6. UPDATE FROM DALE BUTTS, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; PINKY HARRIOTT, BUDGET DIRECTOR; AND HAYES WILLIAMS, CFO

[9. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FORMALLY ADOPTING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN. INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION IS EXHIBIT A - 2021 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN.]

YOU GOT TO EVALUATE ALL THE POSITIONS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ACCORDING I WAS YOU DON'T DO THAT. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. SURE.

ALL RIGHT. SO RIGHT NOW WHERE WE SAT IS WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR US TO APPROVE OF RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THIS. NOW OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT IN IN THIS. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU TODAY JUST TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION WE CAN AND TRAINING QUESTION TIME ON MY PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEETING FOR YOU ALL TO STUDY WE FOUR REPORTS HERE.

I'LL GIVE THOSE TO THE CLERKS, ALL OF US AND THEY'LL GET THOSE OUT TO YOU ALL WHO ARE JOINING LANCE AND THAT YOU HAVE THE FULL DETAILS ON THAT FOR BEFORE WE MEET ON THIS.

>> SO IT WILL ACTUALLY GO TO COUNCIL NOT JUST BE SOMETHING COMING ON OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.

SO AGAIN, AS MR. FLOWING SAID, THERE'S A LOT TO DIGEST HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION SO. OK. SO WE'RE LOOKING THEN TODAY TO HAVE TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO MOVE IT TO COUNCIL FOR FOR DISTRICT JUST A RECOMMENDED

ACCOUNT. >> SO MOVEMENT CHAIRMAN. >> YES, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY

TO SECOND THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND ON

THE FLOOR. IS ANY DISCUSSION? >> NO DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? NO OBJECTION. >> UNANIMOUS THAT THIS BE MOVE FORWARD TO PRESENTATION TO THE FULL COUNTY COUNCIL. I AGREE.

>> THANK YOU. ANGEL I DON'T HAVE YOUR LAST NAME BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH DOES A GREAT JOB. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK WITH EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS AND WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND OBVIOUSLY WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU ALL.

WHENEVER THAT TIME COMES TO TO BE ONE OF THE COMPANIES WE CONSIDER TO HAVE THIS DONE

[10. APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE FUNDING AND APPROVE THE ATTACHED SPENDING PLAN FOR BCADAD’S $79,212]

AGAINST. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO NUMBER 10 ON OUR AGENDA AND LIST OUR DROUGHT. YOU'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO A PRESENTATION FORCE OR GET STEAM

IS HERE. >> I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FOR THIS ITEM WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO ACCEPT PROVISO

MONEY FOR THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPARTMENT. >> AND STEVE IS HERE TO PROVIDE A DETAIL OF THE MONEY AND HOW HIS PLAN ON SPENDING THE MONEY FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

>> SHOULD PAULSON WELCOME. >> APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. >> IT'S BECOMING A HABIT.

GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR LET ME HAVE A LITTLE TIME TODAY.

SO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED PROVIDES A 1 1 8 POINT 1 8 WHICH WAS ACTUALLY LOBBIED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA BASICALLY TO BENEFIT THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE HARMED BY COVE AT SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THAT ADVOCACY WAS THAT WE ARE BEING HARD HIT WITH DIFFICULTY ENGAGING, RETAINING AND DOING SUFFICIENT CAPACITY BUILDING UP OUR STAFF.

WE ASKED FOR FIVE MILLION DOLLARS AND I SAY WE THEY DID RIGHT.

I'M JUST A DIRECTOR WHO'S PART OF WHO'S A MEMBER OF THAT ASSOCIATION.

SO WE HAVEN'T WE HAD A GOOD ADVOCACY THAT ASKED FOR FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

THEY GAVE US TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT TWO HUNDRED AND TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THE ALLOCATION PROCESS. WE CAME UP WITH OUR PORTION TO BE SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE DOLLARS. SO BECAUSE THE HSA IS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL ANOTHER DRUG DRUG ABUSE SERVICES BECAME THE ENTITY TO ACTUALLY BE THE CONDUIT TO PASSING THE MONEY AND THEN I WOULD DO REPORTING

BACK TO THEM BOTH QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL. >> SO I GOT MY MARCHING ORDERS

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LAST WEEK WHICH WAS TO SAY YOU NEED TO PROVIDE A PLAN FOR US BY COMING FRIDAY TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT THIS MONEY AND TO DEVELOP A PLAN WITH GOALS AND WITH SUCCESS CRITERIA.

SO IN THE BACKUP I PRESENTED THAT TO YOU WHICH IS BASICALLY FUNDAMENTALLY THE CORNERSTONE IS ENGAGEMENT IDEAS RETENTION AND CAPACITY BUILDING. SO JUST TO YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ADVERTISING ACCOUNTS FOR POSITION SINCE LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER.

IT'S STILL NOT FILLED. I HAVEN'T I HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL POSITION THAT'S VACANT WITH ZERO APPLICANTS IN JUNE AND THAT COUNCIL ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN SAYING WE NEED A COUNSELOR AND WE DO. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO CONSIDERING TO ALLOW US TO GIVE SIGNING BONUSES IS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE COMPETING WITH EVERY OTHER DRUG ABUSE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE THAT'S LIKELY TO DO THAT. SO TO BE COMPETITIVE I PUT SIGNING BONUSES AND PUT THOSE TWO POSITIONS NOT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SUSTAINING FOR THE FUTURE ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ASK FOR MORE PROVIDERS OF MONEY FOR THIS NEXT YEAR BUT WHO KNOWS? SO I'D PUT IN THERE IN THE PLAN SIGNING BONUS MONEY. I PUT RETENTION MONEY AS WELL TO BASICALLY PUT A CARROT OUT THERE AND DEVELOP METRICS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THAT GOING TO TAKE FOR A PERSON TO GET IT NOT JUST TO GIVE MONEY BUT TO DEVELOP METRICS.

BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED YET BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SINCE WE GOT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR THAT WE NEED TO GET A PLAN TO THEM.

SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS MONEY AND TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN AS WRITTEN WHICH IS STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT ALTHOUGH THERE'S MONEY IN EACH OF THE BUCKETS. LIKE WITH ANY GRANT YOU CAN MOVE AROUND AS LONG AS YOU GOT

THE BUCKETS WITH MONEY IN IT. >> SO THERE'S NO FUNDS REQUESTED FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THESE ARE ALL GRANT MONEY. IS THAT ARE THAT COMING IN AND YOU JUST NEED OUR BLESSING TO SAY YES, WE CAN ACCEPT THE MONEY SO YOU CAN REMOVE THEM ANY ANY QUESTIONS HERE?

>> MR. DONALDSON, I HAVE ONE IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. FLOOD. >> GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE TODAY AND FIGHTING SO HARD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY IN A MUCH NEEDED AREA.

WE DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF COVE IT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR OUR CITIZENS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING SO AGGRESSIVE ABOUT DEFENDING US AND SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES.

MY ONLY QUESTION MY ONLY REAL RESERVATION WOULD BE ARE THERE ANY FUTURE OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE CONCOMITANT THAT WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO BY ACCEPTING THIS MONEY AND ADOPTING YOUR PLAN? WELL, I WOULD SAY NO AND THAT BASICALLY IF I ADVERTISE A POSITION SAY THAT IT'S A BONUS AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I ADVERTISE A POSITION AND THERE'S NOT.

>> I'M JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE A SIGNING BONUS FOR AGAIN A SET NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT I HAVE CURRENTLY AND I DON'T PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS. HOWEVER, IF WE GET MORE PROVISO MONEY IN THERE PROVES TO BE A NEED. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ASKING FOR B FOR COUNTY MONEY. I'D BE LOOKING FOR LOOKING PROVIDE THE MONEY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. SOME COMPS AS FAR AS ANY OTHER OBLIGATION SOME OF THIS MONEY.

I'M GLAD YOU ASKED ACTUALLY WE ACTUALLY SOME OF THESE EXPENSES WE ALREADY INCUR AS A RULE RIGHT NOW ANYWAY. AND THIS PROVIDES THE MONEY WOULD BE OFFSETTING SOME OF THOSE EXPENDITURES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD PAY FOR IT ANYWAY AND THIS MONEY IS JUST GOING TO PAY FOR IT. SO THERE IS GONNA BE A FUTURE OF STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING EXPENDITURES BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE ON US.

THANK YOU. SO I WILL HAVE NO RESERVATIONS IN VOTING FOR THIS.

THIS MEASURE NOW A GENERAL INFORMATION QUESTION I ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THE OTHER PLANS FROM OTHER COUNTIES, OTHER OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE

RECEIVE THIS FUNDING FOR. >> HOW DOES YOUR PLAN COMPARE TO THEIRS? SO I BELONG TO US REGIONAL ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS CALLED CO SAC AND WE HAD A MEETING LAST MONTH LAST WEDNESDAY AND KIND OF COMPARED NOTES AS TO WHAT WE PLAN TO DO AND THERE IS A RANGE OF IDEAS ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO. BUT ONE FUNDAMENTAL THREAD THAT RUNS THROUGH IT ALL IS STAT BONUSES. THANK EITHER SIGNING OR RETENTION. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION BEFORE THIS RECOMMENDING A COUNTY COUNCIL MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS OUR SECOND TO ANY DISCUSSION I

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THINK HERE YOU WONDER. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING FOR COUNCIL.

>> MANY YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE THAT IT'S USUALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITH REGARDS TO USING THE WORD BONDS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL FOR EMPLOYEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WHILE THAT MAY BE WHAT IT IS IN REALITY WE MAY HAVE TO MEET THE LEGAL DEFINITION AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS WITHOUT IT BEING CALLED SPECIFICALLY THAT AND FIGURE OUT OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN LEGALLY DO THIS FOR RECRUITING AND RETENTION AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO MR. DONALDSON'S POINT. SO IT MAY BE CALLED SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS

AS ALUMS AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> GREAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD. AND IF THERE WAS MY MOTION

SECONDED, SIR. >> YES, IT WAS BY MR. ROBERT. >> THANK YOU, ERIN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I'LL GO AHEAD AND PASS THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION.

ANY OBJECTION? ANYBODY ALL RIGHT? YES.

>> YES, MA'AM. WE SHOULD ALSO THANK FOR ALL YOU DO.

AND AGAIN, AS MR. FLOYD SAID, WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING WE KNOW WE'VE BEEN THROUGH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH AND WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND WE CAN WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THAT

YOUR STAFF DOES IS SOMETHING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT.

KIND OF MOVE THINGS ALONG HERE. >> AND NEXT UP, NUMBER 11 ON OUR AGENDA.

[11. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING BEAUFORT COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT CODE, DIVISION 4 CONCERNING APPROVAL THRESHOLDS AND ADDITIONS TO THE CURRENT EXEMPTION SECTION.]

APPROVAL FOR AN AUDIENCE CHANGING BEAUFORT COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT CODE DIVISION FOR CONCERNING APPROVAL THRESHOLDS AND ADDITIONS TO THE CURRENT EXEMPTION SECTION.

I KNOW THAT WE STARTED THIS LAST SPRING AND I THINK WE WERE SO UNDERSTAFFED AND TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND WHO'S GOT MORE THAN WE COULD FIGHT BUT IF MORE WE CAN CHEW AT THAT POINT TO MOVE FORWARD. SO AND I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT IT. AND TODAY I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, MR. THOMAS GO THROUGH IT. I DON'T WANNA GET INTO THE REAL DETAILS OF WHETHER IT'S FORTY NINE THOUSAND OR FIFTY FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE DETAILS OF THOSE AMOUNTS. BUT LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND GET THE PRESENTATION AND THEN LOOK AT THE WHOLE AMOUNT AS DESCRIBED. GO AHEAD, MR. THOMAS.

YES, SIR. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M DAVE THOMAS, DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS TIME. AND BEFORE I START I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR APPROVING ALL OUR SALARY RAISES. IT HELPED ME AND MY DEPARTMENT YOU KNOW, I HAVE A SMALL DEPARTMENT HIRING A CONTRACT SPECIALIST AND ALSO WE'RE GOING TO GET A NEW SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS VERY WELL NEEDED AND IT HELPS US KEEP PACE WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING AND AND SUPPORTING OUR

STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS. >> WITH THAT SAID, THESE THESE CHANGES THAT I'M BRINGING FORWARD IS NOT JUST A THOMAS'S RECOMMENDED CHANGES. IT'S JUST THE STAFF CHANGES.

WE HAVE 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH KIRK TAYLOR, YOUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

HE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH PRESENTING RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO OTHER COUNTIES AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. I MYSELF HAS DONE THIS AS WELL. I DID IT TO HELP OUT JUST JUSTIFYING RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN YOUR PACKET. I PUT SOME COMMENTS FROM OUR

OWN STAFF. >> THOSE COMMENTS WERE POSITIVE AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND THEN KEEP IN MIND THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING

ARE NOT GOING TO BE BASICALLY WE WON'T APPROVE ANYTHING. >> AND AS FAR AS CONTRACTS OR

PROCUREMENT AS LONG AS THE BUDGET HAS BEEN APPROVED. >> SO ANYTHING WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THESE CHANGES THE BUDGET IS GOING BE APPROVED WILL BE APPROVED BEFORE WE MAKE ANY

OF THOSE CHANGES OR SIGN OFF ON A CONTRACT. >> AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT IT'S BASICALLY DOING IS PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT MORE AUTHORITY OR AS I CALL IT FROM

MY OLD MILITARY DAYS AS POWER DOWN. >> LET YOUR LEADERS YOU KNOW YOU PAY CAN ADMINISTRATOR STAFF YOU PAY THEM A LOT OF MONEY TO MANAGE YOUR YOU'RE A COUNTY.

>> AND SO THESE CHANGES WILL ALLOW THEM THE AUTHORITY TO GET SOME OF THESE SMALL PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD, GETTING THEM COMPLETED A LOT FASTER THAN THAN WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING AROUND ON ON MEETINGS TO GET THOSE APPROVED.

SO WITH THAT SAID IN YOUR PACKAGE AND I READ IN TWO THERE ARE COMMENTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS, COMMENTS FROM ASSISTANT DEPUTY ADMINISTRATORS BASICALLY SAYING THAT OUR CHANGES ARE IN LINE WITH WHAT SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING AND WE'LL HELP THEM ON THEIR DAILY

JOBS GETTING THOSE PROJECTS DONE. >> BUT GOING BACK TO MR. BUT

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MR. CHAIRMAN WAS WANTING ME TO DO. I'M BASICALLY TO GO THROUGH SOME SLIDES THAT I HAD A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR OUR DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR PUT TOGETHER AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET BASICALLY TALK ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT WE'D LIKE TO MAKE.

>> THE FIRST ONE TALKS ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD THRESHOLDS .

WE'RE RECOMMENDING THOSE CHANGE UP TO WHERE DEPARTMENT UP TO 15 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT'S AS LONG AS IT'S IN THEIR BUDGET AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNCIL THE NEXT ONE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACROSS THE BOARD WE SHOW YOU SIMILAR ENTITIES WHERE THEY'RE USING AND SO ON. SO BASICALLY IT JUST PUTS COUNTY IN THE MIDDLE PACK AS FAR AS AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS.

>> THE NEXT ONE IS YOU WANT TO DO THAT IS THE PERSON AND BUDGET DIRECTOR MOVING TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ANYTHING BELOW BELOW FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND WE CAN APPROVE ALONG AS THIS WITHIN BUDGET AND THEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO A COURSE YOU KNOW ALWAYS SAY THAT MYSELF THE BUDGET DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE ACA WE'RE ALL GATEKEEPERS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE SPENDING MONEY WHERE WE'RE APPROVING PROJECTS THAT WE'RE IN LINE, WE'RE FAIR AND REASONABLE WITH

THE COUNTY TAXPAYERS WERE FAIR AND REASONABLE. >> THE VENDORS AND NOTHING GETS APPROVED WITHOUT IT GOING THROUGH THE RIGHT PROCESS. SO YOU WON'T BE GETTING

SURPRISES WHEN WE MAKE THESE CHANGES. >> AND THEN A DAY I THINK THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR PROVIDES YOU WITH A MONTHLY REPORT WE SPEND THE NEXT ERROR THAT WE

WANT TO CHANGE IS THE ADVERTISING THRESHOLD. >> AS YOU KNOW, WE COVID 19 AND

AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES. >> IT JUST KEEPS ON GOING DOWN AND DOWN ADVERTISING RAISING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BASICALLY IT FREES UP MORE TIME. WE STILL ARE COMPETITIVE.

WE STILL GET PRICE QUOTES SO WE'LL STILL BE GETTING THOSE PRICE QUOTES AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND WE JUST WON'T HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON ADVERTISING.

WE CAN GET THE PROCESS ONCE WE GET THOSE PRICE QUOTES WE WHO AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT SO THAT'LL HELP US IN THE FUTURE AND AGAIN THAT WILL NOT BE APPROVED UNLESS IT'S IN BUDGET. IF IT'S DONE IN BUDGET WE'LL GO TO THE BUDGET DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET DIRECTOR CAN NOT FIND THE MONEY IN OUR FISCAL YEAR. WE'LL BRING IT BACK FORWARD TO COUNCIL AND ASK FOR APPROVAL OR A BUDGET AMENDMENT NEXT THRESHOLD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGES IS MAKING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MOVE WHEN THEY'RE MOVING HIS AUTHORITY UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS SOMETIME BRANCH BROUGHT BACK TO YOU IN FEBRUARY BUT WE STILL THINK IT'S A IT'S A BEST PRACTICE USES WHAT OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE USING IN OUR LOCAL AREA AS YOU LOOK AT THAT PIE CHART THAT PUTS US BASICALLY ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE BUT WE BELIEVE THAT IT'LL BE ABLE TO SAVE MORE TIME GETTING OUR PROJECTS DONE, TAKING THOSE SMALL PURCHASES, PROCUREMENT PROJECTS, GETTING THOSE

APPROVED AND DONE BY EXECUTIVE STAFF IN. >> IN SUMMARY, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT YOU LOOK AT THE LAST SLIDE IS KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT CHANGING IF YOU SO DESIRE AND VOTE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND COUNCIL IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST IN SUMMARY IT'S JUST RAISING THE KIND ADMINISTRATORS TO HUNDRED THOUSAND COMMITTEE UP TO TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AND EVERYTHING OVER 20000 IS THE FULL COUNCIL.

SOME OTHER AREAS I THINK THAT ARE ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT PRACTICAL FOR US TO GO OUT AND AND WHEN I SAY COMPETITION EVERY NOW WE GO OUT EVEN IF WE JUST GET WELL WE

STILL EVEN MINE IS THAT PRICE FAIR AND REASONABLE? >> YOU KNOW WE'VE TRIED IT WE'VE TRIED TO KEEP IT LIKE IT'S OUR OWN CHECKBOOK. WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY FOR ANYTHING THAT'S NOT REASONABLE AND NOT FAIR BUT WE WANT TO TO MOVE SOME OF OR ITEMS AS THAT'S ON THE LIST WHICH SAYS THE ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS P.O. BOX RENTALS ARE BASICALLY ONLY ONE PLACE YOU CAN RENT P.O. BOX AND THE U.S. POST OFFICE THAT'S GIVES A FAIR AND REASONABLE

PRICE. >> WE WANT TO ADD THAT TO THE LIST.

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE YOU HAVE TO HAVE REQUIRED IF A MECHANIC TO DO THAT ON OUR MOSQUITO CONTROL WING WE HAVE HELICOPTERS AND PROP AIRCRAFT AND MOST OF THE TIME WE ONLY GET ONE PRICE ONE ONE MAINTENANCE PERSON THAT CAN DO IT IN THE SOUTHEAST.

>> SO WE'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT TO THE EXEMPTION PART OF THE CODE LEGAL FEES IT'S KIND OF LIKE 80 FEES YOU CAN'T REALLY COMPETE ON PRICE. YOU COMPETE ON THE SERVICE AND RIGHT NOW ARE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUR AND OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BASICALLY CAN APPROVE THE LEGAL SERVICE THAT WE NEED TO TO GET IT. BUT ALSO IF WE'RE GOING TO

REQUEST LEGAL SERVICES HAS TO GET COUNCIL APPROVAL AS WELL. >> BUT WE WANT TO MAKE THAT EXEMPT AS FAR AS THE PRICE IS CONCERNED. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND GET QUOTES FOR LEGAL SERVICES OR OR MAKE A PART OF THE WORKFLOW APPROVAL FLOW.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OTHER CHANGES ARE IF WE'RE COMING AND BRINGING ABOUT A CONTRACT RENEWAL AS LONG AS THERE IS NO MAJOR CHANGES WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THE COUNTY

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ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL TO SIGN OFF ON THOSE RENEWAL CONTRACTS THAT'LL SAVE US A LOT OF TIME AND HOPEFULLY BY MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES IT WILL DO WHAT I SAY IT'S NOT A COST SAVINGS BUT IT'S A DEFERRED THAT MONEY FOR YOU ALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS TO USE THAT MONEY IN SOMEWHERE ELSE LIKE HIRING ADDITIONAL PEOPLE OR RAISING THAT FIFTEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR RIGHT UP TO

FIFTEEN DOLLARS. >> SO I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT REALLY QUICKLY.

>> SO THERE'S A PACKAGE OF WORDS SHOWS THE COMMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS OUR ACA IS SUPPORTING THIS CHANGE THESE CHANGES I DID PUT TOGETHER A CONSOLIDATED LIST OF WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY CHANGING IN PROCUREMENT ON SHE'S BEEN IN THE PARENT DIVISION FOR THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT QUICKLY LOOK AT YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND IF IT'S LIKE GOT A RED LINE THROUGH IT IT SHOWS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DELETE AND WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN AND THERE'S A FULL BLOWN TUMOR CODE DIVISION FOR SHEET I THINK

IT'S THREE OR FOUR PAGES THAT SHOWS WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. >> AND AS WE BRING IT FORWARD, IF YOU APPROVE THIS TODAY WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD ACCOUNTS FOR THE FIRST READING WE'LL PUT A CLEAN PARENT PROCUREMENT DIVISION FOR CODE IN THERE SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE

DOING WHERE IT LOOKS NICE AND PROFESSIONAL. >> SO SUBMIT TO YOUR QUESTIONS.

>> MARK, GOOD GUY. WHO? YES.

THAT WAS ME. YES. I GOT THANKS.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT, DAVE AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN ONE OTHER ONE RECOMMENDATION.

FIRST QUESTION IS THE RENEWALS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATOR OR PURCHASING DIRECTORS AUTHORITY ? WE HAVE RULES IN PLACE REGARDING REPETITIVE NATURE OF RENEWALS AND WHEN THEY MUST BE PUT OUT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, CORRECT? YES SIR. AND WE WILL KEEP TRACK OF THAT IF IT GOES PAST. NOT NORMALLY SUPPOSED TO GO PAST FIVE YEARS AND I THINK ABOUT THE SOFTWARE THAT WE DO USE IT DOES SEND OUT A MESSAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND PURSING THAT THIS IS THIS IS TO BE RENEWED OR IT'S PAST THE TIME LINE OR WE NEED TO

ACTUALLY PUT IT IN PLACE NOW. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT IN MIND, MR. CHAIRMAN, I THINK THAT PERHAPS WE'RE DOING A DISSERVICE TO OUR STAFF BY NOT RECOMMENDING THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR HAVE AT LEAST THE AUTHORITY OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I THINK THAT A THAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND WITH THE SAFEGUARDS WE'VE ALREADY GOT IN PLACE. I CAN'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE THE ADMINISTRATOR TO APPROVE UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND WHAT WE ALL SAY LIMIT.

>> LET'S OPEN THIS UP TO OTHER QUESTIONS, BRIAN. BUT I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY OBVIOUSLY WE'RE TRYING TO STAY WITHIN IT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND NORMS AND IF WE WANTED TO GO MORE, I'M SURE WE COULD GO MORE WHEN WE GO LESS. THAT'S SOMETHING AGAIN I THINK THAT THAT CAN BE DEBATED AND WE CAN BE HERE ALL DAY TO DEBATE THAT. I AM I AM FOR THAT AS YOU MENTIONED THAT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT AT THIS POINT WE WANT TO GET PAST FINANCE COMMITTEE AND GET IT TO THE FIRST READING AND COUNSEL. LET'S GO AHEAD IF YOU A MIND, BRIAN, OPEN EVERYBODY ELSE AND GET GET FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE ON WHAT THEIR QUESTIONS ARE.

THAT'S RIGHT. >> I SHARED THE SAME SAME ISSUE THAT BRIAN HAS.

I THINK WE DO WANT TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. WE DO NOT ■WANTTOHAMSTRING WE&-T

[12. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE FY2022 BUDGET ORDINANCE 2021/30 TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL $150,000 TO THE SOLICITOR’S OFFICE]

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CASE CASES THEY THEY ARE HANDLING THE THE LEAST AMONG US AND TRYING TO GET THEM A FAIR

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TRIAL. AND THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE IS

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THAT THEY'RE BASICALLY PAYING A MINIMUM AND THEY'LL JUST KEEPING SEE IT'S HARD FOR THEM

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TO KEEP SENIOR EMPLOYEES ATTORNEYS THEY'RE GETTING YOUNG ATTORNEYS OUT OF LAW SCHOOL WHICH THEY REALLY CAN'T DO A GOOD JOB REPRESENTATION. SO I JUST WANNA GO ON RECORD SAYING THAT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD THERE IS ANOTHER GROUP OUT THERE I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THERE ARE YOUR OPPONENT BUT THEY'RE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE A FAIR TRIAL AND NOT HAVING GOOD ATTORNEYS OR HAVING ENOUGH ATTORNEYS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH YOU. SO YOU'RE PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM.

TO MOVE FORWARD EQUITABLY AT THIS TIME. SO I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT THERE, MR. CHAIRMAN. HAS THIS GO FORWARD? I CAN TELL YOU AND BE ASSURED THAT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE ALSO IS GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION JUST TO HAVE THEIR SALARY COMMENCE OR BALL TO OTHERS SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SENIOR TRY TO RETAIN AS MANY LAWYERS AS POSSIBLE IN THE PROCESS.

THEY'RE REALLY GETTING THEIR TRAINING FOR FATHERS AT THIS TIME AND THEY NEED TO HAVE SENIOR ATTORNEYS AS WELL. SO WE'VE GOT TO STOP RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD POINT. VERY WELL SPOKEN AND OBVIOUSLY TODAY WE'RE JUST VOTING ON THE SOLICITORS OFFICE. BUT AFTER YOUR SPEECH I'M SURE WE MIGHT HEAR FROM SOMEBODY ELSE. BUT MR. ROBIN, YOU WANT TO.

>> YEAH. I THINK YOUR PHRASE IS A VERY VALID POINT AND I WOULD WELCOME STAFF HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEFENDERS OFFICE TO ADDRESS THAT BECAUSE BOTH OF DEALING WITH THE SAME THING IS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE SO YOU CAN PREPARE THE CASES BECAUSE THE COURT SETS WHEN THEY COME FORWARD.

AND SO YOU WANT TO PREPARE BEFORE THE CASE GET CALLED. AND SECONDLY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE READY TO GO WHENEVER THE COURT SAYS COME FORWARD. SO I THINK HE MAKES A VALID POINT AND I WOULD HOPE THE STAFF WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND PERHAPS IF THERE'S AN ARGUMENT FOR IT WE FOLDED INTO AT THIS POINT IN TIME. YES.

MISS MCKENNA, WE'VE GOT YEAH I I'M GOING TO POST THIS. THIS EFFORT TO OBTAIN MORE FUNDS DOUBLE WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING NOW WILL BE 150 PLUS 150 300 BACK WHEN WE WERE

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PREPARING THE ORIGINAL BUDGETS FOR JULY 1. I ASKED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT STILL REMAIN UNANSWERED FROM THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE ABOUT A DOZEN THEM BEFORE WE VOTED ON WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE THE REQUEST THEN AND THAT REQUEST WAS DENIED.

I DON'T THINK THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T GET THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT I REQUESTED AND I STILL DON'T HAVE THOSE ANSWERS WILL NOT

SUPPORT THIS REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS. >> THANK YOU.

>> COUNCILMAN MCCALLUM AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT. >> SEEING NOW AND ALSO AGAIN TODAY WE ARE WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMEONE MAKING A MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO COUNCIL AND I THINK EVEN IF WE APPROVE THIS TODAY AND I WENT TO COUNCIL, THREE READINGS WOULD END UP UP SOME TIME RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF THE SOMETIME IN DECEMBER. SO AGAIN THERE IS TIME AS WE MOVE THROUGH THROUGH THIS WHETHER IT'S TO PUSH THIS FORWARD OR NOT TO PUSH IT FORWARD AND THEN ALSO AS YOU MENTIONED, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. SO TODAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR AN AUDIENCE TO MEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET TO INCLUDE

THIS AND MOVE IT TO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR FIRST READING. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK THAT,

LOGAN. >> THANK YOU. LOGAN CUNNINGHAM.

YES, SIR. HIM AND HIS OUR SECOND. >> MR. ROBINETTE SECOND THAT SO

WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. >> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY

FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE IS THERE? OBVIOUSLY MR. MACALLAN HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO OBJECT. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL OBJECTIONS TO THIS?

>> WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD THEN DO A ROCK ROLL CALL VOTE AT THIS POINT.

SO MR. CUNNINGHAM, YOU THE I MADE THE MOTION. >> YES.

MR. ROBIN. >> YES, ALL RIGHT. AND THEN LET'S GO THROUGH MR.

FLOW ALI. >> YES, MISS HOWARD. YES.

MR. DAWSON. I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS WITH THE INTENT THAT WHEN THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS COME FORWARD WE WILL BE RECEPTIVE OF HER PRESENTATION AND HER CONCERNS AS WELL. SO YES, I'M WINNABLE AT DOES AT THIS POINT.

I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS AT THIS POINT. >> MR. DAWSON.

MR. PASSIM. >> YES, ALL RIGHT, MR. MACALLAN .

>> NO. MR. GLOVER. NO.

ALL RIGHT. >> I THINK THAT IS EVERYONE BESIDES MYSELF.

THE CHAIR VOTES YES. I'VE GOT IT AS 7 TO 2. CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES IT DOES MOVE TO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR FIRST

READING. ALL RIGHT. >> LET'S MOVE ON THEN.

[13. APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED REAL PROPERTY AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO SELL REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TMS NO. R700 036 000 13J 0000, R700 036 000 0112 0000, R700 036 000 0109 0000, R700 036 000 002C 0000 AND R600 036 000 001B 0000]

ALL RIGHT. >> AND THEN NUMBER 13 ON OUR AGENDA APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED REAL PROPERTY HAS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZED REAUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

MISS. MISS WARD, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO.

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT THIS DOWN A LITTLE BIT, SIR. I MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE IT

THROUGH THE LIST. >> I'M ALL FOR THAT. WE'VE GOT A SECOND FROM MR.

RODMAN. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> ONE QUESTION WHERE DOES THE

MONEY GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND? >> YES.

OK, ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. MR. DAWSON, GO AHEAD.

YES. BRITTANY MOST OF THESE MOST OF THESE PROPERTIES IN MY DISTRICT IN THE ONE AREA AND THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT I WASN'T EVEN AWARE THAT WE THE COUNTY HAD THESE PROPERTIES UNTIL WE GOT THE PACKAGE TO SHOW US WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE. NONE OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE NEAR THE WATER TO PROVIDE ANY

WATER ACCIDENTS. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THERE IS ONE ON THE LIST.

IT IS 465 PAGE. THAT IS A SUBDIVISION. WE WERE PROVIDED THAT PROPERTY BACK IN NINETEEN EIGHTY NINE AS AN EXCHANGE FOR SOME ROAD DEVELOPMENT.

THAT IS THE ONLY ONE AND THAT ONE IS ONLY POINT NINE ACRES. BUT AGAIN IT'S IN THE

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