[0:00] that time. Even though our clock on the
wall doesn't say so.
[0:04] » Joe is supposed to have that thing
running on time. I know.
[0:08] » All right. We will call courts on public
safety committee to order. Could I have
[0:11] a roll call, please?
>> Mr. Banks
[0:15] » here.
>> Mr. Hardy
[0:16] » here.
>> Mr. McCormack
[0:18] » here.
>> Mr. Ericson
[0:19] » here.
>> Mr. Walker
[0:20] » here.
>> Very good. Thank you. Uh, entertain a
[0:24] motion to approve the minutes from June
11th, 2026.
[0:28] » I'll make that motion. party
support
[0:31] » support McCormack. All in favor say I.
>> I
[0:35] » oppose the same. Very good. Any changes
to the agenda?
[0:43] Hearing none. I'll entertain a motion to
approve the agenda.
[0:45] » So move.
>> I'll second. Hard.
[0:49] » Mr. Hardy. Thank you. Uh any discussion?
All those in favor say I.
[0:54] » I.
>> Oppose the same.
[0:57] Agenda approved. Uh any public comment
for courts and public safety?
[1:03] Hearing none, prosecutor Baison. Uh
grant acceptance and budget adjustment.
[1:10] » Thank you very much. Um so I believe the
board is aware that we became eligible.
[1:15] It's kind of an interesting thing how we
became eligible, but that's a side
[1:18] story. Um but we became eligible for
what is uh being called a local
[1:22] prosecutor grant. Um the board did
indicate that they would like us to try
[1:27] to get it. So we did make an
application. It was approved. The the
[1:31] application and the plan were approved.
So as happens with grants, um the money
[1:39] is there and available subject to state
funding. Um
[1:47] there are
conditions and rules for the use of it.
[1:52] It's not just something that we can just
do anything we want with. It's it's not
[1:56] just a handout. Um the intention of the
grant is to deal with what is identified
[2:02] as a backlog.
Um on on a positive side, they are
[2:07] allowing us to define what a backlog is
because I'm going to I was honest with
[2:12] them. I'll be honest with you, I don't
think that we have what most people
[2:15] would call a backlog. We are pretty
efficient in our resolution of the
[2:19] matters that do come before us. Um but
we have volume. Um, as uh those of you
[2:26] who have ever been to Silver Lake know,
it gets busy this time of year. Um, we
[2:31] just had our forest festival event. Um,
that produces business and we are going
[2:38] to use the funds to reconfigure our
cubicle layout, which I know has been
[2:44] the same since I came here in 2007,
and I suspect has been the same going
[2:50] back to at least the early '9s. Um I
could check with some people if it
[2:54] really matters, but we're going to
change the cubicle layout and um we're
[2:58] going to um bring in a contract employee
who has been in our office before, knows
[3:04] how how our office functions and um
utilize a that for a clerical person to
[3:12] help us input cases into the system so
they can get to Kevin and myself sooner.
[3:17] And we're hoping that it'll be a a good
process. We have we're very optimistic
[3:22] that it's going to work. Um I did
prepare a independent contractor
[3:25] employment form for that person. If you
need to see it, I do have it here. Um
[3:31] but um that's that's pretty basic. And
uh as far as the budget amendment, this
[3:37] is a reimbursement grant, which means
that we have to have the funds
[3:41] available. Um there is a process. Um
Heather in my office has already started
[3:46] talking to the treasurer's office to
make sure that
[3:51] items look right and what we're going to
need. We are going to have to
[3:54] demonstrate before we can receive
reimbursement for money spent. We have
[3:58] to demonstrate that it has been paid and
that the check has cleared and then the
[4:06] Department of Treasury will reimburse
the county.
[4:11] Um I am told that our plan for use I did
talk to a lady by the name of Sheri
[4:18] Brunma who is the executive director of
the prosecutors association. The manner
[4:24] in which we are using our funds has been
one of the most streamlined methods of
[4:31] using these funds by other counties that
have had this before. It is expected
[4:37] that these funds will be available
through 2029.
[4:43] However, that is subject to state
budget.
[4:49] If you have any questions, I'll answer
any questions you have.
[4:52] » Yes, Mr.
Mr. Bison,
[4:56] with that being a contract for a
contract employee,
[5:00] do we need to pass a resolution
approving that contract? Normally
[5:05] contracts with the county have to be
approved by the county board.
[5:08] » Um, I am not always sure whether you do
or don't. This is part of the reason why
[5:14] I'm trying not to surprise the board
with anything and be upfront with you
[5:19] and say this is what our plan is. I I I
have absolutely no
[5:25] I like the plan. Thank you for looking
into it. Thank you for doing it. I like
[5:29] the plan, but I want to just Tracy with
that being a contract. Do you think we
[5:33] need to approve that a contract?
>> Um I have it on the agenda for approving
[5:39] the grant. So, um if you want to put add
in there the grant and the um grant
[5:48] agreement.
Do you want a copy of the grant or I'm
[5:52] sorry of the contract so that you can
>> I believe I added it. I thought I added
[5:57] that in the agenda.
>> I don't know if I gave you the contract
[6:01] » for the for
>> Why don't Why don't we have a copy
[6:04] because we'll have a
>> for for the for the board.
[6:07] » It's in there.
>> It's in there. Okay. For for the board
[6:11] members, do you have an objection?
um changing that uh that we also uh
[6:19] approve the contract that the prosecutor
is entering into just to make sure that
[6:23] we covered right.
>> I don't see any harm in doing that. So,
[6:28] » thank you.
>> Yeah.
[6:30] » Are there any other questions about this
this
[6:34] » um how far do we get into it before we
get reimbursed? How how frequent do you
[6:41] request reimbursement? We will send the
request as soon as we are eligible to
[6:46] send the request. Um reimbursement from
the state is always a interesting
[6:52] process. Um a another county attempted
to you um at least what I was informed
[7:01] by the people that I talked to another
county tried to use um the funds to
[7:07] provide raises for existing prosecutors.
And that had a lot of hoops and ladders
[7:14] that they had to climb through. And um
the reinforcement process was extremely
[7:20] lengthy. um based on an experienced base
um
[7:27] informed from the people that I talked
to Miss Brunma who has experience
[7:32] working with various prosecutors on this
using the funds this way has been fairly
[7:38] streamlined and that is the most
um precise definition I am able to give
[7:45] you. So you request reimbursement after
6 months or after a year or
[7:53] » my understanding is is it will be more
frequent than that is as as the bills
[7:57] come in and we can work with the
treasur's office to demonstrate that the
[8:02] checks have cleared. We can we can
process it. Um,
[8:07] » Tim Tim.
>> Yep.
[8:10] » Tracy, I imagine you will set up line
items, a specific line item for this in
[8:15] the in the budget.
>> The treasur usually sets up the chart of
[8:18] accounts uh for those and then um I'll
be doing the budget adjustment to cover
[8:23] those and we'll just um it'll be a um
balance between your revenues and
[8:29] expenditures.
>> Yeah. But but we'll have a specific line
[8:31] item for this grant
>> and the
[8:33] » that is what we would like. Yes.
>> Yes. and the grant
[8:35] » make it easier for everybody.
>> Yeah.
[8:37] » Um talking about uh reimbursement,
um we can usually have their checks are
[8:44] usually cleared within a month. So it
shouldn't be that long to be able to
[8:48] submit that to the state for
reimbursement.
[8:51] » I would just No, I know.
>> So I'm just thinking how how much we
[8:55] have invested. If it gets rejected,
okay, we're not you're not qualified.
[8:59] We're not going to pay you. We've
already spent the money, you know. So,
[9:04] how much maybe it's not much risk, but
how much risk do we have if they don't
[9:09] if they decide we're not going to get
reimbursed? Well,
[9:12] » I have similar concerns and what I've
been told is the way we are using this
[9:16] that the risk is not high.
>> Good is what I've been told
[9:21] » based on the total amount of the grant
for 90ome,000.
[9:25] it it's not going to be that great, you
know,
[9:29] you know, if if they're processing the
the bills all the time. So,
[9:38] » good. Seems reasonable.
>> Any other questions?
[9:42] » Very good.
>> Thank you, Mr. B.
[9:44] » Um, so just to be clear, you you you are
or we're expecting that you're going to
[9:48] want me to sign this.
>> Pardon me. You are expecting that you're
[9:52] going to want me to sign the agreement
because I have not signed it. I I wanted
[9:55] to make sure that the board was yes on
board.
[9:58] » Sure.
>> We we will do all of the approvals at
[10:00] our 11:30 meeting. Yeah. It'll be all
>> Thank you very much.
[10:05] » I don't see a I don't Does anybody see a
problem?
[10:10] » As always, if there is anything you need
to ask me, I'm available as needed.
[10:14] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[10:15] » Thank you,
>> Sheriff Schiller. We have a uh school
[10:22] resource officer conversation.
>> Good morning everyone.
[10:26] Thank you. Um I know there's not a
resolution or a contract or there really
[10:30] wasn't any paperwork in your packet and
I I spoke with Miss Bard about it and um
[10:35] so it's just a discussion item on the
agenda today, but I I know there were uh
[10:39] a couple of questions uh about the
potential partnership with Hart Public
[10:44] Schools and so I asked Mr. Brad Jacobs,
um, superintendent, newly, uh, incoming
[10:49] superintendent for HARP to come in today
and maybe to answer any questions that
[10:53] you guys might have. Um, obviously, you
know that we, uh, currently are
[10:57] providing an SRO to Shelby Public
Schools. Um and there's a a contract in
[11:02] place there um currently and uh we would
really probably take that contract and
[11:09] um customize it for for HART um if if
that's uh the direction and we
[11:15] ultimately end up going um actually if
public schools uh ends up going with us.
[11:22] So um if uh if Mr. uh Jacobs would like
to answer any questions. I I'm sure he
[11:29] he's happy to. He he has a a strong
understanding of uh of SRO programs and
[11:36] uh what they bring to, you know, school
districts um that he's been at in the
[11:40] past. So, Mr. Jacobs,
>> thank you.
[11:45] » Good morning.
>> Good morning.
[11:47] » Morning. Welcome. Thank you.
>> My name is Brad Jacobs. I'm the new
[11:52] superintendent. A few of you I I know.
Um, but excited to be here. But yes, uh,
[11:58] as Ryan said, looking to possibly
partner with the sheriff's department.
[12:02] Uh, full transparency, we are
interviewing a candidate from the city
[12:06] from city police. We're looking for a
fit. So, it's more important to me to
[12:10] have the right person rather than
department. I can work with either, you
[12:14] know, I know an very well. I know Ryan
and Craig very well. So, I'm comfortable
[12:17] working with either entity. We just want
to find that right person. So, that's
[12:22] kind of what I had reached out to Craig
and Ryan on um early few weeks ago just
[12:28] to see if it was a possibility because
like you said, um I know or like Ryan
[12:32] said, you currently partner with Shelby.
So, we just wanted to see if that would
[12:36] be an option for us as well.
>> So,
[12:41] is your current contract with the city
of heart?
[12:43] » It is, but just it's up through this
year. So, it it's done as of now. So,
[12:47] and like I said, we are interviewing a
candidate from them, but we'd also like
[12:51] to interview a couple one or two
candidates from the sheriff's
[12:54] department, too, if if possible.
>> Gotcha.
[12:57] » So, and I like Ryan said, I have so I
was up in Indian River uh for quite a
[13:02] few years, and we were one of the first
schools up north probably back in 2018,
[13:06] we um partnered with Tuscarora Township
Police to have a full-time SRO. We were
[13:12] one of the few schools up there, and we
were very small. we were 600 kids in our
[13:16] district. Um, so very important to me.
School safety is very important. Looking
[13:20] forward to working with Ryan and Craig
and the whole and everyone just to make
[13:24] sure we're doing what we can to keep our
kiddos safe. So,
[13:29] » Mr. Ericson, how long were you in
Scottville?
[13:31] » I was up there nine years. So, we did a
ton up there with uh school safety,
[13:36] Oscar Dilla, worked very closely with
him, former heart student. Um, we were
[13:40] one of the first schools.
So, I was the high school principal,
[13:44] Mace County Central. We were one of the
first schools to have a active live
[13:48] shooter drill with students there um in
the state and that was probably back
[13:54] 2015 16 something like that. But we did
it in partnership with the Mason County
[13:59] Sheriff's Department and went extremely
well. Had a number of districts in the
[14:04] state call us on that just to see how we
did it and how we implement it and
[14:07] things like that. So, yeah. No, since
>> since my time up there, it's been very
[14:12] very important to me for school safety.
Unfortunately, you know, back in 1990
[14:16] when I first started teaching, safety
was not
[14:21] on the forefront. It was teaching math
and all that and obviously life changes.
[14:26] So, we adapt and go from there.
>> Tim,
[14:30] thank you for your comment about
interviewing with both. My background
[14:35] was in police work and uh as a matter of
fact I have I was a licensed police
[14:41] officer for 51 years in the state of
Michigan.
[14:44] » Okay.
>> So that tells you that
[14:47] I'm close to being a senior citizen. But
uh your comment that you are
[14:52] interviewing somebody through the city
of park into the Oceanana County
[14:56] Sheriff's Department and the decisions
going to be made
[14:59] » gives me a lot better feeling than if we
just all of a sudden move from one
[15:06] agency to the other one, right?
>> You know, so everybody's in it appears
[15:10] to me that everybody's involved with
this. everybody knows what's going on
[15:14] because I I I know that often there are
comments made what was this shift made
[15:20] what was done you know what was going on
and all of this and you've taken care of
[15:25] that by you know talking to both
administrations and interviewing from
[15:31] both departments so that that takes care
of the concerns that I had and thank you
[15:36] for that
>> Sure absolutely
[15:39] » so Skipsky is not or Skipsky you may
>> he not so and that was not any my
[15:45] decision that was made with previous
administration to not um go forward with
[15:50] him
>> and again I can't speak to that I wasn't
[15:53] here whether it was a fit thing or we're
getting what they want I'm not sure I
[15:57] just when I came aboard we needed a new
SRO position so again I wanted to I like
[16:04] to have all my options on the table and
again I want to find the best person
[16:07] because I've worked with outstanding
SRO's um so I just want to make sure we
[16:11] get that right person in there. So, it
takes a special person to work with with
[16:15] kids. It's not, you know,
>> I'm not sure we can get you as good a
[16:19] dancer as Tim Simon. So,
>> well, like I talked to Ryan. I you know,
[16:24] his his mother taught at heart, so maybe
maybe we can get him over here, but Mark
[16:28] Olmstead wanted nothing to do with that.
So, yeah, that was shot down right away.
[16:33] » You don't you know, there's a lot to be
said of what Paul just mentioned. Yeah,
[16:38] » Tim does a phenomenal job and Tim lives
right here.
[16:43] » So, he's available and sometimes when
you don't live in here, you're not
[16:48] available for those sport sporting
events, for the dances, for everything
[16:52] else as much as an SRO needs to be,
>> right? Absolutely.
[16:58] » Every every kid that's in that school
needs to recognize that face and needs
[17:03] to know that person as deputy so and so
or officer so and so. every single
[17:07] moment.
>> Well, and I I I'd like to for the room
[17:11] to know that I really truly appreciate
what Skipsky Kevin has done at our high
[17:16] school. You know, he had a good rapport
and he was there and readily available
[17:20] and uh if he's not coming back, I wish
him well and and you know, hope we can
[17:26] find the right fit.
>> Yep.
[17:28] » Mhm.
>> Yeah.
[17:29] » Cuz it is important. I mean, it really
is in today's world. And when my wife
[17:33] taught special ed in her high school,
there were many times that it would have
[17:39] been best if she would have been able to
have taken a student right down to an
[17:42] SRO
>> and to go through the counseling system
[17:45] and to go into the mental health side of
it and all the things that we have.
[17:49] » Just the presence of an officer. it. If
you spent so many years in Mesa County
[17:54] Central, you realize that every school
district can't have a mark like Lington
[17:59] had to take care of the everyday
operations and have the rapport with the
[18:02] students.
>> Yeah.
[18:04] » When I was on Lington Police Department,
we worked a lot together.
[18:07] » Yeah.
>> And we had Mark Boon and Hart when he
[18:12] first graduated. Boon rode down with
Porky Newkerk and the rest of them
[18:17] » and taught in Hart.
>> You're dating yourself there.
[18:19] » I I had
[18:23] Everybody should have known Jim O'Neal
knew. So,
[18:26] » yeah.
>> All right. Any other questions?
[18:30] » Best of luck.
>> Thank you. I appreciate it.
[18:33] » Thank you.
>> We probably if uh depending on what the
[18:37] next few weeks looks like, we would
likely probably have something in your
[18:41] next board packet. I think that would be
the hope. So if that's
[18:45] » well I again
I'm sure
[18:50] for me any minor concerns that I had
have been taken care of would
[18:56] » Excellent. Oh that's great coming in
today and talking to us about it. Thank
[19:00] you.
>> Okay.
[19:01] » Thank you gentlemen.
>> Thank you.
[19:07] » Let's see here. Uh, Minister Byron, uh,
childcare budget approval and
[19:14] submission.
>> Um, each year we present the child care
[19:19] budget um through state to you all and
we're asking for um approval for 533,582
[19:29] um the budget approval and submission to
the state.
[19:34] Mhm.
>> We have to do this ahead of time to
[19:37] coincide with the state budget budget.
>> Any questions, discussion?
[19:46] » Very good. Any department head reports?
Guess we don't have
[19:50] » Yeah.
>> Uh public comment as we close courts and
[19:54] public safety
[19:57] hearing. None. We'll adjourn.
[20:03] I'll try and talk really slow.
>> Yeah,
[20:07] » I'd like to call the order of finance
administration committee. May we have a
[20:10] roll call, please?
>> Mr. Hardy
[20:15] » here.
>> Mr. Banks
[20:16] » here.
>> Mr. McCormack
[20:17] » here.
>> Mr. Ericson.
[20:20] » Yes.
>> Here.
[20:21] » Mr. Walker
>> here.
[20:23] » It ask for approval of the meeting
minutes from June 25th, 2026.
[20:27] » Make a motion to approve.
>> Support. Motion by Beg, support by
[20:31] Walker. Um, all in favor? I
>> I oppose. Same. Motion carried. Any
[20:38] changes to the agenda?
[20:43] Hearing none, I'll ask for approval of
the agenda.
[20:45] » I'll make a motion to approve.
>> Motion by Begs.
[20:48] » Support.
>> Support by McCormack. Uh, all in favor?
[20:51] I
>> oppose. Same. Motion carried. Is there
[20:55] any public comment at this time for the
finance administration committee?
[20:59] Hearing
none, I'll move on. Administrator Bard
[21:03] administrator review selected claims for
payment and administrators report. Uh
[21:08] claims for payment have been provided
for you. Are there any questions with
[21:12] those?
[21:16] If not, um I've provided a report in
your packet for um the administrator's
[21:22] report. Um, however, I did want to add
that um I left a um summary or
[21:29] anformational piece um on your desk this
morning um with regards to the separate
[21:36] tax um limitations proposal that is on
the ballot. Um this is anformational
[21:42] piece only. Um we are not um we are not
ad advocating for correct advocating for
[21:52] anyone to vote a certain way. This is
just information only and if you would
[21:57] like me to email that on to you I can do
that. Um anyone needs copies or anything
[22:03] like that let me know. Um
please look that over and if you see
[22:08] anything you would like changed we can
do that as well.
[22:12] Is it appropriate to send that
uh out to the media? We're not
[22:20] advocating anything.
>> No, we're not.
[22:23] » I think so.
>> I think it's fine. I mean,
[22:26] » it's an explains very well.
>> Excellent explanation. I think it should
[22:31] go on.
>> I think it would certainly u information
[22:34] is great. So,
>> yeah,
[22:36] » you know, I don't see a problem because
again, we're not advocating either way.
[22:39] We're just kind of explaining what that
actually is. So I think that would be it
[22:44] » and that just from my own personal
experience on social media the the
[22:50] question is already being interacted
with. Um and I I engaged a few
[22:55] conversations this week to kind of
dispel some incorrect information. Um
[23:00] you know uh at the same time there are a
lot of taxpayers residents that are
[23:05] asking so does a no vote mean my taxes
will go down? and and that's a very real
[23:10] I mean and it will um but I also
actually explain what services will
[23:15] disappear uh if that if a if a majority
of people say no it's just facts
[23:22] » um you know and uh it's pretty bleak
facts in my opinion I I don't like
[23:28] property taxes any more than anybody
else uh probably less than most uh but
[23:34] » if it if it's not a constitutional
mandate it's probably going to disappear
[23:38] And if it is a constitutional mandate,
we're probably going to fulfill the
[23:42] minimum required on that mandate.
>> Mhm.
[23:45] » Yep.
>> And it affects the townships too,
[23:48] » right?
>> Well, we've seen it for solid cost
[23:52] cutting up a district 10, you know,
there was automatically
[23:56] changes made.
>> Yeah. So,
[24:00] » I think it's a good idea to get it out
there and
[24:05] » you know,
Craig, on the administrator's report,
[24:10] would it be appropriate that I could
bring up something with that that Tracy
[24:13] and I talked about yesterday and that's
the internship?
[24:17] » Sure.
>> We have a the sheriff's department has
[24:21] had interns for ever. you know that it's
interns are really part of the licensing
[24:29] for to uh balance for police officers
and they do that. We have another
[24:35] department now who is going to an
internship program.
[24:40] About two years ago was it that there
was some changes on internship programs
[24:45] where they have to be compensated and
paid under certain conditions and
[24:49] everything. And Tracy and I talked about
this other department that has gone
[24:53] ahead and started an internship program.
And
[24:59] Tracy said it first, but I concur with
Tracy that we probably need a policy and
[25:06] a procedure on internship program and
before those people can actually start
[25:11] working. the things that have to be
dealt with in the administrator's office
[25:18] the same as if they were an employee to
make sure that we are covering ourselves
[25:22] under the new regulations and everything
and going forward.
[25:28] » Tracy, did I put that well?
>> Yes.
[25:31] » And uh
Tracy is going to work on with her
[25:37] office on a policy on insurance.
>> Okay. And it we we
[25:45] it it should also cover the people that
are coming in to ride with the sh
[25:53] department. We may have to have some
variation there. But for liability
[26:00] reasons, for workman's comp reasons, for
compensation reasons and everything, I'm
[26:06] sure that before it comes to us, it can
go to the department heads. But I I
[26:11] really think that
we should not be having interns come in
[26:17] and if they're doing work over and above
an internship program, find out we're
[26:22] going to get build for all of their
labor down the line.
[26:27] Maybe I will check with a few other
counties and see what they have for the
[26:31] » I already sent an email out to my
administrators. Um I did
[26:36] I I want to make this very clear. I'm
not trying to do away with internship
[26:40] programs. I will do internship program,
but there should be some
[26:43] » buties and I'm not taking any any
>> I'm not commenting about any specific
[26:50] department. I did mention the sheriff's
department because they are the biggest
[26:54] one to do it. I even even with that
department, I think we should have some
[26:58] type of a guide guidelines. We can't
tell the sheriff how to staff and what
[27:03] to do, but we can make sure that the
paperwork is filled out, you know, and
[27:09] we have that done properly.
>> Yeah, great.
[27:11] » Would our attorneys have some useful
information, too?
[27:15] » Um, with regards to the sheriff's
department piece, because we do have
[27:19] some that, um, we've been sending to for
schooling. Um, we wanted a an agreement
[27:26] um, set up so that these people that if
we're training them, we're paying for
[27:32] that training. We don't want them to be
leaving
[27:36] out the door right away. So,
>> um, that is that that's an agreement
[27:42] that um they're they're working on that
for us already because they've already
[27:47] had some other counties do it. That's
kind of a separate issue
[27:51] » than the internship. But we have a
deputy at our sheriff's department now
[27:55] who has to pay back the sheriff's
department in Monomony County for
[27:59] sending him through Northern Michigan
University to to get his uh licensing.
[28:05] » And I think what he told me when he
first came here, I think it's about
[28:09] $5,000 he has to pay back over a period
of time.
[28:13] » Mhm.
>> So
[28:15] » So that's already been sent to them and
that's being worked on right now. So,
[28:19] » and and that that that's one that I'm
sure Tracy is going to work on very
[28:22] closely with the sheriff
>> and the under sheriff, but but as far
[28:26] as, you know, the interns, you know,
>> right?
[28:31] » They kind of,
you know, intertwine, but they're
[28:35] they're two separate issues. But,
>> you know, it it seems like every every
[28:41] time the courts make a ruling about
something or make a change, we we've got
[28:46] to do our best to try to keep up to make
sure that we're following those rules.
[28:50] And that's that's
>> before you step in the big hole.
[28:52] » That that's that's all this amounts to.
It's not, you know, it's not a shot at
[28:57] anybody at all. It's just that we need
to keep up with what's going on.
[29:02] » Great. Anybody else?
Um, I do have something in addition. Um,
[29:10] we received bids um for the stairs just
outside the door from Chris. Was it
[29:16] yesterday or the day before? I sent them
off to the building and grounds
[29:21] committee to review. Um, and we received
um one of those back. Um there are three
[29:29] bids and the one is actually um the
lowest bid is actually a local local
[29:35] company. So um we with the approval of
the building and grounds committee um
[29:41] we'll be bringing that back to the next
board meeting if they want to move
[29:45] forward with that.
>> It it it's a fabricated system.
[29:49] » Um did you have a chance to look at
that?
[29:52] » Yeah. So that that was a good um good
idea. Paul suggested triberry because
[29:58] they're significantly lower than the
other two quotes we got cuz those are
[30:04] out of state guys that are just kind of
you know they're just expensive. But um
[30:11] yeah, Triberry gave us a good price for
it and a couple options with the the
[30:16] treads and so
>> I mean at my first review I mean
[30:22] » and they do they do great work. So
>> yeah, they just look like they're the
[30:25] way to go.
>> Is it a metal system of some type?
[30:28] » Yeah, stainless. I think it's stainless
uh frame and then the treads are an
[30:34] option. I mean, we have to pick what
tread we want, galvanized or aluminum or
[30:38] stainless, but um
>> I I I don't know who came up with the
[30:43] idea of doing a fabricated system like
that.
[30:46] » Bed Paul.
>> Is that Paul?
[30:49] » Well, Chris was talking
to some other companies already.
[30:55] » Yeah. And then when um he brought it up
to them, Paul Paul mentioned
[31:01] » um the local company to check with them.
So, yeah.
[31:04] That that that was a nice option.
>> Yep. Great idea.
[31:08] » You you can't beat Jim Leaport.
>> I'll say it right now. He is as good as
[31:12] any in this business.
>> So I will be if
[31:17] » if they are with their approval, I'll be
bringing that.
[31:19] » I don't I don't know about the
fabricated steel ones, but I can tell
[31:23] you arways stairways, I love selling
those.
[31:28] I I did one arch stairway in our arway
stairway that was $38,000
[31:36] and that was 20 years ago.
>> Oh, good.
[31:39] » So,
>> okay.
[31:41] » Okay.
>> Um, all right. Moving on. Any department
[31:45] head reports?
Hearing none. Uh, any public comment at
[31:50] this time for finance and administration
committee?
[31:55] Hearing none, we will adjourn the
finance and administration committee and
[32:01] start the regular meeting at 11:30.
>> Did you time in on that?
[32:07] » I didn't. No.
>> Yeah, that's
[32:09] » Well, I bet you still beat the road.
>> That's true. the contract. You know