Aug 25, 2026 Pre-Commission Work Session

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WE'LL LET Y'ALL GO FIRST. JUST A SECOND. OKAY, I'LL LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT. THAT'S WONDERFUL.

YEAH, LET ME GET THAT. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. COMMISSIONER DOLAN WILL NOT BE HERE. HE HAS HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE ELSE. LET'S BEGIN THIS WORK. FIRSTLY.

OUR MOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK THEE FOR ALL THESE ASSEMBLED HERE TODAY TO DO THE WORK OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. DEAR LORD, WE THANK THEE FOR ALL OF THOSE BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND AND WANT TO INVEST HERE. DEAR LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM, THE STRENGTH, THE COURAGE, AND THE GUIDANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. KEEP US, GUIDE US AND PROTECT US. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, LET'S BEGIN WITH NUMBER FIVE.

[INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE]

I. MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE HE LEAVES, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT THE COUNTY AND THE STATE ARE DOING IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE JOBS FOR RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS, AGAIN, ANOTHER PROJECT THAT MISS HELEN IS GOING TO PUT OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE NOT ONLY THAT WE PROVIDE JOBS, BUT LIVABLE WAGE JOBS. AND SO THANK YOU, PAUL, FOR THE PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY ALONG THAT HIGHWAY 70 CORRIDOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO EITHER OF YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, SAY ANYTHING? YOU'RE. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING, WE JUST APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. AND AS U.S. STEEL CONTINUES TO INVEST MONEY, OBVIOUSLY THE COMPETITIVE PARTNERSHIPS YOU HAVE, THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE. SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS, THE FRIENDSHIPS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MORE JOBS HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TOO. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE NO ITEMS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. GREAT JOB JEFF. SORRY I TALKED TOO LONG. YEAH, I WOULDN'T EXPECT ANY EITHER. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS HERE. I KNOW YOU CAME IN HERE JUST FOR THIS. SO I MOVE ONE THROUGH 15. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ONE THROUGH 15. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS. ONE WAS A COMMISSIONER AT LARGE AND ONE OF THEM WAS MINE. BUT THEY ALL

[PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES & INTER - GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE]

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OKAY, YOU GET SOME HELP. YOU SEE HER AFTER? THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA SEE YOU. LET ME ASK YOU, DO THE EMPLOYEES, ARE THEY AWARE THAT WE HAVE THIS? YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW A LOT OF THEM NEED TO BE IN. YES, SIR. YOU DID. ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND. NO, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYONE MOVE IT. THAT'S WHY I. JOE, MOVE. SECOND QUESTION, BUT I WILL MOVE IT FOR YOU. BUT JUST THIS ONCE. YOU'RE SUCH A JOKESTER, STOP DOING IT FOR FREE. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU MOVE.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I.

ONE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR PERSONNEL BOARD. AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT ONLY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THAT. SECOND MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I, I WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER BUSINESS UNDER DISTRICT ONE, BUT MR. PRESIDENT, WE DO HAVE AN ITEM THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONSIDER, AND IT'S ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOARD. THEY HAVE THEIR MEETING TONIGHT FOR AN ITEM THAT IS TO BE APPROVED THROUGH BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS, AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT UP ON THURSDAY. AND IT'S JUST A $3,000 COMMUNITY GRANT FOR SCHOOL. BUT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS. AND THEN, YEAH, YOU HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS THAT YOU WANT TO CONSIDER FOR THURSDAY. YES. WHICH IS A $3,000 GRANT FROM YOUR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO THE BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS I SO MOVE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. DISTRICT TWO DO I NEED IT? DO I NEED TO DO A FIRST AND A SECOND? WE JUST DIDN'T DO IT, THOUGH. DO THAT. WELL, THE WAY IT SOUND LIKE HE CAN DO IT. WE CAN DO IT NOW. GO AHEAD AND DO IT. GO AHEAD. SO ONE ITEM WE DID.

CONSIDER ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS. SO MOVED. YEAH. A CONSIDERATION OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM GRANT. MOVE. YEAH. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL

[COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HEY, MISS ROY. I SHE AND HER FAMILY COURT. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE

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YES, SIR. WHAT WERE WE PAYING THE PREVIOUS PEOPLE SO THAT THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 6.5 MILLION? SO THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, BUT EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL REASONS. OBVIOUSLY JUST INFLATIONARY. AND ALSO AS AS EVERYBODY I THINK KNOWS, WE HAVE A GOOD MANY MORE INMATES NOW THAN WE'VE BEEN HAVING. WE'RE UP TO WE'RE UP TO JUST WELL PAST CAPACITY. WE'RE AROUND 1500 IN THAT TRUCK. AND IT'S JUST WE WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GO UP. AND THIS WAS NOT REALLY OUT OF LINE WITH WHAT WE EXPECTED TO BE PAYING THIS COMING YEAR. WHAT WERE THEY CHARGED TO FOLLOW UP? GO AHEAD. YEAH, I WAS JUST I WAS JUST ASKING WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? I MEAN, WHAT DOES THAT GIVE US? WHAT DOES THAT DOES? IT GIVES US A LOT. IT'S THAT SO SO WE'RE WE'RE INCREASING STAFFING. ACTUALLY WE'RE ALMOST DOUBLING STAFFING IN THE BIRMINGHAM JAIL. WE'RE GOING FROM ABOUT 29 PEOPLE TO ABOUT 42, 43 PEOPLE TOTAL STAFF OVER THERE, WHICH WE NEED. WE'VE BEEN REALLY SHORT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING JUST MEDICAL STAFF, BUT MEDICAL STAFF IS GOING TO BE UP TO ABOUT 43, 44 PEOPLE IN THE JAIL RIGHT NOW. NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO SEVERAL ADDITIONAL THINGS HERE. I KNOW WE'VE I'VE ADDRESSED BEFORE WITH Y'ALL THAT WE HAVE NOW A NURSE PRACTITIONER THERE. ANYTIME ANYBODY'S AWAKE, THERE'S A NURSE PRACTITIONER ON SITE. SO WE HAVE REDUCED AND WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OFF SITE VISITS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING PAID OUT OF THE INDIGENT FUND TO LET FOLKS GO, TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE'LL BE DOING MORE TREATMENT IN THE JAIL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CAPACITY TO DO UP TO THREE INMATES ON DIALYSIS NOW. THE DIALYSIS MACHINE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW JAILS, ONE OF THE FEW COUNTY JAILS ANYWHERE THAT DOES DIALYSIS IN THE JAIL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THREE INMATES AT A TIME NOW, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED. WE TYPICALLY HAVE 2 TO 3 INMATES IN THE JAIL THAT ARE TAKING

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AND I, I KNEW I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WENT OVER THERE WITH SOME PASTORS. YES. AND THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU IF YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN JAIL, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY SICK. AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WE'LL COMMISSION THOSE FORCES A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THAT THE BRACELET SYSTEM THAT IS REALLY, I BELIEVE, HELPING US A LOT. WE HAVE NOW ABOUT 100 BRACELETS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGH RISK INMATES, AND THOSE ARE GENERALLY COMPLETELY GIVEN OUT AT ANY ONE TIME. SO IF SOMEONE IS DIABETIC AND THEY'VE GOT HEART TROUBLE, THEY WEAR THESE BRACELETS. AND THIS THIS NEW MEDICAL COMPANY WILL OF COURSE MONITOR THOSE BRACELETS FOR US AS WELL. DO Y'ALL LET THEM OUT IF THEY'RE REAL SICK? IF THE JUDGE WILL. IT'S NOT UP TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO CONVINCE A JUDGE. I MEAN, THERE THERE ARE OCCASIONS WE WILL WE WILL, OF COURSE, INFORM THE DA'S OFFICE. THE DA'S OFFICE CAN INFORM THE JUDGE, AND THE JUDGE WILL SOMETIMES SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE RELEASED ON BOND OR NEEDS TO HAVE AN ANKLE BRACELET, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THERE. BUT IT'S NOT UP TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHETHER THEY GET RELEASED OR NOT. AND THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN TO THIS COMMISSION BEFORE ABOUT ONE GENTLEMAN THAT COST US, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE WAS SO SICK. AND BUT HE HAD A VERY SERIOUS CRIME AND WE COULDN'T GET HIM RELEASED.

AND SOME OF THEM HAD TO HAVE EMERGENCY SURGERY. CORRECT, CORRECT. THAT'S RIGHT. WE WE TRIED WE TRIED VERY HARD TO KEEP PREGNANT INMATES OUT OF JAIL. YEAH. BUT WE CAN'T ALWAYS EVEN DO THAT. WE DO USUALLY HAVE 2 OR 3 BIRTHS EVERY YEAR THAT HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY IN JAIL.

OF COURSE, THEY DON'T HAPPEN AT THE JAIL. WE TAKE THEM TO HOSPITAL FIRST. THOSE BIRTHS THEN END UP BEING PAID FOR BY US. YEAH. AND THEN Y'ALL STOP CHAINING THEM WOMEN TO THE BED, TOO. THAT'S RIGHT. I HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT. CHAINING TO THE BED. YEAH. THEY WAS CHAINED TO THE BED WHEN THEY WAS HAVING A BABY. AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT. AND I DIDN'T APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THAT WAS THE LAW. CAN I GET A MOTION ON THIS? I'VE GOT ONE MORE QUESTION. SURE, SURE. YES. AND I'LL MAKE I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. ONE WAS GOT. SEVERE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE GOING ON OVER THE SHERIFF'S. WHEN YOU FIRST CAME IN TO BARGAIN, THE BUDGET WAS 67,000,009. RIGHT NOW IT'S KISSING 100. RIGHT. THAT IS A THIRD OF OUR COUNTY BUDGET. RIGHT. AND WE NEED WE NEED SOME HELP AS FAR AS KEEPING THAT AS LOW AS WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE THINGS GOING ON AND WE APPRECIATE THE JOB THAT HE DOES. BUT THAT'S THAT'S UP $30 MILLION. ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER. AND IF YOU GUYS KNOW, I MEAN, ABOUT HALF OF MY JOB RIGHT NOW IS APPLYING FOR MONEY. SO I'M OUT. I'M OUT THERE EVERY DAY WORKING TO GET GRANTS. ANY GRANTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, I WILL NEED YOU TO FULLY UTILIZE THAT.

WORKING ON IT BECAUSE OTHER OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHER COUNTY JURISDICTIONS ARE, ARE DOING THAT. AND WE NEED SOME HELP BECAUSE WE NEED TO APPLY THESE DOLLARS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE ROADS AND TRANSIT AND NOT USE THEM INSIDE IN THE IN THE FACILITY. MISTER, I COULD NOT AGREE MORE. IT'S I MEAN, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OF COURSE, IS SOMETHING NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR. I APPRECIATE THIS COMMISSION DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB OF HELPING US AND HELPING US PAY FOR IT. DOCTOR HAMILTON, I THINK, CAN TESTIFY HOW MANY GRANTS WE'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR LATELY. I KNOW HE'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF EMAILS FROM ME SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO GET THIS. WE'RE. YEAH, WE APPLIED FOR $200,000 GRANT YESTERDAY TO GET A COUPLE OF NEW DRONES. GOOD. SO YEAH, BUT DO YOU GET DO YOU GET GRANTS? WE'VE GOTTEN SOME. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BUT BUT YOU'RE YOU'RE YOUR COSTS STILL KEEPS GOING UP WITH THE GRANTS. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE'RE I MEAN, LISTEN, I'LL TALK SHERIFF ABOUT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP IT DOWN. BUT BUT WE YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND MORE MONEY. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOURCES. WE GOT, I THINK I TOLD Y'ALL A COUPLE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE GOT A VERY NICE GRANT THAT OUR NEW HEALTH CARE COMPANY IS GOING TO HELP US WITH A LOT TO TREAT OPIOIDS IN THE JAIL. IT'S IT'S GOING TO IT'S ABOUT $75,000 GRANT FROM A DECA. WE GOT THE GRANT. WE'VE GOT SOME GRANTS TO BUY SOME ADDITIONAL PROJECT LIFESAVER BRACELETS. WE GOT SOME GRANTS TO HELP US, VICTIM WITNESS ISSUES THAT I'LL BE COMING ON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT WITH THE RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A GRANT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED FROM FROM SOMEONE TO HELP WITH WITH SOME VICTIM WITNESS STUFF. SO WORKING ON IT EVERY DAY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY

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THE. STAY IN JAIL. WELL, I'LL CALL THEM MID-LEVEL BONDS. LIKE SOMEBODY GOT $1 MILLION BOND.

THEY PROBABLY WON'T STAY IN JAIL. BUT THE $5,000, THEY'RE GOING TO SIGN OUT. WELL, THE ONES THAT ARE STAYING IN JAIL LONGER NOW, AS COMMISSIONER NOTES, ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE LIKE 25 TO 50 TO $75,000 BOND. THEY'RE HAVING A MUCH HARDER TIME GETTING THOSE. SO IT'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE SOME NUMBERS AND SOME GRAPHS OF WHAT SHE JUST SAID. I JUST, I HAD, I HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE FOLKS OVER AT SANFORD THAT DO THE RESEARCH. I, I, I'VE SPOKEN TO PARK ABOUT DOING A RESEARCH PROJECT ON EXACTLY THAT QUESTION IN FAITH IN ACTION, TOO. THEY, THEY GOT THAT'S WHO I GO OVER THERE. FAITH IN ACTION. YOU OUGHT TO GO WITH ME SOMETIME. I WAS GOING TO SAY AS AS IT RELATES TO WITH THE WITH THE WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS. I, I MENTIONED THIS DURING OUR A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. I THINK THAT THERE MIGHT NEED TO BE A LEGISLATIVE EFFORT ON ALL THE COUNTIES. IT WOULD BEHOOVE US ALL TO, TO BE IN LINE WITH THE STATE AND THE IN THE PROPER AMOUNT THAT THEY NEED TO PAY. ABSOLUTELY. AND SO DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IF YOU ALL ARE CALLED UPON IN ORDER FOR THAT TO, YOU KNOW, SUBMIT WHAT WE WOULD WHAT I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO GO HAVE THE STATISTICS READY TO GO FOR YOU, COMMISSIONER, IF YOU WANT. WELL, AND NOT ONLY THE STATISTICS, WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT OUT OF ALL THE

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WE'RE IN A LOT MORE VIOLENT ENVIRONMENT. AND IF WE WHEN WE SPEAK OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? YES. BECAUSE THE COST OF IT, I THINK IF THE IF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE COST AND WHY, THEN IT HELPS US AS A COMMISSION TO SAY THAT WE MADE A GOOD DECISION BASED ON OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. RIGHT.

THAT MAKES SENSE. ABSOLUTELY. AGREE WITH THAT. I SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. AND I MOVE. OKAY. CAN I GET A SECOND ON MY SECOND AND FIRST AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. THIS IS THE END OF MY

[ADMINISTRATIVE, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE]

WE HAVE TO SPEND 50% OF THOSE ON CONTRACTS AND 50% ON MATERIALS. THIS IS NEXT YEAR'S RESURFACING PLAN. EASTERN VALLEY ROAD, MCASHAN DRIVE, CANE CREEK ROAD, REX LAKE ROAD AND WALKER'S CHAPEL THAT WE WILL DO UNDER CONTRACT RESURFACING FOR ABOUT $5 MILLION. AND THEN WE HAVE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF WARREN. IN THE CITY OF ADAMS. WE HAVE A HAZARD HOUSEHOLD, HAZARDOUS WASTE, MATERIAL DISPOSAL AND COLLECTION CONTRACT GRANT PROGRAM. I'M SORRY, I SAID THAT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. YOU HAVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, METAL LAKE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. YOU HAVE A TUCKER MANAGEMENT CEI PROJECT ON SOUTH SHADES CREST IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THAT AREA. ON CALL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICE CONTRACTS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OF THOSE AND A QUITCLAIM DEED FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CITY OF IRONDALE. SO MR. PRESIDENT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE ITEM. I DID ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T MIND WE'LL MOVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11. AND CAN YOU GET A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO ON ITEM NUMBER ONE AGAIN, CHRIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN YOU RESTATE THAT? YEAH. SO WE GET OUR GAS TAX DOLLARS EVERY YEAR AND WE'RE OBLIGATED TO SPEND AT TWO DIFFERENT BUCKETS. ONE HAS TO BE CONTRACT AND ONE HAS TO BE MATERIALS. SO THAT'S OUR CONTRACT RESURFACING WHERE WE PICK MAYBE THE LONGER ROADS THAT OUR CONTRACTOR IS. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY THAT A LITTLE EASIER THAN WE DO IN-HOUSE. THEN WE BUY THE REST OF OUR MATERIALS AND WE PAY IN-HOUSE. SO IT JUST SUPPLEMENTS OUR PAYMENT PROGRAM. OKAY. WHAT'S THE ROADS AGAIN? THEY ARE. WALKERS CHAPEL ROAD, REX LAKE ROAD, CANE CREEK ROAD, MCASHAN DRIVE. JUST A SMALL PIECE OF THAT THAT HASN'T BEEN RESURFACED. AND THEN EASTERN VALLEY. SO LET ME ASK THIS. ARE THOSE ROADS SELECTED? SO THANKS TO Y'ALL'S SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE PURCHASED A PAVEMENT CONDITION MACHINE THAT RIDES THESE ROADS. AND THEN IT'S GIVEN OUR CONDITION INDEX SCORES OF EACH ROAD. SO WE CAN KIND OF HOLISTICALLY PICK ROADS BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE PAVEMENT. AND FOR US, FOR OUR CONTRACTORS, IT'S BETTER WE GET BETTER PRICES IF WE GIVE LONGER STRETCHES OF ROAD TO CONTRACT, AND THEN ALL THE SMALLER STRETCHES OF ROAD WE DO IN-HOUSE, JUST MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK THAT WAY. ARE THERE ANY DOLLARS THAT ARE LEFT? POTENTIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE ROADS THAT YOU JUST NAMED? YES, MA'AM. SO THAT'S ABOUT 5 MILLION. WE GET AROUND BETWEEN 8 TO 10 MILLION EVERY YEAR IN GAS TAX. SO THAT OTHER 5 MILLION, WE'LL CALL IT. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. OUR ARE TYPICALLY WE BUY OUR MATERIALS TO PAVE OUR ROADS ON THE YEARLY PAVING PLANS THAT Y'ALL RECEIVE. THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS

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YOU DO IN-HOUSE FOR SHORT ROADS AND CONTRACT LONG ROADS. I GET THAT POINT. BUT THERE'S SOME LONG ROADS THAT I'M AWARE OF. AND, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BASED UPON THE PROJECTS PRESENTED THAT THAT IS NOT TOTALLY EXPENDED. YEAH, I CAN GET THOSE. THEY MAY ALREADY BE ON OUR PAVING PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THEM IN-HOUSE OR MAYBE THEY'RE IN NEXT YEAR'S CONTRACT. IF I CAN GET THOSE, THEY WOULDN'T BE IN-HOUSE. NOT WITH THE ROADS THAT I'M THINKING OF BECAUSE THEY ARE LONG AND I. I WOULD THINK A LONG ROAD WOULD BE CONSIDERED WHAT, MAYBE A MILE, MILE AND A HALF? IT KIND OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS. WE DO PAVE LONGER ROADS IN-HOUSE. SO IT'S REALLY JUST LIKE AT. SO HOW MANY CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY? IT'S A BIG TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUE. IT'S EASIER. IT'S BETTER FOR US IN THE COUNTY TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS THROUGH A CONTRACTOR FOR LIABILITY SAKE. SO WHEN I SAY LONGER ROAD, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT FAIR TO SAY BECAUSE WE DO PAY LONG ROADS IN-HOUSE TOO. SO IF I CAN GET THAT LIST FROM Y'ALL IN YOUR OFFICE, WE CAN TRACK THAT DOWN. I THINK YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING. IF YOU DON'T. WELL, WE HAVE MOTION SICKNESS ROAD. WE NEED BOTH. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS. I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, MR. PRESIDENT. ALL RIGHT. ON THIS ITEM FIVE THAT WE JUST APPROVED, THIS MEADOW LAKE CREST DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW SUBDIVISION. WHAT WHAT'S THE DRAINAGE ISSUE? SO THIS IS THE ONE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. WE CAME TO COMMISSION. IT WAS A FAILED SUBDIVISION, HAD REPETITIVE FLOODING. UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRST PHASE, DURING THE FIRST PHASE WE IDENTIFIED OTHER ISSUES AND THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. SO THIS IS REALLY JUST TO FINISH THE PROJECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS 1890, ITEM TWO AND ITEM 14 WERE APPROVED LAST COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU WANT ITEM ONE THROUGH 818 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO AND ONE, 14, TWO AND 14. YOU WANT THOSE STRICKEN FOR THE. ARE THERE ANY OF THAT ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK AT ON THIS. CAN WE MAKE A DEAL. READ THEM ALL. WELL I WOULD WE COULD. I JUST MOVED WITHOUT READING. SECOND AND THERE'S THE MINUTES. NUMBER ONE WE COULD GET AN. I'M GOING TO READ THEM. ALL RIGHT. COUNTY MANAGER. YES. HE DIDN'T MOVE IT. I KNOW YOU DIDN'T. WE DID. WE DID A FIRST AND SECOND. WE DID A FIRST. I MOVED ONE THROUGH 18 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FOUR AND ONE, TWO AND FOUR, TWO, TWO AND 14. YEAH, I THOUGHT WE DID THAT. NO, YOU DID IT FIRST. SECOND.

BUT YOU NEED TO CARRY. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. THANK YOU MA'AM. KEEP ME ON MY TOES.

THAT'S RIGHT. COUNTY MANAGER. FIRST, WE HAVE A RECOGNITION. YES, SIR. THIS IS FOR AMANDA ELLEDGE. MANDY. SHE PASSED AWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND IT'S JUST A RECOGNITION. BRING OUR FAMILY UP HERE TO THE COMMISSION MEETING AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO US AND TO THE COUNTY. AND IT'S KIND OF A TOUGH SITUATION. AND THEN THERE'S A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA WATER TO PUT A UTILITY ON THE LITTLE RIGHT OF WAY BY THE OLD COOPER GREEN HOSPITAL. IT'S A STRANGE SITUATION WHERE THE COUNTY HAS A RIGHT OF WAY RIGHT INTO THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A WATER LINE IN IMPROVEMENT. I PROMISE YOU, THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THAT. THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. THEY BASICALLY REQUESTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT COOPER GREEN. WELL, BUT IT'S A IT'S A WATER LINE IMPROVEMENT. I KNOW, BUT LOOK AT THE WAY IT SAYS. YEAH, IT SAYS FOR PROJECT STAGING.

ARE YOU SURE THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS? IT'S THE PLACE FOR EQUIPMENT. IT'S JUST A PLACE.

IT JUST PARKING THE STAGING. THEY'RE USING THE RIGHT OF WAY TO STAGE THEIR STUFF. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST FOR THEM TO PARK THEIR STUFF. I THOUGHT IT WAS A IT'S A THREE WAY AGREEMENT BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS UNDER CONTRACT. BUT BUT IT'S JUST THE USE OF THE PARKING LOT FOR TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT STORAGE WHEN WE SELL. OH, THE OLD SOLD IT. WE SOLD THIS STUFF ON THE PROPERTY. AND SO WE'RE BOTH KIND OF HAVING TO AGREE TO IT AT THIS POINT. WELL, IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S A PLACE TO PUT IT. YES, SIR. YEAH. WHY DON'T YOU CLARIFY IT? IT'S JUST THE WAY

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OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND OTHER BUSINESS. I HAVE A COMMUNITY GRANT FOR THE SCHOOL. YEAH. MR. HEWITT TOWN RIGHT THERE. YEAH. AND ALSO, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GRANT FOR THE BESSEMER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR CENTRAL HEATING AND AIR. THEY THEY HAVE TROUBLE WITH ONE OF THEIR AIR CONDITIONERS THAT WILL HELP THEM WITH THAT. I PULL NUMBER THREE, AND I HAVE TWO BOARD APPOINTMENTS, WHICH IS FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT SMART AMATEUR AND BRANDON BAGLEY MOVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF NUMBER THREE. SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER. KNIFE. ALL RIGHT. UNUSUAL. NOT UNUSUAL,

[FINANCE, JUDICIAL, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE]

OUR PURCHASING AGENDA REPORT. THE PROCUREMENT CARD STATEMENT FOR REGENTS BANK. WE HAVE A RENEWAL FOR KAVANAUGH, FOR THE OPEB EVALUATION FOR THE AUDIT. AND WE HAVE THE PROCUREMENT CARD FOR JEFFERSON CREDIT UNION. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEMS ONE, TWO. 13. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UNDER BUDGET MANAGEMENT WE HAVE MULTIPLE STAFF DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND A FEW INFORMATION ITEMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. WE JUST GOT FOUR ITEMS THAT ARE LIENS FOR PROPERTIES THAT WE DEMOLISHED ALREADY OUTSIDE OF THE MESSENGER. I HAVE A MOTION ITEM. CAN I HAVE I HAVE A QUESTION. YES. GO AHEAD. DID Y'ALL EVER GET TO THAT THAT THAT HOUSE OVER THERE AT MARTINTOWN, THAT STRUCTURE THAT THAT THOSE TWO KIDS CUT THEIR LEGS UP ON? THE ONE I GAVE TO Y'ALL MAYBE DOING IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER. IT'S IN PROCESS. IT'S IN PROCESS. PROCESS. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. JOHNSON, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AWAY FOR A MINUTE. I HAVE, YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING? NO. OKAY. IT REALLY WASN'T THAT EXCITING. YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T. OVER THERE.

I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT EARLY BECAUSE. YOU KNOW, I SIT OVER HERE. I SWITCHING IT UP. YEAH.

ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. GENERAL SERVICES, MISS HILL. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. GENERAL SERVICES HAS FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SECURED PARKING GATE AT CJC. ITEM TWO IS FOR THE THE LEASE FOR THE MAIL MACHINE. ITEM THREE IS FOR BLACK CREEK. SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTERS. AND ITEM FOUR IS A ROOF REPLACEMENT AT FAMILY COURT. YOU HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE THAT. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? IF ANYBODY. MR. TYSON SECONDED. I KNOW YOU GOT SOMETHING GOING ON. DO YOU WANT A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

DID YOU GET THAT, MISS? YEAH. EVERYBODY'S WALKING AROUND AND TALKING DURING MY REPORT, SO.

ALRIGHT. I HAVE SOME. I'M LOSING FOUR ONE THROUGH EIGHT. WE GOT A PEN OF INK ON. HAVE A PEN AND INK ON NUMBER FIVE. IT SHOULD BE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF 5000. THAT SHOULD BE 3000. DO I HAVE A MOTION WITH A CORRECTED. I'LL MOVE TO THE CORRECTED. ALL RIGHT. ONE THROUGH EIGHT ONE THROUGH EIGHT WITH CORRECTION WITH CORRECTION NUMBER FIVE. YEAH. DO I HAVE A DO I HAVE A SECOND. ANYBODY? SECOND. ANYBODY? SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. JOSH, WE NEED AN UPDATE ON HOW WE'RE COMING WITH

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YEAH. NO, SIR. ALL IS WELL. ANY COMMISSIONERS LIKES TO. TURN A LOT LAST WEEK. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED UNTIL

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