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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE PULASKI COUNTY REORGANIZATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.
BUT FIRST, LET ME GO AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY. KENDRELL COLLINS.
HERE. ROSALYND MIDDLETON. HERE. ANGELA HOOFMAN.
HERE. LUIS CALDERON. STEVEN OWEN. TRACEY SHINE.
DANNY BRADLEY. HERE. AND MYSELF, HERE. SO WE HAVE A QUORUM.
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LET ME FIRST OF ALL, ASK IF YOU'VE TAKEN A MOMENT TO LOOK OVER THOSE.AND IF THERE'S ANY, IF THERE'S NO CHANGES OR ANY DISCUSSION ON THOSE MINUTES.
LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SO MOVED. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE OPPOSED? SAY NAY. THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED. OKAY.
THE NEXT IS THE SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. AND AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING YOU DELEGATED TO ME TO HAVE YOU ALL SEND IN YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
FOR ONE OF THE THREE COMMITTEES THAT YOU WANT TO SERVE ON, AND I GOT THOSE AND I HAVE MADE SOME APPOINTMENTS THAT I NEED TO HAVE YOU APPROVE.
SO LET ME FIRST TAKE THE SUBCOMMITTEE DEALING WITH THE COUNTY SHERIFF AND THAT RELATED AREA, WHICH IS THE COUNTY CLERK, THE JUDGE, CORONER AND SURVEYOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT KENDRELL COLLINS AND DANNY BRADLEY.
OH, THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT COMMITTEES. OH, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
I'M MISREADING KENDRELL'S. HIS FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION WAS THE SHERIFF AND THE CIRCUIT COUNTY CLERK, APOLOGIZE. I'D LIKE TO APPOINT KENDRELL COLLINS AND DANNY BRADLEY TO THAT SUBCOMMITTEE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND.
SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED. SAY NAY. THEY THEY ARE APPOINTED.
THE SECOND SUBCOMMITTEE IS THE COUNTY JUDGE, CORONER AND SURVEYOR.
I'D LIKE TO APPOINT ROSALYND MIDDLETON, ANGELA HOOFMAN AND MYSELF.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. OKAY. THOSE THREE APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE, AND THE FINAL SUBCOMMITTEE IS THE ASSESSOR, TREASURER, COLLECTOR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT LUIS CALDERON, STEVEN OWEN AND TRACEY SHINE.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. THOSE THREE ARE APPROVED.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. NOW WE CAN GET TO WORK. THE NEXT ITEM IS STAFFING AND EXPECTATIONS. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON THE SURVEY ISSUE FIRST, IF WE COULD.
YES THANK YOU, DOCTOR SLAGLE, FOR BEING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.
I THINK A TIERED APPROACH FOR THE SURVEY WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS BEING THE INITIAL SURVEY, YOU KNOW, WE COULD LOOK AT DOING FOLLOW UP SURVEYS TO STAFF SPECIFIC UNITS, STAKEHOLDERS AS NEEDED, OR AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND THEN ALSO, I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS FIRST.
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BUT I WAS TOLD THAT AND BASED ON THE COMMENTS LAST TIME TO SIMPLIFY THE SURVEY.SO IT COULD BE READY TO GO NEXT WEEK OR TWO, PROBABLY, DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, IF THERE'S FEEDBACK OR EDITS. SO DOCTOR SLAGLE, LET ME ASK A QUESTION.
YEAH . SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BIFURCATE THE INITIAL SURVEY THAT WE REVIEWED INTO A MORE SIMPLIFIED APPROACH, THAT IS, FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, OR IS IT FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE DEPARTMENT HEAD STAFF? I COULD DEFER TO YOU ON THAT. I WAS THINKING ELECTED OFFICIALS INITIALLY, IF THAT'S WHO WAS GOING TO BE COMING, DOING THE ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS. BUT IF THE ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS FOR EITHER SUBCOMMITTEES OR COMMITTEE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, SO. I WOULD THINK THAT THESE SUBCOMMITTEES WILL WANT TO TALK TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT I WOULD EXPECT THEY WOULD ALSO WANT TO TALK TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THE UNIT HEADS OR WHATEVER THEY'RE REFERENCED AS.
I ASSUME THAT THERE ARE OPERATIONAL UNIT DEPARTMENT, WHAT WE WOULD CALL DEPARTMENT HEADS.
SO THE. THAT WORK UNDERNEATH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
YEAH. WITH, AND I'M PULLING FROM RECOLLECTION BUT THE STRUCTURE IS MOSTLY FOR THE COUNTY IS MOSTLY SET OUT IN THE BUDGET. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, T HERE ARE A COUPLE OF SMALLER EXTRANEOUS BUDGETS FOR DIFFERENT SPECIAL FUND TYPES.
BUT THE OVERARCHING DEPARTMENTS OR CATEGORY WITHIN THAT OFFICE WOULD BE ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION.
THE C LERK'S OFFICE HAS VARIOUS BUDGET BREAKOUTS AS WELL.
BUT THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, REAL ESTATE AND CIRCUIT/PROBATE AND COUNTY RECORDS AND A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THE SIMPLEST WAY TO APPROACH THE SURVEY WOULD BE TO DELIVER THAT TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL TO RELY ON THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION AND THEN PRESENT IT.
AND THEN WHEN THE COMMITTEES MEET WITH EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL FEELS WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO JOIN AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THERE.
BUT THEY DO I MEAN, THEY RELY HEAVILY ON STAFF AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT'S THE APPROACH IS. LET ME ASK.
I THINK WE START WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND HOPEFULLY, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS BEFORE THE MEETING, A COUPLE OF US, HOPEFULLY THAT DEVELOPS A RELATIONSHIP THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE PARTICULAR SUBJECTS THAT WE WANT TO EXPLORE A LITTLE DEEPER, THAT HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT THEY WILL BRING FORWARD WHOEVER HAS THAT INFORMATION, OR MAYBE THE ELECTED OFFICIAL HAS IDEAS THAT WE HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF, THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT.
SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING THE SHORT SURVEY TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE SOME SPACE FOR OPTIONAL COMMENTS ON THERE THAT IF THEY WANT TO BRING UP SOME TOPIC OUTSIDE THE LIKERT SCALE, MAYBE AT THE END OR HOWEVER YOU THINK IT'S BEST, SO THAT THEY DO HAVE A PLACE TO MAKE COMMENTS IF THEY WANT TO.
AND YES, I WOULD PRESUME THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL WOULD DISTRIBUTE THIS TO THEIR VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF A LETTER OR DIRECTIVE FROM THIS BOARD THAT THAT SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM TO DISTRIBUTE IT TO THEIR DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR THEIR RESPONSES AS WELL.
AND THEN LET THE OFFICIAL, THE ELECTED OFFICIAL BRING THAT TOGETHER.
AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE THE ORAL INTERVIEWS, WE CAN DECIDE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN.
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THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, I GUESS, CAN DECIDE ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO BRING THOSE.DEPARTMENT HEADS WITH THEM OR WHETHER W E WANT INDEPENDENT FOLLOW UP OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
AND IF I UNDERSTAND WHAT DOCTOR SLAGLE SAID, THEN THE MORE OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS THAT WERE IN THE INITIAL SURVEY WOULD BE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER TO ASK AS FOLLOW UP IN THAT ORAL, BACK IN THAT ORAL DIALOG.
SURE. FOR THE THE SURVEY ASSESSMENT, DO YOU PREFER IT TO BE WEB BASED AND THAT THEY WOULD SUBMIT THE ANSWERS INTO A WEB BASED SURVEY OR DATA COLLECTION, OR DO YOU WANT IT TO SEND IT TO THEM? AND THEY COULD FILL OUT THE FORM BASED ON THE FEEDBACK ON THEIR OWN AND THEN SUBMIT IT THAT WAY.
IS THERE A PREFERENCE? BECAUSE I CAN DO IT EITHER WAY. I'D LIKE TO ASK SOME OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES HERE THAT WILL BE ACTUALLY PULLING THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, HOW THEY WOULD PREFER IT. WEB BASED. WEB BASED.
IT'LL BE CLEANER. OKAY. I'M THINKING IT WILL BE CLEANER.
AND IF IT IS WEB BASED, IS THERE GOING TO BE A WAY, IF THEY'RE SENDING IT OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, FOR THEM TO ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE THE QUESTIONS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED SO I COULD WORK WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS.
I'LL SEND A WEB BASED OUT DIRECTLY TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR THEM TO FILL IT OUT, BUT WE COULD SEND THEM THE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE IF THEY NEEDED TO GET MORE INFORMATION, OR THEY WANTED TO ADD ADDITIONAL. I CAN BUILD IN SOME ADDITIONAL OPEN COMMENTS SPACES AND STUFF.
YEAH, YEAH, ADAM, IF WE COULD SEE THAT THAT WHAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED TO BE SENT OUT ONCE IT'S REVISED, THEN WE CAN FOLLOW UP DURING THE INTERIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTIVE TO THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND TO THEIR DEPARTMENT HEADS.
OKAY. SURE. YEAH. AND I CAN ADD THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WEB BASED BEFORE IT EVER GOES.
SO YOU CAN GIVE ME FEEDBACK LIVE BEFORE IT EVER, WE FINALIZE STUFF, TOO.
SO I'M HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ALL ON THAT. OKAY.
VERY GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THEN HAS TO DO WITH I DON'T, WELL, LET ME, I MEAN, IT'S THE PROCESS OF SELECTING CHAIRS IF NECESSARY.
STAFFING EXPECTATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS. JUSTIN OR ADAM, DO YOU HAVE AN INITIAL SUGGESTION ON THAT, OR DO YOU WANT OUR COMMENTS ON WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS WELL? I WAS LOOKING MORE FOR WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE OF STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE SUBCOMMITTEES.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THOSE MEETINGS? I MEAN, DO YOU WANT THEM IN HERE? DO YOU WANT THEM INFORMAL IN THE CONFERENCE ROOMS? HOW DO YOU WANT TO GO? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BREAK OUT INTO TWOS AND THREES OR MAINLY THREE, THREE PEOPLE. AND MY THOUGHT IS THAT DEPENDING ON HOW FAST YOU WANT US TO GET THIS UNDERWAY, WE WOULD LET THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES DECIDE ON WHEN THEY WANTED TO MEET AND WORK WITH YOU TO FIND A TIME WHEN THE THREE MEMBERS CAN COME OVER HERE AND HAVE A ROOM, OR MAYBE THE SIDE CONFERENCE ROOM OVER THERE WHERE THEY CAN DO THE INTERVIEWING.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? DOES THAT SOUND OKAY WITH EVERYONE? AS FAR AS THE INTERVIEWING, WHO ARE WE GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO INTERVIEW? WHO ARE WE GOING TO INTERVIEW? WELL, THE FIRST PERSON WE'RE GOING TO INTERVIEW WOULD BE THE WOULD BE THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
AND THAT'LL BE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT.
NO, I MEAN, I GUESS WE COULD. OH, I ANTICIPATED THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD HAVE THAT INTERVIEW.
OKAY. SO WE HAVE FACILITIES EVEN IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM IF WE WANTED TO OPEN IT UP SO THAT PEOPLE COULD ATTEND DIGITALLY, WE CAN HAVE ZOOM MEETINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE CAN RECORD THOSE THOSE MEETINGS. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SEATING THAT THE PUBLIC COULD ATTEND.
SO AND IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE INTIMATE TO TO BE IN JUST SORT OF A CONFERENCE ROOM, HAVING A CONVERSATION AS OPPOSED TO WHERE THIS MAY FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE AN INQUISITION.
RIGHT, YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. SO, I MEAN, I THINK FOR THE SAKE OF JUST.
KENDRELL BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT AND THAT IS, DO WE WANT THE INITIAL INTERVIEW AND PRESENTATION TO BE BEFORE THIS FULL COMMITTEE OR JUST THE SUBCOMMITTEE THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR?
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I THINK IT'S, I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO WORK IN SUBCOMMITTEES, IT NEEDS TO BE THE SUBCOMMITTEES.I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, WE SHOULD STAY THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, IN MY OPINION.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN SUGGESTED. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT? OKAY. WELL THEN THE INTERVIEWS WILL BE WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
AND I TAKE IT, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY FROM OUR 3RD SUBCOMMITTEE, THE TREASURER, COLLECTOR ONE YET. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY UNDERWAY ON THAT, BUT ANGELA, WOULD YOU TAKE ON THE TASK OF TRYING TO COORDINATE ON THE COUNTY JUDGE COMMITTEE? SURE. THE TRYING TO GET US ALL TOGETHER ON AN APPROPRIATE TIME.
YEAH. OKAY [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN EITHER KENDRELL OR DANNY, IF ONE OF YOU WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON THAT TOO, FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SURE. YEAH, WE CAN WORK THAT.
SO WHAT WE'RE PLANNING IS THAT EACH SUBCOMMITTEE WILL SET THEIR OWN MEETING TIME AND WILL COORDINATE, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE OUR SCHEDULES ALONG WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS SCHEDULE AND ALONG WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF A SPACE.
WELL, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SPACE AND STAFF AVAILABLE TO YOU.
THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM FOR US. SO YOU TELL US WHERE TO BE, W HERE YOU WANT TO BE.
WE'LL JUST HAVE. WE'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH YOU AND THE ELECTED OFFICIAL.
RIGHT. OKAY, GOOD. RIGHT [INAUDIBLE] AND I ASSUME THAT THE WILL, THE ABILITY TO BEGIN THOSE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS WILL BE SOMETIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE DUE DATE FOR THE ANSWERS TO THE SURVEY.
SO THAT COULD BE PRETTY MUCH A MONTH AWAY, I SUSPECT.
I DON'T KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT THAT SURVEY ULTIMATELY LOOKS LIKE.
THE REVISED SURVEY LOOKS LIKE. DO YOU ANTICIPATE WAITING UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING AS A WHOLE TO APPROVE THE SURVEY OR. TO APPROVE WHAT? THE SURVEY? WELL, I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHETHER WE NEED TO APPROVE THE SURVEY.
WE'VE SEEN THE SURVEY IN TOTO. IT'S UP TO YOU ALL IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THE REVISED SURVEY FIRST BEFORE IT GOES OUT. I THINK WE'RE IN WHAT, JUNE? THAT WOULD BE JULY.
THEY HAVE A MONTH TO GET IT BACK IN. THAT MAKES IT AUGUST.
SO I GUESS THAT GIVES US ABOUT FIVE MONTHS TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING THE ANSWERS TO THE SURVEY.
IS THERE ANY REASON THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE A REMOTE VOTE? I MEAN, AFTER DOCTOR SLAGLE GETS THE QUESTIONNAIRE DONE AND WE CAN AND POST IT, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
WE COULD DO A ZOOM CALL. SURE. A ZOOM CALL OR INTERNET OR WHATEVER.
YEAH, I CAN HAVE IT PROGRAMED EVEN PROBABLY BY TOMORROW.
SO LIKE, WE COULD WE GET A DRAFT TO IT THAT WE COULD THEN VOTE ON.
JUSTIN, CAN WE SET UP A ZOOM FOR THAT? YES. OKAY, GOOD.
THAT MIGHT BE THE REAL QUICK WAY TO DO IT. AND MAYBE IF YOU COULD REACH OUT TO, I KNOW LUIS HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE, AND SO IS TRACEY. WE HAVEN'T SEEN STEVEN FOR A COUPLE TIMES, SO LET'S.
IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY AND TELL THEM WHAT WE'RE DOING. YES, SIR. GOOD.
ONE QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
DO WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE ROOM FOR THEM TO BRING OR ALLOW THEM TO BRING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AS WELL? WELL, THERE MAY BE ANOTHER FOLLOW UP MEETING. OH, YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, I ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE THAT MEETING AND THEN THE SUBCOMMITTEE MAY DECIDE TO HAVE MORE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WITH CERTAIN DEPARTMENT HEADS WITHIN THAT DEPARTMENT.
I MEAN, I WOULD ASSUME, I MEAN, I WOULD ASSUME IF WE'RE GOING TO DRILL DOWN ON SOME OF THESE THINGS, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THOSE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE WITHIN THE VARIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS OFFICES.
YEAH, I GUESS I WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKING IN THAT MEETING WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIAL WHETHER WE WOULD ALSO HAVE THE, IF THEY WANT TO BRING THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WOULD THAT BE [INAUDIBLE]? THEY MAY, THEY MAY NOT. BUT I MEAN,
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I THINK IT'S ALL UP TO US TO SAY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE.SO I MEAN, I WOULD TEND TO, I MEAN, MY PERSONAL OPINION IS I THINK WE WANT TO DRILL DOWN ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN MAKE, YOU KNOW, COUNTY GOVERNMENT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE.
AND JUSTIN, YOU PUT DOWN HERE EXPECTATIONS OF REPORTING TO THE ADVISORY BOARD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING? YEAH. I MEAN, AS FAR AS HOW, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO MEET AS A WHOLE AND YOU'VE GOT THESE THREE SUBCOMMITTEES WORKING ALONG, I MEAN, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME SORT OF UPDATE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE COMMITTEE AS A WHOLE OF, YOU KNOW, HEY, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, CONDUCTED THESE INTERVIEWS. WE'RE CONTINUING TO CONDUCT THESE DISCUSSIONS AND INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF. I MEAN, HOW, I MEAN, ARE THESE GOING TO BE SILOED OR ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF, YOU KNOW, HEY, SORT OF UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS AND WE'RE ALMOST COMPLETED WITH OUR WORK? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS WANT TO INTERTWINE THIS.
I ANTICIPATED, BASED ON WHAT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED, THAT WE'RE MEETING IN THESE SILOS FIRST.
OKAY. AND THERE WILL BE SOME INITIAL DIALOG BETWEEN THE SUBCOMMITTEE, THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND PERHAPS FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE UNIT HEADS OR DEPARTMENT HEADS WITHIN THOSE ELECTED OFFICES.
AND THEN I WOULD ASSUME THERE MAY BE SOME DESIRE ON THIS COMMITTEE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME BACK IN AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ANALYSIS THAT'S BEEN GIVEN.
I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT FOR THIS NOT TO BE EXCLUSIVE TO JUST THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
HAVE BEEN THE PROSECUTOR BEFORE. DANNY MAY HAVE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE BASED ON HIS MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OTHER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
AND LIKEWISE, AS IT MAY GO. SO I DON'T WANT TO RESTRICT US FROM JUST ANALYZING ONE.
WHAT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS WITHIN THIS SUBCOMMITTEE SO.
WELL, AND I PUT THAT THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND NOT MINE.
AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE STATED, HEY, WE WANT TO SILO THIS, THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO DO IT.
AND SO THAT'S SO WE'RE MAKING THAT CLEAR THAT THAT'S THE COMMITTEE'S WILL AND NOT MINE.
AND I THINK, JUSTIN YOU TOLD ME THAT THE EXPECTATION WAS TO HAVE THIS DONE BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
I THINK IT'S THE LAST MONDAY IN IN JANUARY. BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT.
OKAY, I WOULD HOPE. MY EXPECTATION WOULD BE THAT DELIVERABLE WOULD BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE OF THAT.
AND ANY CLEANUP WORK WAS BEING DONE IN THE LAST, MAYBE COUPLE OF WEEKS.
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ANY OF THAT? I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD SET I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE THE THE QUESTIONNAIRE BY ZOOM CALL OR WHATEVER, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW LONG WE'RE GOING TO GIVE FOR THE RESPONSES TO COME BACK.
AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WE'LL DECIDE TO RECONVENE AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. ALL RIGHT. WELL, JUSTIN, THEN WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT ONCE DOCTOR SLAGLE HAS THOSE TWO, BASICALLY THOSE TWO QUESTIONNAIRES PREPARED TO LET US KNOW AND WE'LL TRY AND SET UP A ZOOM MEETING AND WE CAN LOOK AT BOTH OF THEM.
THAT'S FINE. AND DURING THAT ZOOM MEETING IS THAT WHEN YOU'LL DETERMINE, HEY, WE'LL GIVE THEM.
WE'RE GOOD WITH THIS, THIS IS FINE, WE'LL GIVE THEM TWO WEEKS TO RESPOND I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE WILL MAKE A DECISION. SO I MEAN, IT'LL ACTUALLY BE A MEETING BY ZOOM JUST TO EXPEDITE THE, THE PROCESS. UNLESS, UNLESS Y'ALL WANT TO MEET IN PERSON.
I'M GOOD WITH ZOOM. I'M GOOD WITH ZOOM. OKAY.
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DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL DATES THAT MIGHT BE, FOR THAT ZOOM MEETING? I CAN GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THE SURVEY AND ALL THAT.AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN, I GUESS, JUST BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND HOW LONG IT TAKES TO IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANTIAL EDITS OR, YOU KNOW, WORDSMITHING OR SOMETHING, I THINK.
CAN WE JUST SAY, LIKE, IS MONDAY WORK? BECAUSE, I MEAN, AS FAR AS HIM GETTING IN THE SURVEY TOGETHER, THURSDAY COUNTY OFFICES ARE CLOSED AND FRIDAYS, NOBODY EVER WANTS TO DO A ZOOM ON FRIDAY.
OH, I, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIME NEXT WEEK IS FINE.
SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HELD FAST TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SO. FAIR ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. I'LL START THAT. AS SOON AS I GET THAT FROM HIM, I'LL START COORDINATING THE ZOOM, HOPEFULLY THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. OKAY. WELL, WE'VE BEEN VERY EXPEDITIOUS IN OUR ACTIVITIES TODAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO COME? WE. JUSTIN, WE HAVE EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, THEIR INITIAL INFORMATION THAT THEY SENT.
SO WE'VE HAD NO ADDITIONAL. NO SUPPLEMENTS OR ANYTHING? NO, SIR. AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION WILL PROBABLY BE MORE HELPFUL AS YOU START TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT AS YOU GUYS GET DOWN INTO IT.
YEAH, THAT MAY SLOW US DOWN A LITTLE BIT. ADAM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE? Y OU GOING WERE GOING TO PROVIDE US, I THINK, WITH A MEMORANDUM, AS I RECALL, IT'S IN THE WORKS.
OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO MEET AS A WHOLE GROUP FOR A WHILE? WELL, WE MIGHT MEET IN A MONTH. YEAH. I MEAN, WE MIGHT.
LET'S JUST SEE WHAT WE GET. AND, Y OU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE A SHORT MEETING IN A MONTH.
I MEAN, WE CAN SET A TENTATIVE MEETING IF YOU ALL WANT.
IF YOU WANT TO GO, LIKE, MAYBE THE 29TH, SHOOT IT OUT AS A TENTATIVE DATE.
THE 29TH OF? JULY. JULY. THAT'S AN IF NEEDED, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OR IT COULD BE ARRANGED FOR IT TO BE ALL OF US MEETING.
ALL OF US. AND THEN BREAKING INTO THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
WELL, I ASSUME YOU MAY YOU MAY BE MEETING AS A SUBCOMMITTEE BEFORE THEN.
SO? SO. CORRECT. I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO CONSTRAIN YOU IN ANY WAY FROM DOING THAT.
I MEAN, IF WE DON'T NEED TO. IT REALLY DEPEND ON WHEN THOSE SURVEYS COME BACK AND THE CHANCE FOR US TO REVIEW THEM AND DIGEST THEM SO THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE THEM PRESENT, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TOTALLY UP TO SPEED AND EDUCATED ABOUT WHAT'S IN THEM.
GOTCHA. YEAH, THAT GIVES. SO JULY 29TH. THAT'S OKAY FOR THE CHAIR.
HOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE? I PERSONALLY WON'T BE IN TOWN, BUT.
YOU WILL NOT BE? NO. SOONER OR LATER. I MEAN, THE SOONER WORK FOR YOU, I MEAN SOONER.
YEAH. WE COULD DO THE 22ND AS A. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A TENTATIVE THING.
THIS MAY NOT EVEN HAPPEN. CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT.
OKAY. WELL, THEN THAT'S FINE. IS THE 22ND MORE PALATABLE? OKAY. 22ND AS NEEDED. ROSALYN HOW ABOUT YOU? IS THAT GOOD? 22ND WILL WORK WITH ME. EVERYBODY ELSE? AT 3:00? YES, SIR.
OKAY, I'VE GOT THE MEETING FOR THE 22ND AT 3:00 UP HERE.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC OR THAT'S SITTING IN THE BACK HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ANYTHING? HOW MUCH TIME DO WE NEED TO?
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HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED? THE INITIAL SURVEY TO IS LIKERT SCALE, AND IT'S LIKE 25 QUESTIONS.SO I MEAN THEY'RE PRETTY PRETTY BROAD QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THERE MAY BE MORE SPECIFICITY IN THE OPEN COMMENTS SECTION.
SO THAT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER. I MEAN, IT'S UP TO YOU ALL.
I MEAN, WE HAVE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE. I MEAN, IF IT TAKES TWO WEEKS TO ANSWER 30 QUESTIONS, THEN OR IF IT TAKES THREE WEEKS TO ANSWER 30 QUESTIONS, IT'S WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATIONS ON THAT? IF YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHAT THE SURVEY QUESTIONS ENTAIL.
I MEAN, I MEAN, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPLETE, I ASSUME THEY'RE GOING TO, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW DOCTOR SLAGLE IS GOING TO ASK FOR THE ISSUE OF COMPLETENESS ON THAT, BUT I MEAN. BUT IT PROBABLY IS GOING TO TAKE THEM 2 OR 3 WEEKS ANYWAY.
I MEAN, I THINK. YEAH. YEAH. MAYBE A MONTH, I DON'T KNOW.
RIGHT. WELL, I MEAN, ONCE YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THEM, THEN I THINK EVERYONE WILL HAVE A MORE REALISTIC IDEA OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY TAKE TO ANSWER THEM. SO. OKAY. YEAH. I MEAN, JUST BASED ON THE FEEDBACK.
AND AGAIN, WE CAN LOOK AT THIS WHEN WE MEET. AND I'LL ALSO GIVE YOU ACCESS TO IT SO YOU CAN SEE IT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FOR SOMEBODY TAKING IT. YOU KNOW I THINK WE COULD SET THAT TOO, BUT I THINK IT MAY TAKE MORE TIME FOR PREP FOR THE ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS THAN IT WOULD THE SURVEY, WOULD JUST BE MY, HAVING DONE ENOUGH OF THESE ASSESSMENT TYPE THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG OF A LIFT I THINK IT WILL ACTUALLY BE FOR THE SURVEY, BUT WHAT THE ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS LOOK LIKE THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE PREP TIME AND INFORMATION GATHERING. SO BUT WE CAN LOOK AT IT IN THE MEETING.
LIKE I SAID I'LL HAVE IT PROGRAMED ASAP. SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
DOCTOR SLAGLE, ARE YOU? I KNOW YOU SAID THE INITIAL ANALYSIS IS TO SEGREGATE OR TO BIFURCATE THE MORE SPECIFIC OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS WITH THE MORE ROUTINE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS YOUR JOB ENTAIL KIND OF QUESTIONS.
ARE YOU GOING TO SUGGEST CERTAIN OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO ASK, OTHER THAN WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE OPEN ENDED SURVEY? YEAH, I THINK BASED ON THE ONE ON ONE INTERVIEWS, I CAN WORK WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEES ON WHAT FOLLOW UP ASSESSMENTS LOOK LIKE IF NEEDED, YOU KNOW, OKAY. SO IF THERE'S SPECIFIC UNITS THAT YOU WANT TO GET INFO FROM OR STAKEHOLDERS OR WHATNOT, THEN I THINK A TIERED APPROACH TO THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FOCUSED AT THAT POINT, WHICH WOULD THEN MAYBE, I THINK, REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. SO IF WE DO, THAT WILL PROBABLY BE BY TELEPHONE. SO HOW DO WE CONTACT YOU BY EMAIL OR BY? EMAIL. YEAH. MY PHONE. HAS THAT INFORMATION BEEN? JUSTIN, CAN YOU PROVIDE THAT TO US? YES. I MEAN, HE SHOULD BE ON EVERY EMAIL THAT YOU GUYS HAD.
HE SHOULD BE CC'D ON IT, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION.
GOOD. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ANYTHING THAT WE HAVEN'T COVERED? ANYTHING ELSE? I GUESS, ADAM, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US THAT MEMO AND EMAIL IT TO US.
GOOD. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? SAY NAY. WE'RE IN ADJOURNMENT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.