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The first time on our agenda is a pleasure of allegiance. We have a special guest with us tonight. We'd like to ask our district attorney, Mr. Ted Bell, if you'll lead us in the pleasure of allegiance.

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to

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the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands, one nation

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under our individual liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you, Mr. Bell.

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Thank you, everyone.

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Commissioner, the next item on the agenda is the agenda approval.

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What's the will of the board?

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We would accept the agenda approval.

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I've got a motion.

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A second.

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Any discussion?

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Hang on a call.

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A question.

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Please raise your right hand.

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Any public light wise?

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The agenda has been approved.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have two public hearings tonight

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and then public comments.

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During the public hearings, the portion for the public

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is actually for that portion of the public hearing.

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So the first item on the public hearing is 3781

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and very with me to bring this up.

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So public hearing holding for real property,

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for distribution, disposition, excuse me,

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I mean, as you can, I'm going to develop my property.

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We're hearing.

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I'd like to recognize if you can, I'm going to develop a director, murder.

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Good evening, commissioners.

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Today, we're here in a public hearing notice to discuss two tracks of property that were purchased by the county back in 2008.

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They were purchased for certain county buildings in the anticipation that these projects would go through to fruition.

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The projects did not proceed at that time, and the land remained vacant.

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In 2014, 15 fiscal year, money was secured through budget, and

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this money was set aside for grading and site improvements.

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Since that time, the property has continually been marketed as an economic development purposes.

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And today we have a resolution before you requesting that we formalize the county's intent to hold these tracks for economic development.

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Thank

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you, ma'am. Director, are there any questions from the board, members of the board commentary?

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Okay, thank you. This is a public hearing. We'd like to ask if a member of the public

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lecture speak on this matter.

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We hear from the public hearing ID as 2-4-37-1.

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Anybody in the public lecture speak on this.

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For those who have been here before,

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recognize that our county attorney asked me to say it's three times.

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So, make sure, again, is there a member of the public

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like to speak on this public hearing matter?

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Thank you.

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Hearing no, no.

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What's your public hearing?

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I'll look to the commissioners for what's the will of the board.

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There is a resolution before you.

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They just own the agenda.

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Make a motion.

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We approve a resolution.

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Second.

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We've got a motion to second.

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Any discussion?

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Hang on to call the question.

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All in favor, raise your right hand.

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Any opposed?

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A lot of wise.

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commissioners, the next item is 3, 7, 8, 4 is a public hearing, but before we do that

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I would like to have a consensus of the board. We just had a resolution regarding a property

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for economic development, so I want to read a statement. There's one additional public

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hearing originally scheduled for this evening that was published in Daily Courier on May

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May 23rd regarding the proposed sale of a 27.95 acre tracked owned by Ruther County.

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Due to circumstances behind our beyond our control, we are unable to proceed with this

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hearing tonight.

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By proposed, we hold a special meeting at the first possible date, which will be on Monday,

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June 17th at 6 o'clock p.m.

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This will permit the required 10-day notice for the public hearing to be published in the

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dated courier.

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The public had the opportunity to speak to this proposal to proceed with the sale.

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This is an important project to the county.

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I'm sorry, I'm going to repeat myself.

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This is an important project to the county.

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If accepted, well through this board, we would require county staff to prepare the necessary

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notice of public hearing for publication and the daily query so we can hold the public hearing

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at the first possible date, which is June 17th, and this time I'll look to the board for

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or just nod your head for consensus that we can move forward with that.

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Thank you.

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Ladies and gentlemen, commissioners, the next item is 243784.

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This is a public hearing for the budget of the fiscal year 2024 to 2025.

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I would now like to open up this public hearing.

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I would like to recognize our county manager, Mr. Steve Garrison, Mr. Garrison.

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Thank you, chairman and commissioners.

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Just to go through a summary of the proposed budget, what we landed at is we're recommending

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that the total general fund be proposed at $80 million, $826,507 with a total budget for

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all funds coming in at $107 million, $510,713, and just as a reminder, that includes all

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those other funds that are just basically pass three funds such as the fire departments

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some other tight funds that go through the county.

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The proposed budget, it presents a 4.283% increase in the general operating funds from fiscal year, or 2425, approved budget.

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It's an overall percentage increase for all the budgets at 5.68%.

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The

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proposed budget does not recommend an increase to our current tax rate, 45.4.

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However, to address a continued cost of our operations due to inflation,

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loss of sales tax dollars and to ensure that our employee wages assist our departments

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of the rates that those continue to support our department heads with their recruitment

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and retention efforts.

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It's going to, with that in mind, it's necessary to include two million four hundred and thirty

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one thousand three hundred and fifty nine dollars from our available and unrestricted

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general fund balance to balance this budget and the post budget includes a four percent

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I think COLA increased for cost of living adjustment for staff as a reminder, we're trying to get our wages to where it's not just living wages, thriving wage, to ensure that we are competitive within the market.

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Primary factors, the impact of our budget includes continued inflation and supply chain issues, wage competition with local and regional public and private sector employers, and a significant decrease in our sales tax revenues as I described last month.

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Top three areas supported by the proposed 2425 budget, public safety at almost 29%, 28.93%, education at 26.47% and human services at 22.71%.

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Public safety education and human services make up over 78% of the county's total budget.

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key takeaways, key takeaways that we continue to address, attempt to address inflation while ensuring quality service delivery for our citizens, and we continue to implement employee recruitment and retention strategies all while not raising the tax rate.

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Looking at education, one of the critical areas we found for FY 24 and 25, we are recommending a total of 3 million $726,755 to also the community college.

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with $3 million, $26,000, $750,000 going to operations, and $700,000 to capital outlay, including debt service for capital outlay projects or the total county financial support to ICC and FY24 and 25 will be $4 million, $186,000, $14 million, $186,000, $165.

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The school system, looking at the Ruth County Schools, we are recommending an appropriation

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of $18 million, $368,000, $368,689.

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$17 million, $368,000, $689, we go to operations and $1 million to capital outlay, including

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debt service for the school system, the total county appropriation support in the Ruth County

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school system. During FY 24 and 25 will be 25 million $88,646. Total County

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appropriations to supplement education, capital outlay, over and above sales tax

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and lottery, which are the biggest contributors we applied to education.

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The distribution is 1,542,760. That's really just a highlight that we continue to

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see the erosion of our lottery funds availability as well as sales tax to go

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toward education.

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Solid Waste Enterprise Fund. As a reminder, our Solid Waste Department

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does operate as an enterprise which means it has to generate enough revenues to support

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its expenditures. In order to meet our legislative requirement to present a balanced budget for

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the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, we are recommending the following. Solid Waste user fee increased

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from $153 to $160. The Solid Waste Homestead fee will increase from $60 to $70. Recycling

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availability fee would increase from $8 to $13.

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Municipal Solid Waste Tip and Fee would increase from $74 to $76 per ton.

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Construction and demolition debris, Tip and Fee would increase from $63 to $66 per ton.

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And the Hard Waste Tip and Fee would increase from $40 to $45 per ton.

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Jim, that's all I have for the presentation just to summarize a budget that we gave you last

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last time and just as a reminder, we do have that budget presentation as well as I think

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the link to the message from last month. The line item budget is available as well

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as well as the budget message and its narrative context written report form are all available

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on the county's website. Just go to the finance department.

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Chairman, the commission is glad to respond any questions you may have and also just to point

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I don't have to, you have a notice on here for public hearing for this Thursday.

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Bob?

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Bob?

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Bob?

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Thank you, sir.

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Excuse me.

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That's an adoption.

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Yes, sir.

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Thank you.

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You can mention any further comments or questions at this time.

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But I would like to thank Mr. Garrison and all the finance staff for all the hard work, obvious

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this hard work, it was with this pledge together with all the departments and that, like you've

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done a marvelous job.

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Thanks, sir.

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Let's show the excellent stewardship of our county's money.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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This is a public hearing on the budget for next year, 2024 to 2025, would anybody like

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to speak on this matter,

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please come up?

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My name's Eric Gourney, I live in Henrietta.

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I feel like I've come to talk to you guys about the tax rate a couple of times and I feel

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like I need to explain why lowering the tax rate is so important to me and basically

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why I've been bringing this up.

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So I used to be a mildly successful insurance agent.

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And, um, but in 2016, I was diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer. And then the year later, it came back after surgeries and chemo and all that year later, it came back. Long story short, in five years, I had 10 surgeries, many rounds of chemo, radiation. Just went through it. But cancer cost me my savings, my job, even my house, to pay off.

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everything I had to sell everything I had and it helped move into Henrietta in a

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double wide where I live now. I don't have anything left and when you double my

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taxes it really has a huge effect on people like me. I didn't have any

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improvements to my land, I didn't change anything and yet you guys doubled my

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And that really affects, like I said, people like me, people that are poor, that are living in your county, and it's out of their, you know, out of their hands of the situation that they're in.

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And if I don't pay my taxes, you'll send him over to my house with a gun on his side and take my house from me.

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And the last thing that I have, I'm asking for you guys to lower the tax rate.

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I know they're recommending to keep the tax rate at 45 percent.

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There seem to be a lot of discussion about the inflation, well, inflation is affecting

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us as well.

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All in my expenses have gone up.

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Because of that, we can't afford to keep the taxes as high as they are, so I'm asking you to lower the tax rate to $0.40 at the law.

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I'm asking you to reign in this budget by shrinking the size of your bureaucracy, which is, I mean, $107 million for 67,000 people, approximately.

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I think that our bureaucracy has gotten a little out of control.

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I know one of the new commissioners that are becoming up ran started his whole campaign

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because of problems with our bureaucrats.

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We need to rein this in and reigning it in.

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You can lower this budget.

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I'm asking you to not persecute the poor in this county.

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Some of us are here because of things that are out of our control.

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I'm asking you to lower the tax rate, 40 cents, Ed.

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Thank you, sir.

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Thank you.

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This is a public hearing on the budget for 2024, is there another speaker regarding?

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It's not public comment for the public comment area, but for the budget.

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Thank you.

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Good evening.

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I think this is the more appropriate time for me to speak, if that's okay.

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My name is Annie Danes.

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Thank you for allowing me to speak today.

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and matter of utmost importance, the safety and security of our beloved Thermal Belt Rail Trail.

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This trail is not just a path for recreation, is a vital artery that connects over 13 miles

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of our county, promoting health while being in togetherness.

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However, recent incidents have raised concerns about the safety of those who use it necessitating

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urgent action.

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I stand before you today, not only as a journalist, a constituent, but most importantly an avid

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user of the trail.

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I think that funding surveillance cameras and increased police presence along the trail

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would very much help.

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In other jurisdictions, I know Marion PD has, for example, has, I believe, under $5,000

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they spent on flock safety cameras, so that might be an option, and it's not clear to me

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where those conversations are.

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Funding cameras would be a proactive step in crime prevention.

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surveillance cameras serve as a powerful deterrent knowing that people are being watched,

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significantly reduces the likelihood of criminal activity.

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In addition, these cameras provide invaluable evidence in the event of any incidents,

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aiding the swift apprehension and prosecution of offenders.

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Funding an increased police presence is crucial.

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I know that there is almost 30% of the county budget going to that, and I applaud that.

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Again, it's unclear what, if any, increase the trolls will go directly to the formal

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vote trail.

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They take on the trails non-negotiable, government officials have a responsibility to do everything

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possible to protect residents and visitors, ensuring they can enjoy the trail without fear.

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In conclusion, funding for cameras and increased police presence is not an expenditure, but an investment

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in our community safety and wellbeing, and it sends a strong message that we value the security

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of our residents and visitors, and we are committed to maintaining the thermal belt rail trail

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as a safe, welcoming space. I invite you to visit antideonstuffstack.com for more information,

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and I greatly appreciate your time and consideration. Thank you.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we are at the public caring for the budget for 2024 through 2025. Is there

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another person like to speak regarding the public caring?

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Good evening, commissioners.

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county manager.

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Seeing you're talking about the budget, I'd like to y'all to see if you

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would consider a line item to help would combat the homeless problem that we have in substance

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abuse issues that we've got going on in the county.

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I do have a three-minute talk. I was going to

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do it then or I can do it now. Sir, are you stepped up here now? Yes, sir. Early up to you.

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That's why I mentioned earlier about it was a public hearing.

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Yes, thank you.

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My name is Pat Chamberlain.

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I'm the founder and executive director and pastor of Out of the Ashes Recovery Ministries located here in Rutherford County.

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We're here simply asking for you to consider us with financial support to help us maintain and expand the services in the future.

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background and impact let me provide you with an overview of the significant impact

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that our organization has had in our community over the past eight years.

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Our dedicated team has been offering crucial services that no cost to taxpayers or any

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level of government funding, county, state, or federal.

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It was not easy landing a critical service here in our community as everyone thought it was

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a great idea just not in their backyard.

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We're helping a problem that existed, we didn't create it, we're helping the homeless and substance abuse problem which helps tourism and increase the dollars to our community.

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We support law enforcement and judicial systems by offering programs to help individuals who have been released from prison with nowhere to go are given conditional bonds assisting them in their journey to recovery and back to productive members of society.

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We have been committed to providing housing, transportation, food, supplies, individual group therapy by licensed providers who we pay a fee for services for those who cannot afford it themselves.

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We drug test all individuals who seek our services, we offer peer support, recovery meetings, essential food supplies to those in need.

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We have also been a valuable resource to local law enforcement assisting in placing individuals who are out on the streets and have nowhere to go.

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The scope of our work is substantial.

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We have assisted thousands of individuals right here in our local community and the value of our service extends far beyond mere numbers.

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Last year alone, despite facing a devastating fire during Christmases and in the coldest months of the year.

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Last year alone, we provided housing for over 300 individuals.

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From December 10th through February 1st, when the fire happened, we provided shelter to over 100 individuals.

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Food, therapy services continued on.

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Our efforts not only offer immediate relief to those in need, but

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also contribute to the overall safety and health of our community.

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By providing these services, we help reduce the burden on local emergency services and law enforcement, allowing them to focus on their other critical task.

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We believe that the impact of our work is invaluable and

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contribute significantly to the homeowners and the taxpayers of our community.

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As well as the social fabric and stability of our community, overdose crisis and funding is needed.

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As we all are painfully aware, the overdose crisis continues to claim lives in our community,

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despite our best efforts, we are struggling to keep the lights on and to maintain our staff

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and operations.

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We make appeal to the commissioners.

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We are here today to ask you for your support.

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Our organization is doing everything possible to combat homelessness and addiction with

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the limited resources we have.

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In closing and gratitude, we thank you for the time and consideration.

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We remain dedicated to serving Rutherford and Polk counties and look forward to the possibility of working together to enhance our community's well-being.

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I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, thank you for your time and consideration.

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We look forward to continuing our collaboration with local authorities and stakeholders to ensure that our community remains a place where everyone can thrive.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you,

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sir.

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Public hearing is still open regarding for the budget.

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Does anybody else like to speak regarding the budget for 2024 or 2025?

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It's an opportunity for a member of the public to come speak regarding their comments regarding the budget for 2024 or 2025.

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Does anyone like to speak regarding the budget?

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The disnamal closed. The public hearing is closed.

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commissioners there's no action tonight regarding this public hearing we are I believe it's on the on

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the six six six at five o'clock

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PMs when we look at the budget adoption and at this time we're going to public comments

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fortunately a public comment so they spoke during the public hearing so I'm gonna say your name say do you want to have anything to add or

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Did you or could you pace it said Pat Chamberlain? You got your ranger. You're good. Yes

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Miss dance I got yours

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Mr. Gertmester gurning

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Gornie sorry, you're good. All right

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Commission's next item will agenda it's a consent agenda. Is there an item that you like to add or remove from the consent agenda?

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The motion will be approved.

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We've got a motion second, you need a discussion.

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You're not going to call a question,

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long favor, read your right hand.

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You can put it like wise and carry it.

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Commissioners, next item is three, three, eight, one, seven.

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Voting delegates for the National Association of Counties.

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I'd like to recognize Hazel Haines, the clerk of the board.

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Oh, thank you, sir.

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The annual meeting of the National Association of Counties

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I'm sorry, I don't think your mic's on, can you, can you, people here say, okay, you're

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live now.

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Okay, thank you.

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You just turned it off.

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Touch it again.

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Now, don't touch it.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry.

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Again, the annual meeting of the National Association of Counties will be held in

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September 40 in July this year.

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In order for the county to have a vote get the business lead, the board will need

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to appoint a voting delegate.

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Commissioner Benfield has stated that he plans to attend the meeting.

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So you might want to consider appointing Mr. Benfield as a voting delegate.

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Motion, we point Mike Benfield as our vote delegate.

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Second.

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I've got a motion to second you discussion.

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Thank you.

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We're going to call the question.

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I'll pay Richard right here.

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You both live wise.

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Okay.

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Go vote, Mike.

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Commissioners, mix items 3790.

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This is appointments to the North County boards and commissions.

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And this is going to be a little lengthy.

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I'd like to recognize Hazel hangs are clerked to the board.

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And the commissioners, if you look at the spray sheet before you,

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I believe we'll go by one from one board at a time.

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and Hazel, you're on.

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All right.

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Would you have a number of terms

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about this on the number of candidates on the mission?

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And they will expire in June 30th this year.

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Mr. Chief Garrison's turn on the road ridden water authorities

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will be expired in June 30th.

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Hey, Mr. Garrison.

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Okay, he's willing to serve an additional term

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if the board succeeds.

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Commissioner, what's the will of the board?

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What should we approve?

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Second.

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No motion.

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Second.

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Any discussion?

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I'm going to call a question.

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All right.

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Raise your right hand.

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Any opposed?

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Light wise.

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Mr.

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Hanson.

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And Mr. Kennedy.

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Go ahead.

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We're going to be reporting to the historic preservation

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commission.

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You may use to consider those applications.

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So we'll the board.

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Motion to approve.

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Second.

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We've got a motion.

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Second.

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Any discussion?

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We do have some openings there,

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which will be advertising on for future meetings.

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Any further discussion?

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You're going to have to call a question on if they raise your right hand.

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We need to pose a lot of wise. Okay, thank you. Mr. Roger Jolly and Dr. Cena-Dagel have turned the expiring of the Ascidental Community College Board of Trustees. And both of these are willing to be reappointed. You can choose to do that.

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So, will the Board make a motion that we approve? You've got a motion, need a second.

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Point of order. Board of Trustees, do we need to do this one at a time? Or can't you go in to get it like this? You can do this together, sir. Yes. Thank you. All right.

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Any further discussion?

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No.

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We're going to call a question.

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All in favor, raise your right hand.

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Any opposed?

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Light wise.

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Thank you.

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The final prevention council has several terms that will be expiring.

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Ms. Harold Lone, Mr. Brian Goodsch, Ms. Tiffany Dodd, Ms. Adrian Beckton Marsh, and Ms. Kim

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representative of the under 21 youth category.

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Thank you, Hazel.

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Commissioner, what's the will of the board?

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Motion to move to the board.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, I got a motion to second in discussion.

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I'm going to call a question on if I raised your right hand.

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And if I was light wise, thank you.

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Mr. Jim Edwards is willing to be reported to the library board.

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And Mr. Cody E sail has submitted an application

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to be appointed to this board to serve

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as a representative of District 3.

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If the District 5 want to make a motion for Karen Luga,

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feel that slot.

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Excuse me.

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Let me unravel this a little bit.

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There's three openings in the library.

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And she mentioned two, which is for District 1 and 3.

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And you have District 5, who we approach 1 and 3 first,

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and then we'll do District 5.

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That's fine.

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Yeah, that's it.

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regarding the district one, district three, that is what we'll be back up, is the district

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three for one year or three years,

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we'll be back up again, is there one year, I think

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one of these terms is for a different term, one is for one year, two is for three years.

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Okay so let's let's do the three

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years right so let's do the three years first

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this James Edwards what's the wheel of the board? I'm going to approve that

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appointment. Thank you. In a much a second in discussion you're going to call

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a question all the favorites you're right hand and he puts a lot of wires. Thank you.

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The second one is I'm Cody is that right and that's for one year to get everything

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back on track and this is a district three. What's the will of the board?

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Thank you. Got a motion in a second. Any discussion? Here none to call a question.

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All favourites are on hand. Any vote by the way it's great. District five, Commissioner

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Tony has a recommendation. Karen Lugo to point for the district five.

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The motion needs second.

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I've got a motion to second any discussion?

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That would be a good point.

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What's the term?

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That's the regular term?

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Yes, the regular term.

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I'm sorry, yes.

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Three-year term.

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Any further discussion?

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You're going to under-call the question.

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All in favor, raise your right hand.

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Any opposed?

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Likewise.

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Thank you.

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Any commission has three terms coming to an end.

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Mr. Ronnie Harrow and Mr. Tony Fowler,

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we should agree upon it. And we do have an application that Mr. Sot Ballstein

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to serve as the district five at large category.

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Thank you. Hey, so commissioners, what's the will on the board?

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I move we accept these applications and that motion need a second.

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Thank you.

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And that motion second, any discussion?

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You're not going to call a question. All in favor raise your right hand.

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You need both likewise.

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Forms from May. Thank you.

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You do have three matters.

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I'll be running for county economic development on association.

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These terms are expired and all three of those individuals have indicated that we should be reporting.

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Those persons are describing Mr. Terry Hans and Mr. Steve Garrison.

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Thank you, isn't what's the will of the board?

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Make a motion to approve.

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Sorry.

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A motion to second in your discussion.

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As commissioner, I'm obligated to vote by law.

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Any further discussion?

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You're going to call a question on the face of raise your right hand need to post what was

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Next slide. Next board is a TDA

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There are applications that have been received for

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That board Mr. Kendall Stowe and Mr. Scott Martin have applied to serve as representatives of the occupancy tax collector's line

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And Mr. Day Long has applied to serve in that large slot

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Dr. Margaret and Zialda has indicated her willingness to be reappointed in this board

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but he serves as a travel and tourism for life.

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Thank you, Hazel.

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Regarding these appointments, what's the will of the board?

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Second.

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I think I've got a motion.

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Second.

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Thank you, gentlemen.

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Any discussion?

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Just a word of note there is one vacancy.

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Yes, thank you, Commissioner.

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We'll be hypothesized in that in the future.

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Any further discussion?

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Who now to call the question?

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I'll favor raise your right hand.

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and the post-lite wise, former Spina May, thank you.

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Our three members who are presently serving on the transit advisory board are willing to be reappointed.

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Those persons are Mrs. Suzanne Porter, Mr. Frank Hamrick, and Mrs. Susan Holl.

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Thank you, Mr. Wheeler-Bord.

473
00:36:31,540 --> 00:36:33,700
I'd like to make a motion. We approve the appointments.

474
00:36:34,460 --> 00:36:35,040
Thank you, Commissioner.

475
00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:36,240
Got a motion to get a second, please.

476
00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:36,820
Second.

477
00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:38,380
Got a motion and a second.

478
00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:40,300
This is discussion and you can get a discussion.

479
00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,720
here now to call the question all the favouritions right hand you opposed

480
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,520
likewise thank you I

481
00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,760
need a Monday Mr. Tim Maccus and me saying how are we

482
00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:57,160
requesting to be reappointed to do workforce development forward thank you

483
00:36:57,160 --> 00:37:02,180
Hazel what's the will of the board make a motion approved thank you get a motion

484
00:37:02,180 --> 00:37:06,620
that's second thank you got a motion a second any discussion here now to call the

485
00:37:06,620 --> 00:37:09,600
question all the favouritions right hand you opposed likewise I'm going to make

486
00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:10,120
Thank you.

487
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:18,110
Now let's go to page two, just kidding, that's all I want.

488
00:37:24,070 --> 00:37:28,850
We're now to 3816, under new businesses, budget amendments.

489
00:37:29,530 --> 00:37:34,830
Like to recognize our finance director, director Paul Rodriguez, director, good evening.

490
00:37:37,610 --> 00:37:38,210
Good evening.

491
00:37:38,870 --> 00:37:41,290
There's several budget amendments for consideration.

492
00:37:42,310 --> 00:37:47,690
The first, we've received some additional procedure funds for the sheriff's office and

493
00:37:47,690 --> 00:37:49,090
that I go in the equipment line.

494
00:37:50,210 --> 00:37:57,430
The offsets storage building needs a roof replacement set that would come from our fund balance appropriated for a roof replacement plan.

495
00:37:58,250 --> 00:38:03,990
The senior center receives some donations for their health programs, as well as some miscellaneous donations.

496
00:38:04,690 --> 00:38:09,290
This senior game donations came in this year as well as the veterans program.

497
00:38:09,510 --> 00:38:16,170
And what we do is appropriate those funds will be carrying on forward any unexpended funds as of June 30th and September.

498
00:38:16,170 --> 00:38:18,610
So we'll request the balances to be pulled forward.

499
00:38:19,410 --> 00:38:25,670
The next one for the vehicle repairs, those are the insurance claims that have been received this fiscal year.

500
00:38:26,310 --> 00:38:30,590
So that we'll go back in their vehicle maintenance line on them for the share of AMS and maintenance.

501
00:38:31,490 --> 00:38:34,430
Then there's a contribution to the DSS fund.

502
00:38:34,750 --> 00:38:38,730
This year we've been hit especially hard with the foster care program.

503
00:38:39,370 --> 00:38:43,310
So that is for the state foster care as well as the 4E program and

504
00:38:43,310 --> 00:38:47,510
And that will true up this fiscal year as to where we expect to finish in June.

505
00:38:48,190 --> 00:38:51,790
Then DSS had some insurance claims.

506
00:38:52,410 --> 00:38:57,070
The grant fund, our donations received from the Sheriff's Office for

507
00:38:57,070 --> 00:39:03,770
the STAR program that they've started doing with the children, that replaced the great program this past year.

508
00:39:04,610 --> 00:39:11,530
The detention andmate supplies they received a grant for behavioral health blankets from dogwood help.

509
00:39:11,530 --> 00:39:19,590
and DSS also receives some funds from partners for a collaborative program on safe sleep.

510
00:39:20,410 --> 00:39:25,250
The next one is for transits insurance claims for this fiscal year.

511
00:39:25,910 --> 00:39:40,770
In the last two articles out to projects in the capital projects fund that has since been completed this will move those residual balances back to the county debt service fund for future projects.

512
00:39:40,770 --> 00:39:40,830
Yes.

513
00:39:43,010 --> 00:39:43,570
Thank you.

514
00:39:43,670 --> 00:39:45,190
Is there any questions or comments from the board?

515
00:39:48,430 --> 00:39:49,170
I do have a question.

516
00:39:49,310 --> 00:39:50,370
I just, just for clarification.

517
00:39:50,970 --> 00:39:58,010
So we have the transit vehicle repairs insurance claims around 28,000 and then earlier we had

518
00:39:58,010 --> 00:40:01,230
the EMS vehicle repairs around 16,000, 16,000, 16,000.

519
00:40:01,770 --> 00:40:05,870
The sheriff vehicle repairs of 71,000, these are insurance claims and dividends.

520
00:40:06,190 --> 00:40:09,610
Is this our portion of the insurance like deductible or is this the entire?

521
00:40:09,610 --> 00:40:14,450
No, that's the insurance proceeds that have been received from our insurance company.

522
00:40:14,450 --> 00:40:16,290
that helps to pay for those items.

523
00:40:16,910 --> 00:40:20,830
So this number is just a portion of the.

524
00:40:20,990 --> 00:40:28,730
But this number would be the cost of the accident less than $1,000 deductible if it were our

525
00:40:28,730 --> 00:40:30,210
fault than that's the proceeds.

526
00:40:30,410 --> 00:40:32,330
So this is almost the gross cost.

527
00:40:32,450 --> 00:40:32,570
Yes.

528
00:40:32,970 --> 00:40:33,170
Okay.

529
00:40:33,490 --> 00:40:33,610
Yes.

530
00:40:33,970 --> 00:40:35,450
And what time period do these?

531
00:40:35,670 --> 00:40:37,550
This covers the entire fiscal year.

532
00:40:37,750 --> 00:40:40,950
I normally pick it up in February or March in this year.

533
00:40:41,090 --> 00:40:43,470
I've been a little bit busy and I haven't grabbed those.

534
00:40:43,470 --> 00:40:48,550
Well, no, I wasn't I was just curious about the time frame, but normally you see this in two batches

535
00:40:49,250 --> 00:40:52,930
Right, so this is almost a hundred thousand dollars worth of vehicle repairs. Yes

536
00:40:53,590 --> 00:40:55,030
One year time

537
00:40:55,030 --> 00:41:00,350
And that's somewhat normal if you look at past history on our insurance

538
00:41:01,710 --> 00:41:03,270
Thank you so much

539
00:41:03,270 --> 00:41:08,910
Are there any questions from the board over to this budget amendments?

540
00:41:12,030 --> 00:41:12,890
What's the will of board?

541
00:41:14,210 --> 00:41:17,190
motion. Thank you, sir. Second. We've got a motion. Second. Any discussion?

542
00:41:18,250 --> 00:41:20,730
Any none? I call the question. I don't want to be raised. You're right. Any opposed?

543
00:41:20,910 --> 00:41:22,290
I don't want to be carried. Thank you.

544
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,940
3, 7, 8, 9, it's let's make it deal on the gut deals.

545
00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:35,180
The need to serve. So you tell us about this evening commissioners. I hope you're

546
00:41:35,180 --> 00:41:40,760
well today. The county has a short list of surplus real property that we are

547
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:46,180
seeking to dispose of. We have tried in the past a couple of traditional real estate

548
00:41:46,180 --> 00:41:51,340
to broker-type options with no success, and we brought a Queen's Gap lot to you previously,

549
00:41:51,820 --> 00:41:57,740
and I think the numbers speak for themselves as far as success. Those numbers were 65 bids

550
00:41:57,740 --> 00:42:03,820
for the total with over 6,800 hits to be able to view that property and check it out and consider

551
00:42:03,820 --> 00:42:09,700
bidding. So, govdills.com is where we plan to have this auction. You've got a resolution before

552
00:42:09,700 --> 00:42:15,770
you tonight where we are seeking your approval to be able to auction. Lot 61, which is in riverbend at

553
00:42:15,770 --> 00:42:21,870
the Lake Lower Section 2. It is situated along Sparrow's way. That option is tinnily pending

554
00:42:21,870 --> 00:42:27,450
your approval tonight, scheduled to run from noon on June 7th and ending at 9 p.m. on

555
00:42:27,450 --> 00:42:32,610
July 12th. The high bidder would at that time be brought back to you at your August agenda

556
00:42:32,610 --> 00:42:37,530
or your consideration to either accept or reject that high bidder. And again, this is

557
00:42:37,530 --> 00:42:41,190
lot 61. The partial number and all the key data is in your package tonight, but I'll be

558
00:42:41,190 --> 00:42:42,190
glad to fill any questions.

559
00:42:42,550 --> 00:42:47,640
How long have we owned this parcel?

560
00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:51,600
Actually, I believe this one has been in county ownership for entirely too long.

561
00:42:51,740 --> 00:42:56,600
I do not have the exact time frame, but I believe we started looking at creating this short list of real property

562
00:42:56,600 --> 00:43:01,820
a few years ago, so I know it's been more, since it's not a recent acquisition, it's something that's been

563
00:43:01,820 --> 00:43:07,560
off the tax books for entirely too long, and so we're eager to be able to divest the county

564
00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:09,140
from this property and get it back in the tax.

565
00:43:09,780 --> 00:43:10,180
Two years?

566
00:43:10,180 --> 00:43:10,320
Yes.

567
00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:11,360
Five years.

568
00:43:15,790 --> 00:43:16,670
Twenty years?

569
00:43:16,930 --> 00:43:17,470
Twenty three.

570
00:43:18,030 --> 00:43:18,770
Two thousand.

571
00:43:18,770 --> 00:43:19,030
That's it.

572
00:43:19,210 --> 00:43:19,310
Five.

573
00:43:21,850 --> 00:43:22,570
Twenty years.

574
00:43:22,810 --> 00:43:23,670
Two thousand one.

575
00:43:24,050 --> 00:43:25,230
Two thousand one.

576
00:43:25,530 --> 00:43:26,190
Yes sir.

577
00:43:26,570 --> 00:43:27,310
That's what the deed.

578
00:43:27,690 --> 00:43:31,190
This was deeded to the county in December 2001.

579
00:43:31,690 --> 00:43:33,250
This is what the deed shows.

580
00:43:34,210 --> 00:43:36,970
That would be a good one to put on there and then let me.

581
00:43:37,070 --> 00:43:38,570
Thank you.

582
00:43:38,790 --> 00:43:39,470
Are there any other questions?

583
00:43:40,390 --> 00:43:42,870
Commission has a resolution before you with some will to board.

584
00:43:44,290 --> 00:43:45,130
Motion to approve.

585
00:43:47,590 --> 00:43:48,030
Second.

586
00:43:48,530 --> 00:43:49,870
We've got a motion to second in discussion.

587
00:43:50,990 --> 00:43:51,850
We're going to call the question.

588
00:43:51,930 --> 00:43:53,990
We'll pay a raise your right hand being opposed like wise.

589
00:43:54,250 --> 00:43:54,430
Okay.

590
00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,800
Commission, next item is 3787.

591
00:43:59,180 --> 00:44:01,000
It is a good deal's option as well.

592
00:44:01,420 --> 00:44:02,980
I'd like to recognize Mr. Sir.

593
00:44:03,220 --> 00:44:04,760
Thank you, commissioners.

594
00:44:04,760 --> 00:44:06,540
I appreciate your approval of that resolution.

595
00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:08,880
Tonight you have another resolution before you.

596
00:44:09,660 --> 00:44:15,180
requesting approval for electronic auction on govdills.com, it is a parcel right here in

597
00:44:15,180 --> 00:44:20,440
Rutherfordon. It's on Cedar Street. The details of it are the same auction days we'd like

598
00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:24,300
to run them for approximately four weeks, but with your approval tonight, it would run

599
00:44:24,300 --> 00:44:29,560
from noon June 7th through 9 p.m. 1 July 12th, then come back to your approval rejection at

600
00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:33,960
your August agenda. I believe this one has not been in county ownership, but just for a short

601
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:35,580
I've worked time just a couple of years if I'm not mistaken.

602
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:38,080
October 2023 in this case.

603
00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:40,620
All right, six months.

604
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:41,980
Okay.

605
00:44:42,460 --> 00:44:44,360
If there's any questions, I'll be glad you try to fill them.

606
00:44:44,580 --> 00:44:46,160
I'll be any questions from the board commissioners.

607
00:44:48,090 --> 00:44:48,410
Thank you.

608
00:44:49,070 --> 00:44:50,010
What's the will of the board?

609
00:44:50,250 --> 00:44:52,750
We make a motion and we approve the resolution to authorize

610
00:44:52,750 --> 00:44:54,070
in the new electronic option.

611
00:44:54,070 --> 00:44:59,490
parcel number one two zero four zero seven eight zero street.

612
00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:15,960
The next item

613
00:45:26,870 --> 00:45:27,130
is,

614
00:45:29,270 --> 00:45:39,490
next item is, next item is, through 786, to resolution declining the offer of surplus property. Like to recognize their county manager, Mr. Steve Garrison.

615
00:45:39,490 --> 00:45:44,370
Thank you Chairman, Dr. Sutton, Superintendent for the Rudd County Schools.

616
00:45:44,730 --> 00:45:50,210
Readjust out and they are desiring to the desire, there we go.

617
00:45:50,570 --> 00:45:56,750
To sell an unused portion of property, 5.88 acres, parcel of land along East Second

618
00:45:56,750 --> 00:46:00,610
Street, adjacent to the former RS Middle School campus.

619
00:46:00,950 --> 00:46:05,050
This is part of the original campus that was split with the new 221 highway that's coming

620
00:46:05,050 --> 00:46:05,570
through there.

621
00:46:06,770 --> 00:46:10,850
They have a desire to partner with the town of Rutherford, as you can see, town manager

622
00:46:10,850 --> 00:46:11,870
Doug Barrick with us.

623
00:46:12,610 --> 00:46:21,210
And so they are looking to transfer that property to the town of Rutherford and future

624
00:46:21,210 --> 00:46:23,970
development side for potential for workforce development.

625
00:46:24,550 --> 00:46:28,810
However, the school board must declare the property as surplus property, which they haven't

626
00:46:28,810 --> 00:46:29,790
taken that action.

627
00:46:30,330 --> 00:46:34,130
And they have to offer it to the county for a first round of refusal.

628
00:46:34,130 --> 00:46:38,650
So, what you have before you this evening is a recommendation from staff of the resolution.

629
00:46:39,290 --> 00:46:45,810
We are a request that you adopt to declare that property surplus and to, well, they've

630
00:46:45,810 --> 00:46:50,790
already declared that I apologize, to decline the offer of the property resolution to tax

631
00:46:50,790 --> 00:46:52,110
for your consideration, Chairman.

632
00:46:52,430 --> 00:46:54,150
Glad to respond to any questions that you may have.

633
00:46:57,110 --> 00:46:59,150
The mayor of the attendance here tonight.

634
00:46:59,930 --> 00:47:00,190
Okay.

635
00:47:00,950 --> 00:47:04,810
I didn't know you just want an arm wrestle over it.

636
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:12,100
No, okay, thank you, sir.

637
00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:12,660
Second.

638
00:47:12,920 --> 00:47:13,320
Got a motion.

639
00:47:13,400 --> 00:47:13,700
Second.

640
00:47:13,700 --> 00:47:14,300
Any discussion?

641
00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:17,360
You're going to call a question.

642
00:47:17,500 --> 00:47:18,660
I'll favor raise your right hand.

643
00:47:18,820 --> 00:47:19,160
Any opposed?

644
00:47:19,380 --> 00:47:19,720
Likewise.

645
00:47:28,530 --> 00:47:29,030
Commissioners.

646
00:47:29,190 --> 00:47:29,830
Next item.

647
00:47:30,510 --> 00:47:30,970
Apologize.

648
00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:34,720
Next time.

649
00:47:35,080 --> 00:47:35,420
Items.

650
00:47:35,780 --> 00:47:36,340
3813.

651
00:47:36,700 --> 00:47:37,860
Opioid settlement funds.

652
00:47:37,960 --> 00:47:38,900
Project proposals.

653
00:47:42,970 --> 00:47:43,950
Thank you, Chairman.

654
00:47:44,290 --> 00:47:44,810
Commissioners.

655
00:47:45,210 --> 00:47:50,130
If you would, please permit me to recognize the tireless community partners and stakeholders.

656
00:47:50,130 --> 00:47:55,190
have been an active part of our open settlement fund strategic plan and committee over the last two years.

657
00:47:55,810 --> 00:47:57,970
If you've been a part of that committee, would you mind to stand?

658
00:47:58,470 --> 00:48:00,250
This is the overall larger committee.

659
00:48:02,360 --> 00:48:02,760
Thank you.

660
00:48:03,380 --> 00:48:04,100
Appreciate it.

661
00:48:06,770 --> 00:48:12,710
I say tirelessly because we have run them through a gamut of a whole lot of meetings over the last couple of years.

662
00:48:13,230 --> 00:48:20,310
Part of the committee that we define as our subcommittee is a review committee that's looked at the request for applications that were submitted requesting

663
00:48:20,310 --> 00:48:29,110
a consideration from the commissioners for funds for opiate settlement funds toward projects that meet the MOA.

664
00:48:30,090 --> 00:48:37,450
Just to read through that real quick and before I do that, I wanted to recognize as well our subcommittee, those members that have already stood up.

665
00:48:37,970 --> 00:48:41,110
Let me start by introducing you to Peyton Williams.

666
00:48:41,690 --> 00:48:46,010
She's from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, part of their OSTAT team.

667
00:48:46,010 --> 00:48:50,850
And she's been serving on our committee as our committee coordinator, Peyton, would

668
00:48:50,850 --> 00:48:51,710
you mind stand again?

669
00:48:51,850 --> 00:48:52,110
I'm sorry.

670
00:48:52,590 --> 00:48:55,050
Really appreciate all that you've done to get our committee to this part.

671
00:48:55,250 --> 00:49:00,510
She's been our go-to subject matter expert and really has taken a lot of time working with

672
00:49:00,510 --> 00:49:06,090
not only herself, but her team and Raleigh, trying to put together all the necessary forms

673
00:49:06,090 --> 00:49:12,130
and helping us die through the menagerie of the lab, which may be a better description

674
00:49:12,130 --> 00:49:16,070
of the maintenance of our maintenance of agreement that we have with the state of North Carolina.

675
00:49:16,310 --> 00:49:18,670
But we appreciate you assisting us with this.

676
00:49:18,850 --> 00:49:19,710
Thank you.

677
00:49:19,990 --> 00:49:23,710
Jill Miracle with the Health Council, it's also a member of the subcommittee that reviewed

678
00:49:23,710 --> 00:49:27,150
these applications as well as Dr. Paul Holden, who's here with us today.

679
00:49:27,770 --> 00:49:32,850
Keisha McDowell with the Graham Town Team, Doug Waird, because I mentioned, the town manager

680
00:49:32,850 --> 00:49:37,690
for other than Ted Bell, I believe is here, our district attorney, we appreciate his participation.

681
00:49:37,690 --> 00:49:41,230
Dana Stansbury with the Foothills Regional Commission.

682
00:49:41,570 --> 00:49:42,650
I don't believe she's with us.

683
00:49:43,490 --> 00:49:46,990
County Finance Director Paula Rich, County HR Director,

684
00:49:47,090 --> 00:49:50,670
Deborah Conner, and then our County EMS Director Caleb Johnson.

685
00:49:51,750 --> 00:49:55,510
Just again, just to thank them for being a part of the committee

686
00:49:55,510 --> 00:49:58,650
that reviewed the request for applications

687
00:49:58,650 --> 00:50:00,550
that were submitted to us a couple of months ago.

688
00:50:00,790 --> 00:50:02,770
And it was a pretty lengthy, long process

689
00:50:02,770 --> 00:50:05,170
that we went through as a team to try to score

690
00:50:05,170 --> 00:50:07,230
and rank these applications that came in.

691
00:50:07,230 --> 00:50:12,430
and we're preparing this evening to make recommendations to the commission for funding of particular projects.

692
00:50:12,990 --> 00:50:17,430
As a reminder, the rough county ended into a national settlement agreement with companies engaged

693
00:50:17,430 --> 00:50:23,310
in the manufacturing of distribution and dispensing of opiates, the allocation uses and reporting

694
00:50:23,310 --> 00:50:28,330
of funds stemming from these national settlement agreements and bankruptcy resolutions are governed

695
00:50:28,330 --> 00:50:34,410
by the memorandum of agreement. Julia has talked about the MOA quite a bit. That's between the

696
00:50:34,410 --> 00:50:39,450
of North Carolina and local governments on proceed relating to the settlement of

697
00:50:39,450 --> 00:50:43,270
opioid litigation and supplemental agreement for additional financial and additional

698
00:50:43,270 --> 00:50:45,850
settlements of opioid litigation as a mouthful.

699
00:50:46,490 --> 00:50:52,850
The other county opiate settlement fund requests for applications of the RFA's review subcommittee

700
00:50:52,850 --> 00:50:56,850
has completed their review of submitted RFA's and recommend that the county commission

701
00:50:56,850 --> 00:51:02,470
approve three projects for funding via a resolution by the county of Rutherford County

702
00:51:02,470 --> 00:51:05,430
County of Rutherford to direct the expenditure of

703
00:51:05,430 --> 00:51:08,610
open settlement funds. The three recommended projects

704
00:51:08,610 --> 00:51:12,590
would begin on July 1st, 2024, and would cover two

705
00:51:12,590 --> 00:51:15,630
years. So these will be two year service agreements that

706
00:51:15,630 --> 00:51:18,330
will assign with these three organizations. This will

707
00:51:18,330 --> 00:51:23,670
go from current fiscal year, 2425 and into 25 and 26.

708
00:51:24,310 --> 00:51:25,970
The three projects selected by the review

709
00:51:25,970 --> 00:51:28,390
committee are followed, rather than regional hospital.

710
00:51:29,490 --> 00:51:31,890
They propose the evidence-based addiction treatment

711
00:51:31,890 --> 00:51:37,550
Programming and this is for an authorization of $400,000 for two fiscal years.

712
00:51:38,390 --> 00:51:43,890
The second organization, our recommendation is to fund preferred choice health care.

713
00:51:44,550 --> 00:51:48,450
They are offering recovery support services programming.

714
00:51:48,930 --> 00:51:54,490
That's for an authorization of $335,705 for two fiscal years.

715
00:51:54,970 --> 00:52:00,290
And then United Way of Rutherford County, they are offering recovery support services programming.

716
00:52:00,290 --> 00:52:04,650
That's for an authorization of $258,000 for two fiscal years.

717
00:52:05,110 --> 00:52:12,830
All total, the amount of funding we're appropriating is around $993,705 for two years for these three organizations.

718
00:52:13,630 --> 00:52:18,430
We did attach a resolution without effect and present that to you this evening for your consideration.

719
00:52:19,130 --> 00:52:23,070
Just wanted this reminder, over the course of the 18 year period of the settlement,

720
00:52:23,330 --> 00:52:27,590
we anticipate that right now the projection is exceeding 10 million dollars.

721
00:52:27,590 --> 00:52:32,110
But the time you divide that out over the 18 years, we want to make sure that we still

722
00:52:32,110 --> 00:52:36,550
have those funds available in a conservative matter to ensure that we have funding to

723
00:52:36,550 --> 00:52:39,990
last the entirety of 18-year period when the funds start trickling in.

724
00:52:40,510 --> 00:52:45,050
So right now our proposal is 500,000 each year, so we're trying to cap that out.

725
00:52:45,610 --> 00:52:50,810
So far we have kept you at that lower amount, just a little bit less than a million for

726
00:52:50,810 --> 00:52:55,350
the two-year period at 909, 3,705 for these three organizations.

727
00:52:55,350 --> 00:52:59,490
We have a lot of great some middle I wish we could fund every one of them.

728
00:52:59,990 --> 00:53:10,970
This is where we landed as far as trying to ensure that we can fund some programs we hope will move the needle on our continued battles to combat opiate addiction in Rutherford County.

729
00:53:11,210 --> 00:53:13,390
Glad to respond to any questions that you may have.

730
00:53:14,210 --> 00:53:21,120
This could have perhaps been the accountability of the government.

731
00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:23,480
How will we know?

732
00:53:30,300 --> 00:53:30,640
Yes, sir.

733
00:53:31,240 --> 00:53:35,000
I don't think Scott Luganois with us this evening.

734
00:53:35,400 --> 00:53:39,920
If you remember last month, we ask you to allow the county to contract with the gate

735
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:40,220
spring.

736
00:53:40,920 --> 00:53:46,140
That's more of the primary functions that organizations will have is to help us do the reporting and

737
00:53:46,140 --> 00:53:50,180
the monitoring as well as mentoring and coaching to ensure that these funds are effectively spent.

738
00:53:50,180 --> 00:53:56,180
Right now I think we're on a quarterly track for reporting which will upload into a state

739
00:53:56,180 --> 00:53:58,140
portal because the state will require that.

740
00:53:58,400 --> 00:54:03,300
If you have time to review the entirety of the MOA, it does have a lot of reporting requirements

741
00:54:03,300 --> 00:54:08,420
in there to ensure that we're not only holding the organization accountable that we're being

742
00:54:08,420 --> 00:54:09,460
held accountable as well.

743
00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:15,380
But Gatespring and Scott Lugano will be a great aid to help us offset some of that.

744
00:54:15,860 --> 00:54:16,460
Thank you, sir.

745
00:54:16,540 --> 00:54:17,120
It's a good question.

746
00:54:18,580 --> 00:54:23,360
Yeah, the MLA directs on a lot of what it can and can't be used for.

747
00:54:23,860 --> 00:54:24,140
Yes, sir.

748
00:54:24,220 --> 00:54:30,180
I mean, one of the things, sorry, Commissioner, I mean to cut you off, the MLA, that's

749
00:54:30,180 --> 00:54:31,360
been the toughest challenges.

750
00:54:31,840 --> 00:54:35,840
Right now, you have option B or option A or option B strategies.

751
00:54:36,460 --> 00:54:40,400
The option A strategies are quite broad, but that's why I mentioned Peyton and really

752
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:46,240
appreciated her role in assisting us through the process because it's a bit complex and

753
00:54:46,240 --> 00:54:51,180
convoluted, I could say that, but the understanding is that they're wanting to ensure from

754
00:54:51,180 --> 00:54:55,820
state level, specifically the Attorney General's Office, funds are spent in a way that meet

755
00:54:55,820 --> 00:55:00,860
legal requirements, but also match federal requirements and relations to best practices

756
00:55:00,860 --> 00:55:02,060
for utilization of funds.

757
00:55:02,740 --> 00:55:10,560
So option A strategies, this is what we are at the moment, it'll do a lot to help us move

758
00:55:10,560 --> 00:55:11,080
that needle.

759
00:55:11,280 --> 00:55:16,220
Again, but the option B strategies, that's the second part of what Mr. Lugano and

760
00:55:16,220 --> 00:55:18,160
and gate spring will be working on.

761
00:55:18,580 --> 00:55:20,840
We want to open those strategies up as well.

762
00:55:21,060 --> 00:55:22,960
There's several pages if you recall.

763
00:55:23,140 --> 00:55:24,260
There's only like a couple of pages

764
00:55:24,260 --> 00:55:25,480
for the option A strategies,

765
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:28,620
but there's multiple pages for option B strategies.

766
00:55:29,240 --> 00:55:32,740
They allow you to dive deeper into some aspects

767
00:55:32,740 --> 00:55:34,360
of what the funds can be used for.

768
00:55:34,620 --> 00:55:35,520
Not necessarily flexibility,

769
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:37,460
but greater utilization of those funds

770
00:55:37,460 --> 00:55:38,680
for the option B strategies.

771
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:42,160
You have to check the boxes on quite a few activities

772
00:55:42,160 --> 00:55:44,400
in the community before you can open up

773
00:55:44,400 --> 00:55:45,600
those option B strategies.

774
00:55:45,600 --> 00:55:48,420
Scott's going to be working on that as well over the next two years.

775
00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:53,220
By the time we wrote around two years, we'll have additional opportunities for some of

776
00:55:53,220 --> 00:55:59,900
the multitude of organizations in our community that might qualify for opiate settlement fund

777
00:55:59,900 --> 00:56:00,420
distribution.

778
00:56:01,500 --> 00:56:02,100
Thanks, sir.

779
00:56:12,050 --> 00:56:16,510
As a resolution before you will see the war make a motion that we approve the resolution

780
00:56:17,190 --> 00:56:18,430
and move this thing forward.

781
00:56:19,030 --> 00:56:20,390
I think a motion to do a second.

782
00:56:22,470 --> 00:56:23,170
Thank you, Commissioner.

783
00:56:23,170 --> 00:56:23,850
We've got a motion second.

784
00:56:23,910 --> 00:56:24,350
Any discussion?

785
00:56:25,850 --> 00:56:26,830
You know, I call a question.

786
00:56:26,910 --> 00:56:27,890
All the favourites are by hand.

787
00:56:28,010 --> 00:56:28,870
Can you put it flag-wise?

788
00:56:29,230 --> 00:56:29,710
Okay, here we go.

789
00:56:30,070 --> 00:56:30,530
Here we go.

790
00:56:30,870 --> 00:56:31,510
Here we go.

791
00:56:32,370 --> 00:56:33,110
Thank you, gentlemen.

792
00:56:34,630 --> 00:56:38,210
Commissioners, next item is commissioner reports of 3791.

793
00:56:38,570 --> 00:56:40,290
The current is the development of the order report.

794
00:56:40,530 --> 00:56:41,290
I'd like to recognize.

795
00:56:43,050 --> 00:56:43,650
Okay, so

796
00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:51,140
37 slides.

797
00:56:52,160 --> 00:56:52,580
How many slides?

798
00:56:53,160 --> 00:56:53,520
37.

799
00:56:54,460 --> 00:56:55,120
You got 37?

800
00:56:55,360 --> 00:56:55,620
Information?

801
00:56:55,980 --> 00:56:56,620
Always a pleasure.

802
00:56:56,920 --> 00:56:57,220
Always.

803
00:56:57,600 --> 00:56:58,460
You know, a pleasure to be here.

804
00:56:58,460 --> 00:57:04,740
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, commissioners, county manager, Ernie.

805
00:57:07,010 --> 00:57:08,610
Thank you all for the opportunity to be here.

806
00:57:08,810 --> 00:57:14,350
As you recall last month, I did give you an overview of our 2425 budget.

807
00:57:15,390 --> 00:57:18,550
So I'm here tonight to just kind of hit the highlights.

808
00:57:19,230 --> 00:57:22,090
I promise I'll hit highlights and move through all these projects.

809
00:57:22,470 --> 00:57:26,250
There's some great things going on in Rufford Bound, some great things going on in marketing.

810
00:57:26,250 --> 00:57:35,410
And you've got a full report before you, hopefully you'll be able to add time to go through that, but I'm just going to go through real quick and hit the highlights.

811
00:57:36,790 --> 00:57:43,570
Rutherbound, as you know, we take one third of our arms and tax collections that we receive, and we put it back into our community.

812
00:57:44,050 --> 00:57:49,250
And that is what we work with the towns and the county to create Rutherbound.

813
00:57:49,250 --> 00:57:55,310
Well, Ruffer Bound is currently nine projects completed with 14 in place and currently

814
00:57:55,310 --> 00:58:02,070
21 through 23, 24 we will have over 21 million dollars of projects and funding for the

815
00:58:02,070 --> 00:58:02,470
projects.

816
00:58:02,910 --> 00:58:07,050
There's 14 different projects listed there, everything from Chimmy Rock to Elimberum.

817
00:58:07,550 --> 00:58:11,830
And we, I won't go and read every one of them, but there's a lot of great things going on

818
00:58:11,830 --> 00:58:12,110
there.

819
00:58:12,570 --> 00:58:17,190
But I will hit the highlights here, 21 million dollars, as I mentioned, 10 million dollars

820
00:58:17,190 --> 00:58:24,570
and grants $10 million from local government and TDA's matching money there and then some

821
00:58:24,570 --> 00:58:30,350
private funds, though that is an excellent opportunity for Rutherford County and Ruther

822
00:58:30,350 --> 00:58:32,170
Bound to continue and we will continue.

823
00:58:32,670 --> 00:58:37,710
At the end of this next year, the TDA will put in another $1 million into Ruther Bound

824
00:58:37,710 --> 00:58:43,770
and with the towns and the county matching those funds will be another $1.5 million, but

825
00:58:43,770 --> 00:58:46,170
The $21 million is going to become $22.5 million.

826
00:58:46,810 --> 00:58:50,390
So, and hopefully more grants and a lot more opportunities to come.

827
00:58:50,970 --> 00:58:55,410
But at the end of this term, or at the end of this five or six years, TDA will put in

828
00:58:55,410 --> 00:59:01,090
$6.5 million back into Ruffer County projects.

829
00:59:01,770 --> 00:59:04,190
Okay, we've got Chimney Rock streetscape right now.

830
00:59:04,350 --> 00:59:08,870
As we speak, if you've been up in Chimney Rock, the streets are torn up and that's all good

831
00:59:08,870 --> 00:59:11,010
because this is going to look really good.

832
00:59:11,010 --> 00:59:15,370
We're having meetings with our stakeholders and we're going to be talking with them.

833
00:59:15,550 --> 00:59:23,590
There's a little bit of construction going on, but we're going to get them all happy and do some social media and make sure everybody knows that they are still open for business.

834
00:59:24,390 --> 00:59:35,110
Okay, like Lord, Morse Park, we do have a funding gap, but they're getting ready to go out to bid here real soon and we will determine what kind of funding gap they have.

835
00:59:45,510 --> 00:59:59,970
We'll come up with that funding gap after the bids all come in and get opened but we're anticipating right now a little over almost 400,000 funding gap there with almost a $2 million project.

836
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:29,720
The factory continues to move forward, and we look forward to this completion here in the near future. The Slope Skate Park and Spindale. We're going to bid here in mid to late summer and determine what that funding gap will be. But again, another $2 million plus project, and we've already come up with almost $2 million, the funds, and we will continue with that. Or a city, the farmers market, they're right off the Thermal Belt Rail Trail.

837
01:00:30,740 --> 01:00:43,740
They're going to be kind of regrouping, right there I'm sure on a 1.5 funding gap, but I think they're going to downscale that project and kind of see where things are going, but we'll work closely, the TDA work closely with for a city to see what they want to do.

838
01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:55,100
We've got $1.2 million of funds committed, and we're anticipating a bid of around $1.4.

839
01:00:55,480 --> 01:00:57,940
So we do have a $220,000 funding gap.

840
01:00:58,360 --> 01:01:03,560
Again, the final once everything goes out for bids, we'll know more about what the true funding gap will be.

841
01:01:03,900 --> 01:01:09,420
So we'll hopefully be able to go to bid here in the fall on that, but we'll see how things progress.

842
01:01:09,980 --> 01:01:12,080
There's one thing about having all these projects going.

843
01:01:13,820 --> 01:01:19,340
time lines would you still not the window. I mean, it's, I wish they would go faster,

844
01:01:19,640 --> 01:01:25,380
but unfortunately they're not. And we do have funding gaps, and I'll keep you posted

845
01:01:25,380 --> 01:01:27,780
on that. Thermal belt rail trail, Purple Martin,

846
01:01:28,160 --> 01:01:34,120
DDA will continue to contribute $100,000 a year into those two trails, each of those getting

847
01:01:34,120 --> 01:01:40,560
$50,000. Right now, there's $400,000 available in funding for Thermal belt rail trail and Purple

848
01:01:40,560 --> 01:01:47,400
mark enhancements and we'll be working with the trail collaborative to figure out what

849
01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:55,900
we would need to do. Also, Legacy Soccer Park, as you know, that is coming in 2026 towards

850
01:01:55,900 --> 01:02:02,160
end of the year there. The TDA is working with Town 4 City, Rutherford County, and yes,

851
01:02:02,360 --> 01:02:09,220
without our each high legacy foundation and their contribution of over $13 million. None of

852
01:02:09,220 --> 01:02:12,180
That would have been possible, which is so thankful for our HI and what they've done.

853
01:02:12,580 --> 01:02:18,160
So thankful for all the other collaboration and we're excited about that part coming

854
01:02:18,160 --> 01:02:18,780
real soon.

855
01:02:20,300 --> 01:02:22,360
As you heard, I've talked about all the projects.

856
01:02:22,640 --> 01:02:23,540
They all have funding gaps.

857
01:02:23,800 --> 01:02:24,580
They all have marketing.

858
01:02:24,800 --> 01:02:25,360
They have groundbreaking.

859
01:02:26,020 --> 01:02:27,260
They need ribbon cuttings.

860
01:02:27,500 --> 01:02:29,840
They need promotion and work at TDA.

861
01:02:30,180 --> 01:02:35,480
We have money set aside in our administration budget that we are working with all of the towns

862
01:02:35,480 --> 01:02:36,400
to help them.

863
01:02:36,720 --> 01:02:38,160
We're not just saying, hey, let's do a project.

864
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:45,340
We're going to work with them and help get those funding gaps down because the goal is is to do round breakings and ribbon cutting.

865
01:02:46,260 --> 01:02:50,540
We're going to work, and then, as what I said, about 23, 24, we've got a trail collaborative.

866
01:02:51,020 --> 01:02:57,600
We are working with creating trails up in the Lake Lord, Cheney Rock area, and working with conservative Carolina,

867
01:02:57,940 --> 01:03:02,400
Foothills Conservancy, Carolina Cromers, and Ruffford Outdoor Coalition.

868
01:03:03,900 --> 01:03:14,060
The TDA will continue to host RutherfordBound.com, we will continue to do videos and promote all of our different projects throughout the county.

869
01:03:14,540 --> 01:03:20,540
We will continue to work with the state and be year-to-trail as we committed to.

870
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:32,040
But this year, the state of North Carolina wants to be known as the Great Trail State and Rutherford County will do everything possible to promote our trails and partner with the state and help them with their goal.

871
01:03:32,040 --> 01:03:38,240
of being come known as the Great Trail State and 2425 scope of work as I mentioned will continue

872
01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:45,620
to do websites, ribbon cuttings, ground breakings, remote trails, you will should see some billboards

873
01:03:45,620 --> 01:03:52,520
around. Our progress, we're hoping we can continue to get funding and support throughout the community

874
01:03:53,240 --> 01:03:58,120
and Legacy Park. We'll have a ribbon cutting coming up real soon, well not real soon,

875
01:03:58,120 --> 01:04:01,260
another year of construction, but we'll that will be here soon.

876
01:04:01,940 --> 01:04:06,700
And then, as I mentioned, if you go up to Jimmy Rock now, this is just an example of how

877
01:04:06,700 --> 01:04:07,080
we're doing.

878
01:04:07,220 --> 01:04:10,100
We're promoting ground breakings and ribbon cuttings and so forth.

879
01:04:10,260 --> 01:04:14,040
And that's just an example of some of the material that we help our towns with.

880
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:15,840
The TDA is doing it.

881
01:04:15,940 --> 01:04:16,840
The towns in the county.

882
01:04:17,100 --> 01:04:18,680
You do not have to do any of that funding.

883
01:04:20,340 --> 01:04:24,680
Our ad agency and roughly a distance by design is doing all that work.

884
01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:31,380
and there's an example of one of our ribbon cuttings and the street that's going on.

885
01:04:31,740 --> 01:04:33,820
Okay, that's Ruffer Bound.

886
01:04:34,980 --> 01:04:39,480
Now, the TDA is responsible for marking, promoting Ruffer County as a destination place.

887
01:04:40,000 --> 01:04:44,540
And as you can see, there is the travel guide that is one of our main focus

888
01:04:44,540 --> 01:04:46,960
and then I have a actual copy here.

889
01:04:47,980 --> 01:04:49,840
So we'll continue to do that.

890
01:04:49,840 --> 01:05:01,680
We're working with farmers, we're doing agritourism in Ruther County, we have farmers at and we're also working with, we've hired P1 tourism and with their

891
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:08,060
collaboration, collaboration with NC State University and they are helping us work with different farms,

892
01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:18,120
communities identifying farms that would like to have an event on their farm and have a way to create additional revenues or visitors to come out

893
01:05:18,120 --> 01:05:25,120
to the farm, but he wanted us helping us identify those farms, create those events, sales

894
01:05:25,120 --> 01:05:28,320
tickets, and provide extra revenue for farms.

895
01:05:28,520 --> 01:05:29,440
What kind of farms?

896
01:05:31,280 --> 01:05:32,400
Here's an example right there.

897
01:05:33,020 --> 01:05:34,680
There are some of the farms that we're working with out there.

898
01:05:35,100 --> 01:05:35,580
Great question.

899
01:05:36,940 --> 01:05:44,480
But distilleries, Hofax Creek Farm, but if there is a farmer that would like to create

900
01:05:44,480 --> 01:05:48,480
event on their farm that they can sell tickets for will work with anybody.

901
01:05:49,140 --> 01:05:53,560
I mean any of the farmers and right now we've identified I think the number was 13

902
01:05:53,560 --> 01:05:58,660
that we're working with but the goal is is identify more and create more events but

903
01:05:58,660 --> 01:06:03,620
that's the agri-tourism piece of that is as you promote people to come visit both for

904
01:06:03,620 --> 01:06:08,560
county and if they want to get the agri-tourism piece of it is visit out through farms will

905
01:06:08,560 --> 01:06:17,120
promote social media and try to drive traffic to go visit the farm okay and we are community

906
01:06:17,120 --> 01:06:23,600
events programs which is in our budget we promote and help assist with marketing with all the

907
01:06:23,600 --> 01:06:28,720
different events and there's the list of them there but you see the jet ski there the jet

908
01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:35,660
ski association has identified that they want to come back to the isothermal community college lake

909
01:06:36,800 --> 01:06:41,680
And they are going to have another event on July 5th and 6th, and get this.

910
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:44,480
They're going to bring in lights and do night racing this year.

911
01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:48,820
So we're going to, anyway, this would be the second annual, and we're excited.

912
01:06:49,240 --> 01:06:53,320
And we hope to make it a traditional competition and program there.

913
01:06:53,600 --> 01:07:02,380
And then also the TDA will all be, also to support the All Star game that's going to go on Al's Park, which is July 7th and 8th.

914
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:06,320
Keep up with county beautiful.

915
01:07:07,280 --> 01:07:19,980
As you know, you county commissioners challenged the TDA and pick up Rocco to form a program of work that would educate and communicate and find volunteers to pick up litter and thank you for that challenge.

916
01:07:20,480 --> 01:07:22,020
Well, here's where we are today with that program.

917
01:07:22,500 --> 01:07:28,100
We've had many volunteers, we've picked up tons of litter and

918
01:07:28,100 --> 01:07:33,640
And Jenna Bailey, with pickup roco, has decided to resign.

919
01:07:34,420 --> 01:07:41,280
She's going to be on the board for the committee, but she's not going to be the executive director.

920
01:07:42,140 --> 01:07:52,000
So the TDA and the Keith Ruther County committee is going to contract with ROC and Jerry Stenslin

921
01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:56,900
of ROC is going to take on that program of work that Jenna did as the executive director.

922
01:07:56,900 --> 01:08:02,580
The TDA will continue to sponsor and fund $50,000.

923
01:08:02,960 --> 01:08:08,700
We have $50,000 in our budget to continue to pick up RoCo, and we'll be working closely

924
01:08:08,700 --> 01:08:12,020
with Jerry Stenslin and ROC, both for that board.

925
01:08:12,940 --> 01:08:18,140
So I see on here paid for 70 miles to pick up litter?

926
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:22,300
Yes, and that is, we've got volunteers that pick up so many miles, but there are certain

927
01:08:22,300 --> 01:08:24,440
miles that aren't safe.

928
01:08:24,440 --> 01:08:30,100
So then we do, there is part of that 50,000, I want to say that we give, I want to say

929
01:08:30,100 --> 01:08:39,180
we, the TDA, 285,000, 30,000 goes to actual paid pickup, where we contract with a company

930
01:08:39,180 --> 01:08:41,500
to go out and actually pick up later further.

931
01:08:41,940 --> 01:08:42,340
Question.

932
01:08:42,740 --> 01:08:43,000
Yes sir.

933
01:08:44,140 --> 01:08:50,820
At the last NRA dinner, event I was at, I hadn't had opportunity to sit next to Sheriff

934
01:08:51,740 --> 01:08:59,220
We were just talking shop like we do and he was making that he was interested in using prisoners to pick up in some of these areas.

935
01:08:59,640 --> 01:09:06,780
However, he had a deficit in funding from what the state was providing and what he needed.

936
01:09:07,800 --> 01:09:10,780
And I would think this differential here would probably come to play.

937
01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:11,640
Would you reach out to him?

938
01:09:11,640 --> 01:09:12,180
Oh, yeah.

939
01:09:12,300 --> 01:09:14,460
If we're going to spend money listening.

940
01:09:14,820 --> 01:09:15,120
I agree.

941
01:09:15,120 --> 01:09:18,060
But he mentioned that about three, four weeks ago.

942
01:09:18,420 --> 01:09:20,560
Actually, the meetings tomorrow night, so it was a month ago.

943
01:09:21,480 --> 01:09:22,460
Sure, but I will.

944
01:09:23,300 --> 01:09:30,480
But there, he was talking, and this is all, please, this is not for the paper, just because he was talking about the challenges and

945
01:09:30,480 --> 01:09:34,520
opportunities of having a vehicle and all that.

946
01:09:34,820 --> 01:09:39,520
The state does provide some funding to him, but not to complete funding.

947
01:09:39,520 --> 01:09:47,280
Okay, and I mentioned to him that I thought that we are the TDA does outsource that and then maybe we just a chance that we can partner

948
01:09:47,280 --> 01:09:50,640
Yeah, and let's get some of these guys out here

949
01:09:51,180 --> 01:09:52,760
Yeah, we've done that all the time

950
01:09:52,760 --> 01:09:54,120
Years and years ago

951
01:09:54,120 --> 01:09:59,020
I will definitely reach out to the sheriff. No, okay, we can do

952
01:10:00,180 --> 01:10:06,020
Well that concludes my report. So if anybody's any questions, but

953
01:10:06,020 --> 01:10:15,300
But Rutherford County Jurisans in good shape, continuing to pray that our arctic tax comes in and continues to break records so we can keep doing more and more for Rutherford County.

954
01:10:15,820 --> 01:10:16,540
Well, thank you for everything.

955
01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:16,720
Thank you.

956
01:10:16,900 --> 01:10:17,220
Thank you.

957
01:10:17,580 --> 01:10:17,880
Okay.

958
01:10:19,860 --> 01:10:20,660
The commissioners.

959
01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:24,080
Next item is a tax budget for this for information only.

960
01:10:24,900 --> 01:10:26,880
And they just own a agenda and it's posted online.

961
01:10:27,080 --> 01:10:29,580
And the last item on our agenda is to adjourn.

962
01:10:29,660 --> 01:10:30,460
So what's the will of the board?

963
01:10:30,640 --> 01:10:31,340
Motion to adjourn.

964
01:10:31,700 --> 01:10:31,940
Thank you.

965
01:10:31,940 --> 01:10:33,680
We've got a motion to second in discussion.

966
01:10:33,880 --> 01:10:34,860
Here you're not going to call a question.

967
01:10:34,860 --> 01:10:36,020
All flavored rationed right in.

968
01:10:36,400 --> 01:10:37,300
You need to pose light wise.