* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. , YOU GOOD? [1. ROLL CALL] [00:00:06] I'D LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, JANUARY 6TH, 2026, ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING TO ORDER. CAN WE HAVE THE WRONG CALL, PLEASE? MR. DOOLEY? HERE. DR. MOORE? HERE. MR. CHAVIS? HERE. MS. EBRA BONNER. HERE. MR. LEE. HERE. FIVE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT. ALRIGHT. IF Y'ALL COULD JOIN ME AS WE DO THE INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I FOLLOW HEAVEN, I'LL BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME. TH WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY, OUR DAY THE BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASSED AGAINST US. AND LEAD US NOT IN TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL FOR THYS, THE KINGDOM OF OUR, OUR GLORY. FOR OUR AMEN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY. JUSTICE STRONG. ALRIGHT, [4. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA] DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA? NONE FROM STAFF. MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY FROM, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? WE APPROVE THE AGENDA, SIR. MOVE SECOND. DO WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MR. DOOLEY? AYE. DR. MOORE? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA, UM, GO AHEAD AND WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. UM, WE'RE GONNA GO FIRST TO CHAIRMAN NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. MR. , MR. CHAIRMAN, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL KIND OF TAKE IT OVER FROM HERE IF THAT'S OKAY. BE BEFORE WE, WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR, FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING CHAIR. UM, AND JUST TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO, TO ONE, UM, THINK, UH, DAN LEE FOR HIS YEAR AS, AS BEING CHAIR. UM, I'VE SAID PUBLICLY MANY TIMES AS THERE'S A LOT THAT MAKES THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL AND, AND SOMEWHAT UNIQUE. AND, AND THAT'S THE SENSE THAT ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE THINGS, A LOT OF THINGS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THEM REALLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE IS THAT, THAT THIS BOARD YEARS AGO DECIDED TO ROTATE ITS CHAIRMANSHIP. AND I THINK IT WAS VERY WISE BECAUSE IT, IT ALLOWS EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SIT IN THE SEAT, THE SEAT AS THE CHAIR. UM, AND AS WE JUST HAD AN ORIENTATION WITH OUR UPCOMING CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR DOESN'T, THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THAT YEAR AS CHAIR. UM, AND SO DAN, HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU CHAIR IN YOUR CAREER SO FAR? THIS IS THE THIRD. THIS IS THE THIRD, YEAH. WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE IS A MALLET AND A GAVEL WITH THE NEW COUNTY SEAL, UH, ON IT AS WELL. RIGHT. SO YOU'RE THE FIRST TO GET THAT. SO, UM, BUT IT, IT'S A, A BEAUTIFUL, UH, GAVEL HERE PRESENTED TO YOU OWNED BY, UH, DANIEL D. LEE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS 2025 CHAIR OF THE DEY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. YEP. I WANT THE YOU WANT THE REAL PHONE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN I CALL FAMILY MEETINGS, I, WELL, YOU WANT, ACTUALLY, THAT'S RIGHT TO HIT THE GAP. . WELL, DAN, WE, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT AT THE, AT THE DECEMBER MEETING OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN, IN 2025. YESTERDAY I HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH SOME OF MY, UH, SENIOR STAFF, IF YOU WILL. AND WE, WE ACTUALLY, THEY ENDURED ME GOING FROM JANUARY OF 2025 ALL THE WAY TO DECEMBER AND KIND OF DEBRIEFED, IF YOU WILL, ON ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THAT YEAR. AND, AND I WILL TELL YOU, DAN, YOU KNOW, YOU, WE SAY THAT YOU'RE A MIRACLE ANYWAY. MM-HMM. AMEN. A MIRACLE. I TELL YOU THE, THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAD AND FOR THIS BOARD, KNOWING THAT, THAT YOU WOULD BE IN THIS CHAIRMANSHIP AND TO STAY IN THE, IN THE CHAIN OF, OF BEING ABLE TO PUT IN THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I WILL TELL YOU IN BILL LIKES TO SAY IT'S ALMOST LIKE A DIVORCE WHEN, WHEN YOU SEPARATE FROM CHAIR FROM ME, BECAUSE REALLY WHAT THEY DECIDED YEARS AGO TO ROTATE THIS IS THAT NO ONE PERSON HAD TO ENDURE ME MORE THAN A YEAR AT A TIME. [00:05:01] . SO HE, HE'S PROBABLY LIKE FREE AT LAST, ALICIA, THAT'S FREE AT LAST THAT HE'S ABLE TO DO THAT. BUT, UH, I, I'VE ENJOYED IT, DAN. AND AGAIN, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT AT THIS TIME. JUST, I KNOW YOU TALKED IN DECEMBER SERVING THIS CHILD WAS A PLEASURE WITH THIS BOARD AND I KNOW THIS BOARD HAD MY BACK. UM, YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH'S MEETING WAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. HALFWAY THROUGH I GOT A CALL AND HAD TO GO BE WITH ALICIA IN THE HOSPITAL. AND, UM, THANKFUL THAT I KNEW THIS BOARD HAD MY BACK. UM, I DO THINK THE YIELDS FLY BY FASTER AND FASTER AS, AS THE OLDER WE GET. UM, BUT I TRULY HAVE ENJOYED IT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS, UM, THAT WE HAD COME TO DENWOODY THIS YEAR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WALMART REORGANIZATION MM-HMM . AND, UH, AND THEN DOMINION, UM, POWER WITH THEIR NEW, UM, RESEARCH FACILITY MM-HMM . AND THINGS. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT TRULY HAS BEEN A BLESSING, UM, FOR ME TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD AND BE HAPPY TO MOVE SEATS A LITTLE BIT FROM THE SENATE. SO, WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN WITH Y'ALL, WITH, WITH [5.A. Chair Nominations & Appointment] THAT IN MIND, UM, AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, THE FIRST PART IS THAT NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT AS CHAIR. SO I WILL FORMALLY OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY NOMINATIONS AND APPOINTMENT, UH, AT THIS TIME FOR ANY NAME. OKAY. MR. CHAIR, I'LL NOMINATE BRENDA EBRA BONNER TO BE CHAIR FOR 2026 OF THE DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ALRIGHT. SECOND. ANY, ANY OTHER NAMES AT THIS TIME AND WE'LL CLOSE NOMINATIONS. AND, UH, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE, UH, A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU, AND THAT IS AGAIN, TO APPOINT, UM, UH, BRENDA E. BONNER AS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR 2026. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION? SO, MOVE SECOND. UH, ROLL CALL MADAM CLERK. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. DR. MOORE? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER ABSTAIN. MR. LEE AYE. FOUR A'S ONE ABSTAIN. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. GOTTA CHANGE. MC. MM-HMM . EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO MOVE CHANGE. EVERYBODY'S GONNA CHANGE. THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT. SO SIT DOWN THERE, BABY. YOU GOT IT. WE'LL KEEP, WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING. RIGHT. MADAM CHAIR, CONGRATULATIONS ON, ON YOUR NEW APPOINTMENT AND IN THE, SHE SAID 25 WAS A GOOD YEAR, BUT SHE'S REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO 26. THAT'S . SO [5.B. Vice Chair Nominations & Appointment] MA'AM, CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, UH, WE JUST SIMPLY NEED TO MOVE TO THE VICE CHAIR NOMINATIONS AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU OPEN THE FLOOR UP FOR THOSE NOMINATIONS. OKAY? UH, YES. DO WE HAVE, UM, SOME, UH, A PERSON NOMINATED FOR VICE CHAIR AT THIS TIME? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, MR. DOOLEY BE VICE CHAIR. SECOND. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. ARE WE, WE, JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, CLOSE AS TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. SURE. THERE ARE A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT, BUT IF YOU CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND THEN MAKE A MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. WITH MR. DOOLEY. I'M, I'LL MOVE TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. OKAY. OKAY. SECOND. ALRIGHT, NOW I MAKE A MOTION OR IT'S ALREADY MADE. ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. IF THE CHAIR WILL DECLARE NOMINATIONS CLOSED, THEN YOU CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO OKAY. ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. UH, NOW THE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED. UM, AND NOW WE NEED A MOTION. A MOTION A FOR THE VICE CHAIRMAN. CHAIR. A MOTION. MR. DOOLEY. OKAY. MOTION FOR THE, UM, THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR. MADAM CHAIR, I'LL MAKE THE, UH, MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT A RESOLUTION FOR CASEY DOOLEY TO BE THE VICE CHAIR OF THE DIMITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2026. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY, NOW, ROLL CALL . MR. DOOLEY. ABSTAIN. DR. MOORE? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. FOUR AYES. ONE ABSTAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS BROTHER. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO DR. MOORE, YOU'RE GONNA MOVE TO CASEY'S SEAT. DAN MOVES TO BILL SEAT A LONG TIME. BILL MOVES TO DR. MOORE [00:10:01] SEAT. SHE'S GONNA PUT YOU OVER THERE. OKAY. I SENT EVERYBODY WITH YOU. MOST COMPLICATED THING YOU HAVE OVER HERE. THERE WE GO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE, I THOUGHT I'D BE THERE BECAUSE YOU, YOU FIRST BE GOING UP. YOU OVER THERE? YEAH. NO, DR. MOORE, YOU'RE ON THE END. YOU'RE TWO. I'M MOVING THAT WAY. YOU'RE TWO, YOU GOTTA SIT IN ORDER. TWO, THREE. OKAY. OKAY. YEP. WE JUST WORKED HERE, RIGHT? TWO, THREE. ALRIGHT, I GOT YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE MADE IT. WE'RE HERE. . ALL RIGHT, MADAM [5.C. Adoption Of 2026 Board Meeting Schedule] CHAIR, THE NEXT, UH, ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE ADOPTION OF THE 2026 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE. SO COUNTY STAFF DIDN'T, UH, MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE, TO THE SCHEDULE YOU'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO THIS, THIS SCHEDULE RECOGNIZES THAT THE WORKSHOPS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL TAKE PLACE, UH, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT FOUR O'CLOCK. AND THEN THE, UH, REGULAR MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3:00 PM ON THE, THE THIRD TUESDAY. AND AGAIN, THOSE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS, AGAIN, WORKSHOPS IN BLUE AND THE RED FOR THE, UH, THE REGULAR, UH, DAYS. SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE THE CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. OKAY. A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL. MR. DOOLEY. AYE. DR. MOORE? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. ALL VOTING AYE. MM-HMM . OKAY. NEXT [5.D. Adoption Of The FY 2027 Budget Calendar] MADAM CHAIR IS, UH, ITEM D AND THIS IS YOUR BUDGET CALENDAR. UH, SO THIS CALENDAR, UH, MIMICS YOUR FY 27 BUDGET AND SO JUST WANTED TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT. THE, UH, THE MAIN BUDGET WORKSHOPS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENTS ARE GONNA BE ON MARCH 4TH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH. I KNOW WE HAD SOME INTERNALLY WE WERE TRYING TO GET THAT TO, TO WORK OUT, BUT MARCH 4TH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH. OTHERWISE, THE, UH, THE DATES BEFORE YOU ARE, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AND US BEING ABLE TO ADOPT A BUDGET, UH, APPROPRIATELY THIS YEAR. SO WE JUST NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. DOOLEY. AYE. DR. MOORE? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. AND, [5.E. Review Of The Board Of Supervisors Bylaws/Code Of Ethics] AND LASTLY, MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE A REVIEW OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BYLAWS AND CODE OF ETHICS. SO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS THE, I SAY THE WORST JOB OF THE NIGHT, BUT NOW HE HAS TO, HE LIKES TO ORALLY PRESENT THESE TO YOU EVERY YEAR. ALRIGHT. SO EVERY YEAR PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, I DO READ THE, THE CODE OF ETHICS ALLOWED TO EVERYONE BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT WE SHOULD DO SO. UM, SO I'LL DO THAT. IT READS AS FOLLOWS, RECOGNIZING THE 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 DENWITTY 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. TWO. PUT LOYALTY TO THE HIGHEST MORAL PRINCIPLES INTO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, ABOVE LOYALTY TO INDIVIDUALS, DISTRICTS, OR PARTICULAR GROUPS. 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 WHO SEEK TO FIND AND USE THE MOST EQUITABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ECONOMICAL MEANS FOR GETTING TASKS ACCOMPLISHED. 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 POLICY 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. SIX. ENSURE THAT 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 NOT, A MEMBER 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 SUPERVISOR'S DUTIES. 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. EIGHT. ENGAGE IN NO BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OR SCHOOL SYSTEM EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WHICH IS, IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE CONSCIENTIOUS PERFORMANCE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DUTIES EXCEPT AS MAY BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. STATUTES IN THE CODE OF VIRGINIA NINE. NEVER USED ANY INFORMATION GAINED [00:15:01] CONFIDENTIALLY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DUTIES AS A MEANS OF MAKING PRIVATE PROFIT 10 EXPOSED THROUGH APPROPRIATE MEANS AND CHANNELS, CORRUPTION, MISCONDUCT, OR NEGLECT OF DUTY WHENEVER DISCOVERED. 11. ADHERE TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE PUBLIC VIEW BY OBSERVING AND FOLLOWING THE LETTER IN SPIRIT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT USING CLOSED SESSIONS ONLY TO DEAL WITH SENSITIVE MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. 12. AVOID USING THE POSITION OF PUBLIC TRUST TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSES OF CRITICIZING COLLEAGUES OR CITIZENS IMPUGNING THEIR INTEGRITY OR VILIFYING THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS. 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 14 REVIEW ORALLY AND IN PUBLIC SESSION AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, EACH OF THESE PRINCIPLES AND 15 PLEDGE TO UPHOLD PLEDGE TO HONOR AND UPHOLD THESE PRINCIPLES EVER CONSCIOUS THAT PUBLIC OFFICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST. SO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MR. MASSENGILL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME READ THAT AS IT'S IN NUMBER 14, THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE READ EACH YEAR AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT REMINDER AS I KNOW YOU ALL HOLD THESE PRINCIPLES NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART, UM, OF, OF, OF WHAT THEY ARE. UH, I WOULD NOTE THAT THIS IS THE TIME EACH YEAR THAT I SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THAT YOU'VE NOTICED YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO THE BYLAWS, THIS IS THE, THE A TIME WHEN, WHEN YOU CAN BRING THOSE FORWARD. THEY DO REQUIRE WRITTEN NOTICE IN ADVANCE OF THE CHANGE BEING MADE AND WE'RE REVIEWING IT THIS YEAR. I DID NOTICE ONE THING THAT I MAY BE BRINGING FORWARD AT A FUTURE MEETING, BUT NOT TONIGHT, UM, A MINOR TWEAK. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU NOTICE EITHER TONIGHT OR IN THE DAYS TO COME, YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US TONIGHT. OKAY. I, I WILL ASK IF ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY. WISH YOU A GOOD YEAR. I'M GONNA JUST SAY WHEN I, UH, LAST YEAR WHEN DAN, YOU KNOW, WENT THROUGH ALL, HE WENT THROUGH, UH, BEEN AT THE HOSPITAL WITH HIM AND SEE HOW HE MADE IT AND THROUGH, YOU KNOW, ONLY GOD CAN DO WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED WITH HIM. AND THAT WAS A PURE MIRACLE. I WENT THERE AND I SAW HOW HE WAS AND, BUT, UM, I LOVE YOU AND I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK WITH US AND THANK YOU. PRAY THAT YOU GET STRONGER EVERY DAY, BROTHER. YES. UM, AND ALSO, UM, I WANNA SAY DAN, BECAUSE WHEN DAN SAID THAT HE WAS GONNA CHAIR LAST YEAR, UM, HE SAID, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO IT. AND I SAID, I'M GONNA HAVE YOU BACK. I'M GONNA BE HERE. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT IS A MIRACLE YOU DON'T SEE MIRACLES OFTEN. UH, WELL, WHEN WE WAKE UP, IT'S A MIRACLE. I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME WHEN WE WAKE UP EVERY DAY, IT'S A MIRACLE. BUT, YOU KNOW, TO KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH AND KNOW THAT GOD JUST HAD YOUR BACK AND YOU CAME BACK AND DOING EVERYTHING, AND THEN YOU HAVE ALICIA HERE, YOU KNOW, ALICIA, UM, STOOD BY YOUR SIDE AND I'M GLAD TO SEE HER HERE TONIGHT. UM, AND ALWAYS PRAYING FOR HER, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS PRAYING FOR, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, SEND, SEND PRAYERS UP BECAUSE YOU KNOW, GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME AND EVERYTHING. AND THANKING, YOU KNOW, MY SISTER CAME TONIGHT, UH, TRICIA AND MY AND MY GOOD FRIEND CHERYL. SHE'S LIKE MY, MY MY SISTER SISTER. SHE'S A SISTER. YEAH, SHE'S MY SISTER, RIGHT? YEAH, SHE'S MY SISTER. UH, MY HUSBAND HAD, UM, UH, DENTAL WORK DONE TODAY AND HE WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN. HE SAID, I'M GONNA COME. I SAID, NO, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE OUT HERE IN THE AIR, SO YOU NEED TO STAY HOME. AND THE REEDS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, MY FRIENDS ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE THEM. THEY ARE BUSY AND, AND MARIE AND ALSO OFFICER LEE BACK THERE. SO, UM, IT, IT IS JUST GOOD. I'M UM, JUST GONNA PRAY AND LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE BEST THIS YEAR. IT IS 2026. IT'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TACKLE. SO, UM, JUST KNOWING THAT, UM, I KNOW THAT GOD ALWAYS HAS MY BACK, SO, AND THAT'S WHAT I LEAN ON TO DO WHATEVER I DO. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. AND SO, UM, AGAIN, THANK EVERYBODY. IF UM, NOTHING ELSE ADJOURN. DO I GET A MOTION? MOTION AJOUR. A MOTION. MOTION SHALL MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL. MR. DOOLEY. AYE. DR. MOORE A MR. CHAVIS? AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER AYE. ALL VOTING AYE. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SHORTEST MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.