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HELLO? HELLO, EVERYONE.SO, UH, WELCOME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
[7:00 PM - Moment of Silence - Opening with Prayer]
MEETING FOR DECEMBER 12TH, 2023.AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND BEGIN OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE, OR EXCUSE ME, WE'RE GONNA START WITH AN OPENING PRAYER WITH PASTOR GIZA.
I HOPE I PRONOUNCE THAT CORRECTLY.
WELL, I'M FAMOUS FOR THAT, SO I APOLOGIZE.
PASTOR GAZAR GAZAR, JUST LIKE A TALK WITH THE, OKAY.
SO YOU COME UP TO HIM NOW, OPEN OUR MEETING WITH, WITH PRAYER.
LET'S GO DO, UH, THE LORD'S PRAYER, PLEASE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, UH, THANK YOU.
WE GATHER TOGETHER TO CARE FOR THE BUSINESS AT HAND, BUT ALSO PREPARE FOR THE BUSINESS TO COME.
AND WE DO SO IN A WAY THAT WE WANT TO HONOR YOU AND WANT ANOTHER.
IN EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID AND DONE, WE ASK THAT YOUR WILL BE DONE, AND SOMETIMES WE ASK WILL TO BE DONE.
WE, WHAT THAT IS, REMIND US THAT PART OF YOUR WILL FOR US IN OUR LIVES IS TO GIVE THINGS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND HERE WE ARE COMING TO A CLOSE OF A CALENDAR YEAR, AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN SO THANKFUL FOR, BUT I PRAY TONIGHT THAT WE CAN BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR CARE AND PROTECTION.
THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THAT THIS SEASON REMINDS US THAT WE HAVE A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO BECAUSE THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
SO TONIGHT, I PRAY AND ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, YOUR CLARITY TO BE SOUGHT AFTER TONIGHT FOR THE BOARD AND FOR YOUR PEACE TO BE GIVEN TO THEM.
SO THEY TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE PART OF IN WARREN COUNTY CAN HONOR YOU IN ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL, ACCORDING TO YOUR WAY, AND ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.
SO THANKS FOR LISTENING TONIGHT.
THANKS FOR CARING AND THANKS FOR SHOWING UP.
IT'S IN THE NAME THAT IS ABOVE ALL NAMES, THAT SOME CONSIDER BE THE MIGHT, COUNSELOR, THE PRINCE OF PEACE OF THE GREAT I'M, OR IN PARTICULAR IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT WE PRAYED TOGETHER.
[B. Hilda J. Barbour Elementary School Choir Performance]
THE MEETING TO ORDER, WE HAVE, UM, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? UH, HILDA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR PERFORMANCE.SO, UH, IF YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND WE WILL WALK DOWN.
WE'RE GONNA COME AND LAUNCH IT ALL, ALL EARS.
I'M GONNA HAVE A BIT THAT WAY.
AND THAT WAY EASIER TO SEE YOU AND GOOD.
THIS IS THE FLORIDA J BARBER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHOIR.
WE'RE GOING BE PERFORMING, PERFORMING A FEW SNIPPETS FROM OUR WINTER CONCERT THAT WE DID THIS A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
UM, THE FIRST ELECTION YOU MAY COGNIZE AS WILLIAMS. THE SONG THE MOST WONDERFUL, THE MOST WONDERFUL,
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THE, THE IT THE MOST.THE, ACTUALLY THERE'S ONLY MAYBE 25 OF US.
THIS NORMALLY, THERE'S AROUND 40 OF US, TWO OF US WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE SICKNESS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS, BUT STILL A SMALL NUMBER OF US.
AND YEAH, THE NEXT ELECTION IS A, UM, SONG BY A COM, A SONG ENTITLED WE'RE
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IS IS A TRADITIONAL AUSTRIAN FOLK SONG.WE HAVE ONE FINAL SELECTION FOR YOU.
IT'S A ON FAVORITE, IT'S A, OH, WE UP, UP, UP, UP CHOCOLATE.
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THIS POINT WE SHOULD THE STUDENTS GO HOME AND EVERYTHING TOMORROW.THESE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE ADDED TO CONSENT.
I SENT THEM IN THE EMAIL, BUT I HAVE PRINT ALSO.
AND, UM, THAT WAS A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
[C. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]
GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.SO WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE ALL.
SO BEFORE WE, UM, START THE MEETING, I JUST WANT TO DO, UH, SOME LITTLE LOGISTICS HERE.
SO WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT SEVEN 30.
SO, UH, LET ME LOOK AT THIS ONE HERE, WHICH IS IN FOUR MINUTES.
SO, UM, I GUESS WE CAN JUMP INTO, UH, ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL JUMP TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
DO WE HAVE TIME TO DO ALL THAT? THINK SO.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP INTO THE NEXT
[D. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]
ITEM, WHICH IS ADOPTION OF OUR AGENDA.SO DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO OUR AGENDA?
WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU DELETE ITEM G UNDER, UNDER TWO FOIA, UNDER THE ITEM G, APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS.
AND ITEM THREE UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, THE CIVIC PLUS AWARD.
AND ITEM SEVEN UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS REGARDING REGRADING OF ACCREDITATION.
AND THEN ADD TO THE AGENDA THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH IS THE REVISIONS TO THE WARREN COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION CODE OF CONDUCT THAT THE BOARD DISCUSSED LAST WEEK.
NOW, UH, I DO SEE IN FRONT OF ME HERE ABOUT THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADOPTION.
ARE WE GOING TO, MR. HENDERSON HAD SOMETHING.
THERE WAS THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADOPTION TOO.
SO, AND THE HAZARDOUS MITIGATION.
AND THAT WILL GO ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES, MA'AM.
BOTH OF THESE CAN GO ON THERE.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, UM, OTHER ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? I MOVE THAT WE, UH, AMEND THE AGENDA PER DR.
IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH, MR. HAM AND OTHERWISE APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED AND OTHERWISE AS PRESENTED? YES.
AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
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LET ME SEE IF MY CLIENT, WE'VE GOT TWO MORE MINUTES.SO CAN WE START THE PUBLIC HEARING EARLY TWO MINUTES EARLY? NOPE.
SO LET ME SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.
SO WE GOT ONE MORE MINUTE AND WE'LL START THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO WHERE'S MY BELL? WE COULD HAVE, IT WAS COOL TO FIGURE OUT WHAT FIGGY PUDDING IT IS.
I HADN'T KNOWN THAT LIKE MY WHOLE LIFE, SO.
THOSE KIDS, GREG, I, THEY JUST WERE, YEAH, IT'S NOT CHRISTMAS UNTIL THE KIDS HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[J. Carryover Package - Alisa Scott]
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START OUR PUBLIC HEARING.AND I'M JUST GOING JUST TO READ OUR LITTLE GUIDELINE.
JUST AS A REMINDER, YOU KNOW THAT OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO DISCUSS THE MATTER THAT IS BOARD THE BOARD BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ACTION.
COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
UH, UH, WE NEED BE CONSIDERATE.
OTHER LOUD DISRUPTIONS, POSTERS, OTHER MEANS OF OF DISPLAY COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY ATTACKS BY ANYONE ON ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL GO AND, UH, START WITH OUR CARRYOVER PACKAGE WITH MS. SCOTT.
MS. SCOTT IS NOT ABLE TO BE WITH US THIS EVENING, MA'AM.
SO IS ANYBODY GOING TO, THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PACKAGE YOU SAW A WEEK AGO THAT MS. SCOTT WAS ABLE TO BE HERE AND DISCUSSED WITH YOU.
THIS IS MONEY FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, PARTICULARLY FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT NEEDS TO BE CARRIED FORWARD INTO THE NEW BUDGET YEAR.
THE PRIMARY ITEMS ON THERE ARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND OF THAT CAP, THOSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE PRIMARY ITEM IS LESLIE K FOX AND THE, UH, CARRY OVER THERE.
'CAUSE WE'RE NOW AT THE POINT IN THAT PROJECT WHERE WE WILL BEGIN USING THE 4 MILLION OF THE COUNTIES FUNDS INTO THIS PROJECT AND OUR BUSES SHOULD BE COMING SOON.
AND WE'LL BE SPENDING THAT MONEY THAT THE BOARD COMMITTED TO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
BUT THEN WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE BUSES.
AND THE OTHER BIG ITEMS ON THERE ARE FIRE AND RESCUE.
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, YOU'VE BOUGHT FIVE AMBULANCES AND TWO FIRE TRUCKS AND THEY HAVE STILL NOT ARRIVED.
SO THOSE FUNDS HAVE TO BE CARRIED FORWARD ALSO WITH THIS.
SO WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING AND IS THERE THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR OBJECTIONS? WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS EVERY YEAR, MA'AM.
WE'RE JUST, SHE'S LEARNED THIS, UH, MR. BJ WILSON FROM, UH, THE TOWN HELPED HER, UH, LEARN HOW TO DO THIS TO CREATE, TO DO IT FOR US.
AND WE, WE APPRECIATE HIS HELP.
IN THE PAST, I BELIEVE WE HAD SOMETHING CALLED SPECIAL PROJECTS WHERE ALL THIS MONEY SAT UNTIL WE SPENT IT.
AND I THINK NOW THAT WE HAVE DISSIPATED WITH THE SPECIAL PROJECTS
AND TRANS TRANSPARENCY, CORRECT.
SO IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD, UM, MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO MA'AM.
ANYBODY AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? SECOND REQUEST, FINAL CALL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS A, THIS IS A BIG DEAL, MA'AM, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE MRS. SCOTT'S WORK ON THIS.
SHE'S WORKED VERY HARD ON GETTING THIS FIGURED OUT.
YES, MS. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S WATCHING US, BUT GOOD JOB.
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I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AMEND THE FY 20 22 20 23 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $182,466 TO THE GENERAL FUND.8,602,471 AND 66 CENTS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
7,178,541 TO THE ASSET REPLACEMENT FUND, 17,517 TO THE AIRPORT FUND, $259,371 TO THE COST RECOVERY FUND FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF $16,240,366 AND 59 CENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHED PURSUANT TO CODE, UM, 15.2 DASH 25 0 7 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE, MR. BUTLER.
[E. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)]
IS, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD.SO HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, NO MA'AM.
ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? YES.
UM, GOOD EVENING, LINDA MCDONOUGH, 1205, HIGH TOP ROAD, LINDA.
UM, I'M HERE BECAUSE I WANNA WISH Y'ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND A NEW CHRISTMAS, AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO EDUCATE THEM LIKE WE HAD TO EDUCATE YOU GUYS TOO.
MAYBE THEY'LL JUST COME INTO IT, UM, KNOWING AND BEING INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING.
BUT I WAS HERE BECAUSE, UM, I'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR TWO YEARS NOW ASKING ABOUT A NEIGHBOR THAT IS 87 AND WANTING TO, UM, SEE IF HER SANITARY TAX WILL, UM, THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY IT ANYMORE.
UH, THEY QUALIFY TO NOT HAVE TO PAY IT.
AND ALL I KEEP HEARING EVERY TIME I ASK IS WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AND, UM, SHE'S GONNA BE 88 NOW.
SO I'M JUST SORT OF WONDERING AND I CAN'T EVEN GET ANY INFORMATION OF LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON? WHAT'S STALLING THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON? UM, SHE DOES QUALIFY FOR ALL OF THE, UH, THE TAX EXEMPTIONS AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE OF HER AGE.
AND SHE HAS LIVED HERE FOR OVER 52 YEARS AND HAS PAID ALL OF THE TAXES, EVERYTHING.
UM, AND NOW SHE HAS BEEN GRANTED RELIEF OF THOSE EXCEPT FOR THE SANITARY DISTRICT AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT.
UM, WHEN YOU LOOK IT UP, UH, EVEN ON THE WARREN COUNTY WEBSITE, IT IS A TAX.
I KNOW THAT THEY SAY, OH, IT'S, UM, A FEE, BUT IT'S A TAX.
IT COMES OUT ON OUR TAX FORMS, UM, AND EVERYTHING.
AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE PROBABLY EVEN WRITE IT OFF ON THEIR TAXES, THEIR SANITARY DISTRICT FEE BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT'S ON OUR TAX DOCUMENT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
THIS IS VERY HARDSHIP FOR THIS PERSON.
UM, I, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD TAKE OVER TWO YEARS TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT.
AND SHE DOES KEEP ASKING ME OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, UM, BECAUSE OF COURSE, TAX TIME CAME AROUND AGAIN AND I CAN'T TELL HER ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE FACT IS THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
AND IT'S JUST REALLY UPSETTING, UM, TO CONTINUE TO DO HARM TO THIS PERSON WHEN SHE'S ALREADY BEEN GRANTED THE REGULAR, UM, FOR THE TAXES.
SO I REALLY WISH SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT, UM, FOR THIS PERSON AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SAME AGE AND SITUATION.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL.
FINAL CALL PUBLIC, UH, EXCUSE ME.
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OKAY.[F. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney]
ON OUR AGENDA ARE OUR REPORTS.SO, UM, I'M GONNA START WITH MR. MAY.
WELL, YEAH, THE LAST LAST MEETING I SAID I'M SHIFTING EVERYTH.
WELL, IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS, UH, SINCE I WAS ELECTED AND BROUGHT ONTO THIS BOARD.
UM, WE RAN A GOOD RACE THIS LAST NOVEMBER.
UM, NOW WE HAVE A NEW BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEMBER FOR THE SHENANDOAH DISTRICT.
UM, JOHN'S GONNA DO US A, A DECENT JOB.
UH, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT'S DONE FOR ME.
IT'S TAUGHT ME HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE.
IT'S TAUGHT ME HOW TO DEAL WITH SITUATIONS THAT ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'M USED TO IN MY LAST BUSINESS WORLD.
I'VE GOT TO MEET A TON OF GREAT PEOPLE.
WE'VE GOT TO MEET A LOT OF NEW FACES IN THE COUNTY.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE HAD TO GET USED TO.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF IT.
WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS THE POLITICS.
IT'S A TOUGH GIG AND WE ALL GOTTA LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT.
BUT IN SAYING ALL OF THAT, I APPRECIATE MY COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S MY COMMUNITY AND IT'S MY TOWN AND IT'S MY COUNTY.
AND IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND THOSE CHILDREN THAT TALK THAT SANG TO US TO TONIGHT,
THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING UP IN YEARS AND THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS JOB.
AND I, I LOVE SEEING THEIR SMILES AND I LOVE HEARING THEIR VOICES.
SO I ALSO HAVE A FAREWELL SPEECH.
THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING, OUR LAST VOTING MEETING.
UM, I GREW UP HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I GET EMOTIONAL 'CAUSE THIS PLACE MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME.
AND I HAVE BEEN SO HONORED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE THESE PEOPLE.
WE, IN THE FOUR YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE, HAVE ACCOMPLISHED GREAT THINGS.
WE CAME INTO THIS SITUATION IN A VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE WITH AN EMBEZZLEMENT AND SHAME OVER OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HONOR WHAT WE WERE DEALT WITH IN A VERY, UH, HONORABLE WAY.
WE HAVE FOUGHT TO GET THE MONEY BACK.
WE HAVE FOUGHT TO RECOVER PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING HONOR BACK TO WARREN COUNTY.
AND, UM, IN THIS LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED GREAT THINGS.
UM, WE HAVE CREATED A DRUG REHABILITATION COURT AND WE HAVE A HUGE DRUG PROBLEM IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT THAT COURT BROUGHT TO THIS COMMUNITY WASN'T JUST COURT.
IT BROUGHT RESOURCES, COUNSELING, RESOURCES, DOCTORS AND, AND COUNSELORS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO CAN HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME THESE ADDICTIONS.
UM, MRS. COLORS CHAMPION BROADBAND AND DOGGONE IT, EVENTUALLY EVERYBODY IN THIS COMMUNITY IS GONNA HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNET.
AND SO THAT IS A HUGE INITIATIVE, A HUGE THING THAT WARREN COUNTY CAN BE PROUD OF.
UM, WE GOT OUT OF THE GOLF COURSE BUSINESS.
I THINK THAT IS A HUGE WIN TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WE'VE GOT A GENTLEMAN AND HIS WIFE RUNNING THAT GOLF COURSE IN A SUPERIOR WAY, AND WE CAN, WE CAN BE PROUD OF WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF COMMUNITIES WHO CAN SAY THAT.
AND WE HAVE FOR FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE NOT RAISED TAXES.
I WON'T BE HERE THE NEXT TIME THEY VOTE ON IT.
COVID WAS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BECAUSE WE WERE UNCERTAIN OF WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH.
AND I WAS SO PROUD OF MY COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO STEPPED UP TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS.
THEY DONATED FOOD AND THEY TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS.
AND I WATCHED WARREN COUNTY AND ITS GENEROSITY, DONATE TO SO MANY CAUSES.
UM, WE CREATED AN IT DEPARTMENT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT WHEN WE CAME ON.
SO THOSE ARE SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE ARE SO PROUD OF.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID
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IS WE STUCK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.AND I WANNA SAY THAT ONE OF THE PEOPLE SAID SOMETHING TONIGHT, THE PASTOR WHO PRAYED THE BEST IS YET TO COME TELL YOUR CHILDREN THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
WE ARE SO BLESSED TO LIVE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME.
PEOPLE WHO COME AND VISIT HERE TELL US HOW WONDERFUL IT IS, BUT WE NEED TO CLAIM THAT OURSELVES AND TO OUR CHILDREN.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE, THE ABILITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST FOUR, FOUR YEARS.
I AM NOW GOING TO THE CRAZY PLACE IN RICHMOND TO SEE IF I CAN MAKE EVEN A BIGGER DIFFERENCE.
BUT I WILL PROMISE YOU THIS WARREN COUNTY IS MY HOME AND EVERYTHING THAT I DO, I WILL DO WITH THE INTENT THAT ONLY GOOD WILL COME FROM IT.
WELL, UM, I'M GONNA START OFF WITH THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON, UM, AND THEN I'LL FOLLOW UP TO SOME OF THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WANNA THANK HILDA J BARBER'S CHOIR.
THEY, IF THAT WAS HALF OR ABOUT HALF OF THEIR, UH, CAPACITY, THEY'VE GOT A WONDERFUL GROUP OF CHILDREN DOING THAT.
AND THAT'S, I GUESS SPEAKS TO THE CHOIR DIRECTOR, UM, FOR THAT.
AND, UM, ON DECEMBER 6TH THAT WE HAD A FIRE CHIEF'S, UH, MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THE ONGOING CONCERNS AND POSITIVE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR, UH, FIRE SYSTEM.
WE'VE MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN THE FOUR YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD, UM, MOVING THEM FORWARD.
UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GETTING, UM, CANCER TREATMENT OR CANCER TESTING BECAUSE, UH, MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE FIRE SYSTEM, UM, IT'S A HIGH LEVEL OF, UH, EXTREME EXPOSURES TO CARCINOGEN.
SO THERE'S A HIGH RATE OF CANCER AMONG FIREFIGHTERS.
UM, AND SO WE PUT A SYSTEM INTO, UM, MAKE SURE THEY'RE TESTED THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE FOR THAT, AND THEY GET THEIR SAFETY.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE EXHAUST SYSTEMS GOING IN TO MITIGATE THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE EXHAUST ON THESE DIESEL TRUCKS.
UM, SO A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS GOING THERE.
UM, WE HAD A COUNTY LUNCH ON THE SEVENTH.
IT WAS A ROLLING WEEK AND I THINK THE NEXT COUPLE ARE GONNA BE, AND I WANNA JUST GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO KAYLA AND JANE AND EVERYONE THAT WORKED WITH YOU.
UH, YOU GUYS DID A LOT OF WORK.
DEVON SMITH, AND THOSE WERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RIGHT FROM THE CULINARY ARTS THAT DID THAT.
AND, UM, EVERYTHING WAS VERY NICE.
THOSE, THOSE KIDS DID A REALLY NICE JOB.
UM, BRIAN FOLEY, UH, LAST, LAST NIGHT WE HAD SKY WORN WINTER WEATHER TRAINING.
SO NOW I'M A SKY, I'M A WEATHER WATCHER AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE.
IT WAS A, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
WEATHER IS COOL ANYWAY, BUT, UM, UM, THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT.
WE GOT THE BASIC ONE DONE, WHAT, A YEAR AGO.
AND NOW THIS ONE, UM, ATTENDED BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, YOU DON'T NEED TO COOK BREAKFAST ON SATURDAYS FROM NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THE LAST WEEK, COMPANY TWO AND THEY HAD THE PLACE WAS PACKED.
GOT TO SEE THEIR NEW TANKER, 3000 GALLON TANKER.
VERY MUCH NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE FIRE HYDRANTS EVERYWHERE, SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE WATER.
SO THAT BEAUTIFUL TRUCK, UM, THIS SATURDAY, THERE'S TWO BREAKFASTS AT TWO DIFFERENT, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
COMPANY FIVE IS HAVING ONE AND COMPANY ONE.
AND I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.
I'M GONNA TAKE MY GRANDSON 'CAUSE HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE'S GONNA BE NINE ON SATURDAY.
UM, AND DOLORES AND WALT, I DIDN'T KNOW DOLORES AND WALT FROM ADAM WHEN, UNTIL WE RAN, UM, AND GOTTEN TO KNOW THEM A LOT AND CONSIDER THEM GREAT FRIENDS.
I WISH YOU BOTH WELL, WALT, I HOPE YOU AND TAFFY CAN KICK BACK AND ENJOY A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK SHE'S TIRED OF SHARING YOU.
SO I I HOPE YOU TWO CAN, UM, SPEND SOME TIME ON WHAT TAFFY WANTS TO DO FOR A FEW YEARS HERE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS BOARD.
YOU'RE A TRUE GENTLEMAN, AND I APPRECIATE, AND DOLORES, I THINK YOU'RE THE SISTER MY MOTHER HAD NEVER HAD.
AND, UH, WE ARE TOTAL OPPOSITES ON A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE AND I, I'VE RESPECTED THAT AND APPRECIATE THAT.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE CONFLICTING IDEAS IF WE ALL SET UP HERE AND AGREE ON EVERYTHING YOU STAGNATE AND, BUT WE'VE NEVER FELL OUT OVER OUR DIFFERENCES OF
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OPINIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I HOPE YOU GIVE THEM HECK ENRICHMENT AND, UH, YOU MAKE WARREN COUNTY THEIR FOCUS BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF BEING THE REDHEADED STEPCHILD TO VIRGINIA.SO THE, UH, I JUST, I TOO WANTED TO SAY THAT I'VE ENJOYED MY TIME WITH WORKING WITH DOLORES AND WALT, UH, TWO TRUE PROFESSIONALS, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THAT THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AT HEART.
SO, UH, UH, I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TIMES THAT, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD SOME DISAGREEMENTS, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, THAT THE, THAT THE CRUX OF THE DISAGREEMENTS WAS BECAUSE YOU SAW THINGS ONE WAY I SAW 'EM ANOTHER, BUT BOTH OF US ALWAYS HAD THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY AT AT HEART.
SO I'M WORKING, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH, UH, UH, WITH RICH WITH JOHN, CHERYL AND VICKI.
THIS, UH, THIS COMING YEAR OF LAST, UH, LAST WEEK, I HAD AN, AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO WORK WITH A CON, A CONSTITUENT WHO WAS RUNNING INTO SOME COUNT, UH, CHALLENGES WITH THE, UH, UM, WITH, WITH THE COUNTY STAFF.
DALEY AND, AND, UH, THANK YOU, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING CARE OF THE CONSTITUENT.
I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW HE COULD GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT HE THOUGHT, UH, COULD STREAMLINE SOME THINGS.
UH, THE, UM, UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, MY, MY SON TAKES BOTH KARATE AND, UH, PLAYS BASKETBALL.
SO I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, TO, TO GO OVER TO LFK WHERE HE TAKES KARATE.
I TAKE KARATE WITH HIM AND THE, UH, AND ALSO OVER AT THE, UH, THE, THE NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE HE PLAYS BASKETBALL.
AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE, UH, WITH THE FACILITIES THAT THE, THAT THE COUNTY HAS.
AND FINALLY, THE, UH, THE, THE REST OF THE TIME I'VE SPENT WITH MY, UH, YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AND NEWEST GRANDDAUGHTER, THEY'RE IN FROM VERMONT.
AND, UH, SADLY ENOUGH, MY SON-IN-LAW HAD TO GO BACK, UH, TODAY, UH, TO GO BACK TO WORK.
BUT SHE'LL BE HERE FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
AND, UH, WE ARE JUST REALLY ENJOYING, UM, MILLIE, THAT'S, UH, MILDRED, THAT'S MY, MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD AND JUST STARTING TO WALK, SO JUST ENJOYING THAT.
COULD I ADD ONE THING? SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO, AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
UM, SOME ARE APPRECIATED, SOME ARE NOT APPRECIATED, BUT I STILL ASK THEM.
UM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T, IF YOU, YOU CAN'T LEARN IF YOU DON'T ASK QUESTIONS, OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT MY AUNT TOLD ME.
AND I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CANINE UNIT WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
SO THEY GOT TOGETHER ON DECEMBER 7TH AFTER THE COUNTY LUNCH AND GAVE A DEMONSTRATION.
I GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BE, AND YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T, I'VE GOT DOGS, I'VE HAD DOGS MY ENTIRE LIFE, BUT I DON'T HAVE THESE KIND OF DOGS.
UM, AND I APPRECIATED THE DEMONSTRATION.
THEY RAN 'EM THROUGH NINE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
UM, AND IT'S OBVIOUS THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, WELL-TRAINED, WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
AND I, WHEN I QUESTION SOMETHING, IF I'M WRONG ON SOMETHING, I'LL ADMIT WHEN I'M WRONG.
AND SINCE I HAVE ASKED SO MANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT I APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, UM, CAPTAIN COLLINS PUT THIS TOGETHER AND ALL THE DOG HANDLERS AND, UM, THE TIME THEY TOOK, IT WAS COLD, IT WAS WINDY, BUT THEY, THEY WALK THOSE DOGS AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY CAN DO.
I, I'D LIKE TO SEE 'EM AT SOME POINT, PUT THAT ON SO THAT MORE OF THE COMMUNITY OR VIDEO IT AND GET IT OUT SO THE COMMUNITY CAN SEE, BECAUSE THEY DO COST A LOT.
BUT AS LONG AS WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING THE OUTCOME FOR THE INPUT, I THINK WE ALL CAN ACCEPT THAT.
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THAT, UH, DEMONSTRATION AND EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN IT.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA START WITH, UH, THIS AFTERNOON I ATTENDED THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE OF TRUSTEES MEETING.
UM, WE SAT DOWN AND WE REVIEWED THE VACANCY APPLICATION THAT WE ALL SHOULD BE SEEING, SEEING SOON.
UM, A AGAIN, AS I KEEP REPORTING, UH, THE, THE TIMELINE HAS NOT CHANGED.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING THERE, UM, UH, THE VACANCY IN EARLY JANUARY.
UH, AND AT THEY ALSO SAID THEY WERE GONNA HAVE ABOUT THREE, THREE VACANCIES OPEN.
SO ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
I KNOW I KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT HERE I'M TALKING ABOUT IT
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AGAIN.UM, I ATTENDED THE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.
UM, THEY PRESENTED, THEY AS IN THE TENANTS, PRESENTED A DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A COURTESY CAR.
UH, SO THE, UH, APPARENTLY, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT VISITORS THAT COME, YOU KNOW, FLY IN AND THEY WANNA HAVE A VEHICLE TO GO IN TOWN AND TO EAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SO THIS WAS A PROPOSAL THAT THE TENANTS PUT TOGETHER FOR THE AIRPORT COMMISSION.
THE FINAL, UH, PROPOSAL WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE COMMISSIONS AT THEIR NEXT MEETING, AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO, UM, TO THE BOARD TO DECIDE IF THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE WANNA DO.
'CAUSE THERE ARE SOME KIND OF OUTSTANDING, UM, UH, THINGS TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK, UH, WE'LL JUST WAIT TO SEE, UH, WHAT EVERYONE'S OPINION IS ON THE PROPOSAL.
UH, THE NEXT THING I HAD IS SHERIFF RIDE, ALONG WITH ONE OF WARREN COUNTY'S FINEST.
UH, THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING, UM, DAY.
WE, UH, WE HAD ANIMAL CALLS LOOKING AND, AND LET ME TELL YOU THE, THE DEPUTIES, I MEAN, TALKING ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND HOW MUCH THEY, UH, THEY CARE ABOUT ALL OF THE MISPLACED, UH, ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT WAS VERY NICE TO SEE WITH THE COMPASSION AND WITH ME.
I WANTED TO BRING 'EM ALL HOME, BUT I KNEW I COULDN'T
SO ALSO PART OF THE RIDE ALONG, YOU KNOW, UH, I WAS ON A COUPLE OF THE DISTURBANCE CALLS THAT THEY GET, YOU KNOW, DAILY.
AND, UM, I ALSO WAS PART OF A PROCESS OF CREATING A WARRANT.
SO, UH, IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL DAY, UH, FOR ME.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, FROM DISCUSSIONS OF WHAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO FOR US, THAT TO GO OUT THERE AND ACTUALLY SEE THEM OUT THERE DOING THEIR JOB IS, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT EVEN MORE WHAT THEY DO FOR US.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CANINE DEMONSTRATION ALONG WITH MS. COLORS, WHERE THEY HAD TRAINING EXERCISE FOR LIKE, ABOUT FIVE CANINES.
IT WAS, IT WAS REALLY FUN, UH, TO, TO WATCH AND, AND, UM, REALIZE HOW MUCH EFFORT IT GOES INTO THESE, THESE CANINES.
AND I JUST, AGAIN, I WANTED TO SAY I, I SPENT SOME TIME WITH WARREN COUNTY FINEST DURING, IN THAT AS WELL.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE CHIEF'S, UH, FIRE CHIEF'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.
UH, WE KIND OF TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE STAFF OF OUR, UH, STATIONS AND THEIR CHALLENGES AND THAT, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND OF COURSE, I, I ATTENDED THE EDA BOARD MEETING AS WELL.
ALWAYS LEARNED A LOT OF GOOD STUFF FROM THAT MEETING.
LASTLY, UM, I, FOR MY COLLEAGUES, UM, WALT AND DOLORES, IT WAS MY PLEASURE.
I, YOU KNOW, UH, COMING INTO THIS POSITION, WHICH I WAS, YOU KNOW, WHAT DID I START TELLING EVERYBODY? I'M NOT A POLITICIAN, BUT THROUGH YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR OPINIONS AND YOUR EDUCATION, I'M LEARNING HOW TO DO IT
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTY AND YOUR PASSION.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA BOTH DO REALLY WELL.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO AWAY, AND I GOT YOUR NUMBER.
SO, AND I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME STILL REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR ADVICE AND COUNSELING AS I GO FORWARD IN MY NEXT TWO YEARS.
UM, SECONDLY, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH, UH, RICH AND, AND, UM, JOHN IN COMING TO THE BOARD NEXT, NEXT MONTH.
SO I THINK WE'RE ALL GOING TO, UH, DO VERY WELL TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THE BOARD HAS WORKED ON THE PAST, UH, FOUR YEARS IS BY TRYING TO UPGRADE AND COMPLETE SOME OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AND JANE HAS AN UPDATE FOR US ON OUR CURRENT ACTIVITIES THERE.
SO OVER HERE YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE PICTURES.
UM, WITH THE SENIOR CENTER, WE HAVE A THREE PHASE PROJECT.
PHASE ONE, WHICH WAS THE BATHROOM RENOVATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND SIGNED OFF ONE PHASE TWO, WHICH IS THE PATIO PROJECT.
YOU'LL SEE ALL THE MASONRY WORK IS COMPLETED.
STARTING NEXT WEEK, THEY WILL BE INSTALLING THE METAL FENCING.
UM, SO THAT PROJECT SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP SHORTLY.
AND TOMORROW WE START THE KICKOFF OF PHASE THREE, WHICH IS THE KITCHEN.
AND THAT PROJECT SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS.
THE NEXT PROJECT IS YOUTH CENTER, SO NOT AS PRETTY
UM, HOWEVER, A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
SO THIS IS ACTUALLY FROM TODAY.
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CONCRETE AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS THEY RIPPED OUT THE, UM, FLOORING SO THAT WE COULD COMPLETELY REDO THE PIPING, UM, IN ORDER TO HELP ELIMINATE SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES WE WERE HAVING, SO TO SPEAK.UM, SO BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, SO BY FRIDAY, THEY WILL HAVE EVERYTHING PAINTED AND REINSTALLED IN BOTH RESTROOMS. OF COURSE, THE ASBESTOS HAS BEEN REMEDIATED.
UM, FLOORING WILL GO IN ON MONDAY AND THE PROJECT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BASICALLY BY CHRISTMAS.
SO EVERYTHING WILL BE TURNED OVER BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN THE THIRD BIG PROJECT IS THE BUIL BOAT LAUNCH.
SO THIS WEEK WE STARTED POURING CONCRETE.
SO YESTERDAY, THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS THE, BASICALLY THE PAD AT THE BOTTOM.
SO THIS IS THE FEDERAL SIDE, WHICH WAS THE EXISTING BOAT LAUNCH.
UM, SO THEY HAVE POURED THE NEW CONCRETE THERE TODAY.
THEY POURED THE STEPS FOR THE WALKWAY UP AND, UM, TO THE PICNIC AREA.
AND SO THEY ARE CONTINUING TO POUR CONCRETE ALL WEEK.
AND WE ARE ON TRACK, WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE FEDERAL SIDE RIGHT NOW.
AND ONCE WE GET THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE STATE, WE WILL SHIFT OVER AND THIS WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY SPRING IN TIME FOR THIS SUMMER.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROJECTS? GOOD JOB.
THOSE ARE OUR THREE PRIMARY CAPITAL ACTIVITIES AT THE CURRENT POINT.
I'LL REMIND THE BOARD THAT 4:00 PM ON, UH, MONDAY AT THE COURTHOUSE, WE WILL HAVE THE, UM, INSTANT SWEARING CEREMONY WITH JU THE JUDGE FOR OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND RETURNING BOARD MEMBERS.
AND THAT NEXT TUESDAY, THE 19TH 6:00 PM WE WILL HAVE OUR FINAL WORK SESSION FOR THE YEAR GOING THROUGH A NUMBER OF THINGS, UM, FOR JANUARY AND HOW YOU WANT TO ORGANIZE HOW THE BOARD WANTS TO ORGANIZE IN JANUARY.
AND ALSO START OUR, UH, FIRST SESSION OF BUDGET TRAINING ON CLEAR GOV.
SO WE'LL HAVE A CLEAR, CLEAR GOV, UH, TRAINING ALSO NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN ON THE SECOND YOU'LL HAVE YOUR FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR.
AND ON THE FIRST FOURTH RATHER WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST, UM, BUDGET SESSION, AND THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME MORE CLEAR GLOVE TRAINING AND ALSO SOME, UM, SOME OF THE AGENCIES WILL COME IN AND ON THE NINTH, LOOKING AHEAD THERE, UM, WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY UNDER THE NEW AGREEMENT, FOLLOWED BY THEIR BUDGET PRESENTATION, FOLLOWED BY SOME OTHER ITEMS. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WE, UH, MR. JAMISON, WE DO TRY TO ORGANIZE A LITTLE BIT OUT THERE, BUT IT'S NOT FULL TO WHERE THE WHOLE THING IS READY, UH, UNTIL LIKE THE WEEK BEFORE.
BUT WE CAN ALWAYS PUT THINGS ON THESE AGENDAS AT ANY TIME THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO.
UH, MRS. OATES AND MR. MAE APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WOULD DESCRIBE IT.
AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MA'AM.
UM, MR. HAM, I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH, UH, MRS. OATS AND MR. MAE.
YOU'VE BOTH BEEN EXTREMELY KIND AND GRACIOUS TO ME.
YOU'VE ASKED SMART QUESTIONS AND HAVE BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH, AND I, I WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, I JUST WANT EVERYONE KNOW THAT, UM, IN CIV, UH, CIVIC CLERK, NOT PLUS CLERK, WE HAVE A VDOT REPORT.
I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE POSTED THAT.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT POSTED ON THE PORTAL AS WELL.
ARE WE GOOD? VDO REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE.
OH, OH, THAT, OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.
SO THAT WAS JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES.
MM-HMM,
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WITH VDOT AT THE NORTHMORE FIRE STATION.UH, WHAT'S THE DATE ALLIANCE? THAT MM-HMM,
IN THE REPORT IT SAYS JANUARY 17TH, THERE WILL BE A MEETING WITH CALLED PARDON OUR DUST.
THAT'S WHAT MR. CARTER HAS IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT.
[G. Appropriations and Transfers]
IS THE APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS.SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, WE DID REMOVE ITEM TWO.
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR OBJECTIONS TO THE, TO THE REPORT? IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I NO.
ARE WE ALL LOOKING FOR THE MOTION? WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOTION.
I'M LOOKING IN MY FOLDER AND I DON'T SEE MOTION.
I DON'T SEE, YEAH, THERE IS NO MOTION, THERE'S NOT A COVER PAGE.
SO I, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ACCEPT THE APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED LESS.
ITEM TWO OH O THE APPROPRIATIONS AS PRESENTED.
THAT WORKS WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM TWO.
[H. Approval of Accounts]
LET ME SEE NOW I'M GETTING LOST IN MY AGENDA HERE.APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, THANK YOU.
SO, UM, AGAIN, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR OBJECTIONS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTY REPORTS? AND I'M GONNA READ 'EM ALL OUT BECAUSE I WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE POSTED FOR OUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
THE, FOR OUR DELINQUENT TAX, OUR EDA LEGAL INVOICES OR SAN ANDERSON FUEL, OUR P CARD AND OUR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.
SO IF THERE'S NOT ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR OBJECTIONS TO THESE REPORTS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
[I. Approval of Minutes - 10.24.23, 11.21.23, 11.28.23]
ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES.SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEETING MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 24, UH, 2023, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2023 AND 11 28, 20 23 AS PRESENTED.
MADAM CHAIR, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. MAY? AYE.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS WITH
[K. Consent Agenda]
THE CONSENT AGENDA.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY, UM, WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION? WE HAVE ALREADY REMOVED ITEM THREE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION NUMBER 10.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT HAVE, WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE NUMBER SEVEN, RIGHT? YES.
WE DID REMOVE NUMBER SEVEN, CORRECT? SEVEN MM-HMM.
WITH THAT, UM, I DO WANNA PULL ITEM TWO FOR DISCUSSION ITEM SIX FOR DISCUSSION.
ITEM EIGHT FOR DISCUSSION AS WELL.
YOU SAID ITEM NUMBER TWO AND ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? OH, NUMBER I, ITEM NUMBER TWO.
FOR DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER SIX FOR DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER EIGHT FOR DISCUSSION.
AND THEN MS. WANTED TO PULL NUMBER 10 FOR DISCUSSION.
AND OF COURSE, AS WE SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, WE'RE ADDING THE PARKS AND REC POLICY AND WE'RE ALSO ADDING THE, THE MITIGATION PLAN WITH THOSE CHANGES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM
[01:00:01]
CHAIR IS SO MOVED.OKAY, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH, UH, THE FIRST ITEM THAT WAS PULLED FOR
[K. 2. Authorization of Pay Supplement to the Sheriff for Animal Control for the County of Warren -]
DISCUSSION WAS AUTHORIZATION TO PAY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SHERIFF FOR ANIMAL CONTROL FOR THE COUNTY OF WARREN.IN 2007, THE COUNTY BEGAN PAYING A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SHERIFF IN ORDER TO OVERSEE ANIMAL CONTROL.
IT IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCALITY, SO THE COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT ANIMAL CONTROL IS TAKEN CARE OF.
AND WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OUR SHERIFF, UM, AS PART OF THE VIRGINIA CODE.
THERE IS AN ASPECT UNDER THE HUMANE INVESTIGATORS THAT ALLOWS FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
AND I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS IS WHERE THIS PAYMENT HAS COME FROM.
UM, OVER TIME IN 2007, IT STARTED AS A $2,500, UM, PAYMENT THAT WAS ADDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SHERIFF'S SALARY.
IT HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE WITH COLAS AND INCREASES TO THE SHERIFF'S SALARY.
AND THEN WHEN SHERIFF BUTLER WAS ELECTED IN 2020, IT REVERTED BACK TO 2,500 IN JANUARY OF 2020.
AND THEN IN JULY IT WAS UPDATED TO 12,500.
WE ARE ASKING THAT THAT SAME AMOUNT BE ADDED TO THE SHERIFF ELECT SALARY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I, I HAVE, UH, A COUPLE OF THEM.
SO, SO I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL PAY.
SO THIS IS JUST MORE OF POLICY.
SO WHERE IS IT WRITTEN IN POLICY THAT WE, WE PROVIDE THE SUPPLEMENT TO OUR SHERIFFS.
IT IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY TO THE LOCALITY.
UM, SO THERE ISN'T A POLICY SAYING THIS IS REQUIRED, SO IT'S NO, IT'S NOT WRITTEN ANYWHERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN IN OUR NEW EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
UM, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY WRITTEN POLICY OTHER THAN THE VIRGINIA CODE RE REGARDING THE HUMANE INVESTIGATORS.
AND EVEN THAT IS THAT IT IS AN OPTION FOR THE LOCALITY.
SO IN YOUR OPINION, SHOULD WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN WRITING? YOU KNOW, YES.
I MEAN ESPECIALLY IF, IF I CAN FINISH IS WITH THE AMOUNT MM-HMM.
NOW IT'S UP TO 12,000 AND THERE'S NOTHING WRITTEN ABOUT THE CEILING AND YOU KNOW, SO IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, JUST WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND IT, THAT'S WHY WE ARE BRINGING IT TO THE BOARD.
UM, BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING FOR ACTUALLY PROOF OF IT BEING IN EFFECT.
SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT DID COME IN FRONT OF THE BOARD AND IT WAS DOCUMENTED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT IN OUR RECORDS.
SO THIS WILL BE IN THE MINUTES THAT IT WILL SHOW THAT THE BOARD, THIS IS THE BOARD POLICY.
SO WHY WOULDN'T WE CONSIDER PUTTING THIS IN A POLICY THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SEARCH IN MANY MINUTES TO FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE APPROVING.
WE COULD DRAFT A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, UM, WITH THAT AND MAKE IT THAT'S FAIR BASED OFF OF WHETHER TO DO IT ANNUALLY, UM, OR BASED OFF OF THE TERM.
SO GOING FORWARD, 'CAUSE WHAT I'M, SO WITH WHAT WE'RE APPROVING HERE IS THAT WE'RE APPROVING THE $12,000 SUPPLEMENT, 12,500, CORRECT.
SO AS AN ACTION AND, UM, GOING FORWARD, I, YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE EITHER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING IN WRITING IF IT EVEN AS AN MOU BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE SHERIFF JUST SAYING, THIS IS YOUR SUPPLEMENT PAY AND YOU KNOW, AND YOU CAN DO IT FOR FOUR YEARS.
AND IF YOU WANNA DO ANY ESCALATION FACTORS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS JUST AN IDEA, YOU KNOW, I'LL LET YOU GUYS DECIDE HOW DO YOU WANT TO DO IT.
SO THEN WHEN WE HAVE A ANOTHER TRANSITION IT'S WRITTEN AND WE JUST KIND OF FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, AND UPDATE IT.
SO, SO THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.
SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE ANNUAL PAY SUPPLEMENT OF $12,500 FOR THE SHERIFF OF WARREN COUNTY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF ANIMAL CONTROL FOR THE COUNTY OF WARREN.
MADAM CHAIR? AYE MR. SCHOLARS? AYE.
[01:05:01]
BUTLEY? AYE.SO THE NEXT ITEM, UH, THAT WAS PULLED
[K. 6. Approval of salary for new hire, Deputy Sheriff - Sergeant - Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator]
WAS THE APPROVAL OF SALARY FOR A NEW HIRE DEPUTY SHERIFF SERGEANT.UM, PER THE COUNTY'S POLICY REGARDING SALARY APPROVALS, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS ALLOWED TO AUTHORIZE UP TO AN H UM, FOR ANY NEW HIRES.
UM, ANYTHING BEYOND THAT WOULD REQUIRE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVAL.
UM, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND AN OFFER TO A DEPUTY SHERIFF, UM, SERGEANT WHO BASED OFF OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS WOULD MERIT A STEP J SALARY.
UM, AND WE DO FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR THIS POSITION TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH THE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO, UM, SERVE THE COUNTY OF WARREN.
SO THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT THAT THIS IS BEING REQUESTED BY OUR SHERIFF ELECT, NOT OUR CURRENT SHERIFF.
THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN MYSELF AND OUR SHERIFF ELECT REGARDING ASSISTANCE OF SETTING UP HER MM-HMM.
UM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE APPROVAL SO THAT STARTING THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, SHE'S ABLE TO OPERATE HER TEAM AS SHE SEES FIT RATHER THAN HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND TO GET APPROVAL FOR A SALARY AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PERSON HAVING TO SUBMIT NOTICE, WORKOUT NOTICE, AND THEN POTENTIALLY COME ON BOARD CLOSE TO A MONTH AFTER HER START.
SO, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
SO, SO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE THIS MAKE BE PUT ON RECORD.
MM-HMM,
IT IS A REQUIRE A, A REQUEST OF OUR SHERIFF ELECT THAT WILL TAKE OVER IN JANUARY.
AND I GUESS IS THAT, IS THAT COMMON PRACTICE VERY, IS THAT WHAT PEOPLE DO? YOU KNOW, SO JUST WANT THE CLARIFICATION WITH THAT.
UM, I WOULD THINK YOU'D ALMOST HAVE TO HAVE THAT NO ONE'S GONNA LEAVE A POSITION TO TAKE A POSITION IF THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE GUARANTEED AND WHAT THE SALARY IS.
SO I I THINK THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF IN TRYING TO, TO BUILD A TEAM.
YEAH, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE TRANSITION.
I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF, IF A, IF A, A MANAGER DOES NOT START A JOB ON THIS DATE, YOU KNOW, THE MANAGER IS, IS, IS REQUESTING TO EXPEND RESOURCES BEFORE THEY TAKE THE, THE, THE LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR BUT INTO EFFECT AND TONE HAVE NO, WE CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER WITH THIS.
I JUST WANNA PUT ON RECORD THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THAT'S ALL I, THAT'S ALL I WANNA DO FOR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS.
THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID IS NO, NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
UH, MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE CANDIDATE FOR DEPUTY SHERIFF SERGEANT FOR INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2024 AT A SALARY OF $72,612 AND 80 CENTS.
GRADE 15 STEP J LAW ENFORCEMENT.
[K. 8. Regrading of one Administrative Assistant Position (WCSO) - Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator]
OF THAT I PULLED FOR DISCUSSION WAS THE REGRADING OF ONE ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION FOR THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.AND THIS POSITION IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION THAT ACTUALLY BOTH SHERIFF BUTLER AND SHERIFF ELECT, UM, KLEIN, WE HAVE BOTH DISCUSSED IT.
UM, THE POSITION IS SOMEONE WHO, UM, DOES FOIAS DOES A LOT OF, UM, LEGAL OVERSIGHT VERY SIMILAR TO, UM, THE POSITIONS OF OUR OFFICE MANAGER FOR COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY AND ALSO THE COUNTY COUNTY ATTORNEY.
UM, SO WE FEEL IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO REGRADE ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITIONS TO AN OFFICE MANAGER TO ORDER TO, UM, SUPPORT THE ACTUAL DUTIES OF THE EMPLOYEE.
UM, THERE WILL NOT BE A CHANGE IN HER SALARY, IT WILL REMAIN WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS.
HOWEVER, IT WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL GROWTH, UM, IN HER, UM, PAY GRADE.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EMPLOYEE OF WHAT, 30 YEARS? UH, OVER 20.
AND WE ALSO DISCUSSED THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AS WELL.
[01:10:01]
THIS POSITION RE RECLASSIFIED.SO, UM, I'M GLAD THAT WE FINALLY GOT THROUGH ALL THE GATEKEEPERS TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND AGAIN, UH, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO, WHO'S REQUESTING FOR THIS.
AND WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE REGRADING OF ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO OFFICE MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE 11 POSITION, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSION PLAN.
MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. SCHOLARS? AYE.
[K. 10. D.R. Horton Request to Release of Phase 4 of Blue Ridge Shadows Subdivision Bonds for Roads and Stormwater Management]
WE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION WAS ON ITEM 10.UM, THE REASON THAT I PULLED THIS, WE HAD, I HAD REQUESTED AND EVERYONE AGREED, UM, THAT WE NEEDED SOME VDOT INFORMATION AND WE GOT THAT AT LIKE FOUR O'CLOCK TODAY AND WE GOT, UM, MR. LAWSON'S LETTER ABOUT FIVE O'CLOCK TODAY WHEN WE CAME OR WHEN I GOT HERE.
AND I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS TO JANUARY 19TH BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED MORE TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT VDO T HAS PUT IN HERE.
UM, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
CAN I JUST MENTION, UH, VDOT HAD ORIGINALLY SENT A LETTER JULY 13TH, 2023 TO TARYN AND UH, FOUND THAT IN MY EMAILS I ALSO MET WITH VDOT AND THIS, AND, AND BASICALLY THEY OUTLINED EVERYTHING THAT HAD BEEN DONE AND WHAT NOT, WHAT HAD NOT BEEN DONE.
I MET WITH THEIR REPRESENTATIVE EARLY LAST WEEK.
UH, AND HE, HE EXPRESSLY STATED TO ME THAT, UH, VNET HAS APPROVED THE IMPROVE THE RELEASE OF BOND FOR PHASE FOUR AND THEY, HE RESUBMITTED A EMAIL TO ME RELATING TO THAT.
THE EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED THIS AFTERNOON WAS RELATING TO PHASES ONE AND FIVE IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE BONDS RELIEF FOR THAT, UH, PHASE FOUR, UM, IS WHAT I ACTUALLY SUBMITTED TO YOU IN THIS EVENING FOR THIS EVENING'S PACKET.
THIS EVENING'S MEETING SOLELY BECAUSE I KNEW THAT INFORMATION AND AFTER HAVING MY MEETING WITH BOBBY LA WITH VDOT LAST WEEK, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO, UH, THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THE RELEASE OF THAT BOND FOR FOUR.
WELL THIS READS, WE DO NOT SUPPORT ANY REDUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION BONDS UNTIL THE STREETS HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED BY VDOT, THE COUNTY FOR MAINTENANCE.
SO READING THAT, I, YOU KNOW, WE'LL COME BACK TO IT.
I JUST THINK WE NEED MORE TIME TO, TO GET OUR READ THIS UNDERSTAND AND GET OUR DUCKS IN THE ROW.
'CAUSE I WANNA BE FAIR TO EVERYBODY AND OKAY.
I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
WELL THIS IS AS OF 3 58 TODAY
SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION TO TABLE THIS AND TO, I THINK IT WAS JANUARY 19TH.
UM, SO, SO COULD I JUST, UH, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ON THIS, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE THE, THAT, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY, ALL THE I'S ARE DOTTED AND THE T'S ARE CROSSED BEFORE WE GO AHEAD WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS.
UH, BEEN, UH, IN CONVERSATION WITH THE, UH, UM, APPLICANT, DR. HORTON AND THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE, MR. LAWSON, WHO IS HERE THIS EVENING REGARDING WHAT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO GET THE NUMBERS.
THAT WAS ONE THING I DISCUSSED WITH VDOT.
VDOT DID NOT GET ME THOSE NUMBERS.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THOSE NUMBERS AS TO WHAT ADDITIONAL WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE, THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WOULD TAKE TO COMPLETE THAT.
I KNOW THAT WAS A CONCERN OF YOURS AT THE, AT THE LAST MEETING.
DID YOU READ THE REPORT THAT YOU SENT? I'VE READ, I, I'VE, UH, READ PARTS OF IT IN THE, UH, AND IT, IT KIND OF STRUCK ME AS IT'S NOT ALL COMPLETE YET AND SO I THINK IT'D BE PROVEN 4, 4, 1 AND, AND FIVE FOR PHASES ONE AND FIVE.
UH, FOR FA PHASES FOUR, IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE SYSTEM AND WELL, I JUST THINK IT'S PRUDENT ON THE PART OF THE COUNTY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE, THE I'S ARE DOTTED AND THE T'S ARE CROSSED BEFORE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
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ONCE THAT'S RELEASED YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK.WE WILL, UH, WE'LL DEFINITELY WORK WITH UH, UM, DDOT AND THE COUNTY COUNTY STAFF WHO ALSO, UH, REACH OUT TO THE, UH, DR.
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE AND ADDRESS ALL THOSE ITEMS. OKAY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, I, I AGREE WITH MS. COLORS.
I THINK WE NEED MORE TIME TO READ THROUGH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE GOT AT THE LAST MINUTE.
SO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD, I I THINK HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE YEAH, I AGREE.
AGREE IN IN THE SENSE OF, UH, I, I WILL SPEAK TO DDOT ABOUT GETTING US THEIR COMMENTS PRIOR TO THE PACKETS BEING PUT TOGETHER.
UH, THIS HAS KIND OF PUTS STAFF IN A LITTLE BIT OF A POSITION TO TRY AND GET THIS ADDRESSED AND SO MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT GETTING THAT TO YOU EARLIER, BUT IT WAS JUST WELL YOU CAN'T GET IT TO US UNTIL THEY DO.
IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS, I FEEL LIKE IT'S KINDA LIKE A BUM RUSH, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE RUNNING AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE.
GO HERE, HERE, APPROVE THIS, AND IT'S LIKE, UH, YEAH, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION I MADE THE MOTION TO TABLE TO JANUARY 16TH.
MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. SCHOLARS? AYE.
OKAY, THAT'S IT FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON BACK TO OUR AGENDA.
[L. Updated Town/County Liaison Policy Approval - Vicky Cook (Part 1 of 2)]
UH, SO THE NEXT ITEM IS UPDATED TOWN AND COUNTY LIAISON POLICY APPROVAL AND THEY HAVE ME TO TALK ABOUT THAT.UM, WE JUST GOT TODAY THE, UH, TOWN APPROVED, UH, LIAISON POLICY AND IF YOU COULD REARRANGE THE AGENDA BY DELI BY DELAYING, UH, ITEM L FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE YOU DO ITEMS M AND NI CAN CHECK THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ADOPTING THE SAME THING.
DOES THERE ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS? NO.
DALEY, UH, TAKE A QUICK LOOK AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM,
[M. Zoning Text Amendment Z2023-08-02 - Short-Term Tourist Rentals - Warren County Planning Staff]
WHICH IS THE ZONING TAX AMENDMENT Z 2023 DASH OH EIGHT DASH OH TWO.SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTALS, WARREN COUNTY PLANNING STAFF.
UM, SO THIS IS FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A YEAR.
UM, AND AT THIS POINT WE HAD THE OPTION A, OPTION B.
NOBODY LIKED IT PLANNING COMMISSION NOR YOU GUYS.
UH, SO WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR, FOR US TO REDRAFT THE ORDINANCE AND FOR A NEW RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THE NEW ORDINANCE, WE'LL TAKE IT BACK THROUGH THE FULL PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
NOW HERE, I MEAN ME PERSONALLY,
I, I THOUGHT BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THIS BOARD SAID LEAVE IT ALONE.
WE'LL JUST CONTINUE THE WAY IT'S NOW SINCE WE DIDN'T LIKE A OR B.
SO WHY ARE WE SENDING IT BACK AT ALL? SO MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND FROM OUR WORK SESSION IS THAT YOU, WELL YOU ALL AND UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID LIKE THE CHANGES JUST NOT TO THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT.
SO THE INTENT WOULD BE TO BASICALLY REDRAFT THE ORDINANCE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WE HAD, BUT LEAVING THE SETBACK REQUIREMENT THE WAY IT'S NOW.
SO THERE ARE OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS THAT UM, YOU'VE REQUESTED BE MODIFIED.
SO DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? DOES THE PLANNING COMMISSION KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING BACK TO THEM? UH, I DID GIVE THEM A HEADS UP AT THE LAST MEETING.
I SAID PROBABLY UHHUH AND UH, WE ARE MEETING TOMORROW SO I WILL LET THEM KNOW FOR SURE.
RIGHT
YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I READ THAT THEY THINK THAT, THAT THE WAIVER SHOULD STAND AND IT SHOULD BE ALL UP TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR.
UNLESS THAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS WAS WRITTEN.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION INDICATED THAT THEY PREFER TO KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS, THE WAY IT IS.
YOU KNOW, AND WITH ME, YOU KNOW, I,
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IF I RECALL WHEN WE HAD, WE HAD OUR DISCUSSION, I, I WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF CRITERIA TO, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT A, A WAIVER.YOU KNOW, AND THERE WAS A COUPLE IDEAS THAT WERE THROWN OUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED OR, UM, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, IDEAS CAME UP.
UM, SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF THESE ARE THE TYPE OF SUGGESTIONS YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON, OR, I MEAN, I, I DON'T WHAT I SEE HERE, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA GO ANYWHERE.
AND I DON'T THINK, I THINK THERE'S ROOM, ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.
BECAUSE WHAT, WHAT I HAVE A, UM, I WANNA BE FAIR, I WANNA BE FAIR TO THE RESIDENTS, AND I WANNA BE FAIR TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL, YOU KNOW, BUT WE HAD A, UM, I HAD, I TALKED TO A CONSTITUENT AND SHE WAS SAYING THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT THE SETBACK TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE, THE HOUSE THAT'S, UH, THE HOUSE WAS BEING BUILT NEXT DOOR TO HER AS A SINGLE HOME.
AND SO THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT FOR A SINGLE HOME IS 50 FEET.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE HUNDRED FEET FOR THE TOURIST TOURISM, UH, THE SHORT TERM, UH, RENTAL.
WELL, SHE'S SAYING PEOPLE COULD ABUSE THAT.
SO YOU CAN HAVE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BUY INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND HAVE IT BUILT AS A SINGLE FAMILY AND THEN TURN AROUND ANOTHER MONTH, SAY, I WANT A SHORT TERM RENTAL.
AND SO THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE, UH, THEY, THEY'RE, THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROPER SETBACK OF THE A HUNDRED FEET.
SO THEY COME TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAY, OH, I NEED A WAIVER.
YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF THAT GOING ON IN MY MIND, YOU KNOW, SO I'M HOPING THAT SOMEHOW WE CAN GET OUR ARMS AROUND THIS SOMEHOW TO RESPECT BOTH SIDES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE OPEN TO ANY OF THAT, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
THE, THE TRUE AMOUNT OF CONTENTION WAS A HUNDRED FOOT CHANGE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT BE BY RIGHT.
AS A LISTED USE OR, UH, DO AWAY WITH IT ALL TOGETHER.
UH, WELL, MADAM CHAIR, WASN'T IT MENTIONED AT ONE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS THAT I THINK WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW COUNTIES THAT HAS A HUNDRED FOOT SETBACK REQUIREMENT.
AND, UH, SO I MEAN, I'M, I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT WE GET RID OF IT.
I'M NOT ADVOCATING THAT WE KEEP IT, I'M JUST ADVOCATING THAT WE BE CONSISTENT ON IT.
SO WHATEVER WE DO, I THINK THE TWO THINGS THAT WE, WE ARE, WOULD BE LOOKING AT NOW IS REALLY NOT EVEN ADDRESSING THAT A HUNDRED FOOT.
JUST CONTINUE TO BE CONSISTENT ON HOW WE'VE ADDRESSED IT.
UM, PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF CRITERIA THAT LEGALLY COULD BE APPROVED, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM.
BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO BACK AND WE'LL GET SOME OF THAT.
WE'LL SEE WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA WE CAN PUT TOGETHER FOR THE EXISTING A HUNDRED FOOT.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO DO GIVE A WAIVER OR NOT.
OR JUST SAY THAT'S IT'S A HUNDRED FEET NO MORE WAIVERS.
SO THAT WAS PRESENTED AS OPTION CAI BELIEVE IN, IN THE ORDINANCE.
SORRY, WE'VE HAD IT COME FOR SO LONG THAT I KNOW
UM, I THINK THAT WAS WHAT OPTION A PROPOSED, IF YOU'D LIKE, WE CAN KEEP THAT AS AN OPTION AND HAVE OP, UH, A SEPARATE OPTION FOR JUST KEEPING IT THE WAY IT'S YEAH.
WELL, UH, THIS, WE'RE KIND OF GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WE, WE HAVE, WE, I, IN MY OPINION, UM, SO I DON'T KNOW, AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THIS ANSWER, YOU KNOW, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I, I ALSO WAS THINKING ABOUT REALLY GOING BACK TO WHAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT.
IT'S A HUNDRED FEET, NO WAIVERS, NO NOTHING.
IF YOU DON'T NEED THE A HUNDRED FEET, DON'T EVEN BRING THE APPLICATION FORWARD.
RIGHT? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
YOU KNOW, IF WE GO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WOULD BE OUR, OUR IMPACTS TO, TO, UM, TOURISM, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, YOU HAVE A, UH, A CHART HERE THAT SAID, I THINK IT WAS LIKE 8% WAIVERS ARE APPROVED.
SO 8% OF THESE WAIVER, I MEAN, WHAT IS THAT IMPACT TO OUR ECONOMIC REVENUE? HAS ANYBODY REALLY LOOKED AT THAT? BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT REALLY ALL THAT MUCH, THEN WE'RE REALLY NOT LOSING ALL THAT MUCH.
IF WE JUST SAY IT'S A HUNDRED FEET, YOU KNOW, NO WAIVER.
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IS JUST MY COMMENT.I'M NOT DIRECTING OR ASKING TO DO THAT.
THIS IS JUST MY, YOU KNOW, MY 2 CENTS.
I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GET THE REALTORS, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY BUY SOMETHING THAT IT'S A HUNDRED FOOT SETBACK.
THERE IS A WAIVER SYSTEM, BUT YOU'RE NOT GUARANTEED YOU'RE GONNA GET IT SO THAT THEY KNOW IT BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THE PROPERTY.
AND THEY GET ANGRY WITH US WHEN WE GET FIVE OR SIX NEIGHBORS IN HERE THAT SAY, DON'T DO IT.
AND THEN I'M A STICKLER FOR THAT A HUNDRED FOOT.
ESPECIALLY IF WE GET THE PEOPLE IN HERE SAYING, I DON'T WANT THAT THAT CLOSE TO MY HOME FOR THE REASONS THEY STAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT, BUT EDUCATION IS ONE WONDERFUL, AND COMMUNICATION'S WONDERFUL IF WE DO IT, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING IT.
AND THE REALTORS HAVE ALL THESE PACKETS OF INFORMATION TO GIVE PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME LOOK AT HOUSE, WHY CAN'T THAT BE INCLUDED? THAT IF YOU'RE BUYING THIS AND YOU HAVE ANY INTENTION ANYWHERE DOWN THE ROAD OF A SHORT-TERM RENTAL HERE, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER.
AND I COULD SAY THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, THE AVERAGE PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S LOOKING TO DO THIS CALLS WITH AN ADDRESS AND SAYS, HEY, CAN I DO THAT HERE? UH, AND IT DOESN'T MEET THAT SETBACK.
YOU KNOW, WE SEE A HOUSE IS 60 FEET AWAY OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, I DO SPECIFICALLY TELL THEM THAT IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A PROPERTY TO PURCHASE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN IDEAL APPLICATION.
KEEP LOOKING BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE WAIVED, UH, THE SETBACK REQUIRE.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE COMMUNICATE TO THE PEOPLE THAT, THAT CONTACT US ABOUT THIS.
AND WHEN THEY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THAT REQUIRES THE SETBACK WAIVER, THAT IS SOMETHING WE COMMUNICATE WHEN WE INITIALLY MEET WITH THEM WHEN THEY SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION.
WE TELL 'EM IT'S A JUSTIFIABLE DENIAL FOR BY PLANNING COMMISSION ONCE THEY'VE ALREADY BOUGHT IT, THEY'RE THE NEIGHBOR SUPPORT, THE NEIGHBOR SUPPORT IT.
SOMETIMES THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS A BETTER FEEL FOR IT.
I, YOU KNOW, UM, THE IMPACT IN THE OVERALL, I MEAN, WE HAVE NOT MANY OF THEM, UH, COMING THROUGH REQUESTING THE WAIVER AND, UH, AND THEY VARY SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW, 30 METER TO 97 FEET OR WHATEVER, SO.
IT, IT IS KIND OF A SITE SPECIFIC THING.
I MEAN, WE TALK EVEN ABOUT HOUSES DOWN IN THE FLOOD PLAIN WHERE THEY WERE BUILT AND THEIR GRANDFATHERED THEIR OLDER HOMES AND THEY'RE 30 FOOT FEET APART AND MAYBE IT MIGHT BE THE BEST LOCATION FOR A SHORT TERM FOREST WHILE, YOU KNOW, AND I DID NOT HAVING SOMEBODY DOWN THERE DURING A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD EVENT AND ACTUALLY LOSING THEIR HOME, THEY COULD GET FLOODED OUT, HAVE A SHORT COR, AND THEY, THEY LOSE AN ASSET, BUT THEY'RE NOT LOSING DOMICILE.
SO, UH, YOU AGAIN, IT SITE SPECIFIC AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE WAIVERING, THAT'S WHERE CRITERIA COMES.
IT, IT, IT JUST, IT GIVES YOU AND THE CLAIM COMMISSION A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY.
AS LONG AS BEING CONSISTENT AS WELL.
I'M SORRY THAT I, YEAH, ALSO JUST MENTION, UM, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UM, TO MS. COLOR'S POINT, UM, WE ARE ALSO, UH, WORKING ON GETTING CONTROL OF THE WEBSITE AND WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE POWER OVER, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN BUILD OUT THE WEBSITE.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG TICKET ITEMS FOR US IS TO BUILD OUT A SHORT TERM RENTAL PAGE, INFORMATIONAL PAGE THAT EXPLAINS THE FULL PROCESS.
SO THAT'LL HAVE TO TYPE OUT THE EMAIL 30 TIMES A DAY,
I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A POINT THAT WHEN THE LADY WHO CAME IN AT THE RIVERSIDE, UM, SHE PROVIDED TO US A COUPLE OF SHEETS THAT GAVE EXAMPLES OF THE TOURIST OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE FORTIES AND FIFTIES WHEN THE SKYLINE DRIVE WAS BUILT.
AND THERE WERE TOURIST HOUSES ALL OVER THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S WHO WE ARE,
AND THERE WERE HOMES WITH, I THINK IT SAID THAT THERE WERE LIKE 800 MAYBE, UH, LIKE POTENTIAL PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AND SOME OF THE HOMES WERE IN ON NORTH ROYAL AVENUE AND THEY COULD HOUSE LIKE 16 PEOPLE.
BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO AND LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY, I THINK, HIGHLIGHTS WHO FRONT, ROYAL AND WARREN COUNTY IS.
AND SO WE ARE DEBATING OVER SETBACKS.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE DEBATING OVER DELIC
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BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO CREATE A MUCH MORE INVITING PLACE FOR EVERYBODY TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY HERE.AND SO THIS 29 DAYS THAT YOU CAN RENT YOUR HOUSE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, BUT YOU CAN RENT YOUR HOUSE OVER 30 DAYS, YOU CAN RENT IT FOR FIVE YEARS AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO IMPROVE A BATHROOM OR A ROOF OR ANYTHING ELSE, IS THE MOST LOPSIDED, UPSIDE DOWN LEGISLATIVE IDEA I'VE EVER HEARD.
AND SO I STAND ON WHAT I HAVE SAID THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THIS BOARD, WHICH IS THE PROBLEM ISN'T THE SHORT-TERM TOUR RENTALS, IT'S THE LONG-TERM
AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, I GUESS IT, IT STILL KIND OF BOTHERS ME, THE, THE FACT THAT MY, MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER HAD TO MOVE TO BLUERAY TO FIND A PLACE THAT THEY COULD BUY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PLACE AROUND HERE.
SO THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN MY DAUGHTER COMES TO VISIT, THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO DRIVE 30, 35 MINUTES.
SO, UH, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HAD THEM DOWN THE STREET FROM US, BUT THERE WAS JUST NOTHING AVAILABLE.
ALRIGHT, SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SEND THE PROPOSED ZONING TAX AMENDMENT BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD.
WE HAVE SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
UNLESS YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT IN ENRICHMENT.
[L. Updated Town/County Liaison Policy Approval - Vicky Cook (Part 2 of 2)]
MA'AM.UH, THE POLICY ADOPTED BY THE TOWN LAST EVENING IS THE SAME ONE THAT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET.
ALRIGHT, SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? THE UPDATED TOWN COUNTY LIAISON POLICY THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE TOWN FOR OVER A YEAR MAYBE.
SO, UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE ADDRESSED EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS WHILE WE WERE AT THE LIAISON MEETINGS WITH EVERYTHING.
SO EVERYTHING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
AND SO WITH ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS POLICY AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.
MAD CHAIR? AYE MRS. SCHOLARS? AYE.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ADDITIONAL
[N. Additional New Business ]
NEW BUSINESS'S OPIOID, OPIOID ABATEMENT.UM, AUTHORITY PLANNING GRANT UPDATE.
I, AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE OPIOID ABATEMENT, UM, FUNDING AND KIND OF THE GO FORWARD.
SO AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW, OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, ACTUALLY, I GUESS THE NEXT 18 YEARS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET DIRECT DISTRIBUTIONS, UM, REGARDING OPIOID ABATEMENT, FUNDING SETTLEMENTS, UM, WITH THAT FOR THE COUNTY, IT'S A LITTLE, UM, RIGHT AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL COME DIRECTLY TO WARREN COUNTY.
UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE UTILIZING THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
UM, AND IN DOING SO, THEY ALSO HAD A GRANT FOR PLANNING SO THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE ACTUALLY USING THIS MONEY TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID PROBLEM IN THE COUNTY AND BETTER SERVE OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, WE WERE AWARDED THE GRANT FOR $45,000, UM, FROM THE OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY FOR ACTUALLY HAVING US HAVE SOMEONE COME IN IN ORDER TO HELP ASSESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CHALLENGES AND HOW WE SHOULD USE THE FUNDING TO NOT ONLY MEET THE GRANT NEEDS, BUT ALSO TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT BEYOND THE 20 YEARS.
UM, SO WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION AND WE'LL BE GETTING THE FINAL DOCUMENTATION FOR DR.
DALEY TO SIGN ONCE IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
AND WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND THE PROJECT TEAM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE NOT ONLY PARTNERS FROM THE COUNTY, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, BUT ALSO THE TOWN AND VARIOUS NONPROFITS THAT WE'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH AS WELL.
DALEY AND WHO LED THIS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT THIS MONEY AND THIS GRANT
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TRUE.SO THAT'S, WE JUST WROTE A LOAN A MILLION DOLLARS OVER 18 YEARS.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY WE DON'T GET MILLION A YEAR.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT BUYING ANY FIRE TRUCKS.
OH, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE A NICE TYPE OF, OR, OR A COUPLE CAREER STAFF.
SEVERAL CAREER STAFF I SHOULD SAY.
NEED TO REMIND YOU ALSO THAT THIS IS SEPARATE FROM DRUG COURT, RIGHT? YES.
SO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE MONEY, THE TOWN, THE COUNTY, AND VALLEY HEALTH FOR DRUG COURT CONTINUES.
AND THEN THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ALLOCATION WE CAN USE TO HELP GET MORE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES GOING, IS WHAT THAT'S FOR.
OH, NEXT ITEM IS OUR ADJOURNMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING OR UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS, I THOUGHT THERE, I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING A PARKS AND REC.
NO, THAT WAS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
OH, WE ADDED THAT TO CONSENT? YEAH.
DID ANYBODY ELSE WANNA INTRODUCE ANY NEW BUSINESS? I KIND OF JUMPED THE GUN, NOT ASKING ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE.
SO NEXT MEET, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.