* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THE [Call to Order / Moment of Silence / Pledge of Allegiance/ Agenda Adoption] HOUR HAS ARRIVED FOR US TO COMMENCE OUR SCHEDULED BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FOR THE COUNTY OF SERVE VIRGINIA. OUR AUGUST, UH, MEETING FOR 2025. AND WE ARE ELATED TO HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING, THE PASTOR OF THIS RUNNING, ME, HOLDING THIS CHURCH IN ELBURN, VIRGINIA. PASTOR ANDREW CYPRESS, WE'RE GONNA ASK IF HE WILL COME TO DAY AND LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION PRAYER. GOOD EVENING. MAY WE BOW OUR HEADS FOR PRAYER. TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HE HAS TRULY DONE. WE ARE BLESSED BECAUSE YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE. WE ARE BLESSED BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. YOU'VE BLESSED US DOWN THROUGH THE YEARS, AND YOU'VE GIVEN US A MIND TO LISTEN, GOD. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT PART OF US. AND WE PRAY, GOD, TONIGHT, AS WE SIT HERE AND LISTEN AND THINK ABOUT THE THINGS OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY, WE PRAY, GOD, YOU WILL BLESS EVERYONE WHO'S PRESENT TONIGHT. MM-HMM . LET OUR ATTITUDES, LET OUR MIND, LET OUR BE CONSIDERATIONS BE FOR ALL PEOPLE. HELP US TO DO YOUR WILL AND FOREVER BE FOUND FAITHFUL. MM-HMM . UNTIL YOU COME. AND DAVID SAID, LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN THAT SIGHT. LORD, MY STRENGTH. MYA. AND WE SAY TOGETHER. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK PASTOR CYPRESS FOR, UH, INVOCATION, AND AT THIS TIME WE DO CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER AND WE WOULD NOW OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. LET US STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH WE STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS. YOU HAD BEFORE YOU THE AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING ON TONIGHT. AND AT THIS TIME, AFTER WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, I'M SURE WE ALL HAVE, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERUSE THE AGENDA THAT WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA FOR OUR MEETING. MR. CHAIR, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA FOR THE, UH, MEETING THIS EVENING. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? IF THERE BE NONE? ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OUR AGENDA HAS BEEN ADOPTED. FIRST, UH, ITEM [Consent Items] ON OUR AGENDA WOULD BE OUR CONSENT ITEMS, AND WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS, UH, MINUTES FROM, UH, JULY THE SECOND, A RESOLUTION FOR SLACK OR OPIOID SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION 20 24 25, THE REVISION THAT WE ENACTED. AND WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR MAY, 2025 COUNTS PAYABLE FOR JUNE, 2025. AND THE RSAF MEMO, UH, SQUAD ASSISTANCE, RISK OF SQUAD ASSISTANCE. GRANT, UH, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR ARE THERE ANY, UH, CONSENT ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL NEED TO BE PULLED, AND IF NOT, THEN NO QUESTIONS ON CONSENT ITEMS WITHIN, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF OUR CONSENT ITEMS IN THE APPROVAL. SO MOVED. HAVE A MOTION. YOU SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OUR CONSENT ITEMS HAVE BEEN, UH, APPROVED. NEXT HAVE ON OUR AGENDA, ONE SECOND PLEASE. YOU NEXT HAVE ON [Public Comments ] OUR AGENDA HOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE ASKING THAT IF YOU WANNA MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU WOULD HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD. AND, UH, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT IN WHICH YOU LIVE IN. AND WE ARE ASKING THAT ALL THE COMMENTS BE GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF SURREY COUNTY. SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GONNA CALL, UH, MS. HELEN EGGLESTON TO BE OUR FIRST PRESENTER. FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. MR. [00:05:01] UH, HARRISON WILL BE THE TIMEKEEPER. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE, AT THE, UH, TWO MINUTE MARK. WITH ONE MINUTE LEFT. YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED THAT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE ADDITIONAL LEAVE. YES, SIR. I OFFER THESE OBSERVATIONS TONIGHT, NOT SO MUCH FOR CRITICISM AS CONCERNED. DEEP CONCERN STATE LAW, AS YOU KNOW, MANDATES THAT AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNT PRESENT A DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY AT A PUBLIC SESSION BY DECEMBER 31ST FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, THE AUDIT WAS RECENTLY POSTPONED A GAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. THEN I READ IN THE SMITHFIELD TIMES, S COUNTY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR APPEARS TO HAVE LEFT HIS ROLE. ODDLY, HIS DEBT PAID FOR MARCH 16TH, 30 31ST WAS LISTED AS $13,950 AND 17 CENTS. THAT WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE $5,603 AND 19 CENTS. HE'D BEEN PAID FOR EACH PAY PERIOD BEFORE. AND WHEN HE WAS FINALLY CONTACTED ON JUNE THE 11TH, HE SAID HE'D BEEN INSTRUCTED, AND I QUOTE, HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT BY LEGAL, NOT TO SPEAK ON HIS DEPARTURE. A FEW DAYS LATER, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALSO LEFT WITHOUT EXPLANATION, TWO PEOPLE RESIGNED FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS. ON COUNTY AUDIT POSTPONED MULTIPLE TIMES. COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR PAID MORE THAN DOUBLE HIS REGULAR SALARY UPON DEPARTURE YEAR OLD SOFTWARE BLAMED FOR DEPARTURE, BUT IN SPITE OF A REASSESSMENT ON COUNTY REAL ESTATE PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED THAT $350,000 OR LESS, THE BOARD VOTED AGAIN, THREE TO ONE TO OP THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE OF 71 CENTS PER HUNDRED FOR THE 25 26 FISCAL YEAR. THE ASSESSMENT ON MY HOUSE AND LOT IN DENVER INCREASED BY $40,700. I HAVE THE STATEMENT FROM THE TAX OFFICE. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ON APRIL 6TH OF THE SMITHFIELD TIMES REPORTED SURREY COUNTY IS CARRYING A 23 POINT $28 MILLION IN DEBT. AND YET SHE REPORTED IN THAT SAME ARTICLE THAT SURY COUNTY EXPECTS TO SPEND LESS MONEY DURING THE 25 26 FISCAL YEAR THAN IT DID IN 24 25. SO THEY VOTED AGAIN, THREE TO ONE, THE $5 MILLION LOAN TO FUND THE DESIGN FOR YMCA AUDIT. POSTPONE 23000000.28 IN DEBT BOARD APPROVES $5 MILLION LOAN FOR DESIGNING THE YCMA. THE AN THAT'S IN ANTICIPATION OF A FURTHER DEBT OF $24 MILLION FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE YMC EIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBERS, THIS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. I'M NOT A MATHEMATICIAN. NOT BY ANY STRETCH TIME OF THE IMAGINATION, BUT THREE MINUTES IN MY HUMBLE MS. SSON, THAT'S THE TIME. THANK YOU, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MA'AM. IT DEFIES COMMON SENSE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. BUT IT JUST DOES. NEXT WE HAVE MR. MIKE EGGLESTON. MIKE EGGLESTON TENDER IN BLACKWATER DISTRICT. I WANNA SPEAK ON DUR LAKE BUILDINGS WHERE PEOPLE COULD DRIVE BY THERE AND NEVER NOTICE THEM ASTOUNDS ME. WHEN YOU TURN TO GO TO THE SCHOOL OFF OF 31, THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH AN ABANDONED TRUCK THERE AND TREES GROWING UP TO IT. AND THE BUILDING WAS LEFT OF THE BUILDING. NOBODY'S MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT UP. ON THE WAKEFIELD SIDE OF AT THE TOWN LIMITS IS AN ABANDONED TRAILER AND THREE ABANDONED, ABANDONED CARS. I THINK THE MAN MIGHT HAVE PASSED AWAY, BUT NOBODY'S MADE ANY EFFORT TO CLEAN THAT UP MILE FROM THE SCHOOL SIGN. THE ELECTRONIC SCHOOL SIGN THAT WE PAID PARK FOR IS A HOUSE ON THE RIGHT, LAST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT FOR THE SCHOOL SIGN. LOOKS LIKE THE CITY DUMPED. YOU GOT TRAILERS, YOU GOT TRASH, YOU GOT, I CALL IT CRAP ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THANK GOD I DON'T LIVE NEXT TO SOMEBODY LIKE [00:10:01] THAT. BUT, UH, DOES ANYBODY FROM THIS OFFICE EVER GO DRIVE DOWN THE ROADS? IF YOU AND SOMEBODY THAT HADN'T LIVED IN THE COUNTY, YOU'RE THINKING OF COMING HERE, THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD IMPRESSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT WE HAVE MR. BOB CHANDLER. ROBERT CHANDLER, BACON'S CASTLE DISTRICT. I HAVE A SINGLE COMMENT FOR THE YMCA. IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL ARTICLES AND NEWSCASTS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON AT THE YMCA ASSOCIATED WITH THE YMCA'S POLICY OF ALLOWING QUOTE UNQUOTE TRANSGENDER MALES IN THE FEMALE BATHROOMS, DRESSING ROOMS AND ACTIVITIES. WHAT IS SURREY GOING TO DO TO PREVENT THAT? THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE MS. SUSAN COVEO, SUSAN COVEO CLAREMONT DISTRICT. FIRST, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR POSTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS ON THE ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD AND FOR KEEPING THEM UP THERE FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME. I SAID IT REALLY DOES HELP PEOPLE STAY INFORMED AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. I DO HAVE ONE SUGGESTION, ESPECIALLY WITH LARGE PROJECTS LIKE THE YMCA THAT ARE DRAWING A LOT OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ALSO POST THE PUBLIC HEARINGS RELATED TO THOSE PROJECTS ON THE, THE ELECTRONIC BOARD AND ON THE COUNTY'S HOMEPAGE? UNDER THE NEWS SECTION, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS A LOT OF TIMES DON'T GET POSTED ON THE, THE HOMEPAGE. I THINK HAVING THOSE NOTICES IN MORE PLACES COULD HELP MORE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND FEEL INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. I ALSO HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE COUNTY'S CURRENT BID POSTINGS PAGE UNDER FINANCE. I NOTICED THAT SOME BIDS I SAW EARLIER THIS YEAR, JANUARY 31ST, ARE NO LONGER ON THERE. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE STILL SOME POSTINGS LISTED FROM 2018. THE SITE SAYS IT SHOULD SHOW CLOSED, AWARDED AND CANCELED BIDS. BUT THOSE UPDATES DON'T APPEAR TO BE CONSISTENT. I THINK I SAW ONE THAT SAID AWARDED ON THERE. UM, DO THE BID POSTINGS GET TAKEN DOWN AFTER A CERTAIN TIME? AND IS THERE ANY PLACE FOR CITIZENS TO GO TO SEE WHO WAS AWARDED FOR SOME OF THESE BIDS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SOME, SOME KIND OF WAY TO GET OUTTA ORDER, BUT, UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, UH, DR. DANIEL SHAA. DANIEL SHAA, SIRI DISTRICT. THANK YOU MR. BELLA AND MR. DREW FOR THROWING YOUR NAMES INTO THE MIX. FOR DRON SUPERVISOR, I HOPE YOU'LL PROVIDE DIVERSITY OF OPINION AND AN INDEPENDENT VOTE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR CONSCIENCE, THE VOTERS YOU REPRESENT IN SURY COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040. THANK YOU. DIANE, SUSAN, PATTY, DAVE, DEMETRIUS, ANDY, CHERYL, DONNA AND PAUL. THANK YOU TO THE JOHNSON FAMILY, THE COGEN FAMILY, SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES SHINING EXAMPLES OF LOCAL, SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS. THANK YOU MARY MAYHEW AND MANY OTHERS AT THE DUMP. THANK YOU. DJ, THE US POSTAL SERVICE TEAM AND ALL OUR DELIVERY DRIVERS. WHEN I HAD TO PARK A HALF MILE FROM MY HOME DUE TO A CLOSED ROAD, THEY KNEW MY TRUCK AND PLACE MY DELIVERY ON MY TRUCK. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE BIG CITY. GOD BLESS THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU. FOOD BANK OF VIRGINIA PENINSULA. VOLUNTEERS. THANK YOU. AB ABSENTIA, THOMAS AND SHERLOCK, WHO LED AWAY FOR ALL OF SURY COUNTY. THANK YOU KIM AND ANN LESHAW, DUANE, LYNN, JOHN, JOEY, NANCY, ROY, ANDREW, BRIAN, CHERYL, ANGELA HORACE, JONATHAN HERB. THANK YOU. THOSE WHO PRESERVE AND SHARE LOCAL HISTORY. THANK YOU. FERRY WORKERS. IT'S EASY TO COMPLAIN, BUT IT'S REMARKABLE HOW RELIABLE THAT FERRY ACTUALLY IS AND HOW FRIENDLY AND SERVICE ORIENTED PEOPLE ARE. THERE'S A LADY ON THE OTHER SIDE, SHE DANCES. WE WAVE, WE SAY HI EVERY TIME. IT'S AWESOME. KEY PIECE OF WHAT MAKES AND SURREY COUNTY SO SPECIAL. THANK YOU. CHIP OAKS RANGERS. THANK YOU THOMAS. CARLY AND THE BIGFOOT TEAM. THANK YOU TO OUR FARMERS. THANK YOU. COLLEGE RUN FARMS. THANK YOU. PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND FIRE IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY OFFICE WHO TRULY CARE WITH ZERO DESIRE FOR PRAISE. THANK YOU SIRY. MAYOR BENNY SAVAGE. THANK YOU TO THOSE VERY FEW WHO HAVE NOT BEEN AS KIND PEOPLE WHO HAVE [00:15:01] UNINTENTIONALLY CHALLENGED ME TO BE A BETTER PERSON WHO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE CHOICE TO TURN THE OTHER CHEEK, WHO INSPIRE ME TO SEEK UNDERSTANDING WHEN THAT'S NOT ALWAYS SO EASY. THANK YOU JOHNNY. WHOSE EMAIL SIGN OFF REMINDS US ALL. THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO ULTIMATE SUCCESS. THE FIRST WAY IS TO BE KIND. THE SECOND WAY TO BE IS TO BE KIND THE THIRD WAY KIND. THANK YOU, LOLA, WHO'S NOT ALWAYS ON MY SIDE OF THE ISSUES, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS CIVIL. I AGREE ON, I DISAGREE WITH SOME OF YOUR DECISIONS, BUT I HAVE NEVER ONCE HEARD YOU TO BE UNKIND. THANK YOU TO THE MANY, MANY SMALL AND EVEN MICRO BUSINESSES. JUST FOR KICK SMITHFIELD AUTO. HI, MAYAN, REI, UH, RYAN, MIKE AND ASHLEY AND MORE AURELIUS SURY SEAFOOD. ANNAS THANK YOU TO THE REVEREND, DR. LAWRENCE BEAL ROSSI AND, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES BOTH ON AND OFF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. AND PRAYERS FOR OUR FIRST NATIONS POPULATIONS. THANK YOU TO OUR WELCOMING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL NATIVES AND FRIENDLY COME HERES, THANK YOU TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHO I AM YET. SMILE AND WAVE AND SAY HELLO. ANYWAY. AND THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO MAKE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE BEST OF SURREY COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, DR. SHEA. UH, JUST WANNA LET THE, THE COMIC, THE, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY. WE GAVE LEEWAY BECAUSE, UH, DR. SHEA HAD SUCH, UH, GRATITUDE HE WANTED TO EXPRESS. BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT WHEN YOU COME TO THE ROSTON, PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF SURY COUNTY. WE ARE SO GLAD THAT HE LOVES SIR AND WANT TO GIVE THESE THANKS OUT. BUT, AND TO THE INTEREST OF TIME, WE ASK THAT THE COMMENTS BE, UH, GERMANE TO THE BUSINESS OF FAITH TENANT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE, UH, I THINK IT'S ROYAL RE REYNOLDS. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, SIR. GOT A HIGHLIGHT ON YOUR HANDS? HE STAY YES, SIR. TAKES YOUR HAIR AWAY, DOESN'T IT? YES, SIR. , I LIVE IN, ON THE BAY ON THE RIVER, AND MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. UM, I'M EAGER TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY AND I HOPE THAT I CAN PROVIDE, UH, SOME ASSISTANCE IF YOU WILLING TO CALL ON ME. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN, UH, MANY PUBLIC ISSUES, INCLUDING HOUSING AND THE LIKE. EDUCATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. SURE. UH, GET HIS NAME. YEAH, I HAVE IT. HAVE IT. ROYAL REYNOLDS. THANK YOU. HE'S IN THE SIR DISTRICT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. AT, UH, AT THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO [Public Hearing ] THE GREATLY ANTICIPATED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE YMCA AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY AND APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTS. AND AT THIS TIME, I KNOW THE COUNTY STAFF IS PREPARED FOR THEIR PRESENTATION. SO WE WERE TIED OVER TO STAFF AT THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN PIERCE, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, MR. HARRISON, AND TO THE CITIZENS WHO ARE ASSEMBLED. UM, MS. PERKINS IS ON THE PHONE IN, IN ABSENCE OF HER BEING HERE, I WOULD GIVE THE OPENING STATEMENT, UM, AT THE JULY 2ND, BOARD MEETING, PROPOSALS FROM THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL, UH, PLANNING, DESIGN AND EARLY STAGE CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THE YMCA PROJECT. AFTER REVIEW AND CONSULTATION WITH DAVENPORT, THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR, ATTORNEY JUDGE, UH, UH, GEORGE GRUBBS BOND AND LEASE FINANCING COUNSEL PRESENT THIS EVENING. THE BOARD SELECTED HUNTINGTON BANK AS THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE OPTION. THE STRUCTURE, OF COURSE, IS A LEASE FINANCE BASED FINANCING. THE BOARD DID APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LEASE FINANCING ARRANGEMENT WITH HUNTINGTON BANK. AFTER CONSULTATION FROM OUR BOND COUNCIL, FINANCIAL ADVISORS, AND, UH, OUR ATTORNEYS THAT REQUIRE FINANCING DOCUMENTS, UH, FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH HUNTINGTON BANK. THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE ARE HAVING TONIGHT IS REQUIRED SINCE THE LEASE FINANCING INVOLVES TEMPORARY CONVEYING AN INTEREST IN COUNTY PROPERTY TO THE BANK WHO LEASES IT BACK TO THE COUNTY. MR. JOYCE SCRUGGS HERE TONIGHT, UM, YOU HAVE SEVERAL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE IN YOUR, UM, AGENDA PACKET, AND HE WILL GO OVER THOSE UH, ITEMS AND BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE AFTER, UH, THE, THE PUBLIC SPEAKS. UM, MR. MAY I, DO YOU HAVE ANY? I HAVE NO, UH, MR. SCRUGGS, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO ADD PRIOR [00:20:01] TO THE, UM, OPENING OF THE PUBLIC HEARING? I LEAVING, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. BOARD, UH, MR. UH, RAWS, YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SUMMARIZING WHAT I WOULD'VE SAID. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO SAY TO THAT PRIOR TO THE HEARING, BUT AFTER THAT, I'LL CERTAINLY COME UP AND DISCUSS THE DOCUMENTS. THANK YOU, SIR. AT THIS TIME, WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON, UH, THE YMCA LEASE AGREEMENT. AND WE ASK AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, DID YOU COME AND STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR DISTRICT, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON, UH, THIS ISSUE. BOARD MEMBERS MIKE HARRISON, TENDERING BLACKBOARD DISTRICT. WHY ARE WE SPENDING $24 MILLION ON A PLACE TO PLAY? WHY DON'T YOU SPEND THE 24 MILLION ON A PLACE TO WORK? MOST OF THE WORKING PEOPLE IN SUR COUNTY BY THE TIME THEY GET HOME, WON'T BE GOING TO THE YMCA. SOUNDS LIKE A PLACE FOR LAYBACK TO ME, BUT, AND WHAT NEXT? SUSAN CLAREMONT DISTRICT. I WANNA BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND RESPECTING THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT EVERYONE'S PUT INTO THIS PROJECT SO FAR. THAT SAID, THE STRUCTURE OF THIS FINANCING LEASE IS NEW TO ME. I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION LOANS AND MORTGAGE LEASES, AND THIS APPROACH SEEMS DIFFERENT FROM SOME OF THOSE MODELS. SO IF SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ARE INCORRECT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 'CAUSE I'M JUST NOT CLEAR ON THIS ONE. UM, AS I REVIEWED THE LEASE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND FINANCING LEASE, I NOTICED THAT EXHIBIT A WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY WHERE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL ESTATE IS TYPICALLY PROVIDED, BUT EXHIBIT A ON THE DOCUMENTS APPEAR TO BE BLANK. COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY WHETHER THIS REFERS TO THE ENTIRE 104 ACRE PARCEL THAT CURRENTLY INCLUDES PARKS AND RECS, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THE HORIZON MEDICAL OFFICES? ADDITIONALLY, SCHEDULE 1.1, WHICH OUTLINES THE LEASE PAYMENTS IS ALSO BLANK. CAN YOU PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHAT THE LEASE PAYMENTS WILL BE? ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 23, 24, 24 25 AUDITS HAVE NOT BEEN YET COMPLETED. AND I NOTICED A PROVISION IN THE AGREEMENT STATING THAT THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO FURNISH COMPLETED AUDITS TO THE LENDER. MY CONCERN IS ENTERING INTO THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WITHOUT THOSE AUDITS BEING FINALIZED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. IT SEEMS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN PLACE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. FINALLY, WILL THERE BE A SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE YMCA AND WILL THERE ALSO BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANY PROPOSED CHANGES FOR 25 26 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET? CURRENTLY, THE BUDGET THAT I'VE LOOKED AT DOES NOT REFLECT ANY LEASE PAYMENTS FOR THE YMCA, BUT IT APPEARS THAT A FIRST PAYMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY OF 26. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED BY LAW. UM, A PUBLIC LISTENING IS NOT. UM, A RECENT JUDICIAL RULING CLARIFIED THAT THOUGH PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE REQUIRED, BOARDS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CONSIDER OR INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THEIR ACTUAL DECISIONS. INTERESTING, UH, LEGAL RULING. BUT THAT'S HOW THE LAW IS. LAW SAYS YOU DON'T HAVE TO. PUBLIC HAS THIS RIGHT TO SPEAK, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ACTUAL DECISION. UH, MR. HARDY RECENTLY PO POSTED A LIST OF POTENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE YMCA. THEY'RE FANTASTIC. ANYONE WHO WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN THOSE PROGRAMS, I I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU COULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THE ONLY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU PAY FOR THEM? THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF THINGS THAT I'M INTERESTED IN, BUT THEN I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, HOW DO I RESPONSIBLY PAY FOR THEM? IN MY CASE, IT'S MY FAMILY. IN THIS CASE, IT'S, YOU ARE SPENDING THE COUNTY'S MONEY AND YOUR CITIZENS WHO YOU PAY TAXES. JUST LIKE ALL OF US, THE QUESTION ISN'T, ARE THE PROGRAMS WONDERFUL? THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU PAY FOR THIS? UM, THIS PLACE SHOULD BE PACKED TONIGHT. IT ISN'T. UM, THAT'S DISAPPOINTING. IT WOULD SEEM MANY EITHER TRUST YOU'LL CHOOSE WISELY AND DOUBTLESS. THERE ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT, UM, AND OR THAT MANY FEEL THAT THEY WILL NOT BE LISTENED TO. AND DOUBTLESS, THERE ARE THOSE WHO FEEL THAT. UM, I WISH I FELT THAT THIS BOARD WELCOMED [00:25:01] DIVERSE INPUT PRIOR TO MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS PRIOR TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC LISTENINGS. AND I HOPE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER, WHOEVER IT MAY BE, UM, WILL INSPIRE THIS BOARD TO BE MORE RECEPTIVE TO PUBLIC INPUT PRIOR TO MAKING DECISIONS. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THERE BE NO OTHER COMMENTS. WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. AND MR. , YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK, SIR, AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HEARD. UH, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. UH, THIS, UH, FINANCING IS STRUCTURED AS A LEASE FINANCING. THERE ARE THREE PRIMARY DOCUMENTS. UH, THERE'S A PRIME LEASE IN WHICH THE COUNTY FINANCE LEASES THE, UH, PROPERTY TO THE BANK. AND THE PROPERTY IS TAX PARCEL 27 32. EXACTLY WHAT THAT ENTAILS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, ADDRESSES THE COMMENTS EARLIER. SO THE PRIME LEASE OF THE PRIME LEASE, THE, UH, COUNTY LEASES THE PROPERTY TO THE BANK. THE BANK THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY LEASES THAT PARCEL BACK TO THE COUNTY, ALL WHICH THE COUNTY WOULD THEN CONSTRUCT THE YMCA PROPERTY IN ADDITION. AND THAT IS PURSUANT TO THE LEASE ACQUISITION. THE THIRD DOCUMENT IS A LEASEHOLD DEALER TRUST. AND, UH, THAT PROVIDES SECURITY FOR THE FINANCING. NOW, AS A REMINDER, THIS IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS A SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION FINANCING. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IN EACH YEAR IN WHICH A DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT IS DUE, THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO CONSIDER AN APPROPRIATION TO MAKE THE PAYMENT. THE COUNTY CANNOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE PAYMENT. BUT WITH ANY LENDING, UH, THE LENDER OBVIOUSLY EXPECTS TO GET PAID. AND THE WAY THE LENDER EXPECTS TO PERSUADE THE COUNTY TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT CAN'T REQUIRE YOU TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT, IS PURSUANT TO THAT DEED OF TRUST. AND WHAT THAT DEED OF TRUST DOES, IT ALLOWS THE LENDER TO DISPOSSESS OR REQUIRE THE COUNTY OR LIMIT OR, OR PREVENT THE COUNTY FROM USING THE PROPERTY FOR THE LEASE TERM. SO FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IN LEASE ONE FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE BOARD DECIDES NOT TO APPROPRIATE. UH, THE LENDER COULD THEN COME IN AND DISCUSS THE PAYMENT OPTION WITH YOU IF YOU ELECTED NOT TO PAY DISPOSSESS YOU FROM THE PROPERTY UNTIL YOU PAID. AND IF YOU DECIDED NOT TO PAY AT ALL, YOU WOULD BE THIS DISPOSSESSED FOR THE LEASE TERM, WHICH IS UP TO FOUR YEARS. SO THAT'S THE WAY THE LEASEHOLD DEED OF TRUST WORKS. SO FOR SOME REASON, YOU DON'T PAY, YOU CAN BEAT DISPOSSESSED, BUT THE PROPERTY ISN'T GONE FOR GOOD, IT'S GONE FOR THE LEASE TERM. SO THAT'S THE NATURE OF A SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS. AND, UH, THE APPROVAL THAT, UH, YOU HAD ON JULY 2ND WITH HUNTINGTON BANK WAS FOR FINANCING UP TO $5 MILLION. I BELIEVE THE BANK OFFERED, UH, TWO OPTIONS, 3 MILLION AND 5 MILLION. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE $5 MILLION OPTION. AND UNDER THE $5 MILLION OPTION, THE RENTAL PAYMENTS WOULD BE, UH, AND THEY ARE INTEREST ONLY UNTIL MATURITY AND IN YEAR ONE. UH, AND THESE NUMBERS ARE RUN BY YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR, NOT BY ME. DAVENPORT, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, IN YEAR ONE, UH, $93,916. AND IN YEAR AND IN THE YEARS THROUGH MATURITY, THE MATURITY IS AUGUST 1ST, 2028, $105,000 PER YEAR. UH, PROVIDED THAT ON AUGUST ONE WHEN THIS MATURES, IT WOULD BE $5 MILLION PLUS $105,000 OR $5,105,000. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNTY IN, UH, INTENDS TO TAKE THIS FINANCING OUT, UH, AT MATURITY WITH THE LONG-TERM FINANCING. BUT THAT IS THE PAYMENT STRUCTURE FOR A $5 MILLION FINANCING. UH, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE, THE WAY THE FINANCING WORKS IN A NUTSHELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, SIR. BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME FOR MR. SCRUGGS? THANK YOU, SIR. THERE'S A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU YES, SIR. IF ADOPTED, THAT WOULD APPROVE THE TRANSACTION? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. BOARD MEMBERS, YOU DO HAVE A RESOLUTION, UH, IN YOUR PACKET FOR ADOPTION. AND AT THIS TIME, UH, ASK IF IT IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE BOARD. WHAT WOULD BE THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? [00:30:03] MR. CHAIR? MR. PIERCE? UM, I MOVE THAT MR. UH, WE AUTHORIZE THE, EXCUSE ME, I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE STAFF FOR THE AUTHORIZATION FOR A LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY AND APPROVAL OF DOCUMENTS. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND, MR. I'M SORRY. MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I ASK FOR A CHARACTER ON THE MOTION TO ADD THAT YOU ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? THANK YOU FOR THAT. MS. ROLLS. I'LL, UM, I'LL REMAKE MY MOTION IF I CAN. YES, SIR. UM, I MOVE THAT WE, UM, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS STATED. HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BOARD IS A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. HAS THERE BEEN PROFIT MOVED? AND SECOND, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION THAT THERE BE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU, MR. CROS. NEXT WE HAVE ON [Unfinished Business ] OUR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS, THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INTERIM SUPERVISOR FOR THE DENVER DISTRICT. MS. PERKIN? YES. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIRMAN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. OKAY, WONDERFUL. UM, WELL JUST TO GIVE A SMALL RECAP OF HOW WE GOT HERE. UM, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, UH, THERE WAS A RESIGNATION BY SUPERVISOR DREWRY ON JULY 4TH, 2025. UH, WE PROCEEDED TO GET A SPECIAL ELECTION, UH, PUT INTO PLACE BY THE CIRCUIT COURT. AND, UH, THAT SPECIAL ELECTION IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, WHICH IS THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. UH, IN ADDITION, PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE, UH, THE BOARD HAS THE ABILITY TO APPOINT AN INTERIM SUPERVISOR UNTIL THAT SPECIAL ELECTION OCCURS. ON JULY 31ST AT YOUR SPECIAL MEETING, YOU ANNOUNCED, UH, AFTER TAKING IN APPLICATIONS, YOU ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WERE TWO CANDIDATES, UH, CAMERON DREW AND KENNETH BELL. AND, UM, THERE HAS BEEN THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME, UH, SINCE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE. UM, AND NOW IF THE BOARD WISHES, THE BOARD CAN APPOINT, UH, EITHER MR. DREW OR MR. BELL TO FILL THAT INTERIM POSITION AGAIN, JUST UNTIL THE SPECIAL ELECTION. AND WHOEVER IS ELECT ELECTED AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION, UH, GETS QUALIFIED AND, UM, SWORN IN TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER THAT POSITION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND THE BOARD IS REQUIRED PER CODE TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT PRIOR TO AUGUST 18TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. PERKINS. UH, BOARD MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. PERKINS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, WHAT WOULD BE THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD ON TWO CANDIDATES THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO US FOR, UH, THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE INTERIM, MR. CHAIR? MR. CALHOUN? YES. UM, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT, UH, MR. KENNETH BELL, UH, BE VOTED ON THE POSITION IN THE DENVER DIS DISTRICT FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. OKAY. MR. KAHN, COULD YOU PUT THAT IN A FORM OF A MOTION, SIR? I'D TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE MR. KENNETH BELL, UM, BECOME THE INTERIM MORTAR SUPERVISORS FOR THE, UH, DENVER AND DISTRICT. HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. MR. CHAIRMAN? MR. PERKINS? I APOLOGIZE MR. CHAIRMAN. UH, TECHNICALLY THE LANGUAGE HAS TO BE TO APPOINT, SO IF MR. CALHOUN COULD REVISE HIS MOTION TO SPECIFICALLY USE THE, THE TERM APPOINTMENT. JUST DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY ISSUES IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE CODE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE GOTTA LEAVE EYES HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. . ROUND THREE. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. KENNETH BE AS THE INTERIM SUPERVISOR FOR THE END DISTRICT. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTING SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? [00:35:01] WE HAVE MR. KENNETH BELL WILL BE FILLING THE POSITION OF INTERIM, UH, SUPERVISOR FOR THE DENVER DISTRICT UNTIL THE SPECIAL ELECTION THAT'LL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER. MR. BELL IS HERE. CONGRATULATIONS MR. BELL. MR. DREW IS ALSO HERE. MR. DREW IS ALSO HERE. WE CONGRATULATE HIM AS WELL FOR PUTTING HIS NAME IN THE HAT. ABSOLUTELY. YES, SIR. WE AS A BOARD HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH BOTH OF THEM, AND WE HAD INTERVIEWS WITH THEM, AND WE THINK THEY ARE TWO VERY FINE GENTLEMEN. AND, UH, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT NOVEMBER HOLDS, BUT MR. BELL, YOU HAVE TO SEAT UNTIL NOVEMBER, SIR. UH, JUST IN LIGHT OF THAT, MR. BELL, IF YOU NEED TO GET SWORN IN BY THE CIRCUIT COURT, UH, CLERK, AND THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FILL THE POSITION HERE UNTIL NOVEMBER. UH, NOW WE WILL MOVE TO BOARD COMMENTS. WELL, EXCUSE ME. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. YEP. OPIOID NUMBER TWO O OPIOID. OH YEAH, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, MS. GO FOR UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THE OPIOID AGREEMENT FOR MOBILE OVERDOSE RESPONSE UNIT. MS. RAW, NO, I KEEP THAT . OKAY. SO WE CAN HAVE BEFORE YOU, IS THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTIES OF SIRI, PRINCE GEORGE DENWITTY, AND ALSO THE CITY OF HOPEWELL. AND THIS AGREEMENT DOES SET OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS FOR THE COOPERATIVE PROJECT OF A MOBILE OVERDOSE RESPONSE UNIT. UH, MR. DEREK DAVIS, THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY, HAS BEEN BEFORE THE BOARD HAS PRESENTED THIS ITEM. UM, AS YOU ALL AWARE, UH, WE WERE WAITING TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE GRANT WAS ACTUALLY AWARDED, AND WE DID REPORT AT A PREVIOUS MEETING THAT WE DID RECEIVE THAT, UH, UH, OF THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, WHICH IS THE, UH, FISCAL AGENT, UH, DID RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE AWARD. SO THE VIRGINIA OPIOID ABATEMENT AUTHORITY, UH, HEREBY, UH, AWARDED THAT TO PARTICIPATE IN JURISDICTIONS TO FUND THE PROJECT. SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE, UH, AGREEMENT. SO WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE, UM, THAT AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED. WHAT WOULD BE THE PLEASURE OF BOARD ON, UH, THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CORPORATE AGREEMENT? MR. CHAD? I, UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE, UH, AGREEMENT FOR THE, UM, THE OPIOID AGREEMENT FOR MINERAL. I I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES. MOBILE OVERDOSE RESPONSE UNIT. THANK YOU. ? YES, SIR. HAVE A MOTION TO READ. SECOND. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY THE VOTE AND SIGN OF AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HAS BEEN APPROVED. NOW IS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S [County Administrator's Report ] REPORT. YES. MR. HARRISON HAS ONE ITEM TO PRESENT. AND FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION, UH, MR. PHELPS, UH, CHIEF OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE BOARD AN UPDATE ON THE, UM, PENDING HURRICANE. GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN ELLIOT, VICE CHAIR, MEMBER OF THE BOARD. EVERYONE ASSEMBLED MS. ROLLINS. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE, UM, THAT THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED ANOTHER AWARD THIS TIME FROM THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FOR OUR 55 PLUS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. WE'RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 55 PLUS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE HAS RECEIVED A 20 20 20 25 VACO ACHIEVEMENT WARD. THE 55 PLUS INITIATIVE PROVIDES A ROBUST OFFERINGS OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR SUR COUNTY CITIZENS, AGES 55 AND OLDER. THE PANDEMIC CREATED MANY CHALLENGES FOR THE SENIOR POPULATION, IN SE, VIRGINIA COGNITIVE DECLINE, HEALTH VULNERABILITIES, ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS, AND TECH. TECHNOLOGICAL GAPS ARE JUST A FEW ON TOP OF LIVING IN A RURAL AREA WHERE NE NEIGHBORS ARE SOMETIMES MILES APART. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION WAS CHALLENGED WITH INTEGRATING SENIORS BACK INTO, INTO SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY. WITH THAT CAME THE IDEA OF THE 55 PLUS INITIATIVE. THE SUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF RE, THE SUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION BROUGHT TOGETHER THE EXPERTISE OF BOTH DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS AND SUR COUNTY COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRIBUTES ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES FACED BY SENIORS, ENSURING THE PROGRAM IS TAILORED TO ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE SOCIAL ISOLATION, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND ACCESSIBILITY. MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROVIDES SPACES, PROGRAMMING AND RESOURCES FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MENTAL STIMULATION, AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MRS. VALERIE PIERCE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES, HER STAFF, [00:40:01] MS. KIM WOODEN MS. AND MS. TASHA JENKINS, AS WELL AS MR. DARRELL ROWLINGS AND HIS STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE 50 55 PLUS INITIATIVE. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. HARRISON, FOR THE REPORT. WE, UH, ANYBODY THAT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN SEE THAT THE 55 PLUS, UH, INITIATIVE IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COUNTY. AND WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE DOING GREAT THINGS FROM SUR COUNTY. SO KUDOS TO ALL THE PARTICIPATED IN THIS TO MAKE THIS COME TO PASS. ANY OTHER, UH, REPORTS FROM THE COUNTY? FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? NO, SIR. BE NO OTHER REPORTS. WE ASK FOR BOARD COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. OH, MR. PHELPS, I'M HANGING OUT. I, I, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME ON THE AGENDA. I'M SORRY, SIR. NO, IT'S OKAY. UH, GOOD EVENING BOARD, MS. ROLLINS. MR. HARRISON, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE. THIS IS THE FIRST NAME STORM THAT WE'VE HAD COME OUTTA THE ATLANTIC. UM, IT'S TROPICAL STORM AIRING. UM, IT IS OUT IN THE ATLANTIC. WHILE IT'S CURRENTLY SLATED TO STAY OFF THE COAST AND MOVE NORTH, THERE'S STILL ALWAYS THE POTENTIAL IT COULD, UH, CHANGE DIRECTIONS AND MOVE ASHORE. UH, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT. IF THAT POSSIBILITY COMES, THEY'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY A WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY, UH, LANDFALL. UM, SO, UH, CURRENTLY IT'S FORECAST TO BECOME A CAT THREE HURRICANE BY, BY TUESDAY, UH, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD SIZE, AND IT'LL STILL BE OFF THE COAST QUITE A BIT, SO IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EVEN GROW FROM THERE. UM, THEY ONLY FORECAST A FEW DAYS OUT, UM, BUT NOW I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE PREMATURE. UM, BUT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE THAT NOW'S THE TIME TO GET THOSE GENERATORS SERVICED, UM, TO START, UH, GETTING YOUR PLANS IN PLACE. UM, START THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST STORM. UM, IT'S A LITTLE LATER THAN WE'VE HAD SOME IN THE PAST. UH, HERE WE'RE AUGUST, BUT WE ALSO FIND THAT SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER OR SOME OF OUR BUSIEST PART OF THE SEASON. UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN, INCLUDE COMMUNICATION, STRATEGY STRATEGIES, EVACUATION ROUTES AND DESIGNATED MEETING PLACES, AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. I DID BRING SOME HURRICANE GUIDES WITH ME IN THE BACK. UM, SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE WITH THEM, IF ANYBODY WHO'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT WOULD LIKE A HURRICANE GUIDE, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STOP BY OUR OFFICE OVER AT, UH, ON COLONIAL TRAIL WEST AND, UH, PICK UP ONE. AND WE HAVE THOSE FOR THE PUBLIC. AND OTHER THAN THAT, JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS EVENING, YOU COULD PROBABLY HEAR IT STARTING TO RUMBLE OUTSIDE A LITTLE BIT. UM, WE'RE EXPECTED TO GET BETWEEN TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN AT NIGHT, AND, UM, UH, FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT, SO, ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, BOARD MEMBERS, I [Reports ] JUST DISCLOSED THE REPORTS. WE WILL, WE'LL CLOSE OUT OUR COMMENTS AND, UH, BEFORE ADUR, YOU SEE IN OUR REPORTS, WE HAVE THE S COUNTY INSPECTION PERFORMANCE. WE HAVE THE BUILDING OFFICIALS, UH, MONTHLY REPORT, UH, YEARLY REPORT. WE HAVE THE, UH, FOR, UH, THE MONTH OF JULY, WE HAVE THE BUILDING OFFICIALS OFFICE REPORT, UH, INSPECTION REPORT FOR DISTRICT AND PAST FAIL REPORT ALSO IS IN OUR REPORTS THAT WE HAVE. AND ALSO WE HAVE, [For Your Information ] UH, OUR ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE. WE KNOW THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE PUTS ON THE ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE EVERY YEAR. WE ASK THE CITIZENS IF YOU CAN, UH, CONTRIBUTE TO THAT. UH, PLEASE DO SO. UH, WE DO KNOW THAT THE, UH, BUILDING WILL BE SHUT DOWN ON TOMORROW. SO, UH, STARTING MONDAY, IF YOU WANT TO, UH, HELP WITH THIS FOOD DRIVE, PLEASE FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS TO DO SO. UH, HAVING THE REPORTS AND THAT INFORMATION PASSED ON TO US, WE WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN, UH, BOARD COMMENTS. [Board Comments ] AND WE WOULD START WITH MR. HARDY. UH, THANK YOU CHAIR. GOOD EVENING. ALL THAT CAME OUT, ALL LISTENING ONLINE. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING. HOPING GET OUT HERE BEFORE THE RAIN STARTS. BUT, UH, I WANNA START OFF, I CAN CONGRATULATE, UH, MR. BELL. UM, WELCOME TO THE TEAM, KNOW YOU DO WELL AND, AND GOOD LUCK TO WHOEVER'S RUNNING. ACTUALLY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO'S RUNNING. I ASSUME YOU ALL ARE. AND I ALSO WANNA COMMEND, UH, MR. DREW. UM, I TOLD HIM AFTER THE INTERVIEW, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS FOR DOING, YOU KNOW, FOR STEPPING UP TO WANTING TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AT, AT, AT A YOUNG AGE LIKE THAT. I THINK MOST KIDS HIS AGE, I CALL YOU KID, BUT YOU, A YOUNG MAN, PROBABLY HOME PLAYING FORTNITE. AND THIS, AND THIS YOUNG MAN WANTS TO STEP UP AND SERVE. SO THAT'S VERY COMMENDABLE. AND, UH, PLEASE DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. UM, UH, PLEASE CONTINUE TO PUSH ON AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, AND I'LL, I'LL, I'LL CLOSE WITH. UM, OF COURSE, I'M, IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY MY COMMENTS ONLINE AND IN THE MEETING, I'M VERY EXCITED AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A CITIZEN FOR WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITIES FOR YMCA AND SUR COUNTY. UM, IF YOU RAN IN, IN CAMPAIGNED AND WENT OUT AND TALKED TO PEOPLE LIKE I DID, TWO OF THE BIGGEST COMMENTS I GOT WAS NOTHING TO DO IN SUR COUNTY. NOTHING FOR OUR YOUTH. SO HERE WE ARE WITH SOMETHING TO DO IN SUR COUNTY AND SOMETHING FOR OUR YOUTH. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY. IT NEVER IS. NOTHING'S A HUNDRED PERCENT NO, NO GLOVE FITS EVERYBODY. BUT, UM, THESE ARE EFFORTS AND [00:45:01] STRIDES. YES, IT'S A PRICE TAKE TO IT, IT CERTAINLY IS, AS WITH EVERYTHING WE DO. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE, AND I UNDERSTAND CITIZENS WANNA BE HEARD AND WE LISTEN AND, AND IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT GOES BOTH WAYS. BUT I PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, STAFF WORKS DILIGENTLY, LEGAL FINANCE PLANNING WORKS VERY DILIGENTLY TO, UM, PRODUCE A GREAT PRODUCT, UH, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LAW, YOU KNOW, TO, UM, TO SERVE THE CITIZENS. SO, UM, GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED TO SEE, UH, WHAT HAPPENS AND, UM, I HOPE THOSE THAT ARE SKEPTICS WILL COME ON BOARD. AND IF NOT, THAT'S FINE TOO. BUT, UM, I'M, I'M, I'M EXCITED CHAIR AND, UH, AND, UM, CITIZENS ABOUT, UH, WHAT'S NEXT IN SURY COUNTY. THANKS. THANK YOU, MR. HARDICK. MR. CALHOUN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO MADE SOME COMMENTS TODAY, UM, REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS AND, UH, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS AS WELL. UM, AGAIN, UM, HAPPY TO HAVE MR. BELL JOIN US UP HERE, UH, IN OUR NEXT MEETING AND, UH, THROUGH NOVEMBER, MR. DREW, SPECTACULAR, SIR. UM, I'M VERY APPLAUDING YOU FOR STEPPING UP AT, AT A YOUNG AGE AND DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING EVEN TODAY WITH, UH, I GUESS THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THAT YOU WORK WITH AND THE GOVERNOR, UH, UH, IN THE, IN THE CANDIDACY AND RUNNING, UH, IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT. UM, REGARDING THE YMCA, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE YMCA. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FINANCIAL PART OF IT. UM, YOU KNOW, BORROWING THE MONEY AND, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET GRANTS OR DONATIONS OR WHATEVER UNTIL IN MY, IN MY MIND, IN MY HEART, UNTIL I CAN SEE THAT SETTLED DOWN AND WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE EXACTLY GOING TO BORROW IN FINANCE. UM, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S JUST HOW I OPERATE. I'M, UM, SO AGAIN, I WONDER, YMCA, I JUST, I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE FUNDING. UM, I WISH EVERYBODY A GREAT EVENING AND HOPEFULLY, LIKE YOU SAID, GET GET OUT HERE BEFORE WE GET WET. SO, ENJOY EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. COLLIN. MR. PIERCE, THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CHAIR. UM, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO'S WATCHING AT HOME. UH, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITIZEN COMMENTS, PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, THE MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE US, UM, KNOWING THAT, UM, IT'S A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DECISION I MAKE IS ON THE BEST INTEREST OF SIERRA COUNTY. YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE AN UN DECISION TO SOME, BUT I STAND FIRM ON, YOU KNOW, UH, BEING ON TOP OF BUSINESS. AND WHAT WE DO HERE ON A MONTHLY BASIS IS TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS MATTERS AT HAND ON OUR AGENDA. SO, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, UH, THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COMMENT, BUT I'LL CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WORK FOR MY, UH, COMMUNITY WORK FOR MY CITIZENS AND CONSTITUENTS AT ALL. UM, I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK FEW THANK YOUS. UH, BEFORE THIS RAIN COMES IN, I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK THANK YOU TO THE Y. UM, A COUPLE DAYS AGO, WE, UM, HAD A, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE Y WE HAD, UH, VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD, UM, UH, SCHOOL STAFF, COUNTY STAFF AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO TOOK SOME KIDS OUT TO BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING FROM SARA COUNTY. I THOUGHT THAT WAS HUGE. JUST SHOWS THEIR INTENTIONS ON THE SERVICES THEY WOULD PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR CITIZENS HERE IN, IN S COUNTY. SO THAT'S EXCITING, UH, TO HEAR ABOUT. UM, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO, UH, MR. BELL. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. BELL ON YOUR, UM, YOUR APPOINTMENT. I WANT TO SAY, UM, UH, EVEN THOUGH, UM, UH, YOU DIDN'T WIN ON THIS, UH, OCCASION, CAM, WE, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR, FOR PUTTING IN YOUR APPLICATION. UM, UM, THIS JUST SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, SIR IS TRULY SOMETHING SPECIAL TO SEE YOUTH REALLY WANNA STEP UP AND BE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. UM, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST 19 RIGHT NOW, JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE END OF YOUR ROAD. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS COMING BEFORE YOUR WAY, SO JUST DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, UH, JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET THIS NECESSARY APPOINTMENT, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING GREATER OUT THERE FOR YOU. SO PLEASE KEEP, KEEP WORKING, KEEP SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY, AND KEEP DOING THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING. SO, OUR COMMUNITY, A YOUNG MAN, UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE 55 AND PLUS UP INITIATIVE, UH, FOR ALL THE GREAT THINGS THEY'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR 55 AND UP. AND ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A QUICK, UM, A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR FARMERS IS RIGHT NOW IS HARVEST SEASON. WE HEAR THIS STORM COMING, SO, YOU KNOW, WE, SOME OF US NOT GETTING TOO MUCH SLEEP RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, I JUST WANNA GIVE CITIZENS A HEADS UP. YOU MIGHT SEE SOME, UH, LARGE EQUIPMENT IN THE ROADS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US. UM, AND LASTLY, SCHOOL. UH, THE SCHOOLHOUSE IS BACK OPEN ON MONDAY, RIGHT? SO , LET'S BE PREPARED FOR THOSE BIG YELLOW BUSES. PLEASE BE PATIENT, UH, UM, ON, UM, IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT EARLIER FOR WORK, UM, PLEASE DO SO AS WELL. UM, YEAH, AND, AND SHOUT OUT TO ALL OUR, UM, OUR DEDICATED, UM, EMPLOYEES AT OUR, UM, AT THE FERRY. I HAVE BEEN HERE LOOKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CRAZY THINGS [00:50:01] GOING ON, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR BEING RESILIENT AND, AND STILL DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKING SURE WE GET BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE RIVER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE, UH, FORTUNATE AND EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US OUR YOUTH LIAISON, UH, MS. HARRELL ZARIA, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. EVENING, UM, DR. MONROE, MYSELF AND THE REST OF THE SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA FOR, UM, THE BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PROGRAM. WE HAD 20 COUGARS WHO PARTNERED WITH THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO GO SHOPPING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. OUR COOPERS NOW LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, AND ARE READY TO SET NEW STANDARDS THIS SCHOOL YEAR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND OUR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS THAT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS COMING UP ON MONDAY AND ASK THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS THIS SCHOOL YEAR AS WE ALL START ON A NEW SLATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MR. BELL ON HIS APPOINTMENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ENCOURAGE, UM, MR. DREW TO CONTINUE TO WORK HARD. I HAVE LOOKED UP TO YOU FOR A WHILE AS A LEADER AND ROLE MODEL, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND IN CLOSING, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO JUST TELL, UH, MR. DREW HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH HIM AS A, AS A YOUNG MAN TO TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILITY. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALREADY, UH, AND WE JUST TIP OUR HEAD TO YOU AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD GODSPEED TO YOU. UH, AGAIN, UH, THIS WAS A, A VERY TOUGH DECISION, BUT WE, UH, BASICALLY PUT THIS IN THE HANDS OF THE CITIZENS OF DENVER, THE NOVEMBER, THAT'S A YES IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY KUDOS TO YOU, UH, MR. BELL FOR, UH, BEING ABLE TO FULFILL THIS SEAT UNTIL THEN FOR THE CONSTITUENTS OF REN. AND, UH, JUST THANK BOTH OF YOU ALL FOR BEING INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. SURY COUNTY IS DEFINITELY A SPECIAL PLACE AND WE THANK, WE ARE SO THANKFUL WE HAVE SPECIAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT WANT TO GIVE TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY. SO ONCE AGAIN, KUDOS TO THE BOTH OF YOU. I JUST WANNA LET THE CITIZENS KNOW AS WELL. I HEAR A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE COST OF THE YMCA, BUT AGAIN, AS MR. HARDY STATED, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DOING JUST OFF THE CUFF. WE HAVE STAFF, WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE INVOLVED. WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL TEAM DIVING POINT. THEY CAME AND GAVE THE BOARD, UH, FINANCIAL INFORMATION. THEY CAME AND PRESENTED HERE AT THE BOARD MEETING AND THEY ADVISED, UH, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS WELL AS THE CITIZENRY THAT THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE OF THE CITIZENS AT ALL. WE HAVE, UH, WE ARE WELL WITHIN OUR LENDING, UH, INCOME AND REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO FINANCE THIS PROGRAM. SO, UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE FINANCING OF IT, WE HAVE GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM FINANCIAL ADVISORS, NOT ONLY FOR SUR COUNTY, BUT THEY WORK FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. SO WE ARE NOT JUST DOING THIS OFF THE CUFF, WE'VE TAKEN, UH, PRECAUTION, WE'VE DOTTED OUR I'S AND WE CROSSED OUR T'S 'CAUSE IT'S NOT OUR DESIRE TO PUT THE COUNTY IN ANY JEOPARDY FINANCIALLY. SO AGAIN, UH, THE HOMEWORK HAS BEEN DONE. AND AGAIN, I THINK THE CITIZENS NEED TO KEEP THIS IN MIND. I TELL EVERYBODY WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE COST, IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE AN EXTRA DIME OUTTA YOUR POCKET TO GET IT DONE. WE ARE IN A GREAT FINANCIAL SITUATION TO GET IT DONE HERE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY. AND THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT IS ON SCHEDULE. WE HAD TO PUT, UH, SOME, UH, TIME FOR REVISIONS ON IT AND, AND EXTENSIONS ON IT. AND WE'VE DONE ALL OF THAT WITHIN THE STATE LAW. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT LAWFUL. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT, BUT WE HAVE GIVEN YOU THE REASON WHY THE AUDIT HAS BEEN DELAYED. ANYBODY THAT CAN LOOK AT A TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, A DIFFERENT COMPUTER SYSTEM TOLD THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY'S EVER BEEN LATE ON THE AUDIT. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD THIS TURNAROUND. SO I'M SAYING THIS BECAUSE I WANT THE PEOPLE TO KEEP THE CONFIDENCE IN THE BOARD. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY. THE AUDIT IS ALMOST COMPLETE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BE DONE THE END OF THIS MONTH OR EARLY MID SEPTEMBER, BUT IT IS BE COMPLETE. WE HAD TO CALL IN PERSONNEL, OLD PERSONNEL TO PULL FILES FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND PUT IT INTO THE NEW SYSTEM. SO IT TOOK SOME TIME. IT'S NOT JUST LIKE THIS, LIKE IT WAS IN THE PAST. SO WE ARE ASKING THE CITIZENS TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FAITH IN US. WHEN THE AUDIT IS COMPLETE, IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED AND WE HAVE TAKEN ALL OF THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT WAS WOULD BE IN THE AUDIT. WE'VE GIVEN IT TO DAVENPORT, AND DAVENPORT HAS GIVEN US THE GO AHEAD [00:55:01] WITH THIS PROJECT. SO I JUST WANTED THE CITIZENS TO REST AT EASE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BANKRUPT OR BREAK THE COUNTY OF SIRI. THANK YOU. HAVING SAID THAT, WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, UH, ADJOURNMENT UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 11TH MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SEE YOU SEPTEMBER 11TH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.