709
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,000
significant increase. Uh next slide

710
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:16,560
please.

711
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:18,240
Uh on the expenditure side uh as I said

712
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,440
this is information through April 30th.

713
00:39:18,240 --> 00:39:21,760
We're about a third of the way through

714
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:25,359
the year. Uh and we've expended about

715
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:27,040
32% uh of our budget which is ex you

716
00:39:25,359 --> 00:39:30,240
know pretty consistent with what we were

717
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:32,960
expecting. uh personnel expenditures are

718
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:36,240
actually slightly lower uh which is a

719
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:38,720
good thing uh based on uh vacancy

720
00:39:36,240 --> 00:39:41,920
savings year to date. Uh controllable

721
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:44,400
expenses make up 36% of our plan

722
00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:46,480
spending. So the fact that we're at 36%

723
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,599
at this point in year is absolutely

724
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:51,680
consistent with what we were

725
00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:54,960
anticipating. Uh next slide please.

726
00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:56,720
Uh so again, the uh personnel expenses

727
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:59,680
are trending below budget through April,

728
00:39:56,720 --> 00:40:02,800
which is a great place to be. Uh I will

729
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:05,280
point out that there is a $4 million uh

730
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:08,400
negative uh allocation in there. So plan

731
00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:10,720
vacancy savings. Uh and with what we're

732
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:14,160
seeing so far, we'll we'll make that and

733
00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:15,760
likely exceed it uh slightly. Uh another

734
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:18,000
thing that I would notice is that debt

735
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:22,160
service,

736
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:23,680
sorry. uh debt service is um uh it's

737
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:25,839
consistent with where we normally are.

738
00:40:23,680 --> 00:40:28,079
Uh it's by annual payment, so it looks

739
00:40:25,839 --> 00:40:30,400
like we're we're ahead on that service,

740
00:40:28,079 --> 00:40:32,400
but it's actually six months of activity

741
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:34,000
uh that's been recorded. Uh another

742
00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:36,320
thing to point out is that energy costs,

743
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:40,320
we we we locked in our electricity

744
00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:42,960
pricing uh for 2025 and 26 previously.

745
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:45,040
Uh so 326, we have uh some consistency

746
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:47,680
with our spending there. Uh but fuel

747
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:50,079
costs are an area we'll need to monitor.

748
00:40:47,680 --> 00:40:53,920
Uh in terms of debt service, are there

749
00:40:50,079 --> 00:40:55,520
any uh significant changes that Sorry.

750
00:40:53,920 --> 00:40:57,920
Are there any significant changes we're

751
00:40:55,520 --> 00:41:01,040
expecting in terms of debt service? For

752
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:03,200
example, given uh the you know debt that

753
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:05,200
was originally taken on with the justice

754
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:07,119
center. When when does that

755
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:10,240
» So we're actually we're on track with

756
00:41:07,119 --> 00:41:12,240
with that service. We do have a uh a new

757
00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:15,280
uh funding opportunity this year. We may

758
00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:16,880
have some uh a refunding opportunity.

759
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:19,440
So, we'll actually do better on debt

760
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:21,040
service. Uh, but yeah, to this point in

761
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,280
the year, I think that service is is

762
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:26,560
exactly where we expected it to be.

763
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:29,200
Okay. Uh, next slide, please.

764
00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:32,240
Um, so this is a uh a list of our our

765
00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:34,160
capital projects. Um, the top 15 and

766
00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:36,880
where we are at this point in the year.

767
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:39,920
Um, that you know the top 15 represent

768
00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:42,560
about 80% of our spending and many many

769
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:44,079
smaller projects after that. Uh, I would

770
00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:46,240
point out two things. Number one, the

771
00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:47,839
voter services uh election equipment. It

772
00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:49,920
looks like it's it's slightly over

773
00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:51,839
budget at this point. Uh we're actually

774
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:53,920
waiting on a rebate. Uh once we booked

775
00:41:51,839 --> 00:41:56,240
that rebate, it'll be back under budget.

776
00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:58,319
Uh and the other thing to mention is uh

777
00:41:56,240 --> 00:42:01,040
the the Bergies Bridge project looks to

778
00:41:58,319 --> 00:42:03,440
be significantly over budget. Uh in

779
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:05,760
total, uh that project is actually

780
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:08,319
expected to come in roughly $70,000

781
00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:10,160
under budget. Uh the budget is over five

782
00:42:08,319 --> 00:42:12,000
million, but it's just a it's a timing

783
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:14,960
issue. There were some 25 expenses that

784
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:16,720
were posted in 26. Um, next slide,

785
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:18,880
please.

786
00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:22,240
Uh, so, uh, for financial planning for

787
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:25,839
FY27, uh, we're actively, uh, evaluating

788
00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:27,839
the the 26 budget and the 27 preliminary

789
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:29,280
budget proposals, uh, for cost

790
00:42:27,839 --> 00:42:32,000
containment opportunities and

791
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:33,920
operational efficiencies. Uh, so budget

792
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:37,119
meetings began in June. Uh, they'll

793
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:39,680
continue through early August. uh and it

794
00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:41,920
includes a detailed review of operating

795
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:45,280
capital budget requests for 27 as well

796
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:48,160
as uh a forecast for FY26.

797
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:50,400
Uh the U board of commissioners info

798
00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:52,720
sessions will be scheduled August

799
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:55,680
through October. Uh and then the

800
00:42:52,720 --> 00:42:58,720
distributions planned for the November

801
00:42:55,680 --> 00:43:00,720
uh board meeting on November 12th uh

802
00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:04,000
followed by the the typical public

803
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:05,520
hearings. Next slide.

804
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:08,400
Questions?

805
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:10,480
Take a breath. Take it from your first

806
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:11,119
budget budget presentation. What

807
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:13,760
questions do we have?

808
00:43:11,119 --> 00:43:15,520
» That that one slide where we collected

809
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:16,160
was 23. What was that slide?

810
00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,200
» 24

811
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:18,000
» 24.8,

812
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:20,960
» Right?

813
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:23,654
» It should have actually been 24.801

814
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:25,674
because I recently paid mine.

815
00:43:23,654 --> 00:43:25,674
[laughter]

816
00:43:27,520 --> 00:43:31,515
» Thanks for your conservation.

817
00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:33,200
» Just wanted to make sure we're accurate.

818
00:43:31,515 --> 00:43:35,839
[laughter]

819
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:37,839
No, I mean it it thank you for, you

820
00:43:35,839 --> 00:43:39,599
know, for the update. I know, you know,

821
00:43:37,839 --> 00:43:41,920
with you coming on board. We're, you

822
00:43:39,599 --> 00:43:43,760
know, happy that you're here and and uh

823
00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:46,880
we got a work cut out for us as we start

824
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:50,960
to roll look at 2027 and continue to do

825
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:53,280
everything we can in 2026 to, you know,

826
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:55,680
control spending and and really look for

827
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:59,119
cost savings as as you know, we've been

828
00:43:55,680 --> 00:44:02,079
doing. Um, so I look forward to working

829
00:43:59,119 --> 00:44:03,920
with you and your team um, you know,

830
00:44:02,079 --> 00:44:07,200
over the next several months as we are

831
00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:08,560
preparing for uh, 2027.

832
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:11,839
» Excellent.

833
00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:13,760
» Really excited that you're here. Um, I

834
00:44:11,839 --> 00:44:15,359
just by seeing what you've been doing

835
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:17,599
the last couple of weeks. I I know

836
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:20,480
you're going to help us kind of navigate

837
00:44:17,599 --> 00:44:23,599
a complex and difficult uh, financial en

838
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:25,920
environment for for for the county. And

839
00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:30,319
uh I I know that this board remains

840
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:33,359
committed to um ensuring that given the

841
00:44:30,319 --> 00:44:35,440
affordability crisis that exists, uh we

842
00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:37,760
know people are are stretched. And so

843
00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:40,480
we're going to do our part to to work to

844
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:42,160
control cost uh while still being being

845
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:44,160
able to deliver on our promises to

846
00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:46,560
residents. So I'm excited for you to

847
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:48,240
help us help us do that. So thanks for

848
00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:50,400
the update. Y thanks.

849
00:44:48,240 --> 00:44:51,839
» Anything? Okay. Great. Thanks for

850
00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:55,400
» Thank you.

851
00:44:51,839 --> 00:44:55,400
We can't go home.

852
00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:01,280
All right. Um, next up we have uh

853
00:44:58,720 --> 00:45:04,581
Immigrant Heritage Month's Rising Youth

854
00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:04,581
Award, Nelly. [cough]

855
00:45:09,520 --> 00:45:12,960
» Good morning, commissioners and other

856
00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:17,200
attendees,

857
00:45:12,960 --> 00:45:19,839
um, students and family members,

858
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:21,760
nonprofit leaders.

859
00:45:19,839 --> 00:45:24,319
Today we come together to celebrate

860
00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:27,200
National Immigrant Heritage Month. A

861
00:45:24,319 --> 00:45:29,599
time to honor the courage, resilience,

862
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:32,960
and contributions of immigrants who

863
00:45:29,599 --> 00:45:35,760
continue to shape our communities, our

864
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:38,720
county, and our country. My name is

865
00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:41,359
Nelli Himenezo and I'm Venezuelan

866
00:45:38,720 --> 00:45:44,480
American and the director of the office

867
00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:47,280
of immigrant affairs for the county. As

868
00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:50,000
we approach and celebrate the 250th

869
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:52,240
anniversary of our nation, we are

870
00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:55,359
reminded that the story of the United

871
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:57,920
States has always been a stories of

872
00:45:55,359 --> 00:46:00,720
immigrants,

873
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:03,359
a of hope, opportunity, and the belief

874
00:46:00,720 --> 00:46:06,160
in a better future. Here in Montgomery

875
00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:09,119
County, we are proud to be home to a

876
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:12,079
vibrant and diverse community reflecting

877
00:46:09,119 --> 00:46:14,960
generations of individuals and families

878
00:46:12,079 --> 00:46:17,920
who contribute to the strength, culture,

879
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:20,960
and prosperity of our county and our

880
00:46:17,920 --> 00:46:23,680
nation. Today, that story continues

881
00:46:20,960 --> 00:46:26,960
through the remarkable young people we

882
00:46:23,680 --> 00:46:30,400
are here to recognize. We are honored to

883
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:33,280
celebrate eight outstanding students who

884
00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:37,200
achievements in leadership, community

885
00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:39,760
service, academics, and or athletics

886
00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:43,119
represent the very best of Montgomery

887
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:45,119
County. They are not only excelling in

888
00:46:43,119 --> 00:46:47,839
their own path, but they're also

889
00:46:45,119 --> 00:46:50,480
uplifting others, serving their

890
00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:54,160
communities, and showing us what is

891
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:56,800
possible when talent meets opportunity.

892
00:46:54,160 --> 00:47:00,000
Their accomplishments reflect the high

893
00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:02,560
level of skill, determination, and

894
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:05,520
potential we see across our immigrant

895
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:07,280
and second generation communities every

896
00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:10,240
single day.

897
00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:13,200
We also take this moment to recognize

898
00:47:10,240 --> 00:47:16,160
those who have stood besides them. Their

899
00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:18,880
parents, grandparents, teachers,

900
00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:21,680
leaders, mentors, and community members

901
00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:24,640
whose guidance, encouragement, and

902
00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:27,920
waving support have helped shape these

903
00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:31,359
joint leaders. Their success is a share

904
00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:33,760
achievement rooted in community, care,

905
00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:35,520
and collective effort.

906
00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:38,640
If you are one of the students

907
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:41,920
supporters, parents, nonprofits,

908
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:45,040
leaders, siblings, or mentors, please

909
00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:48,333
stand and be recognized.

910
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:48,333
Come on, don't be [applause]

911
00:47:54,828 --> 00:47:59,520
[applause]

912
00:47:56,720 --> 00:48:02,480
to our students. You are the pride of

913
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:06,400
our county and our country and an

914
00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:09,359
inspiration for everybody else. You

915
00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:12,400
remind us that when we invest in people

916
00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:16,240
and create spaces where everyone

917
00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:19,599
belongs, we all thrive. Let us continue

918
00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:22,480
to build a safer community in Montgomery

919
00:48:19,599 --> 00:48:24,880
County and a nation that honors dignity,

920
00:48:22,480 --> 00:48:28,400
celebrates diversity, and supports the

921
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:31,599
dreams of every single generation.

922
00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:34,880
Congratulations to each of you. I know

923
00:48:31,599 --> 00:48:38,480
you're shy. There you go.

924
00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:41,040
Um, at this time, we will recognize each

925
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:43,119
student individually. As your name is

926
00:48:41,040 --> 00:48:46,400
called, please stand so that we can

927
00:48:43,119 --> 00:48:48,559
acknowledge your achievements. And at

928
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:51,440
the end, we will invite you to come

929
00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:53,119
forward to receive your commendation.

930
00:48:51,440 --> 00:48:54,960
After all of the students have been

931
00:48:53,119 --> 00:48:58,000
recognized, we will invite you to join

932
00:48:54,960 --> 00:49:01,680
the commissioners for a group photo.

933
00:48:58,000 --> 00:49:04,640
Now, I would like to call on two amazing

934
00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:06,880
examples of Americas whose immigration

935
00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:10,720
story is similar to those being

936
00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:14,739
recognized today. my amazing interns,

937
00:49:10,720 --> 00:49:16,759
Ashley and Cassandra. Come forward.

938
00:49:14,739 --> 00:49:16,759
[applause]

939
00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:24,160
So, you know, Ashley just graduated from

940
00:49:20,319 --> 00:49:29,119
Penn State and Cassandra is a junior in

941
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:31,200
NYU and they both wants to be attorneys.

942
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:33,599
So, they're going to make the best

943
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:36,079
attorneys ever. So, thank you.

944
00:49:33,599 --> 00:49:40,760
Congratulation, ladies. And now they're

945
00:49:36,079 --> 00:49:40,760
going to introduce the students.

946
00:49:41,839 --> 00:49:47,839
» Thank you, Molly. Good morning,

947
00:49:44,079 --> 00:49:50,000
everyone. First, we have Ai Sapara from

948
00:49:47,839 --> 00:49:53,839
Saddton School District with Indian

949
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:56,160
roots. Anne is an exemplary trailblazer

950
00:49:53,839 --> 00:49:58,160
whose longtime engagement with academia

951
00:49:56,160 --> 00:50:02,440
and community service reflects her

952
00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:02,440
steady determination and alter.

953
00:50:03,209 --> 00:50:05,229
» [applause]

954
00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:12,800
» Next we have Case Young from Whistant

955
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:14,960
Pickin Height School District with

956
00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:16,800
Chinese roots. Case is a champion for

957
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:19,119
immigrant rights whose civic engagement,

958
00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:21,359
advocacy, and cultural pride reflect her

959
00:50:19,119 --> 00:50:22,880
courage and resilience. Unfortunately,

960
00:50:21,359 --> 00:50:26,789
she cannot be here right now, but she

961
00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:28,809
will be outside joining us later.

962
00:50:26,789 --> 00:50:28,809
[applause]

963
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:35,440
Next we have Sabal Durang from Upper

964
00:50:33,520 --> 00:50:37,760
Marian School District with Nepali

965
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:39,920
roots. Sabal is a committed youth mentor

966
00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:41,680
whose dedication to athleticism and

967
00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:42,880
community service reflects his

968
00:50:41,680 --> 00:50:45,880
consistent discipline and

969
00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:45,880
responsibility.

970
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:55,280
Next we have Helen Lima from Nortown

971
00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:57,119
Area School District with Latino roots.

972
00:50:55,280 --> 00:50:59,040
Helen is a resilient and compassionate

973
00:50:57,119 --> 00:51:00,720
leader whose support for young children

974
00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:03,720
reflects her sense of belonging and

975
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:03,720
community.

976
00:51:04,780 --> 00:51:08,559
[applause]

977
00:51:06,319 --> 00:51:11,280
Geor Joy Khan from North Penn school

978
00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:13,680
district with Bangladeshi roots. Gejoy

979
00:51:11,280 --> 00:51:16,240
is an inspiring leader whose willingness

980
00:51:13,680 --> 00:51:17,839
to support the others reflects his

981
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:21,559
family traditions of respect,

982
00:51:17,839 --> 00:51:21,559
compassion, and service.

983
00:51:23,120 --> 00:51:27,119
[applause]

984
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:29,200
Matthew Sia from the Upper Dublin School

985
00:51:27,119 --> 00:51:31,760
District with Chinese roots. Matthew is

986
00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:33,200
an academic and cultural p pioneer whose

987
00:51:31,760 --> 00:51:35,040
collaborative student initiatives

988
00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:37,530
reflect his proactive efforts to build

989
00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:39,550
bridges.

990
00:51:37,530 --> 00:51:39,550
[applause]

991
00:51:40,800 --> 00:51:45,280
Joshua Cho from North Penn School

992
00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:47,119
District with Korean roots. Joshua is an

993
00:51:45,280 --> 00:51:49,200
innovative change maker whose youth

994
00:51:47,119 --> 00:51:53,720
mentorship and personal ambition reflect

995
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:53,720
his devotion to advancing communities.

996
00:51:55,215 --> 00:51:59,359
» [applause]

997
00:51:56,640 --> 00:52:01,280
» And lastly, Musa Herszy from North Penn

998
00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:03,359
School District with Somalian roots.

999
00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:05,040
Musa is a positive role model whose

1000
00:52:03,359 --> 00:52:06,960
commitment to his faith and performance

1001
00:52:05,040 --> 00:52:10,520
in athletics reflects his sense of

1002
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:10,520
belonging and commitment.

1003
00:52:16,079 --> 00:52:19,280
Please join us in giving them a round of

1004
00:52:17,839 --> 00:52:22,781
applause for their outstanding

1005
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:22,781
achievements. [applause]

1006
00:52:28,559 --> 00:52:31,520
Now we invite all of the students to

1007
00:52:30,319 --> 00:52:35,400
remain at the front and join the

1008
00:52:31,520 --> 00:52:35,400
commissioners for a group photo.

1009
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:02,640
All right.

1010
00:53:00,640 --> 00:53:04,480
» All right. Let's uh have you guys in the

1011
00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:05,839
middle?

1012
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:08,160
» Let's take two lines.

1013
00:53:05,839 --> 00:53:10,480
» Two lines. Yeah.

1014
00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:13,839
» Anybody, please move to the front.

1015
00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:13,839
» Front. There you go.

1016
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:20,040
Can we shift everybody?

1017
00:53:25,839 --> 00:53:28,640
» Okay. Yeah. Make sure you can see the

1018
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:33,599
camera.

1019
00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:36,480
» All right. Ready? One, two, three.

1020
00:53:33,599 --> 00:53:38,707
Thank you.

1021
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:40,727
» All right. Congratulations.

1022
00:53:38,707 --> 00:53:40,727
[applause]

1023
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:49,280
Thank you, Nelly.

1024
00:53:47,200 --> 00:53:52,160
All right. Uh, first up, we'll do public

1025
00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:54,640
comments. Uh, comment section. This is

1026
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:55,760
for today's pending votes. Uh, limit is

1027
00:53:54,640 --> 00:53:58,400
3 minutes. [clears throat]

1028
00:53:55,760 --> 00:54:00,960
» We do not have any agenda items.

1029
00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:02,720
» Okay. All right. Next, we'll move to

1030
00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:04,720
approval of the minutes. I'd like to

1031
00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:07,119
make a motion to approve the June 11th,

1032
00:54:04,720 --> 00:54:09,119
2026 minutes of the Montgomery County

1033
00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:09,920
Board of Commissioners. Is there a

1034
00:54:09,119 --> 00:54:11,440
second? Second.

1035
00:54:09,920 --> 00:54:13,920
» Second by Commissioner McKesia. Any

1036
00:54:11,440 --> 00:54:14,880
board comment hearing? None. All in

1037
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:16,960
favor?

1038
00:54:14,880 --> 00:54:20,240
» I. Motion carries.

1039
00:54:16,960 --> 00:54:23,200
» Next up, resolutions. Authorization

1040
00:54:20,240 --> 00:54:28,000
uh to sell 10 acres of property in Lower

1041
00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:30,800
Frederick to be used as farmland. Ann.

1042
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:34,160
» Hi. Good morning, commissioners.

1043
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:36,720
Uh about a year ago, we came to a

1044
00:54:34,160 --> 00:54:38,240
commissioner's meeting to uh present you

1045
00:54:36,720 --> 00:54:42,079
with a little bit of an interesting

1046
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:45,359
situation. that the county was being uh

1047
00:54:42,079 --> 00:54:48,559
bequeafed a farm in lower Frederick that

1048
00:54:45,359 --> 00:54:51,119
the uh deceased owner had intended to be

1049
00:54:48,559 --> 00:54:54,400
preserved. So at that time you accepted

1050
00:54:51,119 --> 00:54:56,720
this property and and since then uh we

1051
00:54:54,400 --> 00:54:59,440
have successfully transferred it to

1052
00:54:56,720 --> 00:55:02,000
county ownership. We have preserved it

1053
00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:04,800
and at this point we would like to sell

1054
00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:06,400
it which was always the intention to uh

1055
00:55:04,800 --> 00:55:08,160
an interested property owner. There have

1056
00:55:06,400 --> 00:55:09,920
been several people who have approached

1057
00:55:08,160 --> 00:55:11,520
us with interest in taking over

1058
00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:14,480
ownership of this property so that it

1059
00:55:11,520 --> 00:55:15,839
could be farmed in perpetuity. Um, we're

1060
00:55:14,480 --> 00:55:18,079
really good at preserving farms, but

1061
00:55:15,839 --> 00:55:20,720
we're not necessarily prepared to farm

1062
00:55:18,079 --> 00:55:23,839
this property ourselves. Uh, so today I

1063
00:55:20,720 --> 00:55:25,760
am here to request the approval of sale

1064
00:55:23,839 --> 00:55:28,000
of this property through Govde deals,

1065
00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:30,160
which is a property disposition website

1066
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:33,920
the county uses for other assets it is

1067
00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:36,480
looking to sell. Uh we have appraised

1068
00:55:33,920 --> 00:55:40,720
this property and look to sell it for

1069
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:43,158
the appraised value of 12,500 an acre.

1070
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:45,178
So a minimum sale price of $116,875.

1071
00:55:43,158 --> 00:55:45,178
[clears throat]

1072
00:55:47,440 --> 00:55:50,799
» All right. I'd like to make a motion to

1073
00:55:48,960 --> 00:55:54,880
approve resolution number one as

1074
00:55:50,799 --> 00:55:56,319
described by an Leviter.

1075
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:56,720
Uh is there a second?

1076
00:55:56,319 --> 00:55:58,240
» Second.

1077
00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:00,480
» Second by Commissioner McKesha. Any

1078
00:55:58,240 --> 00:56:01,119
board comment hearing? None. All in

1079
00:56:00,480 --> 00:56:01,440
favor?

1080
00:56:01,119 --> 00:56:02,880
» I

1081
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:03,920
» I. Motion carries. Thank you.

1082
00:56:02,880 --> 00:56:05,760
» Great. Thank you.

1083
00:56:03,920 --> 00:56:08,000
» Um, next up, commissioner's appointment

1084
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:09,440
to the prison board of inspectors. I'd

1085
00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:11,440
like to make a motion to approve the

1086
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:14,480
board appointment as described in

1087
00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:14,880
resolution G-2. Is there a second?

1088
00:56:14,480 --> 00:56:16,640
» Second.

1089
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:18,528
» Second by Commissioner Deello. Any board

1090
00:56:16,640 --> 00:56:19,520
comment? Hearing none. All in favor?

1091
00:56:18,528 --> 00:56:22,799
[snorts]

1092
00:56:19,520 --> 00:56:24,559
» I. Motion carries. Next up,

1093
00:56:22,799 --> 00:56:26,400
commissioners appointments and

1094
00:56:24,559 --> 00:56:28,960
reappoints to the mental health and

1095
00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:30,799
developmental development disabilities

1096
00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:32,319
board. I'd like to make a motion to

1097
00:56:30,799 --> 00:56:34,559
approve the board appointments and

1098
00:56:32,319 --> 00:56:37,440
reappoints as described in resolution

1099
00:56:34,559 --> 00:56:39,280
G-3. Is there a second?

1100
00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:42,240
» Second by Commissioner Deello. Any board

1101
00:56:39,280 --> 00:56:47,079
comment hearing? None. All in favor? I.

1102
00:56:42,240 --> 00:56:47,079
Motion carries. Next up, personnel list.

1103
00:56:48,880 --> 00:56:52,644
» Morning commissioners. [clears throat]

1104
00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:56,480
There's in front of you a final copy of

1105
00:56:55,119 --> 00:56:59,139
the commission department's personnel

1106
00:56:56,480 --> 00:57:01,680
list. It is a three-page document dated

1107
00:56:59,139 --> 00:57:04,880
[clears throat] June 24th, 2026 with a

1108
00:57:01,680 --> 00:57:06,960
time stamp of 11, I'm sorry, 1:17 p.m.

1109
00:57:04,880 --> 00:57:08,559
All positions have been reviewed and and

1110
00:57:06,960 --> 00:57:10,319
are presented for your consideration.

1111
00:57:08,559 --> 00:57:13,119
» Great. I'd like to make a motion to

1112
00:57:10,319 --> 00:57:15,119
approve the June 25th, 2026 personnel

1113
00:57:13,119 --> 00:57:17,359
presentation as given by Mr. Anthony

1114
00:57:15,119 --> 00:57:19,119
Brew. Is there a second?

1115
00:57:17,359 --> 00:57:21,359
» Second by Commissioner McKesia. Any

1116
00:57:19,119 --> 00:57:22,160
board comment hearing? None. All in

1117
00:57:21,359 --> 00:57:22,559
favor?

1118
00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:25,680
» I

1119
00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:27,839
» I motion carries. Thank you.

1120
00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:30,319
» Next up, advertisement of bids and RFPs

1121
00:57:27,839 --> 00:57:31,599
Montgomery County uh exhibit A. I'd like

1122
00:57:30,319 --> 00:57:34,400
to make a motion to approve the

1123
00:57:31,599 --> 00:57:36,559
advertisement of bids and RFPs for

1124
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:37,680
Montgomery County on attached exhibit A.

1125
00:57:36,559 --> 00:57:38,079
Is there a second?

1126
00:57:37,680 --> 00:57:39,839
» Second.

1127
00:57:38,079 --> 00:57:42,799
» Second by Commissioner Deello. Any board

1128
00:57:39,839 --> 00:57:45,520
comment? Hearing none. All in favor?

1129
00:57:42,799 --> 00:57:48,480
» I. Motion carries. Next up, awards of

1130
00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:50,000
contract Montgomery County uh exhibit B.

1131
00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:51,440
like to make a motion to approve the

1132
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:52,880
contracts, awards, amendments, and

1133
00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:56,400
renewals for Montgomery County on

1134
00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:58,000
attached exhibit B. Is there a second?

1135
00:57:56,400 --> 00:58:00,160
» Second by Commissioner McKesia. Any

1136
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:04,160
board comment? Hearing none. All in

1137
00:58:00,160 --> 00:58:06,400
favor? I. Motion carries. Uh, next up,

1138
00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:09,520
awards of contract Southeast PA Regional

1139
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:11,119
Task Force Exhibit C. I'd like to make a

1140
00:58:09,520 --> 00:58:12,880
motion to approve the contracts, awards,

1141
00:58:11,119 --> 00:58:15,119
amendments, and renewals for Southeast

1142
00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:17,520
PA Regional Task Force attached to

1143
00:58:15,119 --> 00:58:19,200
exhibit C. Is there a second?

1144
00:58:17,520 --> 00:58:21,599
» Second. Second by Commissioner Dello.

1145
00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:24,799
Any board comment hearing? None. All in

1146
00:58:21,599 --> 00:58:26,559
favor? I. Motion carries. General public

1147
00:58:24,799 --> 00:58:31,079
comment.

1148
00:58:26,559 --> 00:58:31,079
» Uh, first we have Elizabeth Ozer.

1149
00:58:35,520 --> 00:58:39,200
» Hi, Elizabeth.

1150
00:58:37,440 --> 00:58:41,520
» Hi. Good morning. Uh, my name is

1151
00:58:39,200 --> 00:58:43,359
Elizabeth Ozer and I work with First Up,

1152
00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:45,520
an early childhood nonprofit serving the

1153
00:58:43,359 --> 00:58:47,839
southeast of PA. And I just wanted to

1154
00:58:45,520 --> 00:58:51,440
share um a snapshot of the Montgomery

1155
00:58:47,839 --> 00:58:54,400
County childare and prek um landscape.

1156
00:58:51,440 --> 00:58:56,400
Uh right now there are a lot of children

1157
00:58:54,400 --> 00:58:58,400
who are not served which means their

1158
00:58:56,400 --> 00:58:59,920
families cannot work which means the

1159
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:02,559
businesses are underst staffed and our

1160
00:58:59,920 --> 00:59:06,319
economy is sort of stifled. So right now

1161
00:59:02,559 --> 00:59:07,839
in Montgomery County there are around uh

1162
00:59:06,319 --> 00:59:09,920
5,750

1163
00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:12,799
children under the age of five who are

1164
00:59:09,920 --> 00:59:17,359
eligible for childare works and about

1165
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:19,599
3,500 are not served. So that's 3,500

1166
00:59:17,359 --> 00:59:22,240
children who are not in child care

1167
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:23,599
meaning their families need to most of

1168
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:25,599
their families are probably at home

1169
00:59:23,599 --> 00:59:27,359
watching them. So I know from our

1170
00:59:25,599 --> 00:59:28,640
organization that we have thousands of

1171
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:30,880
child care programs who are

1172
00:59:28,640 --> 00:59:33,520
understaffed. they cannot find anyone

1173
00:59:30,880 --> 00:59:35,920
qualified um to watch the children who

1174
00:59:33,520 --> 00:59:37,839
are willing to make the um salary

1175
00:59:35,920 --> 00:59:39,280
they're able to offer. So there is some

1176
00:59:37,839 --> 00:59:41,760
money in the state budget to improve

1177
00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:43,680
that. But I would just urge the business

1178
00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:44,960
leaders and residents of Montgomery

1179
00:59:43,680 --> 00:59:47,599
County to support your childare

1180
00:59:44,960 --> 00:59:49,520
workforce. Um and as you're doing

1181
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:50,960
planning, try to think about child care.

1182
00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:52,640
Where can you put it? Where can you um

1183
00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:56,400
include it in housing planning? Things

1184
00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:58,799
like that. Um also mention that our prek

1185
00:59:56,400 --> 01:00:00,799
snapshot is similar. There's about 5,000

1186
00:59:58,799 --> 01:00:02,960
eligible children ages four, three, and

1187
01:00:00,799 --> 01:00:06,319
four who could receive uh publicly

1188
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:09,040
funded prek. Only about 1,900 are

1189
01:00:06,319 --> 01:00:11,520
served. So that's about 3,000 kids not

1190
01:00:09,040 --> 01:00:14,720
in school, not in care, and families

1191
01:00:11,520 --> 01:00:16,160
probably looking for work. So I would uh

1192
01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:18,000
urge some thought around that,

1193
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:20,559
especially in looking at the contracts

1194
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:22,720
budget. I see 16 contracts for juvenile

1195
01:00:20,559 --> 01:00:27,280
services and a lot of that could

1196
01:00:22,720 --> 01:00:28,559
probably be um supported earlier on by

1197
01:00:27,280 --> 01:00:31,280
ensuring the children receive

1198
01:00:28,559 --> 01:00:33,119
developmentally appropriate um education

1199
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:34,880
that early intervention services are

1200
01:00:33,119 --> 01:00:37,040
available to identify the children early

1201
01:00:34,880 --> 01:00:38,799
on before they stem into behavior

1202
01:00:37,040 --> 01:00:41,599
problems which become quite costly in

1203
01:00:38,799 --> 01:00:44,559
K12. Um so this would improve a lot of

1204
01:00:41,599 --> 01:00:47,119
the spending in general because we

1205
01:00:44,559 --> 01:00:49,599
immediately have a workforce boost. we

1206
01:00:47,119 --> 01:00:52,240
later on reduce our uh K12 spending

1207
01:00:49,599 --> 01:00:53,680
which is big especially special ed and

1208
01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:56,319
later down the line we have a huge

1209
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,760
reduction in uh crime especially violent

1210
01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:00,160
crime from all the kids that received

1211
01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:02,240
high quality early learning. So I would

1212
01:01:00,160 --> 01:01:03,760
just share all that to say as you're

1213
01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:06,240
thinking about how to make things great

1214
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:07,599
in Montgomery County keep childare and

1215
01:01:06,240 --> 01:01:09,920
early learning in mind because it

1216
01:01:07,599 --> 01:01:10,559
impacts quite a lot of Thank you so much

1217
01:01:09,920 --> 01:01:10,880
for your time.

1218
01:01:10,559 --> 01:01:12,319
» Thank you.

1219
01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:13,760
» Um I also had a question for the

1220
01:01:12,319 --> 01:01:15,680
commission around child care. I know

1221
01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:18,160
there was a tri share program that was

1222
01:01:15,680 --> 01:01:20,559
created for businesses, childare and

1223
01:01:18,160 --> 01:01:22,240
families to sort of all contribute to

1224
01:01:20,559 --> 01:01:23,920
and I was wondering if um the business

1225
01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:25,040
community has sort of taken that

1226
01:01:23,920 --> 01:01:27,440
opportunity.

1227
01:01:25,040 --> 01:01:29,680
» Um I'd have to get the details on how

1228
01:01:27,440 --> 01:01:31,440
the program is running. I know we we

1229
01:01:29,680 --> 01:01:33,359
launched that that's been about about a

1230
01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:34,480
year with our ARPA dollars, but we can

1231
01:01:33,359 --> 01:01:35,839
get you some more information.

1232
01:01:34,480 --> 01:01:37,680
» Okay, that would be great because we'd

1233
01:01:35,839 --> 01:01:38,480
love to make sure families have the

1234
01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:40,640
ability to go to work.

1235
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:43,839
» Abs. Absolutely. Um, could you just make

1236
01:01:40,640 --> 01:01:44,960
sure our our board secretary uh has your

1237
01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:46,400
contact information?

1238
01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:47,680
» I will and I can send those uh fact

1239
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:50,319
sheets later also.

1240
01:01:47,680 --> 01:01:51,520
» Thank you. Thank you so much.

1241
01:01:50,319 --> 01:01:52,480
» Any

1242
01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:54,400
» No, that's all for

1243
01:01:52,480 --> 01:01:57,760
» That's it. Okay. Any closing

1244
01:01:54,400 --> 01:01:59,599
commissioner comments?

1245
01:01:57,760 --> 01:02:01,200
» You said that very said that very

1246
01:01:59,599 --> 01:02:02,480
quickly. All right. Um

1247
01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:04,240
» Trying to make up three minutes.

1248
01:02:02,480 --> 01:02:05,839
» I know. Uh, the next board of

1249
01:02:04,240 --> 01:02:07,839
commissioners meeting, uh, my colleague

1250
01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:10,640
shared it, will be Thursday, July 16th

1251
01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:12,640
at 6 PM at the Hfield Township admin

1252
01:02:10,640 --> 01:02:15,119
building. Um, I'd like to make a motion

1253
01:02:12,640 --> 01:02:16,400
to adjourn the June 25th, 2026 meeting

1254
01:02:15,119 --> 01:02:18,160
of the Montgomery County Board of

1255
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:18,640
Commissioners. Is there a second?

1256
01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:20,319
» Second.

1257
01:02:18,640 --> 01:02:23,200
» Second by Commissioner Dello. Any board

1258
01:02:20,319 --> 01:02:25,599
comment? Hearing none. All in favor?

1259
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:29,920
» I. Motion carries. Next up, salary

1260
01:02:25,599 --> 01:02:32,319
board. Light our controller up.

1261
01:02:29,920 --> 01:02:33,280
Any public comment for salary board? No

1262
01:02:32,319 --> 01:02:37,200
public comment.

1263
01:02:33,280 --> 01:02:39,359
» Okay. Give them a chance to sit down.

1264
01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:40,799
» All right.

1265
01:02:39,359 --> 01:02:42,079
» All right. Good morning, members of the

1266
01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:43,760
salary board. You should have in front

1267
01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:46,400
of you a final copy of the salary board

1268
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:50,880
list. It is a forage document dated June

1269
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:52,240
24, 2026 for the time of 1:17 p.m. All

1270
01:02:50,880 --> 01:02:54,559
positions have been reviewed and are

1271
01:02:52,240 --> 01:02:56,319
present for consideration.

1272
01:02:54,559 --> 01:02:58,880
» I'd like to make a motion to approve the

1273
01:02:56,319 --> 01:03:01,359
June 25th, 2026 salary board

1274
01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:03,280
presentation as given by Mr. Anthony B.

1275
01:03:01,359 --> 01:03:04,240
Brew, chief human resource officer. Is

1276
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:04,880
there a second?

1277
01:03:04,240 --> 01:03:07,040
» Second.

1278
01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:09,119
» Second by controller Hart. Uh, any board

1279
01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:09,520
comment? All in favor?

1280
01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:10,000
» I.

1281
01:03:09,520 --> 01:03:11,280
» I.

1282
01:03:10,000 --> 01:03:11,839
» Motion carries.

1283
01:03:11,280 --> 01:03:14,559
» Thank you.

1284
01:03:11,839 --> 01:03:16,720
» Uh, I'd like to make a motion to adjourn

1285
01:03:14,559 --> 01:03:18,319
the June 25th, 2026 meeting of the

1286
01:03:16,720 --> 01:03:19,119
Montgomery County Salary Board. Is there

1287
01:03:18,319 --> 01:03:20,799
a second?

1288
01:03:19,119 --> 01:03:24,000
» Second by Controller Hart. Any board

1289
01:03:20,799 --> 01:03:25,440
comment? Hearing none. All in favor? I.

1290
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:26,480
Motion carries.

1291
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:30,680
» Thank you.

1292
01:03:26,480 --> 01:03:30,680
» Thanks everyone. We'll see you outside.

1293
01:03:55,359 --> 01:04:00,359
There's um a block party out downstairs.

1294
01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:13,400
» Oh,

1295
01:04:16,559 --> 01:04:20,119
you don't want to have

1296
01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:23,160
that

1297
01:04:23,680 --> 01:04:26,680
question.

1298
01:04:38,240 --> 01:04:41,240
Get

1299
01:04:48,720 --> 01:04:51,720
it hey.

1300
01:05:05,440 --> 01:05:08,440
Hey,

1301
01:05:16,640 --> 01:05:19,640
hey, hey.

1302
01:05:29,599 --> 01:05:32,599
I'm

1303
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:37,480
ready.

1304
01:05:47,359 --> 01:05:50,359
Heat. Heat. N.

1305
01:05:57,359 --> 01:06:00,359
Heat. Heat. N.

1306
01:06:07,359 --> 01:06:10,359
Heat. Heat.