Meeting of May 22, 2025

I'd like to call this meeting to order. The uh this today is this meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court to order. Today is Thursday, May 22, 2025. Um Commissioner Cassidy, you want to lead us with a prayer and the pledge. Thank you, Judge. Yes. If you could uh join me and stand and please bow your head and pray with me. Heavenly Father, we come before you with grateful hearts, giving thanks for the beauty of this day and the gift of life under your son. May it remind us of your constant grace and presence in our lives. Lord, on this Memorial Day weekend, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who laid down their lives and service to our country. We thank you for their sacrifice and we pray comfort over the families who still carry the weight of that loss. Help us to never take for granted the freedom we enjoy because of their courage. As we reflect today, fill our hearts with compassion and kindness toward one another. Teach us to love as you love generously, humbly, and without condition. May we honor those who gave their lives not only in remembrance, but

by the way we live in unity, with respect and peace. Amen. Please join me in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you, Commissioner. Very good. One consideration for presentation a proclaim May 2025 as older Americans month. Commissioner Castlin. Yes, Judge. Thank you. So for the proclamation, whereas older Americans are significant members of our society, investing their time, wisdom, and experience to help enrich the lives of younger generations. And whereas communities benefit when people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds have opportunities to participate and live independently. And the senior center is a catalyst for mobilizing the creativity, energy, vitality, and

commitment of our older residents. And whereas through the wide array of services, programs, and activities offered through agencies like the senior center, our older citizens are empowered to participate in their community, which supports their individual choices about how they age. And whereas we affirm the dignity, self-worth, and independence of our older Americans by facilitating their decisions and actions, tapping into their experiences, skills, and knowledge, and enabling their continued contributions to the community. Now, now therefore, I, Charlie Caston, Davis County Judge Executive, to hereby proclaim May 2025 as older Americans Month and urge all to honor and celebrate our older Davis County Americans and recognize those who work every day to enhance their well-being. Presented in Davis County on May 22nd by the Honorable Judge Charlie Castle. Thank you, Commissioner. I think we have David Tucker here to receive this. And uh if you want we'll come down get our picture taken with you. It's like the old days.

One, two, three. Thank you. Thank you, physical court members. We are honored to be able to serve our community and those residents who are 60 and over at the senior community center. We are doing a lot of updates here recently to update our programming to increase the reach that we have throughout our community. Understanding that we're only reaching a small portion. So, we're looking at trying to grab more seniors and get them involved in different activities. your support um is we couldn't imagine being without you uh because you have done so many great things for us. And in that today we celebrated at the senior center with nearly 200 seniors uh just celebrating their accomplishments and their uh the way that they've given to our community. Um just a small update for you since I

haven't seen some of you for a while. Uh we are finally moving forward with that new building and you'll be receiving an invitation as soon as I get the date uh for a groundbreaking. We're hoping in the next two or three weeks to be able to do that. Uh the final plans came in uh with some numbers on Monday that the building is 26,800 square ft and total of just under 5.5 million uh for the build. which means that with the money that you have uh put in place for us and the matching offer that you made for us back in January, we will have the money uh to build that new building. Uh and as far as our fundraising efforts on that half million dollars that you offered us, we've raised about 240,000 of that. We have several grant applications out. Thank you. Have several applications out. We have several meetings upcoming with business leaders to uh to see if we can persuade them to make some donations as well. And one of my favorite things is that the month of March was my 50th birthday. And the seniors came to my

rescue to celebrate the 50 uh with donations. Many of them giving anywhere from 50 to 500 to a,000 and even one that walked in with a $10,000 check. So we're thankful for your support and the support that our community is showing us. Thank you very much. Say that again. Would you like to introduce who you brought with you? We we have our board chair right if you don't know her. Uh my second command Carson Tindle, our county agent coordinator and our office administrator Melissa. Okay. Thank you. Thank you all of you for the work you do for our seniors. And Pam, I know you've been involved many years. Thank you for your support and your efforts. So, you all do not have to sit through the rest of our meeting unless you're just pumped up and want to. So, thank you. All right. Thank you. B. Treasures report for April of 2025. Mr. Johnson. As of April 30th, 2025, the total cash balance is $76,293,866.3 cents for all funds.

General fund balance is $46,745,97.38 minus operating reserve and restricted funds. Cash for general fund operations is $37,27,13059. All activity to date is normal, expected, and explainable. I have nothing else to report. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions for the treasure? C. Introduction of FEMA intergovernmental affairs specialist August ditcher regarding April Davis County flooding disaster. Mr. Ball. Thank you, Judge. Andy Ball, Davis County Emergency Management Director. I'm here to introduce the assigned FEMA intergovernmental affairs representatives to the members of the Davis County Fiscal Court. Uh before I do, I want to convey that they are not authorized to speak to the media or public on FEMA's behalf, but are instead FEMA's liaison to our local government officials. Uh should the media have FEMA related questions, they should refer to FEMA external affairs, whom we could provide contact information following the meeting. for public inquiries. There's also currently a FEMA team that is traveling throughout Davis County

knocking on doors uh of the residents who were affected by the April flooding and also we're working on setting up a disaster recovery center referred to as a DRC uh which is expected to open any day now. Uh public requests uh for information can be answered by these teams or by calling my office at 2706858448. With that, I'd like to introduce uh intergovernmental affairs specialist August Dar uh who who is uh here uh just basically to to meet you guys face to face and uh his manager I believe is running a little bit late. Uh her her title is inter intergovernmental affairs manager and her name is Carolyn Robinson Tucker. August, thank you all for uh having me at this meeting today. It's an absolute honor to be at your courthouse and uh I wanted to introduce myself August intergovernmental affairs specialists. I am the um liaison to the federal coordinating officer and joint field office here in Kentucky. Um I will send my information to the elected officials later today. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions you may have. Thank you. Thank you very much for being here and thank you for the team that you've brought to serve our