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Commissioner, next item on the agenda is the agenda approval of the Civil Board. Motion to approve. Thank you. We've got motion to second in discussion. Any other call to question? All favor, raise your right hand. Any opposed? Likewise, the agenda has been approved. I submitted. Commissioners, next item, please, gentlemen, for public comments. Just where the public has an opportunity to speak to provide commentary to the board for three minutes. We will don't expect to be engaged because we're just receiving information. And I think we had only four people. So I'm just calling myself, give it to me. Hey, Ms. Judy Yelton, please come forward and the mic's yours for three minutes. Glad you're here. Thanks yours for three minutes. Glad you're here. My name is Judy Yelton. I was born and raised in close side. I live in close side now. We lived away for a number of years, but we've been back for almost 30 years. And in that period of time, there had been almost no improvements in the lower hand of the county. We also run a food pantry, a volunteer food pantry, in Henrietta. So we're really familiar with the lower hand of the county. We also run a food pantry, a volunteer food pantry in Henrietta, so we're really familiar with the lower hand of the county. Our area is definitely underrepresented. Since the meals closed, there's been no action taken to make any improvements in our area. I really believe that it would be helpful if you as commissioners with scheduled town hall meetings with your constituents and listen to them of what their concerns are and what they would like to see done and their visions for the area because we all have the visions for our area but we don't have the means to do that. You're here to represent us and so I'd really like for you to be willing to do that and to listen to us and to our concerns and all and I thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Pardon me if I miss a pronounce the name. Brandon, is it McGon? Yeah. It's a McGon. Okay, I'm close enough. How are you doing today, sir? Well, thank you. I'd like to store up my son. It's an honor to be here. I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Brandon McGahe, I work with Carolina Police and Naval Association. We represent about 17,000 law enforcement officers. We don't care a lot. 68,000 law enforcement officers. About the South. And the reason I'm here today is I've been speaking with the dead from the area and they feel that the relationship has been strange when you all and them, since the human administration has taken. The weird here too has a group to hopefully be a media area or end of the mean or whatever we can do to help facilitate a positive relationship between you all and the sheriff's office or even see differences there. Some of the areas that we have been informed that they're looking at having improvement in is one is officer salary. Where you all in this county are at a market rate, this competitive with the folks around you, officers around you so you aren't losing personnel there. And of course, we always have conversations about budgets, something that's always, always, and we always talk about it. Another thing they're interested in seeing about getting more sat. You all have a county that I believe is 536 square mile. Big county and what I'm hearing is they can do more deputies first shift to help them control grow that area, to help keep y'all safe, which they do a great job now. I know y'all very well and for me, and this will, so that's another thing that I'm hearing. And then just the overall relationship, to make sure that you all and chair, self-chair, that positive relationship, that has good communication and team building and everything it comes with. Again, I'm Brandon. I hope to meet and talk to you all in the future. We're the senior. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Paula Hayes. the and animal welfare issues in our county. We ask for greater transparency access to pest established by volunteers to help with record keeping, a shift of focus from nuisance control to animal welfare management, that an improvement be granted to establish the animal welfare cruelty investigator volunteer program, and that the county established a community council on animal welfare. Clearly our pleas are falling on deaf ears. Our shelter is still scrambling to cup up with the number of stray animals in our county, and the transparency we have asked for has remained at near blackout levels. As of this morning, the shelters monthly statistics have yet to be updated as in March. Seven months of no information. The annual 2022 shelter report required by the state is still missing 11 months overdue and our eligibility to participate in the state's pay neuter reimbursement program has been lost because of this lack of proper funding. This mismanagement is costing our county thousands of dollars. And it is costing the lives of hundreds of dollars in cash. Youth inocations should not be the main avenue to control numbers. Band-Aids do not fix the internal disease. As you know, taking care of animals of a very expensive task. The response we have been provided numerous times in regards to adding to the shelter budget is that there is no money to give. Yet you are okay with paying thousands of dollars in fines and with losing more, thousands of dollars because of Shoddy Administrative Record Keeping. How is this acceptable to you? Why is no one being held accountable? Why is there no transparency being provided about our shelter operations? Why are you not letting anyone help? Why are you allowing the shelter to unnecessarily lose money for this county and continue to kill animals as a valid form of management? This is unacceptable. State law requires that before an animal baby euthanizer otherwise dispose of, it be made available for adoption and a procedures that enable members of the public to inspect the animal in addition to requiring the means and sub records and all intakes when they entered the shelter from where and what happened to them. This information is required to be created within 48 hours. At this point, members of the public are not even being made aware of what animals are entering the shelter, making them unable to determine if their missing pet is there. Intakes are not being consistently reported. Animals are available for adoption or not up to date on the website. Basic medical records and intake information is missing or inaccurate. Our shelter continues to be in violation of state law on numerous counts. Was the state finding us in September not enough to make changes? Have those severe infractions of the animal welfare act been addressed and corrected? Or should we expect another failed inspection with more fines that we, the tax payers, will have to pay? There is no reason these questions should be having to get asked. This information that should be posted and pushed out to your constituents, that is what transparency looks like. Lack of transparency begs the question, what are you hiding? Why are you insisting that we operate a kill shelter in the dark ages that tarnishes our county's reputation and costs our taxpayers money? What are you doing about it? AYR has offered solutions in health and yet here we are in the same if not more situation than a month ago. This is unacceptable and we want answers. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker is Nick. I believe he unblown. 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. Yeah, my name's Nick Youngblood, despite the spelling. And I started doing business out in Ruffer County. 2018 or so, I have investments that I still own in four city, Spindale, Rufferton, Lake Lour. And about a year ago, I executed a plan. I moved out here. I was in four side county over near Winston Salem. I call it Winston Socialism. And over here, I just feel like I'm in the right place, and I'm very grateful to be here. But my reason for coming this evening, I meant to be here two or three months ago, but I just haven't been able to line it up on Monday nights. Electrointegri is a big deal with me. I've been extremely active in it. Before I left corporate America, I was a data professional business intelligence, whatever they wanted to call it. And months ago, I started following the path of an organization called OKEET Media Group. And the data doesn't lie, the media lies. And through at fec.gov there's a record of every contribution anybody has made to any candidate or any political action to me. I'm pretty active. You can tell them probably motivated to support people. And since 2017, I've made 20 donations on FDC.gov. Here in Ruffford County, there's someone who, if we believe this to be true, is such a motivated supporter of win red that this person donated in the last six years, 739 times for a total of $8,089.13. Another, one of our residents in Rothworth, donated 615 times. And like, you know, what's that? 615 times, what's that? 300, 300 months. She's donated twice a month every month for $9,090 and 83 cents to act blue. And I haven't done this yet, but I did a lot of door knocking for my activity with over in the other counties for other things related to it. We found out how to fraud. This right here is happening in our county. I've done it in every zip code in the state. There's much more of this in a various activity going on, but it's happening here in this county. I believe on the right county where people would want to do something about it. When Red and Matt Blue, they are buying our elected officials. Those PACs are not our friends. And unfortunately, it's under the radar. So thank you for the opportunity to speak about it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everybody for public comments. Commissioner Nick's items are the Synagenda. Sir, I'd like to add a remu from Synagenda this time. Motion to approve the Synagenda. Second. I've got a motion in the second in the discussion. You know the call question on favor, raise your right hand. Any opposed light wise? Carries. Thank you. motion the second in discussion. You know the call question on favor raised your right hand. Any opposed light wise? Carries, thank you. Commissioners, next items. 3593. Opponent to the historic preservation commission. Sorry, I'd like to recognize our clerk. Thank you, sir. The candid received an application our clerk. Thank you, sir. The candidate received an application from Mr. Preston, Jenkins, to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission. This vacancy has been advertised, and we have accepted applications, so the board may choose to make this appointment. Thank you, Hazel. What's the little board? I can make the motion that we make the appointment of Mr. Jenkins. Jenkins, let's see, Jan Cole, gotta get it right, to the historic preservation commission. Thank you. You have a motion of second Indian discussion. Here you know the call question. All favor, raise your right hand. Indian pose, likewise. Carries. Commissioners and excited, I'm me to the juvenile prime prevention council. I just want to believe that she's here again. All right. An application was to seek from this Gabrielle Icy to serve on the juvenile prime prevention council if the vote chooses to make this appointment. And this Icy would be filling the vacancy which must be feel by someone. Record represent parks or recreation so the vacancy has been advertised and applications have been accepted for that vacancy. Commissioner what's the room or make a motion we appoint Mr. Gabriel Isaac to the JCBC. Second. That much discussion. Gabriel Isaac to the JCPC. Second. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. is a list here of Hazel, the soloist. You have a list saying in your agenda those appointments are on the hands of the committee board's commission so those terms will be expiring on December 31st of this year. Now those boards and commissions are for the Fire Department board's activities for Firearms Relief Fund. You have Bill Scream, Chair, and I happen to be Jimmy Roth, Twitside, Elmer, Fairfield, Green Hill, Third Love, San Luis, S.D.L. Schingel-Hall, and you and me. You also have pain with that disease on the board of equalization and review, the farm and preservation advisory board, the love for temporaryization board, and the water sharing board. If you so choose cities, say, in the advertised and applications accepted, and you could make an appointment at future meetings. Thank you, Hazel. Commissioners, I recommend you motion before you, at this time, like I asked once in a little while. I'd like to make a motion that we approve advertising vacancies accepting applications and making appointments at a future meeting. Thank you. Thank you future meeting. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner, I have motion to second. Any discussion? Here's another question. I'm a favor, raise your right hand. Any opposed? I was a lot of wise. We're going to commission's report. I'm going to text up here. I'd like to recognize Danny Cersei. There you are. Danny, special night here. Tell us about it. It is. Good evening, gentlemen. Thank you so much for allowing me to be here tonight. And in fact, I'd like to take just a moment before we talk about an award recipient, as I've noticed, a major manager in fire chief for the town of Brotherland. They've got a little something to do with this as well, but I'd like to take a moment, just to brag on what a stellar employee we have in KDWD as a GIS specialist and how well she represents Brotherland for County. In fact, she has been performing as the North Carolina Mapper, Property Mapper's Association President for the past year and been an integral part of that committee for a long before the past year. But she has worked so diligently with each of our fire districts year in and year out. This award is actually something that just represents to rest of North Carolina. The benefits and information available when GIS, specialists, and local fire districts work together to be able to partner in all the efforts that are needed for fire districts. And she just does a stellar job with it. I think she holds it as a little personal passion. And tonight I want to thank you, Jake, right on time. I'd like you to note the screen. She's been provided with an award through that association for the best cartographic man for the Rutherford and Fire Academy District. So I just want to recognize her for that, but take a moment and brag on her, because she continues to do presentations and support of the North Carolina Property Mac history association. And above and beyond that, all 100 counties are working diligently right now with the subgroup. And she's been elected by a group of her peers to work as a subcommittee on seamless parcels throughout the state of North Carolina. And if you're not familiar with that, we may need to send you a link because it is one of the most access websites to be able to search data by folks in her career field that's interested in trying to be able to pull accurate data together. So if y'all would just join me in giving Katie a big hand in thanking her for the absence. We're going to be in love with her tonight. She'd already received the award so we wanted to make sure we shared it in the newsletter and with you guys here tonight. So thank you for allowing us to look like this. I do have a question. I think there's instrumental in our new fire department of the placement of it and the homes. I think we expect possibly the rating to go down to church rating and everything. And it's going to be, would you like to address that? Chief or just be my one of the call Katie Epps. I don't know if she knows. This would be twice in one week with held the mayor speechless,, I appreciate that. I think Katie has to come up here for this time. Thank you. Come on up. Last, I guess two weeks ago now on Thursday, October the 26th, the town of Rotherton was able to open up our second fire station out in the Union township off of Bayver Road, which I've been with the town now, moving into 10 years, and I think probably for the last 10 years, you've received emails from me, Chief Herald, or maybe before that cheap blend. Asking them about, hey, what does this parcel look like for our district? And for those in the audience, one of the things that we wanted to try to do with serving that district was ensure that our response times were well within national and local limits. And so where Katie came in is a lot of times we rely on solid financial decisions when it comes to government decisions. But this was both not just a financial decision, but a spatial decision and a decision that meant where the placement of that station needed to be for response times to accurately serve a very rural district with limited road access. And so, Katie, you've been instrumental. I know you're probably thankful that the emails are done coming from us about arsels. But I did get a chance to review them out and as somebody who has an undergrad in the geography, wow. The information you've been able to put together for us as a fire service, I think that I'm biased maybe that the roads and fire rescue is probably one of the most progressive fire departments using and accessing data, both in our vehicles, on our responses and after our responses. I can tell you that the map you put together will be used every day to serve the citizens. Thank you. Chief Harrell has a little something to report you because there's always 16 of these and it may not be as prestigious as your award, but we wanted to say thank you. We wanted to say thank you to all the critical partners that helped us throughout the construction process and the implementation of that fire station. We were your chairman King, got one on behalf of the entire county, but Redmond's got a special gift for you on behalf of everybody with brothers and brothers in fire and rescue for your impact. And I always said that the relationship goes back prior to station two you ever had in KD Works works with all the fire departments throughout the county to help with the ride. So ratings are interesting. And it's just, she's a blessing to have. She's a great asset for the fire service. I appreciate you. But we have you a shield to display your office with all your fire patches. All your fire parts. That's exactly right. All right. Great thing you did for us. Let's give her a big hand. I will say that we started a project in 2015, redistricting, fire county, and I got to know all the fire guys since then during great lunch and work with. They've been instrumental for me collecting hydrant data and water point data Didn't have done it without them, but I appreciate everything they bring to me Project that has my heart and soul and I'm just like to be apart Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Chair, I'm just going to add to that, Katie, we have 40,000, how many parcels in the county? How many separate fire districts? You were the ones that are outbound at the 19th. Yeah. So if you look at all the political districts, the fire districts, the firehouse locations, the parcel districts, the municipal districts, Katie's probably touched every layer in every parcel in Rutherford County. So that's saying a lot to be acknowledged. So we appreciate what you do for the county. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right, not. appreciate what you do for the Cali. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner, we're now into new business. Next item is 3602. This is regarding budget amendments. I'd like to recognize our finance director. Paul Roach. Good evening. There's a list of budget amendments for your consideration tonight. The first one is Sheriff Derexcia funds received and an authorized substance tax distribution that will go into an equipment line. The Sheriff also for the month of October had a community outreach project for the pink patch risk cancer awareness project that's appropriating those monies into that. The next one is for the 911 Alarm Monitoring. For this fiscal year we have budgeted the revenues, but since we will be ceasing that program in the upcoming months, then that removes it from that budget. The senior center, they have some ARPA funds through the hills that will be carried forward into this current fiscal year, that's bringing those balances forward. The next item, there was a new legislation that passed, kinship placements in the past had not received monthly stop-ins. Now going forward, they will. So that is the county share of that fund, as to what we expected to be. The next item is for the council fund. The total cost of the program, it will be 50% state, 50% county funding. The next item is for the airport fund. That's for the new jet-a fuel truck that needs to be done. The once received and the old truck will be sold on gov deals and hopefully bring in more than what we have budgeted there to offset that. The transit fund has a budget amendment they received an additional 40,000 for an operating admin grant through DOT. And then the last group are some more carry forward items as we close out the fiscal year. And got the last distribution for sales tax. That's the article 46 on a critical education. The DSS had some carry forward with their special children adoption funds, data automation that's required to stay there and then the debt service fund where it receives that sales tax. Article 40. Any questions or comments through the board? Oh, very straightforward. Thank you. Any questions or comments through the board? Oh, very straightforward. Thank you. Commissioner, what's the will of the board regarding the budget commitments? Make the motion. We approve the budget amendments. Second. Motion second in discussion. Can you not call a question? All the favourites should write hand in opposed light wise. We approve. Thank you. 3601. Next, it's the operation green light. Thank you. 3601. Next is the Operation Greenlight. I'd like to recognize our Veterans Services Director Susan Hall. You didn't even. Thank you for letting me speak to you tonight. As you know last year was the first year that we participated in the Operation Green Lot. And what the Operation Green Lot does is show support for veterans in our communities. The veteran population in St. North Carolina is decreasing. We were in the nation in veteran population and we've fallen to eight. However, we still have just below 700,000 veterans in our state. The same thing is happening in Redford County. Our bedroom population is decreasing and that could be just because of bedroom population in general is decreasing. However, as I come to you to not look at the last job, I really want to thank you for fully funding our bedroom service office. All counties have a veteran service office. Some have part time personnel, some time part time office hours, but we are fully staffed and I do appreciate that and I know the veterans of our county appreciate that because with the new legislation that passed last year in 2022 for federal government. We've been very, very busy serving our veterans of Rutherford County. We're also working with the county manager and his staff to have a showing of the veterans battleground, which is a documentary that has been put out by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. And this is also an effort to bring awareness to the community and to veterans alike to what is offered in our community. It covers Veterans Service Officers, what we do, other benefits they're offered by the state. And I do encourage you as a group and as individuals here that are attending the meeting tonight to think and consider about what we can do to better serve our veterans in general. And that's something that I think about on the daily basis, what can be to better serve our veterans in general. And that's something that I think about on a daily basis. What can be to better serve the veterans? The showing of this documentary, documentary, well, the December 5th at 6 o'clock, and it will be here in the commissioners' room. And my request is that everyone help us get the word out. And my request is that everyone help us get the word out. We really need to get veterans connected to what is available for them, the way that the VA looks at veterans. And we do have two commissioners that are veterans. And so we thank you for that. The way the VA looks at veterans is when you join the service, your whole. And things happen to you that don't happen to me or other people who are not in the service. And so those things create health issues, whether it be physical or mental health issues. And so what the VA tries to do is to compensate veterans for those issues that have caused them not to be that 100% whole person that they were when they meant to be. And so we serve a lot of veterans. We have a lot of veterans that are getting to the 100% mark. And that is right at $3,500 a month if that's all it yet. So we serve those, we provide these services for these veterans and let them see what they're eligible for. So like I say, we all need to be aware of what we can do as a group and as individuals to make sure that we're connecting our veterans to the resources available to them because they go to service, they go to protect us, they come back and they're not whole and we need to make sure that they're receiving everything that they can. And with that being said, the resolution that is attached to your agenda for Operation Greenlock encourages everybody in the county, whether it be individual business, or this week, the week of Veterans Day is Saturday, the 11th of November, to display a green light either in their home, in a window, where they can see it, where others can see it, but just so that we raise awareness amongst ourselves and amongst unity to That our veterans are out there that they need us and that we're here So I appreciate everything that you do for our department and our veterans and we Appreciate Chairman if I can just add to that. Thank you Susan Director Cersei. I believe as has our building lit up this afternoon. As you leave, you'll see that we have it lit up in honor of this green. That's correct. Port House is there. Port House is both of the veterans. Thank you for that, sir. Chairman, if I can, rather than read the entire resolution to you, it is available. If I can just read the last couple of resolutions. I think they're pretty important. So it's resolved with designation as a green light for veterans count veterans. Rutherford County hereby declares November 6, 2023 through Veterans Day, November 11, 2023. As a time to slute none of the service and sacrifice of our veteran men and women in uniform, those transitioning from active service, therefore being further, resolve that observance of operation and green light Ruth County encourages its citizens and patriotic tradition to recognize the importance of honor in all those who made immeasurable sacrifices to preserve freedom by displaying a green light in a window of their place of business or residence. Chairman, we present this resolution to the commissioners this afternoon for your consideration. I'd like to recognize commissioner Hone at this time. Thank you very much for your presentation this evening. I think it's a very good, wholesome and very supportive move that we do this operation green light yet again this year as a United States Army better in myself. I can see the value and the work that you do is brings you measurable hope and promise to those who need it the most. And at last count I think point what was a 0.56 percent of the population has ever served. So this makes it a very unique and special group. And I'm glad you're the person there in the tip of the spear leading this for us. So if you'd like it, would like you make a motion that we approve the resolution. Thank you, sir. We have a motion to you a second. Second. Got a motion second in your discussion? Yeah, we was talking about the association on the Veterans Battlefield documentary. I would encourage everybody to look at that, to watch it. They displayed it at the annual conference and they actually had the folks there that were in the video but it's really open on what people go through. They served how their families, you know, don't have as much to do with them. And, you know, it's a lot of issues that they deal with. And a lot of the ones they showed in there had a lot of injuries from the battlefield, you know, physical and mental. And it was, I'll say it was, it's a good thing. We need to be aware and we need to take care of our veterans. Thank you And it it it changes people and so the you there is a trailer we will we will be pushing those promotional items out on social media this week and there is a trailer to the video we'll be showing the full video on On the December 5th at 6 o'clock here Thank you. It's good. Regan. Thank you. Any further discussion? So we have motion second. We have discussion on our full question. The whole favor raised your right hand. Any opposed? Likewise. You got your resolution in the green light. So it's. And I also want to invite Mr. Benfield to our Christmas party, which is December 13th. And's from 11 to and our office is it will be a drop-in but they once. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner Nick's time is 3595. I'd like to recognize our County manager Steve Harrison. Steve tell us about the food hills home this morning in the memorandum. Thank you, Chairman. I'm actually excited about this. A lot of counties around us have what they call a housing coalition. And what that does by forming that entity in that group, it allows those counties that are participating, as well as the towns, to be able to pull down additional dollars through federal home funds and HUD funds. We have successfully worked through federal home funds and HUD funds. We have successfully worked through federal, federal original commission. I still want to call it IPDC to form one. So that's a good news. And I think that's going to be wonderful to get this up and running because again, we'll be able now as a body to be able to pull down additional dollars that we can apply toward trying to make home repairs as well as fix some of the blight and some of the new home housing opportunities that exist in the county to further advance those. So good news for that. So in 2021 the commissioners you entered into a joint cooperation agreement with the home investment partnership act with other counties as well as towns in the council government that we have in foot Hills Regional Commission and One of the things we're moving forward now is we need to have a member-handom of understanding with each local government with the housing consortium and so that's what we have before you this afternoon. I don't have a draft yet We're still working on that so we're running on the timeline and yet we're still working on that. So we're running on the timeline and we need to get something to HUD pretty soon to show that the county governments, local governments are participating. Some local governments have gone ahead and signed it. Our good county attorney, Richard Williams and I are continuing to work through this one. And so there's still a few things we want to tweak, rather than delay this with your permission. We'd like to go ahead and move forward. So that's what we're asking for this afternoon is that you authorize myself and the county attorney to negotiate those terms and conditions of that MOU and Foot Hills Regional Commission. And you'll see the recommended motion there before you. I'm glad to respond to any questions that you might have. Third, questions, what's the will of the board? I make a motion that we I'm going to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the committee to ask the that's supported this action. Second. Good morning, Mr. Secondary, discussion. You know to call a question. All favor, raise your right hand. You can pose a lot of wise. Okay. You guys are, thank you. Thank you, Chairman. There's a FAQ on the agenda. If anyone has an interest to see what home consortium will be doing, there's a foot hails will come out of home consortium. FAQ frequently asked question, I would like to welcome the committee to attach to the seat names, Commissioner meeting agenda. Thank you, Chairman. Three-six-o-three, elected recognize, this is the recommendation to the NCL Arts Council Grassroots Committee. Mr. Gilbert, how are you? Good evening. Thank you for allowing me to be here. Each year the North Carolina Arts Council makes available the Grassroots Arts Program grants available the grassroots arts program grants. With the county's desire to ensure opportunities for our citizens to experience the arts in our own community right here, the county applies for grassroots funding to and distribute the funds through subgrants. This year, with marketing help from the Library of the TDA and the EDC, the county received eight applications for state funding and six applications for ARPA funding. Under direction of one of the North Carolina, our its council directors, the Subcommittee Selection Group, convened and evaluated the strength of each application and scored the applications based on funding priorities. Before you in your packets, I believe you have the sub-grants selection committees findings and recommendations for funding. Thank you. Any questions from the board? I'd like to motion we approve the recommendations of the North Carolina Arts Council Graschrood's committee. Thanks, I have a motion and a second. Thank you, Commissioner. Any new discussion? Any other call of question? All favor raise your right hand. Any opposed? Last one. Thank you. All right. Thank you so much. Next item is inter-local green between the foothills health district and Ruffer County. Dr. Recognizer County manager. Thank you Chairman. Before this afternoon we are seeking your approval to move forward with drafting of an interlocal agreement between Rutherford County government and the foothills regional health district and director palace. Good see you here this afternoon. I'm not going to put you on the spot. I just wanted to recognize you unless the commissioners have question for director Powell. We've been talking for several months about the idea of transitioning the operations and the management of the animal control services and adoption center to the foothills health district. As you know health the health department has a lot of primary responsibilities and duties there in any way and it just seems to make sense has a lot of primary responsibilities and duties there in any way. And it just seems to make sense on a lot of different levels. Rabies control as well as dangerous dog destinations. And many of the things we run into in relations to the health and welfare of animals that are in our care fall within the health director's purview. So we appreciate her taking time to engage us. What you have before you this afternoon is a request that you approve a motion that authorizes the County Manager County Attorney to negotiate the terms of an interlocal agreement between the foothills health district and the Rutherford County to be signed by the chairman for the management and operation of the Animal Control Department Services. Glad to respond any questions that you may have. Department of Services. Glad to respond any questions that you may have. What is the projected timeline? We want to do it effective December. That kind of falls in right with the timeline for our benefits plan. We the health director and HR director and Mr. Kilgo have already met with the staff and talked through this. So they're aware that we're moving toward this transition. We want to make sure that was as smooth as possible. One of the big things for us was making sure that we all had a good understanding of time frames and dates for payroll as well as benefits to ensure that it's going to be pretty equitable for that transition and there would be no delay. It's really going to come down to the ability for myself and legal to work through that in a local as well as director, Powell will have to make sure that there's some things where it'll have to really take a strong look at that pertain to the legal side of the enforcement aspect of how we run animal control specifically as pertains to our ordinance and the legal side of law enforcement side of that. I believe Miss Powell has already met with the sheriff and have had some good communication there as well for the law enforcement piece of it so I think we're getting all the pieces in place we have reached out to the state Dr. Nars with the Division of Animal Welfare to advise her as well that this is our plan to move this forward. At the end of the day, animal control is always a component of brother for county government. We don't ever lose that. It's just, this is just a matter of the operations and management. The animal control ordinance will always be the counties and ours to enforce as well as some of the other loggbilities and responsibilities that go along with that. Thank you. We've already transitioned as well for the animal control center. When it gets up and running, brand new facility, it'll be for Director Pound, her staff to operate and manage, but it'll be owned by the county and Director Sirs and his team will continue to provide that maintenance as well as vehicles and a few other things. Thank you, Commissioner. Great, thank you. Commissioners, there is a suggestive action before you, if you're any of the questions, what's the little board? I'd like to make a motion as written. Oh I'll read it. I'd like to make a motion that we approve authorizing the county manager and the county attorney to negotiate terms of interlocal agreement between foothills health district and Rosford County to be signed by the chairman for the management and operation of the animal control department service Second, thank you. Got a motion a second any discussion I'd like to thank all the parties that have been working on this for such a long time And we'll continue work again. Thank you. So you bet. It's not a word. You bet Any further discussion here? Don't call the. All favor? Raise your right hand. Any questions? Likewise. Okay. Carries. Thank you. Thank you, gentlemen. Commissioner's next item is 3595. It's a Blue Ridge Community Action. Socialist Grant Application. I don't think we have anybody with the ones they've here tonight or do we? No. I'm was fortunate. Chairman, just looking back on that a few words. One of this presented to you all the same then. Blue Ridge Community Action Opportunities provides a lot of funds, a lot of funding, funded programs. There we go. A lot of programming for Rutherford County, primarily in Burke and I believe Caldwell. Is that right? Somebody correct me? Those three counties. So they are an organization that's primarily funded through block grants, community service block grants. And they in the past have provided services like weatherization and home repairs and those kinds of service. I think that a lot, large part of what they, they appropriate funds for, I'm trying to figure out how to best describe what they do. They're a really human service component top of agency now. And they do a lot for helping families as far as transitioning from low-elf to more sustainable living, but also with jobs, trying to fill in the gaps of what services may not be there to help support family units and individual units to have more sustainable income. A lot of programs that they have so we'll encourage anyone if you have an interest to Google them. It's Blue Ridge Community Action Opportunities are based out of Burt County. I wanted you to have the information this afternoon because they are applying for funds for or other for county. The total amount of their grant that they're requesting through the Community Service Block Grant is $511,000 to $122 of which $162,000 of that will be dollars that would be invested in rather for county families. They are not operating out of the county. Sometimes when we have organizations that are working with our families, we tend not to know who they are. So I wanted it out just this afternoon so that we have a bitter picture of who they are and the top of services they're offering for other county citizens. And as we continue to work toward connecting those families to the services that are available, the county commissioners have one appointment to that board right now and County Bridge is from the Department of Service Services. We do have a vacant seat, Chairman. I would hope that at some point we could maybe advertise for that vacant seat so that we ensure that we have another person from Rutherford County that's rather representing us on that board to ensure that families can get connected. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you. And they are required to submit, you submit, provide this documents once a year. They're planning. Yes, sir. The commissioners, you were not asked to prove them applying simply, acknowledging. So we're doing that this afternoon that we're acknowledging that you sign a document submission and asking the board if they would authorize your signature on this document submission that you have received the information. Thank you Chairman. Commissioner Wilson-Wilson-Wilson to, for a motion go to close session and attorney client. On NCGS143-318-113, that will be held here in Chambers and we'll have to ask our general public to leave well in close session. What's the bill of the board about going to close session? Some of them? Got a motion to use second. We're getting any discussion? A full question. All in favor of here on hand. Can you put it a lot wise? Okay, we're going in close action. 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