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Meeting of September 6, 2022

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Summary

Grayson County Fiscal Court – September 6, 2022

The court handled a routine agenda, approving minutes, bill payments, and budget transfers for both the county and jailer without discussion.

The court accepted the 2020 tax rates for the Grayson County School Board and the Grayson County Public Library. The school board's real property rate dipped slightly while the tangible rate rose slightly, and the library's rates decreased across most categories, with motor vehicle rates holding steady.

A contract change for electrical inspections was approved, with Greg Carlisle taking over inspection duties from Larry Blacklock, who will continue serving Ohio County only.

The court discussed a bid for a replacement van, noting that only one bid was received (a used 2018 Chevy Express van) instead of the two vans originally requested, since manufacturers have stopped producing these vans until at least 2025. The court approved purchasing the single van but agreed the second van will need to go out for a separate bid process to satisfy audit requirements.

Much of the meeting's closing discussion was devoted to a somber reflection on a string of recent fatal accidents in the community, including deaths on the parkway and the loss of members of the local high school class of 2023. Magistrates offered condolences and urged residents to be careful. The meeting was then adjourned.

Agenda (11)

  • 2:31

    Approval of previous meeting minutes

    The court approved the minutes from the previous meeting.

  • 2:39

    Approval of payment of bills

    The court approved payment of bills.

  • 2:46

    Approval of treasurer's budget transfers

    The treasurer's budget transfers were approved.

  • 2:56

    Approval of jailer's payment of bills

    The jailer's payment of bills was approved.

  • 3:08

    Approval of jailer's budget transfers

    The jailer's budget transfers were approved.

  • 3:18

    Acceptance of Grayson County School Board 2020 tax rates

    The court reviewed and accepted the school board's tax rates, noting real property went down slightly to 525 while tangible property rose slightly, and motor/watercraft rates stayed the same at 463.

  • 4:05

    Acceptance of Grayson County Public Library 2020 tax rates

    The library's tax rates were accepted after taking the compensating rate, with real property and personal property rates decreasing and motor vehicle rates staying the same.

  • 4:46

    Approval of electrical inspector's contract

    Greg Carlisle will take over electrical inspections from Larry Blacklock, who will continue to serve only Ohio County.

  • 5:24

    Updates from fiscal court committees

    Committees met before the meeting and reported that everything is going well.

  • 5:38

    Van bid discussion and purchase

    Only one bid was received for a replacement van (a used 2018 Chevy Express) instead of the two requested, since manufacturers stopped making them until 2025; the court discussed needing to rebid for the second van separately.

  • 8:59

    Old/new business and community remarks on recent accidents

    Magistrates discussed a string of recent fatal accidents in the community, including parkway deaths and the loss of local students, offering condolences and urging safety.

Motions & votes (10)

  • 2:37

    passedApprove minutes from the previous meeting

  • 2:42

    passedApprove payment of bills

    Moved by Kevin · seconded by Brian · all in favor

  • 2:50

    passedApprove treasurer's budget transfers

    Moved by Neil · seconded by Damon · all in favor

  • 3:00

    passedApprove jailer's payment of bills

    Moved by David · seconded by Kevin · all in favor

  • 3:10

    passedApprove jailer's budget transfers

    Moved by Kevin · seconded by Brian · all in favor

  • 3:57

    passedAccept Grayson County School Board's 2020 tax rates

    seconded by Kevin · all in favor

  • 4:36

    passedAccept Grayson County Public Library's 2020 tax rates

    Moved by Neil · seconded by Brian · all in favor, aye

  • 5:17

    passedApprove electrical inspector's contract for Greg Carlisle to take over inspections

    Moved by Damon · seconded by Brian · all in favor

  • 8:39

    passedApprove purchase of the single available van bid from Dan Powers (2018 Chevy Express)

    Moved by Brian · seconded by Kevin · all in favor

  • 11:28

    passedMotion to adjourn

    Moved by David · seconded by Neil

Transcript (10 segments)

  • 0:00

    [Music] jason you care

  • 1:31

    lord we thank you for the state thank you for another opportunity to come here and do the business of the county father we pray that you'll be with those that have lost loved ones this past week that you'll put your arms around them and comfort them as only you can we're so thankful for the many blessings we receive each day we realize that we are truly blessed people we just pray that you go with us throughout this meeting and continue to protect us jesus name we pray amen 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 all right called meaning to order thing first thing on the agenda is approve the minutes from the previous meeting motion by name any opposed next we have approved payment of bills motion by kevin second second by brian

  • 2:44

    all in favor any opposed next we have approved treasurer's budget transfers that's presented by neil second by damon all in favor any opposed next we've got to approve jailor's payment of bills i'll make that money motion by david second second by kevin all in favor any pose next we have approved jailor's budget transfers motion by kevin second second by brian all in favor any opposed next we have except the grayson county school boards board education's 2020 tax rates uh you all have looked over them i think uh did they take a four percent and what did it go from it was for real it was 52.6 it actually went down to 52.5 tangible uh went from 52.6 to 52.8 motorcraft and watercraft stay the same at 46.3 with with doing four percent so it all basically stayed the same one went down and one went up two tenths okay any questions anything

  • 3:57

    sorry about that yes second by kevin all in favor any opposed next we have except the grayson county public library's 2020 tax rates which they took compensating rate which they stayed the same or did they actually actually went down that actually went down what was they real property was 9.3 now it's 8.9 personal was 10.9 10.19 now it's 9.16 and motor vehicles do the same at 3.11. any questions not entertaining motion motion by neil second by brian all in favor aye any opposed next we have approved electrical inspectors contract and you got that that's what greg carwell yeah greg carlisle is going to take over for larry blacklock doing electrical inspections and i've talked to larry and larry's okay with it larry's just wanted to do ohio county and of course that's where it's from and uh so

  • 5:11

    greg carlisle is going to uh take over doing some electrical inspections for him so we just need a motion motion by diamond by brian all in favor any opposed next we have updates from physical court committees which we met before the meeting and everything seems to be going well with the committees with that and other than that we have a new business jason open that bed there we've got the van a van bid one van build from dan powers they could only if y'all remember we asked for two bands and they could only come up with one so far and that's it and that's the only bid we got they've stopped making them is what it is they're supposedly they're not going to make them again until 2025. so you can't even get a v8 can you i mean well they're not making them so you got to find one that's huge existing used so or well same thing even with the ford the ford styles and the dodges and all they just stopped making them all right we just have to find what's in the market that's the only bid we got

  • 6:26

    all right guys fact sheet the only bit we got here was on chevy express passenger van the msrp is 44 988 price on the van it's a 2018 chevy express van with 53 237 miles for 43 hundred and nine dollars it's the only bid that we got so what's your recommendation yeah i mean i need it so probably two or three don't you i need i do need another one but that's what i was going to ask is i'm not real sure how we need to handle them do we since they were the only bidder do i just say find me another one and give them time to find one or do you all have to i don't know how we need to do that i'd say we'd have to it'd have to be bid again i mean to make sure the auditors don't get because it'd be two separate purchases yeah so i mean that'd be my i mean i know it's aggravating to have to have to do it that way but i mean there's no other way you know to keep them appeased you know with uh because they they might be the

  • 7:40

    only other ones that been on it again but still yet at least we put it out for bids we reach out to auditors and ask too to see if they can find something similar at the same price or less if that would qualify but we could reach out because they might find another one to be cheaper you know they might yeah i don't know and they may not find one yeah so take them a while to find this one well actually they they uh they had that they had that one sold to the phone stood right to the hardin county board of education and then they didn't take they ended up only taking they had two of them they only took one that's the only reason they ended up with that yeah that's what i understood all right uh that's the only bib we got gentlemen the entertaining motion to let jason go ahead and purchase that band i'll make the motion motion by uh brian thank you second by kevin all in favor any opposed all right uh new business kenny name sure david no old business nobody

  • 8:53

    no business nothing yeah and jason mentioned it during prayer too uh oh it just it seems like it's been sort of crazy the past month but we've lost a lot of people to accidents and a lot of people in the community just i just ask everybody to tell everybody to be safe i mean i don't know i mean you can't that's why they call them accidents you know what those are going to happen but i think they had another fatality on the parkway was it last night was it last night yesterday yesterday yeah i mean that's i think it's two and two weeks maybe out there there have been two on the parkway in about two and a half he was hammered bikini yeah so right then we had yesterday marvin uh marvin dixon dixon got killed baby uh who was it barry ambry yeah i mean just a lot of people a lot of freak accidents happening so we just tell everybody to be safe and our thoughts and prayers are with all the family i mean it's you know it just