Meeting of March 15, 2022
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Summary
Grayson County Fiscal Court – March 15, 2022
The Fiscal Court handled a long list of routine business, including approval of minutes, bill payments, budget transfers, monthly settlements, jail policies, and jail/sheriff budgets for the coming fiscal year. All routine motions passed without objection.
The court also opened and reviewed bids for a new 911 Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, which is needed because the current system (in use since 2006) crashes daily. Three bids were reviewed (ID Networks, an unnamed second vendor, and CIS), with ID Networks recommended as the most cost-effective option at roughly $105,500, offering zero-percent financing and lower annual maintenance costs than the county currently pays. The court voted to accept the ID Networks bid, with the hope that a grant will cover some or all of the cost, though the county is prepared to move forward regardless.
A major item was resolution of a long-standing FEMA/Kentucky Emergency Management debt stemming from a 2009 ice storm disaster response. Due to an early accounting error involving inmate labor being improperly counted, the county owed $503,290.88, of which $67,664 was paid last year. The court approved paying the remaining $436,284.24, with $200,000 coming from the jail fund and the balance from the general fund. Judge-Executive and other officials emphasized this was an inherited debt from before their terms and stressed caution with federal funds like the ongoing CARES Act money to avoid similar future issues.
The coroner reported a roughly 16% increase in overdose deaths in 2021, attributing it to a mix of multiple drugs rather than any single substance, worsened by pandemic-related stress and isolation. The County Attorney discussed increasing use of Casey's Law to get people into court-ordered drug treatment even without criminal charges, noting successes and growing yearly usage in the county.
The meeting closed with no additional old or new business and a motion to adjourn.
Agenda (10)
- 2:11
Opening prayer and pledge
The meeting opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance before being called to order.
- 5:28
Approval of minutes and routine financial items
The court approved minutes, payment of bills, budget transfers, monthly settlements, and second reading of a budget amendment.
- 6:40
Jailer's financial items and jail policy update
The court approved jailer's bills, monthly settlement, budget transfers, the 2022-2023 jail budget, and updated jail policies and procedures including credit card use and physical fitness requirements.
- 8:31
Sheriff's financial items
The court approved the sheriff's salary settlement and monthly settlement.
- 8:51
Advertise for bids to demo apartments
The judge recommended advertising for bids to demolish county-owned apartments after interest from several parties.
- 9:45
Open bids for 911 CAD system
Three bids for a new 911 computer-aided dispatch system were reviewed in detail; ID Networks was recommended as the most affordable and functional option, and the court accepted that bid pending grant funding decisions.
- 39:34
Approve payment to Kentucky Emergency Management for FEMA debt
The court discussed a long-standing $503,290.88 FEMA-related debt from the 2009 ice storm caused by improper inmate labor accounting, and approved paying the remaining $436,284.24 using jail fund and general fund monies.
- 58:18
Coroner's report on overdose deaths
The coroner reported a roughly 16% increase in overdose deaths in 2021, noting no single drug was to blame and referencing COVID-related complications in death certification.
- 1:01:27
Discussion of Casey's Law for drug intervention
The County Attorney explained increasing use of Casey's Law to compel treatment for individuals with drug issues even without criminal charges, citing rising usage and mixed outcomes.
- 1:05:47
Old business and adjournment
With no further old or new business, the court moved to adjourn the meeting.
Motions & votes (16)
- 5:28
passedApprove minutes from the previous meeting
seconded by Kevin · unanimous
- 5:40
passedApprove payment of bills
Moved by Darren · seconded by Neil · unanimous
- 5:51
passedApprove treasurer's budget transfers as presented
Moved by Kevin · seconded by Damon · unanimous
- 6:03
passedApprove treasurer's monthly settlement
Moved by Darren · seconded by Neil · unanimous
- 6:13
passedApprove second reading of budget amendment number one for FY 2022
seconded by Brian · unanimous
- 6:40
passedApprove jailer's payment of bills
Moved by Kevin · seconded by Darren · unanimous
- 6:52
passedApprove jailer's monthly settlement
Moved by Kevin · seconded by Darren · unanimous
- 7:03
passedApprove jailer's budget transfers as presented
Moved by Neil · seconded by Damon · unanimous
- 7:17
passedApprove jail's 2022-2023 budget
Moved by Damon · seconded by Brian · unanimous
- 7:36
passedApprove jail's policies and procedures updates
Moved by Kevin · seconded by Darren · unanimous
- 8:32
passedApprove jailer's salary settlement
Moved by Brian · seconded by Neal · unanimous
- 8:41
passedApprove sheriff's monthly settlement
Moved by Darren · seconded by Kevin · unanimous
- 9:34
passedApprove advertising for bids to demolish the apartments
Moved by Darren · seconded by Damon · unanimous
- 38:39
passedAccept ID Networks bid for the 911 CAD system
Moved by Kevin · seconded by Damon · unanimous
- 57:16
passedApprove payment of $436,284.24 to Kentucky Emergency Management for FEMA debt (DR 1818)
Moved by Darren · seconded by Brian · unanimous
- 1:05:56
passedMotion to adjourn the meeting
Moved by Damon
Transcript (52 segments)
- 0:00
[Music] so [Music] uh
- 2:11
foreign lord we just thank you lord for this day
- 3:45
and for the many blessings that you bestow upon us father we thank you for your love mercy and grace and your goodness and we just praise you lord for the opportunity of life and we pray father that we might live each day that would be pleasing unto thee and father that we might be a positive influence to anyone we come in contact with we ask now father that you'll bless this gathering lord this body of leaders here in our community we pray lord that their thoughts would be clear father they might seek to find direction from you as they lead in governor to the better of our community here father lord we thank you for the freedom at which we enjoy and we just pray father for the ones that are standing in the need of prayer today in the foreign countries father lord we do pray for peace and lord we pray direction for our leaders and the world leaders alike father they might seek out direction from you father that they might lead to the better of their communities our father lord bless our churches bless our country as we continue to be free here now father give us travel and verses when we leave and again we ask that you'll bless the less fortunate lord if they stand in the need of prayer help us lord to be willing to help in every way we can
- 4:59
bless now this day we pray in christ's name amen amen thank you thanks richard 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 go ahead and call the meeting to order first thing on agenda is approve the minutes from the previous meeting promotion by second by kevin all in favor aye any opposed next we have approved payment of bills motioned by darren second by neil all in favor any opposed next we have approved treasures budget transfers is presented make a motion motion by kevin second by damon all in favor any opposed next we have approved treasures monthly settlement promotion motion by darren second by neil all in favor any opposed next we have approved the second reading
- 6:13
of grayson county physical court's budget amendments number one for 630 of 22. i gave everybody that if you all have any questions on that an amendment we've got a email any questions no no need a motion to approve i mean motion by second brian all in favor any opposed next we have approved jailor's payment of bills make a motion motion by kevin second second about darren all in favor any opposed next we have approved jailor's monthly settlement motion by kevin second by darren all in favor any opposed next we have to approve jailor's budget transfers as presented comically motion by neil second by damon all in favor all right you all been also given the uh jails 2022 2023 budgets would there be any questions in reference to the budget jail's budget jason any comment nothing very normal yeah
- 7:26
there's no questions uh motion motion by damon and second by brian all in favor and he posed next we have a proof to the jails policy and procedures which was probably i didn't email that because it's so large but charlotte has a copy the only change in it was what the other auditors requested on the use of a credit card for mail purchase and i've updated the physical fitness requirements for the special response team that's only two changes in it okay if you all want to look at it before we make a motion if you want to look at it or like i said there's only a couple changes in the actual policy procedure man and we just have to do it every year to approve it i'll make my motion by kevin exactly second by darren all in favor next we have approved jail set salaries entertainment motion ocean by brian second by neal all in favor any opposed next we have approved shares
- 8:39
sheriff's monthly settlement promotion uh motion by darren second second by kevin all in favor aye opposed uh moving to 14 approved to advertise for bids to demo the apartments and i spoke with you all earlier about this i've had one person talk to me about demo in the apartments up there and then since then we've had probably three or four people that was interested in actually doing it so it'd be my recommendation and try to keep everyone in good graces to go and take bids on it and so i need a motion to go ahead and advertise for bids to demo promotions motion by darren second by damon all in favor and now we have open bids for 9-1-1 cab brandy you want you got anything you need to say here there should just be three um i'm not sure i wasn't expecting the third one so i'm not sure okay this is the cad system that we're gonna apply for a grant yeah this is where it
- 10:13
[Music] is ibm networks the id networks one is scott's numbers for the police department sheriff's department and ems for their mobile cad but for our dispatch part it's just 105 105 500 so and then it's broke down so whenever we leave you need to take one of those so this is the one that came and demoed actually in person at the police department and the sheriff's office and police department analysts and this is the one that actually has been good and probably is the most budget-friendly course and that we know will work for us and it should be number three for us the tab number three at the end that's and then um yours is where's your where's your price located in here did you say