[*A Portion of this meeting is without video and audio*]
[I. OPENING]
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GOOD AFTERNOON. LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR TUESDAY, MAY THE 6TH, 2025 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. WE'RE VERY HONORED TONIGHT TO HAVE PASTOR TIM TIDWELL FROM OAKSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. HE HAS A GIFT WITH HIM. BUT AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY FORWARD, THEN I'M AFTER THEY GIVE THE INVOCATION, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG. AND I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER JONES IF HE DOESN'T MIND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE. SO, BROTHER TIM, COME RIGHT HERE. THANK Y'ALL. IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WHO FLEW IN FRIDAY FROM INDIA. THIS IS DOCTOR WILSON BILLAH, AND HE'S A NATIONAL MISSIONARY FROM INDIA.
HE STARTED 30 CHURCHES IN INDIA, AND HE WORKS IN KENYA AND OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS. AND THEY WORK WITH ORPHANS, WITH LEPERS, WITH CHILDREN. THEY GO INTO VERY POOR AREAS WHERE OTHER PEOPLE JUST WON'T GO. AMAZING STORY. SO WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HIM WITH US IN LAGRANGE, AND HE'S AGREED TO DO OUR PRAYER TONIGHT. DOCTOR. BILLY? YES, SIR. I WOULD LIKE TO GREET YOU IN INDIAN WAY.
WHEN YOU FOLD YOUR HANDS, YOU CAN SAY. WANDA. NALO. WANDA. WANDA. NALU MEANS ACCORDING TO THE ROMANS. CHAPTER 16. WHEN YOU MEET ONE ANOTHER, GREET ONE ANOTHER. GREETINGS TO YOU. IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. AND CULTURALLY, WANDA MEANS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO ONE. I'M REALLY PRIVILEGED. SINCE WHEN YOU. READ ONE SCRIPTURE PORTION FROM FIRST PETER CHAPTER FIVE, VERSE 44, AND WHEN THE CHIEF SHEPHERD SHALL APPEAR, YE SHALL RECEIVE A CROWN OF GLORY THAT FADETH NOT AWAY. THAT MEANS GOD HAS ELECTED YOU PEOPLE. EACH ONE OF YOU, YOU ARE NOT IN THE BY MISTAKE. YOU ARE NOT PLAN OF GOD. YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE CROWN OF GLORY. WHAT IS THE CROWN OF GLORY MEANS WHEN THE GOD HAS GIVEN YOU THE MINISTRY, AND TO CARRY ON FAITHFULLY FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. THAT'S IT. SO. SO I WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR YOU ON THE THREE THINGS I KNOW EACH ONE OF YOU ALL YOU NEED. HUMILITY. NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, THE WISDOM FROM ABOVE. AND NUMBER THREE, RIGHTEOUSNESS. THESE THREE WILL CARRY YOU ALL.
SUSTAIN THE RESPONSIBILITY AS YOU TAKE CARE OF THE THING. LET'S PRAY. OUR GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU, LORD, FOR THIS HOUR. THANK YOU LORD. LORD, YOUR CHILDREN OF GOD, YOUR GATHERED TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY YOUR PLACE. LORD, AS EACH ONE OF OFFICERS HERE TO TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY. THANK YOU LORD, FOR YOU CALL THEM. YOU ARE GIVEN THEM TO THIS OFFICE, ELECTED BY YOU, LORD. FATHER, AS A TAKER. LORD. THIS RESPONSIBILITY WE PRAY THAT. LORD. HUMBLE THYSELF IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD. HE SHALL LIFT YOU UP. FATHER, THAT HUMILITY THEY ARE AS A LEADER. SERVANTHOOD, NATURE, PEOPLE CAN. THIS, DEAR ONES, CAN HAVE IT.
LORD, WE NEED WISDOM FROM ABOVE THEM. GRANT THEM, LORD. FATHER, THAT WISDOM COULD BE UTILIZED FOR YOUR GLORY. LORD, IN THEIR LIFE. AND THEY TAKE A DECISION AND PUT INTO PRACTICE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS IN THEIR LIFE. FATHER, ESPECIALLY LORD, YOU TO PRAY FOR THEIR CONCENTRATION MIND AS THEY TAKE UP THE TASK IN THE LORD OFFICES. LORD. AND THEY NEED AND ESPECIALLY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY. LORD, WHAT YOU THEY RECEIVE FROM THEE, THAT YOU CARRY ON. LORD. FATHER, WITH THAT LORD, WHATEVER THEY DO, THEY COULD ABLE TO DO FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. LORD, AS I PREPARED, LORD, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE CROWN FROM YOU, THE OFFICERS, THEY CARRY ON THE FAITHFULLY, THE MINISTRY, THE MISSION WHICH GOD HAS GIVEN TO THEM NOW MAY BLESS THEM MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. LORD GOD THEM LET THE ANGEL OF THE LORD AND LET YOUR NAME BE GLORIFIED. THANK YOU, LORD, FOR HEARING YOUR PRAYERS. LET YOUR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING MAY FLOW IN THE IN THY CHILDREN'S LIFE. JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. EVERYONE PLEASE RISE. ONE ANOTHER. PLEASE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE WOULD STAY, BUT WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO CHURCH TONIGHT TO DO SOME TEACHING. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
[III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA/MINUTES]
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE[00:05:01]
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND THE MINUTES. FIRST, BEFORE WE DO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO ADD ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS. BASED ON THE PRESENTATION THIS MORNING GIVEN BY OUR MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT WE CONSIDER FILLING A FULL TIME POSITION IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT FOR A PERMANENT POSITION. ALRIGHT. CAN YOU MAKE THAT? IS THAT H. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO BE APPROVED WITH THAT AMENDMENT? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF MENTION TO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS HELD ON APRIL 15TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, MR. CHAIRMAN? SO I HAVE TO SAY SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THANK YOU.MOTION IS CARRIED. AND FINALLY, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS HELD ON APRIL THE 15TH, 2025. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. ALRIGHT,
[IV. Special Business]
THIS TIME I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNTY MANAGER. JEREMY. COMMISSIONERS. FIRST ITEM UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEM A, WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT, DOCTOR HAZEL.GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. I CERTAINLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY BOARD MEETINGS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS. I'LL DO MY BEST TO TRY TO GET AS MANY POINTS AS I CAN FOR THIS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK TO YOU. I'M NOT HERE TO ASK FOR ANYTHING. I'M ONLY HERE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND MY TEAM AND START BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE WE ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE ASSETS IN THIS COUNTY. AND I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOME THINGS YOU MAY KNOW. AND SOMETHING ON I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T INTRODUCE SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT I BROUGHT WITH ME FIRST. I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF SOME OF OUR CABINET MEMBERS. OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, MISS ANGELA POLITE, IS HERE. OUR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR OPERATIONS, DOCTOR PENNY TUCKER, IS HERE. AND OUR CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES, TRACY FOX, IS HERE AS WELL. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW, AND THEN I CERTAINLY WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOUR LAST ENCOUNTER WAS WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE GRADUATED JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO, OR MAYBE YOU HAVE KIDS THAT JUST GRADUATED, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN OUR SCHOOLS IN A FEW YEARS, I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF SOME OF OUR FACILITIES. THEY ARE INCREDIBLY NICE. THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF ROSEMONT ELEMENTARY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO TOUR THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND LET US TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THAT. THAT IS SOME OF DOCTOR TUCKER'S BEST WORK. WE ARE ALSO GETTING READY. WE'RE ON THE FINAL STAGES OF AN OVER $20 MILLION RENOVATION ON THE ATHLETIC FACILITIES AT CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL. THAT INCLUDES AN INDOOR NEW INDOOR PRACTICE FIELD, NEW WEIGHT ROOM THAT WAS JUST FEATURED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.
I SAW THE UPDATES TO THAT, AND THAT IS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. THEY HAVE NEW TENNIS COURTS, THEY HAVE NEW BATTING CAGES. THERE'S A WHOLE WHOLE LOT FOR THAT 20 MILLION. BUT WE'D LOVE TO COME SHOW YOU THAT AS WELL. WE BROUGHT YOU SOME SWAG BAGS BECAUSE WE WANT TO, OF COURSE, TROUP COUNTY SCHOOLS TO BE REPRESENTED WELL. INCLUDED IN THAT ARE SOME POINTS OF PRIDE.
AND THESE ARE JUST SOME FACTS AND SOME DETAILS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. AND I'LL LEAVE SOME TO YOU IN CASE YOU WANT TO HAND THEM OUT TO ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR FRIENDS AND SAY, HERE, HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW. AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL. WE BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS THE HEART OF COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WHETHER WHETHER WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT PERSONALLY OR NOT. I CAN PROMISE YOU, MISTER MOSLEY AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT. HE HAS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORTER OF OUR SCHOOLS AND I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP. WE'RE ON SPEED DIAL, GOT SOME TEXT THREADS GOING AND WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO FAR. WE'RE GETTING READY FOR GRADUATION SEASON. WE HAVE OVER 700 GRADUATES. OUR GRADUATION RATES CONTINUE TO RISE. WE'RE ABOVE THE STATE AVERAGE IN GRADUATION RATE, GRADUATION RATES, AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE I DON'T HAVE THIS YEAR'S GRADUATION BECAUSE THAT'S
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CALCULATED A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT OUR GRADUATION RATES ARE ON THE RISE. OUR NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THEM. OUR NUTRITION DEPARTMENT HAS NOT ONLY BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR THEIR RECIPES. IN FACT, JUST RECENTLY THEY HAD ANOTHER NATIONAL WINNER WITH A COMPANY FOR A RECIPE THAT THEY CREATED. BUT THEY'VE ALSO ARE GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN A DOCUMENTARY FOR HOW EFFICIENTLY THEY RUN OUR NUTRITION SYSTEM. THIS SUMMER, THERE IS A FILM CREW COMING TO HIGHLIGHT OUR NUTRITION DEPARTMENT, OUR TRANSPORTATION STAFF IS ON THE MOVE. IF YOU KNOW ANY BUS DRIVERS INTERESTED IN WORKING, WE'RE ALWAYS HIRING BUS DRIVERS.IT'S A GREAT JOB. AND OF COURSE IT I WOULD. IT IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IN OUR DISTRICT AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST CERTIFIED STAFF THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY CAREER. THEY ARE WORKING HARD EVERY SINGLE DAY TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL HAS BECOME AN IB, WHICH IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT IS A SPECIAL DIPLOMA THAT IS AN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSES OUR STUDENTS TO WORLDWIDE THINKING, WORLDWIDE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND OPENS THE DOOR TO COLLEGES THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO GET SCHOLARSHIPS FOR. IT IS A VERY RIGOROUS DIPLOMA OPTION FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE EXPANDING THAT OPPORTUNITY STARTING NEXT YEAR, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE NINTH GRADE. SO FAR, IT HAD BEEN A COHORT OF 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS, AND WE'RE EXPANDING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN SO THAT THEY CAN BE EXPOSED TO THAT KIND OF TEACHING. I RECENTLY SAT IN A MATH CLASS WITH SOME STUDENTS, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THERE'S NO PROBLEM ON THE BOARD TO SOLVE. THE STUDENTS WERE TASKED WITH COMING UP WITH A MATH PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN SOLVE. AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THE GROUP I WAS WORKING WITH. THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHO WANTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS A CORRELATION BETWEEN INFERTILITY RATES IN COUNTRIES THAT HAD LOWER ECONOMIC, HAD LOWER HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC INCOMES. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT TURNED OUT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SHE FIGURED IT OUT. BUT THEY HAD TO DO THEIR RESEARCH. THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH THE PROBLEM. IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM ON THE BOARD ANYMORE, AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO SEE HOW OUR KIDS ARE SOLVING THESE THESE ISSUES. AT CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'VE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CAMBRIDGE AICE PROGRAM. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE IB PROGRAM. IT IS BASED OUT OF ENGLAND, OUT OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, AND THAT ALSO IS AN ADVANCED DEGREE DIPLOMA OPTION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT THEY OFFERED ONE CLASS THIS YEAR AND THEY ARE EXPANDING THAT OPTION. THE FIRST COHORT WILL GRADUATE, I THINK, IN THREE YEARS. WILL THEY'LL GRADUATE. AND THEN AT TROUP HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE OUR AP OPTIONS THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT OPTIONS FOR THOSE STUDENTS. SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO OR WHAT AVENUE YOU WANT TO TAKE, WE HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM. ALONG WITH THAT. I KNOW MR. MOSLEY AND I TALK OFTEN ABOUT THINK ACADEMY, AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF REWRITING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THINK ACADEMY THAT ALIGNS WITH THE VISION AND GOALS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING SURE THAT THE CLASSES THAT WE HAVE ALIGN WITH WHAT OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC NEEDS ARE. ALONG WITH THAT, WE JUST CELEBRATED MANY OF OUR WORK BASED LEARNING STUDENTS AND I DID NOT KNOW THIS, BUT AND DID YOU KNOW OUR WORK BASED LEARNING STUDENTS THIS YEAR EARNED OVER $600,000 SO FAR THIS YEAR, AND I HOPE THEY SPENT IT AT THE LAGRANGE MALL. BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY SPENT IT ALL THERE. BUT THEY DID. OVER $600,000 EARNED RIGHT HERE WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES. SO THAT IS VERY WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT COMING NEXT YEAR. I HAVE TWO IMPORTANT THINGS THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. ONE IS WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR PROPOSED BUDGET TO OUR BOARD. THAT BUDGET INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF OUR ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY, OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAVE A HALF TIME MUSIC TEACHER AND A HALF TIME ART TEACHER, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT FOR EITHER AUGUST TO DECEMBER, THEY EITHER HAVE MUSIC OR ART AND THEN JANUARY TO THE END OF SCHOOL. THEY EITHER HAVE MUSIC OR ART. THEY SWITCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS, WHICH WE ONLY HAVE TWO THAT HAVE LESS THAN THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN THAT, THEN THE SCHEDULING BECOMES A PROBLEM. WE HAVE EXPANDED THAT TO INCLUDE A FULL
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TIME ART AND MUSIC TEACHER AT THOSE SCHOOLS. THAT IS A LITTLE OVER A $900,000 INVESTMENT, BUT WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A POWERFUL INVESTMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENTS IN MORE WAYS THAN JUST LEARNING ART AND MUSIC. SO WE'RE WE'RE COMMITTED TO INCREASING OUR ARTS AND OUR SCHOOLS. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CALLAWAY FOUNDATION, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS. AND THAT INVOLVES THE UNITY FORMER UNITY SCHOOL, THAT IS A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING. PROBABLY YOU'VE BEEN THERE AND SEEN IT BEFORE. BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE, BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. AND WHAT WE ARE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CALLAWAY FOUNDATION FOR IS TO CREATE A EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CENTER FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT HOW THAT IS GOING TO TURN OUT. WE BELIEVE VERY, VERY STRONGLY THIS ADMINISTRATION DOES THAT. BOOKS AND IPADS AND PROGRAMS AND FANCY COMPUTER PROGRAMS DON'T TEACH KIDS. TEACHERS TEACH KIDS, AND WE HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR TEACHERS, AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY GET IN THE CLASSROOM. SO THE VISION FOR THIS CENTER IS TO CREATE A STATE OF THE ART BUILDING THAT GIVES OUR TEACHERS THE CHANCE TO BRING THEIR CLASSES THERE, TO TRY SOMETHING NEW BEFORE WE INVEST DISTRICT WIDE IN A NEW PROGRAM OR A NEW GADGET, WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO COME AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY IT OUT, TO GIVE FEEDBACK AND TO SEE IF IT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THEM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS GIVE THEM A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN, AND A PLACE WHERE WE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO LEARN. SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO OUR FACULTY. NEXT YEAR. YOU'LL SEE SOME CHANGES TO OUR WEBSITE IN THE COMING YEAR AS WELL. WE HAVE KIND OF A THEME GOING. WE'RE ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND ALIGNMENT NEXT YEAR. SO YOU'LL SEE DASHBOARDS THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHAT COURSE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT WHAT SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GET ON THE PATH THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY WANT TO KEEP OUR GRADUATES HERE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY.THEY CAN GO GO OFF SOMEWHERE TO COLLEGE IF THEY WANT, BUT THEY NEED TO COME BACK AND BRING THEIR MONEY BACK WITH THEM, RIGHT? SO YOU WILL SEE ON THAT ANY STATISTICS THAT PARENTS MAY BE INTERESTED IN. WHAT ARE ABSENTEEISM RATES ARE HOW MANY CERTIFIED TEACHERS ARE ON STAFF AND WHAT THOSE VACANCIES ARE. AND SPEAKING OF VACANCIES, OUR HR DEPARTMENT HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE LESS THAN 15 ANTICIPATED VACANCIES FOR OUR TEACHING STAFF FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE KEEPING THEM. WE'RE KEEPING OUR TEACHERS HERE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STATE OF GEORGIA IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH. I DON'T RECENTLY, NEWSWEEK DID A STUDY OF ALL 50 STATES, AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA RANKED THE HIGHEST IN TEACHER MORALE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WE FEEL LIKE TROUP REPRESENTS THAT AS WELL. IN FACT, I ASKED TEACHERS IF THAT SURPRISED THEM AND THEY SAID, NO, IT DIDN'T. SO THAT MADE ME VERY HAPPY TO HEAR.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SHARE FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. I AM VERY, VERY PROUD TO BE BACK HERE AS THE SUPERINTENDENT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY BACKGROUND. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I FEEL LIKE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS SO MANY TIMES YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL IT TO ME. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM COWETA COUNTY. I WAS BORN IN NEWNAN HOSPITAL, WHICH ISN'T THERE ANYMORE, BUT THAT'S WHERE I WAS BORN. MY PARENTS WERE BOTH EDUCATORS IN THE COWETA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. MY FATHER RETIRED AS DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES WITH COWETA COUNTY SCHOOLS IN JUNE AFTER A 54 YEAR CAREER WITH THEM, SO I HAVE BEEN AROUND EDUCATION MY ENTIRE LIFE. I SPENT 27 YEARS IN VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, WHICH WAS A PRETTY LARGE DISTRICT, 63,000 STUDENTS, 75 SCHOOLS. AND THIS PLACE IS PERFECT. THAT IS WAY TOO BIG. SOME PLACES ARE TOO SMALL. THIS IS PERFECT. THIS IS A PRETTY MUCH A GOLDILOCKS DISTRICT WHERE I AM THRILLED TO BE HERE. BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SHARE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGH. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR COMING. THEY'RE THE BEST. THE BEST OF THE BEST. YES, YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA RT TIMEAL POSITION FOR OUR SCHOL
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DISTRICT OFFIC I BELIEVE THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THE OFFICE OF CHIEF. JUST IN CASE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POSITION? AGAIN, THIS IS PRIMARILY GOING TO BE A MIRROR.WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE BASICALLY OUR INTERN, THAT SHE ENDED UP HAVING MORE APPLICANTS THAN SHE COULD FILL AND CERTAINLY HAD PLENTY OF WORK FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. AND SO I FEEL GOOD THAT IT'LL BE VERY FRUITFUL FOR THE COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TIMEION FORE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE. SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN. IS IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIED. ALRIGHT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO VALERIE. WE JUST GOTADD ITHE AGS THE FOURTH APPOINTMENTS THAT WE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THE SLATE OF APPOINTMENTS FOR TODAY. IT'S JUST ONE. AND IT WOULD BE TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL A VACANT POSITION. AND IT'S FOR LEE WASHAM. YOU CAN QUIT. ALRIGHT. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE MR. LEE WASHAM TO AS A BOARD APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. OF PLANNING AND APPEALS OF SECOND, I KNOW, YEAH, I KNOW. TELL ME WHICH ONE. ZONING, ZONING APPEALS AND PLANNING COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. TOO SLOW. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? ARE WE WAITING? I GOT A MOTION TO SECOND. IF EVERYONE. WE STILL SHOWING TWOS.
YEAH, I DON'T DO IT THAT TIME. YOU GO. IS YOUR FLASHING? YEAH, I HEAR THAT. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU. ITEM D IS CONSIDERATION OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL CAPITAL THAT WAS AT OUR LAST MEETING. MARK HAS LET ME PULL UP TO SPEAK TO THAT. I CAN I THINK IT WOULD BE. PARDON ME. MR. TALMADGE HAD INDICATED THAT THEY WERE FOR LOVEJOY. CAPITAL WAS AMENABLE TO CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE IN THE INTERIM AGREEMENT, I PREPARED A DRAFT WITH THOSE CHANGES AND SENT THEM BACK THROUGH THEIR COUNSEL, DAVID DAVID DOVE, AND RECEIVED THAT JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING. THE COPY. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT, BUT YOU KNOW. I WILL DO IT JUST IN DUE DILIGENCE. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THE CHANGES THAT WERE PUT IN THE VERSION THAT I SENT HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED AND. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. IS THE $500,000. I DON'T HAVE A COPY WITH A CALL BACK WITH THE COUNTY WORKS. TO STOP. DO YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT THAT IS NO LONGER A. YEAH. YEAH.
GOOD EVENING Y'ALL. GOOD YOU ALL AGAIN. YEAH. THE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE WAS THE 500,000. I JUST ANUNFORESEEN CIE TERMINATION THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RECOUP SOME OF.
ULTIMATE. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL CHANGES. THERE WAS AN EXHIBIT. MR. YOUR ATTORNEY WANTED TO SEE KIND OF SPELLED OUT DOCUMENTS THAT WE WOULD REQUEST AS PART OF OUR PRE-DEVELOPMENT, THINGS LIKE IF YOU HAD EXISTING SURVEYS, IF YOU HAD EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF LIKE THAT. WE KNOW THE ANSWERS TO A LOT OF THIS, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO KNOW AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT BECAUSE WE GOT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ORDER. SO WE DON'T WANT TO REDO WORK THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REDONE.
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BUT THAT WAS THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT IT IS. THE MEAT OF THE CHANGE IS THAT IT'S JUST THE $500,000 BEING REMOVED. THAT'S THE CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. LAST MEETING THAT DID. YES. I HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE EACH OF 2 OR 3 DAYS AGO, I SAID, MEETING, COMMISSIONER JONES QUESTION AND. THE VIDEO. AND THAT'S WHERE I TRY. WHY? I'M WONDERING WHY WE GOT TWO ACTIONSCRIPT. I DIDN'T MEAN TO GIVE YOU TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS, SIR, THAT I SAID. WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING IT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN MAKING IN A SIMILAR SPIRIT TO WHAT MR. DE JANEIRO JUST SAID. OUR ATTORNEY AND MR. DE JANEIRO TALK FREQUENTLY AS WE'VE PUT THIS DOCUMENT TOGETHER. AND SO WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING REMOVING IT FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS. PRIOR TO THAT, THE ULTIMATE DECISION WAS MADE AT THAT LUNCH MEETING BECAUSE WE FIGURED THAT THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING. THERE HAD BEEN CONTINUED CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT. WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE AS BIG OF A HURDLE AS IT ULTIMATELY PRESENTED FOR YOU GUYS. AND SO THEN WE MADE THE DECISION TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM THE PROJECT AND GET STARTED ON THE WORK. AND SO THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE IT WASN'T. WE HAD BEEN DISCUSSING IT FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT. 2 TO 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING, THAT LED US TO REALIZE THAT THE ITS INCLUSION NO LONGER HAD ANY TEETH.BASICALLY, AT THAT POINT, IT WAS YOU GUYS IN THAT VERSION OF THE AGREEMENT. ESSENTIALLY, THE COUNTY DETERMINED WHAT WAS GOOD FAITH. SO IN THE EVENT WE MADE AN ARGUMENT SAYING, WELL, THIS WAS A BAD FAITH TERMINATION, THE COUNTY SAYS, NO, IT'S NOT. WE GET TO DECIDE IF IT'S GOOD FAITH OR BAD FAITH. THUS THE REASON WE REMOVED IT. SO IF THAT HOPEFULLY THAT CLEARS THAT UP. I DIDN'T MEAN TO PROVIDE ANY LACK OF CLARITY THERE, BUT THIS BUT IN THIS AGREEMENT, IT'S JUST GIVING LOVEJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEFORE THE COURT. ENGINEERS CORRECT. WITH THE TROUP COUNTY MASTER PLAN OUT THERE AT PINE ROAD PARK. CORRECT. TO MOVE FORWARD TO SEE IF YOUR OPERATION CAN WORK THERE OR CAN'T WORK THERE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. IT'S TO TAKE THE MASTER PLAN AND BE ABLE TO HAVE Y'ALL'S AUTHORIZATION TO THERECTLY NEGOY CORPS TO SEE WHAT. HOW THAT COULD OPERATE WITHIN THEIR COHEIR RULES, AND COULD BE A FET AND THEN ULTIMATELY. HERE'S WHAT WE DETERMINED WITH THE ARMY CORPS. AND Y'ALL WOULD BE HAVE TO BE ACTIVE. SOMEONE FROM THE COUNTY WOULD BE A PARTICIPANT IN THIS AND BE UPDATED AS A PART OF IT. AND THAT'S ALSO SPELLED OUT IN THE AGREEMENT AS TO US NOTIFYING YOU GUYS AND KEEPING YOU IN THE LOOP. BUT WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU AT THE VERY END AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE GOT BACK FROM THE CORPS. THIS IS HOW IT COULD WORK. AND THEN YOU GUYS GET TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE DETERMINATION OF IF YOU WANT TO PROCEED OR NOT PROCEED. THIS IS BASICALLY YOU GUYS DECIDING TO DO AN ALLOWING US TO DO AN EXPLORATORY EFFORT TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S A VIABLE PROJECT. AND IN THIS EXPLORATORY EFFORT, THERE IS NO COST TO TROUP COUNTY. THERE'S NO COST. WE BEAR ALL COSTS TO THIS AND ANY EFFORT. OUR LEGAL ENGINEERING, ANY PRE-DEVELOPMENT COST IS ON US. SO. YOU'VE GOT A PLAN NOW, IF ANYOU WOULD CONSIDER SCALING BACK ON ON THE. CANDIDATE OR A PLAYGROUND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT GOING OUT THERE. YEAH. I AED YOU WANT TO DO AND WHAT THE TRAFFIC WOULD BRING TO THAT AREA. WE DON'T KNOW. ULTIMATELY, THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT COULD AFFECT WHAT SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WOULD FINANCING CHIEF AMONG. ISN'T THERE. THEN ULTIMATELY WE WOULD COME BACK ANUYS, HERE'S OURUR FEASIBILITY. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND WE'D WALK THROUGH THAT. BUT IN ADDITION THERE COULD YOU COULD DO A I MEAN FOR EXAMPLE RVS IS A GREAT THING TO I'LL BRING THAT UP RIGHT NOW. ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE THINK THAT TRANSITIONING TO THE CAMPGROUND INTO SOME DIFFERENT TYPE OF ACCOMMODATIONS IS ONE IT WOULD ASSAULT. YOU HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT RV. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT MORE GLAMPING TENT ACCOMMODATION TYPES. THE ARMY CORPS HAS SOME WONDERFUL CAMPGROUNDS A MILE AWAY AROUND THE CORNER. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO SATISFY THAT DEMAND. YOU HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO PRESENTLY, AND YOU HAVE EXISTING CONCESSIONAIRES WHO ARE DOING A GOOD JOB AT THOSE LOCATIONS, MANAGING THOSE FACILITIES. SO WE DON'T WANT TO END THERE, FRANKLY, OFFERING THEM AT $36 A NIGHT. AND SO THERE'S NOT SOME KIND OF MARKET HOLE THAT YOU NEED TO FILL THERE NECESSARILY. BUT YOU DO ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE A BETTER PRIMITIVE CAMP EXPERIENCE OR KIND OF A GLAMPING EXPERIENCE, AS YOU WILL OUT THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FILLED. AND LIKE YOU SAID, SIR, CABINS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING.
YOU'VE GOT THE DEMAND GENERATED BY Y'ALL'S INVESTMENT AT OKFUSKEE. THAT'S ONE, YOU KNOW,
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I THINK WE'LL A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL DETERMINE IS LIKE THE WHAT IS ON THE PRELIMINARY IS THE MARINA. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE DETERMINE THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DEMAND FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE MARINA, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD MAYBE SAY, OKAY, WELL, THE MARINA IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARY. NOW. MAYBE THE MARINA IS SOMETHING YOU GO FOR LATER OR AT A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD. AND MORE THAN LIKELY, WHAT WE'LL COME BACK WITH WOULD BE OVER MULTIPLE YEARS PHASING, BECAUSE THE NATURE OF OUR AGREEMENT WOULD BE OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. SO WE MAY SAY PHASE ONE IS X, Y AND Z. PHASE TWO IS THE FOLLOWING. PHASE THREE. AND THEN IT WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED SCHEDULES. AND THEN WE WOULD BE REQUIRED. TYPICALLY HOW THIS WOULD WORK IS THAT WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GET TRIGGER AN EXTENSION OR THINGS LIKE THAT FROM MORE CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO THE PROPERTY SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST WE MAKE A ONE TIME CAPITAL INFUSION AND THEN SIT ON IT AND DO NOTHING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SO IT'S A TRULY KIND OF THE NATURE OF IT'S MEANT TO BE A PARTNERSHIP IN THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I DO, I DO ON THE TRAFFIC STANDPOINT, WE'RE TRYING TO SERVICE THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE ALREADY GOING THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO FISHING TOURNAMENTS AND ALLOW THEM TO, INSTEAD OF GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, DRIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO GET FOOD AND BEVERAGE, TO GO GET OTHER STUFF, AND GOING BACK OVER THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE KIDS, THEY'RE IN A FISHING TOURNAMENT. GIVE THEM AN OPTION TO SPEND MORE TIME ON THEIR STAY THERE, NOT LOOK FOR AIRBNBS, MAYBE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY. NOT HAVE TO DRIVE BACK INTO LAGRANGE AND STAY AT THE PREMIER. HAVE ALTERNATIVES. SO YOU COULD IDEA. YEAH, I REALLY DO. I THINK IT WOULD GO ALONG WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE NOW. YEAH, I'M JUST WORRIED EVEW IN, YOU KNOW. I'M OUT IN THE PROCESS. WE DON'T EITHER. NO OF COURSE. BUT YOU'LL YOU'LL GETT T OPPORTUNIT TO EVALUATE THIS. SO THIS IS JUST A FACT. ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ANSWER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE INTERIM AGREEMENT WITH LOVEJOY CAPITAL. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED, MR. CHAIRMAN.ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AGAIN, MR. MISTER LAWYER. BEING YOUR LAWYER. LET ME LET ME LET ME REVIEW THIS AND JUST I FULLY ANTICIPATED. BUT LET ME DO THAT. SO CAN WE MAKE THAT MOTION SUBJECT AND APPROVAL SUBJECT TO FINAL REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENT, WILL AMEND A MOTION THAT YOU. REVIEW AND APPROVE FROM OUR ATTORNEY THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THE INTERIM AGREEMENT FOR CAPITAL. SO I HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVED IF MY BOARD WILL COME UP. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL AMEND THE LANGUAGE WHICH WILL BE REFLECTED MINUTES. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERATION OF CHANGE ORDER EXTENDS FROM AIRPORT TAXIWAY A DESIGN I BELIEVE THATE IN BACK. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A. AIRPORTS ENTERPRISE FUND FOR.
MR. CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONERS. SO JUST A QUICK EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. A YEAR AGO THIS MONTH WE CAME TO YOU FOR PERMISSION TO ACCEPT A GRANT FOR DESIGN OF TAXIWAY ALPHA, WHICH IS THE TAXIWAY THAT CARRIES AIRCRAFT FROM THE APPROACH END OR DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY ONE THREE AND THREE ONE.
THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL TAXIWAY LIGHTS FROM INCANDESCENT TO LED, AND ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT DESIGN WAS ALSO SOME REFURBISHMENT OF THE ASPHALT AT THE TIME. IN EARLY DESIGN, DISCUSSIONS WEREN'T QUITE SURE HOW MUCH FEDERAL MONEY WE WERE GOING TO GET TO DO THE ENTIRE OR TO WHAT EXTENT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE TAXIWAY ALPHA ASPHALT REFURBISHMENT. BUT WE KNOW NOW IT'S VERY LIMITED. AND SO THE DESIGN WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 2024 TO MEET THE DOT SATISFACTION, AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, DOT CAME BACK AND REQUESTED ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE DESIGN TO WHICH AMOUNTED AFTER OUR CONSULTANT LOOKED AT IT, $25,616 TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE. DOT HAS TOLD US THAT THEY WILL DO. HORSES FOR THAT EXPENSE, WILL COME OUT OF
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THE AIRPORT ENTERPRISE FUND, AND THEN ONCE ALL PAPERWORK IS COMPLETED, THEN THE AIRPORT WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT EXPENSE. AND SO THIS EVENING, WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. IN FACT, OUR BID PROCESS HAS ALREADY COMMENCED TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE WILL PAIR WITH OR TEAM WITH TO DO THIS WORK. WILL THIS INTERFERE WITH WHAT KIND OF BUS GOING ON AT THE AIRPO SO AS PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS.THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME LIMITATIONS. THE AIRPORT WILL REMAIN OPEN. WE HA TWO SETS TWO TWO CROSSING RUNWAYS. SO DAYLIGHT HOURS. TRAFFIC INBOUND AND OUTBOUND. WHAT IS GOING TO BE INHIBITED TO A CERTAIN DEGREE IS THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. WHEN CLOUD DECKS ARE REALLY LOW, OVERCAST AND NIGHT, BECAUSE WHEN ONE THREE, THREE, ONE, OUR MAJOR RUNWAY WHICH HAS THE NIGHT LANDING AND THE TAXIWAY LIGHTS, WHEN THAT SOME OF THAT WORK IS COMPLETED, THAT RUNWAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR A SMALL PORTION. WE'VE MADE EFFORTS THAT ALL OF OUR TENANTS FLY BIG AIRCRAFT THAT NEED THAT. THIS IS COMING, BUT WE'LL WORK CLOSELY HAND IN HAND. BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE WILL BE LIMITED PERIODS WHERE THEG WR OUR MAJOR RUNWAY DOWN. WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE. THE WE'VE REQUESTED ROUGHLY 120 DAYS. ALL THAT IS WEATHER DEPENDENT THAT THAT SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE. BUT WE'LL WE'LL WORK WITH MOTHER NATURE AND WORK WITH THE TENANTS AND THE INBOUND OUTBOUND AIRCRAFT TO GET IT DONE FOR, FOR THESE COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES START. SO, SIR, THEY COULD STILL LAND. THEY CAN STILL LAND. THEY MIGHT BE A LITTLE UNEASY ABOUT RUNNING, LANDING ON THE SMALLER RUNWAY. BUT YOU KNOW, IF IT'S DAYLIGHT HOURS AND GOOD WEATHER THEN TROY, WE'VE SEEN A BIG UPTICK IN TRAFFIC WITH ALL THE ACTIVITY IN COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS HAS A. SO COLUMBUS WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN FROM THE AUGUST TO DECEMBER TIME FRAME. AND SO AFLAC HAS COMMITTED TO US BY PUTTING UP A TEMPORARY TENT. THEY PLAN TO HOUSE TWO GULFSTREAM 280 AIRCRAFT AND INTEND TO BUY UP TO 10,000 GALLONS PER MONTH AT NO CHARGE FOR BASICALLY USE OF THE FACILITIES. THE TENT HAS ALREADY BEEN ERECTED. IT'S A PRETTY EXPENSIVE TENT. THEY HAVE FULL DISCLOSURE THEY'VE OFFERED FOR US TO BUY IT AT THE END, OR THEY'LL THEY'LL TAKE IT DOWN AND THEN USE IT THEMSELVES AND, AND COLUMBUS AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S A RESOURCE THAT WE CAN USE LITERALLY TODAY BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF COVERED HANGAR SPACE AND SHADE BOARDS. BUT ONCE THEY ARE COMMITTED TO IT IN AUGUST WHEN THAT RUNWAY IN COLUMBUS SHUTS DOWN, THEN WE'LL SEE TWO AIRCRAFT WITH MAINTENANCE TEAMS WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, AND WE'LL ADJUST OUR, OUR SCHEDULE TO, TO SUPPORT THOSE THOSE AIRCRAFT. OKAY. SAM. GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE THAT. 10,000 GALLONS. IF NOT, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A THAT WE APPROVE THE CHAMBER EXPENSE FOR THE AIR. DO I HAVE A OKAY. ALL THOSE FAVOR? THANK YOU. MOTION. TO DISCUSS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. ALRIGHT.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. ALRIGHT. PRESENTATION ON THE COMPREHENS STATUS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. THIS PRESENTATION IS A EXCERPT FROM ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING MEETINGS. IT'S KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, THE KEY POINTS OF IT. AND IT ADDRESSES ANSWERS SOME OF THE COMMON QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO THIS FIRST SLIDE REALLY ADDRESSES ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE OFTEN RECEIVE. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN GETTING THIS QUESTION FROM THE PUBLIC. ONCE WE START ROLLING OUT THE COMP PLAN, THEY START VIEWING IT AS A ZONING ORDINANCE, AS A REGULATION. SO ONE THING THAT WE REALLY STRESS IS THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOT A REGULATION. IT IS A POLICY GUIDE THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE, AND IT IS USED AS A REFERENCE TOOL TO HELP INFORM ZONING AND LAND USE DECISIONS, ENSURING THAT THE DECISIONS ALIGN WITH THE LONG TERM GOALS AND PRIORITIES. SO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOESN'T CHANGE THE RULES, IT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THEM. IT'S NOT A LAW, IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE.
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IT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY GOALS AND PRIORITIES FROM THE PRESENT DAY THAT THE PLAN BEGINS. BUT ALSO IT HAS A 20 YEAR HORIZON, SO THAT SOMETIMES IS KIND OF A HARD CONCEPT, ESPECIALLY WHEN GIVING THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT MAPS THAT CHANGE, OR EVEN IF IT'S THE SAME, THAT COULD BE TODAY OR 20 YEARS IN THE FUTURE. SO THAT'S WHAT OUR STUDIES LOOK AT. SO THE OTHER ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT GETS THE MOST ATTENTION IS THE CHARACTER AREA MAP. SO IT IS A VISION BASED PLANNING TOOL. IT'S NOT A ZONING MAP. AND IT CAN ILLUSTRATE HOW DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTY MAY EVOLVE OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. SO WITHIN THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CAPTURE THOSE GOALS, THOSE INTERESTS IN AREAS OF THE COUNTY. AND SO THAT IS WHAT THE CHARACTER AREA MAP IS. YOU KNOW, WE CAN USE THAT WITH ZONING APPLICATIONS TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO PRESERVE, THE CHARACTER AREA MAP IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO NOTE THAT FOR RURAL CONSERVATION OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. SO ONCE AGAIN, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A DOCUMENT THAT LAYS OUT THE SHARED VISION AND GOALS FOR COMMUNITY. IT TAKES INPUT FROM A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY SOURCES TO CREATE THE PLAN. THAT'S BOTH AGREEABLE, AND WE STRIVE TO BE AS ACHIEVABLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE PROPOSED. THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE. THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MANDATES THAT ALL COMMUNITIES MUST PRODUCE A FIVE YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR QUALIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATUS, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE. SO ANOTHER QUESTION WE GET A LOT IS WHY IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPORTANT? YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEETINGS OUT THERE AND WE'RE REALLY TR TO GET THE PUBLIC INVOLVED.MANY. BEST INTERESTS IN THE LONG TERM VISION OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO AN APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE MAKES TROUP COUNTY ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA. SO COMMUNITIES WITH A CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ARE DESIGNATED AS QUALITY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WHICH RECOGNIZES A COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE PLANNING AND OPENS DOORS TO STATE FUNDED PROGRAMS AND GRANTS. SO THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT TO KEEP THAT THAT WE HAVE A CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS. AND SO HERE ARE THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS WITHIN THAT PLAN. SO THESE ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE FOR US TO LOOK AT AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. SO WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY GOALS. AND THESE ARE TOPICS THAT WE WILL LOOK AT IN THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEES. WE HAVE NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM, WHICH IS PROBABLY FAMILIAR. YOU SEE A VERSION OF THAT EVERY YEAR IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT. WE HAVE THE BROADBAND SERVICES ELEMENTS, AND THEN WE HAVE THE LAND USE ELEMENT, THE CHARACTER AREA MAP. AND THAT IS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE COUNTY DOES HAVE ZONING. THERE ARE A FEW COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA THAT DO NOT HAVE ZONING, SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE THAT ELEMENT. AND SO THE QUESTIONS THAT COME OUT OF THOSE REQUIRED IS WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM. SO THIS IS REALLY ONE OF THE CORE AREAS THAT GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THE COMP PLAN. IT'S A FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN LISTING SPECIFIC PROJECTS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT THE COUNTY INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT SO THEY CAN BE OPERATIONAL INITIATIVES LIKE UPDATING AN ORDINANCE SUCH AS THE UDO OR A STUDY, SAY, A TRANSPORTATION STUDY. BUT IT CAN ALSO BE CAPITAL PROJECTS LIKE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITY UPGRADES OR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. I BELIEVE IN THE PAST, OKFUSKEE WAS ONE OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, SO IT SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE C, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR IMPACT FEE FUNDING. AND SO THIS LIST ALSO HELPS PRIORITIZE SPENDING, IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES, AND ALIGN PUBLIC INVESTMENTS WITH COMMUNITY GOALS. SO THEN ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE IS WHAT IS THE CHARACTER AREA MAP. SO THIS IS A VERY BRIEF EXCERPT. OF COURSE IN THE MEETINGS WE'LL GO INTO DEEPER DETAIL WITH IT BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET THAT PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, THAT PUBLIC INPUT ON THE MAP. SO THE CHARACTER AREA MAP ONCE AGAIN IS A VISION. IT'S NOT ZONING. IT REPRESENTS WHAT WE WANT THE COUNTY TO BECOME OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. SO THIS IS ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN REALLY VISUALIZE. SO YOU HAVE A HIGHWAY CORRIDOR THAT HAS HOUSES. BUT YOU KNOW OVER TIME IT'S GOING TO TRANSITION TO COMMERCIAL. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO DISCUSS THAT AND LOOK AT IT ONCE AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE A RURAL AREA THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A RURAL CONSERVATION AREA, THIS IS A REALLY GREAT TOOL AND THAT'S THE TIME TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IN THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT MEETING IS THIS CHARACTER AREA MAP. IT MAY DIFFER FROM THE CURRENT ZONING.[00:45:02]
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IDENTICAL TO ZONING. BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BASED ZONING IS THE START OF THE CONVERSATION FOR THIS. IT'S BASED ON THE COMMUNITY VISION, NATURAL FEATURES, INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND GROWTH TRENDS. AND THIS WILL HELP GUIDE REZONING DECISIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING. WHEN WE HAVE THOSE REZONING REQUESTS OR SPECIAL USE, WE DO LOOK AT THE CHARACTER AREA MAP TO SEE IF IT FITS THAT VISION. SO HERE ARE SOME OTHER TOPICS THAT WILL BE EXPLORED DURING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS. BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR TROUP COUNTY. SO OFTEN YOU WILL SEE THESE LISTED IN THE APPENDIX. WE HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION WHICH RECENTLY A TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS DONE. WE HAVE HOUSING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION. THIS WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ASKED THIS A FEW TIMES. WHY DOES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MATTER? SO SOME OF THESE ANSWERS SEEM REDUNDANT, BUT WE'RE JUST REALLY FOCUSING ON THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. WHY IT MATTERS IS SHAPES HOW AND WHERE GROWTH HAPPENS. IT PROVIDES A VISION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. IT CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR REZONING AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS. AND IN CERTAIN CASES, IT CAN HELP SECURE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING. SO THIS IS THE UPDATE PROCESS. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW. SO ON THE SIDE YOU CAN SEE WE ARE STARTING OUR STEERING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE PUBLIC, SOME COMMUNITY SURVEYS. THEN WE'LL HAVE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. AND WE'RE HOPING IN AUGUST TO HAVE A FINAL DRAFT. SO WE WILL BE REVISING THE VISION AND GOALS THAT'S IN THE CURRENT COMP PLAN WILL BE REVISITING THE EXISTING PLAN AND IDENTIFYING AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, ADDRESSING NEW NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND GETTING FRESH PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PUBLIC. WE'LL BE UPDATING THE DATA THAT'S IN IT SO THAT CENSUS DEMOGRAPHIC, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DATA. AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT CORE PIECE, THE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM. WE'LL LOOK AT THE REPORT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE 2021 PLAN. AND THEN WE'LL GENERATE A NEW WORK ACTION ITEMS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WHICH YOU WILL SEE UPDATED EVERY YEAR IN YOUR SEE. SO THIS, ONCE AGAIN, IS THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH. WE HAVE THE STEERING COMMITTEES, WE HAVE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS. YOU'LL SEE POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE FLIERS AROUND THE COUNTY THAT HAVE THE MEETING DATES TRYING TO CAPTURE THAT PUBLIC INPUT. AND WE WILL BE DOING STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS DURING JULY. SO LASTLY, THIS IS FOR EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PARTICIPATE. SO WE DO HAVE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. SO WE ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, ALL BUSINESS OWNERS, CITIZENS, RESIDENTS TO PLEASE ATTEND THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. WE WILL HAVE ONE VIRTUAL MEETING IN MID JUNE. SO ANYONE THAT CAN ATTEND IN PERSON CAN JOIN VIRTUALLY. WE'LL HAVE THE COMMUNITY SURVEYS. PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT AND SEND QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO READ THE CURRENT PLAN, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT UPDATING. SO TO LOOK AT THAT CURRENT PLAN, TO KNOW WHAT IS PRESENT AND WHAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT, OR TO STAY THE SAME. SO THESE ARE THE LISTS OF THE PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULES. SO OUR FIRST ONE THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IS ON MAY 8TH THIS WEEK AT THE HOGANSVILLE LIBRARY. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE WE MEET ABOUT EVERY WEEK THROUGH MAY. AND WE WRAP UP IN JUNE, THE PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND FROM THERE WE'LL TAKE THAT INPUT, THE DATA WE GET, AND WE'LL START SHAPING THE DRAFT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE STEERING COMMITTEE. AND SO THE FIRST MEETING FOR THAT IS TOMORROW. AND THOSE ARE A LOT OF THE AREA PLANNERS, LOCAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS MEET FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE APPOINTED COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. AND THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. IF Y'ALL HAVE ANYNS, YOU YOU'VE GIVEN US A LIST OF. YOU COULD GET US ONE OF THOSE.ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, I CAN RIGHT NOW KIND OF RUN THROUGH. I'D LIKE TO KNOW ON THAT. YES, WE'LL DO THAT. WE'LL PUT IT TOGETHER AND GET. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALSO TELL THAT COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER GOES DOWN CAN'T SOME OF IT CAN'T BE AMENDED. OKAY. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM G IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE ESTIMATED ROLLBACK RATE PURSUANT TO THE STATE AND MARK OR SONIA, WHO'S G AND LADIES FIRST. OR. THE ROLLBACK
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RATE IS TWO, WHICH IS OUR CURRENT MILLAGE RATE TO ACHIEVE THAT.U WANT TO ADD. OF A MOVING TARGE EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW STATUTE, HOUSE BILL 92, JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER JURISDICTION, EVERY OTHER JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA HAS GOT THE SAME JOB TO DO. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ME AND SONYA DOES THIS DILIGENTLY ANYWAY. AND ALSO OUR OUR TAXING FOLKS HAVE GONE HOME. THEY DIDN'T COME BACK. BUT EVENING MEETING WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND DEVELOPMENTS IN TERMS OF WHETHER ANY FURTHER GUIDANCE COMES OUT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LACK OF. INFORMATION FROM DLR, I DID SPEAK WITH ACOG ON THURSDAY AND THEY WERE GOOD WITH WHAT WE WERE DOING. THEY THEY FELT LIKE WE WERE FINE. IT'S AN ESTIMATE. ALL WE'RE DOING IS AN ESTIMATE. WE DON'T HAVE FINAL NUMBERS. SO EVERYTHING'S AN ESTIMATE ANYWAY. AND SO WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE. SO SONYA DID REACH OUT TO OTHER OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AND I THINK AND THEY ARE ALSO DOING THE PACKAGE. RIGHT. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A M TO ESTABLISH THE ESTIMATED ROLLBACK PURSUANT TO OCGA 40 8-5 32.1. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON SUNDAY. I DON'T KNOW IF I MAKE A MOTION. SO MOVE BY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. FINAL ITEM.AGENDA. THE MID CONSIDERATION HIRING OF EMPLOY AND. CERTAINLY NOTHING LOT MORE CONTEXT THAN I CAN THIS. WE DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL LATERAL TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. SO THIS SHOULD BE. APPROACHING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION. THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF THIS. I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT THE JOB DESCRIPTION. JOB DESCRIPTION. IT'S CHIEF. NO IT'S NOT I'M SORRY. IT'S DEPUTY CLERK. WE HAVE A CLERK OF COURT. WE HAVE N WE WILL HAVE THREE. AND THEY HAVE TO MAKE A BOND. AND NO SACRIFICING ANYTHING ON ANY ALTARS OR ANYTHING YET. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TOO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE JOB DESCRIPTION AND WHAT THEY DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT. JONES HAS Y'ALL SEEN WHAT MAGISTRATE COURT DO WE DO? OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN JUST TAKING PAPERS? THIS PAST WEEK ALONE, I'VE HAD TWO MEMBERS OF MY STAFF GET CUSSED OUT BY PEOPLE WHO THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE SUED THEM. SO WE DO A LOT OF PLACATING PEOPLE, CALMING THEM DOWN. WE PROCESS PAPER. WE TRY TO GIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS THEY CAN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GOING TO COURTS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO WIN THIS CASE OR NOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET THESE PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR HOUSE OR NOT. IT'S YOUR DECISION TO MAKE. AND I HAD THIS MORNING ABOUT EVERYTHING. WE'RE JUST GETTING MORE AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE. BUT THERE IS SO MUCH LITTLE THINGS YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT STOPS THEM IN THEIR TRACKS THAT THEY HAVE TO STOP TO GO DO PULLING PAPERS, CARRYING HUGE BOXES. WE'RE OUT OF STORAGE ROOM AGAIN. WE'VE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD SOME MAKESHIFT, YOU KNOW, THOSE GRAY THINGS THAT YOU PUT WOOD ACROSS TO MAKE A SHELF. OUR OFFICES ARE FULL OF THOSE. THAT'S HOW MUCH PAPER WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I LEAVE THEM. I'M A BIG BELIEVER
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THAT IF PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEIR JOB IS, YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE AND LET THEM DO THEIR JOB. AND I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE WITH THE PEOPLE. I'VE HAD WORK FOR ME. THEY KNOW HOW TO DO THEIR JOB.AND I'VE SEEN THEM MAKE HARD DECISIONS, AND THEY COME TO ME AFTERWARDS AND I'VE SAID, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK'S THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE IT, IT'S TRUE. AND BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAD ONE OUT TODAY AND THE OTHER ONE'S GONE. SO WE'VE HAD ONE PERSON THAT JENNIFER AND I SAT IN THERE, JUST THE TWO OF US, BECAUSE WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE SICK IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS OUT. SO IT WAS JUST ONE PERSON TODAY. SHE HANDLED IT LIKE A CHAMP. SHE DIDN'T COMPLAIN. AND I'M A BIG BELIEVER IN IF YOU TELL PEOPLE WE'RE SHORT STAFFED, BE SWEET. PEOPLE ARE USUALLY SWEET ISH. SOME PEOPLE AREN'T. WE SEE GOOD PEOPLE AT THE WORST TIME OF THEIR LIVES. WE'VE SEEN THEY'RE HAVING BAD DAYS. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT YOU GOT SUED. IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR IS FIGHTING WITH YOU. SOMETIMES IT'S MY FAULT IF MY NEIGHBOR'S FIGHTING WITH ME. BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. SO THERE'S A LIST OF THINGS, AND I THINK THE POACHING VICTIM IS WOULD TRANSFER OVER AT THE SAME RATE THAT THEY'RE BEING PAID IN THEIR CURRENT JOB TO OUR JOB, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT OF BRINGING SOMEBODY ELSE OVER ALREADY MAKING MORE MONEY THAN FOLKS WHO ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB AND HAVE DONE THE JOB FOR YEARS SEEMS A LITTLE UNFAIR TO ME, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TIT FOR TAT. I CLEANED THAT UP. WHAT KIND OF STORY IS THIS? BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT HERE WITH ME AND YOU LEFT IN THIS BUDGET YEAR. AND WHAT'S THE STARTING SALARY? WHAT IS IT? $16 AND SOMETHING AN HOUR. OKAY. IT'S THE SAME. AND SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE FEEL IF SHE FILLS THIS DN WE START. START. TALKING ABOUT THREE PAYCHECKS? I THINK WE FIGURED OUT LIKE THREE. I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH TO COVER THE PERSON. THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. HE'S MY COMMISSIONER. BUT I DON'T LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. AS ALL OF Y'ALL ARE MY COMMISSIONERS. THAT'S RIGHT.
AGAIN, WE'RE ALL HERE TO DO THE SAME JOB, AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS SERVED AND TAKEN CARE OF. I KNOW I'M SILLY LIKE THAT, BUTTUALLY A SIT I, PATRICK? INDICTMENT. NO, NO IT'S NOT. AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR YOU GUYS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM. WE TRY TO BE SLOW. WE TRY TO BE. NO, IT'S JUST EVEN THIS MORNING, THE PEOPLE AND I KNOW, LIKE TOY SAYS, MY VOICE IS LOUD AND IT CARRIES. AND IT'S BECAUSE I'M DEAF ON THIS SIDE OF MY HEAD. SO I'M JUST ALWAYS NATURALLY SPOKEN. I TOLD ERIC I COULDN'T HEAR 75% OF WHAT WAS SAID THIS MORNING, AND 50% OF WHAT WAS SAID TODAY. I JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE FOR YOU. SO. BUT I DID PROMISE Y'ALL THAT WE GET THIS DONE. Y'ALL WON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT ME FOR A WHILE. NO, 38 YEARS. CLARIFY FOR ME ONE MORE TIME. WHAT IS THE TITLE OF THIS POSITION AGAIN? DEPUTY CLERK, DON'T KNOW H, DEPUTY SIZE. AND WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
NATURE. SO WHEN Y'ALL GET OLD AND GET DIZZY. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS FIVE, SO I'M USED TO DOING TALKING THIS LOUD STUFF. SO YOU'LL GET THERE TOO. GENTLEMEN, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL.
THANK YOU. REALLY, WHAT YOU DO? THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? ANY MORET? YEAH, I HEARD THAT. YEAH, YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. YOU. JIMMY GOT I GOT NOTHING BUT A YES. Y'ALL. Y'ALL GOT Y'ALL'S LITTLE CLICKER DOWN THERE MOVING QUICK. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION IS CARRIED. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL. I'LL SEE YOU. ERIC GETS A LOT OF MY THANKS TOO. HE IS BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD IN A LONG TIME. WE'LL SEE YOU SAY IT AGAIN. WE'LL SEE YOU. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU WHAT YOUD THIS MORNING. AND THE CREEKS
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.