AGENDA August 12, 2024 6:00P.M.  THE. JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS  REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING  JOHNSON COUNTY GOVERNMENT ANNEX  The Johnson County Board of Commissioners held their REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING on August 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Johnson County Government Annex. Chairman James L.  McAfee, Jr. called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. County. Attorney Joseph Sumner led the Invocation.  Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. led all in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.  Commissioner Felice Pullen made ai motion to accept the minutes oft the last Regular Monthly Meeting held July 8, 2024. Commissioner Larry Pope seconded the motion. The vote to Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated the amount ofbills from the General Fund for the month ofJuly amounted to $231,142.19. Total amount ofbills from all funds for the month ofJuly was $312,277.98. Chairman McAfee then called for a motion to approve the bills for. July. Commissioner Larry Pope made a motion to approve the monthly bills for July of$312,277.98 from all funds. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. seconded the motion. The vote to approve the County Administrator Bill Lindsey gave the Financial Report. As oftoday, the General Fund will have al balance of$628,298.49 after the monthly bills are paid. Lindsey stated to the board that there is about $358,000.00 coming from DCA that will be the final reimbursement for the courthouse renovations project. Also the timber harvester is down at the old landfill. They have gone in cutting sO the county should be getting some payment pretty soon. A COPY OF THIS  approve the minutes was unanimous 4-0.  bills was unanimous 4-0.  FINANCIAL REPORT WILL. BE FILED WITH THESE MINUTES.  Old Business None New Business  A. Presentation of Countywide Job Description Revision/Update- County Administrator Bill Lindsey presented to the board a draft revision to Johnson County's Personnel Job Descriptions. He explained that early this year the board asked for him to go through the job descriptions for each position under the county's personnel system to make revisions and updates as necessary and add positions where necessary. Lindsey stated there were some old job descriptions that dated back to 2006 during Doug    Eaves' tenure as the county administrator. Lindsey stated those were modified and brought up to date. There were about twenty-five (25) positions that we didn'thavea formal description for, and those have been created. Lindsey stated there are a total oft forty-nine (49) positions in the board'sp packet, and Lindsey stated it was in draft form. Lindsey stated iti is in the process ofbeing sent out to each department head and constitutional officer to review for their specific office or department. Lindsey stated he has already got some feedback from a couple of department heads. Lindsey stated that he was presenting this to the board tonight to give them an opportunity to review and to provide any feedback. Lindsey stated the plan is that at the next monthly meeting to come back and approve the draft. Upon board approval, all employees will sign the job description for their position, and a copy will be put in each person'si individual personnel file. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. asked Lindsey had the feedback SO far been positive or negative. Lindsey stated it was positive, and he asked all the department heads to review, and they are free to add what is needed to be corrected. Lindsey stated they will be given enough time to make those changes. Lindsey stated we need to have an accurate description for each position, with the duties for each position being accurate and reflecting what they do on a daily basis along with the skills, knowledge, and abilities that are required for that job. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated the board will table until next B. Update on National Opioid Settlement Payments- County Administrator Bill Lindsey presented to the board copies of emails from the directing administrator of the National Opioid Settlements. Lindsey stated we have received four different settlement payments with four different class action opioid settlements that are currently going on across the country. We continue to receive these payments periodically. Lindsey stated one oft the payments is from the Teva Settlement in the amount of one thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars and ninety-three cents ($1,292.93).The second one: is from the Allergan Settlement in the amount ofone thousand five hundred seventeen dollars and fourteen cents ($1,517.14). Lindsey stated the third payment was in the amount of five thousand six hundred twenty dollars and eleven cents ($5,620.11) from the Janssen Settlement, which is one ofthe original opioid lawsuits around the country. Lindsey stated the fourth payment was from CVS in the amount of one thousand fifty dollars and eighty cents ($1,050.80), and each of these will go into a fund that has been set up that is separate from the Drug Fund. Lindsey stated these funds have to be spent on by the terms oft the C. Courthouse Update- County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated ifa anyone has been by the courthouse today you have certainly seen activity as there is a trial going on. Lindsey stated the building is open for use, but not one hundred percent (100%) total yet as we still need to get Probate Court and the Clerk's Office back in the building. Lindsey stated Probate Court is the key due to the firewall being located on their side oft the building in order to make sure all lines work properly, both telephone and internet. They can occupy the building while we are making sure the phone and internet lines are working, but it is otherwise ready available for use. Chairman  monthly meeting.  settlements on combatting the opioid epidemic.    James L. McAfee, Jr. stated that Judge Green called him Thursday afternoon. Judge Green stated he had been up to the courthouse, and he was very well satisfied with the renovations. Lindsey stated that both offices are in the process ofmoving files back into the building. They aren't quite to a point where they can move the furniture but should be getting close, especially on the probate side. Lindsey stated he thought the Clerk's Office still has a little bit of packing left, but they are getting there. Chairman McAfee stated the Sheriffh has already moved in upstairs. Commissioner Mike Keene wanted to know ift they heard anything with the ladies at Angels in Flight on the quilt as to where they wanted to put it, and Lindsey stated he was waiting until those offices are: moved back in. Then we could figure out where iti needs to go. Lindsey stated we need to include the paintings and pictures that were D. Designation of Voting Delegate For ACCG Legislative Leadership Conference October 10-12, 2024- Athens, GA- County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated to the board this is the other conference that ACCG holds every year. Iti is not as big as the annual meeting in Savannah each April. Lindsey stated this is where their policy team presents the county platform of the issues and topics that they are going to advocate on behalfoft the counties in the next legislative session beginning in January 2025. Lindsey stated each county gets one vote to approve that policy platform. So ACCG asks each county to appoint one person to serve as that county's voting delegate. Lindsey stated he will attend the conference, and that he tries to go every year. Lindsey stated it is certainly open to the board ift they would like to go. Lindsey stated to Commissioner Mike Keene there are some training classes on Wednesday and Friday of that conference. He stated the actual conference itselfis on Thursday and is one day, and the classes are bookended around that day. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. asked the board ifa anyone would like to volunteer but no one wanted to. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. made a motion to nominate County Administrator Bill Lindsey to serve in the board's place as their voting delegate. Commissioner Felice Pullen seconded the motion. The vote to nominate County Administrator Bill Lindsey to serve in the board's place at the ACCG2024  already in the building, sO they could arrange everything.  Legislative Conference was approved unanimously 4-0.  E. Set Meeting Date for Setting of2024 Millage Rate for Maintenance & Operations- County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated to the board that it is time to set the millage rate for property taxes for the next calendar year. He stated the tax digest was given tol him last week, and he was in the process of preparing the current five- year history oflevy to publish in the newspaper. Lindsey stated the roll back millage rate this year is going to be the same as the current millage rate, which would make it easier for the board this year. Lindsey stated it will remain at 16.373 mills, and we just need to advertise it one week in advance of when we will have the meeting to set the rate. Lindsey stated his recommendation is the board set the millage rate at the next regular monthly meeting, which would be on September 9, 2024. Lindsey stated he checked with Deputy Tax Commissioner Ashley Hooks, and she stated it would be fine and would be within the Department ofl Revenue guidelines to do that.    Lindsey stated we actually set last year's millage rate in September. Lindsey stated that will save the board from having tol hold a special called meeting, just for that purpose. Lindsey stated one bit of caution that thel board needs tol know is that every three years the Board of Assessors has to do arevaluation that is required by the Department ofl Revenue, and the last evaluation was done in 2022. Lindsey stated the next one is coming up next year. Lindsey explained that our sales ratio is currently not quite within the range that it is required to be, and the Department ofRevenue requires it to be within a couple of! percentage points plus or minus forty percent (40%). Lindsey stated we: are al little bit below that at this point mainly due to utilities. So the Board of Assessors has some work to do to be able to pull those values up. The problem is that our values haven't been keeping up with inflation, due to it going up sO fast it is hard for us to keep up with it. Lindsey stated we are probably looking at a significant re-evaluation next year, and folks may notice a jump in the property value. Lindsey stated the flip side of that is the last re- evaluation that we had in 2022 we were able to drop the millage rate down about one and onel halfmills. Lindsey stated we: may be able to do something along those lines again, but obviously we won't] know that until that re-evaluation: is done and we: see that final number. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. made a motion to approve the setting date for the 2024 millage rate at the next monthly meeting on September 9, 2024. Commissioner Mike Keene seconded the motion. The vote to approve the setting date for the 2024 millage rate at the next monthly meeting on September 9, F. Discussion ofl Proposed Utility Scale Solar Farm Development-County Attorney Joseph Sumner stated to the board that county representatives met with Leeward Solar, who came to pitch aj proposed Solar Farm Development on eighteen hundred acres (1,800) that would extend from Highway 57 to Highway 15. Sumner stated the company offered them promises and donations. Sumner stated he asked them how would this solar farm work here, and he stated they could not explain anything about this solar development. Sumner stated he thought they wanted to use this location as aj place holder so if they do get picked by a utility company then they could put it in the county. He thought it would not be in our interest for what they would actually be doing to our county. He: stated one of the things that was on the list was ifthis company was sold or anything else they want tax abatements. He stated in his opinion that tax abatements would amount to subsidizing private entities with taxpayers' money, and that you are evading taxes. He asked why their company should get tax abatements any more than someone who says they want to build a house. He stated iti is the same thing but on a smaller scale, and if they asked you to charge any less on the taxes on the house due to them living here, he stated he thought that was a hard thing toj justify. Sumner stated the environmental aspects of solar farms that he read about is they are notorious for how they build these, and iti is al bunch of grading and dirt work. This would bel located on the banks oft the Ohoopee River. Soi if you have a slope failure, which they have had at other facilities, you can see some oft the pictures hel had posted on what it would look like. Sumner stated it would be an absolute disaster. If you look at some oft those pictures he posted showing the entire stream bed, you would not be able to recognize it asa  2024 was approved unanimously 4-0.    stream bed because iti is completely silted up. Sumner stated to the board what the downstream land owners would experience. Sumner stated this company stated they are different from other companies, and he stated they aren't going to tell you everything about it. He explained you have the toxic contents ofthe panels. He stated he wasn'topposed to solar long term, and he hopes one day it can be viable. He stated economically right now without tax abatements and subsidies it is offt the table. Compared to propane, natural gas power generation, and coal fired power plants, it is absolutely over competitive. He stated he thought that was an over working issue that comes down to its essence that they aren'tcompensating, and they will not be competitive but they would be needing special treatment on taxes. Sumner stated you are inviting someone into the county by giving them the subsidies, and thel board would be asking them to be compliant with those and hoping it would be. Sumner stated within those panels things have leaked out, and the company's response was it was tempered glass. Sumner stated what if we had a hail storm that got a tornado in the pitch ofthose panels, and he stated those panels are like signals that you would put on a ship. He stated there isn't any easy solution or no easy explanation for every single problem, and the solution toward powerheads Sumner stated he was no expert on these, and there is no aspect of copper and soil mixed to this and having fiber and silt running out, basically setting a risk of much difficulty on how we find what the particular risk factors are. Sumner stated there is ap possibility ofbattery bolts that could be located there. Also those battery powers could only go on for about a month until it burns completely out due to the chemicals in it. He stated they are coming in wanting us to do it their way. He stated they are coming in to occupy a large tract ofland that will change the looks of Johnson County. Sumner stated that he asked questions that he thought were very relevant concerning the life of these solar panels. He has a background of education in economics, and hel looks at the graphs a lot. He stated it's a statement oflevel ofa graph where you have aj price of an up grab verses whether it sits. He stated if this facility were to decline in its efficiency compared to the future technologies, he stated the question he would have asked is what you would do with the facility here. He stated that there is only a few things you can do, with one being upgrade and replace all the signals, which comes with a considerable cost. He stated the other thing would be possibly to abandon it, and ifthey chose to abandon it your only reliance would be a surety bond. He stated he asked questions about the surety bond, and the people couldn't answer any of them. He stated two million dollars today might be a premium in thirty years, and that is the projected life of the solar panels. He stated they have received financial help from Wells Fargo, but County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated they are also funded by one ofCanada's largest pension funds. Lindsey stated a couple ofweeks ago this company secured 1.25 billion dollars in financing with Wells Fargo for the next three years. Lindsey stated they came here and tried to persuade the county that there is no way that this project would work without ai tax abatement, when they are sitting on billions of dollars. Sumner stated he looked at their structure before the meeting, and he stated you. have ac company that has billions of dollars in assets, but this company is designed solely  to adjust the pitch will make them and there's no problem.    on the note of Wrightsville Solar, LLC. Sumner stated their corporate owner is in Delaware, and its primary office is in' Texas. He stated he could guarantee you that is designed in a way sO they could cut the cord and abandon it and there are: no assets there. He stated ift they go under, and there is a good chance they could, they could make every dollar under the sun. Ifthere are any assets in that company, they are worthless, and Georgia Power does not put a coal power plant in the name ofa Wrightsville power plant LLC. They have whole assets they use that are a lot more secured. They put money behind it, and it's in their name. When you come along and you set up as Wrightsville Solar, LLC and the only asset would be a lease, he stated the LLC will never belong to Georgia Power. They will only have the lease on the land owner and, ideally if things work like they wanted, then they would have a pile of deductions with Georgia Power and will pay them per kilowatt to buy the energy. Iti is only as good until the day Georgia Power says we don't want it anymore, and then there's your assets gone. He stated they finance these types of things through tax credits which he believes are hard assets, and we also need corporate structures on all assets. He stated when they come in and build these solar farms, they turn around and sell all the tax credits except marketizing without any He stated the company makes out like there are going to be more tax dollars that would be brought in, and they will bring in jobs for people. Sumner stated there isa lawsuit in Harris County with a landowner for ten million dollars, including damages for all construction the company did to the adjacent land owners, when they graded ànd didn't put silt fences that have sloped and rotted. He stated that it silt off his top soil onto their property. He stated anytime someone asks for tax abatements there has to be some special circumstançes to get that, and he stated we cannot stop them from coming here, but you can tell them no to the tax abatement. He stated he thought they were only using this county and using this land, and they do not care about any of us. He stated he thought all those promises they gave are false, and they cannot tell you the details today when they should already know those answers. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated to the board that we asked them about jobs, and they only said that some construction company would come in and put it together. He stated they told us it would have about two to three jobs. Sumner stated they got caught doing this not too long ago stating they had three to four hundred jobs and that was temporary when the crews come in and do those jobs for them. He stated they said they would make donations to our county, and Sumner stated he asked ift they would give us a million dollars right now for our courthouse. He stated that the company said that isn'th how we work. He stated that is how they promise those donations but in reality don't want to give those donations. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated they met with him, County Administrator Bill Lindsey, County Attorney Joseph Sumner, and then the school superintendent and members ofthe school board. Lindsey stated they wanted to meet with Superintendent Dr. Watkins but he wasn'tavailable. Chairman McAfee stated they met with the mayor of Wrightsville, and then members ofthe Development Authority. Lindsey stated none of the meetings went well, and Chairman McAfee stated it was the fact they specified that they didn't want to buy any land and only wanted to lease it. Chairman  little hard structure.    McAfee stated the only thing about leasing is ift they decide that it isn't going well, they will walk off and leave it. He stated the county would be left with the mess and would cost a lot. Sumner stated he asked about the financial strength oft the surety bond, and they could not even tell them the name oft the company they had the surety bond with. Sumner stated ift they got somebody to do a surety bond and the company went under, then you're out and then your county is stuck with a surrounding wasteland ofbroken toxin segments. He stated the county is sitting therei inj position where everything is about taxes, and he stated the county could not afford to even sell it on the courthouse square, due to the risk because no one would buy it. He stated who would want it due to all the work that would have to be done, and he stated it would be tractor trailer loads of chemicals that would have to go to some Sumner stated they give their sales pitch, and it doesn'tr matter what they promise the county. Ifthere are no assets in that corporation, it is only good as the piece of paper iti is written on. Chairman McAfee stated thel board wanted to make everyone aware ofit and only invited certain people to the meeting. Commissioner Mike Keene stated iti isn't theoretical because the City ofDublin experienced this on a small scale with the school system. Commissioner Keene stated they are totally on board for the money and it is zero out, and Sumner stated he can personally speak on that since he is part oft that community, and he stated that they can't get rid ofit. He stated thel best thing for them to do is take at tractor and tear it down, grade it and make it into a decent industrial site. He stated the second they started that facility by changing stuff they started subsidizing control panels and put them out oft business, and he stated that was a company from Western Europe that had no hard assets in this country. He stated they promised them all these jobs, but thei in the end the only thing that  special landfill.  happened was that they handed them back the keys.  G. Development Authority Report- Hugh Darnley, DAJC Executive Director, stated to the board that he met with the development authority board on. July 24th about the solar farm, and he stated that the development authority board does not consider that ag good long term project for. Johnson County. They are not going to consider supporting it. Darnley stated that County Attorney Joseph Sumner covered everything about the solar farm in the previous agenda item. Darnley stated to the board that Golden Farmer is still hiring, and hei is working with the state to fill those jobs. He stated that Base USA has opened at 98 Industrial Parkway. He was able to meet with them a couple ofweeks ago, and he said he wasn'tsure: ift they are: fully operational or not but that they were receiving materials. He stated that he welcomed them to the county, and ifthey needed any help to let him know. He stated alll he knew was that they are an automotive manufacturer supplier ofe electronics for a major manufacturer. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated they keep it pretty  secured out there.  H. EMS Report- County Administrator Bill Lindsey gave the EMS report in the absence of! EMS Director. JeffSoles. Lindsey stated that Johnson County EMS responded to    one hundred fifty-five (155) calls in the month of. July. Lindsey stated the largest categories were eighteen (18) calls to the. Johnson Statel Prison, eleven (11) calls to assist law enforcement, six (6) wrecks, and two (2) to assist the fire department. Lindsey stated the total collections for the month ofJuly were a total of thirty thousand ninel hundred eight-three dollars and forty cents ($30,983.40). He stated that EMS had multiple trucks collaborating with law enforcement and the fire department toj provide coverage for all the events during the Fourth ofJuly Festival as they do every year. Lindsey stated they did a great job as always, and they also provided coverage to. Adrian and their Fourth of] July parade. Lindsey stated Paramedic Mike Bennett is serving as an instructor for the medical portion of the Firefighter 1 course that is being offered at the Wrightsville Fire Department. Also, EMS provided scenario-based training to the fire team at. Johnson State Prison on how to use the AED/CPR, Lucas Device, Backboard, etc. during emergencies, and EMS also gave them a tour oft the ambulance and showed them all the equipment. Lindsey stated they will also be participating in the Community Resource Fair that will bel held' Thursday August 15, 2024 at the Depot thati is being sponsored by the Rotary Club ofWrightsville. They will have some informational documents for the public and will provide free blood pressure checks to anyone that wants it. Fire Report- EMA/ Fire Director Shawn Wombles presented to the board a copy of the fire report for the month of] July. Wombles stated they had thirty-eight (38) calls for the month ofJ July. Wombles stated they assisted with the community with the Fourth ofJuly events, and everything went real well public safety-wise. Wombles stated he thought wel have the best team in world by working together by pullingi it offwithout any serious problems due to heat. Wombles stated to the board that Tanker 5 was the one that got hit by the mail truck during the fire week they had at the school and is now in the process ofbeing repaired. He stated hopefully it will be back in service pretty quickly. Wombles stated they had toj put Brush 3 in service last Monday, and Brush 3 is assigned to Station 3 which is the Kite Fire Department. Wombles stated that Rex Powell did a great job getting that Hero Truck, and that we have a couple ofr more he will be working on in the next couple ofweeks. He stated we havel had one that was messed up, and he is looking at probably having to replace it. Iti is the one that is assigned to Station 8, which is the Scott Firel Department. Wombles stated that County Administrator Bill Lindsey will talk to everyone about the Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan since it is time to update it. Wombles stated on September 25, 2024 the. Johnson County Health Department is putting on a drive- by flu clinic. He explained this is a full-scale exercise they are doing as ifti they are having to do some: mass vaccination similar to what happened when COVID took place. Wombles stated we are required to participate in that, which also includes the Sheriff's Department, EMS, and we are involved for our emergency management state part. Wombles presented to the board a check for completing their requirements for the state's emergency management performance grant. Wombles stated to the board the check was in the amount ofs seven thousand six hundred and fifteen dollars ($7,615.00) for completing all our requirements, and staying up to date. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated the hero trucks that they are working onl had sat out there at the Road Department, and since Gary Waller has come on board, hel has    given Rex more help at the Shop. Chairman McAfee stated last Saturday in his district they had a piece of forestry equipment to catch on fire. It had been raining and was really bad muddy, and they were able to get three of the hero trucks down in there to get the fire out. He stated these have been a real asset to the county. J. Community Resource Fair- County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated the Community Resource Fair will be this Thursday, August 15,2024 at the Depot from 10 a.m. to 2j p.m. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wrightsville. Lindsey stated that Hugh Darnley has done a really good job getting this together, and there are eleven service providers within the community that will be there with informational booths and a few other things for the general public. Lindsey stated from the county'sp perspective EMS, Health Department, and Extension Service are all participating in that. Lindsey stated he would like all the commissioners ift they get a chance during that time to come out for a few minutes to visit some of these folks, and he stated the vendors probably would appreciate that. Lindsey stated he is K. Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan Update KickoffMeeting and First Public Hearing- Monday, August 19th at County Annex- County Administrator Bill Lindsey stated that we are required every five years by FEMA and GEMA to update our Hazard Mitigation Plan. Lindsey stated it has been five years since the last plan update, and wel have al kickoffmeeting that will bel held next Monday, August 19th at 3:30 p.m. at the County Annex building. Lindsey stated it will be followed by the first of two public hearings that are: required in the plan process. Lindsey stated you have to have one public hearing at the very beginning, and then you have to have another at the very end once a draft plan is in place. Lindsey stated that first public hearing will immediately follow the community meeting at 5:30 p.m. next Monday in the boardroom. Lindsey stated he would like to invite everyone in attendance to come. Lindsey stated there is a public match requirement. Shawn Wombles has been making efforts getting our local plan committee together, but we need as much participation as we can get. Lindsey stated the more participation we get, the better  looking for a good turnout.  our local match.  Public Comment(s) Limit Five Minutes-  Brian Lindsey stated to the board that he had a few quick things that he needed to address to the board. He said about a year ago he came to a meeting, and there was a proposal for a consulting group to potentially come in and to evaluate our roads as to their current condition and maybe establish aj plan on repairing them and a plan for management. Lindsey stated he knows it was talked about but did the board vote on it or was it passed. Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated they only discussed it at that meeting, and Commissioner Mike Keene stated it was never voted on but they did look at some of the roads. Commissioner Keene stated that there was nothing comprehensive done. Lindsey presented to the board a picture ofPine Road and May Road. He    said he discussed Pine Road about six months ago, but iti is blown out now. Lindsey stated there are a few cones up, but there is nothing blocking the damaged section. He stated he went over there and took that picture shortly after the storm that came through. Also a constituent on May Road could not get out due to the capacity ofher car sitting too low to the ground. County Administrator Bill Lindsey asked Brian Lindsey was this picture taken right after the storm, and he stated it was and that she could not drive through that. He stated on the other end ofher house there are no ditches and the culverts are full ofs silt. He stated she cannot drive either way out of her yard. He stated water runs right down the middle of the road and how will the buses and citizens get out safely up and down these roads. County Administrator Lindsey stated to Brian Lindsey they have a member at the Road Department that is coming and should be on site Wednesday on Pine Road to get that fixed. County Administrator Lindsey stated we. have just finished up culvert repairs on Shepard Road. Pine Road will be next, but the rain set it back just a little bit. The gentleman is bringing pipe and sand and will be putting that in himself. Brian Lindsey stated to thel board then the board needs to block that road offimmediately due to ATV traffic on that road. County Administrator Lindsey asked Brian Lindsey how much vehicle traffic is on that road not including ATVs, and he stated he couldn'tspeak on that but he was able to go down there toit. Lindsey stated on Pine Road there is only one resident on the end oft that road. County Administrator Lindsey asked him is it on the far end of that road and he stated it was. Brian Lindsey stated to the board the other roads have water running down the middle oft the roads, and he thought it was dangerous. He thought they need to look at them and see what could  be done. Executive Session  Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. stated that the board needed tol have an Executive Session to Commissioner Mike Keene made a motion to close Regular Session. Commissioner Larry Pope seconded that motion. The vote to close Regular Session passed unanimously 4-0. Regular Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr. made a motion to enter into Executive Session. Commissioner Larry Pope seconded the motion. The motion to enter into Executive Session passed unanimously 4-0. The board entered into Executive Session at 6:55 p.m.  discuss personnel and potential litigation.  session was closed at 6:54 p.m.  After the Executive Session was completed, Commissioner Felice Pullen made the motion to close the Executive Session. Commissioner Larry Pope seconded the motion. The motion to close Executive Session passed unanimously 4-0. Executive Session was closed at 7:17 p.m. Commissioner Mike Keene made ai motion to re-enter into Regular Session. Commissioner Larry Pope seconded the motion. The motion to re-enter into Regular Session passed unanimously 4-0.  Regular Session resumed at 7:17 p.m. Resume Regular Session    As aresult of Executive Session, no action was taken.  Commissioner James L. McAfee, Jr. stated to the board that we. have received an offer to settle on litigation. Commissioner Mike Keene made ai motion to accept the offer for the settlement on the litigation. Commissioner Felice Pullen seconded the motion. The vote to approve the offer Commissioner Larry Pope made ai motion to adjourn this Regular Monthly Meeting. Commissioner Mike Keene seconded that motion. The vote to adjourn the meeting was Commissioners present for this Regular Monthly Meeting: Chairman James L. McAfee, Jr., Commissioner Larry Pope, Commissioner Mike Keene and Commissioner Felice Pullen. Commissioners absent from this Regular Monthly Meeting: Vice-Chairman Ron Darrisaw  for the settlement on the litigation was approved unanimously 4-0.  unanimous 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:19 p.m.  McAfee,J Jy, Chairman  Jerronney Kon) Darrisaw,  VedIn  Bes