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[1. ROLL CALL]
EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 2ND, 2024 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR THE D WITTY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL MR. LEE, MS. EBRA BONNER? HERE.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR INVOCATION, WHICH WILL BE THE LORD'S PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WILL YOU STAND WITH ME? LET'S PRAY.
OUR FATHER TO JORDAN HEAVEN HALL, BE THY NAME.
TH WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASSED AGAINST US.
NOT THE TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL FOR TH THE KINGDOM POWER AND THE GLORY, OR EVER AND EVER.
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.
[4. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA]
FOUR ON THE AGENDA IS AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY THIS EVENING FROM STAFF OR FROM OTHER BOARD MEMBERS? MR. CHAIRMAN? NO, NO AMENDMENTS FROM STAFF.
CAN WE GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? MOVE.
[5.A. Chair Nominations & Appointment]
GONNA TURN OVER THE AGENDA TO, UH, MR. MASSENGALE FOR THE, UH, NOMINATION OF THE CHAIR FOR THE BOARD.UM, BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME BEFORE, BEFORE I ACTUALLY START THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, UM, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A, A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO, TO RECOGNIZE, UH, DR. MARK E. MOORE FOR HIS, HIS STELLAR YEAR AS AS BEING CHAIR.
SO WE, WE HAVE A PLAQUE HERE FOR YOU WITH, WITH THE GAVEL WITH THE COUNTY SEAL, AND IT SAYS, PRESENTED TO DR. MARK E. MOORE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS 2023, CHAIR OF THE DENWITTY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WANNA PRESENT THAT TO YOU AT THIS TIME.
AND DR. MOORE, PERSONALLY, I JUST WANT TO, WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL.
I KNOW WE TALKED AT THE LAST, THE LAST MEETING THAT YOU RAN AS BEEN YOUR LAST FULL MEETING WITH A LOT OF OF COMMENTS AT THAT MEETING ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND, AND COUNTY STAFF.
AND IT, IT DOESN'T, WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO GO WITHOUT BEING RECOGNIZED.
SO AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR YEAR IN THAT LEADERSHIP POSITION.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A NEED, UH, AS THIS IS YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO, UH, OPEN, UH, NOMINATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT, YOU'LL SEE A RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET UNDER CHAIR NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS, UH, FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIRMAN.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WILLIAM BILL CHAVIS BE NOMINATED FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2024.
ARE THERE ANY, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AT THIS TIME? ALRIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I WOULD, I WOULD THEN, UM, RECOGNIZE THAT THE SLATE OF CHAIRMAN, THAT THERE WERE NOBODY AT NO, NO OTHER INTEREST.
AND THEREFORE THOSE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED.
SO, AT, AT THIS POINT, UH, WE WOULD NEED A RESOLUTION IS IN YOUR PACKET THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED WITH A BLANK.
AND SO WE WOULD JUST SIMPLY ASK THAT WILLIAM, UH, BILL CHAVIS BE EXERTED INTO, UH, THAT RESOLUTION FOR CHAIRMAN.
SO AGAIN, WE JUST NEED AN, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED WITH MR. CHAVIS NAME, UH, INSERTED IN THAT.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO THAT DEGREE? UM, UH, YOU WANT ME, WANT ME TO READ IT OR DON'T HAVE TO READ IT? OKAY.
I JUST, UM, YOU CAN APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED WITH THE INSERTION APPOINT AS, UH, PRESENTED WITH THE, UM, UH, WILLIAM BILL CHAVIS BEING INSERTED.
AND SECOND, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL MS. EBRA? BONNER? AYE.
OKAY, MR. CHAVIS, CONGRATULATIONS.
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CONGRATULATIONS.DOCTOR, WE HAVE A RING YOU WANT TO GIVE
[5.B. Vice Chair Nominations & Appointment]
RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, AT THIS POINT I'LL TURN THE MEETING BACK OVER TO YOU AND YOU CAN SEEK NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR.LET ME SAY SOMETHING FIRST ABOUT WITH MARK.
CAN I DO THAT FIRST? ABSOLUTELY.
MARK, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED HARD AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A A CHAIR.
THIS IS MY THIRD TIME, I THINK.
AND, UH, LIKE YOU SAY, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MARRIED TO THIS MAN.
UH, UH, WE, WE TALK EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A DAY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, CAN I SAY WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO? YEAH.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR A NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR FOR 24.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT, UM, DAN LEE FOR VICE CHAIR.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ANY OTHER, ALRIGHT.
BEING NONE THEN WE'LL JUST, YOU AS CHAIR, YOU'LL JUST RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS.
AND, AND THEN WE WOULD NEED A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, AS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU FOR VICE CHAIR WITH THE INSERTION OF DANIEL D. LEE AS THE, THE TERM.
[5.C. Adoption Of 2024 Board Meeting Schedule]
DOWN TO C UH, ADOPTION OF 24.MR. CHAIRMAN, IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET, IT IS CUSTOMARY EVERY YEAR AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO RECOGNIZE THE SCHEDULE MEETING DATES 4 20 24.
YOU'LL SEE A CALENDAR ATTACHED.
UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST BEFORE THE MEETING, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A, A DATE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED.
I THINK THAT'S DECEMBER 18TH, NEEDS TO BE DECEMBER 17TH, 2024.
AND THEN THE DATES IN DECEMBER, I THINK ON THE CALENDAR SOMEHOW IT TOOK OUT DECEMBER THE EIGHTH.
AND SO THE DATES IN DECEMBER WOULD BE RENUMBERED TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT.
SO THE ACT OF THE SE THIRD AND 17TH, SO THE CORRECT.
THE 17TH, IT'LL THE THIRD AND THE 17TH.
SO THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU MM-HMM
UM, BUT ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THE, THE 17TH WILL BE YOUR REGULAR MEETING AND IT'S CUSTOMARY.
YOUR FIRST TUESDAY WILL BE YOUR, YOUR WORKSHOPS.
AND WE'RE HOLDING THAT FIRST TUESDAY AS POTENTIAL WORKSHOP DAYS.
YOUR OFFICIAL MEETINGS ARE AGAIN LISTED HERE AS REGULAR DATES.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, WE JUST SIMPLY NEED A, A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, AS PRESENTED WITH THOSE CORRECTIONS.
[5.D. Adoption Of The FY 2025 Budget Calendar]
ADOPTION OF THE, UH, FY 2 25 BUDGET CALENDAR.AND MS. MR. CHAIRMAN, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE THE FY 25 BUDGET CALENDAR.
AND SO JUST LIKE YOUR REGULAR MEETING, WE LIKE TO MAKE, UM, HAVE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET CALENDAR APPROVED AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE, OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
SO THOSE DATES ARE PUT, UH, BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS.
ONE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A FALL ADVANCE THIS YEAR.
SO IN THE JANUARY TIMEFRAME, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY SEE THE BOARD COMING IN TO DO THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION AS WE DID THAT IN THE FALL MM-HMM
SO THAT, THAT'S BEEN GIVEN BACK AS, AS NOT A DAY TO, TO HAVE TO MEET.
IN ADDITION TO THE, THE REAL IMPORTANT DATES, UM, ALL OF 'EM ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE ONE TO REALLY FOCUS ON IS YOUR, YOUR THREE DAY COMMITMENT OF MARCH 13TH, 14TH, AND 15TH.
IS THAT, THAT WILL BE YOUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET WORK SESSION.
THAT'S USUALLY A THREE DAY WORK SESSION, UH, WITH ADMINISTRATION WHERE ALL THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND, UH, THE COUNTY BUDGET WILL BE PRESENTED, UH, TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AGAIN, THE ULTIMATE GOAL HERE IS TO, TO GET THE TAX RATE ESTABLISHED.
LIKE WE DO EARLY ON IN, IN THE, IN THE CALENDAR YEAR.
UH, WE WILL THEN HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE, THE BUDGET CIP APRIL 30TH, THE GOAL OF, OF FINAL ADOPTION ON MAY 7TH.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE'S NO CORRECTION, WE SIMPLY JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY 25 PROPOSED BUDGET CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.
I HAVE A MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE, UH,
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CALENDAR AS PRESENTED.I SECOND ROLL CALL MS. EBRA BONNER.
[5.E. Review Of The Board Of Supervisors Bylaws/Code Of Ethics]
OKAY, MOVING ON DOWN TO WE HAVE THE BYLAWS, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M GONNA KICK THAT OVER TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
HE'S MORE ELOQUENT AT READING THE BYLAWS THAN I I'M, SO WE'RE GOING.
SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS IS THE, AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
AND SO AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING EVERY YEAR, THE BOARD DOES TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO REVIEW.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE MAY BE ABOUT THEM.
AND THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE, OBVIOUSLY THE BYLAWS CANNOT BE AMENDED TONIGHT, BUT IF THERE WAS A DESIRE TO AMEND A BYLAW, THEN WE COULD COULD LOOK AT DOING THAT.
THE BYLAWS WERE LAST AMENDED ON JANUARY 3RD, 2018.
UH, IT DOES SAY IN THE, THE BYLAWS AT THE END OF THAT IS THE CODE OF ETHICS.
AND IT SAYS THAT THE CODE OF ETHICS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE READ ALLOWED IN AN OPEN SESSION AT EACH ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, WHICH WE'VE DONE, UH, EACH, EACH YEAR.
AND SO, UH, WITH, WITH LEAVE FROM YOU MR. CHAIR, I WILL GO AHEAD AND, AND READ THAT THESE ARE IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES WE WANT TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUT IN FRONT OF US.
IT READS CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF THE DENWITTY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CODE OF ETHICS, RECOGNIZING THAT PERSONS WHO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A PUBLIC TRUST AND THAT THE STEWARDSHIP OF SUCH OFFICE DEMANDS THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ETHICAL AND MORAL CONDUCT.
ANY PERSON SERVING ON THE DEWINE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHOULD ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING CODE OF ETHICS.
NUMBER ONE, UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF ALL GOVERNMENTS THEREIN AND NEVER KNOWINGLY BE A PART TO THEIR EVASION.
NUMBER TWO, PUT LOYALTY TO THE HIGHEST MORAL PRINCIPLES INTO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, ABOVE LOYALTY TO INDIVIDUALS, DISTRICTS, OR PARTICULAR GROUPS.
NUMBER THREE, GIVE A FULL MEASURE OF EFFORT AND SERVICE TO THE POSITION OF TRUST FOR WHICH STEWARDSHIP HAS BEEN GRANTED GIVING EARNEST EFFORT AND BEST THOUGHT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.
NUMBER FOUR, SEEK TO FIND AND USE THE MOST EQUITABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL MEANS FOR GETTING TASKS ACCOMPLISHED.
NUMBER FIVE, ADOPT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF ALL CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEX, AGE, RELIGION, CREED, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR HANDICAPPING CONDITION.
AVOID ADOPTING POLICIES, SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, OR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST OR OFFEND INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF RACE, SEX, AGE, RELIGION, CREED, AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR HANDICAPPING CONDITION.
NUMBER SIX, ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BY AVOIDING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH THE DISPENSING OF SPECIAL FAVORS OR UNFAIR PRIVILEGES TO ANYONE, WHETHER FOR REMUNERATION OR MONEY OR NOT.
A BIBER SHOULD NEVER ACCEPT FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF OR FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, FAVORS OR BENEFITS UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH MIGHT BE CONSTRUED BY REASONABLE PERSONS AS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DUTIES.
NUMBER SEVEN, MAKE NO PRIVATE PROMISES OF ANY KIND BINDING UPON THE DUTIES OF ANY OFFICE SINCE A PUBLIC SERVANT HAS NO PRIVATE WORD WHICH CAN BE BINDING ON PUBLIC DUTY.
NUMBER EIGHT, ENGAGE IN NO BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSCIENTIOUS PERFORMANCE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DUTIES, EXCEPT AS MAY BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATUTES IN THE QUOTE OF VIRGINIA.
NUMBER NINE, NEVER USE ANY INFORMATION GAIN CONFIDENTIALLY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DUTIES AS A MEANS OF MAKING PRIVATE PROFIT.
NUMBER 10, EXPOSE THROUGH APPROPRIATE MEANS AND CHANNELS CORRUPTION, MISCONDUCT, OR NEGLECT OF DUTY WHENEVER DISCOVERED.
NUMBER 11, ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE PUBLIC VIEW BY OBSERVING AND FOLLOWING THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT USING CLOSED SESSIONS ONLY TO DEAL WITH SENSITIVE MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA.
NUMBER 12, AVOID USING THE POSITION OF PUBLIC TRUST TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSES OF CRITICIZING COLLEAGUES OR CITIZENS IMPUNING THEIR INTEGRITY OR VILIFYING THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS.
NUMBER 13, MAKE SURE WHEN RESPONDING TO THE MEDIA THAT A CLEAR DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN PERSONAL OPINION OR BELIEF AND A DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD.
NUMBER 14, REVIEW ORALLY AND IN PUBLIC SESSION AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING EACH OF THESE PRINCIPLES.
AND FINALLY, NUMBER 15, PLEDGE TO HONOR AND UPHOLD THESE PRINCIPLES EVER CONSCIOUS THAT PUBLIC OFFICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST.
WHAT DO YOU MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM.
IT'S JUST, UM, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE CODE OF ETHICS JUST REVIEWED AT YOUR, AT YOUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED OF YOU TODAY.
[6.A. Harrison Moody Resolution]
ON DOWN TO ACTION ITEMS. UM, HARRISON MOVED RESOLUTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, WE DIDN'T PUT THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET, UH, 'CAUSE HE HASN'T SEEN IT YET MM-HMMBUT WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS JUST KIND OF READ IT, UH, INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME.
UM, AT THE CONCLUSION WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE PRESENTED TO MR. MOODY
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AT THE JANUARY 10TH RECEPTION THAT WILL BE AT EAST SIDE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT CENTER, UM, STARTING AT FOUR O'CLOCK.BUT IF IT PLEASES THE BOARD, THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DE WITTY COUNTY VIRGINIA HARRISON, A MOODY DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM 1986 TO 2023, WHEREAS THE DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COMMENDS HARRISON A MOODY FOR LONGSTANDING DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF DE WITTY COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS MR. MOODY HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR MORE THAN NINE CONSECUTIVE TERMS, SPANNING 37 YEARS FROM 1986 TO 2023.
AND WHEREAS THE DOEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPRECIATES MR. MOODY'S SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND ADVANCEMENTS DURING HIS CAREER, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WHICH SERVES THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS OF ALL AGES FROM TWO BUILDINGS BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
AND THE N NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DIM WITTY COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX, WHEREAS MR. MOODY'S LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WAS CRITICAL TO A PLETHORA OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DURING HIS 37 YEAR CAREER, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WALMART, AMAZON, AND ALDI DISTRIBUTION CENTERS IN DENWITTY, AS WELL AS AU A LEADING GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCER.
AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES MR. MOODY'S SERVICE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA THROUGH THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, WHERE HE WORKED TIRELESSLY ON A VARIETY OF COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF VACO IN 2014, MR. MOODY ALSO REPRESENTED DEWEY COUNTY ON THE VIRGINIA TOBACCO, UH, REGION REVITALIZATION COMMISSION AND THE VIRGINIA SOYBEAN BOARD AND THE VIRGINIA COUNTY EXTENSION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.
AND WHEREAS MR. MOODY FURTHER REPRESENTED DE WITTY COUNTY AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ON A NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH SERVICES TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, SPECIFICALLY AS A MEMBER OF THE RURAL, UH, CAUCUS COMMITTEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE NACO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, AND THE NACO FOOD SAFETY COMMITTEE.
AND NOW THEREFORE BID RESOLVED, THE DEY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EXTENDS HEARTFELT THANKS AND SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR MR. MOODY FOR OUTSTANDING SELFLESS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE COUNTY, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT THAT WILL ENDURE FAR BEYOND THIS 37 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PRESENTED TO HARRISON A MOODY ON THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY, 2024.
AND A COPY BE SPREAD UPON THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING FOR ALL ETERNITY.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE WILL HOPEFULLY ADOPT TODAY AND, AND WE'LL PRESENT THIS AGAIN AT JANUARY 10TH.
JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE, HARRISON
WELL, I GOT TO SAY SOME GOOD THINGS TO MR. HARRISON MOODY.
'CAUSE YOU, IT'S HARD TO PULL AWAY FROM SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN FOR 37 YEARS AND I CAN'T IMAGINE, UH, SEEING ALL THE THINGS THAT'S COME THROUGH TUITION OF WHAT ALL THESE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT'S COME EVEN IN 12 YEARS MM-HMM
I MEAN, AMAZON, ALDI, I MEAN, NAME IT.
UH, BUT I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU, HARRISON.
UH, AND I HOPE YOU DON'T GIVE UP ON US.
YOU'LL SHOW UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
BUT ALSO I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT MR. LEE IS WATCHING.
I TOLD HIM I'D WEAR A BOW TIE UNTIL HE GOT BACK.
I DON'T USUALLY WEAR BOW TIES, BUT MR. LEE DOES.
BUT WE COMPETE AGAINST THIS LADY OVER HERE AND IT'S SITTING TO MY LEFT WHO'S GONNA GET MORE ATTENTION.
SO, BUT MR. LEE, I HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER AND I'M SO EXCITED THEY'RE GONNA MOVE YOU OUT INTO, UH, ANOTHER PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET STRONGER.
UH, AND I, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEATING YOU IN GOLF.
I HOPE YOU DON'T GET THAT GOOD
HOPE YOU GET BACK SOON WITH THAT.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? UM, JUST WELCOME.
NO, YOU WELCOME CASEY TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
GREAT THINGS ARE AHEAD OF US AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
I JUST SKIPPED HIM
I'VE BEEN WITH HIM EVER SINCE HE MOVED UP HERE.
I WENT TO HIS WEDDING WHERE HIS FATHER-IN-LAW CAME OUT WITH THE SHOTGUN AND WARNED HIM
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AND, BUT, UH, THEY, THEY DID EXACTLY WHAT MY WIFE HAS BEEN BEGGING ME FOR FOR A LONG TIME.THEY DID A BUGGY RIDE FROM HERE DOWN TO THEIR RECEPTION.
SO THERE'S MEMORIES, YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE YOU GO THAT YOU HAVE DEAR FRIENDS THAT, UH, THAT YOU REMEMBER.
UH, SARAH USED TO MAKE ME GET ON A HORSE AND RIDE AND HER DAD LIVED UP HERE ON SCOTTS ROAD.
SO WE GO BACK A LONG WAYS AND, UH, AND YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO FOUR H, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT.
PROOF I DIDN'T GET ON THAT HORSE BY MYSELF.
SO NOW I DIDN'T SHOW THE PROCESS OF YOU GETTING ON THE HORSE, BUT I DO HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU ON THE HORSE.
UM, SORRY I MISSED YOU ON THAT, BUT, UH, I LOVE YOU.
I'M GLAD WE'RE ON THE BOARD TOGETHER AND LOOKING FOR A GOOD FOUR YEARS.
SO THE NEXT THING WE NEED IS, OH, WELL I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA WELCOME HIM AS WELL, MR. DOOLEY.
AND, UM, OF COURSE WITH HARRISON, YOU KNOW, HE, UM, REALLY JUST BROUGHT US SO MUCH INFORMATION AND HE WAS, HE WAS JUST, UM, ALWAYS GOOD.
HE HELPED ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE WAY FOR THE 12 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN, UM, WORKING WITH HIM.
AND I KNOW HE TOLD ME, HE SAID, YEAH, I'M GONNA, UH, SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE GRANDCHILDREN AND DEBBIE TOLD ME TO COME ON HOME.
BUT, UM, SO WE ARE, WE ARE GONNA MISS, UM, HARRISON AND DAN.
I'M GLAD THAT HE IS PROGRESSING AND, UM, WE KNOW GOD IS GOOD.
HE'S, OH MY GOD, HE'S, HE'S, UM, REALLY MOVED HIM FAST AND, AND WE KNOW NO MATTER WHAT GOD, WHO'S DOING THAT, AND UM, ALSO FOR MARK, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR A WHOLE YEAR BECAUSE MARK HAS BEEN WORKING, HE HAS HIS JOB AND HE'S BUSY AT CHURCH AND HE'S BUSY DOING THIS.
I MEAN, HE WAS FLYING ALL, ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN 2023 AND, UM, UH, AND WELCOME BILL WHO'S GONNA BE, UM, IN 2024 AND, UH, WITH, WITH SOME JOKES THAT HE MAY HAVE DOWN THE LINE.
BUT, UM, BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UH, TO, UM, THANK YOU MARK AND WELCOME BILL.
OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M GONNA SEE IF MR. DOOLEY WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS, BUT IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT.
UM, AND MR. DOOLEY, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME AS A, AS AN EMPLOYEE IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ANYTIME YOUR NAME'S MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS THAT COME UP AND, UM, ONE, HOW, HOW EASY YOU ARE TO TALK TO YES.
UH, TWO, THE INTEGRITY THAT YOU HAVE HAS JUST BEEN A, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING THROUGH YOUR CAREER.
NOT JUST IN DI WITTY COUNTY, BUT, BUT IN OTHER THINGS.
BUT FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AS I KNOW IF I'VE SAID THIS PUBLICLY, BUT I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY WITH CASEY TO SIT DOWN WITH HIM AND JUST, JUST TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ONBOARDING HIM TO THIS POSITION OF, OF SUPERVISOR.
AND I, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S PUBLICLY BEEN TALKED ABOUT, BUT WHAT I WANT THE PEOPLE AT HOME THAT MAY BE LISTENING TO THIS OR, OR THE OTHERS KNOW ABOUT, ABOUT MR. DOOLEY, WHAT STRUCK ME VERY, VERY IMPORTANTLY WAS THE CALLING THAT HE HAS TO SERVE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KIND OF WONDER WHAT IS THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE REASON, WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE REASON THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TIME? 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE JUST SWORE IN A LOT OF LOCAL ELECTED PEOPLE AND, AND GETTING INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME IS NOT EASY.
AND YOU KNOW, CASEY, WHAT I, WHAT I SAW FROM YOU IN THAT FIRST MEETING, AND I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO ABSOLUTELY.
TO BENEFIT THIS BOARD AND THE COUNTY IS THE HEART OF A PUBLIC SERVANT THAT TRULY WANTS TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR HIS DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY.
AND SO I JUST, I JUST WANNA PUBLICLY, 'CAUSE I DUNNO IF IT'S BEEN SAID YET PUBLICLY, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT CALLING OF WHY YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WANTING TO GET INVOLVED SURELY MEETS THE SAME, UM, CHEMISTRY THAT'S ALREADY HERE ON, ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SO I JUST WANT IT ON THE RECORD 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME TREMENDOUS THINGS HERE TOO.
UH, I WOULD JUST SAY TO MR. MOODY, UH, YOU HAVE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL IN THE SEAT AND I AM HONORED AND HUMBLED TO SIT HERE AND I COVER YOUR PRAYERS TO THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING AND IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, I PRAY FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL STAND ALONGSIDE ME IN THAT, UH, I THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM STAFF AND FROM THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND WORKING, UH, FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE.
ANY MORE ADJOURNMENT? I'M EXCITED.
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IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD YEAR.SECOND ROLL CALL MS. EBRA BONNER.