1 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,000 Our 2 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:09,680 heavenly father, we call your precious name. Thanking you Lord for life, health 3 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:14,640 and strength. We thank you for this day. We thank you, oh Lord, for all the ones 4 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:18,720 that that uh came and interested in uh government business and and we just 5 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:22,560 pray, Father God, that as we uh go through the agenda and make the 6 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:27,040 decisions that that the love of of you would would uh rest in our hearts that 7 00:03:24,879 --> 00:03:31,680 we make the right decisions that will benefit the citizens of Newton County 8 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,159 and to glorify your name. It's in Jesus name we pray. Amen. 9 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:38,239 » Amen. >> Uh we'll call the meeting to order. Uh 10 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:44,480 we do have a quorum. I'd like to acknowledge everybody that's here today. 11 00:03:40,799 --> 00:03:49,599 Uh Chelsea public, anybody set up to speak? Okay, we'll close the public 12 00:03:46,799 --> 00:03:56,159 hearing. Go right into the consent agenda. Um minutes from the previous 13 00:03:53,360 --> 00:04:01,280 meeting. KK's not here. She is Do you know anything about how far caught up 14 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:04,280 she is? Okay. 15 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:15,120 Do we have any uh deputations or bonds that have come in? 16 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:21,919 I don't think we do. So, uh, on the monthly departmental, uh, reports, 17 00:04:18,079 --> 00:04:28,880 um, we have in the packet here the departmental reports from 18 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:32,680 pretty well all the departments for y'all to look over. 19 00:04:54,479 --> 00:04:59,000 Okay, hold on a chair. 20 00:05:00,648 --> 00:05:02,668 [laughter] 21 00:05:04,578 --> 00:05:06,598 » [clears throat] 22 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:54,520 » They jumped out at me on the fourth bill jumped out. 23 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:01,280 » Yeah. >> Couple of big items on that. 24 00:06:00,254 --> 00:06:06,479 [clears throat] That's the 25 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:09,479 appraisal district budget 26 00:06:11,199 --> 00:06:14,199 district. 27 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,800 Yeah, there was some software 28 00:06:19,039 --> 00:06:24,360 on rent. Hope that's coming back. 29 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:30,880 » We received that already and we're just paying it off. 30 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:35,120 We receive grants and then we have to from the controller we receive payment 31 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:38,400 and we have within 550 to pay it out. >> Okay. 32 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:45,800 » So that 167 37 >> that was money yeah money received but 33 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:45,800 money's you know just turn right over 34 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:52,960 a note on that and put it on we usually do it that doesn't come with commission 35 00:06:51,199 --> 00:06:57,520 report. We usually do on a different day it just landed on commissioner for day. 36 00:06:55,280 --> 00:07:01,680 So normally that's just a wash. We just do it. We get painted in. We usually get 37 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:06,560 it out and then we get the requisition in this 25 35 days. It does not have to 38 00:07:05,039 --> 00:07:13,199 come through court. Okay. Because of the fact that it is 39 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:17,280 we be having court. >> Well, you could way they're set up now. 40 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:20,400 I don't you could have court quick enough with the three business day. 41 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:24,479 Three working business day. >> You wouldn't be able to 42 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:29,240 » and it's not really a bill anyways, right? No, it's a reimbursement. 43 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:37,560 » But it does get your ears pointed when you see it and don't know what it is. 44 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,560 » I'm sorry. We should have 45 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:44,680 » It didn't bother me so much I didn't call. So 46 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,450 is probably knocked out. >> No. [laughter] 47 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:14,240 Probably. >> All right. Does anybody have any 48 00:08:11,919 --> 00:08:17,240 questions on the monthly department reports? 49 00:08:18,479 --> 00:08:27,840 Um, how about we don't have any continue education certificates on there for 50 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:33,039 » Oh, wait. We do. Mark McCall um 51 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:40,320 Mark McCall went to uh Fort Worth and did uh critical courthouse security 52 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:47,680 uh emergency planning courtroom and courthouse security. So, and 53 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:55,120 um need everybody say a prayer for Mark. He's in the Methodist hospital 54 00:08:51,040 --> 00:09:02,320 uh having some issues. So, but uh we'll accept Mark certificate of on completion 55 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:06,480 of the critical court incidents emergency planning courtroom and 56 00:09:04,399 --> 00:09:11,680 courthouse security. Um 57 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:16,560 I've got one question. We've got JP one and four report, but I didn't see two 58 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:21,880 and three in this package. Did I miss it? 59 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,880 Uh, have they seen it? 60 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:35,040 » I think we had discussed last time that most of them may get sent to Miss Ginger 61 00:09:32,560 --> 00:09:39,519 and maybe I'm just not getting say they didn't do one. I'm just saying. 62 00:09:37,279 --> 00:09:46,279 » Have you received Ginger? >> Yes. But it's their responsibility to 63 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:46,279 get it to the judge. 64 00:09:47,839 --> 00:09:56,399 Thank you. All right. I make a motion that u 65 00:09:54,320 --> 00:10:00,880 we accept the monthly departmental reports. 66 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:05,760 » Second. Uh 67 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:08,399 should uh reward that to accept the consent 68 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:13,360 agenda. >> Yeah. 69 00:10:10,959 --> 00:10:17,440 » I made a motion. Commissioner Hopson second. All in favor? 70 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:20,240 All against. All right. [clears throat and snorts] 71 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:25,760 We'll deliberate and consider action on the following items. Item number one is 72 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:31,519 appoint Wayne Mororrow, Robert Sam, and Tommy Mullen to serve as commissioners 73 00:10:28,959 --> 00:10:40,000 or ESD number two. That's Trout Creek ESD. That's uh three new commissioners 74 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:43,920 on their ESD board. Um, so 75 00:10:41,519 --> 00:10:49,839 now I make a motion that we appoint Wayne Moral, Robert Samuel, and Tommy 76 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:53,079 Mullen to serve as commissioners for ESD number two. 77 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:59,920 » I second that motion. They're good to me. 78 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:05,360 » All right. Motion laid by me, second by Commissioner Benson. All in favor? 79 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:10,160 » All against. All right. Item number. >> Hey, judge, before you leave that item, 80 00:11:07,279 --> 00:11:13,440 I think it's every January a number of commissioners on each comes 81 00:11:12,959 --> 00:11:16,160 up. >> Yes. 82 00:11:14,079 --> 00:11:20,880 » Could I I don't know. Could your office provide us with a list of the ESD 83 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:25,360 members that are coming up so we can either reappoint them or ask them if 84 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:29,440 they want to continue? I was contacted by one of the ESDs in my precinct 85 00:11:26,959 --> 00:11:32,480 saying, you know, we'd like to know if they want to continue, who's going to 86 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:35,120 reach out to them? and I told him I felt like the judge's office would, but I'd 87 00:11:34,079 --> 00:11:41,279 bring it up to date. >> Okay. I have spoke to some of the 88 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:46,560 members of ESC number one and and they would, you know, consider, you know, 89 00:11:44,560 --> 00:11:51,600 staying on those. >> This was spec specific to number five, 90 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:54,079 ESD number five in the pocket is where the question come. 91 00:11:52,480 --> 00:12:00,079 » Okay. And I I will we will get that to them. 92 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:04,560 And it probably be good if all the commissioners just had a list, you know, 93 00:12:01,839 --> 00:12:11,120 every year so we we'd know, you know, just kind of who's coming up, who's not. 94 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:14,360 » Yes. Every should be have two to three that need 95 00:12:14,560 --> 00:12:21,120 » and then every year that happens >> to one year, three. 96 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:26,399 » Yeah. Thank you. 97 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:32,000 » All right. Item number two, approve 2026 violence against women's Special 98 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:36,160 prosecutor project resolution which authorizes the district attorney to 99 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:41,360 continue applying for grants that supplement the salary of the assistant 100 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:46,320 district attorney. >> Have that um grant resolution. This is 101 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:51,680 the same resolution that Courtney comes with every year. It's asking for 102 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:57,680 authorization to apply for the the follow grant. Um, and this will be for 103 00:12:55,519 --> 00:13:05,360 um the upcoming great year, which is August 2026 to August 2027. 104 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:08,880 Um, and this um I don't exactly know how much money it 105 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:14,160 is. Y'all probably do, but it's a it's a certain amount of money that supplements 106 00:13:10,639 --> 00:13:20,519 the assistant uh prosecutor. Not my salary, but the other assistant DA. 107 00:13:17,519 --> 00:13:20,519 » Okay. 108 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:30,160 » All right. and county and getting that grant since at least 109 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:35,200 » 2002. >> That's why 110 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:40,000 » when I was VA in 2003 to 2005, it was under that. 111 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:44,639 » Yes. >> I make a motion that we approve the 2026 112 00:13:42,959 --> 00:13:49,040 violence against women special prosecutor project resolution. 113 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:53,440 » Second. >> All right. Motion made by Commissioner 114 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:58,440 White. Second by Commissioner Benson. All in favor? All against 115 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,279 you for a second. 116 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,079 So shared. 117 00:14:15,519 --> 00:14:18,600 All right. 118 00:14:57,360 --> 00:14:59,380 » [clears throat] 119 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:09,120 » All right, we'll move to item number three. Item number three is discuss and 120 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:15,040 consider changes or amendments to the county policy that allow employees the 121 00:15:11,839 --> 00:15:19,920 opportunity to transfer vacation hours to other employees if they choose to do 122 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,920 so. 123 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:31,040 So, okay. Um, so I I brought this up uh in a 124 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:35,120 previous meeting and and Ginger was going to do some research and met with 125 00:15:33,199 --> 00:15:41,760 her and uh her recommendation uh is that we not 126 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:45,920 go this route. There's the the the big issue there is if if I had vacation 127 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:51,600 hours and apprentice made more money than me, those vacation hours would be 128 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:58,399 earned by me and if I had 10 hours and get him 10 of my hours, he would get it 129 00:15:53,440 --> 00:16:03,759 at his pay. So based on our HR guidance, um I recommended we take no action on 130 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:08,320 this item, not table. It would just >> take no action. 131 00:16:05,519 --> 00:16:13,600 » All right. Misty, they looked up this. 132 00:16:11,199 --> 00:16:18,240 » Yeah, Misty Misty also provided some documentation to support how difficult 133 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:24,199 that would be, I guess, is the best way of saying it. 134 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,199 » It can be done, but it would be. 135 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:29,440 » All right. So, >> can be done also. You discussed that 136 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,920 last. >> Okay. [clears throat and cough] 137 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:39,199 » All right. Commissioner Pal made a motion to take no action. Second. 138 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:43,680 Commissioner White second. All in favor? >> All against. 139 00:16:41,199 --> 00:16:48,880 » All right. Uh item number four is discuss and take 140 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:54,880 action to recover funds associated with the establishment of ESD6. This line 141 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:59,440 item is a followup to previous meetings where the county paid for legal services 142 00:16:56,959 --> 00:17:04,559 and other items with a motion being preempted by a statement that the money 143 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:11,679 would be paid back to the county once the ESD begin collecting sales tax. And 144 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:17,280 as Commissioner Pal um now I I do have a couple members of the ESD board here. 145 00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:22,880 I've got uh Charles Duckworth, he's the president. Uh Alan Collier, he's I don't 146 00:17:21,439 --> 00:17:31,360 know what office you hold on the board, but you're a board member. 147 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:36,400 » Okay. U now uh they received their first check of 148 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:43,039 what was that at the end of December and it was for September, October 149 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:46,200 and possibly November. Was it September and October? 150 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,919 Yeah, >> they didn't start collecting until 151 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:52,640 October. >> Okay. [clears throat] 152 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:56,799 » So, that would be for the month of October 153 00:17:54,240 --> 00:18:00,559 November. Best of my controller runs about a month behind 154 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:08,480 » on the collection part. >> So, the first check uh was received in 155 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:14,320 they're under contract with Allegiance. They paid 55. What is a monthly? 156 00:18:11,120 --> 00:18:21,280 » 58,000 a month. 58 a month to pay for one of the ambulances. And you know 157 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:26,720 what, but I was told they don't have a problem, you know, paying back monthly 158 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:31,440 notes, but they'd like to see how much money they're they're going to bring in 159 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:36,480 with the sales tax before they start uh paying. 160 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:40,559 » And and on this agenda item, I was the one that made the motion in the past 161 00:18:37,919 --> 00:18:45,280 that we collect that money once that money is available. I'm not here today 162 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:49,840 to say, you know, we want it right now, but uh certainly just keep this maybe 163 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:53,679 maybe keep a line item in here to discussion or track. Maybe not every 164 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:57,039 court meeting, but once a month look at what we've spent out originally, you 165 00:18:55,760 --> 00:19:00,640 know, with lawyer fees and what have you and how we're going to recoup that for 166 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:05,520 our taxpayers when >> it doesn't buy. 167 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:11,520 » We just need a we need some kind of blaze off of it. Uh 168 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:14,960 I talked to Kate about it, our lawyer, the same lawyer that been represented 169 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:19,760 since day one. >> Yes. 170 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:26,160 » Uh and the way she explained it, the way she thought she understood, interpreted 171 00:19:21,679 --> 00:19:32,960 it was once ESC6 was formed, once we was formed, then we will be responsible from 172 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:39,280 that day forward with fees. I don't have a problem with ESC paying the money back 173 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:45,039 because it's benefit the whole county uh as long as we are not struggling to pay 174 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:49,919 for our ambulance a month. Uh because we we we have two ambulances we have to pay 175 00:19:46,799 --> 00:19:54,559 for and it's $58,000 a month. That's without all the other bill. So as long 176 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:58,960 as we're making that payment, I'm good with it. Uh and we'll figure out how we 177 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:02,480 can get it allotted and paid back to the county. And I'm sure the rest of the 178 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:08,320 board won't have a problem with it. Uh we have a meeting on the 20th right here 179 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:11,679 in this courtroom uh at 6 pm and uh if the agenda ain't been posted, I'm going 180 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:17,360 to go ahead and have it put on the agenda today for our meeting on the 20th 181 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:22,240 to discuss it amongst the whole board. And but we need we need some 182 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:28,320 documentation from the county from day one because this is what it was on line 183 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:33,120 item everything broke down. That way we can look at it and know what we're what 184 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:37,840 we're paying for and we want to make sure that we're strictly for this 185 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:44,080 election. But as me as president and I'm speaking as me, I don't have a problem 186 00:20:41,120 --> 00:20:50,240 paying back. I really don't. But we want it broke down. We want to see it line 187 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:52,400 for line exactly what it was spent on. >> Fair enough. 188 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:55,760 » Yeah, there's no problem with that. You know, basically all it is is legal fees 189 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,640 from >> Yeah. It's not it's not a great amount 190 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:03,520 of money. It's just one of those things to where you know if you guys once you 191 00:21:01,679 --> 00:21:06,480 get your your feet on the ground and you got a circle of money, what have you, 192 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:09,520 just recoup that money back to the taxpayers. 193 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:13,520 » No, that's fine. We're fine with that. >> Good. All right. 194 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:17,919 » It's just right now we have no idea what money for the year look like. 195 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:21,840 » Good. Well, I'll make the motion that we table this agenda item for future 196 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,480 reference. >> All right. 197 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,919 » Discussions. Second. >> All right. Motion is made by 198 00:21:25,919 --> 00:21:32,720 Commissioner Pal, second by Commissioner Hson. All in favor? 199 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:38,960 » All against. All right. Item number five, discuss and 200 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:44,240 take necessary action concerning VFD radio communications. 201 00:21:41,120 --> 00:21:54,880 All right. This is uh when we built the new radio tower in South County uh 202 00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:58,799 basically the going digital that's kept Bergville 203 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:03,280 and I think K being fire departments from communicating 204 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:10,559 with the sheriff department you know because of the digital channels now the 205 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:16,640 frequency you gave them the frequency in October. 206 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:22,320 So I think the problem is with money 207 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:25,360 associated with programming the radios. So and I'm not sure Joles, could you 208 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:29,039 elaborate on >> Joles, can you come over here because we 209 00:22:26,799 --> 00:22:35,919 got the audio won't take you up over there. There's people watching and it's 210 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:44,400 » all right. So go back to the radio start from ground zero. One's the radio. part. 211 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:49,120 I talked co about it 100 times. It ain't we switched to digital. Okay. And it 212 00:22:46,559 --> 00:22:54,799 ain't just Bville and believe me. Anybody that comes north of FM 1414 on 213 00:22:52,799 --> 00:23:00,640 Highway 87, don't matter if it's Dyville, Trout Creek, Bondware, Newton, 214 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:04,799 once you get north of 1414, nobody radio work. Zero. 215 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:09,280 Because dry creek had the NC fire, Newton County 216 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:14,080 fire that their repeater is in Fleetwood. Once you get to 1414, you 217 00:23:11,919 --> 00:23:20,720 can't reach that repeater. You have to be able to reach Mayflower repeater. 218 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:26,720 Well, that channel is on that ML. So, it will not work north of 1414. Well, that 219 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:32,960 means anybody in this county that goes north of 1414 cannot contact who's doing 220 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:36,960 that. So that's with the exception of the sheriff's department, 221 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:39,760 » right? The digital side would work. >> What about the ambulance service? Will 222 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:45,520 they can they communicate? >> Okay. The radio's in the ambulance or 223 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:51,840 not P25. So they do not have the digital in them. All they have is their console 224 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:55,679 and Josh. So I just looked at the radios this past week. I'm there every other 225 00:23:54,159 --> 00:24:01,919 day or so checking on the station, checking on everything. But them radios, 226 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:07,039 I'm waiting on the answer back from my radio guy. Can he put P25 in them? If he 227 00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:11,679 cannot put P25 in them, then we're going to have to change radios uh in the 228 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:15,279 house. And it's already on my agenda for next week to discuss radios in 229 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,880 » currently right now. >> But currently right now, they cannot 230 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:24,559 talk to the because they're not digital capable in. 231 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:28,559 Well, about what was it about 10 it's over 10 years ago the state mandated 232 00:24:27,039 --> 00:24:35,279 everybody to go digital. That's when they they pulled all the digital or they 233 00:24:32,159 --> 00:24:40,960 pulled all the VHF channels from TV. Uh the military needed the bandwidth, so 234 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:45,600 they mandated everybody go digital. Then it didn't work. You know, the the 235 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:51,679 smaller counties like Newton couldn't afford all the equipment. Um, so and it 236 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:58,799 was my understanding, you know, we all had to buy dual band radios, but any any 237 00:24:54,640 --> 00:25:04,159 radio sold now, uh, pretty well was dual band. And now the state mandate and any 238 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:09,600 radio you buy now has to well with grant funds has to be triband, 239 00:25:07,360 --> 00:25:15,600 which has three different bandwidth in it. 240 00:25:11,039 --> 00:25:19,120 » I have some new radio for Bart. They ain't even been installed because 241 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:22,960 about the time we got them with grant money is when we went to digital. So I 242 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:28,559 ain't even installed them. But they can have people 25 foot in them. But that 243 00:25:25,919 --> 00:25:32,400 has nothing to do with the 10 handhelds. The handheld is your live line. If 244 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:35,760 you're in this courthouse fighting fire, you're across that street one of the 245 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,960 county office fighting fire. You can't run back up to that truck, get on that 246 00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:42,159 radio, and call for help. You need to be able to call for help. 247 00:25:39,919 --> 00:25:45,360 » Okay. So, in order to replace 10 handhelds from Bville, that's about 248 00:25:43,679 --> 00:25:49,600 $45,000. And we can't afford that. I get $4,500 a 249 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:52,480 year budget for radio. >> Okay. So, the handhelds you got are VHF 250 00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:58,960 only. >> Yes. They will not swap to digital 251 00:25:56,240 --> 00:26:02,960 because we ain't updated handhelds in seven or eight years. So, I mean, 252 00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:08,559 handhelds [clears throat] are null and void. They're paper weights. Now, the 253 00:26:06,159 --> 00:26:14,799 console radios go to vehicles. I can put B25 in, but 254 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:17,679 back to everybody. I mean, I'm just trying to make sure everybody 255 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:23,279 understands it ain't just Bville and Toledo. It's anybody in this county that 256 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:26,960 goes north of 1414 cannot communicate >> with exception of the sheriff. 257 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,520 » Correct. And before we did the radio upgrade, we didn't have your law 258 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,400 enforcement didn't have radio communication throughout [clears throat] 259 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:36,320 the whole county. I mean, right here in the courthouse, you could talk wherever. 260 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:39,679 you didn't have any radio communication. So that's something that we you know 261 00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:44,080 have to do. But >> well I think you know so what will fix 262 00:26:41,919 --> 00:26:48,720 the problem a repeater? >> Well 263 00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:55,200 I talked me and Colton talked last week down there on the fire. Uh we need an 264 00:26:52,159 --> 00:26:59,919 answer from the radio guy that put this digital stuff in and ask him can he just 265 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:04,640 add a channel because the equipment's there. Well, we ought to be able to just 266 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:08,320 add a channel, a different channel and make it like Newton County from one end 267 00:27:07,039 --> 00:27:12,559 of the county to the other and every fire department will be able to access 268 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:15,919 it if he can do that, which I think he can because it's difficult. But that's 269 00:27:14,159 --> 00:27:17,279 going to come from the radio guy. >> Okay, 270 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,960 » I'll get with him. >> But that doesn't solve the handheld 271 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,960 problem. >> That does not solve handheld problem at 272 00:27:20,799 --> 00:27:26,559 all. I think we need to do whatever we need to do to help him with the 273 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:30,480 handheld. I mean, one life is worth it all, you know, whatever it But, you 274 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:33,840 know, if we and [clears throat] I'm not asking 275 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:36,720 » for 10 new handhelds. I don't need 10 new handhelds. 276 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:41,520 » If I had four handhelds, it would work. I'm good. Everybody else can still use 277 00:27:39,679 --> 00:27:46,000 their old radio, but they can only talk on the same 278 00:27:43,679 --> 00:27:50,400 one person in eight people at my fire department that talk on that radio 279 00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:53,520 anyway as far as contacting ESO or anybody else. And that's me. Them girls 280 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:58,799 and them other ones, they could care less about being on that radio. So, 281 00:27:55,840 --> 00:28:03,440 we're not jamming up a channel. So, that's why everybody don't need a 282 00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:10,399 new hand. What I'm getting at, if I had four hands, that's all I need. I think I 283 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:18,799 have one back when Odan was emergency management EPS come through with a grant 284 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:24,799 to give one. It's called a Apex 4000 when they first started the digital 285 00:28:20,559 --> 00:28:27,919 stuff. I don't know if it's too old to put [clears throat] the digital in. I 286 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:32,320 think it'll work, but I'm waiting on that answer also. So, that would be one 287 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:35,440 of the four. I'd only need three more. And then that would that would put me 288 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:40,104 where I needed to be. >> I got a high com. 289 00:28:38,084 --> 00:28:40,104 [laughter] 290 00:28:41,039 --> 00:28:49,200 » But that's goes back to we got to figure out the channel situation. 291 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:53,120 What it But that's radio guy. I mean, he's got to give that answer. 292 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:59,840 » We had this discussion in the past. Mark was here and we had talked about having 293 00:28:56,880 --> 00:29:03,840 a channel for the commissioners to speak, you know, like during a hurricane 294 00:29:01,919 --> 00:29:07,679 and what have you. You don't have cell towers and s such as that, different 295 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:10,559 things. We could speak one to another. And what I understood him to say is each 296 00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:14,720 commissioner would have to get their own repeater. 297 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:21,679 » Yes. And that's that's it was uh four repeaters, one in Mayfly, 298 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:28,159 one around the Burkeville area, one in Lakewood, and then one in on the Dville. 299 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:33,360 So four repeaters. U but it wasn't 300 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:38,720 it wasn't digital. It was still the analog system. Well, what I what I 301 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:43,440 recall the conversation being was the commissioner what we have dead areas 302 00:29:41,039 --> 00:29:46,880 just like what Mr. Dougworth was talking about. you know, when when we send 303 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:51,760 someone off on a maintainer, if they have a health emergency, you know, it 304 00:29:50,080 --> 00:29:55,679 literally if they don't come back at the end of the day, that's when you'd find 305 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:58,799 out, right? Because somebody the rule where I was going with that is there's 306 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:03,200 probably going to be some expense that the commissioners want to incur to get 307 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:08,640 our get us a radio channel or at least I do and maybe if we package all of this 308 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:11,120 up with the repeaters that we want or need. 309 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:17,039 » Yes. And then the repeaters that are needed to get that radio commun may it 310 00:30:13,919 --> 00:30:20,240 may reduce the overall cost just from the standpoint of they're out there 311 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:26,240 putting up two repeaters and >> well I think it got a price on a 312 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:31,760 countywide fire channel and it was right a little over $50,000 313 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:37,200 and you know uh that way every fire department would 314 00:30:34,559 --> 00:30:42,559 communicate with one another you know and breaking down the cost 315 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:48,880 between, you know, the fire departments. I don't remember it was eight$8 $9,000 316 00:30:46,799 --> 00:30:53,840 per fire department. And some of them didn't didn't want to pay for the, you 317 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:58,720 know, they're like, we have our own channel, so why why should we pay for 318 00:30:56,720 --> 00:31:04,399 another one? So, but you take like Bondware, 319 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:11,039 um, Burkeville don't get a lot of tax dollars. Clea Ben U Bon gets none. You 320 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:18,799 know, they're basically on their own out there. And you got uh Devil's Pocket and 321 00:31:15,279 --> 00:31:25,200 you have Trout Creek and uh ESD number one that it does pretty good with their 322 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:31,120 their tax base. So, uh it's other fire departments that that are at the low end 323 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:36,880 of their tax base and struggle to keep the equipment. you know, thinking about 324 00:31:34,399 --> 00:31:42,559 Bard Bell and the this problem you got, you know, ESD1 where I my precinct, they 325 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:46,240 get plenty of money. They got a great system. They got great equipment. They 326 00:31:44,159 --> 00:31:51,679 do a great job. Uh just like the folks in Burkeville. But the people that live 327 00:31:48,399 --> 00:31:55,120 in precinct 4, they frequent Burkeville. They got places at the lake, they fish 328 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:59,519 at the lake, they hunt in Bville. So, it's not a Bville issue. It's a 329 00:31:57,039 --> 00:32:04,720 countywide issue. So, how do we figure out what we can do as a county? You 330 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:09,760 know, it could go back if if the court says we're not going to pay for this, 331 00:32:06,559 --> 00:32:13,600 ESD should we can go back and say, "Hey, we'll get it done and then figure out 332 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:17,120 how we get paid back over the next 10 years or something like that. If that 333 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:21,360 helps the court, we need to get these repeaters up." As I understand it, 334 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:25,600 that's the issue is I didn't know about the handhelds, but I understand that 335 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:29,600 there needs to be some repeaters installed to be able to get that radio 336 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:34,640 communication to you guys. >> Well, and 337 00:32:32,159 --> 00:32:38,480 it goes back to the digital guy because I don't know what equipment they 338 00:32:36,159 --> 00:32:42,480 installed. And if that equipment's capable of adding more channels, you 339 00:32:40,799 --> 00:32:47,440 won't have to have repeaters and stuff. he can just go in there simply build a 340 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:51,679 program and come add it to the to the repeaters to every one of them and then 341 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:56,880 it'd be up and running if he can do that. But far as I know, you can do that 342 00:32:54,559 --> 00:33:01,200 in digital. You can just build another software and add it [clears throat] to 343 00:32:58,399 --> 00:33:07,279 it and then it'll be running. >> Well, judge with with being out, 344 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:11,760 » could we nominate either yourself or some member of the court to work with? I 345 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:16,640 I will get with the radio people, but I I think we would have to apply for 346 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:20,320 another radio license to do that with the digital sign. 347 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:24,559 » Well, the I'm not a radio guy for the record. I don't know the nuts and bolts 348 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:29,919 that goes into it, but I believe there may have been a spare repeater that come 349 00:33:27,120 --> 00:33:33,519 off of maybe the south tower and I think they were going to rebuild it and keep 350 00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:37,600 it as a spare for the county, but it belongs to the county. You know, maybe 351 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:40,159 an option or an avenue to look at. I get with Tracy and see if 352 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:44,159 » they they did remove >> be compatible to that. 353 00:33:42,399 --> 00:33:47,600 » We just need somebody to own it and get us to the finish line where we get a 354 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:53,039 like you said, you know, one life. What's that worth? You know, some 355 00:33:51,200 --> 00:34:00,559 » Well, I'll get with the radio people since Mark's out and see what it's going 356 00:33:56,559 --> 00:34:05,679 to take to get a channel for where everybody can communicate 357 00:34:03,039 --> 00:34:09,839 and then bring it before court next meeting. And when you do that, judge, if 358 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:12,879 you would throw in there, if it helps reduce the cost, you know, the 359 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:17,440 commissioners are thinking about doing those things, just throw in all the 360 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:23,280 options. And at least for me, I mean, I I need a radio comm I need radio 361 00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:31,919 communication from vehicle to vehicle in precinct 4 cuz 311, 3112, 3116, 362 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:37,879 it's just dead areas and all right. And I've got a spare radio to 363 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,879 help you. 364 00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:46,908 » There you go. [laughter] 365 00:34:49,919 --> 00:34:53,079 » All right. 366 00:34:54,879 --> 00:35:07,280 So, I'll make a motion that uh on uh I'll take action uh contacting the 367 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:13,119 radio providers uh to 368 00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:20,400 uh basically get a price on what it's going to cost us the uh to provide radio 369 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:26,000 communications countywide for the VFDs and commissioners. 370 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:29,839 I second the motion, >> I guess. I mean, do we need to make a 371 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:35,040 motion on it or you just going to do it? >> Well, I'm see what you do. We make a 372 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:36,960 motion or does he just don't 373 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:40,480 » Okay. Well, it said >> you're just going to do it. Take action. 374 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:45,520 I'm I'm gonna go ahead and do it. I'm gonna get with 375 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:51,680 » Okay. Well, we don't need a motion on that. 376 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:56,400 All right. Uh, judge. You're welcome. Uh item number six, take action to replace 377 00:35:54,320 --> 00:36:00,880 the obsolete printer copier in the Newton County Tax Office in Newton and 378 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:05,359 Blakewood. >> Now there's two uh obsolete printers, 379 00:36:03,119 --> 00:36:11,599 one in the Bloodwood office uh tax office and one in the Newton tax office 380 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:17,680 that we need to get replaced. Um the the difference on the units will be 381 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:22,320 uh well the cost of units will be $461 per month. 382 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:26,079 talking to Tracy. They both need to be changed out 383 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:31,079 their contract. >> Okay. 384 00:36:28,079 --> 00:36:31,079 » Contract. 385 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:37,040 » They're 46 per >> $461 386 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:40,400 per >> print. 387 00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:42,880 » Now that that contract, they replace the ink cartridge. 388 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:46,480 » They do all the >> Yeah, they like a lot of money, but when 389 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:50,320 you consider the the maintenance and the replacement of the cartridges, it's 390 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:54,160 really not They just charge us per copy made, 391 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:58,320 right? >> Any kind extra. We get so many copies 392 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:01,320 and then >> Okay. 393 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:09,839 All right. Uh I'll make a motion with approved to 394 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:17,200 replace obsolete prayer property in Newton County Tax Office 395 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:20,640 uh and in Newton and Blewood. Second. 396 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:25,839 All right. Motion made by me, second by Commissioner Benson. All in favor? 397 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:31,280 » All against. All right. Item number seven, discussion 398 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:35,599 of appropriate approve the purchase of the following patrol vehicles via lease 399 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:42,560 agreements for the sheriff's office fleet. One is a 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe. Uh 400 00:37:39,839 --> 00:37:45,560 purchase price plus outfitting is $66,7942. 401 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:57,680 A 2025 Tahoe 4x4 U purchase class plus outfitting is $81,478 402 00:37:55,359 --> 00:38:01,839 and 98. >> Morning. Uh so this past year we do all 403 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:07,520 our vehicles on lease agreements. This past year we uh we paid off two vehicle 404 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:13,520 uh looking to ask y'all's approval for two new Taho. U lease agreement. The 405 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:18,320 first payments are not due until 207. higher um monthly note will go up, I'm 406 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:22,480 sorry, yearly note will go up approximately $10,000 between the two 407 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:27,040 vehicles. Uh if you notice the price on these things are two specialty vehicles. 408 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:32,240 One is going to be a Tahoe for our drone uh that we've had great success with. Um 409 00:38:30,866 --> 00:38:35,760 [clears throat] so several different law enforcement agencies in the area, they 410 00:38:33,839 --> 00:38:39,040 have a you know there's a TV stand mounted in the back. So in the event 411 00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:44,400 we're on any situation, we can see everything in live time on a TV screen 412 00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:50,320 versus a small little screen. uh just used it um used it on the dog fighting 413 00:38:47,119 --> 00:38:56,000 operation um fire department the other day. So I 414 00:38:53,119 --> 00:39:02,000 think that'll be a courseier on the second one. Um Friday our new K9 unit 415 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:06,960 starts. Um, we have bought a 4-year-old German Shepherd from Jasper County along 416 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:12,400 with its handlers coming over. Um, K9 rhino with his handler Chad Answorth. 417 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:17,359 He's u, you know, already made criminal apprehension. He's uh, nationally 418 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:21,520 certified for narcotics, narcotic detection, handler protection, criminal 419 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:24,960 uh, tracking and apprehension. So, looking forward to that. That's going to 420 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:28,800 be a force multiplier for public safety in the county. And with the uh you know 421 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:32,640 the Tahoe, it's going to have to be fully rigged for a K9 unit, things like 422 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:36,079 that. That's why the price is substantially higher. 423 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:39,280 » I think Chad's going to be a great addition to you. 424 00:39:37,359 --> 00:39:43,760 » Yeah. >> Been handling a dog since 1996. 425 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:47,200 And uh that's one of my things. If you're going to do it, do it right. And 426 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:50,160 like I said, the dog's got a track record. You know, he brought it by the 427 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:53,119 office the other day and all the employees were impressed about how good 428 00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:58,079 it listened and his, you know, his abilities, things like that. So 429 00:39:56,720 --> 00:40:04,587 having him on board, >> one thing to not telling y'all, he hired 430 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:04,587 him away from over in [laughter] 431 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:14,560 the drone. You know, I seen something on Facebook the other day. I think you guys 432 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:17,359 use that river bike, right? Yes, sir. That's to me that's pretty impressive. 433 00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:21,520 You know, you don't put somebody in a boat. You you got the ability to go down 434 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:24,160 the river and get places that you would present. I mean, right now, if you go 435 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:27,920 down the river, you better have a tunnel hole because you can't going to drag 436 00:40:26,079 --> 00:40:31,680 bottom. So, I'm pretty impressed with that drone. 437 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:35,760 » You know, another thing, last uh Friday or couple weeks ago, a guy calls me. He 438 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:38,960 says, "I've got a horse missile." He said, "I see y'all have a drone 439 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:43,599 department. The drone, can you all bring it out here?" You know, and and that's, 440 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:47,359 you know, training for for Captain Smith and and the drone, you know, anytime 441 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:50,720 you're you're flying it, you familiarize yourself, become more familiar with it. 442 00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:54,720 Anyway, long story short, we located this horse. So small things, but it's a 443 00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:57,520 way for us to give back to community, you know, 444 00:40:56,560 --> 00:41:00,000 as >> So the money [clears throat] you're 445 00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:05,560 you're not going to pay this money or start paying until 2027. Is that right? 446 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:05,560 » Yes. 447 00:41:05,839 --> 00:41:09,880 » Oh, >> per,000. 448 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:19,839 So you're saying 20,000 more? >> 20,000 more between the two. 449 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:22,400 » Really? >> Yes. 450 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:30,400 125 I believe >> 125 is what we were paying. One of them 451 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:34,920 is going to go up to like 15,000. Another one can go up to about 19. 452 00:41:39,760 --> 00:41:49,520 » What is the light on a dog? >> Uh so he just retired his other dog at 453 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:53,760 10 years nine almost 10 years old. So he would have another 454 00:41:51,359 --> 00:41:59,119 five years hopefully four to five and every thing obviously depends on 455 00:41:55,680 --> 00:42:02,433 injuries or you know I mean but a perfect one would be four to five more 456 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:07,680 years [clears throat] just curious 457 00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:13,520 what we pay what you pay for that $3200 >> you to make that back the first drug 458 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:18,000 » that's got money >> but like I said the dogs got a track 459 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:21,760 record he if y'all seen a couple of weeks ago know there was some bad guys 460 00:42:19,839 --> 00:42:24,880 on vehicle chase or something ended up in 461 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:29,839 Jasper County. He was able to apprehend one of those. So 462 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:33,359 » he actually come out with a dog, right? >> Yes. 463 00:42:30,240 --> 00:42:36,960 » Dad brings a local one >> in Jasper County. 464 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:40,160 » So So he lives in Evade. >> He does. 465 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:45,119 » You know that's that's a win for the Newton County because my precinct is 466 00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:49,119 almost in Evade. That G old champion precinct, it's right there. you know, 467 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:53,680 he's literally 10 minutes from that precinct, whereas 468 00:42:51,839 --> 00:43:00,000 you're 60 minutes from it here and you're 25 minutes from the annex built. 469 00:42:56,400 --> 00:43:04,960 So, that's a win. Well, I'm going to go ahead and make the 470 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:11,200 motion that we approve the purchase of the patrol vehicles listed 471 00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:15,680 um in this this commissioner's court for the lease agreement. 472 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:19,680 And uh then we're going to go through Investor that was formerly first 473 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:22,480 national bank that we passed. So it's approved. 474 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:25,920 » I'm not going to read the entire line there, but I'm going to make I'm going 475 00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:30,359 to make a motion that we approve line item seven as it's listed. 476 00:43:31,839 --> 00:43:34,839 » Y. 477 00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:44,400 » All right. Motion made by Commissioner Pal. I'll second. 478 00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:47,359 » Second by Commissioner Hopson. All in favor? 479 00:43:45,599 --> 00:43:52,319 » All against. All right. Open up on item number eight. 480 00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:57,040 Discuss and if appropriate, approve Newton County Sheriff's Office to 481 00:43:54,319 --> 00:44:02,720 establish a credit account with Fuel Man for purchasing fleet fuel. Fuel fuel man 482 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:08,960 does not require a contract to be signed. Uh the fuelman public sector 483 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:14,960 cards will be invoice monthly. So currently we have a KICO uh fleet. 484 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:17,839 You can only get gas at Kico and you know it's not bad if you're working up 485 00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:22,960 here because they've got D's one stop there in Trout Creek and we have a Dober 486 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:28,400 account as well. But for the guys down south, they've got to travel into Orange 487 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:35,040 County to buy fuel and uh don't like that, you know, stay in their zone where 488 00:44:31,839 --> 00:44:39,040 they're assigned and uh lot of gas several of the gas stations down there 489 00:44:36,720 --> 00:44:43,359 fuel man, you know, to do the fuel man. So, we'd like to transition away from 490 00:44:40,400 --> 00:44:47,680 the Kico and go to fuel man. Um, we've had deputies that are going to schools 491 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:52,000 and going here and there and even patrolling the county that have to pay 492 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:56,319 out of their own pocket to put gas in their patrol vehicle because you can 493 00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:59,760 only go to a conco and that pump may be messed up or it may not take the part at 494 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:04,000 midnight or whatever the case may be. So I would like think it'd be more 495 00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:07,520 efficient user friendly for us to go with a fuel man rather than strictly 496 00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:12,319 kind of code >> right now like page last week about 497 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:14,720 transporting some inmates. >> Yes. 498 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:19,440 » Yeah. Yeah. Same thing on inmate transport. If you go to South Texas or 499 00:45:17,599 --> 00:45:22,880 West Texas or North Texas, wherever it may be, we have to find a conico and 500 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:27,680 sometimes you're not able to find a conico or it may be a 100 miles away or 501 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:31,440 out of your way. We ran into that. They've had to go 20 or 30 miles out of 502 00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:36,480 their way just to go to Kico to get fuel. 503 00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:40,599 » Do we have a contract with Kico or >> um we have a contract? 504 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:45,920 » Yeah, I don't know that we do. >> We're just going to add another contract 505 00:45:44,720 --> 00:45:47,680 to fuel. >> We don't need them. 506 00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:50,960 » We don't need them. >> Yeah, we don't. 507 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:55,760 » Oh, don't need it. Okay. >> I would like to get away from 508 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:59,760 » I'd like to get away from cars leaving Newton County. get fuel, 509 00:45:57,119 --> 00:46:04,160 » right? But the SD6 would too. >> Yeah. Sales tax. 510 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:09,280 » Well, I don't think I don't think there's any sales tax. 511 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:11,440 You got state tax and the federal tax, but I don't think there's no local on 512 00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:15,839 people. >> And another thing based on the gallons 513 00:46:13,599 --> 00:46:22,319 that we have used in the past, I think we get an 8% eight 8 cent discount per 514 00:46:19,839 --> 00:46:28,640 gallon. So, and also um captain's been handling it, 515 00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:31,359 but they come with a roadside service as one of the deputies are on a 516 00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:36,200 transport out in the middle of nowhere. They would call roadside service 517 00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:36,200 throughout the system. 518 00:46:36,227 --> 00:46:44,000 [clears throat] I'll make a motion with approve county insurance office 519 00:46:41,119 --> 00:46:47,520 manual. Second. All right. Motion made by 520 00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:52,640 Commissioner Hopton, second by Commissioner White. Uh 521 00:46:50,319 --> 00:46:57,200 all in favor all against 522 00:46:54,800 --> 00:47:01,359 all right item number nine discuss and of appropriate approve an interlocal 523 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:05,760 cooperation agreement between Newton County Sheriff's Office and Jasper 524 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:11,280 County Sheriff's Office concerning the incarceration of Jasper County inmates 525 00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:16,640 in Newton County Jail. That's a new one. >> Yeah. [laughter] Yeah. So back uh back 526 00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:22,880 in February, March, we ran into an issue that I was over how capacity on males 527 00:47:20,079 --> 00:47:27,760 here in the county. Jasper uh couldn't take them because they were they needed 528 00:47:25,040 --> 00:47:31,200 a place for three females to go and and if we could find housing for the three 529 00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:37,200 females, they can open up another wing and take our males. Um long story short, 530 00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:42,000 we brought the three females over here, realized we needed a contract, uh but 531 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:45,280 you know, approved commissioner's court and we're not going to house any 532 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:51,119 prisoners for them. don't have the space but you know instances like that they 533 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:54,480 can take our males we take their females and you know if they need to open up 534 00:47:52,319 --> 00:47:59,359 another wing or whatever for that recently they arrested their one of 535 00:47:57,359 --> 00:48:05,440 their correct officers family members was arrested so they asked to house him 536 00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:10,319 over here uh due to the conflict and obviously they we charge them the same 537 00:48:07,280 --> 00:48:15,680 thing so it's a wash on our price per day um on that like I said we don't have 538 00:48:13,839 --> 00:48:18,960 the room to house a lot, but on the case by case scenario that we do, we want to 539 00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:22,640 have a contract, make sure we're covered. 540 00:48:20,720 --> 00:48:26,880 » All right. Well, I make that motion that we approve 541 00:48:24,960 --> 00:48:31,599 the inter corporation agreement between Newton 542 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:36,319 County Sheriff and the Jasper County Sheriff's Office 543 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:39,680 Corporation of J County inmates and the New County Jail. 544 00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:44,160 I second. >> All right. Motion made by Commissioner 545 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:48,079 White, second by Commissioner Benson. All in favor? 546 00:48:45,599 --> 00:48:54,800 » All against. All right. Item number 10, uh, authorize 547 00:48:53,200 --> 00:49:00,079 the execution of letter of agreement between Newton County and Newton County 548 00:48:56,880 --> 00:49:08,319 Emergency Services District number six. Now, this letter is uh county is able to 549 00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:12,880 apply for a $350,000 grant to purchase SNAM. That's all we can do with it is 550 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:18,640 purchase an ambulance and donate it to a qualified EMS provider. So, as far as 551 00:49:16,559 --> 00:49:24,000 the letter of execution, the letter states that, you know, Newton 552 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:30,079 County will donate the ambulance to ESD number six. 553 00:49:25,839 --> 00:49:35,119 They can't uh sell it, give it away. They can't do anything 554 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:41,599 with it long as it's useful life and it can only be used for benefit of Newton 555 00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:46,400 County Emergency Services. Oh, and the letter is in the in our packet. U 556 00:49:44,869 --> 00:49:50,520 [clears throat] if anybody wants to read it, 557 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:58,520 we find it out before the court. 558 00:49:58,559 --> 00:50:01,559 Yeah, 559 00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:09,040 you got that letter. You're better at looking through 560 00:50:06,079 --> 00:50:16,480 paperwork today. All right. All right. This is a letter of agreement and we did 561 00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:20,640 send it to Misty and she has agreed with it. Uh letter of agreement between 562 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:26,400 Newton County, Texas and Newton County Emergency Services District number six. 563 00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:31,440 This letter of agreement is entered into between Newton County, Texas and Newton 564 00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:36,800 County Emergency Services District number six for the purpose of 565 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:40,880 establishing terms and conditions for the purpose transfer and use of one 566 00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:46,000 ambulance funded through grant assistance. Uh purpose Newton County 567 00:50:43,359 --> 00:50:51,040 will use grant funds to purchase one ambulance to support emergency medical 568 00:50:48,240 --> 00:50:56,480 services within Newton County. Upon purchase, the county will transfer the 569 00:50:52,960 --> 00:51:00,720 ambulance to SD6 for operational use serving the residents of Newton County. 570 00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:06,240 Upon acquisition, Newton County shall transfer the ambulance to SD6 at no 571 00:51:03,599 --> 00:51:09,920 cost. ESD6 agrees to accept the ambulance 572 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:14,240 subject to the conditions outlined in this agreement. Use of the ambulance. 573 00:51:12,319 --> 00:51:19,200 The ambulance shall not shall be used exclusively for emergency medical 574 00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:25,440 services that benefit Newton County and its residents. PSD six agrees that the 575 00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:30,400 ambulance will not be used for any purposes that does not directly support 576 00:51:27,680 --> 00:51:35,565 Newton County emergency response and public safety operations. Restrictions 577 00:51:33,359 --> 00:51:39,200 on sale of transfer. The ambulance [clears throat] may not be sold, 578 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:45,200 donated, or otherwise transferred to any other entity without prior written 579 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:49,839 consent of New County. However, ESC6 may trade the ambulance toward purchase of a 580 00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:55,680 newer replacement unit once the ambulance reaches the end of its useful 581 00:51:52,480 --> 00:52:00,960 service life or becomes operationally obsolete provided that the replacement 582 00:51:58,079 --> 00:52:05,760 ambulance will be continued to use serve Newton County and the trade in 583 00:52:03,040 --> 00:52:14,000 replacement supports continue to medical services for Newton County residents and 584 00:52:08,880 --> 00:52:17,760 it goes to useful life. Um they ESC6 agrees to maintain and operate the 585 00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:22,960 ambulance in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations 586 00:52:20,240 --> 00:52:27,200 uh maintenance and liability. ESC6 shall responsible for all costs associated 587 00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:32,559 with operation, maintenance, insurance and repair of the ambulances and they 588 00:52:29,839 --> 00:52:36,800 assume all liability for use, operates and maintenance upon transfer from 589 00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:40,400 Newton County. Uh compliance with grant requirements. 590 00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:44,000 Both parties agree that the ambulance shall be used in compliance with all 591 00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:49,440 applicable grant requirements and funding conditions under which the 592 00:52:45,839 --> 00:52:54,240 ambulance was purchased. Uh terms of agreement, this agreement shall remain 593 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:58,640 in effect for the duration of duration of the ambulance useful life including 594 00:52:56,640 --> 00:53:04,160 any replacement unit obtained through trade of the original ambulance. um and 595 00:53:02,240 --> 00:53:08,480 entire agreement. This agreement represents the entire understanding 596 00:53:05,839 --> 00:53:13,520 between Newton County and ESD6 concerning the ambulance and supersedes 597 00:53:11,119 --> 00:53:20,880 any prior discussions or agreements related to this matter and it's got uh 598 00:53:17,599 --> 00:53:26,000 signature for myself and emergency service district number six. 599 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:31,440 So basically that protects ESC6 and the 600 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:38,960 county once the ambulance is purchased and delivered to them. 601 00:53:34,240 --> 00:53:44,240 So anybody have any questions or concern 602 00:53:41,520 --> 00:53:47,640 with the letter or the agreement? 603 00:53:49,359 --> 00:53:56,079 I move that we authorize execution of the resolation resolution between Newton 604 00:53:53,680 --> 00:54:01,520 County and Texas Department of Transportation. That's the wrong one. I 605 00:53:59,119 --> 00:54:04,079 move that we authorize the execution of letter of agreement between Newton 606 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:08,240 County and Newton County Emergency Service District number six. 607 00:54:06,079 --> 00:54:12,800 » All right. Second. Motion made by Commissioner Pal, second by 608 00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:17,599 Commissioner. All in favor? >> All against. 609 00:54:14,559 --> 00:54:21,640 All right. >> All right. All right, we're skipping 610 00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:21,640 number 11. 611 00:54:21,839 --> 00:54:28,000 All right, item number four. >> Yeah. 612 00:54:25,280 --> 00:54:31,839 » Yeah. So, applying for a grant, um I don't think 613 00:54:30,319 --> 00:54:37,599 we're going to be able to get it. Maybe since the 2020 not complete, so many 614 00:54:35,040 --> 00:54:40,240 table that table. 615 00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:43,119 » Let me know when you're ready to bring back. Let me know when you're ready to 616 00:54:42,400 --> 00:54:48,000 bring it back. >> Yes. Yes, I Thank you. We'll bring it 617 00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:52,160 back as soon as the 2023 audit is completed. 618 00:54:49,599 --> 00:54:57,440 » Do we need to go ahead and table it? >> Yeah. If it'll come back. 619 00:54:54,400 --> 00:55:02,480 » Yeah. Then somebody take action. 620 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:07,200 » Yeah. I'm going to Yes. Um I move that we table 621 00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:11,599 the authorization of execution between New County, Texas 622 00:55:10,079 --> 00:55:15,440 Transportation. Second. 623 00:55:13,119 --> 00:55:19,520 » All right. Motion made by Mish Foul, second by Commissioner White. All in 624 00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:25,520 favor? All against. 625 00:55:21,440 --> 00:55:31,440 All right. Uh item number 12 is approve contract between Newton County and Clear 626 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:38,559 Gov or budgeting software. This is a new budget software. U we actually tabled it 627 00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:46,640 three or four months ago. Wanted to make sure that it was compatible with uh net 628 00:55:41,839 --> 00:55:52,880 data. uh uh demonstrations and stuff they they have shown that it works with 629 00:55:48,640 --> 00:55:57,079 that data and I would like to proceed uh and go ahead and get the software. 630 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:06,000 » Just want to let the court know that I have not been um demonstrated so that I 631 00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:09,599 I mean I have no I don't know it's going to work. I did reach out to Orange 632 00:56:07,440 --> 00:56:14,079 County that they do use it and they said that it has not worked for them and 633 00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:20,000 they're actually not using it's just been a waste of money. So that's all I 634 00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:27,240 know is that I did reach out their but I have not been any demonstration 635 00:56:24,240 --> 00:56:27,240 that 636 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:35,680 they have demonstrated that it did work with that data and I feel confident 637 00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:41,599 it'll work. I think it'll work. They demonstrated 638 00:56:38,319 --> 00:56:48,960 here judge with our system. Yes. Uh they did well not not in with 639 00:56:46,079 --> 00:56:55,079 our system but they demonstrated with other systems 640 00:56:50,960 --> 00:56:55,079 connected in net data. 641 00:57:01,440 --> 00:57:08,040 Make a motion to approve contract for new car budget. 642 00:57:08,319 --> 00:57:15,880 All right. Motion made by Hopson. How much is it? Good. 643 00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:33,559 And then included in this, they come in with a team and train everybody on how 644 00:57:30,160 --> 00:57:33,559 to use it. 645 00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:47,200 So it's 13,000 annually. Is there any link? There's a one also a 646 00:57:43,200 --> 00:57:51,760 one time service set up B4,250. >> That's where they come in and integrate 647 00:57:48,720 --> 00:58:01,839 it with the Newton County software and has a 648 00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:04,079 team come in to train how to use them. >> This is going to help with the budget 649 00:58:03,599 --> 00:58:07,079 time. >> Yes. 650 00:58:07,440 --> 00:58:15,839 basically what it what it is. We'll be able to send each individual department 651 00:58:12,720 --> 00:58:19,839 their budget. All right? And it's filled out online and sent back, you know, and 652 00:58:18,319 --> 00:58:26,000 then uh each individual employee is listed in 653 00:58:22,799 --> 00:58:32,480 there. Uh when say you want to give a raise, uh you put in percentage raise, 654 00:58:30,079 --> 00:58:36,640 it automatically calculates, you know, or you can even do it for the 655 00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:44,079 whole county. It automatically calculates their raise and their 656 00:58:40,319 --> 00:58:49,799 benefits uh without having to sit there and go each individual line item and do 657 00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:49,799 it. 658 00:58:53,920 --> 00:59:04,400 And there's no 20-year contract. It's >> No, it's it's like a yearly. It's a 659 00:58:59,599 --> 00:59:11,040 yearly. Now it says the customer on an annual basis but residing evidence 660 00:59:07,280 --> 00:59:17,359 is at least 60 days. So you're not lost on it. It also says that within the 661 00:59:14,559 --> 00:59:22,799 first 30 days of service you'll have an option to terminate the service and get 662 00:59:20,319 --> 00:59:26,240 a full refund. >> Don't sound like we can go wrong. I I 663 00:59:24,559 --> 00:59:29,839 hear the auditor's concerns down there and I respect them, but sounds like 664 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:34,400 you're going to get 30 days to to approve it here. So, I'll second 665 00:59:32,400 --> 00:59:35,680 Commissioner Hopson's motion. Approve the 666 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:39,440 » All right. >> Purchase and lease agreement. 667 00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:42,799 » Motion made by Commissioner Hopson, second by Commissioner Pal. All in 668 00:59:41,359 --> 00:59:50,319 favor? >> All against. 669 00:59:45,839 --> 00:59:55,760 All right. Uh item number 13 is receive presentation from Newton County Tax 670 00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:59,321 Assessor Collector's Office. It's got my name on it, but [laughter] 671 00:59:59,599 --> 01:00:08,079 good morning. I have printed off last three months. I know you have 672 01:00:05,200 --> 01:00:14,319 December in your packet, but this from October to present. 673 01:00:11,119 --> 01:00:21,280 I was contacted by Commissioner Pal and the uh DA's office and auto office to 674 01:00:17,599 --> 01:00:28,079 kind of go over what has been um collected and taken care of during the 675 01:00:24,559 --> 01:00:34,400 decided appointment. Um 676 01:00:30,960 --> 01:00:40,000 October quite a challenge I won't make of that but we got it taken care 677 01:00:37,119 --> 01:00:45,200 of. Start off by reading the tax collections for October. 678 01:00:42,640 --> 01:00:48,200 The total county collections 101,416.34 679 01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:55,160 portion of that went to Newton County was $74,415.76. 680 01:00:56,799 --> 01:01:05,000 The amount of refunds that were due and paid out during October was $2,23953. 681 01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:15,119 Now, we had a change in our procedures during this time how we come did our 682 01:01:13,440 --> 01:01:23,440 refunds um in the past. They all came out of one 683 01:01:19,119 --> 01:01:29,200 entity. So, now we do send a refund application to each entity taxpayer that 684 01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:34,880 is getting that refund or the mortgage company. the entities are receiving a 685 01:01:32,160 --> 01:01:41,359 refund application to approve so that it all just come out of GO1Ds 686 01:01:39,119 --> 01:01:46,480 receive theirs receives theirs 687 01:01:43,520 --> 01:01:54,079 um and it's saying that I do have contact information 688 01:01:50,000 --> 01:02:02,720 had great communications withd I am still in need of ESD1 689 01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:09,520 preceding for I need a contact to get their approval on some funds. 690 01:02:06,799 --> 01:02:11,359 um in November our tax collection. >> Hey, before you go on. 691 01:02:10,880 --> 01:02:16,720 » Yes. >> Just so you're telling the court that in 692 01:02:13,920 --> 01:02:21,760 the past all of the refunds come out of the general fund. 693 01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:26,480 » So that means that the entities weren't 694 01:02:24,000 --> 01:02:31,200 paying their part of refunds to individuals in this county. 695 01:02:29,359 --> 01:02:35,680 uh from my understanding and when I go back and I pull those refunds 696 01:02:34,000 --> 01:02:40,559 um under previous 697 01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:46,680 leadership uh those were all 698 01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:46,680 unmarked in 699 01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:55,680 so like I said when we started now that is October's as well I did research and 700 01:02:53,200 --> 01:03:00,640 look into the refunds there it does look like it started in October 701 01:02:58,799 --> 01:03:04,799 that we started reaching out to each entity 702 01:03:01,359 --> 01:03:10,880 » when it was addressed whenever that was 703 01:03:06,480 --> 01:03:17,599 » and I've worked with Sherry um to make sure each one of these have been 704 01:03:14,079 --> 01:03:22,559 corrected and they are done >> moving forward 705 01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:27,520 on the past have not been >> um from 706 01:03:24,400 --> 01:03:33,280 September backward I can't really tell you the total I [clears throat] know 707 01:03:29,119 --> 01:03:39,400 from just my doing my job that go was the one that was 708 01:03:35,920 --> 01:03:39,400 paying out all 709 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:46,359 from what I've seen it goes and I just went back to 2013 710 01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:55,599 2013 and that's as far as I went back. It all 711 01:03:52,160 --> 01:04:00,359 depends on how the overage is credited if that makes any 712 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:08,960 I understand what I we discovered it was all being credited 713 01:04:05,599 --> 01:04:14,160 whenever it was paid it was being paid through all the interest when it was 714 01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:19,680 paid back it was only being paid out now if it's a supplemental refund it was 715 01:04:17,839 --> 01:04:27,039 done correctly because we don't go in and we don't alter any of So that is not 716 01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:32,880 what the appraisal is talking. So that's another thing. 717 01:04:30,720 --> 01:04:36,160 » I don't offer anything. >> So this is something that the attorney's 718 01:04:34,559 --> 01:04:40,480 office looking into. We'll get more information on it. 719 01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:46,839 » Thank you. November tax collections total 720 01:04:42,880 --> 01:04:46,839 collections was $634,93158. 721 01:04:48,240 --> 01:04:53,079 The new county portion 527,993.94 722 01:04:55,359 --> 01:05:06,319 refunds in November were $39,428. Now that amount is down due to the 723 01:05:03,760 --> 01:05:14,880 amount of supplements that were left behind for me to catch up. Um, I had 724 01:05:10,799 --> 01:05:20,799 over 20 supplements that I needed to process and 725 01:05:17,440 --> 01:05:28,480 so there were no refunds processed during that time except for 726 01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:35,000 which was the next overpayment. And then you have any questions before I 727 01:05:30,960 --> 01:05:35,000 read our December 728 01:05:44,880 --> 01:05:53,599 I'm trying. So for December 2025, 729 01:05:51,520 --> 01:05:56,599 our total county collections is $2,55,529.13. 730 01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:08,000 This does not include our ESD. that goes to the treasur. 731 01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:15,440 Miss Ginger takes the money and distributes them accordingly 732 01:06:10,480 --> 01:06:20,319 um into the general fund road. I will start at the top. It says grand 733 01:06:17,920 --> 01:06:25,640 total of curs and delinquent m taxes including all attorney fees was 734 01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:25,640 2,66,253. 735 01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:36,119 And like I said, total count total count collections, it's $2,5529. 736 01:06:37,119 --> 01:06:45,119 We did get cottonwood in >> and I know there I'm hoping it would 737 01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:50,440 come out at December distributions, but unfortunately that 738 01:06:47,119 --> 01:06:50,440 will come out, 739 01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:59,280 » which is fine. I mean, it's all going to the same place just a little bit later 740 01:06:57,200 --> 01:07:05,960 getting there. So that that check from Cockwood, how much of that $6 million 741 01:07:01,839 --> 01:07:05,960 check belongs to the county? 742 01:07:06,400 --> 01:07:10,440 » That' be in next month's report. 743 01:07:11,599 --> 01:07:21,319 » Do know that it was a little higher than last year. Last year I believe they paid 744 01:07:15,839 --> 01:07:21,319 in 5 million. This year was six million. 745 01:07:25,280 --> 01:07:29,280 » Thank you very much. And yeah, that was it. 746 01:07:33,039 --> 01:07:40,880 All right. Item number 14, budget amendments. Do we have any budget shar? 747 01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:46,440 » All right. We'll skip that and go to item number 15, which is payment of the 748 01:07:43,440 --> 01:07:46,440 bill. 749 01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:51,640 plan 467,22.36 750 01:07:53,280 --> 01:08:01,200 district county state fund $454 $4548 751 01:07:58,160 --> 01:08:09,680 Roenbridge general $39 Roenbridge precinct one $4939 752 01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:19,359 Roenbridge precinct 2 $722.15 Roenbridge precinct 3 $440.92 753 01:08:14,079 --> 01:08:26,239 Roenbridge precinct 4 $769 $943 the AW grant $78 commission special 754 01:08:22,239 --> 01:08:31,560 precinct one $34520 mission special precinct 26 $65 and 755 01:08:28,560 --> 01:08:31,560 $81742 756 01:08:31,679 --> 01:08:36,359 commission special precinct 3 $5,2835 757 01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:47,679 commission special precinct 4 $64580 recordation $287.72 758 01:08:46,159 --> 01:08:50,679 solid laces $4,696.98 759 01:08:51,199 --> 01:09:02,199 voter registration $87.84 lawn library $219 760 01:08:58,159 --> 01:09:02,199 county and library $5,664.91 761 01:09:02,480 --> 01:09:10,279 historical operating $46.81 81 grants $167,3176 762 01:09:12,880 --> 01:09:20,679 technology fund $263.36 our total all funds $661,874.38 763 01:09:24,000 --> 01:09:31,839 » like we talked about at the beginning of the meeting that 167 for grants is 764 01:09:27,600 --> 01:09:37,040 really not a bill it's reimbursement >> and then we've had their appraisal 765 01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:40,480 school district's first order 766 01:09:38,239 --> 01:09:48,000 » and also on the general fund I wanted to also address that out of year 2025 we 767 01:09:44,799 --> 01:09:55,640 paid 170,720 $2569 768 01:09:50,319 --> 01:09:55,640 and out of 2026 funds $296,5167 769 01:09:57,840 --> 01:10:01,320 where the $446,242 770 01:10:01,840 --> 01:10:07,960 came from that separated 25s and 26 771 01:10:11,199 --> 01:10:18,400 » you know u what the roll over >> I don't because we have got remaining 772 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:23,440 bills from >> uh in road bridge 773 01:10:21,040 --> 01:10:28,080 » u I think I gave that to you the other day it was like 300 something thousand I 774 01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:30,480 think I gave that to you as long as there's no more pills that come out and 775 01:10:29,520 --> 01:10:34,560 throw the bridge down >> you you did quote that that figure but 776 01:10:33,040 --> 01:10:40,880 it It's been about a week or two ago. So I didn't know 777 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:46,480 there was $39 that came out of that here the bill page. So like I said the other 778 01:10:43,920 --> 01:10:51,040 I don't know until we get right now there's 228,274 779 01:10:49,120 --> 01:10:55,840 out of just the general fund but I don't know if there bills outstanding in 25 780 01:10:53,600 --> 01:10:59,199 that we have received. That's what the purchasing 781 01:10:58,400 --> 01:11:02,800 system. >> Yes, that's that would help with that. 782 01:11:01,120 --> 01:11:08,000 Yeah, I noticed you get to the end of the year, you see the commissioner quit 783 01:11:04,239 --> 01:11:12,400 spending money trying to at least for me trying to figure out where I'm gonna end 784 01:11:09,440 --> 01:11:15,360 up, you know, that PO system help. >> Okay. 785 01:11:13,120 --> 01:11:19,600 » So that 300,000 that figure, could you send that figure when it's finalized to 786 01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:24,320 make roll back around for uh for budget next 787 01:11:22,640 --> 01:11:28,400 year? Definitely. 788 01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:33,520 » First we pay an announcement report. Anyway, we're 789 01:11:31,600 --> 01:11:39,199 all second. >> All right. We got a motion to pay the 790 01:11:35,920 --> 01:11:45,400 bills from Commissioner Benson. Second by Commissioner Hopson. All in favor? 791 01:11:42,159 --> 01:11:45,400 » All against? 792 01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:54,360 I need a motion from the left side of the table. 793 01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:54,360 Motion we adjourn. Oh. 794 01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:05,560 Yes. Ask for I think.