WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.480 Let's get going with the meeting administration legal affairs committee, Wednesday, June 10th at 5 p.m. 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:16.879 Two-point prayer, if Steve, if you want to go ahead. Okay, thank you. 00:00:16.879 --> 00:00:24.239 We just thank you for this day you've given us. We ask that you would be with us here this evening, 00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:30.480 help us to accomplish the business of our county in the best manner possible. 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.920 We thank you for each one of the members here and ask that you would bless them as well. 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:35.799 In Jesus' name, amen. 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:38.759 Thank you for the ring. 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:42.880 All right, let's go on to approval of agenda 2.0. 00:00:42.880 --> 00:00:43.920 Move to approve. 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:46.000 And I'll set this up to Frisch. 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:47.320 All those in favor say aye. 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:48.079 Aye. 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:54.079 4.0 approval of meeting minutes from May 13th, 2026. 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:55.200 Mootkoop Root. 00:00:55.299 --> 00:00:56.299 I'll second. 00:00:56.859 --> 00:00:58.560 Sades, Sasades. 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:01.140 All those in favor say aye. 00:01:01.219 --> 00:01:02.100 Aye. 00:01:02.679 --> 00:01:03.240 Managers. 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:11.680 Okay, little flames, I've got a cash requirements of $42,293.29, 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:12.959 and that's the total. 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:15.099 It's the pleasure. 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:17.560 You will approve. 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:18.519 Okay. 00:01:18.900 --> 00:01:19.659 I'm second. 00:01:19.700 --> 00:01:21.260 Yeah, second, all right. 00:01:21.340 --> 00:01:22.659 All those in favor say aye. 00:01:22.859 --> 00:01:24.019 Aye. 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:29.079 Okay, final public comments that's seen today. 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:35.040 And let's jump down to 7.1, County Treasurer. 00:01:35.040 --> 00:01:36.599 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:40.959 So that plate's number, this is my biggest month of the year. 00:01:40.959 --> 00:01:45.959 So $11,572 of that was just postage for tax bills. 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:49.359 So this is the biggest amount you'll see coming 00:01:49.359 --> 00:01:51.599 from my department in a year. 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:52.799 It will go up next year, 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:54.519 just laying the groundwork for that now. 00:01:55.680 --> 00:01:58.120 Financial reports, so I hope you all had a chance 00:01:58.120 --> 00:01:59.519 to review the financial report. 00:01:59.519 --> 00:02:02.700 I sent that out Saturday afternoon. 00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:04.079 If you compare month over month, 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:08.360 if you're looking sales and income tax receipts are steady. 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:09.759 As the monthly report indicates, 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:12.800 you were up 70,000 plus over the previous month 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:16.159 and so far for the year, we're in a little over 4 million 00:02:16.159 --> 00:02:18.580 in receipts and sales and income taxes. 00:02:18.580 --> 00:02:23.580 as of the end of the month, overall funds, 00:02:23.780 --> 00:02:26.539 county funds were down just 1.79%. 00:02:26.539 --> 00:02:28.979 Again, a tiny number in a month 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:30.780 where there are no property tax distribution. 00:02:30.780 --> 00:02:33.379 So all good news there. 00:02:34.460 --> 00:02:37.879 So that was just a difference of 442,000 in change. 00:02:39.500 --> 00:02:42.819 Only four investments matured in May, 18,000, 00:02:42.819 --> 00:02:45.159 almost 19,000 in interest earnings. 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:49.360 At the end of May, I had 17 investments in place 00:02:49.360 --> 00:02:50.680 across nine funds, 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:53.759 maturing between this month and next April. 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:57.840 The first mill race bond payment of the year was made 00:02:57.840 --> 00:02:59.280 last month, it was just interest 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:02.560 on both of the debt certificates. 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:05.599 Total was a little over $31,000. 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:11.599 After that payment, 45.99% of all the total refinance 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:15.460 and the total refinance in 2020 has now been repaid. 00:03:15.460 --> 00:03:17.560 So I was kind of looking at that number 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:20.639 as kind of the guidepost to look at. 00:03:21.699 --> 00:03:23.340 Just remember that that certificate A 00:03:23.340 --> 00:03:26.680 actually matures really soon, 2028, 00:03:26.680 --> 00:03:30.539 and B comes into polymer only paying interest on right now. 00:03:30.539 --> 00:03:32.180 That one matures in 2031. 00:03:33.379 --> 00:03:36.280 Any questions about the financial report itself? 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:39.180 I have a comment. 00:03:39.180 --> 00:03:40.759 Yes ma'am. 00:03:40.759 --> 00:03:43.560 I love the tax bill. 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:45.919 Do we, I'm going to talk about that next. 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:47.240 Okay. 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:49.800 Cause my, yeah, my friends, I mean, people have stopped me. 00:03:49.800 --> 00:03:53.879 I said, do you see what we're paying for school? 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:55.840 No one really saw this before. 00:03:56.240 --> 00:03:59.719 And it was really hard for them to understand when it was just a 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:03.479 fraction, just when you see it visually, cause everyone is very 00:04:03.479 --> 00:04:06.840 visual and when you see it, it's like, Oh my goodness. 00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:10.080 So I think that was a really good thing to do. 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:17.279 I think they need to know. We need to. A lot of good stuff out there. I think it's just a move toward 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:24.000 greater transparency. Right. And if you'll notice too, I was going to say that we've had outstanding 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:29.439 feedback. So thank you for adding to that. We did have one older woman who didn't like it because 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:35.360 she had to unfold it twice. But other than that, it was great. For the reasons that you mentioned, 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:41.120 the transparency is I mean we've always listed where the dollars go but it's like I said it's 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:46.079 it's a small print it doesn't really but when you see it you know graphically represented like that 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:54.480 I think that's a lot more impactful um one of the other benefits for us is that that penalty 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:58.160 ladder I don't know if you ever notice if you pay late there's a there's a you know a ladder there 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:03.680 that shows what your penalty would be if you pay a certain date people were always paying an amount 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:09.439 and Matt instead of the amount that was due. So by using color, you're able to highlight the actual 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:15.839 amount due, but the other stuff in black and white. And so this time last year I had 35 refunds 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:22.160 because of that. So far this year I've had one. And those are such a labor intensive task. So that's 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:26.720 saved us hours and hours and hours and hours. So we're really happy with the redesign. It seems 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:31.040 like most people are too. So we're going to keep doing it like that. So thank you. 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:37.839 Thank you. Also, so we are an equity into property tax collections, traffic's constant, 00:05:37.839 --> 00:05:45.279 person by phone, mail, online, usual mail complaints, of course. There's been a use 00:05:45.279 --> 00:05:49.480 of color, like I said, it allows us to highlight a lot of stuff on our bills, so we're really 00:05:49.480 --> 00:05:53.439 happy with that. Electronic payments, I want to mention this, have always been, they've 00:05:53.439 --> 00:06:00.959 been steadily rising every year. Through Monday, they had 1.3 million submitted electronically. 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:07.639 and thus far EFT or electronic checks are three to one over credit and debit, which 00:06:07.639 --> 00:06:12.399 I thought we were on the rise there, but I was very surprised when I ran those numbers. 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:17.139 I think it's probably largely due to the fee, because if you use a card, even a debit card 00:06:17.139 --> 00:06:24.279 is a three and a quarter percent fee. But if you use EFT, you pay a flat $2.95 and you 00:06:24.279 --> 00:06:29.920 can pay up to 99 parcels for that fee. So a lot of the mortgage holders that we're doing 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:59.920 so people who have larger portfolios, certain recent property owners who have acquired more than 200 parcels have started to do that so that's been great I think so you know you're not bouncing those checks so those are great so just a couple reminders that first installments due June 26th so I'll be able to give you a report on that next month second September 4th and the first distribution to all the taxing districts will be Monday 00:06:59.920 --> 00:07:03.240 Monday, July 13th. 00:07:03.240 --> 00:07:05.560 I am still hoping to schedule a tax cycle, 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:07.759 a public presentation to spend a challenge 00:07:07.759 --> 00:07:09.959 finding a date in a place that kind of aligned, 00:07:09.959 --> 00:07:12.139 but it's going to happen this time of summer, 00:07:12.139 --> 00:07:14.519 just probably not before that first due date, 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:16.680 as I had hoped, but still want to do that. 00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:18.000 Cause there's still a lot of questions, 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:19.439 a lot of misinformation, 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:22.060 no matter how much information you put on the bill, 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:25.899 there's still a lot of misunderstandings 00:07:25.899 --> 00:07:29.240 that it would be nice to be able to help address. 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:32.920 That is all, unless you have any questions. 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:35.920 I have a question. Sure. When did the kittens come? 00:07:35.920 --> 00:07:41.920 You know, we do not need the kittens this year because I think for the most part, people have been very civil. 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:46.920 Although, from what I understand though, animal control has a lot. 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:49.920 They do. They had another 11. 00:07:49.920 --> 00:07:55.920 So, you know, we might do it anyway. I mean, it was a great way to expose people to adoptable kittens 00:07:55.920 --> 00:08:12.360 I'm all in favor of that. It's a, it's a great thinking outside the box kind of partnership. 00:08:12.360 --> 00:08:20.360 So we'll probably do it more toward the second installment. We'll see. But yeah, did you 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:22.360 Do you want to add something to the kitty condom? 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:26.360 Yeah, yeah, we found kittens in our garage, so. 00:08:26.360 --> 00:08:27.360 Please go. 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:28.360 Yeah. 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:32.360 Even our top is minus for all this happy faces. 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:38.360 So yeah, so let's, I mean, hopefully, I mean, you know, that, if you remember, Mr. Zimmerman, 00:08:38.360 --> 00:08:43.360 before that, we brought in kittens one year to kind of earn the temperature down of people 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:44.360 when they were coming. 00:08:44.360 --> 00:08:48.360 Because if we had a rough year, a couple of years ago, the verbal abuse, we were taking 00:08:48.360 --> 00:09:13.679 Thank you, Chair. You'll see the recordings were up on in May versus April, but last tax 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:18.399 for the tax dollars are brought in, so just for comparison, we are getting more reporting 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:23.000 that varies on the property that is being sold for the tax dollars are brought in there. 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:28.639 Tearing up for the November election, still a little bit away, but there's a lot of preparation 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:30.639 at times. 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:34.399 Election judges have been in contact with both of the party chairs. 00:09:34.399 --> 00:09:40.360 They're aware that in July, the election judges will be before the board for approval. 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:45.799 and then once approved by the board and we'll go to the servant part of the judge. 00:09:45.799 --> 00:09:51.620 So we send out over 200 letters to election judges that have served in the past or ones 00:09:51.620 --> 00:09:54.019 that may be interested in serving. 00:09:54.019 --> 00:09:59.639 So when you get that list in July, hopefully we hear back and it's updated with people 00:09:59.639 --> 00:10:00.639 we know. 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:03.120 and it's updated with people we know that want to participate in the training in August, but know 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:08.000 that if that list seems like a lot of people, there's people that drop out last minute, 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:14.000 emergencies arise, so it's not like we have a great abundance of election judges, so 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:18.320 but I think we're in good shape. If you know anyone that wants to be a judge, 00:10:18.320 --> 00:10:24.399 have them reach out to our office, the training will take place August 4th. We have two sessions 00:10:24.399 --> 00:10:31.200 at Highland at 2 and 6 pm. When we did it two years ago at Highland, it was a great location. I think 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:40.460 one of the sessions we had over 100 judges in, so a great location on it. I have a question about it. 00:10:42.700 --> 00:10:50.299 Is it possible to do assimilation at the training of closing out at night? Like physically, like 00:10:50.299 --> 00:10:58.419 like who signed what, where does this go, how does this box go, just physical simulation 00:10:58.419 --> 00:11:06.860 of that, because I think that is where our group got discombobulated that night. 00:11:06.860 --> 00:11:11.500 We can do a physical simulation, a lot of it's in the instructions that usually aren't 00:11:11.500 --> 00:11:18.139 read, but I understand everyone learns differently, some people can read instructions, some people 00:11:18.139 --> 00:11:22.620 want to physically do it, the way I learned wouldn't be best doing it. 00:11:22.620 --> 00:11:26.580 So that is something we plan to incorporate more this year is I just think it's a call. 00:11:26.860 --> 00:11:29.379 And I know at the end of the night, it's been a long day. 00:11:29.379 --> 00:11:33.860 So actually going through a replication of that and where the ballots go. 00:11:33.860 --> 00:11:36.259 So they are coming back to us in the right box. 00:11:37.460 --> 00:11:39.740 Yes, that's something important that we want to incorporate this year. 00:11:39.980 --> 00:11:40.659 Good. Thanks. 00:11:43.620 --> 00:11:45.460 All right. The other. 00:11:45.460 --> 00:11:57.460 I will be out of office on Friday. I'll be in late afternoon. I will be at the Zoom meeting and start a company with other programming folders within ourselves. 00:11:57.460 --> 00:12:01.460 All right. Very good. Thank you. Thank you. 00:12:01.460 --> 00:12:05.460 All right. Let's move on to 7.3. 00:12:05.460 --> 00:12:20.460 I'm going to start with apologizing of not getting our report out. I had my zone meeting and we did zones one and three on Friday so I did not get my agenda to or my little letter to Georgia. 00:12:20.460 --> 00:12:31.460 What's happening in my office obviously is I'm taking the blunt of the phone calls of being not happy. 00:12:31.460 --> 00:12:36.460 For the most part, it has been fairly calm. 00:12:38.259 --> 00:12:41.019 I've only been spore out twice this year 00:12:41.019 --> 00:12:46.019 and I've been cried on three times, so not too terrible. 00:12:47.059 --> 00:12:50.700 A lot of people I understand are struggling, 00:12:50.700 --> 00:12:55.180 but as long as they understand the process, 00:12:55.180 --> 00:13:00.180 it's better that it's a whole big thing. 00:13:00.180 --> 00:13:04.860 It's a whole big thing. And the tax bills have helped immensely. 00:13:06.460 --> 00:13:11.139 Like Stephanie says, I've gotten a lot of positive feedback from the tax bill also. 00:13:11.139 --> 00:13:15.019 Not that I have anything to do with it, but it was a good thing because like 00:13:15.019 --> 00:13:18.899 people are more visual and, and things like that. 00:13:19.740 --> 00:13:26.700 So in doing that, unfortunately, I started the 26th tax year off. 00:13:26.700 --> 00:13:29.779 So whatever, I think we discussed this before. 00:13:29.779 --> 00:13:32.659 I have seven townships, our office, 00:13:32.659 --> 00:13:34.779 my office ended up with all seven of them 00:13:34.779 --> 00:13:38.500 instead of having Sandy Davis do four of them, 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:40.019 which has helped immensely. 00:13:40.019 --> 00:13:42.620 We have four of them already done, 00:13:42.620 --> 00:13:44.419 the field work already done. 00:13:46.340 --> 00:13:48.620 Three of those four have been already valued 00:13:48.620 --> 00:13:50.879 so we are ahead of schedule. 00:13:52.500 --> 00:13:56.620 And so we're just plugging away at that. 00:13:56.620 --> 00:14:00.919 and with that being said, Freeport's going to do 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:04.000 some of their revaluing because unfortunately 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:05.940 of the values and things going. 00:14:05.940 --> 00:14:10.580 So as it stands right now, by the fall, 00:14:10.580 --> 00:14:15.240 I will be sending out about 13,000 assessment notices 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:16.079 this year. 00:14:16.079 --> 00:14:33.730 It's about half, because the county has 27,160 or extra taxes. 00:14:33.730 --> 00:14:35.730 I didn't realize that. 00:14:35.730 --> 00:14:41.730 All right, I guess, thank you. We'll keep moving here. 00:14:41.730 --> 00:14:43.730 Thank you. 00:14:43.730 --> 00:14:53.730 Land Bank, there were surveys sent out to the participants for any identifiable properties to be sent back in. 00:14:53.730 --> 00:15:01.730 We don't have a meeting currently scheduled, but the notice came out for, you know, a survey of when we would be available. 00:15:01.730 --> 00:15:04.730 So I assume we'll have one coming up here shortly. 00:15:04.730 --> 00:15:11.170 So, working on wrapping up a lot of information and hoping to work with the nursing home on 00:15:11.170 --> 00:15:19.009 getting their information completed, I'll be able to call with them on Friday, so hopefully 00:15:19.009 --> 00:15:22.569 that will get wrapped up shortly. 00:15:22.569 --> 00:15:29.610 I did attend the GFPs Rise and Shine at the Winnipeg Playhouse. 00:15:29.610 --> 00:15:33.970 They did a presentation on some of the programming that they are rolling out. 00:15:33.970 --> 00:15:40.450 seems like they are really trying to get more youth programming and involvement. So I don't 00:15:40.450 --> 00:15:45.329 be surprised if we saw maybe a youth diversion application coming from them next year, but they 00:15:45.329 --> 00:15:51.329 do have a lot of summer programming and a few things going on in the fall specifically for youth. 00:15:51.329 --> 00:16:00.450 So it's interesting. I learned a lot at that one because I haven't been really involved with much 00:16:00.450 --> 00:16:13.889 had a conference call with a vendor that is saying they can lower our website and internet costs. 00:16:15.089 --> 00:16:19.089 We're doing some research and Nate and I will probably talk to you before I follow up with them, 00:16:19.089 --> 00:16:24.769 but it's that time of year when a bunch of vendors are reaching out trying to do things. 00:16:24.769 --> 00:16:54.569 Yeah. Um, our next Greater Free Partnership meeting is on the 24th. Um, I did have the wrap up call from the wellness screenings. Um, they saw some pretty good trends of things being identified through the wellness screenings. So we went over that, uh, report that they went, um, that has been sent to Gary McBrite and we'll discuss that at times, probably in the next month. So, um, 00:16:54.769 --> 00:17:06.470 We had the representatives from Integrity Financial, which is who has two of our deferred compensation programs for the county. 00:17:06.470 --> 00:17:15.470 They came and met with Ryan and I and are doing an on-site check-in for any employees that maybe have questions about that. 00:17:15.470 --> 00:17:23.470 Want to make any changes in their things, so they will be set up here all day on July 29th to meet with employees. 00:17:23.470 --> 00:17:34.470 Department Head meeting this morning. I shared with them a benefit that is available through our health insurance. 00:17:34.470 --> 00:17:45.470 There is every now and then members look at postcards of, you know, hey, you might want to reply to this or scan this QR code and there's a supplemental program that can offer you. 00:17:45.470 --> 00:17:51.470 So I was selected as one that is called Twin Health. 00:17:51.470 --> 00:18:05.470 And I would say a few people know what it is, but the resources that are sent to you and offered to you, if you take part in it, were really kind of amazing to me. 00:18:05.470 --> 00:18:23.470 It came included with a biometric digital scale, an activity tracker, glucose monitor, blood pressure cup that will read and send to them so they monitor everything for you. 00:18:23.470 --> 00:18:31.470 There's a free app for like a food journal and logging. 00:18:31.470 --> 00:19:01.470 but you know, you could take a picture of your family, confirm what it is, usually things you would have to pay a subscription to be able to have as long as you couldn't do it through the insurance program that is free and then of course the Cross Blue Shield knows that they don't get any of the information but they know that a participant in this plan is taking part in this benefit, also sent me a free subscription to the Peloton app through it too. So there's a lot of 00:19:01.470 --> 00:19:11.509 Perks involved with our health insurance, but I got that letter also, but it said you had to be diabetic in order to take advantage of that program. 00:19:11.509 --> 00:19:16.829 So I think you do have to go through a screening because I have talked to people that were turned down. 00:19:16.829 --> 00:19:21.029 I am not diabetic, but I have precursors, so and family history. 00:19:21.029 --> 00:19:26.070 So that allowed it to, but it also requires you to go in for work. 00:19:26.070 --> 00:19:30.029 Yes, you do have to go to Rockford and they pay for it. 00:19:30.029 --> 00:19:31.549 but you do have to have that. 00:19:31.549 --> 00:19:33.869 Yeah, that was something I'm like, nope, nope. 00:19:33.869 --> 00:19:35.789 Did you have folks with that? 00:19:35.789 --> 00:19:37.110 Everyone, nope. 00:19:40.349 --> 00:19:43.549 So, you know, that kind of led to a discussion 00:19:43.549 --> 00:19:48.549 but I have heard a lot of positive feedback 00:19:48.549 --> 00:19:50.230 about the stuff problems. 00:19:50.230 --> 00:19:52.670 Really seem to get people moving. 00:19:52.670 --> 00:19:54.869 Yeah, we had a lot of conversation. 00:19:54.869 --> 00:19:57.789 You know, you look outside 00:19:57.789 --> 00:20:23.299 You look outside and see someone walking. So you're like, Oh, I got to go out and walk or I got to get my steps in. And a lot of people have said that, you know, they haven't been moving or doing that and have not that they did it for a month. It's kind of a habit. So they're trying to stay on those healthy habits. We did discuss, I had some challenges and some things that I spoke to a couple people about the logging in and syncing process. 00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:39.299 and apparently there is a shortcut that was not shared with me, but I think the STEP program overall will be something, hopefully we will continue because it did really seem to garner interest, but 00:20:39.299 --> 00:20:46.099 but they have to do some research on maybe apps for that or different things. But all in all, 00:20:47.460 --> 00:20:53.299 a couple of the department heads shared comments from their teams for employees and it seemed like 00:20:53.299 --> 00:21:06.250 everyone was really excited about it and enjoyed it. So, good. Keep moving. About 7.5 to 90 inches. 00:21:06.250 --> 00:21:27.250 So I just want to share, I took a walk last night with my family and my watch said I set a new record. So I don't know what that means. I must not walk very else. I was so happy with the progress. I went and celebrated with a blizzard. So get healthy every month. 00:21:27.250 --> 00:21:38.609 Some of the projects we currently have going on and I say we history rock ourselves with some of the stuff. 00:21:38.609 --> 00:21:43.650 So animal control paperwork was signed today by the landlord. 00:21:43.650 --> 00:21:51.650 So we are finally able to move forward with an install date for the fiber arrow has to get some permits and stuff approved. 00:21:51.650 --> 00:21:54.890 and once they do, we will get an install date hammered down. 00:21:54.890 --> 00:21:56.849 And I hope to get all that done the same day 00:21:56.849 --> 00:21:58.490 that they're installing. 00:21:58.490 --> 00:21:59.849 We'll see what that looks like 00:21:59.849 --> 00:22:03.529 and how much digging they have to do for the fiber. 00:22:05.930 --> 00:22:09.730 The AI policy we'll talk about here in a little bit. 00:22:09.730 --> 00:22:11.789 The ADA compliance I shared last month, 00:22:11.789 --> 00:22:13.829 they moved that out a year. 00:22:13.829 --> 00:22:16.069 So that's just going to give us the opportunity 00:22:16.069 --> 00:22:18.309 to review multiple vendors 00:22:18.309 --> 00:22:20.970 and try to find the best fit for the County. 00:22:20.970 --> 00:22:25.009 So I've got a few vendors that are hitting me up. 00:22:25.009 --> 00:22:28.849 I just don't want to start the process too early here. 00:22:28.849 --> 00:22:33.930 So that's still in the works. 00:22:33.930 --> 00:22:36.690 The jail has a key box project that 00:22:36.690 --> 00:22:38.329 got added to our list this week. 00:22:38.329 --> 00:22:43.089 That is they have key boxes that require network connectivity. 00:22:43.089 --> 00:22:46.610 So there's an audit and a log of who's getting what keys out 00:22:46.610 --> 00:22:48.490 and when they're using them. 00:22:48.490 --> 00:22:50.049 That way if something goes awry, they 00:22:50.049 --> 00:22:54.369 have reports and things and I think they have to do state reporting as well that this will help with. 00:22:54.369 --> 00:23:00.049 So we're currently in the middle of that. We had to spin up a new server for that because it's going 00:23:00.049 --> 00:23:09.970 to run on its own box. So that's in the works. County Boardroom, been working on that the last 00:23:09.970 --> 00:23:15.490 couple of months. There have been improvements and we haven't had the meeting drop out on video. So 00:23:15.490 --> 00:23:18.049 So, we're making progress. 00:23:18.049 --> 00:23:24.730 The next thing that I did is I hardwired both spots up there for the PC so they can be hardwired 00:23:24.730 --> 00:23:27.009 that way they don't lose connectivity. 00:23:27.009 --> 00:23:30.569 And I'm still trying to figure out what some of the Wi-Fi interference is. 00:23:30.569 --> 00:23:35.009 Sometimes it works great and then other days it's just cranky, so I've been working through 00:23:35.009 --> 00:23:39.210 different frequencies and kind of testing that out and seeing if I can just stabilize 00:23:39.210 --> 00:23:40.210 it. 00:23:40.210 --> 00:23:44.930 So, I don't know that I'm there yet, but I test it probably once or twice a week and 00:23:44.930 --> 00:23:47.849 and I just run different tests and have multiple laptops 00:23:47.849 --> 00:23:50.170 and iPads and stuff in there just to see what's going on. 00:23:50.170 --> 00:23:53.769 So, still moving forward with that. 00:23:53.769 --> 00:23:56.930 The BreakFix, which is our everyday stuff, 00:23:56.930 --> 00:23:59.809 was pretty quiet for a little bit, 00:23:59.809 --> 00:24:02.650 but I feel like it's being made up for now. 00:24:02.650 --> 00:24:04.889 We've had a lot of tickets here lately, 00:24:04.889 --> 00:24:07.329 just with different things that are going on. 00:24:07.329 --> 00:24:08.809 We had a website issue on Friday 00:24:08.809 --> 00:24:10.549 that caused some posting issues 00:24:10.549 --> 00:24:13.490 that had me on the phone with a revise 00:24:13.490 --> 00:24:14.849 at like 10 o'clock at night, 00:24:14.849 --> 00:24:16.650 trying to get something resolved. 00:24:16.650 --> 00:24:18.970 I learned that their help desk is not very proactive 00:24:18.970 --> 00:24:21.809 on the weekends, so I had to go through 00:24:21.809 --> 00:24:24.110 some of my email contacts and hunt people down, 00:24:24.110 --> 00:24:25.529 and then I finally got a call back, 00:24:25.529 --> 00:24:29.170 and I think we got it resolved about 7 a.m. on Saturday. 00:24:29.170 --> 00:24:31.410 Now, I did sleep, it's not like I was up all night, 00:24:31.410 --> 00:24:34.849 so when I got up, they had let me know 00:24:34.849 --> 00:24:36.450 they thought they had it, so I went out there 00:24:36.450 --> 00:24:38.410 and everything seemed to be working, 00:24:38.410 --> 00:24:43.410 and we got the stuff posted, but the annual goods update 00:24:43.410 --> 00:24:45.430 for the courthouse was done in the last month. 00:24:45.490 --> 00:24:50.110 That's our annual big system update for everybody that runs the PC 00:24:50.110 --> 00:24:54.750 gyms, softwares, public defender of the state's attorney, judges, 00:24:55.170 --> 00:24:58.389 everything operates on those modules or programs over there. 00:24:58.389 --> 00:24:59.549 So we got that done. 00:25:00.349 --> 00:25:05.110 There were some hiccups that came with that, but, uh, was able to work through 00:25:05.110 --> 00:25:09.930 those, uh, for the most part the day after just about everything was up and 00:25:09.930 --> 00:25:14.389 going, uh, did have an issue with some of the public defender module that took us a 00:25:14.389 --> 00:25:17.610 few days because we had, it just wasn't agreeing with the updates. 00:25:17.610 --> 00:25:24.630 So other than that, um, just full speed ahead with, uh, you know, our normal break 00:25:24.630 --> 00:25:29.170 fix, we got some health department projects coming up in the things of that nature. 00:25:29.170 --> 00:25:33.349 So, uh, it seems like, uh, there's never a shortage of profit projects. 00:25:33.349 --> 00:25:36.250 So any questions? 00:25:36.250 --> 00:25:46.660 All right, let's go down to 8.1, Approval of the AI Use Policy. 00:25:46.660 --> 00:25:51.660 Do you want to speak to that, Amy? Did you go, Ray? 00:25:51.660 --> 00:25:57.660 Yeah, according to, that's the most flawless reply I've gotten from that yet. 00:25:57.660 --> 00:26:04.660 And I do have to thank our Treasurer here because there was another county that had this already approved. 00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:10.500 So I was like, well, if we got approved for them, you know, and it touched all the same bullet points that we had before. 00:26:10.500 --> 00:26:17.460 So if it's not broke, don't fix it. I went through and submitted it on our behalf and it works. 00:26:17.460 --> 00:26:20.980 I think I had one question. Did I answer your question for the most part? 00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:21.480 Yep. 00:26:22.099 --> 00:26:30.180 So to me, it's pretty flawless. They do want me to make sure that I extenuate some of the points like in a training. 00:26:30.180 --> 00:26:34.339 so I'm going to figure out how to roll that out or how to do that because the county is not 00:26:34.339 --> 00:26:39.299 something that you can specifically pull everybody in for training all at once so I don't know if I'm 00:26:39.299 --> 00:26:44.500 going to try to do a video of some sort I don't know yet I got to figure out how to do an interactive 00:26:44.500 --> 00:26:50.740 training that everybody touches you know at some point um if that's scheduling times with each 00:26:50.740 --> 00:26:57.139 department then that's what it will be but we'll figure that out any questions on that 00:26:57.139 --> 00:27:14.660 The biggest thing to get people to understand is that it's not foolproof and even when you get the information back you need to be double checking the information and not just taking it at its word. 00:27:14.660 --> 00:27:22.660 You know, there's still a responsibility to verify and kind of do your homework. So it's a very helpful tool. 00:27:22.660 --> 00:27:27.660 And the other thing is, is not putting any personalized information out there whatsoever. 00:27:27.660 --> 00:27:33.700 so it's pretty much just for generic instances or different things but no 00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:38.460 personal information should ever be entered into it. I know a lot of our 00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:43.740 previous concerns were where's the vagueness that can be exploited but like 00:27:43.740 --> 00:27:48.139 the email said you it has a really nice definition and I think that's that more 00:27:48.139 --> 00:27:52.259 than most this other stuff is going to be. Yeah unfortunately you still it 00:27:52.259 --> 00:27:56.539 still comes down to the user error that's the biggest thing and there's so 00:27:56.539 --> 00:28:02.700 many different modules and I mean they're all helpful. You just have to be and I've been I 00:28:02.700 --> 00:28:08.619 sat in a webinar today with the state cyber unit and they were kind of going over the different 00:28:08.619 --> 00:28:14.059 things of what AI could do but it's all they said sometimes users are their own worst enemy. There's 00:28:14.059 --> 00:28:23.099 just certain things they shouldn't do and that's why you need a policy to cover. So I'll make a 00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:28.099 I make a motion to approve it as submitted here in one second, if it's okay. 00:28:28.099 --> 00:28:30.099 Any further conversation? 00:28:30.099 --> 00:28:32.099 All those in favor say aye. 00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:34.099 Aye. 00:28:34.099 --> 00:28:36.099 Thank you. 00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:38.099 All right. 00:28:38.099 --> 00:28:46.849 This is a new business and tends to point out any comments from the committee. 00:28:46.849 --> 00:28:47.849 All right. 00:28:47.849 --> 00:28:49.849 Let's go to 11.0. 00:28:49.849 --> 00:28:54.849 I make a move to a motion. 00:28:54.849 --> 00:29:03.009 I'll second it. All those in favor say aye. I'm that man. Thanks everyone.