[0:00] uh I think this is a a good move and I [0:03] was glad that we were able to have the [0:05] funding available uh and it's not even [0:09] this money didn't exist it's not all [0:12] local dollars because it's money that we [0:14] got from the federal level yes it is tax [0:16] dollars but it is not uh local property [0:20] tax dollars that are funding this [0:21] project Mr chair very very well said um [0:24] and like commissioner Holland said there [0:26] was many hours that one morning spent on [0:29] that and and with that being said I'm in [0:31] favor of going ahead and making a motion [0:34] to accept it as we had recommended [0:37] recommended I'll second that all right [0:39] clarification on the motion is that for [0:41] a motion to approve both recommendations [0:44] the uh from the it infrastructure [0:47] project as well as the uh ditch project [0:49] yes that's correct we have a motion y [0:52] just point order we had clarified in [0:54] that meeting that we were going to have [0:55] separate motions the it piece and the [0:59] the they [1:00] you can ask them if they want to part it [1:02] out if you want if you recall I think [1:03] you were there yes and I most definitely [1:05] can part them out separately so if we [1:07] want to do the first one your motion is [1:08] just for the drainage yep okay and I'll [1:10] second that there's a amended uh motions [1:12] amended to uh approve the allocations to [1:17] the drainage systems as stated within [1:19] the recommendations all right discussion [1:21] is that you can have some discussion yes [1:23] thank you I don't disagree what you had [1:25] to say with the neglect of the ditches [1:26] and I don't I don't disagree that we [1:28] need to work on them I I am just stating [1:31] that this is onetime money and we're not [1:33] if we're not going to ongoing contribute [1:36] General funds to the Future ditches um [1:38] or Look Backwards and offset costs for P [1:41] dites I just don't think this is a fair [1:43] process and uh commissioner Dietrich and [1:46] I and I and I understand you had other [1:48] commitments that you couldn't be there [1:49] at this meeting or the one in September [1:51] and I want you to understand that we [1:53] actually parsed out uh a chunk of money [1:55] to use as seed money to be able to use [1:57] it to as matching money for Grants [2:00] ongoing so that way uh Matt and his team [2:04] has the opportunity to go out there and [2:06] get other funds so that this isn't a [2:08] one-time deal because what We've ran [2:10] into the issue in the past is that there [2:12] hasn't been matching money for him to be [2:14] able to apply for grants for these [2:16] Drainage Systems so we've actually as [2:18] part as this move we've actually given [2:19] him funds to do that so this isn't a [2:22] one-time action we're looking to solve [2:24] it going forward it's still General [2:27] funds it was grant money that has been [2:29] contributed to ditches in the past [2:33] so all right uh with that uh is there [2:37] any [2:38] other discussion hearing none uh all in [2:43] favor say I I po same sign I all right [2:46] motion passes [2:48] 41 all right next we have the uh other [2:52] recommendation was for the uh [2:55] infrastructure uh for the Erp system uh [2:59] board members are administrator Mr chair [3:01] I can just read what the recommendation [3:02] was it was for allocating 500,000 for [3:05] the Oracle Erp enhancement fund and [3:07] authorizing signatures on a contract [3:09] with E capital advisers to implement the [3:12] modules right now to whether uh board [3:16] members or or even the public understand [3:18] that this is actually a situation that [3:20] if we don't do this uh it's actually [3:22] going to continually to cost us more [3:25] money to operate this this uh this [3:28] module or this this investment to it is [3:31] actually to help us stop and having to [3:34] pay out contractors and making oneoff [3:36] modifications to our individual system [3:38] we're actually making a permanency [3:40] modification to it so uh what I will say [3:43] is it's a way to prevent the [3:47] hemorrhaging and Mr chair members of the [3:49] board the purpose of this module is also [3:51] to give us accurate and timely uh [3:54] updates within our budget during the [3:55] negotiation process so we don't end up [3:58] like uh the byon school dist dist or the [4:00] Robinsdale School District where they [4:02] make an errant miscalculation in their [4:05] negotiations and end up in the Holy [4:07] their a million or [4:09] $700,000 um this is to prevent that from [4:11] happening um and will end up resulting [4:15] in a better Levy at the end of the day [4:17] and better cost [4:21] savings at this time I'll entertain a [4:23] motion I'll make that motion motion by [4:25] commissioner Shane second by [4:26] commissioner Holland any other [4:28] discussion yes Mr chair yes uh just a [4:30] comment we just did a Year's worth of [4:32] budget and approved our budget um I'm [4:34] curious why this conversation never came [4:36] up over the past eight months while we [4:38] were [4:39] budgeting so actually uh I'm going to fi [4:42] this question once again uh had you been [4:44] present at the workshop and not that I [4:45] want to put that out there but uh we [4:47] discussed it because it was um a lot of [4:51] stuff came in after the budget the these [4:53] are impacts that we realized when we [4:55] actually had to switch insurance [4:56] carriers and we had to create a modular [4:59] for people to en roll with a different [5:00] carrier and we it came to our [5:03] realization that with with uh the [5:06] current Erp system that we couldn't [5:08] manipulate it without having a another [5:13] uh provider to do it so we paid somebody [5:15] else to do it at Greg what was the [5:17] dollar amount it was 25,000 for just [5:20] that one or was it it was even it was [5:21] maybe more or was it 50,000 it's a lot I [5:25] don't want to miss I don't I don't want [5:26] to misstate the figure Mr chair on the [5:28] record but it it was ific so a lot of [5:30] these ones and we that was just the HR [5:33] aspect of it but then we also we knew [5:35] that there was some uh what do I call it [5:38] idiosyncrasies within last year's budget [5:40] cycle uh and they didn't even come into [5:42] those those barriers till actually going [5:45] through it and they knew at that point [5:47] that they thought well maybe we could [5:48] work through it but now adding the HR [5:50] aspects to it it came to the realization [5:52] that ongoingly we will have to purchase [5:55] this module or we will pay for it three [5:57] times over in the next uh uh two years [6:00] so it was easier for us to buy it and [6:04] have it and be able to do it ourselves [6:06] versus paying in outside one offs on it [6:09] so that's where commissioner vet also we [6:12] are going into a negotiating uh session [6:15] this next year with our unions and this [6:17] will greatly help uh alleviate a lot of [6:20] the uh extra time um and attention [6:24] needed when those budgets are being [6:26] crunched during labor negotiations so [6:29] that why as well Mr chair yes and and I [6:33] was here and I've spoke to those points [6:35] I said this isn't a good look because [6:37] we're in between preliminary and final [6:39] budget and I'm one that's lobbied that I [6:41] think there is a budget Seasons like [6:43] deer season that's got a beginning and [6:45] an end but the timing doesn't seem right [6:48] it seems like that's there's some [6:49] speculation here and because of those [6:52] Reasons I'm not I wasn't in favor of [6:54] this 500,000 going to that but um [6:57] everybody said their peace here I guess [6:59] yes so I do have I have one more thing [7:02] to say as well I appreciate that you [7:04] point out I wasn't at the meeting um I [7:07] have typically in the past when the [7:09] workshop has been extended to January [7:12] because the annual um Association of [7:14] Minnesota counties conferences that week [7:17] and typically Commissioners attend that [7:19] I was the only one attending this year [7:21] it doesn't make it wrong or bad um but [7:25] you continue to with the workshop um at [7:28] the same day when in typically in the [7:30] past we'd push it to January because [7:32] there's nothing urgent on that [7:37] agenda all right any other [7:40] discussion hearing none all right we [7:43] have a motion we have a second all right [7:46] all in favor say I I post same sign I I [7:50] all right motion passes [7:52] 32 all right uh the legislative one is [7:55] purely informational we just went over [7:57] the priorities we'll have another [7:59] meeting about it in January uh the other [8:01] one was to uh the consensus to move [8:04] forward with our contract with flarity [8:06] and Hood uh which is a uh uh a consent [8:10] agenda [8:11] item uh Greg correct that's correct Mr [8:14] chair and and then yep the next is the [8:19] 2025 committee appointments which is [8:21] purely informational as we'll come [8:23] forward at the first meeting in January [8:25] to actually make those formal [8:27] appointments so there's no Vote or [8:30] discussion at this time on that [8:32] necessary uh the next one would be the [8:35] commissioner expense budget uh so there [8:38] we had to have a discussion to figure [8:41] out how to deal with the individual [8:43] accounts for Commissioners there's a [8:45] recommendation on there to make a [8:47] modification to it to meet the [8:50] inflationary cost uh so we're adjusting [8:52] that from 2400 to 2700 as well as there [8:55] was a did an additional ask by uh [8:58] commissioner Hall is willing to uh [9:01] reconcile commissioner uh Shane's uh [9:04] small overage so it with out of her [9:07] account Mr chair we do need to go back [9:09] and approve the signatures on the [9:11] contract with f hood on that seeing it [9:12] on consent okay I'm sorry I I didn't [9:15] know if we were if it was going to be a [9:16] consent for January 7th or if it was one [9:17] that we were gonna uh do now I think we [9:20] can take care of it now we know we can [9:22] get things going and then he can be here [9:24] timely for our meeting on the 7th okay [9:27] because I just remember at the [9:28] discussion we were going to put it on [9:29] the the agenda to move forward but okay [9:31] that's fine I'll make the motion that we [9:33] accept flarity and hood [9:35] for next coming [9:38] 2025 year second all right motion by [9:40] commissioner Holland second by [9:42] commissioner Shane to approve the flarey [9:44] hood contract for lobbying services for [9:46] the 2025 year uh any other [9:49] discussion hearing none all in favor say [9:52] I I oppose same sign all right motion [9:56] passes unanimous uh now moving back to [9:59] the uh expense account uh [10:04] reconciliation uh as I just stated there [10:06] we had those two different modifications [10:08] so looking forward to pass a motion to [10:11] approve uh both the uh reconciling of [10:14] the stated amount between Holland and [10:17] Shane and then the increase of the [10:19] expense account from 2400 to 2700 to [10:22] meet the inflationary cost so move [10:24] second right motion by commissioner [10:27] Shane second by commissioner Holland [10:28] commissioner dri yes just a comment um [10:32] in the in the for 2024 you had um we had [10:36] I guess agreed that we could request [10:38] funds um from Commissioners that had [10:41] balances in order to offset our costs [10:44] and I had asked you twice in the last [10:47] month that you if you would be willing [10:48] to cover those costs and so I would like [10:51] to include that in that motion if you [10:52] would be so willing to cover the my [10:54] overage for this year [10:57] please so we've proposed under this [10:59] motion is that any negative balances [11:01] that aren't reconciled would be [11:02] subtracted from your subsequent previous [11:05] years's uh overage so anything that if [11:09] you are over instead of paying it out of [11:10] your pocket it'll just be subtracted [11:12] from your travel budget the next [11:14] subsequent year that was clear and Mr [11:15] chair can I just make a comment I want [11:17] to thank jeie I think she just wants to [11:19] have that you know St Michael Orville [11:22] but I do appreciate that but I also want [11:24] to say that um as soon as I found out [11:27] that my budget was in jeopardy [11:30] that anything and all of it was out of [11:33] my own pocket so I just want to that to [11:36] be known that it was not um spent [11:41] um carelessly and as soon as I found out [11:44] then everything was out of my pocket [11:46] from there forward so Genie thank you [11:48] for at least tapping in and saving me at [11:51] the end [11:53] there all right that was a request a [11:56] request I guess to the motion makers if [11:58] there's an interest in it in uh amending [12:01] your motion to accomplish commissioner [12:04] dietrich's [12:07] request and any interest no all right so [12:11] with that uh the motion still stands as [12:14] as stated uh so uh with that is there [12:18] any other [12:19] discussion hearing none all in favor say [12:22] I I iose same sign I all right motion [12:26] passes 4 one all right [12:29] and let's see here was that the last one [12:32] on there my page just got real messed [12:36] up and that's all I have yes all right [12:41] and now moving back commissioner vet uh [12:44] um you might want to um last week at the [12:47] Holiday party uh for the EDP it was [12:50] announced that we have a new um chair [12:52] for the EDP if you want to make that yes [12:58] so if you want make this you're your K [13:01] too as well so but very excited that uh [13:03] Missy I don't know how do you say her [13:05] last [13:08] name [13:10] miger anyways Missy who's been working [13:13] with the EDP for the I don't know last [13:16] three some years it has taken the role [13:20] uh the board's very excited it was a [13:22] very nice holiday party very relieved to [13:25] be at this point uh for this coming year [13:28] with all the turmo we've had last year [13:31] and then two I want to say this been a [13:33] year uh a a big year for CM jts a lot of [13:38] turmoil in that uh in Workforce [13:41] Development board um and I just want to [13:43] say that um I will now be the vice chair [13:48] of the um or I will be the chair of the [13:52] um joint Powers the 11 uh District joint [13:55] Powers board starting January 1st due to [14:00] uh our Sheran County neighbor uh uh [14:03] commissioner not being reelected so it's [14:06] big shoes to fill um but just wanted to [14:08] let you know that I'm now taking that [14:10] role as of January 1 very good [14:14] congratulations you'll be busy next year [14:16] because that is a especially in light of [14:18] all the different changes there with CM [14:19] jts you will be busy and I just want to [14:22] say we are on very good footing we have [14:25] rectified everything uh we're just [14:27] putting a lot of um the final touches on [14:30] it and we can go forward uh next year [14:32] with all just on everybody on board and [14:36] everything in place and we're doing well [14:39] Mr sh yes commissioner Dietrich um I [14:41] would just like it to add um our child [14:46] protection and social workers put on a [14:48] great Christmas um event for our foster [14:51] families and those children um my [14:53] husband and I were able to attend and it [14:55] was just such a joyous occasion um all [14:58] the smiles laugh after Santa visiting um [15:01] just a really good event so uh thank you [15:02] for the invite and having done foster [15:05] care for 5 years it was really an honor [15:07] pleasure to be there to [15:08] celebrate thank you and at this time we [15:11] before one last thank you commissioner [15:14] catchmark uh you will be missed I hope [15:16] you enjoy retirement and uh keep [15:19] yourself busy uh you did a fantastic job [15:22] serving the citizens of R County and [15:25] thank you again thank you fellow [15:27] comrades and we got a run at the bat [15:29] signal or the cast signal if they need [15:32] me they can try and shine that see if I [15:34] respond carry on carry [15:36] on all right then at this time we'll [15:39] adour at 1050