[00:00:04]
THE TIME HAS COME FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF 2020 25.
WE WILL HAVE INVOCATION FOR OUR MEETING THIS EVENING BY REVEREND GLORIA HOWARD MASON.
GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE, THE BOARD AND TO ALL THE ATTENDANCE.
I COMPLIMENT YOU ON THE GREAT HEAT IN THIS ROOM,
FATHER JESUS NAME, WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BOARD WHO'VE COME TOGETHER CONTINUOUSLY TO GIVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY WHAT THEY DESERVE.
AND WE THANK THEM FOR FAIRNESS, TRUTHFULNESS, SEEING THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED IN THIS FAIR, HISTORICAL COUNTY OF, SIR, WE APPRECIATE ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND, THOSE WHO PRAY FOR THEM AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO SUPPLY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, THE NEEDS THAT THEY CAN DO.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE LOVE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, AND WE PRAY FOR THEM THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS GREAT COUNTY IN FAIRNESS, IN TRUTH AND HONOR.
WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER THEM.
KEEP ALL OF US SAFE DURING THESE TRYING TIMES, EVEN IN THE WEATHER AS IT SHOULD COME.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, AND WE APPRECIATE THE BEING ABLE TO SHARE ONE WITH ONE ANOTHER JUST TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE FOR US.
AND AS I HAVE THIS SPECIAL MOTTO THAT I SAID, IT'S NOT ALL THE TIME WHO IS RIGHT, BUT WHAT IS RIGHT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WILL LOOK UPON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE US IN THIS FAIR COUNTY.
[Call to Order / Moment of Silence / Pledge of Allegiance/ Agenda Adoption]
OUR MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.WE ARE GONNA HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES WOMEN AMERICA, AND TO THE STANDS.
[January 2025 Board Reorganization]
SINCE THIS IS OUR FIRST MEETING OF JANUARY, 2025, ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, THIS IS THE REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.SO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS ON THIS AFTERNOON IS TO ELECT OUR CHAIR AND OUR VICE CHAIR.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO SELECT A NOMINATION AT THIS TIME FOR CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2025.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF FOR CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2025.
IS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? MS. CHAIR? YES, MS. MR. HARDY? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE THE HONORABLE REVEREND DR.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS THERE BEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS? WE WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS ON THE SAID TWO NAMES.
THOSE NAMES BEING WILLIAM T. CALHOUN AND MR. ROBERT ELLIOT, JR.
AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO, UM, ASK EACH BOARD MEMBER, UM, TO IDENTIFY THE NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO ELECT AS CHAIR FOR 2025.
AND I WILL START IN, UH, ALPHABETICAL ORDER WITH MR. CALHOUN.
MYSELF, ROBERT ELLIOT, MR. HARDY, ROBERT ELLIOT, AND MR. PIERCE.
WITH THAT BEING STATED, THERE ARE THREE VOTES FOR MR. ELLIOT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS MR. ELLIOT, BY THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS CHAIRMAN FOR 2025.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO TURN OVER THE MEETING TO OUR CHAIRMAN FOR THE ELECTION OF OUR VICE CHAIR AND THE REST OF THE AGENDA BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD TAKE NOMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR OF SARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
[00:05:01]
MR. CALHOUN, I'D LIKE TO NOTATE, NOMINATE MYSELF.PLEASE HAVE ONE NOMINATION, MR. CALHOUN.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS CHAIR? MR. HARDY? I NOMINATE THE HONORABLE BREON PIERCE.
SECOND BEING MR. BREON, PA PIERCE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IF THERE BE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS, THE NOMINATIONS WILL COME TO A CLOSE.
AND AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL.
VOTE AS TO THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIR FOR THE SARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE YEAR OF 2025 AND WILL BEGIN WITH A ROLL CALL VOTE.
AND FIRST WILL BE MR. CALHOUN, MYSELF, MR. DREWRY, UH, MR. CALHOUN, MR. HARDY, MR. BRION PIERCE, MR. BRION PIERCE, UM, MYSELF, MR. BRIM PIERCE, AND MY VOTE WOULD ALSO BE MR. PIERCE.
WE HAVE OUR OFFICER'S, UH, PA UH, CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE YEAR OF 2025.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE ON THE AGENDA.
I'M ASKING THAT WE WOULD, UH, ADOPT THE AGENDA AT THIS TIME OFFICIALLY WITH ONE ADDITION TO THE AGENDA, AND THAT WOULD BE A PRESENTATION.
THERE IS A, UH, SMALL PRESENTATION THAT, UH, HAD BEEN ASKED TO BE MADE TONIGHT BY THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION AND HEAD START HERE IN THE COUNTY.
SO I ASKED THAT WE WOULD, UH, UH, ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
CAN I GET A MOTION ON THAT? PLEASE? CHAIR.
WE, UH, UH, APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THE, UM, WITH THE, UH, ADDITION TO THE AGENDA.
DID YOU MENTION, UH, PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED? I HAVE A MOTION.
UH, MR. CALHOUN? ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
WE DO HAVE OUR AGENDA, REMAINDER OF OUR AGENDA.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ADOPTION OF THE BYLAWS.
BOARD MEMBERS SAID WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW OUR BYLAWS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BYLAWS? YES, SIR.
MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP AN ISSUE, PLEASE, MR. SCOTT, REGARDING THE BYLAWS.
ITEM NUMBER B, ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULES.
UM, IT STATES LIKE WE HAVE RECENTLY DONE IN THE PAST FOR THE MEETINGS TO BEGIN AT SIX O'CLOCK.
I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD OVER A OVER, WELL, A COUPLE HUNDRED, UH, RESIDENTS OF SOY COUNTY COME TO ME AND ASK THAT I PLEASE BRING THIS UP TO SEE IF WE CAN RESCHEDULE THE MEETING AS IT HAS BEEN SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE.
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN HERE PRETTY MUCH TO BEGIN AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
I'D LIKE TO ASK IF THAT COULD, UH, BE AMENDED TO BE THE MEETINGS TO BEGIN THE ANNUAL SCHEDULE.
WELL, THE MONTHLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT THAT IN A FORM OF MOTION, SIR? MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE MONTHLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE MONTHLY SCHEDULE MEETINGS THAT CURRENTLY, UM, BEGIN AT SIX O'CLOCK BE, UH, AMENDED TO BEGIN AT SEVEN O'CLOCK TO ALLOW MORE PARTICIPATION OF OUR SUR COUNTY RESIDENTS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
AND SECOND, WE WILL ALSO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS, UH, ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS OR ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR BYLAWS? UH, I HAD A, MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I SPEAK? YES, MS. MS. COEN? I MAY.
UM, I HAD, LEMME MAKE SURE I HAVE MY NOTES RIGHT.
THERE WERE, THERE WERE SEVERAL, SEVERAL SPOTS THAT I KIND OF HAD, WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED.
IN SECTION THREE ON THE AGENDAS C IT'S PAGE FIVE, HALFWAY DOWN, UH, UPON MEETING UPON PROVE BY THE CHAIR.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IT WITH NOTIFICATION TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS SO WE KNOW WHEN THERE'S AN AGENDA CHANGE, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AT THE LAST MINUTE.
WHERE, WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO, MA'AM? UH, I'D LIKE TO, IT'S ON PAGE FIVE.
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MAY ADD OR DELETE ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE MEETING UPON APPROVAL BY THE CHAIR.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD END WITH NOTIFICATION TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE.
UH, MS. MS. DREWRY IT STATE THAT, UH, NOTICE OF THE CHAIR, THEN TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
I KNOW THAT'S SOMEWHERE IN THERE AS
[00:10:01]
WELL.UM, WHERE IS THAT? I READ IT TODAY.
UM, I MEAN, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M TRYING TO, TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
ASKING, BECAUSE ONCE IT IS APPROVED BY THE, ONCE IT'S APPROVED BY THE CHAIR, THEN THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED.
IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE IT IN WRITING.
MS. MS. MS. PERKINS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT? I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN THE BYLAWS, BUT I MAYBE WRONG.
JUST, JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
UM, SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETINGS, THE AGENDAS ARE MODIFIED AND THERE IS A VOTE ON THAT.
MODIF, THERE IS A VOTE TO ADOPT THE AMEND TO ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH ANY AMENDMENTS IS WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING, MS. JURY, AN EARLIER NOTIFICATION YES.
SO WE ARE, WE'RE AWARE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO RESEARCH OR TALK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT, OR, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUST BE NICE TO BE NOTIFIED.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR REQUEST NOW, BUT, UH, AGAIN, I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM TAKING THROUGH A MOTION AND ALL THAT.
BUT AGAIN, IF IT'S GOING TO BE AN, UH, AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA, IT WILL BE PUT BEFORE THE BOARD TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT OR NOT.
YOU, AS YOU, AS THE BOARD MEMBER, CAN REJECT THE AMENDMENT AND SAY YOU NEED NOTIFICATION.
BUT I DON'T WANNA HAVE TO REJECT THAT.
I'D LIKE TO JUST KNOW IN ADVANCE IF THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE AS A BOARD MEMBER, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE SO I CAN BE PREPARED.
AND, AND MR. CHAIRMAN, IF, IF YOU COULD GIVE MS. ROLLINS AND I A MOMENT, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THE LANGUAGE YOU REFERENCED EARLIER.
IT'S, THAT'S NOT, THE LANGUAGE IS NOT THERE FOR THE, UH, AMENDMENT OF THE AGENDA.
AND I JUST PUT IN REFERENCE TO WHAT WE APPROVED ON TONIGHT WITH THE APPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION COMING IN.
WE COULD HAVE SAID YAY OR NAY.
WE MAY NOT HAVE PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO NOTIFY ALL THE BOARDS UNTIL WE GET HERE.
AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THAT'S NOT A, NOT A BIG DEAL AT ALL.
BUT THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE, THAT IT'S SOMETHING AS BENIGN AS THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOUR EARLIER STATEMENT THAT IT'S NOT SPECIFIC WITH REFERENCE TO AMENDING THE AGENDA.
SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY UP TO A DECISION OF THE BOARD.
THE BYLAWS DON'T DICTATE THAT BEYOND THE LANGUAGE THAT MS. DREWRY READ EARLIER.
MS. DREW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT YOUR REQUEST IN A FORM OF A MOTION? OH, YES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
I MOVE THAT WE AMEND, UM, SECTION, I GUESS IT'S THREE ITEM C AT THE VERY END TO INCLUDE AT THE VERY LAST SENTENCE BY APPROVAL UPON THE CHAIR AND WITH NOTIFICATION TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? YES.
MR. YOU EARLIER STATED THAT YOU WANTED THAT NOTIFICATION IN WRITING, SO I'M, I'M JUST CLARIFYING IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT IN WRITING OR IF YOUR MOTION IS JUST NOTIFICATION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN WRITING A PHONE CALL, A TEXT.
JUST SO WE KNOW, WE HAVE A, HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BEING PROPERLY MOVED.
ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THEIR BYLAWS? UH, THERE WERE, I HAVE A FEW OTHER POINTS THAT I'M NOT REAL HAPPY ABOUT.
[00:15:01]
THE VERY LAST ONE.NUMBER FOUR, SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS THE CLERK AND BOARD MEMBERS SEEM DEEMED NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE, ACCURATE AND UNDERSTANDABLE RECORD OF DELIBERATIONS, I'D LIKE TO ADD OF THE CLERK AND BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU WANT ME TO APPROVAL, JUST GO THROUGH MINE? OR ARE WE GONNA GO THROUGH THIS FOR APPROVAL OF MINUTES? UH, NUMBER FIVE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
WE'D LIKE MINUTES TO BE MORE DETAILED.
FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
CLERK, MR. I'M SORRY, WHAT, WHAT SECTION? AND IT'S, UH, PAGE SEVEN.
UP FROM THE VERY BOTTOM, THE CLERK AND BOARD MEMBERS JUST ADDING BOARD MEMBERS.
AGAIN, MS. DREW, COULD YOU, UH, PUT THAT IN A FORM OF A MOTION? SURE.
I MOVE THAT WE ADD BOARD MEMBERS TO, UM, SENATE FOUR.
COULD YOU, COULD YOU, COULD YOU READ THE HOW YOU, HOW YOU SURE.
UM, SECTION FIVE, NUMBER, UH, LETTER B.
I MOVE THAT WE CHANGE THE VERBIAGE TO SAY SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS THE CLERK ADDING AND BOARD MEMBERS SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE, ACCURATE AND UNDERSTANDABLE RECORD OF DELIBERATIONS TO THE BOARD.
ADDING THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND PROPERTY MOVE.
UM, I HAVE A FEW MORE, BUT I, I DON'T THINK IT'S PROBABLY NECESSARY TO GO THROUGH ANY MORE OF THESE.
I, I'VE GOT SEVERAL PROBLEMS, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA GET ANYWHERE BY, BY, UH, BRINGING THESE UP.
SO I'LL JUST VOTE NO TO APPROVE THIS.
AND WE'LL GET IT APPROVED AND WE CAN MOVE ON.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE BYLAWS? THERE BE NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON BYLAWS.
WILL THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE BYLAWS.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE BYLAWS IS WRITTEN.
MR. HARDY? YES, MY VOTE IS YES.
THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR S COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE YEAR 2025.
WE HAVE OUR DATES LISTED AND THEY'RE ALL SCHEDULED FOR, UH, THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH.
MS. MS. MS. PER MS. PERKINS AND MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, SOMETHING I JUST NOTICED AND, UM, OPPOSED TO THE, TO THE GROUP IS WHETHER WE WANTED TO LIST THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY AS WELL.
SINCE WE USUALLY DON'T, UM, DEAL WITH THE CALENDAR IN DECEMBER.
WE DEAL WITH IT AT THE FIRST MEETING, AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
IF WE ADDED THAT MEETING TO THE SCHEDULE, THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
YOU, YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING FOR JANUARY, CORRECT? SECOND.
AND THAT DATE WOULD BE SECOND? THE SECOND.
SECOND WOULD BE THE SECOND YES.
WITH ADDING JANUARY THE SECOND TO OUR CALENDAR.
ARE THERE ANY, AND IT'S JANUARY THE FIRST, I BELIEVE.
ADDING JANUARY THE SECOND TO OUR CALENDAR.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON OUR SCHEDULED, UH, MEETING FOR THE YEAR OF 2025? IS FEBRUARY THE SIXTH STILL AN ACTIVE CORRECT DATE? EXCUSE ME.
Y NO, WE ARE GONNA BE MOVING THAT DATE TO JULY 13TH TO THE 13TH.
SHOULD THAT BE AMENDED THIS DOCUMENT? YES.
AMEND THE FEBRUARY THE SIXTH DATE TO THE 13TH, FEBRUARY THE 13TH.
[00:20:04]
ANY OTHER CONCERNS WITH OUR CALENDAR FOR 2025? IF THERE BE NONE, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON OUR, UH, MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE YEAR 2025.MR. CHAIR, MR. PIERCE? I'M, WHO DID WE ACCEPT THE, UH, CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2025? THE CHANGES OF, UH, JANUARY 2ND, 2025 AND FEBRUARY 6TH TO THE FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025? I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I DON'T MEAN TO OVERCOMPLICATE THIS, BUT MY, MY, UM, MY EARLIER STATEMENT WAS TO ADD THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, 2026.
I, NO, I DIDN'T MAKE MYSELF CLEAR.
AND IT APPEARS THAT THAT MEETING WOULD FALL ON JANUARY 1ST, WHICH IS A HOLIDAY.
SO THE NEXT THURSDAY WOULD BE JANUARY 8TH.
IF WE WANTED TO TAKE THAT STEP.
DO WE NEED, DO WE NEED TO ROLL OVER INTO 26 TONIGHT? DONE IN THE PAST? NO, I DON'T THINK.
SO WE, WE WILL LEAVE, WE'LL LEAVE 26 TO 26.
UH, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER CONCERNS? IF NONE, WE STILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON OUR CALENDAR.
UH, MS. MR. CHAIR? YES, MS. PIERCE.
I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CALENDAR, UH, FOR A YEAR 2025 WITH THE ADMITTED CHANGE OF FEBRUARY 6TH, TWO.
UH, LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS A PRESENTATION.
AND WE ARE GOING TO TURN IT OVER NOW TO MY GOOD FRIEND, THE HONORABLE MR. RUFUSS TYLER FROM SUSSEX COUNTY.
FIRST OF ALL, SAY, UH, UH, THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO COME BEFORE YOU, UH, TONIGHT.
UH, UH, I, THE LAST TIME I WAS IN CHURCH, THE PREACHER SAID, UH, THAT WON'T BE FOR YOU LONG.
HE TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR EXTRA, BUT I, I I WON'T DO THAT, BUT WE WILL NOT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME BEFORE YOU AND, UH, TONIGHT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONTINUAL LEADERSHIP.
IT'S GOOD TO BE AMONG FRIENDS.
ELLIOT HAS SERVED ON AN APPROVED ASSOCIATION BOARD VERY EFFECTIVELY REPRESENT, NOT ONLY SERVE, BUT SOUTH, SOUTH VIRGINIA VERY WELL.
SO WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UH, I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE.
I'VE BEEN THERE 30 SOMETHING YEARS, SO I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO YOU CAN OPEN THE CODE UP TO SEE THE WOUNDS, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.
I HAVE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HERE WITH ME, UH, AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE HERE TONIGHT, UH, JUST TO, UH, GIVE THANKS.
UH, SO MY MOM'S TOLD US WE WERE YOUNG, ALWAYS SAID, THANK YOU.
AND, UH, BUT BASICALLY WE ARE HERE BECAUSE ON JANUARY 20TH, UH, DECEMBER.
MY TEAM MEMBER, I ALWAYS KEEP YOU STRAIGHT.
ON DECEMBER 20TH, UH, WE HAD ON SEVEN, FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS CAME TO SARA COUNTY.
WE CALL IT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE NORMALLY GO THROUGHOUT, UH, THE AREA, SOUTH SIDE VIRGINIA.
BUT WE DECIDED TO COME TO SARA BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD GOOD FOOD OVER AT THE FARMHOUSE,
AND, UH, WE SAID, YES, LET'S DO THAT.
BUT THE ONE THING WE WANTED TO, WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH WAS TO HAVE A FACILITATOR TO COME AND FACILITATE OUR WORKSHOP AND TRAIN FOR US.
AND, UH, I KNOW YOUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WERE OFF THAT DAY MM-HMM
BUT SHE DECIDED EVEN ON HER DAY OFF TO COME IN TO DO A TRAINING FOR US ON, UH, BEING AN EFFECTIVE LEADER AND EFFECTIVE SUPERVISOR WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION.
BUT WHAT WAS UNIQUE ABOUT IT, UH, SHE TOOK THAT AND USED YOU ALL, THAT EXAMPLE HOW EFFECTIVE LEADERS YOU ALL ARE.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CREATIVE AND VERY INNOVATIVE.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS SHE TALKED ABOUT WAS, UH, GETTING OUR STAFF, HOW DO TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY INTO THE MISSION, HOW DO, TO GET PEOPLE TO BUY INTO THE VISION.
I THANK YOU, UH, FOR DOING THAT.
UM, AND SHE TALKED ABOUT CHANGE.
UM, THAT CHANGE IS INEVITABLE.
AND HOW DO YOU EMBRACE CHANGE TO MAKE, UH, TO MAKE PROGRESS AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD? UH, OUR STAFF LOVED HER AND, AND, AND OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
[00:25:01]
THE FLAWS, THEY DIDN'T WANT HER TO LEAVESO WE, AS, AS A NONPROFIT, WE DID NOT HAVE, UH, MONEY TO GIVE HER ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT OUR STAFF SAID, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR HER.
OH, AND WE SIMPLY WANT TO GIVE HER A LITTLE SOMETHING TO SAY THANK YOU.
MY MOM USED TO, MY GRANDMA USED, SAID TATA.
SO WE SAID THANK YOU OUT THE FLOWER.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME SOMETHING FROM VIRGINIA DOWN.
AND THERE'S A PICTURE SHE TOOK WITH ALL OF OUR, OUR, OUR STAFF MEMBERS THERE ON THAT DAY.
AND, UH, MS. ROD, I, WE JUST WANNA SAY ON BEHALF OF THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION STAFF AND BOARD, WE SIMPLY WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU.
LET'S GIVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE.
UH, MR. TYLER, I, I'M ON THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, BUT FOR UNFORESEEN SITUATIONS, I COULDN'T BE THERE THAT DAY.
BUT I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT MRS. ROLL IS REPRESENTED IN SUCH A MAGNIFICENT WAY.
UH, BOARD MEMBERS, UH, ASKING NOW FOR, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION THAT ON THE 13TH WE, UH, HAD SOME, SOME SITUATIONS COME UP WITH, UH, ISSUES THAT REQUIRE US TO HAVE A WORK SESSION.
SO WE, UH, ASKING THAT WE WOULD ADJOURN UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK ON THE 13TH FOR A WORK SESSION.
GOT ALL THESE DATES UP HERE, JANUARY THE 15TH FOR A WORK SESSION.
AND WE HAD A SCHEDULED SIX, A SIX O'CLOCK MEETING THAT EVENING.
WE WANT TO CANCEL THAT AND JUST HAVE THE WORK SESSION AT FIVE O'CLOCK ON THE 15TH OF JANUARY.
LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING AND SIGN OF AYE.
WE ALL ADJOURN UNTIL JANUARY 15TH AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.