WEBVTT 00:00:02.914 --> 00:00:14.410 - I'll call to order this little bit of feedback here. This board of directors meeting for the waste reduction 00:00:14.410 --> 00:00:25.167 - district of Monroe County. It is Thursday, August 13th, 2026. Mr. McClassen, will you please call the 00:00:25.167 --> 00:00:31.390 - roll? Keith Pivon-Smith? Here. Thomas? Wilts? Here. Jones? 00:00:33.346 --> 00:00:52.452 - All right thank you. Next I'd like to. Call our public hearing on resolution twenty twenty six oh seven. 00:00:52.452 --> 00:01:03.006 - So hereby starts the public hearing on this resolution to 00:01:05.154 --> 00:01:14.298 - Mr. McClassen, you want to summarize this for us, please? Certainly. Yeah, so this resolution is to 00:01:14.298 --> 00:01:23.443 - make some amendments to the district fee resolution, specifically adding some new fees for damaged, 00:01:23.443 --> 00:01:32.953 - defective, and recalled lithium ion batteries and for, sorry, I'm trying to pull it up to get the exact 00:01:32.953 --> 00:01:34.142 - terminology. 00:01:38.498 --> 00:01:50.875 - and adding fees for ISO canisters, which is the International Organization for Standardization of Cylinders, 00:01:50.875 --> 00:02:02.798 - excuse me. Specifically, what we've been receiving are the do-it-yourself at-home spray insulation kits. 00:02:02.798 --> 00:02:07.454 - And I think, as we had mentioned before, 00:02:07.554 --> 00:02:17.692 - because those are considered a compressed gas cylinder by the vendor with potentially hazardous materials 00:02:17.692 --> 00:02:27.638 - in them. They are expensive on our end to get rid of. So what we're asking for specifically for lithium 00:02:27.638 --> 00:02:33.950 - ion batteries with a rated capacity of 300 watt hours and greater 00:02:34.562 --> 00:02:44.067 - we're asking to implement a fee that would be the lesser of 50 percent of the district's cost or $500 00:02:44.067 --> 00:02:53.479 - and that may seem like an excessive amount but you know we were not in a situation where we received 00:02:53.479 --> 00:03:01.214 - some EV batteries electric vehicle batteries damaged in accidents and so forth and 00:03:01.474 --> 00:03:10.899 - we're looking at about $2,000 a piece on our end to dispose of those. So obviously those are large. 00:03:10.899 --> 00:03:20.325 - The smaller batteries price comes down and then probably 90% of the instances for batteries of that 00:03:20.325 --> 00:03:30.033 - size that receive 50% of the district's cost is going to be substantially less than the $500. And then 00:03:30.033 --> 00:03:31.070 - asking for 00:03:31.266 --> 00:03:40.706 - The same 50% up to $500 for damaged, effective or recalled lithium ion batteries. And again, the same 00:03:40.706 --> 00:03:50.330 - size implications are going to apply there. The larger that DDR battery is, the more expensive the cost 00:03:50.330 --> 00:03:57.086 - is going to be. And also asking for that same 50% of the district's cost 00:03:57.218 --> 00:04:06.641 - lesser of 50% of the district cost or $500 for those ISO cylinders. I guess the board will recall when 00:04:06.641 --> 00:04:15.880 - we discussed last time a couple of meetings ago we had a hefty HHW disposal bill and I think I'm not 00:04:15.880 --> 00:04:21.918 - online yet I don't know if Mr. Long's online but I think we had a 00:04:22.914 --> 00:04:33.660 - I think 30, 34 of those ISO cylinders and that shipment at about $1,400 a piece. All right, so this 00:04:33.660 --> 00:04:44.513 - is the public hearing on this matter. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on 00:04:44.513 --> 00:04:51.390 - this proposed revision of our fee schedule? Don't see any hand. 00:04:51.938 --> 00:05:01.775 - raised on Teams and there's no members of the public here in the room. So I think we can close the public 00:05:01.775 --> 00:05:11.240 - hearing. And then this will be on our agenda for approval later on. All right, moving on to Executive 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:20.798 - Committee meeting minutes. Those are in your packages for your information. The meeting from June 2nd. 00:05:21.218 --> 00:05:28.628 - I believe there was no executive committee meeting in July, right? Correct. And then for approval, we 00:05:28.628 --> 00:05:36.475 - have the board of director meeting minutes from July 9th. So I would take a motion for that. Move approval. 00:05:36.475 --> 00:05:43.813 - Second. It's been moved and seconded to approve the board of director meeting minutes from July 9th. 00:05:43.813 --> 00:05:50.206 - Since we're all in the room, I will do just a voice vote. All in favor, please say aye. 00:05:50.626 --> 00:05:58.467 - Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Mr. McClassen, will we be receiving minutes for the joint meeting 00:05:58.467 --> 00:06:06.384 - with the CAC as well? Yes, they're not included here. The CAC has not met yet to have a chance to review 00:06:06.384 --> 00:06:13.924 - them, so they will review. Historically, we've always let the CAC review them first so that what we 00:06:13.924 --> 00:06:17.694 - present to the board has any CAC revisions in it. 00:06:21.666 --> 00:06:31.018 - All right, moving on to the controllers report. Could we have the report from Mr. Arnold about cash 00:06:31.018 --> 00:06:40.650 - flows? Yes. Included in the meeting packet beginning on page 23 are the cash flow summary and specific 00:06:40.650 --> 00:06:50.750 - cash flow statements showing month and balances as of July 31st, 2026. The balances by fund are as follows. 00:06:51.170 --> 00:07:11.357 - $5,366,130.47, Bond Dance Service Fund, $241.76, Capital Fund, $46,242.24, and Landvale Post Closure, 00:07:11.357 --> 00:07:18.878 - $834,431.66. Are there any questions? 00:07:20.322 --> 00:07:30.433 - any questions from board members? I do have a question on revenues. It looks like we have not received 00:07:30.433 --> 00:07:40.740 - any CBET funds, the commercial vehicle excise tax, civet funds in the operating fund, but we did receive 00:07:40.740 --> 00:07:41.918 - them in the 00:07:42.242 --> 00:07:50.777 - in the debt service fund, so I'm a little confused. Correct. And I apologize. This was probably something 00:07:50.777 --> 00:07:58.829 - that should have been reported to the board last month after we received the June disbursement. But 00:07:58.829 --> 00:08:07.284 - due to a change in the law, the, I guess, taxing entities receiving the excise tax funds are now allowed 00:08:07.284 --> 00:08:11.390 - to apply those funds, that money to whichever fund 00:08:11.522 --> 00:08:20.524 - it sees fit. They're not dedicated to the operating fund or the debt fund. They can be split as the 00:08:20.524 --> 00:08:29.526 - taxing entity sees fit. And given the circumstances with our debt service fund and the loans having 00:08:29.526 --> 00:08:39.518 - to be made from the operating fund, we put all of the June disbursement CVET funds into the debt service fund. 00:08:44.322 --> 00:08:57.471 - budget. I see. And what was the amount. Was it approximately according to our budget. Well do you want 00:08:57.471 --> 00:09:09.982 - to budgeted amount or do you want I mean in the cash flow statement. It would it would show that- 00:09:10.210 --> 00:09:20.893 - uh and 79 cents and for the commercial vehicle excise tax 4514 dollars because we have budgeted 7500 00:09:20.893 --> 00:09:32.210 - for that so i guess the revenues came in under budget that was the budget in our um operating fund looking 00:09:32.210 --> 00:09:39.614 - at the cash flow statement it looks like we had budgeted 7500 dollars 00:09:39.746 --> 00:09:49.204 - Um, yeah, but then we also, uh, let me, let me, I apologize. Let me look at that. Cause I'm, 00:09:49.204 --> 00:09:59.068 - I'm also seeing, um, uh, between the two $9,400 budgeted, uh, in the, uh, debt service fund. Uh, 00:09:59.068 --> 00:10:07.102 - and $16,000 range seems quite high to me for historically what we've received. 00:10:07.746 --> 00:10:15.760 - in excise taxes. Let me make sure we don't have any errors on those cash flow statements and we'll report 00:10:15.760 --> 00:10:23.547 - back on that next month. So what do we have budgeted? I guess we can, I can ask this later, but I just 00:10:23.547 --> 00:10:31.334 - want to make sure our estimates for next year are as accurate as they can be. The estimates comes from 00:10:31.334 --> 00:10:37.534 - DLGF. The numbers that are in the 2027 budget were provided at the DLGF workshop. 00:10:38.978 --> 00:10:49.941 - Very good. Any other questions about cash flows? We can move on to payroll and claims. Mr. Arnold. Beginning 00:10:49.941 --> 00:10:59.998 - on page 31 of the meeting packet are pre-approved claims in the amount of $226,488.58. Email to you 00:10:59.998 --> 00:11:04.222 - yesterday were claims processed this week 00:11:04.610 --> 00:11:17.447 - for board approval in the amount of $11,161.74. The total amount of claims presented for approval today 00:11:17.447 --> 00:11:28.926 - is $243,095.57. Are there any questions from? Are there any questions? About payroll claims? 00:11:35.106 --> 00:11:43.700 - have a little tutorial on payroll and claims next week, because this time I had a little more time, 00:11:43.700 --> 00:11:52.293 - so I tried to really dig in and understand all those bundles and dockets and all that, but couldn't 00:11:52.293 --> 00:12:00.973 - really find a clear way of looking at it. I certainly have looked at all the emails, so I think that 00:12:00.973 --> 00:12:01.918 - we're on a 00:12:02.242 --> 00:12:09.176 - on it. I will note that you know the LAO system the new accounting software I know we've you know been 00:12:09.176 --> 00:12:15.908 - about a year and a half with it now but it the reports that it produces are different than the HERA 00:12:15.908 --> 00:12:22.641 - system that we previously used. All right any questions or anything that looks amiss or awry? Let's 00:12:22.641 --> 00:12:30.046 - go to the public is there any member of the public who would like to make a comment on the payroll and claims 00:12:37.186 --> 00:12:44.659 - Seeing none, can we again do a voice vote, Mr. McClassen? We do not have a motion on the table. 00:12:44.659 --> 00:12:52.599 - That is true. I move to approve. The payroll and claims is presented. Second. All right. All those in 00:12:52.599 --> 00:13:01.005 - favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. That motion is adopted. And we can move on to something 00:13:01.005 --> 00:13:05.598 - that was mentioned earlier at the public hearing, which is 00:13:05.698 --> 00:13:14.574 - resolution twenty twenty six oh seven to amend the district fee resolution uh we can go ahead and get 00:13:14.574 --> 00:13:23.363 - a motion on the table if i move adoption of the fee resolution as presented i'll send them all right 00:13:23.363 --> 00:13:32.413 - we have a motion and a second i'm sorry do you have anything who is the second i'm sorry mr alice thank 00:13:32.413 --> 00:13:35.198 - you do you have anything to add 00:13:35.362 --> 00:13:44.400 - no I don't I don't think that I do I think that's uh the the three new fees that I described are that 00:13:44.400 --> 00:13:53.439 - those are uh the changes uh well no I'm sorry I will note for the record that in the last page of the 00:13:53.439 --> 00:14:02.566 - fee resolution which is our CESQG and universal waste um pricing list uh there are um the same uh well 00:14:02.566 --> 00:14:04.958 - call for pricing is listed 00:14:05.058 --> 00:14:14.094 - um but for so for CESQG entities um you know we would ask them to call for pricing and would expect 00:14:14.094 --> 00:14:23.130 - them to pay 100% of the cost um which which will vary from time to time um and remind us CESQG is a 00:14:23.130 --> 00:14:29.726 - commercially exempt small quantity generator so it's a commercial entity 00:14:29.858 --> 00:14:39.616 - that on I believe a monthly basis produces a volume of hazardous waste below the EPA threshold, which 00:14:39.616 --> 00:14:49.183 - makes them exempt from hazardous material disposal regulations. Okay. So these are business clients 00:14:49.183 --> 00:14:58.750 - that bring their materials to the district. Okay. Just to summarize, so this fee schedule would add 00:14:59.010 --> 00:15:09.397 - fees for disposal of lithium ion batteries for damaged batteries and for what is it called? The cylinder. 00:15:09.397 --> 00:15:19.197 - The ISO. ISO. Cylinder. Insulation cylinders. And it also adds the fee for lithium ion batteries in 00:15:19.197 --> 00:15:28.702 - excess of 300 watt hours or 300 watt hours or greater in size. And this is to cover the costs or 00:15:29.058 --> 00:15:40.024 - more of the costs to the district. A portion of the district's cost, yeah. Exactly. All right. Any questions 00:15:40.024 --> 00:15:50.185 - or comments from directors? Are there any comments from the public on resolution 2026-07? All right. 00:15:50.185 --> 00:15:58.334 - I think we can do a voice vote once again, all in favor of approving the motion. 00:15:58.946 --> 00:16:09.347 - Say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? The motion passes. All right, let's move on to resolution 2026-09, adoption 00:16:09.347 --> 00:16:19.073 - of revised internal control policies and procedures. Shall we go ahead and get a motion on the table 00:16:19.073 --> 00:16:28.222 - and then we can go to the explanation? Or not? We can do the explanation first. Mr. McClassen. 00:16:30.434 --> 00:16:37.703 - For the record, if anybody may have caught, we skipped a resolution number there. There is a resolution 00:16:37.703 --> 00:16:44.692 - 2026.08 that the executive committee has looked at a couple of times and we have third parties that 00:16:44.692 --> 00:16:52.030 - we're waiting for information and documentation from so that that's finalized for the board to consider. 00:16:54.626 --> 00:17:04.964 - So resolution twenty twenty six oh nine has to going back I believe to the July meeting we had a situation 00:17:04.964 --> 00:17:15.206 - where we had a vendor with a substantial payment due that gets gets paid via ACH and our internal control 00:17:15.206 --> 00:17:23.902 - policies and procedures did not address ACH payments in excess of fifty thousand dollars. 00:17:24.034 --> 00:17:32.697 - staff is authorized to sign checks and execute electronic payments up to $50,000. So at that meeting, 00:17:32.697 --> 00:17:41.360 - the board had to provide specific authorization for staff to execute that electronic fund transfer to 00:17:41.360 --> 00:17:50.022 - make that payment. So staff was asked to look at the internal control policies and procedures and try 00:17:50.022 --> 00:17:54.014 - to address that scenario for future reference. 00:17:54.274 --> 00:18:04.008 - and basically what we've have put in there is that the board chair or their designee can provide written 00:18:04.008 --> 00:18:13.743 - authorization to staff on a case by case basis for those large electronic payment claims. So in addition 00:18:13.743 --> 00:18:24.126 - to that and as tends to happen when I go through things I found other things that to make changes on. So we did 00:18:24.354 --> 00:18:32.427 - also make some additions in there that account for money orders being accepted for payment which which 00:18:32.427 --> 00:18:40.500 - we do do. Some clarification on how accounts payable claims to vendors on the approved vendor list are 00:18:40.500 --> 00:18:45.438 - processed and approved with respect to the resolution 2022-02. 00:18:45.570 --> 00:18:54.177 - provided the same mechanism I just discussed for ACH payments in excess of $50,000. Provided that same 00:18:54.177 --> 00:19:02.617 - mechanism for staff to be authorized to sign checks in excess of $50,000 in case there's a situation 00:19:02.617 --> 00:19:10.974 - where it's hard to find one of the board officers who are signatories on the bank account to sign a 00:19:10.974 --> 00:19:13.982 - check when that needs to be issued. 00:19:14.146 --> 00:19:21.461 - Um, and then we, we added a section, uh, that describes how employees paid via direct deposit are provided 00:19:21.461 --> 00:19:28.708 - their check stubs. Uh, if you'll, if you'll recall, we, um, year or so ago, uh, switched to an electronic 00:19:28.708 --> 00:19:35.750 - timekeeping system, uh, and, uh, so that, that changed the way, um, that, uh, check stubs are provided 00:19:35.750 --> 00:19:40.126 - to employees and it's now done electronically through a secured 00:19:40.386 --> 00:19:53.790 - document delivery systems. They have online access to those. All right. Are there any questions about 00:19:53.790 --> 00:20:07.457 - resolution 2026-09? I have one question. It's only tangentially related, but as we're clarifying claims 00:20:07.457 --> 00:20:09.822 - that can be paid, 00:20:14.946 --> 00:20:23.049 - And then if they're not authorized by the resolution they must be approved in writing by the 00:20:23.049 --> 00:20:31.936 - board chairperson we do that every week with the emails correct but all of those claims still come to 00:20:31.936 --> 00:20:32.894 - the board. 00:20:33.698 --> 00:20:42.101 - Yes, and that was already originally in the internal controls that all of those all of those claims 00:20:42.101 --> 00:20:50.673 - will be presented at the following board meeting for full board review and approval. Where is that in 00:20:50.673 --> 00:20:53.950 - the guidelines? I knew you'd ask that. 00:21:08.258 --> 00:21:25.856 - with me. I apologize. Stayed in the previous resolutions. I found it. With Councillor Wilson's assistance. 00:21:25.856 --> 00:21:37.534 - All right. Good. I just wanted to make sure that was clear. All right. 00:21:37.698 --> 00:21:50.100 - Would somebody please make a motion? I move approval of... I can't remember the... 2026.09. 2026.09. 00:21:50.100 --> 00:22:02.626 - Second. All right. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on resolution 2026.09? 00:22:02.626 --> 00:22:04.222 - Seeing none. 00:22:04.738 --> 00:22:13.927 - We can do a voice vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Thank you. 00:22:13.927 --> 00:22:23.473 - And I believe we can move on to the budget proposals. If I could ask tech services for WRDMC to be allowed 00:22:23.473 --> 00:22:24.990 - to share screen. 00:22:45.922 --> 00:22:58.992 - Okay. So as you can see, as soon as I get there, I can tell you the page number. The memo in the meeting 00:22:58.992 --> 00:23:13.182 - packet looks like on page 108. There were some changes made from what was presented in July, predominantly due to 00:23:13.570 --> 00:23:24.955 - changes to the estimated tax revenue after the meeting with DLGF we did we did we did according to DLGF 00:23:24.955 --> 00:23:36.231 - we saw a thirteen thousand dollar increase in tax revenue from what staff had estimated originally and 00:23:36.231 --> 00:23:42.142 - also one other almost like getting additional revenue 00:23:42.818 --> 00:23:52.565 - under the personnel services at the bottom of page three, there was an error discovered in the spreadsheet 00:23:52.565 --> 00:24:01.856 - calculating the retirement contribution. We had wages included in that for calculation from employees 00:24:01.856 --> 00:24:07.230 - that aren't eligible for retirement. So that resulted in a 00:24:07.714 --> 00:24:19.950 - a little over or almost $8,500 decrease in the retirement. So we, in essence, saw a $21,000 increase 00:24:19.950 --> 00:24:32.670 - in available funds. So we did make some changes to the expense side, taking advantage of that situation. 00:24:32.670 --> 00:24:36.062 - And we can go through that. 00:24:38.370 --> 00:24:49.071 - as we go through the presentation. So you can see we're now, I think the last presentation we were at, 00:24:49.071 --> 00:25:00.188 - I think a $78 deficit. We're now at an $8 deficit on the bottom line of the budget proposal. Any questions 00:25:00.188 --> 00:25:06.110 - on that overview? We'll go through the detail here next. 00:25:09.730 --> 00:25:18.905 - And again, the taxes, those numbers are all from DLGF at our budget workshop. And just in relation to 00:25:18.905 --> 00:25:28.709 - our discussion earlier during the cash flows, I mean, you can see that the combined excise tax and operating 00:25:28.709 --> 00:25:38.334 - is substantially less than what we actually received in June, let alone the December disbursement as well. 00:25:38.914 --> 00:25:53.456 - usually a little smaller, but so hopefully that's again a fairly conservative estimate for the other 00:25:53.456 --> 00:26:07.710 - revenue items. I think there was one change on the revenue for OCC recycling, cardboard recycling. 00:26:08.514 --> 00:26:19.284 - That did increase $3,000 after we received our rebate in June. Volumes had gone up. Markets had improved 00:26:19.284 --> 00:26:29.849 - a little bit. And so we think that we felt comfortable bumping up that estimate for 27 as well. On the 00:26:29.849 --> 00:26:36.926 - revenue, is that including what we just approved, new rate schedule? 00:26:38.498 --> 00:26:46.944 - on? For the no the the fee schedule the no the the rep the recycling revenue is separate from the the 00:26:46.944 --> 00:26:55.555 - fee schedule is applies to what residents and businesses bring to our HHW specific what we specifically 00:26:55.555 --> 00:27:04.332 - discussed for HHW also in there are fees related to the green business network copying charges and things 00:27:04.332 --> 00:27:07.230 - like that. The recycling rebate is 00:27:07.394 --> 00:27:17.638 - that was covered under our contract with Brumke Waste and Recycling for the hauling and management of 00:27:17.638 --> 00:27:27.782 - our materials. I don't think on this screen that we had any changes from what was presented in July. 00:27:27.782 --> 00:27:33.406 - Obviously, please stop me if anybody has any questions. 00:27:36.034 --> 00:27:47.702 - And I think, Mr. Ellis, we did get the years right. The sale of OCC recycling is on the next next slide, 00:27:47.702 --> 00:27:54.814 - not this one. Oh, yeah, I guess I was jumping ahead. I'm sorry. 00:27:56.226 --> 00:28:03.298 - So yeah, I mean, we increased from what you saw in July. But again, it's still a substantial decrease 00:28:03.298 --> 00:28:10.371 - from what was budgeted this year. And that's strictly a function of we entered into the contract with 00:28:10.371 --> 00:28:17.582 - Rumpke last June. We had no experience with them. And I think as staff, we were a little overconfident, 00:28:17.582 --> 00:28:25.278 - overzealous in what we might get out of those. So we've made what we feel are the necessary corrections there. 00:28:25.858 --> 00:28:36.011 - better than nothing. I'm sorry? Still better than nothing, which is what we're getting before this contract. 00:28:36.011 --> 00:28:45.698 - This is true. And to make people aware, it's called the fiber market. Cardboard and paper covered under 00:28:45.698 --> 00:28:53.150 - the fiber commodities. It's a very volatile market. And we could, next year, we 00:28:53.602 --> 00:29:01.606 - we could be in range of what we get. It could be a boom or bust just as easily. So, but we're based 00:29:01.606 --> 00:29:09.689 - on where things sit today with our volumes in the market. We're comfortable with that estimate. Then 00:29:09.689 --> 00:29:17.773 - you can see that the transfers and we've talked about the loans that the operating fund is having to 00:29:17.773 --> 00:29:20.254 - make to the debt service fund. 00:29:20.866 --> 00:29:28.112 - when we were going through the budgeting process with DL Jeff at the workshop they said that since the 00:29:28.112 --> 00:29:35.217 - loans are dispersed and repaid in the same fiscal year not to budget for those because it would be a 00:29:35.217 --> 00:29:42.814 - wash that's what they told us to do so that's why you see zeros there even though I think we currently have 00:29:43.746 --> 00:29:51.187 - $24,000 outstanding from operating to debt that will be repaid when we get the December tax disbursement. 00:29:51.187 --> 00:29:58.206 - We'll get into that a little more when we do the debt budget. And we know, as you can see in there, 00:29:58.206 --> 00:30:05.436 - that after that repayment in December, we still think we're looking at almost a $48,000 loan that will 00:30:05.436 --> 00:30:11.262 - have to be made in January to cover that final payment. Sorry, Tom, I didn't track 00:30:11.906 --> 00:30:20.297 - what you said about not putting them in the budget because they will be taken out and paid in full the 00:30:20.297 --> 00:30:28.444 - same year. In the same fiscal year. That was the instruction from DLGF at the workshop. Understood. 00:30:28.444 --> 00:30:36.754 - It just seems to me as if it would be best practice so that especially staff knows they have coverage 00:30:36.754 --> 00:30:40.990 - and approval from the board that we do put them in. 00:30:42.658 --> 00:30:53.239 - as both income and expense, but I agree. Um, and I, you know, we originally, we didn't know the amount, 00:30:53.239 --> 00:31:03.414 - but we originally had that noted. Um, and, um, w w when the DLGF rep started plugging those numbers 00:31:03.414 --> 00:31:12.062 - in it, um, gateway didn't like it. So, uh, so we just, we just left it out. Um, and, 00:31:12.290 --> 00:31:19.490 - that's those were the instructions from our rep um and then you see we also did um uh add add in some 00:31:19.490 --> 00:31:26.832 - revenue uh you know i'm sure that the board's aware we've uh pursued a waste tire grant the past couple 00:31:26.832 --> 00:31:33.891 - of years um and fully anticipate uh you know based on the popularity of the tire amnesty day events 00:31:33.891 --> 00:31:38.974 - that we've done thus far that we will pursue a grant again next year so 00:31:39.138 --> 00:31:47.763 - So we did budget for that revenue. It washes out on the expense side, and we'll show you that when we 00:31:47.763 --> 00:31:56.557 - get to that slide. And that is our revenue. Any questions before we move on? Additional questions? Just 00:31:56.557 --> 00:32:05.098 - for the benefit of the public, this was all reviewed already at our July joint meeting with the CAC. 00:32:05.098 --> 00:32:06.366 - Yeah, correct. 00:32:06.594 --> 00:32:14.930 - Minus the handful of changes that I have highlighted and will be highlighting. So moving on to the expense 00:32:14.930 --> 00:32:23.656 - side, we start with the personnel services category. As nothing has changed here, again, we're proposing a 3.5% 00:32:23.656 --> 00:32:30.590 - cost of living wage increase based on the CPIW Wager Index that we've historically used. 00:32:31.234 --> 00:32:39.682 - We are requesting to move the office manager from a 30 hour a week position to 35 hours a week. And 00:32:39.682 --> 00:32:48.384 - then the health insurance, you'll see when we get to the slide, substantial decrease, and I'll explain 00:32:48.384 --> 00:32:57.424 - where that comes from as well. So there you see the wage increase. The wellness clinic, we're anticipating 00:32:57.424 --> 00:32:59.198 - about a 5% increase. 00:32:59.586 --> 00:33:08.184 - on the dues for the wellness clinic. So then there you see the health insurance and I'll refer you back 00:33:08.184 --> 00:33:16.534 - to the cash flow statements and this is really a function of how we previously budgeted for this and 00:33:16.534 --> 00:33:22.238 - the way that the previous accounting software reported the expenses. 00:33:22.434 --> 00:33:31.062 - where we were looking at reports that accounted for 100 percent of the health insurance premium costs. 00:33:31.062 --> 00:33:39.606 - But in reality, we do an 80-20 split with employees on those premium costs. So the district was truly 00:33:39.606 --> 00:33:48.150 - only paying for 80 percent of that cost, 20 percent of that was funded from a payroll deductions from 00:33:48.150 --> 00:33:52.254 - employees. So over the years, the discrepancy in 00:33:52.418 --> 00:34:00.285 - actual versus budgeted costs kind of exponentially grew. We made I think I think we made about a fifty 00:34:00.285 --> 00:34:08.151 - or sixty thousand dollar reduction in the twenty twenty six budget and I think if you look at the cash 00:34:08.151 --> 00:34:15.788 - flow statement we're currently on pace for about two hundred forty thousand dollars of expenses and 00:34:15.788 --> 00:34:21.822 - health insurance. So I put that budget estimate at three hundred thousand just 00:34:21.954 --> 00:34:28.984 - to have some cushion there. You never know if somebody is going to have a child to get married. We have 00:34:28.984 --> 00:34:35.812 - employee turnover and we bring in somebody that signs on to the health insurance, replacing somebody 00:34:35.812 --> 00:34:42.910 - that wasn't on. So I wanted to have some extra money in there to cover any of those potential scenarios. 00:34:48.354 --> 00:34:59.775 - And then there you see the retirement. It still goes up due to the cost of living increase, but is down 00:34:59.775 --> 00:35:10.866 - about $8,500 from what was presented in July due to correcting that formula error in my spreadsheet. 00:35:10.866 --> 00:35:18.334 - Any questions on personnel services? So in the supplies categories, 00:35:19.202 --> 00:35:30.002 - look I don't know so we did the fuel increased a thousand dollars from what you saw in July that's strictly 00:35:30.002 --> 00:35:40.102 - a function of having the extra funding available and looking at where fuel costs are in our trending 00:35:40.102 --> 00:35:46.302 - and just padding that a little bit under the other line items 00:35:47.362 --> 00:36:07.365 - And supplies change from what you saw in July. Any questions on supplies? Services and expenses. We 00:36:07.365 --> 00:36:12.766 - had a few changes in here. 00:36:13.762 --> 00:36:24.032 - I don't think anything on this slide changed from what was presented in July. On this slide, we did 00:36:24.032 --> 00:36:34.918 - increase travel by $550 from what was presented in July, and that corresponds to an increase in education 00:36:34.918 --> 00:36:43.134 - and training that we did. Trying to use some of that extra money we got for the 00:36:44.194 --> 00:36:53.878 - benefit of our employees and providing some additional training and education. The nothing on here changed 00:36:53.878 --> 00:37:03.471 - again would just highlight the liability insurance increase and that's related to the three year landfill 00:37:03.471 --> 00:37:10.078 - pollution prevention policy that will renew on December of twenty seven. 00:37:15.650 --> 00:37:25.259 - here vehicle repair and maintenance increased $5,000 from what you saw in July and that is specific 00:37:25.259 --> 00:37:35.157 - to if you'll recall we we have $50,000 budgeted this year to purchase a new vehicle for administration 00:37:35.157 --> 00:37:44.286 - and that is to put a wrap on that with our logo and website and has not fully designed yet but 00:37:44.418 --> 00:37:49.839 - I did talk with the local company that does that and told them the vehicle we're looking at getting 00:37:49.839 --> 00:37:55.532 - and they, you know, they kind of gave me a number that, you know, they were comfortable that they should 00:37:55.532 --> 00:37:58.622 - be able to do it within $5,000. So we put that in there. 00:38:15.042 --> 00:38:26.187 - Then there's the training and education. Again, we have a $3,000 increase in that from what you saw 00:38:26.187 --> 00:38:37.665 - in July. I'd like to use that to provide some more and additional training and education opportunities 00:38:37.665 --> 00:38:44.798 - for our employees. I don't think that anything on here changed. 00:38:45.122 --> 00:38:55.274 - from what you saw in July. Just to point out, you know, the pretty good decrease in the hauling contract 00:38:55.274 --> 00:39:04.942 - and give credit to Joey along and his staff for some of the operational changes they've made at the 00:39:04.942 --> 00:39:07.166 - recycling centers with 00:39:07.778 --> 00:39:17.153 - materials are collected and when we're calling in boxes to be hauled and substantially reducing our 00:39:17.153 --> 00:39:26.903 - hauling costs by doing that. So there in the waste tire processing, you see the increase from the grant 00:39:26.903 --> 00:39:37.310 - funds that we budgeted for. I think that is that is it for services and charges. Any questions on any of that? 00:39:40.450 --> 00:39:47.695 - question in category two. I'm sorry. It was a delayed reaction. When we look at the fuel prices, I know 00:39:47.695 --> 00:39:54.940 - you did factor in an increase, but I wonder how are we doing this year? And I looked at the cash flows. 00:39:54.940 --> 00:40:02.184 - The cash flow statement is not as detailed as providing the specific line for fuel. So how are we doing 00:40:02.184 --> 00:40:06.782 - this year as far as the budget for fuel, since the price is going 00:40:08.354 --> 00:40:24.493 - I'm going to refer you. In the packet. Get there, give you a page number. So on. Looks like page 138 00:40:24.493 --> 00:40:36.478 - of the packet. You have 2026 budget status report. And it shows as of 630. 00:40:38.146 --> 00:40:51.024 - We have used 41.3% of our fuel budget. Thank you very much. Sorry, I didn't scroll far enough. It's 00:40:51.024 --> 00:41:03.902 - a big packet. We're in pretty good shape. We are. And again, we're just looking at where costs are. 00:41:05.218 --> 00:41:13.997 - get to see you know see the same news articles and reports on trending that everybody else does and 00:41:13.997 --> 00:41:22.777 - you know obviously hope that we do not expend that budget next year that fuel costs will stabilize. 00:41:22.777 --> 00:41:32.083 - Any other questions on categories two or three? Mr. McGlasson you want to finish us up with the operating 00:41:32.083 --> 00:41:34.014 - budget category four? 00:41:34.530 --> 00:41:43.254 - we're going to be looking at. Um. And in the category for, uh, there is the remainder of the money that 00:41:43.254 --> 00:41:51.475 - we found and machinery and equipment purchase and lease that increased $12,000 from what you saw. 00:41:51.475 --> 00:42:00.284 - In July, and that is all money. You'll recall we did additional appropriation earlier this year to start 00:42:00.284 --> 00:42:04.478 - replacing some of the roll off containers that we 00:42:04.834 --> 00:42:18.165 - that should be able to get us another compact or container for $12,000 based on current pricing. That 00:42:18.165 --> 00:42:32.411 - is your operating budget. Thank you very much. So shall we get a motion on the table regarding the operating 00:42:32.411 --> 00:42:34.110 - fund budget? 00:42:34.210 --> 00:42:50.301 - Okay. Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on the proposed twenty twenty seven 00:42:50.301 --> 00:43:03.710 - operating fund budget. All right any final comments or questions from board members. 00:43:06.786 --> 00:43:16.469 - I just like to say I appreciate how frugal I think you guys have been and on some of these and it seems 00:43:16.469 --> 00:43:25.780 - cost and efficiency have been a focus for the district and it shows. Thank you to Joey Long for the 00:43:25.780 --> 00:43:31.646 - efficiencies that have brought down some of our hauling costs. 00:43:35.906 --> 00:43:44.714 - Let us do a voice vote on. I would recommend roll call vote for the budget, yes. Okay, thank you. We'll 00:43:44.714 --> 00:43:53.691 - wait for our names to be called. Okay. Wilts? Yes. Thompson? Yes. Piedmon Smith? Yes. Ellis? Yes. Madera? 00:43:53.691 --> 00:44:02.244 - Yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right, thank you so much for all your hard work, Mr. Arnold, Mr. 00:44:02.244 --> 00:44:04.446 - McClassen, and the staff. 00:44:05.026 --> 00:44:17.098 - next we have our debt service budget. Yes and again one more payment to go. That is exciting so again 00:44:17.098 --> 00:44:29.406 - not withstanding the I guess confusion on how we're budgeting for and dealing with those loan payments. 00:44:30.082 --> 00:44:39.733 - The estimate from DLGF after we repay the currently outstanding temporary loan at the end of the year, 00:44:39.733 --> 00:44:49.947 - we will have a fund balance of $89,360. So based on the final payment due in February and the administrative 00:44:49.947 --> 00:44:57.630 - fees for that fund, the operating fund will have to turn around and loan $47,875. 00:44:57.794 --> 00:45:09.118 - to the debt service fund in January for that final payment. And then the tax disbursements in June and 00:45:09.118 --> 00:45:20.332 - December should make that fund whole. Could you review the timing of that again? So we obviously have 00:45:20.332 --> 00:45:27.038 - a deficit budget here, but it's because of the timing of the 00:45:27.650 --> 00:45:36.386 - tax revenues which come in when well the the deficit budget there is equal to the anticipated year in 00:45:36.386 --> 00:45:44.951 - balance for this year because we've we've made it we've made all the debt payments that we're going 00:45:44.951 --> 00:45:53.687 - to have to make for this year we will get a tax disbursement in December and have to repay the twenty 00:45:53.687 --> 00:45:55.486 - four thousand dollar 00:45:55.714 --> 00:46:06.338 - loan that's currently outstanding to operating and based on the tax disbursement estimate for December 00:46:06.338 --> 00:46:17.066 - we should have that $89,000 balance in the fund carrying over into next year. If you look at the bottom 00:46:17.066 --> 00:46:23.358 - of the slide that's up on the screen you'll see that we have 00:46:24.002 --> 00:46:32.994 - anticipated twelve thirty one of twenty six balance in red there of eighty nine thousand three hundred 00:46:32.994 --> 00:46:41.810 - sixty dollars. The twenty twenty seven budget is a deficit of eighty nine thousand three hundred and 00:46:41.810 --> 00:46:50.977 - sixty dollars and that is the end of your balance. So your your anticipated balance at the end of twenty 00:46:50.977 --> 00:46:52.286 - seven is zero. 00:46:57.538 --> 00:47:05.516 - time next year, we will not need to budget anything for this debt service. That is my hope. 00:47:05.516 --> 00:47:14.189 - It'll be done, yes. It's been a long 20 years. Unfortunately for Mr. Polson, that doesn't mean that 00:47:14.189 --> 00:47:23.555 - he's done with the landfill. I think he has some job security there. All right, any questions for directors 00:47:23.555 --> 00:47:26.590 - about the Debt Service Fund budget 00:47:33.890 --> 00:47:44.580 - get a motion on the table. I move approval of the debt service budget. Second. That's resolution 2026-11. 00:47:44.580 --> 00:47:54.867 - Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on this budget proposal? Seeing none, Mr. 00:47:54.867 --> 00:48:03.742 - McClassen, will you please call the roll? Madera? Yes. Piedmont-Smith? Yes. Ellis? Yes. 00:48:04.226 --> 00:48:12.563 - Thompson yes motion passes unanimously all right moving on to our final budget proposal which is for 00:48:12.563 --> 00:48:20.817 - the cumulative capital fund budget uh yeah and so this is um again one um from some time ago advice 00:48:20.817 --> 00:48:29.566 - by dlgf it's a zero-sum budget um we've at this point i've never had any planned expenditures out of that 00:48:29.666 --> 00:48:36.864 - they've always recommended that we adopt that zero-sum budget and so in case we run into an event like 00:48:36.864 --> 00:48:43.922 - we did this year the budget is on record and it's much easier to appropriate funds out of that. That 00:48:43.922 --> 00:48:50.980 - said you will notice that the balance of that fund is now drastically reduced due to the cost of the 00:48:50.980 --> 00:48:58.039 - roof so but we do have the thousand anticipated thousand and thirty dollars in there that we'll have 00:48:58.039 --> 00:48:59.646 - at the end of the year 00:49:00.034 --> 00:49:08.183 - to begin 27 and would go ahead and adopt the budget the same as we always have not that that's going 00:49:08.183 --> 00:49:16.331 - to go a long way if we have a capital project but but we have the fund and we should do that and the 00:49:16.331 --> 00:49:18.590 - board would have the option 00:49:18.754 --> 00:49:26.245 - I believe I need to research how some of this works, but I believe as we approach the end of this year, 00:49:26.245 --> 00:49:33.664 - if we have any budget surplus anticipated, there's some limits on what you can do, but the board could 00:49:33.664 --> 00:49:41.155 - transfer unspent appropriations into the CUME CAP fund. Also moving forward, and there's a percent cap, 00:49:41.155 --> 00:49:47.134 - but you can budget every year to contribute money to that cumulative capital fund. 00:49:47.362 --> 00:49:55.193 - So something to think about, you know, moving forward. Of course, the other option would be to just 00:49:55.193 --> 00:50:03.338 - terminate the QMCAP fund and transfer that money back into the operating reserves. All right. So that's 00:50:03.338 --> 00:50:11.248 - the conversation we can have in the coming months. That's a future conversation. Yes. All right. Any 00:50:11.248 --> 00:50:14.302 - questions about the QMCAP fund budget? 00:50:18.242 --> 00:50:29.960 - a motion please. Move to approve the 2027 QCAP budget as presented. Motion 2020-12. Second. Thank you. 00:50:29.960 --> 00:50:42.018 - Is there any member of the public who would like to comment on the cumulative capital fund budget? Seeing 00:50:42.018 --> 00:50:47.934 - none, Mr. McClassen, will you please call the roll? 00:50:48.578 --> 00:51:02.554 - Piedmont Smith? Yes. Thompson? Yes. Madera? Yes. Wilkes? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. All right. 00:51:02.554 --> 00:51:14.014 - Let me get back to the agenda. I think we are ready for department reports. Yeah. 00:51:14.114 --> 00:51:22.836 - In my memo on page 149 I have put down the county council's budget adoption schedule for your reference. 00:51:22.836 --> 00:51:31.309 - I would note the first bullet line there are the online we've ended online sales for the compost bins 00:51:31.309 --> 00:51:36.542 - and rain barrels but would let the public know that we do have 00:51:36.674 --> 00:51:44.627 - a limited number of compost bins still available for sale through the district office. Anybody that's 00:51:44.627 --> 00:51:52.579 - interested can contact Elisa Pullcrawl in our office to make arrangements to purchase one or two. The 00:51:52.579 --> 00:52:00.532 - association's annual conference is scheduled for October 13th and 14th at Spring Mill State Park this 00:52:00.532 --> 00:52:05.054 - year. And then that last bullet item in the first section 00:52:05.282 --> 00:52:13.745 - So item recently published a new state materials management plan. This replaces the solid waste management 00:52:13.745 --> 00:52:22.050 - plan. This is a new plan that shifts the focus of waste management for a recycling and disposal-centered 00:52:22.050 --> 00:52:30.118 - approach to an approach that aims to reduce the environmental and natural resource impact. So they're 00:52:30.118 --> 00:52:33.598 - focusing now moving the focus to diversion, 00:52:33.922 --> 00:52:43.561 - you know reduction reuse composting which is something the district has also been looking at you can 00:52:43.561 --> 00:52:53.487 - see in there the item did receive an EPA fund or EPA grant funds to do the state plan that also allowed 00:52:53.487 --> 00:53:01.790 - for pass-through funding to local governments solid waste districts to develop a local 00:53:02.146 --> 00:53:11.557 - that we're looking at. Um materials management plan based on that state plan. Uh so I have some meetings 00:53:11.557 --> 00:53:20.609 - scheduled next week with a couple of consultants that do this kind of work and, um, see what kind of 00:53:20.609 --> 00:53:29.572 - costs that we're looking at. Uh, the, uh, the great past due grant funding available for my item is 00:53:29.572 --> 00:53:31.902 - limited to $20,000 to any 00:53:32.418 --> 00:53:42.772 - how far that 20,000, if we get that much, might go. But that's what we're looking at right now. There's 00:53:42.772 --> 00:53:53.026 - still a lot of uncertainty on what exactly this plan requires of solid waste districts. And we do have 00:53:53.026 --> 00:53:57.406 - a webinar, ITEMS doing a webinar next week. 00:53:57.634 --> 00:54:05.210 - that I'll be attending and the association is also having a meeting for association members that we're 00:54:05.210 --> 00:54:12.566 - going to have some representatives from IDEMAT to get into some more detail of this plan. The grant 00:54:12.566 --> 00:54:20.363 - funding, the application of the grant fund or application for the grant funds which appears to be subject 00:54:20.363 --> 00:54:26.174 - to federal grant application requirements because it's a pass-through EPA fund 00:54:26.274 --> 00:54:33.688 - So it's a little more involved than what we're used to dealing with an item grant. But at any rate, 00:54:33.688 --> 00:54:41.324 - there's things planned and in the works. We're trying to get as much information as we can. The other, 00:54:41.324 --> 00:54:48.961 - I guess, challenge in this is that item has set September 14th as a deadline for application. So we'll 00:54:48.961 --> 00:54:53.854 - see where it all goes and how quickly we can get things together. 00:54:57.090 --> 00:55:04.927 - So and then the last thing that I would have to report with the new school you're starting, you know, 00:55:04.927 --> 00:55:12.763 - any educators that might be listening, teachers or school administrators, Ms. Pukral is scheduling in 00:55:12.763 --> 00:55:20.830 - school and virtual education sessions for local schools, both public, private and charter for all three. 00:55:20.994 --> 00:55:34.152 - So she can be reached at the district office, epocrawl at mcswmd.com or 812-349-2020. Are there questions 00:55:34.152 --> 00:55:47.062 - on the administration department report? So I just want to mention in regard to the new state materials 00:55:47.062 --> 00:55:50.910 - management plan, I'm glad that 00:55:51.298 --> 00:55:58.890 - there's going to be a webinar to describe in more detail what they want from districts. Depending on 00:55:58.890 --> 00:56:06.482 - those details, I wonder if we really need a consultant. I don't know how different it'll be from the 00:56:06.482 --> 00:56:14.750 - plan that we already have, but the last time we updated our own plan, we did it in-house. Yeah, I don't know. 00:56:15.106 --> 00:56:22.378 - I will let you know, one of the meetings that I have scheduled next week is actually with the consultant 00:56:22.378 --> 00:56:29.373 - that wrote the state's plan. So hopefully out of that, I can get a better idea of what the state was 00:56:29.373 --> 00:56:36.160 - looking for, expecting out of localities when they put this plan together and published it. Yeah, 00:56:36.160 --> 00:56:42.878 - I just, I mean, I know there are grant funds available, but then we have to apply for the grant. 00:56:44.418 --> 00:56:54.581 - If it's relatively simple, then we could do it ourselves. And I feel like often we make our original 00:56:54.581 --> 00:57:04.743 - plan in 1991 or whatever. It was way more complicated than it needed to be. Yeah. And at this point, 00:57:04.743 --> 00:57:14.302 - I've not seen anything that's provided a time frame or even if there's actually a requirement. 00:57:15.362 --> 00:57:23.596 - for localities to do this materials management. It was, I think, not quite two weeks ago on a Sunday 00:57:23.596 --> 00:57:31.830 - at 5 PM, I got the email that here's the plan. And then the next day, it showed up on their website. 00:57:31.830 --> 00:57:40.227 - And so it's all, and for the record, they've been working on this a long time. Last fall, we were told 00:57:40.227 --> 00:57:44.222 - we would have this plan by the end of last year. 00:57:45.154 --> 00:57:55.695 - here it is August. So now it's all very rush rush and there's a lot to digest and a lot to figure out 00:57:55.695 --> 00:58:06.650 - particularly before September 14th if we're going to try to pursue any grant funds. Yes, Councilor Wilts. 00:58:06.650 --> 00:58:14.814 - Okay, so I've heard you say you haven't seen anything with respect to the plan 00:58:16.418 --> 00:58:29.903 - requirement or timing, would it be reasonable for the state to expect a plan be created in 2027 when 00:58:29.903 --> 00:58:41.118 - we've already passed a budget that doesn't include resources for creating the plan? 00:58:41.282 --> 00:58:47.539 - we had a board meeting for the association today. And that was a big question is, you know, well, if 00:58:47.539 --> 00:58:53.921 - we put this plan together and we have all these goals and objectives, you know, where's the money come 00:58:53.921 --> 00:58:59.682 - from to implement this stuff? Because our budgets are done and being presented for adoption. 00:58:59.682 --> 00:59:06.126 - So and so that's, you know, one of the questions that will be put to item when we have a chance to meet 00:59:06.126 --> 00:59:08.542 - with them. And it is pretty clear that 00:59:08.738 --> 00:59:17.148 - the grant funds that are available are pretty much restricted to the development of a local plan. You 00:59:17.148 --> 00:59:25.476 - can't put your plan together and say, you know, we're going to put a MRF in and then use these grant 00:59:25.476 --> 00:59:33.886 - funds to go by bailers. They're not eligible for that grant funding. So it's a lot to digest and wrap 00:59:33.886 --> 00:59:38.174 - my head around in a short period of time right now. 00:59:38.274 --> 00:59:49.600 - We'll get there. All right. Any other questions for Mr. McClassen about administration? All right. We 00:59:49.600 --> 01:00:00.815 - can move on to the next report. Mr. Joey Long. And we have the bells chiming here at the courthouse. 01:00:00.815 --> 01:00:08.254 - I know we're going to need Joey Long and Lee Paulson to be able to 01:00:09.058 --> 01:00:17.260 - Activate camera and mic, please. Okay. Hi, everyone. I will start off with the recycling and reuse. 01:00:17.260 --> 01:00:25.462 - Staff partnered with the Monroe County Fair to offer recycling to all the vendors for cardboard. We 01:00:25.462 --> 01:00:33.745 - successfully received 504 pounds of cardboard from that one week from the food vendors at the Monroe 01:00:33.745 --> 01:00:36.862 - County Fair, so that was really good. 01:00:37.890 --> 01:00:44.462 - The household hazardous waste, I don't know if it's students moving in or what, but we've had a lot 01:00:44.462 --> 01:00:51.363 - of people bringing in stuff from basements and garages. So we've seen a lot of business in our household 01:00:51.363 --> 01:00:58.132 - hazardous waste, which results in, you know, we're going to have some shipments coming up, but we also 01:00:58.132 --> 01:01:04.770 - have a lot of free stuff in our has-been room that the public can come and pick up. So I want to get 01:01:04.770 --> 01:01:05.822 - that out there. 01:01:07.298 --> 01:01:13.895 - Our sites, we have been doing parking lot maintenance at all five sites. That includes some new striping 01:01:13.895 --> 01:01:20.178 - at the South Walnut location. That includes gravel and grade work at the four rural sites. With the 01:01:20.178 --> 01:01:26.587 - rain that we keep getting, the ground's going to soften. We have plans to keep adding some gravel and 01:01:26.587 --> 01:01:33.059 - packing it in, and hopefully we can get everything fixed for the wintertime. That's really all I have. 01:01:33.059 --> 01:01:36.766 - If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer them. 01:01:38.594 --> 01:01:49.228 - Thank you, Mr. Long. Are there any questions on the recycling sites, hazardous materials, anything under 01:01:49.228 --> 01:01:59.659 - Mr. Long's purview? All right. Well, that's great. I'm so happy that you were able to collect all that 01:01:59.659 --> 01:02:03.710 - recyclable material at the county fair. 01:02:03.874 --> 01:02:14.141 - It's increased slowly. We started doing this a couple years ago, and it's increased slowly. The vendors 01:02:14.141 --> 01:02:24.703 - are starting to be more active in it, so it's paying off. Awesome. All right. Let's move on to Mr. Paulson 01:02:24.703 --> 01:02:32.798 - then. Good afternoon. I'm Lee Paulson with Landfill and Environmental Compliance. 01:02:34.114 --> 01:02:43.180 - The report speaks for itself pretty much. The only thing I'd like to really highlight is that the first, 01:02:43.180 --> 01:02:51.901 - after those early tornadoes at the end of July, end of June, first part of July, we had the landfill 01:02:51.901 --> 01:03:01.054 - open for the emergency management to bring tornado debris. So we've got five or six large, large piles of 01:03:01.858 --> 01:03:08.831 - tornado debris out there waiting to see what the emergency management group wants to do with that. And 01:03:08.831 --> 01:03:15.804 - the only other thing is still waiting for our report from the groundwater from May. And we should have 01:03:15.804 --> 01:03:22.913 - that first part of next week so that we can get that reviewed and send that on to item. Other than that, 01:03:22.913 --> 01:03:29.818 - the treatment plan is shut down right now because it got real dry and it seems to be a knock on wood. 01:03:29.818 --> 01:03:31.646 - The weather that's come is 01:03:31.874 --> 01:03:39.784 - This landfill, so I'm happy about that. So if you guys have any questions, I'll be happy to answer. 01:03:39.784 --> 01:03:48.089 - Thank you very much, Mr. Paulson. Any questions about landfill and environmental compliance? If I could, 01:03:48.089 --> 01:03:55.999 - Ms. Piedmont, to clarify one thing, Mr. Paulson's report that the debris brought to the landfill is 01:03:55.999 --> 01:04:01.694 - strictly tree, woody and vegetative debris. We weren't dealing with any 01:04:01.890 --> 01:04:10.662 - you know, trash, construction debris, anything like that. It was strictly vegetative material that we've 01:04:10.662 --> 01:04:19.184 - staged out there, and we'll be working with EMA on how we're going to manage that. Working with whom? 01:04:19.184 --> 01:04:27.622 - I'm sorry, who are you working with on it? Emergency management. Oh, OK. The county? Yes. All right. 01:04:27.622 --> 01:04:30.462 - So any questions for Mr. Paulson? 01:04:33.954 --> 01:04:44.469 - Thank you so much. The rain event did not avoid us. We had a downpour here outside of our windows. But 01:04:44.469 --> 01:04:54.883 - it seems to be clearing up again. All right. Mr. McClassen, I wonder, we don't have a CAC report. Are 01:04:54.883 --> 01:04:58.558 - they going to be able to meet soon? 01:04:59.202 --> 01:05:07.593 - they had unfortunately were unable to get a quorum together last month so they did not meet last month 01:05:07.593 --> 01:05:15.740 - their next scheduled meeting is next Thursday and to my knowledge they're still planning to meet so 01:05:15.740 --> 01:05:23.887 - okay great I think what is our next agenda item is a general public comment yes does anybody in the 01:05:23.887 --> 01:05:29.182 - public want to make a general comment for the board of directors 01:05:36.450 --> 01:05:47.609 - Is there any member of the board who would like to make a comment? Right, well, I think that's it for 01:05:47.609 --> 01:05:52.094 - our business today, so we are adjourned.