She never got back to me, so I'm skeptical. >> Okay. >> Oh, come on. >> Good morning. Welcome to the Crowing County Board of Commissioners regular meeting. Would you please join me for the pledge of allegiance and a moment of
silence to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. First thing on the agenda is open forum.
Jane Breen. >> Three minutes. Please state your name and address. >> Good morning. My name is Jane Breen. I am here today alongside many of our neighbors to discuss what brings us to these chambers, Crowing County's 287G task force and warrant service officer
program agreements with ICE. Right out of the gate, I want to clear the air and directly address some of the labels that have been thrown around at recent board meetings and on social media. We're not radicals. We are your constituents, your neighbors, and community volunteers. We
are not anti-law enforcement. In fact, I want to explicitly state that we agree that there must be accountability for anyone who commits a crime in our community. We support our local law enforcement and the absolute best way to support them is by fostering the most transparent, high trust relationships
possible between deputies and the people they have sworn to protect, all people who call our county home. I am here today out of a deep commitment to three things: transparency, compassion, and community trust. When local law enforcement is deputized to handle
federal civil immigration enforcement, it changes the dynamic on our streets. To keep our community safe, victims and witnesses of crimes need to feel safe calling 911. When that trust erodess, everyone becomes less safe. Furthermore,
these agreements expose our county to significant legal and financial liability. We are curious to know how many individuals have been been detained for ICE in the Crowing County Jail under the IGSA agreement. How many people have
been unlawfully detained based on civil immigration holds that conflict with state limits? Has the county been paid and reimbursed for the hours deputies have spent on ICE related tasks and jail space used? These are not radical
questions. They are practical, responsible questions about how our county is run. We request the board to add this item to an upcoming agenda for public discussion. Our presence here is proof that our community is not entirely united on this issue. There are deeply
held concerns and a public discussion would be beneficial to share data information that will help us determine the best course of action. Our stances and requests are completely transparent. The county records these board meetings and makes them public on YouTube. And we
welcome anyone listening or watching at home to view the archives, listen to our positions, and judge them on their own merits. We are asking you to lead with responsibility, dignity, integrity, accountability, and transparency. This agreement has brought division, but
through open, honest data, and communication, we can find a path toward healing and unity for all of Crowing County. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay. Review and approval of the minutes
of the May 26th meeting. >> Madam Chair, I'll make a motion to approve the county board meeting minutes for May 26, 2026. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Barrow, second by Commissioner Coring. Is there any
discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. Review and approve the agenda. >> Madam Chair, I do have two additions to the agenda for your consideration this morning. One, we received a new on sale
and Sunday liquor license application for North Central Speedway. Um, I'd like to add that to the list of on sale on Sunday licenses on the consent agenda. It came in after the agenda was sent out. So, that one is is the first one.
Secondly, we also received a notice of resignation from an HR board member. Uh we'd like to add that to additional business this afternoon, please, or this morning. >> Madame Chair, >> I would move the agenda uh with the
changes. >> Oh, great. Do I >> I'll second it. >> I have a motion by Commissioner Coring, second by Commissioner Lee. All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. Um, consent
agenda. >> Madam Chair, I'd make a motion to approve the consent agenda. With one question, Deb, did you say you put the you wanted to put the liquor license on the consent agenda? >> Yes, I would add it to that list of there's already an on sale on Sunday list of licenses. We just add that to the list.
>> Yeah. With with that addition, Madam Chair. >> Second. >> Second by Commission. Uh, we have a motion by Commissioner Lubkkey, second by Commissioner Corring. Is there any more discussion hearing? None. All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries
land services. Good morning, Madam Chair, members of the board. We have six items for your consideration this morning. Excuse me. The first request today is for a land use map amendment for parcel number 73040571 located in section 4 of Lake Edward
Township. The request is to amend the land use map from waterfront commercial to shorland involving approximately 4.88 acres. Uh can we go to the map on page 89 of the packet to see the location of the property and the current zoning? So
here we have this is Pelican here. This would be county road 4. Uh and then uh this would be car road 18 is the properties right here. This is the parcel in question is currently zoned waterfront commercial. This is the blue here that you would see would be uh the shoreland district, the residential
shoreland district. The yellow will be RR2.5. The request is that they want to reszone this commercial to match up with the shoreland and then the remainder being um back here that 2 and a half acre zoning. So
the plan commission board of adjustment held a public hearing on May 21st and made a unanous recommendation of the board to approve the land use map amendment for parcel 73040571 from waterfront commercial to shorland and RR2.5. The PCBOa did develop a finding of fact which is located on page
136 of your packet. Uh just for clarification also the plan commission and board of adjustment did approve a conditional use permit for a resort conversion to a residential use. Uh condition number four of the conditional use permit requires the land use map amendment to be approved from waterfront
commercial to Shortland. Uh condition number five requires a property to be platted if the lots are to be sold individually which is the next application. Based on the application submitted staff packet public comments and the finding of fact is recommended to approve the land use map amendment as submitted. The township did not submit
any comments. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Madam Chair, if you Chris, on this one, under the conditions under number nine, it talks about the footprint of each of these buildings that currently exist will remain the same. >> Correct. >> Including the height.
>> Correct. >> So there' be no So what they're allowed to do with that conditional usement with that resort expansion is that they're allowed to basically have the buildings that they have there today with no future expansion either in footprint or in height. So they can replace the structures, but they can never make them
any larger or any bigger than what's there today. >> And how are they handling the septic system? >> That's all going to be a community. So when they're this will all be set up under homeowners association and that's on the common open space and that'll be managed through through that. We have we have um a number of these throughout the
county where these resort conversions um were um for residential development. So it's it's a it would be a shared activity. They've got um declarations and covenants that they'll be recording to make sure that everybody has a an ownership in that outlot and a plan for maintenance of roads, maintenance of the
the beach area, maintenance of the septic system and that. So, it's all it's all a shared um shared activity within the development. >> Well, I know it's a healthy review because we've got about 400 pages in our packet. Uh >> correct. Yeah. And a lot of those comments were basically um retread
comments from back in 2021. Correct. And so they went through this process in 2021 and and decided to pull the application. Uh the you then made an ordinance amendment um in 2020, I believe it was 2023 to adopt the state
standard for resort conversions and not have the additional standards that were put in place requiring variances and that sort of thing. So >> and I know there was concern about the number of moorings for boats out there. You know, looking at the history, it doesn't look like we're changing the number that they've had in the past. So
yeah, >> I think that concern is is >> not well founded at this point. >> Correct. And we had if we have we've got information from the DNR as well that supports that 11 boarding spaces and part of the there was there was uh um the use of um
like concrete pillars out in the lake. Part of the conditions to remove those from the lake, put all the docks on one consolidated dock so that we're not having, you know, um a scattering of docks out there. So, I I do really think it's an improvement versus what's there today. >> Okay. Thank you,
>> Madam Chair. Um, couple questions. Now, this is going to be a planned unit community or as they would say. So, would there be covenants that they would have, but those covenants aren't enforceable by us at all. Right. >> Correct. Any sort of covenants and declarations are handled internally
amongst themselves. So, the conditional use permit conditions that we have, those are the conditions that the county will be able to enforce to maintain we can enforce the conditions of the permit. Correct. >> Um if they would if all of a su you know we say we don't want it to be any higher. We don't want to be this and and 30 years from now or well how many ever
years from now all of a sudden a somebody comes in and says we'd like a variance on that. >> We would point back to the conditional use permit that says no expansion allowed. So they they could always apply for a variance. They still apply for it. There's nothing that locks it in and says it'll never ever change. They could
apply for variance, but um they wouldn't they wouldn't they wouldn't be successful with the conditional use permit that was in place. That would that would basically stop them from expanding those buildings. Yep. >> It would still come in front of the planning commission. >> They would still get in front of the planning commission.
>> Planning commission could sit there and say we we would approve that variance. >> They they could they could, but I think looking back at the documentation that we have in the file for this, it's pretty clear no extension will be allowed. >> Okay. That that that was just one question because I think we've had that in the past
>> where we want to make sure it's very clear >> that it can't be correct changed. >> Yes. >> So, >> okay. Thank you. >> Oh, wait. One other question. When you say footprint, is that going to mean if they wanted to gee, we'd like to put a deck out here, a covered deck out here,
we want to do this, we want to do that. The way it sits, that is the way it will be. >> That's that's the square footage they have on the on the on the ground today is what they are allowed to have. No additions with decks or patios or anything along those lines. They get what they get today.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> I have a motion. >> Madam Chair, if there are no other questions or concerns, I would make the motion to approve the application for the uh I want to figure out for the land use map amendment. >> Is there a second?
>> Madam Chair, I'll second that. 6.1. Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner Barrow, second by Commissioner Lebky. Uh, we've had the discussion. All those in favor? >> I I opposed. Motion carries. >> Thank you. The second request is for the
plinary plat of Pelican Beach Reserve, excuse me, for parcel number 73040571 located in section 4 of Lake Edward Township. The request is to approve a plenary plat consisting of 13 lots, 11 residential and two common lots. The total size of the parcel before
subdividing is approximately 4.88 acres. The plat is located on the Pelican Lake which is classified as general development. If we go to page 470, this is the C. This is the plat. Uh this again just shows us the location we're at. We talked about the zoning before. If we can go to the next page, next one.
You were at the right spot, Amber. I should have not had you jump back. So this would be the individual cabins that you see here with the with the numbers. Lot 12 is the common open space on everything east of Ky road 4. And then this is the other this is the common open space on everything that' be west
of Carro 4. So in essence, this would be the 2.5 acre zoning. This is going to be now the commercial zoning or excuse me the the residential zoning in the Shorland district. And these are the lots that um that are being proposed as part of the plat. The planning commission held a public hearing on May
21st of 2026 for the preliminary plat of Pelican Beach Reserve consisting of 13 lots, 11 residential and two common lots. The PCBOa developed the finding effect which is located on pages 518 and 519 of the packet. As a reminder, condition number five of the CUP
requires the property to be platted if the loss should be sold individually. Based on the application submitted, staff packet, public comments, and the finding effect is recommended to approve the preliminary plat of Pelican Beach Reserve as submitted. The township did not submit a comment. Uh we received uh
comments from the DNR with no concerns. I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Madam Chair, just one question. Am I missing a number two cabin? >> It's right. It's hard to see, but there's a duplex right here. So it's one
and two, three, four, five, six. >> So it's it's Yeah. So there's a duplex. >> Wanted to make sure for the plot that we had them all accounted for. >> We had them all in there. Yep. Yeah, >> Madam Chair, um Chris, will those then separate cabins all have separate P numbers? Then will they be separate
properties and they'll be separately taxed and >> and then you take in Do you take a percentage of the common common and put it with those? >> Yep. They they will all they're all going to have a an individual ownership in that common lot. So as they So their tax value will have their individual lot
plus the percentage of the open space. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Thank you. Madam Chair, if there are no other questions or concerns, I would make the motion to approve the preliminary plat of Pelican Beach Reserve with 13 lots. >> Do we have a second?
>> I'll second that, Madam Chair. >> Okay, we have a motion by Commissioner Barrow, second by Commissioner Lubkey. All those in favor? >> I >> I motion carries. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. The third request is for the plenary plat of Oakidge Terrace, excuse me, for
parcel number 77060515 located in section six of Mission Township. The request is to prove a plenary plat consisting of five lots. The total size of the parcel before subdividing is approximately 18 acres. Can we go up to 8 page 851 quick?
Thank you. So, just want to make sure locationwise we have road 3 here. We're just south across Lake. This would be Fawn Lake uh Fawn Lake Road here. The parcel in question is here. So, this is actually a piece of property that's zone uh commercial and so this is a commercial development. Um then if we
can go to the plat then that would be great. So, could you are you able to zoom in a little bit on that? Can we make that just a little bit bigger? There. Maybe that's as big as we're going to get it. So, there we go. That helps. So these
this is up in Mission Township and so Mission Township has part of the um has their own planning commission. So they have a separate approval process from this. This has gone through the process and Mission Township has approved this um they actually approved this on April 13th of 2026. So we have two lots here
and those were already approved through the administrative subdivision process and when they and so now for them to do any more subdivision requires them to plat. We have lots one, two, three, four, and then five is the large lot here to the south. So there's five total lots there. The planning commission held
a public hearing on May 21st of 2026 for the plinary plat of Oakidge Terrace. The PCBOA did develop a finding of fact which is located on page 870 to 871 of the packet. And based on the application submitted, staff packet, public comments, and the finding of fact is recommended to approve the plenary plat
of Oakidge Terrace as submitted. The township, as I mentioned, did approve the plaid on April 13th of this year. I'd be happy to answer any questions, >> Madam Chair. So, Chris, can you just explain the process now that Mission Township is,
you know, taking I I don't think they're not doing all their planning and zoning. They're doing partial. So, would a person submit an application to them first and then if that's approved there rather than paying the county? >> No. How does how does it work? >> Sure. Christian Cory, it's a it's a
great question. And so it's a concurrent process. And so when somebody wants to come in and do a subdivision up in Mission Township, we still have our development review team meeting. And Mission Township attends that meeting as well. And what they do is they apply at the with Mission Township and Crowing County at the same time. And it just is
a concurrent it goes down um concurrently. So it's at the same time. So they they do have to go through the application process up in Mission. They have to pay the appropriate fees in Mission. And then they also have to have the same application at the county and apply for the uh the same um get the get their approval from the county as well.
So it's a it's a it's a double process. >> Double process. So madame chair. So Chris then um if it fails at the mission township level then the whole thing is blown up. >> Correct. It doesn't it doesn't come if
it if it doesn't get approved by mission then it doesn't come to uh to the county. it doesn't final approval won't come to the county. >> Then do we refund whatever >> whatever whatever funds whatever fees they've paid to us we would refund to them. >> Okay, that makes total sense. >> Okay. >> And just as a as a point of interest,
Ideal Township recently adopted the same ordinance. So they've mirrored um the mission ordinance. So any any subdivision platting goes through Ideal Township as well and it's the same concurrent process as we have um in missions the same for Ideal Township as
well. I think the township, the mission and idea are concerned about um roads and making sure that they're part of that process in the front end. If they're expected to maintain the roads, they want to be part of that process at the beginning of it. So, they want to be more um on the front end of these platting processes. So, I think that's
the intent behind it. >> So, Madam Chair, may I ask another question? So, what the townships, even if they're not doing this part of the planning, they all have an opportunity. I think the county being that they've
delegated their authority to the county as far as planning and zoning, they all have the the right to come to the dirt meeting and weigh in on at that point, right? But it's not it's more advisory then as far as on their part.
>> Correct. And I think it's important to to remember too that it's not that the townships have delegated their authority to us by statute. We have we we are the authority for townships unless they choose to take that authority. So they no nothing they've never they've really haven't delegated anything to us. It's we have that authority. They you have
townships like Ironal and Crowing which have opted to take the full book of business of planning and zoning or we don't even get involved in that. And then you have Mission and Ideal which have taken I'd argue a chapter out of the book of business for planning and zoning and have decided they want to be part of that regulatory piece and not just making recommendations like you mentioned.
>> Okay. >> Okay. All right. Thanks. >> Any other questions? Not. Can I have a motion? >> Madam Chair, I'll make a motion to approve the preliminary plat for uh Oakidge Terrace. >> I'll second it.
>> Um motion by Commissioner Lubkkey, second by Commissioner Lee. All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. The fourth request is for the plenary plat of Hooker Landing. This is for parcel number 6006516
located in section 6 of Fairfield Township. The request is to approve a preliminary plat consisting of two lots. The total size of the parcel for subdividing is approximately 15 acres. Uh this parcel, this piece of property is located on Pickaro Lake, which is considered a natural environment lake.
Um if you go to page 875, you'll find the locator map and the zoning. And so the parcel is located here. Picker Lane comes up. It actually comes up off the Bonnie Lake Road. It's really we're really close to this would be um Cross Lake over here. Um this would be the
location of the parcel in question. If we could go to the to the survey. Thank you. So this is um what's being had. So you have basically have lot one and lot two. They're basically taking the lot and in essence splitting it in half. And then this would so this would
be the the access to get up here to these lots. And then um the planning commission did approve a variance on this one to allow 33 foot easement to access the parcel instead of the uh required 66 foot requirement due to the fact there's an existing 33- ft easement
um in place. Now the plan commission did hold a public hearing on May 21st of 2026 for the preliminary plat of Hooker Landing. The the plan commission developed the finding of fact which is located on pages 8.84 84 to 885 of the packet and based on the application submitted staff packet public comments
and the finding effect is recommended to approve the plenary plat of Hooker Landing as submitted. The township did not provide any comments on this request. I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions? Hearing none. All those um can I have a
motion? >> I'll make the motion. I can get to where it's at here. Approve the preliminary plat of Hooker Landing consisting of two lots. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second that, Madam Chair. >> Motion by Commissioner Lee, second by Commissioner Lubkkey. All those in
favor? >> I I >> opposed. Motion carries. >> Thank you. The fifth request is another plenary plat. This is for the plenary plat of Ann Lake acres for parcel number 5916504 located in section 16, Dearwood
Township. The request is to approve a plenary plat consisting of two lots. The total size of the lot before subdividing is approximately 30 acres with six acres that can be subdivided. If you go to page 907, you'll find the locator map and the zoning map.
So again, uh you got you got state highway 6. We have Swanson Road coming up. This is Ann Lake here. It's one of those interesting parcels where they actually have ownership under the lake, but the only part that they can subdivide is that land that is above their high water mark of the lake. Um, if we go to that next page,
one more. There it is. So, these are the these are lots that they're going to create. There is an existing 33 foot um easement through here that technically is a cartway that was approved. Um, so the PCBOA did approve a variance to allow a 33 foot easement here to access this parcel instead of the required 66T
requirement because of that previous action. The plan commission board of adjustment held a public hearing on May 21st for the plary plat of Ann Lake acres. They developed the finding of fact which is located on pages 917 to 918 of the packet for your review and based on the application submitted staff
packet public comments and the finding effect is recommended to approve the plinary plat of Anne Lake acres as submitted. The township re uh made a recommendation of approval on May 11th of 2026. I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Madam Chair, Northeast Corner, is that
buildable? >> No, it is not. It is it is part of the because as you mentioned the the lot actually goes under the lake that is not it's just part of the that's there but it's not a no the the lots that are buildable right here and they meet all the requirements for buildable area lot
size and has two septic locations. >> Yeah. >> Any other questions? Not. Can I have a motion? >> I will make that motion as well. >> Second. >> I'll second that motion. Madam Chair,
>> we have a motion by Commissioner Lee, second by Commissioner Lebkey. All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. The final request is for the final plat of Riverwood Shores on Whitefish for parcel numbers 72120549
and 72120550 located in section 12 of Jenkins Township. All requirements have been met for the final plat application and we recommend approval as submitted. Jenkins Township recommended approval on April 15th of 2025. Uh Jenkins Township has
also been um they are um agreeing to maintain the road based on a little couple other things that need to be done, but Jenkins Township will ultimately be the road authority for the road being put in. Um just as a reminder, this was approved by the planning commission back in April 17th of 2025 and they recommended approval um
of the plenary plat to the board which you approved on May 13th. Um and then they built the road in this situation instead of doing a developers agreement. And so that's why it's taken the the time frame to get here um today for that final plat. Um they did have to get an extension from the planning commission
back in April to allow the final plat to go beyond the 12-month requirement. So um I'd be happy to answer any questions and would recommend approval of the final plat of Riverwood Shores on Whitefish. >> I have a question, Madam Chair. You know, we're approving the final plat.
All the work isn't done out there yet. The road hasn't been I don't hasn't been bit yet. I I know that's been >> road the road is completed. >> Did they finally get because the other last week or so when I was out there it was still it was still >> Jim Kramer is here who can he can address the road but it's but the road
is my understanding is that >> now is that normally would we would we approve a final plant if the road wasn't to bit even because we're not the road authority. >> We would depending on the process they wanted to go through. So, the ordinance basically allows you to either build the
road um up to spec before we approve the final plat or they would get a developers agreement in place which would put 125% of the estim engineers estimated cost to build the road. They didn't want to put the money up front. They just they chose to build the road instead. And so that's why it's >> that's why it took a little longer. >> That's why it's a little bit longer to
go there. Correct. >> Yeah. Just wanted to clear that up. Okay. Thank you. I have no other questions, Madam Chair. >> Any other questions? Hearing none. Can I have a motion? >> Madam Chair, I'll make the motion to approve the final plat for Riverwood
Shores on Whitefish. >> There a second. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Lubkkey, second by Commissioner Barrows. All those in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. Thank you.
>> County Sheriff Madam Chair, members of the board, Clayton Bar, Crowing Countyy's Emergency Management Director. Thank you again for taking the time to talk with me this morning regarding the uh uh a standardized countywide outdoor warning sire maintenance program. The last time
we spoke, uh, I worked on drafting an RFP which was approved by the board and sent out for proposals. We received five proposals back from that RFP that closed on May 15th. Uh, the intent was to have uh those proposals graded and ranked the
following week, but with the Flanders wildfire put us back uh a little bit. But uh those proposals have been uh reviewed and like to go through those proposals with you this morning. So, we received five proposals, all of
which from different vendors throughout uh that have done maintenance or in uh installation of sirens throughout the county. And of those five proposals, they were graded on five different areas. The first was relevant experience and technical capability. The second
being ability to meet the required deadlines set forth in the RFP. Third was the compliance with scope of work and inventory requirements. Fourth was the cost effectiveness and clarity of pricing. And the fifth was the quality
of references that they had provided. There was one proposal that stood out above the rest. And it was also the only proposal that listed references and points of contact for those references as well. This vendor uh of the references they
provided also demonstrated that they had relative experience with countywide maintenance programs for outdoor warning sirens. I reached out to all three vendors and spoke with them regarding their um experiences with this vendor. All of them had said uh that they were
very pleased with the vendor's performance and communication throughout the uh contract that they currently have with the vendor. Uh this vendor also is currently doing maintenance within Crowing County. Uh either already has maintenance contracts with or has done
service on Crowing County sirens at different municipalities. These include the city of Cross Lake, city of Emily, city of Breezy Point, city of Peekquat Lakes and the city of Brainard and in two townships, Ideal and Fairfield Township as well. So this
vendor has uh again done maintenance on sirens in the in the county and has uh again performed very well and have nothing have heard nothing but uh positive uh feedback from these different cities and townships on the vendor's uh quality of work.
Uh the vendor that was uh that ranked the highest and it was included was emergency communication systems and this morning just asking the county to uh to accept that proposal and uh moving forward will be myself going to the
individual city and township boards to establish a memorandum of agreements to uh sign on to the again countywide preventive maintenance program for our outdoor warning sirens. Uh the individual cities and townships are the
ones responsible for maintaining those sirens and this would allow them to have a uh and for the county to have a standardized maintenance program throughout the county at a reduced rate that many of them are currently paying. So they'd be able to uh to have a reduced rate for those uh annual
maintenance programs which some already hold. Uh at this time open to any questions. Madam Chair, if I can just Clayton on this agreement, you said that you're asking for us to approve it and then you're going to go to the individual
communities and ask them to approve it. Does the vendor understand that there's no agreement unless there's a I don't know if there's a percentage of those that have to agree to this. >> Correct. So the vendor gave on the proposal we in our RFP also because not knowing that if all the different
municipalities and and townships would want to sign onto the contract. So we'd ask for in the proposal to have it kind of broken down. So the number of sirens one to 24. So if we can get one to 24 sirens, the cost would be $700 per site for a maintenance. Uh 25 to 44 would be
$600 and 44 or more or 45 or more, which is our hope to have again the majority if not all of our sirens would be brought down then to $575. So the vendor is aware that there may be only a handful that actually want to sign onto the program, but it would give the
option to others to be able to sign on later if they so choose. >> Okay. Thank you. >> U Madam Chair, um that's per year, right? >> Correct. Per year. >> Okay. Um is Brainer and Baxter at all or they doing something different? You didn't mention their names, I don't
think. >> Yep. Brain Brainer just had a a siren a new siren installed by this uh vendor, Emergency Communication Systems, uh within the last two months. So, they just had a brand new siren installed uh utilizing them. >> If if they chose to go on with the same
contract, uh would they be are they paying a different rate now? Do you know what they're paying for maintenance on theirs or how do they do? >> I don't have the specifics as far as what they're paying per site or a lot of the different uh townships and the cities or you know if something happens then they'll look at getting it because
we when we do our monthly siren drills or tests then folks will call us and say they certain sirens aren't working. So then we'll reach out to the cities and municipalities and let them know and then it's on them to uh to try to get get those repaired. A lot will do a lot
of agencies will do uh battery swaps every four to five years as per recommended uh maintenance. But when it comes to specifics when uh greasing the siren heads, a lot of that preventive maintenance aspects aren't aren't being
performed. So this would again this maintenance contract would ensure that from a top to the bottom from the the siren head to the grounding rod all get inspected every year. uh so that when we here at the sheriff's office and our emergency dispatch center set off those sirens or activate those sirens, we have
a good faith and confidence that there's we'll we'll function when the time is right. >> And and as far as I know, and you correct me if I'm wrong, we have only we do not have any sirens per se as part of Crowing County in either the first assessment or the second assessment district. Correct.
>> Correct. and currently looking at potentially as an option putting in sirens in those two as previously mentioned from the board and working with uh local businesses as far as potential locations and also I've reached out to uh federal signal uh as
well looking at different sound maps where would the best placement be and once having that to help come back in front of the board and uh get your guidance for further >> so other than your time devoted to getting everybody on one page there hasn't really been any cost to the
county for any of this. This is all going to go to the different jurisdictions to pick it up to correct the cost of that. >> Correct. That's correct, Commissioner. Uh and in fact, like like I mentioned, you know, having a a standardized maintenance program will allow us to know yes, that the maintenance is being
performed. It's being done at a set set uh standard throughout the county on all the different siren sites for those who uh wish to be part of the contract. And it also allow uh me as the emergency management director for Crowing County to have an understanding of what maintenance may need to be uh upgraded
as far as our communications boards on the sirens or if any of the sirens are needed for aluminum cabinets that are currently still steel cabinets. And then working with the cities and townships of grant opportunities and that where we can get those repaired and brought all of our sirens up to a set standard. and
then working and looking at different grate or federal grant opportunities to make our sirens two-way cellular capable which would allow our dispatch center to see actually whether or not the sirens are are activated when they get set off. right now when they send that signal out
to the sirens, unless somebody tells us at the specific site that they're going off or they're not working, we don't know if they're actually being uh working. Where that two-way cellular option uh would allow us to specifically see yes, the siren is activated, yes, it is rotating. and also a direct
communication path where it'll tell you if the batteries are are are having issues or if let's say it got struck by lightning, it would give us that information ahead of time so we could uh be proactive and make sure that everything is up and operational as quickly as possible. >> Madam Chair
Clayton, I just want to just comment. I just want to I want to personally thank you for the job you're doing. I I I am just amazed at the job you've been doing. You You don't You're not just sitting there in your office waiting for something to
happen. You're being proactive. I would have never thought about trying to coordinate all this to make sure that all these uh tornado sirens are working and so I appreciate that. and and um Commissioner Lee and I went up uh when the fire was roaring and I'll tell you
what, you were you were all hands on all over everything and so I appreciate that very much. You're you're doing one hell of a job, I think, and and um it's much appreciated. >> Thanks, sir. Madam Chair, if there's no other
questions or concerns, I would make the motion to accept the proposal from Emergency Communication Systems for the annual maintenance of Crowing County's outdoor warning sirens from July 1, 2026 through June 30th, 2028. That's a two-year contract.
>> I'll second it. >> Have a motion by Commissioner Bureau, second by Commissioner Lee. Is there any more discussion? >> Hearing none, all those in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Clayton. >> Okay. County Attorney. >> Good morning, Madam Chair, commissioners. I don't have anything for you this morning, but I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> Questions? Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, >> County Administrator. Madame chair, commissioners, yesterday our senior management team met with the capital improvement plan advisory committee and we reviewed the seven-year CIP plan with the CM uh with the SMT and the
committee. The items will be coming to you at a budget committee coming up in July. So, you'll be seeing the CIP plan. I just want to put a little plug in that it's now a longer range plan than it was last year. So, we're continuing that planful thought process of making sure
that we're identifying whatever might be out on the horizon from a capital perspective. We also had some discussion around several HR related items including uh an agreement by the team to put a pause on our employee engagement
pulse survey. This year, there wasn't a particular topic that we were looking to get further information on. You may recall that we survey our employee engagement every two years and in the past we've also taken that off year to kind of delve into a deeper dive subject
at this point. We don't have anything pressing that we felt the need to have to dig into. So we'll come back to that as the full year cycle survey again in 2027. And then finally we discussed some standard template changes for our
employee badges. So, new employees and those who need their badges replaced will start to see some changes on those badges from a template perspective as well. That's all I have for you today, unless any of you have questions for me. >> No additional business.
>> Madam Chair, under additional business, we did receive a resignation from one of the HA board members, District 5, Michael Ali, submitted his resignation. Uh the action before you today would be to accept the resignation and issue a certificate of appreciation and then
Commissioner Lee is in the process of finding a replacement at this point and that will come before you at a later date. >> I'll make a motion to accept the resignation and issue the certificate. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Lee, second by
Commissioner Coring. All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. >> All I have, Madam Chair. Okay, >> Madam Chair, I'm sorry. Go ahead. >> No, go ahead. You go first. >> No, why don't you go first? >> No, you go first. No, you go first. Nope. >> We'll go alphabetically. Commissioner
Barrows. >> Thank you. Just want to remind everybody that June 14th is National Flag Day, June 15th, Father's Day, don't forget, and June 19th is Junth.
Offices will be closed that day, but uh it's a holiday to celebrate. And with that, that's the end of my remarks. >> Madam Chair, something uh jumped out at me this morning. You know, last last county board meeting, we had a lot of folks here, and we got a lot of folks
here today. And the the first thing that jumped out is, and I never thought of this before until today, that when a resident gets up, they actually give their address. And I'm, this is a question to the county board and the county
administrator. Wouldn't it be the way the world is now with the legislators that were murdered and the senator that was shot and as as crazy as the world seems to be getting,
I'm just wondering when somebody comes here, is there any need for them to say their address? Maybe if they just say what town they're from or I I don't even know if that would be necessary. that's their right to come here and speak, but I just don't know that they need to give
their address because if somebody's watching this and they want to harass them, I don't think that would be proper. So, I don't know what everybody else thinks, but I I think we should stop asking people for their address. Madam Chair, Commissioner Coring, we do
not record the address in the minutes, but you're right. Because of the fact that it is on video, it is now out there into perpetuity. uh there's no requirement that they have to provide their address that has been uh tech that the board has taken to ensure that the folks who are speaking are Crowing County residents. So, however you would
choose to proceed with that is your choice. >> I would think it just maybe stating their the town that they live in, but I don't know that they need to state their address. I don't know what the rest of the county board thinks, but I just I I know that the legislature has made some
changes. Uh, I think that when you're a legislator, your address is ma masked now and and I believe the judges are masked and you know, we're just the world has gotten very violent and um and
so I I don't know what the rest of you think, but I don't I don't think there's any need for somebody to give their address here. I don't think >> madam madam chair maybe we could do something where we want to know the persons in this county that that's coming up and speaking could they just
say um you know that yes I am a resident of Crowing County and I live in district if they gave the district then we'd know what district they're in >> I think they know what most a lot of people >> not not everybody >> they could say the township they live >> they could live in the township or they could lay the city that would that would
survise >> just a thought I think it's a I thought, >> madam chair, I don't need an address either. I know a lot of people out in the audience, no matter what audience is in our boardroom, so I'm comfortable with just a name. Um, I do have one
additional business item, though. I need to correct Father's Day, which is June 21st, not the 15th. So, >> wondering where you come up with that. >> So, well, I'm so excited about being a father. >> Should be every >> every day. So, I apologize for that
mistake. >> So, do we have a consensus that we're going to do things different or >> what do you think? >> I I believe that's what I'm hearing from the board. We will update our forms for public forum and the procedure will just be to state their name and whatever city or township they're in. >> Right.
Perfect. Motion to adjurnn. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Motion by commission. The other side of the table is awful quiet when it comes to adjournment. >> They want to stay >> just enjoy it way too much. >> Motion by Commissioner Coring, second by Commissioner Barrows. All those in
favor? I >> I opposed. Motion carries. >> Thank you everyone. Thank you.