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D
E
E
F
D
It
comes
along,
so
I
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
amended
agenda
moved
by
commissioner
long
supported
by
commissioner
powell.
All
in
favor
of
approving
the
agenda
say
aye
aye,
aye
opposed,
say.
Okay.
D
By
who
it
is
from
the
commission,
it's
a
clarification
statement
from
us
from
us
to
a
public
comment
that
has
been
made
at
a
couple
of
meetings
regarding
the
land
bank.
It's
a
response
to
a
question
of
how
do
we
have
the
authority
to
create
a
land
bank?
So
I'm
going
to
read
the
response
and
anybody
who
wants
it
in
writing.
I've
got
copies.
Okay,
so
here
is
the
response.
D
D
D
F
Thanks
for
putting
us
first,
we
appreciate
that,
as
we've
got
an
election
coming
up
and
we're
busy,
but
anyway
it's
pretty
straightforward
as
far
as
this
grant
being
available
to
us
from
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
and
so
it
allows
us
to
purchase
so
for
our
combined
av
counting
board
absentee
voter
counting
board.
One
of
the
things
that
we
purchased
initially
were
high
speed.
F
I
call
them
high-speed
envelope
opener
so
to
open
the
envelope
and
it's
a
delicate
setting,
I'm
not
going
to
get
into
details,
but
you
know
it
goes
right
instead
of
having
one
person
individually
open
each
envelope
and
they
have
to
make
sure
that
they're
not
cutting
the
ballot
when
they're
when
it's
being
opened
so
all
that
sort
of
stuff.
F
So
this
money
will
allow
us
to
buy
some
new
ones
they've
already
we
bought
two
different
brands
and
there's
definitely
a
difference
like
there
is
in
everything
in
life,
and
so
I
there's
other
things
that
we'd
like
to
use
the
money
for.
But
it's
it's
a
wonderful
opportunity
for
us
to
be
able
to
make
sure
that
our
av
counting
board
and
everything
that
we
do
surrounding
our
elections
and
the
roles
that
we
play
are
top-notch.
G
So
alarm
systems
for
our
tabulation
room,
separate
closed-circuit
cameras
to
monitor.
A
That
room
all
of
that
was
done
using
federal
money
from
from
cares
act
to
coven
money
in
advance
of
2020.,
so
we're
ahead
of
the
curve.
I
mean
they're
just
coming
around
to
other
counties,
saying
hey,
there's
this
money
available.
If
you
want
to
do
this,
a.
D
H
Comment
and
say
whatever
this
department
needs
in
regards
to
av
assistance.
We
should
grant
it.
We
do
know
that
our
clerk's
office
does
a
great
job.
Our
elections
office
does
a
great
job
with
handling
our
elections,
and
they
do
tremendous
great
work.
We're
partnering
with
the
city
of
pontiac
and
y'all
have
did
a
marvelous
job,
so
I
will
be
a
yes
vote
on
this
great
acceptance.
So
thank
you
for
your
efforts
in
that
I.
F
Wanted
to
add
so
I
think
the
last
time
I
was
here
we
were,
I
was
talking
about
that
a
community
had
reached
out
to
us
and
I
think
commissioner
moss
had
wanted
to
know
what
that
community
was
remember
so,
and
I
would-
and
I
wouldn't
tell
you
because
it
wasn't
official
yet
so
we
actually
have
added
three
since
then,
but
at
that
point
that
was
west
bloomfield.
F
F
And
they
range,
obviously
you
know
in
size.
You
know
to
small
medium
large,
all
of
them
blue
red
purple,
everything
you
know
it's
just
and
they
all
you
know
they.
Contract
with
us,
for
everybody
has
their
own
different
reasons
as
to
why
it's
better
for
them
or
it's
a
better.
You
know
fit
for
them
for
us
to
do
it
a
lot
for
some
of
them.
It
allows
them
to
focus
more
on
election
day
with
precincts
and
same-day
voter
registration.
F
That's
very
time
consuming
for
our
local
clerks
to
be
able
to
take
the
time
to
do
that
and
have
the
staff
for
all
that.
So
whatever
the
reason
we're
here
and
the
fact
that
we've
been
able
to
accommodate,
because
obviously
it
requires
more
people
for
us
to
hire,
it
requires
more
space
and
equipment.
So
it's
so
far
we've
been
able
to
juggle
and
manage
everybody.
That's
asked
at
this
point
now
so.
F
That's
the
big
key
and
that's
also
a
reason
why
you
know
they've
they've
seen
the
results
that
the
results
are
posted
like
at
802
pm
and
that's
great,
not
just
for
the
local
clerk
that
you
know.
They
feel
good
about
that
for
for
residents
who
want
to.
I
F
Voters
want
to
know
they
took
the
time
out
to
cast
their
bail.
They
want
to
know
how
that
worked.
So
you
know
there's
just
so
many
benefits
to
it,
and
it's
just
it's
such
a
wonderful
collaboration
that
I'm
so
proud
that
you
know
we
can
participate
in
and,
like
I
said,
support
the
clerks
and
work
with
them
who
you
know
who
want
that
with
us.
So
this
grant
will
allow
us
to,
like,
I
said,
keep
everything
you
know
up
to
the
power
that
we
like
it
to
be
at
and
so
asking
for
your
support.
D
E
Which
one
do
I
go
to
okay
and
stereo?
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
job.
You
guys-
and
I
just
I
saw
too,
that
municipalities
are
could
get
up
to
fifteen
hundred
dollars
per
precinct.
Is
this?
E
H
E
H
H
D
Okay,
next
up,
we
move
on
to
public
health
and
safety
committee
recommendations.
The
first
is
item
9a
sheriff's
office
grant
application
with
the
michigan
state
police
for
the
fy
2023
edward
byrne,
memorial
justice
assistance
grant
program.
I
need
a
motion
commissioner,
long
supported
by
commissioner
mcgilbray.
It's
a
darn
good
thing.
They
put
signs
in
front
of
you
guys.
I
D
D
I
Okay,
so
this
is
our
annual
request.
The
sheriff's
office
has
to
obtain
a
traffic
control
order
to
you
know,
mark
mark
the
street
changes
for
the
woodward
dream
cruise,
but
is
required
by
law.
The
road
commission
is
the
one
that
can
that
has
to
put
the
signs
out,
so
we
get
a
quote
from
them
each
year
and
this
year
it's
a
not
to
exceed
amount
of
ten
thousand
five,
seventy
three
and
sixty
cents.
I
Historically,
I
know
commissioner
cavalla
asked
a
question
yesterday
in
public
health
and
safety
about
the
amount
or
the
overhead
amount
they
have
in
there.
Historically,
we
haven't
gone
up
to
the
net
to
exceed
amount,
it's
usually
less,
but
obviously
depending
on
their
staffing
and
overtime
and
whatever
else
they
have
to
put
in
a
contingency
amount.
So
we
don't
anticipate
it
being
that
high,
but
that's
the
quote.
They
gave
us
this
year
so.
A
K
Mr
moss,
some
of
those
three
and
a
half
blocks
from
woodward
avenue,
it's
good
to
see.
Let's
see
the
kind
of
control
in
this
I've
watched.
I've
watched
this
event
from
like
his
first
year,
and
so
it's
it's
like
it's
like
detroit's,
mardi,
gras,
so
nice
job.
A
D
K
E
K
D
Okay,
great
motion
carries
thank
you
yeah.
Next
up
we
have
item
9c
health
and
human
services,
neighborhood
and
housing
development
grant
application
with
the
united
states,
department
of
housing
and
urban
development
for
the
program
year,
2022
annual
action
plan.
I
have
a
motion
by
commissioner
cavell
supported
by
commissioner
powell.
I
see
shane
bye
is
up
on
the
zoom
screen
so
good
morning.
D
G
Good
morning,
good
morning,
all
right
what
you
have
before
you
is
a
miscellaneous
resolution
allowing
us
to
officially
apply
for
our
regular
annual
funding
from
hud
that
includes
community
development,
block
grant
home
investment,
investment,
partnership
grant
and
emergency
solutions
grant
funding.
G
Communities
will
individually
decide
how
they're
going
to
spend
that
cdbg
funding.
We
help
make
sure
that
it
is
an
allowable
activity
within
hud
rules
and
the
law,
and
they
use
it
for
such
things
as
infrastructure
improvement,
supporting
some
public
services
within
the
community,
for
example,
someone
like
to
support
meals
on
wheels
for
seniors
or
lawn
services
for
seniors
and
then
our
home
program.
G
We
use
that
to
support
our
our
home
improvement
program,
the
home
grant
funding
and
we
have
shifted
this
year
in
our
annual
action
plan.
That's
part
of
your
attachments
that
we
submit
that
annual
action
plan
to
hud
with
our
application
for
funding
and
they
double
check,
and
they
will
review
that
to
make
sure
everything's
allowable
in
it.
G
But
one
notable
change
is
that,
due
to
some
other
funding
sources
through
the
housing,
housing,
trust
fund
and
some
other
sources
for
that
that
go
to
support
rental
development,
we've
shipped
a
little
bit
money
back
to
the
home
improvement
program,
while
maintaining
just
enough
to
meet
our
voluntary
compliance
agreement.
G
Minimum
allocations
that
we
have
to
maintain
to
meet
that
we're
in
a
voluntary
compliance
agreement
still
with
the
fair
housing
side
of
hud,
and
so
we
are
maintaining
some
of
that
rental
development
for
our
home
allocation,
just
not
as
much
as
we
did
last
year,
because
we
got
some
additional
non-hud
funding
to
support
that
kind
of
work
within
oakland,
county
communities
and
then,
finally,
the
emergency
solution
grant
no
major
changes
with
those
activities.
G
G
We
should
get
official
agreements
back
for
us
to
accept
the
funding,
usually
anywhere
from
september
or
october
november,
depending
upon
how
quickly
hud
moves
with
the
review
and
that's
where
I'll
pause
for
any
questions.
A
A
question:
yes,
thanks:
shane
on
the
local
municipalities
for
the
c
d
b
g.
Is
there
a
formula
that
calculates
the
amount
they
get?
I
forget.
G
Yep
there
is
a
formula
we
use
some
data,
I'm
trying
to
think
of
the
of
the
words
some
some
data
sets
that
hud
has
for
the
number
of
low,
moderate
households
within
certain
communities,
census
numbers
for
the
population
of
those
communities
and
that
ratio
is
used
to
kind
of
calculate
the
amount
of
funding
that
each
one
gets
and
there's
some
minor
variations.
G
For
example,
we
always
are
sure
to
give
every
community
no
matter
what
their
size
a
minimum
of
seven
thousand
dollars,
because
you
can't
do
much
if
it's
much
less
than
that.
So,
even
though
the
formula
for
some
of
the
moderate
size
to
bigger
communities
translates
real
well,
we
do
have
kind
of
a
basement
level
where
we
don't
give
any
community,
even
if
the
smallest
ones
anything
less
than
seven
thousand
dollars,
because
it
wouldn't
really
be
worth
it.
If
we
get
less
than
that,.
I
A
Right,
thank
you
and
then
would
it
be
a
huge
job
just
when
this
is
all
done
to
give
us
a
print
out
of
what
each
community
got?
Is
there
a
way
to
do
that.
G
There
there
is,
I
can
give
you
more
of
a
summary,
but
if
you're
interested
in
any
community
in
particular,
okay,
look
at
the
annual
action
plan
draft.
I
know
it's
a
large
document,
but
a
large
component
of
that
document
is
about
150
pages
worth
and
I
think
they're
alphabetized
within
cities,
villages
and
townships
that
actually
lists
what
the
communities
are
right
now
preliminary
wanting
to
do
with
their
money.
G
So
not
just
the
dollar
amount,
but
it
also
lists
what
activities
the
community
wants
to
do
with
that
money,
and
we
can
share
a
more
summarized
version
that
just
lists
the
dollar
amounts
by
community.
That
would
be
helpful.
E
Thank
you,
and
I
think
you
just
answered
my
question
because
you
say
that
what
the
communities
want
to
do
so
there
is,
they
get
to
have
input
into
this
action
plan.
Then,
and
you
know
it's
not
just
the
county
put
something
together,
but
the
individual
communities
also
contribute
to
this.
Am
I
right
net.
G
Yeah,
so
when
we're
looking
at
just
the
money
that
is
getting
allocated
to
the
communities,
really
our
input
kind
of,
I
don't
want
to
say,
ends
we
we
might
suggest
something
if
they
ask
us
for
suggestions,
but
really
it's
what
that
local
authority,
a
city
council,
township
oversight
board,
whatever
their
mechanism
is
for
approval,
it's
that
entity
that
approves
those
activities,
we're
simply
somebody
that
says.
G
Yes,
you're
allowed
to
do
that
with
that
cdbg
funding
that
that
kind
of
thing
for
the
overall
action
plan
we
reach
out
via
surveys,
we
have
conversations
with
stakeholders,
various
non-profits.
We
work
with
the
city's
villages
in
municip
townships
and
those
municipalities.
We
reach
out
to
them
too
and
ask
for
some
feedback,
say
hey.
This
is
what
else
we're
thinking
about
doing
with
the
rest
of
the
funding.
What
are
your
thoughts?
G
Some
give
us
feedback,
some,
don't
that's
that's
kind
of
how
it
goes
sometimes,
but
yeah
we're
constantly
eliciting
feedback
with
with
the
entirety
of
our
funding
that
we
submit
to
hud
within
our
annual
action
plan.
D
H
Yes,
can
we
have
gay
come
up
to
talk
about
this
as
well?
Yep.
Thank
you.
So,
just
to
let
my
colleagues
know,
pontiac
has
had
a
well
sorry.
The
request
came
for
another
resource
school
resource
officer
to
assist
with
basically
heightened
and
crime
and
violence
issues,
possibly
in
our
youth
department.
This
request
came,
I
mean
with
our
youth
in
the
city.
H
This
request
came
from
our
superintendent
kelly
williams,
our
president
of
the
school
board,
which
is
gil,
garrett
and
he's
actually
a
sheriff
officer,
oakland
county
sheriff
himself,
and
then
also
our
captain,
captain
ewing
for
our
actual
police,
well,
the
sheriff
for
the
pontiac
station,
so
this
request
came-
and
this
is
something
that
I
had
had
in
place
three
years
ago.
H
As
you
all
know,
I
brought
this
to
the
attention
three
years
ago
in
regards
in
regards
to
some
issues
we
were
having
at
the
high
school
fast
forward.
They
did
use
some
of
those
funds
from
three
years
ago
and
now
the
school
district
has
requested
it,
and
then
also
I
will
let
you
all
know
that
commissioner
genji
brought
up
for
us
to
have
an
ad
hoc
to
look
at
this.
Be
it
for
you
know
just
our
schools
county-wide
at
getting
resource
officers
and
what
that
looked
like
moving
forward.
H
So
we're
going
to
have
an
ad
hoc
committee
to
study
this
moving
forward.
But
this
is
the
request
that
came
in,
and
we
do
all
know
that
there
are
safety
concerns
everywhere
around
us,
especially
since
kovit
and
post
covet.
So
I
just
ask
for
your
support
and
keeping
my
youth
safe
in
this
city.
So
thank
you.
H
Oh
the
amendment
we
had
to
make
a
couple
changes.
Commissioner
cavell
brought
up
the
title
concern,
so
we
changed
the
title
concern
and
then
we
are
still
in
discussion
in
regards
to
how
much
this
can
cost.
So
again,
we
added
that
in
there
to
90
up
to
200,
000
and
gail
can
act.
You
know
specifically
into
what
all
this
cost
is
associated
with,
and
that
was
that
was
really
it.
Those
were
the
two
things
we
needed
to
add
to
the
amendment.
I
Thank
you
so
just
for
clarification
with,
because
we're
not
actually
doing
a
contract
amendment
with
the
city
of
pontiac.
It
will
be
a
this
is
well
it's
a
dollar.
So
it's
a
county
county
position
so
that
patrol
investigator
title
that's
associated
with
a
contractual
position.
That's
why
we
had
to
change
it.
So
we
used
patrol
investigator
for
it's
a
that's
the
general
category
for
either
a
school
resource
officer
or
a
detective
when
we
do
a
in
the
law
enforcement
standard
agreements,
this
one
we're
actually
just
gonna.
I
It's
gonna
be
a
deputy
two
position
acting
as
a
school
resource
officer,
so
we
changed
the
title
just
to
make
it
less
confusing
and
and
show
the
intent
of
what
this
is
supposed
to
be
the
money
that
was
set
aside
three
years
ago.
That
was
actually
on
an
overtime
basis
because
it
was
kind
of
an
emergency
situation.
So
we
were
just
we
were
putting
people
in
the
schools
on
overtime.
Unfortunately,
cove
had
hit.
I
So
all
of
that
money
that
was
appropriated
wasn't
used
because
the
school
was
closed,
and
so
we
had
started
doing
that,
and
then
you
know
that
that
wasn't
completed.
So
this
request
then
creates
a
position
for
a
year
and
then
we'll
sunset,
it
next
august,
so
it'll
be
from
august
to
august,
and
then
it
also
creates
or
has
it
requires,
a
car.
So
we
have
to
get
a
car
and
then
the
associated
equipment,
body-worn
camera
and
things
that
go
along
with
it.
So
that's
the
not
to
exceed
amount
of
two
hundred
thousand.
I
I
Patrol
investigator,
so
it's
not
that
we
don't
like
it,
but
that's
our
contractual
title.
That
kind
of
is
the
catch-all
for
detective
and
school
resource
officer,
but
this
was
specifically
so
I
think
it
was
a
little
bit
misleading
where
it
said
patrol
investigator
when
really
wanted
to
be
a
school
resource
officer.
Okay,
so
that's
it
just
clarity,
commissioner
cowell,
followed
by
commissioner
long.
E
A
Yes,
I'm
glad
also
that
there's
going
to
be
a
study
group,
because
I
think
all
the
schools
in
oakland
county
unfortunately
need
a
resource,
a
school
resource
officer.
So
I'm
glad
I'm
glad.
I
think
we
should
make
sure
all
the
schools
do
have
it
so.
H
Powell,
I
also
want
to
put
on
my
colleagues
radar
that
karen
mcdonald,
I
mean
sorry
prosecutor
mcdonald
is
also
starting
a
task
force
to
look
at
the
I
think,
gun
violence
and
just
violence
in
general
in
oakland
county
as
a
whole.
So
I
think
that
is
a
great
time
for
us
to
do
our
ad
hoc
committee
and
get
data
from
so
we
can
look
at
this
holistically
for
every
school
and
just
community
in
general.
So
I
just
want
to
let
you
all
know
that
as
well.
J
Yeah
just
two
things:
I'm
going
to
vote
for
this
out
of
support
of
pontiac
part
of
the
reason
that
this
is
important
for
pontiac
to
be
able
to
be
getting
arpa
money
is
because,
while
we've
given
grants
out
to
mental
health
or
community
groups
or
nonprofits
or
after
school
programming,
we
haven't
done
anything
exclusively
for
pontiac,
which
is
a
high
need
community
that
has
plenty
of
arpa
money
that
we
can
leverage
to
truly
transform
it,
and
that
would
be
a
great
statement
of
purpose
from
the
county
executive
that
we
have
yet
to
see.
J
So
one
happy
to
support
this
as
a
first
step
towards
that
end,
and
the
second
thing.
Overall,
though,
more
people
with
guns
in
schools
do
not
make
schools
safer.
We
saw
that
with
you
all
day.
This
is
not
the
right
path
to
go
on
structurally
speaking,
but
happy
to
support
it
out
of
the
sake
of
pontiac.
D
I'm
really
happy
to
hear
we're
going
to
have
an
ad
hoc
committee
to
really
address
this
in
more
detail
and
depth,
because
my
community
has
had
school
resource
officers
for
a
number
of
years.
When
I
was
on
city
council,
we
actually
put
two
local
police
in
as
resource
officers,
and
so
there's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
how
you
manage
this
and
who
they
are
and
how
they
get
trained,
and
all
of
that-
and
there
are
some
concerns
that
that
came
about.
D
For
example,
I
heard
I
was
listening
to
the
meeting
yesterday
and
I
heard
commissioner
lube
say
that
these
resource
officers
are
really
social
workers
with
some
guns,
you
know
right.
The
question
is
the
social
worker
training
piece
of
it?
If
we're
going
to
put
these
officers
into
these
schools,
how
are
we
training
them?
D
D
Are
they
always
you
know?
Do
we
consider
gender
do
we
consider
ethnicity
and
so
on
in
our
staffing,
as
well
as
the
training
for
what
this
person
will
do?
What
is
the
protocol
also
for
these
officers,
and
I
want
to
use
oxford
as
an
example
not
as
a
bad
thing
necessarily,
but
when
the
shooting
happened,
the
resource
officer
was
in
a
different
school,
which
you
is
not
a
surprise,
because
they
cover
more
schools
right.
D
D
Does
the
school
have
to
do
something
specific?
Regarding
you
know,
how
are
we
going
to
mesh
with
the
school
leadership?
These
are
all
questions
that
I
have
I'm
going
to
support
this,
but
I
think
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
if
we're
going
to
suggest
that
we
put
resource
officers
all
across
oakland
county
and
pay
for
them.
You
know,
so
let
me
see
if
I
have
any
other
other
questions.
The
issue
about
gender.
D
Someone
in
my
community
brought
that
up,
because
if
you
have
you
know
a
big
burly
police
officer
and
you've
got
a
young
woman
with
an
issue.
She
may
not
want
to
talk
to
that
person
so
having
some
flexibility
in
the
types
of
folks
that
are
the
resource
officers
or
having
other
resources
available
as
issues
arise.
I
think
that's
something
that
needs
to
be
considered.
So
I'm
glad
we're
going
to
have
an
ad
hoc
committee
to
talk
about
it.
A
To
comment,
I
think
it's
a
needed:
drought,
oakland,
county
and
I'm
glad
to
see
the
ad
hoc
committee.
My
one
concern
is
most
communities,
cities
and
villages
are
funded
out
of
their
own
budget,
not
through
the
county.
So
if
we
do
this,
we
need
to
develop
some
kind
of
a
grant
plan
or
a
matching
plan
to
be
able
to
do
that,
because
it's
great
that
pontiac
gets
them
and
they
need
them.
I
understand
that,
but
then
you
take
the
city
of
hazel
park,
for
example.
D
H
Happy
all
the
concerns
is
being
raised
and
how
y'all
feel
about
things,
but
data
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
data
does
not
match.
As
far
as
what's
going
on
in
my
community
and
what's
going
on
in
the
county
period,
I
challenged
that.
So
at
this
point,
the
only
reason
why
they
came
to
the
county
to
ask
is
because
the
funding
was
needed.
They
need
the
assistance,
even
though
we
know
they
got
our
funding.
We
know
they
got
all
this
other
stuff
additional
funding
to
help
support.
H
They
needed
the
funding,
and
I
think
that,
because
of
past
we
already
know,
pontiac
has
always
lacked
the
support
and
resources
from
the
county.
So
it's
really
not
it's
it's
it's
a
it's
a
new
point
when
it
comes
to
looking
at.
In
that
perspective,
I
am
happy
that
the
ad
hoc
committee
is
being
formed
and
I
would
say
it's
just
from
my
history
of
being
in
my
schools,
watching
resource
officers
actually
going
to
a
school
and
and
being
in
the
school
when
the
resource
officers
was
there.
H
When
I
was
in
high
school,
they
are,
and
depending
on
case
by
case,
if
a
female
officer
was
needed,
that
communication
would
happen
with
the
resource
office
to
accommodate
that
situation.
H
I
know
a
lot
of
the
stuff
do
come
case
by
case
depending
on
the
situation,
but
extensive
training
and
you
write
certain
officers
can't
be
in
school.
Certain
officers
are
not
going
to
deal
with
youth
in
certain
ways,
so
I
do
commend,
even
when
we
were
pontiac
police
department
prior
to
sheriff.
I
think
that
there's
a
strong
vetting
to
make
sure
that
we
have
sound
resource
officers
that
is
going
to
focus
and
help
the
youth
the
way
that
the
youth
need
to
be
helped.
So
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
out
there.
H
D
D
Where
are
we
going
to
find
the
money
for
that?
You
know?
Maybe
we
don't
have
an
answer
today.
We
have
a
year
to
figure
it
out.
Okay,
but
as
we
move
forward
thinking
this
is
we
want
to
do
more
of
this.
We
won't
have
arpa
funds
forever.
Now
I
listening
to
the
meeting
yesterday
that
question
was
asked
of
our
of
the
folks
who
determine
whether
it
was
legitimate,
arpa
expense,
and
it
was
determined
that,
yes,
it
was.
It
does
fit
into
the
arpa
categorization.
So
I
don't
have
any
problem
with
that.
D
H
I
will
say
this
in
my
original
one
three
years
ago:
it
did
require
a
match
in
the
resolution.
There
was
a
match
because,
as
we
know
as
connie,
especially
because
at
that
time
I
was
looking
forward
to
come
out
at
our
board
as
projects.
Remember
our
board
special
projects
and
with
that
it
did
request
the
match
so
moving
forward.
I
am
encouraging
of
the
match.
H
It's
just
that
it
worked
out
that
we
can
pull
this
from
arpa,
but
moving
forward.
I
think
that
would
be
because
you
should
have
stake
in
it
from
the
community
as
well
with
the
county.
You
know
doing
a
match.
So
I
think
that
is
a
good,
fair
ask
of
the
communities
participating.
J
I
just
want
to
reiterate
what
commissioner
paul
said
about
data
that,
when
we're
thinking
about
things
especially
talking
about
different
communities
that
we
all
represent
right
it
from,
I
think
our
shared
perspective.
We
all
agree
that
it's
it's
less
about
the.
What
am
I
trying
to
say
looking
more
to
percentage
of
need
or
the
root
cause
of
need
than
what
we
want,
or
what
we
think
could
also
be
beneficial
to
our
own
separate
communities
aka
when
pontiac
comes
forward
with
a
bunch
of
requests
for
arpa,
they
might
be.
J
Big
dollar
amounts
to
do
a
lot
of
huge
structural
things,
but
that's
because
pontiac
has
an
85
percent
functional
behind
grade
average
illiteracy
rate.
That's
because
pontiac
has
more
than
double
the
unemployment
rate
of
all
of
our
communities.
That's
because
pontiac
has
a
dead
downtown.
That
is
not
able
to
be
thriving
because
of
its
dda
because
of
its
inefficient,
effective
funding
right,
there's
all
these
things
that
are
stacking
up.
J
I
So
just
one
quick
comment:
so
our
most
recent,
if
you
recall
we
just
approved
or
you
you
just
approved
a
another
school
resource
officer
for
independence,
township
and
she's-
a
female
and
has
a
therapy
dog,
so
there's
kind
of
a
kind
of
a
double
whammy.
I
don't
have
the
percentages
of
all
of
our
school
resource
officers,
but
that's
the
most
recent
one,
so
good
excellent.
D
Excellent:
okay:
if
there's
no
other
discussion,
let's
go
ahead
and
prompt
the
vote.
Oh
we
have
to
vote
on
the
amendment.
First,
we
have
to
move
the
amendment.
Commissioner
powell
moves
makes
a
motion.
Commissioner
cabell
supports.
D
A
D
C
All
right
good
morning,
I
apologize
I'm
not
there
in
person,
I'm
on
a
family
vacation
this
week,
but
we
did
want
to
get
this
appointment
in
front
of
you
as
soon
as
possible.
C
C
Excuse
me,
a
county
merit
position.
We
did
go
through
a
extensive
and
open
hiring
and
interview
process
and
michael
was
selected
as
the
most
qualified
candidate.
However,
under
state
statute,
it
is
the
responsibility
of
the
board
to
formally
appoint
the
position
of
county
equalization
director
and
all
the
responsibilities
that
go
with
that
under
state
law.
C
So
you
have
the
application
materials
for
michael
in
front
of
you,
they're
frankly
hard
to
summarize
in
a
succinct
manner,
just
because
his
experience
is
so
ranging,
but
he
brings
over
30
years
of
experience,
doing
appraising
and
assessing
work
in
the
county,
including
having
served
as
the
as
the
assessor
for
auburn
hills
and,
most
recently
novi
he's
been
deeply
involved
in
a
number
of
local
state
and
national
associations
that
are
involved
in
the
appraising
and
assessing
fields.
And
I
think
the
thing
that's
most
exciting
to
me
and.
C
The
rest
of
the
team
he's
got
extensive
experience,
doing
training
and
instructing
in
various
forums,
including
actually
doing
training
on
behalf
of
the
state,
tax,
commission
and
and
the
tax
tribunal.
So
he
brings
a
you
know
a
wide-ranging
base
and
we're
excited
that
he's
going
to
be
able
to
you
know,
expand
some
of
the
educational
and
training
opportunities
for
the
staff
in
the
division.
As
we
look
to
build
on
the
solid
foundation,
that's
there
and
the
solid
team.
C
That's
there,
you
know
and
push
and
push
oakland
county
equalization
even
further
up
up
the
charts.
You
know
in
terms
of
being
a
leader
in
the
state.
So
with
that
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
and
I'm
sure
that
michael
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
as
well.
D
D
I
know
you
because
you've
been
the
assessor
in
my
community,
so
I
will
open
it
up
to
you
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
yourself
and
then
I'll
open
it
up
to
the
commission
to
ask
you
any
questions
they
might
have.
L
Well,
hopefully
you
can
hear
me,
I
I
want
to
say
first
thank
you
for
having
me
and
let
you
know
this
is
a
tremendous
honor
to
even
be
selected
to
be
the
equalization
director
for
oakland
county.
I
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
respect
for
this
administration,
a
tremendous
amount
of
respect
for
the
oakland
county
board
of
commissioners,
but
I
also
have
a
tremendous.
L
It's
also
a
great
honor
and
respect
and
appreciation
that
I
have
for
the
oakland
county
equalization
team,
the
leadership
team
to
be
a
part
of,
and
also
the
staff
to
be,
a
team
member
of
I've
grown
to
not
only
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
but
appreciation
for
that.
I've
worked
with
for
many
years
that
I've
served
with
on
various
boards
and
committees,
but
also
as
the
assessor
for
auburn
hills
and
novi
I've
learned
to
appreciate
them.
L
I've
worked
with
them
side
by
side
through
troubles
and
tribulations
where
they've
helped
me
out
over
the
years.
So,
to
be
a
part
of
that
team
is,
is
a
huge
honor
and
one
that
I
don't
take
lightly,
and
I
can
I
can
promise
you
and
I
give
you
my
my
sincere
pledge
to
deb
my
dedication
and
commitment
to
give
110
going
forward
to
not
only
to
you
this
board
but
to
my
staff
to
do
the
very
best
and
to
our
residents
and
business
owners
to
do
my
very
best
in
this
position.
L
L
We
did
a
lot
of
public
relations
efforts
through
news,
public
relations,
video
brochures,
a
lot
of
communications
through
the
michigan
realtor
associations
through
public
relations,
efforts
through
chamber
of
commerce
working
with
michigan
municipal
league
michigan,
townships
associations,
just
a
tremendous
amount
of
outreach,
public
outreach
and
working
with
the
public
to
let
them
know
what
was
available
to
them.
We,
even
as
commissioner
cowell
will
know,
we
did
a
lot
of
stuff
through
independence
township
to
help
people
understand
how
to
appeal
their
taxes.
L
So
that's
kind
of
strange
for
a
lot
of
assessors
to
do,
but
we
want
to
see
it
from
both
sides
to
make
sure
everybody's
represented,
and
I
make
that
commitment
to
you
as
as
a
board
that
I'll
continue
to
do
that
effort.
But
as
a
team
with
the
the
team
that
I
respect
so
much
and
I'm
very
honored
to
have
two
of
our
leaders
here
with
me
today.
Tracy
jones,
who
celebrates
her
25th
year
now
as
of
last
week
with
oakland
county
equalization.
L
And
terry
terry
schultz
who's
also
been
with
the
county
for
over
15
years.
So
I'm
very
honored
that
their
longevity
speaks
a
great
deal
about
their
commitment
to
our
residents
and
owners
as
well,
and-
and
I
am
available
to
answer
your
questions
today
or
at
any
point,
because
my
door
is
always
open
to
you.
D
L
D
All
right
next
up,
we
have
item
10b,
creating
the
oakland
county
survivor
to
thriver
program.
I
need
a
motion
commissioner
kowals
supported
by
commissioner
powell.
D
D
B
B
Commissioner
spears
was
going
to
today,
but
he
got
tied
up
in
something
else,
and
so
I'm
very
pleased
to
see
that
several
of
the
human
trafficking
task
force
representatives
are
in
on
this
committee.
Commissioner
powell,
commissioner
colwall
and
commissioner
marko
you're
all
here
today,
and
so
hopefully
you're
familiar
with
this.
I'm
sure
that
you
are
the
creation
of
the
oakland
county
survivor.
The
driver
program
is
something
very
proudly
put
forth
through
our
human
trafficking
task
force,
based
upon
a
suggestion
idea
of
one
of
our
members,
allison
mercer,
who
works
common
ground.
B
To
tell
time
a
survivor
told
me
that
that
she
was
trapped
in
this
life
and
she
wasn't
even
taught
to
tell
time
and
so
something
as
simple
as
that
and
in
regards
to
what
other
young
people
may
experience
through
life
going
to
the
library
going
to
cedar
point
going
to
the
detroit
zoo,
just
things
that
enhance
their
lifestyle,
and
so
now,
as
some
of
these
traffic
trafficking
survivors
have
come
of
age
and
our
parents
themselves,
they
haven't
had
those
experiences
or
the
or
even
the
ability
to
even
know
to
pass
on
those
experiences
to
their
children.
B
So
this
program
was
set
up
as
something
to
help
enhance
their
lives
after
being
rescued
from
this
horrific
climb.
So,
basically,
the
human
trafficking
task
force
has
teamed
up
in
oakland
county
excuse
me
have
teamed
up
with
mr
maria
service
agency
and
map
the
michigan
abolitionist
project,
whose
director
who's
soon
to
be
a
retiring.
Captain
negron
is
a
member
of
our
task
force
and
they're,
going
to
help
administrate
a
program
that
will
obtain
donations
to
help
survivors
just
have
experiences
to
help
them
thrive
and
have
a
healthy
life.
B
After
being
victims
of
this
horrific
crime,
so
we're
here
today
presenting
this
resolution,
and
I
hope
that
you
guys
had
a
chance
to
read
through
it
and
asking
for
up
to
ten
thousand
nine
hundred
dollars
from
the
special.
I
don't
know.
If
I
have
the
title
right,
commissioner
marcum
help
me
out
the
special.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
I
don't
know
why.
I
couldn't
think
of
that
to
help
institute
this
program
and
it's
going
to
begin
as
a
pilot
program
over
the
next
year
and
it's
going
to
have
oversight
and
reports
given
back
to
us
as
a
board
through
vista
maria
and
mep.
So
I
want
to
just
present
that
today
for
your
favorable
vote.
D
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Anybody
have
anything
they
want
to
ask
or
add
to
the
conversation,
commissioner,
kowal.
E
Yes,
I
think
this
will
be
a
really
great
program
in
when
I
was
on
the
michigan
commission
on
human
trafficking.
We
did
a
lot
of
traveling
to
places
around
the
state
that
offered
services
to
people,
and
it's
really
mind-boggling
how
people
are
just
stuck
in
some
kind
of
time
warp
to
when
they
maybe
first
got
involved,
and
you
know
the
things
that
they
don't
know.
How
to
do
is
just
absolutely
amazing.
E
So
if
we
really
truly
want
to
get
these
people
back
to
some
kind
of
a
normal
life,
I
do
think
it's
essential
that
we
help
them
to
have
normal
life
experiences.
So
I'm
looking
forward
to
this
program
working
out
quite
well
and
vista
maria
is
a
very
good
and,
of
course,
map
two
very
good
organizations.
So
that's
all.
Thank
you.
D
Anybody
else
yeah,
I
want
to
just
double
up
on
what
commissioner
kowal
has
said:
the
human
trafficking
task
force.
We
we've
heard
a
lot
of
testimony
from
different
victims
and
also
organizations
that
support
the
survivors,
and
the
thing
I
like
about
this
is:
it
has
a
very
positive
spin
to
it.
We
want
to
help
these
folks
learn
that
their
lives
can
be
better
by
just
helping
them.
Have
some
experiences
like
going
to
the
zoo?
You
know,
can
you
imagine
if
nobody
ever
took
you
to
the
zoo?
D
You
know
I
didn't
even
know
that
you
had
that
option
just
little
things
like
that.
So
that's
what
I
like-
and
this
will
be
administered
by
leadership
in
the
business
who
work
with
these
people
all
the
time
and
know
what
their
needs
are.
So
I'm
very
happy
for
us
to
support
this
activity,
so
you
want
to
go
ahead
and
prompt
the
vote.
D
Okay,
all
right
next
up,
these
are
all
actually
now
board
of
commissioners
special
projects.
The
next
couple
of
items
item
10c
is
sponsorship
of
the
2022
arts
beats
and
eats
festival
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
royal
oak
motion
by
commissioner
moss,
supported
by
commissioner
mcgilvery
gee.
I
would
have
thought
commissioner
mcgilver
you
want
to
talk
about
this.
D
A
As
most
of
you
probably
know,
the
arts
beats
and
eats
festival
is
a
very
large
festival
over
labor
day
weekend,
and
this
is
one
way
we
started
helping
him
out
a
couple
years
ago.
I
believe-
and
it's
a
great
program,
so
I
I
think
that
this
is
well.
K
My
my
motion
and
let
you
make
it.
M
I,
if
I
may
madam
chair
and
I
mean
I.
E
M
I'm
gonna
go
over
his
comments.
This
event
has
grown
to
be
arguably
one
of
the
largest
midwest
festival
events
in
the
entire
country
in
the
midwest
in
the
country,
and
this
we're
going
into
the
25th
year.
This
was
an
idea
that
started
an
inception
with
I
mean
I
mean
a
vision
of
from
the
late
brooks
patterson
to
create
these
quality
of
life
events,
the
economic
impact
and
supports
of
arts
and
culture
is,
I
mean,
really
off
the
charts.
M
M
This
is
a
multi-million
dollar
event
that
brings
in
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
upwards
of
four
hundred
thousand
people
a
day,
and
this
is
like
really
the
the
I
would
say
the
send-off
summer
event,
in
addition
to
it
being
a
great
festival,
families
to
come
and
there's
something
for
everybody
and
there's
a
lot
of
intentionality
about
making
certain
that
to
bring
in
the
events
that
appeals
to
all
the
the
folks
of
oakland
county,
as
well
as
the
broader
region.
M
The
publicity
that
oakland
county
gets
on
the
national
level
is
is
enormous
and
the
charitable
giving
I
was
actually
at
the
the
roster
of
the
national
bands
that
were
announced
yesterday
and
but
also
learned
there
that
over
the
25
years,
six
and
a
half
million
dollars
raised
for
charity-
and
this
is-
I
mean-
I
mean-
I
mean
over
the
last
24
years
and
so
continue.
It
builds
every
single
year.
So
it's
a
truly,
I
mean
a
great
event
in
terms
of
our
support
and
sponsorship.
M
Well,
we
before
the
pandemic,
there
was
a
partnership
between
the
board
and
the
executive
office
and
I'm
in
a
conversation
with
sean
carlson.
This
brings
us
back
to
that
level
that
shared
level
support,
and
so
I
appreciate
your,
I
mean
your
support
and
we'll
look
at
and
figure
out
how
we
go
forward,
but
I
mean
this
is
we're
not
drawing
from
arpa
dollars
we're
not
drawing.
This
is
this
is
us
moving
forward?
We
did
support
this
in
a
greater
level
to
get
through.
D
D
We
set
aside
in
this
budget,
a
million
dollars
for
commissioner
special
projects,
and
each
commissioner
has
the
ability
to
bring
them
forward
to
the
board
through
the
various
committees
and
to
the
board
and
get
support
and
we've
seen
the
bocce
tournament
and
we've
seen
the
kite
fest
and
there's
lots
of
other
commissioner
projects
all
over
the
county,
and
it
allows
each
of
us
to
put
our
little
spin
on
on
our
community
and
and
bring
support
for
what's
unique
about
our
communities,
this
one's
a
little
bit
bigger
because
it's
grown
way
bigger.
D
But
you
know
it
fits
right
into
that
special
projects.
Category
and
the
fact
that
it's
got
matching
funds
from
lots
of
other
organizations
and
so
on
is
something
we
always
look
for
so
anyway,
I'm
very
much
in
support
of
it,
always
like
a
decent
party.
So
50x,
you
said
right.
Musicalx,.
M
No,
oh
no,
I
mean
there's
over
600
musicians,
oh
600
musicians,
I
mean
there's
six
stages.
I
believe
I
mean
all
different
types
that
come
in
I'll.
Make
sure
that
everyone
I
mean
here
has
information
passes,
spread
out
the
I
mean
spread
the
news
and
since
I
mean
you're,
truly
coming
off
this
pandemic,
I'm
going
to
personally
invite
my
colleagues
we
will.
I
mean
there
will
be
a.
D
D
J
Me
and
gary
flipped
a
coin,
and
he
said
he
won,
so
I
got
to
talk
about
it.
No,
the
hazel
park,
art
fair,
is
awesome.
If
you
see
this
is
its
tenth
year
and
we're
seeking
six
thousand
dollars
from
the
special
projects
fund,
and
we
happen
to
have
the
president
of
the
hazel
park
arts
council
on
the
call
with
us
amy.
Would
you
mind
showing
yourself
there?
She
is
wow.
A
Good
morning,
I'm
not
quite
the
president,
I'm
actually
the
treasurer
of
the
hazel
park.
Arts
council,
as
well
as
the
chair
of
the
planning
committee
for
the
hazel
park,
art
fair.
This
is
something
I
like
to
do
in
my
free
time.
I've
been
planning
the
fair
for
the
last
five
years,
so
the
hazel
park
arts
council
is
a
non-profit
located
in
hazel
park.
A
We
are
all
volunteer
based,
and
this
is
our
largest
fundraiser
of
the
year,
and
if
it
wasn't
for
sponsorships,
we
would
not
be
able
to
put
on
an
affordable
event
for
artists
musicians.
We
do
our
best
to
make
sure
everybody's
compensated
fairly
and
keep
all
the
costs
low
for
artists.
Our
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
art
is
accessible
to
all.
A
A
So
it's
it's
available
to
all
economic
classes,
as
well
as
having
our
vendor
fees
low,
because
they're
subsidized
by
our
sponsors,
artists,
who
are
emerging
artists,
are
able
to
get
into
the
field
and
try
out
see
if
this
is
a
way
to
earn
a
living
for
them
at
fairly
low
risk.
We
also
offer
mentorship
opportunities
and
all
the
funding
that
we
raise
from
this
event
is
reinvested
back
into
the
community,
because
we
have
no
overhead
or
will
we
have
minimal
overhead
great.
D
D
D
Yeah,
we
can
hear
you
good
morning.
C
C
I
don't
want
to
take
up
a
lot
of
time
this
morning,
since
obviously
you
heard
from
executive,
coulter
and
me
last
week
in
terms
of
our
overview
of
the
board
overview
of
the
budget
recommendation,
we
do
want
to
take
a
few
minutes
and
just
make
sure
that
you
have
all
the
tools
you
need
and
understand
where
those
tools
are,
as
you
undertake
the
hearings
with
each
of
the
departments
next
month
in
terms
of
the
proposed
budget.
So
I'm
gonna
walk
through
a
fairly
short
power
point
here.
C
That
you
saw
last
week
and
that
you've
seen
in
in
each
of
our
budget
presentations
for
the
last
few
years,
but
you
know
it's
an
important
one
in
terms
of
the
things
that
guide
our
construction
of
the
budget
and
working
with
you
to
to
adopt
a
balanced
budget
each
year
in
terms
of
the
goals
of
this
administration.
C
That
starts,
of
course,
with
with
delivering
a
balanced
budget
each
year,
which
we
have
done
this
year.
You
know
and
as
we
talked
about
last
week,
you
know
we've
built
this
budget
to
make
sure
you
know
that
we're
taking
we're
we're
making
prudent
assumptions
and
that
we're
prepared
to
respond
to
anything
that
might
change
in
the
economy
over
the
coming
months
and
years.
You
know
a
top
focus
has
been
ending
the
practice
of
assuming
that
we're
going
to
use
fund
balance
to
pay
for
ongoing
operational
expenses.
C
This
budget
achieves
that
goal.
Third,
we
want
to
continue
to
ensure
that
we
have
a
competitive
and
efficient
county
workforce.
You
know,
with
with
your
help,
we
we
adopted
the
compensation
plan
to
make
our
our
pay
levels
more
competitive
with
other
employers
in
the
area.
C
This
budget
continues
that
that
goal
by
including
a
five
percent
general
salary
increase
to
help
our
employees
with
the
increased
costs
they
face
to
do
the
higher
inflation
right
now
and
ensure
that
we're
as
competitive
as
possible,
with
other
local
governments
and
private
employers
that
we're
in
competition
for
employment
as
well.
C
We
we
want
to
invest,
invest
in
initiatives
that
move
over
a
county
forward.
You
know
doing
that
in
a
fiscally
responsible
manner,
and
we've
worked
with
all
of
you
to
ensure
that
we're
spending
our
federal
covent
funds
in
an
effective
manner
on
one-time
projects
that
have
long-term
benefit,
but
they'll
increase
our
ongoing
budget
and-
and
you
know,
we've
talked
about
the
the
targeted
general
fund
investments
included
in
this
budget
recommendation
to
help
improve
the
lives
of
our
county
residents.
C
C
We've
we've
established
and
published
on
our
public
dashboard,
the
community
level
performance
indicators
that
go
with
each
of
those
goals
and
then
you'll
be
hearing
from
each
of
the
county
executive
departments
and
their
budget
hearings
about
the
key
performance
indicators,
they're
establishing
for
their
specific
services,
and
then,
lastly,
you
know
all
of
this
you
know
is-
is
has
behind
it,
ensuring
that
we
continue
to
earn
that
aaa
bond
rating
and
keep
our
borrowing
costs
as
low
as
possible.
C
So
a
quick
refresher
here
on
the
various
types
of
funds
you're
going
to
see
in
the
budget
document.
Obviously
we
focus
a
lot
of
our
attention
on
on
the
general
fund.
You
know,
which
is
our
largest
fund
and
supported
by
our
property
taxes,
our
charges
for
services
and
and
the
revenue
that
we
receive
from
the
state.
You
know
this
is
where
we
have
the
highest
level
of
discretion
and
want
to
ensure
that
we're
in
balance
you
know
both
this
year
and
for
the
long
term.
C
We
also
have
special
revenue
funds,
which
are
basically
grant
funds.
You
know
certainly
lower
level
of
discretion
there,
as
funds
have
to
be
used
for
a
specific
purpose
from
the
federal
or
state
government
or
other
source,
and
then
we
do
have
sizable
proprietary
funds.
Those
are
funds
that
operate
like
a
business
by
charging
costs
to
customers.
C
Those
funds
can
be
split
into
two
categories:
first
of
all,
enterprise
funds:
that's
where
the
primary
customer
base
is
outside
county
government
and
some
key
examples.
There
are
the
parks
and
recreation
fund,
all
the
funds
that
the
water
resource,
commissioner,
manages
for
providing
water
and
sewer
and
other
services
to
to
local
units
within
the
county
and
the
conus
fund,
and
then
internal
service
funds
were
the
primary
customer
bases
inside
county
government
and
some
examples.
There
are
the
fringe
benefit
fund,
the
it
fund
and
the
facilities
fund.
C
So
in
terms
of
the
numbers
behind
each
of
those
categories.
Numbers
are
are
pretty
easy
to
remember
this
year.
Our
total
budget
recommendation
for
fy
2023
is
just
over
a
billion
dollars
and
almost
exactly
50
percent
of
that
is
the
general
fund
at
504
million
dollars.
C
C
Diving
into
the
general
fund
and
a
little
more
depth
here.
C
Let
me
just
return
to
my
screen
here,
so
I
can
see
these
a
little
better
on
the
revenue
side
in
terms
of
what
makes
up
the
504
million
dollars
for
the
general
fund
property
taxes
are
projected
to
be
about
286
million
dollars
so
about
57
of
the
total
inter-governmental
revenues,
which
is
basically
the
dollars
that
that
we
receive
from
the
state.
Even
revenue
sharing
or
other
programs
is
about
14
of
the
total
and
then
charges
for
services.
C
C
On
the
expenditure
side,
you
know,
personnel
costs
continue
to
be
almost
two-thirds
of
our
total
and
then
the
remainder
is
split
pretty
evenly
between
operating
expenses
and
internal
support,
which
is
basically
charges
that
the
general
fund
is
supporting
for
those
internal
service
funds.
C
This
slide,
you
know
splits
the
budget.
You
know
that
same
504
million
dollars
up
by
department
or
by
by
by
category
of
department
really
public
safety
continues
to
be
the
largest
component
of
our
general
fund
at
40
of
the
total
that
total
includes
the
sheriff's
office
and
the
prosecutor's
budget.
C
The
courts
are
about
15
and
a
half
percent
of
the
total.
So
if
you
add
up
those
two
blue
slices
as
sort
of
criminal
justice
as
a
larger
category,
we're
at
about
56
of
the
total,
the
the
various
departments,
including
the
health
department-
and
you
know,
all
of
our
central
service
departments,
that
report
up
to
the
county
executive
are
just
under
30
percent
of
the
total
and
then
all
of
the
other
departments.
Reporting
to
elected
officials
are
about
six
and
a
half
percent
of
the
total.
C
Then
we
have
about
39
million
dollars
or
7.8,
which
is
the
non-departmental
category
where
funds
are
appropriated
in
a
central
non-departmental
section
of
the
budget
have
been
distributed
out
to
departments,
you
know,
as
allocations
are
made
for
facility
needs
or
I.t
needs,
or
things
of
that
nature.
C
Our
five-year
fiscal
plan-
this
is
another
slide
that
you
you
saw
last
week,
but
just
to
emphasize
again,
we've
closed
that
structural
gap.
That's
existed
for
a
number
of
years,
with
our
ongoing
revenues
equal
to
our
ongoing
expenditures
and
our
use
of
fund
balance
at
2.6
million
dollars
is
only
for
clear
one-time
projects
going
forward.
You
know
you
can
see
now
that
we're
using
cautious
assumptions
projecting
our
revenues
to
grow
at
the
two
to
three
percent
range,
with
our
expenditures
growing
at
about
that
same
range.
C
As
you
know,
over
that
period
of
time-
and
you
know-
are
not
going
to
assume
that
higher
inflation
and
and
the
resulting
increases
in
property
tax
revenues
continue
indefinitely.
We'll
continue
to
monitor
that
data
and
all
the
other
data
that
affects
our
revenues
on
a
regular
basis.
K
Yeah,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
jen.
Can
you
repeat
that
last
bit,
you
said
I
didn't
quite
catch
at
all
about
inflation
and
all.
C
So
you
know,
as
we
highlighted
in
the
presentation
last
week,
you
know.
Certainly
we
know
that
inflation
has
been
high
for
the
last
year.
That's
a
that's,
affecting
our
current
revenues
will
clearly
affect
our
revenues
for
fy
2023.
C
You
know
by
increasing
the
rate
at
which
taxable
values
can
grow,
but
as
we
go
forward
in
fy,
2024
and
beyond
we're
not
going
to
assume
continued
high
inflation
and
continued
higher
property
tax
revenues.
You
know
if
that
occurs,
we'll
certainly
adjust
for
it
over
time,
but
we
don't
want
to
continue
to
make
that
assumption
and
and
overestimate
our
revenues
until
we've
seen
hard
data.
K
Correct.
Thank
you.
C
And
that's
not
necessarily
as
a
matter
of
making
an
economic
prediction.
You
know
there
are
plenty
of
economists
out
there
that
are
making
those
predictions,
but
as
a
matter
of
of
ensuring
that
our
long-term
projections
in
the
budget
are
cautious
and
don't
over
us
demand
revenues.
K
Super,
so
that's
that
is
the
once
again.
Excuse
me,
madam
chair,
through
the
to
the
chair.
That
is
not.
That
is
the
assumption
that
is
being
made
for
the
budget
going
forward
is
little
or
no
inflation
in
2024,
not
only
in
not
only
in
revenue
but
also
expenditure
correct.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
you
can
proceed.
Mr
jen.
C
All
right
so
in
terms
of
the
resources
that
are
available
to
you
and
to
the
public,
you
know
there's
a
link
there
to
the
page
where
we,
we
house
all
the
budget
documents
that
you
can
access
online.
If
you
don't
have
your
book
with
you,
you
know
actually
from
the
county
home
page.
If
you
scroll
down
a
screen,
there's
actually
a
big
button
that
says
county
budget
that
you
can
click
on.
So
you
don't
have
to
remember
that
link.
C
We
produce
three
versions
of
the
budget
each
year
you
now
have
the
county
executive
recommended
budget
that
was
delivered
to
you
on
july
1st.
There
will
be
a
finance
committee
recommended
version
of
the
budget
in
late
august.
After
any
amendments
that
the
finance
committee
opts
to
adopt
are
included
and
then
certainly
will
have
the
adopted
budget,
including
including
any
final
adjustments
through
amendments
at
the
full
board
level
to
be
adopted
no
later
than
september
30th
to
be
in
place
for
the
fiscal
year.
That
starts
october,
1st.
C
So,
in
terms
of
the
county
executive
budget
recommendation,
there
are
two
books.
You
should
now
have
a
copy
of
there's
the
full
line
item
book,
which
is
the
formal
document
that
has
all
the
details
by
line
item
for
each
department.
You
know
that's
actually.
C
The
basis
of
the
board
of
copying
the
budget
each
year
we
have
also
provided-
and
I
think
you
should
have
copies
by
now-
of
the
categorical
analysis
and
bucket
highlights
book-
that
book
kind
of
things
that
that
book
kind
of
pulls
things
up
a
level
and
gives
you
the
totals
by
department
and
it
analyzes
the
larger
variances
from
one
year
to
the
next
year.
To
explain
why
things
are
changing.
So
you'll
see
some
common
explanations
across
departments
in
terms
of
the
five
percent.
C
Salary
increase
that's
been
recommended,
plus
plus
the
necessary
adjustments
in
the
front
fringe.
The
benefit
rate,
it's
important
to
note
that
you'll
see
some
it
development
and
maintenance
department
charges
and
fy22
that
may
not
continue
into
fy23
since
each
year.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
allocating
those
funds
where,
where
they're
needed
throughout
the
year
and
then
lastly,
just
to
note,
you
know,
you'll
see
a
lot
of
negative
changes
from
from
fy22
to
f123.
C
That's
also
often
the
result
that
there
were
one-time
spending
items
on
fy22
that
aren't
carrying
forward
fy23,
so
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
there's
any
you
know,
reduction
in
terms
of
ongoing
personnel
or
other
costs
for
those
departments.
C
In
the
budget
book
in
terms
of
the
number
of
wine
items,
you
know,
and
we
want
those
line
items
to
be
a
spending
plan
for
departments,
but
really
under
the
general
appropriations
act.
That's
approved
budget
each
year
departments
are
expected
to
to
manage
their
budget
within
three
categories:
personnel,
expenditures,
operating
expenditures,
internal
support
expenditures.
So
there
is
flexibility.
C
C
This
slide,
you
know
I
wanted
to
highlight
the
professional
service
contract
appendix
which
is
on
pages
660
to
678
of
the
larger
budget
book.
This
is
the
second
year
this
appendix
has
been
included,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
there's
clarity.
You
know
in
terms
of
what
the
purpose
is
per
a
resolution
adopted
in
2019.
C
I'm
going
to
focus
on
that
bullet,
there's
also
a
lower
threshold
for
those
that
those
contracts
that
don't
go
through
a
competitive
bid
event.
You
know
we
certainly
try
to
avoid
that
and
encourage
departments.
C
You
know
to
competitively
bid
contracts
wherever
possible
that
approval
you
know
to
proceed
basically
with
with
that
competitive
rfp
can
incur
through
one
of
two
methods:
inclusion
in
the
appendix
that's
included
in
the
budget
book
and
then
if
a
contract
purpose
is
not
included
that
in
that
appendix
there
needs
to
be
a
separate
notice
and
presentation
to
the
finance
committee.
C
So
you
know
you'll
see
that
appendix
in
the
back
of
the
book,
it's
sorted
by
department
just
to
be
as
comprehensive
and
as
transparent
as
possible.
We've
included
all
active
and
anticipated
contracts
in
that
appendix,
but
but
really
the
focus
would
be
on
those
those
contracts
that
are
expiring
and
then
are
anticipated
to
go
back
out
to
competitive
bid
and
fy
2023.
C
So
you
know,
certainly
the
departments
under
the
county
executive
will
highlight
you
know
any
larger
contracts
that
are
expiring
and
need
to
go
back
out
to
bid
and
are
certainly
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have
about
the
contracts
in
their
section
of
the
appendix
as
they
come
in
for
the
budget
hearings
next
month
and
then.
Lastly,
you
know
just
in
terms
of
how
the
process
has
worked
in
the
past
and
how
we
would
expect
it
to
work
this
year.
C
You
know
we
do
expect.
There
will
be
some
amendments
adapted
to
the
recommendation.
We've
put
in
front
of
you
either
for
some
technical
cleanup
things
or,
as
as
you
or
other
commissioners
have
have
proposed.
Amendments
that
you'd,
like
to
to
have
considered
you
know,
will
will
maintain
a
list
of
those
proposed
amendments.
C
You
know
that
will
provide
to
you
as
we
move
through
the
hearing
process,
but
traditionally
then
we'll
wait
till
the
very
end
of
the
process
and
during
the
budget
wrap-up
session,
that's
scheduled
for
the
end
of
august.
You
know
we'd,
adapt
or
or
consider
those
amendments
as
you're
wrapping
up
the
budget.
There
are
three
categories
of
of
amendments
that
we
historically
use
section.
C
A
would
be
any
resolutions
that
are
being
you
know
that
have
been
adopted
or
are
being
adopted
now
and
weren't
included
budget
recommendation,
making
sure
we're
accounting
for
those
adjustments
in
the
out
years,
section
b
is
any
requests
that
are
personnel
related
and
section
c
would
be,
would
be
any
other
request
that
either
the
administration
or
any
of
you
would
be
proposing.
So
you
know
once
that
process
has
wrapped
up.
C
We
would
then
account
for
those
those
amendments
and
produce
a
finance
committee
recommended
budget
that
would
be
considered
by
the
board,
then
in
september,
before
final
adoption.
So
that
concludes
the
present
tips
that
I
have
you
know
happy
to
answer,
questions
that
you
might
have
now
uncertainly
you
know.
Departments
will
be
ready
to
talk
about
their
in
their
individual
budgets
next
month.
D
H
I
just
had
a
question
in
regards
to
we
know:
inflation
is
on
the
rise,
and
I
do
know
that
we
had
discussions
about
providing
a
percentage
amount
and
increase
in
salaries
and
my,
but
then
I
do
see
that
there's
a
possibility
that
departments
may
have
to
take
cuts
again
this
year
and
if
that
is
the
case,
what
is
that
percentage?
Because
it's
almost
like
we're
giving
them
and
then
we're
taking
it
right
back
I
mean
that's
just
how
my
mind
looks
at
it
now
from
a
professional
standpoint
in
your
world.
H
It
may
look
different,
but
that
is
how,
if
the
perception
is
being
perceived
by
me
listening
to
what's
happening
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
out,
if
I
mean
what's
the
like,
what
are
we
doing,
it's
almost
like
again
we're
giving
them
the
inflated
amount,
but
then
we're
asking
them
to
cut
again,
and
I
thought
that
we
were
trying
to
stay
away
from
additional
cuts
years
moving
forward.
But
but
I
may
be
misunderstood,
that's
why
I'm
asking
the
question
for
clarity.
So
could
you
clear
that
up
for
me?
Thank
you.
D
C
So
you
know
just
a
little
bit
of
history.
You
know
again
when
the
updated
compensation
plan
was
adopted
by
the
board
at
the
end
of
2020.
C
C
You
know
at
the
time
there
had
been
laid
out
a
goal
of
reducing
the
county
workforce
by
seven
to
ten
percent
over
five
years
because
of
developments
over
the
last
year,
including
higher
revenues.
You
know,
on
the
property
tax
side,
we've
adjusted
that
goal
to
reducing
the
county
workforce
by
four
percent.
Over
two
years
last
year,
departments
were
given
a
four
percent
production
target.
We
had
a
lot
of
departments
that
that
achieved
that
reduction
target
last
year.
C
You
know
so
those
departments
were
not
asked
to
make
any
additional
reductions
this
year.
Those
departments
that
hadn't
gotten
the
four
percent
last
year
were
were
asked
to
make
up
the
gap.
This
year
we
did
hold
public
health
and
public
safety
harmless
from
from
you
know,
from
having
to
make
any
additional
reductions.
C
So
there
are
some
smaller
reductions
and
workforce
all
through
attrition.
That
are
including
its
budget.
You
know,
for
a
relatively
small
number
of
departments
and
they'll
highlight
those
as
they
come
to
you
in
their
hearings
next
month
again,
you
know,
I
think
the
goal
is,
you
know
we
want
to
lean
workforce,
but
you
know
a
workforce,
let's
paid
on
a
competitive
basis,
so
that
we've
got
the
best
possible
talent
and
well
qualified
employees
to
deliver
services
to
our
county
trust
set.
D
F
B
K
Thank
you,
mr
jenna.
By
the
way,
I
thank
you
for
calling
in
from
your
undisclosed,
secure
location
there
and
my
family
wouldn't
put
up
with
anything
I'll
tell
you
so.
Thank
you
now.
My
question
is
I'm
going
to
continue
on
with
commissioner
powell's
thing
on
inflation?
I
I
think
it's
quite
simple
frankly,
but
so
are
you
going
to
what
is
the?
What
are
the
assumptions
for
inflation
in
2023,
or
is
it
the
same
as
in
the
oakland
county
economic
outlook
document
that
we
got
in
april?
I
believe
in
april.
K
What
are
the,
what
is
yeah?
What
is
your?
What
do
you?
Thank
you.
What
is
your
basic
assumption
for
inflation
in
2023.
C
So
it's
really,
you
know
you
have
to
think
about
the
lag
in
terms
of
how
inflation
you
know
affects
our
revenues
and
there's
a
one-year
lag.
You
know
so
for
for
2022
revenues.
It
was
2021
inflation
that
that
affects
taxable
value
growth
under
proposal
a
and
the
headley
amendment.
C
So
for
2023,
it's
2022
inflation
that
that
will
affect
those
things.
You
know
we've
seen
inflation
this
year.
You
know
reach
up
into
the
eight
to
nine
percent
range.
You
know,
and
the
monthly
data
continues
to
support
that.
However,
you
know
proposal
a
establishes
that
the
highest
that
the
cap
can
go
on
increases
in
taxable
value
for
taxpayers
in
the
county
is
five
percent,
so
we
are
assuming
that
that
five
percent
cap
will
apply
to
taxable
values
for
2023
and
that's
what's
built
into
our
revenue
assumptions.
C
As
we
go
into
2024
and
2025,
you
know
we're
assuming
a
glide
path
back
down,
I
think,
to
three
percent
for
inflation
in
2023
and
then
historical
levels
of
two
percent
going
forward.
You
know,
certainly
if
higher
inflation
persists.
You
know
we're
going
to
account
for
that.
You
know,
as
we
bring
future
budget
recommendations
to
you,
both
on
the
revenue
side
and
on
the
employee
compensation
side.
K
Thank
you
that
that
is
so,
I'm
as
you've
already
said
it
that
you're
assuming
a
glide
path
down
in
2023
from
inflation.
K
I'd
like
to
also
jump
away
from
that's
that's
the
revenue
side,
of
course,
but
it
also
goes
to
the
expenditure
side,
not
only
the
costs
of
stuff
we're
buying,
but
it
also
means,
as
I
believe
the
commissioner
paul
was
talking
about
with
the
employees,
we're
giving
him
a
five
percent
wage
increase.
But
if
the
rate
of
inflation
is
you
know
it's
nine
percent
right
now,
that
is
not
annualized.
K
I
understand
that,
but
rate
of
inflation,
yeah
you're
they're
they're,
already
four
percent
down
from
the
get-go,
so
you're
going
to
start
seeing
and
we
are
seeing
represented,
represented
employees
of
labor,
saying
wait
a
minute
now
hold
on.
We
want
more
now.
Those
of
us,
of
course,
who
remember
the
1970s,
remember
the
spiral
and
which
is
the
devil
to
get.
K
You
know
get
under
control
and
you
do
that
with
a
with
a
recession
which
I
gather,
we're
not
going
to
define
it
anymore
as
two
quarters
consecutive
quarters
of
negative
economic
growth,
but
whatever
it's
defined
as
it's
defined
as,
but
my
worry,
my
big
worry
about
is
this.
Entire
document
is
based
on
assumptions
that
may
well
be
invalid
from
the
get-go
and
that
we
might
be
talking
about
a
a
wonderful
document
that
is
internally
consistent
and
a
beautiful
thing
that
unfortunately
begins
to
deviate
from
reality
and
to
say,
okay.
K
Well,
this
is
a
great
document
and
we'll
you
know
we'll
fix
it
as
we
go
along
is,
of
course,
the
whole
point
of
having
a
three-year
rolling
budget.
On
the
other
hand,
if
at
this
point
we
know
with
the
moral
certainty
that
there's
that
there
are
challenges
coming
up,
that
we
know
that
inflation
is
here
and
it's
loose,
we
can
also
possibly
ascend,
but
whatever
the
white
house
is
calling
it
it's
two
consecutive
quarters
of
negative
economic
growth.
However,
you
want
to
cut
it
and
that
that's
not
good
either,
which
breeds
its
own
pressures.
K
It
starts
to
soften
the
housing
market,
which
leads
to
equalization,
and
you
I'm
concerned
that
this
document,
however
internally
consistent
it
is-
is
already
unmoored
from
reality,
and
so
that
is
as
we're
talking
in
general,
very
general
terms,
and
we
can
talk
about
the
specifics
going
forward.
K
My
worry
is
that
we're
passing
something
that
does
not
reflect
what's
going
on,
and
I'm
gonna
put
that
out
right
here
and
right
now
and
be
kind
of
a
kind
of
a
bear
about
it
going
forward,
and
I
don't
I
understand
that
you've
got
no
real
crystal
ball.
I
remember
when
we
instead
of
a
crystal
ball,
use
the
magic
8
ball,
as
you
will
remember,
and
eileen
kowal
will
remember,
but
still
I
don't
know
how
you
answer
that,
except
that
commissioner
powell's
concerns
are
quite
correct
and
I
believe
mine
as
well.
C
C
You
know
county
executive
colter
talked
last
week
about
you
know
all
the
other
measures
we're
taking
to
make
sure
we're
as
prepared
as
possible
for
whatever
may
come.
You
know
down
the
road
in
terms
of
changes
in
the
economy
in
terms
of
getting
the
budget
into
structural
balance.
C
In
terms
of
the
revisions
to
the
fund
balance,
we
worked
with
you
all
on
last
year
to
protect
you
know,
clearly
designate
and
protect
our
rainy
day
fund
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
departments
on
our
are
on
alert
that
there's
the
possibility
that
we'll
have
to
ask
for
additional
reductions
down
the
road
you
know
so
we've
really
taken
as
much
care
as
we
can.
C
You
know
every
budget
is
based
on
assumptions
and
those
assumptions
will
change
over
time,
but
we've
really
taken
as
much
care
as
possible
to
make
sure
those
assumptions
are
as
solid
as
they
can
be
and
leave
us
in
the
best
possible
position
to
react
obtaining
changes
in
the
economy
that
would
affect
you
know,
either
our
revenues
or
our
expenditures.
D
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Moss
next
up,
commissioner
cabell
yeah.
J
Thanks
hi
kyle
is
now
an
appropriate
time
to
talk
about
the
oce
attachment
in
our
document,
or
is
this
just
kind
of
you're
introducing
us
to
the
budget
process?
There's
a
if
we
all
look
at
our
packet
there's
a
second
attachment,
there's
the
powerpoint
and
then
there's
something
else.
C
I'm
not
familiar
with
what
the
second
attachment
is.
Oh.
J
C
I
think
that's
specific
to
the
budget
for
the
county
executive
office.
I
think
we're
planning
you
know
to
make
sure
that
that
there's
a
time
scheduled
you
know
with
the
rest
of
the
department
budget
and
talk
about.
J
That
so
don't
do
that,
while
you're
on
vacation
right
now
right,
okay
got
it.
Okay,
no
worries,
that's
fine!
Then
then
the
only
question
I
had
was:
when
do
we.
You
mentioned
the
contracts
and
professional
services.
When
is
the
appropriate
time
for
us
to
talk
about
smart
communications,
aramark
and
guide.
C
C
Hearing
or
the
management
budget
hearing
and
then
smart
communications
is
that
related
to
the
jail.
J
Okay,
thank
you
and
I
guess
just
because
everyone's
asking
about
inflation.
One
question
I
have
is,
as
we
know,
while
the
cpi
might
say
that
inflation
is
eight
or
nine
percent,
inflation
does
not
hit
people
or
departments
or
units
or
entities
of
government
or
business.
The
same
way
right.
So
some
people's
inflation
is
20.
Some
entities,
inflation
is
3,
so
that
being
said
is
when
we
look
at
the
facilities
part
of
the
budget,
is
there
some
expected
increase?
C
Right
so
I
mean
clearly
facility
costs,
you
know
in
terms
of
materials
and
labor
are
up.
I
think
that's
affected,
probably
the
number
of
projects
we're
doing
at
this
point.
You
know
more
so
than
you
know
we
haven't.
We
haven't
necessarily
increased
funding.
We
are
planning
to
ramp
funding
up
over
time.
C
You
know
to
help
to
help
deal
with
that
kind
of
backlog
that
we
have
in
terms
of
maintenance
needs.
That's
something
we'll
be
closely
monitored
during
you
know
over
the
next
year
and
beyond,
as
we
start
to
think
about
larger
facilities
in
terms
of
getting
our
facilities
up
to
the
you
know,
to
the
appropriate
standards.
C
D
D
D
Well,
that
would
be
my
it's
it's.
The
bar
charts
about
revenues
and
fiscal
year.
21
is
considerably
higher,
so
I'm
just
asking
if
that
was
related
to
the
federal
money
that
came
in
yes,
okay,
that's
my
only
question
okay,
so
we
don't
need
to
vote
on
this.
I
don't
think
we're
just
receiving
this
presentation
and
if
there's
no
other
questions
for
anybody,
can
we
because.
J
D
Yes,
okay,
anybody
else
all
right.
If
nobody
has
any
other
comments
on
this,
we
will
move
back
to
the
main
agenda.
D
K
A
D
D
Okay,
next
up,
we
have
our
second
public
comment.
Is
there
anybody
from
the
public
who
cares
to
address
us
at
this
time?
Okay,
you
can
speak
on
any
topic.
N
N
So
this
board
meeting
I'd
like
to
see
my
letter
introduced
I've
emailed
all
21
commissioners
individually
to
the
email
addresses
located
on
the
internet
and
that
communications
is
not
listed
on
the
communications
here,
which
means
that
it
seems
like
it's
going
to
be
omitted
from
the
full
board
meeting
which
it
shouldn't
be,
and
that
communications
is
dated.
Monday
july
18th,
2022
3,
42
pm
it's
subject
authority
to
create
a
land
bank
importance,
high
oakland
county
commissioners.
N
According
to
the
supreme
court
decision
of
norton
versus
shelby
township,
that's
in
tennessee
de
facto
government
agencies
cannot
be
created
without
specific
powers.
To
do
so.
Please
guide
me
to
the
location
within
what
document
that
the
county
commission
has
the
authority
to
constitutionally
create
a
de
facto
county
land
bank.
If
this
is
going
to
be
a
de
jure
land
bank,
please
cite
your
authority.
N
This
is
not
a
rhetorical
question
to
be
waived
off,
like
at
public
comment.
Also,
please
explain
how
the
board
can
approve
a
development
plan
for
lake
oren
before
the
citizens
of
lake
oren
have
seen
and
approved
it.
This
email
is
being
forwarded
up,
followed
up
on
by
a
copy
address
to
the
board
of
commissioners
by
certified
mail.
N
But
I
did
that
on
purpose,
because
I'm
suspecting
that
what
this
commission
has
done
is
in
in
fact
has
created
a
de
facto
agency
that
is
unconstitutional
and
illegal,
and
I'm
asking
for
the
commission
to
show
proof
has
to
that.
It
is
a
du
jour,
constitutional
and
legal
organization,
and
I
think,
that's
very
important
and
it
hasn't
been
addressed.
Then
it's
been
over
a
week.
Thank
you.
D
Thank
you,
commissioner
moss
did
you
have
something
you
wanted
to
say.
K
I
would
just
like
to
to
the
chair,
I
believe
earlier
in
this
meeting.
You
did,
I
think
I
believe
you
was
it
you
or
yes,.
K
Stated
the
authority
for
the
land
bank,
which
had
been
had
been
detailed
by,
I
believe,
corporation
council,
and
perhaps
the
speaker.
We
could
give
him
a
copy
of
the
corporation.
The
corporation
council's
opinion
on
that
matter.
That
does
say
that
we
do
indeed
have
the
authority
to
create
the
land
bank,
because
it's
a
very
serious
question
and
I
certainly
respect
it
and
the
fact
that
we
do
have
a
legal
opinion
or
a
at
least
a
memorandum
from
corporate
talent
corporation
council.
N
D
D
Yes,
so
the
request
came
in
and
within
the
last
week
we
have
investigated
it
and
before
you
came
to
the
meeting,
I
read
a
statement
specifically
calling
out
the
legal
authority
by
which
we
did
create
the
land
bank,
and
I
asked
to
have
that
printed
so
that
if
people
came
today,
you
could
get
a
copy
of
that.
So
we
will
make
sure
you
have
that
before
you
leave
here.
But
basically
the
authority
is
through
state
statute.
D
Excuse
me
excuse
me
we'll
talk
offline,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
did
get
that
information.
I
cited
it
at
the
beginning
of
this
meeting,
and
so
we
have
answered
the
question
we'll
make
sure
you
get
the
information
that
you
that
you
requested.
Okay,
if
there's
nothing
else
to
come
before
the
commission.