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Test, test, test. 00:00:05
Thank you guys. 00:00:07
All right, 0830. Tuesday, August 19th, 2025. 00:00:11
We're going to. 00:00:16
Call the order. 00:00:18
This regular meeting of the Lincoln County. 00:00:20
A Board of Commissioners. 00:00:23
Madam Clerk Roll. 00:00:25
Call, please, Commissioner Serna. 00:00:27
Commissioner. Appraiser. 00:00:29
Here, Mr. Chavez. 00:00:30
Here, Commissioner Wilson, Chair Fisher. 00:00:31
Here. 00:00:34
Invocation. Commissioner Wilson, please. 00:00:36
Orders together here to stay together we thank you for the opportunity to come and. 00:00:42
And work together for the. 00:00:46
Settlement of county. 00:00:47
Today I pray for our community, I pray for our county, I pray for our state, and I pray for our. 00:00:49
Our nation, Lord, I prefer the. 00:00:53
That each individual. 00:00:55
That we represent, and I prayed for the leadership of each of us. 00:00:57
Level 4 today as we gather, I pray for clear minds. 00:01:00
Efficient communication and. 00:01:04
An effective problem solving is. 00:01:05
Is as we stay on task. 00:01:07
We pray for positive results. 00:01:09
Be with us as we leave and as we travel. 00:01:11
Amen. Amen. I Pledge of Allegiance from Commissioner. 00:01:13
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:01:22
One nation under God. 00:01:25
Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 00:01:27
I. 00:01:36
I would ask for a motion to approve the agenda with the ability to move items that's required. 00:01:40
Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the agenda. 00:01:51
Determine making changes is necessary. 00:01:54
2nd. 00:01:57
Map clerk, please walk off. 00:01:59
Commissioner Wilson. 00:02:02
Yes, Commissioner Chavez. 00:02:02
Yes, Commissioner Serna, Commissioner Craver, Aye, Chair Fisher. 00:02:04
Alright. 00:02:07
Thank you. 00:02:09
We we've got a great thing to do right now. We're going to do service recognitions. This is something that. 00:02:10
We've started here recently. 00:02:19
And it really is important. 00:02:21
It's not perfultuary this this doesn't happen. 00:02:24
When you have. 00:02:27
When you have loyal employees that do good work. 00:02:29
For the county, for the citizens of the. 00:02:32
Of the county. 00:02:34
They need to be recognized. 00:02:35
And so. 00:02:37
We want to do that today. 00:02:39
Bless you. 00:02:42
So the first one I want to recognize today. 00:02:43
Is for. 00:02:48
One year of service. 00:02:49
From Mr. Matthew Dutchover. 00:02:52
Where's Matthew? 00:02:55
There's a lot of buildings in this county that we own and a lot of things that need to be taken care of, Matthew is. 00:03:01
Key to that effort? 00:03:07
And I will just read this little. 00:03:09
Recognition statement. 00:03:11
In recognition. 00:03:14
Of your outstanding commitment. 00:03:16
Service. 00:03:17
An invaluable contributions to the people of Lincoln County, New Mexico. 00:03:18
Your dedication reflects the spirit and resiliency. 00:03:23
That define our community. 00:03:26
Awarded this 19th day of August 2025. Congratulations, Matthew. 00:03:28
Thank you. Thank you, Matthew. You got a sweaty back. You must be working. 00:03:33
Thank you, Matthew. 00:03:47
Thank you the next ones for. 00:03:50
Nicholas. 00:03:54
Where is Nickelodeon? There he is. 00:03:56
Five years ago. 00:03:59
Service Nicholas, please stand over here. 00:04:02
Right to my left. 00:04:05
Thank you. 00:04:06
So. 00:04:08
This is this is really important as well. 00:04:09
Because as you know, we we buy a lot of things, services and goods and other things. 00:04:13
And we want to make sure that we do it right. 00:04:19
That is done in. 00:04:22
In compliance with all the rules and regulations, state in particular. 00:04:23
But also just. 00:04:29
The the, the the. 00:04:30
I would say the clarity, right, the openness so that everybody. 00:04:33
Who pays taxes in this county? 00:04:38
Realize we're doing it. 00:04:40
Correctly and there's no favoritism or anything else we. 00:04:42
He's professionalized that in a big way. 00:04:45
In recognition of your outstanding commitment, service and a valuable contributions to the people of Lincoln County. 00:04:48
New Mexico. 00:04:54
Your dedication reflects the Spirit. 00:04:55
And resiliency that define our community. 00:04:57
Awarded the Scientific day of August 2025. 00:05:00
Thank you, Nicholas. 00:05:03
OK. Well, thank you. 00:05:10
Thank you. Thank you. 00:05:13
Very good. 00:05:18
OK, we're going to move. 00:05:21
Quickly to public comments and announcements. You'll have 3 minutes. 00:05:23
And we really crap. 00:05:28
We request. I'll get it out. 00:05:31
Clearly. 00:05:33
That you, just you, you take the three minutes. 00:05:36
Please don't be personal about it. 00:05:39
We all have good intentions. 00:05:41
But we appreciate your feedback as a. 00:05:43
The good intentions can be helped a little bit. 00:05:46
With good. 00:05:48
Feedback. 00:05:49
So is there anybody else? 00:05:50
Anybody that would like to come up and speak? 00:05:52
Please state your name. 00:05:56
Good morning, Commissioners. 00:05:58
My name is Zeb Clary at Lincoln County District 1 resident Kendall Wilson is my representative. 00:05:59
I'm here again opposing Ordinance 2024-05. 00:06:04
This ordinance draws an arbitrary line of 300 acres granting exemptions to large land owners. 00:06:08
Which forcibly enrolls all smaller property owners into mandatory waste service. 00:06:13
With no proof of use or consideration for self calling. 00:06:17
This is discriminatory. 00:06:20
Unconstitutional and Unamerican. Section 12. 00:06:22
And related provisions only allow 300 acres or more to opt out. 00:06:25
Meanwhile, residents with far less land, many of whom can lawfully and responsibly self haul, are forced to pay for services they 00:06:29
don't use. 00:06:32
This divides Lincoln County into two classes of. 00:06:36
Those who can afford freedom and those who cannot. 00:06:39
The founding principles of this country were built on equal treatment under the law. 00:06:42
Not privileged based on land size. 00:06:46
This ordinance is the force is mandatory participation. 00:06:48
Quarterly payments, no opt out unless you're among the few. 00:06:51
With 300 plus acres. 00:06:55
If this is not governance. 00:06:56
By consent is ruled by exclusion. 00:06:59
This board approves the rates for a private corporation which residents must pay in 90 day increments. 00:07:01
There is no billing option. 00:07:07
There is no monthly billing option. 00:07:08
No clear reimbursement process for double billing. 00:07:10
And no practical appeals process. 00:07:13
This does not bear governments. This is corporate. 00:07:16
Favoritism. 00:07:18
As it says in Isaiah 10, one and two. 00:07:19
Woe to those who make unlawful. 00:07:22
Unjust laws. 00:07:24
To those who issue oppressive decrees. 00:07:26
To deprive the poor of their right and withhold justice from the oppressed. 00:07:28
In closing. 00:07:32
I'll ask that. 00:07:33
You're not just considered the legality of this ordinance, but the morality of it. 00:07:34
This Board has a moral and civic duty to correct this policy. 00:07:38
Remove the 300 acre exemption strike, Section 12. 00:07:42
Create a fair, transparent process that applies equally. 00:07:45
To all Lincoln County residents. 00:07:48
Because that's what. 00:07:50
American governments. 00:07:51
And physical justice demand. 00:07:53
Thank you for your attention to this matter. 00:07:54
Thank you, Sir. 00:07:57
Hi, thank you all. Good morning. I'm Jimmy Masters. I'm the Regional Director for Public Health in the Southeast region with the 00:08:02
Department of Health. 00:08:05
And insulted y'all for allowing me to speak to our public comment today. 00:08:09
One of one of the things I wanted to make mention of. I want to thank y'all with the. 00:08:13
With the county for supporting the. 00:08:18
Ongoing events and also elements of support services to the Public Health Office. 00:08:20
And one of the things I want to. 00:08:25
See about doing on a regular basis, maybe quarterly. 00:08:28
Is coming to the Commission meetings on a regular day, I would say like quarterly per se or every other month to provide? 00:08:31
What we're doing in the community. 00:08:38
Talk about immunization numbers with clients that we're seeing. 00:08:40
Harm reduction. 00:08:44
Quite recently, one of the new initiatives that we have started. 00:08:45
Through the Public Health Office is a primary care program. 00:08:49
Working with. 00:08:53
The arrow. 00:08:56
Reservation to provide primary care services, but we also open it up to other folks in Lincoln County. 00:08:57
That on Medicaid or have no insurance. So it in a way is kind of a safety net also like our regular public health services as 00:09:03
well. 00:09:07
And the other initiative and so far I think with that program we've seen patients, it's growing a little bit. 00:09:11
We just started in April, so it's been slow going. 00:09:19
And we have contract staff that are overseeing the clients. 00:09:22
Currently, but we are also seeing a good number of. 00:09:26
Clients through our MOUD program. 00:09:30
For the medication assistance, you know the opiate overdose use. 00:09:33
So we're seeing right now 19 clients actively with Rodoso and it's also starting to grow as well. 00:09:38
For those that can't see the. 00:09:45
Those needs elsewhere, but we are a safety net. 00:09:46
For that. 00:09:50
As well. 00:09:50
And then one of the other initiatives that we are providing to. 00:09:52
To the region I cover 8 counties in the southeast part of the state for public health. 00:09:56
As we do have a new medical mobile unit that we will be taking on the road to provide. 00:10:01
Public health services within the within southeast region, including Lincoln County, where folks may not have. 00:10:06
I would say access or transportation to the public health office. Thank you. So, but that time, thank you very much. I appreciate 00:10:13
it. Thank you very much. Thank you. 00:10:17
Anybody else? 00:10:24
Jim Ferry, Lincoln, Lincoln, NM. 00:10:27
I love. 00:10:31
Being able to come. 00:10:32
I think it's the best thing. 00:10:33
I just love that we have an open government. 00:10:36
And in some places on the planet window. 00:10:38
I really, really thankful about that recently. 00:10:40
The The road guys. 00:10:43
Whoever they are. 00:10:45
Need to be commended. 00:10:46
Because I've lived there 10 years and. 00:10:48
It looks better than it's ever looked. 00:10:50
Crossing the rear beneath them and they're just a great. 00:10:52
Group of people to chat with. 00:10:55
So thank you very much for getting that done. 00:10:57
On another thing, when I. 00:10:59
Became a property owner in Lincoln in August of 2016. 00:11:00
I was not for the ordinance. 00:11:04
In Lincoln. 00:11:06
But after? 00:11:07
Being on the planet 7 decades, I now realize it's OK to change your mind. 00:11:09
So I changed my mind on some things. 00:11:13
I would like to. 00:11:16
Propose that the. 00:11:17
Mr. Burns, the manager, and Mr. Amistad, the head of the. 00:11:20
Preservation board get together at some point in time. 00:11:25
Soon. 00:11:28
Because. 00:11:29
For a year now, there's been a. 00:11:30
A record who's a caretaker for a very wealthy man in California? 00:11:32
This flaunt that his. 00:11:37
He doesn't have to obey any rules and I haven't quoted on them. 00:11:39
And I'd like to see that just get solved because. 00:11:43
As a property owner, it's just not right that the the gentleman from. 00:11:46
Hollywood can. 00:11:50
Do whatever he wants and doesn't have to obey any rules. 00:11:51
So I'm proposing to. 00:11:54
Mr. Burns and Miss Homestead get down. 00:11:56
Get together. Sit down. 00:11:58
Because Mr. Homestay has told me for one year that there's no enforcement. 00:11:59
Available SO. 00:12:03
Other than that, I really do love this. 00:12:04
Privilege and it is an honor to be able to speak to. 00:12:06
Thank you very much. 00:12:10
Mr. Sherry, do you mind providing that address to one of the staff members so they can follow up? I think we can get this resolved 00:12:11
much bigger than having. 00:12:15
Yes, ma'am. 00:12:20
Thank you. 00:12:26
Anybody else? 00:12:28
Please, Sir, come on down. 00:12:33
Thank you and state your name if you. 00:12:34
My name is Don Romero. 00:12:38
I love a pond ski run Rd. 00:12:40
Eagle Creek runs right through my property. 00:12:43
And. 00:12:45
Initially. 00:12:46
I have done. 00:12:47
Had some people go by and take a look. 00:12:49
At my 6 foot culvert. The heck got *******? 00:12:51
All at the front. 00:12:54
And compromise the pad I had on top. 00:12:56
And it ate up all. 00:13:00
The dirt underneath the path, so there was a void. 00:13:02
Underneath there. 00:13:05
Before the rain started. 00:13:08
And my gas line. 00:13:09
Was running across it. 00:13:11
Was compromising badly stretched? 00:13:12
And what's going to break? 00:13:15
Eventually. 00:13:18
But the diamond on it was. 00:13:19
Was pretty severe. 00:13:21
I am now without. 00:13:23
Gas to my house, no cooking, no hot water. 00:13:25
And. 00:13:30
I just need my. 00:13:31
Mike Colbert. 00:13:33
Replaced. 00:13:35
I know that. 00:13:38
A lot of. 00:13:39
I guess it's a block grant. 00:13:41
I'm understanding this correct. Is the block grant? 00:13:43
For for things to get done. What? What's your address, Sir 169? 00:13:47
Ski Run Rd. 00:13:52
And initially I had them. 00:14:00
I myself have to cut out six feet of the bastion cover. It was bastion on all four sides. 00:14:02
All around. 00:14:07
From the top to the bottom side. 00:14:08
And I couldn't. 00:14:10
There was no way to straighten it back out. 00:14:11
So I went in there. 00:14:13
As soon as the water was. 00:14:14
Low enough I was able to. 00:14:16
Get a cordless. 00:14:18
Jigsaw and cut all the pieces out that were bashed in. 00:14:20
So I had a. 00:14:24
A lot of just dirt. 00:14:26
For six feet into the. 00:14:28
Into the cavity. 00:14:29
To. 00:14:31
To be able to. 00:14:33
Let the water go through. 00:14:34
So before the monsoons rain started. 00:14:36
I thought, well this is going to be a repeat and worse yet. 00:14:39
If it washes out the color now because of The Cave in underneath there. 00:14:42
Then I'll have a. 00:14:46
A6 inch pad a 12 by 20. 00:14:47
6 inch path. 00:14:50
To deal with it. 00:14:51
We have falling into the. 00:14:52
Into the Creek so. 00:14:54
I've done all that done. 00:14:55
Thank you. Your, your time is up, OK. 00:14:57
So I just needed some help with that. Thank you. 00:15:00
Anybody else please? 00:15:03
Only once. Twice. 00:15:09
Done. All right. Thank you. 00:15:12
I want to move on to. 00:15:17
Item number 4 the action items. 00:15:22
We'll try to go through these. 00:15:25
Essentially is reasonably. 00:15:27
Can so. 00:15:32
My assumption is that we've all had an opportunity to look through the. 00:15:38
The minutes for the special Commission meeting regular and the other special Commission meeting at 7:21. 00:15:42
Do you have any questions or comments? 00:15:47
With respect to those minutes. 00:15:49
Commission. 00:15:52
I had an opportunity to look at things. 00:15:59
Are you good with them? Yeah, I'm ready for a motion then to approve. 00:16:01
The minutes AB and C which is 7/10 7:15. 00:16:06
Mr. Chair, make a motion that we approve Minutes. 00:16:12
Listed under Items. 00:16:16
2nd. 00:16:19
That's correct, please. 00:16:21
Commissioner Prather. 00:16:23
Aye, Commissioner Wilson. 00:16:24
Mr. Furniture. 00:16:26
Mr. Thomas Yes, Sheriff Fisher. 00:16:27
Hi, thank you. 00:16:29
Let's go to the next item, Monthly Accounts payable and Payroll report. 00:16:32
Billy Joe, please. 00:16:37
Brett Synergy. 00:16:39
So I'm requesting approval on accounts payable payroll. 00:16:54
For the month of July. 00:16:58
And. 00:17:01
The total expense was 20,000,004. 00:17:07
737,000. 00:17:10
1024 cents. 00:17:12
And also I would like to see if you guys. 00:17:15
Like the spreadsheet that I gave you? 00:17:19
So show. 00:17:22
I did the expenses and stuff on there so. 00:17:23
I'll try to break it down. 00:17:26
So it's one page, hopefully next month. 00:17:27
Thank you for that extra work, Yeah. 00:17:30
I like them a lot. 00:17:32
Do you have have that to put up on the on the screen? Just the graph? 00:17:34
This is for the public. 00:17:39
So if you if you look at the graph, you'll see that. 00:17:41
Of course height. 00:17:44
Represents the amount of money, right? 00:17:45
Spending as a county. 00:17:48
Look at disaster relief. There you see what is it like? 00:17:50
What's that #17,000,017 million and change? 00:17:54
That's a lot of money. 00:17:58
And we're not done. 00:18:00
Right when I finish. 00:18:02
And then you look at corrections, that's the next highest piece. 00:18:04
We spent an incredible amount of money. 00:18:08
On our. 00:18:12
Basically, which is our jail. 00:18:13
And then law enforcement that makes sense. County government and then special programs, road and Rd. 00:18:16
And then the Medical Center. So those are? 00:18:23
What you see there is a is a representation of our prior. 00:18:25
And where our monies are going. 00:18:31
To and I I just wanted. 00:18:33
Point that out to the public because it's important. 00:18:35
That's how we're spending your money. 00:18:38
I think those those priorities are correct. 00:18:41
Please continue to let you know if you're nothing else. 00:18:45
Any questions or discussions from the Commission on this? 00:18:49
Other questions? 00:18:55
Part requested approval, right? 00:18:57
I'm waiting for the Commission to continue their. 00:18:59
They're not, because. 00:19:02
OK, what's what's going on? Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the monthly accounts payable payroll 4th July 2025. 00:19:05
Motion, Do I have a second? 00:19:12
2nd. 00:19:13
Madam Clerk. 00:19:15
Commissioner Frederick. 00:19:17
Aye. 00:19:19
Hi, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Wilson Turkish. 00:19:20
Hi. 00:19:24
OK, item number 3. 00:19:26
Thank you very much, Billy Joel. 00:19:28
Item number 3 is the Lincoln County Predator Control Program. 00:19:30
Sir, good morning. 00:19:36
Good morning. 00:19:38
My name is Pete Natchezki. I live on a ranch about. 00:19:39
30 miles north of here. 00:19:43
And I'm here today to. 00:19:45
Encourage the. 00:19:47
Able to continue the collection of the head tax. 00:19:49
For creditor control. 00:19:52
And to elect. 00:19:54
The Lincoln County Clinical. 00:19:55
Control Board. 00:19:57
You should have received in your packets. 00:20:00
From enabling legislation that permits this. 00:20:02
As well as the letter. 00:20:06
That we set out to each live doctrine. 00:20:08
Owner in the county. 00:20:11
And the petition. 00:20:13
Would you return? 00:20:15
And also kind of a summary of. 00:20:17
What we've built, what we've gotten back. 00:20:20
After the first. 00:20:22
July. 00:20:23
I've gotten a couple more petitions back since then. 00:20:24
Because essentially this was started in about 1965 by Joe Skeen, who was a rancher down at Picacho and also. 00:20:27
A member of senator in the New Mexico Legislature that enabled. 00:20:36
Each county to. 00:20:41
Form of predator Control Board and assess a tax on a per head basis. 00:20:42
4 Predator. 00:20:47
And to my knowledge this has been. 00:20:50
And continuous. 00:20:52
Years since 1965. 00:20:54
I I've got the. 00:20:58
I think we sent out 341. 00:21:01
Petitions to. 00:21:04
Livestock owners in the county. 00:21:06
And I've received back the required percentage. 00:21:09
Of approval. 00:21:13
To go ahead and continue the tax. 00:21:15
So. 00:21:21
Approval. If there's any questions I'll be happy to try and answer. 00:21:22
You know, so we went from 55 to 85, right? And that's 55 has been around forever, right? No that. 00:21:27
I noticed this last night and had I noticed it before then it would have driven me nuts. But we. 00:21:34
We use the letter that was. 00:21:40
Sent out in 2015. 00:21:42
And at that time. 00:21:45
The tax was. 00:21:46
Was $0.55 per head. 00:21:48
In 2020 it was increased to. 00:21:52
Heavenly Father to him. 00:21:55
That was a mistake on the on the letter we sent out. 00:21:58
So. 00:22:01
And now? 00:22:02
This at this point we're asking for $0.85. 00:22:03
So it's it's not that big a jump from 55 to 85 is from 75 that has been collected for the last five years. 00:22:09
The 85 which will be. 00:22:18
Assessed in the coming Friday. I know with the three. 00:22:20
You know, with the. 00:22:24
With the three guys you've got on the team. 00:22:25
And everything else that's really not a lot of money for the value. 00:22:28
Of the service in my opinion. 00:22:32
They've come out. 00:22:33
To to my ranch and actually not on my ranch, but my neighbor's ranch. 00:22:35
He's got got more cattle than I do. 00:22:39
Well, one thing. 00:22:42
Everybody needs to remember, and I did. I did hear a few complaints. We. 00:22:44
We had a little trouble getting the numbers we needed, mainly because people. 00:22:48
They've either ignored the petition or threw it on the kitchen table and. 00:22:53
And I called we we had to make quite a few phone calls to get people to. 00:22:58
You know, to get the numbers that we need. 00:23:02
And a lot of people said, well, I didn't get it or I didn't see it, or I meant to do that. 00:23:04
But. 00:23:11
A few people told me that, well, we haven't seen a trapper. 00:23:12
But what people need to remember is. 00:23:16
If you have trouble. 00:23:18
You know he can call the guys. 00:23:20
You know and. 00:23:21
They probably knew to be a better. 00:23:23
Better job doing PR. 00:23:26
But. 00:23:27
You know a phone call is all it takes and they'll come and help you. We've got three decent. 00:23:29
Pretty good, Trevor. 00:23:33
In this county, and we're pretty fortunate that a lot of counties. 00:23:34
Maybe have one or two or not any. 00:23:38
Of this head tax I believe. 00:23:41
I think the only other. 00:23:46
County and the state that I'm aware of at this point. 00:23:47
That collected in Harding County, up in the northwestern part of the state. 00:23:51
But. 00:23:55
As I said, this has been. 00:23:55
And continuous use since the legislation was passed and. 00:23:57
In 1965. Any questions? 00:24:02
I'll entertain a motion. 00:24:07
Mr. Chairman, I. 00:24:09
Move that we approve the. 00:24:11
County credit control program headphones. 00:24:13
Madam Clerk, please. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, Sir. 00:24:20
Hi Personal Commission Commissioner Fraser Fraser, Chair Fisher. 00:24:25
Right. Thank you. 00:24:29
#4 Consideration to award RFP 2025-12, County Attorney Legal Services for Lincoln County. Mr. Morrod. 00:24:32
You're on. 00:24:42
Chief Procurement Officer. 00:24:46
Today we have the award of RP2025-12 County Attorney Legal Services. 00:24:48
The county Commission approved to issue the RFP. 00:24:54
2025, that's 12 regular July 15th. 00:24:58
It was advertised and legal. 00:25:02
Sources for those news July 31st, Las Cruces Sun. 00:25:07
25th and the Roswell hated. 00:25:11
July 25th as well. 00:25:14
And as well as the account of website. 00:25:17
The county received 2 submissions by an RFP deadline. 00:25:19
1 + 5 the county measures. 00:25:23
Reviews and seeing all submissions responsive. 00:25:25
I proceeded to. 00:25:29
Evaluate these proposals. 00:25:32
And pervy received. 00:25:34
Have a hard time? 00:25:38
So nervous from the award. 00:25:41
You're OK? Alright, Yeah. 00:25:46
Recommendations to more than RP 20.512. 00:25:48
Responsive Proposal. Alexander J Bobbitt, PC. 00:25:52
And the Commission's consideration is to award the RFP. 00:25:55
Do you have a comment you'd like to make on this one? 00:26:00
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. 00:26:04
We went through the as we as we requested. 00:26:08
We went through the. 00:26:12
Procurement process to. 00:26:14
Procure these contract services. 00:26:16
And we did receive 2 proposals. 00:26:19
As such, the evaluations that came back are recommending an award to our. 00:26:23
Local resource. 00:26:28
I feel that this is a fair opportunity. 00:26:31
And a recommendation for an award. 00:26:35
That's appropriate for the Commission, so. 00:26:39
OK, I want to make a mention just I thought you might mention it. 00:26:44
It's important to realize that. 00:26:48
Even though this award would go to someone who. 00:26:50
Would be new to this work. 00:26:54
With. 00:26:56
We still have available. 00:26:57
You know Alan. 00:27:00
Morale can. 00:27:01
To help out and assist. 00:27:03
In that transition. So I think that's an important thing now. 00:27:05
So with that in mind, is there any any other questions or discussion? 00:27:09
I had a question. It was very limited with the information you provided us. What was the scoring criteria? How did you hold? 00:27:14
Madam Commissioner. 00:27:25
There were 4. 00:27:26
Criteria. 00:27:28
That were evaluated on a weighted basis. 00:27:29
I don't have to look them up and it was a. 00:27:32
Based on. 00:27:34
Your RFP. 00:27:34
For qualification responsiveness. 00:27:36
I'd have to look at the proposals to give you an exact answer. 00:27:40
But it was in line with the procurement process for qualifications. 00:27:44
So with your procurement process, there are certain criteria that. 00:27:53
Are allowed to be. 00:27:59
Evaluated with that being qualifications, your availability, your responsiveness. 00:28:01
And there's one more that's escaping me. 00:28:06
That was the evaluation, evaluation criteria that were. 00:28:09
Weighted Appro. 00:28:12
Procurement. 00:28:14
Was that perhaps price? 00:28:17
No, price was not associated with this is. That'll be part of your contract negotiation. 00:28:19
How much weight was placed on each is what my follow-up was. 00:28:24
I just think it's important for the public to understand. 00:28:29
Why we're selecting one over the other? 00:28:32
Not a Commission. I'll have to look into that. 00:28:37
And give you a more specific answer on that. 00:28:40
Usually on one of them. 00:28:42
We don't include the proposal that the way that we can get the RFP after. I could probably look that up real quick. 00:28:44
If you let me, I got that right. 00:28:49
Here, they're not going to answer your questions. 00:28:51
So we'll take the time. 00:28:54
Listen, I apologize, I'm not. 00:28:55
Heard this morning. 00:28:59
So we. 00:29:21
Evaluated this there were. 00:29:24
4 criteria. 00:29:26
This is desirable specifications experience in education attorney-client interface. 00:29:29
Essential service responsibilities. 00:29:34
Also on that there were three. 00:29:37
Pass fail. 00:29:40
Criteria, which is the letter of transmittal insurance campaign contribution disclosure forms which are pretty standard for your 00:29:41
procurement process. 00:29:44
On the desirable specifications were 35 points. Your experience education was 30 points. attorney-client interface was 20. 00:29:48
As essential service responsibilities 15. 00:29:54
I didn't have that really. 00:30:02
Any other questions? 00:30:03
Discussion. 00:30:07
I'll make a I'd like to have a motion to approve the awarding. 00:30:09
Mr. Chair, I'd like to award RFP 2025-12. 00:30:13
County Attorney legal services to Alexander. 00:30:19
J Bobbitt, PC. 00:30:23
2nd. 00:30:28
A second Madam Clerk. 00:30:30
Commissioner Sarnoff. 00:30:34
Hi, Commissioner Fraser. 00:30:35
Aye, Mr. Chavez. 00:30:37
Aye, Mr. Wilson. Yes, Chair Fisher. 00:30:38
All right. 00:30:41
Thank you. 00:30:42
This should be quick. 00:30:43
Consideration of true purchase of a rescue boat. 00:30:44
For Bonita Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. Greenwald's not here, but we've got the wonderful, fantastic. 00:30:48
Justin Luna Rose. 00:30:55
Chairman Fisher, Commissioner. Good morning, Joseph. 00:31:01
Making county wildland fire for me. 00:31:04
This morning to get approval for. 00:31:06
The purchase of a rescue boat for Bonita Volunteer Fire Department. 00:31:10
The total cost of $24,677. 00:31:14
The department does currently have that sitting in their trust fund. 00:31:18
With a wood 13 foot. 00:31:23
Swiftwater rescue boat. 00:31:26
Comes with all the whistles. 00:31:28
We did get 3 different quotes from three different. 00:31:29
Personnel. 00:31:32
And they should be in your packet I believe. 00:31:33
That I stand for. 00:31:37
Where will this boat be? 00:31:42
You know. 00:31:44
They'll be utilized not only in. 00:31:45
In the North division of. 00:31:48
Of the operations like Alto Bonito, Cedar Creek. 00:31:51
All that, but it'll also be transferable down to Hwy. 70. 00:31:54
And then? 00:31:57
When we're not. 00:31:59
Having, you know the. 00:32:00
Now for the flooding events. Then it'll go. 00:32:01
Ross Woolworth. 00:32:04
Would we be receiving revenue? 00:32:06
That is a great question. 00:32:10
Normally on these deals. 00:32:12
Madam Commissioner. 00:32:14
If we take it outside of the county, the county can be reimbursed. 00:32:17
For the time that we spend there. 00:32:21
And usually there is a standard rate for equipment if we take it outside of the county. 00:32:25
So, yes, and the personnel that we take. 00:32:29
Is there a model number of this? I didn't. 00:32:33
It's pretty narrow, 2 foot 8 inches. 00:32:39
It is, it says, pretty. Now it's a fluid. 00:32:43
GS Swift water rescue standard. 00:32:47
1313 foot one inch. 00:32:50
Put nine people in it. 00:32:53
Put 7 it says seven person capacity. 00:32:55
And then the weight capacity is 2020 lbs. 00:32:59
Amazing. 00:33:03
Pretty tight. 00:33:06
These funds aren't coming out of the county. 00:33:11
County budget is coming out of. 00:33:13
How did Benito's trust fund? 00:33:14
Yes, Sir, no. 00:33:16
OK. If there are no more questions, let's go ahead and move. 00:33:19
I'm sorry, what? 00:33:22
The treasure. 00:33:23
Oh, I'm sorry, man, Treasurer. 00:33:24
Chairman Fish, I just wanted to say in the trust fund that Bonita Fire Department has. 00:33:25
132,000. 00:33:30
$319.48. 00:33:32
So that's solid. 00:33:37
Right, solid. 00:33:38
Can I have a motion please to approve? 00:33:40
Make a motion to consider the approval of the rescue vote for Benito's own CARE Fire department. 00:33:42
2nd, 2nd. 00:33:47
Clerk. Senator Wilson, Commissioner Prater. 00:33:50
Aye, Commissioner Sarah. 00:33:54
Commissioner Chavez. Yes, Chair Fisher. 00:33:56
Hi, thank you. Number six consideration to approve. 00:33:58
An overhire of two Rd. operators. 00:34:04
Either two or three operator classification. 00:34:06
Mr. Honey Katya. 00:34:10
Chairman Fisher Commissioners Jeff Honeycutt, Lincoln County Room Superintendent. 00:34:13
Unfortunately, you've had some. 00:34:18
Issues. 00:34:22
Come up in the department where? 00:34:23
People have been hurt. 00:34:25
Injured. 00:34:26
And they are in the recovery phase. 00:34:27
We uh. 00:34:30
Don't have a timeline of when they'll be back. 00:34:31
And right now we have an Operator 4, which is one of our district laid hands that's out indefinitely. 00:34:33
I have an operator three that's getting ready to go into. 00:34:39
A knee replacement surgery. That's a minimum of a 12 week process. 00:34:44
And I have two operator. 00:34:48
That were unfortunately in an accident and they are out indefinitely. 00:34:50
And my mechanic, My lead mechanic. 00:34:54
Is retiring at the end of next week. 00:34:57
So my request. 00:35:00
Is that we could hire at least 2. 00:35:03
Of these positions. 00:35:06
More as possible. 00:35:08
So we can. 00:35:10
Help. 00:35:11
Continue doing what we're doing currently. 00:35:12
These are all vital operation. 00:35:16
Positions and I make a I guess a question. 00:35:18
Yes, Sir. So you. 00:35:22
You're out so. 00:35:24
I know who the three are. 00:35:26
Four and then you got the 4th which the knee replacement that's 4. You know, you're saying you got a mechanic that's. 00:35:29
Retiring. Yes, Sir, that you're asking for two people. 00:35:35
What are we doing? 00:35:39
That would be out of Chairman Fisher. That would be at a minimum of two. 00:35:40
I think the after discussions with the county manager we were going to look at. 00:35:44
To this month and then to next month to see if we had a more of a definite time frame of when somebody could potentially return. 00:35:48
But I'll let the manager speak to that. 00:35:55
Mr. Honeycutt touched on it. 00:36:01
We're uncertain on some of these folks of what their return is going to be and what our current status is going to be. 00:36:03
So we did want to go ahead and recommend 2 today. 00:36:08
To go ahead and start that hiring process. 00:36:12
So that we can at least keep him operating at a capacity that we can. 00:36:15
Try to maintain what we have going on. 00:36:18
As far as the mechanic goes, we've already posted that position. 00:36:21
And we're looking for that replacement, so. 00:36:25
As he's retiring, we already have that. 00:36:28
Position posted, so that's not a part of this consideration. 00:36:30
Can I get? 00:36:34
I have a question for the manager actually. 00:36:38
If Commission approves this, are we going to? 00:36:45
Do benefits with it or is it just a standard deductions? 00:36:48
They're going to be flowing ploys of the county. 00:36:52
So with that as part of this, this is not a budget adjustment yet. 00:36:54
That's why we recommended to because with the folks that are out. 00:36:59
Looking at the budget, we should have enough to cover it. 00:37:03
For now, until we can have more of a clearer picture of what our budgets look like later. 00:37:05
But if we need to bring that back at a certain point in time. 00:37:10
And ask for additional funds for the road department for these folks that we hire. 00:37:13
Then we'll do that at that point in time. 00:37:17
Also with that, understand these are not temporary positions if we hire folks here. 00:37:19
And we do have. 00:37:24
Hopefully some of our people come back. 00:37:26
We would also bring that back to you and ask you to make those permanent positions. 00:37:28
We're not going to hire temporary folks and then just let them go. For some reason, these people come back. 00:37:32
So we want to, we want to increase our. 00:37:37
Our folks and keep good people here is what we're all right so. 00:37:39
So I would support. 00:37:42
This this request. 00:37:45
And between now and the next next Commission meeting, we may have some more visibility. 00:37:48
As to what the future looks like for your department? 00:37:53
Correct. And then we can make some other decisions. 00:37:56
But I think it's important for us to to recognize. 00:37:59
Out of the three or four things accounting should do. 00:38:03
Has to do. 00:38:06
The road department. 00:38:09
Is one of those 4. 00:38:10
So we don't want to lose that capacity. 00:38:12
In service to the comfort to the citizens. 00:38:15
I think we understand that. 00:38:18
And we just want to make sure that, you know that we understand that. 00:38:20
Is there any other questions or comments? 00:38:25
Do you think that's sufficient enough? 00:38:27
At at this time to. 00:38:30
Because we're having all the flooding and everything else and. 00:38:31
You guys are in high demand right now. 00:38:35
So and then we got snow coming just right around the corner. 00:38:37
Commissioner Thomas, I agree. And the the two, was that a minimum? 00:38:42
You know, it was just kind of the. 00:38:46
Let's get this thing started but. 00:38:48
If we hired 4. 00:38:50
I wouldn't complain a bit. 00:38:52
We'll take 4 and go. 00:38:54
Moving forward, but those positions would have to be available and approved by the board. 00:38:55
For me to have that option. 00:39:00
I have a question. You stated that there's a. 00:39:03
Two twos, a three and a four out so. 00:39:07
Are you requesting to hire a three and a four or two? What does that look like? 00:39:10
Budget Chairman. Fisher Commissioner. Third of the request is to hire. 00:39:15
The operator to the operator 3. 00:39:20
However that might look. 00:39:23
Three and 1-2 and two. 00:39:24
The operator floors of promotional. 00:39:27
In-house promotional position. 00:39:30
That is given to blade operators that have been operating in the district. 00:39:31
And have been assigned a district, so that's kind of an internal. 00:39:36
Position that operator for that. 00:39:39
Basically, if that person leaves it reverse back to an operator through. 00:39:41
So we're basically out two threes 2. 00:39:46
And and two twos. 00:39:48
Is the way it would look. 00:39:50
On the hiring specifically Adam, Commissioner. Commissioner. 00:39:51
Sorry, the intent behind this is that we're going to advertise and post a Operator 2 and Operator 3 and see what's available based 00:39:54
on qualifications. 00:39:59
And offer positions appropriately based on their experience and qualifications if we end up with. 00:40:03
4 threes that would be. 00:40:08
Great for the county and we'll bring that back from a budget aspect if we need to. 00:40:10
So we're going to post both positions and see what's available. 00:40:14
Through the calendar. 00:40:17
So could we? Could we? 00:40:21
I mean, I would entertain a motion. 00:40:23
That that would say that that we would. 00:40:25
We would authorize 3 positions, one and above. 00:40:28
What you're asking for? 00:40:32
I would, I would do that because I'm I'm sympathetic to the notion. 00:40:34
Step #1. 00:40:39
These absences that we're experiencing right now. 00:40:43
They're not short term. 00:40:46
I mean maybe 1 is. 00:40:48
The rest are not. 00:40:50
That's number one. Number two, what you brought up. 00:40:51
Commissioner Chavez, this notion that. 00:40:54
You know we're going to have continued flooding. 00:40:56
And then, then we pray for snow. 00:40:59
But if that happens, the Lord says yes. 00:41:02
We're going to need that. 00:41:05
***. 00:41:07
Yes, Sir. So if we happen to be 1. 00:41:08
Above your. 00:41:11
Budgeted number for a while. 00:41:13
You know. 00:41:15
It wouldn't break my heart. 00:41:16
So I I would support. 00:41:19
I would support three. I don't know. 00:41:21
Someone make a motion that way or we don't have support for that on the Commission. 00:41:22
Yes, please. And I while I. 00:41:30
I understand the need for something. 00:41:34
I'm more comfortable at this point improving the two. 00:41:36
Until we get some more clarity. 00:41:39
Clarification on what? 00:41:40
What we actually need and. 00:41:42
In our packet it said these would not be permanent positions. 00:41:43
So. 00:41:46
The fact that they'll they'll turn permanent or could and I could be supportive of that. 00:41:47
I'm not favorite boat. 00:41:52
At that, yet with without. 00:41:53
Clarification. 00:41:55
Or three, but you're you're. 00:41:56
You're you could support too. You're safe. 00:41:58
And let's let's clarify that. 00:42:01
Because. 00:42:03
These are going to be two permanent positions. 00:42:05
Yes, Sir, you understand that? 00:42:07
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, I think the intent behind your. 00:42:12
Agenda is as an overhyre that is considered a temporary position. 00:42:15
That we would at some point make a permanent position, but the over hire would be temporary into a permanent position, kind of 00:42:19
like a probationary period. 00:42:24
Until we know what's going to happen with our current employees and and so that that's the point of my whole comment is. 00:42:28
Is are we hiring permanent positions right now or are we hiring over hire? 00:42:34
And we need to have that clarification as to what. 00:42:39
Mr. Commissioner, we're requesting over hires, as we still have. 00:42:43
Folks that are considered county employees. 00:42:48
For the time being as they are on long term disability. 00:42:50
Make the laptop in perpetuation there now. 00:42:55
And even these two were offered with. 00:42:57
The potential for two more. 00:42:59
I'm not opposed to those, but I'm. 00:43:02
I'm I'm I'm satisfied with the clarification. 00:43:05
Period 2. I mentioned that earlier. 00:43:09
All I'm saying is is that there is some. 00:43:11
There is a time frame. 00:43:14
That's required to get new operators up to speed. 00:43:16
And we're now looking at, you know, kind of the end of August. 00:43:19
So we have to be mindful of that. 00:43:23
With that in. 00:43:25
With that, I would entertain a motion to. 00:43:27
To approve the two over hires as. 00:43:30
As described in the. 00:43:32
You can bring us back to the next meeting. 00:43:38
With more clarity. 00:43:41
Mr. Chairman, I'd like to move. That we approve. 00:43:42
Two over higher positions in the road department positions at either. 00:43:45
The operator 2 are operating a three classification depending on candidate qualifications. 00:43:50
It's a website. 00:43:56
I am clear. 00:43:59
Commissioner Wilson. Commissioner Appraiser. 00:44:01
Aye, Commissioner. 00:44:04
Hi, Commissioner Chavez, Chair Fisher aye motion. 00:44:06
Excellent. 00:44:09
Thank you #7. 00:44:12
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, you got an item before you today. This has been on our projects list. We've been talking about it. 00:44:15
You can kind of see some of the updates we've made mission chambers and we have the same. 00:44:22
Notion of several of our facilities that need. 00:44:27
Probably. 00:44:30
A little more attention than just a coat of paint. 00:44:32
With that, before you have a consideration of a budget adjustment for $300,000 for the Redos Annex. 00:44:34
What the intent behind this would be would be to go up and completely. 00:44:40
Maintenance and. 00:44:44
Fix the exterior of the building, which is in disrepair. 00:44:46
It would also be to. 00:44:49
Look at doing the interior of the building. 00:44:51
And maximizing that space is we are kind of we are filling positions in that. 00:44:53
Building. 00:44:58
Making the offices available and the space available for the folks that were hiring up there as well as updating our conference 00:45:00
rooms to some of these meetings that we have. 00:45:04
In that area of the county that we can utilize and have a space that's appropriate to me. 00:45:08
As some of these instances and the necessity arises so. 00:45:14
With that, that's the request before you. 00:45:17
And we feel that we can accomplish that with this budget adjustment. 00:45:20
Thank you. Any questions, discussion. 00:45:24
Concern. 00:45:28
Anybody who's been up to that annex building can see it's very. 00:45:31
She's being neglected for a long time. 00:45:36
I have a question, how is this project prioritized over other? 00:45:38
Infrastructure needs that we have right now, I know that there are projects that haven't been started after the McBride fire that 00:45:42
have. 00:45:45
And so with this money, couldn't we utilize it to provide the match for those? 00:45:51
Projects as opposed to building. 00:45:55
Two or three people. 00:45:57
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, yes, ma'am, we have. We actually could. 00:45:59
I'm if that's the direction of the Commission. 00:46:03
To prioritize some of our match money in lieu of updating some of our facilities and that's what we would do. 00:46:05
With that, the facility and the maintenance, we need to kind of take care of what we've got. 00:46:11
What level are facilities still this? 00:46:16
This is something that doesn't fall within our facilities maintenance budget this year. 00:46:18
And it's kind of trying to bring some of our facilities back to current, but we can maintain them. 00:46:22
I agree. I appreciate your efforts and recognizing. 00:46:26
The deficiencies that we have in our building. 00:46:29
I just personally have other. 00:46:32
Priorities for. 00:46:34
Roads and that just goes along with public safety and so that's my concern. Yes ma'am and I. 00:46:36
Do agree with our priorities and we bring those to you as they come available. 00:46:43
Hey Cortana, make of a recommendation that we table this till next next meeting. May I make your comment please? Yes. 00:46:47
I believe that. 00:46:53
Our buildings are assets. 00:46:55
To us. 00:46:56
And if we let them deteriorate too much? 00:46:57
That asset goes away. 00:47:00
So I believe that we need to. 00:47:02
Address this stuff. 00:47:04
As it comes up. 00:47:06
And protect our assets for the county. 00:47:07
So that's my opinion on this. 00:47:11
I I agree with that. 00:47:21
And I agree with what? 00:47:24
Commissioner CERN say. 00:47:27
And I think in order for us to make. 00:47:29
A rational decision. 00:47:31
It would behoove us. 00:47:33
To go through the list of. 00:47:35
Matches that we think are important. 00:47:38
And this. 00:47:41
And and reconcile it with the budget. 00:47:42
And see if we can either do all of the above. 00:47:45
Or just somebody above. And normally it's always somebody above. 00:47:49
So. 00:47:53
I I would recommend. 00:47:55
Commission that we table this. 00:47:56
With directions to the county manager to. 00:47:58
Kindly bring. 00:48:01
That those other list of. 00:48:02
Possibles, right? 00:48:04
Possible things to do? 00:48:05
And we'll look at that at the next next. 00:48:07
Michigan, OK. 00:48:10
Do you do you agree? Do I have to have a motion to table it? 00:48:12
And we just. 00:48:17
Are you wanting to table it to specific other disk? 00:48:19
Pardon me? You can handle it for a specific day or you can just leave it. 00:48:23
And bring it back later. 00:48:27
We'll just leave it and bring it back later at the next meeting. 00:48:29
OK. Thank you. 00:48:33
OK, let's move on. 00:48:37
OK, we're we're screaming through the agenda. 00:48:40
Efficiency. 00:48:43
Consideration of budget adjustments in the amount of 160 dollars 60,000 rather, which was 160. 00:48:44
#8 that you want to talk about that manager? 00:48:51
Mr. General, Commissioners, what you have before you on Item 8 is a consideration of a budget adjustment for $160,000. 00:48:55
To provide new. 00:49:02
HVAC system for the Lincoln County Health Office. 00:49:03
We've gone and we've evaluated. 00:49:08
This system it is dilapidated at best. 00:49:10
Also with the concerns reported by the staff that work in that building. 00:49:15
This is something that we need to address for their. 00:49:19
Continued services that they provide. 00:49:22
The citizens of the county. 00:49:25
What we proposed is a mini split system that would allow them to have. 00:49:29
Climate control. 00:49:33
Through their different sectors of the building. 00:49:35
And we feel that this budget adjustment is something that could. 00:49:37
Cover the cost of a new HVAC system and not do we have any? 00:49:43
License on that one. 00:49:46
Concerns. 00:49:48
How many minutes are? 00:49:49
1919. 00:49:53
How old are you preferring service? 00:49:56
We've gone out and we've looked at. 00:49:59
Multiple sources weren't the intent behind this is to use our current. 00:50:00
On call HVAC contract. 00:50:05
Are they going to start? 00:50:13
If it is approved today, it'll be. 00:50:15
And we'll have to bring this back to you on the resolution. 00:50:17
For September, correct? 00:50:21
He brings back on September, but we will go ahead and. 00:50:24
Start the planning aspect on this and as soon as the resolutions approved our September meeting, they'll start. 00:50:28
Right after that. 00:50:33
I'm going to move. We approve. 00:50:36
Budget adjustment amount 160,000. 00:50:39
Do I have a second second. 00:50:43
Yes, Commissioner Sarna. Commissioner Fraser. 00:50:51
Aye. 00:50:54
Hi. 00:50:56
Thank you. The number 9. 00:50:58
Considering agreement capital outlay and budget adjustment 175,000. 00:50:59
This is really straightforward. This was a capital outlay of money specifically directed from the search. 00:51:04
Trailer we finally got. 00:51:10
Access to that. 00:51:11
Do you have any comments? 00:51:13
That you'd like to make on this, We'll just go through it below. 00:51:16
I preached. I'm Robert Barber. I'm the director of the Lincoln County Serve Program. 00:51:20
I want to thank you for this opportunity to talk about this. 00:51:31
This is a much needed shot in the arm for the program. This will. 00:51:35
This money and equipment that we have identified. 00:51:40
Will fully. 00:51:43
Equip the program. 00:51:45
And really make it a viable program. 00:51:47
To operate. 00:51:49
Within the county. 00:51:51
And to support other counties that was one of representative. 00:51:52
Business request. 00:51:56
Is that we also support the outlying areas. 00:51:57
Is Mercy superquamous? 00:52:02
Now I will say that. 00:52:04
The reason we got here today? 00:52:07
Is because of Representative Benson and Senator Kerr Nick Paul. 00:52:09
They were able to get it on the. 00:52:14
On the capital outlive bill. 00:52:18
When no one else would do it. 00:52:21
And I originally submitted this for a grow grant. 00:52:23
And that wasn't funded by the state. That's how we got here today. 00:52:26
Since I put in that request. 00:52:32
I've been able to find. 00:52:34
And get some custom equipment. 00:52:36
A lot cheaper than I made, just like budgeting for, so this would be a good. 00:52:38
Good program and you'll. 00:52:43
You'll most likely come under budget. We really appreciated search support during last year's. 00:52:45
Tragedies. 00:52:51
My disasters. 00:52:52
So I certainly support this. 00:52:55
I'll entertain a motion to. 00:52:57
Approve this. 00:53:01
Mr. Chair, I may have to approve Agreement 1563 Capital Outlay grant 25-J3. 00:53:06
01/9 and budget adjustment in the amount of 175,000. 00:53:13
Don't help. 00:53:19
You guys are aware once we get to find documents? 00:53:21
The Treasurer and I will put it on a resolution. 00:53:25
Thank you. 00:53:28
2nd, We have a second Madam Clerk, please. 00:53:29
Mr. Wilson, Commissioner Frederick. 00:53:34
Alright, Mr. Chavez. Yes, Mr. 00:53:36
Chair Fisher aye #10. 00:53:39
Thank you. 00:53:41
Direction Agreement 1564. 00:53:43
This is for the ambulance building we've been talking about. 00:53:46
Like some time that you know, we rent the current. 00:53:49
A space that's tenuous at best, and how long we'll be able to keep that. 00:53:52
Now this is important. We got the money to do it. 00:53:57
Mr. Byrd. 00:54:00
Mr. Chairman, you. 00:54:02
Commissioners, you kind of covered everything. This is a. 00:54:03
Capital outlay request that was submitted last year. This is the agreement. 00:54:06
And they provided to us. We've already begun the project with the. 00:54:10
Previous capital outlay funding. 00:54:12
That was received. 00:54:15
And with the execution of this and the budget adjustment, the resolution brought to you next meeting. 00:54:16
We'll continue this project. 00:54:21
It's somebody's. 00:54:23
Any questions or discussion? 00:54:25
Entertain a motion. 00:54:29
Mr. Chairman, I was with Bridget Green in 1564. 00:54:31
25-G. 00:54:35
You can make sure Wilson. 00:54:38
OK, now Madam Clerk, please. 00:54:40
Commissioner Chavez. 00:54:43
Yes, Commissioner Wilson. Yes, Commissioner Trader, Aye. 00:54:44
Aye #11. 00:54:49
Approved county Manager the authorized to negotiate acute work plans Agreements with New Mexico for service. 00:54:51
For the Thinning and Harding projects not to exceed $10 million, be free. 00:54:57
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, So what we're bringing to you today and and. 00:55:02
We gotta make smoke of it here with the New Mexico State forestry. 00:55:07
We continue to talk about our progress. 00:55:12
With the. 00:55:15
Lincoln County. 00:55:17
I can't remember what was called the Wildland Fire Initiative. 00:55:19
Readiness Initiative. 00:55:22
Which includes our worry bird, which includes our community thinning programs. 00:55:23
We've provided a proposal to make that sent to the state. 00:55:28
For consideration, Nick is. 00:55:31
Currently in the process of working on his work plan. 00:55:34
That is right there ready to be executed, which essentially be. 00:55:38
An agreement with the county to participate and lead the charge on this program. 00:55:43
So with this the consideration. 00:55:49
Is that? 00:55:51
The authorization for myself to be able to sign that agreement not to exceed $10 million. 00:55:52
So that we could expedite this and not have to either a call a special meeting or B bring this back in September. 00:55:56
As we're hoping to have this going within the next couple of weeks. 00:56:02
Key piece that wasn't highlighted. 00:56:05
Is the fact this is state money? 00:56:08
Correct, this is not county line. 00:56:10
Yes. So it would work essentially the way the NRCS money would. 00:56:13
Is we would front the money on a reimbursement program? 00:56:17
Except we don't have a. We don't have a match. 00:56:20
Correct. Yeah, go ahead. 00:56:23
No, this, this is the the funding that was allocated through the HP. 00:56:25
175 Louise Buffer program to take existing FARA funding. 00:56:30
That would allow the state of New Mexico to assist. 00:56:35
Treaties protecting. 00:56:38
Their infrastructure by installing blue buffers. 00:56:40
With willing land owners. 00:56:43
And and there's a zero match. 00:56:44
This is this is fantastic. 00:56:47
No, no cost to the county. We're going to protect the county. 00:56:49
And we're also a pilot probably for the for the whole darn state. So it's it's. 00:56:52
Quite impressive and. 00:56:58
Appreciate your work. 00:56:59
I'll entertain a motion to approve this. 00:57:00
I consider a motion to approve County Manager author. 00:57:03
The authorization to negotiate and execute work plans. 00:57:07
An agreement with the New Mexico forces. 00:57:10
Clark. 00:57:16
Cortana, Commissioner Travis. 00:57:19
Yes, aye, Mr. Wilson, Chair Fisher. 00:57:21
All right, we're going to, we're going to recess now for. 00:57:24
10 minutes. 00:57:29
When you come back in or when I. 00:57:30
Part here in about two minutes. 00:57:33
Thank you very much for your help. 00:57:35
And appreciate how fast this went. 00:57:36
You like this every time, Sir. 00:57:40
We'll come back into our meeting now. Thank you guys for coming, our Chairman. 00:57:46
Took off, so we're gonna. 00:57:50
Pick up where we left off in our consent items. 00:57:51
We're looking to go. Does anybody on the floor the offer can sit? 00:57:56
1 and three. 00:57:59
Make a motion to. 00:58:18
Any discussion? 00:58:20
Commissioner Serna. 00:58:29
Commissioner Wilson. Commissioner Chavez, Yes. 00:58:30
Commissioner Fraser. 00:58:33
Right. Jeff Fisher is excused. 00:58:34
So now we'll go back and discuss the items Portland consent agenda. 00:58:39
Item number one. 00:58:43
I was just like, uh. 00:58:46
Overview. 00:58:47
Of your monthly report. 00:58:48
And the name of the public. 00:58:51
OK, Oh, there you are. 00:58:54
You were looking for. 00:59:00
I was like, OK, yes, I know she's over there. 00:59:02
Chairman Wilson, Commissioners. Good morning, Sherry Huddleston, Lincoln County Treasurer. 00:59:07
Presenting the Treasurer's financial report for the month ending July 31st, 2025. 00:59:11
Please note the revised, streamlined Treasurer's report. 00:59:16
I'd like to say thank you to Troy Meter Stat and Cassandra Walters for helping me create the new version. 00:59:19
You will notice we replace pages 3 through 6. 00:59:24
They showed. 00:59:28
Year to date, which is. 00:59:29
112th of the budget. 00:59:31
And so we decided to correct those and do the total original budget. 00:59:32
That's what the correction is. 00:59:37
OK. On page one, fund balance report. 00:59:39
The general fund shows an Indian balance of $10,510,085.58. 00:59:42
This compares to an ending balance of 11,376,161. 00:59:48
Dollars and $0.30 for the same time period. 00:59:53
And July 31st, 2024. 00:59:56
Please note that year over year decrease. 00:59:59
Primarily attributed to following transfers $1 million to the road department. 01:00:03
1.7 million. 01:00:08
849 Four $195.68 to corrections fund. 01:00:11
There was also a transfer back into General Fund. 01:00:16
For $1,522,601.78. 01:00:20
Under legislation appropriations that we receive back. 01:00:25
So I was able to put that back into general fund. 01:00:28
There was also a transfer. Umm. 01:00:31
Sorry, page 10 of the Treasurer's report is the full cash report. 01:00:36
And these are from Tyler. So we're going to get used to Tyler's and we're going to. 01:00:40
Trying to make them more I think. 01:00:44
Guys, once we get, you know. 01:00:47
More information in there. 01:00:49
And. 01:00:51
Page 10 is the Poem cache report. 01:00:52
This shows the cash in the bank current balances. 01:00:55
For a total held by the Treasurer of $54,824,170.31. 01:00:59
Page 11. 01:01:06
OK. Page 11 is a record of all investments, bank balances and total cash. 01:01:10
So these are our. 01:01:16
Time deposits demand depos demand accounts. 01:01:19
LGIP pools cash on hand all the fire departments Colonius loans Mogado Creek. 01:01:24
The. 01:01:31
And so those total also the 54,000,008 twenty 417031. 01:01:32
For July 31st, 2025. 01:01:38
So everything's tying together great. We're getting the new program working and. 01:01:41
Getting really good and familiar with it, so we'll have some. 01:01:46
You know more better reports to you know present to you guys in the financial. 01:01:49
Page 16 of the Treasurers Report. 01:01:56
Is the tax scheduled maintenance report? This is not going to change. It's going to stay the same. 01:01:58
That's page 6. 01:02:03
Yeah, there you go. OK. 01:02:12
As of July 31st, the Treasurers office has collected a strong 96.08% of the 2024 taxes. 01:02:13
Last year we had collected 96.28 collections. 01:02:22
So we're on track with last year and. 01:02:26
Probably our average over the last 10 years, we're holding steady and we have canceled the tax sale that we have for the delivered 01:02:30
property again because they're going to have to go out and evaluate all the properties that may be on, you know, in the flood zone 01:02:34
or. 01:02:39
Had flooded so. 01:02:44
That's two years in a row those are canceled. So I feel that our collection rate is doing good. 01:02:46
I'd like to say thank you to our treasurer staff and all of their hard work on our collections because they've been doing. 01:02:51
Tremendous amount of work. 01:02:58
I stand for questions. 01:03:01
Question. 01:03:05
Excellent. Thank you. 01:03:08
The report. 01:03:10
Yes. 01:03:16
Report for July 2025. 01:03:18
Mr. Chair, I'd like to. 01:03:21
Approved the Treasurer's report for July 2025. 01:03:24
A second motion to 2nd any discussion. 01:03:27
Commissioner Chavez. 01:03:34
Yes. 01:03:35
Yes, Commissioner Wilson, Yes, Commissioner Serna, Aye. 01:03:36
#3. 01:03:43
Resolution. 01:03:45
Chairman Wilson Commissioners Jeff Honeycutt, Lincoln County Road Superintendent. 01:03:57
This is a resolution to show support we would like to. 01:04:01
Request funding from the Water Trust Board. 01:04:06
For structure #8-ON lower Eagle Creek, which would be the last structure? 01:04:09
A lower Eagle Creek that would complete that project. 01:04:13
There was a total of nine. We've done 8 to this point. 01:04:17
Through junior bill funding and LGRF funding. 01:04:20
Which is cap Co opted school bus. 01:04:23
This would be. 01:04:26
The very last structure, it's a $1.5 million structure. 01:04:27
Currently it has 25 foot barrels that go under the road and one of them is completely collapsed. 01:04:31
So we have backfilled that to this point and. 01:04:36
We need to get it fixed. The design has already been. 01:04:40
Completed. 01:04:43
With the junior bill money that we. 01:04:44
Fixing the other structure so the design is 100% complete. We just need approval to move forward. 01:04:46
With the application. 01:04:52
And that approval requires a resolution. 01:04:54
And it would also require presentation in Santa Fe. 01:04:58
Typically by a commissioner and myself. 01:05:01
To the board. Water Trust board. 01:05:05
What is the amount, the total amount? The total amount of the project or the ask at this time is $1.5 million. 01:05:08
The match The match would be a 10% match to the Water Trust board. 01:05:15
Along with the look. 01:05:20
States right here are 15 percent, 15% on this. 01:05:21
Columbus 10th. 01:05:26
Question. 01:05:42
Is the magic budget just? 01:05:43
Not at this time, Commissioner. 01:05:45
Madam Commissioner, what we'll end up doing is if they're awarded. 01:05:48
Will bring back the award in the agreement. 01:05:51
And what the budget adjustment at that time if they're worth? 01:05:53
There is a loan component also commissioners with the Water Trust Board similar to the. 01:05:57
Columbus and we won't know that match amount or that loan amount until we can get the total. 01:06:01
Grant amount. That's when those numbers will come through. 01:06:06
We'd just like to move forward with the process of this type. 01:06:10
At this point, we're not up here on any money. We're just. 01:06:14
No Sir application. 01:06:17
Once those, once that final grant agreement comes through, then we'd have that option for the Commission to sign and move forward 01:06:20
from there. 01:06:24
Then that would obligate the money. 01:06:27
With the last 8 completed on time and. 01:06:31
On or under budget? 01:06:35
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Serna, we are working on the last structure right now that was a cast in place structure. 01:06:36
It was a $2.3 million project. 01:06:43
And with the rains, we have been held back a little bit, but we are very close to being completed there. 01:06:46
We get a couple weeks of good weather, we can finish that up. 01:06:52
We've had to do and redo that project. 01:06:56
Because it's been washed out. 01:07:00
Due to the McBride fire or. 01:07:02
What caused this? 01:07:04
Originally. 01:07:05
Lower Eagle Creek was designed to do a pavement rehabilitation. 01:07:06
Then we had the McBride fire. 01:07:11
And we had to kind of. 01:07:13
Kick the pavement part down the road a little bit and fix the drainage because of the burn scar from McBride. 01:07:15
Affected the undersides drainage on lower Regal Creek, so we started from. 01:07:21
Basically gaveled and moved all the way back to the cul-de-sac or lower Eagle Creek. 01:07:25
And replaced all of the drainage structures in there and upsized them to. 01:07:30
It's not to the 100 year storm, but it's to the 10. 01:07:34
And so that's. 01:07:37
Gives us a little bit better drainage. The only problem we've had at lower Eagle Creek at this point is that structure 8 where the 01:07:39
water is overflowing the road. 01:07:42
So just can you clarify what first structure 8 is? Is it? 01:07:49
The beginning or the end? 01:07:52
Structure rate would be the second to last structure before you get to the cul-de-sac on lower Eagle Creek. 01:07:55
So we are fixing structure 9, which is right before the cul-de-sac. 01:08:00
And it's in front of the Dick's property. 01:08:04
And structure rate is probably. 01:08:06
300 yards in front of that one. 01:08:09
And you said that the structure is failing at this time. 01:08:11
One of the two barrels has failed. 01:08:14
We've had the backfill. 01:08:16
There's 25 foot culverts in there right now, underground under the road. 01:08:17
And one of them failed, so we backfilled that one. 01:08:21
So where it's actually functioning with just one five foot barrel? 01:08:23
At this time. 01:08:27
So there's no public. 01:08:28
Safety and matter. 01:08:30
In a public safety matter, whenever it rains like we had yesterday. 01:08:33
That water was passing over the roadway and we had to. 01:08:37
Get that cleaned up. 01:08:41
I make a motion to cons. 01:08:54
And for consideration of resolution #2026. 01:08:56
To the Water Trust board funding. 01:09:02
Stretcher number 19. 01:09:07
Hey, hey, sorry. 01:09:09
The motion is second. Any further discussion? 01:09:11
Commissioner Chavez. 01:09:19
Yes, Commissioner Sharma. 01:09:20
Chair Wilson, Yes. 01:09:22
Motion, thank you. 01:09:23
Thank you. 01:09:26
That that, that wraps up our consent items. We're going to move. 01:09:29
Quickly into non discussion items, I mean non action items. 01:09:33
Yes, Sir, and. 01:09:39
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, I apologize that we're going to go through this relatively quick. 01:09:41
We're doing to spend more time on this and we'll answer. 01:09:45
Question you have for you. 01:09:48
On these items, the first one we're going to go through is just a quick project and grants. 01:09:49
We are updating our. 01:09:54
Projects list as we move through these. 01:09:55
Has just just said we have some of our projects that are coming to completion with rains and. 01:09:58
Some of our flooding, they're holding us up, but that is typical of our monsoon season. 01:10:03
So we're bringing those to fruition. 01:10:07
And in completion on those. 01:10:10
And we have also. 01:10:14
And I very much intend to have a report for you either at your next Commission meeting or before. 01:10:16
Regarding all of our female projects. 01:10:21
As you've heard, all of our cats see through G projects were approved, so we're going to be submitting for those with this new 01:10:25
national declaration. 01:10:28
We're also going to discuss our current projects that we have. 01:10:32
One of our major couple projects that we are moving forward with as part of our FEMA recovery. 01:10:35
Is on Cedar Creek with musket ball Spring Canyon. 01:10:40
Jared Gerloup, half circle and musket ball. There you go. 01:10:44
Those three we are going to expedite with our temporary repairs and either our HB1 money. 01:10:48
Or with cat B1. 01:10:53
So we're going to go ahead and move those forward in a manner to low water crossings that they will be. 01:10:54
Manageable, because right now they are. 01:10:59
Concerned. 01:11:02
So we are going to move forward with those. We've had our engineers out there talking to them. We've had contractors go look at 01:11:04
them that we're getting proposals on. So we are moving forward with those. 01:11:08
Along with that. 01:11:14
I can't see. 01:11:15
We are still continuing to evaluate our bridges. We do have an updated bridge report that. 01:11:20
Road Superintendent showed me this morning. 01:11:25
So at some point we will bring that to you to discuss with that with more in. 01:11:28
Depth. Detail. 01:11:31
As we move down to our OES projects. 01:11:35
Our worry barriers. 01:11:40
And our strategic water, we are expecting the strategic water agreement here within the next month. We did speak with them. That 01:11:42
is on the way. So we will have that $1,000,000 hopefully on your next agenda so we can move forward with that. Our project 01:11:46
manager, Ross is working on where we're going to put those in the budget and the design on those so that we can move forward with 01:11:51
that. He's working with OS and Jeff, so we get those in the right location. 01:11:55
Our guy at the tower, I was informed this morning that that one was approved through the states. We're going to bring that one 01:12:02
forward and go through some contract negotiations and we have some folks that want to go on that that are going to pay any. 01:12:07
The the budget is just a little more than the grant, but we have someone who wants to be on the tower that's going to make up that 01:12:13
difference. 01:12:16
So if we need to bring that back, we'll bring that back. It is all powerful and said that as we execute these agreements. 01:12:19
That would bring those back to the Commission for you to approve with my signature. So we're going to start bringing those back as 01:12:24
part of your consent agenda. 01:12:27
We are still pursuing our. 01:12:33
Volunteer generators. 01:12:35
As well as our courthouse and Senior Center generators for our emergency. 01:12:36
Locations in. 01:12:40
As we evacuate evacuation centers. 01:12:42
So. 01:12:44
Our facilities projects, our Commission chamber update, you can see we've got that. 01:12:47
Fairly completed and we're still doing some final touches on that. 01:12:50
We are going to have you some name place in the declaration of a few things ordered. 01:12:53
So we'll put the finishing touches on that by our next meeting. 01:12:57
Our sub office update that will be a continuing conversation that we have. 01:13:00
As we bring back in this discussion on our match monies and some of those other things on our larger projects that are going to 01:13:04
require match. 01:13:07
Of Fairgrounds Fletcher Hall, that's an update project that we're considering. Our HVAC was approved this morning. 01:13:12
Of the 3:10. 01:13:17
The 310 11th St. purchase is complete and we're working on that. 01:13:19
To get the Madam Clerk moved into that building, hopefully either this week or next week. 01:13:22
The detention center plumbing is moving forward and we have some conversations on that with me, Ross and the contractor and that 01:13:28
was moving forward to completion with that grant. 01:13:32
Our projects projects. 01:13:37
From project projects. 01:13:39
Courthouse renovation we have submitted. Did we get that submitted? 01:13:41
The CDBG application, we really want to commend Ross for working through that. It's a pretty. 01:13:44
In-depth process. He's worked with the car and he's got that front. 01:13:49
Project. 01:13:52
For approximately 2. 01:13:53
Point $8 million for the ABA improvements for the courthouse. So that one is submitted for consideration and we'll see how that 01:13:55
one goes. 01:13:58
The ambulance station was approved this morning. We're going to continue that one. 01:14:02
We have meetings with the fairgrounds. 01:14:05
Or the architect on the fairgrounds. 01:14:07
So that we can bring you back a revised plan. 01:14:09
And a budget so that we can consider that for approval before we move forward with that. 01:14:11
Healing Heroes, we're going to talk about that one, the NRCS buyout. 01:14:17
And our cert unit and trailer that was added this morning, so. 01:14:21
Several things. 01:14:24
We're moving forward with in several different locations, Houston. 01:14:26
The billboards. The portable billboards that we. 01:14:29
Last I saw the procurement. 01:14:33
No, Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Chavez, those are in the process of being ordered. 01:14:35
Right now, procurements done, we've already worked through that. 01:14:39
Those are in, like you said, they're all the way. 01:14:42
Our grant funding list is we're still developing it. We're going to do some formatting on this. 01:14:47
But we are tracking. 01:14:51
All of our grants. 01:14:52
Award amounts. 01:14:55
Several things moving forward and as we're tracking those to completion. So we've had some really good coordination meetings and 01:14:58
we're all on the same page. 01:15:01
Moving forward with us. 01:15:05
And we'll bring those back to you with some of our match money and funding so that we're. 01:15:06
On the up and up, moving forward ahead of time, not. 01:15:10
As a response. 01:15:12
So. 01:15:14
The NRCS debris remover, I know that's kind of a hot topic. 01:15:19
We have updated all the reports. We should be receiving the 4 million on that. 01:15:22
And the 12 million is going to be made available to us for the extra 16 on the debris removal. 01:15:26
And like I said, we will have you a FEMA update, if not the next meeting before then. 01:15:33
Any questions on projects grants? 01:15:38
I have a quick question, Mr. When it comes to those Three Bridges that you guys were talking about, Jared Blue basketball, we are 01:15:42
already officially going back to a low water crossing on all three of those. 01:15:48
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Breaker, that is the plan. 01:15:55
Yes, we are going to look at the low water crossing. There's been some design issues actually the engineers going to be here this 01:15:58
afternoon and I'll meet with him and if the managers available. 01:16:02
He'll meet with him as well. 01:16:07
We are in the process of getting those. 01:16:09
Designed and put together, but they will be low water crossings. 01:16:11
OK, is there a reason or an intent behind going with low water crossings rather than? 01:16:15
You know, repairing and replacing this stuff that is currently there. 01:16:23
Commissioner Prather at this time. 01:16:26
We're in that window where we're in the temporary repair. 01:16:28
Versus the permanent repair. 01:16:32
And if we do something with. 01:16:34
Permanent, long-term, structured concrete. 01:16:35
It gets more. 01:16:38
Closer to the permanent type repair. 01:16:39
And that's not exactly on the table with FEMA at this time and some of the money that we have available to us. 01:16:41
So we're going with the low water crossings because we can actually make these more of a temporary type repair with some long 01:16:46
term. 01:16:49
Outlook. So the the long-term outlook. 01:16:53
Would be that we go through with a suspension bridge or. 01:16:56
Of something a lot in those lines. Manager burns them. 01:17:00
Mr. Commissioner. 01:17:05
We're going to evaluate these. 01:17:06
Here's the issue that you see. 01:17:08
With trying to design culverts and bridges. 01:17:11
You can't put an engineering factor in the Mother Nature. 01:17:16
Whatever you put in her way, she's gonna. 01:17:18
Move out of her way. 01:17:21
And so that's where these low water crossings. 01:17:22
Are more sustainable for the county because. 01:17:25
When we see these events, no matter how large they are. 01:17:27
We go and. 01:17:31
Clean them off and they're back in service. It's not something that's a. 01:17:32
A detrimental disaster. 01:17:36
When they flow off and are damaged and worse than here, having to look for millions of dollars and having to go to FEMA. 01:17:38
And all the labels of. 01:17:44
Design and approvals. 01:17:46
To repair them well water crossing we will clean off with the blade and the motor and it's back in service and. 01:17:48
Going to tomorrow. 01:17:55
So. So we're considering those. 01:17:56
And maintaining. 01:17:58
Our positive flow and navigable waters through Cedar Creek. Some of these areas. 01:18:00
But having these things designed in a manner that when they're hit with these heavy waters. 01:18:04
It rolls over them and. 01:18:09
It's not it's not near as big a disaster as what we've seen. 01:18:11
So we are evaluating these. Some of them will be appropriate for spraying bridges. 01:18:14
But some of these that we're looking at that are shallow crossings at low water crossing will probably be more appropriate for the 01:18:18
long term solution. 01:18:21
And we are putting those together within our CS as well. We are doing Gaby and baskets along. 01:18:26
Cedar Creek to kind of keep that in place when we get to the mitigation process. 01:18:32
Of rebuilding these things on a permanent nature. 01:18:37
It'll look a little bit different. 01:18:39
Now, how that's going to look just yet, I don't know. 01:18:42
But it'll be dependent on money and how we kind of see going forward. But the low water crossings are very durable. 01:18:44
And they're easier to maintain. 01:18:51
And get people in and out if we lose Cedar Creek musket ball. 01:18:53
Those people are landlocked back there. 01:18:57
That's their only way in and out. 01:18:59
So no water crossings are a good thing. There's 2 low water crossings. 01:19:01
Arabella Highway. 01:19:06
I mean, I have a ranch out there, so I have to go through them. 01:19:08
And you just have to wait. 01:19:12
And then once you wait. 01:19:13
Ordered. 01:19:16
And you subside. I'm sorry. 01:19:17
And and you just go through. 01:19:20
And they're still there. 01:19:23
And like, it's easier to take a blade across one. 01:19:25
And they're they're more economical. 01:19:29
The cheapest to build in. 01:19:32
Absolutely. It's part of the industry standard. 01:19:35
You know, they're it's old school. 01:19:38
So to speak. 01:19:40
But they're very durable. They're very part, you know. 01:19:40
It's just a very. 01:19:43
Economic way to approach this at this time? 01:19:46
Any other discussion? 01:19:51
Thank you, Mr. Manager. 01:19:54
You have discussion on this. 01:19:55
Yes. 01:19:58
Just real quick and. 01:20:00
Like I said, I apologize that we're. 01:20:02
Kind of walking through this fairly quickly there. There was intent to be. 01:20:04
More discussion on these. 01:20:07
We did want to inform the Commission about the real Estate Lincoln County Floodplain Buyout and restoration initiative. 01:20:10
That we've had a few meetings on that we are looking at that we are developing. 01:20:16
Floodplain Maps. 01:20:21
And. 01:20:23
And and a proposal. 01:20:26
And it's currently. 01:20:28
1100 properties at about. 01:20:30
$609 million, depending on how you. 01:20:32
Estimate the properties. 01:20:36
With that, we intend to bring this back for more discussion as it is submitted. 01:20:41
But it is ongoing. We are looking at it. 01:20:45
And we want to have some additional discussions as that is the county would be the intended. 01:20:48
Fiscal agent for that program. 01:20:52
If it's moved forward, if it's funded and those are both big, is from a federal and a state level. 01:20:55
But we did want to let y'all know that we are working through that, we are looking at it. 01:21:00
As a recovery method for some of these folks that were affected and don't have homes tonight. 01:21:04
Stand for any questions on that one real quick. 01:21:09
Any questions? 01:21:14
What are the priorities within this real safe plan? 01:21:16
The priorities. 01:21:19
So just a quick overview of the plan there will be. 01:21:21
2 categories. 01:21:24
Residential and commercial. 01:21:26
And there'll be a level 1 to 5 priority, Level 1 for folks that. 01:21:27
Homes are completely destroyed. 01:21:31
That don't have a place to go tonight all the way through 5. 01:21:33
Which is. 01:21:37
A home that might be affected by the 100 year event and we have some maps and stuff and this will be something like I said. 01:21:39
So. 01:21:46
And we want to kind of look at these, but we have our priority homes. 01:21:47
That you could see that are within the floodway. 01:21:50
Your priority twos. 01:21:53
Or a little further out within a different. 01:21:55
Flood zone. 01:21:57
All the way up to your prior to fives. 01:21:58
But as you can see, you're kind of more on the outliers. 01:22:01
So with that, that one to five. 01:22:04
Priority level based on where they are, what the property is. 01:22:08
Throughout that 11128 properties. 01:22:12
Well, we probably wouldn't be funded for this until next summer, so. 01:22:15
Visible please, I wouldn't have a place to go tonight. 01:22:22
I didn't have a place to go last year after they were plotted out and. 01:22:26
Probably have been rehomed by now. 01:22:29
So. 01:22:32
Looking at that, wouldn't it be better to prioritize it based on the level of risk that it? 01:22:33
It could be mitigated if we did. 01:22:39
Purchase that property. 01:22:41
So. 01:22:44
Not on, Commissioner, that's exactly the whole point of this. You're 100% right. 01:22:45
The intent behind this is to remove those obstacles out of the floodway instead of them. 01:22:49
Being in a position where they can't rebuild. 01:22:53
But to create a flood when that when these things happen as they are going to continue to happen. 01:22:55
Over the next several years. 01:23:00
That it's manageable and we're not displacing people. 01:23:02
So yes, what your statement is 100% right. It's it's. 01:23:05
Prioritized based on. 01:23:08
For future events. 01:23:10
So I would steer away from prioritizing based on the use of the land. 01:23:11
Because it may have been an RV park and that was a commercial use as opposed to a single family dwell. 01:23:15
So I think that we need to look at mitigating risk. 01:23:21
Just one, there's going to be several of those instances like that that we're trying to all address because at the end of the day, 01:23:24
we want to prioritize families. 01:23:28
And rest. And make sure that we're not. 01:23:32
Yes, ma'am. 01:23:35
Further questions? 01:23:39
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, is the last one we're going to discuss is Lincoln County Wildland Fire Readiness Initiative. 01:23:45
We had Nick here earlier. 01:23:50
We approved the. 01:23:52
Authorization to negotiate that, that's moving forward very. 01:23:54
Well, we have that up the state. We have that proposal initial $5 million. 01:23:57
For barriers and. 01:24:02
We're going to start two programs with that money, which is the county's thinning and barriers and also our community thinning 01:24:04
program that's going to be run through. Oh yes, and essentially that community thinning program is going to be in conjunction with 01:24:08
Miss Ward Off. 01:24:12
And it'll be an application process for folks that want to participate with their properties that. 01:24:17
Oh yes? Well evaluate. 01:24:22
And support them in thinning their properties. The other part is going to be the counties barrier program that we're going to 01:24:24
start on the South side of the village or a dose and reduce bounds that we've already identified the properties and the barrier 01:24:30
that we're going to go start with that with right entries and take contractors in there and create that barrier that we can. 01:24:35
Have a defensible space. 01:24:41
If the circumstances arise that we have a fire that we have to defend. 01:24:43
Those programs are moving forward very well. 01:24:48
Mr. Smokeovich has really been a good support on that. 01:24:51
And we're really hoping to have that funded here within the next. 01:24:54
Two weeks. 01:24:57
Within the next two weeks. 01:24:58
Because as we're flooding right now. 01:25:00
Fires are going to very soon be a problem again. 01:25:04
So we have not forgot about that and we're moving forward efficiently on that. 01:25:06
Manager burns whenever it comes down to these individual properties. 01:25:13
I guess is there a priority level that you guys have set already or is this going to be something that is open to all? 01:25:18
Applicants throughout the entire county. The idea would be we'd make this open to all applicants on a first come, first serve 01:25:24
basis. 01:25:27
It's just something that we go out and evaluate, and Aaron's already offering this. 01:25:31
To come out to evaluate people. 01:25:34
Property, and there's already some programs that will. 01:25:36
Fund a percentage of it. 01:25:39
This would be the makeup for the rest of it and close the gaps that we would coordinate contractors and clean up and some of those 01:25:42
things that we're wanting to make available. 01:25:46
For those properties on an application and first come first serve that if we go out and see that the property does qualify. 01:25:50
It needs to be thinned that we would make these resources available. 01:25:57
And so this would. 01:26:01
Potentially cover the match. 01:26:02
For that particular property owner. 01:26:04
That program with Miss Laura as we move forward with that is still available. 01:26:07
So we are in the development stages of that. 01:26:11
That we will bring back to you. We have that. 01:26:14
Finalized for how that process is going to work. 01:26:16
Thank you guys. 01:26:25
Thank you, Mr. Manager. 01:26:26
Thank you and I apologize we still through that. I know there's some other. 01:26:27
Items that we need to spend some more time on. 01:26:30
And we will. 01:26:34
OK, we're good. So moving on. 01:26:36
To our gender backup. 01:26:39
Agenda item number 3, which is our presentation. 01:26:41
Section of the agenda. 01:26:44
The Duke Moon will not be having this presentation from. 01:26:45
Yesterday we do have. 01:26:48
Or Dallas, unfortunately. 01:26:51
Competition. So I want to invite you to. 01:26:53
Mr. Chairman. 01:26:58
What I want to introduce. 01:26:59
Miss Kim. 01:27:01
Kim has been doing a. 01:27:04
The compensation study for us for over the last eight months or so. 01:27:06
We've been reviewing this with her. 01:27:14
And we've been stepping through this. 01:27:34
The intent today is for her to present her reports. 01:27:37
We will at a later date. I will come back with y'all. 01:27:41
And I follow up in an executive session. 01:27:44
To present our recommendations. 01:27:46
On our specific. 01:27:49
Positions in personnel. 01:27:51
So she's going to have the recommendation to the overview. 01:27:53
But not necessarily specifics on what our recommendations will be. We'll do that with you as a Commission. 01:27:56
Thank you. Thank you guys. Jason, I'll just do this. Oh, thank you. 01:28:02
Thank you, Commissioners, for inviting us to come present this information to you today. 01:28:10
My name is Kendra Filippis. I'm the project director with Valiant Consulting Group. 01:28:14
And I have with me today Stacy Jackson. 01:28:19
Stacy is a Certified Compensation Professional, which in the world of compensation is the equivalent of a CPA in the accounting 01:28:21
world. 01:28:25
She has the experience in the. 01:28:29
Education in the background to really be an expert in compensation and you'll be hearing mostly from her today. 01:28:31
I'd like to go through. 01:28:37
Through the agenda. 01:28:38
Which is on the next slide. 01:28:41
Play with the PBS so if you Scroll down. 01:28:45
There we go. 01:28:49
So first we wanted to let you know or give you some ideas as to why you might have chosen Giant. And thank you for choosing 01:28:51
Valiant to do this work, but we also want you to feel confident. 01:28:55
That you've chosen properly. 01:28:59
And so I'll go through a little bit about our history as well as what the scope of the project was. 01:29:01
Then I'll be turning the floor over to Stacy and she'll walk you through how she determines the market. 01:29:06
To compare your jobs to. 01:29:11
She will walk you through the whole compensation strategy and kind of the philosophy that we worked through with. 01:29:14
At that point it was Commissioner Fisher and before. Before. 01:29:19
County Manager Burns within. 01:29:23
She'll talk you through the structure design. 01:29:26
And then of course. 01:29:29
Of course, the bottom line, all of the costs that would be associated with implementing the recommendations that we have today. 01:29:30
We have a process called a request for review which is a point where we. 01:29:36
Come up with our initial findings and recommendations, present them to the county and ask them to go through it all with a fine 01:29:40
tooth comb. 01:29:44
Make sure we didn't miss anything, get something wrong. We're human. Did we get misunderstand the position? So we did go through 01:29:48
that process as well. 01:29:51
And then we also looked at your policies and have some recommendations to ensure alignment between our recommendations and what 01:29:56
your policies would be. 01:29:59
We've put together an implementation plan as well. We we know that you don't do this every day and we do. So we've seen some best 01:30:04
practices that we have. 01:30:08
Included in the report. 01:30:12
That I've provided to you, so we provide the full report. 01:30:14
Along with a copy of these slides so that it you know. 01:30:17
Later, when you're thinking through what did she, what was she talking about, you can see the slides. 01:30:20
On some of the slides you will see a reference to a page number in the report, so you can quickly turn to that page in the report. 01:30:24
If we of course stop me at it. Stop us at anytime if you have any questions. 01:30:31
If we can go to the next slide. 01:30:36
Who is Valiant? So we are an Albuquerque company. 01:30:38
A small company we've been around since 1998. 01:30:41
And we are, of course, locally owned. We specialize in compensation and human resources. 01:30:45
My background is in human resources, not project management, so my role is to. 01:30:51
Put the interior hat on and see do these recommendations. Could I live with these if I were the HR director? 01:30:55
But we specialize for. 01:31:02
Counties and tribal entities. When we first opened up in 98, we were. 01:31:04
Focusing on tribal entities in New Mexico and Arizona. 01:31:08
We have. 01:31:13
Over the past 30 years, expanded throughout the country. 01:31:13
And throughout New Mexico where we serve about 1/3 of the New Mexico counties and I have to say it's. 01:31:16
Really pleasurable to come out to these Commission meetings and see the work of the counties being done. 01:31:22
The counties that we serve. So again, appreciate that you've invited us to be here. 01:31:28
We, we say and this is kind of self-proclaimed that we are the experts and we've become most trusted amongst in Mexico counties 01:31:32
kind of because of the next slide. 01:31:36
Which I didn't include. 01:31:40
I didn't clue shows a. 01:31:43
Some of the clients that we've served over the past several years, past 30 years, you'll see in that first column. 01:31:45
A lot of New Mexico counties and 11 city. 01:31:51
We all go through that too much. I'd like to get into the meat of the presentation, so on the next slide is a copy of the. 01:31:56
Scope of the project, you'll see a lot of check marks there. That's everything that's that's we've completed so far. 01:32:02
When we start a project, we spend a little bit of time getting to know you, getting to know your jobs. 01:32:08
Getting to New York focuses and your compensation philosophy. 01:32:12
We ensure that we have an accurate listing of job titles so that we know what jobs were. 01:32:16
Pricing in the market. 01:32:20
Then we move into with your county. We revised your job descriptions. Now there's a little. 01:32:22
Bullet there at the bottom in orange. 01:32:27
Meaning that that's not finished yet, we are still in the process of. 01:32:30
County Manager Burns is reviewing those job descriptions. I believe he's working with his department heads. 01:32:33
And as he finishes those. 01:32:38
We know our work isn't done until we've provided you with a finalized product, so we will. 01:32:40
Bring in all of the revisions and edits that your department has see in the job. So that is the one piece that is not finalized 01:32:44
yet. 01:32:48
Stacy conducts a market review. 01:32:53
Once we've got all of the positions established, she determines the correct market to compare your positions to. 01:32:55
Looks at the FLSA status, which is positions that are required to be paid overtime versus. 01:33:02
Those that can be exempt from the overtime provisions of the FLSA. 01:33:07
We have recommendations on all of that. 01:33:11
And then we've looked at your compensation system and revised it. Recommend that you revise it. 01:33:14
Moving into implementation, that's where we are now, where we're pulling together reports. 01:33:20
Numbers. 01:33:24
And recommendations and then presenting them to you all. 01:33:25
We always have a little Infinity sign there with communications because even after a project is done, we're not done. We're here, 01:33:29
we're in Albuquerque, we're easy to reach. 01:33:33
And we continue to support our clients even after the project is done. 01:33:38
With that, I'll turn the floor over to Stacy so she can really walk you through the meat of. 01:33:43
Compensation. 01:33:47
Great. Thanks, Kim, and thank you again, Chairman, Commissioners, for having us here today. 01:33:49
I'm going to dive into a lot of details about what this. 01:33:53
Study entailed. 01:33:55
How we conducted it and what we recommend the county. 01:33:57
But before I do so, I think it's helpful to step back and see. 01:34:00
What were the problems you want to solve? What did you want addressed? 01:34:03
By conducting this evaluation. 01:34:06
So we went back to our notes, we revisited all the conversations we've had over the last eight months, and we've had many of them. 01:34:09
If I recall correctly, we had the chance to meet with Commissioner Serna, Commissioner Fisher. 01:34:14
As well as managers, directors. 01:34:19
To really understand what are the obstacles and challenges that the county is facing in paying employees well. 01:34:23
As we reflect back on those conversations, these are the three major themes that we heard throughout. 01:34:31
The first was a desire to ensure that the compensation system. 01:34:37
Is flexible. 01:34:41
And concern. 01:34:42
Flexible because when you have a new hire you need the ability to offer desirable wages. 01:34:44
Wages that will help you attract talented, great people who will come here to serve the community. 01:34:49
But you also have to be careful to ensure that those wages don't create inconsistencies or inequities across. 01:34:56
The county, we want to ensure that whether somebody works in the managers office, the roads department, the Sheriff's Office, they 01:35:01
are paid a consistent. 01:35:06
Wage. 01:35:10
Additionally, we heard the importance of. 01:35:12
Recognizing individuals. 01:35:14
Ensuring that. 01:35:16
Each individual is paid for the value that they're bringing to the county and the services they provide. 01:35:17
And then lastly but importantly. 01:35:23
All of this this system, all these recommendations. 01:35:26
This should be easy to understand, easy to follow on a day-to-day basis. 01:35:29
So that as you have a new hire, a promotion, any kind of change in salary. 01:35:33
You can look to your system or your managers can look to it to make informed decisions. 01:35:38
Now we feel confident that our recommendations will support. 01:35:44
In addressing all of these key concerns. 01:35:47
And it really comes to what we've outlined on the next. 01:35:50
Slide, which is our methodology. 01:35:52
Now our goal through all those project deliverables. 01:35:54
Is to provide the county with an effective compensation system. 01:35:58
There are a lot of ways you could define what it means to be effective when it comes to your compensation. 01:36:03
So what we've seen in our 30 plus years during this work. 01:36:07
Is that the best comp systems? 01:36:11
Are those that help you find a balance. 01:36:13
Between the needs, the externally competitive offering those desirable wages. 01:36:15
But also. 01:36:20
Internally consistent. 01:36:21
Ensuring that those wages are administered in a fair and equitable manner. 01:36:23
So as I delve into what we've done, I hope it's evident. 01:36:28
How we tackle this balance? 01:36:32
How did we look at the external environment? 01:36:34
What are we recommending for an internally consistent structure? 01:36:36
So that in the end. 01:36:40
You achieve this desired act. 01:36:41
And I'll begin by focusing on the external environment. 01:36:44
So we proceed to this next slide. What you'll see is that our. 01:36:47
Is to find out. 01:36:51
Well, what would a county, if it's exactly likely in 10 counties, all the baby paying if they were paying competitively. 01:36:52
That's a difficult question to answer. 01:36:59
Because yes, there are many counties across the state, but who is exactly like Lincoln County? 01:37:01
Right where you are. 01:37:07
With the challenges that you face. 01:37:08
With the staff you have available and who are here. 01:37:10
And so from a data standpoint, what we strive to do is collect data from many different data sources. 01:37:14
That when taken together. 01:37:21
Help us paint this picture of where you are in the middle. 01:37:23
Our data sources help us hone in to other industries, other public administration, other government entities. 01:37:26
They help us hone into this location the cost of living here, the cost of Labor here. 01:37:33
And your organizational side? 01:37:38
As you'll notice in a moment when I show you what those different sources enthal. 01:37:41
No one of them is perfect. It's not going to fill in all of these bubbles. 01:37:45
But if we take enough of them. 01:37:48
They help us to find where you are right in the middle here. 01:37:50
So as I said, the next. 01:37:55
This slide shows you, oh, we went a little too far, that's OK. The next slide shows you where we looked for data, those two boxes. 01:37:56
Perfect. Thank you, Madam Clerk. 01:38:03
And you'll notice how these different data sources fall into two categories. 01:38:05
They included salary surveys. These come from the federal government third party vendors. 01:38:09
And comparable employers. 01:38:14
Salary surveys are really the foundation of what we look at because they collect data from so many employers across the country. 01:38:17
So we can apply filters that look like these bubbles, and we can hone it right into zip code, right into the county's boundaries. 01:38:24
What is the cost of Labor right here for your jobs? 01:38:30
But we also like to look to other employers because that's where your employees will see job postings. 01:38:34
That's who you're up against when it comes to. 01:38:40
Competing for talent. 01:38:42
As you'll notice on the right hand side, we also looked at job postings. 01:38:44
We looked at many of the cities in the county. 01:38:47
We also looked at all of the classy high counties across the state. 01:38:50
It's important to know that even as we looked at other employers. 01:38:54
We wanted this data to look as like Lincoln County as. 01:38:57
So that means. 01:39:02
Let's say for instance we used Rio reside counts. 01:39:03
On the other side of the state, right? 01:39:06
We would apply a geographic differential to see how does their data compare to your cost of living here? What would it look like 01:39:08
if we were to plot therapy practices? 01:39:13
Right here. 01:39:17
So. 01:39:18
Always ensuring we're comparing life to. 01:39:19
You'll also notice how we used our own data. Because we have surged so many of the counties and cities across the state, we could 01:39:22
look to our own files to see. 01:39:26
What are other entities doing? 01:39:30
And looking through all of this gave us a good picture of the external environment. 01:39:33
That next step is to see. 01:39:38
How can we support you in making effective internal pay decisions? 01:39:40
So if we go to the next slide, what you'll see? 01:39:45
Is that essentially what we've done is we've drawn this market line, we've seen what are comparable employers paying? 01:39:47
For jobs that are like your jobs. 01:39:54
Now that we have this in. 01:39:57
The next step is to consider. 01:39:59
As leadership. 01:40:01
What does the Commission want to do? 01:40:02
In relation to market? 01:40:04
How do you want to position your salaries compared to others? 01:40:05
Do you want to pay what others are paying? 01:40:09
In other words, match the market. 01:40:11
Or do you want to deviate from? 01:40:13
Market. You've heard a lot of numbers today, a lot of costs. 01:40:15
You may determine if you have the costs associated with this, but you may want to payless the market. 01:40:18
Consciously lag behind. 01:40:23
Or you may decide we need to be the employer of choice. There we need to pay more than what's expected. 01:40:25
To get great people to come work for us. 01:40:30
Let's lead the market. 01:40:32
All of these are good strategies. 01:40:34
But to make them in an informed way. 01:40:36
You have to know. 01:40:38
What is the? 01:40:39
And that is what we're offering to you, and I'll illustrate how. 01:40:41
What you'll see in a moment is that. 01:40:44
We've developed an internal system that takes a match market approach. It shows you this is what it is to pay. 01:40:46
What others were like? You are paying. 01:40:52
For jobs that are likely. 01:40:54
And So what? 01:40:57
That in mind, what this all comes down to is a salary structure. 01:40:58
In a moment I'll show you the tables associated with that structure. 01:41:02
But before I get there I just want to describe how it works. 01:41:06
If you want to see the structure itself, you can go to page 13 of this report. 01:41:10
As I said, in a moment, you'll see it. 01:41:14
The structure itself is really just a table, it has a bunch of numbers in it. 01:41:16
But those numbers have a purpose. 01:41:20
Or hindsight. This slide illustrates. 01:41:22
The way this table should work is that when your managers go to make a decision about hire or any kind of salary change. 01:41:26
They should be able to look through it and instantly know. 01:41:33
This is the external competitive rate for our job. 01:41:36
Now the way they know this is because the middle of the structure. 01:41:40
I should describe what you're saying here for a moment. 01:41:43
What I've taken is that. 01:41:45
Table. 01:41:47
And I've plotted it out in these lines on this graph. 01:41:48
And so you'll see the starting rate for every range. The range numbers are on the bottom. 01:41:51
And this has just been illustrative graph right now. 01:41:56
But for instance grade. 01:41:59
Anyone grade any two? Grade any three? Those are all listed across the bottom. 01:42:00
And then you see these lines. 01:42:05
What these lines plot out are the minimum midpoint and maximum of each salary range. 01:42:07
Now I was saying a moment ago that when your managers look to this structure, they should know in an instant. 01:42:13
What others are paying for jobs like their jobs? 01:42:17
They'll know that by looking to the middle of the range. 01:42:20
We've set up this structure so the mid. 01:42:23
Points represent the external. 01:42:26
Go and wait for every job. 01:42:28
We do this in the middle because in the market there are all sorts of people, there are experienced people, there are brand new to 01:42:31
their field and industry people, and they're paid all over the board. 01:42:35
What we wanted to find out is what does the average person earning? 01:42:40
And let's ensure that the average person at Lincoln County. 01:42:44
Burns close to that amount. 01:42:47
So we set it up in the middle of the range. 01:42:49
And then we have these boundaries to work with them. 01:42:51
We don't want anyone paid too low compared to market. 01:42:53
Or. 01:42:56
Too high compared to markets. We don't overspend our limited funds. 01:42:57
And so we set up a minimum rate. 01:43:01
And a maximum rate around it. That's where the screen line is for minimum. 01:43:02
And the red line. 01:43:06
That tells us the boundaries to work with things that. 01:43:08
Our new hires are less experienced folks. They come in close to the bottom boundary. 01:43:10
Are more experienced and high performers. 01:43:15
They should come in at least about middle line. 01:43:17
Or maybe. 01:43:19
Up towards. 01:43:20
And the cap that upper line. 01:43:21
There are other things designed in this structure. 01:43:25
For instance, we want to grow salaries. We want to encourage people to come to the county and stay. 01:43:27
And so we set that minimum and maximum at rates that encourage people to stay in their jobs by growing their salaries overtime. 01:43:32
We also set it up so that there's an incentive to move jobs to take promotions and advancement opportunities. 01:43:39
And so this midpoint differential, that's the difference from one grade to the next to the next. 01:43:45
We want stepping stones that people see meaningful growth of their. 01:43:50
As they take meaningful growth. 01:43:54
In job. 01:43:55
So all of this underlines. 01:43:58
The following table. 01:44:00
Now the structure itself actually has three parts to it. 01:44:02
First part is the non exempt structure. 01:44:05
As Kim was describing that the Fair Labor Standards Act, this pertains to jobs that receive overtime pay. 01:44:08
So this is going to tell you. 01:44:13
Frontline employees. 01:44:15
As you can see, there are. 01:44:17
Nine different ranges. 01:44:18
And as I described, there's a minimum. 01:44:20
The midpoint and a maximum. 01:44:22
So just to reiterate again, and you can see it's in bold because. 01:44:24
It's important when we say that market is midpoint. 01:44:27
The reason for that is that when we were pricing jobs. 01:44:31
We found an average rate for a position and I'm just going to make up numbers for the sake of example. 01:44:35
Let's say that we saw that typically an administrative assistant earns about $20.00 an hour. 01:44:40
Well, we would take that job, administrative assistant. 01:44:46
And we assign it to grade any 2. 01:44:48
So that all administrative assistants earn. 01:44:51
Relatively close to $20.00 an hour. 01:44:54
Now there are those boundaries. We don't want anyone paid too low or too high above it, and that's where that minimum and the 01:44:58
maximum. 01:45:00
And preach great range. 01:45:04
That's how your managers will instantly know this is the external competitive rate. 01:45:06
And by assigning this based on external market data. 01:45:11
We ensure there's objectivity, equity and consistency as well. 01:45:14
Now there are two other parts to this structure as well. This is those frontline staff. There's also a structure for your exempt 01:45:20
and executive ranges. You'll see them on the next slide. 01:45:25
So not quite as many, but it is designed in the exact same way. 01:45:30
The executive range, the only job that pertains to that is the county miniature, but all other jobs. 01:45:36
Would then fall into the exempt range and that's going to constitute your managers, your directors, your professional staff. 01:45:41
And so on. 01:45:48
Now I'll pause for a moment to see if you're not going to. 01:45:51
Questions about our methods, how we got to this point, and what we're recommending before we talk about the costs of 01:45:53
implementation. 01:45:56
Questions, that's what. 01:46:01
As you looked at. 01:46:04
Our employees, I'm sure you noticed that we only have two that are salary employees. 01:46:06
Is it the recommendation of your company that we look at salary? 01:46:11
Additional employees. 01:46:16
Yes, as we evaluated every position we considered. 01:46:18
Two things. 01:46:22
Is it typical for this kind of job to be paid on a salaried basis that what most are doing? 01:46:23
And does it need? 01:46:29
The legal requirements. 01:46:30
Of course we're not attorney, so always work with attorneys on compliance, but. 01:46:32
Looking from an HR management standpoint, does this job qualify for exemption from FLSA overtime rules? 01:46:37
If both of those things are the case. 01:46:44
We recommended adjusting it to exam. 01:46:46
And you'll see that in two. 01:46:49
Places one would be just. 01:46:51
The assignment you would see it was assigned to an expense grade. 01:46:52
But you'll also notice. 01:46:56
And very very tiny print and appendix. 01:46:57
Fee that we've provided all sorts of observations about jobs here. This is a title listing that lists every position. 01:47:00
The market based wage range and then you may also see notes from us saying. 01:47:07
We recommend classifying this. 01:47:12
As non exam as exams we recommend retitling, adjusting other aspects. Michelle. 01:47:14
That's all the students conference. 01:47:19
Yeah. Thank you. 01:47:22
All right, we'll carry on. 01:47:29
So now that we have this, we know what the external market is paying. We've developed a structure that will help you in making. 01:47:31
Extra alternative and internally consistent decisions. 01:47:39
The next question is what does it look like to adopt this? 01:47:43
Where are employees paid today? 01:47:47
And what will it cost to move them into these ranges? 01:47:49
Again, I'm going to go back to this graphic that I kind of used before to describe the range. 01:47:52
We call this a compensation Hwy. because it looks rather like a Rd. 01:47:58
And what we've done again. 01:48:02
Small print, but across the bottom you'll see the numbers. 01:48:04
This is the non exempt structure represented here. 01:48:07
And so you'll see again, grade N 1 and 2 N 3 listed across the bottom. 01:48:10
We've then plotted out the structure using these lines. 01:48:15
So that dashed line, that's midpoint, that's essentially your market trend line. 01:48:19
And then we have the two solid lines of minimal. 01:48:23
Now we've overlaid this highway with scattergram of. 01:48:28
Current employee pay rates. 01:48:31
So each dot represents an individual employees salary. 01:48:33
And you'll notice how they're color-coded just for ease of quickly categorizing. 01:48:37
Whether somebody falls in the range or not. 01:48:41
Those that are marked in black. 01:48:43
They're in the ring. 01:48:45
So what that means is. 01:48:46
Not a huge risk. 01:48:47
Does it mean they're paid exactly what they should be? No. 01:48:49
But they're within range of markets. 01:48:52
So those are the ones marked in black. 01:48:54
Those marked in green. 01:48:56
Those are high risk employ. 01:48:57
Because they're paid. 01:49:00
So very far from market that they're even below that lower boundary of minimum. 01:49:01
Those are individuals who. 01:49:06
They could be very skilled, very experienced or very new, very inexperienced, it doesn't matter. 01:49:08
They could likely find a higher paying job by going elsewhere. 01:49:14
So those are your most likely tummy. 01:49:19
We mark them in green because green means go. We recommend prioritizing this group. 01:49:22
By bringing them at least that first Salazar, in other words, at least to the minimum of their salary range. 01:49:27
Doing so will help support. 01:49:33
Externally competitive. 01:49:35
He practices. 01:49:37
Now you see, in one case there's a red dot. 01:49:39
That's a somebody who's paid above the upper limits of Max. 01:49:42
Now I don't know individuals, I'm only looking at jobs and what individuals are paid in their jobs. It could be this person's. 01:49:46
In the wrong job. 01:49:53
And that's why they're paid as highly, because they're doing something different than what their job description does. 01:49:54
That might be 1. 01:49:59
Easy fix. 01:50:00
Or it may be that without knowing what market was, we paid someone fairly high. 01:50:01
Redmond stuff. We do not recommend taking pay away from anyone. 01:50:06
But let's not increase that pay even further above market. 01:50:10
That's why we marked it. 01:50:13
And I'll tell you all. 01:50:16
Seeing a lot of compensation highways. 01:50:18
This one looks. 01:50:20
Pretty good. 01:50:21
You have a lot of employees who are paid within a range of market and not only are they in the range. 01:50:22
They're also all throughout it. 01:50:27
Those dots that spread all the way between minimum and maximum. 01:50:29
That's the ideal of what we really want to see. 01:50:32
You're pretty close. 01:50:35
But there's some adjustments that need to be made to get. 01:50:37
Everybody on. 01:50:40
And distribute it through. 01:50:42
I'll talk in a moment a little bit more about where. 01:50:44
Each dot should go. 01:50:47
Again, we're just looking at let's get the jobs within range of their market amount. 01:50:48
We're not considering who are the people in these jobs, how skilled are they? 01:50:52
I'll talk about that in just a moment, but first I want to show you the incentive highway. 01:50:56
So over here, these are going to be more of your director and leadership staff. Again, we see folks on the highway. 01:51:01
We also see plenty green dot. 01:51:07
Quite a few in that first level were very low. 01:51:09
And these may be cases where individuals are non exempt now. 01:51:12
But they need to move into exempt status or we recommend moving in. 01:51:16
And that would also entail bringing their salaries up. 01:51:21
So that they're close to market competitive rates. 01:51:24
Any questions? Seeing you next. 01:51:29
I'm looking at appendix. 01:51:30
Where is the recommendation for where you would recommend moving from exempt to non exempt or? 01:51:33
Is there a color? I'm not seeing specific notes on that. 01:51:43
We can follow up to its. 01:51:50
Clear which ones would be changing status. You do see in that column FLSA assessment so you can see. 01:51:51
This is what we recommend. 01:51:57
That's what you recommend? I get it. 01:52:00
Granted, it doesn't tell you which ones are ****. 01:52:02
Yeah. 01:52:07
Any other questions? 01:52:11
So those. 01:52:17
Green circles high-risk, high priority. 01:52:18
On this next slide, what you'll see is what does it. 01:52:22
To get those green circles up. 01:52:25
So First off, you have that pie chart to the left. This essentially gives you the head count how many employees are falling into 01:52:27
each category. 01:52:31
You'll see that there are 24 employees who are green circles who are too well. 01:52:35
So to bring them into the range, looking at only those 24 people. 01:52:40
It will cost $145,854 to move them into the range, getting them to minimize. 01:52:45
If you put that in the context of what you spend annually in payroll, it's about 2%. 01:52:53
And if there's an annual number, it's annually low in the cost to bring folks up to minimum. 01:52:58
It is a somewhat low estimate because this looks solely at base pay. It doesn't account for fringe. 01:53:03
And it's always a moving target as people come and go. It is the majority of what you could expect to. 01:53:08
And there is just one more statistic I want to point out because it's very useful for decision making. 01:53:14
And it's this compa ratio column. 01:53:19
What a couple ratio represents is the comparison of salary to midpoint. 01:53:22
And it really helps when you're looking globally across the organization. 01:53:26
When you're looking at specific departments or even specific individuals to know. 01:53:30
What's their comp ratio? 01:53:34
It's a very simple formula. 01:53:36
Salary divided by. 01:53:37
So if somebody's paid right at that market in this point? 01:53:39
Their comp ratio is 100%, earning 100% of what they could earn. 01:53:42
Doing a similar job at a similar employer. 01:53:46
Or dollar for dollar as well? 01:53:48
What this tells you here is if the county spends $145,000 to move 24 employees to these new minimums. 01:53:51
Overall, your pay practices will be 91% of market. 01:53:59
So not quite all the way there. 01:54:03
But getting close within 9% of what others are paying. 01:54:05
Ideally. 01:54:10
We recommend aiming for 95 to 105. You don't have to be right at 100. 01:54:12
But you want to be within that range of ±5%. 01:54:17
That's going to get you kind of to that golden spot of being able to retain. 01:54:21
And recruit valuable employees. 01:54:25
Now I've been alluding. 01:54:29
Into this issue we call compression which is where. 01:54:31
And we do not recognize individuals for the value they're bringing to their jobs. 01:54:35
Now if we go to the next slide, again, I don't know individuals. I've just done an example here. I don't know if this holds true. 01:54:41
But what this shows you that is. 01:54:48
Again, if you spend that 145, get people to minimum. 01:54:50
What you're going to risk is that. 01:54:54
New employees. 01:54:56
Maybe earning the same amount as experience? 01:54:57
In place. If we use just this example again, I'm not sure if it is applicable. 01:55:00
But if this green dot is somebody hired today? 01:55:05
And the black dog who's hovering just above minimum has been here for 20 years, maybe even training that new person. 01:55:07
Well, if you spend 145 to get. 01:55:15
That new person, a big bump. 01:55:17
They're going to earn almost the exact same. Is that black dot there? 01:55:18
That laptop's not moving. 01:55:22
And that's the issue we refer to as compression. We've lost the value of that extra experience by not paying them more. 01:55:23
So we have looked at this. 01:55:30
What we looked at is. 01:55:32
How do we look at every dot and see where does it belong between those two solid ones? 01:55:34
If they go to the next slide, you'll see. 01:55:40
What that cost entails? 01:55:42
The criteria we use is that. 01:55:44
This is an assumption if somebody has been with the county for eight years. 01:55:47
Hopefully that means. 01:55:52
They know their job, they know the county, they're doing everything we expect. 01:55:53
Let's get them to midpoint, let's get them to that market amount. 01:55:58
Using that assumption, then we looked at everyone. 01:56:01
And we calculated where they went within the range. 01:56:04
And so this cost here of $419,577. 01:56:07
That's the cost to move everyone between minimum and Max. 01:56:13
On an individual to individual basis, that may mean that for some people that's a big jump. 01:56:18
And for others, maybe it's no jump at all. Maybe they're right where they need to be. 01:56:22
This is really about that internal consistency and aligning our practices within this market based system. 01:56:26
If you add back in the 145,000 just to get to minimum, the total cost of implementation is about 565,000. 01:56:33
$432. 01:56:41
About 8% of what you spend on payroll annually. 01:56:43
Again, only looking at base pay. 01:56:47
And recognizing us as a moving toward that. 01:56:49
Any questions regarding that approach? I have a quick question. 01:56:52
When it comes to these particular numbers that you're saying these projected numbers are. 01:56:57
Based on an 8 year period, but. 01:57:01
It would, I think the the county chairman brought up the point earlier that with para I mean it's a 25. 01:57:04
Year retirement and so. 01:57:13
30 years, Why is the midpoint at 8 years I mean. 01:57:15
Built that particular. 01:57:21
That's a great question, Commissioner. OK there. Thank you. 01:57:23
So in the compensation world, typically what we look at is. 01:57:25
How much do you have? 01:57:31
Bring to the table. 01:57:33
What's your outside experience? What are your qualifications? 01:57:34
And when somebody reaches about six years? 01:57:37
That's typically the best practice of getting them to a market based on. 01:57:41
Now there are lots of ways of moving people through the range. The core of the idea here is. 01:57:45
How do we value our staff? 01:57:52
And how do we ensure that that value is represented? 01:57:54
In what they're paid. 01:57:57
Now is 8 years. 01:57:59
Absolutely the only way to do this. 01:58:01
Now we could look at six years, we could look at 10, we could look at other criteria like how long they've been in their specific 01:58:03
position. 01:58:06
What other qualifications they bring? 01:58:10
Some of the limitations in running this is going to include. 01:58:13
What can you afford? 01:58:16
And what data do you have to make that decision in a consistent manner? 01:58:17
This is 1 approach that we've seen many. 01:58:22
Of our clients and county. 01:58:24
Take is using data higher and then setting. 01:58:26
Six years to midpoint. 01:58:30
That's pretty fast and pretty expensive. 01:58:32
And so. 01:58:35
Other options as we look at maybe it's a little higher, maybe we go up to 10 years. 01:58:36
That's kind of a long time to get to what others are paid. 01:58:41
In a job like their job. 01:58:44
So we looked for a happy median at eight years. 01:58:46
Again, is it the only approach available? 01:58:48
Absolutely not. 01:58:51
We could look at many different options and we're happy to come back with different. 01:58:52
This is one option that we've presented, that is. 01:58:56
Very common and also a good consistent. 01:58:59
Is this number inclusive of elected officials? I know that we did ask the manager to. 01:59:07
Get this going. 01:59:17
Yeah, we have looked at elected officials, but we have of all of that separately from this report. So this only looks at regular 01:59:19
employees. 01:59:23
Let's go up this summer. 01:59:32
We have compiled those recommendations and provided them. 01:59:35
All right, so. 01:59:39
A few more things to cover here now. 01:59:51
Going beyond just numbers and moving people through the range we really want to ensure we provide. 01:59:54
All the support we can so that the county can move forward with implementation. 01:59:59
Our goal is to ensure that this isn't a report that just sits on the shelf. 02:00:04
That truly helps you moving forward with making an effective compensation system. 02:00:08
So the next few slides will just describe what some of that support entails. 02:00:14
One is that we wanted to ensure that your team has the opportunity to give us feedback before we finalize. 02:00:18
So if we missed a job, if we misunderstood a job, there was a chance to see this report in a. 02:00:24
Preliminary format. 02:00:30
And to give us that. 02:00:32
Feedback and so. 02:00:34
Manager Burns has given us that feedback. I understand there's also some moving parts with reorganizing and reevaluating roles. 02:00:35
We've given some recommendations based on our understanding of that reorganization. 02:00:41
But we know this is likely a continuing conversation. 02:00:47
We do believe that these recommendations give you the majority of what's needed. 02:00:50
And we're happy to continue to respond to questions or these that may come up. 02:00:54
After this point, in fact for the next 90 days, there's no additional cost. We will price additional jobs if they come up. We're 02:00:58
on call to answer questions. We're not simply. 02:01:03
Dropping this off and walking away so we know this is evolving. 02:01:08
We also believe this represents. 02:01:11
Good complete. 02:01:13
Final recommendations. 02:01:15
Also on our recommendations, as you'll see on the next slide is we took a look at your policies. 02:01:17
It's important that those. 02:01:22
For using this best practice system. 02:01:24
And so we delved into language of. 02:01:27
How our new hires, promotions, demotions, transfers and other actions handles. 02:01:30
And you'll see in appendix GA Red Lines detailed version that marks up the policy with our recommendations. 02:01:36
As always, we recommend running it through a legal counsel. 02:01:44
So we hope this gives some good insights to support practices. 02:01:47
That align with these. 02:01:51
With these recommendations. 02:01:53
Next, we've also developed tools and resources to support daily decision making. 02:01:57
So it is quite small on the slide, but what this shows you is a glimpse at a customized salary placement calculator. 02:02:03
This is a tool that we recommend is utilized by the Human Resources in collaboration with hiring managers. 02:02:10
That will help them to make consistent decisions about what to hire a new employee at. 02:02:16
What to increase an employee to when there's a promotion, et cetera. 02:02:22
It's a simple excel file where you plug in the job what it requires. 02:02:26
And then what the person is bringing to the job. 02:02:31
And it will spit out OK. 02:02:33
Between minimum and maximum. 02:02:35
Here's the number 10. 02:02:36
It has meant to be a guide. There are other things that will need to be considered, such as available budget. 02:02:39
What other employees missing job are earning? And so on. That's why there's this big notes field at the bottom to document those 02:02:44
kinds of deviations. 02:02:48
But we've seen our clients really value having this objective external tool. 02:02:52
And so this has also been provided. 02:02:57
In the materials we've delivered. 02:02:59
Lastly, but importantly, we've also spelled out an implementation plan, and you'll see this on pages 19 through 20 of the report. 02:03:02
This is essentially a checklist of what we typically see. 02:03:10
The order of operations are for getting these things implemented. 02:03:14
So of course the first consideration will be, is this economically feasible when you factor in para and other costs? 02:03:18
That number will raise. 02:03:24
Even higher. 02:03:26
For consideration, so I believe. 02:03:27
As Manager Burns had mentioned before he stepped out. 02:03:29
This is what he's evaluating now is. 02:03:32
Can we afford this? What is our implementation plan and help bring that back? 02:03:35
For consideration. 02:03:39
As you see, we also recommend that. 02:03:41
Communications occur to employee once all approvals are obtained. 02:03:44
Consideration will need to be given to timing with budget and other resources. What forms need to be filled out? 02:03:49
Communications to managers, etcetera, etcetera. 02:03:56
Importantly, we've also spelled out. 02:04:00
How do you keep this up to date? 02:04:03
So once this is implemented, that's wonderful. 02:04:05
But overtime, the markets going to keep shifting and moving. 02:04:08
You don't need to move this structure every day. 02:04:12
But you do need to evaluate it on a regular basis. 02:04:14
As you'll see in our recommendations. 02:04:18
We recommend looking at market every year to year and a half. 02:04:20
And we've spelled out just how to do that. That can include looking at inflation numbers, and we've given exactly where you go to 02:04:25
find those kinds of numbers. 02:04:29
Or it can mean looking at. 02:04:33
How individual labor market changes so. 02:04:34
Cost of living is not always the same as what it costs to hire people to do different jobs. 02:04:38
We've explained how you monitor that. 02:04:43
Cost of hiring people to do different jobs. 02:04:45
So that this structure can be shifted upwards as those rates change overtime. 02:04:48
It's in a year or two. 02:04:53
The Commissioner likes to do a 2% across the board cost of living adjustment, for example. 02:04:55
Our advice is move the structure 2% as well so that it keeps shifting efforts over time. 02:05:00
All of that is spelled out in the report to help with this system. 02:05:06
And just to note again as I described, we're here to continue supporting, we do little mini studies that are much smaller version 02:05:11
of this. 02:05:14
And so if in a year or two you elect. 02:05:19
Let's go to an outside party who could do a benchmark study to tell us. 02:05:21
How do we update this? 02:05:25
We're happy to provide that service to you. 02:05:26
Any questions regarding my implementation, recommendations or anything else I've discussed so far? 02:05:30
I have a quick question, Mr. 02:05:38
So when it comes to it looks like from your study, it's a comprehensive study. Thank you so much for working so hard on it and 02:05:41
getting it done quickly. 02:05:45
The question that I have is we have 25%. 02:05:50
Our employees that are either. 02:05:53
Vastly, uh. 02:05:54
Underappreciated. 02:05:57
Or quite possibly one that may be over. Do you have that spelled out in this? 02:05:58
Document. So it's not in the document itself, but we've given an electronic file to whom we print it. It becomes just microscopic 02:06:05
with all of your employees. We do have an electronic copy that has every person, every single employee. 02:06:12
It's in green, black and red so you can quickly see who's below. 02:06:19
You see the cost by employees. 02:06:23
The comparatio by employee, etc. 02:06:25
You will see in this. 02:06:27
Print out in a. 02:06:29
And let's see if I get it right. 02:06:30
Appendix E. 02:06:35
The cost breakdown by department, so you can quickly see that's been printed out. 02:06:37
You can tell which departments are the lowest. 02:06:41
You'll also see just. 02:06:43
Iterate again. How that compo ratio can help you? 02:06:45
There may be departments where there's no cost or a low cost minimum. 02:06:48
They've been a huge cost for compression. 02:06:52
What that tells you is you have really tenured employees. 02:06:54
Who maybe are just barely in the structure. 02:06:57
But really need to be much higher in what they're paid. 02:07:00
And so that's just one additional tool to use to see how are we doing if we see a comp ratio jump a lot between. 02:07:03
This column and that column. 02:07:10
That tells us. 02:07:12
We've got tenant employees we need to show some. 02:07:13
Some appreciation to it and make some movements. That's one way to use this. 02:07:15
Any further questions, Commission. 02:07:23
Well, thank you guys for that study. 02:07:26
Your meeting today, we talked about assets and the value of our assets in our county and. 02:07:29
Really above all of our employees. So this is a worthy discussion to thank you. 02:07:33
After that, we'll take a quick. 02:07:41
5 minute break. 02:07:43
I'm not back to go. 02:07:44
Remaining reports. 02:07:46
OK, let's sit down and keep. 02:07:51
Keep going for me. 02:07:53
I can't go too fast. 02:07:54
I haven't seen it but. 02:07:57
Sounded good. 02:08:01
We could have an early lunch, you know. 02:08:04
OK, everybody, let's continue our meeting here. We'll finish up with our reports and. 02:08:14
I don't have to finish up our meeting so. 02:08:19
We have the detention center here. They've stepped out. I don't know if they'll be back to show back up. 02:08:23
We will have the reports, but. 02:08:28
Our Forest Service looks like they stepped out too. 02:08:30
Extension Service. 02:08:34
We'll go first. We're doing it two parts today. 02:08:35
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Melody Gaines, Lincoln. 02:08:43
Yes, we had 113 Lincoln County Storage and FSA members showing 336 animals. 02:08:46
And exhibiting 130 indoor forex entries. 02:08:53
40 exhibitors Night for sale, which grossed $417,200. 02:08:57
The highest debate ever? 02:09:02
The add-ons are still coming in and are projected to be in it. 02:09:08
In excess of $50,000. 02:09:12
Add-ons are monetary gifts that can be given to any inhibitor. 02:09:14
That are we have several businesses who give. 02:09:18
Money to every single exhibitor in the fair. 02:09:21
And so every exhibitor will be receiving money. 02:09:24
Thank you to Chairman Fisher for his support in the Honda Buyers Club. Thank you, Commissioner Sarno. 02:09:28
For serving as a judge in one of Marisol and I's favorite portions of the Paris That Kaden Taken fight contest. 02:09:34
Commissioner Chavez, your support of the sale? 02:09:41
Was absolutely amazing. 02:09:43
Thank you so much for the support of our kids. 02:09:45
Thank you again to the entire Commission. 02:09:48
For your efforts in. 02:09:50
Continued improvement for the county fairgrounds. 02:09:53
It is noticed. 02:09:55
And it is appreciated. 02:09:57
This concludes my portion of the report. I stand for any questions you may have. 02:09:59
Questions. Comments. 02:10:04
I really enjoyed the. 02:10:06
The option it was. 02:10:07
All right. I'll turn it over to Melon. 02:10:11
Melanie, guitarist, Lincoln County Extension Service chairman, commissioners. 02:10:18
I haven't seen you guys in a while. Summer was busy. June started yesterday I think. 02:10:23
We had the first week in June, we had livestock school, we hosted the Southern Regional Livestock School. We had right at 90 kids 02:10:29
from across the state come. 02:10:33
They learned showmanship. They learned about their. 02:10:39
Feeding programs how to fit their animals. 02:10:43
It was a. 02:10:47
3/3 and 1/2 day. 02:10:48
Very intense camps for these kids and so that was really good. 02:10:50
We had. Then the next weekend we hosted the Lincoln County Board jackpot we had. 02:10:54
120 hogs, 90 lambs and 70 goats come and exhibit from across the state. 02:10:59
We ended up. 02:11:05
Of paying back. 02:11:06
They pay entry fees and then. 02:11:07
Jackpot situation that we ended up came back about $30,000 back. 02:11:10
The kids. 02:11:14
There. 02:11:15
We then turned around. On Monday, Mercedes and I went to district contest in Clovis. That was the same time as. 02:11:16
Associated to the counties. 02:11:24
Was nice to see you there. 02:11:26
Delivered some pants. 02:11:28
That direction. But we did that, Mercedes and I. 02:11:29
Hosted We we put on the archery contest. 02:11:34
Those kids are coached by. 02:11:39
Leaders within the county. And so we had TJ Romero. 02:11:41
Is one of our main coaches and then. 02:11:46
The uh. 02:11:49
Bosses also help her. 02:11:50
And then we have up in Corona with Jack and Renee Rose, who helped with the shooting sports program up there. 02:11:53
And so Mercedes and I put on that. 02:11:58
That archery contest we had about? 02:12:00
80 Archers that day. 02:12:02
It was hot in Clovis. 02:12:05
And then the next day we had she put on Mercedes of the wildlife contest. 02:12:08
We have lots of kids participate in. 02:12:13
Livestock judging wildlife. 02:12:16
I believe we were second or little novice team was second and. 02:12:19
And livestock by two points. We were, we were close. They were all first year members. I was excited about them. Our wildlife 02:12:24
team, both novice and juniors, won. 02:12:28
And then we also the next day put on the livestock skeleton and meat contests. 02:12:33
We brought home lots of metals on that day. 02:12:39
Course contest as well. We have Casey Patterson up in Corona who is our. 02:12:43
Volunteer leader that helps coach the horse team. 02:12:47
She always does a phenomenal job with those kids. 02:12:50
Then we rolled into state conference. 02:12:54
In July. The beginning of July. 02:12:56
In Las Cruces we only had three kids attend. We did have Trip Dunlap from Corona ran for state song and rec leader. 02:12:59
And was elected by his peers of State Farm and rec leader so he will be. 02:13:09
Representing Lincoln County. 02:13:13
At the state level and then they will also be going to Washington DC at some point and representing the Mexico 4H there. 02:13:15
We had a presidential impact tour. 02:13:26
So we have a new president of the university. 02:13:28
And he? 02:13:31
Came around to every single county. 02:13:32
In the state, every extension office. 02:13:35
Big to do. We have lots of with some Board of Regents there and so they visited our office. We talked about our programming. 02:13:39
Talked about things that the the university can do to help us and support us and vice versa. And so that was a very. 02:13:47
Very positive thing. 02:13:54
I attended Corona schools in service. Corona is going to a. 02:13:57
Project based learning environments. 02:14:01
And so with that comes. 02:14:04
Lots of outside resources to be able to help with that and really thinking outside the box. 02:14:07
And so they pulled me in into that in service to kind of talk about what? 02:14:13
The Extension Service can offer them. 02:14:18
And offer kids and be a support system for this new learning that they have going on. 02:14:21
And so I'm anxious now that now that County Fair is over. 02:14:26
We're going to sit down again with the Superintendent and principal and really go through. 02:14:30
What are some of the things we can do and be involved in in the curriculum in the school? 02:14:34
Throughout the summer. 02:14:41
Mercedes and I did numerous house visits with feed help, showmanship help. 02:14:44
We have a Magna wave machine at the county. 02:14:49
Which is kind of a. 02:14:52
Oh, a tinge unit ish. 02:14:53
If you will for animals. 02:14:55
To help make sure they're maintaining their best. 02:14:58
When when we get to these levels. 02:15:01
The animals are just important as the humans, or maybe even more so I think. 02:15:04
My my personal animals at home get a whole lot better. 02:15:08
Seed and treatment, I think, in the humans in our house. 02:15:12
And so we did lots of that. 02:15:16
Melody already reported on the. 02:15:19
Coming up, I will be going to Socorro County the end of the month to judge their round Robin showmanship. I'm pretty excited about 02:15:21
that. 02:15:25
Then we're going to roll into State Fair the 1st of September. We have 13 families going. 02:15:30
All of our indoor exhibits, Melody will be doing our county booths, so if you're at State Fair. 02:15:35
Go to the Bowl Act building. I don't know what it's called now. 02:15:40
It was the Bullock Building for years anyways. 02:15:44
Melodies putting together a boot to represent our county. 02:15:47
And so go look at that if you're there. 02:15:50
We will be hosting. I will be hosting a cattle workshop. 02:15:53
The week of the 22nd of September, I'm going to get those dates ironed out. Umm. 02:15:56
I visited with Doctor Wenzel which is our MMSU vet. 02:16:01
And we are going to. 02:16:04
Have a. 02:16:07
Basically, we're going to go over. 02:16:09
Some trick management, not necessarily what happens when your bull gets out or you know. 02:16:11
But true blue daily trick management. 02:16:16
We're also going to talk about vaccination protocols and. 02:16:19
You know what were the differences and in our are we? 02:16:23
Basically. 02:16:27
Double spending on things. What do some of these vaccines truly do? And, and talking about it from a very common sense standpoint, 02:16:29
I don't know if any of you know Doctor Wenzel. 02:16:33
He's a rancher over there in Silver City. 02:16:39
Super common sense. 02:16:42
Speaks on our level. 02:16:44
And so I'm excited to have him in. 02:16:46
We're also going to talk a little bit about the new world Screw. 02:16:49
Which is a problem. 02:16:52
And what it might do? 02:16:54
And maybe we might have some updates on. 02:16:57
Whether they're going to open the the border up? 02:17:00
To Mexico to let cattle come back in. 02:17:02
The last meeting I sat in on. 02:17:05
Sounded like. 02:17:07
It's not going to happen for a little while. 02:17:08
So we'll see. But that was. 02:17:12
Two weeks ago a lots changed in two weeks. 02:17:14
And then we kind of have Eastern flair coming in 1st of October. I don't know if I will see you guys in September. 02:17:17
Depending on dates. 02:17:24
We did. 02:17:26
Lose. We are losing our ICAN program. 02:17:28
At our extension office. 02:17:31
That is so ican is ideas for cooking and nutrition. 02:17:34
And that was funded under SNAP education. 02:17:38
And what she would do is she would go into the Senior Center, she would go into Boys and Girls Club, different low income type 02:17:42
places. 02:17:47
In order to teach people how to eat healthy on a bus. 02:17:52
That was unfortunately the SNAP Ed funding was cut from the big beautiful build. 02:17:56
And so we are losing that within our office. 02:18:02
It affects our office in a little bit. We. 02:18:07
We got $3000 unrestricted funds back. 02:18:10
On that because Melody was the supervisor. 02:18:13
From that. And so we got a little bit of added benefit and we housed ICAN and things like that. 02:18:17
And so that. 02:18:23
As far as? 02:18:24
Us in the office is gonna gonna hurt a little bit because we've run on a $14,000 owning budget. 02:18:25
And so that $3000 is gonna hurt a little bit. Plus we're losing. 02:18:32
Our ifan educator. 02:18:36
And we are also losing our district. 02:18:38
Our district supervisor was here as well within the county and so unfortunately we are losing those two employees. 02:18:41
And so that's kind of some of the. 02:18:49
The things that are coming back. 02:18:52
So there's a lot. 02:18:54
Lot report, yeah. 02:18:56
So questions. 02:18:58
Any questions, comments? 02:19:01
Thank you. 02:19:04
OK, now we have our next reports, the amendment right. 02:19:08
So we did not need to. 02:19:22
Chair called, called the meeting. 02:19:24
So I don't really know how that came about, but. 02:19:28
We did not mean, I just wanted to throw in, oh, I'm sorry, Kathy Eisen. That was in the back of my mind yet. 02:19:31
I just wanted to. 02:19:38
Last meeting I mentioned, you know, we've talked about doing a water committee. 02:19:40
And land rights pretty well put that back on me. 02:19:45
They didn't really want until they did feel that was a part of their. 02:19:48
Operation. So I just wanted to bring that. 02:19:52
To the Commissioners. 02:19:56
And I know we've got a lot of other things going on. So we haven't. That's kind of the sideline I've been traveling, but. 02:19:58
I just would like to. 02:20:05
Make a suggestion that. 02:20:07
Maybe we try and bring back the the Water Research and Conservation Committee that we had years ago. 02:20:09
And I'd be willing to spearhead that, you know, it needs to be a group effort. 02:20:16
I have. 02:20:21
Worked on a couple outlines and I will get it to the county manager before the next Commission meeting so they would have a little 02:20:22
more framework to talk about but. 02:20:26
You know, I'd like. 02:20:30
Your recommendations? I think there's different. 02:20:31
Agencies and. 02:20:34
Portions of the county community that. 02:20:36
We want to bring into that. 02:20:38
You know, I'll, I'll do a rough outline, look at the resources and the agencies. 02:20:42
I just really don't want to work with you guys. I'll do a lot of it, but I don't want to do it by myself and I feel like. 02:20:48
The first step would really be if you want to do a committee. 02:20:55
Well, they could put it together, then we can work towards a water plan and. 02:20:59
How would how we'd want that to look? 02:21:03
Going forward so. 02:21:06
That's what I have for you if you have any questions or ideas. 02:21:08
OK. Thank you for your report. Any questions, comments? 02:21:13
OK. Thank you. Thank you. 02:21:16
Thank you, Kevin. 02:21:18
Self-control. 02:21:19
Mountain RC and D. 02:21:21
OK, Honda. 02:21:24
Nobody and two Rosa someone Water conservation district. 02:21:25
OK, department updates. 02:21:32
Oh yes. 02:21:36
Chairman Wilson. 02:21:46
Commissioners Discipline. 02:21:48
Well then, park cornea. 02:21:49
County Commissioner. 02:21:50
For the month of July, we had 42 calls for service. 02:21:52
2 brush fires. 02:21:55
Eight false alarm. 02:21:56
15 motor vehicle accidents. 02:21:58
One structure fire. 02:22:00
Two EMS assist. 02:22:02
11 Flooding of coals. 02:22:04
Chew gas leaks. 02:22:06
And one vehicle fire. 02:22:08
We completed the ISO survey for Glencoe and White Oak Volunteer Fire departments. We should have the official results in four to 02:22:10
six months on this. 02:22:14
We completed hose and ladder testing for all 7 counties. 02:22:18
Fire Department. 02:22:22
We attended Lincoln. 02:22:24
Days doing fire prevention along with Lincoln. 02:22:25
Fire department in the New Mexico State Park too often. 02:22:29
Brian and Erin are currently in Sakura at Fire Service Instructor 2. 02:22:32
And then end of August, myself and Aaron are scheduled to do operations for Swiftwater. 02:22:37
Training and. 02:22:43
Linden County is hosting an ifset hazmat. 02:22:46
Awareness and Operations class, September 26th through the 28th. 02:22:49
And October 3rd to the 5th. 02:22:54
A member of the Nobel Volunteer Fire Department passed away. We held his service August 9th. 02:22:57
There's the Canon Church good show up. 02:23:03
Really good event. 02:23:06
My report question. 02:23:09
Questions. Comments. 02:23:11
Cool. OK, very good. 02:23:13
Thank you for the great. 02:23:16
Don't put you guys going. 02:23:17
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Stephanie Cut, Lincoln County Road Superintendent. 02:23:28
Kind of gone over a lot of the stuff that we have going on right now with. 02:23:36
Projects and. 02:23:39
And some of the. 02:23:40
Events that we've had kind of around the county. 02:23:41
We continually get hit on Cedar Creek, Musket Ball, Spring Canyon. 02:23:44
Last night we were over there. I took a trip with the Commissioner Chavez down Gavilan Canyon, Janet Edwards Prospect. 02:23:49
Looking at roads there we're. 02:23:56
Still being affected from the McBride fire with the rains that are happening now with the salt and South Fork, we're just 02:23:58
continually getting hit over and over and over so. 02:24:02
Doing our routine maintenance is a little bit tough right now. We find ourselves kind of. 02:24:07
Getting right back to where we were the day before. 02:24:12
When the rains came. 02:24:15
We are up on Coal Canyon right now. At the very top we are mining a Forest Service pit. 02:24:17
To generate some material to fix Coke Canyon coming back down. 02:24:22
On that side. So that's. 02:24:26
Taking up two or three of our guys right now with the dozer loader and a couple of trucks, so. 02:24:28
We are working on that one, but besides that we're just. 02:24:32
Staging for the reins and working our way through that. It typically happens now almost every other day, but we did get hit this 02:24:35
weekend pretty hard. We had crews out. 02:24:40
On Sunday for about 9 hours. 02:24:44
Working on that. 02:24:47
So a project that we kind of didn't go over that's kind of been a. 02:24:49
A focal point is sandesta. 02:24:53
I have put that project on hold. 02:24:56
Until we can get the get through the rainy season the contractor was putting down. 02:24:58
All their products and stuff and it was just washing away. 02:25:03
So they were having to repeat that, so it got into a. 02:25:06
A cost issue, so we're going to hold off until we can get out of the rain. 02:25:09
We can dewater that site. 02:25:13
And get that back to good. 02:25:15
So the. 02:25:17
Put it up for the rain when you didn't have to. Put it out through the winter until it warms up again. No, no. 02:25:19
Fortunately, Chairman Wilson, we have those are concrete box culverts. 02:25:25
And those have already been purchased. 02:25:29
So we'll be able to place those and we should be able to take care of that. 02:25:31
Hopefully, let's just say mid-september. 02:25:34
We can get that thing completed and put back to good. 02:25:37
You do not want to leave that closed. 02:25:42
Any longer than we have. 02:25:44
To this point. 02:25:45
And for any other questions. 02:25:49
Could you give us an update on? 02:25:54
2 employees said. 02:25:56
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Chavez. 02:26:04
I I can let you know that. 02:26:08
That one of them is home. 02:26:09
Right now. 02:26:11
And recovering. 02:26:12
And the other one is still in the hospital. 02:26:13
And besides that, I can't really go. 02:26:15
Very good. Thank you. 02:26:18
Thanks. Any other questions? 02:26:21
Thank you. All right. Thank you, Sir. 02:26:23
Human Resources. 02:26:26
The miss? 02:26:29
Good morning, Commissioners. 02:26:36
Been pretty busy actually in the HR world thankfully right now. 02:26:38
Oh, I'm sorry. Vanessa Tejeda, HR Manager, Lincoln County. Sorry. 02:26:44
So I have. 02:26:49
Some positions that are posted that are open right now. 02:26:51
Right now we have the road department, the operator, welder, heavy equipment. 02:26:54
I also have on the assessor's office a reappraisal clerk assistance as well as an appraiser for the mobile homes. 02:26:59
And then in the Sheriff's Office, we have on the dispatcher. 02:27:06
Position open as well as the deputies. 02:27:10
The ones that I've recently filled. 02:27:13
This last month include the. 02:27:15
Manager's office for executive Admin. 02:27:17
We also hired a full time custodian. 02:27:19
And then we also hired a. 02:27:23
Temporary labor A six month labor. 02:27:25
And we also hired a solid waste billing clerk. 02:27:27
Yesterday we interviewed for the planning position. So those interviews went very well. I talked to Jason about those. So by the 02:27:31
end of the week we should have that position filled as well. 02:27:36
So and then I will also be posting the two Rd. ones that you guys approved today, so I'll have those ones as well. So I've been 02:27:41
pretty busy bringing in lots of new people and I'm hoping that. 02:27:46
We can do this. 02:27:51
Salary compensation, it might help bring in some more talent, some people that have some skill and talent to our community and 02:27:52
stuff. 02:27:56
So it's been pretty busy, but going very well. 02:28:00
A sensing question. 02:28:02
What is your recruitment strategy? 02:28:04
So right now what we're doing is we're just posting on on the. 02:28:07
On website itself, on the county website, I haven't gone. 02:28:11
Outside of that, trying to just draw in local. However, now that we have more positions, I'm going to go ahead and put it out 02:28:15
more. All I'm doing is including the job description as well as the application, and then once I receive that, then I'll review it 02:28:21
and decide if we want to do that. 02:28:26
Patients, but we have used things like LinkedIn, Indeed and stuff like that in the past to toast positions as well. 02:28:32
If there are local job fairs, you might. 02:28:40
Yes, I'm participating. Yes, ma'am. I'm actually going even up to Albuquerque to the State Fair to pull some stuff up there as 02:28:42
well. So yeah, I'm getting it out as much as we can. 02:28:47
Any other questions? 02:28:55
I just appreciate this report. We're all generally aware of what we have going on, but it's. 02:28:57
It's nice to know. 02:29:02
The timelines in the. 02:29:03
Check Marshall getting these things so. 02:29:04
Finance. 02:29:11
Finance Director. 02:29:23
Finance and Procurement went to their second annual affiliate meeting at the end, so that was very informative. 02:29:26
Was interesting. Some of the food was really, really good. 02:29:32
Learned a lot of stuff last week. We continue to work with our auditors gathering information for them. 02:29:37
We received an invoice. 02:29:43
Yesterday actually, and they said they're about 69% complete. 02:29:46
And then we're still waiting to start us on our final budget. 02:29:49
From DFA. 02:29:52
We're just working day-to-day. 02:29:55
I I keep getting emails from. 02:29:59
Company Cordova. 02:30:08
And they're looking for us to respond to the survey they sent. Is it mandatory that each of us respond or? 02:30:10
There's no response. I can reach out to them and ask them. 02:30:17
Because I'm not too sure, you guys always seem to service. 02:30:21
I received one. 02:30:28
I'll have to reach out to them and then. 02:30:30
Get back with advice on that and say. 02:30:32
It's very good. Thank you. 02:30:41
Senior Services. 02:30:43
Good morning, Commissioners. 02:30:52
Chairman Wilson. 02:30:55
Commissioners Renee Marcus, Human Services Program Director. 02:30:56
We have a few things, just this is an update. 02:31:00
Our Senior Center for the month of July, we've provided a. 02:31:02
18121 congregate meals. 02:31:05
Home delivered meals was 3000. 02:31:09
469. 02:31:11
And units of transportation was 148. 02:31:12
That puts us right about on track. 02:31:16
For the year. 02:31:17
Or where we should be at that 8% for the month? 02:31:18
Also, we did hire. 02:31:22
I think HR forgotten we hired a new senior employment. 02:31:24
Program. 02:31:28
I think it's just Johnson and he's got the captain side. 02:31:29
That is a state funded. 02:31:33
Position so they only work 19 hours and it's just a supportive service. 02:31:35
So they can. 02:31:40
Learn some new job skills. 02:31:41
We also were awarded a $10,000 New Mexico Grown Grant. 02:31:44
And again this year. 02:31:48
And it will be to purchase New Mexico from meat. 02:31:49
And produce. 02:31:52
Our Senior Center. 02:31:54
Facilities, capital outlay. 02:31:56
Application cycle will be opening up November. 02:31:58
3rd through February 3rd, so we will be looking for projects to apply for this year. 02:32:01
And they we will have the. 02:32:06
New Mexico Conference on Aging. 02:32:08
It'll be healthy Glorieta this year. It's the 47th annual. 02:32:10
And it'll be held September 23rd to the 25th. 02:32:13
And it's at the glory at a Conference Center. 02:32:16
So if anybody is interested in going, it's a $40 registration fee and that includes 3 days. 02:32:19
Of me and seven meals. 02:32:25
And for snacks. 02:32:27
And you get to attend all three days. 02:32:28
There's a dance. 02:32:30
And they do have a free shuttle service between. 02:32:32
And faith. And Gloria. 02:32:35
But they do not have motels and things. You have to go to Santa Fe. 02:32:37
For lodging. 02:32:41
We did attend a provider meeting at the end of the Mountain Gods in July. 02:32:43
Gotten a new Advisory Council member for this. 02:32:49
Non metro. So her name is Linda Archuleta and she lives here in Arizona. 02:32:52
So she's our program. 02:32:57
Advisory Council. 02:32:58
What is the message down for? Any questions? 02:33:00
Thank you. Thank you. 02:33:07
OK, moving on to our elected officials. 02:33:11
Sure, looks like you're first in. 02:33:14
Mr. Wilson, our Chairman Wilson. 02:33:20
Commissioners, good morning. Thank you. Michael Woods, Lincoln County. 02:33:23
First thing I was wondering is. 02:33:27
Anybody else in the state have an extension office like we did? 02:33:29
My God, what do you find time to do? Anything else? That's that's really amazing what you do with these kids. 02:33:32
Let's get you on this. 02:33:37
It's unfortunate the chairman had to leave. I was going to give him a pat on the back for a speech. 02:33:40
Last week, once again beautiful Lincoln County. 02:33:44
Again hosted the. 02:33:48
New Mexico Sheriff's Association Southern Training Conference. 02:33:50
At this Convention Center yet again, even though we're going through what we're going through. 02:33:53
And some of those guys and gals had never seen a storm. 02:33:57
Quite so close. They're like, man, it was right there, yeah. 02:34:00
That's what we deal with here. They still come here. 02:34:03
And they love this place, and so I hope they'll continue to do that. 02:34:05
Very briefly, I will go over a few statistics generated by my office since we met last. 02:34:09
Investigated 37 motor vehicle accidents. 02:34:16
Conducted 58 arrests. 02:34:19
Answer 271 calls for service. 02:34:21
Issued 65 traffic citations. Served 400. 02:34:24
30. 02:34:28
Civil Papers. 02:34:29
Apparently during one of the last jury pools, about 40 people just did need to either didn't show up or forgot. 02:34:30
Yes, the District Judge was not happy. 02:34:38
And issue the whole bunch of. 02:34:41
Orders for people to come and explain themselves. I don't know how that's good. I don't know how that went. I missed that part, 02:34:44
but. 02:34:46
I'm assuming enjoy knowing Judge Soggy got their attention so. 02:34:49
That is a very important part of our judicial system, so. 02:34:53
I'm glad that he takes that very seriously. 02:34:56
And lastly, we answered 120. 02:34:59
Freedom of Information activists. 02:35:03
I'll stand for questions. 02:35:05
Yeah, you know. 02:35:06
Thank you. Thank you. 02:35:12
Treasure, Yes. 02:35:15
Sherry Huddleston, Lincoln County. 02:35:23
August 6th I attended the Treasures Investment Committee where I'm. 02:35:25
Board members and we're working on a strategic plan for all treasurers with the GFOA. 02:35:30
That's the Government Finance Association. 02:35:37
Policy Procedures. 02:35:41
And I'll be bringing to you. 02:35:42
Before you. 02:35:44
In a few months, a new investment policy so we can go over. 02:35:45
Under Board of Finance. So we'll take that under consideration. 02:35:49
And we've been working with the audit auditors. We're doing really well. 02:35:53
We've overloaded them. We filled up all our portals, I believe. 02:35:57
And then? 02:36:01
Next week we are attending the Treasurer's affiliate meeting in Santa Fe, so that would be Tuesday through Friday. 02:36:03
I went over everything else. 02:36:12
Thank you guys. 02:36:14
We're good, thank you. 02:36:15
Mr. Assessor. 02:36:17
Good morning, Chairman, Commissioners Leroy Memorial. Thank you, sister. 02:36:23
Other than our normal day-to-day operations, there's not too much going on. 02:36:27
Other than unfortunately having to prepare for another. 02:36:31
Flood reassessment, which is. 02:36:34
We expect to take. 02:36:36
One of the commands at least. 02:36:38
I know it's going to have a a major impact again. 02:36:40
Definition base, which is going to affect the tax revenues obviously so. 02:36:44
As the project progresses, we'll be sure to keep you guys addressed on. 02:36:47
Of the numbers and give you whatever data we compile. 02:36:51
So we'll try to get get it done as quickly as possible, but at the same time you have to ensure that we. 02:36:54
So I've got every property that's that's been affected so. 02:37:01
Yes, Chair. 02:37:15
Wilson, Commissioners. Commissioners. 02:37:16
I wanted to thank again the Commission and. 02:37:18
All of the county employees. 02:37:21
Who are will be helping us move over the next couple weeks. We're hoping to get that done. 02:37:22
We've got. 02:37:28
Candidate sign up next Tuesday. 02:37:30
So we are going to be holding that in our office. 02:37:33
As usual, it is from 9:00 to 5:00. 02:37:36
So anybody who's wanting to sign up to run in the next upcoming election. 02:37:40
It needs to be in our office next Tuesday from 9-5 with paperwork. 02:37:45
So that they can get that complete. Then it's the only data they can do it and only time that they can do it. 02:37:49
Other than that, if they. 02:37:53
Are not able to make it then they will have to do a write in candidate sign up which is September 2nd. 02:37:55
And then I also wanted to thank. 02:38:01
Ross for his assistance on in helping us with. 02:38:04
We are working to. 02:38:08
Try to get a. 02:38:10
Historical Records grant which will help us with. 02:38:11
Preserving and archiving some of the books that we have in some of the older materials that we have. 02:38:15
I'm getting back to the territorial ages of. 02:38:20
Time frame and so. 02:38:22
Have to be very careful with those books and those pages just because they they are very brittle at this point. 02:38:25
And so we're hoping to be able to to get a grant that can help us to get those preserved and. 02:38:31
And then also make them available online for the public so that they can look at those weapons as well, because they are really. 02:38:37
Interesting things in there. 02:38:44
Commissioners. 02:38:53
I would like to. 02:39:00
Thank everybody that's. 02:39:02
Involved in all the flooding and everything else. Sheriff's Department. 02:39:04
Oh yes, Rd. department. 02:39:07
For doing an outstanding job. 02:39:09
And all this mess that we're having. 02:39:12
I don't necessarily have any. 02:39:23
Comments at this point either I know you expect it from your chairman. 02:39:25
The next thing would be to move in the executive session, so if you guys want to do that. 02:39:35
The auditor just responded and said they would like it within about a week or so. 02:39:40
So if there's any questions, they. 02:39:46
I just tell them. 02:39:51
So might have to give you your e-mail. 02:39:55
I missed my 2 on there or something. 02:39:58
We've covered all our. 02:40:03
Businesses. 02:40:04
And hopefully that. 02:40:21
For the valiant people doing that. 02:40:27
Later with. 02:40:31
I know he has plans. 02:40:35
Say. 02:41:00
Wind rolling material or something? 02:41:00
That would be so if it's everybody whoever is listening to. 02:41:04
I think. 02:41:14
161 days. 02:41:26
But yeah, let me see. 02:41:35
We'll move out of the executive session. I don't need to do anything other than. 02:41:44
I attest that matters discussed in a closed meeting we're limited to those specified and no action was taken. 02:41:48
Next meeting. 02:42:01
September. 02:42:02
We have one before that budget meeting scheduled. 02:42:04
Very special. 02:42:07
I think there's special budget meeting before that. 02:42:09
Don't we have one early September? 02:42:15
Finalize or to. 02:42:17
Approval, final budget or something? 02:42:19
Maybe not. 02:42:21
I'm hiding back here. 02:42:24
Any good? I have one on my calendar for the 8th. 02:42:28
I don't have to be on Monday. 02:42:34
Something to do with the budget? 02:42:36
No, no, it's not in the packet. 02:42:40
Well, I mean. 02:42:44
So, umm. 02:42:45
You know. 02:42:47
Can we just go with my sister? 02:42:51
Look at our information. 02:42:52
I thought there was 1 schedule on the 8th. No, I've got it on my schedule to special Commission. 02:42:54
Needs to approve the final budget whenever she gets it back on the FA. 02:43:00
I think. 02:43:03
So they prepared for the. 02:43:06
On the 8th of September 1. 02:43:08
It's not showing on our. 02:43:12
So on our calendar for. 02:43:14
Anyways, that's our next. 02:43:20
Regular meeting. 02:43:21
Otherwise, I didn't entertain a motion to adjourn. 02:43:23
We'll make a motion that we adjourn. 02:43:26
September's. 02:43:31
Just called me. 02:43:32
He said he's going to resend it to every single one of you guys. It's just like a three question. It's just a communication if you 02:43:37
think there's anything going on. 02:43:40
Pretty much the answer. No pretty much. 02:43:44
The three questions and this is just a form of communication with them that you guys are aware of certain whatever is on the 02:43:47
survey. 02:43:50
He said there was only three questions. 02:43:54
Yeah, really. Joe, we have a quick question about can we just take the role and then? 02:43:56
Yeah, let's, let's finish our motion anymore. 02:44:02
Have a question if you don't mind? 02:44:04
I need a second. 02:44:06
OK, second. 02:44:08
Sorry. 02:44:09
OK. 02:44:11
Commissioner Prather. 02:44:14
Aye, Commissioner Chavez. 02:44:15
Aye. 02:44:17
Aye, Chair Wilson, Yes. 02:44:18
Your address, OK, we're adjourned. No question. 02:44:20
OK, question it looks like. 02:44:22
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Test, test. 00:00:03
Test, test, test. 00:00:05
Thank you guys. 00:00:07
All right, 0830. Tuesday, August 19th, 2025. 00:00:11
We're going to. 00:00:16
Call the order. 00:00:18
This regular meeting of the Lincoln County. 00:00:20
A Board of Commissioners. 00:00:23
Madam Clerk Roll. 00:00:25
Call, please, Commissioner Serna. 00:00:27
Commissioner. Appraiser. 00:00:29
Here, Mr. Chavez. 00:00:30
Here, Commissioner Wilson, Chair Fisher. 00:00:31
Here. 00:00:34
Invocation. Commissioner Wilson, please. 00:00:36
Orders together here to stay together we thank you for the opportunity to come and. 00:00:42
And work together for the. 00:00:46
Settlement of county. 00:00:47
Today I pray for our community, I pray for our county, I pray for our state, and I pray for our. 00:00:49
Our nation, Lord, I prefer the. 00:00:53
That each individual. 00:00:55
That we represent, and I prayed for the leadership of each of us. 00:00:57
Level 4 today as we gather, I pray for clear minds. 00:01:00
Efficient communication and. 00:01:04
An effective problem solving is. 00:01:05
Is as we stay on task. 00:01:07
We pray for positive results. 00:01:09
Be with us as we leave and as we travel. 00:01:11
Amen. Amen. I Pledge of Allegiance from Commissioner. 00:01:13
And to the Republic for which it stands. 00:01:22
One nation under God. 00:01:25
Indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 00:01:27
I. 00:01:36
I would ask for a motion to approve the agenda with the ability to move items that's required. 00:01:40
Mr. Chairman, I move that we approve the agenda. 00:01:51
Determine making changes is necessary. 00:01:54
2nd. 00:01:57
Map clerk, please walk off. 00:01:59
Commissioner Wilson. 00:02:02
Yes, Commissioner Chavez. 00:02:02
Yes, Commissioner Serna, Commissioner Craver, Aye, Chair Fisher. 00:02:04
Alright. 00:02:07
Thank you. 00:02:09
We we've got a great thing to do right now. We're going to do service recognitions. This is something that. 00:02:10
We've started here recently. 00:02:19
And it really is important. 00:02:21
It's not perfultuary this this doesn't happen. 00:02:24
When you have. 00:02:27
When you have loyal employees that do good work. 00:02:29
For the county, for the citizens of the. 00:02:32
Of the county. 00:02:34
They need to be recognized. 00:02:35
And so. 00:02:37
We want to do that today. 00:02:39
Bless you. 00:02:42
So the first one I want to recognize today. 00:02:43
Is for. 00:02:48
One year of service. 00:02:49
From Mr. Matthew Dutchover. 00:02:52
Where's Matthew? 00:02:55
There's a lot of buildings in this county that we own and a lot of things that need to be taken care of, Matthew is. 00:03:01
Key to that effort? 00:03:07
And I will just read this little. 00:03:09
Recognition statement. 00:03:11
In recognition. 00:03:14
Of your outstanding commitment. 00:03:16
Service. 00:03:17
An invaluable contributions to the people of Lincoln County, New Mexico. 00:03:18
Your dedication reflects the spirit and resiliency. 00:03:23
That define our community. 00:03:26
Awarded this 19th day of August 2025. Congratulations, Matthew. 00:03:28
Thank you. Thank you, Matthew. You got a sweaty back. You must be working. 00:03:33
Thank you, Matthew. 00:03:47
Thank you the next ones for. 00:03:50
Nicholas. 00:03:54
Where is Nickelodeon? There he is. 00:03:56
Five years ago. 00:03:59
Service Nicholas, please stand over here. 00:04:02
Right to my left. 00:04:05
Thank you. 00:04:06
So. 00:04:08
This is this is really important as well. 00:04:09
Because as you know, we we buy a lot of things, services and goods and other things. 00:04:13
And we want to make sure that we do it right. 00:04:19
That is done in. 00:04:22
In compliance with all the rules and regulations, state in particular. 00:04:23
But also just. 00:04:29
The the, the the. 00:04:30
I would say the clarity, right, the openness so that everybody. 00:04:33
Who pays taxes in this county? 00:04:38
Realize we're doing it. 00:04:40
Correctly and there's no favoritism or anything else we. 00:04:42
He's professionalized that in a big way. 00:04:45
In recognition of your outstanding commitment, service and a valuable contributions to the people of Lincoln County. 00:04:48
New Mexico. 00:04:54
Your dedication reflects the Spirit. 00:04:55
And resiliency that define our community. 00:04:57
Awarded the Scientific day of August 2025. 00:05:00
Thank you, Nicholas. 00:05:03
OK. Well, thank you. 00:05:10
Thank you. Thank you. 00:05:13
Very good. 00:05:18
OK, we're going to move. 00:05:21
Quickly to public comments and announcements. You'll have 3 minutes. 00:05:23
And we really crap. 00:05:28
We request. I'll get it out. 00:05:31
Clearly. 00:05:33
That you, just you, you take the three minutes. 00:05:36
Please don't be personal about it. 00:05:39
We all have good intentions. 00:05:41
But we appreciate your feedback as a. 00:05:43
The good intentions can be helped a little bit. 00:05:46
With good. 00:05:48
Feedback. 00:05:49
So is there anybody else? 00:05:50
Anybody that would like to come up and speak? 00:05:52
Please state your name. 00:05:56
Good morning, Commissioners. 00:05:58
My name is Zeb Clary at Lincoln County District 1 resident Kendall Wilson is my representative. 00:05:59
I'm here again opposing Ordinance 2024-05. 00:06:04
This ordinance draws an arbitrary line of 300 acres granting exemptions to large land owners. 00:06:08
Which forcibly enrolls all smaller property owners into mandatory waste service. 00:06:13
With no proof of use or consideration for self calling. 00:06:17
This is discriminatory. 00:06:20
Unconstitutional and Unamerican. Section 12. 00:06:22
And related provisions only allow 300 acres or more to opt out. 00:06:25
Meanwhile, residents with far less land, many of whom can lawfully and responsibly self haul, are forced to pay for services they 00:06:29
don't use. 00:06:32
This divides Lincoln County into two classes of. 00:06:36
Those who can afford freedom and those who cannot. 00:06:39
The founding principles of this country were built on equal treatment under the law. 00:06:42
Not privileged based on land size. 00:06:46
This ordinance is the force is mandatory participation. 00:06:48
Quarterly payments, no opt out unless you're among the few. 00:06:51
With 300 plus acres. 00:06:55
If this is not governance. 00:06:56
By consent is ruled by exclusion. 00:06:59
This board approves the rates for a private corporation which residents must pay in 90 day increments. 00:07:01
There is no billing option. 00:07:07
There is no monthly billing option. 00:07:08
No clear reimbursement process for double billing. 00:07:10
And no practical appeals process. 00:07:13
This does not bear governments. This is corporate. 00:07:16
Favoritism. 00:07:18
As it says in Isaiah 10, one and two. 00:07:19
Woe to those who make unlawful. 00:07:22
Unjust laws. 00:07:24
To those who issue oppressive decrees. 00:07:26
To deprive the poor of their right and withhold justice from the oppressed. 00:07:28
In closing. 00:07:32
I'll ask that. 00:07:33
You're not just considered the legality of this ordinance, but the morality of it. 00:07:34
This Board has a moral and civic duty to correct this policy. 00:07:38
Remove the 300 acre exemption strike, Section 12. 00:07:42
Create a fair, transparent process that applies equally. 00:07:45
To all Lincoln County residents. 00:07:48
Because that's what. 00:07:50
American governments. 00:07:51
And physical justice demand. 00:07:53
Thank you for your attention to this matter. 00:07:54
Thank you, Sir. 00:07:57
Hi, thank you all. Good morning. I'm Jimmy Masters. I'm the Regional Director for Public Health in the Southeast region with the 00:08:02
Department of Health. 00:08:05
And insulted y'all for allowing me to speak to our public comment today. 00:08:09
One of one of the things I wanted to make mention of. I want to thank y'all with the. 00:08:13
With the county for supporting the. 00:08:18
Ongoing events and also elements of support services to the Public Health Office. 00:08:20
And one of the things I want to. 00:08:25
See about doing on a regular basis, maybe quarterly. 00:08:28
Is coming to the Commission meetings on a regular day, I would say like quarterly per se or every other month to provide? 00:08:31
What we're doing in the community. 00:08:38
Talk about immunization numbers with clients that we're seeing. 00:08:40
Harm reduction. 00:08:44
Quite recently, one of the new initiatives that we have started. 00:08:45
Through the Public Health Office is a primary care program. 00:08:49
Working with. 00:08:53
The arrow. 00:08:56
Reservation to provide primary care services, but we also open it up to other folks in Lincoln County. 00:08:57
That on Medicaid or have no insurance. So it in a way is kind of a safety net also like our regular public health services as 00:09:03
well. 00:09:07
And the other initiative and so far I think with that program we've seen patients, it's growing a little bit. 00:09:11
We just started in April, so it's been slow going. 00:09:19
And we have contract staff that are overseeing the clients. 00:09:22
Currently, but we are also seeing a good number of. 00:09:26
Clients through our MOUD program. 00:09:30
For the medication assistance, you know the opiate overdose use. 00:09:33
So we're seeing right now 19 clients actively with Rodoso and it's also starting to grow as well. 00:09:38
For those that can't see the. 00:09:45
Those needs elsewhere, but we are a safety net. 00:09:46
For that. 00:09:50
As well. 00:09:50
And then one of the other initiatives that we are providing to. 00:09:52
To the region I cover 8 counties in the southeast part of the state for public health. 00:09:56
As we do have a new medical mobile unit that we will be taking on the road to provide. 00:10:01
Public health services within the within southeast region, including Lincoln County, where folks may not have. 00:10:06
I would say access or transportation to the public health office. Thank you. So, but that time, thank you very much. I appreciate 00:10:13
it. Thank you very much. Thank you. 00:10:17
Anybody else? 00:10:24
Jim Ferry, Lincoln, Lincoln, NM. 00:10:27
I love. 00:10:31
Being able to come. 00:10:32
I think it's the best thing. 00:10:33
I just love that we have an open government. 00:10:36
And in some places on the planet window. 00:10:38
I really, really thankful about that recently. 00:10:40
The The road guys. 00:10:43
Whoever they are. 00:10:45
Need to be commended. 00:10:46
Because I've lived there 10 years and. 00:10:48
It looks better than it's ever looked. 00:10:50
Crossing the rear beneath them and they're just a great. 00:10:52
Group of people to chat with. 00:10:55
So thank you very much for getting that done. 00:10:57
On another thing, when I. 00:10:59
Became a property owner in Lincoln in August of 2016. 00:11:00
I was not for the ordinance. 00:11:04
In Lincoln. 00:11:06
But after? 00:11:07
Being on the planet 7 decades, I now realize it's OK to change your mind. 00:11:09
So I changed my mind on some things. 00:11:13
I would like to. 00:11:16
Propose that the. 00:11:17
Mr. Burns, the manager, and Mr. Amistad, the head of the. 00:11:20
Preservation board get together at some point in time. 00:11:25
Soon. 00:11:28
Because. 00:11:29
For a year now, there's been a. 00:11:30
A record who's a caretaker for a very wealthy man in California? 00:11:32
This flaunt that his. 00:11:37
He doesn't have to obey any rules and I haven't quoted on them. 00:11:39
And I'd like to see that just get solved because. 00:11:43
As a property owner, it's just not right that the the gentleman from. 00:11:46
Hollywood can. 00:11:50
Do whatever he wants and doesn't have to obey any rules. 00:11:51
So I'm proposing to. 00:11:54
Mr. Burns and Miss Homestead get down. 00:11:56
Get together. Sit down. 00:11:58
Because Mr. Homestay has told me for one year that there's no enforcement. 00:11:59
Available SO. 00:12:03
Other than that, I really do love this. 00:12:04
Privilege and it is an honor to be able to speak to. 00:12:06
Thank you very much. 00:12:10
Mr. Sherry, do you mind providing that address to one of the staff members so they can follow up? I think we can get this resolved 00:12:11
much bigger than having. 00:12:15
Yes, ma'am. 00:12:20
Thank you. 00:12:26
Anybody else? 00:12:28
Please, Sir, come on down. 00:12:33
Thank you and state your name if you. 00:12:34
My name is Don Romero. 00:12:38
I love a pond ski run Rd. 00:12:40
Eagle Creek runs right through my property. 00:12:43
And. 00:12:45
Initially. 00:12:46
I have done. 00:12:47
Had some people go by and take a look. 00:12:49
At my 6 foot culvert. The heck got *******? 00:12:51
All at the front. 00:12:54
And compromise the pad I had on top. 00:12:56
And it ate up all. 00:13:00
The dirt underneath the path, so there was a void. 00:13:02
Underneath there. 00:13:05
Before the rain started. 00:13:08
And my gas line. 00:13:09
Was running across it. 00:13:11
Was compromising badly stretched? 00:13:12
And what's going to break? 00:13:15
Eventually. 00:13:18
But the diamond on it was. 00:13:19
Was pretty severe. 00:13:21
I am now without. 00:13:23
Gas to my house, no cooking, no hot water. 00:13:25
And. 00:13:30
I just need my. 00:13:31
Mike Colbert. 00:13:33
Replaced. 00:13:35
I know that. 00:13:38
A lot of. 00:13:39
I guess it's a block grant. 00:13:41
I'm understanding this correct. Is the block grant? 00:13:43
For for things to get done. What? What's your address, Sir 169? 00:13:47
Ski Run Rd. 00:13:52
And initially I had them. 00:14:00
I myself have to cut out six feet of the bastion cover. It was bastion on all four sides. 00:14:02
All around. 00:14:07
From the top to the bottom side. 00:14:08
And I couldn't. 00:14:10
There was no way to straighten it back out. 00:14:11
So I went in there. 00:14:13
As soon as the water was. 00:14:14
Low enough I was able to. 00:14:16
Get a cordless. 00:14:18
Jigsaw and cut all the pieces out that were bashed in. 00:14:20
So I had a. 00:14:24
A lot of just dirt. 00:14:26
For six feet into the. 00:14:28
Into the cavity. 00:14:29
To. 00:14:31
To be able to. 00:14:33
Let the water go through. 00:14:34
So before the monsoons rain started. 00:14:36
I thought, well this is going to be a repeat and worse yet. 00:14:39
If it washes out the color now because of The Cave in underneath there. 00:14:42
Then I'll have a. 00:14:46
A6 inch pad a 12 by 20. 00:14:47
6 inch path. 00:14:50
To deal with it. 00:14:51
We have falling into the. 00:14:52
Into the Creek so. 00:14:54
I've done all that done. 00:14:55
Thank you. Your, your time is up, OK. 00:14:57
So I just needed some help with that. Thank you. 00:15:00
Anybody else please? 00:15:03
Only once. Twice. 00:15:09
Done. All right. Thank you. 00:15:12
I want to move on to. 00:15:17
Item number 4 the action items. 00:15:22
We'll try to go through these. 00:15:25
Essentially is reasonably. 00:15:27
Can so. 00:15:32
My assumption is that we've all had an opportunity to look through the. 00:15:38
The minutes for the special Commission meeting regular and the other special Commission meeting at 7:21. 00:15:42
Do you have any questions or comments? 00:15:47
With respect to those minutes. 00:15:49
Commission. 00:15:52
I had an opportunity to look at things. 00:15:59
Are you good with them? Yeah, I'm ready for a motion then to approve. 00:16:01
The minutes AB and C which is 7/10 7:15. 00:16:06
Mr. Chair, make a motion that we approve Minutes. 00:16:12
Listed under Items. 00:16:16
2nd. 00:16:19
That's correct, please. 00:16:21
Commissioner Prather. 00:16:23
Aye, Commissioner Wilson. 00:16:24
Mr. Furniture. 00:16:26
Mr. Thomas Yes, Sheriff Fisher. 00:16:27
Hi, thank you. 00:16:29
Let's go to the next item, Monthly Accounts payable and Payroll report. 00:16:32
Billy Joe, please. 00:16:37
Brett Synergy. 00:16:39
So I'm requesting approval on accounts payable payroll. 00:16:54
For the month of July. 00:16:58
And. 00:17:01
The total expense was 20,000,004. 00:17:07
737,000. 00:17:10
1024 cents. 00:17:12
And also I would like to see if you guys. 00:17:15
Like the spreadsheet that I gave you? 00:17:19
So show. 00:17:22
I did the expenses and stuff on there so. 00:17:23
I'll try to break it down. 00:17:26
So it's one page, hopefully next month. 00:17:27
Thank you for that extra work, Yeah. 00:17:30
I like them a lot. 00:17:32
Do you have have that to put up on the on the screen? Just the graph? 00:17:34
This is for the public. 00:17:39
So if you if you look at the graph, you'll see that. 00:17:41
Of course height. 00:17:44
Represents the amount of money, right? 00:17:45
Spending as a county. 00:17:48
Look at disaster relief. There you see what is it like? 00:17:50
What's that #17,000,017 million and change? 00:17:54
That's a lot of money. 00:17:58
And we're not done. 00:18:00
Right when I finish. 00:18:02
And then you look at corrections, that's the next highest piece. 00:18:04
We spent an incredible amount of money. 00:18:08
On our. 00:18:12
Basically, which is our jail. 00:18:13
And then law enforcement that makes sense. County government and then special programs, road and Rd. 00:18:16
And then the Medical Center. So those are? 00:18:23
What you see there is a is a representation of our prior. 00:18:25
And where our monies are going. 00:18:31
To and I I just wanted. 00:18:33
Point that out to the public because it's important. 00:18:35
That's how we're spending your money. 00:18:38
I think those those priorities are correct. 00:18:41
Please continue to let you know if you're nothing else. 00:18:45
Any questions or discussions from the Commission on this? 00:18:49
Other questions? 00:18:55
Part requested approval, right? 00:18:57
I'm waiting for the Commission to continue their. 00:18:59
They're not, because. 00:19:02
OK, what's what's going on? Mr. Chairman, I move to approve the monthly accounts payable payroll 4th July 2025. 00:19:05
Motion, Do I have a second? 00:19:12
2nd. 00:19:13
Madam Clerk. 00:19:15
Commissioner Frederick. 00:19:17
Aye. 00:19:19
Hi, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Wilson Turkish. 00:19:20
Hi. 00:19:24
OK, item number 3. 00:19:26
Thank you very much, Billy Joel. 00:19:28
Item number 3 is the Lincoln County Predator Control Program. 00:19:30
Sir, good morning. 00:19:36
Good morning. 00:19:38
My name is Pete Natchezki. I live on a ranch about. 00:19:39
30 miles north of here. 00:19:43
And I'm here today to. 00:19:45
Encourage the. 00:19:47
Able to continue the collection of the head tax. 00:19:49
For creditor control. 00:19:52
And to elect. 00:19:54
The Lincoln County Clinical. 00:19:55
Control Board. 00:19:57
You should have received in your packets. 00:20:00
From enabling legislation that permits this. 00:20:02
As well as the letter. 00:20:06
That we set out to each live doctrine. 00:20:08
Owner in the county. 00:20:11
And the petition. 00:20:13
Would you return? 00:20:15
And also kind of a summary of. 00:20:17
What we've built, what we've gotten back. 00:20:20
After the first. 00:20:22
July. 00:20:23
I've gotten a couple more petitions back since then. 00:20:24
Because essentially this was started in about 1965 by Joe Skeen, who was a rancher down at Picacho and also. 00:20:27
A member of senator in the New Mexico Legislature that enabled. 00:20:36
Each county to. 00:20:41
Form of predator Control Board and assess a tax on a per head basis. 00:20:42
4 Predator. 00:20:47
And to my knowledge this has been. 00:20:50
And continuous. 00:20:52
Years since 1965. 00:20:54
I I've got the. 00:20:58
I think we sent out 341. 00:21:01
Petitions to. 00:21:04
Livestock owners in the county. 00:21:06
And I've received back the required percentage. 00:21:09
Of approval. 00:21:13
To go ahead and continue the tax. 00:21:15
So. 00:21:21
Approval. If there's any questions I'll be happy to try and answer. 00:21:22
You know, so we went from 55 to 85, right? And that's 55 has been around forever, right? No that. 00:21:27
I noticed this last night and had I noticed it before then it would have driven me nuts. But we. 00:21:34
We use the letter that was. 00:21:40
Sent out in 2015. 00:21:42
And at that time. 00:21:45
The tax was. 00:21:46
Was $0.55 per head. 00:21:48
In 2020 it was increased to. 00:21:52
Heavenly Father to him. 00:21:55
That was a mistake on the on the letter we sent out. 00:21:58
So. 00:22:01
And now? 00:22:02
This at this point we're asking for $0.85. 00:22:03
So it's it's not that big a jump from 55 to 85 is from 75 that has been collected for the last five years. 00:22:09
The 85 which will be. 00:22:18
Assessed in the coming Friday. I know with the three. 00:22:20
You know, with the. 00:22:24
With the three guys you've got on the team. 00:22:25
And everything else that's really not a lot of money for the value. 00:22:28
Of the service in my opinion. 00:22:32
They've come out. 00:22:33
To to my ranch and actually not on my ranch, but my neighbor's ranch. 00:22:35
He's got got more cattle than I do. 00:22:39
Well, one thing. 00:22:42
Everybody needs to remember, and I did. I did hear a few complaints. We. 00:22:44
We had a little trouble getting the numbers we needed, mainly because people. 00:22:48
They've either ignored the petition or threw it on the kitchen table and. 00:22:53
And I called we we had to make quite a few phone calls to get people to. 00:22:58
You know, to get the numbers that we need. 00:23:02
And a lot of people said, well, I didn't get it or I didn't see it, or I meant to do that. 00:23:04
But. 00:23:11
A few people told me that, well, we haven't seen a trapper. 00:23:12
But what people need to remember is. 00:23:16
If you have trouble. 00:23:18
You know he can call the guys. 00:23:20
You know and. 00:23:21
They probably knew to be a better. 00:23:23
Better job doing PR. 00:23:26
But. 00:23:27
You know a phone call is all it takes and they'll come and help you. We've got three decent. 00:23:29
Pretty good, Trevor. 00:23:33
In this county, and we're pretty fortunate that a lot of counties. 00:23:34
Maybe have one or two or not any. 00:23:38
Of this head tax I believe. 00:23:41
I think the only other. 00:23:46
County and the state that I'm aware of at this point. 00:23:47
That collected in Harding County, up in the northwestern part of the state. 00:23:51
But. 00:23:55
As I said, this has been. 00:23:55
And continuous use since the legislation was passed and. 00:23:57
In 1965. Any questions? 00:24:02
I'll entertain a motion. 00:24:07
Mr. Chairman, I. 00:24:09
Move that we approve the. 00:24:11
County credit control program headphones. 00:24:13
Madam Clerk, please. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you, Sir. 00:24:20
Hi Personal Commission Commissioner Fraser Fraser, Chair Fisher. 00:24:25
Right. Thank you. 00:24:29
#4 Consideration to award RFP 2025-12, County Attorney Legal Services for Lincoln County. Mr. Morrod. 00:24:32
You're on. 00:24:42
Chief Procurement Officer. 00:24:46
Today we have the award of RP2025-12 County Attorney Legal Services. 00:24:48
The county Commission approved to issue the RFP. 00:24:54
2025, that's 12 regular July 15th. 00:24:58
It was advertised and legal. 00:25:02
Sources for those news July 31st, Las Cruces Sun. 00:25:07
25th and the Roswell hated. 00:25:11
July 25th as well. 00:25:14
And as well as the account of website. 00:25:17
The county received 2 submissions by an RFP deadline. 00:25:19
1 + 5 the county measures. 00:25:23
Reviews and seeing all submissions responsive. 00:25:25
I proceeded to. 00:25:29
Evaluate these proposals. 00:25:32
And pervy received. 00:25:34
Have a hard time? 00:25:38
So nervous from the award. 00:25:41
You're OK? Alright, Yeah. 00:25:46
Recommendations to more than RP 20.512. 00:25:48
Responsive Proposal. Alexander J Bobbitt, PC. 00:25:52
And the Commission's consideration is to award the RFP. 00:25:55
Do you have a comment you'd like to make on this one? 00:26:00
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. 00:26:04
We went through the as we as we requested. 00:26:08
We went through the. 00:26:12
Procurement process to. 00:26:14
Procure these contract services. 00:26:16
And we did receive 2 proposals. 00:26:19
As such, the evaluations that came back are recommending an award to our. 00:26:23
Local resource. 00:26:28
I feel that this is a fair opportunity. 00:26:31
And a recommendation for an award. 00:26:35
That's appropriate for the Commission, so. 00:26:39
OK, I want to make a mention just I thought you might mention it. 00:26:44
It's important to realize that. 00:26:48
Even though this award would go to someone who. 00:26:50
Would be new to this work. 00:26:54
With. 00:26:56
We still have available. 00:26:57
You know Alan. 00:27:00
Morale can. 00:27:01
To help out and assist. 00:27:03
In that transition. So I think that's an important thing now. 00:27:05
So with that in mind, is there any any other questions or discussion? 00:27:09
I had a question. It was very limited with the information you provided us. What was the scoring criteria? How did you hold? 00:27:14
Madam Commissioner. 00:27:25
There were 4. 00:27:26
Criteria. 00:27:28
That were evaluated on a weighted basis. 00:27:29
I don't have to look them up and it was a. 00:27:32
Based on. 00:27:34
Your RFP. 00:27:34
For qualification responsiveness. 00:27:36
I'd have to look at the proposals to give you an exact answer. 00:27:40
But it was in line with the procurement process for qualifications. 00:27:44
So with your procurement process, there are certain criteria that. 00:27:53
Are allowed to be. 00:27:59
Evaluated with that being qualifications, your availability, your responsiveness. 00:28:01
And there's one more that's escaping me. 00:28:06
That was the evaluation, evaluation criteria that were. 00:28:09
Weighted Appro. 00:28:12
Procurement. 00:28:14
Was that perhaps price? 00:28:17
No, price was not associated with this is. That'll be part of your contract negotiation. 00:28:19
How much weight was placed on each is what my follow-up was. 00:28:24
I just think it's important for the public to understand. 00:28:29
Why we're selecting one over the other? 00:28:32
Not a Commission. I'll have to look into that. 00:28:37
And give you a more specific answer on that. 00:28:40
Usually on one of them. 00:28:42
We don't include the proposal that the way that we can get the RFP after. I could probably look that up real quick. 00:28:44
If you let me, I got that right. 00:28:49
Here, they're not going to answer your questions. 00:28:51
So we'll take the time. 00:28:54
Listen, I apologize, I'm not. 00:28:55
Heard this morning. 00:28:59
So we. 00:29:21
Evaluated this there were. 00:29:24
4 criteria. 00:29:26
This is desirable specifications experience in education attorney-client interface. 00:29:29
Essential service responsibilities. 00:29:34
Also on that there were three. 00:29:37
Pass fail. 00:29:40
Criteria, which is the letter of transmittal insurance campaign contribution disclosure forms which are pretty standard for your 00:29:41
procurement process. 00:29:44
On the desirable specifications were 35 points. Your experience education was 30 points. attorney-client interface was 20. 00:29:48
As essential service responsibilities 15. 00:29:54
I didn't have that really. 00:30:02
Any other questions? 00:30:03
Discussion. 00:30:07
I'll make a I'd like to have a motion to approve the awarding. 00:30:09
Mr. Chair, I'd like to award RFP 2025-12. 00:30:13
County Attorney legal services to Alexander. 00:30:19
J Bobbitt, PC. 00:30:23
2nd. 00:30:28
A second Madam Clerk. 00:30:30
Commissioner Sarnoff. 00:30:34
Hi, Commissioner Fraser. 00:30:35
Aye, Mr. Chavez. 00:30:37
Aye, Mr. Wilson. Yes, Chair Fisher. 00:30:38
All right. 00:30:41
Thank you. 00:30:42
This should be quick. 00:30:43
Consideration of true purchase of a rescue boat. 00:30:44
For Bonita Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. Greenwald's not here, but we've got the wonderful, fantastic. 00:30:48
Justin Luna Rose. 00:30:55
Chairman Fisher, Commissioner. Good morning, Joseph. 00:31:01
Making county wildland fire for me. 00:31:04
This morning to get approval for. 00:31:06
The purchase of a rescue boat for Bonita Volunteer Fire Department. 00:31:10
The total cost of $24,677. 00:31:14
The department does currently have that sitting in their trust fund. 00:31:18
With a wood 13 foot. 00:31:23
Swiftwater rescue boat. 00:31:26
Comes with all the whistles. 00:31:28
We did get 3 different quotes from three different. 00:31:29
Personnel. 00:31:32
And they should be in your packet I believe. 00:31:33
That I stand for. 00:31:37
Where will this boat be? 00:31:42
You know. 00:31:44
They'll be utilized not only in. 00:31:45
In the North division of. 00:31:48
Of the operations like Alto Bonito, Cedar Creek. 00:31:51
All that, but it'll also be transferable down to Hwy. 70. 00:31:54
And then? 00:31:57
When we're not. 00:31:59
Having, you know the. 00:32:00
Now for the flooding events. Then it'll go. 00:32:01
Ross Woolworth. 00:32:04
Would we be receiving revenue? 00:32:06
That is a great question. 00:32:10
Normally on these deals. 00:32:12
Madam Commissioner. 00:32:14
If we take it outside of the county, the county can be reimbursed. 00:32:17
For the time that we spend there. 00:32:21
And usually there is a standard rate for equipment if we take it outside of the county. 00:32:25
So, yes, and the personnel that we take. 00:32:29
Is there a model number of this? I didn't. 00:32:33
It's pretty narrow, 2 foot 8 inches. 00:32:39
It is, it says, pretty. Now it's a fluid. 00:32:43
GS Swift water rescue standard. 00:32:47
1313 foot one inch. 00:32:50
Put nine people in it. 00:32:53
Put 7 it says seven person capacity. 00:32:55
And then the weight capacity is 2020 lbs. 00:32:59
Amazing. 00:33:03
Pretty tight. 00:33:06
These funds aren't coming out of the county. 00:33:11
County budget is coming out of. 00:33:13
How did Benito's trust fund? 00:33:14
Yes, Sir, no. 00:33:16
OK. If there are no more questions, let's go ahead and move. 00:33:19
I'm sorry, what? 00:33:22
The treasure. 00:33:23
Oh, I'm sorry, man, Treasurer. 00:33:24
Chairman Fish, I just wanted to say in the trust fund that Bonita Fire Department has. 00:33:25
132,000. 00:33:30
$319.48. 00:33:32
So that's solid. 00:33:37
Right, solid. 00:33:38
Can I have a motion please to approve? 00:33:40
Make a motion to consider the approval of the rescue vote for Benito's own CARE Fire department. 00:33:42
2nd, 2nd. 00:33:47
Clerk. Senator Wilson, Commissioner Prater. 00:33:50
Aye, Commissioner Sarah. 00:33:54
Commissioner Chavez. Yes, Chair Fisher. 00:33:56
Hi, thank you. Number six consideration to approve. 00:33:58
An overhire of two Rd. operators. 00:34:04
Either two or three operator classification. 00:34:06
Mr. Honey Katya. 00:34:10
Chairman Fisher Commissioners Jeff Honeycutt, Lincoln County Room Superintendent. 00:34:13
Unfortunately, you've had some. 00:34:18
Issues. 00:34:22
Come up in the department where? 00:34:23
People have been hurt. 00:34:25
Injured. 00:34:26
And they are in the recovery phase. 00:34:27
We uh. 00:34:30
Don't have a timeline of when they'll be back. 00:34:31
And right now we have an Operator 4, which is one of our district laid hands that's out indefinitely. 00:34:33
I have an operator three that's getting ready to go into. 00:34:39
A knee replacement surgery. That's a minimum of a 12 week process. 00:34:44
And I have two operator. 00:34:48
That were unfortunately in an accident and they are out indefinitely. 00:34:50
And my mechanic, My lead mechanic. 00:34:54
Is retiring at the end of next week. 00:34:57
So my request. 00:35:00
Is that we could hire at least 2. 00:35:03
Of these positions. 00:35:06
More as possible. 00:35:08
So we can. 00:35:10
Help. 00:35:11
Continue doing what we're doing currently. 00:35:12
These are all vital operation. 00:35:16
Positions and I make a I guess a question. 00:35:18
Yes, Sir. So you. 00:35:22
You're out so. 00:35:24
I know who the three are. 00:35:26
Four and then you got the 4th which the knee replacement that's 4. You know, you're saying you got a mechanic that's. 00:35:29
Retiring. Yes, Sir, that you're asking for two people. 00:35:35
What are we doing? 00:35:39
That would be out of Chairman Fisher. That would be at a minimum of two. 00:35:40
I think the after discussions with the county manager we were going to look at. 00:35:44
To this month and then to next month to see if we had a more of a definite time frame of when somebody could potentially return. 00:35:48
But I'll let the manager speak to that. 00:35:55
Mr. Honeycutt touched on it. 00:36:01
We're uncertain on some of these folks of what their return is going to be and what our current status is going to be. 00:36:03
So we did want to go ahead and recommend 2 today. 00:36:08
To go ahead and start that hiring process. 00:36:12
So that we can at least keep him operating at a capacity that we can. 00:36:15
Try to maintain what we have going on. 00:36:18
As far as the mechanic goes, we've already posted that position. 00:36:21
And we're looking for that replacement, so. 00:36:25
As he's retiring, we already have that. 00:36:28
Position posted, so that's not a part of this consideration. 00:36:30
Can I get? 00:36:34
I have a question for the manager actually. 00:36:38
If Commission approves this, are we going to? 00:36:45
Do benefits with it or is it just a standard deductions? 00:36:48
They're going to be flowing ploys of the county. 00:36:52
So with that as part of this, this is not a budget adjustment yet. 00:36:54
That's why we recommended to because with the folks that are out. 00:36:59
Looking at the budget, we should have enough to cover it. 00:37:03
For now, until we can have more of a clearer picture of what our budgets look like later. 00:37:05
But if we need to bring that back at a certain point in time. 00:37:10
And ask for additional funds for the road department for these folks that we hire. 00:37:13
Then we'll do that at that point in time. 00:37:17
Also with that, understand these are not temporary positions if we hire folks here. 00:37:19
And we do have. 00:37:24
Hopefully some of our people come back. 00:37:26
We would also bring that back to you and ask you to make those permanent positions. 00:37:28
We're not going to hire temporary folks and then just let them go. For some reason, these people come back. 00:37:32
So we want to, we want to increase our. 00:37:37
Our folks and keep good people here is what we're all right so. 00:37:39
So I would support. 00:37:42
This this request. 00:37:45
And between now and the next next Commission meeting, we may have some more visibility. 00:37:48
As to what the future looks like for your department? 00:37:53
Correct. And then we can make some other decisions. 00:37:56
But I think it's important for us to to recognize. 00:37:59
Out of the three or four things accounting should do. 00:38:03
Has to do. 00:38:06
The road department. 00:38:09
Is one of those 4. 00:38:10
So we don't want to lose that capacity. 00:38:12
In service to the comfort to the citizens. 00:38:15
I think we understand that. 00:38:18
And we just want to make sure that, you know that we understand that. 00:38:20
Is there any other questions or comments? 00:38:25
Do you think that's sufficient enough? 00:38:27
At at this time to. 00:38:30
Because we're having all the flooding and everything else and. 00:38:31
You guys are in high demand right now. 00:38:35
So and then we got snow coming just right around the corner. 00:38:37
Commissioner Thomas, I agree. And the the two, was that a minimum? 00:38:42
You know, it was just kind of the. 00:38:46
Let's get this thing started but. 00:38:48
If we hired 4. 00:38:50
I wouldn't complain a bit. 00:38:52
We'll take 4 and go. 00:38:54
Moving forward, but those positions would have to be available and approved by the board. 00:38:55
For me to have that option. 00:39:00
I have a question. You stated that there's a. 00:39:03
Two twos, a three and a four out so. 00:39:07
Are you requesting to hire a three and a four or two? What does that look like? 00:39:10
Budget Chairman. Fisher Commissioner. Third of the request is to hire. 00:39:15
The operator to the operator 3. 00:39:20
However that might look. 00:39:23
Three and 1-2 and two. 00:39:24
The operator floors of promotional. 00:39:27
In-house promotional position. 00:39:30
That is given to blade operators that have been operating in the district. 00:39:31
And have been assigned a district, so that's kind of an internal. 00:39:36
Position that operator for that. 00:39:39
Basically, if that person leaves it reverse back to an operator through. 00:39:41
So we're basically out two threes 2. 00:39:46
And and two twos. 00:39:48
Is the way it would look. 00:39:50
On the hiring specifically Adam, Commissioner. Commissioner. 00:39:51
Sorry, the intent behind this is that we're going to advertise and post a Operator 2 and Operator 3 and see what's available based 00:39:54
on qualifications. 00:39:59
And offer positions appropriately based on their experience and qualifications if we end up with. 00:40:03
4 threes that would be. 00:40:08
Great for the county and we'll bring that back from a budget aspect if we need to. 00:40:10
So we're going to post both positions and see what's available. 00:40:14
Through the calendar. 00:40:17
So could we? Could we? 00:40:21
I mean, I would entertain a motion. 00:40:23
That that would say that that we would. 00:40:25
We would authorize 3 positions, one and above. 00:40:28
What you're asking for? 00:40:32
I would, I would do that because I'm I'm sympathetic to the notion. 00:40:34
Step #1. 00:40:39
These absences that we're experiencing right now. 00:40:43
They're not short term. 00:40:46
I mean maybe 1 is. 00:40:48
The rest are not. 00:40:50
That's number one. Number two, what you brought up. 00:40:51
Commissioner Chavez, this notion that. 00:40:54
You know we're going to have continued flooding. 00:40:56
And then, then we pray for snow. 00:40:59
But if that happens, the Lord says yes. 00:41:02
We're going to need that. 00:41:05
***. 00:41:07
Yes, Sir. So if we happen to be 1. 00:41:08
Above your. 00:41:11
Budgeted number for a while. 00:41:13
You know. 00:41:15
It wouldn't break my heart. 00:41:16
So I I would support. 00:41:19
I would support three. I don't know. 00:41:21
Someone make a motion that way or we don't have support for that on the Commission. 00:41:22
Yes, please. And I while I. 00:41:30
I understand the need for something. 00:41:34
I'm more comfortable at this point improving the two. 00:41:36
Until we get some more clarity. 00:41:39
Clarification on what? 00:41:40
What we actually need and. 00:41:42
In our packet it said these would not be permanent positions. 00:41:43
So. 00:41:46
The fact that they'll they'll turn permanent or could and I could be supportive of that. 00:41:47
I'm not favorite boat. 00:41:52
At that, yet with without. 00:41:53
Clarification. 00:41:55
Or three, but you're you're. 00:41:56
You're you could support too. You're safe. 00:41:58
And let's let's clarify that. 00:42:01
Because. 00:42:03
These are going to be two permanent positions. 00:42:05
Yes, Sir, you understand that? 00:42:07
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, I think the intent behind your. 00:42:12
Agenda is as an overhyre that is considered a temporary position. 00:42:15
That we would at some point make a permanent position, but the over hire would be temporary into a permanent position, kind of 00:42:19
like a probationary period. 00:42:24
Until we know what's going to happen with our current employees and and so that that's the point of my whole comment is. 00:42:28
Is are we hiring permanent positions right now or are we hiring over hire? 00:42:34
And we need to have that clarification as to what. 00:42:39
Mr. Commissioner, we're requesting over hires, as we still have. 00:42:43
Folks that are considered county employees. 00:42:48
For the time being as they are on long term disability. 00:42:50
Make the laptop in perpetuation there now. 00:42:55
And even these two were offered with. 00:42:57
The potential for two more. 00:42:59
I'm not opposed to those, but I'm. 00:43:02
I'm I'm I'm satisfied with the clarification. 00:43:05
Period 2. I mentioned that earlier. 00:43:09
All I'm saying is is that there is some. 00:43:11
There is a time frame. 00:43:14
That's required to get new operators up to speed. 00:43:16
And we're now looking at, you know, kind of the end of August. 00:43:19
So we have to be mindful of that. 00:43:23
With that in. 00:43:25
With that, I would entertain a motion to. 00:43:27
To approve the two over hires as. 00:43:30
As described in the. 00:43:32
You can bring us back to the next meeting. 00:43:38
With more clarity. 00:43:41
Mr. Chairman, I'd like to move. That we approve. 00:43:42
Two over higher positions in the road department positions at either. 00:43:45
The operator 2 are operating a three classification depending on candidate qualifications. 00:43:50
It's a website. 00:43:56
I am clear. 00:43:59
Commissioner Wilson. Commissioner Appraiser. 00:44:01
Aye, Commissioner. 00:44:04
Hi, Commissioner Chavez, Chair Fisher aye motion. 00:44:06
Excellent. 00:44:09
Thank you #7. 00:44:12
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, you got an item before you today. This has been on our projects list. We've been talking about it. 00:44:15
You can kind of see some of the updates we've made mission chambers and we have the same. 00:44:22
Notion of several of our facilities that need. 00:44:27
Probably. 00:44:30
A little more attention than just a coat of paint. 00:44:32
With that, before you have a consideration of a budget adjustment for $300,000 for the Redos Annex. 00:44:34
What the intent behind this would be would be to go up and completely. 00:44:40
Maintenance and. 00:44:44
Fix the exterior of the building, which is in disrepair. 00:44:46
It would also be to. 00:44:49
Look at doing the interior of the building. 00:44:51
And maximizing that space is we are kind of we are filling positions in that. 00:44:53
Building. 00:44:58
Making the offices available and the space available for the folks that were hiring up there as well as updating our conference 00:45:00
rooms to some of these meetings that we have. 00:45:04
In that area of the county that we can utilize and have a space that's appropriate to me. 00:45:08
As some of these instances and the necessity arises so. 00:45:14
With that, that's the request before you. 00:45:17
And we feel that we can accomplish that with this budget adjustment. 00:45:20
Thank you. Any questions, discussion. 00:45:24
Concern. 00:45:28
Anybody who's been up to that annex building can see it's very. 00:45:31
She's being neglected for a long time. 00:45:36
I have a question, how is this project prioritized over other? 00:45:38
Infrastructure needs that we have right now, I know that there are projects that haven't been started after the McBride fire that 00:45:42
have. 00:45:45
And so with this money, couldn't we utilize it to provide the match for those? 00:45:51
Projects as opposed to building. 00:45:55
Two or three people. 00:45:57
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, yes, ma'am, we have. We actually could. 00:45:59
I'm if that's the direction of the Commission. 00:46:03
To prioritize some of our match money in lieu of updating some of our facilities and that's what we would do. 00:46:05
With that, the facility and the maintenance, we need to kind of take care of what we've got. 00:46:11
What level are facilities still this? 00:46:16
This is something that doesn't fall within our facilities maintenance budget this year. 00:46:18
And it's kind of trying to bring some of our facilities back to current, but we can maintain them. 00:46:22
I agree. I appreciate your efforts and recognizing. 00:46:26
The deficiencies that we have in our building. 00:46:29
I just personally have other. 00:46:32
Priorities for. 00:46:34
Roads and that just goes along with public safety and so that's my concern. Yes ma'am and I. 00:46:36
Do agree with our priorities and we bring those to you as they come available. 00:46:43
Hey Cortana, make of a recommendation that we table this till next next meeting. May I make your comment please? Yes. 00:46:47
I believe that. 00:46:53
Our buildings are assets. 00:46:55
To us. 00:46:56
And if we let them deteriorate too much? 00:46:57
That asset goes away. 00:47:00
So I believe that we need to. 00:47:02
Address this stuff. 00:47:04
As it comes up. 00:47:06
And protect our assets for the county. 00:47:07
So that's my opinion on this. 00:47:11
I I agree with that. 00:47:21
And I agree with what? 00:47:24
Commissioner CERN say. 00:47:27
And I think in order for us to make. 00:47:29
A rational decision. 00:47:31
It would behoove us. 00:47:33
To go through the list of. 00:47:35
Matches that we think are important. 00:47:38
And this. 00:47:41
And and reconcile it with the budget. 00:47:42
And see if we can either do all of the above. 00:47:45
Or just somebody above. And normally it's always somebody above. 00:47:49
So. 00:47:53
I I would recommend. 00:47:55
Commission that we table this. 00:47:56
With directions to the county manager to. 00:47:58
Kindly bring. 00:48:01
That those other list of. 00:48:02
Possibles, right? 00:48:04
Possible things to do? 00:48:05
And we'll look at that at the next next. 00:48:07
Michigan, OK. 00:48:10
Do you do you agree? Do I have to have a motion to table it? 00:48:12
And we just. 00:48:17
Are you wanting to table it to specific other disk? 00:48:19
Pardon me? You can handle it for a specific day or you can just leave it. 00:48:23
And bring it back later. 00:48:27
We'll just leave it and bring it back later at the next meeting. 00:48:29
OK. Thank you. 00:48:33
OK, let's move on. 00:48:37
OK, we're we're screaming through the agenda. 00:48:40
Efficiency. 00:48:43
Consideration of budget adjustments in the amount of 160 dollars 60,000 rather, which was 160. 00:48:44
#8 that you want to talk about that manager? 00:48:51
Mr. General, Commissioners, what you have before you on Item 8 is a consideration of a budget adjustment for $160,000. 00:48:55
To provide new. 00:49:02
HVAC system for the Lincoln County Health Office. 00:49:03
We've gone and we've evaluated. 00:49:08
This system it is dilapidated at best. 00:49:10
Also with the concerns reported by the staff that work in that building. 00:49:15
This is something that we need to address for their. 00:49:19
Continued services that they provide. 00:49:22
The citizens of the county. 00:49:25
What we proposed is a mini split system that would allow them to have. 00:49:29
Climate control. 00:49:33
Through their different sectors of the building. 00:49:35
And we feel that this budget adjustment is something that could. 00:49:37
Cover the cost of a new HVAC system and not do we have any? 00:49:43
License on that one. 00:49:46
Concerns. 00:49:48
How many minutes are? 00:49:49
1919. 00:49:53
How old are you preferring service? 00:49:56
We've gone out and we've looked at. 00:49:59
Multiple sources weren't the intent behind this is to use our current. 00:50:00
On call HVAC contract. 00:50:05
Are they going to start? 00:50:13
If it is approved today, it'll be. 00:50:15
And we'll have to bring this back to you on the resolution. 00:50:17
For September, correct? 00:50:21
He brings back on September, but we will go ahead and. 00:50:24
Start the planning aspect on this and as soon as the resolutions approved our September meeting, they'll start. 00:50:28
Right after that. 00:50:33
I'm going to move. We approve. 00:50:36
Budget adjustment amount 160,000. 00:50:39
Do I have a second second. 00:50:43
Yes, Commissioner Sarna. Commissioner Fraser. 00:50:51
Aye. 00:50:54
Hi. 00:50:56
Thank you. The number 9. 00:50:58
Considering agreement capital outlay and budget adjustment 175,000. 00:50:59
This is really straightforward. This was a capital outlay of money specifically directed from the search. 00:51:04
Trailer we finally got. 00:51:10
Access to that. 00:51:11
Do you have any comments? 00:51:13
That you'd like to make on this, We'll just go through it below. 00:51:16
I preached. I'm Robert Barber. I'm the director of the Lincoln County Serve Program. 00:51:20
I want to thank you for this opportunity to talk about this. 00:51:31
This is a much needed shot in the arm for the program. This will. 00:51:35
This money and equipment that we have identified. 00:51:40
Will fully. 00:51:43
Equip the program. 00:51:45
And really make it a viable program. 00:51:47
To operate. 00:51:49
Within the county. 00:51:51
And to support other counties that was one of representative. 00:51:52
Business request. 00:51:56
Is that we also support the outlying areas. 00:51:57
Is Mercy superquamous? 00:52:02
Now I will say that. 00:52:04
The reason we got here today? 00:52:07
Is because of Representative Benson and Senator Kerr Nick Paul. 00:52:09
They were able to get it on the. 00:52:14
On the capital outlive bill. 00:52:18
When no one else would do it. 00:52:21
And I originally submitted this for a grow grant. 00:52:23
And that wasn't funded by the state. That's how we got here today. 00:52:26
Since I put in that request. 00:52:32
I've been able to find. 00:52:34
And get some custom equipment. 00:52:36
A lot cheaper than I made, just like budgeting for, so this would be a good. 00:52:38
Good program and you'll. 00:52:43
You'll most likely come under budget. We really appreciated search support during last year's. 00:52:45
Tragedies. 00:52:51
My disasters. 00:52:52
So I certainly support this. 00:52:55
I'll entertain a motion to. 00:52:57
Approve this. 00:53:01
Mr. Chair, I may have to approve Agreement 1563 Capital Outlay grant 25-J3. 00:53:06
01/9 and budget adjustment in the amount of 175,000. 00:53:13
Don't help. 00:53:19
You guys are aware once we get to find documents? 00:53:21
The Treasurer and I will put it on a resolution. 00:53:25
Thank you. 00:53:28
2nd, We have a second Madam Clerk, please. 00:53:29
Mr. Wilson, Commissioner Frederick. 00:53:34
Alright, Mr. Chavez. Yes, Mr. 00:53:36
Chair Fisher aye #10. 00:53:39
Thank you. 00:53:41
Direction Agreement 1564. 00:53:43
This is for the ambulance building we've been talking about. 00:53:46
Like some time that you know, we rent the current. 00:53:49
A space that's tenuous at best, and how long we'll be able to keep that. 00:53:52
Now this is important. We got the money to do it. 00:53:57
Mr. Byrd. 00:54:00
Mr. Chairman, you. 00:54:02
Commissioners, you kind of covered everything. This is a. 00:54:03
Capital outlay request that was submitted last year. This is the agreement. 00:54:06
And they provided to us. We've already begun the project with the. 00:54:10
Previous capital outlay funding. 00:54:12
That was received. 00:54:15
And with the execution of this and the budget adjustment, the resolution brought to you next meeting. 00:54:16
We'll continue this project. 00:54:21
It's somebody's. 00:54:23
Any questions or discussion? 00:54:25
Entertain a motion. 00:54:29
Mr. Chairman, I was with Bridget Green in 1564. 00:54:31
25-G. 00:54:35
You can make sure Wilson. 00:54:38
OK, now Madam Clerk, please. 00:54:40
Commissioner Chavez. 00:54:43
Yes, Commissioner Wilson. Yes, Commissioner Trader, Aye. 00:54:44
Aye #11. 00:54:49
Approved county Manager the authorized to negotiate acute work plans Agreements with New Mexico for service. 00:54:51
For the Thinning and Harding projects not to exceed $10 million, be free. 00:54:57
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, So what we're bringing to you today and and. 00:55:02
We gotta make smoke of it here with the New Mexico State forestry. 00:55:07
We continue to talk about our progress. 00:55:12
With the. 00:55:15
Lincoln County. 00:55:17
I can't remember what was called the Wildland Fire Initiative. 00:55:19
Readiness Initiative. 00:55:22
Which includes our worry bird, which includes our community thinning programs. 00:55:23
We've provided a proposal to make that sent to the state. 00:55:28
For consideration, Nick is. 00:55:31
Currently in the process of working on his work plan. 00:55:34
That is right there ready to be executed, which essentially be. 00:55:38
An agreement with the county to participate and lead the charge on this program. 00:55:43
So with this the consideration. 00:55:49
Is that? 00:55:51
The authorization for myself to be able to sign that agreement not to exceed $10 million. 00:55:52
So that we could expedite this and not have to either a call a special meeting or B bring this back in September. 00:55:56
As we're hoping to have this going within the next couple of weeks. 00:56:02
Key piece that wasn't highlighted. 00:56:05
Is the fact this is state money? 00:56:08
Correct, this is not county line. 00:56:10
Yes. So it would work essentially the way the NRCS money would. 00:56:13
Is we would front the money on a reimbursement program? 00:56:17
Except we don't have a. We don't have a match. 00:56:20
Correct. Yeah, go ahead. 00:56:23
No, this, this is the the funding that was allocated through the HP. 00:56:25
175 Louise Buffer program to take existing FARA funding. 00:56:30
That would allow the state of New Mexico to assist. 00:56:35
Treaties protecting. 00:56:38
Their infrastructure by installing blue buffers. 00:56:40
With willing land owners. 00:56:43
And and there's a zero match. 00:56:44
This is this is fantastic. 00:56:47
No, no cost to the county. We're going to protect the county. 00:56:49
And we're also a pilot probably for the for the whole darn state. So it's it's. 00:56:52
Quite impressive and. 00:56:58
Appreciate your work. 00:56:59
I'll entertain a motion to approve this. 00:57:00
I consider a motion to approve County Manager author. 00:57:03
The authorization to negotiate and execute work plans. 00:57:07
An agreement with the New Mexico forces. 00:57:10
Clark. 00:57:16
Cortana, Commissioner Travis. 00:57:19
Yes, aye, Mr. Wilson, Chair Fisher. 00:57:21
All right, we're going to, we're going to recess now for. 00:57:24
10 minutes. 00:57:29
When you come back in or when I. 00:57:30
Part here in about two minutes. 00:57:33
Thank you very much for your help. 00:57:35
And appreciate how fast this went. 00:57:36
You like this every time, Sir. 00:57:40
We'll come back into our meeting now. Thank you guys for coming, our Chairman. 00:57:46
Took off, so we're gonna. 00:57:50
Pick up where we left off in our consent items. 00:57:51
We're looking to go. Does anybody on the floor the offer can sit? 00:57:56
1 and three. 00:57:59
Make a motion to. 00:58:18
Any discussion? 00:58:20
Commissioner Serna. 00:58:29
Commissioner Wilson. Commissioner Chavez, Yes. 00:58:30
Commissioner Fraser. 00:58:33
Right. Jeff Fisher is excused. 00:58:34
So now we'll go back and discuss the items Portland consent agenda. 00:58:39
Item number one. 00:58:43
I was just like, uh. 00:58:46
Overview. 00:58:47
Of your monthly report. 00:58:48
And the name of the public. 00:58:51
OK, Oh, there you are. 00:58:54
You were looking for. 00:59:00
I was like, OK, yes, I know she's over there. 00:59:02
Chairman Wilson, Commissioners. Good morning, Sherry Huddleston, Lincoln County Treasurer. 00:59:07
Presenting the Treasurer's financial report for the month ending July 31st, 2025. 00:59:11
Please note the revised, streamlined Treasurer's report. 00:59:16
I'd like to say thank you to Troy Meter Stat and Cassandra Walters for helping me create the new version. 00:59:19
You will notice we replace pages 3 through 6. 00:59:24
They showed. 00:59:28
Year to date, which is. 00:59:29
112th of the budget. 00:59:31
And so we decided to correct those and do the total original budget. 00:59:32
That's what the correction is. 00:59:37
OK. On page one, fund balance report. 00:59:39
The general fund shows an Indian balance of $10,510,085.58. 00:59:42
This compares to an ending balance of 11,376,161. 00:59:48
Dollars and $0.30 for the same time period. 00:59:53
And July 31st, 2024. 00:59:56
Please note that year over year decrease. 00:59:59
Primarily attributed to following transfers $1 million to the road department. 01:00:03
1.7 million. 01:00:08
849 Four $195.68 to corrections fund. 01:00:11
There was also a transfer back into General Fund. 01:00:16
For $1,522,601.78. 01:00:20
Under legislation appropriations that we receive back. 01:00:25
So I was able to put that back into general fund. 01:00:28
There was also a transfer. Umm. 01:00:31
Sorry, page 10 of the Treasurer's report is the full cash report. 01:00:36
And these are from Tyler. So we're going to get used to Tyler's and we're going to. 01:00:40
Trying to make them more I think. 01:00:44
Guys, once we get, you know. 01:00:47
More information in there. 01:00:49
And. 01:00:51
Page 10 is the Poem cache report. 01:00:52
This shows the cash in the bank current balances. 01:00:55
For a total held by the Treasurer of $54,824,170.31. 01:00:59
Page 11. 01:01:06
OK. Page 11 is a record of all investments, bank balances and total cash. 01:01:10
So these are our. 01:01:16
Time deposits demand depos demand accounts. 01:01:19
LGIP pools cash on hand all the fire departments Colonius loans Mogado Creek. 01:01:24
The. 01:01:31
And so those total also the 54,000,008 twenty 417031. 01:01:32
For July 31st, 2025. 01:01:38
So everything's tying together great. We're getting the new program working and. 01:01:41
Getting really good and familiar with it, so we'll have some. 01:01:46
You know more better reports to you know present to you guys in the financial. 01:01:49
Page 16 of the Treasurers Report. 01:01:56
Is the tax scheduled maintenance report? This is not going to change. It's going to stay the same. 01:01:58
That's page 6. 01:02:03
Yeah, there you go. OK. 01:02:12
As of July 31st, the Treasurers office has collected a strong 96.08% of the 2024 taxes. 01:02:13
Last year we had collected 96.28 collections. 01:02:22
So we're on track with last year and. 01:02:26
Probably our average over the last 10 years, we're holding steady and we have canceled the tax sale that we have for the delivered 01:02:30
property again because they're going to have to go out and evaluate all the properties that may be on, you know, in the flood zone 01:02:34
or. 01:02:39
Had flooded so. 01:02:44
That's two years in a row those are canceled. So I feel that our collection rate is doing good. 01:02:46
I'd like to say thank you to our treasurer staff and all of their hard work on our collections because they've been doing. 01:02:51
Tremendous amount of work. 01:02:58
I stand for questions. 01:03:01
Question. 01:03:05
Excellent. Thank you. 01:03:08
The report. 01:03:10
Yes. 01:03:16
Report for July 2025. 01:03:18
Mr. Chair, I'd like to. 01:03:21
Approved the Treasurer's report for July 2025. 01:03:24
A second motion to 2nd any discussion. 01:03:27
Commissioner Chavez. 01:03:34
Yes. 01:03:35
Yes, Commissioner Wilson, Yes, Commissioner Serna, Aye. 01:03:36
#3. 01:03:43
Resolution. 01:03:45
Chairman Wilson Commissioners Jeff Honeycutt, Lincoln County Road Superintendent. 01:03:57
This is a resolution to show support we would like to. 01:04:01
Request funding from the Water Trust Board. 01:04:06
For structure #8-ON lower Eagle Creek, which would be the last structure? 01:04:09
A lower Eagle Creek that would complete that project. 01:04:13
There was a total of nine. We've done 8 to this point. 01:04:17
Through junior bill funding and LGRF funding. 01:04:20
Which is cap Co opted school bus. 01:04:23
This would be. 01:04:26
The very last structure, it's a $1.5 million structure. 01:04:27
Currently it has 25 foot barrels that go under the road and one of them is completely collapsed. 01:04:31
So we have backfilled that to this point and. 01:04:36
We need to get it fixed. The design has already been. 01:04:40
Completed. 01:04:43
With the junior bill money that we. 01:04:44
Fixing the other structure so the design is 100% complete. We just need approval to move forward. 01:04:46
With the application. 01:04:52
And that approval requires a resolution. 01:04:54
And it would also require presentation in Santa Fe. 01:04:58
Typically by a commissioner and myself. 01:05:01
To the board. Water Trust board. 01:05:05
What is the amount, the total amount? The total amount of the project or the ask at this time is $1.5 million. 01:05:08
The match The match would be a 10% match to the Water Trust board. 01:05:15
Along with the look. 01:05:20
States right here are 15 percent, 15% on this. 01:05:21
Columbus 10th. 01:05:26
Question. 01:05:42
Is the magic budget just? 01:05:43
Not at this time, Commissioner. 01:05:45
Madam Commissioner, what we'll end up doing is if they're awarded. 01:05:48
Will bring back the award in the agreement. 01:05:51
And what the budget adjustment at that time if they're worth? 01:05:53
There is a loan component also commissioners with the Water Trust Board similar to the. 01:05:57
Columbus and we won't know that match amount or that loan amount until we can get the total. 01:06:01
Grant amount. That's when those numbers will come through. 01:06:06
We'd just like to move forward with the process of this type. 01:06:10
At this point, we're not up here on any money. We're just. 01:06:14
No Sir application. 01:06:17
Once those, once that final grant agreement comes through, then we'd have that option for the Commission to sign and move forward 01:06:20
from there. 01:06:24
Then that would obligate the money. 01:06:27
With the last 8 completed on time and. 01:06:31
On or under budget? 01:06:35
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Serna, we are working on the last structure right now that was a cast in place structure. 01:06:36
It was a $2.3 million project. 01:06:43
And with the rains, we have been held back a little bit, but we are very close to being completed there. 01:06:46
We get a couple weeks of good weather, we can finish that up. 01:06:52
We've had to do and redo that project. 01:06:56
Because it's been washed out. 01:07:00
Due to the McBride fire or. 01:07:02
What caused this? 01:07:04
Originally. 01:07:05
Lower Eagle Creek was designed to do a pavement rehabilitation. 01:07:06
Then we had the McBride fire. 01:07:11
And we had to kind of. 01:07:13
Kick the pavement part down the road a little bit and fix the drainage because of the burn scar from McBride. 01:07:15
Affected the undersides drainage on lower Regal Creek, so we started from. 01:07:21
Basically gaveled and moved all the way back to the cul-de-sac or lower Eagle Creek. 01:07:25
And replaced all of the drainage structures in there and upsized them to. 01:07:30
It's not to the 100 year storm, but it's to the 10. 01:07:34
And so that's. 01:07:37
Gives us a little bit better drainage. The only problem we've had at lower Eagle Creek at this point is that structure 8 where the 01:07:39
water is overflowing the road. 01:07:42
So just can you clarify what first structure 8 is? Is it? 01:07:49
The beginning or the end? 01:07:52
Structure rate would be the second to last structure before you get to the cul-de-sac on lower Eagle Creek. 01:07:55
So we are fixing structure 9, which is right before the cul-de-sac. 01:08:00
And it's in front of the Dick's property. 01:08:04
And structure rate is probably. 01:08:06
300 yards in front of that one. 01:08:09
And you said that the structure is failing at this time. 01:08:11
One of the two barrels has failed. 01:08:14
We've had the backfill. 01:08:16
There's 25 foot culverts in there right now, underground under the road. 01:08:17
And one of them failed, so we backfilled that one. 01:08:21
So where it's actually functioning with just one five foot barrel? 01:08:23
At this time. 01:08:27
So there's no public. 01:08:28
Safety and matter. 01:08:30
In a public safety matter, whenever it rains like we had yesterday. 01:08:33
That water was passing over the roadway and we had to. 01:08:37
Get that cleaned up. 01:08:41
I make a motion to cons. 01:08:54
And for consideration of resolution #2026. 01:08:56
To the Water Trust board funding. 01:09:02
Stretcher number 19. 01:09:07
Hey, hey, sorry. 01:09:09
The motion is second. Any further discussion? 01:09:11
Commissioner Chavez. 01:09:19
Yes, Commissioner Sharma. 01:09:20
Chair Wilson, Yes. 01:09:22
Motion, thank you. 01:09:23
Thank you. 01:09:26
That that, that wraps up our consent items. We're going to move. 01:09:29
Quickly into non discussion items, I mean non action items. 01:09:33
Yes, Sir, and. 01:09:39
Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, I apologize that we're going to go through this relatively quick. 01:09:41
We're doing to spend more time on this and we'll answer. 01:09:45
Question you have for you. 01:09:48
On these items, the first one we're going to go through is just a quick project and grants. 01:09:49
We are updating our. 01:09:54
Projects list as we move through these. 01:09:55
Has just just said we have some of our projects that are coming to completion with rains and. 01:09:58
Some of our flooding, they're holding us up, but that is typical of our monsoon season. 01:10:03
So we're bringing those to fruition. 01:10:07
And in completion on those. 01:10:10
And we have also. 01:10:14
And I very much intend to have a report for you either at your next Commission meeting or before. 01:10:16
Regarding all of our female projects. 01:10:21
As you've heard, all of our cats see through G projects were approved, so we're going to be submitting for those with this new 01:10:25
national declaration. 01:10:28
We're also going to discuss our current projects that we have. 01:10:32
One of our major couple projects that we are moving forward with as part of our FEMA recovery. 01:10:35
Is on Cedar Creek with musket ball Spring Canyon. 01:10:40
Jared Gerloup, half circle and musket ball. There you go. 01:10:44
Those three we are going to expedite with our temporary repairs and either our HB1 money. 01:10:48
Or with cat B1. 01:10:53
So we're going to go ahead and move those forward in a manner to low water crossings that they will be. 01:10:54
Manageable, because right now they are. 01:10:59
Concerned. 01:11:02
So we are going to move forward with those. We've had our engineers out there talking to them. We've had contractors go look at 01:11:04
them that we're getting proposals on. So we are moving forward with those. 01:11:08
Along with that. 01:11:14
I can't see. 01:11:15
We are still continuing to evaluate our bridges. We do have an updated bridge report that. 01:11:20
Road Superintendent showed me this morning. 01:11:25
So at some point we will bring that to you to discuss with that with more in. 01:11:28
Depth. Detail. 01:11:31
As we move down to our OES projects. 01:11:35
Our worry barriers. 01:11:40
And our strategic water, we are expecting the strategic water agreement here within the next month. We did speak with them. That 01:11:42
is on the way. So we will have that $1,000,000 hopefully on your next agenda so we can move forward with that. Our project 01:11:46
manager, Ross is working on where we're going to put those in the budget and the design on those so that we can move forward with 01:11:51
that. He's working with OS and Jeff, so we get those in the right location. 01:11:55
Our guy at the tower, I was informed this morning that that one was approved through the states. We're going to bring that one 01:12:02
forward and go through some contract negotiations and we have some folks that want to go on that that are going to pay any. 01:12:07
The the budget is just a little more than the grant, but we have someone who wants to be on the tower that's going to make up that 01:12:13
difference. 01:12:16
So if we need to bring that back, we'll bring that back. It is all powerful and said that as we execute these agreements. 01:12:19
That would bring those back to the Commission for you to approve with my signature. So we're going to start bringing those back as 01:12:24
part of your consent agenda. 01:12:27
We are still pursuing our. 01:12:33
Volunteer generators. 01:12:35
As well as our courthouse and Senior Center generators for our emergency. 01:12:36
Locations in. 01:12:40
As we evacuate evacuation centers. 01:12:42
So. 01:12:44
Our facilities projects, our Commission chamber update, you can see we've got that. 01:12:47
Fairly completed and we're still doing some final touches on that. 01:12:50
We are going to have you some name place in the declaration of a few things ordered. 01:12:53
So we'll put the finishing touches on that by our next meeting. 01:12:57
Our sub office update that will be a continuing conversation that we have. 01:13:00
As we bring back in this discussion on our match monies and some of those other things on our larger projects that are going to 01:13:04
require match. 01:13:07
Of Fairgrounds Fletcher Hall, that's an update project that we're considering. Our HVAC was approved this morning. 01:13:12
Of the 3:10. 01:13:17
The 310 11th St. purchase is complete and we're working on that. 01:13:19
To get the Madam Clerk moved into that building, hopefully either this week or next week. 01:13:22
The detention center plumbing is moving forward and we have some conversations on that with me, Ross and the contractor and that 01:13:28
was moving forward to completion with that grant. 01:13:32
Our projects projects. 01:13:37
From project projects. 01:13:39
Courthouse renovation we have submitted. Did we get that submitted? 01:13:41
The CDBG application, we really want to commend Ross for working through that. It's a pretty. 01:13:44
In-depth process. He's worked with the car and he's got that front. 01:13:49
Project. 01:13:52
For approximately 2. 01:13:53
Point $8 million for the ABA improvements for the courthouse. So that one is submitted for consideration and we'll see how that 01:13:55
one goes. 01:13:58
The ambulance station was approved this morning. We're going to continue that one. 01:14:02
We have meetings with the fairgrounds. 01:14:05
Or the architect on the fairgrounds. 01:14:07
So that we can bring you back a revised plan. 01:14:09
And a budget so that we can consider that for approval before we move forward with that. 01:14:11
Healing Heroes, we're going to talk about that one, the NRCS buyout. 01:14:17
And our cert unit and trailer that was added this morning, so. 01:14:21
Several things. 01:14:24
We're moving forward with in several different locations, Houston. 01:14:26
The billboards. The portable billboards that we. 01:14:29
Last I saw the procurement. 01:14:33
No, Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Chavez, those are in the process of being ordered. 01:14:35
Right now, procurements done, we've already worked through that. 01:14:39
Those are in, like you said, they're all the way. 01:14:42
Our grant funding list is we're still developing it. We're going to do some formatting on this. 01:14:47
But we are tracking. 01:14:51
All of our grants. 01:14:52
Award amounts. 01:14:55
Several things moving forward and as we're tracking those to completion. So we've had some really good coordination meetings and 01:14:58
we're all on the same page. 01:15:01
Moving forward with us. 01:15:05
And we'll bring those back to you with some of our match money and funding so that we're. 01:15:06
On the up and up, moving forward ahead of time, not. 01:15:10
As a response. 01:15:12
So. 01:15:14
The NRCS debris remover, I know that's kind of a hot topic. 01:15:19
We have updated all the reports. We should be receiving the 4 million on that. 01:15:22
And the 12 million is going to be made available to us for the extra 16 on the debris removal. 01:15:26
And like I said, we will have you a FEMA update, if not the next meeting before then. 01:15:33
Any questions on projects grants? 01:15:38
I have a quick question, Mr. When it comes to those Three Bridges that you guys were talking about, Jared Blue basketball, we are 01:15:42
already officially going back to a low water crossing on all three of those. 01:15:48
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Breaker, that is the plan. 01:15:55
Yes, we are going to look at the low water crossing. There's been some design issues actually the engineers going to be here this 01:15:58
afternoon and I'll meet with him and if the managers available. 01:16:02
He'll meet with him as well. 01:16:07
We are in the process of getting those. 01:16:09
Designed and put together, but they will be low water crossings. 01:16:11
OK, is there a reason or an intent behind going with low water crossings rather than? 01:16:15
You know, repairing and replacing this stuff that is currently there. 01:16:23
Commissioner Prather at this time. 01:16:26
We're in that window where we're in the temporary repair. 01:16:28
Versus the permanent repair. 01:16:32
And if we do something with. 01:16:34
Permanent, long-term, structured concrete. 01:16:35
It gets more. 01:16:38
Closer to the permanent type repair. 01:16:39
And that's not exactly on the table with FEMA at this time and some of the money that we have available to us. 01:16:41
So we're going with the low water crossings because we can actually make these more of a temporary type repair with some long 01:16:46
term. 01:16:49
Outlook. So the the long-term outlook. 01:16:53
Would be that we go through with a suspension bridge or. 01:16:56
Of something a lot in those lines. Manager burns them. 01:17:00
Mr. Commissioner. 01:17:05
We're going to evaluate these. 01:17:06
Here's the issue that you see. 01:17:08
With trying to design culverts and bridges. 01:17:11
You can't put an engineering factor in the Mother Nature. 01:17:16
Whatever you put in her way, she's gonna. 01:17:18
Move out of her way. 01:17:21
And so that's where these low water crossings. 01:17:22
Are more sustainable for the county because. 01:17:25
When we see these events, no matter how large they are. 01:17:27
We go and. 01:17:31
Clean them off and they're back in service. It's not something that's a. 01:17:32
A detrimental disaster. 01:17:36
When they flow off and are damaged and worse than here, having to look for millions of dollars and having to go to FEMA. 01:17:38
And all the labels of. 01:17:44
Design and approvals. 01:17:46
To repair them well water crossing we will clean off with the blade and the motor and it's back in service and. 01:17:48
Going to tomorrow. 01:17:55
So. So we're considering those. 01:17:56
And maintaining. 01:17:58
Our positive flow and navigable waters through Cedar Creek. Some of these areas. 01:18:00
But having these things designed in a manner that when they're hit with these heavy waters. 01:18:04
It rolls over them and. 01:18:09
It's not it's not near as big a disaster as what we've seen. 01:18:11
So we are evaluating these. Some of them will be appropriate for spraying bridges. 01:18:14
But some of these that we're looking at that are shallow crossings at low water crossing will probably be more appropriate for the 01:18:18
long term solution. 01:18:21
And we are putting those together within our CS as well. We are doing Gaby and baskets along. 01:18:26
Cedar Creek to kind of keep that in place when we get to the mitigation process. 01:18:32
Of rebuilding these things on a permanent nature. 01:18:37
It'll look a little bit different. 01:18:39
Now, how that's going to look just yet, I don't know. 01:18:42
But it'll be dependent on money and how we kind of see going forward. But the low water crossings are very durable. 01:18:44
And they're easier to maintain. 01:18:51
And get people in and out if we lose Cedar Creek musket ball. 01:18:53
Those people are landlocked back there. 01:18:57
That's their only way in and out. 01:18:59
So no water crossings are a good thing. There's 2 low water crossings. 01:19:01
Arabella Highway. 01:19:06
I mean, I have a ranch out there, so I have to go through them. 01:19:08
And you just have to wait. 01:19:12
And then once you wait. 01:19:13
Ordered. 01:19:16
And you subside. I'm sorry. 01:19:17
And and you just go through. 01:19:20
And they're still there. 01:19:23
And like, it's easier to take a blade across one. 01:19:25
And they're they're more economical. 01:19:29
The cheapest to build in. 01:19:32
Absolutely. It's part of the industry standard. 01:19:35
You know, they're it's old school. 01:19:38
So to speak. 01:19:40
But they're very durable. They're very part, you know. 01:19:40
It's just a very. 01:19:43
Economic way to approach this at this time? 01:19:46
Any other discussion? 01:19:51
Thank you, Mr. Manager. 01:19:54
You have discussion on this. 01:19:55
Yes. 01:19:58
Just real quick and. 01:20:00
Like I said, I apologize that we're. 01:20:02
Kind of walking through this fairly quickly there. There was intent to be. 01:20:04
More discussion on these. 01:20:07
We did want to inform the Commission about the real Estate Lincoln County Floodplain Buyout and restoration initiative. 01:20:10
That we've had a few meetings on that we are looking at that we are developing. 01:20:16
Floodplain Maps. 01:20:21
And. 01:20:23
And and a proposal. 01:20:26
And it's currently. 01:20:28
1100 properties at about. 01:20:30
$609 million, depending on how you. 01:20:32
Estimate the properties. 01:20:36
With that, we intend to bring this back for more discussion as it is submitted. 01:20:41
But it is ongoing. We are looking at it. 01:20:45
And we want to have some additional discussions as that is the county would be the intended. 01:20:48
Fiscal agent for that program. 01:20:52
If it's moved forward, if it's funded and those are both big, is from a federal and a state level. 01:20:55
But we did want to let y'all know that we are working through that, we are looking at it. 01:21:00
As a recovery method for some of these folks that were affected and don't have homes tonight. 01:21:04
Stand for any questions on that one real quick. 01:21:09
Any questions? 01:21:14
What are the priorities within this real safe plan? 01:21:16
The priorities. 01:21:19
So just a quick overview of the plan there will be. 01:21:21
2 categories. 01:21:24
Residential and commercial. 01:21:26
And there'll be a level 1 to 5 priority, Level 1 for folks that. 01:21:27
Homes are completely destroyed. 01:21:31
That don't have a place to go tonight all the way through 5. 01:21:33
Which is. 01:21:37
A home that might be affected by the 100 year event and we have some maps and stuff and this will be something like I said. 01:21:39
So. 01:21:46
And we want to kind of look at these, but we have our priority homes. 01:21:47
That you could see that are within the floodway. 01:21:50
Your priority twos. 01:21:53
Or a little further out within a different. 01:21:55
Flood zone. 01:21:57
All the way up to your prior to fives. 01:21:58
But as you can see, you're kind of more on the outliers. 01:22:01
So with that, that one to five. 01:22:04
Priority level based on where they are, what the property is. 01:22:08
Throughout that 11128 properties. 01:22:12
Well, we probably wouldn't be funded for this until next summer, so. 01:22:15
Visible please, I wouldn't have a place to go tonight. 01:22:22
I didn't have a place to go last year after they were plotted out and. 01:22:26
Probably have been rehomed by now. 01:22:29
So. 01:22:32
Looking at that, wouldn't it be better to prioritize it based on the level of risk that it? 01:22:33
It could be mitigated if we did. 01:22:39
Purchase that property. 01:22:41
So. 01:22:44
Not on, Commissioner, that's exactly the whole point of this. You're 100% right. 01:22:45
The intent behind this is to remove those obstacles out of the floodway instead of them. 01:22:49
Being in a position where they can't rebuild. 01:22:53
But to create a flood when that when these things happen as they are going to continue to happen. 01:22:55
Over the next several years. 01:23:00
That it's manageable and we're not displacing people. 01:23:02
So yes, what your statement is 100% right. It's it's. 01:23:05
Prioritized based on. 01:23:08
For future events. 01:23:10
So I would steer away from prioritizing based on the use of the land. 01:23:11
Because it may have been an RV park and that was a commercial use as opposed to a single family dwell. 01:23:15
So I think that we need to look at mitigating risk. 01:23:21
Just one, there's going to be several of those instances like that that we're trying to all address because at the end of the day, 01:23:24
we want to prioritize families. 01:23:28
And rest. And make sure that we're not. 01:23:32
Yes, ma'am. 01:23:35
Further questions? 01:23:39
Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, is the last one we're going to discuss is Lincoln County Wildland Fire Readiness Initiative. 01:23:45
We had Nick here earlier. 01:23:50
We approved the. 01:23:52
Authorization to negotiate that, that's moving forward very. 01:23:54
Well, we have that up the state. We have that proposal initial $5 million. 01:23:57
For barriers and. 01:24:02
We're going to start two programs with that money, which is the county's thinning and barriers and also our community thinning 01:24:04
program that's going to be run through. Oh yes, and essentially that community thinning program is going to be in conjunction with 01:24:08
Miss Ward Off. 01:24:12
And it'll be an application process for folks that want to participate with their properties that. 01:24:17
Oh yes? Well evaluate. 01:24:22
And support them in thinning their properties. The other part is going to be the counties barrier program that we're going to 01:24:24
start on the South side of the village or a dose and reduce bounds that we've already identified the properties and the barrier 01:24:30
that we're going to go start with that with right entries and take contractors in there and create that barrier that we can. 01:24:35
Have a defensible space. 01:24:41
If the circumstances arise that we have a fire that we have to defend. 01:24:43
Those programs are moving forward very well. 01:24:48
Mr. Smokeovich has really been a good support on that. 01:24:51
And we're really hoping to have that funded here within the next. 01:24:54
Two weeks. 01:24:57
Within the next two weeks. 01:24:58
Because as we're flooding right now. 01:25:00
Fires are going to very soon be a problem again. 01:25:04
So we have not forgot about that and we're moving forward efficiently on that. 01:25:06
Manager burns whenever it comes down to these individual properties. 01:25:13
I guess is there a priority level that you guys have set already or is this going to be something that is open to all? 01:25:18
Applicants throughout the entire county. The idea would be we'd make this open to all applicants on a first come, first serve 01:25:24
basis. 01:25:27
It's just something that we go out and evaluate, and Aaron's already offering this. 01:25:31
To come out to evaluate people. 01:25:34
Property, and there's already some programs that will. 01:25:36
Fund a percentage of it. 01:25:39
This would be the makeup for the rest of it and close the gaps that we would coordinate contractors and clean up and some of those 01:25:42
things that we're wanting to make available. 01:25:46
For those properties on an application and first come first serve that if we go out and see that the property does qualify. 01:25:50
It needs to be thinned that we would make these resources available. 01:25:57
And so this would. 01:26:01
Potentially cover the match. 01:26:02
For that particular property owner. 01:26:04
That program with Miss Laura as we move forward with that is still available. 01:26:07
So we are in the development stages of that. 01:26:11
That we will bring back to you. We have that. 01:26:14
Finalized for how that process is going to work. 01:26:16
Thank you guys. 01:26:25
Thank you, Mr. Manager. 01:26:26
Thank you and I apologize we still through that. I know there's some other. 01:26:27
Items that we need to spend some more time on. 01:26:30
And we will. 01:26:34
OK, we're good. So moving on. 01:26:36
To our gender backup. 01:26:39
Agenda item number 3, which is our presentation. 01:26:41
Section of the agenda. 01:26:44
The Duke Moon will not be having this presentation from. 01:26:45
Yesterday we do have. 01:26:48
Or Dallas, unfortunately. 01:26:51
Competition. So I want to invite you to. 01:26:53
Mr. Chairman. 01:26:58
What I want to introduce. 01:26:59
Miss Kim. 01:27:01
Kim has been doing a. 01:27:04
The compensation study for us for over the last eight months or so. 01:27:06
We've been reviewing this with her. 01:27:14
And we've been stepping through this. 01:27:34
The intent today is for her to present her reports. 01:27:37
We will at a later date. I will come back with y'all. 01:27:41
And I follow up in an executive session. 01:27:44
To present our recommendations. 01:27:46
On our specific. 01:27:49
Positions in personnel. 01:27:51
So she's going to have the recommendation to the overview. 01:27:53
But not necessarily specifics on what our recommendations will be. We'll do that with you as a Commission. 01:27:56
Thank you. Thank you guys. Jason, I'll just do this. Oh, thank you. 01:28:02
Thank you, Commissioners, for inviting us to come present this information to you today. 01:28:10
My name is Kendra Filippis. I'm the project director with Valiant Consulting Group. 01:28:14
And I have with me today Stacy Jackson. 01:28:19
Stacy is a Certified Compensation Professional, which in the world of compensation is the equivalent of a CPA in the accounting 01:28:21
world. 01:28:25
She has the experience in the. 01:28:29
Education in the background to really be an expert in compensation and you'll be hearing mostly from her today. 01:28:31
I'd like to go through. 01:28:37
Through the agenda. 01:28:38
Which is on the next slide. 01:28:41
Play with the PBS so if you Scroll down. 01:28:45
There we go. 01:28:49
So first we wanted to let you know or give you some ideas as to why you might have chosen Giant. And thank you for choosing 01:28:51
Valiant to do this work, but we also want you to feel confident. 01:28:55
That you've chosen properly. 01:28:59
And so I'll go through a little bit about our history as well as what the scope of the project was. 01:29:01
Then I'll be turning the floor over to Stacy and she'll walk you through how she determines the market. 01:29:06
To compare your jobs to. 01:29:11
She will walk you through the whole compensation strategy and kind of the philosophy that we worked through with. 01:29:14
At that point it was Commissioner Fisher and before. Before. 01:29:19
County Manager Burns within. 01:29:23
She'll talk you through the structure design. 01:29:26
And then of course. 01:29:29
Of course, the bottom line, all of the costs that would be associated with implementing the recommendations that we have today. 01:29:30
We have a process called a request for review which is a point where we. 01:29:36
Come up with our initial findings and recommendations, present them to the county and ask them to go through it all with a fine 01:29:40
tooth comb. 01:29:44
Make sure we didn't miss anything, get something wrong. We're human. Did we get misunderstand the position? So we did go through 01:29:48
that process as well. 01:29:51
And then we also looked at your policies and have some recommendations to ensure alignment between our recommendations and what 01:29:56
your policies would be. 01:29:59
We've put together an implementation plan as well. We we know that you don't do this every day and we do. So we've seen some best 01:30:04
practices that we have. 01:30:08
Included in the report. 01:30:12
That I've provided to you, so we provide the full report. 01:30:14
Along with a copy of these slides so that it you know. 01:30:17
Later, when you're thinking through what did she, what was she talking about, you can see the slides. 01:30:20
On some of the slides you will see a reference to a page number in the report, so you can quickly turn to that page in the report. 01:30:24
If we of course stop me at it. Stop us at anytime if you have any questions. 01:30:31
If we can go to the next slide. 01:30:36
Who is Valiant? So we are an Albuquerque company. 01:30:38
A small company we've been around since 1998. 01:30:41
And we are, of course, locally owned. We specialize in compensation and human resources. 01:30:45
My background is in human resources, not project management, so my role is to. 01:30:51
Put the interior hat on and see do these recommendations. Could I live with these if I were the HR director? 01:30:55
But we specialize for. 01:31:02
Counties and tribal entities. When we first opened up in 98, we were. 01:31:04
Focusing on tribal entities in New Mexico and Arizona. 01:31:08
We have. 01:31:13
Over the past 30 years, expanded throughout the country. 01:31:13
And throughout New Mexico where we serve about 1/3 of the New Mexico counties and I have to say it's. 01:31:16
Really pleasurable to come out to these Commission meetings and see the work of the counties being done. 01:31:22
The counties that we serve. So again, appreciate that you've invited us to be here. 01:31:28
We, we say and this is kind of self-proclaimed that we are the experts and we've become most trusted amongst in Mexico counties 01:31:32
kind of because of the next slide. 01:31:36
Which I didn't include. 01:31:40
I didn't clue shows a. 01:31:43
Some of the clients that we've served over the past several years, past 30 years, you'll see in that first column. 01:31:45
A lot of New Mexico counties and 11 city. 01:31:51
We all go through that too much. I'd like to get into the meat of the presentation, so on the next slide is a copy of the. 01:31:56
Scope of the project, you'll see a lot of check marks there. That's everything that's that's we've completed so far. 01:32:02
When we start a project, we spend a little bit of time getting to know you, getting to know your jobs. 01:32:08
Getting to New York focuses and your compensation philosophy. 01:32:12
We ensure that we have an accurate listing of job titles so that we know what jobs were. 01:32:16
Pricing in the market. 01:32:20
Then we move into with your county. We revised your job descriptions. Now there's a little. 01:32:22
Bullet there at the bottom in orange. 01:32:27
Meaning that that's not finished yet, we are still in the process of. 01:32:30
County Manager Burns is reviewing those job descriptions. I believe he's working with his department heads. 01:32:33
And as he finishes those. 01:32:38
We know our work isn't done until we've provided you with a finalized product, so we will. 01:32:40
Bring in all of the revisions and edits that your department has see in the job. So that is the one piece that is not finalized 01:32:44
yet. 01:32:48
Stacy conducts a market review. 01:32:53
Once we've got all of the positions established, she determines the correct market to compare your positions to. 01:32:55
Looks at the FLSA status, which is positions that are required to be paid overtime versus. 01:33:02
Those that can be exempt from the overtime provisions of the FLSA. 01:33:07
We have recommendations on all of that. 01:33:11
And then we've looked at your compensation system and revised it. Recommend that you revise it. 01:33:14
Moving into implementation, that's where we are now, where we're pulling together reports. 01:33:20
Numbers. 01:33:24
And recommendations and then presenting them to you all. 01:33:25
We always have a little Infinity sign there with communications because even after a project is done, we're not done. We're here, 01:33:29
we're in Albuquerque, we're easy to reach. 01:33:33
And we continue to support our clients even after the project is done. 01:33:38
With that, I'll turn the floor over to Stacy so she can really walk you through the meat of. 01:33:43
Compensation. 01:33:47
Great. Thanks, Kim, and thank you again, Chairman, Commissioners, for having us here today. 01:33:49
I'm going to dive into a lot of details about what this. 01:33:53
Study entailed. 01:33:55
How we conducted it and what we recommend the county. 01:33:57
But before I do so, I think it's helpful to step back and see. 01:34:00
What were the problems you want to solve? What did you want addressed? 01:34:03
By conducting this evaluation. 01:34:06
So we went back to our notes, we revisited all the conversations we've had over the last eight months, and we've had many of them. 01:34:09
If I recall correctly, we had the chance to meet with Commissioner Serna, Commissioner Fisher. 01:34:14
As well as managers, directors. 01:34:19
To really understand what are the obstacles and challenges that the county is facing in paying employees well. 01:34:23
As we reflect back on those conversations, these are the three major themes that we heard throughout. 01:34:31
The first was a desire to ensure that the compensation system. 01:34:37
Is flexible. 01:34:41
And concern. 01:34:42
Flexible because when you have a new hire you need the ability to offer desirable wages. 01:34:44
Wages that will help you attract talented, great people who will come here to serve the community. 01:34:49
But you also have to be careful to ensure that those wages don't create inconsistencies or inequities across. 01:34:56
The county, we want to ensure that whether somebody works in the managers office, the roads department, the Sheriff's Office, they 01:35:01
are paid a consistent. 01:35:06
Wage. 01:35:10
Additionally, we heard the importance of. 01:35:12
Recognizing individuals. 01:35:14
Ensuring that. 01:35:16
Each individual is paid for the value that they're bringing to the county and the services they provide. 01:35:17
And then lastly but importantly. 01:35:23
All of this this system, all these recommendations. 01:35:26
This should be easy to understand, easy to follow on a day-to-day basis. 01:35:29
So that as you have a new hire, a promotion, any kind of change in salary. 01:35:33
You can look to your system or your managers can look to it to make informed decisions. 01:35:38
Now we feel confident that our recommendations will support. 01:35:44
In addressing all of these key concerns. 01:35:47
And it really comes to what we've outlined on the next. 01:35:50
Slide, which is our methodology. 01:35:52
Now our goal through all those project deliverables. 01:35:54
Is to provide the county with an effective compensation system. 01:35:58
There are a lot of ways you could define what it means to be effective when it comes to your compensation. 01:36:03
So what we've seen in our 30 plus years during this work. 01:36:07
Is that the best comp systems? 01:36:11
Are those that help you find a balance. 01:36:13
Between the needs, the externally competitive offering those desirable wages. 01:36:15
But also. 01:36:20
Internally consistent. 01:36:21
Ensuring that those wages are administered in a fair and equitable manner. 01:36:23
So as I delve into what we've done, I hope it's evident. 01:36:28
How we tackle this balance? 01:36:32
How did we look at the external environment? 01:36:34
What are we recommending for an internally consistent structure? 01:36:36
So that in the end. 01:36:40
You achieve this desired act. 01:36:41
And I'll begin by focusing on the external environment. 01:36:44
So we proceed to this next slide. What you'll see is that our. 01:36:47
Is to find out. 01:36:51
Well, what would a county, if it's exactly likely in 10 counties, all the baby paying if they were paying competitively. 01:36:52
That's a difficult question to answer. 01:36:59
Because yes, there are many counties across the state, but who is exactly like Lincoln County? 01:37:01
Right where you are. 01:37:07
With the challenges that you face. 01:37:08
With the staff you have available and who are here. 01:37:10
And so from a data standpoint, what we strive to do is collect data from many different data sources. 01:37:14
That when taken together. 01:37:21
Help us paint this picture of where you are in the middle. 01:37:23
Our data sources help us hone in to other industries, other public administration, other government entities. 01:37:26
They help us hone into this location the cost of living here, the cost of Labor here. 01:37:33
And your organizational side? 01:37:38
As you'll notice in a moment when I show you what those different sources enthal. 01:37:41
No one of them is perfect. It's not going to fill in all of these bubbles. 01:37:45
But if we take enough of them. 01:37:48
They help us to find where you are right in the middle here. 01:37:50
So as I said, the next. 01:37:55
This slide shows you, oh, we went a little too far, that's OK. The next slide shows you where we looked for data, those two boxes. 01:37:56
Perfect. Thank you, Madam Clerk. 01:38:03
And you'll notice how these different data sources fall into two categories. 01:38:05
They included salary surveys. These come from the federal government third party vendors. 01:38:09
And comparable employers. 01:38:14
Salary surveys are really the foundation of what we look at because they collect data from so many employers across the country. 01:38:17
So we can apply filters that look like these bubbles, and we can hone it right into zip code, right into the county's boundaries. 01:38:24
What is the cost of Labor right here for your jobs? 01:38:30
But we also like to look to other employers because that's where your employees will see job postings. 01:38:34
That's who you're up against when it comes to. 01:38:40
Competing for talent. 01:38:42
As you'll notice on the right hand side, we also looked at job postings. 01:38:44
We looked at many of the cities in the county. 01:38:47
We also looked at all of the classy high counties across the state. 01:38:50
It's important to know that even as we looked at other employers. 01:38:54
We wanted this data to look as like Lincoln County as. 01:38:57
So that means. 01:39:02
Let's say for instance we used Rio reside counts. 01:39:03
On the other side of the state, right? 01:39:06
We would apply a geographic differential to see how does their data compare to your cost of living here? What would it look like 01:39:08
if we were to plot therapy practices? 01:39:13
Right here. 01:39:17
So. 01:39:18
Always ensuring we're comparing life to. 01:39:19
You'll also notice how we used our own data. Because we have surged so many of the counties and cities across the state, we could 01:39:22
look to our own files to see. 01:39:26
What are other entities doing? 01:39:30
And looking through all of this gave us a good picture of the external environment. 01:39:33
That next step is to see. 01:39:38
How can we support you in making effective internal pay decisions? 01:39:40
So if we go to the next slide, what you'll see? 01:39:45
Is that essentially what we've done is we've drawn this market line, we've seen what are comparable employers paying? 01:39:47
For jobs that are like your jobs. 01:39:54
Now that we have this in. 01:39:57
The next step is to consider. 01:39:59
As leadership. 01:40:01
What does the Commission want to do? 01:40:02
In relation to market? 01:40:04
How do you want to position your salaries compared to others? 01:40:05
Do you want to pay what others are paying? 01:40:09
In other words, match the market. 01:40:11
Or do you want to deviate from? 01:40:13
Market. You've heard a lot of numbers today, a lot of costs. 01:40:15
You may determine if you have the costs associated with this, but you may want to payless the market. 01:40:18
Consciously lag behind. 01:40:23
Or you may decide we need to be the employer of choice. There we need to pay more than what's expected. 01:40:25
To get great people to come work for us. 01:40:30
Let's lead the market. 01:40:32
All of these are good strategies. 01:40:34
But to make them in an informed way. 01:40:36
You have to know. 01:40:38
What is the? 01:40:39
And that is what we're offering to you, and I'll illustrate how. 01:40:41
What you'll see in a moment is that. 01:40:44
We've developed an internal system that takes a match market approach. It shows you this is what it is to pay. 01:40:46
What others were like? You are paying. 01:40:52
For jobs that are likely. 01:40:54
And So what? 01:40:57
That in mind, what this all comes down to is a salary structure. 01:40:58
In a moment I'll show you the tables associated with that structure. 01:41:02
But before I get there I just want to describe how it works. 01:41:06
If you want to see the structure itself, you can go to page 13 of this report. 01:41:10
As I said, in a moment, you'll see it. 01:41:14
The structure itself is really just a table, it has a bunch of numbers in it. 01:41:16
But those numbers have a purpose. 01:41:20
Or hindsight. This slide illustrates. 01:41:22
The way this table should work is that when your managers go to make a decision about hire or any kind of salary change. 01:41:26
They should be able to look through it and instantly know. 01:41:33
This is the external competitive rate for our job. 01:41:36
Now the way they know this is because the middle of the structure. 01:41:40
I should describe what you're saying here for a moment. 01:41:43
What I've taken is that. 01:41:45
Table. 01:41:47
And I've plotted it out in these lines on this graph. 01:41:48
And so you'll see the starting rate for every range. The range numbers are on the bottom. 01:41:51
And this has just been illustrative graph right now. 01:41:56
But for instance grade. 01:41:59
Anyone grade any two? Grade any three? Those are all listed across the bottom. 01:42:00
And then you see these lines. 01:42:05
What these lines plot out are the minimum midpoint and maximum of each salary range. 01:42:07
Now I was saying a moment ago that when your managers look to this structure, they should know in an instant. 01:42:13
What others are paying for jobs like their jobs? 01:42:17
They'll know that by looking to the middle of the range. 01:42:20
We've set up this structure so the mid. 01:42:23
Points represent the external. 01:42:26
Go and wait for every job. 01:42:28
We do this in the middle because in the market there are all sorts of people, there are experienced people, there are brand new to 01:42:31
their field and industry people, and they're paid all over the board. 01:42:35
What we wanted to find out is what does the average person earning? 01:42:40
And let's ensure that the average person at Lincoln County. 01:42:44
Burns close to that amount. 01:42:47
So we set it up in the middle of the range. 01:42:49
And then we have these boundaries to work with them. 01:42:51
We don't want anyone paid too low compared to market. 01:42:53
Or. 01:42:56
Too high compared to markets. We don't overspend our limited funds. 01:42:57
And so we set up a minimum rate. 01:43:01
And a maximum rate around it. That's where the screen line is for minimum. 01:43:02
And the red line. 01:43:06
That tells us the boundaries to work with things that. 01:43:08
Our new hires are less experienced folks. They come in close to the bottom boundary. 01:43:10
Are more experienced and high performers. 01:43:15
They should come in at least about middle line. 01:43:17
Or maybe. 01:43:19
Up towards. 01:43:20
And the cap that upper line. 01:43:21
There are other things designed in this structure. 01:43:25
For instance, we want to grow salaries. We want to encourage people to come to the county and stay. 01:43:27
And so we set that minimum and maximum at rates that encourage people to stay in their jobs by growing their salaries overtime. 01:43:32
We also set it up so that there's an incentive to move jobs to take promotions and advancement opportunities. 01:43:39
And so this midpoint differential, that's the difference from one grade to the next to the next. 01:43:45
We want stepping stones that people see meaningful growth of their. 01:43:50
As they take meaningful growth. 01:43:54
In job. 01:43:55
So all of this underlines. 01:43:58
The following table. 01:44:00
Now the structure itself actually has three parts to it. 01:44:02
First part is the non exempt structure. 01:44:05
As Kim was describing that the Fair Labor Standards Act, this pertains to jobs that receive overtime pay. 01:44:08
So this is going to tell you. 01:44:13
Frontline employees. 01:44:15
As you can see, there are. 01:44:17
Nine different ranges. 01:44:18
And as I described, there's a minimum. 01:44:20
The midpoint and a maximum. 01:44:22
So just to reiterate again, and you can see it's in bold because. 01:44:24
It's important when we say that market is midpoint. 01:44:27
The reason for that is that when we were pricing jobs. 01:44:31
We found an average rate for a position and I'm just going to make up numbers for the sake of example. 01:44:35
Let's say that we saw that typically an administrative assistant earns about $20.00 an hour. 01:44:40
Well, we would take that job, administrative assistant. 01:44:46
And we assign it to grade any 2. 01:44:48
So that all administrative assistants earn. 01:44:51
Relatively close to $20.00 an hour. 01:44:54
Now there are those boundaries. We don't want anyone paid too low or too high above it, and that's where that minimum and the 01:44:58
maximum. 01:45:00
And preach great range. 01:45:04
That's how your managers will instantly know this is the external competitive rate. 01:45:06
And by assigning this based on external market data. 01:45:11
We ensure there's objectivity, equity and consistency as well. 01:45:14
Now there are two other parts to this structure as well. This is those frontline staff. There's also a structure for your exempt 01:45:20
and executive ranges. You'll see them on the next slide. 01:45:25
So not quite as many, but it is designed in the exact same way. 01:45:30
The executive range, the only job that pertains to that is the county miniature, but all other jobs. 01:45:36
Would then fall into the exempt range and that's going to constitute your managers, your directors, your professional staff. 01:45:41
And so on. 01:45:48
Now I'll pause for a moment to see if you're not going to. 01:45:51
Questions about our methods, how we got to this point, and what we're recommending before we talk about the costs of 01:45:53
implementation. 01:45:56
Questions, that's what. 01:46:01
As you looked at. 01:46:04
Our employees, I'm sure you noticed that we only have two that are salary employees. 01:46:06
Is it the recommendation of your company that we look at salary? 01:46:11
Additional employees. 01:46:16
Yes, as we evaluated every position we considered. 01:46:18
Two things. 01:46:22
Is it typical for this kind of job to be paid on a salaried basis that what most are doing? 01:46:23
And does it need? 01:46:29
The legal requirements. 01:46:30
Of course we're not attorney, so always work with attorneys on compliance, but. 01:46:32
Looking from an HR management standpoint, does this job qualify for exemption from FLSA overtime rules? 01:46:37
If both of those things are the case. 01:46:44
We recommended adjusting it to exam. 01:46:46
And you'll see that in two. 01:46:49
Places one would be just. 01:46:51
The assignment you would see it was assigned to an expense grade. 01:46:52
But you'll also notice. 01:46:56
And very very tiny print and appendix. 01:46:57
Fee that we've provided all sorts of observations about jobs here. This is a title listing that lists every position. 01:47:00
The market based wage range and then you may also see notes from us saying. 01:47:07
We recommend classifying this. 01:47:12
As non exam as exams we recommend retitling, adjusting other aspects. Michelle. 01:47:14
That's all the students conference. 01:47:19
Yeah. Thank you. 01:47:22
All right, we'll carry on. 01:47:29
So now that we have this, we know what the external market is paying. We've developed a structure that will help you in making. 01:47:31
Extra alternative and internally consistent decisions. 01:47:39
The next question is what does it look like to adopt this? 01:47:43
Where are employees paid today? 01:47:47
And what will it cost to move them into these ranges? 01:47:49
Again, I'm going to go back to this graphic that I kind of used before to describe the range. 01:47:52
We call this a compensation Hwy. because it looks rather like a Rd. 01:47:58
And what we've done again. 01:48:02
Small print, but across the bottom you'll see the numbers. 01:48:04
This is the non exempt structure represented here. 01:48:07
And so you'll see again, grade N 1 and 2 N 3 listed across the bottom. 01:48:10
We've then plotted out the structure using these lines. 01:48:15
So that dashed line, that's midpoint, that's essentially your market trend line. 01:48:19
And then we have the two solid lines of minimal. 01:48:23
Now we've overlaid this highway with scattergram of. 01:48:28
Current employee pay rates. 01:48:31
So each dot represents an individual employees salary. 01:48:33
And you'll notice how they're color-coded just for ease of quickly categorizing. 01:48:37
Whether somebody falls in the range or not. 01:48:41
Those that are marked in black. 01:48:43
They're in the ring. 01:48:45
So what that means is. 01:48:46
Not a huge risk. 01:48:47
Does it mean they're paid exactly what they should be? No. 01:48:49
But they're within range of markets. 01:48:52
So those are the ones marked in black. 01:48:54
Those marked in green. 01:48:56
Those are high risk employ. 01:48:57
Because they're paid. 01:49:00
So very far from market that they're even below that lower boundary of minimum. 01:49:01
Those are individuals who. 01:49:06
They could be very skilled, very experienced or very new, very inexperienced, it doesn't matter. 01:49:08
They could likely find a higher paying job by going elsewhere. 01:49:14
So those are your most likely tummy. 01:49:19
We mark them in green because green means go. We recommend prioritizing this group. 01:49:22
By bringing them at least that first Salazar, in other words, at least to the minimum of their salary range. 01:49:27
Doing so will help support. 01:49:33
Externally competitive. 01:49:35
He practices. 01:49:37
Now you see, in one case there's a red dot. 01:49:39
That's a somebody who's paid above the upper limits of Max. 01:49:42
Now I don't know individuals, I'm only looking at jobs and what individuals are paid in their jobs. It could be this person's. 01:49:46
In the wrong job. 01:49:53
And that's why they're paid as highly, because they're doing something different than what their job description does. 01:49:54
That might be 1. 01:49:59
Easy fix. 01:50:00
Or it may be that without knowing what market was, we paid someone fairly high. 01:50:01
Redmond stuff. We do not recommend taking pay away from anyone. 01:50:06
But let's not increase that pay even further above market. 01:50:10
That's why we marked it. 01:50:13
And I'll tell you all. 01:50:16
Seeing a lot of compensation highways. 01:50:18
This one looks. 01:50:20
Pretty good. 01:50:21
You have a lot of employees who are paid within a range of market and not only are they in the range. 01:50:22
They're also all throughout it. 01:50:27
Those dots that spread all the way between minimum and maximum. 01:50:29
That's the ideal of what we really want to see. 01:50:32
You're pretty close. 01:50:35
But there's some adjustments that need to be made to get. 01:50:37
Everybody on. 01:50:40
And distribute it through. 01:50:42
I'll talk in a moment a little bit more about where. 01:50:44
Each dot should go. 01:50:47
Again, we're just looking at let's get the jobs within range of their market amount. 01:50:48
We're not considering who are the people in these jobs, how skilled are they? 01:50:52
I'll talk about that in just a moment, but first I want to show you the incentive highway. 01:50:56
So over here, these are going to be more of your director and leadership staff. Again, we see folks on the highway. 01:51:01
We also see plenty green dot. 01:51:07
Quite a few in that first level were very low. 01:51:09
And these may be cases where individuals are non exempt now. 01:51:12
But they need to move into exempt status or we recommend moving in. 01:51:16
And that would also entail bringing their salaries up. 01:51:21
So that they're close to market competitive rates. 01:51:24
Any questions? Seeing you next. 01:51:29
I'm looking at appendix. 01:51:30
Where is the recommendation for where you would recommend moving from exempt to non exempt or? 01:51:33
Is there a color? I'm not seeing specific notes on that. 01:51:43
We can follow up to its. 01:51:50
Clear which ones would be changing status. You do see in that column FLSA assessment so you can see. 01:51:51
This is what we recommend. 01:51:57
That's what you recommend? I get it. 01:52:00
Granted, it doesn't tell you which ones are ****. 01:52:02
Yeah. 01:52:07
Any other questions? 01:52:11
So those. 01:52:17
Green circles high-risk, high priority. 01:52:18
On this next slide, what you'll see is what does it. 01:52:22
To get those green circles up. 01:52:25
So First off, you have that pie chart to the left. This essentially gives you the head count how many employees are falling into 01:52:27
each category. 01:52:31
You'll see that there are 24 employees who are green circles who are too well. 01:52:35
So to bring them into the range, looking at only those 24 people. 01:52:40
It will cost $145,854 to move them into the range, getting them to minimize. 01:52:45
If you put that in the context of what you spend annually in payroll, it's about 2%. 01:52:53
And if there's an annual number, it's annually low in the cost to bring folks up to minimum. 01:52:58
It is a somewhat low estimate because this looks solely at base pay. It doesn't account for fringe. 01:53:03
And it's always a moving target as people come and go. It is the majority of what you could expect to. 01:53:08
And there is just one more statistic I want to point out because it's very useful for decision making. 01:53:14
And it's this compa ratio column. 01:53:19
What a couple ratio represents is the comparison of salary to midpoint. 01:53:22
And it really helps when you're looking globally across the organization. 01:53:26
When you're looking at specific departments or even specific individuals to know. 01:53:30
What's their comp ratio? 01:53:34
It's a very simple formula. 01:53:36
Salary divided by. 01:53:37
So if somebody's paid right at that market in this point? 01:53:39
Their comp ratio is 100%, earning 100% of what they could earn. 01:53:42
Doing a similar job at a similar employer. 01:53:46
Or dollar for dollar as well? 01:53:48
What this tells you here is if the county spends $145,000 to move 24 employees to these new minimums. 01:53:51
Overall, your pay practices will be 91% of market. 01:53:59
So not quite all the way there. 01:54:03
But getting close within 9% of what others are paying. 01:54:05
Ideally. 01:54:10
We recommend aiming for 95 to 105. You don't have to be right at 100. 01:54:12
But you want to be within that range of ±5%. 01:54:17
That's going to get you kind of to that golden spot of being able to retain. 01:54:21
And recruit valuable employees. 01:54:25
Now I've been alluding. 01:54:29
Into this issue we call compression which is where. 01:54:31
And we do not recognize individuals for the value they're bringing to their jobs. 01:54:35
Now if we go to the next slide, again, I don't know individuals. I've just done an example here. I don't know if this holds true. 01:54:41
But what this shows you that is. 01:54:48
Again, if you spend that 145, get people to minimum. 01:54:50
What you're going to risk is that. 01:54:54
New employees. 01:54:56
Maybe earning the same amount as experience? 01:54:57
In place. If we use just this example again, I'm not sure if it is applicable. 01:55:00
But if this green dot is somebody hired today? 01:55:05
And the black dog who's hovering just above minimum has been here for 20 years, maybe even training that new person. 01:55:07
Well, if you spend 145 to get. 01:55:15
That new person, a big bump. 01:55:17
They're going to earn almost the exact same. Is that black dot there? 01:55:18
That laptop's not moving. 01:55:22
And that's the issue we refer to as compression. We've lost the value of that extra experience by not paying them more. 01:55:23
So we have looked at this. 01:55:30
What we looked at is. 01:55:32
How do we look at every dot and see where does it belong between those two solid ones? 01:55:34
If they go to the next slide, you'll see. 01:55:40
What that cost entails? 01:55:42
The criteria we use is that. 01:55:44
This is an assumption if somebody has been with the county for eight years. 01:55:47
Hopefully that means. 01:55:52
They know their job, they know the county, they're doing everything we expect. 01:55:53
Let's get them to midpoint, let's get them to that market amount. 01:55:58
Using that assumption, then we looked at everyone. 01:56:01
And we calculated where they went within the range. 01:56:04
And so this cost here of $419,577. 01:56:07
That's the cost to move everyone between minimum and Max. 01:56:13
On an individual to individual basis, that may mean that for some people that's a big jump. 01:56:18
And for others, maybe it's no jump at all. Maybe they're right where they need to be. 01:56:22
This is really about that internal consistency and aligning our practices within this market based system. 01:56:26
If you add back in the 145,000 just to get to minimum, the total cost of implementation is about 565,000. 01:56:33
$432. 01:56:41
About 8% of what you spend on payroll annually. 01:56:43
Again, only looking at base pay. 01:56:47
And recognizing us as a moving toward that. 01:56:49
Any questions regarding that approach? I have a quick question. 01:56:52
When it comes to these particular numbers that you're saying these projected numbers are. 01:56:57
Based on an 8 year period, but. 01:57:01
It would, I think the the county chairman brought up the point earlier that with para I mean it's a 25. 01:57:04
Year retirement and so. 01:57:13
30 years, Why is the midpoint at 8 years I mean. 01:57:15
Built that particular. 01:57:21
That's a great question, Commissioner. OK there. Thank you. 01:57:23
So in the compensation world, typically what we look at is. 01:57:25
How much do you have? 01:57:31
Bring to the table. 01:57:33
What's your outside experience? What are your qualifications? 01:57:34
And when somebody reaches about six years? 01:57:37
That's typically the best practice of getting them to a market based on. 01:57:41
Now there are lots of ways of moving people through the range. The core of the idea here is. 01:57:45
How do we value our staff? 01:57:52
And how do we ensure that that value is represented? 01:57:54
In what they're paid. 01:57:57
Now is 8 years. 01:57:59
Absolutely the only way to do this. 01:58:01
Now we could look at six years, we could look at 10, we could look at other criteria like how long they've been in their specific 01:58:03
position. 01:58:06
What other qualifications they bring? 01:58:10
Some of the limitations in running this is going to include. 01:58:13
What can you afford? 01:58:16
And what data do you have to make that decision in a consistent manner? 01:58:17
This is 1 approach that we've seen many. 01:58:22
Of our clients and county. 01:58:24
Take is using data higher and then setting. 01:58:26
Six years to midpoint. 01:58:30
That's pretty fast and pretty expensive. 01:58:32
And so. 01:58:35
Other options as we look at maybe it's a little higher, maybe we go up to 10 years. 01:58:36
That's kind of a long time to get to what others are paid. 01:58:41
In a job like their job. 01:58:44
So we looked for a happy median at eight years. 01:58:46
Again, is it the only approach available? 01:58:48
Absolutely not. 01:58:51
We could look at many different options and we're happy to come back with different. 01:58:52
This is one option that we've presented, that is. 01:58:56
Very common and also a good consistent. 01:58:59
Is this number inclusive of elected officials? I know that we did ask the manager to. 01:59:07
Get this going. 01:59:17
Yeah, we have looked at elected officials, but we have of all of that separately from this report. So this only looks at regular 01:59:19
employees. 01:59:23
Let's go up this summer. 01:59:32
We have compiled those recommendations and provided them. 01:59:35
All right, so. 01:59:39
A few more things to cover here now. 01:59:51
Going beyond just numbers and moving people through the range we really want to ensure we provide. 01:59:54
All the support we can so that the county can move forward with implementation. 01:59:59
Our goal is to ensure that this isn't a report that just sits on the shelf. 02:00:04
That truly helps you moving forward with making an effective compensation system. 02:00:08
So the next few slides will just describe what some of that support entails. 02:00:14
One is that we wanted to ensure that your team has the opportunity to give us feedback before we finalize. 02:00:18
So if we missed a job, if we misunderstood a job, there was a chance to see this report in a. 02:00:24
Preliminary format. 02:00:30
And to give us that. 02:00:32
Feedback and so. 02:00:34
Manager Burns has given us that feedback. I understand there's also some moving parts with reorganizing and reevaluating roles. 02:00:35
We've given some recommendations based on our understanding of that reorganization. 02:00:41
But we know this is likely a continuing conversation. 02:00:47
We do believe that these recommendations give you the majority of what's needed. 02:00:50
And we're happy to continue to respond to questions or these that may come up. 02:00:54
After this point, in fact for the next 90 days, there's no additional cost. We will price additional jobs if they come up. We're 02:00:58
on call to answer questions. We're not simply. 02:01:03
Dropping this off and walking away so we know this is evolving. 02:01:08
We also believe this represents. 02:01:11
Good complete. 02:01:13
Final recommendations. 02:01:15
Also on our recommendations, as you'll see on the next slide is we took a look at your policies. 02:01:17
It's important that those. 02:01:22
For using this best practice system. 02:01:24
And so we delved into language of. 02:01:27
How our new hires, promotions, demotions, transfers and other actions handles. 02:01:30
And you'll see in appendix GA Red Lines detailed version that marks up the policy with our recommendations. 02:01:36
As always, we recommend running it through a legal counsel. 02:01:44
So we hope this gives some good insights to support practices. 02:01:47
That align with these. 02:01:51
With these recommendations. 02:01:53
Next, we've also developed tools and resources to support daily decision making. 02:01:57
So it is quite small on the slide, but what this shows you is a glimpse at a customized salary placement calculator. 02:02:03
This is a tool that we recommend is utilized by the Human Resources in collaboration with hiring managers. 02:02:10
That will help them to make consistent decisions about what to hire a new employee at. 02:02:16
What to increase an employee to when there's a promotion, et cetera. 02:02:22
It's a simple excel file where you plug in the job what it requires. 02:02:26
And then what the person is bringing to the job. 02:02:31
And it will spit out OK. 02:02:33
Between minimum and maximum. 02:02:35
Here's the number 10. 02:02:36
It has meant to be a guide. There are other things that will need to be considered, such as available budget. 02:02:39
What other employees missing job are earning? And so on. That's why there's this big notes field at the bottom to document those 02:02:44
kinds of deviations. 02:02:48
But we've seen our clients really value having this objective external tool. 02:02:52
And so this has also been provided. 02:02:57
In the materials we've delivered. 02:02:59
Lastly, but importantly, we've also spelled out an implementation plan, and you'll see this on pages 19 through 20 of the report. 02:03:02
This is essentially a checklist of what we typically see. 02:03:10
The order of operations are for getting these things implemented. 02:03:14
So of course the first consideration will be, is this economically feasible when you factor in para and other costs? 02:03:18
That number will raise. 02:03:24
Even higher. 02:03:26
For consideration, so I believe. 02:03:27
As Manager Burns had mentioned before he stepped out. 02:03:29
This is what he's evaluating now is. 02:03:32
Can we afford this? What is our implementation plan and help bring that back? 02:03:35
For consideration. 02:03:39
As you see, we also recommend that. 02:03:41
Communications occur to employee once all approvals are obtained. 02:03:44
Consideration will need to be given to timing with budget and other resources. What forms need to be filled out? 02:03:49
Communications to managers, etcetera, etcetera. 02:03:56
Importantly, we've also spelled out. 02:04:00
How do you keep this up to date? 02:04:03
So once this is implemented, that's wonderful. 02:04:05
But overtime, the markets going to keep shifting and moving. 02:04:08
You don't need to move this structure every day. 02:04:12
But you do need to evaluate it on a regular basis. 02:04:14
As you'll see in our recommendations. 02:04:18
We recommend looking at market every year to year and a half. 02:04:20
And we've spelled out just how to do that. That can include looking at inflation numbers, and we've given exactly where you go to 02:04:25
find those kinds of numbers. 02:04:29
Or it can mean looking at. 02:04:33
How individual labor market changes so. 02:04:34
Cost of living is not always the same as what it costs to hire people to do different jobs. 02:04:38
We've explained how you monitor that. 02:04:43
Cost of hiring people to do different jobs. 02:04:45
So that this structure can be shifted upwards as those rates change overtime. 02:04:48
It's in a year or two. 02:04:53
The Commissioner likes to do a 2% across the board cost of living adjustment, for example. 02:04:55
Our advice is move the structure 2% as well so that it keeps shifting efforts over time. 02:05:00
All of that is spelled out in the report to help with this system. 02:05:06
And just to note again as I described, we're here to continue supporting, we do little mini studies that are much smaller version 02:05:11
of this. 02:05:14
And so if in a year or two you elect. 02:05:19
Let's go to an outside party who could do a benchmark study to tell us. 02:05:21
How do we update this? 02:05:25
We're happy to provide that service to you. 02:05:26
Any questions regarding my implementation, recommendations or anything else I've discussed so far? 02:05:30
I have a quick question, Mr. 02:05:38
So when it comes to it looks like from your study, it's a comprehensive study. Thank you so much for working so hard on it and 02:05:41
getting it done quickly. 02:05:45
The question that I have is we have 25%. 02:05:50
Our employees that are either. 02:05:53
Vastly, uh. 02:05:54
Underappreciated. 02:05:57
Or quite possibly one that may be over. Do you have that spelled out in this? 02:05:58
Document. So it's not in the document itself, but we've given an electronic file to whom we print it. It becomes just microscopic 02:06:05
with all of your employees. We do have an electronic copy that has every person, every single employee. 02:06:12
It's in green, black and red so you can quickly see who's below. 02:06:19
You see the cost by employees. 02:06:23
The comparatio by employee, etc. 02:06:25
You will see in this. 02:06:27
Print out in a. 02:06:29
And let's see if I get it right. 02:06:30
Appendix E. 02:06:35
The cost breakdown by department, so you can quickly see that's been printed out. 02:06:37
You can tell which departments are the lowest. 02:06:41
You'll also see just. 02:06:43
Iterate again. How that compo ratio can help you? 02:06:45
There may be departments where there's no cost or a low cost minimum. 02:06:48
They've been a huge cost for compression. 02:06:52
What that tells you is you have really tenured employees. 02:06:54
Who maybe are just barely in the structure. 02:06:57
But really need to be much higher in what they're paid. 02:07:00
And so that's just one additional tool to use to see how are we doing if we see a comp ratio jump a lot between. 02:07:03
This column and that column. 02:07:10
That tells us. 02:07:12
We've got tenant employees we need to show some. 02:07:13
Some appreciation to it and make some movements. That's one way to use this. 02:07:15
Any further questions, Commission. 02:07:23
Well, thank you guys for that study. 02:07:26
Your meeting today, we talked about assets and the value of our assets in our county and. 02:07:29
Really above all of our employees. So this is a worthy discussion to thank you. 02:07:33
After that, we'll take a quick. 02:07:41
5 minute break. 02:07:43
I'm not back to go. 02:07:44
Remaining reports. 02:07:46
OK, let's sit down and keep. 02:07:51
Keep going for me. 02:07:53
I can't go too fast. 02:07:54
I haven't seen it but. 02:07:57
Sounded good. 02:08:01
We could have an early lunch, you know. 02:08:04
OK, everybody, let's continue our meeting here. We'll finish up with our reports and. 02:08:14
I don't have to finish up our meeting so. 02:08:19
We have the detention center here. They've stepped out. I don't know if they'll be back to show back up. 02:08:23
We will have the reports, but. 02:08:28
Our Forest Service looks like they stepped out too. 02:08:30
Extension Service. 02:08:34
We'll go first. We're doing it two parts today. 02:08:35
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Melody Gaines, Lincoln. 02:08:43
Yes, we had 113 Lincoln County Storage and FSA members showing 336 animals. 02:08:46
And exhibiting 130 indoor forex entries. 02:08:53
40 exhibitors Night for sale, which grossed $417,200. 02:08:57
The highest debate ever? 02:09:02
The add-ons are still coming in and are projected to be in it. 02:09:08
In excess of $50,000. 02:09:12
Add-ons are monetary gifts that can be given to any inhibitor. 02:09:14
That are we have several businesses who give. 02:09:18
Money to every single exhibitor in the fair. 02:09:21
And so every exhibitor will be receiving money. 02:09:24
Thank you to Chairman Fisher for his support in the Honda Buyers Club. Thank you, Commissioner Sarno. 02:09:28
For serving as a judge in one of Marisol and I's favorite portions of the Paris That Kaden Taken fight contest. 02:09:34
Commissioner Chavez, your support of the sale? 02:09:41
Was absolutely amazing. 02:09:43
Thank you so much for the support of our kids. 02:09:45
Thank you again to the entire Commission. 02:09:48
For your efforts in. 02:09:50
Continued improvement for the county fairgrounds. 02:09:53
It is noticed. 02:09:55
And it is appreciated. 02:09:57
This concludes my portion of the report. I stand for any questions you may have. 02:09:59
Questions. Comments. 02:10:04
I really enjoyed the. 02:10:06
The option it was. 02:10:07
All right. I'll turn it over to Melon. 02:10:11
Melanie, guitarist, Lincoln County Extension Service chairman, commissioners. 02:10:18
I haven't seen you guys in a while. Summer was busy. June started yesterday I think. 02:10:23
We had the first week in June, we had livestock school, we hosted the Southern Regional Livestock School. We had right at 90 kids 02:10:29
from across the state come. 02:10:33
They learned showmanship. They learned about their. 02:10:39
Feeding programs how to fit their animals. 02:10:43
It was a. 02:10:47
3/3 and 1/2 day. 02:10:48
Very intense camps for these kids and so that was really good. 02:10:50
We had. Then the next weekend we hosted the Lincoln County Board jackpot we had. 02:10:54
120 hogs, 90 lambs and 70 goats come and exhibit from across the state. 02:10:59
We ended up. 02:11:05
Of paying back. 02:11:06
They pay entry fees and then. 02:11:07
Jackpot situation that we ended up came back about $30,000 back. 02:11:10
The kids. 02:11:14
There. 02:11:15
We then turned around. On Monday, Mercedes and I went to district contest in Clovis. That was the same time as. 02:11:16
Associated to the counties. 02:11:24
Was nice to see you there. 02:11:26
Delivered some pants. 02:11:28
That direction. But we did that, Mercedes and I. 02:11:29
Hosted We we put on the archery contest. 02:11:34
Those kids are coached by. 02:11:39
Leaders within the county. And so we had TJ Romero. 02:11:41
Is one of our main coaches and then. 02:11:46
The uh. 02:11:49
Bosses also help her. 02:11:50
And then we have up in Corona with Jack and Renee Rose, who helped with the shooting sports program up there. 02:11:53
And so Mercedes and I put on that. 02:11:58
That archery contest we had about? 02:12:00
80 Archers that day. 02:12:02
It was hot in Clovis. 02:12:05
And then the next day we had she put on Mercedes of the wildlife contest. 02:12:08
We have lots of kids participate in. 02:12:13
Livestock judging wildlife. 02:12:16
I believe we were second or little novice team was second and. 02:12:19
And livestock by two points. We were, we were close. They were all first year members. I was excited about them. Our wildlife 02:12:24
team, both novice and juniors, won. 02:12:28
And then we also the next day put on the livestock skeleton and meat contests. 02:12:33
We brought home lots of metals on that day. 02:12:39
Course contest as well. We have Casey Patterson up in Corona who is our. 02:12:43
Volunteer leader that helps coach the horse team. 02:12:47
She always does a phenomenal job with those kids. 02:12:50
Then we rolled into state conference. 02:12:54
In July. The beginning of July. 02:12:56
In Las Cruces we only had three kids attend. We did have Trip Dunlap from Corona ran for state song and rec leader. 02:12:59
And was elected by his peers of State Farm and rec leader so he will be. 02:13:09
Representing Lincoln County. 02:13:13
At the state level and then they will also be going to Washington DC at some point and representing the Mexico 4H there. 02:13:15
We had a presidential impact tour. 02:13:26
So we have a new president of the university. 02:13:28
And he? 02:13:31
Came around to every single county. 02:13:32
In the state, every extension office. 02:13:35
Big to do. We have lots of with some Board of Regents there and so they visited our office. We talked about our programming. 02:13:39
Talked about things that the the university can do to help us and support us and vice versa. And so that was a very. 02:13:47
Very positive thing. 02:13:54
I attended Corona schools in service. Corona is going to a. 02:13:57
Project based learning environments. 02:14:01
And so with that comes. 02:14:04
Lots of outside resources to be able to help with that and really thinking outside the box. 02:14:07
And so they pulled me in into that in service to kind of talk about what? 02:14:13
The Extension Service can offer them. 02:14:18
And offer kids and be a support system for this new learning that they have going on. 02:14:21
And so I'm anxious now that now that County Fair is over. 02:14:26
We're going to sit down again with the Superintendent and principal and really go through. 02:14:30
What are some of the things we can do and be involved in in the curriculum in the school? 02:14:34
Throughout the summer. 02:14:41
Mercedes and I did numerous house visits with feed help, showmanship help. 02:14:44
We have a Magna wave machine at the county. 02:14:49
Which is kind of a. 02:14:52
Oh, a tinge unit ish. 02:14:53
If you will for animals. 02:14:55
To help make sure they're maintaining their best. 02:14:58
When when we get to these levels. 02:15:01
The animals are just important as the humans, or maybe even more so I think. 02:15:04
My my personal animals at home get a whole lot better. 02:15:08
Seed and treatment, I think, in the humans in our house. 02:15:12
And so we did lots of that. 02:15:16
Melody already reported on the. 02:15:19
Coming up, I will be going to Socorro County the end of the month to judge their round Robin showmanship. I'm pretty excited about 02:15:21
that. 02:15:25
Then we're going to roll into State Fair the 1st of September. We have 13 families going. 02:15:30
All of our indoor exhibits, Melody will be doing our county booths, so if you're at State Fair. 02:15:35
Go to the Bowl Act building. I don't know what it's called now. 02:15:40
It was the Bullock Building for years anyways. 02:15:44
Melodies putting together a boot to represent our county. 02:15:47
And so go look at that if you're there. 02:15:50
We will be hosting. I will be hosting a cattle workshop. 02:15:53
The week of the 22nd of September, I'm going to get those dates ironed out. Umm. 02:15:56
I visited with Doctor Wenzel which is our MMSU vet. 02:16:01
And we are going to. 02:16:04
Have a. 02:16:07
Basically, we're going to go over. 02:16:09
Some trick management, not necessarily what happens when your bull gets out or you know. 02:16:11
But true blue daily trick management. 02:16:16
We're also going to talk about vaccination protocols and. 02:16:19
You know what were the differences and in our are we? 02:16:23
Basically. 02:16:27
Double spending on things. What do some of these vaccines truly do? And, and talking about it from a very common sense standpoint, 02:16:29
I don't know if any of you know Doctor Wenzel. 02:16:33
He's a rancher over there in Silver City. 02:16:39
Super common sense. 02:16:42
Speaks on our level. 02:16:44
And so I'm excited to have him in. 02:16:46
We're also going to talk a little bit about the new world Screw. 02:16:49
Which is a problem. 02:16:52
And what it might do? 02:16:54
And maybe we might have some updates on. 02:16:57
Whether they're going to open the the border up? 02:17:00
To Mexico to let cattle come back in. 02:17:02
The last meeting I sat in on. 02:17:05
Sounded like. 02:17:07
It's not going to happen for a little while. 02:17:08
So we'll see. But that was. 02:17:12
Two weeks ago a lots changed in two weeks. 02:17:14
And then we kind of have Eastern flair coming in 1st of October. I don't know if I will see you guys in September. 02:17:17
Depending on dates. 02:17:24
We did. 02:17:26
Lose. We are losing our ICAN program. 02:17:28
At our extension office. 02:17:31
That is so ican is ideas for cooking and nutrition. 02:17:34
And that was funded under SNAP education. 02:17:38
And what she would do is she would go into the Senior Center, she would go into Boys and Girls Club, different low income type 02:17:42
places. 02:17:47
In order to teach people how to eat healthy on a bus. 02:17:52
That was unfortunately the SNAP Ed funding was cut from the big beautiful build. 02:17:56
And so we are losing that within our office. 02:18:02
It affects our office in a little bit. We. 02:18:07
We got $3000 unrestricted funds back. 02:18:10
On that because Melody was the supervisor. 02:18:13
From that. And so we got a little bit of added benefit and we housed ICAN and things like that. 02:18:17
And so that. 02:18:23
As far as? 02:18:24
Us in the office is gonna gonna hurt a little bit because we've run on a $14,000 owning budget. 02:18:25
And so that $3000 is gonna hurt a little bit. Plus we're losing. 02:18:32
Our ifan educator. 02:18:36
And we are also losing our district. 02:18:38
Our district supervisor was here as well within the county and so unfortunately we are losing those two employees. 02:18:41
And so that's kind of some of the. 02:18:49
The things that are coming back. 02:18:52
So there's a lot. 02:18:54
Lot report, yeah. 02:18:56
So questions. 02:18:58
Any questions, comments? 02:19:01
Thank you. 02:19:04
OK, now we have our next reports, the amendment right. 02:19:08
So we did not need to. 02:19:22
Chair called, called the meeting. 02:19:24
So I don't really know how that came about, but. 02:19:28
We did not mean, I just wanted to throw in, oh, I'm sorry, Kathy Eisen. That was in the back of my mind yet. 02:19:31
I just wanted to. 02:19:38
Last meeting I mentioned, you know, we've talked about doing a water committee. 02:19:40
And land rights pretty well put that back on me. 02:19:45
They didn't really want until they did feel that was a part of their. 02:19:48
Operation. So I just wanted to bring that. 02:19:52
To the Commissioners. 02:19:56
And I know we've got a lot of other things going on. So we haven't. That's kind of the sideline I've been traveling, but. 02:19:58
I just would like to. 02:20:05
Make a suggestion that. 02:20:07
Maybe we try and bring back the the Water Research and Conservation Committee that we had years ago. 02:20:09
And I'd be willing to spearhead that, you know, it needs to be a group effort. 02:20:16
I have. 02:20:21
Worked on a couple outlines and I will get it to the county manager before the next Commission meeting so they would have a little 02:20:22
more framework to talk about but. 02:20:26
You know, I'd like. 02:20:30
Your recommendations? I think there's different. 02:20:31
Agencies and. 02:20:34
Portions of the county community that. 02:20:36
We want to bring into that. 02:20:38
You know, I'll, I'll do a rough outline, look at the resources and the agencies. 02:20:42
I just really don't want to work with you guys. I'll do a lot of it, but I don't want to do it by myself and I feel like. 02:20:48
The first step would really be if you want to do a committee. 02:20:55
Well, they could put it together, then we can work towards a water plan and. 02:20:59
How would how we'd want that to look? 02:21:03
Going forward so. 02:21:06
That's what I have for you if you have any questions or ideas. 02:21:08
OK. Thank you for your report. Any questions, comments? 02:21:13
OK. Thank you. Thank you. 02:21:16
Thank you, Kevin. 02:21:18
Self-control. 02:21:19
Mountain RC and D. 02:21:21
OK, Honda. 02:21:24
Nobody and two Rosa someone Water conservation district. 02:21:25
OK, department updates. 02:21:32
Oh yes. 02:21:36
Chairman Wilson. 02:21:46
Commissioners Discipline. 02:21:48
Well then, park cornea. 02:21:49
County Commissioner. 02:21:50
For the month of July, we had 42 calls for service. 02:21:52
2 brush fires. 02:21:55
Eight false alarm. 02:21:56
15 motor vehicle accidents. 02:21:58
One structure fire. 02:22:00
Two EMS assist. 02:22:02
11 Flooding of coals. 02:22:04
Chew gas leaks. 02:22:06
And one vehicle fire. 02:22:08
We completed the ISO survey for Glencoe and White Oak Volunteer Fire departments. We should have the official results in four to 02:22:10
six months on this. 02:22:14
We completed hose and ladder testing for all 7 counties. 02:22:18
Fire Department. 02:22:22
We attended Lincoln. 02:22:24
Days doing fire prevention along with Lincoln. 02:22:25
Fire department in the New Mexico State Park too often. 02:22:29
Brian and Erin are currently in Sakura at Fire Service Instructor 2. 02:22:32
And then end of August, myself and Aaron are scheduled to do operations for Swiftwater. 02:22:37
Training and. 02:22:43
Linden County is hosting an ifset hazmat. 02:22:46
Awareness and Operations class, September 26th through the 28th. 02:22:49
And October 3rd to the 5th. 02:22:54
A member of the Nobel Volunteer Fire Department passed away. We held his service August 9th. 02:22:57
There's the Canon Church good show up. 02:23:03
Really good event. 02:23:06
My report question. 02:23:09
Questions. Comments. 02:23:11
Cool. OK, very good. 02:23:13
Thank you for the great. 02:23:16
Don't put you guys going. 02:23:17
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Stephanie Cut, Lincoln County Road Superintendent. 02:23:28
Kind of gone over a lot of the stuff that we have going on right now with. 02:23:36
Projects and. 02:23:39
And some of the. 02:23:40
Events that we've had kind of around the county. 02:23:41
We continually get hit on Cedar Creek, Musket Ball, Spring Canyon. 02:23:44
Last night we were over there. I took a trip with the Commissioner Chavez down Gavilan Canyon, Janet Edwards Prospect. 02:23:49
Looking at roads there we're. 02:23:56
Still being affected from the McBride fire with the rains that are happening now with the salt and South Fork, we're just 02:23:58
continually getting hit over and over and over so. 02:24:02
Doing our routine maintenance is a little bit tough right now. We find ourselves kind of. 02:24:07
Getting right back to where we were the day before. 02:24:12
When the rains came. 02:24:15
We are up on Coal Canyon right now. At the very top we are mining a Forest Service pit. 02:24:17
To generate some material to fix Coke Canyon coming back down. 02:24:22
On that side. So that's. 02:24:26
Taking up two or three of our guys right now with the dozer loader and a couple of trucks, so. 02:24:28
We are working on that one, but besides that we're just. 02:24:32
Staging for the reins and working our way through that. It typically happens now almost every other day, but we did get hit this 02:24:35
weekend pretty hard. We had crews out. 02:24:40
On Sunday for about 9 hours. 02:24:44
Working on that. 02:24:47
So a project that we kind of didn't go over that's kind of been a. 02:24:49
A focal point is sandesta. 02:24:53
I have put that project on hold. 02:24:56
Until we can get the get through the rainy season the contractor was putting down. 02:24:58
All their products and stuff and it was just washing away. 02:25:03
So they were having to repeat that, so it got into a. 02:25:06
A cost issue, so we're going to hold off until we can get out of the rain. 02:25:09
We can dewater that site. 02:25:13
And get that back to good. 02:25:15
So the. 02:25:17
Put it up for the rain when you didn't have to. Put it out through the winter until it warms up again. No, no. 02:25:19
Fortunately, Chairman Wilson, we have those are concrete box culverts. 02:25:25
And those have already been purchased. 02:25:29
So we'll be able to place those and we should be able to take care of that. 02:25:31
Hopefully, let's just say mid-september. 02:25:34
We can get that thing completed and put back to good. 02:25:37
You do not want to leave that closed. 02:25:42
Any longer than we have. 02:25:44
To this point. 02:25:45
And for any other questions. 02:25:49
Could you give us an update on? 02:25:54
2 employees said. 02:25:56
Chairman Wilson, Commissioner Chavez. 02:26:04
I I can let you know that. 02:26:08
That one of them is home. 02:26:09
Right now. 02:26:11
And recovering. 02:26:12
And the other one is still in the hospital. 02:26:13
And besides that, I can't really go. 02:26:15
Very good. Thank you. 02:26:18
Thanks. Any other questions? 02:26:21
Thank you. All right. Thank you, Sir. 02:26:23
Human Resources. 02:26:26
The miss? 02:26:29
Good morning, Commissioners. 02:26:36
Been pretty busy actually in the HR world thankfully right now. 02:26:38
Oh, I'm sorry. Vanessa Tejeda, HR Manager, Lincoln County. Sorry. 02:26:44
So I have. 02:26:49
Some positions that are posted that are open right now. 02:26:51
Right now we have the road department, the operator, welder, heavy equipment. 02:26:54
I also have on the assessor's office a reappraisal clerk assistance as well as an appraiser for the mobile homes. 02:26:59
And then in the Sheriff's Office, we have on the dispatcher. 02:27:06
Position open as well as the deputies. 02:27:10
The ones that I've recently filled. 02:27:13
This last month include the. 02:27:15
Manager's office for executive Admin. 02:27:17
We also hired a full time custodian. 02:27:19
And then we also hired a. 02:27:23
Temporary labor A six month labor. 02:27:25
And we also hired a solid waste billing clerk. 02:27:27
Yesterday we interviewed for the planning position. So those interviews went very well. I talked to Jason about those. So by the 02:27:31
end of the week we should have that position filled as well. 02:27:36
So and then I will also be posting the two Rd. ones that you guys approved today, so I'll have those ones as well. So I've been 02:27:41
pretty busy bringing in lots of new people and I'm hoping that. 02:27:46
We can do this. 02:27:51
Salary compensation, it might help bring in some more talent, some people that have some skill and talent to our community and 02:27:52
stuff. 02:27:56
So it's been pretty busy, but going very well. 02:28:00
A sensing question. 02:28:02
What is your recruitment strategy? 02:28:04
So right now what we're doing is we're just posting on on the. 02:28:07
On website itself, on the county website, I haven't gone. 02:28:11
Outside of that, trying to just draw in local. However, now that we have more positions, I'm going to go ahead and put it out 02:28:15
more. All I'm doing is including the job description as well as the application, and then once I receive that, then I'll review it 02:28:21
and decide if we want to do that. 02:28:26
Patients, but we have used things like LinkedIn, Indeed and stuff like that in the past to toast positions as well. 02:28:32
If there are local job fairs, you might. 02:28:40
Yes, I'm participating. Yes, ma'am. I'm actually going even up to Albuquerque to the State Fair to pull some stuff up there as 02:28:42
well. So yeah, I'm getting it out as much as we can. 02:28:47
Any other questions? 02:28:55
I just appreciate this report. We're all generally aware of what we have going on, but it's. 02:28:57
It's nice to know. 02:29:02
The timelines in the. 02:29:03
Check Marshall getting these things so. 02:29:04
Finance. 02:29:11
Finance Director. 02:29:23
Finance and Procurement went to their second annual affiliate meeting at the end, so that was very informative. 02:29:26
Was interesting. Some of the food was really, really good. 02:29:32
Learned a lot of stuff last week. We continue to work with our auditors gathering information for them. 02:29:37
We received an invoice. 02:29:43
Yesterday actually, and they said they're about 69% complete. 02:29:46
And then we're still waiting to start us on our final budget. 02:29:49
From DFA. 02:29:52
We're just working day-to-day. 02:29:55
I I keep getting emails from. 02:29:59
Company Cordova. 02:30:08
And they're looking for us to respond to the survey they sent. Is it mandatory that each of us respond or? 02:30:10
There's no response. I can reach out to them and ask them. 02:30:17
Because I'm not too sure, you guys always seem to service. 02:30:21
I received one. 02:30:28
I'll have to reach out to them and then. 02:30:30
Get back with advice on that and say. 02:30:32
It's very good. Thank you. 02:30:41
Senior Services. 02:30:43
Good morning, Commissioners. 02:30:52
Chairman Wilson. 02:30:55
Commissioners Renee Marcus, Human Services Program Director. 02:30:56
We have a few things, just this is an update. 02:31:00
Our Senior Center for the month of July, we've provided a. 02:31:02
18121 congregate meals. 02:31:05
Home delivered meals was 3000. 02:31:09
469. 02:31:11
And units of transportation was 148. 02:31:12
That puts us right about on track. 02:31:16
For the year. 02:31:17
Or where we should be at that 8% for the month? 02:31:18
Also, we did hire. 02:31:22
I think HR forgotten we hired a new senior employment. 02:31:24
Program. 02:31:28
I think it's just Johnson and he's got the captain side. 02:31:29
That is a state funded. 02:31:33
Position so they only work 19 hours and it's just a supportive service. 02:31:35
So they can. 02:31:40
Learn some new job skills. 02:31:41
We also were awarded a $10,000 New Mexico Grown Grant. 02:31:44
And again this year. 02:31:48
And it will be to purchase New Mexico from meat. 02:31:49
And produce. 02:31:52
Our Senior Center. 02:31:54
Facilities, capital outlay. 02:31:56
Application cycle will be opening up November. 02:31:58
3rd through February 3rd, so we will be looking for projects to apply for this year. 02:32:01
And they we will have the. 02:32:06
New Mexico Conference on Aging. 02:32:08
It'll be healthy Glorieta this year. It's the 47th annual. 02:32:10
And it'll be held September 23rd to the 25th. 02:32:13
And it's at the glory at a Conference Center. 02:32:16
So if anybody is interested in going, it's a $40 registration fee and that includes 3 days. 02:32:19
Of me and seven meals. 02:32:25
And for snacks. 02:32:27
And you get to attend all three days. 02:32:28
There's a dance. 02:32:30
And they do have a free shuttle service between. 02:32:32
And faith. And Gloria. 02:32:35
But they do not have motels and things. You have to go to Santa Fe. 02:32:37
For lodging. 02:32:41
We did attend a provider meeting at the end of the Mountain Gods in July. 02:32:43
Gotten a new Advisory Council member for this. 02:32:49
Non metro. So her name is Linda Archuleta and she lives here in Arizona. 02:32:52
So she's our program. 02:32:57
Advisory Council. 02:32:58
What is the message down for? Any questions? 02:33:00
Thank you. Thank you. 02:33:07
OK, moving on to our elected officials. 02:33:11
Sure, looks like you're first in. 02:33:14
Mr. Wilson, our Chairman Wilson. 02:33:20
Commissioners, good morning. Thank you. Michael Woods, Lincoln County. 02:33:23
First thing I was wondering is. 02:33:27
Anybody else in the state have an extension office like we did? 02:33:29
My God, what do you find time to do? Anything else? That's that's really amazing what you do with these kids. 02:33:32
Let's get you on this. 02:33:37
It's unfortunate the chairman had to leave. I was going to give him a pat on the back for a speech. 02:33:40
Last week, once again beautiful Lincoln County. 02:33:44
Again hosted the. 02:33:48
New Mexico Sheriff's Association Southern Training Conference. 02:33:50
At this Convention Center yet again, even though we're going through what we're going through. 02:33:53
And some of those guys and gals had never seen a storm. 02:33:57
Quite so close. They're like, man, it was right there, yeah. 02:34:00
That's what we deal with here. They still come here. 02:34:03
And they love this place, and so I hope they'll continue to do that. 02:34:05
Very briefly, I will go over a few statistics generated by my office since we met last. 02:34:09
Investigated 37 motor vehicle accidents. 02:34:16
Conducted 58 arrests. 02:34:19
Answer 271 calls for service. 02:34:21
Issued 65 traffic citations. Served 400. 02:34:24
30. 02:34:28
Civil Papers. 02:34:29
Apparently during one of the last jury pools, about 40 people just did need to either didn't show up or forgot. 02:34:30
Yes, the District Judge was not happy. 02:34:38
And issue the whole bunch of. 02:34:41
Orders for people to come and explain themselves. I don't know how that's good. I don't know how that went. I missed that part, 02:34:44
but. 02:34:46
I'm assuming enjoy knowing Judge Soggy got their attention so. 02:34:49
That is a very important part of our judicial system, so. 02:34:53
I'm glad that he takes that very seriously. 02:34:56
And lastly, we answered 120. 02:34:59
Freedom of Information activists. 02:35:03
I'll stand for questions. 02:35:05
Yeah, you know. 02:35:06
Thank you. Thank you. 02:35:12
Treasure, Yes. 02:35:15
Sherry Huddleston, Lincoln County. 02:35:23
August 6th I attended the Treasures Investment Committee where I'm. 02:35:25
Board members and we're working on a strategic plan for all treasurers with the GFOA. 02:35:30
That's the Government Finance Association. 02:35:37
Policy Procedures. 02:35:41
And I'll be bringing to you. 02:35:42
Before you. 02:35:44
In a few months, a new investment policy so we can go over. 02:35:45
Under Board of Finance. So we'll take that under consideration. 02:35:49
And we've been working with the audit auditors. We're doing really well. 02:35:53
We've overloaded them. We filled up all our portals, I believe. 02:35:57
And then? 02:36:01
Next week we are attending the Treasurer's affiliate meeting in Santa Fe, so that would be Tuesday through Friday. 02:36:03
I went over everything else. 02:36:12
Thank you guys. 02:36:14
We're good, thank you. 02:36:15
Mr. Assessor. 02:36:17
Good morning, Chairman, Commissioners Leroy Memorial. Thank you, sister. 02:36:23
Other than our normal day-to-day operations, there's not too much going on. 02:36:27
Other than unfortunately having to prepare for another. 02:36:31
Flood reassessment, which is. 02:36:34
We expect to take. 02:36:36
One of the commands at least. 02:36:38
I know it's going to have a a major impact again. 02:36:40
Definition base, which is going to affect the tax revenues obviously so. 02:36:44
As the project progresses, we'll be sure to keep you guys addressed on. 02:36:47
Of the numbers and give you whatever data we compile. 02:36:51
So we'll try to get get it done as quickly as possible, but at the same time you have to ensure that we. 02:36:54
So I've got every property that's that's been affected so. 02:37:01
Yes, Chair. 02:37:15
Wilson, Commissioners. Commissioners. 02:37:16
I wanted to thank again the Commission and. 02:37:18
All of the county employees. 02:37:21
Who are will be helping us move over the next couple weeks. We're hoping to get that done. 02:37:22
We've got. 02:37:28
Candidate sign up next Tuesday. 02:37:30
So we are going to be holding that in our office. 02:37:33
As usual, it is from 9:00 to 5:00. 02:37:36
So anybody who's wanting to sign up to run in the next upcoming election. 02:37:40
It needs to be in our office next Tuesday from 9-5 with paperwork. 02:37:45
So that they can get that complete. Then it's the only data they can do it and only time that they can do it. 02:37:49
Other than that, if they. 02:37:53
Are not able to make it then they will have to do a write in candidate sign up which is September 2nd. 02:37:55
And then I also wanted to thank. 02:38:01
Ross for his assistance on in helping us with. 02:38:04
We are working to. 02:38:08
Try to get a. 02:38:10
Historical Records grant which will help us with. 02:38:11
Preserving and archiving some of the books that we have in some of the older materials that we have. 02:38:15
I'm getting back to the territorial ages of. 02:38:20
Time frame and so. 02:38:22
Have to be very careful with those books and those pages just because they they are very brittle at this point. 02:38:25
And so we're hoping to be able to to get a grant that can help us to get those preserved and. 02:38:31
And then also make them available online for the public so that they can look at those weapons as well, because they are really. 02:38:37
Interesting things in there. 02:38:44
Commissioners. 02:38:53
I would like to. 02:39:00
Thank everybody that's. 02:39:02
Involved in all the flooding and everything else. Sheriff's Department. 02:39:04
Oh yes, Rd. department. 02:39:07
For doing an outstanding job. 02:39:09
And all this mess that we're having. 02:39:12
I don't necessarily have any. 02:39:23
Comments at this point either I know you expect it from your chairman. 02:39:25
The next thing would be to move in the executive session, so if you guys want to do that. 02:39:35
The auditor just responded and said they would like it within about a week or so. 02:39:40
So if there's any questions, they. 02:39:46
I just tell them. 02:39:51
So might have to give you your e-mail. 02:39:55
I missed my 2 on there or something. 02:39:58
We've covered all our. 02:40:03
Businesses. 02:40:04
And hopefully that. 02:40:21
For the valiant people doing that. 02:40:27
Later with. 02:40:31
I know he has plans. 02:40:35
Say. 02:41:00
Wind rolling material or something? 02:41:00
That would be so if it's everybody whoever is listening to. 02:41:04
I think. 02:41:14
161 days. 02:41:26
But yeah, let me see. 02:41:35
We'll move out of the executive session. I don't need to do anything other than. 02:41:44
I attest that matters discussed in a closed meeting we're limited to those specified and no action was taken. 02:41:48
Next meeting. 02:42:01
September. 02:42:02
We have one before that budget meeting scheduled. 02:42:04
Very special. 02:42:07
I think there's special budget meeting before that. 02:42:09
Don't we have one early September? 02:42:15
Finalize or to. 02:42:17
Approval, final budget or something? 02:42:19
Maybe not. 02:42:21
I'm hiding back here. 02:42:24
Any good? I have one on my calendar for the 8th. 02:42:28
I don't have to be on Monday. 02:42:34
Something to do with the budget? 02:42:36
No, no, it's not in the packet. 02:42:40
Well, I mean. 02:42:44
So, umm. 02:42:45
You know. 02:42:47
Can we just go with my sister? 02:42:51
Look at our information. 02:42:52
I thought there was 1 schedule on the 8th. No, I've got it on my schedule to special Commission. 02:42:54
Needs to approve the final budget whenever she gets it back on the FA. 02:43:00
I think. 02:43:03
So they prepared for the. 02:43:06
On the 8th of September 1. 02:43:08
It's not showing on our. 02:43:12
So on our calendar for. 02:43:14
Anyways, that's our next. 02:43:20
Regular meeting. 02:43:21
Otherwise, I didn't entertain a motion to adjourn. 02:43:23
We'll make a motion that we adjourn. 02:43:26
September's. 02:43:31
Just called me. 02:43:32
He said he's going to resend it to every single one of you guys. It's just like a three question. It's just a communication if you 02:43:37
think there's anything going on. 02:43:40
Pretty much the answer. No pretty much. 02:43:44
The three questions and this is just a form of communication with them that you guys are aware of certain whatever is on the 02:43:47
survey. 02:43:50
He said there was only three questions. 02:43:54
Yeah, really. Joe, we have a quick question about can we just take the role and then? 02:43:56
Yeah, let's, let's finish our motion anymore. 02:44:02
Have a question if you don't mind? 02:44:04
I need a second. 02:44:06
OK, second. 02:44:08
Sorry. 02:44:09
OK. 02:44:11
Commissioner Prather. 02:44:14
Aye, Commissioner Chavez. 02:44:15
Aye. 02:44:17
Aye, Chair Wilson, Yes. 02:44:18
Your address, OK, we're adjourned. No question. 02:44:20
OK, question it looks like. 02:44:22