Meeting of December 15, 2022

foreign call the December 15 2022 Davis County's Court meeting to order this is our last meeting of the year and it's also the last meeting of this current Fiscal Court I know I'd asked Father Pat Reynolds at the beginning of this Fiscal Court to pray for us we're all still here so it must have been a good prayer father so I would ask you to come forward and lead us in prayer and I'm not sure if that mic is on is it on thank you judge I would like to begin just with a responsorial Psalm that used at Mass this week and refrain is from the 45th chapter of Isaiah and the verses are from psalm 85. let the clouds rain down the just one and the Earth bring forth the savior I will hear what God proclaims the Lord for he proclaims peace to his people near indeed is his salvation to those who fear Him Glory dwelling in our land

but the clouds rain down the just one and the Earth bring forth a savior kindness and truth shall meet Justice and peace shall kiss truth shall spring out of the earth and Justice shall look down from heaven let the clouds rain down the just one and the Earth bring forth a savior the Lord himself will give his benefits our land shall yield its increase Justice shall walk before him and salvation along the way of his steps but the clouds rain down the just one and the Earth bring forth the savior and let us pray Heavenly Father we celebrate this advents and approaching Feast of Christmas with hearts that long for peace for peace in a troubled world we pray for peace among a divided citizenry we pray for peace in the troubled families in our own community and we pray for peace in our own hearts we pause and reflect that the answer to all our prayers are found in your son who is the Prince of Peace we pray that

we can listen to his message of Peace which is based on charity a love for the other a charity which sits on the shoulders of Justice in that we live each day recognizing each and every person is worthy of respect and courtesy for we all are the sons and daughters of the one Heavenly Father we pray for the outgoing members of this Fiscal Court our leaders who truly have led us and who have listened and debated and prayed for Equitable outcomes and decisions these past four years offer the benefit of the residents of Davis County give them peace in their minds and hearts and the reward of their labors we also pray for those who will soon join this court bring them wisdom bring them a thirst for justice the willingness to learn and be stretched and like King Solomon of old give them an understanding heart bless the work of the Court this night and may the spirit of this holy season with its beauty its lights its music and wonderful food and in the Gathering of

family and friends help us all to see your face shining Upon Us fill us with peace with deep Faith with a greater love for our world our Commonwealth and our County and bring us all to a good end we ask this in your holy name amen thank you Father I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States [Music] thank you once again I want to welcome everyone to our December 15 2022 Davis County Fiscal Court meeting again Father Pat from Our Lady of Lourdes my Parish priest we usually have nice things to say to each other in the back of the church after Mass and Judy's always prodding me making me go and he's always calling her Saint Judy so what do you what do you think about that uh tonight before we get started we have

some guests with us that I think deserve to be announced commissioner do you want to announce your special guest talking to me yes yes judge that's my wife I can do without her 52 years I think of marriage and we're going to hopefully for another 52. thank you for coming [Applause] well after that you think comment I'm not sure that it'll go 52 more commissioner Walton and I want to introduce and acknowledge my wife Joni and Joni thank you for putting up with me for 42 years and as he said maybe we'll get another 42. oh and I've got uh my son back there will and he brought Lucy with him and right his daughter so thank you all for coming uh Charlie your lovely Brad I'm sure is watching she may be but she didn't make it she can't drive and so so when we had the other meeting in front of this one she she said she didn't want to be down there at two lives well and she was here yesterday she was that that doubled up

yes Claude since you're this is your last Fiscal Court meeting did you have someone you want to introduce well I do Karen came up didn't even know she was going to be here today but had problems with grandkids and grandkids dogs and but she made it from Nashville so all right thank you [Applause] well and of course we have Saint Judy the first lady of the county sitting back there 51 years dated for seven uh married for 51. I gave her a chance to back out those first seven years that we dated and my son will coming through the door late as usual uh I usually will whack them even worse than that but I'm not going to this time I I understand so Judy and will thank you for being here we also have with us tonight Suzanne miles representative miles thank you for for being here uh she serves in leadership in the house and it's very nice that that Davis County has that leadership uh DJ Johnson serves uh in the general assembly House of Representatives as well DJ thank you I always told people that uh

DJ during session in particular and Suzanne we would have conversations multiple conversations Suzanne and I would have them for multiple minutes sometimes hours but typically that was her driving home from Frankfurt or me driving home from somewhere and it just passed the time but DJ and Suzanne do a very good job representing our community uh I'm sitting here Jailer art maglinger uh always recognizable anywhere you go because you stand Head and Shoulders above most people uh I have um two newly elected yep uh commissioner elect Condor the other commissioner sitting up here uh I think we have I saw commissioner-elect Chris castlin come in even though we swore him in yesterday until we're out they're still Commissioners elect uh [Music] John berlow our our County attorney elect and I'm sitting here looking around trying to see did I miss anybody did I miss anybody Charlie

if I did not elected officials no yeah okay uh so I want to thank all of you for coming this evening we've got a rather lengthy agenda uh Jenny are you ready yes sir item one consideration for presentation a proclaimed December 15 2022 as the Bill of Rights Day [Music] whereas the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution known collectively as the Bill of Rights were ratified on December 15 1791 and whereas the Bill of Rights recognizes the firms and protects fundamental human and civil rights for which persons of all Races has struggled for thousands of years whereas those fundamental rights include the freedom of speech the freedom of religion the freedom of press and the right to bear arms and whereas to preserve the rights and freedom secured by the Bill of Rights our forefathers and hundreds of thousands of men and women serving in the United States armed forces have sacrificed suffered and died and whereas the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights deserve perennials celebrations the sacrifices made to protect the Bill of Rights deserves Eternal remembrance and whereas the Davis County Fiscal Court wishes to