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	Bullard County Commissioners meeting to please.	00:00:02
	Stand to join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:00:13
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:00:15
	The United States of America.	00:00:18
	And two, Republic for which it stands.	00:00:20
	One nation under God.	00:00:22
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:25
	All right, welcome. Again. If you do have a cell phone, if you will please put that on silent mode.	00:00:30
	And if you need to use that.	00:00:38
	During the meeting, the hallway is out there for everyone's use.	00:00:41
	I also, if you will.	00:00:44
	Join me for a moment of silence, just for individual prayer, meditation, reflection. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting.	00:00:48
	All right. Thank you very much. We'll begin with old business.	00:01:16
	The chief operating Officer, Nick Creevy.	00:01:20
	Good evening.	00:01:26
	This item is a bid approval for the Community Crossings 2026 bid.	00:01:28
	The low bill bidder was Libs.	00:01:34
	In the amount of $1,469,064.76.	00:01:39
	That has been reviewed by the county engineer, who's determined that it is materially balanced and can be accepted.	00:01:45
	We look for that acceptance tonight so we can.	00:01:53
	Notify the state and get our matching dollars.	00:01:56
	And get the project started.	00:02:00
	OK. And thus far that's with legal review as well as engineer review as well as yours as well as ours, correct. All right, I have	00:02:04
	no question.	00:02:08
	Me either, I'll make a motion to approve.	00:02:12
	I'll second.	00:02:15
	A motion to second. All in favor, aye.	00:02:16
	Aye.	00:02:19
	Is there a sign in sheet up there?	00:02:20
	There is.	00:02:23
	Thank you very much.	00:02:27
	All right, new business Sheriff Steve Bush.	00:02:31
	Good evening. Before you have two contracts with the Securus.	00:02:35
	And.	00:02:39
	They've been sent over.	00:02:40
	Approval from the attorney and they're here for you.	00:02:42
	So we do have a couple of issues on.	00:02:46
	On those two contracts, which Sheriff Bush and I've spoken about, those two, the first one, accurate control agreement.	00:02:48
	Needs to reflect Foley County, Indiana for the Floyd County, Indiana Sheriff's Department.	00:02:55
	Per our ordinance and per the statute, and then the jurisdiction needs to be updated.	00:03:00
	I believe Sheriff Bush is working on trying to get those.	00:03:04
	That updated on that contract, is that correct? That is correct and that I'm speaking with.	00:03:07
	Attorney, we talked about a better process, so we're not at the last minute trying to change things. So we're going to work on	00:03:14
	that as well.	00:03:17
	Where we can get these corrections made in advance?	00:03:19
	Yep. And then same thing on the Securus contract that that needs to say Floyd County, Indiana as well. Again, that's per statute	00:03:22
	and per our ordinance, so.	00:03:26
	I think.	00:03:30
	Sheriff Bush and I spoke about that and trying to make sure that gets in all the contracts going forward.	00:03:31
	So.	00:03:36
	OK, go ahead.	00:03:38
	I was going to make a motion.	00:03:41
	I was going to ask for I'll make a motion that.	00:03:42
	Once then we have the correct terminology on the.	00:03:48
	Contracts.	00:03:53
	And we hear from her that.	00:03:55
	It can be approved.	00:03:57
	Yup.	00:03:59
	OK. I have a motion I'll second.	00:04:01
	All in favor, aye?	00:04:03
	Thank you very much. All right, thank you.	00:04:05
	All right, Rd. Department Superintendent Sidney ME Vehicle purchases.	00:04:07
	The gentleman here looking for approval to purchase the pickup.	00:04:15
	And as I asked.	00:04:19
	I've reached out to four different.	00:04:20
	Vendors and received 4 separate quotes.	00:04:22
	Just for general record, I will read those quotes off.	00:04:26
	From John Jones.	00:04:39
	Well, before I do that, let me tell you what we quoted.	00:04:41
	So everybody knows, everybody got the same deal.	00:04:44
	It was for three 3/4 on trucks.	00:04:47
	All four before is all crew cabs.	00:04:49
	All Bluetooth cable, gas or diesel didn't matter. 40,000 miles or less. So it can be who are you?	00:04:52
	Whatever they had available.	00:04:58
	With a warranty and an 8 foot bed along with a toolbox.	00:04:59
	John Jones sent a bid back at 1:48 1/12/50.	00:05:04
	To include A7 year unlimited mileage warranty.	00:05:08
	On all three trucks.	00:05:11
	Carriage forward out of Clarksville.	00:05:15
	Send your quote in.	00:05:17
	Three trucks.	00:05:19
	$160,692.	00:05:20
	With the standard factory five year 60,000 mile warranty on those.	00:05:23
	Call Chevrolet. Clarksville sent me a quote back AT17139450.	00:05:29
	With the same warranty.	00:05:34
	Standard Chevrolet warranty.	00:05:36
	On those and heritage, Ford sent me back a quote.	00:05:38
	At 24279084.	00:05:42
	Well, the same, uh.	00:05:45
	Standard factory warranty.	00:05:47
	And my suggestion.	00:05:49
	Because what we're getting?	00:05:51
	And the warranty that's offered.	00:05:53
	I would recommend the trucks from John Jones.	00:05:56
	And has a much better warranty.	00:05:59
	A lot less expense.	00:06:01
	And the total on that, Sydney, I'm sorry.	00:06:02
	It was.	00:06:05
	148 One 48112 and $0.50.	00:06:06
	First off, thanks for.	00:06:17
	The details, that's all part of the public record. And then we are under the threshold for doing a bid with that. That is correct.	00:06:19
	It's under the 150 threshold.	00:06:23
	Make a motion. We accept the lowest bid.	00:06:29
	I'll second quote.	00:06:32
	Lowest quote. Lowest quote? I'm sorry.	00:06:33
	Motion and a second all in favor.	00:06:36
	Aye.	00:06:39
	All right and all those.	00:06:41
	All that, all those correspondences are.	00:06:42
	Part of the public record, so.	00:06:45
	Absolutely. Thank you, Sir. Request, thank you.	00:06:46
	Thank you.	00:06:50
	All right, Mr. Nick Creevy.	00:06:51
	Nick, we had someone who wanted to speak on the Kevin Hammersmith.	00:06:54
	Remediation part of that so.	00:06:59
	We can move that to the bottom. We can.	00:07:04
	Make that the last on this, or we can make it the first, whatever you wish.	00:07:06
	Let's go ahead and get it out of the.	00:07:11
	OK.	00:07:13
	Mr. Moore, you wanted to speak to this item?	00:07:15
	Thank you.	00:07:24
	Don't know what?	00:07:25
	The details of the project or?	00:07:26
	I just want to let gentlemen to the fact that I'm.	00:07:29
	I would.	00:07:32
	Approach doing much in the way of.	00:07:33
	Fixing up the Little League stuff if you've ever looked at the contract.	00:07:37
	It's one of the most one sided contracts I've ever seen in my life.	00:07:40
	The county taxpayers paper.	00:07:44
	The whole park.	00:07:46
	And they they even agreed that expanded parking recently.	00:07:48
	While the Little League, New Albany.	00:07:51
	Gets debased the primary beneficiary all the fields.	00:07:54
	The millions that we spent to get that parking.	00:07:58
	They are the primary tenant.	00:08:01
	For the Little League fields and all.	00:08:03
	Their their parents don't pay any park taxes because they're in the city.	00:08:05
	So the county taxpayers are paying for 100% of the project.	00:08:10
	While the city taxpayers get a free ride and their kids get priority use of the facilities.	00:08:13
	So I would.	00:08:19
	Invite you to please take a look at that contract.	00:08:20
	And.	00:08:23
	Before you ever consider.	00:08:24
	Doing improvements that are.	00:08:25
	Partially or entirely for the benefit of the Little League.	00:08:27
	I see. Mr. Luke shook his head. He understands.	00:08:30
	That was quite a one way contract.	00:08:33
	If you want to see something incredible, they can read, Yeah, we've all read it. And then it predates each of us. And I think the	00:08:35
	agreement that we're going to hear about predates us as well.	00:08:40
	Love. Point taken though.	00:08:44
	All right.	00:08:47
	Let's go ahead and.	00:08:50
	Begin with.	00:08:51
	Item G if you will. Yes, item G is a.	00:08:52
	Quote for.	00:08:57
	Tree Remediation.	00:08:58
	This is pertaining to the Charlestown Trail.	00:09:00
	Charlestown Road and Trail Project.	00:09:04
	Some trees were removed in wetland areas so it was a requirement.	00:09:07
	Through indot that we find a new place to plant.	00:09:13
	And replace those trees.	00:09:17
	So.	00:09:19
	Had to be in the vicinity.	00:09:20
	So that was where it was, it was, it was selected that those would go.	00:09:22
	The quote is from Grant Line. I also did request quotes from Walnut Ridge in Lincoln Springs. Neither of those could.	00:09:26
	You could tell the quote.	00:09:34
	The total project.	00:09:36
	Cost for the quote was $20,457.50.	00:09:38
	I don't know if there's any additional information you'd like on that.	00:09:44
	So they're going to plant trees because.	00:09:51
	Somebody tore some down.	00:09:55
	So part of part of the Charlestown Rd. Trail project.	00:09:57
	Yeah, uh.	00:10:01
	The bridge over the Creek, yeah.	00:10:02
	Required some trees to be removed and through the NEPA.	00:10:05
	The federal NEPA evaluation.	00:10:08
	It was identified how we would mitigate removing those trees. So we knew we were removing trees and we knew we were gonna have to	00:10:12
	replace trees. Yes. OK, I got you.	00:10:16
	You break down on.	00:10:24
	Types of trees or.	00:10:26
	For the curious.	00:10:29
	5 Burr oak, 5 Tulip Poplar, 5 Red Maple, 5 sweet gum.	00:10:30
	Some lower.	00:10:37
	Shrubs, flower and Dogwood.	00:10:39
	Are they 3 inch, 4 inch or?	00:10:43
	Minimum 2 inch caliper.	00:10:45
	Yeah. So there there's and it's installation as well and probably a one or two year guarantee or something. Yeah, we we will be	00:10:51
	required to submit.	00:10:55
	Monthly reports on those for a few years to make sure they come in.	00:10:59
	OK, I have no further question.	00:11:03
	On a motion to approve.	00:11:05
	So moved.	00:11:09
	Second, all in favor?	00:11:10
	Aye.	00:11:13
	All right, we'll go back up to a.	00:11:14
	This is per the new ordinance requiring.	00:11:19
	Notification from the Commissioners and the Council on on grant.	00:11:23
	Requests.	00:11:27
	This was for Congressional community project funding.	00:11:29
	We submitted for North the North Annex blight removal project.	00:11:32
	210,000.	00:11:38
	Dollars was our request.	00:11:40
	At this time I don't know whether that will be put in.	00:11:42
	But that's what we.	00:11:45
	And those awards would be announced.	00:11:48
	Late next year or early 26?	00:11:51
	OK.	00:11:54
	Be notified no any I think that's a good Ave. to explore on that then we.	00:11:56
	We've received some money for.	00:12:00
	Some work at sampling parties past year on that so.	00:12:02
	Why not us so?	00:12:06
	Thank you for doing that. I'll look for a motion to approve.	00:12:08
	So move second.	00:12:11
	All in favor, aye?	00:12:13
	The next item, FCO 2026-4, is a zoning map amendment ordinance.	00:12:16
	This is pertaining to six parcels between Schreiber Road and Hwy. 150.	00:12:24
	It was zoned.	00:12:31
	PDR you which is planned unit development, residential, urban and it is.	00:12:33
	Requested to be rezone.	00:12:38
	Back to general commercial, it was originally for the six were originally.	00:12:40
	General Commercial before it was owned. PD RU.	00:12:45
	So this is zoning it?	00:12:49
	Back to its original.	00:12:51
	General commercial zoning.	00:12:54
	It received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission in January.	00:12:57
	There was.	00:13:02
	No negative public comment at that meeting.	00:13:03
	So we look for approval of that.	00:13:08
	Make a motion to accept.	00:13:11
	I'll second it.	00:13:14
	All right. If a motion is second, any further questions or discussion?	00:13:15
	Just curiosity on my part, when was it?	00:13:19
	Switched from the original to.	00:13:22
	The other, if you don't have any knowledge, it might be no, I don't know exactly 22 or 23.	00:13:25
	OK, it predates us.	00:13:32
	All right. I have a motion to second. All in favor, aye?	00:13:39
	And sorry, just for clarification, you guys were approving that, that motion was for unanimous approval of that ordinance,	00:13:43
	correct?	00:13:46
	It was unanimous, no, but we can go back if you'll syndicate that on the record, please.	00:13:50
	Sure.	00:13:54
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-04, the Zoning Map Amendment, with unanimous consent.	00:13:56
	Now second to.	00:14:03
	All in favor, aye, Thank you.	00:14:04
	Thank you.	00:14:07
	The next item I have is a.	00:14:08
	Engineering Professional Engineering Services. This is for Bridge 51.	00:14:12
	Construction Engineering.	00:14:17
	During the construction phase, this is with JTL prime.	00:14:19
	We have contracts with them for the.	00:14:24
	Preliminary engineering work and we.	00:14:27
	Need to add the design services for construction.	00:14:31
	We have the funding.	00:14:35
	Available through INDOT.	00:14:39
	It'll be 8020.	00:14:42
	For the amount of this contract.	00:14:44
	Which is, I'm sorry, it's a not to exceed 45 five.	00:14:49
	Thank you.	00:14:53
	All right, well, it's good to be seeing work.	00:14:55
	Being done over there.	00:14:58
	Keep it moving along.	00:15:01
	I'll look for a motion to approve this.	00:15:03
	Make a motion to approve.	00:15:08
	I'll second.	00:15:09
	All in favor, aye aye.	00:15:11
	The next item is fire extinguisher testing quote we received from Corson.	00:15:15
	Fire and Security This is for the road department building the.	00:15:21
	Building authority.	00:15:27
	Building which is the city counter building.	00:15:29
	The new health department building. The Health and Human Services building on Grant line.	00:15:32
	And the new?	00:15:37
	Chase Tower Government Center building.	00:15:41
	And it is also for 3000.	00:15:44
	5 grant line which is the recycling center. The total amount is $2183 for that.	00:15:46
	Make a motion to approve.	00:15:55
	2nd.	00:15:57
	All in favor.	00:15:58
	Aye.	00:15:59
	Next up is a contract for.	00:16:02
	Federal Processing Registry.	00:16:07
	They do the Sam.	00:16:09
	Maintenance.	00:16:11
	Registration for the county.	00:16:13
	It's a five year renewal for $1999.	00:16:15
	Per year, right? No total for years.	00:16:21
	Motion to approve.	00:16:26
	Yeah. So can these people help you navigate that?	00:16:27
	They do other issue no?	00:16:31
	They they do something different.	00:16:34
	But it's very useful what they do. It saves us a lot of oh, yeah.	00:16:36
	I've spent days on the computer trying to do that.	00:16:40
	Yeah, OK.	00:16:43
	Motion to approve.	00:16:46
	Five year contract in 1999.	00:16:47
	I'll second. I'm sorry. All in favor, aye.	00:16:51
	The next item is a traffic impact study, a professional agreement for a traffic study at.	00:16:56
	Piling your point US150, this is an addendum to the existing.	00:17:03
	Study.	00:17:07
	Investigating a connection between the new proposed Rd.	00:17:09
	And the Highlander point.	00:17:14
	Development.	00:17:16
	It is for the.	00:17:18
	$13,000 The developer has provided a check for that amount.	00:17:20
	We are just the.	00:17:25
	The study owner. So we're kind of a pastor.	00:17:27
	Yeah. All right.	00:17:30
	I'll look for a motion to approve that.	00:17:33
	So I'll make a motion to approve.	00:17:36
	I'll second all in favor, aye.	00:17:38
	Next, I have a professional service agreement with OHM.	00:17:43
	In the amount of $22,800.	00:17:48
	This is for professional service related to the building and development permit application that they are developing.	00:17:52
	They're already had a contract and are working on it. This is extending.	00:18:00
	Services.	00:18:06
	I'll make a motion to approve.	00:18:15
	2nd.	00:18:17
	All in favor, aye?	00:18:18
	And then the last item I.	00:18:22
	Change order number 2 to Local Paving Project 2025.	00:18:27
	Dash 2.	00:18:33
	The amount is $30,303.66. The contractor was Mac Construction.	00:18:35
	This has been reviewed by the County Engineer.	00:18:42
	And the work was proved.	00:18:45
	It's 30,000 three 0366 of an.	00:18:51
	Original. That was 614.	00:18:55
	02430 where that was the estimate correct correct.	00:18:57
	All right. I'll look for a motion to approve that as well.	00:19:02
	I'll make a motion to approve.	00:19:06
	I'll second.	00:19:08
	All in favor.	00:19:09
	Aye.	00:19:11
	That's all I have and I just saw.	00:19:14
	Buried within there.	00:19:17
	What is earlier a recount on all those trees that are being planted? So yeah, I wanted to see that afterwards.	00:19:18
	This is a little bit more than than what you had enumerated.	00:19:25
	Is is good?	00:19:28
	All right, County Auditor Diana Topping.	00:19:31
	Good evening. Good evening.	00:19:35
	Before you have FCO 202605, this is an ordinance for a debt service reserve fund.	00:19:39
	This is for a bond that we entered into the end of 2021 and into the beginning of 2022. It was actually.	00:19:47
	FCO 2022-03.	00:19:55
	It was for a 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond. There was a debt service associated with it.	00:19:58
	That is held in trust with Bach Financial.	00:20:05
	That is no longer reflected on our books in any way, shape or form, and actually should be.	00:20:08
	And should have been for the last four years.	00:20:13
	So what this fund does is allows us to bring it back onto our books, since those monies are still technically Floyd counties,	00:20:16
	they're just held in trust.	00:20:19
	This is at the request of the SBOA.	00:20:24
	Clean up.	00:20:27
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 202605, the ordinance for debt service reserve fund.	00:20:29
	For the 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond by unanimous consent.	00:20:36
	I'll second.	00:20:42
	All in favor, aye?	00:20:43
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:20:46
	County Attorney Kristen Fox OK, the first thing I have on the agenda is the consent for the estate of Sharon Jacobs.	00:20:48
	This is a consent.	00:20:56
	To allow the personal representative to proceed with that estate.	00:20:57
	Process unsupervised.	00:21:02
	And then also to accept.	00:21:04
	The uh.	00:21:07
	Bequest that was left.	00:21:09
	The quest was actually left to the New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter. That entity no longer exists, so.	00:21:11
	County would be agreeing to take half of that request, and the city has agreed to take half of their.	00:21:16
	Of the bequest, so dividing it between the two entities.	00:21:21
	Just need approval to allow AL to sign that.	00:21:25
	I'll make a motion to approve, but I want to say I think that was a very kind gesture on their behalf, so.	00:21:30
	And the only other thing I would request in that motion is to allow Alva sign any other documents necessary in this estate to	00:21:35
	finalize and.	00:21:38
	And the.	00:21:42
	The Bequest.	00:21:43
	I'll make that motion.	00:21:45
	I'll 2nd I have a motion and a second. All in favor, aye.	00:21:46
	It's the second thing I have is resolution FCR 2026-03.	00:21:52
	This is a resolution of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners approving the agreement with US Bancorp. Government, Government	00:21:57
	leasing and financing.	00:22:01
	This is a requirement of the US Bank Corp for the equipment purchase that you guys authorized last month. This was something else	00:22:05
	they wanted to see in the documents that we present back to them.	00:22:10
	Make a motion to accept.	00:22:16
	I'll second.	00:22:19
	OK, I have a motion and a second for approval, all in favour.	00:22:20
	Aye.	00:22:23
	Aye.	00:22:25
	Thank you very much. Nice to see litigation in a favorable light on there.	00:22:27
	Yeah.	00:22:32
	Look for approval of Commissioners meeting minutes from March 17, 2026.	00:22:34
	Motion to approve.	00:22:39
	Second, all in favor?	00:22:40
	Aye, and approval, payroll and claims.	00:22:42
	Motion to approve.	00:22:46
	Second all in favor, aye.	00:22:47
	I do have a board appointment that we would like to.	00:22:52
	Approved tonight, Mr. Mark Lawrence.	00:22:57
	Or the Vizier appointment. He'll be replacing Mr. Scott Whalen's four year term ending in December.	00:23:00
	Of 2026.	00:23:07
	So he will be finishing up Mr. Whelan's term for motion for approval on that.	00:23:09
	Second all in favor, aye.	00:23:15
	All right, um.	00:23:19
	Public comment tonight, I know that.	00:23:22
	Coroner Matt Tomlin would like to say a few words.	00:23:25
	Please come on up.	00:23:30
	Thanks for letting me come up here and talk tonight.	00:23:35
	As a few people in the community know.	00:23:38
	About a year ago, we started what we call a strike team.	00:23:41
	We saw a need in the community and certain deaths that families are kind of left.	00:23:45
	Without answers and.	00:23:50
	Without help they need.	00:23:52
	So there's a few different nonprofits we're working with.	00:23:54
	And I'd like to.	00:23:57
	Showed them a little bit of appreciation and I.	00:23:58
	And Charlie will kind of discuss a little bit about that.	00:24:01
	Thank you, Commissioners and Attorney Fox, for allowing us here tonight.	00:24:05
	As Matthew said, the strike team, this is the first time we've introduced our strike team in public to anybody.	00:24:10
	We had over 52 call outs last year for services for families that had lost loved ones.	00:24:17
	We were able to connect them families with resources within our community and here in a few minutes you're going to see.	00:24:22
	Our partners and that has partnered with us.	00:24:28
	At no cost to tax dollars.	00:24:31
	There's no cost of this, they are volunteering their time.	00:24:33
	In their service.	00:24:37
	Before we go.	00:24:38
	Little bit farther with that.	00:24:40
	Like to introduce you to the coroner's office, if you would stand. Obviously, we have Connie.	00:24:42
	We have Ashley Carpenter.	00:24:50
	Myself and Matthew.	00:24:53
	We are down 1.	00:24:55
	Right now.	00:24:56
	But we're we're working through that.	00:24:57
	But we're also proud to announce that everyone of us is Medical Death Investigators certified.	00:25:00
	We are also fully commissioned through the Indiana Governor's Office.	00:25:06
	Which has been a long time coming for this office.	00:25:10
	Corner Tomlin has made.	00:25:14
	Leaps and bounds with getting.	00:25:16
	The office put back together.	00:25:18
	But at this point in time, I'm going to.	00:25:21
	Read off names. A couple of them is going to say something briefly.	00:25:23
	And that way we can get out of here.	00:25:28
	The first person I would ask to come up is Tracy Skaggs.	00:25:30
	She is an LSW.	00:25:33
	And she was with Project Recovery here in New Albany.	00:25:35
	That deals with the homeless.	00:25:38
	And addictions.	00:25:40
	Good evening, Commissioners, and thank you.	00:25:45
	At Lena Tomlin and Charlie Man.	00:25:48
	Good evening. My name is Tracy Skaggs and I'm the founder and Executive Director of Project Recovery Southern Indiana.	00:25:50
	As well as a licensed social worker.	00:25:57
	It is truly an honor to speak about a program that reflects what a compassionate.	00:25:59
	Community driven response looks like.	00:26:03
	The Floyd County Coroner Strike Team.	00:26:06
	And some of life's most devastating moments.	00:26:08
	Such as when a family has lost a loved one, there is often a gap.	00:26:11
	A gap between tragedy and support.	00:26:15
	A gap between shop.	00:26:18
	And understanding. And historically, that gap has been filled with silence.	00:26:20
	That the strike team is changing that.	00:26:25
	This team brings trained mental health and addiction professionals directly to the scene of a death.	00:26:27
	Meeting families in real time, in their worst.	00:26:32
	Most vulnerable moments with compassion.	00:26:35
	Guidance and immediate support.	00:26:38
	I have had the distinct honor of being the first professional recruited to this team.	00:26:41
	And what I have witnessed since its implementation has been nothing short of transformative.	00:26:46
	I have set in living rooms with grief filled in every corner of the space.	00:26:51
	I have watched families struggle to make sense of the unimaginable.	00:26:56
	And instead of leaving them alone in that moment.	00:27:00
	We are able to sit beside them.	00:27:02
	Not to fix their grief.	00:27:05
	But to walk with them through it?	00:27:07
	The strike team has bridged critical gaps in care by ensuring that support does not begin days or weeks later.	00:27:09
	It begins immediately.	00:27:15
	We are able to provide emotional stabilization.	00:27:17
	Connect families to resources and help navigate the steps forward.	00:27:20
	Before the weight of that loss turns into isolation.	00:27:24
	Trauma or crisis?	00:27:28
	And what it does is powerful.	00:27:29
	It reduces the long term impact of trauma.	00:27:32
	It increases the likelihood that individuals will engage in ongoing support.	00:27:35
	And it reminds families in their darkest moment.	00:27:39
	They are not alone.	00:27:42
	This model represents what happens when systems evolve.	00:27:44
	When we choose to respond not just with procedure.	00:27:48
	But with humanity.	00:27:51
	And I want to close on a deeply personal note.	00:27:53
	As someone who's been on the receiving end of that call.	00:27:56
	From a corner.	00:27:59
	Being notified of my husband's overdose death.	00:28:01
	A call that in my experience.	00:28:04
	Felt very cold and callous in one of the most devastating moments of my life.	00:28:07
	I cannot express how grateful I am.	00:28:12
	To the Floyd County corner.	00:28:15
	For not only recognizing this need.	00:28:16
	But choosing to respond with compassion.	00:28:19
	Because how we show up.	00:28:21
	Matters.	00:28:23
	Thank you.	00:28:24
	Yeah, and actually, I am the first person to introduce the next one as Doctor Liz Davis.	00:28:27
	And her trusty sidekick, Doc.	00:28:35
	Which is a therapy dog.	00:28:39
	OK, so I'm not.	00:28:47
	The speaker that she is I.	00:28:50
	So I work at the hospital as the therapist for the staff. That's how Charlie met me.	00:28:53
	I provide a lot of.	00:28:59
	Crisis management, a lot of therapy when people are at their worst within the hospital.	00:29:00
	And when I heard about what he's doing, I wanted to be involved.	00:29:05
	I don't do it as a.	00:29:09
	A staff member of the hospital. I do it as.	00:29:11
	My own practitioner. I'm an independently licensed clinical social worker.	00:29:14
	I also opened up a private practice which is really helped because now.	00:29:18
	We can continue the care for some of these people.	00:29:22
	That are really in need in the community, whether it's because they're losing their insurance, they didn't have insurance. I mean,	00:29:25
	if you imagine one of your loved ones dying.	00:29:29
	And not having anywhere to go because right now if you try to get therapy in the community, it can take sometimes six months to	00:29:33
	get in with someone.	00:29:36
	We can carry it over and they can come see us the next day if that's what they need.	00:29:40
	We have not charged a single person for any of these services. We have one that's been seeing us for over 3 months every week.	00:29:44
	There is no bill for this person. We will try to help do some of the case management get what they need, but they're also getting	00:29:51
	that stability.	00:29:54
	Where they can work through that grief and whatever else is going on.	00:29:58
	Through this, we're also able.	00:30:02
	In the moment.	00:30:04
	To provide.	00:30:05
	Skills and.	00:30:07
	Thought processes and being able to identify when they really need that help, those red flags, this is when you really need to	00:30:09
	reach out.	00:30:12
	And that can help these individuals so much, especially when they're worried about their family or loved ones.	00:30:17
	We can look out for each other type thing. That's the goal.	00:30:24
	So this is just, it's been amazing being able to.	00:30:28
	Go out in the community and help where it's really needed.	00:30:31
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:30:37
	The next one is going to be Anne Crothers, the executive director of Clark Floyd County Cares.	00:30:43
	This woman has a notebook of people across the state of Indiana.	00:30:48
	And she is there willing and able to help us.	00:30:52
	Old lady.	00:31:02
	Thank you, President.	00:31:04
	Table and commissioners and.	00:31:06
	Christy Fox.	00:31:10
	The strike team is a these two of the architect of that.	00:31:12
	That effort and.	00:31:16
	A lot alluding to what Tracy said and and and.	00:31:20
	When people are in crisis.	00:31:24
	They need help.	00:31:27
	And I think that.	00:31:29
	Charlie previously having worked with the coroners office and seen what that helped look like.	00:31:31
	Or what it should have looked like.	00:31:36
	He was able to implement some things and.	00:31:38
	We were, I remember distinctly talking about.	00:31:41
	What would be done while we were all campaigning to be elected together?	00:31:44
	And by George, they've done it so.	00:31:48
	They invited us to be a part of it. We have our my staff here.	00:31:51
	We we've, we've got, we're staff for four, but you guys are not.	00:31:55
	I guess strangers to system of care. We really are behind the scenes aligning processes and.	00:32:00
	Really supporting.	00:32:05
	And I was so.	00:32:07
	Elated to understand.	00:32:08
	What they were do.	00:32:11
	Excuse me doing.	00:32:12
	That I shared it with some of our colleagues at the state level.	00:32:14
	They've been able to have meetings with them and now they're really wanting to model this.	00:32:17
	Across the state, so I know that putting the intricate details.	00:32:22
	In place.	00:32:26
	With the clinical.	00:32:28
	Support. I think it will really bring some some really positive attention to.	00:32:30
	Floyd County, Indiana.	00:32:35
	Also Kendra Henry.	00:32:37
	Come, Kendra.	00:32:39
	Carries a lot of rows I stand.	00:32:40
	With a lot of people that support me, but she's mine.	00:32:43
	Ride or die, she is our case management supervisor.	00:32:46
	Has done 10 years at DFR in.	00:32:51
	Has just really helped us.	00:32:54
	Build our systems and we've responded again.	00:32:56
	Obviously when when Charlie needs us and.	00:32:59
	Matt as well, so.	00:33:02
	Thank you guys so much for this opportunity and.	00:33:03
	Again, appreciate it.	00:33:06
	Thank you, System of Gear.	00:33:09
	Thank you very much.	00:33:10
	Next one is going to be Jen Seton.	00:33:15
	With the executive director of Lifehouse Recovery.	00:33:19
	Thank you, Commissioners.	00:33:28
	I am Jim and Rick Seton. I am the executive director of Lifehouse Sober Living.	00:33:30
	I am a woman of long term recovery.	00:33:37
	And I am the president of the board of Project Recovery.	00:33:39
	And I stand here to say.	00:33:44
	That it is an amazing thing for our community for the coroner's office to see a need in a.	00:33:46
	Gap in services and.	00:33:53
	Have action and not just.	00:33:55
	Feel about a situation but actually provide resources.	00:33:58
	Again, that is free of service and that of me.	00:34:01
	A lifehouse. Sober living. We are a woman's aphid.	00:34:05
	Transitional.	00:34:09
	Housing for women out of New Albany.	00:34:10
	We've been open two years.	00:34:13
	And then recovery.	00:34:17
	Is important, and meeting people where they're at is important.	00:34:20
	And the work.	00:34:23
	That, umm.	00:34:25
	The coroner's office for this community is really.	00:34:26
	Loving our community back to life and really giving some.	00:34:31
	Stability and some compassion and care.	00:34:34
	And thank you so much for having us.	00:34:36
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:34:40
	And Mr. or well, actually, I should say Pastor Steve Burks is attending.	00:34:42
	Some meaning.	00:34:49
	AIC meeting.	00:34:51
	So he's unable to.	00:34:53
	To join us but.	00:34:55
	Danita is going to accept this for Steve.	00:34:56
	And New Albany.	00:35:01
	1st.	00:35:02
	Pastor Steve and and Danita along with their church.	00:35:07
	Has done a few.	00:35:12
	Memorials.	00:35:14
	Steve has preached.	00:35:16
	The need is random music and lights.	00:35:17
	They are definitely a pillar.	00:35:19
	Inside our community.	00:35:21
	But also with that being said, we have a bunch more chaplains and we also have a bunch more.	00:35:23
	Pastures on staff that we can call out throughout the county.	00:35:28
	That 100% volunteers.	00:35:32
	We would also like to tell you that.	00:35:34
	We have a good working relationship with the New Albany Floyd County school system.	00:35:38
	We also have.	00:35:42
	A working relationship with.	00:35:44
	Boyd County Health Department.	00:35:46
	Idoh Idoh was allow us to secure.	00:35:47
	3 or 4 dolls for New Albany PD.	00:35:52
	For suit suited us SIDS.	00:35:55
	So we were able to get them for.	00:35:59
	For no cost.	00:36:01
	FSSA.	00:36:03
	Things to hand.	00:36:04
	Getting us in some meetings up at the Statehouse last year.	00:36:05
	They are provided us.	00:36:09
	Duffel bags.	00:36:11
	For kids.	00:36:12
	Tellering books, gidgets, gadgets.	00:36:13
	That we can give out on scene also.	00:36:16
	A great work and relationship with the FBI.	00:36:19
	NAPD ISP.	00:36:22
	The state Fire Marshall's office.	00:36:24
	We look forward to working with them also.	00:36:28
	We want to thank as a coroner's office, Matthew.	00:36:31
	For leading this charge in our community, he is doing a fantastic job.	00:36:34
	I have a question too. So they.	00:36:41
	It's fantastic. I just the numbers that you straddled off at the end on.	00:36:45
	Like how wide is this web of people that's helping?	00:36:49
	I I'm a little bit numbers wise, I mean just with the local folks here, I don't know how many.	00:36:52
	As far as the strike team goes, yeah.	00:36:58
	We got them.	00:37:01
	A little bit of everywhere.	00:37:02
	You have someone with you tonight.	00:37:04
	You have some more.	00:37:06
	Strike team members here tonight.	00:37:07
	These are our support groups. I got you something about this, this strike team.	00:37:10
	And I think it's very and I should have said it earlier.	00:37:16
	The women.	00:37:20
	That came up and spoke.	00:37:21
	They just don't provide the service for these families out there.	00:37:24
	And I think Franklin and Jason is getting knows where I'm getting ready to go.	00:37:28
	They keep us in check.	00:37:32
	They check on our mental status.	00:37:34
	They reel us back in.	00:37:36
	And make sure we're ready to go the next time.	00:37:38
	So, but to answer your direct question.	00:37:40
	There is a whole lot of hands. We have had a whole lot of meetings.	00:37:43
	And we have people we can call because we don't know what hurdle.	00:37:47
	We're going to have to jump through.	00:37:50
	Somebody out there is going to know it better than us.	00:37:53
	And also we have been.	00:37:56
	Several calls outside of our county for mutual aid.	00:37:59
	Our whole department is Southeast certified.	00:38:03
	We've made SUTI calls in other counties local also.	00:38:07
	So we're not just.	00:38:11
	Doing our stuff here, we're helping our bill.	00:38:13
	It's tremendous work. Maybe I missed this or where the name come from.	00:38:15
	There's, it's not an acronym, is it? No, it's no acronym. It's just.	00:38:22
	Really indicating that we.	00:38:26
	Act immediately.	00:38:28
	Got traditional models have showed responding.	00:38:30
	2448 hours later.	00:38:34
	And I thought families needed it faster.	00:38:36
	So I I went out and found resources that will act faster.	00:38:39
	Yeah, strike teams are part of the NEMS system, the Federal Incident Maintenance System, so.	00:38:43
	It's a very fitting name.	00:38:48
	About a year ago I got to see.	00:38:50
	You're always folks in action. Let me say I can absolutely attest to the professionalism.	00:38:52
	That I've seen there that evening so.	00:38:56
	Thank you to each of you.	00:38:58
	Thank you for everyone who came tonight and for volunteering your talents to the people of Floyd County.	00:39:00
	I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.	00:39:06
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:39:09
	All right. Any other government officials wishing to comment tonight?	00:39:11
	Any public comments?	00:39:16
	Yes.	00:39:18
	Judge Moore at Georgetown Township, thank you.	00:39:30
	First of all, I ain't great.	00:39:33
	Kudos to the coroner's office, the staff and the.	00:39:34
	Everybody involved, that sounds like a really wonderful service.	00:39:37
	I was one too.	00:39:41
	Comment expressed concern.	00:39:43
	The ideal shared.	00:39:46
	His recent e-mail correspondence with me.	00:39:48
	Regarding the purchase of five used vehicles.	00:39:51
	And it's my understanding it's over the.	00:39:54
	You know the bid amount minimum.	00:39:57
	And I understand I saw the.	00:39:59
	The letter signed off from the discount.	00:40:02
	I'd still a little concerned though, because.	00:40:04
	I was told that no other.	00:40:07
	Dealership was given a chance to match or beat.	00:40:09
	That suppose a discount.	00:40:13
	And a 6% discount on such a large purchase.	00:40:15
	Considering dealers have a lot of markup room to work with.	00:40:19
	I really hope that does not become.	00:40:23
	Common or use the. Absent any real emergency circumstances, I don't think there was a.	00:40:27
	A time deadline on it or anything and.	00:40:33
	I appreciate any discount something you can get for the county.	00:40:35
	But I would hope that in the future.	00:40:39
	When there's no emergency circumstances.	00:40:40
	The other dealers are given a chance to beat.	00:40:43
	Whatever the offer is from any particular one.	00:40:45
	OK.	00:40:48
	That's that's my concern. Thank you.	00:40:49
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:40:51
	Any other public comment?	00:40:54
	All right, announcements from the commissioners.	00:40:57
	Jason, I think you have one. Yeah, I do have one. So we received some information from the clerk's office today that the first day	00:41:01
	of early voting has commenced and has taken place, and so far there was 186 total.	00:41:07
	People who voted so want to remind you folks to take advantage of going out and.	00:41:14
	And voting and, you know, having the same what happens in your communities.	00:41:19
	And would you mind announcing just for the record?	00:41:24
	Where that is right now in the hours of operation and then the second one is going to become live on the 20th.	00:41:27
	Correct, but.	00:41:32
	OK. That's eight through 8.	00:41:38
	To 4.	00:41:40
	Saturday and not Sunday.	00:41:42
	Friday or Saturdays are the second of the day and the.	00:41:44
	Is there a place I can find that information?	00:41:50
	Website. You have a Mailer in the mail? Sure.	00:41:54
	Yes, yeah. So go to the clerks.	00:41:57
	Clark's website and.	00:42:00
	If you should have received a mail or so, thank you. All right. And I'm happy to announce that we'll have a ribbon cutting and	00:42:01
	opportunity for people to tour the second and third floor at the new Floyd County Government Administration Building, formerly the	00:42:07
	Chase Building, 120 W Spring Street.	00:42:12
	This Thursday, April 9th at 12:30.	00:42:18
	PM.	00:42:22
	So join us there if you wish.	00:42:23
	Any other comments?	00:42:27
	Nope.	00:42:29
	For a motion to ensure actually a next meeting will be Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 6:00 PM. With that, I'll look for a motion to	00:42:30
	adjourn. So moved.	00:42:34
	2nd.	00:42:39
	All right. Thank you all.	00:42:39
	Bullard County Commissioners meeting to please.	00:42:44
	Stand and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:42:55
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:42:58
	The United States of America.	00:43:00
	And to Republic, for which it stands.	00:43:02
	One nation under God.	00:43:05
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:43:07
	All right, welcome. Again. If you do have a cell phone, if you will please put that on silent mode.	00:43:12
	And if you need to use that.	00:43:21
	During the meeting, the hallway is out there for everyone's use.	00:43:23
	Also, if you will.	00:43:29
	Join me for a moment of silence, just for individual prayer, meditation, reflection. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting.	00:43:31
	All right. Thank you very much. We'll begin with old business.	00:43:59
	Their chief operating officer, Nick Creevy.	00:44:03
	Good evening.	00:44:08
	This item is a bid approval for the Community Crossings 2026 bid.	00:44:10
	The low bill bidder was Libs.	00:44:16
	In the amount of $1,469,064.76.	00:44:21
	That has been reviewed by the county engineer, who's determined that it is materially balanced and can be accepted.	00:44:27
	We look for that acceptance tonight so we can.	00:44:36
	Notify the state and get our matching dollars.	00:44:39
	And get the project started.	00:44:42
	OK. And thus far that's with legal review as well as engineer review as well as yours as well as ours, correct? Yes, All right. I	00:44:46
	have no question.	00:44:50
	Me either, I'll make a motion to approve.	00:44:55
	I'll second.	00:44:57
	There a motion to second all in favor.	00:44:59
	Aye, aye.	00:45:01
	Is there a sign in sheet up there?	00:45:03
	There is.	00:45:06
	Thank you very much.	00:45:09
	All right, new business Sheriff Steve Bush.	00:45:13
	Good evening. Before you have two contracts with a secure.	00:45:17
	And accurate.	00:45:21
	They've been sent over for.	00:45:23
	Approval from the attorney and.	00:45:24
	So we do have a couple of issues on.	00:45:28
	On those two contracts, which Sheriff Bush and I've spoken about, those two, the first one, accurate control agreement.	00:45:31
	Needs to reflect Floyd County, Indiana for the Floyd County, Indiana Sheriff's Department.	00:45:37
	Per our ordinance and per the statute, and then the jurisdiction needs to be updated.	00:45:42
	I believe Sheriff Bush is working on trying to get those that updated on that contract. Is that correct? That is correct and that	00:45:47
	I'm speaking with.	00:45:51
	Attorney, we talked about a better process, so we're not at the last minute trying to change things. So we're going to work on	00:45:56
	that as well.	00:45:59
	Where we can get these corrections made in advance?	00:46:02
	And then same thing on the Securus contract that that needs to say Floyd County, Indiana as well. Again, that's per statute and	00:46:05
	per our ordinance, so.	00:46:09
	I think I.	00:46:13
	Sheriff Bush and I spoke about that and trying to make sure that gets in all the contracts going forward, so.	00:46:14
	Go ahead. I was going to make a motion.	00:46:23
	I was going to ask for I'll make a motion that.	00:46:25
	Once then we have the correct terminology on the.	00:46:30
	Contracts.	00:46:36
	And we hear from her that.	00:46:38
	It can be approved.	00:46:40
	Yup.	00:46:41
	OK. I have a motion I'll second.	00:46:43
	All in favor, aye?	00:46:45
	Thank you very much. All right, thank you.	00:46:47
	All right, Rd. Department Superintendent Sidney ME Vehicle purchases.	00:46:50
	The gentleman here looking for approval to purchase pickups.	00:46:58
	And as I asked.	00:47:01
	I've reached out to four different.	00:47:02
	Vendors and received 4 separate quotes.	00:47:04
	Just for general record, I will read those quotes off.	00:47:09
	Wilson's up fine.	00:47:19
	From John Jones.	00:47:22
	Well, before I do that, let me tell you what we quoted.	00:47:24
	So everybody knows, everybody got the same deal.	00:47:27
	It was for three, three quarter ton trucks.	00:47:29
	All forward forwards. All crew cabs.	00:47:32
	All Bluetooth cable, gas or diesel didn't matter. 40,000 miles or less. So it could be who are you?	00:47:34
	Whatever they had available.	00:47:40
	With a warranty and an 8 foot bed along with a toolbox.	00:47:42
	John Jones sent a bid back at 1:48 1/12/50.	00:47:46
	To include the seven-year unlimited mileage warranty.	00:47:50
	All three trucks.	00:47:53
	Carriage forward out of Clarksville.	00:47:57
	Send your quote in.	00:48:00
	Three trucks 1.	00:48:01
	$160,692.	00:48:03
	With the standard factory five year 60,000 mile warranty on those.	00:48:06
	Call Chevrolet. Clarksville sent me a quote back AT17139450.	00:48:11
	With the same warranty.	00:48:17
	The standard Chevrolet warranty.	00:48:18
	On those and heritage, Ford sent me back.	00:48:20
	At 24279084.	00:48:24
	Well, the same.	00:48:28
	Standard factory warranty.	00:48:29
	And my suggestion because what we're getting.	00:48:32
	And the warranty that's offered.	00:48:35
	I would recommend the trucks from John Jones.	00:48:38
	It has a much better warranty.	00:48:42
	A lot less expense and the total on that Sydney, I'm sorry.	00:48:43
	It was 148 one 48112.	00:48:47
	$0.50.	00:48:52
	First off, thanks for.	00:49:00
	The details, that's all part of the public record. And then we are under the threshold for doing a bid with that. That is correct.	00:49:01
	It's under the 150 threshold.	00:49:05
	Make a motion. We accept the lowest bid.	00:49:11
	I'll second quote.	00:49:15
	Lowest quote. Lows quote. I'm sorry, I'll second that.	00:49:16
	Motion and a second all in favor.	00:49:19
	Aye.	00:49:21
	All right and all those.	00:49:23
	All that, all those correspondences are.	00:49:25
	Part of the public record.	00:49:27
	Absolutely. Thank you, Sir. Request, thank you.	00:49:29
	Thank you.	00:49:32
	All right, Mr. Nick Creevy.	00:49:34
	Nick, we had someone who wanted to speak on the Kevin Cameron Smith.	00:49:37
	Remediation part of that so.	00:49:42
	We can move that to the bottom. We can.	00:49:46
	Make that the last on this, or we can make it the first, whatever you wish.	00:49:49
	Let's go ahead and get it out of the.	00:49:54
	OK. All right.	00:49:55
	Mr. Moore, you wanted to speak to this item?	00:49:57
	Thank you I.	00:50:06
	Don't know what?	00:50:07
	The details of the project.	00:50:09
	I just want the gentleman to the fact that I'm.	00:50:11
	I would.	00:50:15
	Opposed doing much in the way of.	00:50:16
	Fixing up the Little League stuff if you've ever looked at the contract.	00:50:19
	It's one of the most one sided contracts I've ever seen in my life.	00:50:23
	The county taxpayers paper.	00:50:26
	The whole park.	00:50:29
	And they they even agreed that expanded parking recently.	00:50:30
	Well, the Little League. New Albany Little League.	00:50:34
	Gets debased the primary beneficiary all the fields.	00:50:37
	The millions that we spent to get that parking and prove it.	00:50:40
	They are the primary.	00:50:43
	For the Little League fields and all.	00:50:45
	Their their parents don't pay any park taxes because they're in the city.	00:50:47
	So the county taxpayers are paying for 100% of the project.	00:50:52
	While the city taxpayers get a free ride and their kids get priority use of the facilities.	00:50:56
	So I would.	00:51:01
	Invite you to please take a look at that contract.	00:51:02
	And.	00:51:05
	Before you ever consider.	00:51:06
	Doing improvements that are.	00:51:08
	Partially or entirely for the benefit of the Little League.	00:51:09
	I see. Mr. Luke shook his head. He understands.	00:51:12
	That was quite a one way contract.	00:51:15
	If you want to see something incredible, take Breed. Yeah, we've all read it and then it predates each of us as and I think the	00:51:17
	agreement that we're going to hear about predates us as well.	00:51:22
	Love. Point taken though.	00:51:27
	All right.	00:51:30
	Let's go ahead and.	00:51:32
	Begin with.	00:51:33
	Item G if you will. Yes, item G is a.	00:51:34
	Quote for.	00:51:39
	Tree Remediation.	00:51:41
	This is pertaining to the Charlestown Trail.	00:51:43
	Charlestown Road and Trail Project.	00:51:46
	Some trees were removed.	00:51:49
	Wetland areas.	00:51:52
	So it was a requirement.	00:51:53
	Through indot that we find a new place to plant.	00:51:56
	And replace those trees.	00:51:59
	So it had to be in the vicinity.	00:52:01
	So that was where it was. It was selected that those would go.	00:52:04
	The quote is from Grant Line. I also did request quotes from Walnut Ridge in Lincoln Springs. Neither of those could.	00:52:08
	You could tell the quote.	00:52:16
	The total project.	00:52:19
	Cost for the quote was $20,457.50.	00:52:21
	Is any additional information you'd like on that?	00:52:30
	So they're going to plant trees because.	00:52:33
	Somebody tore some down.	00:52:37
	So part of part of the Charlestown Rd. Trail project.	00:52:40
	Yeah, yeah.	00:52:43
	The bridge over the Creek, yeah.	00:52:45
	Required some trees to be removed and through the NEPA.	00:52:47
	The federal NEPA evaluation.	00:52:51
	It was identified how we would mitigate removing those trees, so we knew we were removing trees.	00:52:54
	And we knew we were going to have to replace trees. Yes. OK, I got you.	00:53:00
	Any breakdown on?	00:53:07
	Types of trees or.	00:53:09
	Just for the curious.	00:53:11
	5 Burr oak, 5 Tulip Poplar, 5 Red Maple, 5 sweet gum.	00:53:13
	Some lower.	00:53:19
	Shrubs, flower and Dogwood.	00:53:21
	Are they 3 inch, 4 inch or?	00:53:25
	Minimum 2 inch caliper.	00:53:28
	Uh, yeah. So there there's and it's installation as well and probably a one or two year guarantee or something. Yeah, we, we will	00:53:31
	be required to submit.	00:53:36
	Monthly reports on those for a few years to make sure they come in.	00:53:41
	OK, I have no further questions.	00:53:45
	You want a motion to approve.	00:53:47
	So moved.	00:53:51
	Second, all in favor?	00:53:53
	Aye.	00:53:56
	All right, we'll go back up to a on that.	00:53:57
	This is per the new ordinance requiring.	00:54:01
	Notification from the Commissioners and the Council on on grant.	00:54:05
	Requests.	00:54:09
	This was for Congressional community project funding.	00:54:11
	We submitted for North the North Annex blight removal project.	00:54:15
	210,000.	00:54:20
	Dollars was our request.	00:54:22
	At this time I don't know whether that will be put in.	00:54:25
	But that's what we submitted for.	00:54:28
	And those awards would be announced.	00:54:30
	Late next year or early 26?	00:54:34
	No, they need I think that's a good Ave. to explore on that then we.	00:54:38
	We've received some money for.	00:54:42
	Some work sampling part this past year on that SO.	00:54:45
	Why not us so?	00:54:48
	Thank you for doing that. I'll look for a motion to approve.	00:54:50
	So moved second.	00:54:53
	All in favor, aye?	00:54:55
	The next item, FCO 2026-4, is a zoning map amendment ordinance.	00:54:59
	This is pertaining to six parcels between Schreiber Road and Hwy. 150.	00:55:07
	It was.	00:55:13
	PDR you which is planned unit development, residential, urban and it is.	00:55:15
	Requested to be rezone.	00:55:21
	Back to general commercial, it was originally for the six were originally.	00:55:22
	General commercial before it was zoned PD or you?	00:55:28
	So this is zoning it?	00:55:32
	Back to its original.	00:55:33
	General commercial zoning.	00:55:36
	It received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission in January. There was.	00:55:40
	No negative public comment at that meeting.	00:55:46
	So we look for.	00:55:50
	Approval of that.	00:55:51
	Make a motion to accept.	00:55:53
	I'll second it.	00:55:56
	All right, I have a motion to 2nd. Any further questions or discussion?	00:55:58
	Just curiosity on my part, when was it?	00:56:02
	Switched from the original to.	00:56:05
	The other.	00:56:08
	If you don't have any knowledge, it might be, I don't know, 22 or 23.	00:56:09
	OK, it predates us.	00:56:14
	All right, I have a motion to second all in favor.	00:56:21
	And sorry, just for clarification, you guys were approving that, that motion was for unanimous approval of that ordinance,	00:56:26
	correct?	00:56:28
	It was unanimous, no, but we can go back if you'll syndicate that on the record, please.	00:56:32
	Sure.	00:56:37
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-04, the Zoning Map Amendment, with unanimous consent.	00:56:38
	Now second to.	00:56:45
	All in favor, aye, Thank you.	00:56:46
	Thank you.	00:56:49
	The next item I have is a.	00:56:51
	Engineering Professional Engineering Services. This is for Bridge 51.	00:56:54
	Construction engineering during the construction phase. This is with JTL Prime.	00:56:59
	We have contracts with them for the.	00:57:06
	Preliminary engineering work and.	00:57:09
	We need to add the design services for construction. We have the funding.	00:57:12
	Available through INDOT.	00:57:22
	It'll be 8020.	00:57:24
	For the amount of this contract.	00:57:26
	Which is, I'm sorry, it's a not to exceed 45 five.	00:57:31
	Thank you.	00:57:35
	Alright, well, it's good to be seeing work.	00:57:37
	Being done over there.	00:57:41
	And so.	00:57:42
	Keep it moving along.	00:57:44
	I'll look for a motion to approve this.	00:57:46
	Make a motion to approve.	00:57:50
	A second.	00:57:52
	All in favor.	00:57:53
	The next item is fire extinguisher testing quote we received from Corson.	00:57:58
	Fire and Security This is for the road department building the.	00:58:04
	Building authority.	00:58:10
	Building, which is the city account building.	00:58:11
	The new health department building.	00:58:15
	Health and Human Services building on grant line.	00:58:17
	In the the new.	00:58:21
	Chase Tower Government Center building.	00:58:23
	And it is also for 3000.	00:58:26
	5 grant line which is the recycling center. The total amount is $2183 for that.	00:58:29
	Make a motion to approve.	00:58:38
	2nd.	00:58:39
	All in favor.	00:58:40
	Aye.	00:58:42
	Next up is a contract for.	00:58:45
	Federal Processing Registry.	00:58:49
	They do the Sam.	00:58:52
	Maintenance.	00:58:54
	Registration for the county.	00:58:55
	As a five year renewal for $1999.	00:58:58
	Per year, right? No total for five years.	00:59:04
	Motion approved.	00:59:08
	Yeah. So can these people help you navigate that?	00:59:09
	They do other issue no?	00:59:14
	They they do something different.	00:59:16
	But it's very useful what they do. It saves us a lot of oh, yeah.	00:59:18
	I've spent days on the computer trying to do that.	00:59:23
	Yeah, OK.	00:59:26
	Motion to approve.	00:59:28
	Five year contract in 1999.	00:59:29
	I made the motion.	00:59:33
	And I'll second, I'm sorry, All in favor, aye?	00:59:34
	The next item is a traffic impact study, a professional agreement for a traffic study at.	00:59:38
	Piling your point US150, this is an addendum to the existing.	00:59:46
	Study.	00:59:50
	Investigating a connection between the new proposed Rd.	00:59:52
	And the Highlander.	00:59:56
	Development.	00:59:58
	It is for.	01:00:01
	$13,000 The developer has provided a check for that amount.	01:00:02
	We are just the.	01:00:07
	The study owner so we.	01:00:09
	Kind of a pastor, yeah.	01:00:11
	Alright, umm.	01:00:14
	Look for a motion to approve that.	01:00:16
	So I'll make a motion to approve.	01:00:18
	I'll second all in favor, aye.	01:00:20
	Next, I have a professional service agreement with OHM.	01:00:25
	In the amount of $22,800.	01:00:31
	This is for professional service related to the building and development permit application that they are developing.	01:00:34
	They're already had a contract and are working on it. This is extending the.	01:00:43
	Services.	01:00:48
	I'll make a motion to approve.	01:00:57
	2nd.	01:00:59
	All in favor, aye?	01:01:00
	Aye.	01:01:02
	And then the last item.	01:01:05
	Change order number 2 to Local Paving Project 2025.	01:01:09
	Dash 2.	01:01:15
	The amount is $30,303.66. The contractor was Mac Construction.	01:01:17
	This has been reviewed by the County Engineer.	01:01:24
	And the work was proved.	01:01:28
	It's 30,000 three 0366 of an.	01:01:33
	Original. That was 614.	01:01:37
	02430 where that was the estimate correct correct.	01:01:40
	All right. I'll look for a motion to approve that as well.	01:01:44
	I'll make a motion to approve.	01:01:49
	I'll second.	01:01:50
	All in favor.	01:01:51
	Aye.	01:01:53
	Aye.	01:01:54
	Yeah, and I just saw.	01:01:57
	Buried within there.	01:01:59
	What is looking for earlier? A recount on all those trees that are being planted. So yeah, wants to see that afterwards.	01:02:01
	Is a little bit more than than what you had enumerated.	01:02:07
	Is is good?	01:02:11
	All right, County Auditor Diana Topping.	01:02:13
	Good evening.	01:02:18
	Good evening.	01:02:18
	Before you, you have FCO 2026-05. This is an ordinance for a debt service reserve fund.	01:02:22
	This is for a bond that we entered into the end of 2021 and into the beginning of 2022. It was.	01:02:29
	Actually, umm.	01:02:35
	FCO 20/22/03.	01:02:37
	It was for a 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond. There was a debt service associated with it.	01:02:40
	That is held in trust with Bach Financial.	01:02:48
	That is no longer reflected on our books in any way, shape or form, and actually should be.	01:02:50
	And should have been for the last four years.	01:02:55
	So what this fund does is allows us to bring it back onto our books, since those monies are still technically Floyd counties,	01:02:58
	they're just held in trust.	01:03:02
	This is at the request of the SBA.	01:03:07
	Just clean up.	01:03:09
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-05, the ordinance for debt Service Reserve fund.	01:03:12
	For the 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond by unanimous consent.	01:03:18
	I'll second.	01:03:24
	All in favor, aye?	01:03:25
	Thank you.	01:03:28
	Thank you.	01:03:29
	County Attorney Kristen Fox.	01:03:30
	I have on the agenda is the consent for the estate of Sharon Jacobs.	01:03:33
	This is a consent.	01:03:38
	To allow the personal representative to proceed with that estate.	01:03:40
	Process unsupervised.	01:03:44
	And then also to accept.	01:03:47
	The uh.	01:03:50
	Bequest that was left.	01:03:51
	The quest was actually left to the New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter. That entity no longer exists, so.	01:03:53
	County would be agreeing to take half of that request, and the city has agreed to take half of their.	01:03:59
	Of the bequest, so dividing it between the two entities.	01:04:03
	Just need approval to allow AL to sign that.	01:04:08
	I'll make a motion to approve, but I want to say I think that was a very kind gesture on their behalf, so.	01:04:12
	And the only other thing I would request in that motion is to allow out assign any other documents necessary in this estate to	01:04:17
	finalize and and receive the.	01:04:21
	The Bequest.	01:04:25
	I'll make that motion.	01:04:27
	I'll 2nd I have a motion and a second. All in favor, aye.	01:04:29
	It's the second thing I have is resolution FCR 2026-03.	01:04:35
	This is a resolution of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners approving the agreement with US Bancorp. Government, Government	01:04:40
	leasing and financing.	01:04:44
	This is a requirement of the US Bank Corp for the equipment purchase that you guys authorized last month. This was something else	01:04:47
	they wanted to see in the documents that we present back to them.	01:04:52
	Make a motion to accept.	01:04:58
	I'll second.	01:05:01
	OK, I have a motion and a second for approval all in favor.	01:05:02
	Aye.	01:05:06
	Aye.	01:05:07
	Thank you very much. Nice to see litigation in a favorable light on there.	01:05:09
	Yeah, umm.	01:05:14
	Look for approval of districts meeting minutes from March 17, 2026.	01:05:17
	Motion to approve.	01:05:21
	Second, all in favor?	01:05:23
	Aye, and approval, payroll and claims.	01:05:25
	Motion approve.	01:05:29
	Second all in favor, aye.	01:05:30
	I do have a board appointment that we would like to.	01:05:34
	Approved tonight, Mr. Mark Lawrence.	01:05:39
	For the Vizier appointment, he'll be replacing the Scott Whalen 4 year term ending in December.	01:05:42
	Of 2026.	01:05:49
	So he will be finishing up Mr. Whelan's term for motion for approval on that. So moved.	01:05:51
	Second all in favor, aye.	01:05:57
	All right, um.	01:06:02
	Public comment tonight, I know that.	01:06:04
	Coroner Matt Tomlin would like to say a few words.	01:06:07
	Please come on up.	01:06:12
	Thanks for letting me come up here and talk tonight.	01:06:17
	As a few people in the community know.	01:06:21
	About a year ago, we started what we call a strike team.	01:06:24
	We saw a need in the community and certain deaths that families are kind of left.	01:06:27
	Without answers and.	01:06:33
	Without help they need.	01:06:34
	So there's a few different nonprofits we're working with.	01:06:36
	And I'd like to.	01:06:39
	Show them a little bit of appreciation and I.	01:06:41
	And Charlie will kind of discuss a little bit about that.	01:06:43
	Thank you, Commissioners and Attorney Fox, for allowing us here tonight.	01:06:47
	As Matthew said, the strike team, this is the first time we've introduced our strike team.	01:06:52
	In public to anybody.	01:06:57
	We had over 52 call outs last year for services for families that had lost loved ones.	01:06:59
	We were able to connect them families with resources within our community and here in a few minutes you're going to see.	01:07:05
	Our partners and that has partnered with us.	01:07:10
	At no cost to tax dollars.	01:07:14
	There's no cost of this, they are volunteering their time.	01:07:16
	In their service.	01:07:19
	Before we go.	01:07:21
	A little bit farther with that.	01:07:22
	Like to introduce you to the coroner's office, if you would stand. Obviously, we have Connie.	01:07:24
	We have Ashley Carpenter.	01:07:33
	Myself and Matthew.	01:07:36
	We are down 1.	01:07:37
	Right now.	01:07:38
	But we're we're working through that.	01:07:40
	But we're also proud to announce that everyone of us is Medical Death Investigators certified.	01:07:42
	We are also fully commissioned through the Indiana Governor's Office.	01:07:48
	Which has been a long time coming for this office.	01:07:52
	Corner Tomlin has made.	01:07:56
	Leaps and bounds with getting.	01:07:58
	The office put back together.	01:08:01
	But at this point in time, I'm going to.	01:08:03
	Read off names. A couple of them is going to say something briefly.	01:08:06
	And that way we can get out of here.	01:08:11
	The first person I would ask to come up is Tracy Skaggs.	01:08:12
	She is an LSW.	01:08:16
	And she was with Project Recovery here in New Albany.	01:08:17
	That deals with the homeless.	01:08:20
	And addictions.	01:08:22
	Good evening, Commissioners, and thank you.	01:08:27
	Corner Tomlin and Charlie Man.	01:08:30
	Good evening. My name is Tracy Skaggs and I'm the founder and Executive Director of Project Recovery Southern Indiana.	01:08:33
	As well as a licensed social worker.	01:08:39
	It is truly an honor to speak about a program that reflects what a compassionate.	01:08:41
	Community driven response looks like.	01:08:46
	The Floyd County Coroner Strike Team.	01:08:48
	And some of life's most devastating moments.	01:08:51
	Such as when a family has lost a loved one, there is often a gap.	01:08:53
	A gap between tragedy and support.	01:08:58
	A gap between shop.	01:09:01
	And historically, that gap has been filled with silence.	01:09:04
	That the strike team is changing that.	01:09:07
	This team brings trained mental health and addiction professionals directly to the scene of a death.	01:09:10
	Meeting families in real time, in their worst.	01:09:15
	Most vulnerable moments with compassion.	01:09:18
	Guidance and immediate support.	01:09:21
	I have had the distinct honor of being the first professional recruited to this team.	01:09:23
	And what I have witnessed since its implementation has been nothing short of transformative.	01:09:28
	I have set in living rooms with grief filled in every corner of the space.	01:09:34
	I have watched families struggle to make sense of the unimaginable.	01:09:38
	And instead of leaving them alone in that moment.	01:09:42
	We are able to sit beside them.	01:09:45
	Not to fix their grief.	01:09:47
	But to walk with them through it?	01:09:49
	The strike team has bridged critical gaps in care by ensuring that support does not begin days or weeks later.	01:09:51
	It begins immediately.	01:09:58
	We are able to provide emotional stabilization.	01:10:00
	Connect families to resources and help navigate the steps forward.	01:10:03
	Before the weight of that loss turns into isolation.	01:10:07
	Trauma or crisis?	01:10:10
	And what it does is powerful.	01:10:12
	It reduces the long term impact of trauma.	01:10:14
	It increases the likelihood that individuals will engage in ongoing support.	01:10:17
	And it reminds families in their darkest moment.	01:10:22
	They are not alone.	01:10:25
	This model represents what happens when systems evolve.	01:10:26
	When we choose to respond not just with procedure.	01:10:30
	But with humanity.	01:10:34
	And I want to close on a deeply personal note.	01:10:35
	As someone who's been on the receiving end of that call.	01:10:38
	From a corner.	01:10:42
	Being notified of my husband's overdose death.	01:10:43
	A call that in my experience.	01:10:47
	Felt very cold and callous in one of the most devastating moments of my life.	01:10:49
	I cannot express how grateful I am.	01:10:54
	To the Floyd County corner.	01:10:57
	For not only recognizing this need.	01:10:59
	But choosing to respond with compassion.	01:11:01
	Because how we show up.	01:11:04
	Matters.	01:11:05
	Thank you.	01:11:07
	Yeah, and actually, I am the first person to introduce the next one as Doctor Liz Davis.	01:11:10
	And her trusty sidekick, Doc.	01:11:18
	Which is a therapy dog.	01:11:22
	OK, so I'm not.	01:11:29
	The speaker that she is I.	01:11:32
	So I work at the hospital as the therapist for the staff. That's how Charlie met me.	01:11:35
	I provide a lot of crisis management, a lot of therapy when people are at their worst within the hospital.	01:11:41
	And when I heard about what he's doing, I wanted to be involved.	01:11:47
	I don't do it as a.	01:11:52
	A staff member of the hospital. I do it as.	01:11:53
	My own practitioner. I'm an independently licensed clinical social worker.	01:11:56
	I also opened up a private practice which is really helped because now.	01:12:00
	We can continue the care for some of these people.	01:12:05
	That are really in need in the community, whether it's because they're losing their insurance, they didn't have insurance. I mean,	01:12:07
	if you imagine one of your loved ones dying.	01:12:11
	And not having anywhere to go because right now if you try to get therapy in the community, it can take sometimes six months to	01:12:15
	get in with someone.	01:12:18
	We can carry it over and they can come see us the next day if that's what they need.	01:12:22
	We have not charged a single person for any of these services. We have one that's been seeing us for over 3 months every week.	01:12:26
	There is no bill for this person. We will try to help do some of the case management get what they need, but they're also getting	01:12:33
	that stability.	01:12:37
	Where they can work through that grief and whatever else is going on.	01:12:40
	Through this, we're also able.	01:12:45
	In the moment.	01:12:46
	To provide.	01:12:48
	Skills and thought processes and being able to identify when they really need that help, those red flags, this is when you really	01:12:49
	need to reach out.	01:12:54
	And that can help these individuals so much, especially when they're worried about their family or loved ones.	01:12:59
	We can look out for each other type thing. That's the goal.	01:13:07
	So this is just, it's been amazing being able to.	01:13:11
	Go out in the community and help where it's really needed.	01:13:13
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:13:20
	The next one is going to be Anne Crothers, the executive director of Clark Floyd County Cares.	01:13:25
	This woman has a notebook of people across the state of Indiana.	01:13:30
	And she is there willing and able to help us.	01:13:34
	Old lady.	01:13:44
	Thank you, President.	01:13:47
	Table and commissioners and.	01:13:49
	Attorney.	01:13:51
	Christie Fox.	01:13:52
	The strike team is a these two of the architect of that.	01:13:54
	That effort and.	01:13:59
	Uh, a lot alluding to what Tracy said and and and.	01:14:02
	When people are in crisis.	01:14:07
	They need help.	01:14:10
	And I think that.	01:14:11
	Charlie previously having worked with the coroners office and seen what that helped look like.	01:14:13
	Or what it should have looked like.	01:14:19
	He was able to implement some things and.	01:14:21
	We were, I remember distinctly talking about.	01:14:23
	What would be done while we were all campaigning to be elected together?	01:14:26
	And by George, they've done it so.	01:14:31
	They invited us to be a part of it. We have our my staff here.	01:14:33
	We we've, we've got, we're staff of four, but you guys are not.	01:14:37
	I guess strangers to system of care. We really are behind the scenes aligning processes.	01:14:42
	Really supporting.	01:14:48
	And I was so.	01:14:49
	Elated to understand.	01:14:51
	What they were do.	01:14:53
	Excuse me doing.	01:14:55
	That I shared it with some of our colleagues at the state level.	01:14:56
	They've been able to have meetings with them and now they're really wanting to model this.	01:15:00
	Across the state, so I know that putting the intricate details in place.	01:15:04
	With the clinical.	01:15:10
	Support. I think it will really bring some some really positive attention to.	01:15:13
	Floyd County, Indiana.	01:15:18
	Also Kendra Henry.	01:15:20
	Come, Kendra.	01:15:21
	Carries a lot of rows I stand.	01:15:22
	With a lot of people that support me, but she's mine.	01:15:26
	Ride or die, she is our case management supervisor.	01:15:29
	Has done 10 years at DFR in.	01:15:33
	Has just really helped us.	01:15:37
	Build our systems and we've responded again.	01:15:39
	Obviously when when Charlie needs us and.	01:15:42
	Matt as well, so.	01:15:44
	Thank you guys so much for this opportunity and.	01:15:46
	Again, appreciate it.	01:15:49
	Thank you System of Care.	01:15:51
	Thank you very much.	01:15:53
	Next one is going to be Jen Seton.	01:15:57
	With the executive director of Lifehouse Recovery.	01:16:01
	Thank you, Commissioners.	01:16:11
	I am Jim and Marie Seton. I am the executive director of Lifehouse Sober Living.	01:16:13
	I am a woman of long term recovery.	01:16:19
	And I am the president of the board of Project Recovery.	01:16:22
	And I stand here to say.	01:16:26
	That it is an amazing thing for our community for the coroner's office to see a need and they.	01:16:29
	Gap in services and.	01:16:35
	Have action and not just.	01:16:38
	Feel about a situation but actually provide resources.	01:16:40
	Again, that is free of service and that of me.	01:16:44
	A lifehouse. Sober living. We are a woman's aphid.	01:16:48
	Transitional.	01:16:51
	Housing for women out of New Albany.	01:16:53
	We've been open two years.	01:16:55
	And then recovery.	01:16:59
	Is important, and meeting people where they're at is important.	01:17:02
	And the work.	01:17:06
	That, umm.	01:17:07
	The coroner's office for this community is really.	01:17:08
	Loving our community back to life and really giving some.	01:17:13
	Stability and some compassion and care.	01:17:16
	And thank you so much for having us.	01:17:19
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:17:23
	And Mr. or well, actually, I should say Pastor Steve Burks is attending.	01:17:25
	Some meaning.	01:17:31
	AIC meeting.	01:17:34
	So he's unable to.	01:17:35
	To join us but.	01:17:37
	Danita is going to accept this for Steve.	01:17:39
	And New Albany.	01:17:43
	1st.	01:17:44
	Pastor Steve and and Danita along with their church.	01:17:49
	Has done a few.	01:17:54
	Memorials.	01:17:57
	Steve has preached.	01:17:58
	The need is random music and lights.	01:17:59
	They are definitely uphill or.	01:18:02
	Inside our community.	01:18:04
	But also with that being said, we have a bunch more chaplains and we also have a bunch more.	01:18:05
	Pastures on staff that we can call out throughout the county.	01:18:10
	That 100% volunteers.	01:18:14
	We would also like to tell you that.	01:18:17
	We have a good working relationship with the New Albany Floyd County school system.	01:18:21
	We also have.	01:18:25
	A working relationship with.	01:18:27
	Boyd County Health Department.	01:18:28
	Idoh Idoh was allow us to secure.	01:18:30
	3 or 4 dolls for New Albany PD.	01:18:34
	For suit suited us SIDS.	01:18:38
	So we were able to get them for.	01:18:41
	For no cost.	01:18:43
	FSSA.	01:18:45
	Things to hand getting us in some meetings up at the Statehouse last year.	01:18:46
	They are provided us.	01:18:51
	Duffel bags.	01:18:53
	For kids.	01:18:54
	Tellering books, gidgets, gadgets.	01:18:56
	That we can give out on scene also.	01:18:58
	A great work and relationship with the FBI.	01:19:02
	NAPD ISP.	01:19:04
	The state Fire Marshall's office.	01:19:07
	We look forward to working with them also.	01:19:10
	We want to thank as a coroner's office, Matthew.	01:19:14
	For leading this charge in our community, he is doing a fantastic job.	01:19:17
	I have a question too. So it's fantastic. I just the numbers that you straddled off at the end on.	01:19:24
	Like how wide is this web of people that's helping?	01:19:32
	A little bit numbers wise, I mean just with the local folks here, I don't know how many.	01:19:37
	As far as the strike team goes, yeah.	01:19:41
	We got them.	01:19:43
	A little bit of everywhere.	01:19:45
	You have someone with you tonight.	01:19:46
	You have some more.	01:19:49
	Strike team members here tonight.	01:19:50
	These are our support groups. I got you something about this, this strike team.	01:19:53
	And I think it's very and I should have said it earlier.	01:19:58
	The women.	01:20:03
	That came up and spoke.	01:20:03
	They just don't provide the service for these families out there.	01:20:06
	And I think Franklin and Jason is getting knows where I'm getting ready to go.	01:20:10
	They keep us in check.	01:20:14
	They check on our mental status.	01:20:16
	They reel us back in.	01:20:18
	And make sure we're ready to go the next time.	01:20:20
	So, but to answer your direct question.	01:20:23
	There is a whole lot of hands. We have had a whole lot of meetings.	01:20:26
	And we have people we can call because we don't know what hurdle.	01:20:29
	We're going to have to jump through.	01:20:33
	Somebody out there is going to know it better than us.	01:20:35
	And also we have been.	01:20:39
	Several calls outside of our county for mutual aid.	01:20:42
	Our whole department is SUTI certified.	01:20:46
	We've made SUTI calls in other counties local also.	01:20:49
	So we're not just.	01:20:53
	Doing our stuff here, we're helping our bill.	01:20:55
	It's it's tremendous work. Maybe I missed this or where did the name come from?	01:21:00
	There's, it's not an acronym, is it? No, it's no acronym. It's just.	01:21:05
	Really indicating that we.	01:21:09
	Act immediately.	01:21:11
	Got traditional models have showed responding.	01:21:12
	2448 hours later.	01:21:16
	And I thought families needed it faster.	01:21:19
	So I I went out and found resources that will act faster.	01:21:22
	Yeah, strike teams are part of the NEMS system. The federal.	01:21:25
	Incident maintenance system.	01:21:28
	It's a very fitting name.	01:21:30
	About a year ago I got to see.	01:21:32
	You're always folks in action. Let me say I can absolutely attest to the professionalism.	01:21:34
	That I've seen there that evening so.	01:21:38
	Thank you.	01:21:40
	Each of you, thank you for everyone who came tonight and.	01:21:41
	For volunteering your talents to the people of Floyd County Act.	01:21:44
	I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.	01:21:48
	Thank you all. Thank you.	01:21:51
	All right. Any other government officials wishing to comment tonight?	01:21:53
	Any public comments?	01:21:58
	Yes.	01:22:00
	George Moore in Georgetown Township, thank you.	01:22:12
	First of all, I agree.	01:22:15
	Kudos to the coroner's office, the staff and the.	01:22:16
	Everybody involved, that sounds like a really wonderful service.	01:22:19
	I was one too.	01:22:23
	Comment expressed concern.	01:22:25
	The ideal shared.	01:22:28
	His recent e-mail correspondence with me.	01:22:30
	Regarding the purchase of his five used vehicles.	01:22:33
	And it's my understanding it's over the.	01:22:37
	You know the bid amount minimum.	01:22:40
	And I understand I saw the.	01:22:42
	The letter signed off from the discount.	01:22:44
	I'd still a little concerned though, because.	01:22:47
	I was told that no other.	01:22:50
	Dealership was given a chance to match or beat.	01:22:52
	That supposed discount?	01:22:55
	And a 6% discount on such a large purchase.	01:22:58
	Considering dealers have a lot of markup room to work with.	01:23:01
	I really hope that does not become.	01:23:05
	Common or use the. Absent any real emergency circumstances, I don't think there was a.	01:23:09
	A time deadline on it or anything and.	01:23:15
	I appreciate any discount something you can get for the county.	01:23:18
	But I would hope that in the future.	01:23:21
	When there's no emergency circumstances.	01:23:23
	The other dealers are given a chance to beat.	01:23:25
	Whatever the offer is from any particular one.	01:23:28
	OK. That's that's my concern. Thank you.	01:23:31
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:23:34
	Any other public comment?	01:23:36
	All right, announcements from the commissioners.	01:23:39
	Jason, I think you have one. Yeah, I do have one. So we received some information from the clerk's office today that the first day	01:23:43
	of early voting has commenced and has taken place, and so far there was 186 total.	01:23:49
	People who voted so want to remind you folks to take advantage of going out and.	01:23:56
	And voting and, you know, having the same what happens in your communities.	01:24:02
	And would you mind announcing just for the record?	01:24:06
	Where that is right now in the hours of operation and then the second one is going to become live on the 20th.	01:24:09
	Correct, but.	01:24:14
	OK. That's eight through 8.	01:24:21
	To 4.	01:24:22
	Saturday, not Sunday.	01:24:25
	Friday or Saturdays are the second of the day and the.	01:24:27
	Is there a place I can find that information?	01:24:32
	Website you have a Mailer in the mail.	01:24:36
	Sure.	01:24:37
	Yeah, yeah. So go to the clerks.	01:24:39
	The Clark's website and.	01:24:42
	If you should have received a mail or so, thank you.	01:24:44
	All right, And I'm happy to announce that we'll have a ribbon cutting and opportunity for people to tour the second and third	01:24:46
	floor at the new Floyd County Government Administration building, formerly the Chase Building, 120 W Spring Street.	01:24:53
	This Thursday, April 9th at 12:30.	01:25:00
	PM.	01:25:04
	So join us there if you wish.	01:25:06
	Any other comments?	01:25:10
	Nope. All right.	01:25:11
	I'll look for a motion to adjourn. Actually, the next meeting will be Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 6:00 PM. With that, I'll look	01:25:13
	for a motion to adjourn.	01:25:16
	So moved second.	01:25:20
	All right. Thank you all.	01:25:22

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	Bullard County Commissioners meeting to please.	00:00:02
	Stand to join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:00:13
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:00:15
	The United States of America.	00:00:18
	And two, Republic for which it stands.	00:00:20
	One nation under God.	00:00:22
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:25
	All right, welcome. Again. If you do have a cell phone, if you will please put that on silent mode.	00:00:30
	And if you need to use that.	00:00:38
	During the meeting, the hallway is out there for everyone's use.	00:00:41
	I also, if you will.	00:00:44
	Join me for a moment of silence, just for individual prayer, meditation, reflection. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting.	00:00:48
	All right. Thank you very much. We'll begin with old business.	00:01:16
	The chief operating Officer, Nick Creevy.	00:01:20
	Good evening.	00:01:26
	This item is a bid approval for the Community Crossings 2026 bid.	00:01:28
	The low bill bidder was Libs.	00:01:34
	In the amount of $1,469,064.76.	00:01:39
	That has been reviewed by the county engineer, who's determined that it is materially balanced and can be accepted.	00:01:45
	We look for that acceptance tonight so we can.	00:01:53
	Notify the state and get our matching dollars.	00:01:56
	And get the project started.	00:02:00
	OK. And thus far that's with legal review as well as engineer review as well as yours as well as ours, correct. All right, I have	00:02:04
	no question.	00:02:08
	Me either, I'll make a motion to approve.	00:02:12
	I'll second.	00:02:15
	A motion to second. All in favor, aye.	00:02:16
	Aye.	00:02:19
	Is there a sign in sheet up there?	00:02:20
	There is.	00:02:23
	Thank you very much.	00:02:27
	All right, new business Sheriff Steve Bush.	00:02:31
	Good evening. Before you have two contracts with the Securus.	00:02:35
	And.	00:02:39
	They've been sent over.	00:02:40
	Approval from the attorney and they're here for you.	00:02:42
	So we do have a couple of issues on.	00:02:46
	On those two contracts, which Sheriff Bush and I've spoken about, those two, the first one, accurate control agreement.	00:02:48
	Needs to reflect Foley County, Indiana for the Floyd County, Indiana Sheriff's Department.	00:02:55
	Per our ordinance and per the statute, and then the jurisdiction needs to be updated.	00:03:00
	I believe Sheriff Bush is working on trying to get those.	00:03:04
	That updated on that contract, is that correct? That is correct and that I'm speaking with.	00:03:07
	Attorney, we talked about a better process, so we're not at the last minute trying to change things. So we're going to work on	00:03:14
	that as well.	00:03:17
	Where we can get these corrections made in advance?	00:03:19
	Yep. And then same thing on the Securus contract that that needs to say Floyd County, Indiana as well. Again, that's per statute	00:03:22
	and per our ordinance, so.	00:03:26
	I think.	00:03:30
	Sheriff Bush and I spoke about that and trying to make sure that gets in all the contracts going forward.	00:03:31
	So.	00:03:36
	OK, go ahead.	00:03:38
	I was going to make a motion.	00:03:41
	I was going to ask for I'll make a motion that.	00:03:42
	Once then we have the correct terminology on the.	00:03:48
	Contracts.	00:03:53
	And we hear from her that.	00:03:55
	It can be approved.	00:03:57
	Yup.	00:03:59
	OK. I have a motion I'll second.	00:04:01
	All in favor, aye?	00:04:03
	Thank you very much. All right, thank you.	00:04:05
	All right, Rd. Department Superintendent Sidney ME Vehicle purchases.	00:04:07
	The gentleman here looking for approval to purchase the pickup.	00:04:15
	And as I asked.	00:04:19
	I've reached out to four different.	00:04:20
	Vendors and received 4 separate quotes.	00:04:22
	Just for general record, I will read those quotes off.	00:04:26
	From John Jones.	00:04:39
	Well, before I do that, let me tell you what we quoted.	00:04:41
	So everybody knows, everybody got the same deal.	00:04:44
	It was for three 3/4 on trucks.	00:04:47
	All four before is all crew cabs.	00:04:49
	All Bluetooth cable, gas or diesel didn't matter. 40,000 miles or less. So it can be who are you?	00:04:52
	Whatever they had available.	00:04:58
	With a warranty and an 8 foot bed along with a toolbox.	00:04:59
	John Jones sent a bid back at 1:48 1/12/50.	00:05:04
	To include A7 year unlimited mileage warranty.	00:05:08
	On all three trucks.	00:05:11
	Carriage forward out of Clarksville.	00:05:15
	Send your quote in.	00:05:17
	Three trucks.	00:05:19
	$160,692.	00:05:20
	With the standard factory five year 60,000 mile warranty on those.	00:05:23
	Call Chevrolet. Clarksville sent me a quote back AT17139450.	00:05:29
	With the same warranty.	00:05:34
	Standard Chevrolet warranty.	00:05:36
	On those and heritage, Ford sent me back a quote.	00:05:38
	At 24279084.	00:05:42
	Well, the same, uh.	00:05:45
	Standard factory warranty.	00:05:47
	And my suggestion.	00:05:49
	Because what we're getting?	00:05:51
	And the warranty that's offered.	00:05:53
	I would recommend the trucks from John Jones.	00:05:56
	And has a much better warranty.	00:05:59
	A lot less expense.	00:06:01
	And the total on that, Sydney, I'm sorry.	00:06:02
	It was.	00:06:05
	148 One 48112 and $0.50.	00:06:06
	First off, thanks for.	00:06:17
	The details, that's all part of the public record. And then we are under the threshold for doing a bid with that. That is correct.	00:06:19
	It's under the 150 threshold.	00:06:23
	Make a motion. We accept the lowest bid.	00:06:29
	I'll second quote.	00:06:32
	Lowest quote. Lowest quote? I'm sorry.	00:06:33
	Motion and a second all in favor.	00:06:36
	Aye.	00:06:39
	All right and all those.	00:06:41
	All that, all those correspondences are.	00:06:42
	Part of the public record, so.	00:06:45
	Absolutely. Thank you, Sir. Request, thank you.	00:06:46
	Thank you.	00:06:50
	All right, Mr. Nick Creevy.	00:06:51
	Nick, we had someone who wanted to speak on the Kevin Hammersmith.	00:06:54
	Remediation part of that so.	00:06:59
	We can move that to the bottom. We can.	00:07:04
	Make that the last on this, or we can make it the first, whatever you wish.	00:07:06
	Let's go ahead and get it out of the.	00:07:11
	OK.	00:07:13
	Mr. Moore, you wanted to speak to this item?	00:07:15
	Thank you.	00:07:24
	Don't know what?	00:07:25
	The details of the project or?	00:07:26
	I just want to let gentlemen to the fact that I'm.	00:07:29
	I would.	00:07:32
	Approach doing much in the way of.	00:07:33
	Fixing up the Little League stuff if you've ever looked at the contract.	00:07:37
	It's one of the most one sided contracts I've ever seen in my life.	00:07:40
	The county taxpayers paper.	00:07:44
	The whole park.	00:07:46
	And they they even agreed that expanded parking recently.	00:07:48
	While the Little League, New Albany.	00:07:51
	Gets debased the primary beneficiary all the fields.	00:07:54
	The millions that we spent to get that parking.	00:07:58
	They are the primary tenant.	00:08:01
	For the Little League fields and all.	00:08:03
	Their their parents don't pay any park taxes because they're in the city.	00:08:05
	So the county taxpayers are paying for 100% of the project.	00:08:10
	While the city taxpayers get a free ride and their kids get priority use of the facilities.	00:08:13
	So I would.	00:08:19
	Invite you to please take a look at that contract.	00:08:20
	And.	00:08:23
	Before you ever consider.	00:08:24
	Doing improvements that are.	00:08:25
	Partially or entirely for the benefit of the Little League.	00:08:27
	I see. Mr. Luke shook his head. He understands.	00:08:30
	That was quite a one way contract.	00:08:33
	If you want to see something incredible, they can read, Yeah, we've all read it. And then it predates each of us. And I think the	00:08:35
	agreement that we're going to hear about predates us as well.	00:08:40
	Love. Point taken though.	00:08:44
	All right.	00:08:47
	Let's go ahead and.	00:08:50
	Begin with.	00:08:51
	Item G if you will. Yes, item G is a.	00:08:52
	Quote for.	00:08:57
	Tree Remediation.	00:08:58
	This is pertaining to the Charlestown Trail.	00:09:00
	Charlestown Road and Trail Project.	00:09:04
	Some trees were removed in wetland areas so it was a requirement.	00:09:07
	Through indot that we find a new place to plant.	00:09:13
	And replace those trees.	00:09:17
	So.	00:09:19
	Had to be in the vicinity.	00:09:20
	So that was where it was, it was, it was selected that those would go.	00:09:22
	The quote is from Grant Line. I also did request quotes from Walnut Ridge in Lincoln Springs. Neither of those could.	00:09:26
	You could tell the quote.	00:09:34
	The total project.	00:09:36
	Cost for the quote was $20,457.50.	00:09:38
	I don't know if there's any additional information you'd like on that.	00:09:44
	So they're going to plant trees because.	00:09:51
	Somebody tore some down.	00:09:55
	So part of part of the Charlestown Rd. Trail project.	00:09:57
	Yeah, uh.	00:10:01
	The bridge over the Creek, yeah.	00:10:02
	Required some trees to be removed and through the NEPA.	00:10:05
	The federal NEPA evaluation.	00:10:08
	It was identified how we would mitigate removing those trees. So we knew we were removing trees and we knew we were gonna have to	00:10:12
	replace trees. Yes. OK, I got you.	00:10:16
	You break down on.	00:10:24
	Types of trees or.	00:10:26
	For the curious.	00:10:29
	5 Burr oak, 5 Tulip Poplar, 5 Red Maple, 5 sweet gum.	00:10:30
	Some lower.	00:10:37
	Shrubs, flower and Dogwood.	00:10:39
	Are they 3 inch, 4 inch or?	00:10:43
	Minimum 2 inch caliper.	00:10:45
	Yeah. So there there's and it's installation as well and probably a one or two year guarantee or something. Yeah, we we will be	00:10:51
	required to submit.	00:10:55
	Monthly reports on those for a few years to make sure they come in.	00:10:59
	OK, I have no further question.	00:11:03
	On a motion to approve.	00:11:05
	So moved.	00:11:09
	Second, all in favor?	00:11:10
	Aye.	00:11:13
	All right, we'll go back up to a.	00:11:14
	This is per the new ordinance requiring.	00:11:19
	Notification from the Commissioners and the Council on on grant.	00:11:23
	Requests.	00:11:27
	This was for Congressional community project funding.	00:11:29
	We submitted for North the North Annex blight removal project.	00:11:32
	210,000.	00:11:38
	Dollars was our request.	00:11:40
	At this time I don't know whether that will be put in.	00:11:42
	But that's what we.	00:11:45
	And those awards would be announced.	00:11:48
	Late next year or early 26?	00:11:51
	OK.	00:11:54
	Be notified no any I think that's a good Ave. to explore on that then we.	00:11:56
	We've received some money for.	00:12:00
	Some work at sampling parties past year on that so.	00:12:02
	Why not us so?	00:12:06
	Thank you for doing that. I'll look for a motion to approve.	00:12:08
	So move second.	00:12:11
	All in favor, aye?	00:12:13
	The next item, FCO 2026-4, is a zoning map amendment ordinance.	00:12:16
	This is pertaining to six parcels between Schreiber Road and Hwy. 150.	00:12:24
	It was zoned.	00:12:31
	PDR you which is planned unit development, residential, urban and it is.	00:12:33
	Requested to be rezone.	00:12:38
	Back to general commercial, it was originally for the six were originally.	00:12:40
	General Commercial before it was owned. PD RU.	00:12:45
	So this is zoning it?	00:12:49
	Back to its original.	00:12:51
	General commercial zoning.	00:12:54
	It received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission in January.	00:12:57
	There was.	00:13:02
	No negative public comment at that meeting.	00:13:03
	So we look for approval of that.	00:13:08
	Make a motion to accept.	00:13:11
	I'll second it.	00:13:14
	All right. If a motion is second, any further questions or discussion?	00:13:15
	Just curiosity on my part, when was it?	00:13:19
	Switched from the original to.	00:13:22
	The other, if you don't have any knowledge, it might be no, I don't know exactly 22 or 23.	00:13:25
	OK, it predates us.	00:13:32
	All right. I have a motion to second. All in favor, aye?	00:13:39
	And sorry, just for clarification, you guys were approving that, that motion was for unanimous approval of that ordinance,	00:13:43
	correct?	00:13:46
	It was unanimous, no, but we can go back if you'll syndicate that on the record, please.	00:13:50
	Sure.	00:13:54
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-04, the Zoning Map Amendment, with unanimous consent.	00:13:56
	Now second to.	00:14:03
	All in favor, aye, Thank you.	00:14:04
	Thank you.	00:14:07
	The next item I have is a.	00:14:08
	Engineering Professional Engineering Services. This is for Bridge 51.	00:14:12
	Construction Engineering.	00:14:17
	During the construction phase, this is with JTL prime.	00:14:19
	We have contracts with them for the.	00:14:24
	Preliminary engineering work and we.	00:14:27
	Need to add the design services for construction.	00:14:31
	We have the funding.	00:14:35
	Available through INDOT.	00:14:39
	It'll be 8020.	00:14:42
	For the amount of this contract.	00:14:44
	Which is, I'm sorry, it's a not to exceed 45 five.	00:14:49
	Thank you.	00:14:53
	All right, well, it's good to be seeing work.	00:14:55
	Being done over there.	00:14:58
	Keep it moving along.	00:15:01
	I'll look for a motion to approve this.	00:15:03
	Make a motion to approve.	00:15:08
	I'll second.	00:15:09
	All in favor, aye aye.	00:15:11
	The next item is fire extinguisher testing quote we received from Corson.	00:15:15
	Fire and Security This is for the road department building the.	00:15:21
	Building authority.	00:15:27
	Building which is the city counter building.	00:15:29
	The new health department building. The Health and Human Services building on Grant line.	00:15:32
	And the new?	00:15:37
	Chase Tower Government Center building.	00:15:41
	And it is also for 3000.	00:15:44
	5 grant line which is the recycling center. The total amount is $2183 for that.	00:15:46
	Make a motion to approve.	00:15:55
	2nd.	00:15:57
	All in favor.	00:15:58
	Aye.	00:15:59
	Next up is a contract for.	00:16:02
	Federal Processing Registry.	00:16:07
	They do the Sam.	00:16:09
	Maintenance.	00:16:11
	Registration for the county.	00:16:13
	It's a five year renewal for $1999.	00:16:15
	Per year, right? No total for years.	00:16:21
	Motion to approve.	00:16:26
	Yeah. So can these people help you navigate that?	00:16:27
	They do other issue no?	00:16:31
	They they do something different.	00:16:34
	But it's very useful what they do. It saves us a lot of oh, yeah.	00:16:36
	I've spent days on the computer trying to do that.	00:16:40
	Yeah, OK.	00:16:43
	Motion to approve.	00:16:46
	Five year contract in 1999.	00:16:47
	I'll second. I'm sorry. All in favor, aye.	00:16:51
	The next item is a traffic impact study, a professional agreement for a traffic study at.	00:16:56
	Piling your point US150, this is an addendum to the existing.	00:17:03
	Study.	00:17:07
	Investigating a connection between the new proposed Rd.	00:17:09
	And the Highlander point.	00:17:14
	Development.	00:17:16
	It is for the.	00:17:18
	$13,000 The developer has provided a check for that amount.	00:17:20
	We are just the.	00:17:25
	The study owner. So we're kind of a pastor.	00:17:27
	Yeah. All right.	00:17:30
	I'll look for a motion to approve that.	00:17:33
	So I'll make a motion to approve.	00:17:36
	I'll second all in favor, aye.	00:17:38
	Next, I have a professional service agreement with OHM.	00:17:43
	In the amount of $22,800.	00:17:48
	This is for professional service related to the building and development permit application that they are developing.	00:17:52
	They're already had a contract and are working on it. This is extending.	00:18:00
	Services.	00:18:06
	I'll make a motion to approve.	00:18:15
	2nd.	00:18:17
	All in favor, aye?	00:18:18
	And then the last item I.	00:18:22
	Change order number 2 to Local Paving Project 2025.	00:18:27
	Dash 2.	00:18:33
	The amount is $30,303.66. The contractor was Mac Construction.	00:18:35
	This has been reviewed by the County Engineer.	00:18:42
	And the work was proved.	00:18:45
	It's 30,000 three 0366 of an.	00:18:51
	Original. That was 614.	00:18:55
	02430 where that was the estimate correct correct.	00:18:57
	All right. I'll look for a motion to approve that as well.	00:19:02
	I'll make a motion to approve.	00:19:06
	I'll second.	00:19:08
	All in favor.	00:19:09
	Aye.	00:19:11
	That's all I have and I just saw.	00:19:14
	Buried within there.	00:19:17
	What is earlier a recount on all those trees that are being planted? So yeah, I wanted to see that afterwards.	00:19:18
	This is a little bit more than than what you had enumerated.	00:19:25
	Is is good?	00:19:28
	All right, County Auditor Diana Topping.	00:19:31
	Good evening. Good evening.	00:19:35
	Before you have FCO 202605, this is an ordinance for a debt service reserve fund.	00:19:39
	This is for a bond that we entered into the end of 2021 and into the beginning of 2022. It was actually.	00:19:47
	FCO 2022-03.	00:19:55
	It was for a 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond. There was a debt service associated with it.	00:19:58
	That is held in trust with Bach Financial.	00:20:05
	That is no longer reflected on our books in any way, shape or form, and actually should be.	00:20:08
	And should have been for the last four years.	00:20:13
	So what this fund does is allows us to bring it back onto our books, since those monies are still technically Floyd counties,	00:20:16
	they're just held in trust.	00:20:19
	This is at the request of the SBOA.	00:20:24
	Clean up.	00:20:27
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 202605, the ordinance for debt service reserve fund.	00:20:29
	For the 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond by unanimous consent.	00:20:36
	I'll second.	00:20:42
	All in favor, aye?	00:20:43
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:20:46
	County Attorney Kristen Fox OK, the first thing I have on the agenda is the consent for the estate of Sharon Jacobs.	00:20:48
	This is a consent.	00:20:56
	To allow the personal representative to proceed with that estate.	00:20:57
	Process unsupervised.	00:21:02
	And then also to accept.	00:21:04
	The uh.	00:21:07
	Bequest that was left.	00:21:09
	The quest was actually left to the New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter. That entity no longer exists, so.	00:21:11
	County would be agreeing to take half of that request, and the city has agreed to take half of their.	00:21:16
	Of the bequest, so dividing it between the two entities.	00:21:21
	Just need approval to allow AL to sign that.	00:21:25
	I'll make a motion to approve, but I want to say I think that was a very kind gesture on their behalf, so.	00:21:30
	And the only other thing I would request in that motion is to allow Alva sign any other documents necessary in this estate to	00:21:35
	finalize and.	00:21:38
	And the.	00:21:42
	The Bequest.	00:21:43
	I'll make that motion.	00:21:45
	I'll 2nd I have a motion and a second. All in favor, aye.	00:21:46
	It's the second thing I have is resolution FCR 2026-03.	00:21:52
	This is a resolution of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners approving the agreement with US Bancorp. Government, Government	00:21:57
	leasing and financing.	00:22:01
	This is a requirement of the US Bank Corp for the equipment purchase that you guys authorized last month. This was something else	00:22:05
	they wanted to see in the documents that we present back to them.	00:22:10
	Make a motion to accept.	00:22:16
	I'll second.	00:22:19
	OK, I have a motion and a second for approval, all in favour.	00:22:20
	Aye.	00:22:23
	Aye.	00:22:25
	Thank you very much. Nice to see litigation in a favorable light on there.	00:22:27
	Yeah.	00:22:32
	Look for approval of Commissioners meeting minutes from March 17, 2026.	00:22:34
	Motion to approve.	00:22:39
	Second, all in favor?	00:22:40
	Aye, and approval, payroll and claims.	00:22:42
	Motion to approve.	00:22:46
	Second all in favor, aye.	00:22:47
	I do have a board appointment that we would like to.	00:22:52
	Approved tonight, Mr. Mark Lawrence.	00:22:57
	Or the Vizier appointment. He'll be replacing Mr. Scott Whalen's four year term ending in December.	00:23:00
	Of 2026.	00:23:07
	So he will be finishing up Mr. Whelan's term for motion for approval on that.	00:23:09
	Second all in favor, aye.	00:23:15
	All right, um.	00:23:19
	Public comment tonight, I know that.	00:23:22
	Coroner Matt Tomlin would like to say a few words.	00:23:25
	Please come on up.	00:23:30
	Thanks for letting me come up here and talk tonight.	00:23:35
	As a few people in the community know.	00:23:38
	About a year ago, we started what we call a strike team.	00:23:41
	We saw a need in the community and certain deaths that families are kind of left.	00:23:45
	Without answers and.	00:23:50
	Without help they need.	00:23:52
	So there's a few different nonprofits we're working with.	00:23:54
	And I'd like to.	00:23:57
	Showed them a little bit of appreciation and I.	00:23:58
	And Charlie will kind of discuss a little bit about that.	00:24:01
	Thank you, Commissioners and Attorney Fox, for allowing us here tonight.	00:24:05
	As Matthew said, the strike team, this is the first time we've introduced our strike team in public to anybody.	00:24:10
	We had over 52 call outs last year for services for families that had lost loved ones.	00:24:17
	We were able to connect them families with resources within our community and here in a few minutes you're going to see.	00:24:22
	Our partners and that has partnered with us.	00:24:28
	At no cost to tax dollars.	00:24:31
	There's no cost of this, they are volunteering their time.	00:24:33
	In their service.	00:24:37
	Before we go.	00:24:38
	Little bit farther with that.	00:24:40
	Like to introduce you to the coroner's office, if you would stand. Obviously, we have Connie.	00:24:42
	We have Ashley Carpenter.	00:24:50
	Myself and Matthew.	00:24:53
	We are down 1.	00:24:55
	Right now.	00:24:56
	But we're we're working through that.	00:24:57
	But we're also proud to announce that everyone of us is Medical Death Investigators certified.	00:25:00
	We are also fully commissioned through the Indiana Governor's Office.	00:25:06
	Which has been a long time coming for this office.	00:25:10
	Corner Tomlin has made.	00:25:14
	Leaps and bounds with getting.	00:25:16
	The office put back together.	00:25:18
	But at this point in time, I'm going to.	00:25:21
	Read off names. A couple of them is going to say something briefly.	00:25:23
	And that way we can get out of here.	00:25:28
	The first person I would ask to come up is Tracy Skaggs.	00:25:30
	She is an LSW.	00:25:33
	And she was with Project Recovery here in New Albany.	00:25:35
	That deals with the homeless.	00:25:38
	And addictions.	00:25:40
	Good evening, Commissioners, and thank you.	00:25:45
	At Lena Tomlin and Charlie Man.	00:25:48
	Good evening. My name is Tracy Skaggs and I'm the founder and Executive Director of Project Recovery Southern Indiana.	00:25:50
	As well as a licensed social worker.	00:25:57
	It is truly an honor to speak about a program that reflects what a compassionate.	00:25:59
	Community driven response looks like.	00:26:03
	The Floyd County Coroner Strike Team.	00:26:06
	And some of life's most devastating moments.	00:26:08
	Such as when a family has lost a loved one, there is often a gap.	00:26:11
	A gap between tragedy and support.	00:26:15
	A gap between shop.	00:26:18
	And understanding. And historically, that gap has been filled with silence.	00:26:20
	That the strike team is changing that.	00:26:25
	This team brings trained mental health and addiction professionals directly to the scene of a death.	00:26:27
	Meeting families in real time, in their worst.	00:26:32
	Most vulnerable moments with compassion.	00:26:35
	Guidance and immediate support.	00:26:38
	I have had the distinct honor of being the first professional recruited to this team.	00:26:41
	And what I have witnessed since its implementation has been nothing short of transformative.	00:26:46
	I have set in living rooms with grief filled in every corner of the space.	00:26:51
	I have watched families struggle to make sense of the unimaginable.	00:26:56
	And instead of leaving them alone in that moment.	00:27:00
	We are able to sit beside them.	00:27:02
	Not to fix their grief.	00:27:05
	But to walk with them through it?	00:27:07
	The strike team has bridged critical gaps in care by ensuring that support does not begin days or weeks later.	00:27:09
	It begins immediately.	00:27:15
	We are able to provide emotional stabilization.	00:27:17
	Connect families to resources and help navigate the steps forward.	00:27:20
	Before the weight of that loss turns into isolation.	00:27:24
	Trauma or crisis?	00:27:28
	And what it does is powerful.	00:27:29
	It reduces the long term impact of trauma.	00:27:32
	It increases the likelihood that individuals will engage in ongoing support.	00:27:35
	And it reminds families in their darkest moment.	00:27:39
	They are not alone.	00:27:42
	This model represents what happens when systems evolve.	00:27:44
	When we choose to respond not just with procedure.	00:27:48
	But with humanity.	00:27:51
	And I want to close on a deeply personal note.	00:27:53
	As someone who's been on the receiving end of that call.	00:27:56
	From a corner.	00:27:59
	Being notified of my husband's overdose death.	00:28:01
	A call that in my experience.	00:28:04
	Felt very cold and callous in one of the most devastating moments of my life.	00:28:07
	I cannot express how grateful I am.	00:28:12
	To the Floyd County corner.	00:28:15
	For not only recognizing this need.	00:28:16
	But choosing to respond with compassion.	00:28:19
	Because how we show up.	00:28:21
	Matters.	00:28:23
	Thank you.	00:28:24
	Yeah, and actually, I am the first person to introduce the next one as Doctor Liz Davis.	00:28:27
	And her trusty sidekick, Doc.	00:28:35
	Which is a therapy dog.	00:28:39
	OK, so I'm not.	00:28:47
	The speaker that she is I.	00:28:50
	So I work at the hospital as the therapist for the staff. That's how Charlie met me.	00:28:53
	I provide a lot of.	00:28:59
	Crisis management, a lot of therapy when people are at their worst within the hospital.	00:29:00
	And when I heard about what he's doing, I wanted to be involved.	00:29:05
	I don't do it as a.	00:29:09
	A staff member of the hospital. I do it as.	00:29:11
	My own practitioner. I'm an independently licensed clinical social worker.	00:29:14
	I also opened up a private practice which is really helped because now.	00:29:18
	We can continue the care for some of these people.	00:29:22
	That are really in need in the community, whether it's because they're losing their insurance, they didn't have insurance. I mean,	00:29:25
	if you imagine one of your loved ones dying.	00:29:29
	And not having anywhere to go because right now if you try to get therapy in the community, it can take sometimes six months to	00:29:33
	get in with someone.	00:29:36
	We can carry it over and they can come see us the next day if that's what they need.	00:29:40
	We have not charged a single person for any of these services. We have one that's been seeing us for over 3 months every week.	00:29:44
	There is no bill for this person. We will try to help do some of the case management get what they need, but they're also getting	00:29:51
	that stability.	00:29:54
	Where they can work through that grief and whatever else is going on.	00:29:58
	Through this, we're also able.	00:30:02
	In the moment.	00:30:04
	To provide.	00:30:05
	Skills and.	00:30:07
	Thought processes and being able to identify when they really need that help, those red flags, this is when you really need to	00:30:09
	reach out.	00:30:12
	And that can help these individuals so much, especially when they're worried about their family or loved ones.	00:30:17
	We can look out for each other type thing. That's the goal.	00:30:24
	So this is just, it's been amazing being able to.	00:30:28
	Go out in the community and help where it's really needed.	00:30:31
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:30:37
	The next one is going to be Anne Crothers, the executive director of Clark Floyd County Cares.	00:30:43
	This woman has a notebook of people across the state of Indiana.	00:30:48
	And she is there willing and able to help us.	00:30:52
	Old lady.	00:31:02
	Thank you, President.	00:31:04
	Table and commissioners and.	00:31:06
	Christy Fox.	00:31:10
	The strike team is a these two of the architect of that.	00:31:12
	That effort and.	00:31:16
	A lot alluding to what Tracy said and and and.	00:31:20
	When people are in crisis.	00:31:24
	They need help.	00:31:27
	And I think that.	00:31:29
	Charlie previously having worked with the coroners office and seen what that helped look like.	00:31:31
	Or what it should have looked like.	00:31:36
	He was able to implement some things and.	00:31:38
	We were, I remember distinctly talking about.	00:31:41
	What would be done while we were all campaigning to be elected together?	00:31:44
	And by George, they've done it so.	00:31:48
	They invited us to be a part of it. We have our my staff here.	00:31:51
	We we've, we've got, we're staff for four, but you guys are not.	00:31:55
	I guess strangers to system of care. We really are behind the scenes aligning processes and.	00:32:00
	Really supporting.	00:32:05
	And I was so.	00:32:07
	Elated to understand.	00:32:08
	What they were do.	00:32:11
	Excuse me doing.	00:32:12
	That I shared it with some of our colleagues at the state level.	00:32:14
	They've been able to have meetings with them and now they're really wanting to model this.	00:32:17
	Across the state, so I know that putting the intricate details.	00:32:22
	In place.	00:32:26
	With the clinical.	00:32:28
	Support. I think it will really bring some some really positive attention to.	00:32:30
	Floyd County, Indiana.	00:32:35
	Also Kendra Henry.	00:32:37
	Come, Kendra.	00:32:39
	Carries a lot of rows I stand.	00:32:40
	With a lot of people that support me, but she's mine.	00:32:43
	Ride or die, she is our case management supervisor.	00:32:46
	Has done 10 years at DFR in.	00:32:51
	Has just really helped us.	00:32:54
	Build our systems and we've responded again.	00:32:56
	Obviously when when Charlie needs us and.	00:32:59
	Matt as well, so.	00:33:02
	Thank you guys so much for this opportunity and.	00:33:03
	Again, appreciate it.	00:33:06
	Thank you, System of Gear.	00:33:09
	Thank you very much.	00:33:10
	Next one is going to be Jen Seton.	00:33:15
	With the executive director of Lifehouse Recovery.	00:33:19
	Thank you, Commissioners.	00:33:28
	I am Jim and Rick Seton. I am the executive director of Lifehouse Sober Living.	00:33:30
	I am a woman of long term recovery.	00:33:37
	And I am the president of the board of Project Recovery.	00:33:39
	And I stand here to say.	00:33:44
	That it is an amazing thing for our community for the coroner's office to see a need in a.	00:33:46
	Gap in services and.	00:33:53
	Have action and not just.	00:33:55
	Feel about a situation but actually provide resources.	00:33:58
	Again, that is free of service and that of me.	00:34:01
	A lifehouse. Sober living. We are a woman's aphid.	00:34:05
	Transitional.	00:34:09
	Housing for women out of New Albany.	00:34:10
	We've been open two years.	00:34:13
	And then recovery.	00:34:17
	Is important, and meeting people where they're at is important.	00:34:20
	And the work.	00:34:23
	That, umm.	00:34:25
	The coroner's office for this community is really.	00:34:26
	Loving our community back to life and really giving some.	00:34:31
	Stability and some compassion and care.	00:34:34
	And thank you so much for having us.	00:34:36
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:34:40
	And Mr. or well, actually, I should say Pastor Steve Burks is attending.	00:34:42
	Some meaning.	00:34:49
	AIC meeting.	00:34:51
	So he's unable to.	00:34:53
	To join us but.	00:34:55
	Danita is going to accept this for Steve.	00:34:56
	And New Albany.	00:35:01
	1st.	00:35:02
	Pastor Steve and and Danita along with their church.	00:35:07
	Has done a few.	00:35:12
	Memorials.	00:35:14
	Steve has preached.	00:35:16
	The need is random music and lights.	00:35:17
	They are definitely a pillar.	00:35:19
	Inside our community.	00:35:21
	But also with that being said, we have a bunch more chaplains and we also have a bunch more.	00:35:23
	Pastures on staff that we can call out throughout the county.	00:35:28
	That 100% volunteers.	00:35:32
	We would also like to tell you that.	00:35:34
	We have a good working relationship with the New Albany Floyd County school system.	00:35:38
	We also have.	00:35:42
	A working relationship with.	00:35:44
	Boyd County Health Department.	00:35:46
	Idoh Idoh was allow us to secure.	00:35:47
	3 or 4 dolls for New Albany PD.	00:35:52
	For suit suited us SIDS.	00:35:55
	So we were able to get them for.	00:35:59
	For no cost.	00:36:01
	FSSA.	00:36:03
	Things to hand.	00:36:04
	Getting us in some meetings up at the Statehouse last year.	00:36:05
	They are provided us.	00:36:09
	Duffel bags.	00:36:11
	For kids.	00:36:12
	Tellering books, gidgets, gadgets.	00:36:13
	That we can give out on scene also.	00:36:16
	A great work and relationship with the FBI.	00:36:19
	NAPD ISP.	00:36:22
	The state Fire Marshall's office.	00:36:24
	We look forward to working with them also.	00:36:28
	We want to thank as a coroner's office, Matthew.	00:36:31
	For leading this charge in our community, he is doing a fantastic job.	00:36:34
	I have a question too. So they.	00:36:41
	It's fantastic. I just the numbers that you straddled off at the end on.	00:36:45
	Like how wide is this web of people that's helping?	00:36:49
	I I'm a little bit numbers wise, I mean just with the local folks here, I don't know how many.	00:36:52
	As far as the strike team goes, yeah.	00:36:58
	We got them.	00:37:01
	A little bit of everywhere.	00:37:02
	You have someone with you tonight.	00:37:04
	You have some more.	00:37:06
	Strike team members here tonight.	00:37:07
	These are our support groups. I got you something about this, this strike team.	00:37:10
	And I think it's very and I should have said it earlier.	00:37:16
	The women.	00:37:20
	That came up and spoke.	00:37:21
	They just don't provide the service for these families out there.	00:37:24
	And I think Franklin and Jason is getting knows where I'm getting ready to go.	00:37:28
	They keep us in check.	00:37:32
	They check on our mental status.	00:37:34
	They reel us back in.	00:37:36
	And make sure we're ready to go the next time.	00:37:38
	So, but to answer your direct question.	00:37:40
	There is a whole lot of hands. We have had a whole lot of meetings.	00:37:43
	And we have people we can call because we don't know what hurdle.	00:37:47
	We're going to have to jump through.	00:37:50
	Somebody out there is going to know it better than us.	00:37:53
	And also we have been.	00:37:56
	Several calls outside of our county for mutual aid.	00:37:59
	Our whole department is Southeast certified.	00:38:03
	We've made SUTI calls in other counties local also.	00:38:07
	So we're not just.	00:38:11
	Doing our stuff here, we're helping our bill.	00:38:13
	It's tremendous work. Maybe I missed this or where the name come from.	00:38:15
	There's, it's not an acronym, is it? No, it's no acronym. It's just.	00:38:22
	Really indicating that we.	00:38:26
	Act immediately.	00:38:28
	Got traditional models have showed responding.	00:38:30
	2448 hours later.	00:38:34
	And I thought families needed it faster.	00:38:36
	So I I went out and found resources that will act faster.	00:38:39
	Yeah, strike teams are part of the NEMS system, the Federal Incident Maintenance System, so.	00:38:43
	It's a very fitting name.	00:38:48
	About a year ago I got to see.	00:38:50
	You're always folks in action. Let me say I can absolutely attest to the professionalism.	00:38:52
	That I've seen there that evening so.	00:38:56
	Thank you to each of you.	00:38:58
	Thank you for everyone who came tonight and for volunteering your talents to the people of Floyd County.	00:39:00
	I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.	00:39:06
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:39:09
	All right. Any other government officials wishing to comment tonight?	00:39:11
	Any public comments?	00:39:16
	Yes.	00:39:18
	Judge Moore at Georgetown Township, thank you.	00:39:30
	First of all, I ain't great.	00:39:33
	Kudos to the coroner's office, the staff and the.	00:39:34
	Everybody involved, that sounds like a really wonderful service.	00:39:37
	I was one too.	00:39:41
	Comment expressed concern.	00:39:43
	The ideal shared.	00:39:46
	His recent e-mail correspondence with me.	00:39:48
	Regarding the purchase of five used vehicles.	00:39:51
	And it's my understanding it's over the.	00:39:54
	You know the bid amount minimum.	00:39:57
	And I understand I saw the.	00:39:59
	The letter signed off from the discount.	00:40:02
	I'd still a little concerned though, because.	00:40:04
	I was told that no other.	00:40:07
	Dealership was given a chance to match or beat.	00:40:09
	That suppose a discount.	00:40:13
	And a 6% discount on such a large purchase.	00:40:15
	Considering dealers have a lot of markup room to work with.	00:40:19
	I really hope that does not become.	00:40:23
	Common or use the. Absent any real emergency circumstances, I don't think there was a.	00:40:27
	A time deadline on it or anything and.	00:40:33
	I appreciate any discount something you can get for the county.	00:40:35
	But I would hope that in the future.	00:40:39
	When there's no emergency circumstances.	00:40:40
	The other dealers are given a chance to beat.	00:40:43
	Whatever the offer is from any particular one.	00:40:45
	OK.	00:40:48
	That's that's my concern. Thank you.	00:40:49
	Thank you. Thank you.	00:40:51
	Any other public comment?	00:40:54
	All right, announcements from the commissioners.	00:40:57
	Jason, I think you have one. Yeah, I do have one. So we received some information from the clerk's office today that the first day	00:41:01
	of early voting has commenced and has taken place, and so far there was 186 total.	00:41:07
	People who voted so want to remind you folks to take advantage of going out and.	00:41:14
	And voting and, you know, having the same what happens in your communities.	00:41:19
	And would you mind announcing just for the record?	00:41:24
	Where that is right now in the hours of operation and then the second one is going to become live on the 20th.	00:41:27
	Correct, but.	00:41:32
	OK. That's eight through 8.	00:41:38
	To 4.	00:41:40
	Saturday and not Sunday.	00:41:42
	Friday or Saturdays are the second of the day and the.	00:41:44
	Is there a place I can find that information?	00:41:50
	Website. You have a Mailer in the mail? Sure.	00:41:54
	Yes, yeah. So go to the clerks.	00:41:57
	Clark's website and.	00:42:00
	If you should have received a mail or so, thank you. All right. And I'm happy to announce that we'll have a ribbon cutting and	00:42:01
	opportunity for people to tour the second and third floor at the new Floyd County Government Administration Building, formerly the	00:42:07
	Chase Building, 120 W Spring Street.	00:42:12
	This Thursday, April 9th at 12:30.	00:42:18
	PM.	00:42:22
	So join us there if you wish.	00:42:23
	Any other comments?	00:42:27
	Nope.	00:42:29
	For a motion to ensure actually a next meeting will be Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 6:00 PM. With that, I'll look for a motion to	00:42:30
	adjourn. So moved.	00:42:34
	2nd.	00:42:39
	All right. Thank you all.	00:42:39
	Bullard County Commissioners meeting to please.	00:42:44
	Stand and join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:42:55
	I pledge allegiance to the flag.	00:42:58
	The United States of America.	00:43:00
	And to Republic, for which it stands.	00:43:02
	One nation under God.	00:43:05
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:43:07
	All right, welcome. Again. If you do have a cell phone, if you will please put that on silent mode.	00:43:12
	And if you need to use that.	00:43:21
	During the meeting, the hallway is out there for everyone's use.	00:43:23
	Also, if you will.	00:43:29
	Join me for a moment of silence, just for individual prayer, meditation, reflection. We'll get ready for tonight's meeting.	00:43:31
	All right. Thank you very much. We'll begin with old business.	00:43:59
	Their chief operating officer, Nick Creevy.	00:44:03
	Good evening.	00:44:08
	This item is a bid approval for the Community Crossings 2026 bid.	00:44:10
	The low bill bidder was Libs.	00:44:16
	In the amount of $1,469,064.76.	00:44:21
	That has been reviewed by the county engineer, who's determined that it is materially balanced and can be accepted.	00:44:27
	We look for that acceptance tonight so we can.	00:44:36
	Notify the state and get our matching dollars.	00:44:39
	And get the project started.	00:44:42
	OK. And thus far that's with legal review as well as engineer review as well as yours as well as ours, correct? Yes, All right. I	00:44:46
	have no question.	00:44:50
	Me either, I'll make a motion to approve.	00:44:55
	I'll second.	00:44:57
	There a motion to second all in favor.	00:44:59
	Aye, aye.	00:45:01
	Is there a sign in sheet up there?	00:45:03
	There is.	00:45:06
	Thank you very much.	00:45:09
	All right, new business Sheriff Steve Bush.	00:45:13
	Good evening. Before you have two contracts with a secure.	00:45:17
	And accurate.	00:45:21
	They've been sent over for.	00:45:23
	Approval from the attorney and.	00:45:24
	So we do have a couple of issues on.	00:45:28
	On those two contracts, which Sheriff Bush and I've spoken about, those two, the first one, accurate control agreement.	00:45:31
	Needs to reflect Floyd County, Indiana for the Floyd County, Indiana Sheriff's Department.	00:45:37
	Per our ordinance and per the statute, and then the jurisdiction needs to be updated.	00:45:42
	I believe Sheriff Bush is working on trying to get those that updated on that contract. Is that correct? That is correct and that	00:45:47
	I'm speaking with.	00:45:51
	Attorney, we talked about a better process, so we're not at the last minute trying to change things. So we're going to work on	00:45:56
	that as well.	00:45:59
	Where we can get these corrections made in advance?	00:46:02
	And then same thing on the Securus contract that that needs to say Floyd County, Indiana as well. Again, that's per statute and	00:46:05
	per our ordinance, so.	00:46:09
	I think I.	00:46:13
	Sheriff Bush and I spoke about that and trying to make sure that gets in all the contracts going forward, so.	00:46:14
	Go ahead. I was going to make a motion.	00:46:23
	I was going to ask for I'll make a motion that.	00:46:25
	Once then we have the correct terminology on the.	00:46:30
	Contracts.	00:46:36
	And we hear from her that.	00:46:38
	It can be approved.	00:46:40
	Yup.	00:46:41
	OK. I have a motion I'll second.	00:46:43
	All in favor, aye?	00:46:45
	Thank you very much. All right, thank you.	00:46:47
	All right, Rd. Department Superintendent Sidney ME Vehicle purchases.	00:46:50
	The gentleman here looking for approval to purchase pickups.	00:46:58
	And as I asked.	00:47:01
	I've reached out to four different.	00:47:02
	Vendors and received 4 separate quotes.	00:47:04
	Just for general record, I will read those quotes off.	00:47:09
	Wilson's up fine.	00:47:19
	From John Jones.	00:47:22
	Well, before I do that, let me tell you what we quoted.	00:47:24
	So everybody knows, everybody got the same deal.	00:47:27
	It was for three, three quarter ton trucks.	00:47:29
	All forward forwards. All crew cabs.	00:47:32
	All Bluetooth cable, gas or diesel didn't matter. 40,000 miles or less. So it could be who are you?	00:47:34
	Whatever they had available.	00:47:40
	With a warranty and an 8 foot bed along with a toolbox.	00:47:42
	John Jones sent a bid back at 1:48 1/12/50.	00:47:46
	To include the seven-year unlimited mileage warranty.	00:47:50
	All three trucks.	00:47:53
	Carriage forward out of Clarksville.	00:47:57
	Send your quote in.	00:48:00
	Three trucks 1.	00:48:01
	$160,692.	00:48:03
	With the standard factory five year 60,000 mile warranty on those.	00:48:06
	Call Chevrolet. Clarksville sent me a quote back AT17139450.	00:48:11
	With the same warranty.	00:48:17
	The standard Chevrolet warranty.	00:48:18
	On those and heritage, Ford sent me back.	00:48:20
	At 24279084.	00:48:24
	Well, the same.	00:48:28
	Standard factory warranty.	00:48:29
	And my suggestion because what we're getting.	00:48:32
	And the warranty that's offered.	00:48:35
	I would recommend the trucks from John Jones.	00:48:38
	It has a much better warranty.	00:48:42
	A lot less expense and the total on that Sydney, I'm sorry.	00:48:43
	It was 148 one 48112.	00:48:47
	$0.50.	00:48:52
	First off, thanks for.	00:49:00
	The details, that's all part of the public record. And then we are under the threshold for doing a bid with that. That is correct.	00:49:01
	It's under the 150 threshold.	00:49:05
	Make a motion. We accept the lowest bid.	00:49:11
	I'll second quote.	00:49:15
	Lowest quote. Lows quote. I'm sorry, I'll second that.	00:49:16
	Motion and a second all in favor.	00:49:19
	Aye.	00:49:21
	All right and all those.	00:49:23
	All that, all those correspondences are.	00:49:25
	Part of the public record.	00:49:27
	Absolutely. Thank you, Sir. Request, thank you.	00:49:29
	Thank you.	00:49:32
	All right, Mr. Nick Creevy.	00:49:34
	Nick, we had someone who wanted to speak on the Kevin Cameron Smith.	00:49:37
	Remediation part of that so.	00:49:42
	We can move that to the bottom. We can.	00:49:46
	Make that the last on this, or we can make it the first, whatever you wish.	00:49:49
	Let's go ahead and get it out of the.	00:49:54
	OK. All right.	00:49:55
	Mr. Moore, you wanted to speak to this item?	00:49:57
	Thank you I.	00:50:06
	Don't know what?	00:50:07
	The details of the project.	00:50:09
	I just want the gentleman to the fact that I'm.	00:50:11
	I would.	00:50:15
	Opposed doing much in the way of.	00:50:16
	Fixing up the Little League stuff if you've ever looked at the contract.	00:50:19
	It's one of the most one sided contracts I've ever seen in my life.	00:50:23
	The county taxpayers paper.	00:50:26
	The whole park.	00:50:29
	And they they even agreed that expanded parking recently.	00:50:30
	Well, the Little League. New Albany Little League.	00:50:34
	Gets debased the primary beneficiary all the fields.	00:50:37
	The millions that we spent to get that parking and prove it.	00:50:40
	They are the primary.	00:50:43
	For the Little League fields and all.	00:50:45
	Their their parents don't pay any park taxes because they're in the city.	00:50:47
	So the county taxpayers are paying for 100% of the project.	00:50:52
	While the city taxpayers get a free ride and their kids get priority use of the facilities.	00:50:56
	So I would.	00:51:01
	Invite you to please take a look at that contract.	00:51:02
	And.	00:51:05
	Before you ever consider.	00:51:06
	Doing improvements that are.	00:51:08
	Partially or entirely for the benefit of the Little League.	00:51:09
	I see. Mr. Luke shook his head. He understands.	00:51:12
	That was quite a one way contract.	00:51:15
	If you want to see something incredible, take Breed. Yeah, we've all read it and then it predates each of us as and I think the	00:51:17
	agreement that we're going to hear about predates us as well.	00:51:22
	Love. Point taken though.	00:51:27
	All right.	00:51:30
	Let's go ahead and.	00:51:32
	Begin with.	00:51:33
	Item G if you will. Yes, item G is a.	00:51:34
	Quote for.	00:51:39
	Tree Remediation.	00:51:41
	This is pertaining to the Charlestown Trail.	00:51:43
	Charlestown Road and Trail Project.	00:51:46
	Some trees were removed.	00:51:49
	Wetland areas.	00:51:52
	So it was a requirement.	00:51:53
	Through indot that we find a new place to plant.	00:51:56
	And replace those trees.	00:51:59
	So it had to be in the vicinity.	00:52:01
	So that was where it was. It was selected that those would go.	00:52:04
	The quote is from Grant Line. I also did request quotes from Walnut Ridge in Lincoln Springs. Neither of those could.	00:52:08
	You could tell the quote.	00:52:16
	The total project.	00:52:19
	Cost for the quote was $20,457.50.	00:52:21
	Is any additional information you'd like on that?	00:52:30
	So they're going to plant trees because.	00:52:33
	Somebody tore some down.	00:52:37
	So part of part of the Charlestown Rd. Trail project.	00:52:40
	Yeah, yeah.	00:52:43
	The bridge over the Creek, yeah.	00:52:45
	Required some trees to be removed and through the NEPA.	00:52:47
	The federal NEPA evaluation.	00:52:51
	It was identified how we would mitigate removing those trees, so we knew we were removing trees.	00:52:54
	And we knew we were going to have to replace trees. Yes. OK, I got you.	00:53:00
	Any breakdown on?	00:53:07
	Types of trees or.	00:53:09
	Just for the curious.	00:53:11
	5 Burr oak, 5 Tulip Poplar, 5 Red Maple, 5 sweet gum.	00:53:13
	Some lower.	00:53:19
	Shrubs, flower and Dogwood.	00:53:21
	Are they 3 inch, 4 inch or?	00:53:25
	Minimum 2 inch caliper.	00:53:28
	Uh, yeah. So there there's and it's installation as well and probably a one or two year guarantee or something. Yeah, we, we will	00:53:31
	be required to submit.	00:53:36
	Monthly reports on those for a few years to make sure they come in.	00:53:41
	OK, I have no further questions.	00:53:45
	You want a motion to approve.	00:53:47
	So moved.	00:53:51
	Second, all in favor?	00:53:53
	Aye.	00:53:56
	All right, we'll go back up to a on that.	00:53:57
	This is per the new ordinance requiring.	00:54:01
	Notification from the Commissioners and the Council on on grant.	00:54:05
	Requests.	00:54:09
	This was for Congressional community project funding.	00:54:11
	We submitted for North the North Annex blight removal project.	00:54:15
	210,000.	00:54:20
	Dollars was our request.	00:54:22
	At this time I don't know whether that will be put in.	00:54:25
	But that's what we submitted for.	00:54:28
	And those awards would be announced.	00:54:30
	Late next year or early 26?	00:54:34
	No, they need I think that's a good Ave. to explore on that then we.	00:54:38
	We've received some money for.	00:54:42
	Some work sampling part this past year on that SO.	00:54:45
	Why not us so?	00:54:48
	Thank you for doing that. I'll look for a motion to approve.	00:54:50
	So moved second.	00:54:53
	All in favor, aye?	00:54:55
	The next item, FCO 2026-4, is a zoning map amendment ordinance.	00:54:59
	This is pertaining to six parcels between Schreiber Road and Hwy. 150.	00:55:07
	It was.	00:55:13
	PDR you which is planned unit development, residential, urban and it is.	00:55:15
	Requested to be rezone.	00:55:21
	Back to general commercial, it was originally for the six were originally.	00:55:22
	General commercial before it was zoned PD or you?	00:55:28
	So this is zoning it?	00:55:32
	Back to its original.	00:55:33
	General commercial zoning.	00:55:36
	It received a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission in January. There was.	00:55:40
	No negative public comment at that meeting.	00:55:46
	So we look for.	00:55:50
	Approval of that.	00:55:51
	Make a motion to accept.	00:55:53
	I'll second it.	00:55:56
	All right, I have a motion to 2nd. Any further questions or discussion?	00:55:58
	Just curiosity on my part, when was it?	00:56:02
	Switched from the original to.	00:56:05
	The other.	00:56:08
	If you don't have any knowledge, it might be, I don't know, 22 or 23.	00:56:09
	OK, it predates us.	00:56:14
	All right, I have a motion to second all in favor.	00:56:21
	And sorry, just for clarification, you guys were approving that, that motion was for unanimous approval of that ordinance,	00:56:26
	correct?	00:56:28
	It was unanimous, no, but we can go back if you'll syndicate that on the record, please.	00:56:32
	Sure.	00:56:37
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-04, the Zoning Map Amendment, with unanimous consent.	00:56:38
	Now second to.	00:56:45
	All in favor, aye, Thank you.	00:56:46
	Thank you.	00:56:49
	The next item I have is a.	00:56:51
	Engineering Professional Engineering Services. This is for Bridge 51.	00:56:54
	Construction engineering during the construction phase. This is with JTL Prime.	00:56:59
	We have contracts with them for the.	00:57:06
	Preliminary engineering work and.	00:57:09
	We need to add the design services for construction. We have the funding.	00:57:12
	Available through INDOT.	00:57:22
	It'll be 8020.	00:57:24
	For the amount of this contract.	00:57:26
	Which is, I'm sorry, it's a not to exceed 45 five.	00:57:31
	Thank you.	00:57:35
	Alright, well, it's good to be seeing work.	00:57:37
	Being done over there.	00:57:41
	And so.	00:57:42
	Keep it moving along.	00:57:44
	I'll look for a motion to approve this.	00:57:46
	Make a motion to approve.	00:57:50
	A second.	00:57:52
	All in favor.	00:57:53
	The next item is fire extinguisher testing quote we received from Corson.	00:57:58
	Fire and Security This is for the road department building the.	00:58:04
	Building authority.	00:58:10
	Building, which is the city account building.	00:58:11
	The new health department building.	00:58:15
	Health and Human Services building on grant line.	00:58:17
	In the the new.	00:58:21
	Chase Tower Government Center building.	00:58:23
	And it is also for 3000.	00:58:26
	5 grant line which is the recycling center. The total amount is $2183 for that.	00:58:29
	Make a motion to approve.	00:58:38
	2nd.	00:58:39
	All in favor.	00:58:40
	Aye.	00:58:42
	Next up is a contract for.	00:58:45
	Federal Processing Registry.	00:58:49
	They do the Sam.	00:58:52
	Maintenance.	00:58:54
	Registration for the county.	00:58:55
	As a five year renewal for $1999.	00:58:58
	Per year, right? No total for five years.	00:59:04
	Motion approved.	00:59:08
	Yeah. So can these people help you navigate that?	00:59:09
	They do other issue no?	00:59:14
	They they do something different.	00:59:16
	But it's very useful what they do. It saves us a lot of oh, yeah.	00:59:18
	I've spent days on the computer trying to do that.	00:59:23
	Yeah, OK.	00:59:26
	Motion to approve.	00:59:28
	Five year contract in 1999.	00:59:29
	I made the motion.	00:59:33
	And I'll second, I'm sorry, All in favor, aye?	00:59:34
	The next item is a traffic impact study, a professional agreement for a traffic study at.	00:59:38
	Piling your point US150, this is an addendum to the existing.	00:59:46
	Study.	00:59:50
	Investigating a connection between the new proposed Rd.	00:59:52
	And the Highlander.	00:59:56
	Development.	00:59:58
	It is for.	01:00:01
	$13,000 The developer has provided a check for that amount.	01:00:02
	We are just the.	01:00:07
	The study owner so we.	01:00:09
	Kind of a pastor, yeah.	01:00:11
	Alright, umm.	01:00:14
	Look for a motion to approve that.	01:00:16
	So I'll make a motion to approve.	01:00:18
	I'll second all in favor, aye.	01:00:20
	Next, I have a professional service agreement with OHM.	01:00:25
	In the amount of $22,800.	01:00:31
	This is for professional service related to the building and development permit application that they are developing.	01:00:34
	They're already had a contract and are working on it. This is extending the.	01:00:43
	Services.	01:00:48
	I'll make a motion to approve.	01:00:57
	2nd.	01:00:59
	All in favor, aye?	01:01:00
	Aye.	01:01:02
	And then the last item.	01:01:05
	Change order number 2 to Local Paving Project 2025.	01:01:09
	Dash 2.	01:01:15
	The amount is $30,303.66. The contractor was Mac Construction.	01:01:17
	This has been reviewed by the County Engineer.	01:01:24
	And the work was proved.	01:01:28
	It's 30,000 three 0366 of an.	01:01:33
	Original. That was 614.	01:01:37
	02430 where that was the estimate correct correct.	01:01:40
	All right. I'll look for a motion to approve that as well.	01:01:44
	I'll make a motion to approve.	01:01:49
	I'll second.	01:01:50
	All in favor.	01:01:51
	Aye.	01:01:53
	Aye.	01:01:54
	Yeah, and I just saw.	01:01:57
	Buried within there.	01:01:59
	What is looking for earlier? A recount on all those trees that are being planted. So yeah, wants to see that afterwards.	01:02:01
	Is a little bit more than than what you had enumerated.	01:02:07
	Is is good?	01:02:11
	All right, County Auditor Diana Topping.	01:02:13
	Good evening.	01:02:18
	Good evening.	01:02:18
	Before you, you have FCO 2026-05. This is an ordinance for a debt service reserve fund.	01:02:22
	This is for a bond that we entered into the end of 2021 and into the beginning of 2022. It was.	01:02:29
	Actually, umm.	01:02:35
	FCO 20/22/03.	01:02:37
	It was for a 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond. There was a debt service associated with it.	01:02:40
	That is held in trust with Bach Financial.	01:02:48
	That is no longer reflected on our books in any way, shape or form, and actually should be.	01:02:50
	And should have been for the last four years.	01:02:55
	So what this fund does is allows us to bring it back onto our books, since those monies are still technically Floyd counties,	01:02:58
	they're just held in trust.	01:03:02
	This is at the request of the SBA.	01:03:07
	Just clean up.	01:03:09
	Well, I'll make a motion to approve Floyd County Ordinance 2026-05, the ordinance for debt Service Reserve fund.	01:03:12
	For the 2022 economic development income tax revenue bond by unanimous consent.	01:03:18
	I'll second.	01:03:24
	All in favor, aye?	01:03:25
	Thank you.	01:03:28
	Thank you.	01:03:29
	County Attorney Kristen Fox.	01:03:30
	I have on the agenda is the consent for the estate of Sharon Jacobs.	01:03:33
	This is a consent.	01:03:38
	To allow the personal representative to proceed with that estate.	01:03:40
	Process unsupervised.	01:03:44
	And then also to accept.	01:03:47
	The uh.	01:03:50
	Bequest that was left.	01:03:51
	The quest was actually left to the New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter. That entity no longer exists, so.	01:03:53
	County would be agreeing to take half of that request, and the city has agreed to take half of their.	01:03:59
	Of the bequest, so dividing it between the two entities.	01:04:03
	Just need approval to allow AL to sign that.	01:04:08
	I'll make a motion to approve, but I want to say I think that was a very kind gesture on their behalf, so.	01:04:12
	And the only other thing I would request in that motion is to allow out assign any other documents necessary in this estate to	01:04:17
	finalize and and receive the.	01:04:21
	The Bequest.	01:04:25
	I'll make that motion.	01:04:27
	I'll 2nd I have a motion and a second. All in favor, aye.	01:04:29
	It's the second thing I have is resolution FCR 2026-03.	01:04:35
	This is a resolution of the Floyd County Board of Commissioners approving the agreement with US Bancorp. Government, Government	01:04:40
	leasing and financing.	01:04:44
	This is a requirement of the US Bank Corp for the equipment purchase that you guys authorized last month. This was something else	01:04:47
	they wanted to see in the documents that we present back to them.	01:04:52
	Make a motion to accept.	01:04:58
	I'll second.	01:05:01
	OK, I have a motion and a second for approval all in favor.	01:05:02
	Aye.	01:05:06
	Aye.	01:05:07
	Thank you very much. Nice to see litigation in a favorable light on there.	01:05:09
	Yeah, umm.	01:05:14
	Look for approval of districts meeting minutes from March 17, 2026.	01:05:17
	Motion to approve.	01:05:21
	Second, all in favor?	01:05:23
	Aye, and approval, payroll and claims.	01:05:25
	Motion approve.	01:05:29
	Second all in favor, aye.	01:05:30
	I do have a board appointment that we would like to.	01:05:34
	Approved tonight, Mr. Mark Lawrence.	01:05:39
	For the Vizier appointment, he'll be replacing the Scott Whalen 4 year term ending in December.	01:05:42
	Of 2026.	01:05:49
	So he will be finishing up Mr. Whelan's term for motion for approval on that. So moved.	01:05:51
	Second all in favor, aye.	01:05:57
	All right, um.	01:06:02
	Public comment tonight, I know that.	01:06:04
	Coroner Matt Tomlin would like to say a few words.	01:06:07
	Please come on up.	01:06:12
	Thanks for letting me come up here and talk tonight.	01:06:17
	As a few people in the community know.	01:06:21
	About a year ago, we started what we call a strike team.	01:06:24
	We saw a need in the community and certain deaths that families are kind of left.	01:06:27
	Without answers and.	01:06:33
	Without help they need.	01:06:34
	So there's a few different nonprofits we're working with.	01:06:36
	And I'd like to.	01:06:39
	Show them a little bit of appreciation and I.	01:06:41
	And Charlie will kind of discuss a little bit about that.	01:06:43
	Thank you, Commissioners and Attorney Fox, for allowing us here tonight.	01:06:47
	As Matthew said, the strike team, this is the first time we've introduced our strike team.	01:06:52
	In public to anybody.	01:06:57
	We had over 52 call outs last year for services for families that had lost loved ones.	01:06:59
	We were able to connect them families with resources within our community and here in a few minutes you're going to see.	01:07:05
	Our partners and that has partnered with us.	01:07:10
	At no cost to tax dollars.	01:07:14
	There's no cost of this, they are volunteering their time.	01:07:16
	In their service.	01:07:19
	Before we go.	01:07:21
	A little bit farther with that.	01:07:22
	Like to introduce you to the coroner's office, if you would stand. Obviously, we have Connie.	01:07:24
	We have Ashley Carpenter.	01:07:33
	Myself and Matthew.	01:07:36
	We are down 1.	01:07:37
	Right now.	01:07:38
	But we're we're working through that.	01:07:40
	But we're also proud to announce that everyone of us is Medical Death Investigators certified.	01:07:42
	We are also fully commissioned through the Indiana Governor's Office.	01:07:48
	Which has been a long time coming for this office.	01:07:52
	Corner Tomlin has made.	01:07:56
	Leaps and bounds with getting.	01:07:58
	The office put back together.	01:08:01
	But at this point in time, I'm going to.	01:08:03
	Read off names. A couple of them is going to say something briefly.	01:08:06
	And that way we can get out of here.	01:08:11
	The first person I would ask to come up is Tracy Skaggs.	01:08:12
	She is an LSW.	01:08:16
	And she was with Project Recovery here in New Albany.	01:08:17
	That deals with the homeless.	01:08:20
	And addictions.	01:08:22
	Good evening, Commissioners, and thank you.	01:08:27
	Corner Tomlin and Charlie Man.	01:08:30
	Good evening. My name is Tracy Skaggs and I'm the founder and Executive Director of Project Recovery Southern Indiana.	01:08:33
	As well as a licensed social worker.	01:08:39
	It is truly an honor to speak about a program that reflects what a compassionate.	01:08:41
	Community driven response looks like.	01:08:46
	The Floyd County Coroner Strike Team.	01:08:48
	And some of life's most devastating moments.	01:08:51
	Such as when a family has lost a loved one, there is often a gap.	01:08:53
	A gap between tragedy and support.	01:08:58
	A gap between shop.	01:09:01
	And historically, that gap has been filled with silence.	01:09:04
	That the strike team is changing that.	01:09:07
	This team brings trained mental health and addiction professionals directly to the scene of a death.	01:09:10
	Meeting families in real time, in their worst.	01:09:15
	Most vulnerable moments with compassion.	01:09:18
	Guidance and immediate support.	01:09:21
	I have had the distinct honor of being the first professional recruited to this team.	01:09:23
	And what I have witnessed since its implementation has been nothing short of transformative.	01:09:28
	I have set in living rooms with grief filled in every corner of the space.	01:09:34
	I have watched families struggle to make sense of the unimaginable.	01:09:38
	And instead of leaving them alone in that moment.	01:09:42
	We are able to sit beside them.	01:09:45
	Not to fix their grief.	01:09:47
	But to walk with them through it?	01:09:49
	The strike team has bridged critical gaps in care by ensuring that support does not begin days or weeks later.	01:09:51
	It begins immediately.	01:09:58
	We are able to provide emotional stabilization.	01:10:00
	Connect families to resources and help navigate the steps forward.	01:10:03
	Before the weight of that loss turns into isolation.	01:10:07
	Trauma or crisis?	01:10:10
	And what it does is powerful.	01:10:12
	It reduces the long term impact of trauma.	01:10:14
	It increases the likelihood that individuals will engage in ongoing support.	01:10:17
	And it reminds families in their darkest moment.	01:10:22
	They are not alone.	01:10:25
	This model represents what happens when systems evolve.	01:10:26
	When we choose to respond not just with procedure.	01:10:30
	But with humanity.	01:10:34
	And I want to close on a deeply personal note.	01:10:35
	As someone who's been on the receiving end of that call.	01:10:38
	From a corner.	01:10:42
	Being notified of my husband's overdose death.	01:10:43
	A call that in my experience.	01:10:47
	Felt very cold and callous in one of the most devastating moments of my life.	01:10:49
	I cannot express how grateful I am.	01:10:54
	To the Floyd County corner.	01:10:57
	For not only recognizing this need.	01:10:59
	But choosing to respond with compassion.	01:11:01
	Because how we show up.	01:11:04
	Matters.	01:11:05
	Thank you.	01:11:07
	Yeah, and actually, I am the first person to introduce the next one as Doctor Liz Davis.	01:11:10
	And her trusty sidekick, Doc.	01:11:18
	Which is a therapy dog.	01:11:22
	OK, so I'm not.	01:11:29
	The speaker that she is I.	01:11:32
	So I work at the hospital as the therapist for the staff. That's how Charlie met me.	01:11:35
	I provide a lot of crisis management, a lot of therapy when people are at their worst within the hospital.	01:11:41
	And when I heard about what he's doing, I wanted to be involved.	01:11:47
	I don't do it as a.	01:11:52
	A staff member of the hospital. I do it as.	01:11:53
	My own practitioner. I'm an independently licensed clinical social worker.	01:11:56
	I also opened up a private practice which is really helped because now.	01:12:00
	We can continue the care for some of these people.	01:12:05
	That are really in need in the community, whether it's because they're losing their insurance, they didn't have insurance. I mean,	01:12:07
	if you imagine one of your loved ones dying.	01:12:11
	And not having anywhere to go because right now if you try to get therapy in the community, it can take sometimes six months to	01:12:15
	get in with someone.	01:12:18
	We can carry it over and they can come see us the next day if that's what they need.	01:12:22
	We have not charged a single person for any of these services. We have one that's been seeing us for over 3 months every week.	01:12:26
	There is no bill for this person. We will try to help do some of the case management get what they need, but they're also getting	01:12:33
	that stability.	01:12:37
	Where they can work through that grief and whatever else is going on.	01:12:40
	Through this, we're also able.	01:12:45
	In the moment.	01:12:46
	To provide.	01:12:48
	Skills and thought processes and being able to identify when they really need that help, those red flags, this is when you really	01:12:49
	need to reach out.	01:12:54
	And that can help these individuals so much, especially when they're worried about their family or loved ones.	01:12:59
	We can look out for each other type thing. That's the goal.	01:13:07
	So this is just, it's been amazing being able to.	01:13:11
	Go out in the community and help where it's really needed.	01:13:13
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:13:20
	The next one is going to be Anne Crothers, the executive director of Clark Floyd County Cares.	01:13:25
	This woman has a notebook of people across the state of Indiana.	01:13:30
	And she is there willing and able to help us.	01:13:34
	Old lady.	01:13:44
	Thank you, President.	01:13:47
	Table and commissioners and.	01:13:49
	Attorney.	01:13:51
	Christie Fox.	01:13:52
	The strike team is a these two of the architect of that.	01:13:54
	That effort and.	01:13:59
	Uh, a lot alluding to what Tracy said and and and.	01:14:02
	When people are in crisis.	01:14:07
	They need help.	01:14:10
	And I think that.	01:14:11
	Charlie previously having worked with the coroners office and seen what that helped look like.	01:14:13
	Or what it should have looked like.	01:14:19
	He was able to implement some things and.	01:14:21
	We were, I remember distinctly talking about.	01:14:23
	What would be done while we were all campaigning to be elected together?	01:14:26
	And by George, they've done it so.	01:14:31
	They invited us to be a part of it. We have our my staff here.	01:14:33
	We we've, we've got, we're staff of four, but you guys are not.	01:14:37
	I guess strangers to system of care. We really are behind the scenes aligning processes.	01:14:42
	Really supporting.	01:14:48
	And I was so.	01:14:49
	Elated to understand.	01:14:51
	What they were do.	01:14:53
	Excuse me doing.	01:14:55
	That I shared it with some of our colleagues at the state level.	01:14:56
	They've been able to have meetings with them and now they're really wanting to model this.	01:15:00
	Across the state, so I know that putting the intricate details in place.	01:15:04
	With the clinical.	01:15:10
	Support. I think it will really bring some some really positive attention to.	01:15:13
	Floyd County, Indiana.	01:15:18
	Also Kendra Henry.	01:15:20
	Come, Kendra.	01:15:21
	Carries a lot of rows I stand.	01:15:22
	With a lot of people that support me, but she's mine.	01:15:26
	Ride or die, she is our case management supervisor.	01:15:29
	Has done 10 years at DFR in.	01:15:33
	Has just really helped us.	01:15:37
	Build our systems and we've responded again.	01:15:39
	Obviously when when Charlie needs us and.	01:15:42
	Matt as well, so.	01:15:44
	Thank you guys so much for this opportunity and.	01:15:46
	Again, appreciate it.	01:15:49
	Thank you System of Care.	01:15:51
	Thank you very much.	01:15:53
	Next one is going to be Jen Seton.	01:15:57
	With the executive director of Lifehouse Recovery.	01:16:01
	Thank you, Commissioners.	01:16:11
	I am Jim and Marie Seton. I am the executive director of Lifehouse Sober Living.	01:16:13
	I am a woman of long term recovery.	01:16:19
	And I am the president of the board of Project Recovery.	01:16:22
	And I stand here to say.	01:16:26
	That it is an amazing thing for our community for the coroner's office to see a need and they.	01:16:29
	Gap in services and.	01:16:35
	Have action and not just.	01:16:38
	Feel about a situation but actually provide resources.	01:16:40
	Again, that is free of service and that of me.	01:16:44
	A lifehouse. Sober living. We are a woman's aphid.	01:16:48
	Transitional.	01:16:51
	Housing for women out of New Albany.	01:16:53
	We've been open two years.	01:16:55
	And then recovery.	01:16:59
	Is important, and meeting people where they're at is important.	01:17:02
	And the work.	01:17:06
	That, umm.	01:17:07
	The coroner's office for this community is really.	01:17:08
	Loving our community back to life and really giving some.	01:17:13
	Stability and some compassion and care.	01:17:16
	And thank you so much for having us.	01:17:19
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:17:23
	And Mr. or well, actually, I should say Pastor Steve Burks is attending.	01:17:25
	Some meaning.	01:17:31
	AIC meeting.	01:17:34
	So he's unable to.	01:17:35
	To join us but.	01:17:37
	Danita is going to accept this for Steve.	01:17:39
	And New Albany.	01:17:43
	1st.	01:17:44
	Pastor Steve and and Danita along with their church.	01:17:49
	Has done a few.	01:17:54
	Memorials.	01:17:57
	Steve has preached.	01:17:58
	The need is random music and lights.	01:17:59
	They are definitely uphill or.	01:18:02
	Inside our community.	01:18:04
	But also with that being said, we have a bunch more chaplains and we also have a bunch more.	01:18:05
	Pastures on staff that we can call out throughout the county.	01:18:10
	That 100% volunteers.	01:18:14
	We would also like to tell you that.	01:18:17
	We have a good working relationship with the New Albany Floyd County school system.	01:18:21
	We also have.	01:18:25
	A working relationship with.	01:18:27
	Boyd County Health Department.	01:18:28
	Idoh Idoh was allow us to secure.	01:18:30
	3 or 4 dolls for New Albany PD.	01:18:34
	For suit suited us SIDS.	01:18:38
	So we were able to get them for.	01:18:41
	For no cost.	01:18:43
	FSSA.	01:18:45
	Things to hand getting us in some meetings up at the Statehouse last year.	01:18:46
	They are provided us.	01:18:51
	Duffel bags.	01:18:53
	For kids.	01:18:54
	Tellering books, gidgets, gadgets.	01:18:56
	That we can give out on scene also.	01:18:58
	A great work and relationship with the FBI.	01:19:02
	NAPD ISP.	01:19:04
	The state Fire Marshall's office.	01:19:07
	We look forward to working with them also.	01:19:10
	We want to thank as a coroner's office, Matthew.	01:19:14
	For leading this charge in our community, he is doing a fantastic job.	01:19:17
	I have a question too. So it's fantastic. I just the numbers that you straddled off at the end on.	01:19:24
	Like how wide is this web of people that's helping?	01:19:32
	A little bit numbers wise, I mean just with the local folks here, I don't know how many.	01:19:37
	As far as the strike team goes, yeah.	01:19:41
	We got them.	01:19:43
	A little bit of everywhere.	01:19:45
	You have someone with you tonight.	01:19:46
	You have some more.	01:19:49
	Strike team members here tonight.	01:19:50
	These are our support groups. I got you something about this, this strike team.	01:19:53
	And I think it's very and I should have said it earlier.	01:19:58
	The women.	01:20:03
	That came up and spoke.	01:20:03
	They just don't provide the service for these families out there.	01:20:06
	And I think Franklin and Jason is getting knows where I'm getting ready to go.	01:20:10
	They keep us in check.	01:20:14
	They check on our mental status.	01:20:16
	They reel us back in.	01:20:18
	And make sure we're ready to go the next time.	01:20:20
	So, but to answer your direct question.	01:20:23
	There is a whole lot of hands. We have had a whole lot of meetings.	01:20:26
	And we have people we can call because we don't know what hurdle.	01:20:29
	We're going to have to jump through.	01:20:33
	Somebody out there is going to know it better than us.	01:20:35
	And also we have been.	01:20:39
	Several calls outside of our county for mutual aid.	01:20:42
	Our whole department is SUTI certified.	01:20:46
	We've made SUTI calls in other counties local also.	01:20:49
	So we're not just.	01:20:53
	Doing our stuff here, we're helping our bill.	01:20:55
	It's it's tremendous work. Maybe I missed this or where did the name come from?	01:21:00
	There's, it's not an acronym, is it? No, it's no acronym. It's just.	01:21:05
	Really indicating that we.	01:21:09
	Act immediately.	01:21:11
	Got traditional models have showed responding.	01:21:12
	2448 hours later.	01:21:16
	And I thought families needed it faster.	01:21:19
	So I I went out and found resources that will act faster.	01:21:22
	Yeah, strike teams are part of the NEMS system. The federal.	01:21:25
	Incident maintenance system.	01:21:28
	It's a very fitting name.	01:21:30
	About a year ago I got to see.	01:21:32
	You're always folks in action. Let me say I can absolutely attest to the professionalism.	01:21:34
	That I've seen there that evening so.	01:21:38
	Thank you.	01:21:40
	Each of you, thank you for everyone who came tonight and.	01:21:41
	For volunteering your talents to the people of Floyd County Act.	01:21:44
	I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.	01:21:48
	Thank you all. Thank you.	01:21:51
	All right. Any other government officials wishing to comment tonight?	01:21:53
	Any public comments?	01:21:58
	Yes.	01:22:00
	George Moore in Georgetown Township, thank you.	01:22:12
	First of all, I agree.	01:22:15
	Kudos to the coroner's office, the staff and the.	01:22:16
	Everybody involved, that sounds like a really wonderful service.	01:22:19
	I was one too.	01:22:23
	Comment expressed concern.	01:22:25
	The ideal shared.	01:22:28
	His recent e-mail correspondence with me.	01:22:30
	Regarding the purchase of his five used vehicles.	01:22:33
	And it's my understanding it's over the.	01:22:37
	You know the bid amount minimum.	01:22:40
	And I understand I saw the.	01:22:42
	The letter signed off from the discount.	01:22:44
	I'd still a little concerned though, because.	01:22:47
	I was told that no other.	01:22:50
	Dealership was given a chance to match or beat.	01:22:52
	That supposed discount?	01:22:55
	And a 6% discount on such a large purchase.	01:22:58
	Considering dealers have a lot of markup room to work with.	01:23:01
	I really hope that does not become.	01:23:05
	Common or use the. Absent any real emergency circumstances, I don't think there was a.	01:23:09
	A time deadline on it or anything and.	01:23:15
	I appreciate any discount something you can get for the county.	01:23:18
	But I would hope that in the future.	01:23:21
	When there's no emergency circumstances.	01:23:23
	The other dealers are given a chance to beat.	01:23:25
	Whatever the offer is from any particular one.	01:23:28
	OK. That's that's my concern. Thank you.	01:23:31
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:23:34
	Any other public comment?	01:23:36
	All right, announcements from the commissioners.	01:23:39
	Jason, I think you have one. Yeah, I do have one. So we received some information from the clerk's office today that the first day	01:23:43
	of early voting has commenced and has taken place, and so far there was 186 total.	01:23:49
	People who voted so want to remind you folks to take advantage of going out and.	01:23:56
	And voting and, you know, having the same what happens in your communities.	01:24:02
	And would you mind announcing just for the record?	01:24:06
	Where that is right now in the hours of operation and then the second one is going to become live on the 20th.	01:24:09
	Correct, but.	01:24:14
	OK. That's eight through 8.	01:24:21
	To 4.	01:24:22
	Saturday, not Sunday.	01:24:25
	Friday or Saturdays are the second of the day and the.	01:24:27
	Is there a place I can find that information?	01:24:32
	Website you have a Mailer in the mail.	01:24:36
	Sure.	01:24:37
	Yeah, yeah. So go to the clerks.	01:24:39
	The Clark's website and.	01:24:42
	If you should have received a mail or so, thank you.	01:24:44
	All right, And I'm happy to announce that we'll have a ribbon cutting and opportunity for people to tour the second and third	01:24:46
	floor at the new Floyd County Government Administration building, formerly the Chase Building, 120 W Spring Street.	01:24:53
	This Thursday, April 9th at 12:30.	01:25:00
	PM.	01:25:04
	So join us there if you wish.	01:25:06
	Any other comments?	01:25:10
	Nope. All right.	01:25:11
	I'll look for a motion to adjourn. Actually, the next meeting will be Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 at 6:00 PM. With that, I'll look	01:25:13
	for a motion to adjourn.	01:25:16
	So moved second.	01:25:20
	All right. Thank you all.	01:25:22