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of the day. >> Yeah. >> Six minutes. >> Yeah. We'll call the order of the Ben County Board of Commissioners meeting. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance. to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> This is going to be a fun meeting. >> It's allergy season. >> Yeah. Yeah. They've been bad this

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morning, so I apologize up front. Uh, roll call. Note that Commissioner Bo, Commissioner B is absent today. Approve or amend the agenda, >> Mr. Chair. Uh, two additions. Uh, consent item number four would be the on sale, offsale, and Sunday sale liquor

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licenses. That's consent item number four. Okay. >> Number five would be the on sale liquor license for St. Lawrence Catholic Church. That's again consent item number five. Uh if we could also Mr. Chair under administrator um

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the award the low low the security bid and contract for new government center. Let's please remove that one. Uh integrity uh still needs time to analyze the low bid to assure us that it is responsive. So we need to remove that one for today.

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And those are the changes we have. >> Move for approval of the amended agenda. Mr. chair. Second. >> We got a motion and a second. Any further discussion on that? If not, I'll call the question. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Oppose. Motion carries. Thank you.

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on vibrate. Thank you. Open forum. Nobody. Okay. Consent agenda 1 through five. What would we like to do with that? >> Move approval. >> Second. >> We got a motion and a second. Any discussion?

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If not, to call the question. All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Monty, county administrator. Employee recognition. >> Sure. We had a few folks you'd like to recognize, Mr. Chair, this morning. Uh had some nominations that were considered by our recognition committee,

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which is now um managed by Susan Block. Thank you very much. I I think we'd like to begin with u Jackie and Sarah Joe and Nicole. Come on up, Jackie. We'll ask you up for a photo in a moment. Yeah. So,

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>> good morning, Commissioner. >> Good morning. >> Morning. >> Uh, today I have the privilege of recognizing two members of our finance department, our payroll coordinator, Sarah Joe Johnson and finance technician Nicole Peshel for their outstanding service and dedication to Benton County. In an organization as diverse as ours,

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every department serves a unique purpose. However, there is one thing every employee has in common. We all depend on receiving an accurate paycheck. While payroll may be may happen behind the scenes, it is one of the most critical functions in county government and our payroll coordinator

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works tirelessly to ensure that pay process runs smoothly for more than 330 employees every two weeks. The complexity of that responsibil responsibility is significant. Managing multiple union contracts, retirement plans, deductions, benefits, acrruels, and payroll codes requires exceptional

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attention to detail. This year also brought the added challenge of preparing for Minnesota paid leave, which required extensive coordination and planning. Through every challenge, um Sarah Joe has remained professional, dependable, and committed to providing excellent service to employees across the county.

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Supporting these efforts is our finance technician, whose willingness to help wherever needed has made a tremendous impact. In addition to her daily accounting responsibilities, she stepped up to assist the highway department during a staffing shortage, contributed to the implementation of a new parks

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reservation system, and is now helping with the new accounts payable solution. No matter the task, she approaches it with a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to helping others succeed. Together, these two two employees exemplify teamwork, customer

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service, and dedication to public service. Their work often happens behind the scenes, but the positive impact they have on the county operations is felt by every employee and department they support. Is my honor to recognize them today and thank them for their outstanding contributions to Benton

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County. >> And now, of course, you must come up front to receive your certificates and photos. >> Should we have them do their speech first? Come on up. >> Great job. Perfect. Thank you. >> Thank you.

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>> All right. All right. I believe next Adam on behalf of Ally, come on up. I guess we should have just stayed up there. >> Good morning. >> Good morning, commissioners. It's weird not being up here for uh unrelated ditch

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issues. >> It's kind of wonderful. >> Thank you for that. >> Yeah, it's weird. It's weird. I'm usually not up here for this, but but no, I wanted to uh uh nominate and congratulate Ally Patron. Um she's an engineering tech over at the highway

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department. Um, it's been really nice to get to know her over the last few months. When I first started here, I was kind of on my own island, my ditch island. And now over the past few months, I've been kind of delving deeper into the engineering environmental side

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of things. And so, it's been really nice to to work alongside Ally and just learning her side of things. you know, she comes from eight plus years of of construction experience and she's had her own daycare and just it's just that

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type of experience is just invaluable to to to have. Um, and I think that one of the best parts about Ally is that her willingness to learn never ends. You know, Carl might get a little annoyed that that Ally is always in his office,

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but that just she wants to keep learning. if she doesn't know something, she doesn't act like like she does, you know, she will find that answer. Um, and so yeah, like I said, Carl may get a little annoyed, but she's trying to better herself and she's trying to

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better herself for this position as well. Um, and she's been taking charge of the the roundabout that's getting put in place over by the high school and she just let me know that she worked 14 and 1/2 hours yesterday. And that's just

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something, you know, like not everyone can do. Um, and so I think, you know, when the past engineers first hired her, I don't think they had any idea how, you know, valuable she would be to to the

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highway department over there. Um, so yeah, this I nominated her for all those reasons and um it's the least I could do and it's the least we could all do for alleys. So >> Okay. >> Um, >> great. Great, >> Mr. Chair. Yeah. >> Um, first off, I we I never got a chance

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to thank the finance department. You guys do a lot of things for everybody and it goes, you know, you don't you just take you take uh um take it for granted that your check is there and everything like that and and there's you deal with a lot of lot of things, Sarah,

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and and and your guys' team. So, I appreciate that. the the engineering department and everything over at highway has went through >> a lot over the last 6 8 months >> even years. >> Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. But recently you

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guys have taken on so much over there and I can't thank you guys enough for for all the work and and 14 hours yesterday on on the roundabout in Sak Rapids. So we we do appreciate you. >> So congratulations. Congratulations.

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And Mr. Chair, I I wanted to also mention is Corey Tomford was nominated uh by I believe Jeff for recognition. I think Corey's kind of shy. Um but I wanted to mention Corey did a lot of work to help us um put in

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new carpet and paint over in core facility. And those are things we otherwise would have had to hire out to tear down cubes uh and get them put back together so people can get get back to work and um do a lot of the painting. So I I want to acknowledge all the work

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that Cory did uh particularly over in court facility. Mr. Chair, thank you. >> Cory couldn't be here this morning. >> All right. >> He's here. >> I know he's here. I was just wondering couldn't be here in person. Well, thanks Cory. >> Yep. Thank you.

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>> Okay, Monty, consider that really the 27th budget development calendar, >> man. >> Seems like we just got done with it. >> All right.

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Well, the time has come, Mr. chair to kick off the budget process for 27. >> Um, if we could first, Mr. Chair, I see the the looks of glee and joy on your faces. Uh, we're all smiles.

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>> Anything for you, Monty? >> Yeah. >> If we could, let's look at the calendar first. Um, got to get that out of the way. Full. So um here we are June 2nd asking you to adopt the budget calendar guidelines.

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I've left two two key things blank uh to discuss is budget presentations typically happen in August. Uh we usually pick two or three days in August for budget presentations and then also um I've left blank the adoption of the

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proposed budget levy at some point in September. So, how about if we could first focus on the August dates of commercial of what would work for um so it's varied a little bit over the

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years. Sometimes we've done three half days. Last year I think we did a full day and then a half day. So it usually takes at least that a full day and a half day or three half days to get all the departments and adset agencies

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through. >> I honestly like the full day and a half day. >> Exactly. Yep. I would have to agree. >> You like the full day and the half day. Okay. >> So at some point in August and I I don't really necessarily have a recommendation

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for obviously we avoid the week of the fair. That's the week of August 3rd is the Benton County Fair. Uh, so how about the week of the 10th or the 17th? The of course the week the 17th is a board meeting. We have a board meeting week. >> It's also annual ditch meeting night.

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>> Yep. >> The 17th. >> The ditch mean is that night? That night on the 17th. So how about the week of the 10th or the week of the 24th? >> We I'm on the week of the 10th. >> 10th and the 11th. >> Yeah, let's do the 10th. 11th. >> The 10th. Week of the 10th. What? two dates then

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>> 10th and the 11th >> and I'd say tenative because commissioner Benoy needs to be in on that. >> Correct. >> Do you care which one is the full day? >> I'd do the first one. >> The first one >> because then we can roll in if we have to, you know. >> So Monday is the full day and Tuesday is

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the half day. >> Okay. >> All right. Then moving on into September, uh adoption of the proposed budget and levy. Um we just got to adopt it by more or less end of September. So

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your regular meeting dates are the first I'm sorry, it wouldn't be the Yeah, the 1st and the 15th. >> Do we do it on the regular meeting date? >> Of course. Yeah, of course. >> For September 1st is our regular meeting. >> Yes. >> So, you know, I would typically we pushed

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>> and I'm probably not. We've pushed adoption till later in the because you got to have some time in there for commit some work sessions to to discuss the budget. So you need to kind of push it later in September. >> Why don't we look at the 15th and if we have to push it >> I am gone that way.

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>> Oh, you're gone that way. I know typically why we try and make it where all board members could be there and so it it would mean a it'd mean a short special meeting to adopt or one possibility is you could just take the vi of the 15th not have it and move you know you could move the whole regular

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meeting to another date or just have a short special for budget. So >> what about the 22nd >> 20 I'm available. Okay. >> Pam and I are gone if we go to DC. >> Oh that's right. Oh. Uh, that's uh DC flying. Yeah. >> That's the 17th.

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>> 22nd to 24th. The 15th through the 17th is the AMC conference up in Baiji. >> Oh yeah. 22nd to 24th is flying. >> Oh, that's sledge conference. >> Could have went on that then. Shoot. I thought the flying was the 17th, 18th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of September.

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>> So, how about It sounds like we're looking at maybe just a short special meeting then. Yeah. >> Monday the 21st. Yep, that works for me. >> Yeah, that'd be fine. I'm back. >> Monday the 21st

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>> at 9ish. >> Hey, so uh the rest of the calendar pretty much follows past practice. We've got truth and taxation hearing December 1st at at night. Uh I think that's at six.

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So consider that. Um December 15th would be final budget and levy adoption. So that's the calendar. So So the guidelines, Mr. Chair, I've drafted for you. I really wanted to focus some attention on this paragraph

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that I inserted. Please note this important caveat. Uh we're continuing to look at the effect of federal and state legislative actions particularly affecting human services and more specifically the SNAP program. So as you

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may recall um the the local administrative cost share for SNAP is increasing. Although the Minnesota legislature approved one-time funding to help counties cover that loss, uh we don't know yet how much of that one-time

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funding we will get. But that's important thing to think about is one time. >> The the larger issue I think that concerns most folks is this the potential that counties would have to cover a cost a share of the actual cost

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of SNAP benefits. That is the one I think which is creating the most concern. I understand in talking to Sandy is that cost could occur in 2028 and you may wonder kind of well how much

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is this? Well, I've seen some preliminary material from Maxa and I I I guess what I would suggest is you take this number with, you know, considerable uh caveat that it's

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extremely preliminary, subject to change. The number I saw for us was about 750,000 would be our cost based upon the state error rate being excess of 10% which means the the county would be covering

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10% of the cost of actual benefits to recipients. So, uh, again, that's a really super preliminary number and I I I would caution, you know, relying on it too much, but it is a potential and but a lot

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could change between now and 28. You know, the composition of the Minnesota legislature could change, Congress could change. Perhaps this could be delayed or undone. So, uh, it's something to prepare though for, I presume. Um, I was

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at a rec I was on a recent call with um AMC and county administrators and Matt from AMC asked those folks who were on the call, how many of you actually intend to start levying for this in 27 and most said yes.

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Uh I don't think I fall in the yes camp. Um a lot could change. Uh I think the notion there is is this is a very substantial cost. I remember for example seeing the cost was at Henipin County. It's like $42 million. Um I think the logic there is well if

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you're facing this really large cost in 28 phase it in over 27 and 28. Uh but again a lot could change between now and 28. Um so it's something I think we should

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discuss more with Sandy and explore how real is this going to become in 28? Do you want to prepare for it in the 27 levy? Um, again, I kind of have conflicted about this because well, what if it what if, for example, you you levy

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half of it in 27, but then it never happens? Well, you took money from taxpayers you didn't need to. >> So, it's it's a tough call. It's a real tough call, >> Mr. Chair. >> Commissioner Gapin. >> Uh, yeah, >> I I agree with you. It is a tough call,

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but man, that bite of the apple on 28, if we don't do something, that's even scarier. >> Yeah, Mr. Chair, maybe the thought is just to keep it a little more protection on the uh reserves then. >> Yeah. >> Instead of levying, >> right? >> Yeah.

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>> There's a lot of time between now and then, too. >> We I mean, if it looks like it's going to happen next year at this time, you can start preparing. I mean, maybe we got to make staff cuts or something like that, too. It's just it gets really dicey when you start speculating all this stuff.

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>> Yeah. >> Yeah. No, I I agree. >> Sure. >> Right. And again, bearing in mind is the the SNAP administrative dollars are just one time too and those will go away in 28. >> When when do you expect to hear that what the dollar amount will be? >> Uh I'm not sure. I'm going to meet with

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Sandy and Ashley next week uh to try and sort some of this out. So, if I remember correctly, Sandy said we we expect to lose about 240,000, but how much of that is made up with this onetime money? I don't know. I don't know.

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>> Thanks. Thanks for clarifying that number because I was just going to bring that up. That's what Cindy told me, too. >> Right. About it's like 241, I think, is the exact number. >> So, from 250 to 750. >> Yeah. >> Big jump. >> Big gap. >> Mhm. So, uh, there's definitely some

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storm clouds, uh, circling over 28, that's for sure. The loss of the onetime money, the SNAP cost share, u, Yeah. Yep. So, some things to think about as the summer unfolds, uh, as you look at that proposed budget

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levy. So, this is something, you know, again, I want to communicate to departments very clearly. You know, we've got to get the budget process started. But look folks, things could change. In other words, as you learn more, we measure

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more what's going to happen. The board may ask departments for a little more austere uh actions when it comes to the 27 budget levy. So that was the big thing I wanted to point out, Mr. Chair, about the budget guidelines. The rest of it mostly is similar to last year. You know, the base

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budget process departments can request what we call policy issues. Um, you know, I know the situation the situation may be challenging, but I think as I've always said this to departments is, you know, you need to

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articulate what your needs are. You need to let the board know what they are. Now, you may not get what you ask for, but you certainly need to let them know, okay, hey, we need this position or whatever we need. That's your opportunity to articulate their needs. they put it out there in the table and of course you're the policy makers and

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you decide if it gets gets adopted. So that still is in the is in the process. They can still do that and and and then budget presentations will happen in in August. We ask them to talk about their base

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budget policy issues, goals, what's going on, legislation, and so on so forth. which is a great time to reconnect with the board and bring you up to date on what's going on in those departments and also your outside agencies. So, Mr. Chair, there you go. Those are

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the proposed budget guidelines. Any thoughts, questions? >> Yep. It'll be just another fun year, >> fun and interesting. >> So, at this point, Mr. Chair, if you're inclined, I'd ask you to uh have a motion to adopt the calendar and budget

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guidelines, and we'll kick things off. I'll be uh sharing these guidelines and other budget materials with departments uh next week at our mansion team meeting. And off we go. Mr. Chair, Monty, before we move on that, I mean, there still should be some consideration given to

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Commissioner Benoy's calendar because >> Sure. >> I mean, so do you want it adopted today? Subjected to >> subject to change, of course. I'm fine with that. And I'll move for the adoption budget calendar for 20. >> Understood. We may need to change it. We will. Absolutely. >> Great.

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>> Yeah. And >> no, I won't start I won't start booking folks for budget presentations until we've nailed this down specifically. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. And we've changed it every year anyway. So my >> I won't I won't get started too quickly on that. So it's a ways off.

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>> Okay. We got a motion and a second. Any further discussion on that? If not, I'll call the question. All in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, Sandy. Oh, I'm sorry. County administrator. >> Uh, now we move on to a happy subject and Susan is going to cover this item for us.

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>> Susan, there we go. >> Good morning, commissioners. >> Good morning. >> Good morning. >> I am very excited to be here this morning to present to you um the selection committee's recommendation for hiring our county engineer public works

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director. Um, I would like to present Wesley Davis. He is currently the Max County Public Works um, county engineer. He's been there about 14 months. Prior to that, he was uh, employed by Sherburn County Public

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Works and for about a year and a half. And then before that, he came from Bogart Peterson and Associates. He was seven years there. Um, Wes is I'm just excited about him. He was a great great interview. Um, we are looking at a four-year appointment,

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uh, grade 25, step five, which is $159,390. Um, we're going to start him with 40 hours of PTO on the books and give him the acrruel rate of a 7 to 10 year. So, he would have 216 hours each year.

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>> Great personality. I think he's going to be fantastic with our team out there. So, >> and he is a red shirt engineer in the state of Minnesota. Yes, he is. We actually ended up with some great interviews. So, um, but Wes was just a pleasure to meet with. I think our selection committee is pretty excited

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about him. >> Comes with a lot of great credentials, too. >> Yes, he does. >> Yes, he does. >> Hear a lot of good things about his group. >> It was It was a great interview with him. >> Well, Mr. Chair, I I think uh I think you um uh Commissioner Johnson, the

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whole selection committee, this is this is like round two or three. So, it definitely you guys put in the time on on getting the um getting this appointment. So, thank you for all your uh dedication to it. >> Okay. >> I think one of the things we really pushed towards was what's the fit going

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to be like, right? Talked about, you know, he obviously is well credentialed and plenty of experience that way, but how's it going to fit? Right. And we have an amazing team out there. So, right, we want to make sure this person fits with them. And I think Wes will be a great addition >> to that team. >> Yep.

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>> All right. >> All right. >> I'll move to appoint a county engineer to a four-year term starting July 13th, 2026 with the compensation benefit packages as recommended by our selection committee. >> And I'll second that. We got a motion and a second. Any

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further discussion on that? I am glad this process is done with. It's been long. >> Thank you for your help, Susan. >> You bet. >> You know, thank you. >> Thanks, Susan. Thanks, Susan. >> Any other questions or anything? If not, I'll call the question. All in favor say I. I. >> I. Oppose. Motion carries. Thank you.

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Great. Now, we're going to go we're going to convene the uh regular board meeting and go to the community health board. Just note that Commissioner Bo, Commissioner Bonoid is not here. Uh, approve or amend the agenda. Anything to

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add, Jacqueline? >> I do not have anything to add. I did notice the agenda item was put under regular. It could be consent, but I think if it was posted that way, we can certainly do it under regular, too. >> It's fine. >> Okay. >> The way it is. >> Yeah. Otherwise, no additions.

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>> Move for approval, Mr. Chair. >> Second. >> Got a motion, a second. Any further discussion? And if not, I'll call the call the question. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppose. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Uh number two, the consent agenda.

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Number one. What would you like to do with that? Okay. >> Second. >> Got a motion and a second. Any further discussion on that? If not, I'll call the question. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed? Carries. K. Jacquellyn. consider congratulate and education checks.

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>> So our Benton County public health team annually we complete the congratulate and educate checks with our tobacco retailers along around Benton County. We complete around 10 checks in total. Um we have an opportunity to get some reimbursement back and so um requesting the approval of the contract for us to

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get some funds back for doing those checks. >> Folder. >> So move Mr. Chair. >> I'll second. >> Got a motion and a second. Any discussion on this? If not, I'll call a question. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos? Motion carries.

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>> Thank you, Jacqueline. >> Jacqueline. Anything else in front of you? >> That is it. >> Okay. >> Pretty easy. >> Yeah. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. >> Yes. >> At that time, >> thanks for the time on the agenda. >> Okay. At that time, we're adjourned at 9:28 and I'll reconvene the regular board meeting.

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Let's go to commissioner meeting updates if we'd like. Who wants to start? >> I can start real quick. >> Perfect. >> I uh we did have our uh APO meeting. Everything was pretty simple there. Um

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nothing too outrageous. Uh we had a community health uh or our medical services board last uh I believe it was last Friday. Um funding is running out on that again and we're looking for other options. Opioid was brought back

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up on that. Um, I made a point in there. I I'm like, we got to figure this out because we we're we have to do it. We have to supply that >> another state mandate, but um if we don't do something collaboratively, it

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gets put on the counties individually. >> So, we know we can do it cheaper >> as a joint. >> So, >> but that was really the only thing that came up in there. Other than that, that's what I had. >> Great. Thanks. >> All right. Uh May 19th, of course, we

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are all at our Great River Regional Library meeting. Um next day, Highway 23 meeting. Um again, we emphasized uh the priorities to take a look at this northeast corridor fully to I35. So that's where 23 is going to uh expound

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their energies this year as we move forward with that. Uh we had a building committee meeting that day. Also 21st, Tri County solid waste long range planning. Um, long story short, that long range planning subcommittee is going to dissolve and move into more of

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work type sessions with the full Tri County solid waste board. >> Um, next day we had engineer interviews, Commissioner Hein and I. On the 28th, uh, care meeting and a planning commission meeting that evening, 29th, Tri County Solid Waste, Pope Douglas

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joint meeting, which was pretty short and to the point. Wasn't a whole lot on the agenda, but not a lot of changes there. And then last night, Commissioner Pop and I had the uh county extension committee meeting, budget meeting first and then the regular meeting after that.

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Um, and actually, we should maybe talk about adding that to our cow. We probably should have put that on the agenda today and I forgot about it. >> Well, we really didn't know what coming from other counties, right? So, let's maybe talk about that at our committee, the whole setup. So, that's all I had,

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Mr. Chair. Thank you. >> I had some of the same ones that had we postpone Mississippi Sardell that's just going like a turtle. People can't they can't seem to get together. I mean we haven't

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met now since April and we're supposed to be done by the end of the year. I don't know how it's going to going to work out. And I think the little bit of discussion that happened off the deal is that um the Tri County and Pope Douglas and Tri County, you know, we're going to

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have to come up with a plan B. >> And what it's going to be, I don't know what's going to sooner than later. I I think if I could add to that, Commissioner Pop, we do have to do that sooner and later and starting with our staff and full board with some ideas of,

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you know, is betting long-term in Tri County, you know, what's the answer to that? So, >> that does that coming that's coming up fast? >> Yeah, sooner than >> Yeah. >> And then last night, of course, our budget on extension and that needs to be

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discussed. >> Lots of fun stuff. I don't think fun is the word, but >> beginning to know the budget seasons, right? Anything else? >> No. >> You done? Good. I had a lot the same. Of course, we all sit on a lot of the same

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committees. Uh I did uh I did attend the the uh storm groundbreaking uh ceremony. That was interesting. Let's see. Interviews. Interviews. And just a a couple BE board be BEP

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board meetings. Not much going on there. Got Amanda taken care of under her review, so that'll be good. That's all I have. >> Mr. Chair, I forgot a couple. We had our library meeting. >> Oh. >> And uh that was unique.

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>> Yeah. But hopefully we're that's we're going to have to come to some conclusion there. Um and then uh uh Commissioner Bertram from Sterns and myself uh were at the airport meeting and uh they went

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into a closed session and I don't think there's a lot of people that believe that that was a legal close session if I will. But uh it is what it is. Nonetheless, they they did it. So, we we asked quite a few questions there and

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and they they went in and and just just so we're completely above the table, I did look at both of our deleg both of our appointees and I just said this isn't right. I I'm not going to say anything to any of the other ones, but our two appointees, this

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is not right. >> So, white paper discussion on the levy. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> The topic was the so-called white paper. Mhm. >> So, you know, being even at the library

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meeting. I'm trying to say the right words. It was interesting. We got hurt, but that was it. There was >> Yeah, >> there was nothing. It was It was one-sided. Just one-sided. Disappointing. But we do have to make a

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decision before the end of June. >> Okay. Otherwise, they're going to take away that 6,600. >> I think I think there's other decisions that could be made and I think we need to have a committee of the whole because I think looking at other options for library is a way to go. Could you

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imagine them losing the $6,000 or us, you know, losing or them losing the $6,000 punishing Baton County, but could you imagine them losing $540,000? Yeah, exactly. >> They're not thinking of that. >> No. No. So, no. Once again, interesting.

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Anything else, comments, concerns by commissioners? Of course, we've always >> We always share that on our updates. >> It's more against Scott, but >> Yeah, exactly. >> Okay.

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Said committee of the holes. >> All right. Uh, Mr. You see in your packet, I put a few things on this list as potential subjects. Uh security station uh at the government center. I've spoken to Sheriff Hack and

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asked him to join a committee the whole with us and talk about if he were to staff it, how many court security officers that would take, equipment and so on, you know, met detector and so on, those sort of things. Um, staffing information desk like to talk about that

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too. Using a volunteers versus a paid employee. Want to invite George. George has some thoughts about VSO support. I did have a great conversation with Bruce Mealtt and Dan Weber a couple days ago about how it works at Sherman County.

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Uh, so I can share that when that time comes. Uh, passport office. Um, it sounds like at this point Christine has been denied the ability to have a passport office >> and one possibly retaining Lark and Hoppin to do some federal,

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you know, persuasion >> to help us get a passport office and then we'll talk about parking at the government center and then lastly the library. So those are some subjects for can we bundle all those together for one big old committee the whole >> Mr. Mr. Chair, I think we do need to add

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discussion about extension because that budget item needs to be decided by the end of June. >> Okay. Okay. So, um >> with >> Troy tells me he is out the week of June 8th. So, that pushes us to um

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how about Monday the 15th? Monday, June 15th. >> How many hours do you think this is going to be? >> This is going to be >> all day. No, I don't think it's all day. Four hours. >> All morning, I think. >> I would say, you know, it's it's there's quite a bit here. Uh,

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>> but I think we can move through these subjects fairly quickly. >> Should we book 8 to noon? >> I'm I'm gone that week. >> Oh, you're >> Oh, you're gone the week of the 15th. Okay. >> Cuz that's the 20th is Father's Day, right? Or something like that. >> 21st.

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>> 21st. Yeah. So, I'm I'm actually up north that week. >> Have to the 21st or 2nd then >> because there's a meeting. Don't we've got uh >> No, the 16th of meeting. So, you're missing the meeting? >> No, I'll come back for the meeting. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, I'll either come back or do it

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remote or something, >> which >> So, where are we? Are we landing in the week of the 22nd? >> Huh? >> Yeah, but we don't we won't have a board meeting after that. >> You know, I would say, let me let me put this. I I would say if you reach a

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consensus on a course of action, I think that probably will be good enough for the library to work to go with >> extension. >> An extension to go with, right? I think a consensus would be sufficient, you know, knowing that, >> you know, you might have to take some formal action later, you know, to

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solidify what what consensus you've reached. >> Can we do the 22nd then? >> I'm good. Yeah. >> That works for Troy, too. >> 22nd. When start time? >> 8. >> 8. Okay. 8 to close.

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>> Yeah. >> All right. One last thing, Mr. Chair. >> It's time, I guess. >> Is um is uh at the July 7th meeting, uh we're going to ask you I should back up for a moment. So on June 24th, uh Fluid is going to deliver um the demo

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cubes and a whole bunch of demo chairs out here to the property manager in the maintenance bay and we're going to ask you to go out there on July 7th to demo chairs for the dis. Uh so approximately 11:30 on July 7th, we'd like a separate

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committee the whole uh for you all to go out and demo um boardroom chairs on the 7th and that's all we have Mr. Chair. >> What time on the 7th? >> 11 >> approximately 11:30 you when the board

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board meeting is done conclusion. Yeah. Right. So Becky and uh and Georgia will be here that day. Yeah. So >> good. >> Yep. That's all we have, Mr. Chair. Those two >> move for approval. Mr. Chair, the house. >> Second.

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>> Got a motion and a second on the cow. >> Oh, I almost forgot. >> Please call the question. >> Beth Beth tells me that you're on tab for the core team schedule of being department of the month in June.

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>> Excuse me. I'm just I'm reading the note here. Uh you are a department of the month in June per core team. Can >> a member of the core team reach out? >> Yeah, they've I think they have been. Yeah, there's an email

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at least June is not next year. June, right? >> Well, I think it's fair to say we need some help. Yeah, we need a lot of help. And on that, >> don't make eye contact, Beth. Don't make eye contact.

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>> Turn your head. Turn your head, >> please. >> Here's a question. What day? >> Yeah. It's not like June hasn't filled up now. >> Exactly. And then and then what time? >> It all have to be after the board meeting. Well, I think the first issue,

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do you want to >> I >> be a department of the month? That's the first question. >> I think we should. I think because I think it helps everybody understand what because a lot of people don't know them, you know, all the different boards that we're on that we work with other

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counties on. I think it's it's very key, but we procrastinated I think last year to this year and it just happened to be right up on us again right now. And >> which brings up the next discussions if we're having a picnic this year, too.

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>> Yeah. Now, bearing in mind is that there's going to be the employee picnic in July >> out at Benton Beach already. What's that date on that? >> I believe it's July 23rd. >> July 23rd already at Benton Beach. I will be gone. That's my way.

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>> You know, I guess I would suggest if you if you consider this, try and find the most informal environment you can >> because I think you found over time the more informal it is, the more employees feel comfortable, you know, being a part of it. So >> for the 22nd then since we're here for a cow, >> right? >> Or at the picnic?

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>> Yeah, do it at the picnic. >> I won't be around the 23rd of July. >> I won't either. >> No, you won't either. >> Mean you do something midday the 22nd since we're already here. coming out of a cow. >> Long day. Well,

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>> that's going to be a tough cow. >> I think we got to almost have a cow to figure out what we're going to talk about. You know, how you know how we do it. You know, >> I think it is important. >> Hey, you're on vacation the six. You'll be here the 16th, but

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>> either here or virtually, but not for anything else. You're not that week, right? >> I think uh Commissioner Kamis has a great ID probably this this requires a planning session, you know, to figure out Well, you want to put on you want to have a quality experience for people.

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So, yeah, it's kind of tough probably here to come up with what that might look like. So, >> would have been nice to do it in the new building. Well, then you're next June or January.

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>> Um, I know one of the things that we talked about, I brought this up to the core team is a department of the month is it's a lot >> too much, >> you know, and maybe maybe it needs to be looked at again. And that's their call. I mean,

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>> I mean, they have to make that decision. I I agree with you that, >> you know, we're running through everybody every year. >> Yeah. which isn't horrible, but >> I think experience has shown these these are definitely timeconuming events to schedule, arrange and pull off, right? They do, you know, because everyone

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wants to do a good job of them, right? Yeah. >> It'd be nice to take one person from each of the last months and just say, "Help us. >> You guys figured it out. Help us." Well, June I,

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you know, first of all, you got to look at your calendars to see when you can do it, when we can do it in June. >> Yeah. >> And then we're looking for what, two to three hours of spending time to do it. >> Yep. >> That looks like your calendar's wide open.

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>> I got some things personally on there in June, too. >> I don't see it. >> Yeah, I know. I got the >> You got nothing in there. >> 20th I'm going to be gone. >> My god. I think the silence is because we're thinking. >> Yeah,

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>> we we definitely have to get together before the 22nd if we've got to do it in June. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I I Yeah, these summer calendars get so booked.

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Um, boy, >> the 8th. We've got that district meeting and a very long public hearing that night. >> Yep. >> Mhm. >> What about Tuesday the 9th? >> Which one? >> Eth. >> What's that? >> Your ditch meeting that you're going to be at for 4 hours.

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>> That's >> I thought that was tonight. >> The one that we always >> So, hey, I'll tell you about that. Talking about I I did too. I don't know. >> I thought it was tonight. >> I don't June 8th. is >> it's all day in Cambridge or half a day in Cambridge and then all night in Sock Rapids.

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>> Yep. At 6:00. >> 6:00 Sock Rapids Government Center. >> Ditch 10, right? >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Mr. Chair, would you I mean, it's completely up to you guys too if you want to postpone it. I mean,

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>> the problem is >> and Beth speaks to you as a member of the core team. >> Yeah. The problem is there'sn't going to be any good month for schedules >> there. people because you look at it now June you go into July July is always busy no matter what >> then you're August that's budget

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September >> yeah state >> fair September is full of meetings trips >> um what about a planning session Tuesday the 9th and could we mix that with one or two of

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the items that are on that cow list now the pressure off that cow list >> week from I'm going to throw this out there. I know it's going to be a long day on Monday the 8th. What happens if we were to meet an hour early or something like that and talk about it?

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>> Cuz I don't think it's going to take that long. We can figure something out. >> An hour early. We got to be in Cambridge at 8:30. >> No, I'm talking before the ditch meeting. >> Oh, before the ditch meeting. >> Yeah, before the ditch meeting. We talk about that. >> Yeah, >> ditch meeting starts at 6, right? Maybe

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maybe get there at 5 and we have a quick conversation about it >> and just maybe the city would let us use a little conference room. >> Yeah. >> So 5. >> So department of the month planning 5:00 p.m. the 8th Sock Rapids Government Center. >> Okay.

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>> Beth, are you going to be there anyways for minutes? >> I can. Yeah. >> Okay. I was just thinking if she wasn't going to be here, we could potentially stop here on the way back. >> She has she has to be there. >> And just so you know, she did have eye eye contact. I know. >> He kept looking up. She kept looking. >> You're going to be our core leader for

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this, right? >> I got you guys. >> It's exactly what >> So, we'll we'll contact the city and make sure we can use a little conference room. >> Do we got to put that as a cow now? >> We should. Oh, yeah. Of course. It needs to be a cow. Absolutely. >> That motion maker in a second or >> I'll make a motion.

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>> Okay. Oh. Oh, yeah. >> Got one on the floor. >> Got one on the floor. >> Yep. >> The eight at 5:00 for >> Yes, sir. planning session for department of the month and I'll >> department of the month planning session. Yep.

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>> Okay. So, we've got that figured out. >> That's added on to the motion. >> Okay. >> Yep. And I'll amend the second. >> Okay. Anything else? Any more questions? If not, call the question. All in favor say I. >> I. I post.