Remarks by Shante Avant
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I have a motion by Commissioner Sugarman, a second by Commissioner O'Dell. Commissioner Sugarman, can I get a committee report?
Thank you Seeing no other commissioners in the queue if we could prepare the screen for a vote I Please report the vote.
That motion passes. Palminterian. If you could read item 12.
I have a motion by Commissioner Sugarman, a second by Commissioner Richardson. Commissioner Clay Bibbs, could I get a committee report?
Thank you. Commissioner Brooks, Vice Chair Brooks.
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
The motion passes. Parliamentarian, please read item 13.
I have a motion by commissioner Sugarman, a second by commissioner Hewitt Garcia, commissioner clay bids. Can I get a committee report?
Commissioner Brooks, your record vice chair. I'm sorry. Vice chair Brooks. You're recognized.
Madam Clerk, please prepare the screen for a vote. Madam Clerk, please report the vote.
That motion passes. Parliamentarian item 14.
I have a motion by commissioner Sugarman, a second by commissioner O'Dell vice chair Brooks. Can I get a committee report?
Okay. Colleagues, you have before you a substitute item. As we discussed in committee on Wednesday, per the permanent rules, I'm asking for you to accept a motion, making a motion to accept the substitute, which adds in the September dates. I have a motion. Is there a second?
I have a second by Commissioner Richardson. I've already stated the first. This is a motion to accept the substitute. I've already stated the others. Can we do that without objection? Seeing none, so moved. Commissioner, just for your edification, if you see there's a calendar attached which is in Exhibit A. In Exhibit A, it gives you an outline of the dates and deadlines that any information needs to be added onto the ombase. Our new commissioner has got a lot of information about this, which is exhibit a. This is draft exhibit a. It was attached with the substitute. It says substitute.…
So the original did not have those dates. The substitute that we did, we provided in committee, did have those dates added. Except they were not redlined so we made a motion to suspend the rules to accept the substitute It did not have the red line dates, but those were the dates that were actually added.
Colleagues, I do just want to make a point of order and clarification. Last year, there were 19 meetings based on how the calendar was outlined. this year there are eighteen meetings these meetings do not include budget hearings for the new commissioners... just as a point of clarification usually we also add to the calendar based on the preference and at the recommendation of the budget chair budget hearing meetings those budget hearing meetings which usually have a kick off that starts in december We outline a calendar and schedule of how we would like to and cadence of when you would like…
Thank you for the clarification. We've tried to make sure there were two meetings in every month. The only months that don't have two meetings are November and December, which have always been the practice. Thank you, commissioner doc, commissioner Caswell. You recognize?
Does everyone have a copy of the exhibit that shows all the meeting dates? Is everyone clear about meeting dates? I appreciate your time and attention to this matter. Commissioner Hewitt-Garcia, we look forward to your leadership and support. And I think you'll have the... support of all of this body in order for us to be able to adequately maintain what we know is a very difficult year ahead of us. However, I have every confidence in the people who sit on this day is to be able to carry out the work of this county. Please prepare the screen for a vote. I just want to make sure that for the…
No, that motion passes. Colleagues. We are now to the section of our meeting at 4 33 PM. I will note for announcements and statements. Well, and I, and I do, and I re I appreciate all of the new commissioners, all eight commissioners were able to attend the orientation that we had on Saturday, which was really a lot of good information. Thanks again to the staff for all of their time and preparation and putting those materials together. At this time we'll have any announcements. And or statements from commissioners, commissioner Hewitt Garcia, you're recognized.
Thanks. I appreciate that, Commissioner Hewitt-Garcia. In church yesterday, I had an aunt who's moved here from Chicago, and I needed to tell her that deadline, so now I get to go back and reiterate that, so I appreciate your statement. Commissioner Caswell, you're recognized.
Thank you. Commissioner Richardson, commissioner vice chair Brooks.
Just for clarification, ad hocs have not been, we have not, Had any ad hocs yet for this term so I'll get with Commissioner Brooks Because we want to make sure that we do this these things in order ad hocs are at the Well of the chair and so we will make sure that if there are any ad hocs that need to be done We do get those in writing and then they'll be properly noticed Commissioner Rudd Thank You madam chair just a quick reminder that I
You're welcome. Congratulations, Commissioner Caswell.
Thank you. I'd also like to just announce on Tuesday, October 6, is National Night Out. I encourage you, if you have not partnered with your local law enforcement agencies, if you could reach out, because National Night Out is a great opportunity for you to get out into your communities and meet some of your constituents as well as your HOAs. It is an opportunity for folks to really see and you can hear some of those concerns, so I encourage you to do so. This meeting is adjourned until our next meeting, which is October 7th. What date am I looking at? October 7th. October 12th. Monday,…
Just to the listening audience and to our commissioners, we're waiting on the deputy sheriff to come so that we can officially call our meeting to order. And commissioner mill said I could blame him for it.