WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.110 All right, let's get started with the meeting of the ministry. 00:00:07.110 --> 00:00:11.789 So you're leaving the first meeting, Wednesday, March 11th, 2046 at 5 p.m. 00:00:13.789 --> 00:00:15.429 Thank you, Father. 00:00:15.429 --> 00:00:18.309 We just thank you for another opportunity to come together 00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:22.149 and handle the county's business or to give us the wisdom and the guidance 00:00:22.149 --> 00:00:24.510 to do that to the best of our abilities. 00:00:24.629 --> 00:00:26.670 Jesus. Amen. Thank you. 00:00:27.589 --> 00:00:29.629 All right. Three people's agenda. 00:00:29.629 --> 00:00:34.630 All right, 5.0 Approval of Claims, I have a total of $71,737.68, 00:00:59.630 --> 00:01:02.369 I'll move to the present house. 00:01:02.369 --> 00:01:03.210 Second. 00:01:03.210 --> 00:01:04.030 Okay. 00:01:04.030 --> 00:01:04.870 Okay. 00:01:04.870 --> 00:01:05.709 We'll pardon you over. 00:01:05.709 --> 00:01:08.980 All in favor say aye. 00:01:08.980 --> 00:01:10.120 Thank you. 00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:11.920 6.0 public comments. 00:01:13.019 --> 00:01:14.120 Okay. 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:18.859 And let's start out with 7.1 common pressure. 00:01:18.859 --> 00:01:20.959 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 00:01:20.959 --> 00:01:24.060 So I want to just mention my portion of the claims. 00:01:24.060 --> 00:01:26.379 It's a larger portion than normally. 00:01:26.379 --> 00:01:27.739 And that total amount actually is larger 00:01:27.739 --> 00:01:29.500 than what this committee sees. 00:01:29.500 --> 00:01:30.340 Excuse me. 00:01:30.939 --> 00:01:56.939 My total $3,520. More than half of that was for the outsourced 1099s, excuse me. The rest was to reimburse me for conference expenses, zone meeting expenses, and membership dues. 00:01:56.939 --> 00:02:03.939 Financial reports, I assume you all had a chance to review this, the link is at March 10th. 00:02:03.939 --> 00:02:14.939 If you notice the front page sales and income tax receipts remain steady, thanks to the increased sales taxes from October, November, part of holiday sales. 00:02:14.939 --> 00:02:23.939 Those taxes were made high into March, because March receipts are December spending, so then they should probably drop off, but after that. 00:02:23.939 --> 00:02:26.639 Sales and income tax receipts were up 00:02:26.639 --> 00:02:29.620 for the first two months of the year by over 224,000 00:02:29.620 --> 00:02:32.659 compared to the same time period last year. 00:02:32.659 --> 00:02:34.419 So that's encouraging. 00:02:34.419 --> 00:02:38.060 Given that some of the things are happening at state level, 00:02:38.060 --> 00:02:39.819 happy to have that now, because I know 00:02:39.819 --> 00:02:42.060 if you've heard the governor is looking to raise 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:45.300 the revenue fund by at least $69. 00:02:45.300 --> 00:02:48.400 So we don't know how that will affect us yet, 00:02:48.400 --> 00:02:50.539 but it's not been passed, but that's part of his budget. 00:02:50.539 --> 00:02:52.979 So anytime we can see an uptick elsewhere, 00:02:52.979 --> 00:02:53.939 and that's a good guess. 00:02:55.939 --> 00:03:00.020 Total county funds down only 1.58%, 00:03:00.020 --> 00:03:03.479 about $160,000 compared to January's month end. 00:03:05.780 --> 00:03:08.580 Any questions about those pieces of information so far? 00:03:08.580 --> 00:03:10.539 It was a pretty quiet month. 00:03:10.539 --> 00:03:14.219 January was a little larger hit 00:03:14.219 --> 00:03:17.099 and that was the, primarily that transfer 00:03:17.099 --> 00:03:19.840 over to the nursing home for those checks anticipation. 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:27.280 dollars. Um, no investments matured in February. I think I mentioned that in my message to you. 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:32.479 So no paid interest earnings to report, but investments of course, continue to accrue 00:03:32.479 --> 00:03:37.680 interest, but no maturities number actually paid out. As of the end of February, there were 18 00:03:37.680 --> 00:03:43.039 investments in place across 10 different County funds, maturity base between March and October. 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:49.360 Last week I did place some additional short-term investments that will mature in May, about 2.9 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:54.960 2.7 million in maturity value and 2.7 million actually matured last week. 00:03:56.400 --> 00:04:03.759 Any questions about that report? Moving to the collector side because we're about to ramp that 00:04:03.759 --> 00:04:08.560 part up. My colleagues, the clerk and the assessor and I, we're meeting tomorrow to kind of plot out 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:15.360 the public side planning calendar for the quickly approaching tax season. At this point, I do still 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:19.920 We still anticipate a mental late May tax bill mailing date. 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:21.319 We are switching companies. 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:24.319 So I'm hoping to pick up a couple of days, 00:04:24.319 --> 00:04:27.120 faster turnaround time to get those out 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:28.759 and give them what the U.S. Postal Service 00:04:28.759 --> 00:04:30.120 has been doing in telling us 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:33.300 we're going to meet jobs, venture days. 00:04:33.300 --> 00:04:35.920 And I literally on Saturday, as an aside, 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:39.759 had a tax bill returned that we mailed last May. 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:40.600 Oh, my. 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:41.600 It's never been delivered. 00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:45.120 So that's why we need all the time in debt 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:46.319 and things like that. 00:04:47.660 --> 00:04:50.720 I do anticipate that due dates will probably still be 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:54.519 at the end of June, early September, subject to change. 00:04:54.519 --> 00:04:57.279 Of course, given the November election 00:04:57.279 --> 00:04:59.360 and the things that the clerk has going on in August, 00:04:59.360 --> 00:05:01.040 I'm going to probably push our tax sale 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.720 maybe to the second week of November. 00:05:03.720 --> 00:05:07.360 She has the joyful legal responsibility 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.600 of having to be present at the sales. 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:11.920 She's got a lot going on in early November, 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:13.519 so we're going to push that out. 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:22.040 A couple of other things I wanted to mention to you we did receive notice from the Illinois 00:05:22.040 --> 00:05:29.680 gaming board last week that they are going to recoup something that they believe was 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:36.120 overpaid to us last year, $3,996.80 that they believe you should not have. 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:39.160 they said that it was the results 00:05:39.160 --> 00:05:43.920 of a state accounting system programming error. 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:48.899 So if I say, instead though, of them asking me to remit it 00:05:48.899 --> 00:05:50.680 or refund it or reimburse it, 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:53.980 they're simply going to just claw that amount back. 00:05:53.980 --> 00:05:57.360 I don't know, I think it will probably be our April payment. 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.879 Yeah, the March payment was already in place. 00:05:59.879 --> 00:06:01.480 So it's not a huge amount. 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:03.319 Our total budget for video gaming tax 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:05.540 and last year this year was 140,000. 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:10.100 We had 143 last year, so hopefully this won't be all I have much of it at. 00:06:11.500 --> 00:06:17.699 Um, and I did attend my third NACO annual legislative conference at the end of February, but out quite a bit. 00:06:17.699 --> 00:06:20.620 So I haven't had a chance to put together a report that I want to share with you. 00:06:20.620 --> 00:06:23.220 So I will include that with the next one. 00:06:24.420 --> 00:06:27.980 Since you're reimbursing some of my costs, I think you should come home and know what I did. 00:06:27.980 --> 00:06:31.699 Yeah, I was thinking, you know, always a productive event. 00:06:31.699 --> 00:06:35.100 So, unless you have any questions, that's fine. 00:06:35.540 --> 00:06:41.540 Just to clarify, the gaming commission, that was about the video gaming processing or what? 00:06:41.540 --> 00:06:51.540 It's the tax part of it. So they said, actually the notice reads, you know, whenever there's a programming error, I question it. 00:06:51.540 --> 00:06:58.420 said the overpayment was resolved in a county system program error related to the implementation 00:06:58.420 --> 00:07:06.500 of Public Act 103-0592, which increased the state video gaming tax by 1% in July of 2024. 00:07:06.500 --> 00:07:11.019 So I'm thinking it was the very last two because video game payments are two months behind. 00:07:11.019 --> 00:07:16.319 So I'm thinking something happened at the end of 24 that nobody caught in all 25. 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:17.519 So luckily it's not that much. 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:21.360 we typically get between 10 and 13,000 a month. 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:25.319 So it's not vacant, but next time if you see, 00:07:25.319 --> 00:07:27.439 if you follow that Adrian's report, 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:30.199 you'll see that it's mostly present. 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:33.160 Very good. 00:07:33.160 --> 00:07:35.920 Let's move on to 7.2 County Clerk. 00:07:35.920 --> 00:07:36.959 Thank you, Chairman. 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:40.199 Facing the election time with the election 00:07:40.199 --> 00:07:41.959 taking place on Tuesday. 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:44.680 We are seeing an uptake in early voting. 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:47.199 We had 80 early voters today. 00:07:47.199 --> 00:07:51.600 and that puts us at a total of 985 early groups 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:56.199 and 783 vote by mail and then cost us excessively. 00:07:56.199 --> 00:07:58.959 Just over 6% will return out so far. 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:03.240 Tomorrow we will be prepping the equipment 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:05.959 that will be going out to the polling locations 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:08.439 with a moving company to deliver that. 00:08:08.439 --> 00:08:11.839 On Saturday, we will be open for early voting 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:14.879 from nine until noon, Monday, 8.30 to 4.30 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:19.439 and then the election day, 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. 00:08:19.439 --> 00:08:22.319 Stewart Center is a polling location on election day. 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:25.120 So if you know someone that needs to register to vote 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:26.639 or if they have complications 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:29.920 because their registration is not updated, 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:31.600 they can do that at Stewart Center, 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.120 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. on election night. 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:40.440 We vote candidates for results on April 1st at 8.30 a.m. 00:08:40.440 --> 00:08:42.360 March 31st is the last day 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:45.279 that we can receive the vote by mail ballots 00:08:45.279 --> 00:08:47.440 back to our office by statute. 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:50.279 So the next morning we will certify the results 00:08:50.279 --> 00:08:51.879 of our campus. 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:56.759 On the tax side, we had great news today. 00:08:56.759 --> 00:08:59.419 We received the final multiplier of one. 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:03.360 Haven't had one for the last two years. 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:07.559 And last year we got the final multiplier on April 15th. 00:09:08.559 --> 00:09:11.799 So once the assessor rolls over, 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:13.159 The numbers to me next week. 00:09:13.159 --> 00:09:17.639 I can continue moving forward with tax extension. 00:09:17.639 --> 00:09:20.120 This will allow the taxing districts 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:22.000 going to have a little bit more time 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:24.600 to review their tax computation reports. 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:27.600 And it will allow me to roll to the treasurer and make sure. 00:09:29.320 --> 00:09:32.039 So the next month will be quite busy in my office, 00:09:32.039 --> 00:09:34.399 but well, greater reaching, 00:09:34.399 --> 00:09:35.960 it just might be a little bit of a penalty 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:36.799 compared to usual. 00:09:39.779 --> 00:09:40.620 Any questions? 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:47.399 Oh, thank you. Thank you. All right. 7.3, Supervisor of Assessments. 00:09:47.399 --> 00:09:52.919 Like Jasmine said, we got the good news today and I was two weeks early, so I was very happy 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:59.720 because the sooner I can get it off my desk, the sooner the rest they can do. So next Wednesday is 00:09:59.720 --> 00:10:04.720 um next Wednesday is when I'm going to roll the system so then we can start the process all over again 00:10:04.720 --> 00:10:15.600 and um this year um will be a little different um so um Cindy Davis was um doing some of the townships 00:10:15.600 --> 00:10:24.159 for um gathering data and things like that um a few weeks ago she contacted me and she um is having 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:33.360 some health issues. So she cannot continue to do it for the townships that she had for this year. So 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:45.039 our office now has that opportunity. So we will have seven of them this year. So about 15,000 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:56.879 notices will go out with seven townships. So I needed the extra time to get 2026 started. So 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:02.159 that is what I will be doing busy and stuff like that. Because like I said, the last time we did 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:08.720 this rotation, Sandy had four of the seven townships. So now we have, we'll have all seven of 00:11:08.720 --> 00:11:13.720 So we'll go do the data, value, send notices from A to Z. 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:19.220 So, yes. 00:11:19.220 --> 00:11:23.019 Just a question, you will know the answer though. 00:11:23.019 --> 00:11:24.700 How often does the city reassess? 00:11:24.700 --> 00:11:28.059 I just ran into a property that was sold 00:11:28.059 --> 00:11:30.779 foreclosure in 2012. 00:11:30.779 --> 00:11:32.700 They wish they could keep paying those taxes 00:11:32.700 --> 00:11:34.139 when I sell that property. 00:11:35.379 --> 00:11:36.659 They're supposed to be done. 00:11:36.659 --> 00:11:38.860 They're supposed to be done every four years. 00:11:38.860 --> 00:11:43.860 So their last quadrennial year was 23. 00:11:46.819 --> 00:11:49.299 And this was way before that, 00:11:49.299 --> 00:11:50.340 but it's just interesting, 00:11:50.340 --> 00:11:55.220 because Helms owns $400,000 house. 00:11:55.220 --> 00:11:57.860 I would love to pay in taxes there. 00:11:57.860 --> 00:12:02.379 Sometimes it takes us a little bit of time 00:12:02.379 --> 00:12:05.860 to catch up some things, but it'll get better. 00:12:05.860 --> 00:12:08.779 It'll get thought out when it gets sold. 00:12:08.860 --> 00:12:18.180 They are trying to, I don't know, speaking of that, there is a statute that is out there 00:12:18.180 --> 00:12:26.319 just so everybody is aware that somebody is trying to push to redo the assessing part 00:12:26.319 --> 00:12:34.740 of it. So what the proposal is, if you would sell it, then like in California, they go 00:12:34.740 --> 00:12:40.620 directly to their sale price. Okay. So that's what they'll do is go directly to your sale 00:12:40.620 --> 00:12:46.620 price. And then as long as you own it, if you're a senior, your assessment can only 00:12:46.620 --> 00:12:55.539 go up 1%. And if you're not a senior, that your assessment can go only 3% in one year. 00:12:55.539 --> 00:13:06.139 So it's a proposal that's out there. We'll see. I just, it's going to mess up the uniform 00:13:06.139 --> 00:13:16.139 I learned of it a couple of weeks ago and I just wanted to pass it along. 00:13:16.139 --> 00:13:22.139 All right, thank you. Let's move on to company administrator. 00:13:22.139 --> 00:13:48.139 It's going to be brief because I don't have a lot of time as a voice, but my next partnership meeting is March 25th, since last time that Williams and I sat down with the friends of the PEC and went over their agreement that was getting close to expiring and that was presented Monday night. 00:13:48.139 --> 00:13:55.659 and Approved. And Approved. I thought it had, so that'll be heading on to the board for people there. 00:13:55.659 --> 00:13:59.740 It was a good meeting. I think they're definitely trying to do some recruiting and get some new 00:14:01.340 --> 00:14:06.700 people in there and help, but it was nice to sit down with them and make sure they understood 00:14:06.700 --> 00:14:15.819 the liability concerns we had and the property benefits and stuff like that. So we continue to 00:14:15.819 --> 00:14:44.819 I've been working with Animal Control, helped with the RFQs that will be put forward tomorrow night, and her contract, the move in the building, that's right, so. 00:14:45.819 --> 00:15:01.819 This morning at the department head meeting, we discussed the wellness screenings that are scheduled for April 2nd, and we start pushing out the reminders again and more frequently to get as many people involved and signed up as possible. 00:15:01.819 --> 00:15:09.819 And then we're also doing the STEP program, the county board will also get them information on that. 00:15:09.819 --> 00:15:25.819 We decided this morning, thanks to a brainstorming session and a little help, that Step Up Stevenson County is what it's going to be called now, so there'll be a little virtual map of your steps around the county. 00:15:25.819 --> 00:15:40.819 We talked about audit things that the government should be working on, making sure they're getting their cataplysis updates updated, checking their emails and the portal and getting up to date with that, getting their year-end totals to our office. 00:15:40.819 --> 00:15:46.819 We had a really good conversation, I felt, about the Cross-Bridge Shield app. 00:15:46.819 --> 00:15:52.579 and reaching out to Kerry McBride for more support guidance on that to hopefully get 00:15:53.700 --> 00:15:59.940 more interaction for users on the app to to fully utilize the benefits which will hopefully 00:16:00.740 --> 00:16:07.299 then in turn help with the renewals and things as well. The shredding, the new shredding service 00:16:08.019 --> 00:16:12.819 has received all of our information and we're setting up their start dates for 00:16:12.819 --> 00:16:19.220 shortly. They sent it off to the Department of Health meeting today and they said they would touch. 00:16:19.220 --> 00:16:30.259 So we also talked at the Department of Health meeting about RxMapper. I'm reaching out to get 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:36.819 new totals to see how many people have been screened and we had a conversation about if it 00:16:36.819 --> 00:16:41.220 was a smaller video than what was sent to everyone because it was pretty much being 00:16:41.220 --> 00:16:54.220 Maybe they could show their inter-department meeting to try to open up the employees' interests a little more. 00:16:54.220 --> 00:17:20.259 I got a lot going on. Finished up the jail today with the phone installation. I do believe 00:17:20.259 --> 00:17:22.759 I believe we're at like 98% done in the county. 00:17:22.759 --> 00:17:26.360 There might be a few areas that I need to check in on 00:17:26.360 --> 00:17:28.099 that I hope I didn't overlook. 00:17:28.099 --> 00:17:31.500 We got some phones down in the election room 00:17:31.500 --> 00:17:33.200 that I am not touching. 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:36.200 They didn't cooperate and they need phones during this time. 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:39.420 So I just let them be until early voting is done 00:17:39.420 --> 00:17:41.019 and then I'll go finish those up. 00:17:43.319 --> 00:17:45.279 So the phones are rolled out. 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:48.819 They're in every office across the county. 00:17:48.819 --> 00:17:50.660 so we're completely over to the new, 00:17:50.660 --> 00:17:53.500 not only do we get new phones, we got a new phone system. 00:17:53.500 --> 00:17:54.819 So everything's switched over, 00:17:54.819 --> 00:17:57.660 I'll have more control of that internally. 00:17:57.660 --> 00:18:00.339 So that'll help all our ID changes and routing. 00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:03.539 And I think I've read on a few call trees already. 00:18:05.139 --> 00:18:07.619 So that's just helpful for us. 00:18:07.619 --> 00:18:09.819 And we don't have to wait on the other company 00:18:09.819 --> 00:18:11.460 to get things done when we get them done. 00:18:11.460 --> 00:18:15.180 So tomorrow is the county recycling event 00:18:15.180 --> 00:18:19.019 for all the Stevenson County locations. 00:18:19.019 --> 00:18:20.779 We have four drop sites. 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:23.819 We have the highway departments, the courthouse, 00:18:23.819 --> 00:18:26.019 the Stuart Center and the health department. 00:18:27.380 --> 00:18:29.339 I feel like I bring in this type of weather 00:18:29.339 --> 00:18:31.619 every time I schedule it, because it was nice. 00:18:31.619 --> 00:18:34.420 And I am not looking forward to being outside tomorrow 00:18:34.420 --> 00:18:36.860 or getting all this stuff collected, 00:18:36.860 --> 00:18:39.019 but that'll be tomorrow. 00:18:39.019 --> 00:18:42.179 So I'll be starting out at the highway department 00:18:42.179 --> 00:18:43.380 meeting them. 00:18:43.380 --> 00:18:48.019 We start off south of town and then head north because they're out of Milwaukee or somewhere 00:18:48.019 --> 00:18:49.019 in that area. 00:18:49.019 --> 00:18:52.980 So they try to make it easier for them that they're not backtracking. 00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:58.860 Currently working with Revise who is our website vendor to do checks on our website to make 00:18:58.860 --> 00:19:05.820 sure that we are ADA compliant for the June, 2027 federal deadline. 00:19:05.820 --> 00:19:07.940 So we're working towards that. 00:19:07.940 --> 00:19:12.139 This will progress includes reviewing current content, accessibility features, and finding 00:19:12.139 --> 00:19:16.220 for updates to ensure the website remains accessible for all users. 00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:21.059 So we've been running some audits, I've got to go through some reports and see where we're 00:19:21.059 --> 00:19:22.059 at. 00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:27.539 I do know that they have like an ADA bot that we can add to the website that kind of helps 00:19:27.539 --> 00:19:34.279 when they ask questions or different things that kind of help ease that. 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:38.099 So I have to look into that as well with my free time. 00:19:38.099 --> 00:19:42.579 So the nice thing is that we do have some time. 00:19:42.579 --> 00:19:48.259 I am not leaving it until the last minute, but we do have a little bit of time there. 00:19:48.259 --> 00:19:51.460 Lastly, we have SD COIL 1. 00:19:51.460 --> 00:19:57.059 We have a new server up and ready to go for the offices here at the Stewart Center. 00:19:57.059 --> 00:19:58.059 We are waiting. 00:19:58.059 --> 00:19:58.799 here at the Stewart Center, we are waiting. 00:19:58.799 --> 00:20:01.460 I actually, I don't know when is a good time now 00:20:01.460 --> 00:20:05.839 because I think we go right from the primary 00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:06.980 right into taxes. 00:20:06.980 --> 00:20:07.980 So I really don't want that. 00:20:07.980 --> 00:20:11.980 More taxes, more taxes, definitely. 00:20:11.980 --> 00:20:14.319 The problem that I'm going to have with that 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:16.579 is that there's four terabytes of data 00:20:16.579 --> 00:20:20.220 that has to be moved and we can do a weekend. 00:20:20.220 --> 00:20:22.619 I just don't know that I can guarantee 00:20:22.619 --> 00:20:26.160 that it will be done by Monday's opening of business. 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:28.140 So we may have to schedule that 00:20:28.140 --> 00:20:30.559 and know that there may be some downtime on a Monday. 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:32.859 I was trying to pick a three-day weekend 00:20:32.859 --> 00:20:34.859 that would give us a little extra of a buffer 00:20:34.859 --> 00:20:37.960 because there's a lot of information to move 00:20:37.960 --> 00:20:39.859 and to get on that new server and to verify 00:20:39.859 --> 00:20:41.779 and make sure everything's up and working. 00:20:41.779 --> 00:20:42.619 So- 00:20:42.619 --> 00:20:46.619 So you're trying to figure out how to do that. 00:20:46.619 --> 00:20:47.460 Yeah. 00:20:49.299 --> 00:20:50.539 Yeah. 00:20:50.539 --> 00:20:54.819 So we're trying to figure out when we can get that schedule for what we can do. 00:20:54.900 --> 00:20:58.059 And, um, taxes are a win. 00:20:58.980 --> 00:21:03.940 We need to have, yeah, I don't know if we can get it off our extension, but DevNet 00:21:03.940 --> 00:21:08.140 is incredibly painfully slow and we tend not have that. 00:21:08.140 --> 00:21:12.819 I think we both experienced like a report that you should see most comments with 00:21:12.819 --> 00:21:15.900 like a couple minutes first, or in front of us. 00:21:15.900 --> 00:21:45.900 I understand it's been a pain for a while. It's just trying to fit it in. And now with the amount of data that's on it, we just have to make sure I didn't want business to be affected. So we may have to sit down and talk when we come up with a plan. I'm going to meet with Mike in the next week or so, you know, because we have to see what all the vendors need to as far as the moving goes. So that is on the horizon. 00:21:45.900 --> 00:21:47.420 We do have the new one up and ready. 00:21:47.420 --> 00:21:49.619 We just got to, obviously we have to take all the data 00:21:49.619 --> 00:21:51.740 from a certain point, move it over 00:21:51.740 --> 00:21:53.779 and then make sure everything works. 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:55.059 Just that data transition, 00:21:55.059 --> 00:21:57.700 that's going to be the most difficult 00:21:57.700 --> 00:22:01.579 and doesn't matter starting it after hours, you know, 00:22:01.579 --> 00:22:03.859 on a Friday, we still may not done by Monday. 00:22:03.859 --> 00:22:06.819 So there's really no good schedule at this point. 00:22:06.819 --> 00:22:09.139 So we may just have to, I don't know what we do. 00:22:09.139 --> 00:22:10.660 We'll discuss that and go from there. 00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:13.019 It's worth the sacrifice of being down, 00:22:13.019 --> 00:22:14.819 even if it's during the whole day. 00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:31.220 Okay. Before tax season has stopped. In my opinion, I just have people day where they have those bills in their hands. Our homes will not stop and they have to be able to pull it off. And right now, as they're just screaming at us, the sooner the better. Yes. 00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:42.660 So we will work together to figure out when that is going to be. And then obviously that'll be a full weekend of making sure we get that to her. 00:22:42.660 --> 00:22:51.099 I mean, you know, a lot of this stuff can probably be done remotely and just watch it. 00:22:51.099 --> 00:22:55.740 But the problem is, is that we just have to make sure that it stays going and that everything 00:22:55.740 --> 00:23:02.339 goes like it should, and then we have to verify, you know, and that'll require probably you 00:23:02.339 --> 00:23:08.019 guys because I won't know what I'm looking at, Gianna, so we'll get that figured out 00:23:08.019 --> 00:23:10.180 and get that scheduled up and go from there. 00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:16.539 One thing you got to love about IT is everything's an emergency. 00:23:19.220 --> 00:23:24.059 Recycling events, county offices, and county equipment only, correct? 00:23:24.059 --> 00:23:25.460 And not open to the public. 00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:26.059 Correct. 00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:29.940 Just saw people showing up there to watch the video. 00:23:29.940 --> 00:23:31.700 Yeah, no, that's it. 00:23:31.700 --> 00:23:32.980 Yeah, yeah. 00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:34.779 So, good question. 00:23:34.779 --> 00:23:36.579 Yeah, thank you. 00:23:36.579 --> 00:23:41.860 All right, let's go to 8.1. I'm probably not ready for that one yet. 00:23:41.860 --> 00:23:46.420 I actually checked in. This is not a delay on our end. 00:23:46.420 --> 00:23:50.660 IPMG and Mark Bell, there's some agency we're supposed to go through that is 00:23:50.660 --> 00:23:54.579 coordinated with them. It's still not figured out. So he asked if we 00:23:54.579 --> 00:23:57.700 could expedite it and go around the process and we still haven't heard back 00:23:57.700 --> 00:24:00.420 from that. So we just have to table it until 00:24:00.420 --> 00:24:04.819 we get some clarification. That's the AI news policy that was 00:24:04.819 --> 00:24:13.539 online. So is it online somewhere? Okay. Yeah, there was a copy that we had. I could send it back out. 00:24:14.900 --> 00:24:18.900 It's just been tabled for a few months. So nothing's been altered on it since then. We're just 00:24:18.900 --> 00:24:27.460 been waiting for a review to see what changes we need to make, if any. So yeah, Mark Bulte 00:24:27.460 --> 00:24:33.299 apologized profusely, but he's like, I'm going to try to get this in because it has to go through 00:24:33.299 --> 00:24:39.539 or somebody else, so at this point, hopefully, I mean, my last correspondence was probably 00:24:39.539 --> 00:24:44.099 Monday-ish, so hopefully we'll hear something by the end of the week, maybe, and if not, 00:24:44.099 --> 00:24:47.420 I'll ping them again and see what we need to do, so. 00:24:47.420 --> 00:24:51.900 Like we said last month, I think it's better to do this slowly and correctly. 00:24:51.900 --> 00:24:52.900 I agree. 00:24:52.900 --> 00:24:53.900 Absolutely. 00:24:53.900 --> 00:24:58.539 Have you gotten any guidance from some other counties, I know we talked, and everyone's 00:24:58.539 --> 00:25:00.019 kind of just stepping up their feet. 00:25:00.019 --> 00:25:14.660 Yeah. I think we're probably a little bit further ahead than what some have been, but yeah, that's, we'll definitely do that. You know, so usually you share, you know, secrets between, you know, what works and what doesn't. So. 00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:18.299 I have some things. 00:25:18.700 --> 00:25:19.339 Yeah, go ahead. 00:25:19.339 --> 00:25:36.339 It's on the February agenda, I apologize I didn't have any updated to attach at the link in the next, this was helping me out when I was on here in my next, so that's fine, but it was on February, so that's fine, thank you. 00:25:36.339 --> 00:25:44.339 Okay, let's move to new business 9.1 approval of ordinance amending check 29 of the Stevenson County Code. 00:25:44.339 --> 00:25:48.339 You all had a chance to take a look at that. 00:25:48.339 --> 00:25:52.339 I'm going to show you. 00:25:52.339 --> 00:25:56.339 That's their email. 00:25:56.339 --> 00:26:00.339 So, 00:26:00.339 --> 00:26:04.339 they sent out an email 00:26:04.339 --> 00:26:08.339 with the auditor's response 00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:12.339 almost after they've interviewed all of us. 00:26:12.339 --> 00:26:16.339 I guess I'm going to make a motion to approve it 00:26:16.339 --> 00:26:19.539 and then we can talk about it maybe in a second. 00:26:24.610 --> 00:26:26.250 I can second it for discussion. 00:26:26.250 --> 00:26:27.089 Okay. 00:26:28.610 --> 00:26:29.450 All right. 00:26:30.650 --> 00:26:35.650 So this would be limited. 00:26:35.769 --> 00:26:38.029 See, I got to get to page two. 00:26:39.009 --> 00:26:43.809 This would close out at the end of our first meeting, 00:26:43.809 --> 00:26:48.110 first regular meeting of the County Board in December, 2026. 00:26:48.110 --> 00:26:50.809 This would revert back to old policy. 00:26:52.490 --> 00:26:54.650 As we were, I was talking to Chairman, 00:26:54.650 --> 00:26:58.750 was talking to me about it and kind of discussing it 00:26:58.750 --> 00:27:02.289 since Tim was leaving off the board 00:27:02.289 --> 00:27:04.230 and he's current Finance Chair. 00:27:06.069 --> 00:27:09.069 Trying to understand who the best person 00:27:09.069 --> 00:27:13.110 or who would be the best qualified to be the Finance Chair. 00:27:13.809 --> 00:27:18.450 and, you know, Scott had been the finance chair 00:27:18.450 --> 00:27:21.089 for four years previously, 00:27:22.789 --> 00:27:25.889 and probably currently had the most experience 00:27:25.889 --> 00:27:27.029 being in that position. 00:27:27.029 --> 00:27:30.569 This made sense to change this policy 00:27:30.569 --> 00:27:31.670 and allow him to do that. 00:27:31.670 --> 00:27:33.130 Otherwise, again, we're going to have to move 00:27:33.130 --> 00:27:36.710 a bunch of committee people and chairs around me 00:27:36.710 --> 00:27:39.069 and we'll probably have pretty nice event 00:27:39.069 --> 00:27:41.450 like the cutting and moving people around 00:27:41.450 --> 00:27:43.450 to get somebody in directly. 00:27:43.450 --> 00:27:49.490 and myself would have had to completely realign the entire committee organization, 00:27:49.490 --> 00:27:53.170 I guess, to lack of a better term, to make this work. 00:27:53.170 --> 00:27:57.930 And again, this is not something I'm looking to have put in place permanently. 00:27:57.930 --> 00:28:02.889 The reorganization meeting for the county will be in December of this year. 00:28:02.889 --> 00:28:07.529 There is possibility of new board members coming on. 00:28:07.529 --> 00:28:11.849 there'll be a new vote or another vote for chairman 00:28:11.849 --> 00:28:13.470 and vice chairman of the board. 00:28:14.970 --> 00:28:17.930 At that point, whoever the chairman is 00:28:17.930 --> 00:28:21.809 can realign communities however they see fit. 00:28:23.690 --> 00:28:27.410 This is the path of least resistance in my opinion 00:28:27.410 --> 00:28:30.450 to get us through the 2027 budget process. 00:28:32.250 --> 00:28:33.590 Do we have a vice chair? 00:28:35.210 --> 00:28:37.409 Vice chair of the board finance 00:28:37.409 --> 00:28:40.650 the board of finance or the board of both? 00:28:40.650 --> 00:28:45.289 We have currently the vice chair of finance. 00:28:45.289 --> 00:28:47.389 The chair is still vice chair of the board. 00:28:47.389 --> 00:28:50.190 His resignation is not effective until the end of March, 00:28:50.190 --> 00:28:55.190 at which point we will, what's the term? 00:28:56.329 --> 00:29:00.029 Declare a vacancy for his seat. 00:29:00.029 --> 00:29:01.809 And at that point we'll have a new election 00:29:01.809 --> 00:29:04.710 for vice chair in April. 00:29:04.710 --> 00:29:07.110 so we'll open it up to nominations. 00:29:08.349 --> 00:29:09.909 Any board members that have the opportunity 00:29:09.909 --> 00:29:12.809 to make nominations and vote for vice chair and board? 00:29:19.659 --> 00:29:21.659 See what else is in here. 00:29:24.940 --> 00:29:27.259 So it doesn't change the current structure 00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:28.779 of the finance committee. 00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:32.460 The finance chair would still only have one vote 00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:33.639 on that committee. 00:29:33.639 --> 00:29:55.950 I understand trying to streamline. 00:29:55.950 --> 00:29:56.319 trying to streamline things. 00:29:56.319 --> 00:30:00.059 I understand the, this gets messy if we don't. 00:30:01.380 --> 00:30:04.140 That's the, you've got a lot of people to balance, 00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:05.880 a lot of issues to balance. 00:30:07.380 --> 00:30:10.259 However temporary, the consolidation 00:30:10.259 --> 00:30:12.759 of this kind of responsibility makes me nervous. 00:30:13.619 --> 00:30:18.539 I don't, just on go, I don't like having 00:30:18.539 --> 00:30:20.619 that much responsibility with one person, 00:30:20.619 --> 00:30:23.319 however much of an emergency as it is. 00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:28.319 and part of me always resists a move 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:31.839 to make us do less work. 00:30:31.839 --> 00:30:35.359 As tempting as that is, that's part of our job. 00:30:35.359 --> 00:30:37.519 That's part of our job is representation. 00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:42.319 And just because it would make less work for us, 00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:43.759 I don't know that that inherently 00:30:43.759 --> 00:30:46.039 makes it the right decision. 00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:50.400 I understand the temptation. 00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:52.440 Again, I get the temporary nature of it 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:56.440 and all that, I just, this makes me twitchy. 00:30:56.440 --> 00:30:57.279 Yeah. 00:30:57.279 --> 00:31:01.680 I'm not sure I understand the last work of the phrase, 00:31:01.680 --> 00:31:06.680 but to the point of, to avoid the restructuring. 00:31:07.599 --> 00:31:09.240 Oh, this is all I'm getting at. 00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:10.960 Okay. 00:31:10.960 --> 00:31:14.160 Well, if I can, I can hear a brief example. 00:31:14.160 --> 00:31:16.000 Planning and Development, Mr. Perkins, 00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:17.240 Chair of that committee. 00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:20.319 So I put Steve into finance. 00:31:20.319 --> 00:31:23.680 and I didn't ask you because you get corned 00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:28.680 and being during the budget process most of the time. 00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:33.319 Your vice chair is Nicole, who's also chair of nursing. 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:38.319 You have Brian Brandt, who is chair of public works 00:31:38.579 --> 00:31:41.960 and you have Dale Diddens, who is chair of court services. 00:31:43.500 --> 00:31:48.500 Can't just plug in the vice chair into chair of P&D. 00:31:48.500 --> 00:31:53.700 without them revamping nursing home. His vice chair right now is Nicole Baker. 00:31:54.660 --> 00:32:01.059 And again, if I put Brian Brandt, which he can't because he also picks corn and fall during the 00:32:01.059 --> 00:32:07.940 budget process. If I did that, then I have to have a new chair for public works and move somebody 00:32:07.940 --> 00:32:15.860 else onto that committee. So it's been same with this committee. It's not secure too. 00:32:15.860 --> 00:32:18.940 It is, you know, I had a long conversation with Adrienne 00:32:18.940 --> 00:32:20.740 because I want to make sure she was comfortable 00:32:20.740 --> 00:32:24.019 more than anyone else with the process. 00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:25.539 She gave her blessing. 00:32:25.539 --> 00:32:26.380 She had no issues. 00:32:26.380 --> 00:32:29.299 I've worked very extensively on it. 00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:31.980 And as far as, I guess, consolidating 00:32:31.980 --> 00:32:35.180 or changing the power of it, 00:32:35.180 --> 00:32:37.700 nothing comes out of finance 00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:40.700 that doesn't ultimately end up as board level to be approved. 00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:46.799 I also have final say on all agenda items 00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:48.119 as it is right now. 00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:52.339 And believe me, I understand the appearance of it, 00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:55.319 but that's why there's 15 other board members. 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:03.480 And I am not looking for more to do. 00:33:05.599 --> 00:33:10.599 Well, and that's why I do pick the word responsibility 00:33:11.860 --> 00:33:14.839 rather than power, very, very intentional. 00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:24.759 and we can all have the utmost respect for you and your experience. I'm trying to take the 00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:29.960 personality out of it and just think of it as a structural thing. Again, even if it's a temporary 00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:36.119 issue, that's where I struggle. Oh, that is why there's a sunset to it. Sure, it's not a grand 00:33:36.119 --> 00:33:54.599 and I'm not as eloquent as Adam, but I'm struggling with it too on the parameters that it looks, 00:33:54.599 --> 00:34:01.240 how it looks to the people we represent and what are we saying to them? Are we saying, 00:34:01.240 --> 00:34:10.199 okay, I understand what Chairman Helms is saying too about putting people in positions 00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:12.699 that have other responsibilities, Trent. 00:34:12.699 --> 00:34:15.279 Well, there's 16 Board members. 00:34:18.039 --> 00:34:20.679 I'm just struggling with that part of it. 00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:23.679 And the number of polls I got today. 00:34:26.619 --> 00:34:30.920 I didn't have any that were very positive on that. 00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:31.760 So. 00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:33.800 On this? 00:34:33.800 --> 00:34:34.639 On this. 00:34:35.699 --> 00:34:37.559 What are the calls did you get? 00:34:37.559 --> 00:34:38.659 Six. 00:34:38.659 --> 00:34:42.139 I think it calls on nothing else. 00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:44.059 That's impressive, but at least six people 00:34:44.059 --> 00:34:45.980 are looking at the agenda. 00:34:45.980 --> 00:34:48.139 But to me, that's a lot when you look at anything else 00:34:48.139 --> 00:34:49.420 we do drop. 00:34:49.420 --> 00:34:50.940 Well, I'm impressed with six. 00:34:53.639 --> 00:34:56.300 Well, it's still answering calls on my drive here. 00:34:56.300 --> 00:35:01.019 So, well, going back to, I guess, 00:35:01.019 --> 00:35:06.019 my previous comments, I think, 00:35:06.900 --> 00:35:08.699 not that Scott needs more to do, 00:35:08.699 --> 00:35:10.659 but if you're looking around the room 00:35:10.659 --> 00:35:15.420 and who's doing what, then he's already done the job. 00:35:15.420 --> 00:35:16.779 I think he's the most qualified. 00:35:16.779 --> 00:35:18.659 So it makes sense to get the, 00:35:18.659 --> 00:35:22.220 say the best person in that position for temporary. 00:35:22.220 --> 00:35:24.659 That's the way I'm gonna decide the thing. 00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:31.059 Yeah, it does definitely, everything's, 00:35:31.059 --> 00:35:32.260 if we approve this tonight, 00:35:32.260 --> 00:35:36.139 it still has to get approved by the board on Thursday. 00:35:36.139 --> 00:35:41.139 And again, the structure of the finance committee doesn't change. 00:35:41.139 --> 00:35:43.340 We still have the same number of votes. 00:35:43.340 --> 00:35:46.940 He's old, he doesn't even want to vote. 00:35:46.940 --> 00:35:50.940 And like I said, we had a review by Carl, 00:35:50.940 --> 00:35:52.739 we had a review by the auditors, 00:35:52.739 --> 00:35:54.340 and we didn't have any issues with that. 00:35:54.340 --> 00:35:57.940 So, yeah, I think we've got plenty of oversight 00:35:57.940 --> 00:35:59.340 with everything that's going on. 00:35:59.340 --> 00:36:05.220 So, I'm comfortable with it. 00:36:05.220 --> 00:36:10.220 I think we have elected people as well as appointed people 00:36:11.980 --> 00:36:16.980 that are more than capable to oversee what we do, sure. 00:36:20.900 --> 00:36:23.260 Yeah, that's the intent, we don't want to be like Dixon 00:36:23.260 --> 00:36:26.139 all the way, right, when we have an issue. 00:36:26.139 --> 00:36:27.900 So that's why we have this oversight, 00:36:27.900 --> 00:36:32.579 things like that, so then let's not have to change. 00:36:35.220 --> 00:37:02.570 All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. 00:37:02.570 --> 00:37:12.679 we'll get two of those okay yes yes so business okay let's come up with another plan I guess 00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:19.559 all right okay let's move on 10.0 comments from committee members 00:37:25.279 --> 00:37:31.519 so uh it's a little early but I did bring this up I have brought this up at various committees um but 00:37:31.519 --> 00:37:33.639 but as we're getting towards nicer weather, 00:37:33.639 --> 00:37:36.960 as we're getting towards parade season, 00:37:36.960 --> 00:37:40.840 I'd like to re-voice my opinion. 00:37:40.840 --> 00:37:43.000 I think the County should have a more diverse 00:37:43.000 --> 00:37:46.039 and celebratory presence at parades. 00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:48.639 The Sheriff's Department always gets out and that's great 00:37:48.639 --> 00:37:50.659 but if we can get some of the highway department trucks 00:37:50.659 --> 00:37:53.519 down the road or whatever else we got, 00:37:53.519 --> 00:37:57.239 I think the more positive case we can put on the County 00:37:57.239 --> 00:38:00.320 and our presence in the community, the better. 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:04.220 So again, that's a, this seems like a logical place to start that push. 00:38:04.279 --> 00:38:09.320 Um, yeah, I think everyone would want to get out there and throw some candy. 00:38:11.380 --> 00:38:14.920 I think they are taking things for the mobile and they are ready to read it. 00:38:14.960 --> 00:38:15.840 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:18.039 So again, everyone, everyone. 00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:28.159 Hold on 11.0, adjournment, make a motion, adjourn in a second. 00:38:28.159 --> 00:38:29.360 All those in favor say aye. 00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:35.239 Pat, Patrick, Sue, Kathy. Thanks everybody.