Apr 25, 2024 Airports Board

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[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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WAY AROUND THE STATE VISITING AIRPORTS AND HE GRACED US WITH HIS PRESENCE AT HILTON HEAD YESTERDAY HE DID GET A RIDE ON THE NEW FIRETRUCK. SO I THINK WE'RE NOW HIS FAVORITE AIRPORT AND THEN HE CAME OUT TO SEE US OUT OF BEFORE FOR EXACTLY MORNING.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE CHRIS A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO YOU KNOW, SAY WHATEVER WANTS TO SAY AND GIVE YOU GUYS A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. TERRIFIC.

THANK YOU, JOHN. MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASURE TO BE HERE BACK IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. I'M A FORMER BEAUFORT COUNTY RESIDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND . VERY GLAD TO BE HERE AND I'M ESPECIALLY I THINK THE LAST TIME THAT I SAW HILTON HEAD OR WHAT IS NOW BEAUFORT EXACTLY WAS BACK IN THE 2008 2009 TIMEFRAME AND TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON AND THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE AND LEVEL OF FUNDING THAT IS BEING EXTENDED TO YOUR GREAT AIRPORTS IS JUST TREMENDOUS AND TAKE MY HAT OFF. THAT'S NO ONE PERSON DOES IT ALONE.

BUT JOHN IS A GREAT FOCAL POINT AND HIS STAFF AND THE SUPPORT THAT HE GETS FROM YOU ALL IS TREMENDOUS SO AND I WILL ALSO SAY THE STATE IS HERE TO HELP. WE ARE A PROJECT PARTNER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROMOTING AIRPORTS ESPECIALLY THE GREAT AIRPORT SYSTEM THAT YOU ALL DOWN HERE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. SO I THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS AND DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE LOWCOUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. SEND CASH TO CHRIS SAYS HE WAS FORMER RESIDENT OF COUNTY. WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL YOU IS THAT HE USED TO BE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AT COUNTY SO HE HE MADE A LOT OF OF STUFF HAPPEN HERE TO PAVE THE WAY FOR ALL OF US TO GET HERE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND ALSO WHEN CHRIS AND I WERE TALKING YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OUR TWO AIRPORTS ARE IN VERY UNIQUE POSITIONS AND NO PUN INTENDED BUT THEY'RE BOTH LOCATED IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE NOT COUNTY. YOU KNOW, H.D. IS IN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND THEY ARE W IS IN THE CITY OF EXCEPT THE TERMINAL. SO WE'VE GOT THE INTERESTING CHALLENGE PRIVILEGE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT TO WORK NOT ONLY WITH COUNTY BUT WITH THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. ANY TIME WE NEED TO ANYTHING AND FRANKLY ANY TIME ANYTHING HAPPENS OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT. SO FOR EXAMPLE AT HILTON HEAD

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BUT WE WANT TO USE THAT AS A BASIS TO TALK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM AND SO THAT WE CAN MAKE ORDNANCE CHANGES WHERE WE NEED TO TO MAKE LIFE BETTER AND SAFER FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S NOT JUST THE AIRPORT GOING AFTER A A GRAB OF PRIVILEGES. IT'S HONESTLY MAKING LIFE SAFER FOR EVERYONE WHO'S WHO'S ANYWHERE NEAR THE AIRPORT. IT'S KIND OF A LONG WAY TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS MEETING WAS EXTREMELY FRUITFUL JUST TO SPEND A FEW HOURS WITH CHRIS BRAINSTORMING THINGS LIKE THIS.

SO VERY THANKFUL FOR HIM TO VISIT AND YOU'RE WELCOME ANY TIME CHRIS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HOP INTO THE REPORT FOR THIS MONTH'S I'LL HAVE ROCIO BRING UP THE POWERPOINT YEAH YOU'RE RIGHT LET'S JUMP INTO THE BUDGET FIRST. I CAN'T FORGET BRIAN SO BEFORE WE JUMP IN ON MY POWERPOINT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BRIAN COME UP AND SOME OF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE BRIAN BRIAN'S PRESENTATION GIVE IT BY ME. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO SO THIS WILL BE BETTER AND PROBABLY MORE DETAIL AND MUCH MORE EDUCATIONAL BUT THERE'S A REASON BRIAN'S OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR HE DOES A GREAT JOB REALLY PUTTING THE BUDGET ITEMS TOGETHER AND WHAT HE DID THIS YEAR THAT WAS THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WAS REALLY TO SIT DOWN WITH EACH ONE OF OUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS WITHIN THE AIRPORT AND KIND OF GIVE THEM OWNERSHIP OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL BUDGET AND THEN BUILD THAT IN. SO NOW THEY'LL HAVE INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY SO TO SPEAK, BUT THEY'LL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO KNOW WHERE THEY INDIVIDUALLY IN OUR GRAND SCHEME OF THE BUDGET SO THAT BRIAN I'M GOING TO LET YOU KIND OF BRIEF WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING GOING.

I THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS BUDGET IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT, JOHN HELP ME OUT A TON TO HELP ME OUT STEVE JUST I'VE BEEN GETTING EDUCATED. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT THE AIRPORT AND I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE ANSWERS FOR ME AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS GO THE HST AND RW BUDGETS AND, ANY TYPE OF VARIANCES.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THOSE TO YOU ALL. WHY CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET? WE'RE IN A SERIES OF LIKE 25 PROPOSED BUDGET AND BRIAN, IF YOU COULD SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT. SURE.

SO WE SEE AREAS LIKE THIS FIRST SLIDE IS THE HST, THEIR OPERATING BUDGET AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHANGED QUITE A BIT FROM FISCAL 24 TO GROWTH FISCAL YEAR 25.

THE MAIN REASON FOR THAT IS FISCAL YEAR 24 CONTAINS BOTH THE 2023 AND 2024 TAX WARD FISCAL YEAR 25 ONLY CONTAINS FY 24 AMOUNT THAT'S GOING TO BE REMAINING DURING THE YEAR WHEN WE WE GET APPROVED FOR ANOTHER EIGHT TAX AWARD WE DON'T HAVE THAT BUDGET ACTUALLY GETS ADJUSTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 25 SO THAT'S THAT'S A VERY PRELIMINARY NUMBER RIGHT NOW.

ALSO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT FOR SERVICES INCREASE QUITE A BIT AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS

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REVENUES EXPECTED TO GO UP BASED ON HISTORICAL LEVELS AND WHAT WE PROJECT IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THOSE TWO VARIANCES RIGHT THERE WHEN WE GO TO EXPENSE ITEMS HERE WE LOOK AT PERSONNEL THAT IS REALLY A PRELIMINARY NUMBER RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE COUNTY TO APPROVE ANY NEW POSITIONS WE MIGHT HAVE FILLED AT THE AIRPORT AND THAT THAT NUMBER WILL BE FINALIZED ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE FROM THE NEW POSITIONS ON THE PURCHASES LINE ITEM YOU COULD SEE THERE WAS AN INCREASE 137,000 THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO NEED FOR ADDITIONAL AIRPORT SECURITY BECAUSE WE'RE BEING PROVIDED LESS SERVICES FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT'S A PRELIMINARY NUMBER AS WELL THAT WILL BE ADJUSTED BASED ON HOW OUR PERSONNEL LINE IS ADJUSTED AT THE END OF THE DAY. CURRENTLY THE OUTLAY INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING RENOVATIONS OR UPGRADES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS LAWN EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY EQUIPMENT COULD LOOK FOR EXPERTS NOW WE'LL GO ON TO ON THE REVENUE SIDE WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF 57,000 FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO PROJECTED INCREASES FOR AVIATION GAS RAMP FEES AND TIE DOWN REVENUES.

IF WE GO TO MISCELLANEOUS WE HAVE A $21,000 INCREASE AND THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO PROJECTED REVENUE INCREASES FOR CONCESSION SPONSORSHIP EVENTS, FLIGHT TRAINING COMMISSIONS AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS REVENUE THAT INCREASED TRANSFERS IN THIS LINE ON LINE ITEM HAS TO DO WITH MONEY THAT'S BEING TRANSFERRED FOR THE RW HANGAR PROJECT.

THERE'S $33,000 VARIANCE RIGHT THERE IS FOR MONEY THAT'S BEEN EXPANDED TO THE STATE WE'LL GO ON TO THE EXPENSE LINE ITEMS THIS PERSONNEL FIGURE JUST AS IT WAS WITH HST IS BASICALLY WHATEVER AREA AT THIS POINT AT OUR BEST ESTIMATED GUESSTIMATE AT THIS POINT THAT COULD CHANGE A LITTLE BIT IT SHOULDN'T CHANGE TOO MUCH IF WE GO TO OUR PURCHASED EXPENSE OR PURCHASES THAT'S JUST YOU KNOW COSTS ARE GOING UP FOR TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, NON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHICH IS OUR OUR CLEANING SERVICES SERVICES SUCH AS THAT AND LONG SERVICES AND ALSO SOME SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES JUST THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE SPECIAL EVENT ASSOCIATED EXPENSES WE WE EXPECT TO RECOVER ON THE REVENUE SIDE AS WELL THROUGH SPONSORSHIP AND THAT'S A GOOD THING CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT'S THE OFFSET OF THE ASSOCIATED TRANSFER. RIGHT. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE IN FROM 1.4 MILLION THE CAPITAL OUTLAY WILL THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE HANGAR PROJECT GET DOWN TO THE PURCHASES ENTERPRISE CATEGORY YOU KNOW KNOW THAT THOSE INCREASES ARE BASICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH JET FUEL AND AVIATION WHICH IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REVENUE THAT WE'VE PROJECTED AS WELL FOR THOSE ITEMS BASED ON OUR MARKUPS FOR HOW WE PAY FOR THE FUEL AND HOW MUCH WE CHARGE FOR IT. THAT'S THE NEXT ONE HERE IS ON THE AIRPORT RENTS. THE REVENUE THAT WE HAVE PROJECTED FOR THAT AND IT BASICALLY THAT NUMBER LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAA GRANT REVENUE NUMBER RIGHT THERE AT 21.1 MILLION, THAT'S REALLY OUR GRANT BALANCES FOR ALL OUR FAA .

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY IN FISCAL YEAR 25 BUT IT HAS TO BE IN THE BUDGET FOR PER COUNTY RULES AND REGULATIONS AND IT SHOULD BE THERE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHICH GRANTS WE'RE GOING TO PULL FROM. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING COME UP NECESSARILY. YOU HAVE A FAIR GUESSTIMATE IN A FAIR OF WHAT YOU EXPECT TO

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UP NEXT THIS IS OUR OUR WB FOR YOUR EXECUTIVE BRANCH SCENARIO 192,000 FOR A FEDERAL AND FOR THE STATE WE HAVE 75,000 APPROXIMATELY AND IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THOSE ARE WHAT MAKES UP THOSE NUMBERS. THAT'S THE FEDERAL SIDE OF IT WITH GRANT 18, GRANT 17 AND THEN IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT AND 18 BUT THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE THE STATE ENTITLEMENTS AND AWARDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE STATE AND THAT'S END OF MY PRESENTATION IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING ON THE B4 EXECUTIVE RUNWAY RESERVES THING THE MONEY FOR THAT OR IS THAT STILL TOO FAR OUT TO IN THE BUDGET THAT'S NOT IN THE THE BUDGET YET BECAUSE THE GRANT HASN'T BEEN AWARDED YET THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ENTITLEMENT MOSTLY ENTITLEMENT GRANT I SAY PARTIALLY ENTITLEMENT BUT THE FAA HAS NOT YET TOLD US TO APPLY FOR THAT GRANT SO WE'RE KIND OF ON HOLD WITH THEM RIGHT NOW.

OKAY. AND THIS BUDGET HAS TO GO IN FRONT OF COUNTY COUNCIL.

HAS IT GONE THROUGH READING OR SECOND READING WORDS THAT HAVE DONE TO US FIRST RIGHT NOW WE'LL GO FROM YOU TO THAT COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN IT HASN'T GONE.

ALL RIGHT, JOHN, MYSELF AND STEVE, I WITH THE NEWS CHRISTMAS AND THE COUNTY BUDGET MANAGER VALERIE ALTMAN AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS A FINE TOOTH COMB AND THEY WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DID. I DON'T THINK THEY CHANGED ONE LINE ITEM WITH WHAT WE ESTIMATED. I MEAN I THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

I THINK JOHN WOULD AGREE IT WAS A LOT VERY GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH THEM AT THIS POINT AND THEY UNDERSTAND NEEDS BEING COMMUNICATED VERY WELL. THE I'M I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT ON THE ON THE HILTON WHAT WAS THE IF YOU GO BACK TO THE BUDGET ON HILTON HEAD YEAH THE ORIGINAL BREAK THERE NOW NO WAY WHEN THE VERY BEGINNING FIRST I FIGURED AT FIRST LIGHT WENT TO THE END YEAH I THINK YOU HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS RIGHT SO I WAS NO THAT'S MOM TAUGHT ME SO THAT GOING THROUGH IT UNDERSTAND THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES IN THAT AND INTER-GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTAL BUT ON THE WHAT'S THE DEBT THAT WE'RE PAYING ON ADHD HD WHAT'S THAT DEBT THE WELL WE HAD AN EXPENSE LINE YEAH $52,300 YEAH 56 THE YEAR BEFORE SO WE'RE PAYING SOMETHING DOWN. WHAT'S THAT? LET ME SEE IF I HAVE THAT HERE.

SO THAT'S THAT'S HISTORICAL DEBT. SO THAT'S FROM THE PROJECT FROM YEARS AND YEARS AGO. OKAY SO YOU'RE PAYING THAT BACK TO THAT? WE'RE PAYING THAT BACK TO THE COUNTY, CORRECT. SO THAT'S MONEY GOING BACK TO THE COUNTY. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S A LONG, LONG TERM NOTE THAT WE'VE GOT THROUGH THE COUNTY WITH COUNTY FINANCE AND THEY'VE GOT A AND OVERALL NOTE THAT THAT THEY PAY I FORGET THAT WAS BEFORE TIME IT WAS I REMEMBER PART OF A GO BOND OR WHAT THAT WAS YEAH THAT'S WHAT THAT DEBT IS JUST REPAYMENT OF THAT.

OKAY OKAY AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS SO ON THE DEPRECIATION EXPENSE SIDE REALLY THAT'S ITEM FOR US SO THAT GOES STRAIGHT BUT ON THE CASH FOR THE AIRPORT THERE'S A TWO PART QUESTION.

ONE IS DO WE HAVE A ROOM CASH ACCOUNT FOR EACH AIRPORT OR DO WE HAVE A CASH COUNT THAT'S

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SO THAT'S JUST PAPER NEWSPAPER ARTICLES I'VE BEEN READING IT'S WE HAVE OUR OWN CASH ACCOUNT.

OKAY. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF EACH MONTH IS THE MONEY GETS TRANSFERRED TO THE COUNTY AND THEN THEY DO A JOURNAL ENTRY AND THEN PUT IT BACK.

ANY CASH THAT'S LEFT OVER GETS PUT INTO OUR EQUITY. IT PULLS CASH ON OUR BALANCE SHEET. OKAY, SO SO THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.

IT'S AN IN AND OUT TYPE OF PROCESS LIKE FOR WE DO WHAT WE DO MONTHLY BANK REX CHECKS DO IT ALWAYS COMES OUT IT ALWAYS ZEROS WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE AND I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MAKING SURE THAT MONEY'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S HOW THAT SO THEY SWEEP IT OUT EVERY MONTH. YEAH. SO AS I UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIRPORT NOW WRITING ITS OWN CHECKS THE AIRPORT'S NOT PAYING FOR THE FUEL OR ANY OF THAT WE WOULD SAY IS WRITING THE CHECKS BASED ON THE APPROVAL THEY GET FROM SAY FOR INSTANCE WE GET AN INVOICE FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES, WE APPROVE THE INVOICE. IT'S LIKE TWO PEOPLE WHAT LIKE ATLANTA? WE'LL LOOK AT THE INVOICE IT TO THE CORRECT JILL THEN MARLENE OR MYSELF SIGN OFF ON THAT THAT INVOICE GOES TO THE COUNTY THEN THEY HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEPARTMENT OF THE CHOCOLATES OTHER SO WHAT'S THE REASON I GUESS I KNOW SINCE YOU'RE NEW RIGHT YOU'RE AN ADDED ITEM OR ADDED PERSONNEL FOR US.

WHAT'S THE PURPOSE ON HAVING THE COUNTY DO IT? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S AND VERY SLOW MOVING PROCESS AND NOT VERY EFFICIENT AND MISTAKES CAN BE MADE AS OPPOSED TO KEEPING ALL THAT IN-HOUSE ON INSTEAD OF THE MONEY BEING TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE ACCOUNT.

WHY DON'T LEAVE THE MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT LET US MAKE MAKE THE PAYMENTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE'VE DISCUSSED MAYBE IN THE FUTURE DOING OUR OWN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WE'RE THERE'S PLUSES AND MINUSES TO US DOING IT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING THEM DO IT ONE NUMBER ONE IS WE DID MORE PERSONNEL FOR AJAX TWO IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE HAD WE GOT QUITE QUITE A BIT OF INVOICES AND WE'D HAVE TO BE CUTTING OUR OWN CHECKS AND HAVE OUR OWN THERE'S A LOT TO DO IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BUT IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE WE KIND OF WE WANT IT WE WANT TO GET MORE ECONOMISTS BUT WE'RE JUST BEING TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT HOW WE DO THAT AND AT THIS POINT I'M NOT SURE IF THE COUNTY WOULD ALLOW TO DO THAT.

YEAH. ON THE HILTON HEAD BUDGET SAME PAGE THE CAPITAL OUTLAY $585,000 AS OPPOSED TO 60. WHAT IS IN THAT 585 IS A CAPITAL OUTLAY AND IS THE ALL ON A REVENUE EXPENSE IS THAT BELONG ON A BALANCE SHEET YOU KNOW WHAT I I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WITH THAT TOO. YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WHAT I MY WORK FOR THE HILTON PSA DOING OUR BUDGET AS A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT FOR 16 YEARS AND TYPICALLY CAPITAL OUTLAYS WE HAD A SEPARATE C IP SHEET FOR THOSE THINGS AND THEY WERE NOT REFLECTED ON AN INCOME STATEMENT AS THEY SHOULDN'T THEY WOULDN'T BE NORMALLY WHEN BUT THIS IS JUST THE WAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS THESE ITEMS WOULD NORMALLY BE DEPRECIATED OVER THESE ITEMS SO YOU EXPENSE THESE ITEMS THESE ITEMS ARE ALL ITEMS THAT WERE COUNTY REGULATIONS ANYTHING OVER $10,000 HAS TO BE A CAPITAL ITEM AND THEY ARE DEPRECIATED THEY ARE DEPRECIATED.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T BELONG ON AN INCOME REVENUE YOU KNOW EXPENSE REVENUE IF IF IT WERE IF IT WERE UP TO ME I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ON THE EXPENSE. I WOULDN'T AND THAT'S THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT IN THE PAST. WELL, OKAY.

THANK YOU. IN THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE NO, IT DOES NOT. THAT GOES TO THE AIRPORT THOUGH, CORRECT? YEAH. AND THEN IT PAYS OFF THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED THERE'S ACTUALLY SEPARATE BUDGET FOR PFC.

THERE'S A SEPARATE ENTIRE ORGANIZATIONAL CODE OR FUND ACCOUNT AS IT WOULD BE.

IT'S ABOUT 51. YEAH. ALL RIGHT THOSE LETTERS I'M SORRY. I'M THE ONE WHO CAN SEE THE FACILITY.

SO IS IT CORRECT ASSUME LOOKING AT THIS THAT YOU HAVE A DEPRECIATION EXPENSE OF 101,000 AND CAPITAL OUTLAY 585 THAT THE REVENUE EXPENSE BUDGET THE BOTTOM LINE SHOULD REALLY IF WE DID STANDARD ACCOUNTING PRACTICE YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT $1,000,000 ON THE PLUS SIDE REVENUE EXPENSES FOR THE HILTON HEAD FOR EACH STATE AND THEN COMMENT I GUESS FOR AIW

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WE EXPLAIN ANY CHANGES THAT WHY THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AND IF WE HAVE A REASONABLE EXPLANATION THEY'RE LIKE ALL RIGHT THAT WORKS YOU GUYS JUST HAVE BASICALLY YOU DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNT POINT TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BANK. YOU JUST HAVE A BALANCE SHEET TO LOOK AT TO SAY THIS IS HOW MUCH CASH IS DESIGNATED OUT COUNTY FUNDS THAT IS AND THIS IS HOW FUND HOW MUCH FUNDS RW HAS. YEAH, THE INTERESTING PART ABOUT THAT IS WE'RE NOT REALLY USING COUNTY FUNDS. IT'S OUR ENTERPRISE REVENUE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL THAN THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY AND TYPICALLY DO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT WITH THAT. TYPICALLY IF IT WAS TRULY TREATED AS A REAL ENTERPRISE FUND THIS THIS BUDGET PROCESS THE COUNTY WANTS US TO HAVE OUR BUDGET ENTERED. I LIKE IT WAS LIKE THE END OF FEBRUARY MID-FEBRUARY AND I WOULD IF I WAS RUNNING AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND I DREW CONTROL OVER IT I WOULD START LOOKING AT IT AT THE END OF MARCH JUST TO GET A MORE FAIR ESTIMATE AND THEN GO FORWARD AND THEN FINALIZE OUR BUDGET. THEN I WAS IT JUST GIVES YOU BECAUSE THERE'S THERE ARE EVEN THINGS COMING UP NOW THAT I DIDN'T KNOW BACK IN FEBRUARY YOU KNOW JUST DIFFERENT IT'S A MOVING MOVING FORWARD. SO THE REAL STORY IS THAT LOOKING AT THE STATE THE AIRPORT IS DOING EXTREMELY WELL IF YOU TAKE OUT SOME OF THE ACCOUNTING ABNORMALITIES EXTREME AIRPORTS DOING EXTREMELY WELL AND MAYBE YOU CAN ZIP FORWARD TO THE RW BEFORE YOU GO SAME CHART BUT WHAT'S OUR WHAT'S OUR PROFIT ON THROUGH FEBRUARY OR MARCH FOR EACH STATE I I WOULD HATE TO THROW A NUMBER OUT JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION YOU IT GOES TO THE HIGHEST POINT DOING WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL WE ARE WELL IT'S A SELLING POINT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE ALL I CAN GET INFORMATION I WANT TO DO A TRUE NUMBER FOR YOUR WELL YOU DON'T WANT TO YEAH AND IF YOU GO FORWARD TO THE RW THE SAME SAME CHART BUT SO THERE TOO IF YOU TAKE OUT WE DON'T HAVE MANY YOU GET 45 GRAND YOU KNOW THE TRANSFER IN AND TRANSFER ACTUALLY YOU REALLY YOU'RE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY DOING BETTER WELL WELL IF YOU LOOK AT THE CAPITAL OUTLAY POINT OF THE LINE AND THE DEPRECIATION LINE THEY ARE W IS REALLY DOING WELL WELL THE CAPITAL OUTLAY I KNOW IS GOING TO GO AWAY THE PURCHASE AND AND PURCHASES YEAH THAT'S THE MATTER NOW THE 7.1 THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE IS WHERE THE PURCHASES ARE COMING HOW MUCH OF THAT DID WE ALREADY HAVE VERSUS WHAT I'M ASSUMING WE'RE NOT BORROWING FROM THE COUNTY FOR THOSE FOR THE PURCHASE PURCHASES THAT'S THAT'S CASH AND THAT'S A FEW PURCHASES A CONSTANT BATTLE.

YEAH SO YOU'RE SAYING HEY WE'RE GOING TO PURCHASE $701,000. THE PROBLEM IS FOR CHARGES BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE UNDER THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES WE'RE FIGURING IN ON THE YOU KNOW ON THE IT IT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO MAKE IT TRULY REALISTIC BECAUSE REVENUES HAVE TO BALANCE WITH EXPENSES AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE CASE HERE.

WHAT WE'RE HOPING IS THAT REVENUE IS THAT A BETTER ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENT THAT'S IMPOSED UPON YOU REVENUE MUST BALANCE EXPENSES, YES. EVEN ON AN ENTERPRISE FUND I WOULD THINK IT WOULD NOT BE ON ENTERPRISE. I DON'T DO THAT.

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YEAH NO THE DOWNSIDE IS WHICH I UNDERSTAND NOW WAS IMPOSED UPON NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD TAKE CHOSEN TO DO IS IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRPORTS ARE KIND BREAKING EVEN THEY JUST KIND OF FIND OUT WHEN IN FACT THE AIRPORTS ARE DOING PRETTY WELL YOU KNOW THE COUNTY GETS TO SAY A BALANCED BUDGET BUT WE DON'T HAVE A REALISTIC PICTURE OF WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING BECAUSE.

WE HAVE IN TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE YOU OPEN? ARE YOU RUNNING TRADITIONAL STATEMENTS IN THE BACKGROUND AND NOT LIKE YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A GOOD RUN I COULD RUN THOSE OUT OF THE SYSTEM, GET THE INFORMATION OUT THE SYSTEM AND I CAN CREATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YOU ALL AND I CAN DO THAT FOR UNDER THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT WOULD BE IT JUST BECAUSE I THINK THINK THE IMPRESSION IS WE ARE DOING PRETTY WELL. YOU JUST YOU GOT TO YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW YOU'RE GETTING AND THAT'S A COUNTY ISSUE MAYBE AT SOME POINT SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THE COUNTY I WAS THESE AIRPORTS AFTER MANY MANY YEARS OF BEING SOMEWHAT MARGINAL BUT REALLY GOT THINGS AROUND THANKS TO JOHN AND THE STAFF YEAH THAT'S A GREAT STORY TO KNOW AND I THINK WITH THE NEW SOME GOOD NEWS WITH WITH THE NEW CFO CHRISTMAS WHO WAS ACTUALLY MY SUPERVISOR WHEN I WAS BUDGET MANAGER FOR THE ACCOUNTING WHEN I WAS A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT FOR THE COUNTY WE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH HER AND IT'S JUST EVEN LAST MEETING WE'VE HAD IN THE MEETINGS BEFORE THAT SHE REALLY REALIZES THAT WE ARE DOING A LOT BETTER AND SHE WAS IMPRESSED. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING BUT IS THERE IS IT A POSSIBILITY, JOHN, THAT MAYBE WE COULD AT I KNOW MONTH A MONTH THEY MAY NOT BE THE BEST THING TO DO IN IN AT LEAST A QUARTERLY. YEAH SO WHERE WE HAVE A WE WE A YEAR TO DATE AND OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE GREAT SO WE COULD BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IF SOMEONE ASKED ME HOW AND I'M ON THE BOARD YOU KNOW I'D BE EMBARRASSED TO SAY I'M ON THE BOARD ANYHOW THEREFORE NO IDEA.

YEAH I THINK WHEREAS I THINK WE'RE DOING GOOD BUT I CAN'T I CAN'T QUANTIFY IT IN A DOLLAR TERMS AND WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW BEFORE WHEN I STARTED ON THE BOARD YOU AND I HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT YEAH WE'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION AND IT'S GOTTEN BETTER BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MANAGE WHAT YOU DON'T MEASURE AND IT SEEMS LIKE NOW WE'RE WE'RE BEING ABLE TO MEASURE AND I'D LIKE TO KIND OF I THINK THE REST OF OUR VIEW THE SAME I'D LIKE TO SEE IT I'D LIKE TO DO THAT TOO ON A QUARTERLY BASIS I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND THE ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION IN THAT RESPECT WHEN I DO DO THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE IT WOULD BE MORE GRANULAR TRADITIONAL WOULD BE MORE GRANULAR THAN WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW.

IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO SAY PURCHASES AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF LOANS THAT ARE YOU KNOW.

RIGHT? YEAH. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YEAH THAT. REALLY NO ONE IS DOING EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW THE QUESTIONS BRIAN.

BRIAN NICE JOB. JOHN YEAH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING A GOOD STORY TO TELL ABOUT THE AIRPORTS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION FROM THE BOARD TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE AND THEN

[IX.2. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AIRPORTS DEPARTMENT FY2025 PROPOSED BUDGET]

CHRIS MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND RICH SECOND AND DID YOU HAVE A SECOND ALREADY? YES. OKAY. AND THE SECOND ONE TO APPROVE THE AIRPORT SUPPORT IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I LIKE ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES AND JUST A NICE JOB THANKS A LOT APPRECIATE IT.

GOING TO GET INTO YOUR TODAY. YES. YEAH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

START WITH THE CALL. NO. YEAH AND VERY EARLY IMPORTS OF HEAVY CREAM. I ENJOY THAT. THANK YOU, BRIAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS TV SO PASS THEM ALONG TO HER.

SHE'D APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SIR. NOW ECHO O'BRIEN SAID WITH WITH WORKING WITH FINANCE IT'S REALLY BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

I MEAN YOU GUYS KNOW FOR HOW MANY YEARS I STOOD HERE AND SAID BOY, I'D LOVE TO TELL YOU WHAT'S IN THE BANK ACCOUNT BUT HONESTLY DON'T KNOW. AND IT WAS IT WAS REALLY CHALLENGING TO BE IN THIS POSITION AND TALK WITH PEOPLE IN CHRIS'S CHAIR AND OTHER FOLKS SAYING WE REALLY WE NEED THESE GRANTS AND WELL, YES, THE COUNTY THE AIRPORTS CAN, YOU KNOW, CARRY OUR SHARE LOAD ON THAT WITH THE SPONSOR SHARE AND WE OF HAD TO GO ON FAITH A

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SO CHRIS GREAT POINT AND WE'RE THERE NOW. WE'VE GOT BRIAN WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM PUT TOGETHER WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH DENISE THE TWO OF THEM HAVE A NICE BACK AND FORTH EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET, YOU KNOW, A LOT MORE DETAIL THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND AND THEN TRULY HELP ADVISE WHEN WE COME UP AGAINST SOME STRATEGIC DECISIONS THAT'S WHAT WE NEED BE BRINGING TO YOU FOR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND ADVICE AND AND THAT THAT WE'RE GETTING.

SO I LIKE WITH A TEENAGER WHO'S HIT A GROWTH SPURT AND YOU KNOW WE'RE EATING EVERYTHING SIGHT AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE ALWAYS SPENDING BUT WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING OKAY AND WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT WE WE'RE DOING BETTER THAN OKAY. YOU KNOW, WE CAN AFFORD THAT NEW PAIR OF JEANS AND THE NEW PAIR OF SHOES THAT WE'VE OUTGROWN BUT.

IF YOU LOOK AT IF YOU JUST GO AND LOOK AT THE AIRPORTS, THAT'S THE INDICATOR HOW HEALTHY WE ARE. IF YOU LOOK AT A PICTURE OF AN AREA ATX D FROM 2011 2013 UNTIL NOW YOU IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AIRPORT SO THAT IS JUST A VERY GOOD GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF HOW HEALTHY THE AIRPORTS ARE AND IF YOU JUST MEASURE THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AND THAT SORT OF THING SO AND THAT'S HAPPENING THERE. RW AS WELL SO I'M DEFINITELY GLAD WHEN WHEN BRIAN SAID THAT THE COUNTY SWEEPS THE ACCOUNTS BUT WE KNOW IT'S PROFITABLE AND IF WE WANT TO GO BACK AND DO SOMETHING DO WE HAVE TO BEG FOR OUR MONEY OR DO WE IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL EPS NO. NO WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OKAY YOU KNOW AND AGAIN IT'S MUCH EASIER NOW WITH WITH THE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF IN THERE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE ENTERPRISE.

SO THAT'S WHAT MADE A BIG, BIG MOVE FOR THEIR. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THE BUDGET APPROVAL. WE'LL LET FINANCE KNOW THAT

[VII. DIRECTOR’S REPORT]

WE'LL SEE IF WE'LL GET ANOTHER CHANCE. OH, YOU DID IT.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU SEE THE PLAN UP THERE OBVIOUSLY RBC HERITAGE FOR US REALLY EXCITING TO BE A PART THAT A LOT OF YOU GOT TO PARTICIPATE AT OUR VENUE ON THE 10TH GREEN I'M A LITTLE BIASED BUT I THINK IT A FANTASTIC INVESTMENT OF MARKETING FUNDS TO BE OUT ON THE GROUNDS. I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME UP TO ME WHERE THE CHAMBER BOARD MEETING THIS TUESDAY MORNING AND A LOT OF FOLKS SAID IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THE PRESENCE OF THE AIRPORT ON GROUNDS NOT JUST AS A HEADLINE SOMEWHERE BUT PHYSICALLY ON THE GROUNDS WE WERE THERE HANDING OUT THE THE GIVEAWAYS AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE THERE BUT OUR BRANDING WAS NOTICED AND IT'S FANTASTIC TO BE A PART OF THAT . HATS OFF TO STEVE WILMOT AS A TOURNAMENT FOR THE HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION AND ALL OF HIS STAFF WHO WORKED WITH US NOTABLY DEREK PAYTON.

HE'S A MARKETING DEREK USED TO WORK FOR RBC IN CANADA AND HE'S JUST BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH.

DID IT. SO MUCH FOR US TOO TO HELP US GET OUT THERE AND COORDINATE THINGS AND OF COURSE STEVE BIRD WELL OUT THERE SEE PONDS I MEAN YOU CAN'T CAN'T STEVE OUT HE HE LAYS THE BACK BACKGROUND FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING SO THE STEVE'S OUT THERE TO DO A HECK OF A JOB AND WE'RE HUMBLED AND PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM IN THE LIMITED SCALE THAT WE ARE SO FUN TIME OUT THERE OBVIOUSLY GREAT PUBLICITY I THINK THE VOLUNTEERS YOU KIDDING ME ROSY? YOU MAKING ME LOOK LIKE I'M DOING THEY'LL BE TRICKING YOU HERE AS YOU CAN SEE IF YOU WEREN'T OUT THERE IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT SPOT GREAT VIEW LOOK AT THE BRANDING ON THE TABLES WE HAD THE TABLE TOP BOWL DISPLAYS THOSE HAD A QR CODE ON THOSE AND IF YOU SCAN THE QR CODE IT TOOK YOU TO THE COMMERCIALS THAT WE PRODUCED A VIDEO SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SCANNED THAT WELL THINK WE CAN GET YOU TO THE WEBSITE.

WE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TABLETOP WITH US BUT THEN WE THEM BEHIND THE GEAR STILL BEING RECOVERED FROM THE TOURNAMENT BUT THAT TOOK YOU TO THOSE VIDEOS THAT WE HAD PRODUCED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEY'RE REALLY PRETTY AWESOME AND IMPACTFUL SO DISAGREE VENUE OUT THERE AND THERE'S THERE'S PROOF OF THE HAPPY FACES EVERYBODY WALKED AWAY WITH A ONE OF THOSE YOU CAN CALL IT A LUGGAGE TAG OR A GOLF BAG TAG WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU A LOT OF BENEFITS OF DOING A GIVEAWAY LIKE THAT NUMBER AGAIN WE COORDINATED WITH HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR BRANDING AND PUT THEIR BRANDING TOGETHER WITH OUR BRANDING ISN'T ALWAYS EASY BUT THESE FOLKS ARE GREAT TO WORK AND AS STEVE ROMAR SAYS THE ANSWER IS YES. NOW WHAT'S THE QUESTION? AND I WILL TELL YOU IS TRULY HOW STEVE WORKS AND HIS STAFF. SO THAT'S HOW THIS CAME TOGETHER BUT IT WAS A GREAT

[00:40:04]

IT'S GOT OUR BRANDING ON AND I THINK WE'LL SEE IT AROUND TOO AS PEOPLE DISPLAY THAT SO JOHN, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE LEFT OVER WE DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T RECOVERED ALL OF GEAR YET I DON'T I KNOW WE HELD A FEW BACK I CAN TELL YOU THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.

OH OKAY THERE'S A BUNCH OF GOOD WELL THAT'S GOOD THERE'S LIKE 100 TO 100.

OKAY WELL THAT'S NOT BAD BECAUSE WE STARTED WITH 1500 SO WE KIND OF RATION THOSE OUT DURING DAYS BUT THAT'S GOOD. WE HAVE A FEW LEFT OVER. THERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO GIVE THEM TO SO WE'LL MAKE TIME. I DON'T KNOW YOU GOT ONE OUT THERE COUNTY COUNCIL LAND BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE IF YOU DON'T WANT.

THANK YOU. I DID NOT AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT YOU COVERED ALL, RIGHT DAN? WHO'S OUR OPS CHIEF? I THINK WE SPOTLIGHTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WAS OUR KIND OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. WE'LL DO IT AGAIN. DAN JUST GOT BACK FROM I'D SAY SNOWY BUFFALO BUT IT'S FUN. IT DID SNOW WHILE HE WAS THERE THAT TERRIBLE THIS PAST WEEKEND I TALKED FOLKS HE GOT SNOW IN AND REMARKABLY DAN COMING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WAS THE ONLY GUY WHO WASN'T COLD UP THERE SO NOBODY ELSE TO GO OUTSIDE AND DAN DID JUST FINE.

NOW DAN'S A CLEVELAND GUY BUT BUT THIS KIND OF BURNED YOU KNOW HOW IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE SOUTH. IT IS TOUGH TO GO BACK BUT A GREAT CAUSE AND I ASKED DAN WHEN HE GOT BACK HOW THE COURSE WAS AND THIS IS AN ADVANCED OPERATION IN COURSE AND AS OPS CHIEF IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR DAN TO HAVE ATTENDED THIS AND I SAID DAN HOW WAS IT? AND HE SAID WELL JOHN HE SAID I HAVE A WHOLE NEW LIST OF THINGS THAT'LL KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW. SO AGAIN IT WORKED OKAY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IT'S STRETCHING HIS BOUNDARIES. IT'S STRETCHING IT HORIZONS.

YOU KNOW, HILTON HAS A SMALL AIRPORT BUT IT GOT HIM A LOT OF EXPOSURE TO THE OTHER AIRPORTS TO LARGER AIRPORTS. IT DOES TWO THINGS IT HELPS YOU LEARN NEW THINGS FROM OTHER PEOPLE BUT IT ALSO GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF SOLACE IN THAT EVERY HAS BASICALLY THE SAME SET OF PROBLEMS BUT THEY'RE JUST DIFFERENT SCALES SO IT KIND OF MAKES YOU FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. SO ANYWAY GREAT TO HAVE DAN ATTEND THAT COURSE AND YOU CAN SEE I DID HIM IF YOU GO NO WHERE ELSE GO TO THE ANCHOR BAR AND GET SOME WINGS AND HE EVEN GOT THE BEEF ON WHICH SO IF YOU'RE NOT FROM BUFFALO YOU HAVEN'T LIVED YOU'VE HAD A BEEF ALL WEEK. DAN WASN'T A BIG FAN SO I THINK WE NEED A SEASON A LITTLE BIT BUT I WAS VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR GETTING THE BEEF ON WORK.

ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, SOME MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER'S LEADERSHIP CLASS CAME OUT AND AND GOT A TOUR OF THE AIRPORT. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING WE'RE GETTING EVEN THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE AT A TIME BUT THEY LOVE IT BECAUSE GETS BACK TO THE REST OF THE CLASS THAT HEY YOU GET TO GO ON A RIDE ON THE FIRE TRUCK, SPRAY SOME WATER. SO ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST WHAT I SAY TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL AND TELL PEOPLE HOW THE AIRPORTS REALLY WORK. ALL RIGHT.

SO NO DATES ON THE TERMINAL THAT PROJECT IS STILL GOING VERY SMOOTHLY.

IF YOU CAME THROUGH THE TERMINAL BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS SCREENING. WE'RE TAKING THAT DOWN THIS WEEK JUST SO WE CAN PRESERVE IT FOR THE FOR THE FUTURE SO GET TORN UP BY THE WIND. BUT THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE TO GET ALL THOSE LOGOS TOGETHER ON THE ON THE CONSTRUCTION FENCING .

AND LET'S SEE HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL THE CANOPIES ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING HAVE BEEN REMOVED INCLUDING THE ONE IN FRONT OF THE THE FRONT ENTRANCE AND THE ROOFS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED REMOVED. SO IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING WAS EVER THERE FOOTER PADS I THINK THE FINAL POOR FOOTERS WAS YESTERDAY THEY WERE POURING THE LAST COUPLE OF PIERS AND SO THAT MEANS THE NEXT STEP IS BUILD SOME OF THE BLOCKS AND THEN STEEL WILL COME IN PROBABLY WITHIN A MONTH SO WE'LL ACTUALLY GET TO SEE SOME THINGS START COMING VERTICAL.

BUT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED BY FOR THE MOST PART VERY GOOD WEATHER THE CHALLENGES WHEN WE GET THE RAIN WE WE GET THREE INCHES IN AN HOUR AND THEY HAVE TO DIG ALL THESE EXCAVATIONS BACK OUT BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN BY AND VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER AND AND HARRISON FORD HAS HAS A SOLID TEAM OUT THERE AS WE'RE STEVE IS TODAY'S MEETING WITH THEM IT'S OUR EVERY OTHER WEEK MEETING SO THEY'RE COORDINATING BUNCH OF ISSUES TODAY BUT THEY'VE BEEN REAL GOOD TO WORK WITH THE PR THAT WE HAVE WHO WORKS FOR TYLER BRYAN HAS BEEN FANTASTIC SUPPLYING US WITH UPDATES AND AND PHOTOS SO WE'RE OUT THERE ABOUT EVERY DAY ON THE SIDE TO CHECK THINGS OUT BUT IT'S ABOUT TO GET REAL EXCITING WHEN WE BRING SOME STEEL ON SITE.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? ALL RIGHT.

JUST A COUPLE QUICK UPDATES FOR YOU. I KNOW BETWEEN LAST MEETING IN

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THERE'S ONE I'M ALMOST FORGETTING THE NUMBER ALREADY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THANK GOODNESS BUT I HIT YOU HARD ON THAT ONE AND THAT WAS FOR A REASON THAT THAT WOULD HAVE DECIMATED FUNDING FOR THE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION WHICH FOR THE AIRPORTS IN THE STATE THAT WAS SUCCESSFULLY KILLED STOPPED FOR THIS SESSION AT LEAST IF IT COMES BACK HOPEFULLY IT'S IN A DIFFERENT FORM. THINGS ARE THINGS HAVE BEEN RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE COFFERS ARE FULL BEFORE WE DECIDE TO PUT SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THAT'S A BIG ONE BUT RELATED TO THAT IS ST JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH.

THE SENATE HAS SENT THEIR BUDGET OVER THE HOUSE AND SENATOR TOM DAVIS WHO'S OUR SENATOR IN HILTON HEAD AT LEAST HAS A LINE ITEM IN THAT BUDGET. HE'S GOT A $4 MILLION LINE ITEM IN THERE FOR THE RELOCATION JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH. THAT'S AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT LINE ON THE STAGE IN THE BUDGET. I'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR DELEGATION THEY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT BILL KURZMAN IS THE SECOND VICE CHAIR ON WAYS AND MEANS IF YOU ONLY WANT TO TALK TO ONE PERSON TALK TO HIM .

HE'S ON BOARD. BUT I LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THAT LINE ITEM SURVIVE THE HOUSE SCRUB. THAT WOULD BE THE SAINT JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH STARTED TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT PROJECT STARTED 75. YEAH LET THAT SINK IN FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TO MOVE CHURCH INTO I WAS TO START IT SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND YOU KNOW GOD BLESS THEM THEY'VE THE GROUP OF DEACONS AND THE WORKING GROUP THIS TOGETHER BETWEEN THE THE COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND THE CHURCH AND THE AIRPORT WE'VE ALL REALLY BEEN WORKING I THINK VERY, VERY WELL TOGETHER IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO AND IT REALLY GOT A A LITTLE BIT OF A JUMP STARTING IN SEPTEMBER IF YOU REMEMBER THE OF THE ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATORS AT THE FAA WAS IN TOWN FOR MEETING WITH US AT THE CHURCH SO THAT REALLY GOT THINGS MOVING REALLY SHINE THE LIGHT ON THE PROJECT AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT. SO THAT'S TO THE BETTERMENT OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS CONCERNED AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. SO IF I COULD ASK YOU AGAIN TO BE IN TOUCH WITH YOUR DELEGATION, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT LINE THAT'S IN THE BUDGET THAT CAME OVER FROM THE SENATE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, JOHN. AND AND WE HAD CONVERSATION ANY TIME YOU NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND I THINK MOST IF NOT ALL OF US WOULD BE HAPPY TO TO GET GOING AND PARTICIPATE. BUT IF YOU CAN INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO CONTACT IT WOULD HELP US ALL BE A LITTLE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

OKAY WHAT TOGETHER MAILING LIST FOR THE DELEGATION AND AND THAT WAY IT'LL BE MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR YOU IF JOHN DOES THAT CHURCH RELOCATION ALSO INCLUDE THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE ACROSS THE STREET IT DOES YEAH. AND THE CHURCH THE BUILDING WILL NOT RELOCATE BECAUSE A BUILDING IS NOT HISTORIC BUT THAT SCHOOL BUILDING IS SO THE PLAN DON'T KNOW THE HOW YET BUT THE PLAN IS THAT THAT WOULD BE RELOCATED TO THE NEW USED TO MOVE THAT LITTLE SCHOOL AND THAT WHOLE BIG CHURCH IF YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE THE BUILDING IS WHAT I'M SAYING THERE'S A LOT OF TREE LIMBS BETWEEN HERE AND THERE. THAT'S TRUE TOO A LOT OF TREE LIMBS, HELICOPTERS THERE YOU GO. THAT MIGHT BE IT.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN THE OTHER ITEM JUST HANGER LOCKS IN HD AS HAPPENS YOU'VE EVER HAD A RENTAL PROPERTY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS LOCKS, KEYS BECOME A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY GET CHANGED. THEY GET LOANED OUT, THEY GET LOST THERE ENDS UP BEING, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF OF LOCKS AND KEYS FOR A HANDFUL OF HANGERS.

WE GOT TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN IS THAT WE JUST GOT TO REDO ALL THE LOCKS SO THAT'S IN THIS WEEK SO IF YOU HAVE A HANGER THERE YOU WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YOU THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE CHANGED AND THOSE ARE MASTER KEYS OR DO NOT DUPLICATE KEYS. THOSE ARE PRETTY STRICT RULES. SO PLEASE ANYBODY WHO'S GOT A HANGER FOLLOW THOSE SIMILAR AT RW SO PLEASE JUST RESPECT THOSE IT'S FOR EVERYBODY'S SAFETY AND PRIVACY FRANKLY THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE WE DON'T KNOW GOING IN AND OUT OF HANGERS.

SO JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S GOING ON ON ALL THE COUNTY HANGERS OVER AT AGE 60, ARE YOU CONTINUING TO PURSUE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF THE HANGERS? BOTH ARE THEY RW AND HST ENSURING THAT FOR AVIATION AIRCRAFT, YES.

AND THEY'RE DO WE LOSE MANY TENANTS AT EITHER OF THE AIRPORTS BECAUSE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THE HANGARS NO. BUT NOW WHAT WE DO IS WE DO PERIODIC INSPECTIONS AND THEY'RE COURTESY INSPECTIONS AND THEY'RE THE FIRST TIME THROUGH WITH EVERYBODY WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST A NOTIFICATION THAT INSPECTION HAPPEN AND THEN IF THEY'RE DESCRIBED AND SEES

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THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT ON THE REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? YEAH. SO ON THE SOURCE TRAINING THAT HE DID, DOES THAT GO BACK TO THE ISSUE WE WERE HAVING WITH THE FAA ON A TRAINING WHERE WE HAD THAT HE TALK ABOUT THE THAT WE HAD AND SEE WE HAD ON TRAINING WHERE THEY SAID WE DID AND WE SAID WE DID YEAH THIS ISN'T DIRECTLY RELATED TO ANY ANY DISCREPANCY THIS IS TRAINING SINCE THE OPS CHIEF SO IT'S JUST OPERATIONS TRAINING. IT CERTAINLY HELPS THAT AND IT BETTER PREPARES HIM TO PREPARE FOR OUR ANNUAL SAFETY CERTIFICATION INSPECTIONS BUT IT'S NOT RELATED TO THAT.

OKAY. WHERE ARE AT ON THAT? THAT IS STILL WITH THE FAA ATTORNEYS KNOW ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO VOLUNTEERED TO GO OUT THERE THE TOURNAMENT I KNOW IT WAS IT WAS A FUN EVENT OBVIOUSLY BUT IT'S STILL VOLUNTEER TIME AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO DID THAT. I WILL LIKE TO ASK YOU I THINK ROSIE, YOU SENT A NOTE OUT IF YOU WERE THERE YOU SAID BOY, MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE OUGHT TO DO THIS OR DO THAT. WRITE THAT DOWN, GET THAT TO US BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND IT'S NOT ON A POST-IT NOTE GONE SO IF YOU'VE GOT IDEAS GET THEM TO RUSSIA.

WE'LL COLLECT THOSE AND YOU KNOW EVERY NOW AND AGAIN WE GET THAT GOLDEN NUGGET THAT WE REALLY OUGHT TO DO NEXT YEAR SO WE'LL CONSIDER ALL THAT SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOHN. NICE REPORT.

[IX.1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS – CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR.]

ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE INTO THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE MEETING TODAY.

THAT'S THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR AND THE COUNTY REQUIRES AS WELL AS THE EVENT I SERVED FOR A TWO YEAR STINT FROM THE HILTON AT THE SOUTH BROAD SITE.

WE NOW NEED SOME NOMINATIONS FOR FOLKS NORTH OF THE BROAD SO THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FIRST FOR THE CHAIRMAN'S POSITION AND THEN WE'LL FOLLOW WITH THE VICE CHAIR POSITION FOR FOLKS FROM NORTH OF THE BROAD I NOMINATE CHRIS SO IS SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE YOU'RE SENDING BY ME RIGHT NEXT THE SECOND THE WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR CHRIS AND A SECOND FOR CHRIS CHRISTIE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE NOMINATION.

YES, BUT THE VICE CHAIR IS GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY A GOOD HELPER.

WELL, LET'S GET THROUGH OUR CHAIRMAN'S POSITION SO ANY BOARD MEMBER WOULD WOULD LIKE AGGRESSIVE QUESTION OR TWO. THANK YOU FOR. ACCEPTING THE NOMINATION THIS HEARING NONE. WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE. IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYBODY? YES. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF HAVING CHRIS AS YOUR NEXT CHAIRMAN PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I AM AND HE OPPOSED CONGRATULATIONS THE PERKS THAT GO WITH THE JOB ARE INCREDIBLE. YOU GET A LITTLE YEAH, I GET A GAVEL. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I ALWAYS KNOW WHERE MY SEAT IT GETS MOVED AROUND. AND NOW FOR LESLIE'S POSITION AS VICE CHAIR AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN FOR ME SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVING VICE CHAIR JOB NICE NICE GOING.

SO THE FLOOR IS NOW FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR FOR THE COMING YEAR SCRATCHING MY HEAD WE HAVE SOME NOMINATIONS COMING, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO PICK YOUR VICE CHAIR THERE. COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S JIM BECAUSE JIM I NOMINATE JIM.

JIM'S RETIRED AND HE'S LOOKING THINGS TO DO. OH GREAT.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AS YOU CONCUR. YEAH, I WAS THE SECOND IS THERE A SECOND TO JIM'S NOMINATION? ARE THERE ANY OTHER FOR VICE CHAIR? NO, NOT HEARING NONE. JIM, WILL YOU ACCEPT THE VICE CHAIRS NOMINATION? IT'S A PIECE OF CAKE. NO. AND SAME AS SAME AS THE VOTE VOICE VOTE IS OKAY WITH EVERYBODY ALL IN FAVOR OF HAVING JEB AS VICE CHAIR FOR NEXT YEAR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING I I ANY OPPOSED CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU JIM. OKAY, HOWARD, MOVE OVER. YEAH IT DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT . I DO WANT TO JUMP IN AND JUST THANK HOWARD.

HOWARD HAS BEEN OUR CHAIR FOR A WHILE. I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW

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BUT FOR EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU INTO THE CHAIR VICE CHAIR CHAIR DOESN'T MEAN THAT NECESSARILY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ANY BUSIER THAN EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY ENGAGED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE AND HELPFUL BOARDS THAT I'VE ENJOYED IN TEN AND A HALF YEARS IN MY POSITION. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO THE THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT THAT YOU HAVE THE ENTHUSIASM FOR BOTH FRANKLY IS VERY, VERY HELPFUL TO ME INTO THE STAFF.

SO CHRIS, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND JIM AS WELL AND I THINK THAT THAT WILL DO GOOD GOING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE A GOOD GOOD COUPLE OF YEARS WELL GOOD YEAR IN THE

[XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS]

THANK ALL RIGHT. WE HAD COMMITTEE REPORTS BUT WE BASICALLY I THINK HEARD MOST OF THE COMMITTEE SESSIONS. JOHN AND LESLIE HAS A COMMITTEE REPORT I DO ON THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS NOW COMING UP THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED AND PERFORMED ON WEEKENDS AND DURING THE SUMMER AND HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT AGAIN, MAY IS COMING WE START IN JUNE JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST SO I'M LOOKING FOR OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND I SEE SOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS. SO IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AND ONE THING I NEED TO GET THIS YEAR IS YOUR SHIRT SIZE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE OUR AMBASSADOR SHIRTS AT THE HERITAGE TOURNAMENT SO WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER ANOTHER AVENUE FOR THEM BE USED BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET THE CORRECT SIZES OF EVERYBODY THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT LAST YEAR. SO IF YOU COULD JUST EMAIL ME WHAT YOUR SHIRT SIZES AND I WILL GET ON STEVE AND WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR YOU AND SAFE TO SAY EVERYBODY WILL GET A NEW SHIRT THIS YEAR, RIGHT JOHN? SURE.

I MEAN WE'VE GOT ALL SORTS OF MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO INITIALS ON THE INVOICE THAT'S HELPING. BUT ANYWAY PLEASE DO THAT. I HAVEN'T TALKED WITH STEVE YET . I WANTED TO DO THAT TODAY BUT USUALLY IN MAY BY THE END OF MAY WE HAVE GET TOGETHER FOR THE AMBASSADORS IN SOME CAPACITY AND MOST OF YOU THAT HAVE ALREADY GOT THE TRAINING. I DO HAVE TWO NEW VOLUNTEERS ALREADY SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME NEW TRAINING FOR THE NEW VOLUNTEER YEARS SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AND LET ME KNOW THAT AND LET ME TELL YOU BECAUSE I HAVE TEN VOLUNTEERS IT WORKS OUT WE ONLY DO THIS ON WEEKENDS SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS AND IT WORKS OUT THAT YOU ONLY HAVE TO WORK ONCE A MONTH.

USUALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THERE'S JUST TWO OF YOU FOR 4 HOURS FROM 10 TO 2 THAT'S SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE FOR YOU AS WELL. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IT'S KIND OF A FUN TO DO AND IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE AT THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU'RE OVER THERE IT'S GOING BE A BIG DIFFERENCE THIS YEAR WITH THE TERMINAL RENOVATION GOING ON AND I WOULD WANT THE GUYS THAT ARE GOING TO BE KIND OF MAYBE WE HAVE THE MEETING OF THE AMBASSADORS THEM THERE TO KIND OF GIVE ALL THE AMBASSADORS AN UPDATE ON THE TERMINAL.

SO BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEY'RE GOING TO UP TO YOU PERSONALLY WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN'S IT'S GOING TO BE FIXED BLAH BLAH BLAH.

SO I STILL THINK THEY'RE GOING TO ASK WHERE IS THE BATHROOM FIRST? WELL BUT ANYWAY SO PLEASE PLEASE I HOPE TO HAVE MY EMAIL WHICH IS ALREADY JUMPED UP SO HE ALREADY GAVE ME A SHIRT SIZE AND EVERYTHING. SO THE REST OF YOU LET'S SAY YOU'RE LOOKING ONE PERSON PER VOLUNTEER DAY ONCE TWO FOR EACH DAY.

NO IT'S TWO IT'S TWO EACH DAY WE HAVE ONE OVER THE STANDARD LINE AND ONE AT THE PRE-CHECK LINE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING AND I GET I GUARANTEE YOU THAT'S GOING TO GET BIGGER WITH THE SHUFFLING AROUND WILL HAPPEN IS THE PRE-CHECK PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHICH LINE TO GET IN AND I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE LANE YOU ALL END UP IN THE SAME LINE WHETHER YOU'RE IN PRE-CHECK OR STANDARD AND EVEN IF YOU'RE PRE-CHECK IF THE STANDARD LINE HAPPENS BE SHORTER WE CAN RECOMMEND THEY GO IN THE STANDARD LINE BECAUSE THEY GET KNOW IT DOESN'T MATTER IT DOESN'T MAKE THE PRE-CHECK PEOPLE HAPPY BUT WE STILL GET OVER THERE AND TELL THEM IF THEY DON'T HAVE PRE-CHECK ON THEIR BOARDING PASS BOARDING PASS THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE STANDARD LINE BECAUSE WE DON'T

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ANYBODY ELSE AT THIS TIME WILLING TO STEP UP? TOM.

TOM, TOM, MARK AND BRIAN AND AND HAS BEEN THERE TOO SO WE'VE ALREADY HAD TO LOOK BRIAN GREAT GOOD. BUT I HAVE ISSUES THOUGH READY TO TALK TO MRS. BUTLER ABOUT RIGHT YOUR PAST FOR THE TIME BEING GOOD NO SENSE IN DOUBLING UP ON THAT I'M ALREADY IN THE DOGHOUSE THIS WEEKEND SO IT'S ONLY 4 HOURS ON THE WEEKEND AND LIKE YOU SAID, WE MAY ONLY NEED ONE PERSON. I FIND IT WORKS BEST WITH TWO PEOPLE BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU JOHN, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE AND WHAT'S GOING ON HOW IT'S WORKING OUT WITH THE NEW ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THAT AFFECTS THE VOLUNTEERS TOO. RIGHT.

IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY SEAMLESS RIGHT NOW THE THE SITUATION IS THAT IF A MEMBER OH FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS AGO WE WERE IN THE POSITION WHERE WE THOUGHT THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO DRAW DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN WE'D HAVE A FULLY PRIVATIZED SECURITY ARMED SECURITY GROUP IN THE TERMINAL THAT CHANGE PROBABLY TIMEFRAME IT CHANGED TO THE SHERIFF COMING BACK AND SAYING THAT WE'LL YOU 40 HOURS A WEEK SO WE WOULD HAVE A DEPUTY FOR FOUR 8 HOURS A DAY FOR FIVE DAYS AND IT'S RECENTLY TO 56 HOURS. SO NOW WE'VE GOT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 8 HOURS AND WE'LL AUGMENT THAT WITH THE PRIVATE SECURITY SO ONE.

LEO CORRECT AND THAT'S ALL YOU NEED IS ONE LEO YEAH AND SO THAT THAT HAS IMPROVED WHICH IS GREAT NEWS AND WE'RE STILL JUST KIND OF WORKING WITH THE DETAILS AGAIN THAT IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AIRPORT SECURITY PLAN. IT'S GOT TO BE APPROVED BY TSA THAT'S STILL IN REVIEW THAT DOES HAPPEN QUICKLY BUT AFTER SUBJECT ALL THEIR QUESTIONS WE EXPECT APPROVAL. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP THAT'S COMING IN TO TAKE OVER? IT'S THE SAME GROUP THAT'S THEY'RE DOING THE CURBSIDE AND THE EXIT LANES SECURITY THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE ALL SLED CERTIFIED THE ONES WHO WILL BE ARMED WILL ALL BE PROPERLY CERTIFIED AND TRAINED. YES. IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE A PROBLEM REDUCING CONTRACT NOW THAT THE SHERIFF HAS COME BACK WITH 60 MORE HOURS NOW WORKING ALL THAT OUT? THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DETAILS WE JUST HAVE TO GET WORKED OUT . THE BIG DEAL I ALWAYS SAW COMING FROM THE TSA WORLD YOU GET INTO YOU KNOW THE WHOLE IDEA THAT THEY EVEN ALLOWED CONTRACTOR BACK IN THE BEGINNING WHEN TSA WAS SET UP WAS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE VERY SMALL AIRPORTS OUT IN MONTANA THEY DIDN'T HAVE BUT ONE SHERIFF OR TWO SHERIFFS THEY DIDN'T HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THEY WOULD ALLOW THEM TO GO OUT. BUT WHEN YOU START USING ALL CONTRACTORS YOU LOSE A LOT OF YOUR LOCAL INTEL THAT COMES THROUGH YOUR LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MANY TIMES THEY DON'T PEOPLE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ARE NOT GOING TO SHARE THAT INTELLIGENCE WITH A CONTRACTUAL AGENCY.

SO THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE KEYS THAT I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE ONE LEO THERE THEY KNOW THEY KNOW OUR TOWN, THEY KNOW THE PEOPLE, THEY KNOW THE TROUBLEMAKERS AND . THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INTELLIGENCE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANKFULLY THANK YOU, JOHN.

ANY OF THE COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO AND NOTHING FINANCE WE WENT THROUGH W GUYS NOW WE'RE WAITING ON AN UPDATE NO UPDATES. WE HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD

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THAT'S WORDS OF WISDOM. THANK YOU, TOM. ANYTHING? WELL, A OF GOOD. I ENJOYED BEING PART OF THIS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. LOOK FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU IN YOUR COMMENTS JOHN AND BRIAN WITH REGARD TO THIS CHRISTMAS ARE TREMENDOUS AND YOU KNOW SHE'S PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT SHE

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I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT, YOU TOM AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

IF NOT, I REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THURSDAY, MAY 23RD 1:30 P.M. OVER AT HILTON HEAD IS OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND THIS NICE TO SAY WE HAVE ALMOST A FULL HOUSE TODAY. LET'S KEEP THAT GOING WITH THAT WAS AN EMOTIONAL WEIGHT WASN'T IT WASN'T IT WASN'T IT WEDNESDAY WHICH ONE GOT MOVED TO WEDNESDAY IT WAS CHANGED IT WAS CHANGED BACK AGAIN THE RULES CHANGED IT IS MAY 23RD THERE WAS A I THINK THERE WAS A NOTE SENT DOWN. YEAH YEAH OKAY. IT IS MAY 23RD THURSDAY AND YOU'RE NOT SURE YOU WANT I DON'T THINK IT IS AT HILTON HEAD TOWN CASTLE WELL THEY HAVE A VICE CHAIR WHO CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE SO HAVING HAVING SAID ALL EXCEPT THE MOTION TO ADJOURN RACHEL SO HE'S GOT THAT ONE DOWN PAST THE SECOND NATURE AND THANK YOU

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.