Meeting of September 16, 2021

i want to call the september 16th 2021 davis came fiscal court meeting to order commissioner colgar would you lead us in a prayer in the pledge i will thank you pray lord praise and thank you for all your blessings please continue to guide the members of this body in your willful direction lord remind us that it's you that we truly serve in serving the citizens of this community we praise you for entrusting us to lead our county pray for our firemen policemen military and all first responders to always be safe all this we pray through lord our god jesus christ amen states of amen because the other for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you commissioner colgar and once again i want to welcome everyone to our september 16 2021 davis county fiscal court meeting this is going out on facebook live uh our courtroom is still closed due to the pandemic the if you have questions or comments about

any of the items that are on the agenda as we read them please text or call and let us know what those comments are we'll try to get them in a timely manner meaning we'll try to do them whenever we're talking about that issue if they come in late uh david or jordan interrupt me tell me you've got a comment we'll go ahead and address it then at the end of the meeting during the public comment session or i'll ask for that since there's no one here if you have any public comments on anything other than what was on the agenda uh just again text it or call it in and we'll try to get to it we'll try to answer it if we can't take care of it during this meeting then if you'll give us your name and your phone number we'll get you an answer at a later date jenny are you ready yes sir item one consideration for presentation a proclaim the following national senior center month september 2021 10-4 awareness day october 4 2021 saving our rivers day september 27 2021

and kentucky women in agriculture day october 19 2021. commissioners to save each of our voices a little bit i've asked you to read a proclamation commissioner wathen would you do the one on nash senior center since you are our liaison to the senior center certainly whereas the senior citizens are significant members of our society investing their wisdom and experience to help enrich and better the lives of the younger generations and whereas the mundy senior citizen center has acted as a catalyst for mobilizing and creating energy vitality and commitment of the older residents of owensboro and davis county and whereas through the wide arrays of services programs and activities senior centers empower older citizens of owensboro davis county to contribute to their own health and well-being and the health and well-being of their federal citizens of all ages and whereas we affirm the dignity self-worth and independence of our

seniors by facilitating their decisions and actions tapping into their experience skills and knowledge and enabling their continued contributions to the community and whereas during the pandemic the monday senior center has been a community partner in ensuring that our most vulnerable citizens people aged 65 and older many with underlying medical conditions are cared for and a able to stay safe and healthy and therefore judge executive al magnoli does hereby proclaim september 2021 as national senior citizens month and call upon all citizens to recognize the special contributions of the senior center participants and the special efforts of the staff and the volunteers who work every day to enhance the well-being of the older citizens of our community thank you commissioner and jenny i'm assuming you'll mail the proclamation to the appropriate organization yes sir uh uh commissioner colgar you want to read

the ten four awareness day proclamation excuse me first children under age four are at a higher risk of serious physical injury or death as a result of child abuse whereas kentucky has doubled the national rate of substance substantive child victims of abuse under age one and whereas research from pediatricians has led to the rule called ten four bruising rule that says that any bruising before a child is cruising at approximately four months of age or any bruising on the torso ears and neck ten are significant red flags for child abuse and whereas kentucky requires a trained research professional such as nurses doctors social workers and first responders on the rule within the pediatric abuse of head trauma training but it is imperative to have as many adults as possible ready to identify these concerning bruises and whereas the kosair charities face its movement a campaign to end child abuse aims to bring awareness to the 10-4 bruising rule with a traditional and

social media campaign and educational events on the day surrounding the 10-4 on 10-4 and whereas the university of louisiana university kentucky for pediatrics and their teams are providing free training during the week of october 4th 2021 so people can learn about the bruising route to identify abuse early and as well as prevention tips and now therefore our davis county judge executive al main do hereby proclaim october 4th 2021 as 10 for awareness day and urge all citizens to do their part in recognizing and preventing child abuse thank you commissioner again jenny will mail that proclamation to the appropriate organization commissioner caslin would you read the saving our rivers day proclamation i will whereas davis county has long recognized the importance of the ohio river and the public and private improvements to the waterfront for the role they play in our county's economic prosperity

and whereas the rotary club of owensboro has embraced rotary international's commitment to the environment by entering into an agreement with the kentucky waterways alliance to undertake a clean waterways program partnership and whereas rotary and the american queen steamboat company over seven days will raise awareness about and study environmental issues that negatively affect the ohio and mississippi rivers and the cities among them and explore strategies that can address them and whereas the davis county participants will plant in multiple locations native wildfire flower beds to assist with soil erosion prevention and education to preserve the river banks and whereas this multifaceted effort hopes to enhance the economic economic prosperity of all citizens impacted by the improved health and vitality of our rivers now therefore in davis county kentucky davis county judge executive al mattingly does hereby proclaim september 27 2021

as saving our rivers day commissioner i think that's the one that you're going to represent fiscal court if i'm not mistaken and present that yes and present the you'll just take that and present it to them yes right okay thank you the next one is kentucky women and agricultural day agriculture day whereas there is a growing influence of women who serve as leaders of primary decision makers on kentucky farms and whereas kentucky has over 40 000 female farm operators that make up nearly one-fourth of all farm operations in the state and whereas kentucky women in agriculture kwia is a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional development of its members and whereas kwia strives to prepare women leadership roles in agriculture and agribusiness at the county state and national level and whereas 237 kentuckians are active members of the kwia organization and whereas kentucky women in agriculture inc is currently celebrating its 22nd annual conference in lexington kentucky now therefore in davis county kentucky i davis county judge executive al mattingly do hereby hereby proclaim