WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.200 Committee, circa Monday, March 16th, here at the Stewards Center Conference Room on 00:00:06.200 --> 00:00:08.199 the seventh floor. 00:00:08.199 --> 00:00:13.880 And Item 2.0 prayer, would anyone like to offer one up? 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:16.719 I would more than be more than glad to do that. 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:17.719 Let's pray. 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:21.080 Lord God Almighty, thank you for this opportunity to come before you and before the people of 00:00:21.080 --> 00:00:26.120 Stevenson County and serve them on the Finance Committee. 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:32.679 and I just pray you help us make good decisions with regard to the county's finances, Lord, 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:37.399 and be good stewards of everything that we've been given to work with. 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:41.400 And I just thank you for this opportunity, and the opportunity I personally have had 00:00:41.400 --> 00:00:44.640 to lead this effort for the last few years. 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:49.560 And I just thank you for this time, may you bless it, in Jesus' name, Amen. 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:50.560 Amen. 00:00:50.560 --> 00:01:03.560 Let's see, we have approval of agenda. So moved. I have a motion. Second. And a second. Any discussion on the agenda? Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carried. 00:01:03.560 --> 00:01:16.560 Review and approval of meeting minutes from the February 13, 2026 meeting. So moved. I have a motion. Second. And a second. Any discussion on the minutes from last month? 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:22.560 Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carried. Public comment. 00:01:24.719 --> 00:01:27.920 Ain't no opportunity here for public comments and we'll keep moving. 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:35.920 Reports in committee. What? You skipped over claims. Oh, how do I do that? I didn't know who it is but I don't want to pay any bills. 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:42.879 There you go. You're new at this. I am. Please. Okay, cash requirements 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:47.879 of $379,977.94, manuals of $626,014.98, 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:56.239 a grand total of $1,992.92. 00:01:56.920 --> 00:01:59.879 I would entertain a motion to approve the claims 00:01:59.879 --> 00:02:02.000 as presented to the committee. 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:03.439 I have a motion and a second. 00:02:03.439 --> 00:02:05.780 Any discussion on the claims? 00:02:07.079 --> 00:02:08.879 Hearing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:02:08.879 --> 00:02:09.719 Aye. 00:02:09.719 --> 00:02:10.879 Opposed? 00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:11.960 Motion carried. 00:02:11.960 --> 00:02:19.400 All right. Thank you for that, Dale. And let's see, of course, the committee Diamond 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:25.719 Brothers will be here next month again with a further update. Adam, County Administrator, 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:26.719 you're at the floor. 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:38.200 All right. But the next Greater Freeport Partnership meeting is March 25th. Beth and I met with 00:02:38.200 --> 00:02:44.040 of the Friends of the Pet Group, we went over the agreement that was before Planning and 00:02:44.040 --> 00:02:49.480 Development, which was approved and going to the Board on Thursday. 00:02:49.480 --> 00:02:56.120 I think the FOIA increases that I talked about last month will be continuing, and we've received 00:02:56.120 --> 00:03:04.840 them again for this month's updates, so just proceed with that being a repetitive request. 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:12.200 West, I've been working a lot with Animal Control, her employment contract, she had an RFP before 00:03:12.200 --> 00:03:19.000 committee this week and getting everything in line for the move of their facility to 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:21.000 the leased space. 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:25.319 So I've been working with her quite a bit. 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:29.000 The Department Head meeting and some things that are going on this month, the wellness 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:34.280 screenings will be April 2nd and April 9th, the email with the information was sent out 00:03:34.280 --> 00:04:04.280 to the county board as well, because that is something that if you wanted to pay to have it done, you're welcome to take part in. We also are going to do a step program through Empower Health this year to get the employees moving and hopefully the county board has a team with that as well. We have decided to call it Step Up Stevenson County. There will be a virtual map that each person can track their steps and it's going to touch all the corners of the county. 00:04:04.280 --> 00:04:11.280 So, that'll be what they have on the app that you can kind of watch yourself move along the track. 00:04:11.280 --> 00:04:17.279 Is it going to show you your progress against all your peers? 00:04:17.279 --> 00:04:31.279 Yeah, yeah. So, there seems to be a lot of positive excitement about getting employees moving and stuff and feedback and conversation around that at the department meeting. 00:04:31.280 --> 00:04:44.520 So we reminded everyone, you know, to get their capital asset listings up to date and to get those year-end totals for the audit and things moving along for that final field work coming up. 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:49.160 Another conversation we had, which Carrie McWright 00:04:49.160 --> 00:04:55.560 State, and I have spoke about is, you know, with the wellness screenings, the data was 00:04:55.560 --> 00:05:00.280 showing, okay, you can have the app on your phone, but a lot of people aren't really using 00:05:00.280 --> 00:05:03.720 the app or using it to the ability that it has. 00:05:03.720 --> 00:05:09.720 So I had requested a short video, which she sent today, that each department head will 00:05:09.720 --> 00:05:13.800 get sent out that most of them said they'd show it at their staff meetings to try and 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:21.920 of People actually actively using the app, which will in turn help with our claims to 00:05:21.920 --> 00:05:25.960 try and garner more engagement with that. 00:05:25.960 --> 00:05:31.400 The new shredding service will probably start within the next three to four weeks. 00:05:31.400 --> 00:05:32.400 They have all the paperwork. 00:05:32.400 --> 00:05:36.800 They're finalizing their documents and going to let me know when they are going to come 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.600 and bring the new receptacles and we'll begin. 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:46.160 Through the Department Head meeting, we also had a very similar conversation about the 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:55.000 RxMapper program that was approved, which is the DNA tracing for medication monitoring, 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:56.000 things like that. 00:05:56.000 --> 00:06:01.879 So RxMapper put together a short video as well that I dispersed to the Department Heads 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:05.680 to hopefully get more involvement with that as well. 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:13.680 What happened to the copier thing? Did we get that nailed down finally? There were some issues with it. 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:20.680 There were still kind of keeping track of a log of issues if and when they come up. 00:06:20.680 --> 00:06:24.680 There have been very close conversations with them. 00:06:24.680 --> 00:06:45.680 Okay, any questions? Yes, sir. Are they way beyond what the video meetings are that they 00:06:45.680 --> 00:06:53.240 can't look at them that way? It's a person from media who is requesting basically everything 00:06:53.240 --> 00:07:01.400 from the month prior. So I see it being like the actual copies of all the agreements, copies 00:07:01.400 --> 00:07:05.639 of contracts, anything that's gone through the commission, they want to be executed. 00:07:07.400 --> 00:07:11.879 But there's been like five of them the last two months. 00:07:12.759 --> 00:07:13.800 Where did you say they were from? 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:37.759 Judiac, Judiacracy. It's a company, I think, that is doing this. I don't think we're the only ones. I know Jasmine said she had reached out to her peers. There was a couple others in our area that were getting the exact same requests. I had heard from a couple other County Administrators. 00:07:39.960 --> 00:07:43.519 That's interesting. I didn't realize companies could do that. 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:48.280 about them is just individual citizens getting employer requests. 00:07:48.280 --> 00:07:55.040 There's, I mean, there's guidelines, but they're so far staying within them. 00:07:55.040 --> 00:07:56.280 Good. 00:07:56.280 --> 00:07:57.160 All right. 00:07:57.160 --> 00:07:57.920 Any other? 00:07:57.920 --> 00:07:58.600 Yes, sir? 00:07:58.600 --> 00:08:02.800 You want to talk about the VAC sending their income statement? 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:04.879 Oh, yeah. 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:06.800 They have been sending that monthly. 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:12.199 Adrian has? 00:08:12.199 --> 00:08:18.079 Now, I've got the past eight months ending February 28th. 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:20.759 I would like to see a balance sheet also, because that's 00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:22.959 going to show their cash reserves. 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:25.879 Income statement's good, but they showed $263,000 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:30.399 in gross revenues, with $197,000 in expenses, 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:34.919 so net income over the last eight months of $66,470. 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:37.879 So that's unspent revenue. 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:41.279 So it's pretty good. 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:51.279 that's not bad. But that was something he'd asked for. He financed a week on the budget to make sure we were getting those over on a basis. 00:08:51.279 --> 00:09:00.279 And they have been sending them on plates. But I won't request that. Probably not a bad idea though. Send them out? Well, yeah, I think so. 00:09:00.279 --> 00:09:09.879 Are you sitting in for Madam Finance Director or no? 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:11.559 I am not. I am just in the chair. 00:09:11.559 --> 00:09:13.279 You're just in the chair. 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:20.399 Adrienne did say that she's unable to make it tonight, but updating would be pretty much the audit. 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:23.039 She can send out a report tomorrow if you so wish. 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:28.839 But the budget comparison is attached to the agenda. 00:09:28.840 --> 00:09:49.840 He was reminding the county about filing the renewal for Medicaid, by the goodness of his heart. 00:09:49.840 --> 00:10:00.040 Very nice, which we're on top of, even before he sent the email, but hey, that's true. 00:10:00.040 --> 00:10:04.840 before he sent the email, but hey, that was true nice of him, heck of a guy. 00:10:05.160 --> 00:10:07.360 It took a lot for me not to respond to that. 00:10:09.040 --> 00:10:10.160 That really can come from it. 00:10:10.640 --> 00:10:11.040 I know. 00:10:11.040 --> 00:10:11.840 It's what he wants. 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:13.600 I know. 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:16.640 Okay. 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:21.400 So please, if you have any thoughts for the financier, if she does, you know, 00:10:21.400 --> 00:10:24.880 there are links in there, the financial calendar update and review of revenue and 00:10:24.880 --> 00:10:31.320 Expense Budget, Comparison Reports, and I don't know that we need any kind of formal 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:35.800 thing from her on the audit, and she'll be back next month to talk about that, I'm sure. 00:10:35.800 --> 00:10:38.560 Madam Treasurer, you have the floor. 00:10:38.560 --> 00:10:39.560 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 00:10:39.560 --> 00:10:41.960 I could get just a teeny little audit update. 00:10:41.960 --> 00:10:46.360 I was here on the weekend doing quite a few things that needed to be submitted, so a lot 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:51.760 of us are just submitting secondary request documents that the auditors need. 00:10:51.760 --> 00:10:55.920 They're going to be back here the third week of April for our final field work. 00:10:55.920 --> 00:11:00.440 So we'd like to have as much possibly done ahead of time as we can. 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:04.160 So we are kind of harping on all the departments to do that. 00:11:04.160 --> 00:11:06.400 And for the most part, they have been very responsive. 00:11:06.600 --> 00:11:09.320 So I think we're in excellent shape so far. 00:11:10.560 --> 00:11:11.000 Okay. 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:14.440 So I trust everybody has had a chance to review the month report. 00:11:14.440 --> 00:11:17.680 And I apologize to those of you for whom my report is repetitive. 00:11:18.280 --> 00:11:20.320 Sorry, you get to hear it to myself. 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:50.320 I wanted to note that income tax, sales tax, receipts are steady, again that's higher than typical because this month actually March is receipts, we're still seeing the increases from holiday spending, so February reflects November spending in terms of sales, so March, which I already do have the numbers for, also high again, but I expect them to kind of dip down quite a bit after that because you don't have that level of spending. 00:11:50.320 --> 00:12:20.320 again, but in a really, really good shape actually. So year to date, just through the month of February, two months, we had $1.6 million in sales and local use taxes, income taxes. So I feel pretty good about that. Compared to last year at this time, we're up $225,000 over the same time period. So right now, doing okay. As of the end of February, total county funds were down from January 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:29.440 R. 31st to $416,920, which sounds like a lot, but it's only 1.58% of our cash. 00:12:29.440 --> 00:12:33.080 So very, very, very good shape there as well. 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:36.760 And if you go to the page that normally has a lot of yellow on it, there isn't any. 00:12:36.760 --> 00:12:41.160 I think I mentioned that when I sent the link out that there were no maturities in February, 00:12:41.160 --> 00:12:47.880 so no interest paid, although the investments do continue to accrue interest. 00:12:47.880 --> 00:12:53.720 Right now, or as of the end of February, there were 18 investments across 10 different funds, 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:58.720 2.7 million matured the first week of March. 00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:03.880 And last week, I made additional short-term investments of 2.9 million because rates are 00:13:03.880 --> 00:13:05.880 holding steady. 00:13:05.880 --> 00:13:11.680 Because of the Middle East situation, looks like, for now anyway, the rate cuts that the 00:13:11.680 --> 00:13:14.680 Fed may have been planning are kind of off the table. 00:13:14.680 --> 00:13:17.560 So, at least some of the advisors that I've talked to 00:13:17.560 --> 00:13:20.040 believe that we're just gonna hold steady with rates 00:13:20.040 --> 00:13:21.760 for the foreseeable future. 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:26.360 Does anybody have any questions about any of those? 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:30.400 Okay, so again, I draw your attention to the back page, 00:13:30.400 --> 00:13:33.440 summary of everything, including those red numbers 00:13:33.440 --> 00:13:36.000 that are going to populate this page 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:38.080 for probably the next three years 00:13:38.080 --> 00:13:41.120 until we can get those issues handled with the nursing done. 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:54.120 One thing I did also want to mention, you've heard me talk about personal property replacement tax. We get eight of those payments a year, and it's been steadily declining every year. 00:13:54.120 --> 00:14:04.120 The March payment this year was $38,600. Just to illustrate the decline, three years ago in 2023, the March payment was $243,000. 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:12.840 So that continues to be a concern statewide not just for us and the value 00:14:12.840 --> 00:14:17.640 beyond obviously the dollar value of PPRT funds is it's very flexible we can 00:14:17.640 --> 00:14:22.440 pretty much put it where we need it and so now we have less of those flexible 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:27.040 dollars coming in through that and that has a lot to do with the local government 00:14:27.040 --> 00:14:34.880 and the Distributed Fund, which a small percentage of that is doled out to all units of local 00:14:34.880 --> 00:14:37.360 government, us included. 00:14:37.360 --> 00:14:44.960 The governor's budget currently now has, I think, $60 million taken out of it in addition 00:14:44.960 --> 00:14:46.680 to what was budgeted this year. 00:14:46.680 --> 00:14:49.080 So I don't know if that's going to look like for us. 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:54.760 $60 million across the whole state isn't really that long individually, but just to illustrate 00:14:54.760 --> 00:14:55.520 Hanna, Hattie, and 00:14:55.520 --> 00:14:56.760 Pat, thank you both for being here. 00:14:56.760 --> 00:15:03.760 I'm so glad that it continues to be a source of plugging state budget holes when it's supposed to come back to local government. 00:15:03.760 --> 00:15:23.760 So, if there are any questions on the financial report side, I want to get into the collector side a little bit because we are ramping up for tax season because the state did provide final numbers to both County Clerk and the Assessor well ahead of last year such that the Assessor is ready to roll to the Clerk on Wednesday, last year. 00:15:23.760 --> 00:15:29.520 Last year was the end of April, mid to late April. So we're in good shape. The 00:15:29.520 --> 00:15:34.960 clerk and assessor on that last week to plot out the public side of this, of the 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:40.280 tax season. So we do still anticipate May bill mailing, June 1st due date, 00:15:40.280 --> 00:15:45.760 September 2nd due date. Tax bill, tax sale will probably still be pushed till 00:15:45.760 --> 00:15:50.160 November, maybe the second week, because the clerk is required to be physically 00:15:50.160 --> 00:15:56.640 President, she's got this election happening so I want to give her some time to you know to recover 00:15:56.640 --> 00:16:02.320 from that, accommodate her schedule a little bit. So that's what's happening in the tax world. 00:16:03.280 --> 00:16:08.080 One other thing I do want to mention is that the Illinois Gaming Board notified the county 00:16:08.800 --> 00:16:15.600 March 3rd that in 2025 we received almost 4,000 more than we were supposed to. They called it 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:20.600 It's a state accounting system programming error, of course. 00:16:20.800 --> 00:16:24.000 So rather than, luckily, though, asking us to reimburse it 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:27.500 or refund it, they're just going to carve it out 00:16:27.500 --> 00:16:29.560 of the next payment that they send us, 00:16:29.560 --> 00:16:32.480 which I expect will be the April payment. 00:16:32.480 --> 00:16:34.040 It's not a huge amount. 00:16:34.040 --> 00:16:37.760 Our video gaming budget typically has been $140,000. 00:16:37.760 --> 00:16:39.280 Last year was 143. 00:16:39.280 --> 00:16:43.780 So if we're on the same path, it will not have a huge impact. 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:57.600 and if anybody has any questions. Not I am finished. I don't have any questions, but I will make one statement. If everybody's taxes went up as much as mine did this year. 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:08.600 Your assessment went up. We don't know what your taxes look like yet. We don't know your taxes. You can't possibly. Well, I know what it's, according to the assessment, what it's going to be. 00:17:08.600 --> 00:17:15.680 Well, you have the, your tax bill is determined by your assessment minus your exemptions times 00:17:15.680 --> 00:17:16.680 the tax rate. 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:18.720 We don't know any of the tax rates yet. 00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:23.240 So one-third of that equation is missing and they're likely going up because the assessment 00:17:23.240 --> 00:17:25.920 is going up, but we don't know what anybody's bill is going to be. 00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:34.280 Well, according to what I am projected to sell it for, it's going to be about a 25% 00:17:34.280 --> 00:17:35.280 increase. 00:17:35.280 --> 00:18:05.280 Well, I mean, I know part of that is factored into a closing, but that's just making educated guess at this point based on last year, but there's none. I don't know my own text. I have no idea. I know that my assessment went up significantly, but last year rates dropped, but because assessed values increased so much, you know, it's in our township multipliers. The county did not have a multiplier in the last two years we did. 00:18:05.280 --> 00:18:14.160 but townships have multipliers, not all of them but I know Buckeye does so you know it's it's we don't 00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:18.720 I don't know what I would love to tell you what you know even Ed guess but I can't until the clerk 00:18:19.360 --> 00:18:26.720 extends what she has so we know what the rates are so I know the assessments gave people a lot 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:34.640 of Harper, a lot of us. So that's that's the biggest element of that property tax 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:38.400 but equation but it's not complete. I was just thinking you're gonna need more 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:44.880 than one animal up there. We're gonna need a lot of kittens. Yeah, I was telling Yager about it and he 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:54.079 suggested we increase our kitten budget. I don't know if there's enough kittens, so we'll see. 00:18:54.079 --> 00:18:58.880 So your neighbors are going to be thanking you long after you're gone. 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:03.440 Yes, and the new owners, I suspect. 00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:12.079 Why is this not, every time I go to the OneDrive to do that, then I can't get this. 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:19.039 No, I guess I just did it. Anyway, anything else for our Treasurer? 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:26.720 Thank you very much. All business approval of payment prioritization of outstanding vendor 00:19:26.720 --> 00:19:34.559 claims for the nursing center. So yes, I want to make note, if you look at the list that is attached, 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:44.160 not much changed from last month. There is one listed in purple that we received a settlement on 00:19:44.160 --> 00:20:00.010 that I believe we will still issue payment this week on. The other ones that are green that say pay next are kind of in a holding pattern because the funds with some expenses that have come up 00:20:00.010 --> 00:20:02.490 with some expenses that I've come up with. 00:20:05.070 --> 00:20:08.090 The nursing home with the sale not happening. 00:20:08.090 --> 00:20:11.330 Those funds until we know what happens with the fine 00:20:11.330 --> 00:20:13.410 and the other things, we're just kind of 00:20:13.410 --> 00:20:14.830 in a holding pattern. 00:20:14.830 --> 00:20:19.730 So I think short of that one that is in purple, 00:20:19.730 --> 00:20:23.730 all those that are in green are gonna be the next batch out. 00:20:23.730 --> 00:20:28.210 I just don't know if and when that will happen this year. 00:20:30.010 --> 00:20:39.010 So, Fresh Ideas basically wrote it off. We're not paying or we're just not paying yet? 00:20:39.010 --> 00:20:44.010 We're not paying yet. We've had no communication with them. 00:20:44.010 --> 00:20:53.010 Okay. So, hopefully everybody gets that. We paid this stuff in the, I don't know what color you call it, like a reddish-pinkish silver. 00:20:53.010 --> 00:20:58.010 and we're waiting for someone on the purple. 00:20:59.490 --> 00:21:01.050 We're not paying blue yet. 00:21:01.050 --> 00:21:04.530 That's not in purview at this point paying next. 00:21:04.530 --> 00:21:06.270 We're listed in the green. 00:21:07.330 --> 00:21:08.770 The next ones that are on the list 00:21:08.770 --> 00:21:12.650 and then the county is being held back or last. 00:21:12.650 --> 00:21:13.490 Correct. 00:21:13.490 --> 00:21:15.170 Sorry, Madam Turner. 00:21:15.170 --> 00:21:16.130 We appreciate your. 00:21:17.870 --> 00:21:18.850 Just kind of want to update 00:21:18.850 --> 00:21:20.970 because there's probably not going to be much movement 00:21:20.970 --> 00:21:25.050 until we hear back from either the fine or more. 00:21:25.050 --> 00:21:28.530 Well, I'm going to be praying that if this thing goes to a referendum, 00:21:28.530 --> 00:21:31.250 then it will get done because it's time. 00:21:31.250 --> 00:21:35.290 It needs to happen. 00:21:35.290 --> 00:21:39.450 So any questions on that? 00:21:39.450 --> 00:21:41.610 Do you need any other advice from this, 00:21:41.610 --> 00:21:44.890 or this is just more of an informational... 00:21:44.890 --> 00:21:50.930 What, I mean, since those that were queued to pay next were approved last month, 00:21:50.930 --> 00:21:54.170 I think it's just kind of information at this point. 00:21:54.170 --> 00:21:57.130 I just, we probably won't see a change 00:21:57.130 --> 00:21:59.530 until we hear about the fine from the state, so. 00:21:59.530 --> 00:22:00.370 Okay. 00:22:01.850 --> 00:22:03.610 All right, any questions on that? 00:22:06.090 --> 00:22:08.170 I have none, so okay. 00:22:08.170 --> 00:22:10.450 Moving on, new business approval of participation 00:22:10.450 --> 00:22:12.770 in National Opiate Distribution Settlement Agreement 00:22:12.770 --> 00:22:15.970 with six remnant defendants. 00:22:17.730 --> 00:22:20.910 And you are gonna fill us in on what we're doing here, correct? 00:22:20.930 --> 00:22:28.930 So this is, I believe, the last one of the six revenue. 00:22:28.930 --> 00:22:30.930 This one came out of nowhere. 00:22:30.930 --> 00:22:31.930 Yeah, yeah. 00:22:31.930 --> 00:22:32.930 Nice. 00:22:32.930 --> 00:22:34.930 More unanticipated revenue to the county. 00:22:34.930 --> 00:22:35.930 Correct. 00:22:35.930 --> 00:22:36.930 Wonderful. 00:22:36.930 --> 00:22:38.930 We love unanticipated revenue. 00:22:38.930 --> 00:22:43.930 So yeah, looks like the other ones and when we found out about this one, like you said, 00:22:43.930 --> 00:22:47.930 we had no idea it was coming, so. 00:22:47.930 --> 00:22:52.930 So what is, is there an amount we need to approve or is there anything we need to do with this? 00:22:52.930 --> 00:23:00.930 Just authorize the county board to vote, to authorize me to sign the agreement to enter into the settlement. 00:23:00.930 --> 00:23:02.930 We have no idea how much we'll get. 00:23:02.930 --> 00:23:03.930 No. 00:23:03.930 --> 00:23:07.930 So I would entertain a motion to approve this as submitted. 00:23:07.930 --> 00:23:08.930 I have a motion. 00:23:08.930 --> 00:23:09.930 Second. 00:23:09.930 --> 00:23:10.930 And a second. 00:23:10.930 --> 00:23:11.930 Any discussion? 00:23:11.930 --> 00:23:13.930 Seems like a no-brainer. 00:23:13.930 --> 00:23:15.930 Okay, all those in favor say aye. 00:23:15.930 --> 00:23:16.930 Aye. 00:23:16.930 --> 00:23:33.930 Okay, Committee Chair Reports, Finance, I have no necessarily reports. I think you guys have seen everything seem to be going pretty smoothly. 00:23:33.930 --> 00:23:42.930 I had hoped originally that I would be able to finish my term when we decided to make a move, but it has not worked out that way. 00:23:42.930 --> 00:23:48.930 So this will be my last night as the committee chairman from this committee. 00:23:48.930 --> 00:23:53.930 The moving truck's coming on Friday, so to move the big stuff. 00:23:53.930 --> 00:23:59.930 But we won't actually be completely exited out of the old place, probably until the end of the month. 00:23:59.930 --> 00:24:04.170 but for my work and such that I do during the day, 00:24:04.170 --> 00:24:06.050 I've been having to go to Chicago, 00:24:06.050 --> 00:24:08.730 typically three days a week, maybe four, 00:24:08.730 --> 00:24:10.610 and that extra 40 minutes one way 00:24:10.610 --> 00:24:13.130 is gonna be a big deal for me, 00:24:13.130 --> 00:24:15.490 and it's just something that had to happen. 00:24:15.490 --> 00:24:18.410 I plan on finishing my career with this company 00:24:18.410 --> 00:24:19.250 that I'm at. 00:24:19.250 --> 00:24:21.370 It's been a good transition, good gig, 00:24:21.370 --> 00:24:25.850 and it just, it's hard in a lot of ways, 00:24:25.850 --> 00:24:28.930 but we're gonna make it work, so. 00:24:28.930 --> 00:24:34.930 I very much appreciate it working with you all, and hopefully I'll be missed a little bit. 00:24:34.930 --> 00:24:36.930 Oh yeah. 00:24:36.930 --> 00:24:50.930 I mean, you know, I would say I'd be gold the last time, but God has a different, you know, for whatever reason, He hasn't let us stay in one area for very long, ever since leaving the first time in 2006. 00:24:50.930 --> 00:24:56.930 So He's had an on-planning for us, but I believe that's His plan, so I'm going to roll with it. 00:24:56.930 --> 00:24:58.930 Thank you all very much. 00:24:58.930 --> 00:25:02.930 We appreciate everything you've done for this committee and for the county. 00:25:02.930 --> 00:25:04.930 You'll be missed for sure. 00:25:04.930 --> 00:25:06.930 So good luck in the future. 00:25:06.930 --> 00:25:09.930 I always try to be honest and upfront and do the best I can. 00:25:09.930 --> 00:25:11.930 That's what I know. 00:25:11.930 --> 00:25:14.930 I think that's all we can do. 00:25:14.930 --> 00:25:17.930 I wish I would have held my temper a little bit more. 00:25:17.930 --> 00:25:20.930 Especially on a nursing center committee. 00:25:20.930 --> 00:25:28.930 Hey man, there are certain people in this life that have figured out how to push my buttons, because I don't get bad very easily. 00:25:28.930 --> 00:25:33.930 How about administration? Anything from... 00:25:33.930 --> 00:25:40.930 Thank you Chairman. I agree, you've done a great job and appreciate all the hard work you've done for the county. 00:25:40.930 --> 00:25:45.930 Administration, we don't have anything moving forward to next Thursday's meeting. 00:25:45.930 --> 00:26:13.930 and some discussion about taxes and elections that seems to be a revolving theme around here and then Nate was working on moving more servers and getting more of those online and trying to coordinate with the folks on the fifth floor so they didn't even slow down their work there so I believe everybody's doing a great job and 00:26:13.930 --> 00:26:41.930 So the nursing, it was a very short meeting. We had 71 new residents, or 71 residents at the facility. I know the report said 69, but it went up from there. They had their annual survey. They had eight tags. Mostly were staff education. 00:26:41.930 --> 00:26:45.570 and they already submitted all their corrective actions for the survey. 00:26:45.570 --> 00:26:52.850 They had four new nursing hires and agency hours are still very, very low, so hopefully 00:26:52.850 --> 00:26:57.850 no agency hours comes in a couple of months, but other than that, that's it. 00:26:57.850 --> 00:27:03.210 They seem to be doing a good job and it seems like the employees are happy from everything 00:27:03.210 --> 00:27:04.210 we hear. 00:27:04.210 --> 00:27:05.210 Census? 00:27:05.210 --> 00:27:06.210 Good deal. 00:27:06.210 --> 00:27:07.210 71. 00:27:07.210 --> 00:27:09.210 No, it's going to happen. 00:27:09.210 --> 00:27:12.210 Does the union have new orders? 00:27:12.210 --> 00:27:14.210 Nope, still haven't heard from them. 00:27:14.210 --> 00:27:17.210 That's the oddest part of it. 00:27:17.210 --> 00:27:19.210 It doesn't make any sense. 00:27:21.210 --> 00:27:24.210 Mr. Bush, Public Property and Safety. 00:27:24.210 --> 00:27:28.210 I'm probably willing to really discuss this, 00:27:28.210 --> 00:27:33.210 except for emergency management has been through a lot of training. 00:27:33.210 --> 00:27:40.210 Over our report that we did, we had a committee interview with Thomas Heispel. 00:27:40.210 --> 00:27:41.210 Kozinski? 00:27:41.210 --> 00:27:42.210 Okay. 00:27:42.210 --> 00:27:45.210 I go with that. 00:27:45.210 --> 00:27:49.210 He's going to start tomorrow as the coroner. 00:27:49.210 --> 00:27:51.210 Okay. 00:27:51.210 --> 00:27:55.210 But he will come on permanently in November after the election is over. 00:27:55.210 --> 00:27:57.210 So, that's it. 00:27:57.210 --> 00:28:00.210 Good deal. 00:28:00.210 --> 00:28:01.210 Dr. Dale? 00:28:01.210 --> 00:28:22.210 Court Services, nothing new and exciting, Mr. Larson, State's Attorney is still short one attorney I think he said, but they managed with missing four, but they're busy and things are moving ahead, everything seems to be going good. 00:28:22.210 --> 00:28:29.690 Planning and Development, we got a nice note from our tenant at Milroy's Crossing that's 00:28:29.690 --> 00:28:36.130 farming that, wanted to continue with that, sent us his money, and he sent us some pictures 00:28:36.130 --> 00:28:41.970 showing how the property looks, and the young man's doing a great job, really got him there. 00:28:41.970 --> 00:28:50.490 We spent some time, since we've had some area people getting letters about potential places 00:28:50.490 --> 00:29:18.290 Office, Data Center, Zoning Policy, Old True Value, Newel, Old True Value, Newel, Newel, 00:29:18.290 --> 00:29:25.090 It's a great building. It's an all new inside, a place where the board could meet, plus other 00:29:25.090 --> 00:29:33.610 meeting rooms for other staff if they wanted to use them. The inside is, the center is 00:29:33.610 --> 00:29:42.370 all open. It could be made however you wanted it. Right now it's all in cubicles and Newell 00:29:42.370 --> 00:29:51.290 is wanting to sell all of the furnishings as well with the building, if there were something 00:29:51.290 --> 00:29:53.210 that we could look at. 00:29:53.210 --> 00:29:57.170 We just took a look at it because I was made aware that that property was potentially available. 00:29:57.170 --> 00:29:59.970 It's about 12,000 square feet, I think. 00:29:59.970 --> 00:30:06.090 about 12,000 square feet, I think I told you 112 on the phone, it's about 12,000 square 00:30:06.090 --> 00:30:15.290 feet that has a new roof and it's already set up with a great IT room, cooled and ready 00:30:15.290 --> 00:30:23.330 to go and the building is set up to be an easy building to add technology to in the 00:30:23.330 --> 00:30:33.170 Future, the exterior is new, list price is like $350, but there are some other things 00:30:33.170 --> 00:30:36.090 that could be considered down the road. 00:30:36.090 --> 00:30:42.050 So just an interesting stop along the way if we want to be in our own building, something 00:30:42.050 --> 00:30:44.090 totally different. 00:30:44.090 --> 00:30:49.490 My true comments for you, one is more on the data center thing, the company I work for 00:30:49.490 --> 00:30:54.090 I was very heavily involved in that. When I was down there in December, we actually had 00:30:54.090 --> 00:30:59.450 a data center expert guy come in and give us a talk with the sales group. And one of 00:30:59.450 --> 00:31:03.850 the things that they're looking at doing because of the power consumption these guys have is 00:31:03.850 --> 00:31:11.250 they're looking at, there's a new technology out there for what they're calling micro-nuclear. 00:31:11.250 --> 00:31:15.050 And if you hadn't heard, I just wanted to make sure you were aware of that if you weren't 00:31:15.050 --> 00:31:20.210 to look into that because that's, they really need to be able to generate their own power 00:31:20.210 --> 00:31:24.210 if they're going to put a data center at this point because there's so much, you know, they're 00:31:24.210 --> 00:31:26.650 sucking so much off the grid that they don't. 00:31:26.650 --> 00:31:29.970 This just takes a lot of power to run the things. 00:31:29.970 --> 00:31:32.370 But Mr. Diddens is so excited about nuclear power. 00:31:32.370 --> 00:31:33.370 I am. 00:31:33.370 --> 00:31:34.370 Neither we nor the other county. 00:31:34.370 --> 00:31:35.370 The other issue we have. 00:31:35.370 --> 00:31:36.370 We're on a sub. 00:31:36.370 --> 00:31:37.370 Why couldn't you do that for a building? 00:31:37.370 --> 00:31:44.370 The other issue we're looking at is, as we look at our area and as we look at what we 00:31:44.370 --> 00:31:52.150 Here is the massive amount of water that one of those centers consumes is is 00:31:52.150 --> 00:31:58.290 concerning at times seriously depending on where they're located today is an 00:31:58.290 --> 00:32:03.810 affectability because it would one small data center would consume as much water 00:32:03.810 --> 00:32:10.690 as this this city does in a day. So those are just some things that we're 00:32:10.690 --> 00:32:31.690 I'll look that up and see if I can't get you that information Steve. That was December and I can't remember the day, but I've got his talk somewhere sash away in my work notes, so I'll see if I can't get you some on that. 00:32:31.690 --> 00:32:36.170 Chairman Helms, I'm sorry, Chairman Helms, I have a meeting when we're talking about the many 00:32:37.210 --> 00:32:43.530 microbial buccal plant said to use an awful lot of water also. Yeah. So, I want to see the reactor. 00:32:43.530 --> 00:32:52.970 Yep. Yep. I want to see it come into play. Yeah. And then the new building sounds very interesting. I 00:32:52.970 --> 00:32:57.930 wonder if you should offer some of the department heads that use like this facility and other 00:33:27.930 --> 00:33:33.990 Harris, but a very good-sized parking lot as well that's part of the property, and it's 00:33:33.990 --> 00:33:45.390 all on one level, so it's all handicap-accessible, has two entrances, so as we look forward to 00:33:45.390 --> 00:33:52.510 moving on with discussion of that, I'm sure you'd like to invite all of our people that 00:33:52.510 --> 00:33:55.110 our department has here to see what we look like. 00:33:55.110 --> 00:33:57.110 Sounds like something that should be looked into. 00:33:57.110 --> 00:33:59.110 Sure. 00:33:59.110 --> 00:34:01.110 Could I back up one step? 00:34:01.110 --> 00:34:03.110 Sure. 00:34:03.110 --> 00:34:05.110 Georgia, at the meeting today, 00:34:05.110 --> 00:34:07.110 they say we have one application for the youth. 00:34:07.110 --> 00:34:09.110 So far, I've received one, yes. 00:34:09.110 --> 00:34:11.110 So if you know of any 00:34:11.110 --> 00:34:13.110 groups 00:34:13.110 --> 00:34:15.110 that have a 501C 00:34:15.110 --> 00:34:17.110 reading 00:34:17.110 --> 00:34:19.110 that could use some of the youth 00:34:19.110 --> 00:34:21.110 diversion funds, we have $10,000 00:34:21.110 --> 00:34:23.110 which is what we budgeted. 00:34:23.110 --> 00:34:27.110 and we can reach that level so we just need some people to apply for it. 00:34:27.110 --> 00:34:28.110 Okay. 00:34:28.110 --> 00:34:29.110 What's the deadline? 00:34:29.110 --> 00:34:30.110 April 1st. 00:34:30.110 --> 00:34:33.110 Has to be in George's office by April 1st. 00:34:33.110 --> 00:34:34.110 Okay. 00:34:34.110 --> 00:34:37.110 So I just wanted to get that out there. 00:34:37.110 --> 00:34:38.110 Okay. 00:34:38.110 --> 00:34:43.110 Who else here is on Public Works? 00:34:43.110 --> 00:34:47.110 Anything you can think of? 00:34:47.110 --> 00:34:50.110 Trying to think. 00:34:50.110 --> 00:34:52.110 Roads are unposted. 00:34:52.110 --> 00:35:00.110 That's a good thing you're on there. They were cutting a lot of brush, and I'm sure they're out still blowing. 00:35:00.110 --> 00:35:10.110 And then we had some conversation about the animal control contract and the move. 00:35:10.110 --> 00:35:17.110 I was pretty much in, I think, and then Dale's got some lettings going on that had a whole list there. 00:35:17.110 --> 00:35:23.110 So, things will hopefully be happening here when the weather gets better, so. 00:35:23.110 --> 00:35:25.110 Alright. 00:35:25.110 --> 00:35:29.110 And if you haven't turned in your yellow sheet yet, don't forget it. 00:35:29.110 --> 00:35:31.110 I don't forget it. 00:35:34.110 --> 00:35:37.110 That's one thing I don't have to do this. 00:35:39.110 --> 00:35:40.110 Alright, Mr. Bush. 00:35:40.110 --> 00:35:41.110 Tomo. 00:35:41.110 --> 00:35:43.110 I have a motion to adjourn. Do I hear a second? 00:35:43.110 --> 00:35:44.110 Second. 00:35:44.110 --> 00:35:46.110 Okay, you got a second. Any discussion? 00:35:46.110 --> 00:35:57.580 Session. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed? I see a third. Thank you ladies.