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There's more coming Meaningful County Council regular meeting for Tuesday, October 14th. 00:00:00
Please stand with me for the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:06
I pledge allegiance to the flag. 00:00:10
Of the United States of America. 00:00:12
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:14
One nation under God. 00:00:16
Liberty and justice for all. 00:00:19
All right, let the record show we have a full quorum. 00:00:24
Mr. Duran, would you say the prayer for us tonight? 00:00:27
Yes. 00:00:30
Eternal wise God, we are, we bow, thankful for the miracle of of another day. 00:00:32
And as we gather in service to Floyd County. 00:00:38
May we be guided by wisdom and tequerity and shared commitment. 00:00:41
To the public good. 00:00:46
Lord, we ask your blessings on all who call this county home. 00:00:48
And may our residents find safety and opportunity. 00:00:51
And may our community grow stronger through compassion and cooperation. Lord, we ask for strength and clarity for our elected 00:00:55
officials and county employees. 00:01:00
May they lead with fairness, serve with humility. 00:01:05
And act always in the best interest of the people. 00:01:08
And made this meeting reflect respect, purpose and progress for all. We thank you for all that you've done for us and the people 00:01:11
who've gathered here. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. 00:01:17
All right, acceptance of tonight's agenda. 00:01:23
So I'll move. 00:01:26
2nd. 00:01:31
We we have a motion, a second. 00:01:33
For tonight's agenda, is there any discussion on it? 00:01:35
All in favor say aye. 00:01:39
Aye. 00:01:40
Any opposed? 00:01:41
That agenda carries. Our next item is to open a public hearing for our general obligation bond and our additional appropriations 00:01:43
for the evening. 00:01:47
Is there anybody that signed up to speak? 00:01:52
OK, so our first. 00:01:59
Order of businesses to discuss the general obligation bond. 00:02:03
For capital improvements for Council. 00:02:07
And commissioners. 00:02:09
I will say that. 00:02:15
If someone makes a motion. 00:02:18
Would appreciate a motion with unanimous consent. 00:02:20
If we are unanimous tonight, we won't need to take a second vote. If we aren't, then we will take a second vote. 00:02:23
Right. 00:02:30
At the joint meeting on the 28th, so is there any discussion? 00:02:33
On the bond. 00:02:37
During this public hearing. 00:02:40
So I think we should give some details here. The bond. 00:02:42
That's being proposed is for 4.1 million. 00:02:47
Is that right? 00:02:51
The bond, the. 00:02:53
The paperwork says not to exceed 4 or 545, but it was. 00:02:54
There was some cushion built in for soft cost. 00:02:59
But the but the goal is to to be a. 00:03:02
Around 4 million. 00:03:05
And it's my understanding that that would be split. 00:03:06
So that half of it would go to projects that the commissioners are. 00:03:11
Looking at which are? 00:03:16
Equipment for the road department and. 00:03:19
Some bridge work bridge. 00:03:24
20 some Bridgewater 27 Bridge 27, Yeah. 00:03:27
And. 00:03:31
What's going to for the council I think we talked about. 00:03:34
Vehicles for one. For one year I think it is. 00:03:39
Maybe. Maybe. Is it more than one year? 00:03:44
For the Sheriff's Department. 00:03:46
And also some IT upgrades that happen. 00:03:49
Is that the only two things? It was vehicles over three years, three years, three years? Thank you. 00:03:54
So. 00:04:01
There are some projects out there that have been discussed. 00:04:04
My I'm just going to say this. Are we OK to talk about this now with the? 00:04:08
We at the end of 2026 will have $6.1 million still remaining according to me. I think Diane, I even had a slightly higher number. 00:04:15
Remaining in our public safety tax. 00:04:27
I but. 00:04:31
Fund umm. 00:04:32
I don't. 00:04:36
I'm I'm concerned that we're. 00:04:37
Where we're doing a bond. 00:04:40
When we already have excess. 00:04:43
Cash. 00:04:46
That is being. 00:04:47
Levied, but it had lit tax. 00:04:49
On our constituents, I have asked that that lit tax be. 00:04:52
Reduced in the amount that. 00:04:57
That would the constituents would be. 00:04:59
With their tax rates wouldn't go down by by putting this general obligation, but I couldn't get any traction. 00:05:06
For doing that. 00:05:13
I'm concerned that. 00:05:14
We have money and we're also then not letting the tax rates reduce. 00:05:17
By putting this bond in. 00:05:23
I do think we need to do the projects. 00:05:25
That are on the table, I just think there might be other ways to finance them and I don't know that we fully. 00:05:28
Discussed all of the options for financing these projects. 00:05:33
And the last and the last joint meeting was cancelled because there was nothing to discuss. I don't know. I don't understand. 00:05:40
Right. Well, I support that same thing. 00:05:47
I think this is basically. 00:05:49
Even though it's not a tax raise, it's taken money out of taxpayers pocket that they would have gotten a reduction in. 00:05:51
And I don't think we really have a justification. As Denise said, we should be. 00:05:57
If if nothing else, reducing the public safety tax, which I've talked about that too in the past. 00:06:01
As an offset for this and no one's willing to do that so. 00:06:06
It's not going to get my support. 00:06:09
Is there any other discussion on the? 00:06:14
Go Bond. 00:06:15
I just want to be clear that I do think the projects that we have listed do need to be done. 00:06:17
I just think that we have the funds to do them with. 00:06:23
Currently. 00:06:26
Without. 00:06:27
Putting this bond in place. 00:06:29
OK. All right. Is there any other comment on the Gold Bond? 00:06:36
Any comment on the additional appropriations for this evening? 00:06:41
OK, well, if we. 00:06:55
If we have some impressing for him, we'll. 00:06:58
Put him on the phone. 00:07:00
Can you can you put the additional appropriations up on the screen I? 00:07:02
I looked at them. 00:07:08
Like the the ordinance for. 00:07:10
Is this different than what we've done in the past? 00:07:14
Yes, go ahead. This is a new process and I just want to be sure I understand the process and what it is we're approving before we 00:07:18
approve. You're not approving anything right now. 00:07:23
OK. This is a public hearing for additional appropriations because it's a true adjustment to budget. And we discovered recently 00:07:28
that this county has never done this properly. So not only are we supposed to advertise in the newspaper, but there's also 00:07:33
supposed to be a public hearing allowing public comment on what was advertised in the newspaper, OK. 00:07:39
In your standard meeting after we closed the public hearing. 00:07:44
That is over the initial appropriations, 1 by 1, and they will be addressed and voted on. So right now it's just to allow the 00:07:48
public to comment on any that they might have seen in the newspaper that they don't like or do like. 00:07:54
This will be standard procedure for any meeting where there's additional appropriation that is correct. I understand now. 00:08:00
Thank you. 00:08:06
Yes, ma'am. 00:08:07
Any further comment on that? 00:08:07
All right, we'll adjourn the public hearing. 00:08:11
And that we will. 00:08:15
Continue on with our. 00:08:16
Regular council meeting. 00:08:17
Approval of minutes from September 9th. 00:08:20
It's all move. 00:08:23
2nd. 00:08:25
We have a motion and 2nd for September 9th minutes. Any discussion? 00:08:27
All in favor say aye. 00:08:33
Aye, any opposed? 00:08:34
That carries. 00:08:36
I was not here. OK, thank you. One extension Flurry. Can you scroll up? 00:08:37
Laurie, I told Brad. 00:08:44
Calling if you had question. 00:08:46
Yeah. 00:08:49
All right, Diana, you are up. 00:08:53
I am covering for Wicks this evening. 00:08:55
At the last council meeting. 00:08:57
There was an additional appropriation request by WIC. 00:09:00
That was. 00:09:02
Granted, but then also rescinded at the same time because it had not been. 00:09:04
Advertised properly due to some miscommunication at the time. 00:09:07
So both A&B. 00:09:12
Kind of go hand in hand. One is the additional appropriation out of riverboat. 00:09:14
To give to Wick as a supplemental for their. 00:09:20
Change in salaries. This was discussed again at the last meeting. 00:09:26
And then? 00:09:30
To a is. 00:09:32
Appropriating that within Wick. 00:09:33
So this is their, their calendar year runs October to October. So they have a different fiscal year than all of the other 00:09:38
departments do. 00:09:41
They have a raise increase happening this month. 00:09:45
They couldn't quite fund it, so they asked for basically. 00:09:49
An additional $4228.79. 00:09:52
To make up the difference. 00:09:56
And even though the. 00:09:57
Fund balance is -75,000. 00:09:59
They're reimbursable. 00:10:02
The real marshmallow. And there's still reimbursable even though the government shutdown. 00:10:03
OK, we'll still get that money. It's through the state. 00:10:09
The state, OK, yeah, federal. 00:10:11
In like Indiana? 00:10:14
OK, so just a. 00:10:15
Clerical note this is 1A and 2A. 00:10:17
Yes, they go hand in hand. 00:10:19
I move to approve 1A and 2A as advertised. 00:10:22
2nd. 00:10:27
We have a motion, a second for Item 1A and Item 2A. Any discussion? 00:10:28
All in favor say aye aye. 00:10:33
Any opposed? 00:10:35
That carries. 00:10:36
OK. So new business 1A is also? 00:10:39
For WIC and what this does is it actually outlines their. 00:10:42
New fiscal year and what those costs would be? 00:10:47
Similar to how when we. 00:10:50
Role from December to January you have a brand new budget that you start out with. 00:10:52
Only they don't go through the budget adoption process because of their off cycle. 00:10:56
So they do an appropriation in October. 00:11:00
For the next 12 months. 00:11:02
Motion to approve 1A as advertised. 00:11:07
We have a motion and a second for new business 1A any discussion? 00:11:11
All in favor say aye. 00:11:16
Aye, any opposed? 00:11:17
That carries. 00:11:19
1B is a line transfer within that newly approved, appropriated budget. 00:11:21
So moved. 00:11:28
2nd, we have a motion to 2nd for 1B. Any questions or discussion? 00:11:29
All in favor say aye. 00:11:34
Aye, any opposed? 00:11:35
That carries. 00:11:37
All right, 2A. 00:11:39
Is an ordinance for the Floyd County Council authorizing the issuance. 00:11:41
General obligation bonds of the county for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the cost of certain capital improvements and 00:11:44
equipping projects and incidental expenses. 00:11:48
In connection there with an account of the issuance of the bonds, appropriating the proceeds thereof and approving certain matters 00:11:52
related thereto. 00:11:56
Move to approve the ordinance. 00:12:06
2025-19 What's the unanimous consent? 00:12:08
2nd. 00:12:15
We have a motion a second for 2A with unanimous consent. Any discussion? 00:12:16
All in favor say aye. Any opposed? 00:12:22
Aye. 00:12:26
Not carry. 00:12:27
Oh OK, I approve. I moved to. 00:12:37
Approved Ordinance 2025-19. 00:12:42
As as advertised. 00:12:46
2nd. 00:12:48
All right, we have a motion, a second, any other discussion? 00:12:49
With that. 00:12:52
All in favor say aye aye. 00:12:54
Any opposed? 00:12:56
Aye, that carries. 00:12:57
We will have a second reading. 00:12:59
On the 28th. 00:13:01
Join me. 00:13:04
Are you up for Judge Granger? 00:13:07
Although if we could let New Albany Township fire. 00:13:12
Go prior to me, I'm actually like the next. 00:13:15
OK. All right, well. 00:13:18
We'll move to item 4A. 00:13:20
Tim Franklin Township Fire. 00:13:31
We have been in the process of getting our bud rope station up to par since we became in existence. 00:13:34
The next step in that we have. 00:13:41
Contracted with an architectural firm. 00:13:43
Due to the design work. 00:13:45
They'll do design work. They'll do the. 00:13:47
Bidding process for us and managing the project. 00:13:49
That is 185,000. 00:13:52
So I'm here tonight to ask for the. 00:13:55
We have that cash on hand to have that moved to our general fund for that payment. 00:13:57
Move to approve 4. 00:14:07
I advertise. 00:14:08
2nd. 00:14:10
We have a motion and a second for 4A. Is there any questions for Mr. Franklin or any discussion? 00:14:11
All in favor say aye aye. 00:14:19
Any opposed? 00:14:21
That carries. Thank you. Thank you. 00:14:22
All right, we'll go back to 3A. 00:14:25
This is just a. 00:14:34
Additional appropriation within a grant fund. 00:14:35
Motion to approve 3A. 00:14:39
As advertised. 00:14:41
Second motion and 2nd for 3A. Any questions or discussion? 00:14:42
So this says it's a quote. Somebody donated this amount. 00:14:45
OK. 00:14:49
All in favor say aye. 00:14:53
Aye. 00:14:54
Any opposed? 00:14:55
That carries. 00:14:56
5/8. 00:14:58
Is a request for an additional appropriation in the ECHO grant that is a reimbursable grant. 00:15:00
Motion to approve 5A as advertised. 00:15:06
I'll second. 00:15:10
Have a motion is second for 5A. 00:15:10
Any questions? 00:15:12
All in favor say aye. 00:15:15
Aye, any opposed? 00:15:17
That carries exactly 6A is an additional appropriation for Community corrections and one of their grant funds. 00:15:19
Move to approve 6A. 00:15:28
Second, have a motion a second for 6A, Any discussion? 00:15:29
All in favor say aye. 00:15:34
Aye, any opposed? 00:15:36
That carries. 00:15:37
7-8. 00:15:40
He asked. 00:15:41
Go, yeah, go ahead. Don't. Yeah, he asked. That I represent, Mr. President. Go right ahead. 00:15:43
Want to do them one at a time, so. 00:15:49
You can speak to all of them and then we'll. 00:15:53
OK 7A Is money appropriated back into the LEPC hazardous materials line for reimbursement of supplies used for hazmat incident 00:15:55
which happened on August the 1st 20. 00:16:01
25 on East Luther Rd. 00:16:08
7 B $792.00 Appropriated back into the equipment supplies for mics that were purchased, and Harrison County and Clark County 00:16:11
reimbursed us for their portion of the bill. 00:16:17
$396 a piece. 00:16:23
7C. 00:16:26
800 transferred out of the cyber and repair line into the gas line for fuel for EM AB. 00:16:28
Vehicles. 00:16:34
Seven D 1100 Transfers out of the EOC radio equipment line into the. 00:16:35
Equipment supplies line to pay for the original invoices for the mics and. 00:16:42
7 E $5 transferred out of travel. 00:16:47
Traveling into the dues and subscriptions line for. 00:16:50
EMAI dues. 00:16:54
And with all that being said, I move that. 00:16:57
We improve. 00:16:59
Is that for all All. 00:17:01
I'll second. 00:17:03
So we have a motion a second for 7A through E. 00:17:04
Any discussion? 00:17:07
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:17:10
Curious, like you told you for Hannah. 00:17:13
Good afternoon. 00:17:25
Congratulations on the 2026 budget adoption process, So. 00:17:26
Lengthy, but very. 00:17:30
Engaging experience no doubt. 00:17:33
We have several items here. The first one is an additional appropriations request for legal services. 00:17:37
On behalf of the Commissioners. 00:17:44
The Kennedy General for $45,000. 00:17:46
Motion to approve. 00:17:55
2nd I have a motion a second for 8A. Any questions abstain. 00:17:57
Yeah, I'd like to know what. 00:18:01
Legal expenses are. 00:18:03
The additional we go, the expenses are for work. 00:18:04
It's Mr. Fox has been. 00:18:06
The biggest part of it, I've got this latest bill if you'd like to take a look at it. 00:18:09
I kind of show. 00:18:15
Is it, She said he said, something special? 00:18:17
I mean that we've been working on because I, I don't know what it is. 00:18:20
Is it? 00:18:23
Is it the fire? Is it the? 00:18:24
I guess it's yes, yes and yes. So the library. 00:18:27
The properties instead of going down. 00:18:32
I know. 00:18:37
I don't keep track of each of the independent. 00:18:41
Items unfortunately. 00:18:43
Maybe we should, but. 00:18:45
I don't. 00:18:46
So it just was brought to me that we've expended that land. 00:18:47
Secondly is I think when you look at what's been expended over the last several years, that legal line that obviously has fallen 00:18:51
short year after year. 00:18:54
And I think we've talked about this previously is that in the past the budgets have been held pretty flat. So it's always left us 00:18:58
with a gap. 00:19:02
So. 00:19:06
We never know where that's going to land, unfortunately, but. 00:19:07
This again just landed us a little bit short. 00:19:10
Do you know how much the budget was? 00:19:13
Originally. 00:19:15
I. 00:19:19
I mean, is this? 00:19:24
2% of the budget or. 00:19:26
20% increase in the budget. 00:19:29
Is my question. I guess I should have done my homework before I got in here. 00:19:32
I didn't think to ask that. 00:19:36
Question. 00:19:38
When I was going through it. 00:19:39
I can look it up here. 00:19:43
So the original appropriation is $40,000. 00:19:45
So the budget for 20/25 was 40,000. 00:19:49
And now we're up. 00:19:54
Appropriating another 40 poverty. 00:19:56
100% increase. 00:19:58
Over the budget? Bear with me, I'll let you know what previous years. 00:20:00
Actually. 00:20:03
What now? 00:20:06
She's looking at previous years. Oh, OK. 00:20:07
Yeah, look at previous years. Expenditure is correct. We've had a fixed budget in place for nearly six years. 00:20:09
In 2025. 00:20:36
The true cost was $81,506.00. OK. 00:20:38
OK. 00:20:42
That makes sense. 00:20:44
I wonder what we budgeted for 26? 00:20:46
Or sister toss was. 00:20:48
53 Five. 00:20:53
Nothing was, really. 00:20:57
Done. 00:20:58
Compared to what happened this 1/3, what's happened this year? So there's been a lot, there's been a massive increase in. 00:21:02
Projects this year compared to last year. 00:21:08
And I do believe that you're. 00:21:10
Your question being let's budget 26 it. 00:21:12
I have tried to adjust it somewhat appropriately to keep it within reasons so that obviously we're not coming back every council 00:21:15
meeting having to do yeah. 00:21:19
I mean 100% increase. 00:21:24
Is Hawaii. 00:21:26
Yes, I agree. Yeah. 00:21:28
Any other discussion on 8? 00:21:30
All in favor say aye. Any opposed? 00:21:35
That carries a baby. 00:21:38
Ate me This is 1176 Fund is trying to clean up some of the year end projections. 00:21:41
With the truck driver salaries. 00:21:49
Try and the perf other employees salaries. 00:21:51
That's projected in the year the Superintendent, which of the crew leaders, which. 00:21:57
Would receive their pay increase last. 00:22:02
Council meetings, so it has to. 00:22:04
I'm appropriating the the dollar amount to get them up to cover their shortage. 00:22:06
Projected shortage for this year. 00:22:10
And then the contract employee stipend. 00:22:12
That 78,000 is the monies. 00:22:15
That were negotiated in the contract so that. 00:22:18
Now we have with the Teamsters A2 year contract. 00:22:22
That starts in 26 through. 00:22:25
20 through 27. 00:22:27
The stipend Lu. 00:22:30
Allowed us to not have to consider back pay. It allowed us to make a one time payment this year. 00:22:32
To call it. 00:22:37
A Washington move forward with the two year contract that's in place. 00:22:39
Motion to approve 8B. 00:22:49
Tag it. We have a motion and a second for 8B. Any questions for Stan? 00:22:52
Stan, this this brings us to a hole then, for the year. 00:22:57
Say one more time, Sir, this appropriation brings us to a hole for the year. 00:23:00
I certainly hope so. Yes, Sir. 00:23:05
The question though is that the fund only has $12,000 in it or? 00:23:07
Appropriating 406, I'll explain. 00:23:12
What I've been able to do is I've taken the actual estimated revenues for this year and come up with what is. 00:23:15
To be an appropriate appropriating power for this particular fund based on beginning balance carryover balance projected revenues 00:23:21
for this year and I projected the fund actually to end at 410,000. 00:23:28
Now, granted, we're scraping the sides of the barrel, but we're cleaning up a lot of things here moving into 26. 00:23:34
And we're wrapping up a nice tight budget for 25. 00:23:40
OK, so. 00:23:43
You have enough revenues coming in for the remainder of the year to offset the. 00:23:44
Yes, ma'am, appropriations that we're making. 00:23:49
OK. 00:23:51
I figured you knew the answer, I just had to ask. 00:23:54
Any further discussion on? 00:23:56
I am B. 00:23:59
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:24:01
That carries. 00:24:04
See. See. This is a **** bridge. This is just a. 00:24:06
For in the year projections, this is actually bridge inspections kind of helping us. 00:24:10
Take some of the unappropriate funds that are sitting in the Cube Bridge fund so that we can go ahead and do some of the studies 00:24:15
kind of get down. 00:24:18
Knocked out so that when we put our plan together for 2026, we have. 00:24:22
More solid plan to move forward with our bridge. 00:24:25
Construction plan, resurfacing, whatever. 00:24:30
Options are in place there, but this is to allow us to get a little bit of a head start on. 00:24:34
A lot of those projects and to forecast for our end of year. 00:24:39
Shortage projection. 00:24:42
Motion to approve 8C as advertised. 00:24:45
Flag it motion and 2nd for 8C. Any discussion? 00:24:48
All in favor say aye. 00:24:53
Aye, any opposed? 00:24:54
That carries. 00:24:56
D so DEF. 00:24:57
And G these. 00:25:01
Are all appropriations. 00:25:04
That will help us. 00:25:07
Wrap up hopefully our red wire project. 00:25:09
Trying to allocate the funds. 00:25:12
Again when the project began at the beginning. 00:25:14
Beginning of the year when the budget was set. 00:25:17
A lot of the the dollar amounts and the appropriations. 00:25:20
Weren't actually appropriately set, so we had to kind of go back in and. 00:25:24
Request that through the Council. So this is. 00:25:29
What I'm anticipating the last time, hopefully you hear about the Red Water project at this point this year. 00:25:32
At least with appropriation requests and this should shore up. 00:25:37
All of our outstanding. 00:25:41
Invoices for. 00:25:43
The the project in red wire itself. 00:25:45
I hope it's OK I address DEFG together. 00:25:49
Motion to approve. 00:25:52
DEFNG. 00:25:55
8DE F&G as advertised. 00:25:56
2nd. 00:25:59
All right. We have a motion for 8DE F&G. 00:26:00
Now I just have a question, the Edwardsville school tip. Thank you. 00:26:03
And that's supposed to be for the remodel of the. 00:26:06
Activity Center, whatever that is. 00:26:10
It is, but I think we've been allowed. 00:26:12
Use that for this reservoir project at this point just to move forward with closing this project down. 00:26:14
So are you taking the funds from that Edwardsville project and moving it to Red wire? 00:26:21
No, we're actually going to use the funds in that. 00:26:26
That fund use the dollars in that fund to pay off their red mark project. 00:26:28
Then we'll reimburse it in 2026. 00:26:34
So how close is red wire to moving in? 00:26:40
We're Red Warp, the building their facility itself is is wrapping up here first part of November and then the. 00:26:43
The change order extension for the IUS facility. 00:26:51
Potential IUS facility in back is this should be wrapped up by mid to later November. 00:26:55
So would they be moving in this year? Yeah, you think? 00:27:01
Red wire. 00:27:05
I don't want to break anybody's Thunder. I'm not exactly sure. I do know the red wire wishes to announce grand. 00:27:07
Opening and they want to keep it somewhat consolidated today as well, so. 00:27:14
OK, the good things are happening for Floyd County. That's good. 00:27:19
Perfect. 00:27:22
Let's dance I us expansion. Where is the funds coming for that? It's all wrapped up. And this was the yes, this this was the 00:27:23
change order that was approved through the IUS or through the Red Bar project. So it's all wrapped up. 00:27:29
In this particular. 00:27:36
Request as well. 00:27:37
There's there's been lots of. 00:27:39
Talks back and forth with that US on a lease and. 00:27:40
In the change order and. 00:27:43
Kind of sorry. 00:27:46
A healthy change order that they wanted and ironing all that out. So I think we've got traction on that now to to finish that up. 00:27:48
Through redevelopment. So yes, yeah, it looks like IUS might be moving in 1st of January of 26 and. 00:27:55
Yeah, so some good things happen. You know, I encourage everybody to. 00:28:03
Go to the grand opening. It's a beautiful facility. Absolutely. 00:28:06
All right. Any further discussion on these items? 00:28:11
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed those carried. 00:28:14
HH. 00:28:19
H is care of inmates and patients. These are Youth Services contracts with. 00:28:23
Boyd, Clark County. 00:28:27
This is just to try to get us to the end of this particular year and we're running out of money now. I think we're. 00:28:29
Negative $6000 if I remember. 00:28:35
We have some pending invoices so. 00:28:38
Just want to show this up for the end of the year. 00:28:40
Motion to approve 8H. 00:28:47
As advertised second. 00:28:49
The motion is second for 8H. Any discussion questions for? 00:28:51
I I have a discussion about. I have a question about how where the talks are going with getting. 00:28:57
The medical services that we need for 2020. 00:29:02
Sex or is it? 00:29:06
Are you talking the all insurance or the medical services? All for the youth? 00:29:08
I've not been involved, OK. 00:29:14
We'll talk about that later. 00:29:16
I'll talk with Sher. 00:29:18
Yeah, I'm sorry. 00:29:19
And he always shares everything with. 00:29:21
Any further discussions on 8H? 00:29:23
All in favor say aye. 00:29:26
Aye, any opposed? 00:29:28
That carries. 00:29:29
Aye. 00:29:31
I This is the GIS fund. This is a software maintenance agreement that we have with GIS. The maintenance agreement is here. 00:29:33
This coincides with Jay Actually, which is also a transfer of existing appropriations within that fund. 00:29:42
So that we can pay the maintenance agreement for 2025 again, which was held flat based on. 00:29:48
Previous year budget negotiations, which we're trying to address in 2026. 00:29:54
Motion to Approve 8. 00:30:01
INJ. 00:30:03
Flag it. 00:30:05
We have a motion for 8I and J motion and a second. Any discussion? 00:30:06
All in favor say aye. 00:30:12
Aye, any opposed? 00:30:13
That carries world decay. 00:30:15
And Kay, this is what we have is. 00:30:18
Obviously 1173 is the MBH restricted funds, so we have to be. 00:30:22
Cautious on what can and can't be charged against this particular fund. 00:30:26
Based again on our pace ratings, we're still at a 5050 break between 73 and 76. 00:30:30
So my projections were showing that our truck drivers salaries are. 00:30:36
Going to be. 00:30:40
There's going to be appropriations left in that particular line. 00:30:42
I wish I could charge more in that line which would freed up monies in 76, but unfortunately we can't do that. We have to base it 00:30:46
off of the job duties and responsibilities. 00:30:50
That our Rd. department crew has. 00:30:55
But I'm asking to transfer that money over into the oven since slad which is. 00:30:57
The new guardrail and if you haven't been downloaded been since, you should take a look at it. Sydney and its crew have done. 00:31:03
Spectacular job in pulling all this together and making it look like a shining example for Floyd County. 00:31:11
Ahead of schedule. 00:31:17
I had a schedule. 00:31:18
Very well. 00:31:20
Yep, move to approve 8K as advertised. 00:31:21
Second motion and 2nd for 8K Any questions? 00:31:25
So when you say, oh, Vincent's road slide? 00:31:29
They're gonna go back into the. 00:31:32
County Road Fund or how's that gonna workout? 00:31:33
The 1173 is a non reverting fund so all the cash stays in 1173 and it can only be used based on the NBA restrictions that are 00:31:36
imposed upon which it can be used for. 00:31:41
To pay for the guardrails. Is that what I'm hearing used to be paid for? That's what you're that's what you're doing. That's what 00:31:47
I'm doing here. 00:31:50
Any further questions? 00:31:55
All in favor of 8K say aye. 00:31:57
Aye, any opposed? 00:32:00
That carries. 00:32:01
Can I make one brief comment sure please? 00:32:02
I'd like to recognize Sydney and his curve. 00:32:05
The paving project that occurred out in front of. 00:32:09
On Grantland Road in front of the Chicken House by Saint Joe's Road. 00:32:12
Was getting quite a few calls to the commissioners about the unlevel uneasiness of the road, especially at the transition. 00:32:16
Sydney and took it upon himself. He reached out to the director in Clark County. 00:32:25
Who he his partnered with? 00:32:30
And they? 00:32:33
Came out today, meaning Clark County, who have the equipment to do with a lot of the paving. 00:32:35
That we are incapable of at this point. 00:32:39
Came out and assisted Sydney and his crew in getting that. 00:32:42
That's transition fixed. 00:32:45
The road looks great, they did a great job and it's a great partnership. 00:32:47
I just think Sydney needed to be recognized from that moment, so. 00:32:52
Saved us a significant amount of money as well. 00:32:55
Thank you, Sydney. Thank you, Sydney. Thank you. 00:32:59
Michelle. 00:33:03
Right. I believe you have the Q3 update for the salary ordinance for 2025. 00:33:09
The only changes that were made were adding in new people who joined the county. 00:33:17
Taking out people who left. 00:33:23
And then? 00:33:26
Making any salary changes that were already approved by this body. 00:33:28
So it was just clean up work. 00:33:33
Motion to approve 9A. 00:33:37
Second salary ordinance for third quarter 2025. 00:33:39
All right. Thank you. 00:33:43
Any discussion on the salary ordinance? 00:33:44
All in favor of approval say aye. 00:33:49
Aye, any opposed? 00:33:51
Aye. 00:33:53
Jeff, before you, before you use a request out of commissary funds. 00:33:56
In reference to an employee appreciation dinner we put on each year we like to do for the employees. 00:34:00
Includes basically vendor food. 00:34:05
Associated costs with putting on an event can be music. 00:34:07
Awards and then also we have one retirement this year, so an employee appreciation gift. 00:34:10
Just one. 00:34:15
So that's basically for the request before you this body. 00:34:16
Under the statutes a lot if we all. 00:34:19
How much is it state? 00:34:23
It varies because you don't know the food, how many people want to show up? 00:34:25
I mean if you can do. 00:34:28
I mean, I hate to say I don't know what undercut it. 00:34:29
10 to 15, I don't know. 00:34:32
I just don't know what the cost is. So if you want to do up to an amount like say 15. 00:34:33
I don't think somebody even close to that, but I just don't know because you don't know who's insured. Do we need to put an amount 00:34:37
on? 00:34:40
OK. If you want to specification up to a mount, that's on me. I make a motion, we approve. 00:34:43
Sheriff Bush. 00:34:49
Motion for the Commissary Funds for the employee appreciation. 00:34:51
Second motion a second for 10A. Any other questions for the sheriff? 00:34:55
All in favor say aye aye. 00:35:00
Any opposed? 00:35:01
Thank you, thank you very much. Before I leave the podium, it must be Sydney night, so I'm going to go ahead and get it tonight 00:35:03
late. 00:35:05
We had a community member call me, but then I called Sydney in reference to a complaint where he lives. There's been several 00:35:08
accidents over the past month or so. 00:35:12
Typically high school drivers. 00:35:16
Riding off the road turn up this fence so suddenly jumped right in and helped out and out between the three of us and mainly. 00:35:18
Sydney and the community member. 00:35:23
Worked out a solution and I just want to say, you know, he did a great job in working with that member, so I just want to thank 00:35:25
you for that publicly in terms of that so city does a great job so. 00:35:30
First of all, I had to work with it, so it's good. So moving forward with that also harbor some kind was this past weekend. 00:35:35
And if you all went down there and attended, you may or may not have. To me, it was a different vibe. 00:35:42
You know, my 30 is my 34th, basically harvest homecoming, and it was just a different vibe. 00:35:46
And it was a +1. 00:35:51
All throughout the four days, I was down there every day. 00:35:52
All the positive feedback of seeing both annoying Police Department in the Flip County Sheriff's Office actually working together. 00:35:55
And so it was a great event, great weather. 00:36:00
But but what it was more important was the fact that we worked together. 00:36:03
Came up with a plan and a solid plan and executed it. We're going to have some debriefings coming up. 00:36:07
Tomorrow and probably next week in reference to that, but there are a lot of entities involved and I'll have the list, a list of 00:36:12
all. 00:36:15
But it was a great event. We also had an officer. 00:36:18
Waylon save a life. 00:36:21
I performed CPR on a lady at the event and saved her life. 00:36:22
And so we want to recognize him as well, which we have. We get an award right there on the scene. 00:36:27
The next day. 00:36:32
And then we had the opportunity for him to talk to the. 00:36:33
The news media just a. 00:36:35
It's very important what he did and he's dedicated in his service to the community. So I just want you all know that from this 00:36:37
body. So thank you very much. Thank you. 00:36:40
She's back again. 00:36:49
Just a few quick things. I wanted to recognize Michelle and her work. 00:36:56
Not only on the quarter 3 update and the updates that we've done all year long this year and last year for the salary ordinance. 00:36:59
But she put a lot of effort into the 2026 salary ordinance this year, getting everything correct. 00:37:06
I think that that ordinance went back and forth between herself, myself and Gloria probably 10 times before it was even released 00:37:12
to department heads to take a look at. 00:37:17
We had a few departments reach out to us for corrections that they caught that we didn't because. 00:37:21
Sometimes the numbers blur. 00:37:27
And we were able to get those corrected in time for tonight's meeting. So I just, she's done a really great job. 00:37:30
This year. 00:37:36
I do want you all to realize that next year there probably won't be quarterly updates for the salary ordinance because after 00:37:37
checking with the SPOA, we do not have to adopt an ordinance that lists names. It can just list positions and the rate for that 00:37:44
specific position. So if you noticed on the ordinance that you signed tonight, it had no names listed. 00:37:50
The only time you will see an ordinance for update is if you have actually changed someone's salary throughout the year. And I 00:37:57
don't mean an individual, I mean the title itself. 00:38:02
So that should cut down on some of those things that you see. 00:38:07
I do know that. 00:38:11
The The public hearing for additional appropriations was a. 00:38:13
A different thing. 00:38:18
You'll be seeing. 00:38:20
Hopefully not much of it next year because that's the only mentioned a couple times we've tried really hard to do. 00:38:21
You guys tried really hard to make sure that we had a true budget for next year. 00:38:27
I genuinely appreciate that it was adopted without. 00:38:30
Must surface this evening. 00:38:33
There's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears go into that through my office and many other offices, so it was appreciated. 00:38:36
I'm covering just a lot of. 00:38:42
Primarily a lot of line transfers. I don't mind doing this for other department heads because I already have to be here. 00:38:45
So. 00:38:51
I have to be here. 00:38:53
11 a is a. 00:38:58
It's just a line transfer within Veteran Services. 00:39:00
Decreasing office equipment and increasing computer supplies $300 both ways. 00:39:04
Move to approve. 00:39:09
Flag it motion a second. 00:39:11
11 a Any questions? 00:39:13
All in favor say aye. 00:39:15
Aye, any opposed? 00:39:17
That carries. 00:39:18
11B is for the prosecutor's office. We're decreasing 4 lines totaling $30,500 and increasing their computer supply line by that 00:39:19
same amount. 00:39:23
Motion approved 11. 00:39:30
2nd. 00:39:32
Motion and a second for 11B. 00:39:33
Questions on that one. 00:39:36
All in favor say aye aye. 00:39:39
Any opposed? 00:39:41
That carries. 00:39:42
C is for the magistrate. 00:39:44
This is decreasing 2 lines and increasing their guardian ad litem line to this tune of $3000. This is something that you shouldn't 00:39:47
see happen next year because they were able to do a true budget for their guardian and Latinos for next year. 00:39:53
Move to approve 11-C. 00:39:59
2nd I have a motion and a second for 11-C. 00:40:01
Any discussion? 00:40:04
All in favor say aye. 00:40:06
Aye, any opposed? 00:40:08
That carries. 00:40:09
Eleventy is a little strange. So along with the public hearing portion that you have for additional appropriations, we also 00:40:10
discovered that there should be an ordinance adopted for additional appropriations. You're all familiar. 00:40:16
With the ordinance that exists for line transfers outside of category that we started I think a little over a year ago. 00:40:22
When we found out about that. 00:40:29
Particular. 00:40:30
Fun treat. So this is just a new one. 00:40:32
That when we filed these additional appropriations after last month's meeting. 00:40:35
The DLGF went ahead and partially funded the requests with. 00:40:39
The understanding that we would go ahead and get an ordinance at this next meeting, this is how we discovered we were supposed to 00:40:44
have one. 00:40:47
Motion to approve 11-D as advertised. 00:40:53
Tiger motion in a second for 11 D. 00:40:57
Any further discussion? 00:41:00
All in favor say aye. 00:41:02
Any opposed? 00:41:04
That carries. 00:41:06
11 He is on here at the request of counsel. 00:41:07
We had claimed. 00:41:10
The remainder of those money is set aside for. 00:41:12
Overtime supplies during the COVID epidemic that the Council had set aside, we reclaimed it to the general fund and. 00:41:17
It was requested that we. 00:41:24
Put it into the health department. 00:41:26
Fund by the Council. 00:41:29
So we're putting it into the general fund? No, we reclaimed it from the general fund. 00:41:33
Going to. 00:41:39
The umm. 00:41:40
What phone number is that? 00:41:44
OK, 4501 so if you'll see you request for additional appropriation and move COVID-19 funds to Health Department 4501, it's 00:41:45
originating out of. 00:41:51
The general fund, because it's already been claimed to the general fund. 00:41:56
Motion to approve. 00:42:00
11A. 00:42:02
As advertisers. 00:42:03
Second, have a motion and a second for 11 E. 00:42:04
And then fund you just reference that's the building fund, right? 00:42:07
Mm-hmm. Yes, Sir. 00:42:11
Any further questions? 00:42:14
So that all of this money would go towards the building. 00:42:16
It goes in the building fund, and as far as I'm aware that fund is only for the building. 00:42:19
It does not support the health department itself. 00:42:23
It's a restricted fund if I recall. 00:42:27
It's it's it's where the band was deposited. It's specific to. 00:42:31
The Health Department building and its renovations. 00:42:36
All in favor of 11 E say aye. 00:42:41
Aye, any opposed? 00:42:43
That carries. 00:42:46
Thank you. 00:42:47
All right, new business item 12 is Floyd County Council. 00:42:48
12A is. 00:42:52
Money for Baker Tilly. 00:42:55
We have a representative here. 00:42:57
For a FIRE territory financial study. 00:42:59
That involves territory and Highlander Fire District. 00:43:03
Commissioner, if you want to. 00:43:07
Come up. 00:43:08
Good evening, Jason Sharp, Floyd County Commissioner. 00:43:15
On September 25th we had a joint meeting between New Albany Township. 00:43:17
Highlander and Georgetown townships. 00:43:23
And all the boards voted affirmative to explore fiscal analysis for a fire territory for all those jurisdictions. 00:43:26
One of the other things that we're looking for. 00:43:36
Out of this as well as a lit analysis for the fire and EMS lid. 00:43:38
Under the new structure. 00:43:42
Actually take any questions if you have so this this was advertised. 00:43:45
Out of two different funds so. 00:43:49
We have choice out of what is 7303? 00:43:52
So any. 00:43:58
Questions for Commissioner Sharp. 00:44:01
I'll make a motion to approve 12A. 00:44:03
2nd. 00:44:05
Motion a second. 00:44:06
Any further discussion? 00:44:07
Yes, we need a fund. 00:44:10
So which is the riverboat the 7303? 00:44:13
I'll do 7303. 00:44:17
Why wouldn't we pay for this? Have a? 00:44:20
The public safety. 00:44:22
It's not going directly to. 00:44:25
It's a financial study rather than going directly to. 00:44:27
There, who made the second on that? I did. 00:44:31
I'm good with you, good with you. 00:44:34
So I do have another question and it's kind of unrelated in a way, but. 00:44:37
I heard that we are not going to get as much money from the riverboat next year that the Harrison County. 00:44:42
Commissioners or Council did not. 00:44:50
Approve the same amount of flow for us. 00:44:53
The I talked to Harrison County our. 00:44:56
They did lower some, but Floyd County was not changed. 00:44:59
Oh, good, OK, perfect. That was used to me. I was like, oh, that's not good. Not what I received. No. Yeah. 00:45:01
I. 00:45:10
A representative from there and there. 00:45:11
Thank you. County has remained the same. Thank you. Any further discussion we've got. 00:45:12
A motion a second on 12A. 00:45:17
From the 7303 Fund. 00:45:19
Any further discussion? 00:45:21
Yeah, I mean, we weren't really involved in this. Why? Why? 00:45:22
We picking the call supplies, I'm not coming to the Commissioners funds. 00:45:25
Well, this is also going to be run. 00:45:30
Concurrent with what we're. 00:45:32
We're proposing for our our EMS plan, which we're currently negotiating right now. So it's going to run concurrent with what we 00:45:34
need for our EMS, which is under the responsibility of the commissioners. 00:45:38
Well, until the funding comes. 00:45:44
And then it's under the responsibility of us. I think we should be included in those meetings, I agree. But we need to have a 00:45:46
workable plan. That's your feet. 00:45:50
For that to work, we have to know all the pieces. It's a lot of moving pieces, this. 00:45:54
I have a comment this unfair probably but. 00:45:59
Baker Tilly going to spend exactly seven, $50,000. Are they going to? 00:46:03
It's a not too exciting, I think it's not to see that things what was requested, yeah. 00:46:07
I think the original estimate was around 45, but we wanted to. 00:46:13
Make sure we yeah, thankfully I think they have a lot of the data already. 00:46:17
That they would need, they see the is, is the analysis going to look at two different options like a Firebase versus or is this 00:46:20
just fire territory? 00:46:26
Just putting the two together, we're looking at or is this EMS as well? So we're looking at a fire based option within the 00:46:31
territory. 00:46:34
A fire based option for EMS within the territory. 00:46:39
Discussing and negotiating. And so that's part of the analysis that's being done, not stressed. 00:46:44
A fire territory. 00:46:50
Studies, specifically lit analysis as well. 00:46:52
But it's also a EMS. 00:46:55
Analysis. It's the fiscal analysis for the not like another study that was done through the. I forgot what the original company 00:46:58
had to do. So are there going to be options or are there just going to be 1 analysis? 00:47:04
It's going to be 1 analysis. 00:47:11
It's two options. 00:47:13
I don't know. Explain to me what I know, Private. 00:47:16
Off the table, but are there two options where we go with the county? 00:47:23
EMS and they're housed in the fire or we do a fire based EMS. We're looking at just the fire based EMS at this point because the 00:47:28
way the funding mechanisms have changed with the new lid structure they OK, so it's a fire based EMS. 00:47:35
It only allows for a fire based EMS that is implemented in 24 OK. 00:47:46
OK, OK. 00:47:51
I'm trying to catch up. I understand, I understand it. I'm hoping we can get something before you guys sooner than later, but 00:47:53
we're still kind of, well, I'm kind of I, I mentioned this earlier, but I was kind of put off that the last joint meeting. 00:47:59
Was cancelled and we we know, I know. 00:48:06
That there's a lot of stuff going on and we could have been brought up to date at least somewhat. 00:48:09
In some of these areas. 00:48:15
Of what's? 00:48:17
Been going on so we would not have been prepared at that time to discuss this we. 00:48:18
This was just in the incentive. Yeah, there's still a lot of things. Yeah, there's a lot of movies. 00:48:22
Parts need to come together. We should be having those meetings. 00:48:26
Are there any further discussion on 12A? 00:48:30
All in favor say aye. 00:48:35
No, you're not. You're laughing at me. All right, We're taking a vote on 12A. All in favor Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? 00:48:39
That carries thank. 00:48:48
12B is our ordinance for transfers for tonight. 00:48:51
Motion to approve 12B. 00:48:57
Second motion, second for 12 B. Any discussion? 00:48:59
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:49:03
That carries 12C is our ordinance for additional appropriations for this evening. 00:49:07
Motion to approve 12C. 00:49:12
2nd, we have a motion a second for 12 C Any discussion? 00:49:15
All in favor say aye. 00:49:20
Any opposed? 00:49:22
That carries 12D is the ordinance for additional appropriation. 00:49:23
For the special. 00:49:28
Special one that we just discussed with Diana. 00:49:31
Just a moment ago. 00:49:34
Motion to Approve 12 D. 00:49:35
2nd. 00:49:38
I have a motion a second. Any discussion? 00:49:39
All in favor say aye. 00:49:42
Aye, any opposed? 00:49:44
That carries. 00:49:46
Anyone from the public wish to speak? 00:49:47
Before we shut it down. 00:49:50
Seeing none, I'll ask. 00:49:54
Motion to adjourn. 00:49:55
2nd. 00:49:56
All in favor. 00:49:57
Aye. 00:49:58
We are adjourned. 00:49:59
Laurie. 00:50:03
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There's more coming Meaningful County Council regular meeting for Tuesday, October 14th. 00:00:00
Please stand with me for the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:00:06
I pledge allegiance to the flag. 00:00:10
Of the United States of America. 00:00:12
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:00:14
One nation under God. 00:00:16
Liberty and justice for all. 00:00:19
All right, let the record show we have a full quorum. 00:00:24
Mr. Duran, would you say the prayer for us tonight? 00:00:27
Yes. 00:00:30
Eternal wise God, we are, we bow, thankful for the miracle of of another day. 00:00:32
And as we gather in service to Floyd County. 00:00:38
May we be guided by wisdom and tequerity and shared commitment. 00:00:41
To the public good. 00:00:46
Lord, we ask your blessings on all who call this county home. 00:00:48
And may our residents find safety and opportunity. 00:00:51
And may our community grow stronger through compassion and cooperation. Lord, we ask for strength and clarity for our elected 00:00:55
officials and county employees. 00:01:00
May they lead with fairness, serve with humility. 00:01:05
And act always in the best interest of the people. 00:01:08
And made this meeting reflect respect, purpose and progress for all. We thank you for all that you've done for us and the people 00:01:11
who've gathered here. In Jesus name we pray, Amen. 00:01:17
All right, acceptance of tonight's agenda. 00:01:23
So I'll move. 00:01:26
2nd. 00:01:31
We we have a motion, a second. 00:01:33
For tonight's agenda, is there any discussion on it? 00:01:35
All in favor say aye. 00:01:39
Aye. 00:01:40
Any opposed? 00:01:41
That agenda carries. Our next item is to open a public hearing for our general obligation bond and our additional appropriations 00:01:43
for the evening. 00:01:47
Is there anybody that signed up to speak? 00:01:52
OK, so our first. 00:01:59
Order of businesses to discuss the general obligation bond. 00:02:03
For capital improvements for Council. 00:02:07
And commissioners. 00:02:09
I will say that. 00:02:15
If someone makes a motion. 00:02:18
Would appreciate a motion with unanimous consent. 00:02:20
If we are unanimous tonight, we won't need to take a second vote. If we aren't, then we will take a second vote. 00:02:23
Right. 00:02:30
At the joint meeting on the 28th, so is there any discussion? 00:02:33
On the bond. 00:02:37
During this public hearing. 00:02:40
So I think we should give some details here. The bond. 00:02:42
That's being proposed is for 4.1 million. 00:02:47
Is that right? 00:02:51
The bond, the. 00:02:53
The paperwork says not to exceed 4 or 545, but it was. 00:02:54
There was some cushion built in for soft cost. 00:02:59
But the but the goal is to to be a. 00:03:02
Around 4 million. 00:03:05
And it's my understanding that that would be split. 00:03:06
So that half of it would go to projects that the commissioners are. 00:03:11
Looking at which are? 00:03:16
Equipment for the road department and. 00:03:19
Some bridge work bridge. 00:03:24
20 some Bridgewater 27 Bridge 27, Yeah. 00:03:27
And. 00:03:31
What's going to for the council I think we talked about. 00:03:34
Vehicles for one. For one year I think it is. 00:03:39
Maybe. Maybe. Is it more than one year? 00:03:44
For the Sheriff's Department. 00:03:46
And also some IT upgrades that happen. 00:03:49
Is that the only two things? It was vehicles over three years, three years, three years? Thank you. 00:03:54
So. 00:04:01
There are some projects out there that have been discussed. 00:04:04
My I'm just going to say this. Are we OK to talk about this now with the? 00:04:08
We at the end of 2026 will have $6.1 million still remaining according to me. I think Diane, I even had a slightly higher number. 00:04:15
Remaining in our public safety tax. 00:04:27
I but. 00:04:31
Fund umm. 00:04:32
I don't. 00:04:36
I'm I'm concerned that we're. 00:04:37
Where we're doing a bond. 00:04:40
When we already have excess. 00:04:43
Cash. 00:04:46
That is being. 00:04:47
Levied, but it had lit tax. 00:04:49
On our constituents, I have asked that that lit tax be. 00:04:52
Reduced in the amount that. 00:04:57
That would the constituents would be. 00:04:59
With their tax rates wouldn't go down by by putting this general obligation, but I couldn't get any traction. 00:05:06
For doing that. 00:05:13
I'm concerned that. 00:05:14
We have money and we're also then not letting the tax rates reduce. 00:05:17
By putting this bond in. 00:05:23
I do think we need to do the projects. 00:05:25
That are on the table, I just think there might be other ways to finance them and I don't know that we fully. 00:05:28
Discussed all of the options for financing these projects. 00:05:33
And the last and the last joint meeting was cancelled because there was nothing to discuss. I don't know. I don't understand. 00:05:40
Right. Well, I support that same thing. 00:05:47
I think this is basically. 00:05:49
Even though it's not a tax raise, it's taken money out of taxpayers pocket that they would have gotten a reduction in. 00:05:51
And I don't think we really have a justification. As Denise said, we should be. 00:05:57
If if nothing else, reducing the public safety tax, which I've talked about that too in the past. 00:06:01
As an offset for this and no one's willing to do that so. 00:06:06
It's not going to get my support. 00:06:09
Is there any other discussion on the? 00:06:14
Go Bond. 00:06:15
I just want to be clear that I do think the projects that we have listed do need to be done. 00:06:17
I just think that we have the funds to do them with. 00:06:23
Currently. 00:06:26
Without. 00:06:27
Putting this bond in place. 00:06:29
OK. All right. Is there any other comment on the Gold Bond? 00:06:36
Any comment on the additional appropriations for this evening? 00:06:41
OK, well, if we. 00:06:55
If we have some impressing for him, we'll. 00:06:58
Put him on the phone. 00:07:00
Can you can you put the additional appropriations up on the screen I? 00:07:02
I looked at them. 00:07:08
Like the the ordinance for. 00:07:10
Is this different than what we've done in the past? 00:07:14
Yes, go ahead. This is a new process and I just want to be sure I understand the process and what it is we're approving before we 00:07:18
approve. You're not approving anything right now. 00:07:23
OK. This is a public hearing for additional appropriations because it's a true adjustment to budget. And we discovered recently 00:07:28
that this county has never done this properly. So not only are we supposed to advertise in the newspaper, but there's also 00:07:33
supposed to be a public hearing allowing public comment on what was advertised in the newspaper, OK. 00:07:39
In your standard meeting after we closed the public hearing. 00:07:44
That is over the initial appropriations, 1 by 1, and they will be addressed and voted on. So right now it's just to allow the 00:07:48
public to comment on any that they might have seen in the newspaper that they don't like or do like. 00:07:54
This will be standard procedure for any meeting where there's additional appropriation that is correct. I understand now. 00:08:00
Thank you. 00:08:06
Yes, ma'am. 00:08:07
Any further comment on that? 00:08:07
All right, we'll adjourn the public hearing. 00:08:11
And that we will. 00:08:15
Continue on with our. 00:08:16
Regular council meeting. 00:08:17
Approval of minutes from September 9th. 00:08:20
It's all move. 00:08:23
2nd. 00:08:25
We have a motion and 2nd for September 9th minutes. Any discussion? 00:08:27
All in favor say aye. 00:08:33
Aye, any opposed? 00:08:34
That carries. 00:08:36
I was not here. OK, thank you. One extension Flurry. Can you scroll up? 00:08:37
Laurie, I told Brad. 00:08:44
Calling if you had question. 00:08:46
Yeah. 00:08:49
All right, Diana, you are up. 00:08:53
I am covering for Wicks this evening. 00:08:55
At the last council meeting. 00:08:57
There was an additional appropriation request by WIC. 00:09:00
That was. 00:09:02
Granted, but then also rescinded at the same time because it had not been. 00:09:04
Advertised properly due to some miscommunication at the time. 00:09:07
So both A&B. 00:09:12
Kind of go hand in hand. One is the additional appropriation out of riverboat. 00:09:14
To give to Wick as a supplemental for their. 00:09:20
Change in salaries. This was discussed again at the last meeting. 00:09:26
And then? 00:09:30
To a is. 00:09:32
Appropriating that within Wick. 00:09:33
So this is their, their calendar year runs October to October. So they have a different fiscal year than all of the other 00:09:38
departments do. 00:09:41
They have a raise increase happening this month. 00:09:45
They couldn't quite fund it, so they asked for basically. 00:09:49
An additional $4228.79. 00:09:52
To make up the difference. 00:09:56
And even though the. 00:09:57
Fund balance is -75,000. 00:09:59
They're reimbursable. 00:10:02
The real marshmallow. And there's still reimbursable even though the government shutdown. 00:10:03
OK, we'll still get that money. It's through the state. 00:10:09
The state, OK, yeah, federal. 00:10:11
In like Indiana? 00:10:14
OK, so just a. 00:10:15
Clerical note this is 1A and 2A. 00:10:17
Yes, they go hand in hand. 00:10:19
I move to approve 1A and 2A as advertised. 00:10:22
2nd. 00:10:27
We have a motion, a second for Item 1A and Item 2A. Any discussion? 00:10:28
All in favor say aye aye. 00:10:33
Any opposed? 00:10:35
That carries. 00:10:36
OK. So new business 1A is also? 00:10:39
For WIC and what this does is it actually outlines their. 00:10:42
New fiscal year and what those costs would be? 00:10:47
Similar to how when we. 00:10:50
Role from December to January you have a brand new budget that you start out with. 00:10:52
Only they don't go through the budget adoption process because of their off cycle. 00:10:56
So they do an appropriation in October. 00:11:00
For the next 12 months. 00:11:02
Motion to approve 1A as advertised. 00:11:07
We have a motion and a second for new business 1A any discussion? 00:11:11
All in favor say aye. 00:11:16
Aye, any opposed? 00:11:17
That carries. 00:11:19
1B is a line transfer within that newly approved, appropriated budget. 00:11:21
So moved. 00:11:28
2nd, we have a motion to 2nd for 1B. Any questions or discussion? 00:11:29
All in favor say aye. 00:11:34
Aye, any opposed? 00:11:35
That carries. 00:11:37
All right, 2A. 00:11:39
Is an ordinance for the Floyd County Council authorizing the issuance. 00:11:41
General obligation bonds of the county for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the cost of certain capital improvements and 00:11:44
equipping projects and incidental expenses. 00:11:48
In connection there with an account of the issuance of the bonds, appropriating the proceeds thereof and approving certain matters 00:11:52
related thereto. 00:11:56
Move to approve the ordinance. 00:12:06
2025-19 What's the unanimous consent? 00:12:08
2nd. 00:12:15
We have a motion a second for 2A with unanimous consent. Any discussion? 00:12:16
All in favor say aye. Any opposed? 00:12:22
Aye. 00:12:26
Not carry. 00:12:27
Oh OK, I approve. I moved to. 00:12:37
Approved Ordinance 2025-19. 00:12:42
As as advertised. 00:12:46
2nd. 00:12:48
All right, we have a motion, a second, any other discussion? 00:12:49
With that. 00:12:52
All in favor say aye aye. 00:12:54
Any opposed? 00:12:56
Aye, that carries. 00:12:57
We will have a second reading. 00:12:59
On the 28th. 00:13:01
Join me. 00:13:04
Are you up for Judge Granger? 00:13:07
Although if we could let New Albany Township fire. 00:13:12
Go prior to me, I'm actually like the next. 00:13:15
OK. All right, well. 00:13:18
We'll move to item 4A. 00:13:20
Tim Franklin Township Fire. 00:13:31
We have been in the process of getting our bud rope station up to par since we became in existence. 00:13:34
The next step in that we have. 00:13:41
Contracted with an architectural firm. 00:13:43
Due to the design work. 00:13:45
They'll do design work. They'll do the. 00:13:47
Bidding process for us and managing the project. 00:13:49
That is 185,000. 00:13:52
So I'm here tonight to ask for the. 00:13:55
We have that cash on hand to have that moved to our general fund for that payment. 00:13:57
Move to approve 4. 00:14:07
I advertise. 00:14:08
2nd. 00:14:10
We have a motion and a second for 4A. Is there any questions for Mr. Franklin or any discussion? 00:14:11
All in favor say aye aye. 00:14:19
Any opposed? 00:14:21
That carries. Thank you. Thank you. 00:14:22
All right, we'll go back to 3A. 00:14:25
This is just a. 00:14:34
Additional appropriation within a grant fund. 00:14:35
Motion to approve 3A. 00:14:39
As advertised. 00:14:41
Second motion and 2nd for 3A. Any questions or discussion? 00:14:42
So this says it's a quote. Somebody donated this amount. 00:14:45
OK. 00:14:49
All in favor say aye. 00:14:53
Aye. 00:14:54
Any opposed? 00:14:55
That carries. 00:14:56
5/8. 00:14:58
Is a request for an additional appropriation in the ECHO grant that is a reimbursable grant. 00:15:00
Motion to approve 5A as advertised. 00:15:06
I'll second. 00:15:10
Have a motion is second for 5A. 00:15:10
Any questions? 00:15:12
All in favor say aye. 00:15:15
Aye, any opposed? 00:15:17
That carries exactly 6A is an additional appropriation for Community corrections and one of their grant funds. 00:15:19
Move to approve 6A. 00:15:28
Second, have a motion a second for 6A, Any discussion? 00:15:29
All in favor say aye. 00:15:34
Aye, any opposed? 00:15:36
That carries. 00:15:37
7-8. 00:15:40
He asked. 00:15:41
Go, yeah, go ahead. Don't. Yeah, he asked. That I represent, Mr. President. Go right ahead. 00:15:43
Want to do them one at a time, so. 00:15:49
You can speak to all of them and then we'll. 00:15:53
OK 7A Is money appropriated back into the LEPC hazardous materials line for reimbursement of supplies used for hazmat incident 00:15:55
which happened on August the 1st 20. 00:16:01
25 on East Luther Rd. 00:16:08
7 B $792.00 Appropriated back into the equipment supplies for mics that were purchased, and Harrison County and Clark County 00:16:11
reimbursed us for their portion of the bill. 00:16:17
$396 a piece. 00:16:23
7C. 00:16:26
800 transferred out of the cyber and repair line into the gas line for fuel for EM AB. 00:16:28
Vehicles. 00:16:34
Seven D 1100 Transfers out of the EOC radio equipment line into the. 00:16:35
Equipment supplies line to pay for the original invoices for the mics and. 00:16:42
7 E $5 transferred out of travel. 00:16:47
Traveling into the dues and subscriptions line for. 00:16:50
EMAI dues. 00:16:54
And with all that being said, I move that. 00:16:57
We improve. 00:16:59
Is that for all All. 00:17:01
I'll second. 00:17:03
So we have a motion a second for 7A through E. 00:17:04
Any discussion? 00:17:07
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:17:10
Curious, like you told you for Hannah. 00:17:13
Good afternoon. 00:17:25
Congratulations on the 2026 budget adoption process, So. 00:17:26
Lengthy, but very. 00:17:30
Engaging experience no doubt. 00:17:33
We have several items here. The first one is an additional appropriations request for legal services. 00:17:37
On behalf of the Commissioners. 00:17:44
The Kennedy General for $45,000. 00:17:46
Motion to approve. 00:17:55
2nd I have a motion a second for 8A. Any questions abstain. 00:17:57
Yeah, I'd like to know what. 00:18:01
Legal expenses are. 00:18:03
The additional we go, the expenses are for work. 00:18:04
It's Mr. Fox has been. 00:18:06
The biggest part of it, I've got this latest bill if you'd like to take a look at it. 00:18:09
I kind of show. 00:18:15
Is it, She said he said, something special? 00:18:17
I mean that we've been working on because I, I don't know what it is. 00:18:20
Is it? 00:18:23
Is it the fire? Is it the? 00:18:24
I guess it's yes, yes and yes. So the library. 00:18:27
The properties instead of going down. 00:18:32
I know. 00:18:37
I don't keep track of each of the independent. 00:18:41
Items unfortunately. 00:18:43
Maybe we should, but. 00:18:45
I don't. 00:18:46
So it just was brought to me that we've expended that land. 00:18:47
Secondly is I think when you look at what's been expended over the last several years, that legal line that obviously has fallen 00:18:51
short year after year. 00:18:54
And I think we've talked about this previously is that in the past the budgets have been held pretty flat. So it's always left us 00:18:58
with a gap. 00:19:02
So. 00:19:06
We never know where that's going to land, unfortunately, but. 00:19:07
This again just landed us a little bit short. 00:19:10
Do you know how much the budget was? 00:19:13
Originally. 00:19:15
I. 00:19:19
I mean, is this? 00:19:24
2% of the budget or. 00:19:26
20% increase in the budget. 00:19:29
Is my question. I guess I should have done my homework before I got in here. 00:19:32
I didn't think to ask that. 00:19:36
Question. 00:19:38
When I was going through it. 00:19:39
I can look it up here. 00:19:43
So the original appropriation is $40,000. 00:19:45
So the budget for 20/25 was 40,000. 00:19:49
And now we're up. 00:19:54
Appropriating another 40 poverty. 00:19:56
100% increase. 00:19:58
Over the budget? Bear with me, I'll let you know what previous years. 00:20:00
Actually. 00:20:03
What now? 00:20:06
She's looking at previous years. Oh, OK. 00:20:07
Yeah, look at previous years. Expenditure is correct. We've had a fixed budget in place for nearly six years. 00:20:09
In 2025. 00:20:36
The true cost was $81,506.00. OK. 00:20:38
OK. 00:20:42
That makes sense. 00:20:44
I wonder what we budgeted for 26? 00:20:46
Or sister toss was. 00:20:48
53 Five. 00:20:53
Nothing was, really. 00:20:57
Done. 00:20:58
Compared to what happened this 1/3, what's happened this year? So there's been a lot, there's been a massive increase in. 00:21:02
Projects this year compared to last year. 00:21:08
And I do believe that you're. 00:21:10
Your question being let's budget 26 it. 00:21:12
I have tried to adjust it somewhat appropriately to keep it within reasons so that obviously we're not coming back every council 00:21:15
meeting having to do yeah. 00:21:19
I mean 100% increase. 00:21:24
Is Hawaii. 00:21:26
Yes, I agree. Yeah. 00:21:28
Any other discussion on 8? 00:21:30
All in favor say aye. Any opposed? 00:21:35
That carries a baby. 00:21:38
Ate me This is 1176 Fund is trying to clean up some of the year end projections. 00:21:41
With the truck driver salaries. 00:21:49
Try and the perf other employees salaries. 00:21:51
That's projected in the year the Superintendent, which of the crew leaders, which. 00:21:57
Would receive their pay increase last. 00:22:02
Council meetings, so it has to. 00:22:04
I'm appropriating the the dollar amount to get them up to cover their shortage. 00:22:06
Projected shortage for this year. 00:22:10
And then the contract employee stipend. 00:22:12
That 78,000 is the monies. 00:22:15
That were negotiated in the contract so that. 00:22:18
Now we have with the Teamsters A2 year contract. 00:22:22
That starts in 26 through. 00:22:25
20 through 27. 00:22:27
The stipend Lu. 00:22:30
Allowed us to not have to consider back pay. It allowed us to make a one time payment this year. 00:22:32
To call it. 00:22:37
A Washington move forward with the two year contract that's in place. 00:22:39
Motion to approve 8B. 00:22:49
Tag it. We have a motion and a second for 8B. Any questions for Stan? 00:22:52
Stan, this this brings us to a hole then, for the year. 00:22:57
Say one more time, Sir, this appropriation brings us to a hole for the year. 00:23:00
I certainly hope so. Yes, Sir. 00:23:05
The question though is that the fund only has $12,000 in it or? 00:23:07
Appropriating 406, I'll explain. 00:23:12
What I've been able to do is I've taken the actual estimated revenues for this year and come up with what is. 00:23:15
To be an appropriate appropriating power for this particular fund based on beginning balance carryover balance projected revenues 00:23:21
for this year and I projected the fund actually to end at 410,000. 00:23:28
Now, granted, we're scraping the sides of the barrel, but we're cleaning up a lot of things here moving into 26. 00:23:34
And we're wrapping up a nice tight budget for 25. 00:23:40
OK, so. 00:23:43
You have enough revenues coming in for the remainder of the year to offset the. 00:23:44
Yes, ma'am, appropriations that we're making. 00:23:49
OK. 00:23:51
I figured you knew the answer, I just had to ask. 00:23:54
Any further discussion on? 00:23:56
I am B. 00:23:59
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:24:01
That carries. 00:24:04
See. See. This is a **** bridge. This is just a. 00:24:06
For in the year projections, this is actually bridge inspections kind of helping us. 00:24:10
Take some of the unappropriate funds that are sitting in the Cube Bridge fund so that we can go ahead and do some of the studies 00:24:15
kind of get down. 00:24:18
Knocked out so that when we put our plan together for 2026, we have. 00:24:22
More solid plan to move forward with our bridge. 00:24:25
Construction plan, resurfacing, whatever. 00:24:30
Options are in place there, but this is to allow us to get a little bit of a head start on. 00:24:34
A lot of those projects and to forecast for our end of year. 00:24:39
Shortage projection. 00:24:42
Motion to approve 8C as advertised. 00:24:45
Flag it motion and 2nd for 8C. Any discussion? 00:24:48
All in favor say aye. 00:24:53
Aye, any opposed? 00:24:54
That carries. 00:24:56
D so DEF. 00:24:57
And G these. 00:25:01
Are all appropriations. 00:25:04
That will help us. 00:25:07
Wrap up hopefully our red wire project. 00:25:09
Trying to allocate the funds. 00:25:12
Again when the project began at the beginning. 00:25:14
Beginning of the year when the budget was set. 00:25:17
A lot of the the dollar amounts and the appropriations. 00:25:20
Weren't actually appropriately set, so we had to kind of go back in and. 00:25:24
Request that through the Council. So this is. 00:25:29
What I'm anticipating the last time, hopefully you hear about the Red Water project at this point this year. 00:25:32
At least with appropriation requests and this should shore up. 00:25:37
All of our outstanding. 00:25:41
Invoices for. 00:25:43
The the project in red wire itself. 00:25:45
I hope it's OK I address DEFG together. 00:25:49
Motion to approve. 00:25:52
DEFNG. 00:25:55
8DE F&G as advertised. 00:25:56
2nd. 00:25:59
All right. We have a motion for 8DE F&G. 00:26:00
Now I just have a question, the Edwardsville school tip. Thank you. 00:26:03
And that's supposed to be for the remodel of the. 00:26:06
Activity Center, whatever that is. 00:26:10
It is, but I think we've been allowed. 00:26:12
Use that for this reservoir project at this point just to move forward with closing this project down. 00:26:14
So are you taking the funds from that Edwardsville project and moving it to Red wire? 00:26:21
No, we're actually going to use the funds in that. 00:26:26
That fund use the dollars in that fund to pay off their red mark project. 00:26:28
Then we'll reimburse it in 2026. 00:26:34
So how close is red wire to moving in? 00:26:40
We're Red Warp, the building their facility itself is is wrapping up here first part of November and then the. 00:26:43
The change order extension for the IUS facility. 00:26:51
Potential IUS facility in back is this should be wrapped up by mid to later November. 00:26:55
So would they be moving in this year? Yeah, you think? 00:27:01
Red wire. 00:27:05
I don't want to break anybody's Thunder. I'm not exactly sure. I do know the red wire wishes to announce grand. 00:27:07
Opening and they want to keep it somewhat consolidated today as well, so. 00:27:14
OK, the good things are happening for Floyd County. That's good. 00:27:19
Perfect. 00:27:22
Let's dance I us expansion. Where is the funds coming for that? It's all wrapped up. And this was the yes, this this was the 00:27:23
change order that was approved through the IUS or through the Red Bar project. So it's all wrapped up. 00:27:29
In this particular. 00:27:36
Request as well. 00:27:37
There's there's been lots of. 00:27:39
Talks back and forth with that US on a lease and. 00:27:40
In the change order and. 00:27:43
Kind of sorry. 00:27:46
A healthy change order that they wanted and ironing all that out. So I think we've got traction on that now to to finish that up. 00:27:48
Through redevelopment. So yes, yeah, it looks like IUS might be moving in 1st of January of 26 and. 00:27:55
Yeah, so some good things happen. You know, I encourage everybody to. 00:28:03
Go to the grand opening. It's a beautiful facility. Absolutely. 00:28:06
All right. Any further discussion on these items? 00:28:11
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed those carried. 00:28:14
HH. 00:28:19
H is care of inmates and patients. These are Youth Services contracts with. 00:28:23
Boyd, Clark County. 00:28:27
This is just to try to get us to the end of this particular year and we're running out of money now. I think we're. 00:28:29
Negative $6000 if I remember. 00:28:35
We have some pending invoices so. 00:28:38
Just want to show this up for the end of the year. 00:28:40
Motion to approve 8H. 00:28:47
As advertised second. 00:28:49
The motion is second for 8H. Any discussion questions for? 00:28:51
I I have a discussion about. I have a question about how where the talks are going with getting. 00:28:57
The medical services that we need for 2020. 00:29:02
Sex or is it? 00:29:06
Are you talking the all insurance or the medical services? All for the youth? 00:29:08
I've not been involved, OK. 00:29:14
We'll talk about that later. 00:29:16
I'll talk with Sher. 00:29:18
Yeah, I'm sorry. 00:29:19
And he always shares everything with. 00:29:21
Any further discussions on 8H? 00:29:23
All in favor say aye. 00:29:26
Aye, any opposed? 00:29:28
That carries. 00:29:29
Aye. 00:29:31
I This is the GIS fund. This is a software maintenance agreement that we have with GIS. The maintenance agreement is here. 00:29:33
This coincides with Jay Actually, which is also a transfer of existing appropriations within that fund. 00:29:42
So that we can pay the maintenance agreement for 2025 again, which was held flat based on. 00:29:48
Previous year budget negotiations, which we're trying to address in 2026. 00:29:54
Motion to Approve 8. 00:30:01
INJ. 00:30:03
Flag it. 00:30:05
We have a motion for 8I and J motion and a second. Any discussion? 00:30:06
All in favor say aye. 00:30:12
Aye, any opposed? 00:30:13
That carries world decay. 00:30:15
And Kay, this is what we have is. 00:30:18
Obviously 1173 is the MBH restricted funds, so we have to be. 00:30:22
Cautious on what can and can't be charged against this particular fund. 00:30:26
Based again on our pace ratings, we're still at a 5050 break between 73 and 76. 00:30:30
So my projections were showing that our truck drivers salaries are. 00:30:36
Going to be. 00:30:40
There's going to be appropriations left in that particular line. 00:30:42
I wish I could charge more in that line which would freed up monies in 76, but unfortunately we can't do that. We have to base it 00:30:46
off of the job duties and responsibilities. 00:30:50
That our Rd. department crew has. 00:30:55
But I'm asking to transfer that money over into the oven since slad which is. 00:30:57
The new guardrail and if you haven't been downloaded been since, you should take a look at it. Sydney and its crew have done. 00:31:03
Spectacular job in pulling all this together and making it look like a shining example for Floyd County. 00:31:11
Ahead of schedule. 00:31:17
I had a schedule. 00:31:18
Very well. 00:31:20
Yep, move to approve 8K as advertised. 00:31:21
Second motion and 2nd for 8K Any questions? 00:31:25
So when you say, oh, Vincent's road slide? 00:31:29
They're gonna go back into the. 00:31:32
County Road Fund or how's that gonna workout? 00:31:33
The 1173 is a non reverting fund so all the cash stays in 1173 and it can only be used based on the NBA restrictions that are 00:31:36
imposed upon which it can be used for. 00:31:41
To pay for the guardrails. Is that what I'm hearing used to be paid for? That's what you're that's what you're doing. That's what 00:31:47
I'm doing here. 00:31:50
Any further questions? 00:31:55
All in favor of 8K say aye. 00:31:57
Aye, any opposed? 00:32:00
That carries. 00:32:01
Can I make one brief comment sure please? 00:32:02
I'd like to recognize Sydney and his curve. 00:32:05
The paving project that occurred out in front of. 00:32:09
On Grantland Road in front of the Chicken House by Saint Joe's Road. 00:32:12
Was getting quite a few calls to the commissioners about the unlevel uneasiness of the road, especially at the transition. 00:32:16
Sydney and took it upon himself. He reached out to the director in Clark County. 00:32:25
Who he his partnered with? 00:32:30
And they? 00:32:33
Came out today, meaning Clark County, who have the equipment to do with a lot of the paving. 00:32:35
That we are incapable of at this point. 00:32:39
Came out and assisted Sydney and his crew in getting that. 00:32:42
That's transition fixed. 00:32:45
The road looks great, they did a great job and it's a great partnership. 00:32:47
I just think Sydney needed to be recognized from that moment, so. 00:32:52
Saved us a significant amount of money as well. 00:32:55
Thank you, Sydney. Thank you, Sydney. Thank you. 00:32:59
Michelle. 00:33:03
Right. I believe you have the Q3 update for the salary ordinance for 2025. 00:33:09
The only changes that were made were adding in new people who joined the county. 00:33:17
Taking out people who left. 00:33:23
And then? 00:33:26
Making any salary changes that were already approved by this body. 00:33:28
So it was just clean up work. 00:33:33
Motion to approve 9A. 00:33:37
Second salary ordinance for third quarter 2025. 00:33:39
All right. Thank you. 00:33:43
Any discussion on the salary ordinance? 00:33:44
All in favor of approval say aye. 00:33:49
Aye, any opposed? 00:33:51
Aye. 00:33:53
Jeff, before you, before you use a request out of commissary funds. 00:33:56
In reference to an employee appreciation dinner we put on each year we like to do for the employees. 00:34:00
Includes basically vendor food. 00:34:05
Associated costs with putting on an event can be music. 00:34:07
Awards and then also we have one retirement this year, so an employee appreciation gift. 00:34:10
Just one. 00:34:15
So that's basically for the request before you this body. 00:34:16
Under the statutes a lot if we all. 00:34:19
How much is it state? 00:34:23
It varies because you don't know the food, how many people want to show up? 00:34:25
I mean if you can do. 00:34:28
I mean, I hate to say I don't know what undercut it. 00:34:29
10 to 15, I don't know. 00:34:32
I just don't know what the cost is. So if you want to do up to an amount like say 15. 00:34:33
I don't think somebody even close to that, but I just don't know because you don't know who's insured. Do we need to put an amount 00:34:37
on? 00:34:40
OK. If you want to specification up to a mount, that's on me. I make a motion, we approve. 00:34:43
Sheriff Bush. 00:34:49
Motion for the Commissary Funds for the employee appreciation. 00:34:51
Second motion a second for 10A. Any other questions for the sheriff? 00:34:55
All in favor say aye aye. 00:35:00
Any opposed? 00:35:01
Thank you, thank you very much. Before I leave the podium, it must be Sydney night, so I'm going to go ahead and get it tonight 00:35:03
late. 00:35:05
We had a community member call me, but then I called Sydney in reference to a complaint where he lives. There's been several 00:35:08
accidents over the past month or so. 00:35:12
Typically high school drivers. 00:35:16
Riding off the road turn up this fence so suddenly jumped right in and helped out and out between the three of us and mainly. 00:35:18
Sydney and the community member. 00:35:23
Worked out a solution and I just want to say, you know, he did a great job in working with that member, so I just want to thank 00:35:25
you for that publicly in terms of that so city does a great job so. 00:35:30
First of all, I had to work with it, so it's good. So moving forward with that also harbor some kind was this past weekend. 00:35:35
And if you all went down there and attended, you may or may not have. To me, it was a different vibe. 00:35:42
You know, my 30 is my 34th, basically harvest homecoming, and it was just a different vibe. 00:35:46
And it was a +1. 00:35:51
All throughout the four days, I was down there every day. 00:35:52
All the positive feedback of seeing both annoying Police Department in the Flip County Sheriff's Office actually working together. 00:35:55
And so it was a great event, great weather. 00:36:00
But but what it was more important was the fact that we worked together. 00:36:03
Came up with a plan and a solid plan and executed it. We're going to have some debriefings coming up. 00:36:07
Tomorrow and probably next week in reference to that, but there are a lot of entities involved and I'll have the list, a list of 00:36:12
all. 00:36:15
But it was a great event. We also had an officer. 00:36:18
Waylon save a life. 00:36:21
I performed CPR on a lady at the event and saved her life. 00:36:22
And so we want to recognize him as well, which we have. We get an award right there on the scene. 00:36:27
The next day. 00:36:32
And then we had the opportunity for him to talk to the. 00:36:33
The news media just a. 00:36:35
It's very important what he did and he's dedicated in his service to the community. So I just want you all know that from this 00:36:37
body. So thank you very much. Thank you. 00:36:40
She's back again. 00:36:49
Just a few quick things. I wanted to recognize Michelle and her work. 00:36:56
Not only on the quarter 3 update and the updates that we've done all year long this year and last year for the salary ordinance. 00:36:59
But she put a lot of effort into the 2026 salary ordinance this year, getting everything correct. 00:37:06
I think that that ordinance went back and forth between herself, myself and Gloria probably 10 times before it was even released 00:37:12
to department heads to take a look at. 00:37:17
We had a few departments reach out to us for corrections that they caught that we didn't because. 00:37:21
Sometimes the numbers blur. 00:37:27
And we were able to get those corrected in time for tonight's meeting. So I just, she's done a really great job. 00:37:30
This year. 00:37:36
I do want you all to realize that next year there probably won't be quarterly updates for the salary ordinance because after 00:37:37
checking with the SPOA, we do not have to adopt an ordinance that lists names. It can just list positions and the rate for that 00:37:44
specific position. So if you noticed on the ordinance that you signed tonight, it had no names listed. 00:37:50
The only time you will see an ordinance for update is if you have actually changed someone's salary throughout the year. And I 00:37:57
don't mean an individual, I mean the title itself. 00:38:02
So that should cut down on some of those things that you see. 00:38:07
I do know that. 00:38:11
The The public hearing for additional appropriations was a. 00:38:13
A different thing. 00:38:18
You'll be seeing. 00:38:20
Hopefully not much of it next year because that's the only mentioned a couple times we've tried really hard to do. 00:38:21
You guys tried really hard to make sure that we had a true budget for next year. 00:38:27
I genuinely appreciate that it was adopted without. 00:38:30
Must surface this evening. 00:38:33
There's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears go into that through my office and many other offices, so it was appreciated. 00:38:36
I'm covering just a lot of. 00:38:42
Primarily a lot of line transfers. I don't mind doing this for other department heads because I already have to be here. 00:38:45
So. 00:38:51
I have to be here. 00:38:53
11 a is a. 00:38:58
It's just a line transfer within Veteran Services. 00:39:00
Decreasing office equipment and increasing computer supplies $300 both ways. 00:39:04
Move to approve. 00:39:09
Flag it motion a second. 00:39:11
11 a Any questions? 00:39:13
All in favor say aye. 00:39:15
Aye, any opposed? 00:39:17
That carries. 00:39:18
11B is for the prosecutor's office. We're decreasing 4 lines totaling $30,500 and increasing their computer supply line by that 00:39:19
same amount. 00:39:23
Motion approved 11. 00:39:30
2nd. 00:39:32
Motion and a second for 11B. 00:39:33
Questions on that one. 00:39:36
All in favor say aye aye. 00:39:39
Any opposed? 00:39:41
That carries. 00:39:42
C is for the magistrate. 00:39:44
This is decreasing 2 lines and increasing their guardian ad litem line to this tune of $3000. This is something that you shouldn't 00:39:47
see happen next year because they were able to do a true budget for their guardian and Latinos for next year. 00:39:53
Move to approve 11-C. 00:39:59
2nd I have a motion and a second for 11-C. 00:40:01
Any discussion? 00:40:04
All in favor say aye. 00:40:06
Aye, any opposed? 00:40:08
That carries. 00:40:09
Eleventy is a little strange. So along with the public hearing portion that you have for additional appropriations, we also 00:40:10
discovered that there should be an ordinance adopted for additional appropriations. You're all familiar. 00:40:16
With the ordinance that exists for line transfers outside of category that we started I think a little over a year ago. 00:40:22
When we found out about that. 00:40:29
Particular. 00:40:30
Fun treat. So this is just a new one. 00:40:32
That when we filed these additional appropriations after last month's meeting. 00:40:35
The DLGF went ahead and partially funded the requests with. 00:40:39
The understanding that we would go ahead and get an ordinance at this next meeting, this is how we discovered we were supposed to 00:40:44
have one. 00:40:47
Motion to approve 11-D as advertised. 00:40:53
Tiger motion in a second for 11 D. 00:40:57
Any further discussion? 00:41:00
All in favor say aye. 00:41:02
Any opposed? 00:41:04
That carries. 00:41:06
11 He is on here at the request of counsel. 00:41:07
We had claimed. 00:41:10
The remainder of those money is set aside for. 00:41:12
Overtime supplies during the COVID epidemic that the Council had set aside, we reclaimed it to the general fund and. 00:41:17
It was requested that we. 00:41:24
Put it into the health department. 00:41:26
Fund by the Council. 00:41:29
So we're putting it into the general fund? No, we reclaimed it from the general fund. 00:41:33
Going to. 00:41:39
The umm. 00:41:40
What phone number is that? 00:41:44
OK, 4501 so if you'll see you request for additional appropriation and move COVID-19 funds to Health Department 4501, it's 00:41:45
originating out of. 00:41:51
The general fund, because it's already been claimed to the general fund. 00:41:56
Motion to approve. 00:42:00
11A. 00:42:02
As advertisers. 00:42:03
Second, have a motion and a second for 11 E. 00:42:04
And then fund you just reference that's the building fund, right? 00:42:07
Mm-hmm. Yes, Sir. 00:42:11
Any further questions? 00:42:14
So that all of this money would go towards the building. 00:42:16
It goes in the building fund, and as far as I'm aware that fund is only for the building. 00:42:19
It does not support the health department itself. 00:42:23
It's a restricted fund if I recall. 00:42:27
It's it's it's where the band was deposited. It's specific to. 00:42:31
The Health Department building and its renovations. 00:42:36
All in favor of 11 E say aye. 00:42:41
Aye, any opposed? 00:42:43
That carries. 00:42:46
Thank you. 00:42:47
All right, new business item 12 is Floyd County Council. 00:42:48
12A is. 00:42:52
Money for Baker Tilly. 00:42:55
We have a representative here. 00:42:57
For a FIRE territory financial study. 00:42:59
That involves territory and Highlander Fire District. 00:43:03
Commissioner, if you want to. 00:43:07
Come up. 00:43:08
Good evening, Jason Sharp, Floyd County Commissioner. 00:43:15
On September 25th we had a joint meeting between New Albany Township. 00:43:17
Highlander and Georgetown townships. 00:43:23
And all the boards voted affirmative to explore fiscal analysis for a fire territory for all those jurisdictions. 00:43:26
One of the other things that we're looking for. 00:43:36
Out of this as well as a lit analysis for the fire and EMS lid. 00:43:38
Under the new structure. 00:43:42
Actually take any questions if you have so this this was advertised. 00:43:45
Out of two different funds so. 00:43:49
We have choice out of what is 7303? 00:43:52
So any. 00:43:58
Questions for Commissioner Sharp. 00:44:01
I'll make a motion to approve 12A. 00:44:03
2nd. 00:44:05
Motion a second. 00:44:06
Any further discussion? 00:44:07
Yes, we need a fund. 00:44:10
So which is the riverboat the 7303? 00:44:13
I'll do 7303. 00:44:17
Why wouldn't we pay for this? Have a? 00:44:20
The public safety. 00:44:22
It's not going directly to. 00:44:25
It's a financial study rather than going directly to. 00:44:27
There, who made the second on that? I did. 00:44:31
I'm good with you, good with you. 00:44:34
So I do have another question and it's kind of unrelated in a way, but. 00:44:37
I heard that we are not going to get as much money from the riverboat next year that the Harrison County. 00:44:42
Commissioners or Council did not. 00:44:50
Approve the same amount of flow for us. 00:44:53
The I talked to Harrison County our. 00:44:56
They did lower some, but Floyd County was not changed. 00:44:59
Oh, good, OK, perfect. That was used to me. I was like, oh, that's not good. Not what I received. No. Yeah. 00:45:01
I. 00:45:10
A representative from there and there. 00:45:11
Thank you. County has remained the same. Thank you. Any further discussion we've got. 00:45:12
A motion a second on 12A. 00:45:17
From the 7303 Fund. 00:45:19
Any further discussion? 00:45:21
Yeah, I mean, we weren't really involved in this. Why? Why? 00:45:22
We picking the call supplies, I'm not coming to the Commissioners funds. 00:45:25
Well, this is also going to be run. 00:45:30
Concurrent with what we're. 00:45:32
We're proposing for our our EMS plan, which we're currently negotiating right now. So it's going to run concurrent with what we 00:45:34
need for our EMS, which is under the responsibility of the commissioners. 00:45:38
Well, until the funding comes. 00:45:44
And then it's under the responsibility of us. I think we should be included in those meetings, I agree. But we need to have a 00:45:46
workable plan. That's your feet. 00:45:50
For that to work, we have to know all the pieces. It's a lot of moving pieces, this. 00:45:54
I have a comment this unfair probably but. 00:45:59
Baker Tilly going to spend exactly seven, $50,000. Are they going to? 00:46:03
It's a not too exciting, I think it's not to see that things what was requested, yeah. 00:46:07
I think the original estimate was around 45, but we wanted to. 00:46:13
Make sure we yeah, thankfully I think they have a lot of the data already. 00:46:17
That they would need, they see the is, is the analysis going to look at two different options like a Firebase versus or is this 00:46:20
just fire territory? 00:46:26
Just putting the two together, we're looking at or is this EMS as well? So we're looking at a fire based option within the 00:46:31
territory. 00:46:34
A fire based option for EMS within the territory. 00:46:39
Discussing and negotiating. And so that's part of the analysis that's being done, not stressed. 00:46:44
A fire territory. 00:46:50
Studies, specifically lit analysis as well. 00:46:52
But it's also a EMS. 00:46:55
Analysis. It's the fiscal analysis for the not like another study that was done through the. I forgot what the original company 00:46:58
had to do. So are there going to be options or are there just going to be 1 analysis? 00:47:04
It's going to be 1 analysis. 00:47:11
It's two options. 00:47:13
I don't know. Explain to me what I know, Private. 00:47:16
Off the table, but are there two options where we go with the county? 00:47:23
EMS and they're housed in the fire or we do a fire based EMS. We're looking at just the fire based EMS at this point because the 00:47:28
way the funding mechanisms have changed with the new lid structure they OK, so it's a fire based EMS. 00:47:35
It only allows for a fire based EMS that is implemented in 24 OK. 00:47:46
OK, OK. 00:47:51
I'm trying to catch up. I understand, I understand it. I'm hoping we can get something before you guys sooner than later, but 00:47:53
we're still kind of, well, I'm kind of I, I mentioned this earlier, but I was kind of put off that the last joint meeting. 00:47:59
Was cancelled and we we know, I know. 00:48:06
That there's a lot of stuff going on and we could have been brought up to date at least somewhat. 00:48:09
In some of these areas. 00:48:15
Of what's? 00:48:17
Been going on so we would not have been prepared at that time to discuss this we. 00:48:18
This was just in the incentive. Yeah, there's still a lot of things. Yeah, there's a lot of movies. 00:48:22
Parts need to come together. We should be having those meetings. 00:48:26
Are there any further discussion on 12A? 00:48:30
All in favor say aye. 00:48:35
No, you're not. You're laughing at me. All right, We're taking a vote on 12A. All in favor Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? 00:48:39
That carries thank. 00:48:48
12B is our ordinance for transfers for tonight. 00:48:51
Motion to approve 12B. 00:48:57
Second motion, second for 12 B. Any discussion? 00:48:59
All in favor say aye aye. Any opposed? 00:49:03
That carries 12C is our ordinance for additional appropriations for this evening. 00:49:07
Motion to approve 12C. 00:49:12
2nd, we have a motion a second for 12 C Any discussion? 00:49:15
All in favor say aye. 00:49:20
Any opposed? 00:49:22
That carries 12D is the ordinance for additional appropriation. 00:49:23
For the special. 00:49:28
Special one that we just discussed with Diana. 00:49:31
Just a moment ago. 00:49:34
Motion to Approve 12 D. 00:49:35
2nd. 00:49:38
I have a motion a second. Any discussion? 00:49:39
All in favor say aye. 00:49:42
Aye, any opposed? 00:49:44
That carries. 00:49:46
Anyone from the public wish to speak? 00:49:47
Before we shut it down. 00:49:50
Seeing none, I'll ask. 00:49:54
Motion to adjourn. 00:49:55
2nd. 00:49:56
All in favor. 00:49:57
Aye. 00:49:58
We are adjourned. 00:49:59
Laurie. 00:50:03