Meeting of March 12, 2024
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Summary
Ohio County Fiscal Court – March 12, 2024
The court opened with prayer and pledge, then approved the February 27th minutes and amended the December 19, 2023 minutes to reflect a previously omitted motion surplussing a sheriff's department vehicle for sale on GovDeals.
Routine financial business followed: bills, claims and transfers were approved, and the treasurer's and clerk's February financial reports were acknowledged. The court also passed two resolutions — one assigning TVA/coal severance-type money (referred to as the annual payment) to the IDA, and another (House Bill 1 related) adding two items to a prior resolution.
Committee reports covered ongoing frustration with the pace of rural broadband/fiber buildout, tied to pole permit and pole-replacement delays by Warren Electric/One Electric, with no firm timeline available. The court hired a part-time senior center meal driver. A budget committee distributed a draft budget for members to review ahead of a scheduled budget workshop, to be completed before the first meeting in April so it can be submitted early to the Department for Local Government.
The road committee discussed upcoming flex road fund proposals and possible changes to a 20-year-old ordinance about county road acceptance standards, both to be brought back for approval at the next meeting. The court also voted to approve seven changes to the administrative code wage scale (effective July 1 with the new budget), including a road master incentive program, a new assistant/senior director position, and a revised longevity pay structure.
Guests included the Mayor of Beaver Dam, who introduced himself and announced an Easter egg hunt on March 23rd and the Summerfest on June 29th benefiting local elementary school backpack programs, and a representative from Rosine Park announcing their own Easter event on the same day. The meeting was then adjourned.
Agenda (13)
- 1:18
Approval of February 27th minutes
The court approved the minutes from the February 27th meeting without corrections.
- 1:39
Amendment to December 19, 2023 minutes
The clerk explained a clerical error where a motion to surplus a sheriff's department Ford F250 for sale on GovDeals was omitted from the December 19th minutes, and the court approved amending the minutes to include it.
- 3:24
Bills, claims, payments and transfers
The court approved payment of bills, claims and transfers for the period.
- 4:07
Treasurer's February 2024 financial report
The court acknowledged receipt of the treasurer's February financial report.
- 4:40
Clerk's February financial report
The court acknowledged receipt of the clerk's February financial report.
- 5:05
Resolution 2024-11 on SPGE/IDA fund assignment
The resolution assigns the annual TVA-related payment (around $80,000) to the IDA as required each year.
- 6:31
Resolution 2024-12, House Bill 1 amendment
The resolution adds two items to a prior House Bill 1-related resolution.
- 7:49
Committee reports - internet/broadband update
Magistrates discussed continuing delays in rural broadband/fiber deployment due to pole permitting and the need to replace over 2,300 poles, with no clear timeline from Spectrum or Warren Electric.
- 14:21
Personnel item - senior center meal driver hire
The court approved hiring Geraldine Stennett as a part-time meal driver for the senior center at $13.53 per hour.
- 14:51
Budget committee - draft budget distribution
The judge distributed a draft budget for review and announced plans to schedule a budget workshop before the next meeting, with the goal of completing the first reading before the first April meeting.
- 16:23
Road committee - flex road funds and road acceptance ordinance
The committee discussed flexible road funds proposals to bring to the court, and possible changes to a 20-year-old ordinance regarding road base standards before the county accepts new roads.
- 17:50
Administrative code wage scale committee changes
The committee presented seven proposed changes to the administrative code wage scale, including a road master incentive, a new assistant senior director position, and a revised longevity pay program, effective July 1.
- 21:33
District reports and guest comments
Magistrates gave brief district reports; the Mayor of Beaver Dam introduced himself and announced upcoming Easter and Summerfest events, and a Rosine Park representative announced an Easter egg hunt.
Motions & votes (11)
- 1:18
passedApprove the February 27th minutes
Moved by Larry Morphew · seconded by Michael McKinney · unanimous voice vote
- 2:57
passedAmend the December 19, 2023 minutes to include the previously omitted motion to surplus a sheriff's department vehicle
unanimous voice vote
- 3:04
passedAccept the amendment to the December 19 court meeting minutes
seconded by Michael McKinney · unanimous voice vote
- 3:32
passedApprove payment of bills, claims, payments and transfers
Moved by Jason Bullock · unanimous voice vote
- 4:17
passedAcknowledge receipt of the treasurer's February 2024 financial report
seconded by Jason Bullock · unanimous voice vote
- 4:45
passedAcknowledge receipt of the clerk's February financial report
seconded by Michael McKinney · unanimous voice vote
- 6:14
passedAccept resolution 2024-11 assigning annual TVA payment to the IDA
seconded by Jason (Bullock) · unanimous voice vote
- 7:04
passedApprove resolution 2024-12, House Bill 1 amendment adding two items
unanimous voice vote
- 14:31
passedHire Geraldine Stennett as part-time meal driver for the senior center at $13.53/hour
roll call: Morphew yes, McKinney yes, Bullock yes, Bennett yes, Johnson yes
- 18:27
passedAccept seven proposed changes to the administrative code wage scale committee recommendations
roll call: Morphew yes, McKinney yes, Bullock yes, Bennett yes, Johnson yes
- 25:53
unclearAdjourn the meeting
Transcript (22 segments)
- 0:06
[Music] call this meeting High Fiscal Court to order on this 12th day of March 2024 at 5 p.m uh I'm going to ask Larry morphew if if he will lead us in our prayer and pledge the flag Lord we just come before you tonight giving you praise for your many blessings Lord we just we always know that when we're in trouble you're always there and we just ask you to be with us tonight Lord and God that we'd make the right decisions and would be pleasing to you just lead guide and give us strength courage be with us in all our endeavors in Christ's name amen amen pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the repblic for it stands one nation God indivisible with liy and justice for all before you have the uh February 27th
- 1:18
uh minutes any motion to approve Move Motion by L Mor second second by Michael mcken um is there any discussion Corrections or additions in the meeting in a minut discussion Corrections or additions B none all in favor I post like sign pass before you you have the uh okay I'm sorry we have an amendment to the December 19 2023 uh minutes we need a approval of motion remind me real quick what that okay so it's going to be to um there was a motion that was left out uh waiting I think I was either waiting or we got the same day the um I believe it was the same day the VIN number for a vehicle for the sheriff to serpl so it was it was a clerical error the motion was made I had it written down it did not make it into the minutes so I just would like to amend it in there if you want me to read it I got it written it's a surplus to authorize the Fiscal Court Fiscal Court Clerk Miranda Funk to amend the December 19th 2023 Fiscal
- 2:32
Court minutes to reflect the motion which was mistakenly omitted into the minutes motion reads as follows approve the to Surplus the sheriff's department vehicle Ford F250 with 120,000 miles on it and then it gives a v number to be sold on gov deals pass the motion by Jason belock and seconded by Kenneth Callaway I'll make the motion to accept the amendment for the December 19 Court meeting minutes second I'll second take Michael any discussion being none fa I those like sign motion carries uh you have the before you have the bills claim payments and transfers and do I have a motion I'll make a motion motion M Jason Bullock do I hear a second second second I got I don't get both he a got second anything yet ton got
- 3:46
in y the same time uh any uh any discussion discussion on the bills claims payments and transfer P none all in favor I oppos like sign we can pay our bills before you have the treasures February 2024 financial report we just need to ackowledge that we got it make motion receive motion by V I'll second is ackowledgement second by Jason B you're fast uh any any uh discussion or questions for the treasure B none all in favor say I post like sign okay uh resolution 2024 D CL sorry Clerk's February okay I'll make the most I mean I'll knowledge that we reive the clerk's uh financial report February report okay second second by Michael mcken any questions Corrections any uh
- 4:59
discussion on being none on first I post like sign motion Carri you have a resolution 22411 on spge and that's just changing the order that's where we have to by resolution assign the TVA money to the IBA which is an [Music] spge so does the Ida Ida board need to meet pretty soon it's the uh we've already made the motion it's the 80,000 is that all it was this time though yeah okay I thought it increased a little bit each well it does the only thing re we just the resolution just assigns the money yeah and the whole pot of money so you all have already approved to pay the $80,000 annual yeah annual payment every year you have to redo that resolution to assign it to have a
- 6:13
motion I'll make motion you accept motion with Jason second [Music] by any discussion all favor say iOS time car um the next one is resolution 202 4-12 House Bill one is to to add two uh items to the uh to it um I think I've discussed it with most of you but do I have a motion for that one make a motion motion by Michael second second by B any discussion B none all in favor say I all oppose motion carries
- 7:34
you understood that one did B that's for that P for the greens yeah um okay we ready for committee reports uh was you able to make any contact with u u with the internet company Michael okay well we'll continue I reach back out to Spectrum but uh spectrum's working is last information that D and I've got that I'm aware not open it up for Dustin to yeah you got anything uh I spoke with uh miss sandeski her name is first name is leaving me uh and uh Tara Ward uh spoke with Butch Massie who's the project manager for one electrics you know all the work that they're doing for internet and the the biggest issue is and we all knew was pole permits but Mr Massie indicated that to
- 8:46
go along with the 12200 or 1300 pole permits they are having to replace 2300 poles and 2300 po and I think he said 11 crews are doing it and 2,300 poles is probably more than they had down during the ice store and so we're not real sure at what the pace is that they're moving uh but uh that all that has been been forwarded from Miss sandeski to Dalton Workman who is kind of the person that we've all been talking to so I think we're going to I think we've kind of gotten them in touch uh because that we have passed uh Miss sandusky's contact information to Mr Massie so we're hoping we're going to know a little bit more uh but I'm not really holding my breath at this point and I don't know how quickly they're replacing poles I mean I know it's not you know too terribly difficult ult or a long job