Board of Commissioners Agendas and Minutes - Regular Meeting

Call to order the Merriweather County Board of Commissioners, August 10th, 2026, 6 p.m. meeting. Please silence your cell phones and any other electronic devices. Please stand for the invocation to get invited. Yes, teacher.

Father, Father, we ask that your wisdom and guidance as we begin this meeting help us make decisions that serve the people of Merriweather County with fairness, integrity, and good judgment. Give us the patience in our discussions, respect for one another, and clarity in the work before us. May our actions reflect responsible stewardship and the best interests of our community. In the Lord's name we all pray. Amen. Amen.

Amen.

We need to adopt the agenda. Are there any changes to the agenda?

Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. Under new business number 11, consideration to purchase milling head attachment. Consideration to purchase milling head attachment, public works. And number 12, approve Flint River MOU for recreation department.

Approve what?

Slant River MOU for the Recreation Department.

Any other changes?

No, sir.

I'm going to make a motion about the agenda. Second. All in favor?

Any reservations?

No, sir.

Finance report from Ms. Lackett.

Commissioners, on the front page are the bank balances as of this morning. We have also received the second quarter tipping and host fees. That has been updated. And I've also attached a third page that has last year's detail and this year's detail for the host and tipping fees. You can see that history. We've also received the loss, lost and teased loss distributions. That's been updated. On the second page, you have your SPLOS balance at a negative $132,402.08. And your T-SPLOS balance is a negative $122,492.99. So next month, we should be back in the positive for both of those accounts. Any questions?

Okay, move on to department heads.

Mr. Chairman, we have Brian Griffin to give a report on the bridge management report from Merriweather County, University of Georgia, or College of Engineering.

We do, but we had a unique opportunity through some students at UGA that are getting ready to be engineers for the state. They come down and assess every bridge we have in this county. Not only give a full score and an assessment, but options on repair, traffic count studies on bridge. You see how many callers go down each bridge on any given day. And then they give a list of possible repairs in the future to maintain that rating as high as possible. A study like this $40,000, $60,000 to have an engineering firm, and we're blessed to have UGA come down here and do it for us for free. So great read, lots of valuable information in this one. I know Mr. Threadgill was interested in some of the pipes and culverts and getting an assessment done, and that's what this covers on all the bridges. So now we have all the roads assessed and all the bridges assessed within the last few years. We have a complete assessment of those two assets. If you have any questions, it's a long read. You don't need to be doing anything else when you're reading it because... You can't watch TV and read this.

It gets confusing.

Yes, ma'am. It's a lot. But it's a good read and gives us a really good foundation on where we need to be and where we need to focus.

All I know is I don't see too many green dots on you.

No. We're working on that, right? We're working on getting more green dots.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Thank you. Citizen comments?

Yes, sir, Mr. Chair.

Minutes. Minutes. July 13th, 2026, regular meeting at 6 p.m. This item was tabled at the July 28th, 2026 regular meeting.

I make a motion we approve the minutes from the July 13th regular meeting at 6 p.m.

I have a second. I wasn't here. I can't. I wasn't here. Yes, you were.

You were here.

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approve the July 28th minutes, regular meeting, 6 p.m. Make a motion to accept them.

Before you do that, I did, there was two changes. One was a typo, should be was, I put W-A instead of S. And then the other was a grammatical error, should be more fair instead of fair. It's already been changed. Yes.

I'll make a motion to approve minutes from July 16th.

Second.

All in favor? I'll abstain.

Thank you. Is there any appointments?

What, sir?

Unfinished business, none. New business. No more RC Health Services Emergency Medical Service Training Agreement, EMS.

Commissioners, this is a clinical rotation agreement between RC Health Services Emergency Medical Services Training in Meriwether County. Its main purpose is to allow RC Health Services students, primarily EMS, EMT-type students, to complete hands-on clinical training with Meriwether County. RC Health Services can place students with the county so they can gain supervised clinical patient care experience. The school and county will agree on the number of students, their schedules, and the scope of each rotation. This agreement runs from June 9, 2026 through June 9, 2027, then automatically renews annually unless terminated. Legal has reviewed the agreement. RC Health has agreed to the changes. Staff recommends approval of the agreement and authorization for Fire Chief Danny Stevens to execute the agreement on behalf of Meriwether County.

make a motion to approve anytime you can have students do ride-alongs it helps them to get uh better with their medical situations too so yeah i'll second all in favor request to reopen masegal mill road to through traffic from public works ready when y'all are

Commissioners, Massingill-Mill Road Bridge was closed to traffic on March 9, 2026, allowing access for local traffic only, with the replacement of the Red Oak Creek Bridge on Georgia Highway 362 now complete, and the roadway is reopened. Staff is requesting that the barricades on Massingill-Mill Road be removed and the bridge reopened to through traffic.

I had made a original motion to close that during that time because of all the traffic that The motion read back then was to be closed during the time that 362 is closed. So it really could have been opened back up. But if we needed an emotional point, I'll make a motion to open it up.

Second.

All in favor?

This was just allowing transparency of the minutes. If someone pulled it, they could see where it was open and it was closed.

Makes sense. But Nathan, if it read during the time of closure of 362 and 362 is back open, it really doesn't require another, right?

It really doesn't, but it's kind of one of those things. It's easier to do it than field phone calls. So why didn't we know? It never hurts to have a vote. Yes, you are correct. It would not.

Yeah, my phone was ringing. How come y'all ain't opening up? Y'all said, y'all said, I said, I don't know. I called Brian. He said, it's on the agenda. I said, good. Here's how they are.

Consideration to approve a location agreement for filming at the Meriwether County Courthouse. The Atonement Series.

Commissioners of production team for the Atonement Series, Cameron Grant and Vanessa Anthony has requested permission to utilize the Meriwether County Superior Court Courthouse in Greenville as a filming location. The production team believes the courthouse historic architect and authentic courtroom setting will provide an ideal backdrop for several pivotal scenes in the series. The production team has completed all required film permit applications, submitted out fees. The board of commissioners will need to approve the film location agreement for filming at the courthouse on Sunday, August 23rd, 2026, and to approve the $150 location fee. And they have submitted all the permits to planning and zoning, and the film agreement location is attached with August 23rd referenced. And the $150 fee if the board chooses to allow the $150 fee or they want to sit at something different.

I was in talks with the people with Cameron Gant. I didn't speak with Ms. Vanessa, but I spoke with Mr. Cameron and was trying to help him and I sent him the pictures of the courthouse and stuff and they the series looks like it'd be a great series it's not going to shed the county in a bad light or anything like that so i make a motion that we approve the location agreement for filming at the maryland county courthouse i'll second all in favor recast five projects for the 2025 lra commissions of 2025 lra projects previously previously awarded for bid through rfp process included john brown road

jw dunn road and pigeon creek road following extensive review by public works director brian griffin it was determined that jw dunn road can be completed in-house by public works an rfp for john brown road and pigeon creek road have been submitted for advertisement the board commissioner is being asked to rescind his previous approval to include include jw dunn road and rfp process and authorized public works to complete the project in-house Once approved projects are completed, any remaining LRA funds will be brought back to the board for consideration and direction regarding the next eligible road project.

I'll make a motion to rescind the previous approval, including JW Dunn Road and the RFP process and the authorized public works to do the project in-house.

I'll second. All in favor? Reclassify project for the 2026 LRA.

Commissioners, the 2026 LRA projects previously approved by the Board of Commissioners included bridge culvert repairs on Murray Road, Harmon Road, and Beaver Lake Road, as well as the three and a half miles of Alverton Road under the 2026 LMIG Phase II program. Following a review of the approved projects, it was determined that Beaver Lake Road project is currently being completed by GDOT and no longer needs to be included in the county's project list. Staff recommends completing Murray Road and Harmon Road projects in-house, while the bid for the 3.5 Allentown Road project has already been awarded. The Board of Commissioners is being asked to rescind its previous approval of Beaver Lake Road as a 2026 LRA project and authorize staff to proceed with With the remaining projects as outlined, once approved, projects are completed. Any remaining LRA funds will be brought back to the board for consideration and direction regarding the next eligible project.

Make a motion to approve as requested. Second. Second.

I'll invite it. Thank you. Consideration of the purchase of a van for animal shelter using donations fund.

Commissioners and animal service director George Richmond is requesting approval to purchase a 2026 Ford T-150 cargo van for animal transportation. The vehicle was purchased from Mike Fitzpatrick Ford through state procurement at a cost of $53,949 with funding provided from the animal services donation account. Director Richmond contacted several dealerships in an effort to locate a comparable vehicle. However, none had a vehicle available that met the department's needs. The animal services donation account has sufficient funds to cover the purchase. Utilizing donation funds for the vehicle will also provide donors with a visible example of how their contributions are being used to support animal services and transportation of animals. That balance is currently at $100,624.61 in the donation account.

I'm not going to have to fly to Orlando and drive it back in.

No, it's right here. You can We just got word that we got another transport schedule for New York in two weeks. We're taking 16. So we're currently using the GMC that was given to us, but that's pushing $300,000 on that. And the previous state that just burned it up was given that's no longer roadworthy. So We are transporting roughly about 50% of our animals that come in yearly out of state. So it's a very big necessity to continue with this.

I make a motion to approve.

Thanks.

All in favor?

Thank you very much.

Consideration of a lease purchase agreement for 2026 Evergreen Aspen Boom Mower for public work.

Commissioners, Public Works Director Brian Griffiths requested approval to purchase a 2026 Evergrande Aspen boom mower for right-of-way maintenance at a total purchasing price of $260,000. If the Board elects to do the lease of the equipment, two financing options are available. The three-year option would consist of three annual payments of $96,140.01 at an interest rate of $5.37 for a total cost of $288,420.03. including approximately $28,420.03 in interest. The five-year option would consist of five payments at $60,704.29 at an interest rate of 5.39%, total cost of $303,521.45, including approximately $43,521.45 in interest. Under each, either option, the first payment will be due one year from execution of lease documents. Financing will be provided through Republic First National, same finance company currently used for the county's pavement equipment. Due to the current TSPLOS allocations resulting in negative TSPLOS balance, staff recommends leasing equipment so public works can attain the boom over immediately. Once the TSPLOS funds return to a positive balance, the county can pay off the remaining lease balance subject to the terms of the finance agreement, thereby minimizing the amount of interest paid.

Then we pay it off early, but no penalty?

Yes.

And then we own it?

Yes.

So what would be the difference in cost of buying it now versus leasing and then buying it?

The $260,000, the $206,000 purchase price.

Minus the interest, right?

The interest, I would estimate probably within six months. So you're looking at a few thousand dollars worth of interest to go ahead and get it now.

Do we have funding just to buy it?

We do if we, with allocations, with it being $122,000, we do have about $120,000 left in the road project to be done for this year. It can be paid probably before the end of this fiscal year or this calendar year. But if we needed it right away to get it started, so right away can get started, leasing would be the quickest option to get it. And then we just pay it off once we get back into a positive balance.

But if we set it up and buy it like stated here over three years, we can always pay it off early, correct?

And the first payment wouldn't actually be due until August the 27th. If you read that lease agreement, first payment's not due until August 27th. So we can get the boom tax two weeks and we'll be able to run it.

I know where you're going at, Commissioner Thurgood, if you want me to elaborate on it.

From a financial point of view, I can tell you how you can do it. So we can just pay for it out of special projects with a commitment to repay it back from TSPLOS over the next 12 months.

And government financing, you're allowed to borrow from a fund as long as you pay it back within a year. That's not considered long-term debt for audit purposes. So yes, it can be paid back.

That's exactly what I said. It could be done.

It could be done and we just, almost like the million dollar. Yeah. bar and power we have against the courthouse, you can move T-SPLOTS the same way.

I'll do it by the 5 because it's not going to change the warranty or anything.

Yeah, I mean, it's however the board wants to do it. I mean, that is an option.

So I will make a motion then to purchase it from the Special Project Fund with a commitment to replenish it from T-SPLOTS over the next 12 months. And I'll second it. I'll invite them. Well, do you have a question?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Consideration of request to hold a car show at Lake Merriweather on Saturday, October 24, 2026.

Commissioners, the Lake Advisory Board is requesting approval to host a car show at Lake Merriweather on Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 10 to 2. The event will be open to the public with free admission and will include food trucks, a 50-50 raffle, door prizes. Participants entering a vehicle in the car show will be charged a $30 registration fee. You kind of see the flyer on the page behind.

All proceeds from this go to the rec department. That's right.

Yes, they'll go to the rec department.

There has to be a motion on it. I'll make a motion to have the car show.

Second.

All in favor? Oh, I'm abstaining. I'm abstaining.

He's on electability.

Because I'm on the board of the Consideration to set a public hearing for the 2026 property tax millage rate.

Commissioners, what you have in front of you is a different base. We do have several different days at the meeting with the Board of Education today, but the staff is requesting the Board of Commissioners schedule a special call meeting and public hearing for 6 p.m. on an agreeable date. The school board is planning to have their meeting on August 28th or August 31st that morning. So the earliest the board, if we can have August 31st, that afternoon, 4 o'clock, then can meet our September 1 deadline. If we go beyond that, available dates would be the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd of September, along with the 8th, 9th, 10th, or 11th.

She has requested an extension because it is towards the end of August. We just haven't heard back yet. I'm not sure we'll get it, but she's requested it. We normally do. So that's why we were trying to push that. Okay.

We had to get a school board to adopt theirs, run theirs first, and then the board has to approve theirs. So it was all contingent upon when the school board can get it. And speaking with Dr. Griffin today, we went over their PT32s, their digest. They plan on running it for the next two weeks. Not this week, but the following next two weeks, starting on Friday. So they would meet their deadline.

Oh, the dates you threw out don't match the dates on this sheet.

Yeah, because the school board told us they could meet on the 28th or the 31st. So that was...

Okay, so these dates on here.

These are all available as well, but the 31st will be the first official day the board could meet and approve it. And then our tax commissioner Cruz would not need an extension. And you're probably looking at a 30 to 45 minute meeting, just a public hearing. If no one objects to it, we go straight into the adopting of millage rate.

We'll have a problem with the 31st. Yeah, me either. I don't know. What time? 6 a.m. We can do earlier, but I'm going to go up there at 6 a.m. for me. Anybody else got an issue with that date? We'll make a motion to set it for August 31st, 6 a.m. Second. All in favor?

Aye. Thank you, Mr. Harris.

Cool. I'm going to put that on my calendar.

Acceptance and execution of engagement letter relating to municipal securities for the Meriwether County Water and Sewage Authority.

Commissioner Stafford is requesting approval on execution of an engagement letter with Stifle, which serves as the underwriter and placement agent. The purpose of the engagement is to evaluate and discuss potential funding opportunities related to revenue bonds issued in connection with the Meriwether County Water and Sewage Authority. The Meriwether County Water and Sewage Authority has approved and executed the engagement letter. The Board of Commissioners is also required to approve and execute the engagement letter in order to proceed with the proposed financing discussions. I don't believe I sent this to legal review. I know Water and Sewage has reviewed it, but I will ask that the Board make the motion to pending legal review of the engagement letter. And before this is to see if any available funding is available through additional bonds, revenue bonds for water and sewer authority in order to do any capital improvements they may need.

No, it's just before they can discuss any information. Yes.

And now the discussion with Trey Monroe and before he can discuss any financial opportunities or money available in this engagement letter has been executed.

I'll make a motion to approve pending legal review. Second. All in favor?

Consideration of a purchase of a million head attachment for a skid steer public work.

Commissioner, this was discussed during a work session, and it was asked to be put on the agenda, and it has a cost of $25,000 and refunded from T-SPOS.

Can you explain what it is for the commissioners that were not?

So it's a milling attachment that goes on a skid steer. You're about two foot wide, about 24 inches wide, but you can cut several inches deep. For our tie-ins, for our paving approaches on bridge deckings, you know, the roads are as high as the bridge, but you don't pave over a bridge because it affects down so that you can tie back into the same level um high ends of course that your your two intersecting roads so that they're smooth transitions uh tree roots that are shoving the road up great tool for going straight down on them taking out the root and patching back like uh mr collins had mentioned some of these spots that have been and ground beds everywhere, sit down and build that whole section out, get it back gray, fill it in. It's another tool for us to be more productive and we've already started filling. It's just one more tool that we can utilize.

You said this would be paid for by the T-Spot?

Yes, sir. With $25,000, it won't have an impact on the bank balances.

I'll make a motion to approve.

Second.

I'll invite them. Thank you.

I second. I'll beat you to it.

That's okay.

Consideration of approval of Flint River MOU.

Commissioners, this is the MOU that we usually do with Flint River to use their football field for recreation. Legal did make some changes. We just need to make a motion to approve it pending Flint River accepting legal changes.

I make a motion to approve the MOU for the Recreation Department pending Flint River accepting the legal changes and allow Chair or Vice Chair to sign.

I'll second it. I'll invite. The vote from county administrator.

Good meeting, commissioners. I did forget to make one thing on there, and the board can consider it. The airport authority did ask about a budget hearing with the board of commissioners. I told them to get up to the board if they wanted to set that date, because we are on a strict timeline. My drop-dead date on the budget is September 16th. I got to have it available and out to the public on the 17th. So I told them the earliest that we could do it would be the 21st. What was that one? 25th? Yeah, the 25th, but that was solely up to the board. They wanted to do a work session with the airport authority.

I kind of think we do. We kind of requested that in our letter. And the only way we're going to improve that relationship, in my opinion, is to start more communication. So I'd be in favor of doing it. I'm in favor of doing it.

You want to do it at 4 o'clock?

I can try at 4.

4.30?

4.30 would be better.

4.30.

I'll make a motion to send a work session with the airport authority Tuesday, August 25th, 4.30 p.m. Is that what we're saying?

And I apologize, I'm not adding that. That just clicked on me when I was looking at the budget about the airport. So I had a meeting.

All in favor of the

So addition to that, I had a meeting with PINCO on the courthouse remediation. Everything's going as planned. They're targeting completion date of this Friday. If you notice the courthouse, the trees are gone on the woodbury coming into it. It is very bright, wide open now. As soon as the HVAC and all the exterior work is done, we'll get a landscape to come in and kind of decorate it and tell us what we need to put out there. They may say cut all the trees down and redo it all, but right now it looks a whole lot better than what it did. The HVAC for the third floor, their schedule will begin on Monday, August 17th. We had text digest discussions and the rollback rate. I will prepare the five-year history. We'll get it ready for advertisement. We'll be adopting the rollback rate. The millage rate did go down slightly. Working on scheduling the jail plumbing. Outside electrical work with a power pole going to the jail. jail logs trying to confirm a date they're finished with the upgrading i did get clarification it is two different phases of 36 locks that we replaced our 1200 series with stainless steel parts the other 400 series are seven plus or minus um additional ones that are being in the testing phase just waiting on them to confirm when they'll be on site so they can logistically set the jail do what they need to do logistically the new planning zoning director jeff mccartney will start tomorrow I had a conference call with Pike and GDOT about Flat Shoals Bridge repair. I just want to let the board know, I sent you an email on that one, just to be transparent with the public on that one. That bridge is in between Meriwether County and Pike County. Pike County reached out to GDOT, I believe, and GDOT and Pike County reached out to us. Me and Brian Griffin sat on that phone call. They are looking at ways to how we can mediate the fix, the deficiencies in the middle of the bridge. So I'm going to get our engineer to look at it and see what the cost will be. I did express to Pike that it would be a collaborative effort between Merriweather County and Pike because it serves both counties. It would not fall solely on Merriweather County to pay for this. Pike brought it up that GDOT should be able to put some funding in it as well. So if it is you know, four or $500,000. Once we get that number, I'll bring it back to the board and we'll try to collaborate, work with GDOT Pike County to see if we can do three way split. If it's a million dollars, you're looking at according to GDOT 18 to 24 months before they can design it, secure the funding, then build it and put it in place. So you're looking at three to four years for that bridge being out. So we can get a fix for quarter million, $300,000. It may be worth in a, If we can split it between three entities to get the bridge back open, but I'll bring it back to the board as soon as I get that information. But I do have to get our engineers looking at it first to see what it's going to cost.

We don't get too high. We don't want to put a lot of money into it just for GDOT to tear it out in a year and a half, two years. Because basically, our line ends on this side of the river. Theirs ends on that side. All it is is a convenience for people that don't want to go either to Hollandville or 362. So, I can't see us paying tax dollars, seven, eight hundred thousand or a million dollars just to watch it get tore right back out in two years for convenience.

I agree with you, Commissioner.

Our people live on this side, know to go back and forth this way, and the ones that live in that subdivision know to go that way. So...

And we brought that price tag up. We're afraid it may hit a million dollars. GDOT said they don't foresee it being a million dollars, but the way they're describing the deficiency, and Brian, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's in the middle, it's in the water, it's concrete, and the last time I checked, you need dry area for concrete to dry. You can't have concrete drying in wet services. So you've got to divert the water in order for the concrete to dry.

Well, not if there's a pipe going down. Concrete dries harder underwater than it does above. But the water's flowing through it, but The ones I've seen done before, when they're taking a pipe down into the ground, they bore it, the pipe goes in, you can pour it in there and water come out. And it will hard and it'll be fine, but y'all got to do whatever GDOT specs says.

Pike County has experience in doing this, but when they say the water has to be diverted, you have to divert the water a little bit to get everything in there.

You try to divert it and we have a seven inch rain come through. It's going to blow everything out that you got there. It can't handle it.

Yeah. There's a lot of phases going through, so I don't see this being a 30-day turnaround. You're probably looking at a three to six month before I come back to the board and say, this is what we're looking at cost-wise and fix-wise and try to work them on.

Yeah, my mind would be a year, a year and a half before we, if we did something before we get anything done, and by then it'd be, maybe the state would be doing something. Maybe they'll just speed it up.

That's the hope.

Maybe somebody should reach out to our representative, Randy Roberts. Let's see if we can. Maybe Jeff could do that for us, too. There ought to be somebody at State Capitol. You and I met with him one time before with some DOT guys, remember? So maybe if someone hasn't reached out to him yet, he may not even be aware, but maybe we can reach out to some of our legislators to get with GDOT up there and have a little barbecue sandwich and go, we need this looked at.

We'll reach out to them. There were several people from the GDOT all around the region on that call, if I'm not mistaken.

I think that ought to be happening now.

We'll get on that tomorrow to reach out to them and see if we can put some pressure on GDOT to get it done quicker. That's all I have, Mr. Chairman.

Report from County Commissioners.

So since we're talking about putting pressure on somebody, where are we at on the Warm Springs Bridge with CSAs?

The last update I got on that one from Mr. Richardson, because he sends them out periodically.

I think they're... Has that been going on nine years now?

Let me see if I can find that one real quick.

Yeah. That's railroad. Yeah, nine years. So the last update...

Contractor still expects four to five months before it's open in traffic. That was dated July 8th.

Well, what they originally said, the issue was they had to order three metal beams. Two of them came from the same manufacturer with the exact precise measurement. The third one had to come from a second producer and it was a quarter inch off and it threw it and they couldn't do it. So they had to reorder. And they said, that's what the issue was originally. And I heard one time it's concrete. Yeah. Quarter inch off. They need a good welder down is what they need to

It looks like it's going to be probably December by the last email, but it says about monthly and I haven't got August's report yet. So once I get that one, I can let the board know.

I figured I wouldn't see it. I got two and a half more years to go.

You won't have to duck when they get through with it.

You got anything else? That's it. I just want to thank everybody for what they're doing and I hope we continue to keep it up and good work. Thank y'all. That's it. Bye, Chairman Smith.

First off, while we're asking about bridges, have we heard about the one over at County Line Road out from Lone Oak where they've still got that road shut down out there?

County Line Road.

Have we heard any more about that one? And have we got any update from EMC when CW Matthews might be starting on our three rows of being paved? Our citizens are really antsy, and I'm really antsy for them.

Don't you ever see the last update I got was mid-August, but I will reach back out to them and confirm that.

That's this week, so fingers crossed.

I will reach out to Chris and see if we can get a tentative start date.

And then I'll remind everybody that the recreation, the football is getting started off next week. And so come out and support our youth on the weekends. We'll be posting schedules online and things like that. And we'd love to see citizens and elected officials all come out and support our youth.

Mr. King. Yep. I was going to say the same thing about getting the roads paved. They keep calling. No, we heard y'all going to do it. We heard you're going to do it. So, uh, that was one of the things also recreation departments having a football cookout at, uh, six o'clock on the 20th. I think that's next weekend. They'll be having a cookout, uh, for the recreation department. And, uh, I just thought I would share my hat I got on tonight just, you know, just because, because y'all know I wear a hat at every, I think I missed two meetings without a hat. Wore a hat all my life growing up, working on ranches in Florida. And it's just always been like my signature. But in fact, even the citizen wrote a letter here to all of us one day going, how come Commissioner King has to wear a hat all the time? He ain't no cowboys and so forth. But anyhow, if you hadn't heard, Resist All made 250 hats for the anniversary of birthday for the United States of America, 250th birthday. And they presented the very first one to President Trump. So he has number one. My hat is 112 of 250. And on the inside of it is the entire Constitution. It says 1776. The Constitution is written throughout the whole headliner on the inside. And then on this side here is a solid gold pendant for the Betsy Ross flag with a diamond in the center of it. And on this side is a 1776 solid gold pendant with 13 little diamonds representing the 13 colonies from back then. So it's like a collector's item. I wouldn't wear it all the time, but they only made 250 of them. I wanted one, so I like my cowboy hats. I'm going to keep wearing my cowboy hat regardless of what anybody thinks, but I just thought I'd share that little bit of history because it was a big thing on the news when they went to the capitol and presented trump that his and he put it on they were taking pictures and so forth so i just thought it was kind of interesting to share that thank you yes sir well all i got to say is uh thank you to all our staff and all the employees for the job you're doing and and uh that's about all i have report from the county attorney

We have need for executive session. We do. I'll read the future meetings. Future meetings are Tuesday, August 25th, 2026, regular meeting at 6 p.m. Closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 7th, 2026. Monday, September 14th, 2026, regular meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 29th, 2026, regular meeting at 6 p.m. I need a motion to go into executive session for litigation, personnel, real estate, tax matters, and cybersecurity. So moved. All in favor? Second.

All in favor? We adjourned. No action was taken in executive sessions.

I need a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. All in favor?