County Council - Regular Meeting

warm let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance please and would you Le us Michelle to the flag of the United States of America and to the repic for it stands one nation God indivisible andice for all good evening okay let's get straight to business here can I get an approval of the minutes um roll call I'm sorry roll call Andy Michelle Harris here redone Andy here Mike Brickner here present Jeremy here okay now can I get an approval minutes I have a motion do I have a second second I have a motion in the second uh all in favor say I I uh those opposed same sign hearing none motion carries first reading f76 salaries reduction 8,976 salaries 2,989 Sal ,000 6300 Main ls3000 over 55

all good sir yes sir thank you kindly okay first contestant come on down Mr polaric evening good evening sir we have local roads streets lrs fund uh additional 300,000 to 23600 Aggregates annual additional for pavement and preservation sir make a motion I have a motion in a second any discussion hearing none roll call please c s yes M yes Andy Bas Yes red stone Michelle haris yes jemy ree yes thank you sir juvenile probation Chris Byer how you doing we have juvenile probation from the general fund additional $2,989 to 11100 salaries appropriation needed because an employee is transferring from Juvenile Detention Center to juvenile probation department off

differ us alarm system up to okay so I you jumped down one on us with the motion on the 19,000 from 45 400 correct is what you're talking about the 19,000 there yes okay so on the 2,989 to 11100 salaries can I get a motion on that make a motion second any discussion go ahead sir go ahead you just asking it for it back 15000 covers

that well let's yeah okay yeah yeah I see what doing I on the 2000 right right right okay the for you but I'm saying wasn't that 19,000 was that money that we took when when you got a% ra State gave you ra we gave you 3% money on top of that correct so you're taking that 3% ra and for you see where I was going one time thing this is going to raise up how long was he at the management position before this person decided to come

back also year I can I I work juvenile probation department regularly he is employe any further discussion roll call please on the uh motion of 2,989 to 1100100 series that Sims yes yes haris yes Stone yes Vasquez yesner yes I need a motion and second before we talked about this 19,000 uh from 45400 from other equipment to 1100 salary transfer amount needed to cover the salary of an employee that is moving from Juvenile Detention Center to juvenile probation um all in favor say I all opposed you want a motion or I'm sorry can I get a motion motion to approve second Now voice can I go all in favor say I I all oppos same sign motion carries we have motion to approve the 144 that matches the transfer the additional the trans got a second second any discussion hearing none motion approved roll do we need a roll call we're roll call the 144 probably oh one that's true Harris yes Reas yes s yes rck yes yes okay all set Mr wisti

welcome facilities local income tax fund additional $ 24,1 15754 to2 3500 Building Maintenance and additional appropriation needed for prosecutor's office Victim Assistance buildout at at the courthouse so good evening um so here today with me is Ona Torres she's with the prosecutor's office Victim Assistance um she took over for uh judge botor who was promoted to judge recently so last year we had a discussion about um doing a um buildout if you would at the courthouse for the Victim Assistance uh for the prosecutor's office so um I'm not going to go into the details because she kind of is going to go through why we're doing it but I just wanted to let you know that uh the facilities department will be facilitating the buildout um and we've engaged um contractors to get the work done on that um in floring so Ona if you okay hi um we're hoping to get your support renovate the former victim assistant offices there's five offices there and we're in need of better support for our victims we want to give we have a concept of giving them a soft Landing we have victims of domestic violence that we want to educate main room we have a a soft interview room that we want to afford to our law enforcement Partners so that we can better assist our sexual assault victims we have a a family grieving room for victims who's who are survivors of um homicide um Mark vusi is a a person whose family member was um killed in his daughter um six years ago today and they

are partnering with us in order to create Comfort rooms for the families who are going through this process and he can share with us today some of what he experienced we can observe but and and tell you what the experience we see with our victims but he has that lived experience of what it's like when you go to court and you don't have anywhere to go to talk there's no privacy there's nowhere to grieve release your feelings Etc we also are creating a comfort room in their concept they have their own concept that we've aligned with Rebecca but andor's concept um for our sexual assault victim so imagine we have children ages 4 through 16 who who have to be um in the criminal justice process getting ready for depositions and preparing to testify at trial and we don't have an appropriate spot for them to uh talk to a prosecutor after they've been violated by a grown-up they have to meet more grown-ups who are scary and so we want a conducive space for them as well in addition the main space would be for educating domestic violence victims so that we can we can avoid having any homicides helping them get out of the domestic violence situation by educating them about safety planning um talking to them about resources in cooperation with the caring plays who's GNA who are going to co- facilitate um meetings with them and give them Direct Services um and so mark spedi would like to to have a few words if you don't mind thank you very much um like Ono said six years ago today uh we experienced the

murder of my daughter Molly L still um still hurts but uh Mr German's uh office was fantastic to deal with and but it's still they have to do their job you have to it you know it's cut and dry and here in the courthouse and as we've experienced at leaport and Lake County uh cour houses there's just nowhere to go when you get a 15 minute break you get that hour break right for lunch you have to either go out to eat you have to go the same common areas right and it's always been my wife and I who couldn't make it unfortunately today but it's always been our wish that we could have something to help with a room like unbelievably these these fine folks have come up with the same almost totally same concept as my wife did five years ago so I would appreciate you just listening and uh helping us out to make this come to fruition I would appreciate thank you is have done show plans what she was doing I couldn't we actually had like

yeah and we're not actually yeah we're not actually displacing anyone out of these offices so these this office suite of offices I should say there's like five offices on the fifth floor um is really a good location for this um and will work out really well I felt like yeah I went in there I was like this is really where you're going You're you know was yeah so we're going to get rid of the cold institutional environment and make it a little bit more warmer so Joe it you this is something and this has I support what you're advocating for 100% um and I'm sorry um I think actually I was talking to my wife the other day and it's been 43 years I think in two day two days from now be 43 years since her 18-year-old father was murdered in domestic violence so I understand um I'm sorry uh but additional appropriation in this line item you have I'm certainly budgeted money in the specific line item why not just do the project I mean and at the end of the year if you run out of money because you did this great project then you come back for it but you have the money to do it you don't an additional right now is right this was this was actually with the discussion with some of the counselors about additional appropriation specifically for this project so this is what we have budgeted is budgeted but this is kind of above and beyond there's always money at the end of the year as you just looked at the unallocated lit continues to grow there's $4 million in there so that means all the money usually is not being spent at the end of every year so it's just kind of perplexing when we have people asking for additionals when they have budgeted lines items to spend I mean you could do this project

absolutely without being in front of us right now you believe in the project do it and at the end of the year if you say hey I need another 50,000 because we did this great project then that'd be an easy ass too so my question would be then do we do we Herold do we need to vote on this son if he has money available someone makes a motion I say if someone makes a motion do have to vote on it okay okay um once again there are sympathies from this Council um let me add that I talked with a prosecutor the other day went up to the office and understand it's more than just Comfort they they did a lot of work in regards to thinking about they make the color of the room very soothing very calming and if you've done any psychology and college you're going to understand that's a very very big uh part of it and they made the room very very it's just a comfort room and very much needed so um can I get a motion second and I have a motion in a second any further discussion I just yes sir just so I just had a question I looking um yeah looking at the page the total the total for the project 24,000 157 What's the total for the project the cost is 16,000 the the total 33 I what plus the the 7,3 2363 for the flooring okay yeah that's total of the both that's a total there with adding at 7,000 I see okay thanks any further discussion roll call please re yes yes Reus it's an unnecessary motion

but I'm not going to vote against yes yes Stone yes yes zero just one final thing is is that the prosecutor's office is likely going to be coming back asking for additional funds for furniture and stuff that we're not budgeted for um for this project but that would be through prosecutor's office I'll help them whatever they need on that just to let you know okay and I think you we're working on some grant funding some other sources of funding so even though we're going to be getting the funding for some of that we're still going to need appropriation for that do we have wise 34,000 but I haven't you know I cut it a little bit so but that's what it's estimated at that's for the furniture correct for furniture for all the rooms how many rooms are there total just out of your five five five and we're getting some donations yeah so that's the the total number that they've got in their their budget but we haven't figured out what's getting donated stuff like that so we'll we'll but that'll be coming back to you at some point thank you all right thank you guys all right prosecutor prosecutor Gary German sure good evening sir yes sir what we have here is a reduction of 8,976 to uh 11100 salaries moving salary from 4D general fund to prosecutor general fund uh always like to see a

reduction you haven't got any more of those do you by chance well I think it's part of a bigger thing here yeah if you got more reductions we more we do the reduction and walk away would come on Hey sir all right um so it's sort of an unusual request because ask reduce the staff of the prosecutor's office by one combining two salaries um that have already been budgeted into one and adding $10,000 to that uh to uh to create a salary level in prosecutor's office that's close to $91,000 I know that the general fund is pretty strapped with money back up I think we divers funds to support that $10,000 but it's important for me to start to to create uh an atmosphere in the prosecutor's office is good morale uh and also to to be able to hire good employers uh for the future what we're doing now um and what we do in the next year or so is not as important necessarily as what prosecutor's office is going to look like in five or 10 years as the crime increases the intensity and the complexity of the crime increasing um so uh this is a start in effect depending on whether the $10,000 comes from the general fund or from pre- Tri diversion you're actually saving the county either 10 or $20,000 because there's one less employee and there's one less benefit package which is the $20,000 I'm just asking that you approve that we really need help in our division

uh we are being overrun with cases that judge buckin for and our upper level colonies have increased signicant as I think I indicated to you I think you'll be an increase is in firearm violence some domestic violence cases have become more in they take a substantial amount of time and in addition our internet crimes against children are in the in we probably have one child solicitation case that we file every last weekend there were two excuse me the weekend before there were two this weekend another so we really help as I said in toage that the way that I want to manage okay so can I get a motion for the reduction of 8,976 I make a motion can I get a second second any discussion yes yes sirg just came out know support but I want to get this correct we're taken in inqu been open for three years and the child support funded 37433 that's been open since August 24 are you I me are we use any services on that side of the no we are not um so um when I talk to Laura who had of our childh Bo committee uh she's been able to assimilate the inquiries coordinator to the other staff in so there's no reason to replace that or hire someone the way it works because that position that Deputy prosecutor position would be federally funded we can't use that

prosecutor on our criminal if we do need another lawyer from time to time in child support we can easily take that lawyer from our Criminal Division and ask them to go to uh to the support court so it gives us more flexibility gives us as I said another lawyer goe no I saying G the reason why you cannot use a 4D devote uh dedicated prosecutor in the Criminal Division is because the federal restrictions on money that's correct but there's not that corresponding going the other way correct yes that question can we use this for and how much I guess it's the 8,700 800 whatever it is excuse me 8,976 is a watch so I'm asking that an additional $10,000 we added that to that to that Deputy prosecutor number 12 salary position and we had talked about this I stopped in at your office and said it was there another place uh that 10,000 can come from and you said the diversion um yeah we have a our infraction as opposed to general fund we we always talk about our infraction deferral program because that has historically been really strained although we're doing much better I have done much better lately um but our career trial diversion fund is really healthy right now so that's that's an easy option for you I think I just want to make sure the other side the child support yeah we're really good there our child support division is one of the best in the state their collections are up% told me how many millions they collect but it's that was one of the questions that I got asked you yesterday

is six months from now you're going to be back you're going well I need somebody to cover and you know the spot that was taken you said no you should be okay I heard no yeah exactly so you know yeah so you know basically restating what councilman tone said I heard the word no you know division is good okay okay got a a motion and a second roll call please for the reduction of 8,976 to 11100 salaries rone yes yes Jeremy yes sim yes yes Andy yes can I get a motion and a second with a roll call for form one can I get a motion can I get a second getting ahead of myself here I'll second second any discussion roll call please Michelle Harris yesy yes sim yes yes Andy yes have a great night we we got a v on thought we're just doing the reduction can I get a uh motion on additional 8,976 to 11100 salaries a liim possession thank you second any discussion roll call please yes yesy yes redis yes okay addition 10,000 to 11100 salaries additional need to help fund Deputy prosecutor number 12 now we talked about that so are you getting that from you don't need it from us now

or I would prefer had then it come from you but I'm so desperate that uh I would come up with a $110,000 if I had to it's not something that I really like to do to fund the salary positions with that we generate this is a desperate moment okay folks let's see and you yes I have really a motion to approve 10,000 and you'd be able to sustain that next year well it's in the general yes yeah well okay well general fund I mean if it comes to it the budget hearing is in August any further discussion you look like you were going to say something yeah the additional $10,000 of salaries out of the prosecutor general fund I'm sorry be the general fund okay so either a yes or no question I have a question uh Gary what's theile budget use for I know you prefer not to use spend that money for what what do you use that money for that money we have line it in there for cover all of our soop costing is5 to1000 we we use Dr for example an hour using that money to support what I anticipate with year

more thanks any further discussion car none roll call yes yes yes yes Harris yes have a great night well now I have a question to the Auditors on the form 144 for all those different items do we have to on each and every one of those separately or can we just read them off and do them in one we have no issue doing that all together thank you sir we appreciate that I got a I got a motion for the form 144 can I get a second I don't think there was a motion was there yes he motioned and that motion is so what we're doing here is 100 I'm sorry number prosecutor should be 9,976 9,976 because of what we just did yeah thank you yeah there's there a form 144 uh there's a lot of activity going on here so there's a bunch of increases correct well increases taking from one and giving to the other basically is what it amounts to one form 144 110,000 726 to 100,000 for Deputy prosecutor number one a reduction of $110,000 plus uh 9753 7 to 100,000 Deputy prosecutor 3 which is an increase 97537 to 100,000 Deputy prosecutor 5 and $92,200 59 Deputy prosecutor 6 97854023800 Deputy prosecutor 11 and as stated

before 0 to now 9,976 eliminating position and 4D general fund location 0660 and moving them to prosecut general fund location 009 for a total increase of 8,975 so that other traffic that we got basically washes itself out I just want a second okay any anybody okay discussion1 four five correct correct yes it's exactly and that's has nothing to do with the 12 no no this a separate issue I just wanted to yeah there were really two issues two issues so spre I know you're Italian any further discussion here none roll call Stone no haris yes Reas yesim yes Brickner yes yes thank you very much B County Sheriff commissioner Sheriff jail Sheriff Jeffrey a Bellon who's in Indian I understand federal prisoner dolc general fund additional 6,300 to 12400 per DM appropriation needed to cover the cost of Fally mandated officer per DM for additional bomb dog can I get a motion for this please second please

we got a motion second discussion any discussion it's Fally mandated mandated here no discussion can I get a roll call Reas yes yesner yes yes yes yes additional 16,000 to 44500 patrol K9 reason appropriation needed to purchase a new K9 single purpose bomb dog which dogs do you have we have one this will be two we're on good terms that we believe we're going to lose that officer for another leaving us so we're gonna be down to one many bombs are they found bombs I'd have to ask the team but they're over Seven Counties so they cover they get called out there are most called out specialty we have we share our dog with everybody everybody all Seven Counties we pay for itg I'm sorry the dog is being purchas through donations okay so like Lake County needs it we go over there but if we need a helicopter they bring the helicopter we don't have to pay for that so bomb dog's cheaper than helicopter unless they could fly okay can I get a motion I make motion second I get a motion in a second further discussion on a bombb dog heing none roll call rickner yes s yes yes Harris yes yes was but' be appropriate I have overweight vehicle funds additional 5,000 to 11300 overtime Appropriations leaded to cover the cost of a special detail of overweight vehicle patrols can I get a motion please

make a motion I have a motion in a second discussion we have two TR two officers that uh actually have overweight or weights in the back trucks and they all the county roads there's a overweight trucks on they stop them dump trucks semi everything like that they weigh them they're too much then they get a f they're turn up our road so we get reimbursed if I'm not mistaken we make more money off of that than we do U Speeders on tickets yeah any further discussion car none roll call S yesner yes yes haris yes yeah I have an additional $383 to 1200 F prob needed cover the cost of a special detail of over wait vehicle patrols can I get a motion I have a motion can I get a second second I have a motion in a second any discussion hearing none roll call please Harris yes re yes yes yes yes public safety data Tech fund additional $95,000 to 45400 other equipment appropriation needed to cover the cost of updated jail body scanner and AI recognition can I get a motion please make a motion Motion in a second discussion please AI recognition what the scanner update is where it actually assists the officers on detecting objects on the on the scanner itself on that person it says here's an an you might want to check this

salary how often do you upgrade them it's our first upgrade we've had it 18 we bought it in 2018 since 2018 is there a regular time frame is like every six years seven years or is the AI improved to upgrade basically they're pushing there's two ways you can do it they're pushing either the upgrade or you can actually buy a whole new scanner which is dope price so just doing the upgrade the UPG like a software upgrade yeah it's equip it is some is it it is some equipment but it is mostly so just for my own edification let's say next year they come up with a new upgrade that's not likely to happen not like we probably won't go for we wouldn't do it okay way would it interfere with your abilities if you didn't upgrade say a new one came in one or two years from now we talked to the salesman about whether or not we need to go with the cost of an entirely new system and he said that we we would be stable with this upgrade for at least five years for at least five years isn't it dependent on the techn of AI which is exponentially improving every day there is also a agreement that will come with us that will include we upgrade so that'll help catch you up okay okay yep and this actually was something that we had planned for during the budget we did we take it out of the general fund so I'm kind of just we're taking it out of one now okay wow yeah that's crazy stuff oh good good thing you got thing there so y okay any further discussion roll call please Reas yes

yesner yesz yes Harris yes thank you I have [Music] yeah we've had a extra patol detail um we did it for five weeks we did two officers one day on a weekend um we concentrated this Pastime um more of us or yeah us22 and six in the Portage area and through that actually we had over 212 stops um 14 arrests and most of those are U marijuana meth cocaine we had a few out of it also it's very effective we're trying to uh increase that for the entire County do it in certain areas give the guys extra overtime 22 guys per uh per week to do it and then we'll concentrate if there's a rasher burglaries in a certain area probably send those two guys out in that area Blitz that area you know try to get R out of it flip somebody possibly or even catch someone in act doing and you guys are partnering with some of the other city correct when we did this last one for five weeks we partnered with page um their main concern was the hotels up there so we helped them with that and um so they they had two guys out we had two guys out so he just had four extra guys on the road during that time which was very beneficial in my opinion it is my understanding from the sheriff after having talk to him about this particular program that uh one of the comments made by one of the individuals was he wasn't coming into because too many pce we had two we had one guy on face that one good the sheriff actually went into the a gas station right they asked what's going on and the sheriff explained to him he goes now I know why

my business is going down because squad cars every yeah we had another guy on Facebook um kind of bragged that he was skating past us getting away with coming in here uh we looked that individual up to see why you would make those comments and all that he had a warrant we wouldn't pick pred them so and you you went you went out of County and did it that you can do that but thinkr in a different County that that tells you there was no master's degree in that individual lot yeah that's it's been very beneficial we used our own overtime out of that it was approximately $4,000 we used I know the sheriff I think's been in talks about possibly getting additional funds for that to do that in the future well that that's a great job and I'm glad that it's helping stems even if a little bit the flow of uh ilicit drugs into this County Mr was that that well no I'm you should bring that up I was told uh just earlier this evening that they were told to back off because uh that money have been allocated but that's not my understanding Greg you're on that committee as well I am I asked them why not re submitted I mean not resubmitted but be there on Friday the 28th at 3 3:00 three o'clock because you're on there but yes ma'am I you know and I believe it would help your cause if you brought those numbers because it was my understanding from the other individuals who were there on the committee that uh you had pulled out which shocked me okay and I had mentioned this to Greg in he was shocked by it too so this this is news to us so we hope to see you at 3:00 on I I think just for clarity sake I think part of that and it wasn't me by

the way but was a thought that maybe the council should because this is such a tremendous program that maybe and and speaking to the mayor of Portage for a long time on this he was extremely thrilled by it as well um the thought from some other people were maybe this is something the council should bring on and have it more as a not a grant thing because that's what it would be with the opioid but more of a permanent thing so that's that's where that comes in but I would um I still think they should I I I would highly recommend you because because if if money is allocated to you for that then that gives us an opportunity to find money we have a metric from a general fund perspective and there's no guarantees but I think your hat should be in a ring just like everybody else's exactly let's let's say you do get some funds from that committee and uh you come back and you show a thousand arrest I mean that's that's got to be impressive and so you know if if it comes back to us as the council we can digest and say this is what we've had in this period of time and look what it's done and if we see from the prosecutor's office that maybe a few more uh criminals didn't quite make it you know that that'd be nice too but by all means please I hope to see you there I'm sure Greg is every little Penny helps you guys are doing a great job help out the uh prosecutors fraction program too yeah Mr I I think the 125000 counil are added coun mayside well I I was told tonight that that uh they were told that all the funds were already appropriated not to is that correct we had

them believe that's okay so now yeah I believe it I saw what they did I want to UNR I would definely like to see one way or the other so if for some reason you know Grant going to come and I'll make a motion to do unri opioid fund you know get you know seven people that think we even had a council woman who wrote with you guys I'm not I'm not gonna point to anybody but so I was gonna actually commend you because I don't know how many people know about the program but uh I'm currently doing the um Sheriff's Academy program through the Sheriff's Academy and I think five or six session where you get to go through with each department I got to do a ride along along um I'm am excited to do a ride along in the summer uh you know maybe at night can set it do not give her a gun um but it's been eye opening um I've already uh gotten the tour of the jail and um last night was the crime scene investigation uh which was super interesting I know it's open to the public as well corre um and I think you guys run it t you once a year once a year okay so every February you've run it well if anybody is interested in knowing more about our sheriff's department or just absolutely law enforcement criminal justice anything uh it's a fantastic program and what a great opportunity for our citizens okay thanks thank you okay thank you you have a Friday right three Friday Friday Friday three thank you thank you damn Health Department come on down good evening good evening how are

you local public health services form 144 once again auditor's office we have several different things in from this 144 can it just all be one item read down on the 144 for the uh local for the health department y okay thank you we've had 144 for $6 really $6 at 69,0 286 to four at 69,0 286 thn 0 to 74,000 nursing supervisor 0 to 52,000 community outreach Specialists 0 to $8,885 medical officer manage reclassification reduce form 144 by 3,600 87 reorganizing nurse division reducing the number of phn from 6 to 4 and adding three new proposed positions nursing supervisor one at 74,000 with job description community outreach specialist one at 52,000 with job description and one at 8,885 for medical officer manager mom paid out for two funds 1159 and 1161 with a job description okay got all that out can I get a motion please so I just want we're adding we're hiring additional people adding people to one additional person okay she reducing one so I'm reducing two part-time health phn parttime health ner positions and just hiring one person but taking the money from that salary position and splitting it pretty much

three ways so the one Higher and then some of that money goes to a nurse supervisor who is already there just bump her up to supervisory role and then the other goes to the reclassification of the office so basically what you're doing is reshuffling thing and saving us $33,000 plus I am yes that's nice and I just um did talk to you guys ear I came by Friday um but I also talked to you guys early and clarify that none of this is going to be affected by state no situations NOP it was our they were all the were already budgeted for and approved we're just knocking it down the director of nursing previous to me took a more administrative role but I still get into do all the clinical stuff so my my position counts as a phent as well I believe I was also told that this get a little bit more uh efficient if you will yes we've opened it up to walk-ins every day five women children all we don't just have kids on certain days now it's every day so good job if they cut it we're still good so you're being proactive in that that regard am yeah I know that's why I'm taking $3,000 at a timeing it away I agree can got me all choked up I know can I get a motion motion can I get a second second any further

discussion hearing none roll call please yes yes yes yes yes yes 6 form 144 cd/ to medical officer manager title a position change reason changing position title from cd/ to medical officer manager with job description so what we're doing is just changing a title not costing us a penny right I'll take two okay can I get a motion motion can I get a second second any further discussion I have a question right sure we have one yeah's what what's take place absolutely can do thank you I appreciate sure okay any further discussion roll call please Stone yeah yes Harris yesus yes yes yes yes American Heart Association Grant fund second I got a motion and a second additional 2500 245 400 of the equipment grant funding received from American Heart Association for hosting Hearts Corp and Public Health American core any discussion heing none roll call Reas yes Harris yes yes yes yes ladies we thank you very much have a great night doctor thank you for coming tell tell Carrie that it was all rejected because she was here

yeah tell Carri it was a six0 vote for [Laughter] no okay Circuit Court not least faor person Allison Cox who is not getting anything no Ellison Cox form 144 up to $30 per hour Bay reason no additional request motion to approve to change up the amount Jeremy's like okay I Motion in a second any further discussion he none roll call please yes yes yes yes yes thank you thank you guys thank you second reading kind sir salar 8,976 reduction 8,96 salaries 2,989 salaries 10,000 per DM 63 3,000 over over 5000 383 data processing other equipment sir thank you gentlemen okay attorney's report Gerald nothing to report on just the uh mention of the uh upcoming vote the health department board I just wanted to uh for

the record just uh everyone aware that this is just mirrors what I had said an email to the council Indiana code 16-20 d24 um requires seven a seven member board no more than four of whom may be from the same political party uh the current makeup right now there six I believe on the board four Republicans and two Democrats so uh we are bound by the statute to appoint a demat this year motion to appoint syvia Grant second get a motion and a second any further discussion Mr President I would just like to point out I wish we would have opened it up to the public little I think people to Republican I'm never going to get picked well I think it would have gave somebody a more people better well it would be a bad precedent if we had a deadline and then we disregarded that deadline and reopened it up well quite actually under circumstan there is a interpretation was the same there's a code for that there is a code for that stated that uh you can't can open this back up for discussion if four or more council members decide to do that or the

president I have no intention of doing that open it back up for uh you know discussion in regards to but again appli if you go back to the the last meeting where we it was referred that or it was pointed out that the Democrat should be the position and at that point Sylvia was the only one that applied so we should have she should have been appointed over a month ago and we're just delaying it by a month so I don't know why we would why why would we have opened it up again when everything was done exactly I believe back then uh last month was uh because Harold was not there as to whether it was a actual requirement for do and so I I talked to Harold and he gave me the information that under statute that we had to do it this way and uh I checked further and like I said the only way for us to as uh councilman Stone would like to do is to have four members of this body say yes we're in agreement with them and do that or the president has the ability to say uh yay or nay on that and I say nay I think syv got it in on time there were other people who could have been on let's move on and I need a Voice vote in regards to Sy Graham for this H position on the board of health all in favor say I I I all oppose same sign Mr President back get I apologize sir uh can I get a roll call on second reading yes yes yes yes yes okay I think the vote was taken I think it was recognized it was affirmative to appoint Sylvia I agree any other discussion any other matters coming before this uh board anybody got anything to say hearing nothing we open this up to

uh public discussion public comment and let me say this about public comment public comment is reserved for anyone from the public who speaks on what is the council's current agenda every person appearing before the council shall abide by the order of directed by myself the president those who would like to speak will be allowed a maxim of three minutes disc's conduct shall be regarded as a breach of privilege and shall be dealt with at the discretion of the presiding officer which is yours truly any public comment second call any public comment third and final call any public comment public comment comment section is closed okay can I get a motion for the meeting to adjourn can I get a second second meeting adour thank you sir all those opposed