WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.000 Sorry about that. 00:00:04.000 --> 00:00:08.000 I already got these. 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:12.000 I got a phone too. 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.000 I got this new phone. 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:20.000 Hi. 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000 My pleasure. I wanted to give you a porous. 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:28.000 Thank you. 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:34.000 We're good? Alright, we're going to get started with the Administration Legal Affairs Committee, 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:44.920 Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 at 5 p.m. 2.0 prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, we just thank 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:50.200 you for this opportunity to serve the people of Stevenson County. We just ask you to help 00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:55.000 us walk through these items on the agenda and make the right decision for the county. 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.960 I just want to say thank you for a beautiful day, Lord, giving us hope for spring after all. 00:01:01.079 --> 00:01:08.439 Thank you and praise you in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. All right, how about 3.0 approval of agenda? So I move. 00:01:09.159 --> 00:01:16.760 I will second. In the second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. So moved and 4.0 approval 00:01:16.760 --> 00:01:23.319 meeting minutes from January 7, 2026. Move approval. Second. In the second. We got a routine here. 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:40.819 All those in favor say aye. Aye. All right, approval of claims. Before me I have a total of $73,823.17 and I'll make a motion to approve. 00:01:40.819 --> 00:01:45.819 I'll second. Okay. All right, all those in favor say aye. Aye. 00:01:45.819 --> 00:02:25.379 6.0 public comment is here. 7.1 coming through, not here. She did send out a thing, Monday night or something. So, okay, let's go to 7.2 coming through. 00:02:25.379 --> 00:02:31.539 Thank you Chairman. Last month has been busy a little bit in our office. 00:02:31.539 --> 00:02:37.500 Last month I discussed we had sent out the medical listing for the statement of 00:02:37.500 --> 00:02:42.319 economic interest where all of the districts have to certify the list we have as 00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:49.180 adequate or if there's new people on their board. That was due February 1st and now 00:02:49.180 --> 00:02:54.300 it's the part where we give out the yellow forms with all those individuals 00:02:54.300 --> 00:02:59.659 and there's about 650 statement of economic interest forms that go out 00:02:59.659 --> 00:03:07.560 throughout the county. So there's a lot more than you can imagine. We have to thank all of the 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:13.259 taxing districts, all of the commissions and boards. So there's a lot of individuals. 00:03:13.259 --> 00:03:19.219 Those are not due until May 1st, but they should all be out and disbursed by the end of 00:03:19.219 --> 00:03:25.139 this week. The levy confirmations have gone out to all the taxing districts and 00:03:25.139 --> 00:03:29.840 last week. That just includes all the amounts that they have levied that be 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:34.099 certified to our office. It's a good time where they can look it over before they 00:03:34.099 --> 00:03:38.900 get their tax comp to see if there was any errors in their levy or the way we 00:03:38.900 --> 00:03:44.659 had imprinted in our system. It also shows all the bonds that they have or any of 00:03:44.659 --> 00:03:48.419 the new bonds that have been filed with our office. That also appears on the levy 00:03:48.419 --> 00:03:55.939 Confirmation. So getting started on the tax extension part online. And then 00:03:55.939 --> 00:04:05.669 election, election judges, we sent out over 140 confirmation letters to our judges. 00:04:05.669 --> 00:04:14.310 We've received 15 no's back. The good thing about a lot of those no's is they are, they want to stay on and they want to be a 00:04:14.310 --> 00:04:25.910 We have 40 new voting booths, you can see them if you come down to the early voting 00:04:25.910 --> 00:04:26.910 room. 00:04:26.910 --> 00:04:36.410 They came on four large pallets in boxes, so someone says there's not any manual work 00:04:36.410 --> 00:04:40.110 to my job, there's a little bit. 00:04:40.110 --> 00:04:46.670 Each one of those had to be taken off in order to come through the basement because the pallets 00:04:46.670 --> 00:04:47.670 were so tall. 00:04:47.670 --> 00:04:53.209 We had to take them out of all the boxes and then take them up here and then we had the 00:04:53.209 --> 00:04:57.149 moving company come pick up 35 of them. 00:04:57.149 --> 00:05:02.110 So that was a little bit narrow but definitely worth it to get those 40 voting booths which 00:05:02.110 --> 00:05:05.709 were paid with grand dollars. 00:05:05.709 --> 00:05:10.149 Last month I talked that I was looking forward to getting the certification from the state 00:05:10.149 --> 00:05:15.470 that way I could start the election process with the specimen ballots and all that proofing. 00:05:15.470 --> 00:05:23.750 The good news was I did get the certification on time, but there was objections pending. 00:05:23.750 --> 00:05:28.149 Just so you, there's a lot of behind the scenes that I would say the public doesn't always 00:05:28.149 --> 00:05:31.829 see, so I'm going to kind of talk about some of the behind the scenes that went through 00:05:31.829 --> 00:05:32.829 on my end. 00:05:32.829 --> 00:05:38.829 Everyone's always anxious to get the specimen ballot. I think I saw maybe one 00:05:38.829 --> 00:05:44.269 county have a specimen ballot out on January 26th. That was the earliest I saw a 00:05:44.269 --> 00:05:50.110 specimen ballot and I could have missed it. I set up early voting on the 26th. 00:05:50.110 --> 00:05:56.990 That's downstairs, the machines have all the ballots voted into the system so if 00:05:56.990 --> 00:06:02.149 someone comes to vote, it's ready to go. At the end of that week, we had to have 00:06:02.149 --> 00:06:07.430 the ballots out in the mail to the military voters. So it's a tight time 00:06:07.430 --> 00:06:16.550 cream there. On January 27th, one day later, the court ordered an updated 00:06:16.550 --> 00:06:21.870 certification to our office to everyone in the state of Illinois. So we had to reset 00:06:21.870 --> 00:06:26.910 the early vote. My specimen ballot was planning to be posted on that day, so I 00:06:26.910 --> 00:06:33.860 had to update my specimen ballot to remove a candidate for governor. 00:06:33.860 --> 00:06:38.540 So we had that pending that had come from the circuit court. 00:06:38.540 --> 00:06:45.339 Well, that governor candidate then went on to the appellate court with the objection. 00:06:45.339 --> 00:06:48.459 So February 4th comes along. 00:06:48.459 --> 00:06:53.139 A lot of clerks and election officials in the state of Illinois are trying to determine 00:06:53.139 --> 00:06:56.339 whether to start early voting on February 5th, 00:06:56.339 --> 00:07:00.379 have their vote by meal ballots on February 5th. 00:07:02.379 --> 00:07:05.740 Many of the election officials did begin early voting 00:07:05.740 --> 00:07:08.420 on February 5th, including our office. 00:07:09.860 --> 00:07:13.259 So I believe we definitely made the right decision there. 00:07:13.259 --> 00:07:17.620 And then on February 6th, the order was granted 00:07:17.620 --> 00:07:20.860 that that candidate was to be off the ballot. 00:07:20.860 --> 00:07:27.860 We proceeded on February 5th because that was the most up-to-date certification that we had from the State Board of Elections. 00:07:27.860 --> 00:07:33.860 And I think that follows suit with the majority of the election officials in the state of Illinois. 00:07:33.860 --> 00:07:45.069 As of today, we have 191 early voters, and we have over 1,400 vote-by-mail ballots out of the mail. 00:07:45.069 --> 00:08:07.740 There's five districts throughout the county that have questions on the ballot, so that has also increased a little bit of pick-up in questions for our office or participation at the primary. 00:08:07.740 --> 00:08:18.740 Sometimes people don't participate at the primary because they don't want to choose a party, but we are seeing individuals participate because they want to vote for a question or they just want a nonpartisan ballot. 00:08:18.740 --> 00:08:23.740 Any questions? 00:08:23.740 --> 00:08:30.740 So those 40 new booths, are those replacements or in addition to what we already have? 00:08:30.740 --> 00:08:38.740 In addition to what we have, the ones that we currently have, every election, some break a little movement. 00:08:38.740 --> 00:08:49.460 We have 40 voting booths, but one booth is four stations, and one of those stations is 00:08:49.460 --> 00:08:50.460 handicap accessible. 00:08:50.460 --> 00:08:56.259 In my opinion, they're more sturdy than the old booths. 00:08:56.259 --> 00:09:02.539 I ask mainly because I know schools and scout troops and whatnot, they often do mock elections, 00:09:02.539 --> 00:09:06.299 and one thing I've been asked personally about is, oh, can we get some of the booths that 00:09:06.299 --> 00:09:07.299 you use in actual voting? 00:09:07.299 --> 00:09:12.299 and I know it's kind of a touchy thing and if anyone's going to be decommissioned, I was going to say, I know some people. 00:09:12.299 --> 00:09:19.299 Yeah, usually if they have to be decommissioned, they're not safe for any one of the years and we don't lend out the account. 00:09:19.299 --> 00:09:23.299 I totally understand. 00:09:23.299 --> 00:09:24.299 All right, thank you. 00:09:24.299 --> 00:09:26.299 Very good. 00:09:26.299 --> 00:09:30.299 I like only one. 00:09:30.299 --> 00:09:35.299 All right, let's go to 70.3 Supervisor of Assessments. 00:09:35.299 --> 00:10:00.299 So in my office it is, I'm done with 25 or into the board review stage. We did have four complaints. We had a few commercial complaints and with commercial complaints, when you send out the tentative notices, you have to give them 30 days in order to meet. 00:10:00.299 --> 00:10:03.519 in order to meet with the Board of Review if they want a hearing. 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:08.200 So we're in that 30-day period, so we're just sort of waiting. 00:10:08.200 --> 00:10:13.480 But so far, we only have four hearings that are scheduled, 00:10:13.480 --> 00:10:15.399 and they're the end of February. 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:19.360 So I checked with Stephanie and Jasmine, 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:22.399 and I have everything entered, everything whatever. 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.440 So as soon as the hearings are, it should just 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:28.639 take me that afternoon to enter all the data. 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:33.639 So my goal is to have everything over in Jasmine's hand 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:39.120 by the first part, March versus Sunday, Saturday, 00:10:40.320 --> 00:10:42.840 Sunday, so March 2nd. 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:46.279 So I'm going to be as early as I possibly can 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:49.000 for her to get her things done with voting 00:10:49.000 --> 00:10:52.120 and up and coming wedding and all nine yards. 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:54.480 So then we can keep things on schedule. 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:57.440 So I'm just sort of waiting for my time period. 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:00.600 So that's what's going on in my office. 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:01.440 I like quiet. 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:09.279 Thank you. 00:11:11.039 --> 00:11:14.159 Still daily communications with past defenders 00:11:14.159 --> 00:11:17.080 and prioritizing settlements, 00:11:17.080 --> 00:11:20.480 speaking to them about payment amounts, that sort of thing. 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:22.879 I had a conference call last week 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:25.759 with the new shredding service company 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:28.059 that will be servicing the county. 00:11:28.059 --> 00:11:34.360 they have they said they probably will be on site within two months they have 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:38.860 some procedures take care of on their end we discussed the pickup sites the 00:11:38.860 --> 00:11:44.580 individual departmental billing they were supposed to send me pictures of the 00:11:44.580 --> 00:11:55.340 receptacles that they use but I haven't gotten those pictures yet we're trying 00:11:55.340 --> 00:12:01.980 and line up all of that, so more information on that coming. 00:12:01.980 --> 00:12:05.139 Last GFP meeting was on the 28th. 00:12:05.139 --> 00:12:12.139 There was a new board president appointed because Josh Elliott's term was completed. 00:12:12.139 --> 00:12:17.899 And two new board members were appointed at that meeting as well. 00:12:17.899 --> 00:12:22.899 The annual dinner, which a couple of us at this table were at, was on the 5th. 00:12:22.899 --> 00:12:32.340 Meeting for that is the 25th of this month. Court was today at 1.30 for the nursing center. 00:12:33.860 --> 00:12:42.740 Got another continuance to March 4th, but they will be entering the summary judgment on that day, so 00:12:44.500 --> 00:12:51.539 more court coming up on that. Seems like we have had an influx of FOIAs lately. 00:12:51.539 --> 00:13:01.100 I know Jasmine has spoken to some of her counterparts and there was an influx from the same person 00:13:01.100 --> 00:13:02.819 in many different counties. 00:13:02.819 --> 00:13:10.740 So I had nine last week in my office and farmed out many of those two other departments as 00:13:10.740 --> 00:13:11.740 well. 00:13:11.740 --> 00:13:16.059 So we also had part of you, and I don't want to take away from Nate's report, but I've 00:13:16.059 --> 00:13:23.879 I've had three emails trying to, you know, fake emails trying to change direct deposits 00:13:23.879 --> 00:13:24.879 last week. 00:13:24.879 --> 00:13:33.519 January 30th, I attended the ribbon cutting out at Colblena, Presidencia that the governor 00:13:33.519 --> 00:13:34.519 was at. 00:13:34.519 --> 00:13:40.620 Very nice event put on, they're pretty excited about the new line starting up and they're 00:13:40.620 --> 00:13:48.620 They're going to be manufacturing Brie Bites, so picture individual like the baby doe picks up their little individual breeds. 00:13:48.620 --> 00:13:53.620 They will be the only one in North America making those and distributing it. 00:13:53.620 --> 00:14:00.620 And they are sending I think 50 employees to France to learn how to do the process. 00:14:00.620 --> 00:14:04.620 So kind of an exciting thing for everyone out there. 00:14:04.620 --> 00:14:10.059 out there. They did take us on a short tour of where the rebites will be made and stuff 00:14:10.059 --> 00:14:17.500 out there too. So, and, you know, we'll be expanding with that too. Empower Health, the 00:14:17.500 --> 00:14:21.180 company that we have a couple things later on in the agenda, but they are the company 00:14:21.180 --> 00:14:27.899 that does the annual wellness screenings for employees. I had the conference to set up 00:14:27.899 --> 00:14:35.139 the dates for the screenings as well as this year we are offering a walking program to 00:14:35.139 --> 00:14:41.899 get employees moving. So I had a demonstration conference called How That Will Be Set Up 00:14:41.899 --> 00:14:47.740 which was distributed to the department heads as well for input. The two wellness screening 00:14:47.740 --> 00:14:53.019 dates are April 2nd and 9th for the employees and we're going to do the walking program 00:14:53.019 --> 00:14:54.799 from the month of April as well. 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:57.819 Hopefully the weather will break for us 00:14:57.819 --> 00:15:01.079 and be good for everyone to get their steps in. 00:15:02.039 --> 00:15:05.700 February 4th, Mark Bell from IPMG came and met with me. 00:15:06.819 --> 00:15:08.759 He wanted to discuss, there's a new portal 00:15:08.759 --> 00:15:10.559 that their company is moving to. 00:15:12.500 --> 00:15:14.740 It's just how we'll be submitting claims 00:15:14.740 --> 00:15:16.059 and different things through that. 00:15:16.059 --> 00:15:18.940 We went over counties' open claims 00:15:18.940 --> 00:15:26.379 and discussed the NeoGov portal where there's online trainings and he'll be coming to the 00:15:26.379 --> 00:15:32.740 department head meeting in April to kind of do a refresher for department heads on that. 00:15:32.740 --> 00:15:37.940 Yesterday we had Caitlin on site. 00:15:37.940 --> 00:15:45.259 She was contacted through IPMG to do reappraisals on all of the county owned buildings and the 00:15:45.259 --> 00:15:47.819 monument and different things. 00:15:47.819 --> 00:16:03.819 Can the county board do the logging program? 00:16:17.819 --> 00:16:22.299 to be one of the teams. Yeah, I just want to point out, I tried to get you all off to the half marathon. 00:16:36.700 --> 00:16:42.620 And we did talk, you know, with the department heads to try and get some ideas and brainstorming 00:16:42.620 --> 00:16:50.620 around motivation for engagement and of course ran us through our younger. She thought it was a good idea too. 00:16:50.620 --> 00:17:02.620 I wouldn't want to like lose to the county board. I kind of like the idea. That might actually be a good motivation. 00:17:02.620 --> 00:17:11.619 Question on that cold cheese thing. Did they say that was due to the tear thing at all or just a new business? 00:17:11.619 --> 00:17:19.460 I think they just they they said the technology behind the process is an older technology that 00:17:19.460 --> 00:17:25.139 they finally caught up with the equipment and um there's been kind of the demand and you know 00:17:25.139 --> 00:17:30.900 I meet now um and the stability the shop life forum I believe is a year where most free is like 00:17:30.900 --> 00:17:37.139 90 days so it's it's a good alternative um she talked about how they would be doing it 00:17:37.139 --> 00:17:42.339 production of that throughout the months where they're not heavily producing the 00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:51.900 shorter lifespan or shop life. A lot of this will be going back to 00:17:51.900 --> 00:18:09.259 Brandt's Tips. Continuing with the phone installations across the county, tomorrow we're going to 00:18:09.259 --> 00:18:13.819 be doing the probation department with the courthouse being closed. It was just the easiest 00:18:13.819 --> 00:18:20.779 way to swap out a lot of phones or not cause disruption. That will have us with everything 00:18:20.779 --> 00:18:25.860 done, except for the health department, they will be our last site to get fully installed, 00:18:25.860 --> 00:18:31.059 which will probably happen in the next week or two. 00:18:31.059 --> 00:18:35.460 Working on some grant projects, Chanel got, the grant wasn't as much as what it's been 00:18:35.460 --> 00:18:40.940 in the past, it's kind of a lot smaller, so I'm doing some laptop projects and new workstations 00:18:40.940 --> 00:18:43.220 for a few people. 00:18:43.220 --> 00:18:50.179 And then on top of that, got a notification last night that there was a vulnerability. 00:18:50.179 --> 00:18:52.220 the new firewalls we have in place, 00:18:52.220 --> 00:18:55.579 lets everybody know when they have an issue somewhere else 00:18:55.579 --> 00:18:58.460 required an upgrade and in that upgrade, 00:18:58.460 --> 00:19:01.139 it broke our current VPN configuration. 00:19:02.380 --> 00:19:06.099 So I've got four offices to reconfigure VPNs on. 00:19:06.099 --> 00:19:07.420 It took me most of the day today 00:19:07.420 --> 00:19:11.779 to figure out how to work around and recreate the wheel 00:19:11.779 --> 00:19:14.139 to have a more secure VPN 00:19:14.139 --> 00:19:17.420 because the technology we're using was phased out. 00:19:17.420 --> 00:19:20.619 So I expected to hear from more people on that. 00:19:20.619 --> 00:19:24.119 I really didn't, so I'll take that as a lesson. 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:27.460 But that'll be my next, I've worked on it 00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:28.820 from home the other night. 00:19:30.019 --> 00:19:31.019 Hopefully by the end of the week, 00:19:31.019 --> 00:19:33.940 have them all back up and going. 00:19:33.940 --> 00:19:35.840 Once you get one, which we got the one today, 00:19:35.840 --> 00:19:38.179 I'm trying to figure out how I can export the configuration. 00:19:38.179 --> 00:19:39.539 So most of the work is done. 00:19:39.539 --> 00:19:43.539 But other than that, that's pretty much my life right now 00:19:43.539 --> 00:19:47.240 between the phones and the routers and such. 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:50.200 I will be scheduling a recycle day as well 00:19:50.200 --> 00:19:52.679 because all the old phones are creating 00:19:52.679 --> 00:19:54.440 havoc everywhere that they are. 00:19:55.320 --> 00:19:57.960 So I really don't have a place for 300 phones. 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:01.640 So I've kind of got each department hanging on to them 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:03.759 until I can get that scheduled. 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:05.640 And then I might see if they can come early 00:20:05.640 --> 00:20:08.400 and just kind of give us one of those boxes 00:20:08.400 --> 00:20:09.759 that they set up on a pallet 00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:11.359 and then we can just start throwing stuff in there 00:20:11.359 --> 00:20:12.279 until they come back. 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:16.240 So that's on, I'll probably have that next month 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:17.160 at some point. 00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:18.740 Just want the weather to be a little nicer 00:20:18.740 --> 00:20:21.039 so people can have enough us around. 00:20:21.039 --> 00:20:23.480 And although it hasn't really snowed in a while. 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:27.400 So with that, that's pretty much it for now. 00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:29.160 I know EMA has some projects for me. 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:31.480 They're waiting for my slate to clean up a little bit. 00:20:31.480 --> 00:20:36.359 So that's plenty for now. 00:20:36.359 --> 00:20:36.859 All right. 00:20:36.859 --> 00:20:37.359 Thank you. 00:20:37.359 --> 00:20:40.079 Any questions before we move on? 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:41.400 OK. 00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:44.000 All right, let's move on here. 00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:48.759 I was told the AI policy for 8.1 is not quite ready, 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:49.559 so we'll just get it. 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:58.079 Well, Mark Bell, we referred it to him for an opinion and he referred us to someone else 00:20:58.079 --> 00:20:59.920 that we supposedly have an account for. 00:20:59.920 --> 00:21:02.960 We've been blocked in every avenue of trying to get that opinion. 00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:06.200 So he went to bat for us and he's having trouble. 00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:10.799 So as soon as we hear back or we get some clarification, I will be ready to move forward 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:11.799 on that. 00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:15.039 But unfortunately, it's stuck in another liability. 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:17.559 Just leave it on there until we have a way to deal with it. 00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:18.559 Absolutely. 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:31.039 Okay, let's go 9.1, Approval of Agreement with Demnet and CAMA, with Edge License Maintenance 00:21:31.039 --> 00:21:32.039 and Support. 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:41.119 So, George just gave you guys a copy of the contract, it's just a continuation of the 00:21:41.119 --> 00:22:12.940 that we've had for the last, I think Ron set it up in 2011 to 2012. My office uses it for the drawing program and DevNet, and then Stephanie's office and Jasmine's office uses it for text inquiry. So it needed to be approved in January. It came into my email a little later than that. So it didn't get on the 00:22:12.940 --> 00:22:19.819 the agenda for um in January but I talked to her and they continued the service and stuff like that 00:22:19.819 --> 00:22:28.779 um it's good until 2030 and um I knew the increase they usually increase just with 00:22:28.779 --> 00:22:36.700 everything going on a little each time so I did the budget for that so about how much did they 00:22:36.700 --> 00:22:44.700 Yeah, I don't know if they do a percentage or whatever, but roughly. 00:22:44.700 --> 00:22:49.700 Alright, but you've got it covered in the luncheon. That's a good job. 00:22:49.700 --> 00:22:55.700 Alright, any other questions? 00:22:55.700 --> 00:23:01.779 Church wants over there or something? 00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:04.779 No! 00:23:04.779 --> 00:23:09.779 Okay, well, it sounds like we need it, so maybe we've got it budgeted. 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:11.779 Do you want to make a motion? 00:23:11.779 --> 00:23:15.779 I'll make a motion that we accept the contract. 00:23:15.779 --> 00:23:20.700 I have a second. 00:23:20.700 --> 00:23:22.700 We'll have a conversation, otherwise we'll vote. 00:23:22.700 --> 00:23:23.700 All in favor say aye. 00:23:23.700 --> 00:23:24.700 Aye. 00:23:24.700 --> 00:23:26.700 Thank you. 00:23:26.700 --> 00:23:27.700 Thank you. 00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:28.700 Alright, let's go. 00:23:28.700 --> 00:23:34.700 9.2, approval of agreement with St. Power Health Services, employee wellness procedures. 00:23:34.700 --> 00:23:35.700 Yes. 00:23:35.700 --> 00:23:41.900 So this is, I think, year four now with the wellness screenings. 00:23:41.900 --> 00:23:44.940 We do an annual agreement with them. 00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:51.579 There's a slight change in what the Blue Shield plans cover. 00:23:51.579 --> 00:23:55.660 So there's a minimal increase per participant 00:23:55.660 --> 00:24:00.380 that the county would be covering. 00:24:00.380 --> 00:24:04.700 We planned a cushion in the budget for an increase. 00:24:04.700 --> 00:24:09.139 We also narrowed it down to two locations 00:24:09.139 --> 00:24:12.579 as opposed to the three that we did last year. 00:24:12.579 --> 00:24:14.380 The year before, we did four locations. 00:24:14.380 --> 00:24:18.019 We were trying to get one at remote buildings and things. 00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:21.660 But I think having the two locations 00:24:21.660 --> 00:24:27.579 and starting at the courthouse an hour before the courthouse 00:24:27.579 --> 00:24:32.099 opens will be able to hit our minimums at two locations, which 00:24:32.099 --> 00:24:37.099 will decrease the cost of having the three sites should offset pretty well. 00:24:37.099 --> 00:24:41.099 Mr. Larson is seeing the contractor. 00:24:41.099 --> 00:24:43.099 Very good. 00:24:43.099 --> 00:24:47.099 Do we need to do any good stuff? 00:24:47.099 --> 00:24:51.099 Yeah, we need to go to the board because it's a contract. 00:24:51.099 --> 00:24:53.099 Got it. 00:24:53.099 --> 00:25:00.099 So I told them once we have the approval of the board, then we'll send out the advertisement information for our dates. 00:25:00.099 --> 00:25:14.099 All right. I was hoping to get a cover to the budget. So, all right. I guess I'll make a motion to approve it as presented. 00:25:14.099 --> 00:25:16.099 And I will second. 00:25:16.099 --> 00:25:18.099 Yes, Chairman. 00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:21.099 Any incentive to the employees who have done previously? 00:25:21.099 --> 00:25:35.099 We had budgeted for similar to what we had done last year. At the department head meeting, I think pretty much everyone said that cash in hand is what will motivate their people to take place. 00:25:35.099 --> 00:25:42.099 So unless the board feels differently, that was our intent was to proceed as we had planned. 00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:51.599 My other question is non-insured individuals such as county board members, can they participate as long as they pay the full cost? 00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:55.980 yes they can and once we get the informational flyers it'll have the 00:25:55.980 --> 00:26:04.400 costs listed they won't they won't release those till I sent back the 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:07.240 contracts 00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:19.319 I have another question. Last whenever we approved on the board for that screening for people who 00:26:22.599 --> 00:26:30.519 chronic diseases. The RX mapper? Yeah. Has that been rolled out yet? Yes, yes. And I know Carrie 00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:36.759 will be presenting information on that Friday. I have finance. It has been rolled out. I think 00:26:37.240 --> 00:27:06.960 I can get an updated count and let you know. I'm screened. I got the DNA, the kit to submit my DNA. So I have not sent it yet, but I believe that there was a pretty good, I want to say seven or eight people that have already been screened to the point where they would be sent the kits. So I can remind Ron that off. I'll ask for an update because we're going to have to pay more if there's a lot of people that do it. 00:27:07.240 --> 00:27:13.240 I mean it's just, it is what it is, but we don't really have the budget to make it. 00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:17.240 It heads off to future costs, the higher future costs. 00:27:17.240 --> 00:27:26.240 Right, I mean, all of these things are to try to keep the annual renewals, yeah, contained, so. 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:32.240 This was just discussion, sorry. 00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:46.240 Okay, any more discussion? All right. All those in favor say aye. Aye. So moved. All right. Let's do the last one here. 9.3 Approval Agreement with Empower Health Services for a walking program. 00:27:46.240 --> 00:28:01.240 Yes. So the walking program was something that through discussions last year between our insurance broker and the wellness screenings we discussed movement and getting people moving. Empower Health offers this program. 00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:08.799 I thought the cost was very reasonable. Ms. McWright thought it was a good idea. 00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:15.319 What it will be is we'll come up with a theme. They will create a virtual map 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:21.619 that as you walk your steps you can track where you're at compared to where 00:28:21.619 --> 00:28:27.079 your team is compared to others. It is an app you put on your phone so you don't 00:28:27.079 --> 00:28:33.139 have to have a tracking device or anything like that and as long as you carry your phone 00:28:33.139 --> 00:28:41.720 with you, it will automatically upload your information into the app and into the walking 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:44.720 program. 00:28:44.720 --> 00:28:47.840 The little demonstration video looked really cool. 00:28:47.840 --> 00:28:52.360 There was a lot of discussion about incentives for involvement with that. 00:28:52.360 --> 00:29:00.720 Obviously, we talked about one in two people departments, how they compete against departments 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:04.240 like the highway department that has how many people out there. 00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:08.320 So they talked about how you do averages. 00:29:08.320 --> 00:29:19.759 And we talked about some people that may feel beaten before they actually start the program. 00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:25.400 doing like an individual prize and then like a team prize but also doing all 00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:30.200 participants that didn't win either the team or the individual like a random 00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:35.759 drawing for something very good that way people that may think I don't have a 00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:40.759 chance anyway like why do it I don't know so we're open to ideas but that was 00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:47.480 what we discussed this morning. I would think for a prize for that like a 00:29:47.480 --> 00:29:50.480 $500 gift card to Brown Shoes to buy me tennis shoes. 00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:52.480 Ah! 00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.480 She was asking for ideas. 00:29:53.480 --> 00:29:55.480 I was asking for ideas this morning. 00:29:55.480 --> 00:29:59.880 you know because of course our office we came up with you know different things 00:29:59.880 --> 00:30:04.980 and we were talking about how you know if you already feel discouraged how can 00:30:04.980 --> 00:30:10.519 we get you to buy in and it's like well as long as you did it and met your goals 00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:18.880 then randomly drop her like bigger that's a great idea for everyone loves 00:30:18.880 --> 00:30:26.480 New Shoes. But the consensus there was cash or gift cards is probably the most 00:30:26.480 --> 00:30:42.480 Motivator. I like the showing. It's more local. So it's 700 bucks for the plan to do everybody, so that's reasonable. 00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:48.480 Anybody want to make a motion? Second. 00:30:48.480 --> 00:31:02.109 second second here okay about 10.0 any comments from the committee members 00:31:02.109 --> 00:31:06.109 I'll make a motion for you. 00:31:06.109 --> 00:31:07.109 I will. 00:31:07.109 --> 00:31:08.109 Oh, you? 00:31:08.109 --> 00:31:09.109 You can second it. 00:31:09.109 --> 00:31:10.109 Adam seconds it. 00:31:10.109 --> 00:31:11.109 Adam seconds it. 00:31:11.109 --> 00:31:12.109 All those in favor, say hi. 00:31:12.109 --> 00:31:13.109 Hi. 00:31:13.109 --> 00:31:14.109 Thank you. 00:31:14.109 --> 00:31:15.109 Thank you, everybody. 00:31:15.109 --> 00:31:16.109 Larry, I will not be here next month. 00:31:16.109 --> 00:31:18.609 You have to make sure.