1 00:00:00,719 --> 00:00:03,719 Sorry. 2 00:00:17,359 --> 00:00:20,680 How are you? 3 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:53,520 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this evening's board meeting. It is now 7:31. 4 00:01:51,840 --> 00:02:00,719 I would like to call the board meeting to order. And our first agenda item is 5 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:05,200 the pledge of allegiance. If I could ask uh Maxine Wolf to lead us in the pledge 6 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,920 of allegiance. Would we all stand and face the flag, please? 7 00:02:10,399 --> 00:02:18,080 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 8 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:23,040 republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and 9 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:26,280 justice for justice for all. >> Thank you. 10 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:33,400 Vote, please. Robot, please. Excuse me. 11 00:02:35,519 --> 00:02:39,920 Uh trusty southern >> here. 12 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,680 » Trusty Mesner >> here. 13 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:47,200 » Trusty >> here. 14 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:52,800 » Here we're all here. We have a quorum. Thank you. First item on our agenda is 15 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:57,680 the town amended budget and appropriations public hearing. I 16 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:03,280 therefore call the public hearing to order for the amended budget and 17 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:11,040 appropriations ordinance for York Township fiscal year beginning March 18 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:15,040 1st, 2025 ending February 28th, 2026. It was prepared and it has been made 19 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:20,239 convenient and available to the public for inspection since February 9th. Um, 20 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:26,120 at this time, can I have the chief of staff please provide brief report 21 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,120 budget? 22 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:37,840 » Hi, I'm recommending that the town board pass the town budget. There were 23 00:03:36,239 --> 00:03:41,680 additional funds available for the police fund um that must be spent in 24 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:45,599 this fiscal year and the budget amendment is required in order to 25 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,959 appropriate those funds. Since we needed to amen the budget, we also took the 26 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:52,560 opportunity to make some housekeeping adjustments to accounts that were 27 00:03:50,959 --> 00:03:56,720 trending over the budget, including legal services, auto repairs, and 28 00:03:54,480 --> 00:04:01,040 nutrition, supplies, and equipment. Funds were increased in the necessary 29 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:04,799 where necessary and reducing capital outlay building. So, the total 30 00:04:02,959 --> 00:04:08,640 appropriations for the budget remains unchanged. 31 00:04:06,959 --> 00:04:11,920 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 32 00:04:10,159 --> 00:04:16,639 At this time, is there anybody in the audience who wishes to address the 33 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:21,160 township board regarding the amended budget and appropriation ordinance? 34 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:32,400 Seeing none, I will close the public hearing at this time. The board will 35 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:40,880 take final action on the amended budget and appropriation ordinance at agenda 36 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:40,880 number eight on this evening's agenda. 37 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:50,759 At this time, can I have a motion for agenda number five? Um, for our minutes, 38 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:58,600 I move to approve the minutes of February 10th, 2026. 39 00:05:00,479 --> 00:05:08,680 » May I have a second, please? >> Hearing a second. Is there any 40 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,680 discussion? 41 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:14,120 Seeing no discussion, cleric, 42 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,039 » yes. >> Trusty Mner, 43 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,880 » yes. >> Trusty Rego, 44 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,280 » yes. >> Supervisor Murray, 45 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:26,000 » yes. >> Yes. Motion carries. 46 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:31,400 Thank you. Next on the agenda is our close session 47 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,400 minutes. 48 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:38,720 I move to approve the minutes of the February 10th, 2026 close session 49 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:44,479 minutes. >> Do I have a second? Second. Thank you. 50 00:05:41,919 --> 00:05:47,680 Any discussion? Cler, may I appro? 51 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,440 » Jesse S. >> Yes. 52 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:52,720 » Jesse Mner. >> Yes. 53 00:05:49,919 --> 00:05:55,680 » Jesse Baker, yes. Marian, >> yes. 54 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:58,840 » Yes. Motion passes. >> Thank you. 55 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:07,039 At this time, is there any public comment? And um yes, I have three people 56 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:10,520 like public comment. Uh the first is Maxine Wolf. 57 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:28,880 Ladies and gentlemen, the board is good to meet you all in person. In Eric, I 58 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:32,560 became aware of the proposal. I believe that ALPR systems 59 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:36,800 like other arms of the surveillance state are right for abuse. For example, 60 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:44,000 and I quote here from John McCrae Jones AW policy analyst November 25th, 2025. 61 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:48,800 In 2024, Leard, former police chief of Kansas, used automatic license reader 62 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:53,360 cameras to track his ex-girlfriend's vehicle 228 times over more than four 63 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:58,000 months and even follow her and her new boyfriend is late. End quote. I can go 64 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,440 on the article contains numerous upsetting stories. I'm making no 65 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:06,319 accusations here really providing background how such systems can be 66 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:10,160 misused. While I'm glad RFP explicitly states the statuto requirements that 67 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:14,000 local police force data cannot be used to aid with immigration investigations. 68 00:07:12,479 --> 00:07:18,080 Unfortunately, this is another area where abuse is all too common. 69 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:22,120 Media's Jason Copler reported in August 2025 that poss 70 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:29,759 with a DEA agent who used access to quote search for information on someone 71 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:33,039 accused of an immigration violation end quote without the police officer's 72 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:36,800 knowledge. Even though most officers will not 73 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:40,160 misuse systems, point is that ALPR systems are vulnerable to abuse. 74 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,919 However, given the tight deadline for the use of funding, I propose the 75 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:48,560 following conditions uh above and beyond the proposal, some of which may be 76 00:07:45,599 --> 00:07:51,440 standard practice by defer already. The data should be viewable only by the 77 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:56,639 minimum necessary law enforcement agents. The min app should not be used 78 00:07:54,000 --> 00:08:00,960 by anyone. Uh the min app was mentioned in the uh proposal making data 79 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:05,360 accessible on a personal device invites personal use i.e. misuse. Records of 80 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:09,440 searches made by law enforcement agents should be retained and available for 81 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:13,199 public audit. Camera images and plate data should be retained for the shortest 82 00:08:11,039 --> 00:08:18,000 possible time. Minute man offers 30 days. Marlo in 2023 with the ACLU point 83 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:22,400 out that plates can be compared with hot lists in seconds and that New Hampshire 84 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:26,960 law requires data to be deleted after 3 minutes. Furthermore, the data uh 85 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:30,240 decryption key should not be stored in Amazon web services which could be 86 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:33,599 subpoenaed by federal authorities in contention of the Illinois statute 87 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:37,599 preventing use of LPR data in immigration cases. The decryption key 88 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:40,640 should be retained by the township before installation. A community 89 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:44,560 assessment should be conducted to ensure that the cameras are not placed in a 90 00:08:42,159 --> 00:08:49,200 discriminatory way. I believe the public safety is best served by social services 91 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:53,600 and the community needs noted members or sur. Thank you very much. 92 00:08:51,839 --> 00:08:59,560 » Thank you. Next one. 93 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,560 Uh Michael 94 00:09:10,959 --> 00:09:16,399 Good evening. My name is Michael and I'm here this evening to voice my opposition 95 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:20,640 to the system. 96 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:24,800 More due diligence is needed for an item like this. Auditing policy should be 97 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:28,480 place to ensure that selected vendors do not have exploits in their software um 98 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:32,240 and patch that exploits in a timely manner. Um the township would be 99 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:36,480 responsible for ensuring vendors they are selecting uh uh do this um and I do 100 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:41,600 not see provision for this outline in any proposals. Furthermore, reliance on 101 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:45,519 ALPR technology goes against efforts to ensure community policing uh as 102 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:49,920 practice. installation of these highly visible cameras does not make people 103 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:54,720 feel safer and so distrust distrust among populists uh against police. Uh 104 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:58,399 community oriented policing is proven to improve attitudes towards law 105 00:09:56,080 --> 00:10:02,560 enforcement. Furthermore, the way this technology would be used inserts more 106 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:06,160 streets between police officers and communities they are serving and 107 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:09,440 protecting. This distances an officer from the public and can lead to them 108 00:10:07,519 --> 00:10:14,160 viewing the community as others and not something the officer themselves is an 109 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:17,680 active part of. We need to what we are losing by prioritizing the use of 110 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,680 technology when it comes to public safety. 111 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:26,399 Furthermore, what enforcement methods would there be to ensure this data is 112 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:30,240 handled responsibly by law enforcement? I understand there are provisions in the 113 00:10:28,079 --> 00:10:33,120 requirement that uh would be that these cannot be used for immigration 114 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:39,040 enforcement, enforcement related investigations, general intelligence 115 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:43,200 gathering. Um but there are uh numerous ways that this data can be exploited. Um 116 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:46,560 particularly the inclusion of a mobile opens up many vectors that this data 117 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:50,640 could be leaked. Um, you could do screen recording, record the phone with another 118 00:10:48,079 --> 00:10:54,640 phone, etc. Um, and that ultimately we would be relying upon the people who 119 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:59,279 could misuse this to enforce that it is not and that creates a conflict of 120 00:10:56,800 --> 00:11:03,120 interest that it would not be uh in the public interest. 121 00:11:01,519 --> 00:11:06,079 Law enforcement in Illinois has already shown willingness to share login 122 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:11,760 credentials for these systems with federal agents. Um, and beyond that, 123 00:11:10,079 --> 00:11:17,440 there have been further instances of these systems used to uh stop and abuse 124 00:11:15,519 --> 00:11:23,120 um those who have relationships with officers. Um so this tool has too much 125 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:28,640 potential for abuse and that outweighs any supposed benefits for the community. 126 00:11:25,839 --> 00:11:33,839 Um we need to ask ourselves if we are okay with signing off the installation 127 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:40,000 of a panopticon um that we cannot ensure would affect data safety and be in the 128 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:45,880 interest of public. Thank you. >> Thank you. 129 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,880 Matt Bender. 130 00:11:53,600 --> 00:12:03,519 » Good evening. I'm speaking tonight against 131 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:09,440 cameras. These cameras do not deliver actors. AI should not be used by any 132 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:13,200 government or policing body as AI has continually shown itself to be 133 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:17,760 unreliable and the companies that create them to be irresponsible. These 134 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:23,519 companies do not care about our safety. They just see us as free data to be 135 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:29,600 captured and in a time where mass ICE, DHS, CBP, FBI, and a number of bounty 136 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:35,040 hunters are pulling people off the street through arrest of opportunity to 137 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:40,240 hit deportation quotas. not enforce actual immigration or United States law. 138 00:12:37,839 --> 00:12:44,800 Show us where our policing has gone and where it is going. When we see green 139 00:12:43,279 --> 00:12:48,959 card holders get detained at their hearings. When we see pepper balls shot 140 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:53,920 in the faces of our neighbors at Broadview, when we see teenagers get 141 00:12:51,680 --> 00:12:59,680 attacked in Aurora demonstrating free speech, we ask ourselves if these police 142 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:04,079 officers work for us and if they consider themselves part of our 143 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:09,519 community. The police decide what our laws are. You can go from a citizen with 144 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:14,959 rights to inhuman scum deserving of abuse at one person's discretion, one 145 00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:18,639 person's. The police have an incredible amount of 146 00:13:16,959 --> 00:13:23,920 power in our country. But to hear them tell it, they don't have enough. It's 147 00:13:22,079 --> 00:13:27,839 not enough that we are seeing federal agents break the Fourth Amendment both 148 00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:32,560 in breaking down doors without warrants, pulling citizens and non-citizens out of 149 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:39,600 cars, and beating them senseless in the good cases, being shot, beaten to death, 150 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:44,480 and neglected on the scene in the worst. We get to watch those agents do that 151 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:48,000 while local police stand around and watch. 152 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:52,880 They might even get a few kicks in on the person being arrested or start a 153 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:58,079 physical altercation with the witness, hoping to intimidate them into silence 154 00:13:55,680 --> 00:14:01,120 or dictate. The police seem to see us as an 155 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:07,519 occupying force, but don't seem to recognize that we now see them in that 156 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:11,600 way, too. In America, our police are the ones that decide who gets justice and 157 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:15,920 who doesn't, who dies and who doesn't, and who gets to protest peacefully and 158 00:14:13,839 --> 00:14:20,079 what they get to say. And now we are going to continue to 159 00:14:17,839 --> 00:14:26,800 empower police to install cameras that take an enormous amount of data and hope 160 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:32,000 that it will not be abused. The problem is that these systems have already shown 161 00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:36,560 they are harmful. Ask Brandon Upurch how cameras worked out for him when in 2024 162 00:14:34,639 --> 00:14:41,440 his vehicle was wrongly tagged as having stolen plates. a violent K9 arrest, a 163 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:45,440 booking, hours of jail, court fees, attorney's fees, all for his case to be 164 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:49,760 dismissed because the flot camera mistook a 742. 165 00:14:47,839 --> 00:14:53,600 The camera picked a local patrol and they stopped vehicle solely on the 166 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:57,680 information. That's all it takes. One mistake and you feel like Brandon, head 167 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:02,720 down to the German Shepherd ripping at your arm and scout. That's all it takes 168 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:08,000 to go from a citizen to a human. To a case like Brandon sounds like a oneoff, 169 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:11,839 flight cameras do not just data on criminals. Unfortunately, given how the 170 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:15,440 cameras operate, that would be impossible. So, what that means is that 171 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:20,240 the camera company and the police department have access to mountains of 172 00:15:17,279 --> 00:15:23,680 data about everyone all the time. This data can be accessed across 173 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:27,920 jurisdictions and shared freely from one officer to another. According to the 174 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:32,079 ACLU, police departments were sharing data and live video on the movements of 175 00:15:29,839 --> 00:15:36,720 drivers. This live video is not just footage but AI enhanced footage meaning 176 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:41,600 that any incorrect information due to AI incompetence or hallucination would stay 177 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:45,760 with that footage. AI is not to be trusted without many 178 00:15:43,839 --> 00:15:49,759 many levels of verification because it is an unfinished project that has yet to 179 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:53,519 prove it delivers on the things it says it does. But I don't need to harp on AI 180 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:58,399 as a major factor rejecting this contract. The system that is put in 181 00:15:55,759 --> 00:16:02,959 place is scary enough as it is. As we said, Lee Nygard, his sexist used to 182 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:07,360 track track his ex-wife. He also used a system to follow her and her new 183 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:10,720 boyfriend in his police car. Ryan Terrell of North Charleston, South 184 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:14,639 Carolina, used the cameras to track his wife. He suspected having an affair. 185 00:16:12,639 --> 00:16:19,120 Michael Stethman, former police chief of Britton, Georgia, used his data access 186 00:16:16,959 --> 00:16:25,040 to stalk and harass multiple private citizens, none of which were suspected 187 00:16:21,839 --> 00:16:31,920 of crimes. Joe Sua of Milwaukee did 179 personal 188 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:36,720 searches using Flack data, mostly using it to look up the women he was dating 189 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:40,480 and their ex partners. On top of the AI hallucinations and current potential 190 00:16:38,079 --> 00:16:44,880 abuses by human users, there's a main factor in my opposition to these cameras 191 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:49,040 and that is that it does not grant me safety, but in fact makes me more 192 00:16:46,959 --> 00:16:54,240 fearful of the people who would suggest these cameras make me safe. You are not. 193 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:57,759 You are making a surveillance state that will be abused when they power. People 194 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:01,519 who do not see themselves a part of refugees, who see expression of our 195 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:05,520 rights as inconvenient and the constitution as optional. I cannot 196 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:10,160 stress enough to this council member listening what the police can do to the 197 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:14,400 most vulnerable of us. They can do to all of us. In a time where we are seeing 198 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:20,400 a marauding force of mass agents do what they want without consequences, 199 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:23,919 these reflect on all of law enforcement and our society. 200 00:17:25,919 --> 00:17:32,240 What we see when we see ICE is the full realization of a violent fascist 201 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:39,120 government using the guise of the law to enforce it unevenly on all of us. This 202 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:42,320 is not a bad apple situation. Until the government stops attacking its own 203 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:46,559 citizens under the name of law and order, then we cannot support any more 204 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:50,000 constructive surveillance. Until we see law enforcement hold these mass agents 205 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:53,600 to the law, we cannot support anything that empowers more harassment, more 206 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:57,840 violence, and encourages these mass agents to continue terrorizing us. These 207 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:02,160 cameras will not keep us safe. They will just make the ICE bounty hunting easier 208 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:07,200 and accelerate the violent vision of Steven Miller and Donald Trump. I won't 209 00:18:05,120 --> 00:18:12,320 lie. I'm afraid you can say this publicly because I know that might mean 210 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:17,440 I will now be a data. I will now be a person of interest and my movement can 211 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:21,600 be tracked. That's scary, but that's what we're talking about. You're all 212 00:18:19,919 --> 00:18:25,520 going to be data points and whether or not you break the law is not going to 213 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:31,720 matter. There's going to be mountains of data about you that someone can find and 214 00:18:27,919 --> 00:18:31,720 use how they wish. 215 00:18:31,919 --> 00:18:37,919 I cannot support the use of these cameras in law enforcement or any other 216 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:37,919 possib 217 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:47,840 Thank you. Anyone else? 218 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:55,799 At this time, I invite uh Beach County Sheriff Sharp for uh comments on uh the 219 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,799 LBR page. 220 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:07,039 » Good evening. I'm Detective Simon with the Page County Sheriff's Department. I 221 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:10,960 am tasked with being the flock administrator for the county sheriff's 222 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:18,000 department. So I was asked to come speak on behalf of the purchase of LTRs. Um 223 00:19:15,679 --> 00:19:21,440 I wasn't sure exactly what to expect on these meetings. Uh so I just want to 224 00:19:19,919 --> 00:19:25,679 address some concerns that I heard while you were up here. Um, while it's true, 225 00:19:23,919 --> 00:19:29,280 the ACLU does not think law enforcement should be 226 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:33,600 using license plate readers to obtain information on where people are going 227 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:40,880 and when unless their vehicle is on a legitimate hit list. This is from the 228 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:45,760 ALCU published in February of 2026. Um, when we enter cars or we're looking 229 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:50,240 for cars, they are put into what this says hit list. We call it a hot list. 230 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:55,360 Specifically, it's a car that's involved in one way or another in a specific 231 00:19:52,080 --> 00:20:00,080 crime. I'll give you an example. Uh just this week, there's an ongoing 232 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:05,039 investigation. A [clears throat] female was going to her mailbox. She had pulled 233 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:10,480 up to her residence in her car, opened her car door, got out, went to her 234 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:17,120 mailbox, and a gentleman jumped into her vehicle. She then went over and tried to 235 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:22,080 open the vehicle, and the man fled, which which caused her to fall and she 236 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:26,240 had an injury to her head. Now, because we know this woman when she called the 237 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:30,159 police, we had her license plate, we were able to enter it into these license 238 00:20:27,919 --> 00:20:35,919 plate readers and we were able to track that vehicle up to Shamberg where 239 00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:40,559 Shamberg PD responded. Um the man dumped the vehicle, fled and 240 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:45,840 immediately stole another vehicle which was then tracked back to Itasa in 241 00:20:42,799 --> 00:20:51,200 unorporate DuPage County where that man tried to steal another vehicle when he 242 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:56,000 fled on foot into Madina and he was finally apprehended. So it was the use 243 00:20:53,600 --> 00:21:04,080 of these LPRs that allowed us to track that car up to Shamberg from his day. 244 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:08,320 Um there's been other cases where as far as we're talking our retention of 245 00:21:05,919 --> 00:21:13,039 data. 30 days is what we retain the data for. Um 246 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:19,280 we don't always have crimes reported the moment they happen. We had a crime in um 247 00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:23,200 Willowbrook where a young lady was pulled up to her residence. A man jumped 248 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:26,960 out and tried to open a car door just like it happened in Hansdale the other 249 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:31,919 day. And that woman went inside her house and was so fearful she did not 250 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:36,000 call the police until 12:00 p.m. the next day. Now, that would be within the 251 00:21:33,919 --> 00:21:39,600 one day retention window, but anything shorter than that, we wouldn't have had 252 00:21:37,679 --> 00:21:42,960 anything to go on without these FPRs, without people calling the police. And 253 00:21:41,120 --> 00:21:48,080 people don't always call the police. If you want to think of more serious 254 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:53,840 crimes, um the victims of those crimes may never have the opportunity to call 255 00:21:49,919 --> 00:21:59,840 police. Um and that has happened quite frequently. And using these LPRs to go 256 00:21:57,360 --> 00:22:04,240 back 30 days sometimes, boy, we wish we could go back further. We have an open 257 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:11,520 investigation where the victims weren't discovered to or 90 days after the crime 258 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:17,039 took place. And that's because these were people who came here from another 259 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:21,440 country. They had no family locally and their family over in Kurdistan, I 260 00:22:19,679 --> 00:22:24,880 believe, was not able to communicate with them and not able to communicate 261 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:29,679 with the police. So, we wish we had more LPR going back. We weren't randomly 262 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:34,960 searching cars, randomly searching people. we were going based on suspects 263 00:22:32,159 --> 00:22:41,520 information that was given to us. Um, if you want to look at the LPR data that we 264 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:48,159 have, I just brought one example of uh two LPR hits. 265 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:52,320 And if you look at these, the vehicle is only identified by license plate. The 266 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:56,559 cameras are placed in such a way that you cannot see who's inside the car, how 267 00:22:55,039 --> 00:23:00,159 many people are inside the car. We don't know if there's one, two, or 10. Um, I 268 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:04,640 happen to use these two examples if you're concerned about abuse. This is my 269 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:09,919 vehicle, um, which I took just for example for tonight. Um, the cameras are 270 00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:13,520 not as invasive as showing you who's exactly driving. You don't see the 271 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:16,320 driver's face. The cameras are trained on the license plates, whether they're 272 00:23:14,799 --> 00:23:21,280 coming towards the camera or going away from the camera. So, the value of these 273 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:24,880 cameras goes beyond just they're not used for basic surveillance. 274 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:28,400 We put them in on hot. When we have a specific crime, that's when the license 275 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:34,640 plate is entered and that's when we begin searching. And the usefulness of 276 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:38,799 Minute Man or Flock is inter agency. When we put this hit list in, the other 277 00:23:37,039 --> 00:23:43,200 agencies that we share these cameras with, they get hit list notifications 278 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:47,840 via email. So if we have a suspect vehicle flee, local agencies within 279 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:51,760 DuPage County will see these hits on their outlet and then know, hey, DuPage 280 00:23:49,919 --> 00:23:55,039 just had this. We don't all scan each other's radio channels. Page County 281 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:58,640 Sheriff's Department has got its own radio channel. Nobody's hears our radio 282 00:23:57,360 --> 00:24:02,880 check unless they're scanning our specific channel and we don't check. 283 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:07,440 Depending on where you work in the Page County, uh some people up in the north, 284 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:10,799 what we call B1 may scan Addison and Wooddale because that's in their area, 285 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:13,520 but they're probably not scanning Hinsdale. They're probably not scanning 286 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,799 Davidville. They're probably not scanning. So, they're not hearing that 287 00:24:15,039 --> 00:24:19,679 radio traffic getting put out to them that a hot crime just occurred and 288 00:24:18,559 --> 00:24:23,200 they're looking for this specific vehicle. but they get those emails when 289 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:27,120 they're in the car and the hot list sells exactly what card they're looking 290 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:34,240 for. Um, there was a concern you had about 291 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:41,760 the incorrect vehicle. So, when you use flock, um, if a car is put in flock as a 292 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:47,039 stolen auto, you can't stop this vehicle based on a flock. You have to develop 293 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:51,120 some sort of probable cause. So if you want to think about when we do DUI, we 294 00:24:49,679 --> 00:24:55,120 can't just pull over a driver or suspected DUI. We have to see some sort 295 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:59,360 of infraction. There has to be a lane infraction, a headline, turn signal. We 296 00:24:56,880 --> 00:25:04,559 need probable cause to make the stop before we can have the person exit the 297 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:08,960 vehicle before test. It's the same thing with flock. Just because a car is 298 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:12,960 entered on a flock hit list, that's not probable cause to stop that vehicle. So 299 00:25:10,799 --> 00:25:17,440 whoever stopped that vehicle that was entered in the flock as being a stolen 300 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:23,679 auto didn't proply unless they develop some probable cause ahead of time. Um so 301 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:28,000 that's part of our policy is having a flock hit a midman hit is not probable 302 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:34,360 cause to stop a deal. We need to develop probable cause first. Um as far as IFCS 303 00:25:37,279 --> 00:25:44,960 IFCS 62552130. Um first thing you do when you sign in 304 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:48,960 to FL it explains to you right here that you're accessing restricted data 305 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:55,120 provided for authorized use only compliance with flock terms policy and 306 00:25:52,159 --> 00:26:03,679 that explains ILC 625 which says we cannot use this data to uh for uh to 307 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:08,640 inhibit someone's reproductive rights um or immigration status. 308 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:12,320 So that's just something they have to sign on to. It's a policy and it because 309 00:26:10,799 --> 00:26:16,480 if they're going to be bad actors, sure there's bad actors with anything as far 310 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:21,200 as the because as society goes and surveillance goes, 311 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:25,120 we're all constantly being surveiled. Um, but I can assure you that Page 312 00:26:22,799 --> 00:26:32,159 County Sheriff's Department is not using this in such a way to uh illegally 313 00:26:29,360 --> 00:26:37,039 surveil or follow people um 314 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:41,279 assist immigration in any way or interfere with people's uh reproductive 315 00:26:39,039 --> 00:26:43,600 rights. Any other questions that I can answer 316 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:47,760 for you? >> Um, Sure. 317 00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:51,600 » Um when we use it as used to prevent crime, I think establish that it's not 318 00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:54,640 for >> correct. 319 00:26:52,159 --> 00:26:58,159 » Um is there a certain level of crime that this is going to be used for? I 320 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:02,720 mean crime, right? Um 321 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:07,440 I mean reasonably and how we have any assurance that that definition will not 322 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:12,080 change as we have. Is there any contract that we would sign 323 00:27:09,919 --> 00:27:16,240 that could lock in what they're allowed to use this for? 324 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,919 I would have to make the policy. I didn't bring a copy of the policy with 325 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:25,520 me. I apologize for that. Um, but as far as crime, if it's 326 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:30,000 a petty offense of of littering or jaywalking, I mean, generally when this 327 00:27:27,679 --> 00:27:33,039 is used, it's for something that's a felony level crime. 328 00:27:31,279 --> 00:27:36,240 » Okay. But there's no contract that we would have that we would sign with 329 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:41,520 assurance that it won't be used for certain things. It's based on the 330 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:46,159 current policy based on policy. So, I changed 331 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:50,640 Um how it sounds like this app is not very 332 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:55,600 restricted um as to who can access it. It sounds like other agencies can access 333 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:59,200 our data. Um and is there a certain level of personnel that are allowed to 334 00:27:57,120 --> 00:28:03,840 access the data or is this like every police officer? 335 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:10,640 » Well, yes. So yes with a but essentially um it's plot camera specifically minute. 336 00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:15,360 It's reciprocal. Agencies have to send us a specific request. We review that 337 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:18,159 request and we approve it. >> That's how they get access to our 338 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:21,919 system. >> Well, not I I don't want to say our 339 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:25,360 system. It's a web- based system. So, Flock or Minute Man. It's a web based. 340 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:28,880 It's a URL. It's not a program that we put onto our computers. It's something 341 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:33,200 that they control at their end and we access from the outside. 342 00:28:30,159 --> 00:28:40,159 » Okay. But at the moment, any officer could access the data at the same time. 343 00:28:37,919 --> 00:28:44,559 any deputy with DuPage County can access it because we have access to flock. Uh 344 00:28:43,039 --> 00:28:48,880 once they reach a certain phase of training, they submit a letter to the 345 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:52,080 FT, I'm sorry, the flock administrators, myself or I have two assistants that 346 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:57,919 also do that and we grant them permission. We sign them up for it. Um 347 00:28:54,799 --> 00:29:02,799 but not every agency uses uh Flock. I know some people use them as opposed to 348 00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:06,080 Flock. So not every agency automatically can access Flock, but their their agency 349 00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:10,960 themselves would have to sign them up for And then I had 350 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:15,360 one of the public comments brought up something that I didn't actually see in 351 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:21,840 the contract but might I missed. Um and that is the use of AI. How is AI used on 352 00:29:18,159 --> 00:29:24,559 these machines to enhance >> I'm assuming when they're referring to 353 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:27,679 AI they're referring to the license plate reader itself is artificial 354 00:29:26,399 --> 00:29:31,120 intelligence that's actually reading the license plate. I'm not that well versed 355 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:35,760 in how the technology works. So when they say how do they use AI I can't I 356 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:40,240 like AI they're not using AI to develop a crime or develop a suspect we enter 357 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:46,960 the license plate and the license plate readers AI is what's taking a picture 358 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:50,480 and interpreting that data um you know if we don't have a full license plate we 359 00:29:49,279 --> 00:29:54,320 can put in the description of the vehicle and sometimes description 360 00:29:52,399 --> 00:29:58,399 vehicles one particular example is my vehicle I have a decal at my back window 361 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:03,039 so we can add in there search for vehicles with decals 362 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:07,360 a black view with a a white decal on the window. So, it'll be AI sort of 363 00:30:04,799 --> 00:30:10,840 interpreting the photos to show us what what they have. 364 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:16,320 » Any other questions? >> I have some questions. 365 00:30:15,919 --> 00:30:19,679 » Sure. >> Um, so you mentioned that you are the 366 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:24,720 block administrator. Yes. >> What does that mean exactly? 367 00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:29,600 » Basically, I was responsible for uh drafting the most recent contract that 368 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:31,600 we just entered into. Um, with or with other 369 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:37,840 » with specific >> with clock specific yes um I'm 370 00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:42,880 responsible for uh giving new users access to it and I'm responsible for 371 00:30:40,159 --> 00:30:47,840 doing all audit um so someone had mentioned papers in the article I read 372 00:30:44,399 --> 00:30:52,720 that um we were audited by the Illinois secretary of state and so I had to go 373 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:58,159 back and show all the every user that used it um from within our agency and 374 00:30:55,760 --> 00:31:02,399 every user that accessed it from outside So I have access to all that data on it 375 00:30:59,679 --> 00:31:06,399 to use it and what it's used for. >> Um so does that mean you're not familiar 376 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:11,200 with like um vendor that we have? 377 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:15,200 » I am somewhat familiar with it. I know there are agencies in county that do use 378 00:31:13,279 --> 00:31:22,480 it. I did have a conversation with someone from Minute and it seems to be 379 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:26,799 very similar to Flock just a company. >> Okay. Do you know any differences 380 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:32,720 between Minute and Flock? I believe minute is more readily available for a 381 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:36,399 live video feed whereas flot came specifically the flot cameras we use are 382 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:39,840 just taking still images of cars going through 383 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:45,279 an intersection. >> Um and so the data that so what we're 384 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:51,440 doing or what the proposal is of the township is that we're providing like 385 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:59,679 the capital to install the cameras. Um we would own the data we would own um 386 00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:03,039 the responsibility of maintaining and annual updates and 387 00:32:01,919 --> 00:32:09,519 » maintenance, >> but ultimately we're not using the data. 388 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:12,559 We the township it is the uh law enforcement 389 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:17,440 sheriff's department >> is using this data access data sharing 390 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:22,320 it with the other department whenever there is a hit. Is that correct? I just 391 00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:25,679 want to make sure that my understanding is 392 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:30,880 » so I think the best to answer your question is if if the if there's a 393 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:34,559 concern here that the data is going to be used with outside agencies but you 394 00:32:33,039 --> 00:32:40,000 are ultimately the ones anchored to make the decision. Uh we do have an agreement 395 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:44,399 with Addison Township who has clock cameras and we do not share Addison's 396 00:32:42,399 --> 00:32:48,880 clock cameras with outside agencies. It's for the Page County home. So that 397 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:52,480 is something that could be put into the system if you were concerned about and 398 00:32:51,039 --> 00:32:57,360 I'm just saying Congress because I'm here with subdivision. If you were put 399 00:32:55,200 --> 00:33:02,000 cameras throughout Congress that were part of this contract under Minute and 400 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:06,000 you were to say those cameras are only to be used by Page County for law 401 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:12,880 enforcement purposes. We could be the only one to access it. That being said, 402 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:17,840 if another agency, say it had something happen in their area and they believed 403 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:21,840 our suspect lived in Congress, they could call us and request say, "Hey, is 404 00:33:19,679 --> 00:33:25,840 this vehicle in the area?" we work with them to give them that information, but 405 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:28,799 they would necessarily have independent signification 406 00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:32,080 and look for that information themselves. 407 00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:35,919 » Um, just to comment on that, I think when you said we would own the data, I 408 00:33:34,399 --> 00:33:39,679 believe they mean the Dage County Sheriff Department would own the data, 409 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:43,600 not your township. Um, and I believe that this is just a one time purchase 410 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:47,840 for the DuPage County Sheriff's Department that we would be stepping out 411 00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:53,440 of this after we approve it. Am I correct to them? 412 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:58,640 So trusty master if you're directing that question to me we would be 413 00:33:55,360 --> 00:34:05,679 transferring that through an IG page county shares we are we are purchasing 414 00:34:01,279 --> 00:34:12,399 the hardware for this purpose um and then through an IG which we would uh 415 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:16,359 work out later um the stipulation of ownership would be determined 416 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:28,159 and just for the record that that uh as uh sheriff indicated that actual 417 00:34:24,079 --> 00:34:34,879 vendor um houses the the data like it does not incur cost to the township on 418 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:40,720 the server for through the page shared by their server. Um and those those 419 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:46,760 servers all have um have their own product and um security purposes in 420 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,760 mind. 421 00:34:49,919 --> 00:35:00,400 Okay. So this ultimately the data will not be under our 422 00:34:56,639 --> 00:35:08,079 um we will not be owning the data that >> well I mean ownership I think is 423 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:13,280 maybe not the correct word it's more who's 424 00:35:10,079 --> 00:35:17,200 storing the data and ultimately the data um but we're the ones that have access 425 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:22,560 to they're holding it so it's a URL based system so you have to into it. 426 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:28,240 They're holding a container for us. >> So when I say ownership of data, I'm 427 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:33,440 thinking of well, we can flip the switch and say we don't want anyone to view the 428 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:36,480 live feed. We don't want anyone to >> if you're thinking it from that angle, 429 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:38,480 then yes, we own the data as far as restricting who can access it. 430 00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:43,839 » Okay. >> But Minute Man will be the running the 431 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:47,119 servers that retain that data. But as far as ownership is who can access it, 432 00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:51,200 then yes, that is the correct interpretation of it. We are the owners 433 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:56,560 of it in the sense that we get we decide who's able to access the information. 434 00:35:53,599 --> 00:35:57,920 » So we are just providing the funding for it 435 00:35:57,040 --> 00:36:05,119 » the hardware >> the hardware and we're using you know 436 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:11,040 $73,000 of the budget to purchase the hardware 437 00:36:05,839 --> 00:36:15,240 » solar panels the camera battery and installation services. 438 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:24,000 And if at any time we decide we no longer want an old PR anymore, it's out 439 00:36:22,079 --> 00:36:30,240 of our hands, right? Once it's there, it's there forever, can we pull it for 440 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:36,640 any reason? >> That can be worked out in the IG with 441 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:44,640 with the sheriff's department. Um it's a matter of um the purpose of procuring 442 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:50,320 capital of the equipment would be there whether that service is provided and and 443 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:55,520 whether that's maintained over the next couple of years. We could work that out 444 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:58,880 through the in that respect. So yes, that could be something that could be 445 00:36:56,720 --> 00:37:04,800 negotiated with the Dage County Sheriff's Department. I would I would 446 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:09,440 say from their standpoint um they have uh cameras in and uninccorporated DuPage 447 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:13,040 County right now. Correct. >> Correct. 448 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:20,400 » Uh and the five municipalities within the township have their own um uh LPR 449 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:28,480 cameras uh in them. From my knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong, um 450 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:34,560 is a Motorola based. Uh Oak is Minute Man. Down is Minute Man Terrace is 451 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:39,280 block. Uh Will Park is Brock. 452 00:37:37,839 --> 00:37:46,320 » Roselle is M. >> Rosella is M. Um so there are different 453 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:52,079 vendors. Um but uh Trusty Sutter and to speak to your specific question um 454 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:57,680 whether we have the control at the end of the day is something that we work out 455 00:37:54,640 --> 00:38:02,720 through the IG with the page shares department. Um I think uh from their 456 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:10,160 perspective they're looking at 10 cameras to complement what they already 457 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:19,200 do. Um and if we um work it out in a um to have that authority um to give those 458 00:38:13,359 --> 00:38:25,960 cameras up or to end those cameras in 20 27 um that's something that we recently 459 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,960 worked out in 460 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:34,720 » um how many cameras are there in 461 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:40,599 Dupage County Page County Homes? 462 00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:40,599 throughout the entire county. 463 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:51,280 » And how far apart are these cameras from each other? 464 00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:55,440 » They're all over there. Some complex. 465 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:59,760 There's some just down the street here. There's some in Aurora, some inville. 466 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:05,119 anywhere in an unincorporated road where we find that we that we felt were areas 467 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:10,400 that would be advantageous based on crime 468 00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:14,160 but there to say where there I mean I could provide you a list of all our 469 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:18,880 cameras I didn't bring that information I I guess I'm worried this question is 470 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:26,079 you know seems like there's already a lot of cameras would these additional 10 471 00:39:21,599 --> 00:39:31,359 cameras even add to finding like you know are these Are there any gaps right 472 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:35,760 now with these >> No, what is the like what is the reason 473 00:39:34,160 --> 00:39:39,920 behind the additional cameras? >> Sure. I mean there's there's plenty of 474 00:39:37,359 --> 00:39:44,240 gaps. Um one is the towns and unincorporated uh didn't coordinate when 475 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:48,880 they decided to put these cameras in specific areas. Um 476 00:39:47,359 --> 00:39:53,359 I mean there's there's plenty of gaps, but I mean how how far wide is the gap? 477 00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:59,920 I don't know. There was a vehicle involved that I hit 478 00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:05,680 run the other day that for three hours and I have no idea how this vehicle 479 00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:08,480 clock came. Did they know there was clock cameras? 480 00:40:07,119 --> 00:40:13,920 They know what specific route to take. They just happen to go to one specific 481 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:23,359 place at home. No clock cameras. I can't say. Um, but would additional 10 I mean 482 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:27,440 I can't say 100% certain. Are these 10 going to make a difference in the world? 483 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:33,599 Maybe. Are they not? Maybe it's the same with with any camera that we have. 484 00:40:31,119 --> 00:40:40,440 We haven't we haven't solved every crime that's come to us since we've had Flock 485 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:40,440 installed, but they are useful tool. 486 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:43,960 Any 487 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:54,280 other questions? >> What's your name? 488 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:54,280 » Oh, my name Todd. T O D 489 00:40:54,560 --> 00:41:01,960 S Z E L U G A. 490 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,800 » Thank you. 491 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:17,440 At this time, we'll move to agenda seven, 492 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:20,920 approval of our bills for payment. May I have a motion, please? 493 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:34,359 » I move to approve the bills for payment, the board audit report of 2426 494 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:34,359 to 342026 for the amount of $421,535. 495 00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:44,480 I have a second. I'll second. Thank you. Any discussion? 496 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:46,319 Hearing no discussion. Cliff man. >> Trusty Sland. 497 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:47,760 » Yes. >> Trusty Nestner. 498 00:41:47,359 --> 00:41:49,200 » Yes. >> Trusty Ringo. 499 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:51,040 » Yes. >> Supervisor Murray. 500 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:54,000 » Yes. >> All right. That's four yeses. Motion 501 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:58,000 passes. >> Thank you. 502 00:41:55,839 --> 00:42:08,000 » At this time, let's move to agenda number nine on uh on the agenda. Um, 503 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:12,000 oh, excuse my my apology. My apology. Um, agenda number eight, please. May I 504 00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:16,480 have a motion? >> I move to approve the 2025 2026 fiscal 505 00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:21,560 town year amended budget and appropriation ordinance number 506 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,560 YT-03-10-26T. 507 00:42:24,319 --> 00:42:36,000 » Thank you. Second. I will. Thank you. Any discussion? So to to clarify this is 508 00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:37,920 for the amended town budget from agenda number four. 509 00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:42,599 » Correct. >> To incorporate the 510 00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:50,640 » Yes. And and other items as as the chief 511 00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:56,160 staff. >> That's so just just to clarify and and 512 00:42:54,160 --> 00:43:05,440 all transparency. Um, I guess my question for the board um 513 00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:12,560 is if we approve this but then determine not to move forward with the LPR, do we 514 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:16,680 have other opportunities to use that fund for something else? 515 00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:30,319 » I'll speak to that. Um, no. Um the the timing of this and uh the def the 516 00:43:26,720 --> 00:43:37,800 definition of the use of funds under the police levy limits us in terms of what 517 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,800 we can do with that money. 518 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:48,560 » So what would happen with that money if we did not approve the LPR? 519 00:43:45,599 --> 00:43:55,680 » Then it would be left to uh tax objections. Um, typically that is uh in 520 00:43:53,040 --> 00:44:04,280 the past has been um McDonald's that would uh uh formally object to it and 521 00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:04,280 they would receive the entire amount. 522 00:44:04,720 --> 00:44:13,480 » Can you can we come up as a can we as a board come up with another use? 523 00:44:16,319 --> 00:44:23,760 » Um I can comment on that. I actually did try um to come up with a few other 524 00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:28,640 options. Um one of them was to get some signage um that you know like you know 525 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:33,280 the signs that tell you your speed limit. They gave some suggestions on 526 00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:38,160 areas to put that but those are an eyesore. I don't think that people want 527 00:44:35,119 --> 00:44:43,280 them in their neighborhoods. Um so that was kind of passed over. I tried to 528 00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:48,960 think of another reason another need car or something like that. Um the 529 00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:59,480 answer was no. Um apparently they're very well funded and don't have a lot of 530 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:59,480 other uses for um us to send that money. 531 00:45:01,119 --> 00:45:10,480 » Um and you and you said that um this would go to a tax objectionist. 532 00:45:07,280 --> 00:45:17,280 Can you explain what that means? That's person or a business or entity 533 00:45:13,680 --> 00:45:23,680 that uh looks at government agencies, looks at their um their budgets, their 534 00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:30,160 appropriations, what they have uh in in the name. Um and if they have over 535 00:45:27,280 --> 00:45:39,280 certain amounts um they file an objection and uh the courts uh 536 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:45,119 validate that objection and and then um demand Can we give that money to them? 537 00:45:43,599 --> 00:45:49,200 » And this is due to the fact that they have paid certain amount of property 538 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:55,520 taxes and some of this would return back to 539 00:45:52,880 --> 00:46:00,960 » you said McDonald's but it could be any >> could be any first the first entity that 540 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:03,920 that files usually get >> and they would get the full amount 541 00:46:03,520 --> 00:46:11,079 of >> they would get the full amount. 542 00:46:05,920 --> 00:46:11,079 » What are the implications of that? 543 00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:23,839 would like that obviously just is uh funds that go unused um and uh and 544 00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:29,680 really not fair distribution. So when you're seeing these funds is 545 00:46:25,599 --> 00:46:38,480 that they're used um in in a way to um you know to you know help people um and 546 00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:45,200 as as there's always with with anything. There's always um 547 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:50,400 what is intent. So when you look at something and you look at the intent of 548 00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:54,800 something um I could say uh you know tonight I could have had the family from 549 00:46:52,240 --> 00:47:01,520 just down the street here at 16th and Myers Road um come for public comment. 550 00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:08,319 Um their their father their husband um was murdered right in their own uh 551 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:13,920 driving and there was camera there. Um, that camera would have 552 00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:20,640 picked up the car that drove up and and and actually performed that heinous 553 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:27,839 crime. Um, we we do know that that that the car was there. We do know from other 554 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:34,400 um types of devices like a camera um that the car was picked up, but those 555 00:47:29,599 --> 00:47:40,079 cameras did not have um any any license plate. They're not designed for that. Um 556 00:47:36,720 --> 00:47:46,400 so there's with the use and the property use. It it is a benefit of of the 557 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:52,960 township residents and and having an amount like this go on use for the 558 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:58,000 township residents um to me is is not is not a wise decision. So, we're hearing 559 00:47:56,400 --> 00:48:05,599 from the community that they don't want this. Um, and 560 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:11,599 I feel we have a responsibility to listen to our residents. Um, they don't 561 00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:17,200 want our tax dollars to purchase equipment that we feel is not in our 562 00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:23,920 best interest. Um, we may have a duty to find other uses for that money or 563 00:48:21,760 --> 00:48:29,119 maybe it means it goes to the tax objectionist. 564 00:48:26,319 --> 00:48:33,680 I I'm I'm feeling like we should take that into consideration as well. So I 565 00:48:31,599 --> 00:48:38,000 don't know what what approving this agenda item would 566 00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:43,680 mean if we ultimately determine that we do not want to purchase these cameras. 567 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:48,079 Well, the only alternative at this point um [clears throat] 568 00:48:44,559 --> 00:48:56,160 is um is is then to have a special meeting in in two days um to segregate 569 00:48:51,813 --> 00:49:03,119 [snorts] this off the agenda and and uh address it in in two days. We'll give a 570 00:48:58,559 --> 00:49:08,880 public notice of the word. Um but um really other than that um the time's uh 571 00:49:07,119 --> 00:49:14,640 really ticking and at the end of this month um we run out of the time to be 572 00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:19,520 able to disperse those funds. >> Could you clarify to have them dispersed 573 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:24,640 by the end of the month or we just have to have an agreement that by the end of 574 00:49:22,079 --> 00:49:29,280 the month? >> We have to have a certain amount of it 575 00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:36,160 dispersed by that end of the month. Um we have to have a certain amount of the 576 00:49:31,359 --> 00:49:43,440 work um completed or the RFP um for this was substantial completion by that month 577 00:49:40,240 --> 00:49:46,680 um so that funds could be dispersed for that purpose. 578 00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:58,000 I just have a comment. I feel like we've been talking about this for 579 00:49:54,079 --> 00:50:04,960 three months and um and I know that it's a tricky issue. Um 580 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:09,200 we've heard from some people today that are not in favor of it and have their 581 00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:14,720 suspicions based on some 582 00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:22,839 evidence from other areas that there have been cases of abuse. Um, I wanted 583 00:50:19,599 --> 00:50:22,839 to ask 584 00:50:24,240 --> 00:50:31,800 about a follow question on their frequently 585 00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:37,800 questions about people. 586 00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:48,160 It seems to me that they have checks in place for access to the system. Um, it's 587 00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:51,160 probably a good idea for us to also enter 588 00:50:52,800 --> 00:51:01,400 saying that no outside agencies have access to 589 00:50:57,760 --> 00:51:01,400 camera system. 590 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:13,119 But I think that this is a good use of something that adding 10 cameras 65 591 00:51:08,800 --> 00:51:17,960 cameras just increases helps a system that's already designed to try and track 592 00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:26,839 doesn't sound. 593 00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:39,240 So there are some logical fallacies about 594 00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:39,240 saying 595 00:51:39,839 --> 00:51:42,839 bad. 596 00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:48,839 So I don't maybe 597 00:51:50,720 --> 00:51:58,680 and I think so 598 00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:58,680 first 599 00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:05,160 and then move on to 600 00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:16,720 I think let's not refuse to do let's make sure 601 00:52:19,119 --> 00:52:22,119 addressific. 602 00:52:31,839 --> 00:52:44,800 Okay. Any other further discussion or so we have a motion in front of us. 603 00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:47,200 Mayor, roll call vote, please. >> Trusty Sland, 604 00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:49,200 » yes. >> Uh, trusty Mner, 605 00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:50,559 » yes. >> Trusty Ranger, 606 00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:54,960 » yes. >> Supervisor Murray, 607 00:52:51,839 --> 00:53:00,160 » yes. Or yes. Motion carries. Thank you. 608 00:52:57,280 --> 00:53:05,599 Item number nine on our agenda, approval of contract for purchase of the police 609 00:53:02,640 --> 00:53:08,599 equipment LP. I have a motion for that, please. 610 00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:22,280 I will motion for that then. Um I will motion uh to move that the bid proposal 611 00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:22,280 in the amount of $73,9260 612 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:30,800 and the contract for the 2026 York Township license plate reader solution 613 00:53:29,119 --> 00:53:36,800 project be awarded to Minute Man Security and Life Safety Inc. as the 614 00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:42,640 lowest responsible and responsible bidder. I further uh state that the 615 00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:48,800 township supervisor and the township clerk be authorized and directed to sign 616 00:53:44,880 --> 00:53:53,680 and attest and respectively respectfully respectively 617 00:53:50,319 --> 00:54:01,119 the form agreement including in the bid packet for set project subject to final 618 00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:06,160 attorney review and approval. >> Second 619 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:10,720 have a second. Do I have any discussion? Yeah, I have a few thoughts. Um, so one 620 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:14,079 thing I would like to say just as a point of clarification is this was first 621 00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:18,079 brought up in the February 10th meeting. So we I feel like we've been discussing 622 00:54:16,079 --> 00:54:23,760 this a lot because I know there's been a lot of um 623 00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:29,280 u concern about this item. Um we really had only a little over 30 days. Um also 624 00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:32,960 my big concern and this I keep coming back to this but I really don't feel 625 00:54:31,200 --> 00:54:37,680 like we're going to have any asurances that the usage of the data as presented 626 00:54:35,599 --> 00:54:44,240 tonight is going to always be the usage of the data. Um as our you know county 627 00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:48,480 sheriff department can um change it usage. I don't think that township is 628 00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:53,280 going to be able to carve out those 10 cameras will be used for different 629 00:54:50,640 --> 00:54:58,960 crimes than the other 65 cameras already. So I think once we do this it's 630 00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:01,920 out of our control. And the thing second thing is I'm going to be a little 631 00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:06,880 concerned about when we do the budget next year and we are trying to come up 632 00:55:03,920 --> 00:55:12,480 with us at the very last minute for budget um spend I would suggest that we 633 00:55:10,319 --> 00:55:17,440 reduce the budget in this category until they can come up with some very good 634 00:55:14,079 --> 00:55:21,680 uses for you know essentially community. 635 00:55:19,839 --> 00:55:27,920 Um I don't think we should put any additional money um other than the 636 00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:33,359 amount for the contract with um They don't have this money and they're just 637 00:55:31,359 --> 00:55:39,119 scraping money. 638 00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:44,960 That's my two comments on that. >> Yeah, I I agree. Um I I feel like I've 639 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:50,559 learned some information today that was not quite apparent when I first learned 640 00:55:47,599 --> 00:55:55,680 about this, you know, about a month ago. Um so, you know, my concerns are, you 641 00:55:53,599 --> 00:55:59,599 know, I thought we had the ability to shut up access. I we had the ability to 642 00:55:57,760 --> 00:56:03,920 say, you know, we don't want to have a camera anymore. You know, we're just 643 00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:11,520 going to shut it down because it's under our servers or however I assumed, you 644 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:17,119 know, that it was going to be um was going to be installed. So, this 645 00:56:14,400 --> 00:56:23,280 makes me a little concerned. Um we don't have ownership. We just providing the 646 00:56:19,359 --> 00:56:27,920 funding to put 10 more cameras. You know, that's big chunk. You know, we're 647 00:56:25,040 --> 00:56:35,920 adding 265 um just in unincorporated township. That 648 00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:41,760 feels excessive to me. Um how do we know that's going to you know 649 00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:49,760 solve more crimes? Haven't seen any data that that would be the case. Um you know 650 00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:56,079 $73,000 is a lot of money at the same time. Um and trying to find some use 651 00:56:52,880 --> 00:57:01,760 case for it. You know the 11th hour of our fiscal years doesn't seem 652 00:56:58,799 --> 00:57:08,480 appropriate as well. I don't know. I don't feel that this is 653 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:14,079 the responsible use of our our funds is not on board. You know, ACLU would 654 00:57:12,240 --> 00:57:20,160 not have such a strong position on this because of a few bad actors. There must 655 00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:24,400 be some systemic um misuse across the country 656 00:57:21,680 --> 00:57:32,240 that it would be a very strong position on um 657 00:57:29,119 --> 00:57:37,760 I I would prefer we we table this for another I don't know week or so to come 658 00:57:34,880 --> 00:57:42,960 up with if we must use the money we find something else that we use it for 659 00:57:40,559 --> 00:57:48,119 or we let it go by the end of the month back to whoever objects to it. 660 00:57:48,880 --> 00:57:51,880 Okay. 661 00:57:51,920 --> 00:58:00,000 » Any other further comments? >> I mean, I think the problem is we can't 662 00:57:57,599 --> 00:58:06,079 go on, 663 00:58:02,720 --> 00:58:12,400 » right? The only other thing we can do is approve it tonight and then go back to 664 00:58:09,040 --> 00:58:19,040 to page contra with our guidelines to it. We are 665 00:58:14,720 --> 00:58:25,440 purchasing hardware and And you know we could specify as to what that policy is 666 00:58:22,480 --> 00:58:33,119 in using that hardware. Um you know the idea has already been um formulated with 667 00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:38,960 the with the page um and uh you know my interactions with them um they're 668 00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:45,440 perfectly reasonable with with an IGA that would specify anything. 669 00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:52,559 » So I want to clarify too um we don't have to use this money if we don't spend 670 00:58:49,760 --> 00:58:56,119 it by the end of the month, it goes to the tax injection. 671 00:58:57,280 --> 00:59:04,400 » It may or may not, but there is no there's nothing that is, you know, 672 00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:09,920 requiring us to use this money. It's just that if we don't use this money, it 673 00:59:06,880 --> 00:59:15,200 may or may not go to a taxion. Um, >> well, just for point of clarification, 674 00:59:12,240 --> 00:59:21,920 it will go to the tax objections. that that will happen. It happens with 675 00:59:18,559 --> 00:59:27,680 um and somebody used AI tonight. Um if anything, AI will be used to gather 676 00:59:25,359 --> 00:59:34,400 those funds. Um that's what they that's what companies do. They're in specific 677 00:59:30,880 --> 00:59:40,720 business um to surveil governments and surveil governments 678 00:59:38,079 --> 00:59:45,359 extra money that is left over after the the fiscal year. 679 00:59:42,559 --> 00:59:50,880 » Correct. So if we don't use the money by the end of the month, it goes to this 680 00:59:47,839 --> 00:59:56,960 next process, that doesn't necessarily mean I guess I don't see 681 00:59:54,160 --> 01:00:01,280 » it also cost the township money to to even litigate that. I mean you you're 682 00:59:59,920 --> 01:00:08,079 going to have you're going to have litigation fees just for the response 683 01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:14,559 and and paper of the tax injections as well. Um so um you we need to 684 01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:20,040 be aware of everything that's going to happen in that. 685 01:00:15,839 --> 01:00:20,040 » Yeah, it would not exceed $73,000. 686 01:00:20,960 --> 01:00:33,599 » The litigation will exceed $73,000. Um litigation is on top of the $73,000 687 01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:41,040 that would go into the taxes. So when they file, litigation fees are on top of 688 01:00:38,160 --> 01:00:46,319 any uh sum that is litigated. >> Do we have to Isn't it important though 689 01:00:44,160 --> 01:00:55,040 that this money has to be used specifically for 690 01:00:50,160 --> 01:00:58,440 if we don't use it for then it just is a budget surplus 691 01:01:02,079 --> 01:01:10,440 » can't use it for legal fees we can't use it for 692 01:01:05,119 --> 01:01:10,440 » I see okay um do we have to litigate 693 01:01:11,200 --> 01:01:18,799 Well, just to respond to something, we have to respond with with legal counsel. 694 01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:24,160 Yes. So, we can minimize that expense, but there there's also an 695 01:01:21,359 --> 01:01:30,359 expense that will be related to that. >> Um, if I'm wrong, aren't we currently 696 01:01:26,319 --> 01:01:30,359 operating a township without 697 01:01:36,400 --> 01:01:39,400 money? 698 01:01:40,799 --> 01:01:50,319 I can look into that to hire and asking uh the the sheriff's that I have been in 699 01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:55,440 discussion with them about uh that police officer and have asked them the 700 01:01:53,040 --> 01:02:01,440 point one question is there anything we can do to to receive 701 01:01:58,720 --> 01:02:08,880 a police officer here at the time we are receiving coverage um you know according 702 01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:15,200 to them being the contract Um we are receiving uh coverage um for the 703 01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:22,480 township and uh although the police officers not checking in with us on a 704 01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:29,839 daily basis as we um are used to um according to management 705 01:02:27,680 --> 01:02:32,079 sheriff's department we are receiving coverage 706 01:02:38,319 --> 01:02:47,960 I guess kind of really I'm surprised we can't go to a private 707 01:02:44,160 --> 01:02:47,960 money actually. 708 01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:59,839 The only other thing that I could offer at this time is uh is is that we take 709 01:02:56,480 --> 01:03:06,240 this up under a special feeding um that would take place um in a couple of days 710 01:03:02,160 --> 01:03:11,920 or or by this time next week. Um and and with that, I would just ask the the 711 01:03:08,079 --> 01:03:18,720 board to to give me specific direction as to as to what information to gather 712 01:03:15,200 --> 01:03:26,319 for that special need. Um but um other than that, um I don't 713 01:03:22,240 --> 01:03:30,119 a viable way to use uh the funds other than for 714 01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:37,839 » I mean so we don't know how the the police contract is written if we can 715 01:03:35,280 --> 01:03:43,520 hire our own separate since ours is not currently available outside 716 01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:50,720 » so so when you say trusting me to hire our own um specifically we would have to 717 01:03:47,359 --> 01:03:55,039 have a a deputiz United 718 01:03:52,240 --> 01:04:01,280 company should we would not be able to hire somebody from work or another 719 01:03:57,680 --> 01:04:04,280 agency with that levy. >> Okay. 720 01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:26,240 I I would be in favor of tableing this and revisiting in 721 01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:32,160 few days next week. Um, you know, I think there's probably more questions 722 01:04:28,480 --> 01:04:38,000 that we have now. Um, and I also would like to see another option with these 723 01:04:34,079 --> 01:04:43,680 funds. Um, you know, the sheriff's department to find 724 01:04:40,640 --> 01:04:50,880 something else that is not in health decision. Um 725 01:04:46,640 --> 01:04:54,960 I I think we need to do a little disappointed. I did actually reach out 726 01:04:52,880 --> 01:05:00,079 to a former and ask him specifically what else you 727 01:04:57,680 --> 01:05:06,799 come up with for these signs and his response was those signs that your speed 728 01:05:04,559 --> 01:05:10,799 or something like that. I said it's quite 729 01:05:08,480 --> 01:05:14,280 better use that neighborhood. 730 01:05:16,799 --> 01:05:21,880 So comes up with something. 731 01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:42,720 Yeah, I would still other use. Um and then I also just to kind of reiterate 732 01:05:39,119 --> 01:05:49,040 earlier investment that didn't the budget for next year 733 01:05:45,839 --> 01:05:55,079 since we are [clears throat] the budget for next year 734 01:05:51,599 --> 01:05:55,079 staff [snorts] and myself 735 01:05:55,200 --> 01:06:02,160 would be that we would not meet the requirement for tax objections right 736 01:06:00,240 --> 01:06:06,160 now. So >> how much do we actually have to 737 01:06:06,559 --> 01:06:09,559 75,000 738 01:06:12,799 --> 01:06:20,559 » and then we'll have an amount that we're carrying over next year. 739 01:06:17,280 --> 01:06:26,480 » Yes, 75,000 is just the overage. Um there will be um a portion that carries 740 01:06:23,440 --> 01:06:33,079 over to next year just like in any of our funds. There's a portion um that is 741 01:06:28,799 --> 01:06:33,079 not subject to tax objections. 742 01:06:34,799 --> 01:06:44,799 So, what I'm hearing from the board right now is to remove this from our uh 743 01:06:39,760 --> 01:06:49,960 agenda um and to reconvene um uh next week um to take this up. 744 01:06:56,319 --> 01:07:02,200 » You make a motion to postpone. >> Yeah. Motion would be 745 01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:12,880 So, can I hear a motion on that? >> A motion to move to a future meeting. 746 01:07:11,119 --> 01:07:16,480 » Special meeting. >> We have a second. Any discussion on 747 01:07:14,480 --> 01:07:19,599 that? Court may 748 01:07:19,280 --> 01:07:21,039 » Yes. >> Trusty Mer. 749 01:07:20,640 --> 01:07:22,400 » Yes. >> Trusty. 750 01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:27,280 » Yes. >> Supervisor. 751 01:07:23,599 --> 01:07:33,520 » Yes. Motion passes. Thank you. 752 01:07:29,039 --> 01:07:39,920 So on to item number 10 on our agenda. I move to accept the resignation of 753 01:07:36,240 --> 01:07:48,119 former trustee comment Joseph Amore received on and effective immediately on 754 01:07:43,520 --> 01:07:48,119 February 12th, 2026. 755 01:07:48,559 --> 01:07:55,760 May I have a second? >> A second. 756 01:07:52,079 --> 01:07:58,319 » I have a second. Any discussion? Hearing no discussion. May I have a roll 757 01:07:57,280 --> 01:07:59,839 call, please? >> Trusty Sland, 758 01:07:59,440 --> 01:08:01,119 » yes. >> Trusty Mner, 759 01:08:00,799 --> 01:08:02,480 » yes. >> Trusty Ringo, 760 01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:04,559 » yes. >> Supervisor Murray, 761 01:08:03,920 --> 01:08:08,520 » yes. >> Or yes, motion carries. 762 01:08:09,760 --> 01:08:22,560 Agenda number 11. Um, this is this is for the approval um of the 763 01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:29,440 appointment of the trustee under section 60-5 of the township code. expressively 764 01:08:26,880 --> 01:08:35,520 authorizes the township board to fill a vacancy in the office of township 765 01:08:31,759 --> 01:08:43,199 trustee by appointment within 60 days. The office of trustee has been vacant 766 01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:50,239 for 26 days since February 12th, 2026. I move to appoint Maxim Wolf as your 767 01:08:47,600 --> 01:08:56,799 township trustee pursuing to section 60-5 of the township code with the 768 01:08:53,679 --> 01:09:02,640 warrant to issue. Is there a second? >> A second. 769 01:08:59,679 --> 01:09:06,319 » Do I have any discussion? Hearing no discussion. May have a roll 770 01:09:04,319 --> 01:09:07,440 call vote. Southern 771 01:09:07,040 --> 01:09:09,359 » yes. >> Trusty Mner. 772 01:09:08,480 --> 01:09:13,040 » Yes. >> Ringo. 773 01:09:11,520 --> 01:09:18,719 » Yes. for yes motion passes. Thank you. At 774 01:09:16,080 --> 01:09:23,880 this time, uh Maxi, may you step up and receive the oath of office, please 775 01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:43,440 state it. I will speak your name. I Maxie Wolf 776 01:09:40,880 --> 01:09:47,199 » solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States 777 01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:49,600 » the I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United 778 01:09:48,799 --> 01:09:52,000 States >> and the Constitution of the State of 779 01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:54,400 Illinois >> and the Constitution of the State of 780 01:09:53,440 --> 01:09:59,040 Illinois >> and I and that I will faithfully 781 01:09:56,560 --> 01:10:04,560 discharge the duties of the office of your township trustee to Page County, 782 01:10:01,840 --> 01:10:08,560 Illinois to the best of my ability >> and that I will faithfully discharge the 783 01:10:06,320 --> 01:10:12,000 duties of the office of Yorktown Trustee Duke Page County, Illinois. To the best 784 01:10:10,400 --> 01:10:15,560 of my ability. >> Thank you. Congratulations. 785 01:10:19,360 --> 01:10:27,320 » One moment, please. Just one moment. I just want to take your sign. 786 01:10:37,440 --> 01:10:41,480 Thank you. Congratulations. 787 01:10:44,640 --> 01:10:51,080 » Yes. You can now gather your belongings to come to the 788 01:10:57,440 --> 01:11:00,679 » Thank you. 789 01:11:04,719 --> 01:11:13,280 Welcome. As we've got many things on the agenda 790 01:11:09,440 --> 01:11:20,000 tonight, I want to um to progress along. So, we move to number 13 on our agenda. 791 01:11:16,159 --> 01:11:25,280 A reimbursement um for plant Joseph Mory Eagles project. 792 01:11:23,040 --> 01:11:32,520 Then motion, please. I move to approve the expense reimbursement to Clement 793 01:11:27,920 --> 01:11:32,520 Joseph in the amount of $47347 794 01:11:32,640 --> 01:11:38,400 for the Eagle Scout. >> Do I have a second? 795 01:11:37,199 --> 01:11:46,560 » Second. >> Any discussion on this matter? 796 01:11:42,239 --> 01:11:48,239 Hear no discussion. Clerk play. >> Yes. 797 01:11:47,120 --> 01:11:49,679 » Trusty. >> Yes. 798 01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:51,040 » Trusty Mner. >> Yes. 799 01:11:50,159 --> 01:11:53,040 » Jessie, >> yes. 800 01:11:51,840 --> 01:11:58,960 » Supervisor Murray, >> yes. Five passes. Motion carries. 801 01:11:56,320 --> 01:12:05,239 » Thank you. Number 14 on our agenda, approval of America 250 celebration. May 802 01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:05,239 I have a motion? 803 01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:14,640 I move to approve the expenditure of up to $30,000 for the America 250 804 01:12:12,719 --> 01:12:18,960 celebration and I authorize and direct the supervisor and to sign and attest 805 01:12:16,719 --> 01:12:25,199 respectively any and all agreements and further of the event and authorize the 806 01:12:21,440 --> 01:12:31,760 superior to take all actions necessary approve sorry necessary and appropriate 807 01:12:28,719 --> 01:12:34,960 to effectuate the event. >> Thank you. 808 01:12:33,360 --> 01:12:39,679 I second >> here in a second. Any discussion 809 01:12:38,239 --> 01:12:42,400 hearing? No discussion. May I have a roll call vote, please? Wolf, 810 01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:43,760 » yes. >> Trusty, 811 01:12:43,440 --> 01:12:45,600 » yes. >> Trusty Mner, 812 01:12:44,719 --> 01:12:46,800 » yes. >> Trusty Rego, 813 01:12:46,400 --> 01:12:48,480 » yes. >> Supervisor Murray, 814 01:12:47,920 --> 01:12:55,040 » yes. >> All right. If I miss motion pass. Thank 815 01:12:51,120 --> 01:13:03,760 you. Item number 15. May I have a motion for the approval of the uh AV contract? 816 01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:09,239 Yes. I move to approve the Exonics system quote of $15,1647 817 01:13:09,760 --> 01:13:17,199 and that the township supervisor and clerk be authorized and directed to sign 818 01:13:14,239 --> 01:13:23,199 and attest respectively the agreement subject to final attorney review. 819 01:13:20,560 --> 01:13:26,159 » Thank you. Any discussion? >> Um I just want to say that I I 820 01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:30,320 personally feel like this is something we really need from the board. Um we've 821 01:13:28,159 --> 01:13:35,760 had a lot of feedback that we not able to be heard um as we're live streaming 822 01:13:33,199 --> 01:13:41,040 on that tiny little quote over there. Um these uh microphones we're using are a 823 01:13:38,640 --> 01:13:46,239 little [clears throat] dated um cut out on us. So I I just want to um stress 824 01:13:43,840 --> 01:13:50,040 that I think this is something that a very good use of our time. 825 01:13:51,040 --> 01:13:57,840 Yeah, it's going to allow us to not only get better microphones, but also have 826 01:13:55,920 --> 01:14:04,960 integrated system so that we can do teams meetings, have presentations for 827 01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:10,480 remote people on the projector. We'll have a camera in the back that 828 01:14:07,360 --> 01:14:16,880 allows, you know, everybody be able to live stream 829 01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:23,760 with my phone. I don't think it's um and so I think the We we had we had a 830 01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:27,920 couple of really good bids. I went back to those 831 01:14:25,760 --> 01:14:33,040 both vendors, discussed their bids with them, had them revised them to make sure 832 01:14:30,640 --> 01:14:38,000 we had the right number of microphones specifically and the different equipment 833 01:14:35,920 --> 01:14:44,719 choices that they made. They went through very patient and very helpful 834 01:14:41,040 --> 01:14:49,920 and I think that Exon is our best option. 835 01:14:46,480 --> 01:14:53,760 they were a lower cost option and it was because of their selection of certain 836 01:14:51,600 --> 01:15:00,640 technologies that I think are advantageous to us 837 01:14:56,800 --> 01:15:07,400 time but I think yeah I think that I'm very happy with the responses that we 838 01:15:02,800 --> 01:15:07,400 had both vendors were great 839 01:15:07,760 --> 01:15:16,719 » and just for clarifications to the board um because this is slightly over the um 840 01:15:13,440 --> 01:15:22,480 uh $164 47 over the previous approved amount. 841 01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:26,880 » Correct. That's why it's in front of the board tonight. Otherwise, a couple weeks 842 01:15:24,719 --> 01:15:34,560 ago, we would have took action on this. Um, so just want to acknowledge that and 843 01:15:30,719 --> 01:15:39,199 thank Trusty for taking on the challenge of uh of 844 01:15:37,040 --> 01:15:45,600 reviewing the vendors and determining the best course action. My pleasure. Any 845 01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:49,640 other further discussion? >> Who missed a second motion? 846 01:16:02,880 --> 01:16:05,360 » Trusty Wolf. >> Yes. 847 01:16:04,159 --> 01:16:06,640 » Trusty Southerntherland. >> Yes. 848 01:16:05,679 --> 01:16:07,760 » Trusty Mesner. >> Yes. 849 01:16:06,960 --> 01:16:10,080 » Trusty. >> Yes. Supervisor Murray. 850 01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:17,679 » Yes. >> Yes. Motion carried. Motion passes. 851 01:16:13,280 --> 01:16:22,719 » Thank you. Um item number 16 on our agenda. Thanks. Um may I have a motion, 852 01:16:20,960 --> 01:16:28,000 please? >> I motion to approve the annual town 853 01:16:25,920 --> 01:16:33,280 agenda with resolution of the benediction from the agenda. 854 01:16:29,920 --> 01:16:39,199 » Thank you. Mayor second. >> Trusty Mner second. 855 01:16:36,239 --> 01:16:44,199 Any discussion? Hearing no discussion. manual bubble. 856 01:16:46,800 --> 01:16:49,920 » All right. I got trusty. >> Yes. 857 01:16:48,960 --> 01:16:51,199 » Trusty S. >> Yes. 858 01:16:50,320 --> 01:16:52,400 » Trusty Mer. >> Yes. 859 01:16:51,520 --> 01:16:54,000 » Trusty. >> Yes. 860 01:16:52,719 --> 01:16:57,760 » Supervisor Murray. >> Yes. 861 01:16:54,480 --> 01:17:02,480 » I motion passes. Thank you. Item number 17, supervisor statement of financial 862 01:17:00,159 --> 01:17:06,640 affairs. May I have a motion, please? >> I move to approve the supervisor 863 01:17:04,239 --> 01:17:12,960 statement of financial affairs. >> Thank you. Second. Second. 864 01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:17,199 Thank you. Discussion >> discussion. Roll call vote clerk. 865 01:17:15,600 --> 01:17:18,480 » Yes. >> Yes. 866 01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:19,600 » Mner, >> yes. 867 01:17:18,800 --> 01:17:24,880 » Trusty, >> yes. Supervisor Murray, 868 01:17:21,199 --> 01:17:31,679 » yes. The motion passes. Thank you. Item number 18 uh on our agenda is the road 869 01:17:27,840 --> 01:17:38,560 bridge workshop. Um may I have commissioner caring uh join us at the uh 870 01:17:34,800 --> 01:17:44,960 podium for discussion of this. Uh and I'll read a brief uh statement before uh 871 01:17:42,080 --> 01:17:51,360 Commissioner Karing takes over and and speaks to the specific numbers. Um we'll 872 01:17:48,719 --> 01:17:57,520 present the total appropriations uh for the proposed fiscal year 2026 873 01:17:55,760 --> 01:18:01,840 2027. The total appropri appropriations 874 01:17:59,679 --> 01:18:06,719 represent the maximum amount the township is authorized to spend across 875 01:18:04,719 --> 01:18:12,000 all funds for a fiscal year. This includes funding for operations, 876 01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:16,239 personnel, contracted services, capital expenditure, and other plan program 877 01:18:14,719 --> 01:18:23,440 costs. So, prior to the town fund, um we'll 878 01:18:19,679 --> 01:18:32,280 speak to the road district budget. Um commissioner car the general fund 879 01:18:28,080 --> 01:18:32,280 26 2264,650 880 01:18:36,239 --> 01:18:46,719 fund is at 5,500. The FICA fund is 55,000. 881 01:18:42,640 --> 01:18:54,440 The permanent fund is 3 million 10,400 882 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:54,440 building and equipment fund is $492,500 883 01:18:54,800 --> 01:19:00,360 which makes the total appropriation 3,828,50. 884 01:19:03,520 --> 01:19:16,280 Thank you. Any discussion on the board? Do you uh have at your fingertips what 885 01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:16,280 the road front was for last year? 886 01:19:17,679 --> 01:19:22,440 » If you don't, that's okay. I'm just curious. 887 01:19:23,199 --> 01:19:32,080 It It is less less this year's general election. 888 01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:37,280 » Yes. predict reasons for it to be less efficiencies or 889 01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:42,080 » well I well I don't Commissioner Perry you can you can comment to that I I will 890 01:19:39,520 --> 01:19:46,719 comment um from from a taxpayer point of view in my neighborhood and throughout 891 01:19:43,679 --> 01:19:54,239 Dun we're in a very different part of uh New York Township all the roads were 892 01:19:50,159 --> 01:19:58,640 ground and resurfaced so last year's uh last year's lunch raers 893 01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:01,640 Correct. >> Yes. 894 01:20:03,120 --> 01:20:06,679 » That's what I felt. 895 01:20:10,320 --> 01:20:13,800 » Okay. Thank you. 896 01:20:19,840 --> 01:20:27,760 » Any other comments? Hearing no other comments, we'll move to 897 01:20:24,560 --> 01:20:27,760 the top front. 898 01:20:28,159 --> 01:20:37,199 Okay, from the town funds perspective, um that's that's a tab uh number 19 on 899 01:20:35,040 --> 01:20:43,199 your on your agenda if you want to go through that. Um on page one, the 900 01:20:40,560 --> 01:20:47,880 general fund is is the total appropriations is $4,532,900. 901 01:20:49,840 --> 01:21:01,080 IRF fund is $18,000. FICA is $160,000. 902 01:20:56,480 --> 01:21:01,080 The GA fund is $296,350. 903 01:21:02,239 --> 01:21:06,440 Police fund $167,500. 904 01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:14,760 And a community mental health fund, which is new this year to us, is 905 01:21:11,760 --> 01:21:14,760 1,446,000. 906 01:21:15,679 --> 01:21:20,600 Total appropriations 6,620,000. 907 01:21:22,480 --> 01:21:31,000 $620,750. Excuse me. 908 01:21:27,679 --> 01:21:31,000 Any questions? 909 01:21:32,080 --> 01:21:40,719 » Hearing no questions. Um I will conclude that part of our agenda. Um there is no 910 01:21:37,679 --> 01:21:48,600 vote at this time um for this. We will be taking this up at our May 12th 911 01:21:44,000 --> 01:21:48,600 meeting and voting on it May 12th. 912 01:21:48,960 --> 01:21:55,840 At this time, I also direct the clerk to please publish the notes of the public 913 01:21:53,760 --> 01:21:59,400 hearing in the newspaper during the week of April 1st. 914 01:22:01,600 --> 01:22:10,000 Hearing nine, we're going to try to expedite things as much as we can. 915 01:22:06,400 --> 01:22:14,320 Number 20 on our our agenda, approval of financial administrative coordinator job 916 01:22:12,400 --> 01:22:17,360 description. May I have a motion for that, please? 917 01:22:15,120 --> 01:22:20,800 » Sure. I move to approve the financial and administrative 918 01:22:18,880 --> 01:22:25,920 job description and direct the supervisor and chief of staff to 919 01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:30,679 determine competitive salary range and position. 920 01:22:27,520 --> 01:22:30,679 » Thank you. 921 01:22:31,040 --> 01:22:37,639 » Thank you. Any discussion? >> Uh yeah, I think we need clarification 922 01:22:34,480 --> 01:22:37,639 on this. 923 01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:50,800 » Yes, thank you for that clarification. Uh, trustee me. 924 01:22:49,280 --> 01:22:56,880 » Yes. So, this is not new incremental. This is a switch adjustment. 925 01:22:55,040 --> 01:23:03,360 » Correct. And just to put a little bit of color to that, um, chief of staff and 926 01:22:59,920 --> 01:23:10,080 myself, um, we we constantly analyze our our staff, our productivity. And what we 927 01:23:06,320 --> 01:23:15,360 found is, um, uh, in in looking at our maintenance area, we don't have as a 928 01:23:12,960 --> 01:23:20,719 need for a maintenance person. And we found that our contract at janitorial 929 01:23:17,920 --> 01:23:26,320 services would be able to back us up on larger events such as the Valentine's 930 01:23:23,040 --> 01:23:31,760 Day um event and other events. Um and therefore we we we don't need that 931 01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:36,320 position. Um we did know that we were going to need at some point um a 932 01:23:34,320 --> 01:23:41,199 position in administrative and financial area with the chief of staff um taking 933 01:23:38,400 --> 01:23:46,600 on uh an expanded role and that's what this job description entails. Any 934 01:23:47,360 --> 01:23:55,360 other discussion? >> I have a question. Will the salary range 935 01:23:51,440 --> 01:24:00,400 uh come back to the board for approval? >> In this motion, I'm listing the salary 936 01:23:57,440 --> 01:24:05,840 range to re to remain with the myself and the chief of staff. Um the salary 937 01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:14,159 range as I've mentioned to you um and to others is in that 55 to 57 range. Um and 938 01:24:10,880 --> 01:24:19,120 that's based upon um the search on on the internet of governmental position 939 01:24:16,800 --> 01:24:27,600 similar instances. Um so does that mean the salary will be 940 01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:31,600 determined by supervisor and chief of staff. It will not come to the board. 941 01:24:29,760 --> 01:24:36,639 » Correct. >> Um 942 01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:40,719 can I ask why why why would why would it not come back 943 01:24:38,560 --> 01:24:47,040 to the board? um because we're trying to escalate the 944 01:24:43,280 --> 01:24:52,320 the the filling of disposition uh and um I think that that's an appropriate uh 945 01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:59,679 conversation that we've had amongst the board is to is to take some of that role 946 01:24:55,440 --> 01:25:04,560 and and and provide it um to to to staff and to supervisor. We haven't defined um 947 01:25:02,560 --> 01:25:13,960 I think that my discussions with board members have been um that uh the board 948 01:25:08,000 --> 01:25:13,960 receives the passage of direct above. 949 01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:19,320 » I think there might be a tornado. 950 01:25:22,560 --> 01:25:25,560 » Yeah. 951 01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:42,560 » Any other questions? I I find that like a job position and salary range to be 952 01:25:40,639 --> 01:25:48,880 kind of together when they were introduced. It's hard to approve one 953 01:25:44,560 --> 01:25:52,960 without the other. Um so I I just don't know why that wasn't part of what the 954 01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:58,239 job description was especially when you post a position 955 01:25:55,120 --> 01:26:02,639 um like law I think you have to post the salary range 956 01:26:00,080 --> 01:26:07,080 in Illinois. Um, would we be able to just amen? 957 01:26:20,400 --> 01:26:30,719 » I think we're defining a different role, >> but it's still chief of staff and 958 01:26:28,159 --> 01:26:33,360 supervisor staff. >> Actually, 959 01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:37,639 Yeah, that is something. 960 01:26:44,880 --> 01:26:48,120 » Well, yes. 961 01:26:52,639 --> 01:26:59,920 » Up to 60,000 is what you're suggesting, trusting master. 962 01:26:56,800 --> 01:27:06,159 » Yes, that's what I'm suggesting. >> Because we would be you know, distills 963 01:27:02,560 --> 01:27:12,440 come and determined based on experience level or whatever, but only 964 01:27:08,480 --> 01:27:12,440 up to a certain amount. 965 01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:28,560 » Okay. Um, so amendment to the motion um that that it includes up to $60,000 966 01:27:23,600 --> 01:27:30,960 determined by the supervisor and is second amendment. We all second the 967 01:27:30,000 --> 01:27:34,960 amendment. >> Amendments been seconded. Any other 968 01:27:32,800 --> 01:27:39,679 further discussion? >> May roll call vote, please. 969 01:27:36,960 --> 01:27:41,360 » All right. So, voting on the amendment. Just 970 01:27:40,639 --> 01:27:42,480 » yes. >> Sland. 971 01:27:42,000 --> 01:27:43,920 » Yes. >> Trusty Mer. 972 01:27:43,520 --> 01:27:46,719 » Yes. >> Just 973 01:27:46,159 --> 01:27:50,880 Murray. >> Yes. 974 01:27:47,120 --> 01:27:54,120 » Okay. Five. Yes. The amendment passes. >> Thank you. 975 01:27:58,239 --> 01:28:04,480 » Yes. Roll call vote on the original, please. 976 01:28:01,760 --> 01:28:06,000 » All right. Discussion. Trusty Wolf. >> Yes. 977 01:28:05,040 --> 01:28:07,520 » Justice. >> Yes. 978 01:28:06,400 --> 01:28:08,800 » Trusty Mner. >> Yes. 979 01:28:07,920 --> 01:28:11,920 » Trusty. >> Yes. Super Murray. 980 01:28:10,560 --> 01:28:15,400 » Yes. >> The motion passes. 981 01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:25,520 » Thank you. Uh item number 21, staff reports. 982 01:28:21,360 --> 01:28:31,199 So, on our staff reports, uh I'd like to just highlight a couple of things on our 983 01:28:27,679 --> 01:28:36,040 staff reports. Um our our transportation folks, uh our 984 01:28:38,400 --> 01:28:44,960 our general assistance, we had six active cases this month for general 985 01:28:42,480 --> 01:28:50,639 assistance, 21 um applications. uh food pantry served 986 01:28:48,480 --> 01:28:57,920 over 569 people. Uh we had uh donations in amount 987 01:28:55,120 --> 01:29:04,239 of $10,320. Um special note to city workers for 988 01:29:00,960 --> 01:29:11,280 their donation of $10,000. Uh, and 989 01:29:06,480 --> 01:29:18,000 I wanted to just note out that um the um general assistance area um paid out 990 01:29:15,040 --> 01:29:25,199 $1,200 this month. The emergency assistance paid out $9,540 991 01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:31,360 um for a total of $10,740 in that department. Uh in our senior 992 01:29:28,239 --> 01:29:37,920 citizens area, just want to shout out to a couple of birthdays. Uh, Marielle 993 01:29:34,480 --> 01:29:45,360 Guerrero celebrated her 95th birthday. Janette Morgan celebrated her 94th 994 01:29:40,639 --> 01:29:50,040 birthday and Garcia Bracilia Ruez celebrated her 82nd birthday. 995 01:29:51,280 --> 01:29:59,679 » Uh, township communications report. Um, we've had a number of our goals this 996 01:29:56,639 --> 01:30:07,040 period. Um we've had uh press releases in amount of four this this month. Media 997 01:30:02,960 --> 01:30:13,280 mentions are published uh four and then we had uh two newsletters. We started a 998 01:30:10,159 --> 01:30:21,440 a staff news brief um an internal newsletter and then um uh Christine uh 999 01:30:17,280 --> 01:30:27,440 Tony took over the editor of the summit. uh under our website um uh trustee radio 1000 01:30:25,120 --> 01:30:30,159 made comment on our website development um in that area if you would like trusty 1001 01:30:29,520 --> 01:30:36,920 radio. >> Sure. I mentioned that you might trust. 1002 01:30:33,520 --> 01:30:36,920 » Oh yes. 1003 01:30:37,679 --> 01:30:50,800 Uh as far as the website's concerned and with our IT staff, we've gone over a 1004 01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:56,639 new template that they proposed for a variety of reasons, most of which 1005 01:30:53,760 --> 01:31:01,520 is for the accessibility requirements that we have to provide accessibility to 1006 01:30:59,199 --> 01:31:05,080 our website. So, this template is completely compared. 1007 01:31:11,760 --> 01:31:23,679 Um, then uh we're also going through the exercise of approving content for all 1008 01:31:19,120 --> 01:31:28,159 pages and that staff so they can mock this up and we can start reviewing 1009 01:31:26,159 --> 01:31:34,320 starting with homepage then the detail pages and eventually get the website up 1010 01:31:31,280 --> 01:31:38,639 and ready to go and then go live. So I would anticipate that that will happen 1011 01:31:36,080 --> 01:31:43,760 in the next month. Great. Great. Thank you. um for our road department. Um if 1012 01:31:41,840 --> 01:31:49,199 anybody has any uh questions, Commissioner Karen is still here. Um but 1013 01:31:45,840 --> 01:31:53,679 their highlight was 163 Julie request uh this month. Um and then from our 1014 01:31:51,199 --> 01:31:59,520 assessor's office, uh I'll read a brief statement um from Assessor Pelli. 1015 01:31:56,480 --> 01:32:04,400 Asessor's office focused on intergovernmental collaboration, 1016 01:32:01,760 --> 01:32:09,199 workflow automation uh and preparing for the 2026 assessment 1017 01:32:08,080 --> 01:32:14,000 year. while continuing to strengthen 1018 01:32:11,120 --> 01:32:14,000 relationships