[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] THE ORDER FOR WHAT WE STAND FOR . >> 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 THEY CAN ASK EVERYONE TO USE THEIR CELL PHONES PLEASE AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. >> AS I MENTIONED AND PUBLIC CASE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION THIS MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED IN [4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA] COMPLIANCE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. I WOULD ASK SOMEONE TO LOOK TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND FOR THAT PLEASE? SECOND THANK YOU. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION WE'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE AGENDA. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION IF YOU'RE ONLINE, PLEASE SPEAK UP. I CAN'T SEE I CAN SEE MOST EVERYBODY I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM FOR TODAY. SO THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CITIZENS COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE OR ONLINE THAT WOULD MAKE A LIKE MAKE A CITIZENS COMMENT TODAY? >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT A LINE? [6. UPDATE FROM DALE BUTTS, ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; PINKY HARRIOTT, BUDGET DIRECTOR; AND HAYES WILLIAMS, CFO] NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN LET'S MOVE RIGHT INTO THE MEAT OF OUR AGENDA AND I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. BUTTS TO FIRST TIME COMING FORWARD TO OUR COMMITTEE AND PRESENTING TO US HE IS THE NEW ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND WE WELCOME YOU HERE. MR. GO AHEAD. PLEASURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GLAD TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR TIME TO BRIEFLY UPDATE YOU ON THE DEPARTMENTS THAT FALL UNDER MY SUPERVISION. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THEM THIS AFTERNOON SO I WON'T TOUCH ON ALL SEVEN OF THEM. I THINK IT IS. BUT JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED MORE OR LESS FOUR THOUSAND LEGAL RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS. EVERYONE STEPPED UP AND ALSO OUT OF THEIR REGULAR JOB DUTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING THAT EXCELLENT SERVICE. THANK YOU TO EBONY AND HER STAFF FOR GETTING THOSE APPLICATIONS TAKEN CARE OF . BUDGETING YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM PINKY HERE IN JUST A MOMENT WITH AN UPDATE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT SHE AND SHANNON PUT TOGETHER GREAT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON OCTOBER 6 TO KICK OFF OUR BUDGET SEASON THAT WAS ATTENDED BY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND I THINK YOU WILL BE PROVIDING UPDATES THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS. INCIDENTALLY, SHE IS JOINING US TODAY FROM A CONFERENCE SHE IS ATTENDING AND SHE IS CURRENTLY ACHIEVING HER CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO PINKY FOR FOR GOING AFTER THAT CERTIFICATION BUSINESS SERVICES, OUR NEW DATABASE GOVT WHICH YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT SCHEDULED TO GO LIVE A WEEK FROM TODAY OCTOBER THE 25TH AND THE BUSINESS LICENSE DEPARTMENT THAT FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY IS UNDER MY PURVIEW. THEY ARE GETTING READY FOR THAT AS WELL AS THE STANDARDIZATION ACT THAT'S ACT 176 THAT STARTS ON JANUARY 1, 2022. AND BRANDY AND THE TEMPORARY OFFICE STAFF THERE IN BUSINESS LICENSE HAVE KEYED IN OVER THREE HOURS AND ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND MAILED OUT POSTCARDS IN SEPTEMBER AND CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING OUT SHORT TERM RENTAL HOUSING MAILERS TO NOTIFY EVERYONE OF THAT ACT 176 IT GOES INTO A PLACE NECESSARY IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS THAT'S THE STANDARDIZATION OF THE DATES, THE LICENSE DATES, DUE DATES, APPLICATIONS REFUND WAS KIND OF ALL OVER THE MAP AND THEY'RE PUTTING PUTTING ALL THOSE IN IN STANDARD ORDER ACROSS THE STATE. SO THAT HAPPENS ON JANUARY 1 REST D OFFICE MY OLD OFFICE. SO WE HAVE HIRED. LET ME REPHRASE THAT. WE HAVE OFFERED A AN INDIVIDUAL TO BECOME OUR NEXT REGISTERED NEEDS AND THAT INDIVIDUAL IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AT ALL. NEW HIRES DO BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SO FORTH. AND WHEN THAT'S COMPLETE WE CAN INTRODUCE THAT THAT PERSON TO YOU. IN THE MEANTIME IS SHIRLEY SMITH REMAINS AS THE INTERIM REGISTRAR AND DOING A GREAT JOB. MY OTHER DEPARTMENTS H.R. PURCHASING AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THEM ON VARIOUS TOPICS THIS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME PRESENTATIONS AND SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME UPDATE [00:05:02] YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING SO. EACH AND EVERY MONTH THEY RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SEEING THEN WE'RE GOING TO ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR MISS HARRIET. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR ARE OUR FISCAL YEAR 2020 TWENTY BUDGET. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. >> SORRY. I'M TRYING ALSO MYRTLE TODAY WHEN I GET I BILL MENTIONED WE HAVE ALREADY DONE OUR BUDGET KICKOFF. IT WAS ON OCTOBER 6 WE HAD EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND ALONG WITH THEIR FINANCE PERSON FROM THEIR DEPARTMENTS. AND I FEEL LIKE IT WENT OUT PRETTY GOOD. WE ALSO HAD A SEPARATE SESSION LATER THAT AFTERNOON FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. JERRY FIELDS AND I MET TO START BRINGING UP SOME OF OUR CAPITAL ITEMS. WE WILL DO OUR CAPITAL REQUESTS OR DO ON NOVEMBER 30TH. SO WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TRY TO DO A THREE YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TO KIND OF WRAP UP SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE STILL ON THE BOOKS. AND THEN JUST A QUICK REMINDER COUNSEL THAT THE BUDGET RETREAT IS COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 3RD DUE TO ACA AND DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE GETTING THEIR STUDIOS GOALS TOGETHER AND I BELIEVE OUR THEME IS GOING TO CONTINUE FROM LAST YEAR OF LIVE WORK AND PLAY AND WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME WITH SOME REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS HOPEFULLY TO IMPROVE OUR ALLIANCES WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES. OTHER THAN THAT WE ARE GETTING READY TO START PREPARING FOR THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR. >> THE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SYRIAN THINKING THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE THE THE BUDGET. >> ACTUALLY YOUR OUR WORKSHOP COMING UP HERE SOON. SO THANK YOU. AND LET'S NEXT TURN OVER FOR UPDATES FROM OUR CFO MR. WILLIAMS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY I THINK YOU'VE GOT OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM. SO WE'LL KEEP IT THERE FOR THAT KIND OF ROLE. CHAIRMAN. AFTERNOON, ALLISON. WE HAVE ANY FACE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE OUR MAIN FIRE TRUCKER COME ON YOU ALSO THE THIS IS DENISE CRESSWELL. SHE'S COMING TO US FROM CALHOUN COUNTY. SHE GRABBED THE LAMPS IN COLLEGE. SHE HAS HER CFO, HER CERTIFIED GOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL OFFICER LICENSE. SHE'S BEEN IN GOVERNMENT FINANCE FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS. SHE STARTED WITH US LAST WEEK AND CAME BACK TODAY WHICH I AM VERY HAPPY THAT SHE CAME BACK WITH. YOU DID RECONSIDER. ANYWAY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT, I JUST WANT IT. I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. >> AND IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING WEEK TO SAY THE LEAST. >> BUT WE ARE ROCKING AND ROLLING AND I'VE ALREADY HAD A FIRST STAFF MEETING I CALLED LAST WEDNESDAY AND WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND WE PLAN ON REALLY MAKING A HUGE CHANGE VERY SOON. SO I'VE GOT A GOAL A SIX GOAL AND THEN I HAVE A ONE YEAR GOAL. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME THINGS HAPPEN AND THEY'RE VERY POSITIVE VERY SOON. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS CHRISTMAS. WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE A SOUTH CAROLINA RESONANT. MORE PEOPLE WOULDN'T GET THAT ARE FROM MARY HERE BE PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THANK YOU. >> I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT SHE'S DONE TODAY BUT SHE'S BEEN HERE A WEEK AND CAME BACK AND THAT'S GOOD. WE'VE ALSO HIRED A NEW HP CLERK VINCENT JONES. I'M SURE PATRICK'S GOING A LITTLE BIT MAD AT US AND HE'S GOING TO PROVIDE A AND HE SHOULD BE SHORTENED BY THE END OF THE MONTH. >> WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. >> WE HAVE THE SENIOR ACCOUNTANT LISTED AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LISTED TO. RIGHT NOW WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE YEAR AN AUDIT. WE'RE TRYING TO GET SCHEDULES PREPARED FOR THE AUDITOR OBVIOUS SORRY LINK THERE. I'M PLANNING ON BEING HERE ABOUT MIDDLE NOVEMBER TO START DOING FIELD WORK. SO WE'RE RAPIDLY WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. >> THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS. I CAN JUST GO INTO THE [7. DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FY 2022.] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I GUESS IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. WILLIAMS IF NOT MR. WILLIAMS, GO AHEAD AND GO TO OUR NUMBER SEVEN ON OUR AGENDA ITEMS. >> IT IS NUMBER 7 DISCUSSION ON PRESENTATION OF YEAR TO DATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 TO CREATE JUST PREPARED FOR THIS YEAR THIS MONTH AFFAIR PREPARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH FOR THE GENERAL FUND OUR REVENUES ARE ABOUT EIGHT POINT FOUR MILLION OUT OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TWO MILLION. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE SEEING LAGS. WE'RE SITTING THE TREASURER. THE TAX BILLS WILL BE SENT OUT HERE SHORTLY AND WE SHOULD BE SEEING REVENUES START TO COME [00:10:01] ROLLING IN BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR. THE ONE THING THAT'S REALLY FAR OFF IS THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL DAVE TOO. THAT'S FUNDED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. WE SHOULD BE GETTING OUR RECEIPT OF THAT SOMETIME THIS MONTH. I DON'T THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN IT YET. CHARGES FOR SERVICES. I HATE TO SAY, RICH, YOUR BEADS ARE STILL OUTPERFORMING WAY, WAY ABOVE WHERE THEY HAVE IN THE PAST WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT. A GREAT SOURCE OF REVENUE BUT THAT LEADS US INTO THE EXPENSES AND WE HAVE EXPENSES ABOUT 34 MILLION OUT OF ONE HUNDRED THIRTY TWO MILLION. THE TOTAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES TO DATE WE'RE OFF ABOUT 1 PERCENT. SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD BE. THE BUDGETS IF YOU LOOK IN THE DETAIL WE'RE ROLLING IN THE CARRY OVER BUDGET. WE'VE ONLY HAD TO GO TO PRESS. WE HAD ACTUALLY HAD THEM BUT THEY WILL BE IN THERE BY THE BY THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD. AND THEN IT'S JUST KIND OF THE SAME THING. PUBLIC HEALTH IS EXCEEDING SPENDING EXPECTATIONS DUE TO THE PAIN IN QUARTERLY PAYMENTS TO BE FROM MEMORIAL AND BE FOR DROUGHT FOR CROP HEALTH AND THERE IS A CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEM IN THERE THAT WAS COMING OVER FROM THE CARRYOVER AND THAT'S BASICALLY ABOUT IT FOR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE. >> SHE'LL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS ONE LINE HAVE ANYTHING? >> NO, SIR. LOOK, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE'S [8. PRESENTATION FROM EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS, LLC] GOOD. >> MR. HAYES, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MUSKRAT MOVE ON TO NUMBER EIGHT AND IT IS THE PRESENTATION OR CLASSIC ALLOCATION AND COMPENSATION COMPENSATION STUDY. >> AND MR. MARSHALL, WE'RE GONNA DO THE PRESENTATION OF OUR COULD GIVE THE UPDATE ON THIS OR WHO IS GOING TO. I'M SORRY, CATHERINE KATHERINE MEADE WITH A JAR OF MR. MARSHALL HAD JURY DUTY TODAY SO HE'S NOT WITH US. >> I THINK KATHERINE MEADE SHE'LL INTRODUCE ANGEL FROM FROM EVERGREEN. >> YES. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THANK ALONE TO SAYING TODAY REGARDING THE OVERVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING OVER ROUGHLY THE LAST 16 MONTHS FOR THE COUNTY WE'VE BEEN WORKING ALONGSIDE WITH EVERGREEN FOR THIS LAST YEAR THE SCREEN CHANGED ON ME. >> WE'VE BEEN WORKING ALONG SIDE WITH EVERGREEN AND WE HAVE MISS ANGELIC ASPECT TODAY TO DO A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THOSE FINDINGS FOR YOU. BUT I DO BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED A FULL DETAILED REPORT AND WE WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THIS SHORT PRESENTATION FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO MISS ANGEL IF YOU ARE ONLINE YET I AM ONLINE. >> CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. YOU SEE THE SCREEN OKAY. WE CAN YOU'RE FREE. >> ARE STARTING PAGES UP? YES, WE ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. SO I WILL GO AHEAD THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND I ASK FOR EFFICIENCY, WAIT TO ASK QUESTIONS UNTIL THE VERY END. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE FINDINGS OF THE COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION STUDY THAT WE CONDUCTED FOR THE COUNTY AND OUR AGENDA FOR THIS PRESENTATION AND THIS FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS GO INTO HIGH LEVEL FINDINGS OF OUR SENIOR LEADER OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTED FINDINGS FROM OUR ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. >> OUR FINDINGS FROM THE CROSS PATIENT REVIEW COMPENSATION REVIEW AS WELL AS REVEAL THE NEW PLANS IN TERMS OF THE STUDY PROCESS WE HAVE CONDUCTED SENIOR LEADER INTERVIEWS WHERE LAST YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT SENIOR LEADERS AT THE 92 IDENTIFY WHAT ARE SOME KEY COMPENSATION AND CLASSIFICATION ISSUES. >> WE ALSO DID AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM. SO LOOKING TO SEE HOW SALARIES ARE PROGRESSING ACROSS VARIOUS KEY RANGES OF THE COUNTY. WE'VE ALSO REVIEWED THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY TO SEE WHERE IS THE COUNTY NOW AND THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO ON PROGRESS DOLLARS IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS AND INTENTIONS FOR COMPENSATION MOVING FORWARD? WE CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL EQUITY ANALYSIS BY REVIEWING JOB ASSESSMENT TOOL OR JAY KEY INPUT IN WHICH WE ASKED EMPLOYEES TO PROVIDE US FEEDBACK ON THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OR THEIR POSITIONS AS WELL AS WE HAD A SUPERVISOR REVIEW THAT JOB ASSESSMENT AND PUT IN ADDITION TO THAT WE CONDUCTED AN EXTERNAL EQUITY ANALYSIS BY SURVEYING THE MARKET TO DETERMINE THE COMPETITIVE SALARY RANGES AS WELL AS BENEFITS OFFERINGS. >> BASED ON THOSE FINDINGS WE REVISE THE K PLANS TO BE COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET INDIVIDUALLY ASSIGNED CLASSIFICATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE PAY GREATER PAY RANGE BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS JOB ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND ALSO MARKET DATA. AND THEN WE DEVELOPED SOME OPTION METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REVISED PAY PLANS WHO PROVIDED TRAINING AND STUDY [00:15:01] METHODOLOGY TO H.R. AS WELL AS PREPARED AND PROVIDED THE FINAL REPORTS WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH THE SENIOR LEADERS OF THE COUNTY. >> WE HEARD THE GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT THERE WAS CONCERN THAT THE SALARIES WERE NOT COMPETITIVE WITH THE LOCAL MARKET AND THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AGAIN AND AGAIN THAT THAT WAS A VERY KEY CONCERN AMONG THESE SENIOR LEADERS. THERE IS ALSO CONCERN ABOUT SALARY COMPRESSION REFERRING TO NOT ENOUGH DISTANCE SALARIES BETWEEN THOSE WITH MORE TENURE VERSUS THE NEW HIRES AS WELL AS LACK OF CLARITY ABOUT THE CURRENT PAY STRUCTURE. SO HOW SALARIES PROGRESSED? WHERE EXACTLY COULD EMPLOYEE SALARIES THOUGH BASED ON OUR PAY STRUCTURE AND THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT SOME TITLES WOULD BE CLARIFIED TO BETTER REFLECT THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE POSITIONS. >> WE ALSO DID OUR ANALYSIS ON THE PLANS OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTERED. >> SO THERE WAS A GENERAL STEP PLAN FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES BUT 31 BRAIDS 21 STEPS WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT 0 3 PERCENT INCREASE BETWEEN EACH STEPS AND THEN BRANCH SPREADS OF 55 PERCENT. SO RANGE SPREAD SIMPLY MEANS WAS AT LEAST BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM MINIMUM AND THEN WE ALSO DID THE SAME ANALYSIS ON THE SHIFT. SO A PLAN FOR THE EMPLOYEES WORKING 24 HOUR SHIFTS AND T&-PD INCREASE ROUGHLY TWO DOLLARS 30 CENTS AN HOUR. [00:29:13] BUT IF YOU WENT SOME FURTHER INFORMATION ON ACCOUNTING AS A WHOLE SPECIFIC POSITIONS OR [00:29:17] GRADES AS A WHOLE I CAN CERTAINLY GET SOME INFORMATION AND REPORTED FOR REVIEW. >> THANK CULTURE OUR LOVER WITH ANY STUDY LIKE THIS COURSE YOU GET THE OVERCHARGE. NINE OF THEM DID A GREAT JOB WITH EVERY GRAIN BUT THERE LITTLE DETAILS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO US IN OUR SYSTEM THAT WE ARE HAVING TO TWEAK AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT WITH THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS A NEW ISSUE WITH THE STUDY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT DAVE VS. OUR REALITY HERE IS THAT THE STUDY RECOMMENDED THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE PEOPLE OUT DOING HIS VIOLATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE MORE PER HOUR THAN THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN OUR DETENTION CENTER AT [00:30:04] AN ENTRY LEVEL. AND TO ME THAT'S A PROBLEM. GIVEN THE GIVEN THE DEMANDS OF EACH POSITION AND THE SECURITY NECESSARY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL TWEAKS AS WE DISCOVER THESE THINGS TO YOU ALL AS A PART OF THIS BUDGET YEAR TO KIND OF FURTHER REFINE REFINE THAT WHEN. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF IF I MIGHT MARK. >> YES, GO AHEAD. FINAL FINAL THOUGHTS FOR ME ANYWAY. OBVIOUSLY I'M IMPRESSED BY THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS DONE AND LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND INCUR IN AND CAN CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC AREA AND THE WAY WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE AS FAR AS INFLATION, ET CETERA AND IN ITS IN ITS IMPACT BOTH UP AND DOWN THE THE ENTIRE RANGE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. BUT YOU KNOW, ALSO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE IMPACT TO OUR BUDGET. AND SO I'M REALLY ANTICIPATING FINAL THOUGHTS. WHAT'S THE COST? WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD AND LET'S SEE WHERE THIS GOES WHAT WHERE WHERE DO WE GO NEXT? >> ERIC YEAH. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU ALL WERE ALREADY HAVE APPROVED THE SALARY ASPECT THAT THIS WAS PART OF THE BUDGET THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S BEEN DONE. THE EMPLOYEES HAVE RECEIVED THEIR INCREASES AS OF JULY OF THE LAST PAYCHECK ARE THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD IN JULY THEY RECEIVED THEIR INCREASES RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD. THE STUDY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE STUDY BECAUSE WOULD THIS BE MY FIRST TIME AROUND THROUGH ONE OF THESE I'D NEGLECTED TO HAVE YOU ALL DO THAT. AS A PART OF THE BUDGET SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE THE ENTIRE STUDY AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEREIN WITH THIS PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY. >> OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU YOU'D STAY THERE. THIS QUESTION IS FOR YOU AS WELL. THE YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE INITIAL PHASE OF THIS CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET WITHOUT WITHOUT TOO SIGNIFICANT A BITE. WHAT'S NEXT YEAR LOOK LIKE? AREN'T THERE THE STEPS? WHAT'S COMING UP? WHAT CAN WE ANTICIPATE FOR IMPACT ON THE BUDGET NEXT CYCLE? >> WELL, OUR WHAT I'VE WHAT I'VE INSTRUCTED THE FOLKS EMOTIONALLY TO DO WITH THE BUDGET I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE AT THIS POINT BUT WE ARE GOING TO PLAN AS A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS TO BRING A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU THAT WILL SET UP BOTH A MERIT INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES BASED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND ALSO DO A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THE EMPLOYEES WITH THE APPROPRIATE MIX SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THIS PLAN VALID AND EFFECTIVE AS FAR INTO THE FUTURE AS POSSIBLE. >> SO I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW AS TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE UNTIL WE GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE BUDGET. >> SURE. >> SO WHAT I'M I GUESS WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I HAVE A WRONG IMPRESSION IS THAT WE WILL BE GIVEN THREE NUMBERS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET CYCLE. ONE IS A BASELINE WHAT IT WILL COST BASED ON OUR NEEDS AND CURRENT USAGE AND EXPECTED NEEDS. >> THE SECOND ASPECT OF IT WOULD BE WHAT WE ANTICIPATE AS A COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE BOARD. AND THEN THE THIRD IS AN ANTICIPATED INCREASE FOR MERIT BASED IMPROVEMENT TO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDED CATEGORIES. THAT'S OUT THERE. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS RECOMMENDING IT IN THREE PARTS BUT YES, YOU DID SAY YOU KNOW, I'VE DONE A CHARACTER. YOU KNOW YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO TEAR IT APART. GO GO. YEAH, YOU DID GREAT. GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT ANGEL, I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS THE EXPERTS IN THIS AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO ASK THIS BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THAT IN THIS REPORT THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT CLOSER AND IT'S CONCERNING FOR US OR ANYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT MORAND, YOU AS THE EXPERT THAT WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE COMMENT BEFORE WAS VERY POIGNANT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU KEEP THIS PLAN UPDATED OVER THE YEARS. >> SO WE PROVIDE YOU A PEACE PLAN NOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THREE, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS FROM NOW WHEN YOU DO ANOTHER STUDY THAT YOU ROUTINELY DO UPDATES, YOU MAKE THAT POSSIBILITY AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE WHOLE PLAN AS NEEDED IF YOU NEED A TWEAK SOME POSITIONS AND SAY YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO PUT THIS ON A HIGHER PAY GRADE [00:35:03] TO KEEP UP WITH THE MARKET THAT YOU DO SO BECAUSE IF WE WAIT ANOTHER THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS YOU'RE GOING TO END UP IN A SIMILAR POSITION OF OH GREAT. NOW WE HAVE TO REALLY CATCH UP WITH THE MARKET AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT OUR BUDGET AND HANDLE THESE CHANGES. BUT WE DO THAT PERIODIC MAINTENANCE EVERY YEAR ASSESSING THEIR COST OF LIVING ,ASSESSING YOU KNOW, THEIR DIFFERENT POSITIONS. I NEED TO BUMPED UP A PAY GRADE WHEN YOU CONDUCT YOUR NEXT STUDY. THE INTENT IS THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TO MAKE SUCH DRASTIC CHANGES THAT WOULD HOPEFULLY BE SOME MINOR TWEAKS HERE AND THERE. AND THAT WOULD BE ALL THAT IS NECESSARY. >> GREAT. OF COURSE WITH HIGHER EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS FOR THAT AS WELL. WHAT WE WOULD SALUTE ANGEL. THANK YOU MISS MEETING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD. COMING FROM THE H.R. DEPARTMENT NOW I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE AT THE END OF THE ROPE HERE WITH THIS AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR SENIOR LEADERS COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. >> IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. >> WHAT COULD YES. MUSLIMS AGREE WITH AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE STEPS THAT ARE NOW IN THE PLAYING THAT ONCE WE APPROVE THIS DOCUMENT THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, ISN'T IT? THE STEPS IS AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR SALARY FOR NEXT YEAR TO YEAH. >> SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN AUTOMATIC ONCE YOU ADOPT THIS STUDY. WE WILL FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE STUDY AS A PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. AS FAR AS TAKING CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE POSITIONS STAY IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY, MOVE THEM FORWARD SO THAT THAT PART WOULD BE WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY DONE FOR US TO EVALUATE THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND AS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS KID A LOT THAT I MADE A MISTAKE AND ONCE I THOUGHT I WAS WRONG BUT I WAS SO THEY JUST INFORMED ME THAT I DID NOT NEGLECT TO BRING THIS FORWARD AT THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE IT WASN'T READY UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS GOES. >> SO. SO ANYWAY, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING AS CHAIRMAN. >> YES, GO AHEAD. THERE'S COUNCILMAN NELSON. I. I APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT H.R. AND CONSULTANT DID AND USUALLY DOESN'T APPRECIATE THIS OR TOO. BUT I AM SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED THAT WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE GETTING READY TO HOPEFULLY ADOPT THIS THIS PLAN . BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE CAN'T GET HOW ENTRY LEVEL SALARY UP TO 15 DOLLARS NOW I MEAN WHERE. TWELVE THIRTY SIX WHILE MINIMUM WAGE. AND UNTIL WE REACH A THRESHOLD OF STARTING ON MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYEES THAT KNOWS HOW I DON'T I DON'T THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE LOW WAGE OF THE TOTEM. >> I MEAN THAT'S MY POINT. YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO RESPOND TO THAT? IF YES YOU'RE GOOD. IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION YOU ALL WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER, WE'RE HAPPY TO UNDERTAKE THAT AS PART OF THE NEW BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ON WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. LOOK WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO ENTER INTO. AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKING OUT HERE IS THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW, WE GOING TO BE GOOD TO HAVE THAT OBVIOUSLY FOR FOR MR. DAWSON AND LET HIM SEE THAT. BUT OF COURSE WE LOOK AT THAT THERE'S THERE THERE'S AN OVERALL COST THAT'S GOING TO BE OCCURRING WHICH YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT THERE'S ALSO THAT A CLASS UP THAT'S GOING BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN HERE A YEAR AND BEEN MAKING 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR THAT WE HIRE SOMEBODY AT FIFTEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. SO A YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST EVERYTHING. YOU DON'T COMPRESS THE GRADES TO GET THE STUDY OUT OF WHACK. SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE HIRING OF THE NEW EMPLOYEES AND EVERYBODY THAT SHIFTS UP BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW COMPLICATED THAT IS. BUT OBVIOUSLY AS MR. DAWSON MENTIONED, WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR MONTHS TO EVEN START TO LOOK AT TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT? WELL, WE'LL DO THAT AS A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. YOU KNOW, WE JUST A PREVIEW I'LL JUST APPROVED. SIR, WHEN DO YOU FIND OUT HOW EMPLOYEES THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF MANPOWER OVER THERE NOW TO TO UNDERTAKE SUCH ANALYSIS. SO. WELL, WE'LL LET THEM DO THAT. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAD A COMMENT TO ADD TO THAT, PLEASE. YES, SORRY. >> GO AHEAD AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO AT LEAST HAVE THE NUMBERS TO COMPARE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME LONG TERM VACANCIES SUCH AS THE LIBRARY AND OTHER PLACES THAT WE JUST CAN'T GET PEOPLE TO COME BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE 15 DOLLARS AN HOUR AT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER [00:40:08] OFFICES TO OTHER SECTIONS THAT HAVE HAD THESE LONG TERM BY CONSENSUS. IT JUST MAKES MORE WORK. THERE'S PEOPLE WHO ARE ONBOARD ALREADY. THAT'S VERY GOOD COMPARISON. >> I'LL TELL YOU IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN OUR PART AND REC PROGRAM ESPECIALLY FOR US TO HIRE TRY TO HIRE FOLKS TO MAN OUR PARKS AND REC FACILITIES WHENEVER THEY CAN GO TO CHICK FIL A MCDONALD'S MAKING THREE DOLLARS MORE AN HOUR. YOU KNOW A YOUNG CHILD, A YOUNG KID IN HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE ISN'T GOING TO WORK FOR US WHEN THINKING YOU KNOW HOW FLEXIBLE HOURS AND THOSE PLACES MAKE IT TWO OR THREE DOLLARS MORE IN HOURS. I AGREE WITH THAT QUICKLY. >> YOU KNOW A I UNDERSTAND THE 50 NOW WAS SORT MINIMUM BUT AT THE SAME TIME THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS IN THE SYSTEM THAT IF YOU MAKE THE MINIMUM 15 IT COULD ACTUALLY CREATE A SALARY OF ALMOST EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING TIME AND A HALF OVERTIME BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING MORE THAN 40 HOURS A DAY JUST BECAUSE OF THAT POSITION. SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK [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 [00:45:07] 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 [00:50:03] 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 [00:55:02] 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 [01:00:01] 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] [01:22:07] CASE CASES THEY THEY ARE HANDLING THE THE LEAST AMONG US AND TRYING TO GET THEM A FAIR [01:22:15] TRIAL. AND THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE IS [01:22:21] THAT THEY'RE BASICALLY PAYING A MINIMUM AND THEY'LL JUST KEEPING SEE IT'S HARD FOR THEM [01:22:29] 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 [01:25:03] 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 [01:30:01] SUBDIVISION WAS THE ONE WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS YEAR. >> YES SIR. ALL THESE PROPERTIES WERE ALSO PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AT THE WORKSHOP. WE HAD IN AUGUST. >> OKAY. SO IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION AND STAFF AND THE ADMINISTRATOR YOU DON'T THINK THAT WE WOULD EVER HAVE ANY NEED FOR THESE PROPERTIES, ANY USEFUL THESE PROPERTIES? FROM THE COUNTY'S POSITION THEY HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR PREVIOUSLY. >> YES, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RIGHT. >> LET'S. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO US MOVING THIS FORWARD TO COUNTY COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. NO OBJECTIONS, MISS. SORRY THAT WE'VE GOT THIS COUPLE THERE, BRIAN. THANK YOU FOR MOVING THINGS ALONG. I'M ALWAYS GLAD YOU'RE YOU'RE BACK HERE TO HELP DO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS POINT THAT IS THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BEFORE WE ADJOURN ? I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BETWEEN PUBLIC FACILITIES. SO TIFFANY AT ABOUT WHAT WE NEED SO WILL RECONVENE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OR SO. MR. CHAIRMAN, I SAID THREE THIRTY SEVEN MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.