[0:00] Now going to call the Wednesday
[0:02] I'm now going to call the Wednesday
[0:04] August 19th 2026
[0:07] meeting of the north county commission
[0:09] to Florida.
[0:11] Thank you very much and welcome
[0:13] everyone.
[0:16] I'm going to ask everyone to join me in
[0:18] saluting the flag
[0:26] to the flag of the United States of
[0:28] America and to the republic for which it
[0:30] stands. One nation under God,
[0:33] indivisible, liberty, justice for all.
[0:35] Thank you. Welcome all. I'm now going to
[0:38] read the remote order on the executive
[0:40] order on remote participation.
[0:46] On March 28th, 2025, Governor Healey
[0:49] signed into law House Bill 62, an act
[0:53] relative to extending certain COVID 19
[0:55] measures adopted during a state of
[0:57] emergency, which includes a two-year
[1:00] extension of the option for public
[1:02] bodies
[1:04] to hold remote meetings by suspending
[1:07] certain provisions of the state open
[1:09] meeting law. Fast general law chapter 38
[1:12] sections 18- 25. That action was
[1:15] effective immediately extending the
[1:18] current options for remote meetings
[1:20] through June 30th, 2027.
[1:25] Thank you all. And
[1:28] I'm going to take attendance.
[1:30] Commissioner Sty, I present.
[1:32] » Commissioner Collins.
[1:34] » Commissioner Shay,
[1:36] attendance. We have a quorum. Thank you
[1:38] very much.
[1:40] Number three, no executive session
[1:42] today. Thank you. Number four, minutes
[1:47] of the August 5th meeting, both
[1:49] executive session and open session.
[1:52] Commissioner Sty.
[1:53] » Yes, Mr. Chairman. Uh with pleasure
[1:55] having reviewed the minutes. I have no
[1:57] problems. I'd be willing to move
[1:59] approval as provided of the open session
[2:01] of August 5th. Uh so moved.
[2:04] » Second.
[2:06] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[2:07] I.
[2:08] » It is a vote. Thank you,
[2:09] » Mr. Chairman. I'll move approval of the
[2:11] executive session of August 5th uh with
[2:14] stipulation the minutes once approved
[2:16] shall have released until the chair so
[2:18] be
[2:19] » Second.
[2:21] Motion made and seconded on the
[2:22] executive session minutes of August 5th.
[2:24] All in favor?
[2:25] » It is a vote. Thank you.
[2:29] » Number five, appointments. We have no
[2:30] appointments today. Thank you. Number
[2:33] six, public comment. Every week at our
[2:36] meeting, we have a
[2:39] agenda item calling for public comment.
[2:42] Anyone out in Zoom land that has any
[2:44] comments at all or anyone that comes in
[2:46] to see the commissioners is welcome to
[2:49] uh opine with us and um put anything on
[2:53] the record they would like long as it's
[2:55] germanine to the record.
[2:57] Now is the time if anyone has any public
[3:01] records
[3:03] or wants to make any public statements.
[3:07] » Mr. Chair, just to announce um you had a
[3:09] visitor yesterday who uh was an old
[3:11] friend. Uh former county administrator
[3:15] Dan Matthews showed up.
[3:16] » Oh.
[3:16] » He wanted to extend his best wishes to
[3:18] each of you. He was in the neighborhood
[3:19] for some business and stopped in to talk
[3:22] with Bill and I for a little while.
[3:23] » He's a joy.
[3:25] » Big talk. So to see Dan, but he wanted
[3:27] to let you all know he's
[3:29] » Doing well and wishes you the same. So,
[3:31] thank you.
[3:31] » Nice. Thanks.
[3:34] » Thank you. It's always good to see Dan
[3:36] and it's always good to see
[3:40] our other executive directors if they
[3:43] come by every now and then because
[3:45] um
[3:47] they if anyone knows
[3:50] knows knows what goes on
[3:53] and u
[3:57] know we meet right
[3:59] » He knows we weren't meeting yesterday
[4:03] he's
[4:05] Okay,
[4:07] this concludes the public comment
[4:09] session. Next business number nine. Old
[4:14] business. I have none.
[4:16] » Wait,
[4:17] » Seven.
[4:18] » Seven or nine?
[4:19] » Seven.
[4:20] » Number eight.
[4:20] » Okay.
[4:21] » Personnel vot personnel
[4:26] matters for your consideration.
[4:28] » Right. Uh, quick question. Good. Glad to
[4:30] do it. I noticed and quickly changed
[4:33] checking this there's a slight
[4:35] discrepancy between this and what I was
[4:38] given. So am I reading my notes or am I
[4:40] reading this one?
[4:41] » There's a there's one slight error
[4:44] » Or something different. So I'm glad to
[4:46] move it has to do with the AI school.
[4:47] » Which one is that?
[4:48] » If you look at the Aggie school the very
[4:50] last one on this birthday thing it says
[4:54] grade Amanda Kamara and on my page it
[4:57] says Amanda Tamara. I see.
[5:00] » I was looking at it quickly if you look.
[5:02] So, which one am I looking at? I want to
[5:05] read it the proper way. Aggie school
[5:07] last three region.
[5:11] I'll get your me.
[5:17] » Well, we can move on, right? There's no
[5:20] discrepancy there. I'll move on that.
[5:22] You let me know.
[5:24] » Is it Kamar?
[5:25] » So, this one here. Thank you so much.
[5:27] » Good. Okay. Thank you. I want to make
[5:29] sure.
[5:29] » All right. Got it. All right. So, Mr.
[5:31] Chairman, be pleased to move uh for the
[5:34] following matters on the Wallist
[5:36] Recreational Facility. First, motion for
[5:39] the resignation to accept resignation of
[5:41] Patrick Brick as seasonal golf associate
[5:44] uh at the rate stated that resignation
[5:46] is 8626. So, moved.
[5:49] » Second.
[5:50] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[5:52] It is a vote. Next. move approval of the
[5:54] resignation of Maya Dunovan as seasonal
[5:57] golf associate at the rate stated
[5:59] effective date 8626. So moved
[6:02] » Second
[6:04] motion made second all in favor. It is
[6:07] » And lastly move approval of notice of
[6:09] contingent deployment of care towel as
[6:12] seasonal golf associate at the rate
[6:14] stated and the effective date for care
[6:16] is 82026. So moved.
[6:18] » Second
[6:20] motion made second. All in favor? I
[6:22] » It is a vote. Thank you. Next, Nick
[6:25] County Agricultural High School.
[6:27] » Yes, sir. So, we have uh I'm going to
[6:29] move both of these together. A notice of
[6:31] appointment of Sasha Petroski and
[6:35] Bridget Ryan as 183day instructors each
[6:40] respective disciplines because they both
[6:42] at the rate stated have an effective
[6:44] date of hire of 83126. So moved.
[6:48] » Second.
[6:50] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[6:51] I I it is a vote next
[6:53] » Next two I'll take together Mr.
[6:54] Chairman, I move approval of nurse to
[6:57] contingent deployment for Fitzgerero
[6:59] Poochie and Judith Bradley. Uh
[7:02] Fitzgerald Poochie as a an LTS water
[7:05] culture and Judith Bradley as
[7:07] substantive instructor both for race
[7:10] stated and the effective date for both
[7:12] of them is 8:3126. So moved.
[7:15] » Second.
[7:16] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[7:18] » I it is a vote. Next
[7:20] » Move approval of notice of promotion to
[7:22] a new position. Mario Franco for 188 day
[7:27] instructor special ed. Oh uh special ed
[7:31] chair and at the rate stated an
[7:33] effective date 83126. So moved.
[7:36] » Second.
[7:38] » Motion made and seconded.
[7:40] » All in favor?
[7:40] » I.
[7:41] » It is a vote. Next.
[7:42] » Uh we have a couple of regrades. Mr.
[7:44] Chairman, I think I'll I'm gonna take
[7:47] each one at a time if I can combine
[7:49] these. All
[7:50] right. Move approval and also regrade of
[7:52] Joffrey Katana.
[7:55] Actually, they're all
[7:56] » They're all the same.
[7:57] » Yeah, you're right. I'm going to move
[7:58] Joffrey Katania,
[8:01] Aaron Chaniski,
[8:03] Lauren Ian Reed, Dolyski,
[8:06] and it looks like Seth Sierro has 183
[8:10] day instructors. All of them are all 183
[8:13] instructors for the rate stated and the
[8:15] effective date of the reate for each of
[8:17] them 83126. So moved.
[8:19] » Second.
[8:21] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[8:23] » I the vote.
[8:24] » Now for the day nurse I move approval of
[8:27] the north regrade for Heidi Hills as the
[8:30] 183 Duris again for the race stated
[8:33] effective date 83126. So moved.
[8:36] » Second.
[8:37] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[8:40] I these I would have moved these before
[8:42] but they're on the other page. And I'll
[8:44] get last group I move at the Aggie
[8:46] school a motion to approve the notice of
[8:48] regrade for Lisa Rolles Collins Jessica
[8:52] T-ball and [clears throat] Amanda Camar
[8:54] as 183day instructors at the rate stated
[8:58] and effective date A3126. So moved
[9:01] second.
[9:04] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor I
[9:06] there's a vote. We have a maintenance uh
[9:09] department. Mr. Chairman, I move
[9:11] approval of the notice of retirement for
[9:14] Francis Goss as custodian and his
[9:16] retirement date is effective this month,
[9:19] 82826. So moved.
[9:21] » Second.
[9:24] Motion made and seconded.
[9:29] All in favor? [clears throat]
[9:31] » Congratulations to Frank Gosing
[9:34] us after 12 years of service. Wonderful.
[9:37] And I think I have
[9:38] » Well, thank you. If there's a vote next,
[9:40] » I'd have to read I just notice no no
[9:42] vote needed. So, Mr. Sham, I'll read for
[9:44] the record a notice of an FMLA
[9:48] effective 9126
[9:51] code 0901.
[9:54] I think I
[9:55] » Notice of FMLA effective 901. Code 9-01.
[10:02] All in favor? Anyway, [clears throat]
[10:04] thank you.
[10:04] » That concludes that, Mr. Chairman,
[10:06] » Thank you.
[10:06] » You're welcome.
[10:07] » Number nine, payroll and expense
[10:08] warrants for approval.
[10:10] » I did not get it. I'm glad to read it.
[10:13] » Did anyone have it
[10:15] » Or was it in here? It could be in my
[10:17] pile. Forgive me. I didn't know. It
[10:19] could be here
[10:23] by one. Commissioner F's not out this
[10:25] fills out this week. You must not have
[10:26] gotten the summary for you. So, you
[10:27] might have to go one by one.
[10:28] » I don't have one, but do you want me to
[10:30] read it?
[10:31] » Well, oh,
[10:32] » I can value them up there. It's just the
[10:33] total on each of these covers.
[10:35] » Yeah, whatever you want.
[10:36] » Yeah, let me know.
[10:38] » I can sign you what you mean.
[10:40] » Okay. You want to s you want can we move
[10:43] can we uh go back to that?
[10:44] » Sure.
[10:45] » Allow the director
[10:46] » Without objection if uh
[10:47] » I'll just move that we table it for a
[10:49] minute.
[10:49] » Table number nine without objection. Sir
[10:52] » Go to number 10, please.
[10:54] » Right. Request from Denim Square circle.
[10:59] » Um
[10:59] » Number 10. Let me read it. I'm sorry.
[11:01] Request from the Dev Square circle for
[11:04] use of the North Register deed parking
[11:06] lot for trunk or treat Saturday, October
[11:10] 24th, 2026
[11:13] from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. with a rain
[11:16] date of Sunday, October
[11:19] 25th,
[11:21] 12th to 6. It's Saturday the 24th or a
[11:24] rain date on Sunday the 25th. We've had
[11:27] this function before.
[11:29] um they need to use the red street
[11:31] parking lot uh proper notifications
[11:35] and uh I'm reading a letter that October
[11:39] 10th to everyone here I'm sorry August
[11:42] 10th
[11:44] » No it's
[11:46] » Explaining the facilities the 14th
[11:49] annual event
[11:51] and uh
[11:54] available extra parking streets are very
[11:56] much needed I'm looking for a lot I'm
[11:58] We'll get a letter here from Ann
[12:01] Miranda, executive director.
[12:05] Any questions or comments?
[12:07] » Yeah, just maybe Mr. Chairman, that's uh
[12:10] » That's an annual event. We haven't had
[12:11] any problems. Correct. Correct.
[12:13] » Not to my knowledge.
[12:15] » We're going to notify the register of
[12:16] deeds about it. Know
[12:18] » We need to notify the register.
[12:20] » It does. The new maintenance person have
[12:22] to know about that too. Should he be
[12:24] informed just in case that uh chick
[12:26] should he be informed? That way if
[12:28] there's any
[12:29] » Yes.
[12:29] » Issues he can check after.
[12:31] » Yes.
[12:32] » Okay. So I'll move approval of the
[12:34] request for the dead and square circle
[12:37] for the use of the county registry
[12:39] parking lot for the event called trunk
[12:41] retreat on Saturday, October 24 from 12
[12:45] to 6 with a ring date of Sunday, October
[12:48] 25th from 12 to 6. So moved. Second.
[12:54] Motion made and seconded
[12:56] to allow the use of the red the county
[13:00] registry deed's parking lot for the
[13:03] annual denim square circle event called
[13:06] trunk or tree on Saturday October 24th
[13:11] from 12 to 6 p.m. and a rain date of
[13:13] Sunday October 25th through 6 p.m. All
[13:17] in favor?
[13:18] » I.
[13:19] » Thank you very much. Approval of
[13:21] appointment letters for the
[13:22] commissioners
[13:25] superior court 200th anniversary
[13:28] celebrating planning committee. You'll
[13:30] see a a draft letter here in your packet
[13:37] from the commissioners to interested
[13:40] parties relative to
[13:46] the 200th anniversary celebration. Jo
[13:51] of the superior court building which we
[13:53] have been
[13:55] planning.
[13:57] We're going to go forward if you approve
[13:59] this letter and start to with the
[14:01] committee together.
[14:03] » Yes, Mr. Chairman. Um
[14:04] » Yes,
[14:05] » I did point this out, but I'm sure he's
[14:07] out with a busy meeting. Just for the
[14:09] record, uh Jackie Pone is no longer
[14:13] director of the the bar association in a
[14:16] county. I think her name is El Kathleen
[14:18] Barry. I emailed that to Bill.
[14:21] » Okay, I'll make that known. Yeah, I
[14:23] think
[14:23] » Blood is fine. Blood is great. Blood is
[14:25] just that she's exactly retired now.
[14:27] » If that is the case, would you give us
[14:29] permission to use your stamp in of the
[14:31] uh new address in the individual
[14:33] leveling center?
[14:34] » No, it actually we're signing second
[14:36] page and so all you have to do is just
[14:38] change the first page and just put in
[14:40] Kathleen Barry. That's all. You know,
[14:42] » Thank you.
[14:43] » So, just get send the right person. So,
[14:46] everything's fine. Um,
[14:48] » Okay. I I agree. And
[14:51] » So, do we have to actually move approval
[14:52] of the letter or?
[14:54] » Yeah. Sure.
[14:55] » Yeah. Um, so I'll move approval of the
[14:58] appointment letter for the North County
[15:00] Commissioners uh concerning the uh
[15:04] Superior Court and the 200th anniversary
[15:07] uh celebration planning committee as
[15:10] presented today. Mr. D. Second.
[15:13] Okay.
[15:17] Motion made and seconded
[15:20] to approve these letters to interested
[15:22] parties relevant to membership on the
[15:25] Norwalk
[15:27] » County 200th anniversary
[15:29] » Commencement letter.
[15:30] » You're kidding. I I think he doesn't
[15:33] know who it is.
[15:34] » I either way it's not going out under my
[15:37] signature unless it's correct.
[15:38] » I I thought that I emailed I caught
[15:41] both. Believe me, I emailed them. I
[15:42] said, "Really?"
[15:43] » With with this
[15:44] proper double checking on some of these
[15:47] organizations that leadership may have
[15:49] changed.
[15:49] » Do you want to make that part of the
[15:50] motion?
[15:51] » Sure.
[15:51] » That we
[15:54] mean obviously we
[15:55] » Right
[15:55] » We know that the the bar association
[15:58] changes every couple of years. So
[16:01] » Yes.
[16:02] » Okay.
[16:03] » All set. I'll make that a friendly
[16:05] motion. I'll move it presented
[16:07] » As amended. Motion made and seconded.
[16:09] All in favor? I. Okay.
[16:11] » Thank you.
[16:14] Glad to see your reading, Mr. Chairman.
[16:16] There you go. It [clears throat] was
[16:18] interesting. Anyway,
[16:20] » When I was working overtime on that
[16:22] first one, well, you caught the
[16:23] executive director.
[16:24] » Yeah, that I'm a member of the bar. I
[16:26] went,
[16:26] » Right, right happened to saw that I
[16:27] said, "Wait a minute, that's all." But
[16:29] the other one was Anyway, now what else
[16:32] will Oh, uh, Mr. Chairman, with your
[16:34] permission, could we please take up item
[16:37] now? Nine now, payroll expense for it.
[16:40] Back to number nine without objection.
[16:42] Thank you. Go ahead.
[16:45] Are we on this because it's these?
[16:49] » I know that. I know. But are they
[16:51] payroll or expenses or these are the egg
[16:54] expenses?
[16:54] » Yeah, it's just expenses. Yes.
[16:56] » Okay. Thank you, sir. All right. Uh I'll
[16:58] move first item. Move for approval at
[17:00] the North AI school expenses. Um, I
[17:04] don't have the line item card, but we'll
[17:06] just
[17:10] choose not to be a pain.
[17:14] » There's no line item. You can say
[17:16] voucher number 1033.
[17:18] » All right. Voucher number 1033. The sum
[17:21] $166,22.38.
[17:26] So moved. Second. Motion made. Second
[17:28] that all in favor. It is a vote. Next.
[17:31] Um,
[17:33] » Voter 1036.
[17:35] » Bureau 1036.
[17:37] Uh, it looks like it's for the
[17:39] » County expenses, uh, relative to general
[17:41] fund, county opera expenses, trust
[17:44] expenses, and other agency funds.
[17:46] » All right. Excellent. We'll incorporate
[17:47] that in my motion. And the sum of that
[17:50] is $783,33156.
[17:54] So moved.
[17:55] » Second.
[17:57] Motion made to seconded only. I It is a
[18:00] vote. Next.
[18:01] » Third, I move approval of the payroll
[18:02] warrant number 27-7
[18:05] uh of the sum $154,85062
[18:09] cents.
[18:10] » Uh that's an error. Excuse me.
[18:12] 156880.08.
[18:16] Sorry, Richard.
[18:17] » But you wrote 154.
[18:19] » I did.
[18:19] » Okay. It's okay. 156
[18:22] » 888080.08.
[18:25] » Wow. Okay. All right. I'll make that
[18:28] amendment of the motion. Let's move the
[18:30] approval of the sum 156880
[18:32] uh 8 cents. This is the payroll for the
[18:35] county and this is number 27-7. So move
[18:38] it.
[18:38] » Second.
[18:40] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor
[18:42] I. It is a vote. Next.
[18:43] » Next I move approval of payroll 27-7
[18:46] uh parentheses 4 the sum $134,881
[18:52] 24.
[18:54] » Second.
[18:54] » That correct?
[18:55] » Yes.
[18:55] » Yep. All right.
[18:56] » Motion made second. All in favor? is a
[18:59] vote. Next,
[18:59] » We got another one. Move approval of the
[19:01] payroll 7-7
[19:03] uh parenthesis subsection 4.1 and the
[19:07] sum $266,54.71.
[19:12] So move
[19:14] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor
[19:18] the county, right? Okay. Uh next one,
[19:20] Mr. Chairman, we have two more. I move
[19:22] approval payroll of the county uh
[19:25] voucher item number 27-6
[19:28] parentheses 6.1 the sum $6,6616.
[19:35] So move second
[19:37] and seconded all in favor.
[19:39] » Yeah and the last one Mr. Chairman
[19:42] approval the payroll of the county uh
[19:44] 27-6
[19:45] and the sum is 154,14962.
[19:50] So move it. Second motion made and
[19:53] second fo. It is a vote.
[19:55] » Why we have so many meet last week? You
[19:58] go. That's right. That's right.
[19:59] » This completes sign those. Okay. Sure.
[20:01] » Payroll and expense warrants for today's
[20:03] meeting. Thank you.
[20:04] » Number 12. Report from the procurement
[20:06] department on bid openings and contract
[20:08] awards. We have none this week.
[20:13] » Number 13, report of the county
[20:15] director.
[20:16] » Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Few items.
[20:18] Uh first to alert the commissioners, um
[20:21] the assistant county director and I
[20:23] along with the assistant treasurer met
[20:24] with the school superintendent last
[20:26] week, Jeremy Gay. Um we covered several
[20:29] items. This was one of our periodic
[20:30] meetings. Always great to meet with him.
[20:32] Um we discussed certain fiscal system
[20:35] issues between the schools and the
[20:37] county. I believe the superintendent is
[20:39] loud and clear on how we need to improve
[20:41] some of the workflow. Uh we discussed
[20:43] the status of ARPA projects that the
[20:45] commissioners have been awarded
[20:46] previously to the schools. It appears as
[20:48] though the major project uh which is the
[20:50] Kemp Hall HVAC project has been
[20:53] completed. The schools will be returning
[20:55] a balance of a little over $7,000 which
[20:57] was left over.
[20:59] » Um we discussed the upcoming SUP and
[21:02] some of the potential impacts that um
[21:05] the um amount of money that could be uh
[21:08] allocated to the Aggie might be
[21:10] impacted. You'll hear more from me on
[21:12] September 2nd about that. Jeremy is fine
[21:14] with our plan. Um, and he discussed some
[21:17] legislation that he and a group of other
[21:19] superintendents were looking to um, get
[21:21] off the ground and eventually talked to
[21:23] the trustees about. Uh, has nothing to
[21:26] do with us, but was very interesting
[21:28] and, um, he was, uh, gracious enough to
[21:31] explain it to us. So, overall good
[21:32] meeting. Um, so speaking of the uh
[21:35] September 2nd meeting, that would be
[21:38] your opportunity to um consider and vote
[21:40] on the proposed September um advisory
[21:44] board meeting. Um per Phil Iontoska's
[21:47] email on August 7th to department heads
[21:49] requests are due back no later than
[21:52] August 26th, which is a week from today.
[21:55] Um it's a relatively quick turnaround to
[21:57] take the content of the request and get
[21:59] it ready. Uh but it is our goal to have
[22:01] that prepped and ready for your
[22:02] consideration on the second. Um in
[22:06] addition, that proposal uh will include
[22:09] a FY27 capital plant. So that'll be
[22:12] packed in for your consideration uh two
[22:15] weeks from today.
[22:17] Uh some of the commissioners have been
[22:19] tracking one of our larger capital
[22:20] projects this year and that is the
[22:22] repaving of the Denim District 4 parking
[22:24] lot. The commission as may recall we
[22:26] funded that uh project last year fiscal
[22:29] year. Um we put forward a study to
[22:33] examine the engineering associated with
[22:34] the needs of that project and we put it
[22:37] out to bid in the spring. We got a
[22:39] relatively uh high u bid one single bid
[22:42] back which was extraordinarily high
[22:45] indicative of a bad bid cycle. We were
[22:47] caught at a time when most of the
[22:49] vendors doing this work are flat out and
[22:52] planned out. So, we waited and we rebid
[22:54] and the recent uh results showed four
[22:57] biders that came in, which is good. The
[22:59] low bid, however, is slightly higher
[23:01] than the funding we have available. So,
[23:03] we'll be looking to augment that um at
[23:05] the upcoming advisory board meeting in
[23:07] order to um get the contract awarded and
[23:10] get that work going sometime this this
[23:12] fall, late late summer, early fall.
[23:14] We'll get it going over there. Um just a
[23:17] quick update on the hiring process. Um
[23:20] the committee and doing interviews for
[23:23] the rover have completed their work.
[23:25] We're going to be making a
[23:26] recommendation on hire to the
[23:27] commissioners as early as next week.
[23:29] Similarly, the work involved with the
[23:31] human resources director involve
[23:34] interviews with six individuals. Um that
[23:37] process is complete and we'll also be
[23:38] making a recommendation to the
[23:40] commissioners next week on that hire. Um
[23:43] so we're moving quickly on that. Um, we
[23:46] are likely to have the W, excuse me, the
[23:49] Wallist recreational facility
[23:51] superintendent uh, posting ready by
[23:53] Friday. Um, and move without delay on
[23:56] getting that up. Um, also relative to
[24:00] personnel, uh, all the performance
[24:02] evaluations for the department heads are
[24:04] completed and I want the commissioners
[24:06] to know some of the goals that the
[24:08] department heads are now locked into and
[24:10] working towards. Um, one of the larger
[24:13] ones is the requisition and facility
[24:16] management software system for our
[24:18] facility maintenance divi division. This
[24:21] is a tool that is long overdue and will
[24:24] be integral to helping the department
[24:26] manage the facility more effectively
[24:28] going forward. Um, our IT people are
[24:31] working towards improving um our daily
[24:33] time entry by expanding and implementing
[24:37] the daily daily sorry the Tyler access
[24:40] portal for use by employees to enter
[24:42] their time off requests. Um, this is all
[24:45] part of our move in the direction of
[24:46] automating processes as recommended by
[24:49] the Abrahams group.
[24:51] One of the other items is all the
[24:53] department heads now know that they're
[24:55] um creating content and information
[24:58] which will be shared throughout the year
[24:59] with the assistant county director uh
[25:02] for deposit into our what we call the
[25:04] ROI database. You received the
[25:06] presentation from the IT director and
[25:09] the assistant county director a few
[25:10] months ago about the creation of this
[25:12] database. um working with our web
[25:15] designer, we're looking to have this
[25:17] product um in a solid beta format for
[25:20] you to look at probably this fall. Um,
[25:23] we're hoping to have most of the content
[25:25] lined up and then every year all the
[25:27] department heads are going to be cycling
[25:28] new information in so that the
[25:30] commissioners can see um for the benefit
[25:33] of all the communities that we can serve
[25:36] that we do serve the the product
[25:39] services and in some cases grants that
[25:42] are given back to communities. In other
[25:43] words, what are we doing for them? So
[25:45] that product should be ready for uh your
[25:47] review this fall. Our engineering
[25:50] department is looking at um expanding
[25:53] the GIS software applications. That's
[25:56] something Patrick started last year.
[25:58] We'll be um moving forward u further
[26:01] with our proc advancing our procurement
[26:03] policy which which does need updating.
[26:06] Um we'll be looking at installing solar
[26:09] at the Wallist Recreational Facility on
[26:11] the top of the cart barn. Um, and
[26:14] finally, um, overall I wanted to let the
[26:17] commissioners know that the the
[26:19] department heads are finally like
[26:21] collectively seeing the benefit of these
[26:23] goals as personally rewarding and
[26:25] obviously very beneficial to the county.
[26:27] The system's working quite well. The
[26:29] performance has been very good. Uh, and
[26:31] I can't thank them all enough for their
[26:33] hard work.
[26:34] Uh,
[26:35] » How big is that
[26:36] » Please do.
[26:37] » How big is that bun? It's big.
[26:39] » Um, I don't have the dimensions, but I
[26:41] would guess it's approximately a three
[26:43] bay garage. Three bay garage if you had
[26:45] to visualize it. It's good size. It
[26:47] holds all of the carts um in a secure
[26:50] storage.
[26:51] » Nice. Sure.
[26:53] » Question about that.
[26:54] » Yeah, go ahead.
[26:55] » So, we don't own that solar. Someone
[26:57] else owns it and and we get a benefit
[26:59] from it. We haven't gotten that far down
[27:01] the road to figure out what type of
[27:03] program the solo would be uh used for,
[27:05] but um in a conversation with Todd, he's
[27:08] going to start exploring that.
[27:09] » I wouldn't want to hold it.
[27:10] » Yeah. So, at least in the loop.
[27:12] » Yeah. I'm just thinking of an errant
[27:14] shot.
[27:15] » Of a what?
[27:16] » Errant shot.
[27:17] » Yeah, I know.
[27:18] » A what?
[27:18] » Errant shot. You know, a golf ball
[27:20] hitting the glass of a
[27:22] » Yeah, [laughter] it's a good step
[27:23] forward.
[27:24] » Mhm.
[27:24] » We'll be exploring it. Yep. Um, and I
[27:27] don't know if you want to talk about it,
[27:28] Commissioner, but last week we held a
[27:30] meeting with um, Denim Parks and
[27:33] Recreation Chairman relative to the um,
[27:36] traffic garden. Did you want to talk
[27:37] about that?
[27:38] » Sure. Whatever you want to do. But John,
[27:41] um, go ahead.
[27:41] » We had a meeting last week on site uh,
[27:44] last week with the, uh, chair of the
[27:47] Denim uh, parks and recreation
[27:50] department, Ryan Oul. Nice gentleman.
[27:53] And uh we were joined by um uh Patrick
[27:57] and also our our nighttime uh night
[28:00] supervisor who joined us for maintenance
[28:03] and we basically looked at their
[28:05] proposal and then we had to look at like
[28:07] the pros and cons. uh we have a
[28:10] willingness to try to work with the town
[28:11] of Denim which he appreciates but the
[28:14] issue with a couple of things is that is
[28:16] uh the location where we're going to put
[28:18] it to make sure it's safe for the
[28:20] children and what was brought to our
[28:22] attention which is you know reasonable
[28:24] by the director of security the trial
[28:26] courts Jason Dicki who I know from
[28:28] Canton basically said that there's
[28:31] sometimes uh people who use the trial
[28:33] court that might not be um you know you
[28:37] don't want to put them in an area close
[28:38] to children learning how to ride a
[28:40] bicycle. Uh that said, um again, I would
[28:44] look at it in a positive way because
[28:46] truthfully, the program we're looking to
[28:48] do would be in a late afternoon and by
[28:51] that time the trial court is emptied
[28:52] out. The people are gone. They they're
[28:54] done for the day. So, we're looking at
[28:56] maybe like an afternoon program and
[28:58] maybe a couple of a week. Again, the
[29:00] issue though is safety. We want to make
[29:02] sure it's safe. We want to make sure
[29:04] also that we're not limiting too much of
[29:06] the pocket. We're not giving up too
[29:07] much. So, we left it as u kind of
[29:10] open-ended. He was going to look at it
[29:12] guess a school instead of the Gideon
[29:14] school tap excuse me school and they're
[29:17] going to look at that maybe they might
[29:19] run it down there might be safer and
[29:21] better but he kept this as an option and
[29:23] we'll keep your appraise on it. That's
[29:25] all right now. Not solid like we're
[29:27] going to go forward but we're trying. He
[29:28] appreciated the fact that we reached out
[29:30] and we're trying to help him and you
[29:32] know it was a way if we could scale it
[29:34] back it would probably be better but
[29:35] there's the grant itself is it's a new
[29:38] program by DOT right mass DOT and they
[29:42] have strict guidelines in terms of how
[29:44] big it has to be and where you do and
[29:45] stuff like that. Basically it's a
[29:46] program where parents can take their
[29:48] kids to a safe area and teach you how to
[29:51] ride a bike and it's plain and simple.
[29:53] It's bike safety which is a great thing.
[29:55] Just a footnote, I I don't know if you
[29:57] saw the email from Patrick as a
[29:58] followup, but he's offering uh
[30:00] engineering survey services to Denim for
[30:02] that Capeen School location in the event
[30:05] they need that area survey.
[30:06] » Oh, I did see that
[30:07] » Because Ryan did mention that there were
[30:09] some challenges with that location, town
[30:11] owned. Um and I think it was off grade
[30:14] and maybe not 88 um compatible. So um
[30:18] Patrick did extend the county services
[30:19] to a system if that's
[30:21] » A preferred location. Yeah, I think
[30:23] again it's a good example of all of us
[30:25] again trying to be good neighbors with
[30:27] data in other towns and putting forth
[30:29] our best forward in terms of ways we can
[30:31] help our towns and our county. So it was
[30:33] a good thing to go to last week we had
[30:36] no meeting and I had some time to go
[30:38] over and talk to them which worthwhile I
[30:40] don't think we're going to see fruition
[30:42] on it but you never know but if we can
[30:43] help him in some way Ryan I'm sure Tom
[30:46] would greatly appreciate
[30:49] » That was great.
[30:49] » Thank you. I had a quick question if I
[30:51] could.
[30:52] » My director's calling support. So you
[30:54] mentioned opera. Um the Aggie school has
[30:58] a circles of 7,000. So I know the
[31:01] clock's ticking, but does that go back
[31:03] to the federal government or can we
[31:05] perhaps look at some of that and put it
[31:07] somewhere else to some use?
[31:08] » It's a great question. Um with respect
[31:11] because it's not an agenda item, I'll be
[31:13] happy to bring it back next week. I will
[31:15] briefly tell you that yes, it goes back
[31:17] to the county.
[31:18] » Yeah. and it becomes part of the
[31:20] unassigned um value that can be
[31:23] reawwarded. Um the commissioners may
[31:26] recall when we wrapped up the obligation
[31:29] period, you created several um accounts
[31:33] which were um not funded but approved.
[31:36] » Um these um particular accounts, I think
[31:39] there were nine communities that took
[31:41] advantage of asking for funds if they
[31:43] were to become available plus the county
[31:45] put one of them in as well. So they they
[31:47] will become sort of catchall spaces for
[31:50] the commissioners to consider
[31:51] redirecting previously obligated funds
[31:54] to liquidate. So um I'm going to wait
[31:57] until um early to midepptember before we
[32:00] have another snapshot of the available
[32:02] surplus and I'll be back to talk to you
[32:04] about making recommendations on how to
[32:07] redistribute them. Um
[32:08] » It's hard to believe the books closed
[32:10] this year, right?
[32:11] » They do. They do.
[32:12] » Well, no, right? Isn't it? The books the
[32:15] books actually close at the end of um
[32:17] April. Um but you have to expend all the
[32:20] money
[32:21] » By the end of
[32:21] » By the end of December.
[32:22] » December. Okay.
[32:24] » Hard to believe.
[32:25] » I know. Um so we are looking at some
[32:28] amount of you know what we're calling
[32:30] pennies in the cushions. There are
[32:31] grants that are done and they're sending
[32:33] back sort of the the effects of what
[32:35] they couldn't spend. could just suggest
[32:38] to the chair that maybe sometime
[32:40] September if it's appropriate we get
[32:42] like a really good opera update what's
[32:44] coming back and and we'll have a handle
[32:47] that's
[32:48] » That was promised when I think I last
[32:49] spoke to you in June because we were
[32:51] assessing all the grants by tier I don't
[32:54] if you remember that [clears throat]
[32:55] discussion but
[32:56] » We were done with tier one tier 2 was
[33:00] communities that were close to wrapping
[33:01] up all their obligations tier three had
[33:03] large projects with large amounts of
[33:06] money that hadn't been spent. So, we're
[33:08] kind of monitoring them. Um time is um
[33:11] not on their side, but we're also going
[33:12] to give them that time to expend. So, we
[33:15] will have an update hopefully by
[33:17] midepptember for you on where things
[33:19] stand and the bigger picture of how much
[33:21] money is on the table.
[33:22] » Great. Okay.
[33:23] » All right.
[33:24] » Thank you so much.
[33:25] » Thank you, Mr. Chair.
[33:26] » Um and then finally, Commissioner Shay
[33:27] through you and to the other
[33:29] commissioners uh before we adjourn. Um
[33:32] the commissioners had previously
[33:34] expressed an interest in meeting at the
[33:35] Aggie uh disaster recovery space, your
[33:38] annual meeting down there. Uh we you all
[33:40] moved your meetings around uh this month
[33:43] for a variety of reasons. The schools
[33:45] having one more week before the kids
[33:47] report. Um I'll just advance that
[33:49] there's an interest by the commissioners
[33:50] to meet there next week uh before um
[33:53] again the children report to school.
[33:56] That'll be the 26th.
[33:58] I might be uh zooming in.
[34:02] » That'll be actually great. Good. Because
[34:04] again, we want to test all aspects of a
[34:07] remote meeting and a commissioner's
[34:08] meeting. So,
[34:09] » I'll probably be remote and that's a
[34:11] good
[34:12] » If we I don't know if we're meeting or
[34:13] not, but if we're meeting, I'm going to
[34:14] have to zoom in.
[34:16] » Yeah,
[34:17] » Shouldn't be a problem, Commissioner
[34:18] Collins. But I'm fine with
[34:20] » I've already secured the date with
[34:21] Jeremy. Uh we were we were trying to
[34:23] align this week but unfortunately the AI
[34:25] was doing a large scale network cut over
[34:28] and we would not have had
[34:29] » All right. Let's let's leave today.
[34:33] » We're going to have that meeting there
[34:35] next week.
[34:36] » Okay. Okay. Yeah.
[34:37] » All right. Work on that. Thank you,
[34:39] commissioner. I'm all set.
[34:41] » Any other words of wisdom? Anything for
[34:44] John? Anything?
[34:46] » No, that that was it. The opera update
[34:48] would be great. Um, well, I suppose,
[34:51] well, well, we can talk about later.
[34:53] There's no need for it right now. So, we
[34:55] getting confused on dates, too, cuz it
[34:56] was a switch. So, next week's the last
[34:59] week of August, correct? Are we into
[35:01] September?
[35:02] » No, next week is the last week of August
[35:04] 26th,
[35:05] » Right? So, you're going to be at the
[35:06] Aggie School. The following week, we're
[35:09] meeting here.
[35:11] » September.
[35:11] » That's September. Okay. Then the
[35:13] following week is the county advisory
[35:15] board.
[35:16] » Uh, that's correct. September 9th.
[35:18] » Okay.
[35:19] » Yep.
[35:20] » Now, they changed the Aggie board
[35:22] meeting.
[35:22] » They did
[35:23] » To a different day or something weird,
[35:25] but
[35:25] » They did. I have a date in my office.
[35:26] » Okay. Okay.
[35:27] » All right. All right. Sneaking up fast.
[35:30] All right.
[35:30] » And the next uh the next Aggie one is we
[35:33] meet in the cafeteria at 4:45.
[35:37] » Yeah. But that's not the next one.
[35:39] Whatever the first one, but um I have to
[35:42] think about that. Right. It's a Thursday
[35:44] night. Yeah. It's a Thursday night.
[35:48] All right.
[35:50] Anyway,
[35:52] » Okay.
[35:52] » I call ahead.
[35:56] » Talk about next week meeting at the end,
[35:59] » Right?
[36:00] » Uh yeah, I got something. Let's see.
[36:04] » Okay.
[36:04] » Does have anything else?
[36:06] » Go ahead.
[36:08] » That was it.
[36:09] » All right. So, that's it.
[36:10] » We'll proceed out of there knowing that
[36:12] we're going to be at the next week.
[36:14] That's fine.
[36:15] » Yeah.
[36:15] » I have nothing else. I I I
[36:18] think we you got them all in there. I
[36:21] suppose
[36:24] this extra
[36:27] I get nervous about talking about extra
[36:29] money because everyone will be looking
[36:31] for it.
[36:31] » Mhm.
[36:33] » Is that a place we could come out come
[36:35] up with some money for this uh back?
[36:40] » Um
[36:42] I don't know.
[36:43] » Okay. It's that's a complicated answer.
[36:46] » What would you ask for any
[36:48] » The question is any surplus ARPA money
[36:50] can it be used for the parking lot
[36:51] across the street
[36:52] » If we're shot?
[36:53] » Oh
[36:54] » When we open these pits
[36:55] » The reality is when we pay when we fund
[36:57] the parking lot as we did last year
[36:59] that's coming from the the Quinzy
[37:02] capital fund uh which means pennies
[37:04] spent are reimbursed by the state.
[37:08] » Okay. Well we'll look forward to the
[37:10] report. I'd like to get that done before
[37:12] the snow flies.
[37:14] » Yes,
[37:14] » That pocket line. I mean, you've been
[37:16] talking about maybe for 5 years, but no
[37:19] question needs it. But I I was shocked
[37:21] at the the price, but by rebidding it,
[37:24] we did it did go down though.
[37:26] » Yes.
[37:26] » Okay. Well, we're going in the right
[37:28] direction.
[37:29] » Wow. Okay. Last call
[37:33] of a motion with journ please.
[37:35] » Mr. Chairman, I'd be pleased to move
[37:36] that we adjourn this meeting of the
[37:39] commissioners at 142.
[37:41] » Second.
[37:44] » Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
[37:46] I.
[37:47] » Thank you very much. This meeting is
[37:48] adjourned. 146. [clears throat]
[37:51] » Thank you. I me.