[1:59] Mhm.
[3:31] » All right, it's 1:30. We'll go ahead and
get started. We'll have the prayer
[3:33] followed by the pledge of allegiance.
[3:37] Father God, we thank you for your
kindness in bringing us all together
[3:39] today.
Though we may not know what this meeting
[3:42] holds, we know that you do.
As we begin, Lord, help us to keep your
[3:46] mind and keep your word in mind. Lead us
into conversations that are fruitful and
[3:50] enrich the lives of those who are here
today.
[3:53] When we are undecided, please lead us in
your wisdom. When our opinions may
[3:57] disagree,
help us to remain respectful to one
[4:00] another. More than anything, Lord, would
you help us both to seek your will and
[4:04] to pursue your glory through all that we
say and do. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
[4:09] » Amen.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[4:13] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[4:18] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[4:26] » All right, I call the meeting to order
for agenda business. Public comment?
[4:29] » No, sir.
>> Minutes. We have two sets of minutes. We
[4:33] have our first one from our um
regular session that we held
[4:39] on the 16th of April.
[4:44] » I'll make a motion to approve the
minutes as submitted for the April 16th
[4:48] uh commission meeting.
>> All right, motion on the floor is to
[4:51] approve the minutes from our April 16th
meeting. Is there any further
[4:53] discussion?
All in favor?
[4:55] » Aye.
>> Then we have um
[4:58] we had a special meeting after that. It
was for our court security um
[5:02] grant. And then we also laid the levy
on that same It was the same
[5:08] the 21st.
It was the 21st that we had that special
[5:11] » All right.
>> So, do we have a motion to approve the
[5:13] minutes from our special session on the
21st?
[5:17] » I'll make a motion to approve the min-
minutes from the special session meeting
[5:21] held on April 21st as submitted.
>> All right, so the motion on the floor is
[5:24] to approve the minutes from the 21st uh
April meeting. Any further discussion?
[5:29] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[5:31] » Uh
um reports.
[5:34] Rob?
>> Uh other thing I have is um
[5:38] it's the time of year where we update
our bulletproof vests uh for our court
[5:44] security officers.
We've got I think five that need need to
[5:47] be replaced.
I'll be bringing in
[5:51] of the law enforcement
that this is called.
[5:57] I'll get that to you later.
>> Curry, do you have anything?
[6:02] Ron, do you have anything? Brenda?
Update?
[6:20] » I was just going to give a little
election report from the election
[6:24] Tuesday.
Um,
[6:26] early voting and election day went
pretty smooth. We did have a few issues
[6:30] with the machines, but that's a usual
thing that happens every time.
[6:34] They're computers and sometimes they
have little problems. We did have a
[6:39] maintenance before the election, but it
still happens. Most situations we can
[6:45] just talk to the poll workers, have them
reset them, and they're fine. Couple
[6:50] couple of them we did have to go out to
the precincts and work on them a little
[6:54] bit, but everything went smooth. We
didn't have any complaints or anything.
[6:58] Um, election night results went pretty
fast. We were got done about 10:00 and
[7:04] that all went pretty good. Um, the
canvas for the election results will be
[7:08] on Monday, May the 18th starting at
9:00. It'll be here in this room. It is
[7:14] open to the public if anybody would want
to come and watch how we do the canvas.
[7:18] They're welcome to come.
Um, we have all the unofficial results
[7:22] at the county clerk's office if anybody
wants a copy of that.
[7:26] Um,
what we show here is that we had a total
[7:30] ballots cast of 4,314
for the whole county,
[7:35] which is voter turnout total was 24.89%.
[7:41] Um,
and once the canvas is over, we have to
[7:45] wait the time period. They have a
48-hour after we declare our results for
[7:50] the county candidates to ask for a
recount. And then we have to wait for
[7:54] the multi-county candidates for all the
other counties to declare and wait their
[7:59] time period before we can officially
certify everything.
[8:06] » Well, I um
>> Thank you.
[8:08] » I just want to thank you and your staff
cuz um and the poll workers
[8:12] » Yes.
>> um
[8:13] for their um support of the process.
I've I've volunteered and did the poll
[8:19] work that day. That's the first time
I've ever done it. And
[8:23] » it, too.
>> I did it at Midland with a good group of
[8:26] ladies there. Um it was a long day, but
um they had done it, I guess, several
[8:31] years. And they knew how to the hook the
machines up and get the stuff rolling
[8:36] and take care of any questions that the
people had. So, I was really impressed
[8:39] with that. Um again, it's a long day for
them.
[8:42] Um they they take time away from their
families, but they seem they seem to
[8:46] enjoy it cuz they're looking forward to
doing it again in the fall.
[8:49] Um but again, I appreciate your staff
because they they they they were ones,
[8:53] too, that picked up the phone and and
they got a quick response back from your
[8:57] office during that time frame.
Um for the questions that people you
[9:01] know, most of the calls that we had were
um they weren't in our poll book. We
[9:05] were at 185 or the precinct 55 85
precinct We were 155, they were 85.
[9:12] Um they weren't either one of our books,
so we would call and find out where they
[9:15] were needed to go and and most of them
well, all of them had to go to North
[9:19] School.
>> A lot of people did, yeah.
[9:21] » So, I just encourage people to make sure
that um that they're
[9:26] either they they were perfectly fine
with having their picture ID, but their
[9:29] voter's card helped out because we could
quickly see what precinct they were in.
[9:32] And making sure that their information,
their address, and stuff is up-to-date
[9:35] because that's where it kicked them into
like more school.
[9:39] Um but yeah, I mean it went very smooth
at Midland. Again, I appreciate the
[9:42] staff and the poll workers again for
that. And then
[9:46] maybe we'll be doing it again in the
fall because they're already they're
[9:48] already they're already asking and
they're already setting up their plans
[9:52] for the fall. So
>> Well, thank you.
[9:54] » You're welcome. All right, anybody else
for reports?
[9:58] Yep.
Where's Kenny? What did you do with him?
[10:04] He's off today.
We got Kenny for Kenny.
[10:06] » Hi, I'm Anthony Ford for court security
for April.
[10:10] In the courthouse, we've seen a total of
195
[10:14] people.
Uh the items we found was a one knife
[10:19] and two uh
other items, miscellaneous items.
[10:23] And James Annex, we've seen 1,376.
[10:28] Knives 164, guns two, pepper spray
three, and three 23 miscellaneous.
[10:34] It's from scissors to vapes to window
punch and some ammo.
[10:38] » A window punch?
[10:41] » And uh we
>> Huh?
[10:43] » You never know when you might need it.
>> I guess not.
[10:46] » The we we seen Annex, we seen 216
at two knives
[10:50] and uh one miscellaneous and that was a
needle.
[10:54] Uh magistrate was uh seen 710.
[10:59] That 49 knives, one gun, two pepper
spray, and
[11:03] two miscellaneous and they was vapes.
So there was a total of uh scanned
[11:07] 2,497.
[11:10] I had 216 knives, three guns, five
pepper sprays, and 31 miscellaneous.
[11:16] » K&N Annex is still the busiest one?
>> The K&N Annex, oh yeah.
[11:20] Yep.
>> Thank you.
[11:23] Thanks, Kenny.
All right, correspondence.
[11:30] Okay, we have one from Rachel Warner
who's the secretary treasurer of the
[11:33] Kiwanis behalf of Elkins Kiwanis Club. I
want to thank you for the opportunity to
[11:37] speak at your
um about the Project Safe graduation for
[11:40] Elkins High School and thank you for the
donation of $2,000 that we gave them.
[11:45] And then we have one from
Mary and Joe Johnson who um wanted to
[11:50] thank about choosing their daughter
Heather
[11:53] for that eagle mural that we had done.
Um so they were really appreciative of
[11:57] that and I just can't say enough about
the
[12:00] um Heather and what she's done. I mean,
the projects that she's done for the
[12:04] community but also for the
mission. She's really a very talented
[12:08] artist.
All right, so announcements.
[12:12] Next meeting will be here Monday the May
18th like um Brenda had discussed uh
[12:16] 8:00. Is it 8:00 in the morning?
>> 9:00.
[12:18] » 9:00. 9:00 um
to canvas the votes um for the um
[12:24] recent election that we had and then the
following meeting will be the May the
[12:27] 28th that that's our regular session.
May the 28th at 1:30 here at the
[12:31] building.
Um reminder that the courthouse will be
[12:33] closed May the 25th in observance of
Memorial Day.
[12:37] And then to the uh elected officials,
all state budget revisions must be
[12:41] submitted by the by the June 14th
meeting because we'll be ending our
[12:44] fiscal year. So we have to have all
state budget revisions into the state
[12:48] auditor um in time to get approved
before the July the 1st.
[12:53] All right, so items for discussion and
action. First one is consider approval
[12:56] of the child provider appreciation day
proclamation.
[13:00] Who would like to speak on that one
first? Is it Stephanie?
[13:04] Sandra.
[13:11] » Would you like to read the proclamation
or
[13:12] » You go ahead first and then I'll read
the proclamation.
[13:15] » Okay, so child care providers play a
vital role in supporting families and
[13:18] strengthening communities across West
Virginia. In large and small towns, they
[13:23] create safe, nurturing nurturing
environments where children can learn,
[13:28] grow, and thrive during the most
important developmental years.
[13:32] For working families, reliable child
care makes it possible to maintain
[13:35] employment and pursue opportunities,
especially in rural areas where
[13:41] resources may be limited. Beyond care,
providers lay the foundation for
[13:45] lifelong learning, nurturing
curiosity, building confidence, and
[13:50] supporting emotional and social
development. Simply put, when child care
[13:55] providers are supported and valued,
children thrive, families succeed, and
[13:59] communities grow stronger. We sincerely
thank our child care providers for their
[14:04] dedication, patience, and lasting
impact.
[14:08] » So, we would like to do a proclamation,
um
[14:11] Child Care Provider Appreciation Day,
May the 8th, 2026.
[14:15] Whereas Child Care Awareness of American
organizations
[14:19] nationwide are recognizing child care
providers on this day, and whereas the
[14:23] child care system supports child growth,
development, and educational advancement
[14:28] while creating positive economic impacts
for families and communities, and
[14:31] whereas child care providers are
essential to the health of our
[14:34] communities by fostering safe and
welcoming spaces, supporting working
[14:39] families, and creating enriching
environments where child develop
[14:43] children develop lifelong skills, and
whereas Randolph County recognizes that
[14:48] child care has been has been and
continues to be a lifeline for families,
[14:52] communities, and the economy,
as such, it is pro it has provided
[14:57] much-needed support to providers to help
sustain the viability
[15:01] of child care, and whereas Randolph
County recognizes that our community
[15:05] benefits from a comprehensive, well-
resourced child care resource and
[15:10] referral organizations like Mountain
Mountain Heart Community Services,
[15:15] which build the supply and equality of
child care and support child care
[15:19] providers through coaching, mentoring,
and technical assistance. And whereas
[15:24] support for affordable, accessible,
high-quality child care represents a
[15:28] worthy commitment to help families work,
support children's health, healthy
[15:31] development, and learning, and keep our
economy growing.
[15:35] Now, therefore, the Randolph County
Commission proclaims that May the 8th is
[15:39] that the day that you wanted
May the 8th?
[15:42] » Yes.
>> 2026 as Provider Appreciation Day in
[15:45] Randolph County and urge all citizens to
recognize
[15:48] child care providers for their important
work and how valuable they are to our
[15:51] communities.
All right.
[15:54] So, do we have a motion to approve this
proclamation?
[15:57] » I'll make a motion to approve the
proclamation for child provider
[16:00] appreciation day as submitted.
>> All right. So, motion on floor is to
[16:03] approve the proclamation as it has been
submitted. Any further discussion?
[16:06] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[16:08] » I'd like a picture now or at the end?
Okay, we'll do yours and then do the
[16:12] picture. All righty.
>> Thanks.
[16:14] » You're welcome.
>> Thanks.
[16:15] » All right. Next one.
[16:18] All right. Next item on the agenda is to
consider approval of the Community
[16:20] Action Month proclamation.
[16:29] » The Community Action Network is a
proven, result-driven partnership
[16:34] between federal, state, and local
government. One that helps hardworking
[16:39] families move toward economic
independence while strengthening our
[16:43] communities.
In 2025,
[16:46] West Virginia's Community Action Agency
served
[16:50] nearly 94,000
constituents
[16:54] and employed more than 2,000 people
statewide. These are not abstract
[17:00] numbers. They represent working families
gaining stability, local residents
[17:05] employed in meaningful jobs, and
communities growing stronger from
[17:09] within.
All agencies are locally controlled with
[17:13] boards of directors composed of local
elected officials, private and public
[17:19] sector representatives, and engaged
community residents.
[17:23] Continued support for the Community
Action Network is an investment in local
[17:29] leadership,
fiscal responsibility, and proven
[17:33] results. Strengthening families,
supporting the workforce, and building
[17:38] stronger communities across West
Virginia. And we have a community action
[17:44] um
worker uh Jean Perkey
[17:49] with us today.
>> So, what we'd like to do then is to um
[17:54] do a proclamation for Community Action
Month for May.
[17:58] And it states that whereas community
action creates pathways to prosperity by
[18:01] helping hardworking families achieve
economic independence rather than
[18:04] keeping them reliant on government
assistance. And whereas community action
[18:08] is built on innovative, responsive, and
effi-
[18:10] efficient programs that are uniquely
tailored to meet local needs. And
[18:14] whereas community action delivers
high-impact, cost-effective results that
[18:17] generate a significant return on
investment for local communities.
[18:21] And whereas community action invests in
a private sector job creation and career
[18:24] training, ensuring that communities grow
through free market solutions.
[18:29] And whereas community action agencies
are trusted pillars of the community
[18:32] that that engage volunteers who donate
their time to advance local progress,
[18:37] support working families, and contribute
to lasting community success.
[18:41] And whereas community action programs
are both necessary and popular,
[18:44] delivering effective, high-quality
assistance that strengthens communities
[18:47] resilience and fosters local prosperity
prosperity.
[18:51] And now therefore, the Randolph County
Commission does hereby proclaim May 2026
[18:55] as Community Action Month in recognition
of the hard work and dedication of all
[18:59] West Virginia community action agencies.
>> Now, we can get a picture.
[19:06] » You want to do it
>> Oh, we got to do a vote first. Um
[19:09] so, we have a motion Do you have a
motion on the floor to approve community
[19:11] action month?
>> It might be a good idea.
[19:14] » I'll make a motion to approve the
community action
[19:17] month
proclamation as submitted.
[19:20] » All right, so the motion on the floor is
to approve the community action month
[19:22] proclamation. Any further discussion?
All in favor?
[19:24] » Aye.
>> Aye. Now, Peter.
[20:32] » All right.
[20:36] » All right. Thank you, ladies and
gentlemen.
[20:39] Um next item on the agenda is consider
approval of the fiscal year 2026-27
[20:43] pro officer contract with the Board of
Education. You want to go over that,
[20:46] sir?
>> Yes, sir. Um every year we uh we have
[20:58] Um school safety and all. And uh this
year's we've done the same thing. We've
[21:03] worked out a a contract with the Board
of Education.
[21:06] And I it's you guys have copies for
review there. Um they're going to um
[21:10] continue to fund like they they have in
the past uh officers in the school. And
[21:16] uh it just needs commission's signature
today, president's signature, and uh
[21:21] then it'll go to the board for approval
to start the new fiscal year.
[21:26] » Right.
Yeah, it says in there they're going to
[21:28] um shall provide two that we shall
provide two police officers and they
[21:33] those officers are
>> Uh Bear Rocky Heavner and uh Sergeant
[21:36] Pennington.
>> And they'll be stationed out of
[21:39] » Um
we may we may transition Danny into
[21:44] Elkins High. We've had a lot of
activity there.
[21:48] And uh so we may transition him into
Elkins High. They'll still cover Elkins
[21:51] Middle and Tygart Valley High Middle as
well. Um he his station may change from
[21:57] Elkins Middle to Elkins High.
>> Okay.
[22:01] Any questions on this?
>> No.
[22:03] » I read through this the other day, so
we're good.
[22:06] » Pretty much the same every year.
>> Yep. All right. Um so do I have a motion
[22:10] to approve the agreement with um
Board of Education for the fiscal year
[22:15] 2026-2027 PRO Officer contract?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the fiscal
[22:20] year 2026-2027 PRO Officer contract with
the Board of Education, Randolph County.
[22:24] » All right, so motion is on the floor.
Any further discussion?
[22:28] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[22:30] » I grant the motion.
[22:45] » Thank you.
>> You're welcome.
[22:48] » All right, next item on the agenda is
consider approval of Leads-ville PSD
[22:51] Board reappointment of Barbara
Zicafoose.
[22:54] All right, so we've received a letter um
requesting that um we reappoint
[23:00] um Barbara back to the board. Her new
term
[23:03] um, will begin July the 1st and expire
uh, this year and expire of June 30th of
[23:08] 20 2032.
Um, so do I have a motion to approve the
[23:12] board reappointment of Barbara?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[23:18] board reappointment of Barbara Zicafoose
to the Leedsville PSD board as
[23:21] submitted.
>> All right, so motion on the floor is to
[23:23] uh,
to approve the reappointment of Barbara
[23:26] Zicafoose to the Leedsville PSD. Is
there any further discussion?
[23:29] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[23:31] » All right, the next one we have a
consider approval of Norton Harding Jim
[23:34] Town PSD appointment to fill the
unexpired term of Gary Currents in his
[23:40] resignation.
Um,
[23:48] so we have a a letter from them
requesting we have Gary Currents who's
[23:52] resig- resigning from the board and
they're they're wishing to appoint
[23:55] Curtis Elmore to fill that unexpired
term
[23:59] um, to begin May the 14th of this year
and expire June the 30th of 2026.
[24:05] So do I have a motion to approve?
>> Yeah.
[24:08] I'll make a motion to approve the Norton
Harding Jim Town PSD appointment of
[24:13] Curtis R. Elmore
for the unexpired term of Gary Currents
[24:18] uh, due to his resignation. It'll begin
May 14th of 2026 and will expire on June
[24:23] 30th of 2026.
>> All right, so motion on the floor is to
[24:26] approve the appointment of Curtis Elmore
to um, the Norton Harding Jim Town PSD
[24:32] beginning May the 14th and expiring June
the 30th of 2026. Is there any further
[24:36] discussion?
All in favor?
[24:38] » Aye.
>> All right.
[24:41] Um, next is consider approval of
Helvetia Helvetia Public Library's board
[24:45] reappointments.
All right, we've been again we received
[24:48] a letter to um,
um, reappoint um,
[24:53] Betty Biggs
Hattie Arnett
[24:56] Kristen Christine Long, and Donna
Knotts.
[25:00] Um
[25:08] So, they need to get them all caught up.
[25:13] Okay.
So, they're just getting their They're
[25:15] getting their house in order.
All right. So, Betty starts July the
[25:19] 1st. Well, her She start So, they hadn't
sent it to us, right?
[25:23] So,
>> You want to do these individually or
[25:26] together?
>> Her term is going to end on June Well,
[25:30] just all at once. We do Her term is
going to end June the 30th of '28.
[25:34] Heidi's is going to expire on June the
30th of of '31.
[25:39] Uh Christine Long is is June the 30th of
'2030. And Donna Knotts is June the 30th
[25:45] of '29. Yeah, usually they wrote they
fall off, so they don't all fall at the
[25:48] same time. So, we're just getting them
all caught up. Um so, do we have a
[25:51] motion to approve these reappointments
as they've been submitted?
[25:55] » I'll make a motion to approve the
Helvetia Public Library Board
[25:58] reappointments as submitted.
>> All right. So, motion on the floor is to
[26:02] to approve the reappointments to the
Helvetia Public Library's board. Any
[26:05] further discussion? All in favor?
>> Aye.
[26:08] » All right. Next item on agenda is
consider approval of Whitmer's Federal
[26:11] Surplus Property Program letter.
Um received a letter um
[26:17] from the Whitmer Volunteer Fire
Department. So, we're uh
[26:21] we're going to do a support letter. Be
advised the Whitmer Volunteer Fire
[26:24] Department provides an essential public
service to the citizens of Randolph
[26:27] County. The Whitmer Volunteer Fire
Department is is an essential part of
[26:30] Randolph County's safety program. It is
considered an instrumentality of the
[26:34] Randolph County Commission is carrying
out fire fighting and other public
[26:36] services. The Whitmer Volunteer Fire
Department is funded by the Randolph
[26:39] County Commission if and when funds are
made available for this purpose.
[26:43] Randolph County Commission supports the
the Whitmer Volunteer Fire Department in
[26:47] their efforts to participate in the
Federal Surplus Property Program.
[26:50] So, do we have a to approve um
the
[26:54] surplus property program letter for
Whitmer Federal Whitmer Fire Department?
[27:00] » All right. I'll make a motion to approve
the Whitmer Volunteer Fire Department
[27:03] letter on the Federal Surplus Property
Program.
[27:05] » All right. So, motion on the floor. Is
there any further discussion?
[27:08] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[27:11] » Next, Priscilla, consider approval Our
Town's 4th of July event funding
[27:16] request.
[27:20] » Um I'm here asking the county commission
for $5,000 in support of the July 4th
[27:28] car show.
Um it will take place on Saturday, July
[27:32] 4th and Sunday, July 5th. The big news
is that it's moving. It's going to be
[27:39] held once again
at Elkins City Park. It took a lot of
[27:45] hours and discussions, but they finally
got there and
[27:50] the Mountain State Street Machine
members are very excited about it. There
[27:54] are a lot of classic car owners
who want shade for their cars.
[28:01] They're hopeful that the move back to
City Park might increase that
[28:07] those really old cars coming back to the
car show. And all we can do is wait and
[28:12] see, but it was one of the big reasons
for the move.
[28:16] Um they're going to have
there'll be five monetary prizes. There
[28:24] are a number of trophies including best
in show. They are going to have food
[28:29] vendors on site.
Um
[28:34] you know, we're at the point where back
in 2018, Our Town
[28:39] was established
to save the car show and time has
[28:44] evolved and Our Town has evolved. We're
now doing the
[28:48] July 4th concert and the fireworks.
We think that
[28:54] um
collectively we we are really providing
[28:58] a good experience for the residents and
visitors to come to Elkins for the 4th
[29:04] of July. And we think that the different
events feed off each other. Car show,
[29:10] you come to see the car show, you stay
to see the concert.
[29:13] Vice versa, you come for the car show,
I'm sorry, the concert, you come early,
[29:18] you go to the car show.
So, we're thinking we're anticipating
[29:23] having a very good crowd. It is
America's 250th birthday. There will be
[29:28] several other activities put on by other
third parties. There will be the parade.
[29:35] And I think some other things are in the
offering.
[29:38] So,
I'm hopeful that
[29:42] we will have a really good event.
>> And good weather.
[29:47] » Yes.
>> I know one of the things too, like I
[29:50] mean I used to go to it and and also
take my car to the one downtown.
[29:55] Like you said, there's no shade.
>> Mhm.
[29:57] » And it was so hot sitting there. And I
enjoyed it at the park. So, yeah.
[30:01] » I mean I think it's a really good thing
that we're back at the park, but it
[30:05] wasn't easy to get there.
>> You know, I mean I I it just it just
[30:09] makes I mean I I enjoyed it at the park.
Yeah, and I'm glad they have food
[30:12] vendors and everything for them too.
Over there.
[30:16] Um so, do you have anything on it?
Do I have a motion to approve?
[30:21] » I'll make a motion to approve the
request from Our Town for the 4th of
[30:25] July event. Uh the funding request of
$5,000.
[30:29] » All right, so motion on the floor is to
approve the funding request for Our
[30:32] Town's 4th of July events.
>> Okay, our hotel motel?
[30:35] » Yes, $5,000 out of our hotel motel line.
Is there any further discussion?
[30:40] All in favor?
>> Aye.
[30:42] » And I just like to say we you have
really supported this for years and we
[30:48] greatly appreciate.
>> It's a
[30:50] » the support.
>> Again, we're taking the money out of
[30:52] hotel motel. And that's a tax that we
get on the hotels outside the city
[30:56] limits and you because you guys there's
a lot that they come all these out out
[31:00] of towners with their bring their cars,
they got to stay somewhere, right? So,
[31:03] if they stay at the Hampton or um the
Holiday Inn here in town that we collect
[31:08] the collect we collect on Hampton, they
collect on the the city of Elkins
[31:12] collects on the Holiday Inn. It's a
hotel motel tax that we can turn around
[31:15] and give back to projects like this to
bring more people in the county because
[31:18] they spend more they spend that you
know, they spend money at the hotel, but
[31:22] they spend it at the restaurants, gas,
food, you know, everything here in town.
[31:26] So, it's a it's a it's a win-win for us.
So, we appreciate it.
[31:30] » Well, thank you.
>> All right. Last item on the agenda is
[31:34] consider approval changes to special
emergency ambulance service uh fee
[31:37] ordinance.
Um all right. On this
[31:42] we've been we've talked about the
ordinance for
[31:46] several months.
Um
[31:49] we had it on our
we had in the paper, I think, twice. It
[31:53] was on the paper at least twice.
It was on channel 12 WBOI.
[31:59] I mean, I know I did an article uh with
the gentleman here in this room for
[32:02] WBOI.
Then we brought it back to the
[32:05] commission. It was on
um
[32:08] we talked about it and then we brought
it up at a meeting for a first reading
[32:12] and then brought it up for the second
reading.
[32:14] And
we had no public comment on it.
[32:18] And I knew there'd be public comment on
it cuz it's such a it's it's a big it's
[32:23] a big thing.
Um so, I knew once we got it out there
[32:26] for people to see when we had it out
there for people to see because it was
[32:29] on our it was on the paper and it was it
was on our website. It was uh posted. Um
[32:34] but they'd pay attention to it once we
had enacted it, and we sent out letters
[32:39] to the businesses, right?
>> Once they got the letters.
[32:41] » Once they got the letters, then
then they they paid attention.
[32:45] All right, but we knew we would get it.
Cuz we we needed feedback, and we
[32:49] weren't getting feedback because no one
had come to the meeting about about the
[32:54] ordinance.
So,
[32:57] in the ordinance, it states that um
Let me get to that page.
[33:11] This ordinance may from time to time be
amended by the majority of members of
[33:15] the Randolph County Commission as they
deem necessary and appropriate.
[33:19] Um
well, after listening to
[33:23] people in the community, businesses, and
you know, just regular citizens about
[33:27] the about the ordinance,
we're going to make some changes, and
[33:31] I'm glad that, you know, we finally had
the uh
[33:34] the um feedback from the people about
it.
[33:38] All right, one of the the first ones
[33:42] is we're going to change the due date.
All right, so we had it in the ordinance
[33:47] that collections would be for like if
they're going to do it for this month,
[33:51] it'd be due they collect the money this
month and it'd be due the 5th of next
[33:55] month. Well,
um
[33:58] if you're running a business and stuff,
you pay usually pay your state taxes on
[34:01] the 20th of the month. So, we're moving
the due date that
[34:06] the money is due to us from the 5th to
the 20th of the month. So, that should
[34:10] help um
some businesses because they won't have
[34:14] to go to the
um accountant have them pay the 5th to
[34:18] us and then go back and pay it the 20th
to the state, so it's all done at one
[34:21] time.
>> Well, 5th is just too short of a time
[34:23] period for them to try to get that
separated and get it figured out. Cuz
[34:27] some people are going to have to do this
uh by hand simply because they don't
[34:31] have a point of sale.
>> Okay.
[34:34] So, that's the first change.
Um next is
[34:40] businesses some businesses, you know,
pay their sales tax to the state monthly
[34:44] or quarterly.
Um I know like at the gym I don't bring
[34:48] in enough
sales uh
[34:51] tax on items that I don't pay monthly. I
pay quarterly.
[34:55] Um you probably pay monthly.
Um so, there are businesses that pay
[34:59] monthly and pay quarterly. So, all if
there were we are going to allow that in
[35:05] the ordinance.
The change is there for that.
[35:09] Payment of collected fees can be made
either monthly or quarterly to the
[35:13] Randolph County Sheriff's Office
or for the Randolph County County
[35:16] Randolph County EMS Fund as consistent
with that particular how that particular
[35:21] business pays its sales tax it collects.
Businesses that collect the fee under
[35:26] this ordinance shall advise the County
Commissioner in writing
[35:30] um whether it's will submit fees
collected on monthly or quarterly basis.
[35:34] So, all you've got to let do is let us
know that we pay quarterly to the state.
[35:39] So, I'm going to pay quarterly to the
the county or I'll pay monthly and I'll
[35:43] pay uh to the state and I'll pay monthly
to the um
[35:46] to the county.
That's the second change. Um
[35:51] The third change
is
[35:55] um
in we're going to add a line on the
[36:00] under the exemptions process uh uh
part of the ordinance
[36:05] that will state that in addition any
single item purchased for a purchase
[36:10] price that exceeds $10,000 is exempt
from payment of any fee under this
[36:16] ordinance.
Um that
[36:20] we're we're aiming towards big ticket
items, cars, um
[36:25] machinery, um that um
[36:30] » people won't have to pay that, uh,
fee on that when they buy those items
[36:35] along with the sales tax. So, um, that
should help out businesses and people
[36:40] that, you know, when you if you buy a
car, you won't have to pay a
[36:43] fee on that or you buy a piece of
machinery, you won't have to buy it on
[36:46] that. Anything that's $10,000
and under.
[36:51] Uh,
>> and above.
[36:51] » Above, you don't have to pay the fee on,
yes.
[36:54] All right. So, on that one, in addition
to any single item purchased for the
[36:57] purchase price that exceeds $10,000, it
is exempt from payment of this fee under
[37:01] this ordinance.
All right.
[37:05] All right, and then we just want So,
those are the
[37:08] three changes.
All right. So, the changing the due date
[37:11] from the 5th to the 20th,
letting, uh, businesses they need to let
[37:15] us know if they're going to pay monthly
or quarterly,
[37:18] and then that any item purchased over
the amount of 10,000 is exempt from this
[37:23] fee. Then we just want to clarify that
businesses do not have to list the on
[37:28] the customer's receipt RS RC ambulance
service fee. They can track it however
[37:33] their system will allow them, you know,
that was a big thing that how a lot of
[37:36] businesses couldn't get that to say
that. Um, just however you can track it.
[37:40] Um, and then to clarify
that that the fee is only applied to
[37:44] services rendered within the county. We
have a lot of people that, businesses
[37:47] that do that base here, but they do
services in Upshur, Barbour, whatever.
[37:52] » You got you got heavy equipment repair
places that that go to other counties to
[37:56] do repairs, so that that charge is in
that county, not in Randolph.
[38:01] » Right.
All right. So, was that it on the the
[38:05] clarifications and stuff? All right. So,
again,
[38:10] we knew going into this that there'd be,
um,
[38:15] some we had some pros and we had some
cons,
[38:18] um, coming from the people, but we
weren't hearing those cuz no one came to
[38:20] the meeting to talk about it. So, we
knew once we got it out there that we
[38:23] would hear it. And we did. And so, we
we're trying to again, we we we
[38:28] specifically put in the ordinance that
we by a majority vote of the commission,
[38:32] we can change it and we are making these
three changes as of today.
[38:36] Um so, do we have a motion to let's do
um we'll do them all together. Um so, do
[38:40] I have a motion to approve the three
changes to the EMS uh service fee
[38:45] ordinance?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[38:48] changes to the special emergency
ambulance service fee ordinance as we
[38:52] submitted today on May 14th.
>> All right. So, motion on the floor is to
[38:56] approve the three changes to the EMS
service fee ordinance. Is there any
[39:00] further discussion?
All in favor.
[39:03] » I.
>> I.
[39:08] Final settlements.
[39:22] » I'll make a motion to approve the 10
final settlements as submitted.
[39:25] » All right. So, motion on the floor is to
approve the 10 final settlements as have
[39:28] been submitted. Any further discussion?
All in favor.
[39:31] » I.
>> I.
[39:33] All right. Budget revisions. Again, when
was the date on the final one? June the
[39:37] 1st?
June the 4th?
[39:41] I guess it's June the 4th.
[39:44] Again, uh we got to have all uh state
budget revisions in by June the 4th.
[39:48] So, the first we have a couple in-house
budget revisions.
[39:51] Um
first one is $4,000 for um the sheriff
[39:57] um moving um out of a contingency
contingency line to a supply line of a
[40:01] thousand. So, do I have a motion to
approve this in-house budget revision
[40:04] for a thousand?
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[40:06] in-house budget revision to the
sheriff's department in the amount of
[40:08] $1,000.
>> All right. So, all in favor. I.
[40:11] » I.
>> Next one is for $200 uh for the sheriff
[40:15] um decreasing dues and subscription and
an increasing, uh, sheriff training line
[40:19] by 200. Have a motion to approve.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[40:23] in-house budget revision for the
sheriff's department in the amount of
[40:25] $200.
>> All in favor?
[40:27] » Aye.
>> Next, uh, next one is for the sheriff's,
[40:31] uh, decreasing travel and increasing
contract service line by $600. So, have
[40:35] a motion to approve this one for $600.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[40:38] in-house budget revision for the
sheriff's department in the amount of
[40:40] $600.
>> All in favor?
[40:42] » Aye.
>> Um, next one is again for the sheriff,
[40:46] moving from, uh, contingency line, uh,
into con- contracted service line,
[40:51] $8,000. So, have a motion to approve
this one for $8,000.
[40:54] » I'll make a motion to approve the
in-house budget revision for the
[40:57] sheriff's department in the amount of
$8,000.
[40:59] » All in favor?
>> Aye.
[41:01] » Um,
[41:05] and we have an in-house budget revision,
um, for $3,000. It's moving out of our
[41:10] courthouse contractual line to the EMS
fee line. Is this for the expenses that
[41:15] we've incurred so far?
>> All right.
[41:17] » Um, supplies, um, letters, uh, mailing,
uh, cost of mailing out those letters.
[41:23] Um,
>> $3,000.
[41:24] » $3,000. Uh, we had no money in that
line, so, um, when we, again, when we
[41:28] set up the budget, we didn't have that
line, so we had to create that line. So,
[41:31] we had to put money in there until we
get money in. So, it's for $3,000. So,
[41:35] have a motion to approve this in-house
budget revision for 3,000.
[41:38] » I'll make a motion to approve the
in-house budget revision for the county
[41:41] commission in the amount of $3,000.
>> All in favor?
[41:44] » Aye.
>> All right.
[41:47] Um,
this one is in preparation of the
[41:50] courthouse, uh, grant that we got to do
the windows.
[41:54] We're going to move, we got to, we got
to pay for it, and then we get, like,
[41:57] reimbursed, correct?
So, um, we're moving out of our
[42:01] contracted service line, uh, 23,441.03,
and then into, um,
[42:08] the grant lines for those windows that
were have been created for that.
[42:12] So, this one is for 23,44103.
It's in preparation for the courthouse
[42:17] window grant. Have a motion to approve.
>> All right, I'll make a motion to approve
[42:21] the county commission in-house budget
revision in the amount of $23,441.03.
[42:26] » All in favor?
>> Aye.
[42:27] » Aye.
>> All right.
[42:31] 911 to increase his overtime line. He's
moving $20,000 out of his 911 wages into
[42:36] his overtime line by 20,000. So, a
motion to approve this in-house budget
[42:40] revision for 20,000.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[42:42] in-house budget revision for the 911
center in the amount of $20,000.
[42:45] » All in favor?
>> Aye.
[42:46] » Aye.
All right.
[42:49] And no state budget revisions.
All right, division of property revenue
[42:53] assessments.
[42:58] » I'll make a motion to approve the center
revenue assessments as submitted.
[43:03] » Motion on the floor is to approve the
center revenue assessments as they've
[43:05] been submitted. Any further discussion?
All in favor?
[43:08] » Aye.
>> Aye.
[43:09] Distressed properties?
Zoning letters?
[43:12] » No.
>> Uh fire fee adjustments?
[43:17] » We got 169.
I'll make a motion to approve the 169
[43:20] fire fee adjustments as submitted.
>> All right, so motion on the floor is to
[43:23] approve the 169 fire fee adjustments as
they've been submitted. Any further
[43:26] discussion?
All in favor?
[43:28] » Aye.
>> Aye.
[43:29] Payment of the bills?