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Play Technology Championship our Pledge of Allegiance If you do have a cell phone on you, please set it to silent. 00:00:01
For the duration of the meeting. And thank you all for being here for the first meeting of 2026. 00:00:09
Can be a busy, fun year. 00:00:15
If you'll join me in a moment of silence for individual prayer, meditation, reflection, will. 00:00:18
Get ready for tonight's meeting. 00:00:23
All right. Thank you. 00:00:39
We have a relatively. 00:00:41
Brief agenda. Do you want to add two things? 00:00:42
Will need unanimous consent to do so. 00:00:45
First under a new business under Nick Creevy. 00:00:50
We had a. 00:00:54
Late culmination on the security of quote for the new. 00:00:57
Administrative building. That'll be item 1C. 00:01:01
That'll be under the System Integration Resources contract quote and then. 00:01:04
Another attorney from this year or another contract from the Sheriff's Office? 00:01:09
Mr. Scott Evans is joining us tonight. 00:01:14
To represent the Sheriff's Department. 00:01:17
For an attorney contract. 00:01:19
I'll look for a motion to approve those additions by unanimous consent. 00:01:22
So so moved. 00:01:25
Second all in favor. Aye. All right, Mr. 00:01:28
Good evening. 00:01:38
The first item I have is the economic development agreement for proper pilots. 00:01:41
This is an agreement that was reviewed. 00:01:46
Approved by the Redevelopment Commission. 00:01:49
And it entails. 00:01:52
2 Tranche, $25,000 Forgivable loan. 00:01:57
As well as 12. 00:02:01
Rent free at Whistle Stop Co Workspace. 00:02:03
This is a company that was formed and developed at. 00:02:07
The whistle stop innovation. 00:02:10
Center through our accelerator program. 00:02:14
Run by the root. 00:02:18
They have received awards from Vote Innovation Award out of Louisville. 00:02:21
They won the next big thing. 00:02:27
Pitch competition. 00:02:30
And have received a number of. 00:02:31
Offers to relocate to Louisville and Lexington. 00:02:34
Being a. 00:02:39
Business I was developed in our innovation hub. 00:02:40
We put together an offer out of the revolving loan fund. 00:02:44
To try to entice them to stay at the Noble Park. 00:02:49
The term is for three years of the initial loan. At that time they can. 00:02:55
Receive an additional $25,000 for three additional years. 00:03:00
The forgivable conditions are that they. 00:03:06
Purchase a lot Nova Park Purchase a commercial building in unincorporated Floyd County and operate there for two years. 00:03:10
For the initial loan amount. 00:03:19
Aggregate payroll is exceeding 1.3 million. 00:03:21
For the second. 00:03:25
Amount 2.6 million. 00:03:26
And if the business closes or relocates out of Ford County, they have to. 00:03:28
Pay it back. It is a 0% interest loan. There is a 10% default rate. 00:03:34
So this is coming from the revolving loan fund which is a non reverting fund. 00:03:40
With the Redevelopment Commission, it was initially funded with state dollars, subsequently has received EDA funding. 00:03:48
Those funds? 00:03:57
The restrictions on the funds from the state in the 80 day EDA have cycled off due to. 00:03:59
The success of the program over the years. 00:04:05
We have been sitting on some of this money for a few years now and this is the opportunity to use it. It is designed for. 00:04:08
Kind of new business startups. 00:04:17
That might not be able to get funding from traditional lending sources. 00:04:19
So I do look for an approval of this. 00:04:26
Just a couple other things that so the. 00:04:31
Winning the Next Big Thing award. 00:04:34
Already secured them a year of free rent at the they would have the year of free rent. 00:04:37
Anyway, we began developing this. 00:04:45
Offer before they won that award. 00:04:50
But there they will be at the muscle stuff. 00:04:53
For the next year, rent free regardless of this economic no. 00:04:56
And then just to reiterate, we baked in metrics with regards to employment and gross revenues as well as longevity. It's. 00:04:59
Duration on site. 00:05:07
And you said for a while, I think that money's been sitting there. 00:05:09
Kind of unused for the better part of a. 00:05:13
It appears to say a decade. 00:05:15
Yeah, I wouldn't say it's been unused for a decade. I think the last time we offered a loan was. 00:05:18
Nearly a decade ago. Yeah, it's been. 00:05:25
Or paid since then but yes yeah and that Mister tweet in the background that correct. Would you like to join us up here? Do you 00:05:27
get anything to say or any questions of. 00:05:31
I'm happy to answer any questions. 00:05:38
That's alright. 00:05:43
No, it's a big podium. It could be shared. 00:05:48
I appreciate you guys having me up here. I'm, I'm a transplant. I, I originally grew up in, in Seattle, WA and we moved out to to 00:05:51
Indiana because I traveled all over the world. 00:05:56
And there was just no place that I thought would be better to raise a kid because. 00:06:02
People like you guys and and everyone I run into every day are exactly what I want my kids to be like. So this is when we put down 00:06:06
roots here and I started flying jets out of JV Y and Muhammad Ali. 00:06:11
We want to make sure that we we stayed here and and built a life here. 00:06:16
So I'm very happy to to be here in Floyd County and and proper pilots. 00:06:20
I'm a flight school owner. 00:06:25
And basically the systems that flight schools run on. 00:06:27
Are very antiquated they're. 00:06:31
Outdated. 00:06:33
Decades old. 00:06:33
And they're focused on just getting pilots more hours. They're not focused on the quality of instruction. 00:06:35
We're kind of changing that dynamic so that we're creating better pilots for safer skies across. 00:06:40
OK. Any further questions for? 00:06:48
Mr. Tweet or. 00:06:50
For Mr. Creevy on this. 00:06:52
If not, I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:06:57
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:07:00
I'll second all in favor. 00:07:02
Aye. 00:07:04
The next item I have is a. 00:07:08
Agreement Loan agreement with Red Wire. 00:07:11
This was part of economic development agreement that. 00:07:14
The county entered into with red wire in 2023. 00:07:19
To offer a. 00:07:24
Forgivable loan in the amount of $312,500 for the purpose of building improvements and equipment. 00:07:25
In the 1st and 5th year. 00:07:33
Of their occupancy of that. 00:07:36
Building that has an interest rate of five, 5% per per annum, which is forgivable. 00:07:39
It is. 00:07:48
Interest is payable on annual basis but waived. 00:07:51
As a credit, so long as red wire is open and operational. 00:07:54
It is forgivable after the 7th anniversary. 00:07:59
Of their opening and operational status at Nova Park. 00:08:02
If they move they will have to repay with interest or if they close. 00:08:08
Did they have employment? 00:08:17
Netflix in that one as well. 00:08:19
For growth of employment or payroll. 00:08:21
Oh no, they do not. 00:08:23
OK. 00:08:25
Is there anyone from Red Wire here tonight? 00:08:30
I don't believe so. 00:08:33
OK. 00:08:35
Any questions for Mr. Creevy on this? 00:08:37
This is a loan to Red Wire. 00:08:41
Yes. 00:08:44
Are they occupied in their new building? 00:08:46
They are out there and working. They're not fully. 00:08:48
Set up there, yet they still have experiments. 00:08:52
Going on in. 00:08:55
There are other locations that they can't move until they're complete. 00:08:56
There's some additional. 00:09:00
Wrap up items in the facility that are ongoing. 00:09:02
I believe they're going to have a grand opening later and they. 00:09:07
In mid March is what they're aiming for. 00:09:10
This is part of the. 00:09:16
Economic This is just the execution of part of the economic development agreement that. 00:09:18
In the original plan. 00:09:23
Yeah, well, yes. 00:09:25
Yeah, the original plane. 00:09:26
All right. If there are no further questions, I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:09:30
So second motion and a second all in favor. 00:09:34
Aye, aye. 00:09:39
All right, the final item I have is a. 00:09:43
Service Perfume. 00:09:47
Proposal for access control and video surveillance. This would cover hardware. 00:09:49
Equipment installation. 00:09:55
For the Chase Building downtown. 00:09:59
By the uh, new government center building. 00:10:05
The total amount of that. 00:10:08
Cost is 990 thousand 500-1475. It's with system integration resources. This is the provider that the sheriff's already use. 00:10:10
So to. 00:10:21
Maintain cohesiveness in that. 00:10:23
System we've used the same. 00:10:27
Providers. 00:10:29
And this the largest portion of that is a one time outlake for equipment and installation and integration with the equipment 00:10:31
materials is. 00:10:35
54,000 installation is. 00:10:40
36,000. 00:10:43
So there is a monthly service fee of 175. 00:10:45
I do not believe they're intending to utilize the monthly service fee though. 00:10:51
Note the protection plan. I understand they're not that the service that they are going to use the service fee. It's my 00:10:55
understanding they were not going to. 00:10:59
The service I believe the service fees required. 00:11:04
It's it's a. 00:11:07
Access Cloud hosting service. 00:11:11
But the protection plan? 00:11:14
I spoke with Gary Biermann earlier today and that's what he that's what he indicated, OK. 00:11:18
All right. Funding on that is out of the. 00:11:26
Building fund itself, correct? 00:11:29
Yes, OK. 00:11:31
All right, so for clarification, the cloud hosting is what they're not doing, but the. 00:11:33
Protection plan they are doing. 00:11:37
Our opposite. Got it. OK. 00:11:39
Does that make sense then? 00:11:42
Yeah. So that was different than what we had discussed. So they do plan to utilize that. 00:11:44
Make a motion to accept. 00:11:50
I'll second. 00:11:52
OK. Motion to second all in favor. 00:11:53
Aye. 00:11:56
All right. Thank you very much. 00:11:57
Mr. Evans. 00:12:00
Good evening. 00:12:04
Good evening, Sheriff's Department. On behalf of Sheriff Bush, he apologizes for that bill to make it tonight. 00:12:06
The other thing he has to ask is for the approval of the legal deputy. 00:12:11
Contract with Mr. McKee. 00:12:16
To provide counsel to the Sheriff's Office. 00:12:18
Every paper out of. 00:12:23
Yeah, yeah, and it's all been. 00:12:24
It has been the one that's in here is not the most recent one, but there is a more more recent one that will be signed. 00:12:27
When it gets circulated with a few minor changes. 00:12:33
You were OK with the review then? 00:12:36
Yes. 00:12:38
Make a motion to accept. 00:12:39
I'll second All in Favour. 00:12:41
Aye, aye. 00:12:43
Thank you. 00:12:46
All right, look for approval of the Commissioners meeting minutes for December 16th, 2025. Motion approved. 00:12:47
2nd. 00:12:54
All in favor. 00:12:55
Approval of payroll and claims. 00:12:57
Motion to prove. 00:13:01
Second motion and a second all in favor. 00:13:02
Aye, aye. 00:13:06
Any board and or committee reports for this evening? 00:13:07
Any elected officials for public comment? 00:13:12
Comment from the public. 00:13:16
Dale Man from Georgetown. 00:13:26
I was here last meeting and mentioned that. 00:13:29
About the bids for vehicles. 00:13:31
We had the corner come in with no received one bid from scholarship way. Nobody else bid. 00:13:34
Nobody else got the opportunity to be it. 00:13:39
As far as I'm concerned, I. 00:13:42
Fleet managers at. 00:13:43
Before Dealers 3. 00:13:45
Carriage, Ford Heritage and Jim O'Neill they never got the opportunity to. 00:13:46
They didn't know nothing about it. 00:13:51
And I talked to Nick Chave. 00:13:53
The process we do, the dealers send in some kind of form. 00:13:56
No form, no nothing formal. 00:14:00
And try to get on that list. 00:14:03
That doesn't seem fair to me. 00:14:05
It's our policy now to put it in the tribute. 00:14:07
Who looked at them a little bit? Articles in the Tribune. 00:14:11
So I'm asking to to have some kind of. 00:14:15
Form for these dealers to fill out so they can get on that list. 00:14:17
Bear on these vehicles. 00:14:21
And that's when I'm asked for all night and then. 00:14:23
Also, I've done my research. 00:14:26
There's 2935 active and retired UAW Ford workers in our area. 00:14:29
2900. 00:14:35
And 35. There's also 137. 00:14:37
Surviving spouses in our area. 00:14:39
That was employed from these two four plants. 00:14:42
And we're not buying vehicles from because they didn't have opportunity to bid. 00:14:44
And I don't think that's right. 00:14:48
I think it needs to be changed. 00:14:50
Where they can get a form or get called instead of looking at the tribute. Harrison County, nobody ever has. It's not available. 00:14:52
They don't get the Tribune in Harrison County. 00:14:57
But I'm asking there should be some kind of form. 00:15:00
These dealers can send. 00:15:03
To get on that list. 00:15:04
And that's when I'm asked why. There's too many of us, guys. There's too many people here. 00:15:06
When you buy when the county buys Ford vehicles. 00:15:10
It helps us when the county buys something else. 00:15:12
That's my tax dollars, all these people's tax dollars that's getting their money from Ford. 00:15:15
Is going to the competition. 00:15:19
And I think it needs to be looked at. 00:15:21
If the price is way out of line. 00:15:23
I understand. 00:15:25
By Sherry. By Docks. By Toyota. 00:15:26
But it's not fair for us not to be able to bid. 00:15:29
On these vehicles. 00:15:32
Thank you. 00:15:33
Comment on that, correct me if I'm wrong. 00:15:37
But that particular vehicle did not. 00:15:40
Pass a threshold where it would. 00:15:43
Require an RFP, correct? That is correct. So we follow the state statute and the. 00:15:44
One that that. 00:15:50
As being indicated. 00:15:51
Did not meet the threshold to require either a formal competitive bidding process or an RFP process, so. 00:15:52
Now, having said that, I'm not opposed to anybody who wants to be part of that process. 00:15:59
Contacting Susanna Worrell and just letting them know with the letter of introduction on their own part. 00:16:05
Hello, I am so and so and I own a dealership and I'd like to be part of this going forward. 00:16:12
I'm not sure that we need anything formal that anyone would have to fill out at at some point going down the road at night as we 00:16:18
start to do business with them because we've had everybody. 00:16:22
But in the meantime. 00:16:27
I would have zero problem with anybody who wanted to be part of that process just. 00:16:29
Emailing something so we have something on record and then. 00:16:33
We can fold that into the the process. 00:16:36
Any other comments? 00:16:42
Yeah, it seems to me that if those fleet managers were doing their job, they would have already came out and. 00:16:44
Introduce theirself like many of our contractors are sitting out here in the meetings every. 00:16:51
Every time. 00:16:57
So they want the business they got to get out there and get it. 00:16:58
We'd welcome the conversation. 00:17:03
Any other closing comments this evening? 00:17:07
No. If not, we'll look for a motion to adjourn. 00:17:09
Thank you everyone. 00:17:13
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Event transcript
Play Technology Championship our Pledge of Allegiance If you do have a cell phone on you, please set it to silent. 00:00:01
For the duration of the meeting. And thank you all for being here for the first meeting of 2026. 00:00:09
Can be a busy, fun year. 00:00:15
If you'll join me in a moment of silence for individual prayer, meditation, reflection, will. 00:00:18
Get ready for tonight's meeting. 00:00:23
All right. Thank you. 00:00:39
We have a relatively. 00:00:41
Brief agenda. Do you want to add two things? 00:00:42
Will need unanimous consent to do so. 00:00:45
First under a new business under Nick Creevy. 00:00:50
We had a. 00:00:54
Late culmination on the security of quote for the new. 00:00:57
Administrative building. That'll be item 1C. 00:01:01
That'll be under the System Integration Resources contract quote and then. 00:01:04
Another attorney from this year or another contract from the Sheriff's Office? 00:01:09
Mr. Scott Evans is joining us tonight. 00:01:14
To represent the Sheriff's Department. 00:01:17
For an attorney contract. 00:01:19
I'll look for a motion to approve those additions by unanimous consent. 00:01:22
So so moved. 00:01:25
Second all in favor. Aye. All right, Mr. 00:01:28
Good evening. 00:01:38
The first item I have is the economic development agreement for proper pilots. 00:01:41
This is an agreement that was reviewed. 00:01:46
Approved by the Redevelopment Commission. 00:01:49
And it entails. 00:01:52
2 Tranche, $25,000 Forgivable loan. 00:01:57
As well as 12. 00:02:01
Rent free at Whistle Stop Co Workspace. 00:02:03
This is a company that was formed and developed at. 00:02:07
The whistle stop innovation. 00:02:10
Center through our accelerator program. 00:02:14
Run by the root. 00:02:18
They have received awards from Vote Innovation Award out of Louisville. 00:02:21
They won the next big thing. 00:02:27
Pitch competition. 00:02:30
And have received a number of. 00:02:31
Offers to relocate to Louisville and Lexington. 00:02:34
Being a. 00:02:39
Business I was developed in our innovation hub. 00:02:40
We put together an offer out of the revolving loan fund. 00:02:44
To try to entice them to stay at the Noble Park. 00:02:49
The term is for three years of the initial loan. At that time they can. 00:02:55
Receive an additional $25,000 for three additional years. 00:03:00
The forgivable conditions are that they. 00:03:06
Purchase a lot Nova Park Purchase a commercial building in unincorporated Floyd County and operate there for two years. 00:03:10
For the initial loan amount. 00:03:19
Aggregate payroll is exceeding 1.3 million. 00:03:21
For the second. 00:03:25
Amount 2.6 million. 00:03:26
And if the business closes or relocates out of Ford County, they have to. 00:03:28
Pay it back. It is a 0% interest loan. There is a 10% default rate. 00:03:34
So this is coming from the revolving loan fund which is a non reverting fund. 00:03:40
With the Redevelopment Commission, it was initially funded with state dollars, subsequently has received EDA funding. 00:03:48
Those funds? 00:03:57
The restrictions on the funds from the state in the 80 day EDA have cycled off due to. 00:03:59
The success of the program over the years. 00:04:05
We have been sitting on some of this money for a few years now and this is the opportunity to use it. It is designed for. 00:04:08
Kind of new business startups. 00:04:17
That might not be able to get funding from traditional lending sources. 00:04:19
So I do look for an approval of this. 00:04:26
Just a couple other things that so the. 00:04:31
Winning the Next Big Thing award. 00:04:34
Already secured them a year of free rent at the they would have the year of free rent. 00:04:37
Anyway, we began developing this. 00:04:45
Offer before they won that award. 00:04:50
But there they will be at the muscle stuff. 00:04:53
For the next year, rent free regardless of this economic no. 00:04:56
And then just to reiterate, we baked in metrics with regards to employment and gross revenues as well as longevity. It's. 00:04:59
Duration on site. 00:05:07
And you said for a while, I think that money's been sitting there. 00:05:09
Kind of unused for the better part of a. 00:05:13
It appears to say a decade. 00:05:15
Yeah, I wouldn't say it's been unused for a decade. I think the last time we offered a loan was. 00:05:18
Nearly a decade ago. Yeah, it's been. 00:05:25
Or paid since then but yes yeah and that Mister tweet in the background that correct. Would you like to join us up here? Do you 00:05:27
get anything to say or any questions of. 00:05:31
I'm happy to answer any questions. 00:05:38
That's alright. 00:05:43
No, it's a big podium. It could be shared. 00:05:48
I appreciate you guys having me up here. I'm, I'm a transplant. I, I originally grew up in, in Seattle, WA and we moved out to to 00:05:51
Indiana because I traveled all over the world. 00:05:56
And there was just no place that I thought would be better to raise a kid because. 00:06:02
People like you guys and and everyone I run into every day are exactly what I want my kids to be like. So this is when we put down 00:06:06
roots here and I started flying jets out of JV Y and Muhammad Ali. 00:06:11
We want to make sure that we we stayed here and and built a life here. 00:06:16
So I'm very happy to to be here in Floyd County and and proper pilots. 00:06:20
I'm a flight school owner. 00:06:25
And basically the systems that flight schools run on. 00:06:27
Are very antiquated they're. 00:06:31
Outdated. 00:06:33
Decades old. 00:06:33
And they're focused on just getting pilots more hours. They're not focused on the quality of instruction. 00:06:35
We're kind of changing that dynamic so that we're creating better pilots for safer skies across. 00:06:40
OK. Any further questions for? 00:06:48
Mr. Tweet or. 00:06:50
For Mr. Creevy on this. 00:06:52
If not, I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:06:57
I'll make a motion to approve. 00:07:00
I'll second all in favor. 00:07:02
Aye. 00:07:04
The next item I have is a. 00:07:08
Agreement Loan agreement with Red Wire. 00:07:11
This was part of economic development agreement that. 00:07:14
The county entered into with red wire in 2023. 00:07:19
To offer a. 00:07:24
Forgivable loan in the amount of $312,500 for the purpose of building improvements and equipment. 00:07:25
In the 1st and 5th year. 00:07:33
Of their occupancy of that. 00:07:36
Building that has an interest rate of five, 5% per per annum, which is forgivable. 00:07:39
It is. 00:07:48
Interest is payable on annual basis but waived. 00:07:51
As a credit, so long as red wire is open and operational. 00:07:54
It is forgivable after the 7th anniversary. 00:07:59
Of their opening and operational status at Nova Park. 00:08:02
If they move they will have to repay with interest or if they close. 00:08:08
Did they have employment? 00:08:17
Netflix in that one as well. 00:08:19
For growth of employment or payroll. 00:08:21
Oh no, they do not. 00:08:23
OK. 00:08:25
Is there anyone from Red Wire here tonight? 00:08:30
I don't believe so. 00:08:33
OK. 00:08:35
Any questions for Mr. Creevy on this? 00:08:37
This is a loan to Red Wire. 00:08:41
Yes. 00:08:44
Are they occupied in their new building? 00:08:46
They are out there and working. They're not fully. 00:08:48
Set up there, yet they still have experiments. 00:08:52
Going on in. 00:08:55
There are other locations that they can't move until they're complete. 00:08:56
There's some additional. 00:09:00
Wrap up items in the facility that are ongoing. 00:09:02
I believe they're going to have a grand opening later and they. 00:09:07
In mid March is what they're aiming for. 00:09:10
This is part of the. 00:09:16
Economic This is just the execution of part of the economic development agreement that. 00:09:18
In the original plan. 00:09:23
Yeah, well, yes. 00:09:25
Yeah, the original plane. 00:09:26
All right. If there are no further questions, I'll look for a motion to approve. 00:09:30
So second motion and a second all in favor. 00:09:34
Aye, aye. 00:09:39
All right, the final item I have is a. 00:09:43
Service Perfume. 00:09:47
Proposal for access control and video surveillance. This would cover hardware. 00:09:49
Equipment installation. 00:09:55
For the Chase Building downtown. 00:09:59
By the uh, new government center building. 00:10:05
The total amount of that. 00:10:08
Cost is 990 thousand 500-1475. It's with system integration resources. This is the provider that the sheriff's already use. 00:10:10
So to. 00:10:21
Maintain cohesiveness in that. 00:10:23
System we've used the same. 00:10:27
Providers. 00:10:29
And this the largest portion of that is a one time outlake for equipment and installation and integration with the equipment 00:10:31
materials is. 00:10:35
54,000 installation is. 00:10:40
36,000. 00:10:43
So there is a monthly service fee of 175. 00:10:45
I do not believe they're intending to utilize the monthly service fee though. 00:10:51
Note the protection plan. I understand they're not that the service that they are going to use the service fee. It's my 00:10:55
understanding they were not going to. 00:10:59
The service I believe the service fees required. 00:11:04
It's it's a. 00:11:07
Access Cloud hosting service. 00:11:11
But the protection plan? 00:11:14
I spoke with Gary Biermann earlier today and that's what he that's what he indicated, OK. 00:11:18
All right. Funding on that is out of the. 00:11:26
Building fund itself, correct? 00:11:29
Yes, OK. 00:11:31
All right, so for clarification, the cloud hosting is what they're not doing, but the. 00:11:33
Protection plan they are doing. 00:11:37
Our opposite. Got it. OK. 00:11:39
Does that make sense then? 00:11:42
Yeah. So that was different than what we had discussed. So they do plan to utilize that. 00:11:44
Make a motion to accept. 00:11:50
I'll second. 00:11:52
OK. Motion to second all in favor. 00:11:53
Aye. 00:11:56
All right. Thank you very much. 00:11:57
Mr. Evans. 00:12:00
Good evening. 00:12:04
Good evening, Sheriff's Department. On behalf of Sheriff Bush, he apologizes for that bill to make it tonight. 00:12:06
The other thing he has to ask is for the approval of the legal deputy. 00:12:11
Contract with Mr. McKee. 00:12:16
To provide counsel to the Sheriff's Office. 00:12:18
Every paper out of. 00:12:23
Yeah, yeah, and it's all been. 00:12:24
It has been the one that's in here is not the most recent one, but there is a more more recent one that will be signed. 00:12:27
When it gets circulated with a few minor changes. 00:12:33
You were OK with the review then? 00:12:36
Yes. 00:12:38
Make a motion to accept. 00:12:39
I'll second All in Favour. 00:12:41
Aye, aye. 00:12:43
Thank you. 00:12:46
All right, look for approval of the Commissioners meeting minutes for December 16th, 2025. Motion approved. 00:12:47
2nd. 00:12:54
All in favor. 00:12:55
Approval of payroll and claims. 00:12:57
Motion to prove. 00:13:01
Second motion and a second all in favor. 00:13:02
Aye, aye. 00:13:06
Any board and or committee reports for this evening? 00:13:07
Any elected officials for public comment? 00:13:12
Comment from the public. 00:13:16
Dale Man from Georgetown. 00:13:26
I was here last meeting and mentioned that. 00:13:29
About the bids for vehicles. 00:13:31
We had the corner come in with no received one bid from scholarship way. Nobody else bid. 00:13:34
Nobody else got the opportunity to be it. 00:13:39
As far as I'm concerned, I. 00:13:42
Fleet managers at. 00:13:43
Before Dealers 3. 00:13:45
Carriage, Ford Heritage and Jim O'Neill they never got the opportunity to. 00:13:46
They didn't know nothing about it. 00:13:51
And I talked to Nick Chave. 00:13:53
The process we do, the dealers send in some kind of form. 00:13:56
No form, no nothing formal. 00:14:00
And try to get on that list. 00:14:03
That doesn't seem fair to me. 00:14:05
It's our policy now to put it in the tribute. 00:14:07
Who looked at them a little bit? Articles in the Tribune. 00:14:11
So I'm asking to to have some kind of. 00:14:15
Form for these dealers to fill out so they can get on that list. 00:14:17
Bear on these vehicles. 00:14:21
And that's when I'm asked for all night and then. 00:14:23
Also, I've done my research. 00:14:26
There's 2935 active and retired UAW Ford workers in our area. 00:14:29
2900. 00:14:35
And 35. There's also 137. 00:14:37
Surviving spouses in our area. 00:14:39
That was employed from these two four plants. 00:14:42
And we're not buying vehicles from because they didn't have opportunity to bid. 00:14:44
And I don't think that's right. 00:14:48
I think it needs to be changed. 00:14:50
Where they can get a form or get called instead of looking at the tribute. Harrison County, nobody ever has. It's not available. 00:14:52
They don't get the Tribune in Harrison County. 00:14:57
But I'm asking there should be some kind of form. 00:15:00
These dealers can send. 00:15:03
To get on that list. 00:15:04
And that's when I'm asked why. There's too many of us, guys. There's too many people here. 00:15:06
When you buy when the county buys Ford vehicles. 00:15:10
It helps us when the county buys something else. 00:15:12
That's my tax dollars, all these people's tax dollars that's getting their money from Ford. 00:15:15
Is going to the competition. 00:15:19
And I think it needs to be looked at. 00:15:21
If the price is way out of line. 00:15:23
I understand. 00:15:25
By Sherry. By Docks. By Toyota. 00:15:26
But it's not fair for us not to be able to bid. 00:15:29
On these vehicles. 00:15:32
Thank you. 00:15:33
Comment on that, correct me if I'm wrong. 00:15:37
But that particular vehicle did not. 00:15:40
Pass a threshold where it would. 00:15:43
Require an RFP, correct? That is correct. So we follow the state statute and the. 00:15:44
One that that. 00:15:50
As being indicated. 00:15:51
Did not meet the threshold to require either a formal competitive bidding process or an RFP process, so. 00:15:52
Now, having said that, I'm not opposed to anybody who wants to be part of that process. 00:15:59
Contacting Susanna Worrell and just letting them know with the letter of introduction on their own part. 00:16:05
Hello, I am so and so and I own a dealership and I'd like to be part of this going forward. 00:16:12
I'm not sure that we need anything formal that anyone would have to fill out at at some point going down the road at night as we 00:16:18
start to do business with them because we've had everybody. 00:16:22
But in the meantime. 00:16:27
I would have zero problem with anybody who wanted to be part of that process just. 00:16:29
Emailing something so we have something on record and then. 00:16:33
We can fold that into the the process. 00:16:36
Any other comments? 00:16:42
Yeah, it seems to me that if those fleet managers were doing their job, they would have already came out and. 00:16:44
Introduce theirself like many of our contractors are sitting out here in the meetings every. 00:16:51
Every time. 00:16:57
So they want the business they got to get out there and get it. 00:16:58
We'd welcome the conversation. 00:17:03
Any other closing comments this evening? 00:17:07
No. If not, we'll look for a motion to adjourn. 00:17:09
Thank you everyone. 00:17:13