County Council - Regular Meeting

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I'd like to call the Wednesday, January 7th meeting of the Hamilton County Council to order. Mr. Auditor, may I have a roll call, please? Ken Alexander present. Brad Beaver here. Tim Griffin here. Mark Hall here. Sue Mackey present. Amy Moslam present. Steve Nation present. We have a quorum. Next. Indication and pledge of allegiance by councelor Ken Alexander.

You may bow your heads. Heavenly father, grant us the wisdom and humility as we serve our community and make decisions today. Guide our words and actions so they reflect integrity, respect, and care for the common good. We thank you for the men and women of our military who protect our freedoms, often at great personal sacrifice. We also lift up our hearts and our mind, our thoughts to our first responders, asking for their safety, strength, and peace as they serve others. We may lead may we lead with clarity, courage, and true spirit of service. Amen. Amen.

I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The first item on our agenda is or the next item I should say is the election of county council president. I had a wonderful year serving as president. It was a it was a privilege to serve the residents of our counties and my fellow council members. Thank you for that opportunity. But then at the new year calls for a new president. So, may I have a motion for president for 2026? I'll make a motion for Brad Beaver. Second. All in favor?

I. Here you go, sir. Thank you, sir. I need a motion for vice president. Make a motion for Steve Nation. Second. All in favor? I have it. Thank you. Uh uh Kelly, can you run down a list of council business that we either have done or need to attend to?

Of course. Um we also need to confirm or appoint individuals to various boards, commissions, public agencies or other entities. This action was completed on December 3rd. We need to confirm or appoint council members to various responsibilities committees for as liaison to various county offices or entities. This was also completed on December 3rd. We need to adopt our annual council meetings and deadlines. This was completed during budget season um was completed on October 13th. Need to adopt and amend um the procedural rules. Um, this will be reviewed um and put in front of council at our next council meeting on February 4th. We need to confirm or employ um the attorney, fiscal advisor um and or staff members and this was completed on October 13th as well. Um next would be to select a parliamentarian.

Do we have a motion for parliamentarian? Motion for councelor nation. Second. All in favor? All right. [clears throat] You got to get two jobs, Steve. All right. Have we completed all of our first of the year stuff? We have. Okay. On behalf of all the county council members, Black to Sue Mackey for serving as our president in 2025, we appreciate everything you've done for us. Thank you. Thank you. [applause]

All right. I need a we've read. I need approval of the minutes of December 19th joint session. Make a motion. Second. All in favor? Opposed. That passes. Now's a portion for public comment. If you got something to say and you're not on the agenda, now is the time. I don't see any. Let's go through uh uh committee and officer reports. President, in my two minutes, I have nothing. [clears throat] Sue, did you have anything left over? Nothing. Just Thank you. Steve, nothing to report. Highway committee,

we did not meet. Finance did not meet. Personnel, we had a poll and that information is provided in the meeting for this evening. Major projects meet. Anybody got miscellaneous? Uh, we would welcome, the council would welcome our newly appointed prosecutor, Josh Coper. Congratulations. [applause]

Okay, we'll move on to unfinished business. I see none. Table business, I see none. New business. The first thing is approval of vendor claims. So move. Second. All in favor? I opposed. That passes. Here's the big item. Mr. President. Yes, sir.

I'd like to make a motion to amend the incumbrances as follows. Uh before we actually get into approving the incumbrances, a reduction of $45,000 in fund 1237, $45,000 in fund 1237, and a reduction of $5,736 and a quarter in fund 4906. So 5736.25 25 in fund 4906. Do I have a second for that adjustment? Second. All in favor? I opposed. Okay. Now you have your list that has been adjusted or amended of the uh encumbrances. Motion to approve with those modifications.

Second. Moved and seconded. All in favor? Opposed? That passes. Now we're going to open the public hearing considering considering additional additional appropriations. The first one is uh fund 1000 the commissioner office 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I opposed. That passes community correction 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I opposed. That passes. Corner 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I opposed. That passes. ISS 144 amendment. So moved. Second.

All in favor? I. Opposed. That passes. Prosecutor's office 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I. That passes. Now we're down to the sheriff's office. Uh sheriff request to amend specialty pay. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor? I opposed. That passes 14 144 amendment for officer Spray. So moved. Second. All in favor? Opposed? That passes. 144 amendment for officer Guffy and Carter. So moved. Second. All in favor? I

opposed. That passes. 144 amendment for double slot position vacancy. Clark Peterson, Thomas, Russell, and McCabe. So move second. All in favor? I opposed. 144 amendment for Wagner. So moved. Second. All in favor? Opposed? That passes. Surveyor's office 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I. Probation department 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? I. Fund 1222 emergency operations amendment for upurch. Motion to approve. Second.

All in favor? Opposed? That passes. 144 amendment for Canfield. So moved. Second. All in favor? I. Next is Community Corrections Grant 144 amendment. So moved. Second. All in favor? Opposed? That passes. We're through with that. to close the public hearing. We're down to announcements. Sheriff, do you have any announcements? Any update on the personnel carrier? I do not. It's supposed to come in the first quarter in 2026. We're going to see it. That's correct. And we're all promised to ride. Yes. Okay. Council attorney, do you have anything for us? No.

Auditor, I think you have something for us. I do. I have a couple things, Mr. President. Thank you. Uh we we need a motion to approve the executive session memorandum from the January 7th executive session. So moved. Second. All in favor? And then I would just like to inform you that uh we received our final 1782 notice from the state today, which means the county's 2026 budget's been officially certified. So we're open. We're open for business. Is that the quickest that's ever happened? It would have been a lot quicker if some people would have signed something and and we we can't have recrimination. No, no, no. I do not think so. Okay. Is that all you have?

That's all I have. Thank you. Anybody? Any other panelists got anything for the bill? We're journal.