Mornings December 2nd 8:30 in the morning. Call meeting order. Everyone got a chance to look at last minutes. I'll move to approve the minutes from last month.
Motion to approve. I'll second it. >> Second. All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carried. Any additions to the agenda >> on the commission agenda? I think the uh
the motor department should include a AR sub reference or HR say. Yeah. >> All right. Anything else? >> One of you guys has to ask. Well, let's underneath the road
department, let's include a an HR >> update. >> Update. I'd like to add that. >> Sound good? >> I'll second. >> All in favor?
>> I opposed. Addition headed to the agenda. Nothing else. We'll go to the park board meeting. Commissioner, >> can we do that now? Yes, please. >> Appoint the new commissioner general
commissioner. Do your turn. Richard will nominate Richard. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I finished. Richard, it's your turn.
>> We moving. >> Okay. >> You going to hop Scott maybe? >> No. No. This is how the rotation goes. Unless it's nominated. We can just nominate you next.
>> You say it. >> Say that. >> Try to get all my stuff. >> I won't be the guy on the other side of the table for your Okay. We are we going to look at port to now we're going to do that later.
>> Let's do that later. >> Yeah. We'll go to ste park board meeting now. Okay. We have to start the meeting first. Okay. I hope the meeting is still coming board
for today. We'll go executive committee >> session minutes and bring the minutes for last meeting. >> I'll make approval. Is there a second?
Motion. Is there all in favor say I? I same sign. Motion carried. >> I just need to read that executive center report. Um yep on there. And then just state that we're just going over what's on the agenda.
>> Okay. This sentry code is for today. We're going over lease is that golden lake and the water heaters. >> We'll start the executive meeting now.
And it is 8:33. 8:33. Okay, >> we're back at Steel County Park again. Um, is there a motion that go ahead and >> Well, it should be help. >> Yep. So, the what you need to vote on is
any action you took the end executive session. So >> I believe that action was to ensure we have an updated list of of the subleases that can be provided to game and fish when requested or when the time is ready.
>> Okay. >> So be the motion. Somebody wants to make that motion. I'll make that motion. >> Is there a second? I'll second. >> And second. All in favor say I. I same
sign. Motion carried. >> Anything else we have to discuss? >> I talked to Richard talked to Curtis and Curtis said that he would get two of them ordered. He have on hand, but he said I'll get them ordered and get them put in. I haven't talked to Jake to see if he's got them
put in there yet. But the only other thing is I talked to a person that said they were having problems too and what they would do. They said even just a light bulb. They said they were adding like a bag of water soft to their septic tanks and
then water flow out stuff open. But I don't know if we want to start that issue or not. Let's see if these Let's see if the water tank tank heaters work first and see how that goes for this year. If we get small snow, it shouldn't
should help if it's got cover stuff up a little bit now. Other than that, I don't I don't did Jake bring anything? >> No. >> I don't have anything else. You got anything? >> Is there a motion to adjourn?
Make that motion there. Second. Second. All in favor say I. Motion carried. All right. Thanks, darling. Thanks, guys. >> All right.
Y >> All right. Well, good evening. Steel County 9:05. >> Is Mike here today? >> Yeah, please. portfolio grab them quick.
>> I do have them on my phone. So, Richard is currently county shop personnel road and gravel bridges. Brandon Kruger's roads gravel dees a legacy valley board human service zone
board and bridges I'm water resource district lake a legacy board seal county public health board JDA board >> and me >> Chris's personnel public buildings courthouse security legacy board
I didn't did I get to tax director, weed board, JDA board. >> We've stayed the same for the last three years as what we had three years ago. >> I wouldn't mind taking a weed board on.
It's kind of my experience. >> There you go. But, uh, has a motion. Yeah. The agacy valley. Why do you want to do that? >> Is that is that term Jana? That ay
valley >> doesn't have terms. >> That's a term. >> One's mine. One's mine up on that. >> That's your >> And I would think that I'll have to ask him how that works.
>> 100% true. There's a term for sure. >> She usually comes to you guys when those terms are up. Ask you to pull back out, >> but Chris is going to take on the waterboard. >> Excuse me, we board. Sorry.
And I I'm stepping down as chair of JDA, so I might be getting off the JDA al together. >> And we're required by Century Code to have two commissioners on that. >> You guys meet once a month or not. >> Usually every other month. every other
month >> because we just don't have business every month. >> I wish we had enough to do for every month. Well, I'll take I'll take a GDA board spot then. Anybody else want
my things, I guess? the health and or human service zone or is that monthly Brandon? >> The legacy valley. >> Yeah. Yes. >> Yes. And it flips up between Hillsboro and yours every like every threeish
months. >> Yep. Like I said, we'll see what that term is. Like I don't know. Like I said, I have to ask Kim. >> I'll ask you. >> That's a three-year term. I think it was. Was it? >> I can't remember. >> I think it was >> two or three.
>> How long you been on it, Brad? >> Forever. Seems like >> you want to be on it. >> Well, until my terms up or however long I have to, I guess. >> I give it I give >> and that's appointed by us, the
commission. Right. That position. >> What's that? That's appointed by us. >> I I believe so. >> I'll I'll take that when Brandon's term is up. >> Okay. >> If that helps a little bit. >> Probably for Kim's sake, you should make
that a separate appointment motion. >> I think you could probably preempt it like you're doing now, but that should probably be a separate >> a separate motion. Okay, >> Chris, when you say you want you want the you want me to take so conservation.
>> Yeah, I'll switch I'll switch uh whatever one whatever else take personnel both take conservation. >> What do you want to give up?
What do you love about the Lake Ay? >> Chris and I were both on the Lake Egassy Development Board. And I've only ever been to one meeting. They've only had one meeting in three years, in-person meeting.
Then I did one online meeting. We take buildings. Okay. >> Do make a motion for the adjustments and then we'll make a separate motion for the lake the AC Valley one. >> Which valley?
>> From Brandon to you. Okay. with Kim. >> Do I need to give you something since I took boards? >> You want to? >> And I'm on water resource district. If anybody else wants to be on that one
like >> I don't mind it personel. public health board. I don't know if anybody's interested in doing that. If nobody's interested in it, I can stay on that one. I don't mind. >> They they email the JDA stuff. They
email that out to you when you're meeting stuff. Is that >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Did you Did someone make a motion for that swap there? We should make a motion like Ben was talking for the >> for the service
>> separate one for that. >> You don't probably don't need to change make a motion to change portfolios. It's just kind of internal between you guys. make that motion, but I would >> we'll make a motion to point to point Perry >> to the valley.
>> I think we've accepted them all before. We made a motion to accepted all the changes, haven't we? >> I Yeah, I think we have. >> I think you should do that. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I don't know if it's mandatory or not, but >> if we want to do this one separate like Janice said, we can for the one. >> Yeah, I think we should.
>> So, there's a motion. >> I'll make a motion to point Perry to Valley. All second service. So I didn't do them all along. So >> and then Okay. Uh all in favor I
>> motion carried >> and then uh we should have a motion just to accept all the all other changes >> for the portfolio. >> One second. So all the other ones will stay the same. >> Yep. So will be Brandon Austin, tax
director, Lake APC board, JDA Park Board, Perry Brown, Water Resource, Lake APC Board, S County Public Health, ABC Valley Human Services Board, Richard Strand, County Shop Personnel, Scravel, Bridges Park Board,
Brandon Cruer, Road Scravel, Dees Public Buildings, JDA Board, Bridges, Chris Grandalan Personnel, Courthouse Park Board, Weed Board, Soil Con, ation. >> Make a motion to approve
those changes. >> I'll second that. >> We have a motion and a second. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carried. That's not the first argument. Can you make
an email later? >> Okay. Uh, do you want to >> Jim, do you want to come up with >> Do you have any updates or anything? >> I don't have anything over there. So, okay. >> Okay. Is Mike here?
>> Yeah. >> Mike, come on in. Mike, I don't really have much of anything for you guys today. You had something for me. I was just up in the neighborhood for some things and dropping off some stuff. So government's
back in business. That's good for permitting on bridge projects. So hopefully we'll make some progress now. Good. >> Thanks guys. Thank you. Hi J. >> And Charlie had >> uh HR on day two for road departments.
He's here. Okay. We'll do the HR for the road department and all them. All righty. Well, most of you likely know we had some internal complaints in the road department. Um, as a result of
that, we the HR through uh conversations with Richard and Brandon O here put uh read on paid administrative leave
pending the outcome of uh of an investigation process. And uh I have retained an attorney who is also the mayor of Horus and so he's got experience Harwood I'm sorry and
he's got experience in department conflicts where he's actually done this as the mayor down there. Um we agreed to pay him $7,500 capped absent something blowing up where he's got to do way more work than it than it uh than what meets
the eye presently. He's going to be coming up here on Thursday of this week because I told him it was emergent, meaning we need to get it done as quickly as we could. And so he's going to be coming up here on Thursday, Tim. And he's going to interview all of you at the road. And so I've given him the
phone numbers and names of everyone. So if you could just be sure to It's probably going to be half hour increments. Okay. >> Starting about 1:00. >> Okay. >> Okay. And I'll get you more details before then. Sure. Right. And uh then he's going to write up a
report and he's going to interview Wayne and and Ben as well since they have some connections to the road department and have some history there as well. And he will I told him, like I said, we want it done as soon as possible. And he said he could get us something by uh in writing
by the uh end of next week after he does his interviews and types up his summaries and and so on. So that's where things are at there. Um, everything else going fine. >> So, what what what I want with that with
immediate immediate time we get that report um we get it emailed out to the commission and uh I'd like to have a meeting probably immediately try to get that. >> Are we going to have to do a meeting for
your bills? Yes, but that won't be until ahead. You'll probably get it what next the 10th 11 12th maybe. >> What's the second day? >> Yeah, we'll get 11th to 12th my guess.
>> So, you're going to probably want a day or so to review everything or >> then follow up with any, you know, questions or additions or things like that. Yeah. So with uh with open intentions, why don't you once you get the all the stuff and review it all,
then we'll have to figure out mean probably leave the limbo for right now. >> And it I mean it does we can do it in person or I think we should probably do it in person. I agree. >> Um and uh if it requires us to go into executive session to talk about
>> Yeah, I I'll know more once I get >> that. Um let's just get that done for all parties. I think uh the quicker we do that the the better off is for the county and the people involved. So, >> okay, that's where things are at.
>> Thank you, Charlie. >> Thank you. >> Since you're here, Ben, do you want to go over your stuff? Yeah, let's just say >> never turn your back, Charlie. I've learned that. Um, couple of things. So, the food security emergency, we met uh
here a little while ago um as a group, a whole bunch of people uh involved across a whole bunch of different uh organizations. Uh discussed what that would look like in the event that the government shutdown would last for a long time. Since then, the government shutdown obviously stopped. So,
everything seems to be going pretty good there. From Steel County standpoint, we're sitting pretty good. We heard um a lot from the food pantry, uh and then from gaming as well that things are pretty well taken care of and they anticipate keeping things taken care of. Uh so, as of right now, this is more a
trail county thing, not really a still county thing anymore. It's still still out there, still working on some stuff, but uh it's not near as prevalent as it as it could have been. So the government was shut I mean when it was did we see an increase in in the people using the
pantries? >> Yeah my understanding. Yeah. >> Which is good. I mean it's it's good it's being >> they discussed at that meeting that that's likely because of the awareness that's out there because of it. >> Britney too and she said they have no
issues with taking even more people on. They said they could take on I think was it 30 families for the next six months and facility 500 what they have now there now. >> Wow. >> So our food pantry is fantastically in stock.
>> I would second that. They do. >> It is. And they're getting some more bigger donations too. I know in hope people are donating to the store for the food pantry. So the food pantry has an account there that they can purchase. >> Okay. >> From and that's it's growing.
>> Nice. >> And there was some talk about maybe doing that possibly too at the sea store up here. Okay. For their grocery items. So >> get a lot of stuff like country like close to outdated stuff just to get it
out and move some of that was outdated. >> Yeah. For the most part been set. We're setting really good stuff. >> Yeah. worked very well. In fact, >> good deal. >> We partnered with trail as some of you were at that meeting, you know, period be over there and we have one coming up
Friday. >> This Friday. Yeah. >> That we're going to sit down on and we're going to >> good. >> Very good. >> You guys have a very well-run food pantry here. It goes a lot to the people that are running it. >> Fantastic. They're not ready to go in
need. So, >> it's a good deal. four drivers left. >> Uh, another thing I had was the 2025 multi-hazard mitigation plan. Um, so you guys, uh, a long time ago, we started this process of of redoing our hazard
migation plan. Uh, it's been kind of in limbo and been working well and off and on type of thing. Um, since Kyle started, he's he's done a fantastic job and he's, uh, been able to get this thing kind of wrapped up. Um, before we get it officially submitted to FEMA, uh, there needs to be a new participation
letter signed. So, I have the new participation letter here. You guys just need to pass it as a as a being want to be part of it. Richard needs to sign it. Diana needs to sign it. Um, that's it for that. >> I'll make a motion to approve the 2025
Seal County multi-hazard mitigation plan. Is there a second? Second. >> Second. All in favor? >> I I both motion carries. >> I have one more thing. Um this so you
guys know that we did uh we did get a grant through the state historical society for the lights while ago. Um that project's been done for a while. Uh I was going through when I was doing the reimbursement requests and they said that I need to finish off with the covenant. Um, so all it's saying is that um you agree to keep this place
historic. Everything that was done was met with historic standards. All the that kind of mumbo jumbo. Um I just I need to uh Bo signer on this since he was the chair of the grant. >> We need a motion on that. Sure.
>> Is there a motion? I'll make a motion. Motion by second. I'll second be all in favor. opposed motion top by we got the new siren. >> Uh it is uh being supposed to be
delivered. I'm actually I talked to the uh our sales rep about that and I said I thought that wasn't going to come until the spring and he said he thought so too. So he's working to see >> putting that again. >> Uh it's coming east side east side by the shelter. >> Okay. Mr. Paul >> Y.
>> So >> go on a pole or >> Yeah. Correct. >> The So the bill that you guys saw there is just for the siren. The rest of it is for the install and the pole and we got to do some electricity stuff out there too just to get it working. But >> okay.
>> So if we ever want to go on the west side, can we get them so they they talk together or >> Yes. >> Yep. Yep. Um this one will go off of the uh Portland repeater as well. So, uh, and if that one fails for some stupid
reason, the filling repeater will be its backup. So, it should be able to hit tones wise. Uh, so as soon as it, and we're going to get it, so it gets set off in Hillsboro. So, as soon as it gets set off, it it's usually like I don't know five secondsish from the time she
pushes the button to the time it starts. So, it goes pretty quick. We'll do some testing and stuff out there once it gets set up. Um, I I'm working on delivery. It's supposed to be delivered to the site, but that's why I talked to our sales rep. I'm like, "There's a crapload of snow on the
ground and it's frozen." So, if it does get delivered there, we'll have to bring it to the shop. We'll hold it here somewhere and then mess with it in the spring. >> Anything else, Ben? That's all I have. >> Okay. Thank you. Thanks, man. downfield
tax sale. >> I um there's two property >> two properties that sold one in Sharon was bought. Um one in Lever, one is not. So the county doesn't own it. Um we will
deed it back to city >> the city just because it's right in city limits. It's a corner empty lot. Um so yeah, we'll just send it back to them. But I just need some signatures from deal
approve the sales from the lease back. See a motion to approve >> the one sale and then we approve giving the lot back to >> correct city. Is there a motion for that?
>> So I'll make a motion. I'll second. There's >> a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carried. Then do we we need a motion for the lock going back to the city then both?
>> Yeah. >> One's for one Sharon. >> And then just the precincts and polling location for 2026. Um the only one in will be here in the courthouse on the third floor. Just need an approval that that's where it will be.
>> There a motion up. Can you say that again? That was that >> the only polling location in Steel County will be upstairs in the commissioner room >> upstairs in the court. >> Sorry. Court room. Courtroom. Sorry. Yep. Third floor courtroom or I'll >> make a motion to approve the precinct
and polling locations for 2026 >> June and November. for June and November 2046. >> Motion by Perry. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Leo. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried.
>> Okay. Um Casey, you want to go next? >> Yeah. Good morning. >> Morning. >> Just bringing forth um possibility of maybe getting a new pickup for the tax director position. Right now, I've got the 2011 Silverado. It's got about
162,000 on it. And I just kind of keep putting more money into it to maintain it, which is got to break down. Was about 3,600 last year. >> What year what year is that big up? >> Uh 11. >> Did you put anything in your budget for that?
>> Yeah, I think it'll be I usually try to keep about 2500. >> No. As far as a new new purchase, did you put anything? >> New purchase? No, that would be coming out of which budget was that, Jenna? We didn't have it. We didn't put it into
the budget for next year, but just >> so when when uh when when are we up for a new sheriff's pickup? >> This year it will be if you guys want out of this year's budget or next year's budget. It's ordered. It's >> and that will be coming out of the sales
tax. So normally normally pick up will have 80. So it'll be >> what we do is normally move that to >> usually the road department. >> It kind of has moved it's gone to the gend it's gone to Casey's case got
actually ambid before that. So >> okay but he's never had one right off the bat. So that's a possibility we could do that too and then that 2011 I suppose we get that on the the auction block then
>> I think it'll be solid enough for a couple years if somebody was to buy it off the auction but once you get into those older vehicles it's like what's the next thing to go just wanted to put it on the horizon not expecting a definite
>> I think that's the way I think about it I guess just we keep broke ating them than pickups down from the sheriff's department because you know we're going to have to keep purchasing them >> and just keep them to use for tax director or when Ben needs one like to
keep yours around too cuz it's got the cage that you guys use that as a secondary. >> We Ben's as a secondary. >> So not so probably Nest sheriff's vehicle will have to go for mine because that's just getting older. You
guys imagine you guys let the 2000 Suburban go. >> That was that would have been the perfect for all you guys. 2005 carried a lot of people. >> Yeah, >> that thing that thing would have ran forever. >> I would have taken that. That was nice. >> Should have kept it then. Dang it.
>> I have a feeling we're going to end up having to get a road vehicle to boil on too. >> I'm sure there's quite a few miles on. >> So, we're in a rotation now two years. So, it'll be three in a row now. Hope another one >> another another pickup for you guys next
year now. >> Okay. Won't that kind of >> kind of take care of both your guys' issues then, wouldn't it? >> I know you want a new one. I know you both want a new one, but that that's just probably not going to happen. >> Casey definitely needs it before we do. And I think it'll probably last for a
little while. I don't know how much longer, but it'll last for probably a while. So, if it needs if the next one needs to go to the road, we wait for a couple of years for DES to find it. I think after that I think this one Casey if he gets my pick up Casey will be happy with that one. It will last for I
don't think he'll five to 10 years. >> I guess that's where I'm at today. >> I like that idea with him. >> If you remember us reading that was the other reason that I mean what Richard probably does but that's kind of reason the pickups to be the whole lifime will
be somebody that's pretty much what we've done. Okay. >> Makes sense. That's all I had. >> Okay, sounds good. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> This something to the tax statement handling feed.
>> Yeah, I got to go grab something and I'll be right back. >> Gotcha. >> Well, congratulations. Yeah, >> her last name is easier to pronounce >> and spell >> and spell. >> All right. All right. So, we were
thinking of putting like a $5 fee on the tax statements of um like the paper, the envelopes, the postage ink. And we send I wrote down four things that we send every year. The
tax statements, budget hearing notices, delinquent notices, and a courtesy. >> The delinquent notices go out a few times >> in the mail. They go regular mail and then they go all certified mail like $9 >> and Casey has his own that he mails out
to >> the ones that I mail out I have a budget on. So that's not a huge deal but then you also have people helping fold stuff. All these envelopes takes a lot of manh hours to >> 6,000 envelopes.
>> Yes. Do you get them? >> We do not. You have a folding machine. >> And we did Yeah, we did buy a folding machine last year, which is fantastic. >> It is. >> And that would help pay for that, too. >> Yeah. >> So, how much how much does it normally
cost to do that altogether? >> Well, just the tax statements, it's like seven 6,000 for the envelopes and the postage. >> Okay. >> Um, not including paper or ink. >> Does any other colonies charge for that?
>> They do. We're talking like every every every envelope that we send out, we tack a $5 fee on that tax statement. >> Just the statement itself. >> Yes. >> That'll be $5 for like the whole year. >> The whole year. Yeah. So, it's a one time just you see it on your December
tax statement. And just for reference, Grand Forks sends some of our some of our cars out to like up the northern parts. And I would say it's less than a hundred and we get charged like $400 from Grand Forks County because they
have someone else print it, someone else stuff it, someone else send it out. So we have to pay Grand Forks County, you know, so it does a lot of counties do add it on there. >> So why do they do some of ours? just because we have some of the north parcels. So like the schools, they send
it to the schools. So kind of like we have like NATO school district and ours the ones that are in like Northwood or fire districts, they'll tack on anything that's in our district. Not necessarily our parcel, but it's our
district money that they send. Okay. I honestly don't think people will complain what dollars. I mean, it's you need to have a lot of money in postage. >> A lot. It's not It's what 76 cents for us to mail something.
>> 74, I think. >> So, >> especially with this year, the primary credit being $1,600. No, a lot of people aren't even going to notice that if it's on >> and I feel like that PRC and they've
been talking they might raise that as well. Any thoughts and motions? I'm not against it, but I I know people that are going to see it. >> Oh, yeah. There will be people that see it. And it doesn't have to be a $5 fee. It
could be anything. And anything would help. >> It could be a three or4 dollar. >> That's about 6,000 envelopes just for the tax statements. You said >> 6,500. >> 6,500. >> It's about $7,000. >> Do a lot of other counties do it? I
mean, that makes a little easier decision for me. >> Um, the ones that I've talked to, so like the big counties do it. I know Grand Forks does it. I believe Nelson County does it. >> It's trail. >> So, and I don't
do it either. >> So, are we are we >> and we I mean we're going to have to up our budget on postage because we go over every year, you know, so offset that line the budget as much.
Well, like Perry, I'm not opposed to it either, but there is certain people that see the phone's going to be ringing. There's going to be phone calls. >> I'd rather just budget for it. >> I'm I'm along that lines. I think uh I think we got to budget a little more for postage right now. I I believe sooner or
later it's all going to be online. >> I guess we put it on just the Delinko ones cuz we're having to resend them. I just think we just let for now we just we can always revisit it
>> if it gets to be ridiculous. I mean >> that's just my thought process on it. I don't I don't know there's >> I'd like some more time to think about it too. >> I get it too but I'm kind of we just leave it. >> You know >> if if we if we approve this when would
you want implement it next? Yeah. Right away. So after the first of the year, >> we'll take >> it would be next tax statements. >> So end of next year. >> Yeah. >> Okay. We can let's table that for now and take on take them under advisement and go and act on them if you act on
later. >> You can get a list of of counties that there >> and then just in um tax statements aren't out yet, but Steel County is ready to send them. We're waiting for Dakota Prairie School. They have yet to give me their numbers. So that's just a
very small portion of tax statements that can't go out, but we had to print them all together. So yeah, we were ready two weeks ago. >> So those will be coming out when I get those numbers. They said by the end of the week, we'll see.
>> I do have something to table off or piggy back off on that. Um you guys might want to table it. It's just a new idea. Um so I send out all these um exemption paperworks like farm exemption, homestead credit, vet
credits every year. I mean, if you've done it once, you know it's coming. Every year we send them out, I budget for it. I'm just wondering, is there a way we can charge to do an abatement? If somebody brings me something and they
need a refund or abatement on it, we legally have to do it, which is fine. But can we charge a fee for doing that? Because it is a lot of work extra work if you filed it late, which you know we when they're coming out December,
January every year should be seeing it. I mean, if I was to get my property taxree minus the land, I'd make sure that I was on it. So, I'm just trying to tighten up some deadlines for myself.
You're saying charge them if they're delinquent? >> If they're late. Yeah. If I have to do an abatement, that's fine. That's part of my job. That's what I'm supposed to do. But that's also part of their job of filing it on time.
>> You can only give so much before it's just getting abused. And I have a feeling if I don't start doing something now, it's going to get worse and worse. >> How much are you thinking? >> I was thinking 50 to 100 bucks for abatement.
put some skin in the game and but can definitely think on it. Just an idea for also next year. >> It's a dead deadline in March. Correct. >> Yeah, pretty much every all the um exemption forms have a date on the back that say when they're due
>> and you send those out to them, right? >> Yep. >> And you don't legally have to, do you? We do it as a courtesy. I'm not sure if we legally have to or not. I would prefer not to. >> I think we've done that as a courtesy if I remember right. >> Yeah, >> but I could be wrong.
>> That's something I can look into on my end. Um, >> you know, I'd like to see a little change somewhere with it because it's it's a lot of time and effort put into making sure that they get there and then I get a bunch of return to senders because somebody hasn't updated an
address. It it is their obligation as well. I agree with you and I'm glad I wouldn't be opposed to that. >> And I want to give everybody an exemption that earned it, but also can't babysit everybody to get them done.
>> You guys want to act on that today or anything or do you want to table that? Okay. >> Y think check to see if that's a mandatory. Yeah, I'll check to see. >> I don't think it is, but I think it's one of those if you don't send it out,
don't get it back. And he needs bills to do his jobs. >> I think I think we did as >> How many did he send out? But you just sent >> 250, I think, farm exemption months.
>> We sent those out. Is there a way to put a line in there saying that if not not return a timely return need what's the term they use for >> abatement county tax help it'll be a fe
>> yeah and that's something we could maybe put in with them next year just another sheet of paper to go away that's that way that way they can't say oh that nobody having pay fees with your right.
>> I'm sure if they see a $50 lead fee, they'll I'm sure they will see it on that. >> And then we also have Facebook, which is a good good place to market it, too.
>> Should be a way that we could, you know, probably is that we could get them so they can get filled out online. Put them online. >> Yeah. people push people to the website and maybe save it and email it to you, >> right? Or send it back
>> because then at least there's a time stamp on it as well. So if I missed it, I can't I can be, oh yeah, that was my fault, not >> Yeah, sounds good. >> Yeah, I'll check into that to see if it's just a or requirement. Sounds
>> good. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thanks, Casey. Has anything happened in the whole building? >> I haven't heard. I haven't >> Charlie, did you call Midwest for the guys upstairs?
>> I did find right now. >> Not Midwest >> or whoever. >> Scott Larson. >> The last I remember it wasn't fixed yet. >> And is he coming to spray? That's on the agenda. >> Oh, yeah. So, I got a hold of the Scotty Larson. Uh what's the name of the
company again? Advantage. >> Advantage. >> Advantage. Right. >> Scott said that we would have called a month and a half ago. It would have been done. But there's no use doing it now, but he talking to Scott. Um he sprays
many many buildings for flies. I he said he he'll guarantee the first year it'll be at least 50% less. So, he'll come um in Septemberish and he can do that. Um
the only problem with it is I'm hoping it seems to me like it's in about four or five offices and that's probably about it. So, because after this year you guys wanted to set up annual window clean, the problem is that's going to be set for August. So, we're going to have
all the windows clean. is going to come and spray all the windows. So, I think he thinks he can nail it down to probably three or four for the first year and go from there. But he pretty much says when he's done after the second year, it's going to drop even
more. There won't be much. So, um I don't think it's very expensive way it sounded, not too bad. So, I did I'm assuming that would come out of the courthouse. I did the building. So, um I'm sure Janet can look at that. So next next since we didn't budget for it but I
can't believe it's going to be months. So it sounds like a good deal. >> So he's he's going to be on the list. So >> yeah, I already told him put it on the list for next year. >> Yeah, it'll be Septemberish. >> Okay. >> You got to do it right when they're when the ground temperature gets all the flies come out of the ground and then
that's usually about September and then they go up and then they start. Our problem is our bird in pretty deep. Everybody says it's he'll get him. And the guys don't know Scotty's. He knows his stuff. I think Richard knows him. I know. >> They all know him. So, of course, you
know. So, yep. So, that should be the problem. It should be in hand within a year. Next year. I have to go this year with them. And they are bad guys. I'm not kidding. I get why Hannah is up. I mean, they've been bad for years, especially in a
couple offices. So >> the guys the windows before the June. >> What's that? >> The guys had to come and do the windows before the June >> this year. This year it'll be done for our party. Um but then the Finley school is doing it too and he wants to do it
that May is very May and June is very tough for him. So he wants to do it when he does the school in Finley and that going to be August. So he wants to add us and just stay here for a week and get them both done. So that that was his plan. We need to touch base with him one more time, but that's his plan after
this year. So, it'll be hold year be two years. And if I could just for a second um in January, I want to start get the group together. I have a small group right now to talk about next um summer
and 100th anniversary of the courthouse. I've done some work on it. I got I got a uh a speaker lined up, at least one right now. Um, >> you're one of the speakers, aren't you? >> I'll do I will do the MCing, but not the speaker. No, I have um somebody coming
in for that. So, um a federal employee who is actually a past uh u employee. So, um but we can talk about more. Uh basically, Janice said she'd be in there. I'm making Ben be on there. And
then, uh Megan said she'd help a little bit. Chris said he would help. I just want to make sure that nobody else on the commission wants to be on that. Um, if Chris is the only one or somebody else wants to be part of that, that that's fine. He will be updated as much
as possible. The big work will come in March when we try to finalize and you guys can look at the plan that we made. Um, moneywise, I don't think it'll be much. I want to put a tent up. I got a hold of those guys. >> Um, oh, you did? Okay. So, I don't think I
think it's a tent in the cake. Other than that, I don't think there'd be a lot more money. Maybe some extra ground work that needs to be done. I will have some questions later since it's a Saturday on having some employees here, but that's we can talk about that in March and figure it out. March or April.
So, I want to advise you that. So, good. just need to set some the 2026 meetings again just that you don't want to change it just the first Tuesday of every month probably July
July >> December 26 is when you want the special meeting. >> What was that? >> You'd be all right in July. It' be seventh. >> Okay. We close good Friday or Easter Monday. >> So the first Tuesday of every month for
2026 >> 8 8:15. Y >> and then we'll just need a special um extra December meeting to approve those final bills and the liquor licenses. I'm looking at the
22nd and I'm hoping that I'm going to get a list of the bills in an Excel spreadsheet and if you guys want we can just do it over Zoom and I can send the spreadsheet out. >> Yep. Um if we'll take 10 minutes if that's okay. You guys are just going to
do the Zoom meeting. Now I'll get bills out because most of the bills we tried to get most of them done today and hopefully we won't have hardly any bills at the end. So 22nd that work for everybody
9 a.m. >> 9:00 a.m. Yep. then I don't think updated about the HR meeting then I get from Charlie. Okay, I think that's everything other than the bills I think. Right.
>> Start on them. >> Thank you. Virginia% of field. >> I don't know. I haven't got to your status yet. >> Yeah, right. I got to drive old junk. or nothing nice. It's broken. I use keep the Ferraris at the shed. So I keep use
one of the for any other kicking coming actually. >> Yeah. Should we talk about that? Do we want that pick up in this year's business or next year's business? there. It doesn't matter. >> Soon just get it. Get it done.
>> I'll say that one matter. >> You guys got to get it all in and get it. >> It's got to go back out. I mean, it'll be the end of January it's already going to make that early. So, if I That's when I'm pretty much going to try to use everything we have.
>> Yeah. I don't think any of them would like to license. There's one bad one. So if there is, it's a couple hundred bucks here or there kind of open up their new system yet. So we did change everything over that one,
but I don't have it now. So, we still have to put money into our videos, too, which has already figured in this time. >> Oh, yeah. We might as well put it on this year
coming out of anyways. >> You see, >> this year, >> that's my thoughts. >> We'll get that done. I agree. >> Yeah, I think Carl year so we can both plan both for the year.
Can you have him send >> Can you have them send it by the 19th? >> Yeah, we'll talk to him at 12:30. >> There any reason for Casey's old pickup to get used anywhere else? Go get some If you don't have these
little sitting around Great. Bill's gone through. >> Yep. >> A motion to approve. >> Make a motion. >> Motion. Motion made. Second. >> Did you make a second? >> Second.
>> All in favor? I >> I opposed. >> Motion carried. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Motion motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second. All in favor? I I
motion carried. It journeys.