Ladies and gentlemen, let me call this meeting to order. First off, I would like to welcome everybody here tonight. This is a good lifting crowd. I would love to have to make more room every night, you know, that we have a meeting to love to see people turn out and be in our commissioners meetings. The starters, I would like to call on our assistant manager. I have a George Future to do an invocation and lead us into pledge. If everybody would please rise. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the beauty and the glory of another day of life and opportunity that you've given us today of the Lord to serve you in some way or manner. We pray to Your Lord that You have blessed us with being able to do something good for someone else today. Thank You, Lord, for the blessing of life. And we just thank You, Lord, that Your Word tells us that it is in You that we live and move and have our being. Father, we thank you that we can gather here tonight and take part in the County Commission's meeting, Lord, as they transact the business of Dupal County. Thank you for those who are elected to serve this county to make the decisions that would best benefit Dupal County citizens. And again, I always like to thank the Lord for those of us that are appointed into positions of service that we can help the citizens in whatever need they may have. If I were to not, we thank you especially for those who are here tonight as guests and recipients of awards tonight for their service. And we know that Utahdust is better to serve Lord and Utahdust has served others. And you gave us that it is better to serve Lord and you taught us how to serve others and you gave us a wonderful example of that and so we just thank you for those who give of their time to volunteer and to bless others with a blessing of their life. So we pray now, Lord, that you'll just be in the midst of this meeting which you'll everything that has said and done, Lord, have done in honor of you and the glory of you, Lord, we just thank you and praise you and Jesus' name is hungry for it. Amen. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, here's a flag of the United States of America, and here's a republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right, thank you Mr. Feudal. So, first thing on the agenda tonight is to pass the agenda. Does anybody need to add on anything to the nitrogen? I do not. Mr. Davis, do you have anything to add? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board, if it pleases the board, Ms. Melissa Kennedy could not be here tonight. So I'm going to stand in for her to do her public hearings for the enamel one office. Okay, I need a motion. I'll move. to her public hearings for the in-nummer one office. Okay, I need a motion. I got a motion in a second to accept the agenda as it's reported. Any further discussion? Here in the, all in favor say aye. All opposed? Carry. So now I need a motion to accept the minutes from our April 17th meeting. So exactly got a motion in a second in both discussion Here you know all in favor say I all opposed same side carried Okay, I need a motion to accept the consent agenda Okay, I need a motion to accept the consent agenda. I got a motion in a second to accept the consent agenda. Any further discussion? Here and none. All in favor say aye. All opposed, same side. Carry. All right, that brings us right into the next agenda. The first item is public comment. Mr. Chairman, believe it or not, with this crowd we have here, no one has signed up for public comment. That's right. That's right. That's right. That's right. Just in case somebody wanted to speak, but forgot to sign up. If you would like to speak, now is your time. All right, thank you. So that moves us to item number two. Mr. Davis. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board, I appear before you now to receive any road or highway concern that I can convey to the DOT for you? Call me if you want to and I'll do it if you don't want to speak up tonight. I see Miss Doris shaking her head All right, so that brings us to the big item Item number three, Ms. Melissa Brown. Good evening. Good evening. Volunteers are an asset to any community or organization. We are here tonight to recognize some of the outstanding volunteers serving in Dupland County. The purpose of the Governor's Volunteer Service Award is to honor the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals and team groups that make a significant contribution to the community through volunteer service. The awards program created by the Office of the Governor in 1979 recognizes North Carolina's most dedicated volunteers. As I call your name please come forward and I will briefly share information about your volunteer contributions in Dupland County. Miss Dars, Fay, Hatcher. You can stand right there. Ms. Darsfeh Hatcher is a 2023 Governor's Medowian Award recipient. This particular award is giving to the top 20 volunteers in the state. Next Monday night May 8th she will attend a ceremony at the North Carolina State Capitol and receive the official recognition and the Medallion Award. Ms. Hatcher is recognized for her outstanding volunteer service in the following categories. Youth service, health and human services, and lifetime achievement. Ms. Hatcher has served in numerous volunteer capacities for over 50 years. In 1970, her involvement was key to incorporating the Chinkapam Water System and she continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Chinkapam Water Association. She also has served on the Chamber Board, Deeplin County Hall of Fame Board of Directors, the Sheriff's Fowl Committee, and the Deeplin General Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. Fellow Board members have described Ms. Hatcher as knowledgeable, caring, and efficient. Her love and dedication for the betterment of others is actively shown to serve at risk children and the elderly. She is an active member of Sharon Baptist Church and continues to share her love and compassion with outreach efforts with celebration recovery and the blessing and store sponsored by the Duke and Christian outreach ministries. Congratulations, Ms. Starsfei. We have a pen for you tonight and this is just the nominee that has a lot more details in it for you to keep. So I'll turn it to the board if you want to say anything. Or shake her hand. Well, first off, you know, I can't say enough about how much I appreciate your hard work and all the volunteering that you've done. I will say that there's very few places that I tend that I don't see you No, that's great. I mean I look at it the fact that if I go to a meeting and you're not there It probably wasn't a meeting So I have I have really learned to respect you a lot over the years Yeah, and I do appreciate everything you've done I have really learned to respect you a lot over the years. Yeah, and I do appreciate everything you've done. Oh, no, sir, let me say something. I have known you honestly my whole life, and you know that. I remember you being a staple in the 80s and 90s. When you walk in door to clerk's office, there was Dars. You took pride in working for our county. You still take pride in working for our county, and you have been retired years now. 26. 26. I thank you for your service. You are exactly the kind of individual that has made Dupland County what it is And I thank you. Thank you for your service I would know you're dead long I've been knowing for quite some time through your family and just you as a person with your husband and Your son and your brother and everybody else's mother. So it's been a pleasure having you do things that you have done. And she's an angel in the skies. I haven't known you long, but I don't need to know a person for a long period of time to realize it captured the fact that you are a walking spirit of love. Thank you for all that you've done and thank you all for all that you will do and time to come. Congratulations. Ms. Doris, I've known you're a right good ball. Since I was about to remember that. Thank you for all that you do for our county. The volunteer hours you put in, it's not easy. And the keyword volunteer, there's no compensation for what you do because you love the people and you love this county. And for that, I'm very grateful. And again, thank you and congratulations. Can we get a picture? We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're going to get a picture. We're Chairman. Do you want your sons, anyone else in the picture? Oh, well, my family. Okay. Wherever you want in the picture. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. Patricia, you don't see me. I'll probably ride with me. OK. All right, guys. Three, two, one, two, three. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Albert Bert Allen Alibaster is unable to be with us tonight. He asked me to express his appreciation for the award and recognition. Mr. Alabaster is recognized for his volunteer service in the following categories, Health and Human Services and Lifetime Achievement. In October 1972, a new Kenan's Field J.C.'s chapter was chartered, and Mr. Alabaster was one of the 31 chartered members. One of the very first projects Mr. Alibaster stepped up to lead was an initiative to develop a track of land as a municipal park. Thus throughout 1973 and the first half of 1974, he led many volunteers, not just the JC's, but hundreds of volunteers, to clear a wilderness of underbrush into a municipal park. The park was open and dedicated in the summer of 1974. Fast forward 50 years later with some additional improvement, the basic plan developed still exists today and serves us well. Mr. Alabaster has been very involved at Keynesville Baptist Church serving as Deacon Sunday School Teacher, Operation Christmas Child Facilitator, and other leadership capacities. His involvement with Promise Keepers eventually led him to be called the Ramp Man. From 1991 to 2018, in excess of 250 ramps were built primarily in Dublin and St. St. Counties, but in other areas of Eastern North Carolina, the feathers being built in Swan Quarter. Families were never asked to contribute and funding was provided by donations and funds through the aging department. In 2018, due to health issues, Mr. Alabaster was unable to continue his love of serving others through the ramp program. After his retirement, he wrote a short documentary entitled Carpenter's for Christ, which was honored in 2018 by the Biblical recorder in the area of small book essays. This book tells only the story of all 11 brands that were built, which were selected to share the efforts by Mr. Alibaster. So thank you, Mr. Alibaster. He's listening tonight, or he will be listening. Ms. Connie B. Branson. Ms. Connie B. Branson is recognized for her volunteer service in the following categories, health and human services, other service, community pride and improvement and elderly advocacy. In 2022, Mrs. Brinson served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Kenensfield Dupland County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber has been inactive for the prior two years due to the pandemic restrictions. During Mrs. Brinson's leadership, the Chamber saw about a 15% membership growth during the year. The Chamber became more active supporting several events in the community, which overall enriched the lives of early childhood children and provided educational improvement in scholarships. After 10 years, the Chamber agreed to sponsor a Kenan's Ville Christmas parade. Mrs. Brintson, as community vice chair, willingly accepted the leadership role of organizing all of the parade entries, communicating with officials and responding to all correspondence. During the time span of September through November, she was donating 35 to 40 hours per week dedicated to organizing the parade. Specific to advocacy for the senior population, Mrs. Branson serves as a North Carolina senior Tar Heal legislator, alternate delegate representing Develand County. She attends statewide aging advocacy events hosted by the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services. She serves on the Aging Advisory Committee and attends the Regional Aging Advisory Council meetings in Newburn as a non-voting member. She serves as the Secretary for the Dukeland County Senior Foundation and Corporated Board of Directors. Mrs. Brintson is a strong advocate to the Aging Department and supports seniors in Dublin County. Applause. She actually has a certificate. Do you want me to read that certificate? Just go ahead and read it and then move to the picture with her. Okay. Governor's Award for Volunteer Service. This is to certify that Connie B. Branson is hereby awarded the highest designation of appreciation for distinguished volunteer service to the people by the certificate of recognition and appreciation Roy Cooper March 27th, 2023. Yeah we would like for you to come to the center here again thank you you have put a lot of time and service in and we appreciate it again thank you thank you friends are I can't wait to congratulate you Mr. Benjamin Marshall Bullard and he's going to forgive me because I have Benjamin everywhere and I think he told me his being. Mr. Benjamin Marshall Bullard has recognized for his volunteer service in the following categories, Veteran Military Environment Historically Under served populations. Benjamin is an exceptional young man with a servant's heart. He gives tirelessly of his time and talents to better his community. Benjamin is gifted musically and shares his talent with others. He volunteers to play patriotic music in the remembered ceremonies each year at the town of Face and Cemetery. He plays for local benefits and for elderly shut-ins. Benjamin helps raise and lower the American flag at his school and leads the flag retirement ceremonies. Benjamin is the elected senior patrol leader of Troot 48 in Facing and is a bilingual Spanish speaker. He has been instrumental in welcoming use for Spanish-speaking families to scouting and other opportunities. Benjamin helped lead his scout troop to adopt the Facing Community Garden. The project was vital to the health and wellness of the community. Another example of Benjamin's leadership is the Re-vitalization project completed by the scout troop for members at Gittensville, AME Zion Church in Facing by replacing rotted wood, pressure washing and painting the church. Benjamin volunteers with Ainsley's Angels and helps collect needed supplies for Ukraine orphans. Applause. Governor's Award for Volunteer Service. This is to certify that Benjamin Marshall Bullard is hereby awarded the highest designation of appreciation for distinguished volunteer service to the people and the state of North Carolina and is to be granted and extended all honors and curses provided by this office entitled there and to by the certificate of recognition and appreciation Roy Cooper March 27, 2023. We'd like for you to come up here and let us give a big, big, big wish. I would like to say that as a young man, you know, this looks wonderful and you know, challenge your fellow students that you've run into young people that you've run into to follow your lead because this is a great example that you're sending for our county and young people. Thank you so much. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Good job. Thank you. Miss Ronda Campbell has recognized for her volunteer service in the category labeled other service, education, volunteerism and community service. Ms. Campbell has been dedicated to volunteerism for many years. She serves on the James Front Community College Foundation Board, Kenan'sville-Dueblan County Chamber of Commerce, Bueleville Area Chamber of Commerce, and many other organizations. In each of these service platforms, her dedication and involvement throughout Dupland County is for the betterment of the community as a whole. She is always willing to help others and her commitment to excellence is remarkable. Dublin County is enriched by her dedication and generosity. Governor's Award for Volunteer Service. This is a certify that Rhonda Campbell is hereby awarded the highest designation of appreciation for a distinguished volunteer service to the people and the state of North Carolina, and is to be granted and extended all honors and curses provided by this office, entitled therein to by the Certificate of Recognition and Appreciation Roy Cooper Cooper March 27th 2023. In this round the temple with you come forward please and we do appreciate your Appreciate your start. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Snow Hill Community Outreach and I'm going to ask Pastor Mark S. Hobbs to step forward initially. I'm afraid. Snow Hill Community Outreach is recognized as a group team volunteer service in the following categories. Youth Service Disaster, Health and Human Services, historically underserved population. Snow Hill community outreach was created with three goals in mind to serve the community, specifically during the hurricanes and other disasters. Many of the seniors, young families and children were cut off from basic essential, such as food and water. Even though Snow Hill Church is very present in the community, there were significant needs within the community, there were significant needs within the community outside of the church walls. Volunteers in the church, as well as community volunteers, came together to devise a plan to serve others. In November of 2021, this plan became a reality and is what is now known as the Pantry Distribution, which is held twice a month at Snow Hill Church. Each family receives a large assortment box of food that includes seasonal items such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, breads. As with any new process, traffic control and safety became an issue, the word traveled in the community and the participation continued to grow. Although the operation began prior to April 2022, documentation logs state that during eight months May through December of 22, 2001 children have been served. 2,623 adults served, bringing a grand total of 4,624 served by the Pantra distribution. During the same timeframe, a total of 56 volunteers have provided 1,265 volunteer service hours. Keep in mind those were just the hours that were recorded. Every week the volunteers are either setting up for the next event or actually working the event. Information is circulated in English and Spanish and the outpouring and generosity of others in this process is real. These events provide an intergenerational opportunity where adults and children have their needs met and are truly cared for by the snow heel community outreach. Everyone that comes for the produce is embraced and invited to other events and opportunities for fellowship. Truly, this is an example of identifying a problem and creating an ongoing solution channel through volunteers with a big heart and willingness to serve. Although this has been an entire church effort, the following volunteers were submitted with the nomination, Pastor Mauret S. Hobbes, J. L. Nichols, Becky and Ronnie Ackens, Herman Heel, Stanley Outlaw, and Jeanine Kennedy. Governor's Award for Volunteer Service. This is to certify that Snow Heel Community Outreach is hereby awarded the highest designation of appreciation for a distinguished volunteer service to the people and the state of North Carolina and is to be granted and extended all honors and courtesy provided by this office entitled there and to by the certificate of recognition and appreciation Roy Cooper March 27, 2023. It just sounds so amazing for what you've covered. Thank you all so much. When things are going on like we have in this world today, it's pleasure to come here and hear about folks like all of y'all that we've heard from the nice, sacrificing your time to make life better for people here in our county and in our state. Again, thank all of you. And we don't do this for war. We're doing the calls off, we're people, and we did each other. And we love you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Brown, thank you for that. All right. So that brings us to item number four. Mr. Davis, you're feeling in? Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board. Again, I'm appearing on behalf of our E-911 addressing coordinator, Miss Kennedy, who cannot be here tonight. I appear before you in accordance with the Dupland County addressing and road naming ordinance to ask the board to conduct a public hearing regarding a request we have received from Felt's properties to name a lane in the Magnolia Township off of Magnolia Mobile Home Park Lane in Magnolia Raccoon Branch Lane. Okay, at this given time I'm going to open up for public hearing. Anyone got a comment they would like to make towards this road naming right here in none I'm gonna close the public here okay public here enclosed I'd entertain a motion so I've got a motion in a second to move forward with this road name and process for Dracco and Branch. Any further comments? Here in none all in favor say aye. All opposed same side. Carry. Okay, there's on number five. Again, Mr. Chairman, in accordance with the Duke and County addressing and road naming ordinance, I'm now here before you to request that you schedule a public hearing on June 5, 2023, to receive public comments regarding a request we receive from Caitlin Scholar. To name Elaine in the 150 block of Derbyde Evans Road, Bueleville, North Carolina, and the limestone township, quite orchard lane. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Board. Mr. Cooper. I got a motion. I get a second. I got a motion in a second to have a public hearing on June 5th and naming of the road on Derby Depp and Road. Any further comments? Hearing none, all in favor say aye. All opposed, same side. We'll have a public hearing on the bill. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right. Brain is starting number six, Mr. Melissa Brown. Tonight I'm requesting from the Board approval to reclassify the receptionist position to a secretary to position. The receptionist for native position is a grade 52 12.509 1 hour 26,000 018 annually. This position has been posted on the website since January 4, 2023. From us four months, the additional responsibilities have been divided among three other employees, which as you can imagine, maintaining their current workload is also getting behind. We're a small staff in the office, six employees, including myself with one vacant at this time. The request to reclassify the reception position to a secretary to position will secure an employee with a higher knowledge skill set more suitable with core essentials including the clerical responsibilities, limited accounting responsibilities, and the additional virtual requirements set forth by the state specific to the SHIP program. The educational requirements have been reevaluated to require an associate degree versus the GED requirement of the reception position, as well as secure the SHIP certification within three months of the higher date to provide counseling and beneficiary areas. The Secretary of two position is a great fifth and four, which is 1448 an hour 30,120 annually the position would be funded both by the county 84% and 16% by the ship funds so the overall increase is like 4101. In the current budget there's funds to cover this request and with the board's permission I would like to advertise immediately creating this role will secure another piece in the overall succession plan which will better serve our seniors in greater impact our department. Pleasure to board looks to prove. I got a motion in a second for the request to approve the request to reclassify from a grade 52 position to Secretary to grade 54 effective in the physical year 2223 to Anita budget amendment two. Next slide she already has a lap salar of the available way in for a budget. Okay. All right any further discussion. Here and then all in favor say aye. All opposed same side. Congratulations. Thank you. All right that brings out number seven Mr. John Blackmore. Thank you commissioners for hearing may out tonight. Last time the fire department asked for a tax increase was back in 2019. Believe me, I would rather not be here tonight asking you for another increase. But there's two main reasons why I'm asking for this send increase. First one is equipment cost is increased over the past years from 5% to 12% on a yearly basis. So equipment is obviously going up. You all know this by businesses that you're in, you know, they're increasing constant. The main reason why I'm asking for this is, unfortunately, we need some part-time help. It has just gotten to the point, especially during the daytime, that our personnel is extremely limited. And we need to make sure that our trucks can get out in a timely basis. Looking over my budget, I can squeeze approximately $20,000 out of it. And figuring all this stuff, I figured that I needed $50,000 to do this. I can squeeze to 20 out of my present budget, but I need an additional $30,000. I did not think that it was right or fair to ask the time of Warsaw to put the whole bill. Nor do I think it's fair to ask the county to put the whole bill. That's why I'm asking for this increase of 15,000. If I did my math right, one cent would generate approximately $19,500. And so that's why I'm asking for the ones that increase. Is there any questions? What is the process that we have to get through? I don't remember. As far as, you know, when fire department asks for an increase, they have to get signatures. What's the process? No, so that's to initially get the tax. They have to get signatures on a petition from the resident, freeholders to conduct an election within the district and then the election is conducted. And then it's the discretion of the Board of Commissioners to set the tax for the district and you do that each year when you adopt your budget ordinance. So Chief Blackmore has given you all the information and now you'll take it under consideration and when you adopt your budget you'll set his tax rate accordingly to whatever the board sees fit to grant. The Warsaw Fire Department is in addition to all of the other fire districts who have tax taxes established in your budget ordinance. So we'll take no action tonight. I would advise you to take action only one time on setting the tax rate and that would be when you adopt the budget ordinance. Yes, sir. Okay Anybody else got any questions? Black Moe. What was your tax rate? What year did you get a tax in what was the rate in? I have no earthly idea when it was off the top of my head I would Either delayed 80s early 90s possibly, okay, and I think I had the time that we first got it it was six cents See we only had one increase my weight we've Okay, so you've only had one increase. My weight, we don't know if it's one or two, I wanna say one, but I'm not 100% sure on that. Believe me folks, I pay tax just like everybody else. I don't like paying taxes, but now if my house sketch is on fire, I want to fire the apartment to come, this is quickly as it possibly can. I completely agree with you. My only beef with this circumstance is the way we go about approving this. We have to put it on the ballot to get a fire tax approved but five individuals can say that we're going to raise the taxes on that community where originally when you proposition a fire tax you say hey we want a 5% or that's the way it did in my district we want a 5% and everybody agrees with it but that may not always agree with an increase I'm not mistaken when we first went to get the petition signed and everything on that it said stated that the times could go anywhere from zero cents up to 15 cents That is what they say you're correct, but all the circumstances that I have ever seen, the department say, hey, this is what we want. And that's what the community agrees to. But I appreciate you being transparent with your budget. Yes. That's what, what's the consequences for not increasing the taxes to the community? Straight up and honestly, yes sir. Today I had to run out of time for a brief minute or about an hour or so. When I was gone I would say there was one other individual that could answer five call in time. Covern roughly how many people residents at one individual? 335. 3500 are said. We answer over a yearly basis, Brian helped me out here, if I'm not mistaken on the average, the new where between 380 to 450 calls a year, so there's a lot of times there we're answering three or four calls a day. Summertime, guys, we all live in a room community when you're in farming. Summertime's coming up quick. That number's gonna get less during that time. There are days that I have prayed real hard, please don't let our Patrons go off, because I don't know if anybody's in town. And that keeps me up quite a bit at night. Believe me guys, I don't want to go down this road because once you go down this road, I'm afraid it's the beginning of the end of the volunteer and I don't want to see that happen. But I don't want my house to catch on fire and neighbors house to catch on fire and those trucks not get out. How many members do you have while you're in the department? I have 28 right now. And I have those 28, practically all of them work out at the time. Do you have a, and I assume you do because the rest of the department, you have a recruiting problem. Is there something we could do to help you recruit a problem. Yes. I mean, that's people come. I can't tell you how many times I've had young people come up to the fire department and say, hey, I'm interested in joining the department. Great. What's the process of going through it? Well, you fill out this application, the state now requires you to have a criminal background check done and think printed. You attend three meetings if everything goes through, remember to vote you on, we require you to sing or dance. Once you do that then you're on the department. But I don't sound too bad. Got one more question for you. When to say that I know what the question that's coming. How much you get paid? So we don't get paid anything. We're all volunteers. Y'all just punch crazy idiots. Well, I guess if we if we if we subsidize your department enough and like you've already referenced if we subsidize your department enough for employees the other 18 or not. I'm telling you right now it's coming. It's we're opening it up. It will end up like EMS and it will cost our county a pile of money. But I'm grateful that is a hurdle that I don't know how to jump when it comes. I don't think and believe me we're not the only department for this issue. The area of the crash is really right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to is going to be is on the ISO rating. Right now Warsaw has a rating of a split rating of a three four rated at class four in the real rating. State requires Brian help me out make sure I'm telling this right. State requires us to put 12 men on the scene of a structure fire. That's why when you listen to your pages and everything or your scanners you hear so many departments being dispatched out we're trying to get that number to the scene. If you don't put 12 on the scene the state looks at it as a non-response. Then you go on probation. I think you go in a six month probation. To see if you can get your numbers up. If you can't get your numbers up, then they come back in and reclassify you. You can, anytime that number, that classification number, goes up. In other words, you go from a class four to a class five, six, seven, eight, nine 9 or a 10, your homeowner's insurance goes up. And if you go from a class 4 to a class 10, I would dare say your homeowner is probably going to triple if not quadruple. It's over 100% increase. So either way to? So either way to the city of have been trying to feel the pinch. Yes, sir. If we had any cause to get answered, any social fires didn't have the mental and the 12-foot blow. Not from our department. There have been in the cannelly, but not in Warsaw. How many days? I know know two departments their own probation right now. We're then should be close to coming off the probation. The others do as I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You did, Chair. Anybody else? A little definite take it on a consideration. Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you. I appreciate what you did. Thank you. All right. That brings us to island number eight. George Feet. Mr. Chairman and board tonight, I come before you with two items. The first being a contract for our airport engineering firm and a contract with a local contractor. The North Carolina Division of Aviation has approved additional work to be performed out of the North Carolina Forest Service Complex aircraft parking apron. And this work consists of constructing a concrete helicopter parking pad and then some additional concrete in between the two hangers. And this is funded 100% by the state and it's to use the rest of the grant money that we have. The helicopter is a little bit heavy when it's full of water and so when it lands on a hot day and that asphalt, it leaves the skid marks in the asphalt pad. And so the State Division of Aviation has approved this and their funding and this and we would request your approval of a contract with AvCon engineering in the amount of $12,257 and an approval of a contract with Riverland of Builders in the amount of $98,700. I got a motion to hear a second. I got a motion in a second. Any further comments? Here and none. All in favor say aye. All opposed, same side. Carry. Thank you, sir. The next item I have is another 100% funded federal funded grant through the FAA. This is typically a 90% funded 10% county, but do the COVID. They funded some of these years 100%. So this is one of those. So the NC Division of Aviation has awarded DuPen County the sum of $100,431 for the purpose of designing and bidding a new fuel farm project. Again, this project is 100% funded by the FAA through our non-proportment entitlement fund grants and there's no cost for the county. This is to design a new jet A and AvGAS fuel system to replace the existing fuel facility that was purchased and installed in 1994. So it's almost 30 years old and so we would request your approval tonight of an acceptance of the grant in the amount of 100,431 and then to approve work authorization number seven with parishion partners in the amount of 99,931. And Mr. Chairman, I failed to mention earlier that airport commission has reviewed and approved and recommended both of these contracts and grants tonight. Pleasure to board. I just heard a pretty sick. Got a motion in a second. Any further comment? Here and none on any papers, aye? I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you. I just want to say thank you We will be having our benefits broker, Gallagher, to come by tomorrow, made a second to discuss benefits with anyone who has questions. This is open to all four of them, part time employees and you are eligible for benefits. So if you want to come and talk to Gallagher's representatives, you're welcome to. There'll be two sessions tomorrow, one at 10 a.m., one at two o'clock. Both of them will be held in the community room at the Department of Social Services. Also, the NCC is having a county advocacy days event on May 23rd and 24th in Raleigh. This is a chance for you to connect with your legislators and other legislators from across the state to advocate for not only Dupland County but for the NCC as a whole if any of you would like to go I would be glad to register you for that event. There again that's May 23rd and 24th in Raleigh. and Riley. The ECC, the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments, General Membership Board will be meeting on June 8th, 6 p.m. and the ECC offices in Newburn. Also, the event center will be hosting a rodeo. It's called Bulls, barrels and Bronx, June 9th and June 10th with both shows beginning at 8pm. So that's June 9th and 10th at the event center. Also the event center will host a new festival this year. It's called Dooplin Food Truck Festival. It will be held on June 17th, 2023. There will be food trucks, vendors, music, and more. So those are the announcements I have, Mr. Chairman. The only thing I have left on the agenda is for the board to go into closed session for legal matters, for civil and nonclin general statute 143, 318, 118, 3 and also for personal matters, for civil and nonclin general statute 143 318 1183 and also for personnel matters. So at Northline General Station 143 318 86. Motion to go out of open station in the closed station. I got a motion in a second. Any further comments? Here none. All in favor say aye. Okay. We're officially out of open going in the closed. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so much for attending tonight. Okay, we're officially out of open going into close. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all so much for attending tonight. Any comments? And that happened in close session? Okay, with that said, I'll entertain the motion to adjourn. I've got a motion in a second to adjourn, any comments? Here and then, I want to say aye. Here it is. Thank y'all.