Meeting of March 24, 2025

[Music] Call this meeting of Ohio County Fiscal Court to order on March 24th, 2025 at 400 p.m. This is our regular meeting at a special time. Um, I'm going to ask Michael McKenna to lead us in a prayer and a pledge to the flag. Bow our heads, please. Dear heavenly father, thank you for being with us each and every day. Be with us as we make decisions that affect the county and the people in the county. Be with all those that have been devastated by the flooding. Be with all those that are sick and ill. Help them find peace, happiness, and wellness. These things we ask in your name. Amen. 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. Thanks all of you for coming. The change was because we have

that one. It got to go down. I don't have the key. He's trying to get in that back door. It's scary there. Yeah, it's supposed to been left open. It maybe went to that corner. He might get in. Uh, we're we're doing this a special time cuz three of our masters have to leave town to go to a conference in Lexington Personnel thing. I want hiring. It's not on here. No, it's not. Well, I write in right after 6. For what? For that park job. It's already taken care of. It's already done. We did. Okay. Yeah. Do you have a Okay. Does somebody have a key? Do you have a key to go unlock that door? What's unlock? What's here? I'll run up and do it real quick. Are you going to do it, Miranda? Yeah, I can do that. We told them to leave it open, but they didn't. None of the doors were all the doors are locked here. Okay. One's all supposed to be open. Okay. Okay. One's all supposed. Yeah. Okay. Before you have the minutes of the March 11th, 2025 meeting, I need a

motion, a second to approve. I make a motion. Motion by Dale. Second. Second by Jason. Any discussion, corrections, or additions? Discussion, corrections, or additions? Being none. All in favor say I. Post like sign. Motion carries. Do you have before you a uh minute uh amendment from back when was it Miranda? Uh January 10th, 2023. You all made a motion to do a remount on an ambulance and speaking with the auditors. It was not in the minutes, but it the full motion was not in the minutes, but you did make the motion. So, we just I'm going to put that in there. You guys have a copy of what I'm going to fix it to. And it was very I put a discussion portion there. You all did everything. We went ahead and watched it with the uh auditors. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, I need a motion second for that. So, this on the back page. Yeah, that right there. You guys did do the motion. It just I put a note at the top. It's on the obvious. It was omitted. Motion. Motion by Bo Bennett. Second by Jason

Bulock. Any any discussion? I had a question about the treasures financial statement. Well, well, actually, we're not to that yet. Okay. This is this is still the minutes on the that amendment on the on the uh mo on that old minutes. All in favor say I. I. Post like sign. Now then, we need a motion for bills, claims, payments, and transfers, and we'll be ready for you. I'll make a motion. I had a question about the minutes. Okay. Well, I hold I'll hold up on that then. I I'll the treasur February 2025 financial statement uh and then the clerk's February financial statement. Yes, we're going to redo those to acknowledge just to get a vote at the next meeting or I mean you can do it at this meeting too if you'd like. It's up to you. We caught it on the video. We Yeah, we I called Miranda about that and that was from the last meeting. Yeah, you guys voted but you didn't vote at the end. There was a first, there was a second, but there was no roll call. Okay. Okay, let's go. I'm Okay, Michael, go ahead and let's clean

that up. Okay. Yeah, treasures uh February 2025 financial statement. U motion was made. Uh we can go back and use the same motion, the same motions by Bo and then second by Dale. Now we need a roll call. Is that correct? Yes. Or do we need new motions? You just all in favor? Really? I think just all in favor say I. I. All oppose like sign. Okay. We got that clear. Thank you, Michael. And the clerk was the same way. Okay. Same. Who you got the same motion? Second. Miranda. Mo. And then myself. Okay. Okay. All in favor of that one say I post like sign. That's taken. Thanks, Michael, for helping us get that straightened out before you have the bills, claims, payments, and transfers. We need a uh motion to do that. I'll make my motion again. Motion by Jason. Second. Second by Bo. Any discussion? Any discussion on the bills, claims, payments, and transfers? Being none, all in favor say I. I. Oppos

like sign. Motion carries. Uh, come on down. Amless. Hey, that's us. Yeah. Used to seeing Jim D, but he had a doctor, so that Yeah. Is it Is it on his head? We sure hope so. I'm sorry. One of you want to come up here and help open this bin. Certainly. I'll let Dale, you can help him with it. You and you and him open it. I pulled the clamps back, but I didn't pull the flap. You open the bids on a new ambulance remount. Is that correct? This should be the bid for the service. I'm sorry. You're thinking the minutes. Yeah. No, you're right. Okay. Yeah, that's fine. I'll send hand it back to you to read. We just get one bid. Yeah.

There's a copy for each. Okay. Okay. Let's pass these around. Here's our new one. [Music] One for Justin, I guess, will get one. I got one. Okay. And you got one. Okay. Back down [Applause] here. Is that everybody? I'm sorry. I talked to Jim yesterday. Yes. And he said there really wasn't any significant changes at all. No, sir. There shouldn't It should be the exact same contract used to the substant changes time either. Um the only difference would be the reference to the reound in there that truck specifically. Can you speak into the mic? I'm sorry. No, you're fine. You're fine. Yeah, the contract shouldn't be changed from what you're used to. It's the exact same contract or bid rather. Um the subsidy didn't change from last year either. The only difference would be the reference to the remount being specifically med five. That should be the only difference in that. What would be the different? What is the difference in that then? I'm not just that specific truck needs to be rened this time. Whereas whatever truck number we put in to be specific this time otherwise the subies unchanged and any of the verbage is unchanged as

well. Okay. This is one less you have to deal with in June when we're doing all of the things. I'll make the motion to accept. Motion by Jason, second by Larry. You got him. Any discussion or more questions for him? If Jimmy was here, we would rattle these cage, but we don't want to give them a hard time. We appreciate that. Okay. Uh, welcome. Johnston, yes. Vivven, yes. Morphw, yes. McKenna, yes. Bullock, yes. Bennett, yes. Where' I sign this at? You don't need time. Don't need time. Okay. Thank you very much. We do want to say thank you in the court and also we're really proud to continue to serve this community. So, thank you. Well, we're actually pretty proud of our ambulance service. So, just don't let up your standards. No, sir. Wouldn't do it. We We appreciate the clean ambulances, the good service and the professionalism. Folks down there, they do a good job. We'll get Yeah. Appreciate it. Yes, sir. Thank you. This is already done. What I already