Meeting of November 27, 2023
11-27-23 Ohio County Fiscal Court Special-Called Meeting · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
This was a brief special-called meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court on November 27, 2023, mainly to handle a few pieces of purchasing business. The court opened with prayer and pledge, then approved routine bills, claims, payments, and transfers.
Magistrates discussed election costs, noting that consolidating precincts into fewer voting centers may not have saved as much money as hoped once frequency of payments and inflation were factored in. There was also a brief discussion about inmate medical costs and how the county can sometimes recover money from the state for expenses over $1,000 per incident.
The court then reviewed and accepted a bid from Botman Auto Group for a new coroner's van at a price of about $47,517 (approximate, garbled in transcript), noting the added equipment divider brought value up from a base market value of around $46,110.
Finally, the court reviewed bids for a new sheriff's vehicle, a 2023 Tahoe, and approved a motion to accept the purchase at roughly $5,673 (likely a garbled/mistranscribed price), with some discussion about the increasing size of Tahoes compared to older models.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
Agenda (7)
- 0:01
Call to order, prayer and pledge
The judge executive called the special meeting to order and asked Justin to lead the prayer and pledge of allegiance.
- 1:17
Approval of bills, claims, payments and transfers
The court approved routine bills, claims, payments and transfers with a motion and second, followed by discussion of election costs and inmate medical expenses.
- 1:39
Discussion of election costs
Magistrates discussed whether consolidating voting precincts into fewer centers actually saved money once increased frequency of payments and inflation were considered.
- 2:28
Discussion of jail inmate medical costs
A magistrate asked about paying for inmate medicine, and it was explained that the county can sometimes recover costs from the state for expenses over $1,000 per incident.
- 3:26
Bid on coroner's van
The court opened and reviewed a bid from Botman Auto Group for a new coroner's van, discussing the added equipment divider and market value before voting to accept it.
- 5:51
Bid on sheriff's vehicle
The court reviewed bids for a 2023 Tahoe for the sheriff's department, discussing pricing and vehicle size, and voted to accept a bid.
- 8:02
Adjournment
The judge executive moved to adjourn the meeting but asked magistrates to stay for further discussion afterward.
Motions & votes (4)
- 1:23
passedApprove the bills, claims, payments, and transfers
Moved by Larry Morphew · seconded by Michael McKen · unanimous
- 4:43
passedAccept the bid from Botman Auto Group for the coroner's van
seconded by Michael Keep · unanimous
- 6:59
passedAccept the bid for the sheriff's vehicle (2023 Tahoe)
unanimous
- 8:02
unclearAdjourn the special-called meeting
Transcript (7 segments)
- 0:01
[Music] College meeting like and Fiscal Court to order this is a special call meeting November 27th 2023 at 400 p.m. um let me see who I'm going to call out today Justin yes sir you do the prayer and pledge yes sir Lord thank you so much for all the blessings that we've received whether we realize all of them or not may we be blessed in all that you have given us um Lord also we ask that you be with all these magistrates in the court and judge executive as they make decisions on behalf of this County and Lord we thank you for all uh that you've done for us and it's in your name we pray amen am of the United States of America to the repblic which stands one nation under God indivisible liy Justice right you have the bills claims payments
- 1:17
and transfers before you need a motion to approve those I make a motion motion by Larry morphew second second by Michael mcken any discussion is there any discussion on the bills and claims uh all in favor say I I oppos like sign the bills are paid was our election I just was our election I was noticing was our election cost any cheaper now that we're doing that it's still I didn't know by saving a little maybe I didn't know by putting all the precincts closer together instead of having them all spread out they did but she's having to pay them more to come because she's having them more frequently too I guess is that I wanted if it was cheaper you know inflation Pro probably it is uh Jason it probably is cheaper but with everything going up so fast we don't see it on on paper if we' stayed with the 19 voting centers it would have probably been a whole lot more than it is now I was just curious I wonder if there was Judge I got a question like uh these inmates like if they've got their own medicine the county still has to buy their
- 2:31
medicine uh they yeah if they're in if they're declared in in their County inmates now Landon has been if an incident goes over $1,000 then they have a way to file to the state of getting some money back on we've actually saw some money come back again but and uh our Jail's used for a uh a facility for U mental illness too so we got a double deal there uh we next have the bid on the corners van I don't think we have but one and Michael you want to open it and read it botman Auto Group uh $ 47,51 balance D okay like that's
- 3:49
the all of the options second sheet you want to make a motion to accept it how much we have on that okay 4 what is it 47 517 47604 I think how do they uh how do they know I mean they get within no we had a takeoff bid when budget in other words we an ideal okay and it is coincidental that's all that's used all the house the co- Seance money that we have left within $10 the added equipment divider was 1407 uh this the market value is 46 110 before that added equipment I'd make a motion to accept the bid for $ 47,51 I second motion by Michael keep it c c what will it bring ballark have any idea at this point we have haven't really looked into that part of it yet but so once we can get this one in
- 5:09
place this we I'll you some numbers to start withus I guess right I guess on fa say I post like sign take all the equipment you need like a divider and everything divider we use our lights off of the other one we might have to add a few but other than that ready radio then uh we have do we have bids on the sheriff's vehicle yes sir how many do you have I don't know I think it's more SP from commercial 2023 Tahoe um $5,673 wow would I get one for that yeah I know that's what I was thinking we buy one as
- 6:22
a County employee as a as use it for quarter calls I mean not quarter calls but sure call I asked that early on in my career it's the advertisement in there and it was a no with an explic in the front of it they have a motion show up everywhere in an antique car make a motion to accept motion MTH you second what you have to do to it I heard more than one I'll I heard somebody any discussion oh that do what those are large vehicles uh they used to be a Tahoe used to be kind of short but now they're bigger than the Suburbans were a few years ago the long
- 7:35
cars okay no further discussion okay all favor say I oppose like sign it P and she needs a copy of it when you get done with that I think that's copy drive is it yes sir why I want to journ this meeting but I want y'all to stick around just talk just a second but the meeting's a [Music] journey