WEBVTT 00:00:04.400 --> 00:00:06.140 Welcome to our visitors. 00:00:06.920 --> 00:00:09.880 I'd like to call a meeting of the Support Services Committee. 00:00:10.680 --> 00:00:13.620 Call a meeting to order Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. 00:00:14.980 --> 00:00:17.020 First order of business is prayer. 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:19.200 I'll take care of that if you bow your heads. 00:00:20.840 --> 00:00:26.360 Heavenly Father, we gather here tonight to do the county's business. 00:00:27.060 --> 00:00:34.240 Father, we ask that you will guide us, give us the strength, intelligence, and courage to do what's best for our constituents. 00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:45.920 Father, again, we just thank you for this opportunity to get together with some of the community and the committee members, and thank you, Lord, in Jesus' name, amen. 00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:46.720 Amen. 00:00:49.100 --> 00:00:53.840 Okay, 3.0 is approval of the agenda. Can I get a motion? 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:55.540 No motion. 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:57.700 Motion by Ms. DeMeester. 00:00:57.940 --> 00:00:58.740 I'll second it. 00:00:58.860 --> 00:01:04.320 Second by Ms. Williams. Any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor? 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:05.400 say aye. 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:06.400 Aye. 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:07.400 Aye. 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:08.400 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:09.400 Very none. 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.400 Motion passes. 00:01:11.400 --> 00:01:15.400 Review and approval of meeting minutes from March 11, 2026. 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:17.400 Can I get a motion? 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:18.400 So moved. 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:21.400 Motion by Mr. Busker. 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:22.400 Second. 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:23.400 Second by Mr. Meester. 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:25.400 Any discussions? 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:26.400 Seeing none. 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:28.400 All those in favor, say aye. 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:29.400 Aye. 00:01:29.400 --> 00:01:31.400 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:31.400 --> 00:01:32.400 Motion passes. 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:40.800 5.0 is approval of the claims of a total of $51,149.70. 00:01:40.800 --> 00:01:44.520 Did anyone want to see the bills? 00:01:44.520 --> 00:01:46.800 No, I should look at it online. 00:01:46.800 --> 00:01:48.800 Okay. 00:01:48.800 --> 00:01:52.120 Can I get a motion? 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:54.280 Motion to approve. 00:01:54.600 --> 00:01:55.560 Motion by Mr. Hadley. 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:56.720 Second. 00:01:57.680 --> 00:01:59.280 Second by Mr. Busker. 00:02:00.040 --> 00:02:00.660 Any discussion? 00:02:02.020 --> 00:02:02.920 Seeing none. 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:04.540 All those in favor say aye. 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:05.000 Aye. 00:02:05.620 --> 00:02:06.780 Those opposed, same sign. 00:02:07.600 --> 00:02:08.360 Motion passes. 00:02:08.600 --> 00:02:09.620 I haven't signed this. 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:12.200 Pass it along. 00:02:14.490 --> 00:02:14.910 Thank you. 00:02:21.600 --> 00:02:23.140 6.0 is public comment. 00:02:24.180 --> 00:02:28.980 Is there anybody here that isn't here for the youth diversion that wants to speak? 00:02:29.920 --> 00:02:30.540 Send a signal. 00:02:33.160 --> 00:02:34.380 Reports to committee. 00:02:35.380 --> 00:02:38.360 Judge Houser, I actually called the judge this week. 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:39.920 I haven't talked to him in a while. 00:02:39.920 --> 00:02:46.300 and I know I haven't been to the meeting, but it's usually covered by one of the other folks. 00:02:46.500 --> 00:02:47.720 I said, you know, I appreciate that. 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:51.300 I said, just remind him that, you know, if anything comes up to give me a call. 00:02:52.660 --> 00:02:56.240 Okay, moving on to public defender, Mr. Lutz. 00:02:56.840 --> 00:02:57.900 Talked to him this week, too. 00:02:58.560 --> 00:02:58.960 Yep. 00:02:59.800 --> 00:03:03.040 The report got sent over from Lynn in my office. 00:03:03.220 --> 00:03:06.200 I don't know if anybody's got questions about that or the content, any side of it. 00:03:06.200 --> 00:03:30.980 Other than that, we are doing well, we're staffed as we need to be staffed, and moving along, we are getting ready for the Stevenson County Step-Up Challenge, so I hope everybody enjoys the dust that will come in the wake of that challenge, but good luck. 00:03:32.600 --> 00:03:34.440 You got some stiff competition. 00:03:36.200 --> 00:03:37.960 I got a couple of dogs. 00:03:40.880 --> 00:03:41.840 There's an idea. 00:03:42.020 --> 00:03:42.700 Oh, there you go. 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:44.260 Dogs and a Fitbit. 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:49.740 Do we have any questions for Ms. Lutz? 00:03:52.020 --> 00:03:53.080 Seeing none, okay. 00:03:54.160 --> 00:03:58.240 Next location, Dr. McGee is absent. 00:03:58.900 --> 00:04:00.000 Did you hear from her at all? 00:04:01.460 --> 00:04:05.300 I talked to her this morning and she said she wasn't 100% sure if she was able to make it. 00:04:05.300 --> 00:04:08.180 so they've sunken. She's had some things come up, sir. 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:14.590 Okay. 7.4, the state's attorney, Mr. Larson. 00:04:15.450 --> 00:04:23.070 Thank you. Good evening, everyone. You have my report in front of you. In every category except 00:04:23.070 --> 00:04:28.450 juvenile, we closed more cases than we opened this month, which was a positive thing. 00:04:30.450 --> 00:04:37.130 Seems like we're starting to come together and things are falling into place. Feels like the 00:04:37.130 --> 00:04:40.530 office is running more smoothly than we have in quite some time. 00:04:41.350 --> 00:04:47.710 I'd be happy to answer any questions you have, but I know you've got bigger things on the agenda 00:04:47.710 --> 00:04:49.950 tonight, so I'll leave it at that. 00:04:52.900 --> 00:04:53.500 Thank you. 00:04:53.580 --> 00:04:55.080 Does anybody have any questions for Ms. Larson? 00:04:56.900 --> 00:04:58.260 Seeing none, thanks, Carl. 00:04:58.620 --> 00:04:59.100 Thank you. 00:04:59.980 --> 00:05:02.360 We'll move on to Circuit Clerk, Ms. Cardell. 00:05:02.940 --> 00:05:03.500 Good evening. 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:05.080 You also should have a report. 00:05:05.340 --> 00:05:05.520 Yes. 00:05:05.520 --> 00:05:35.460 One thing I wanted to mention, we're going to start sending, in certain jury trials, we'll start sending a jury duty after your service letter. It just tells a little bit about how jury duty can be rewarding, but also stressful and hard on people. So it gives them some tips on managing that, some fine text lines, and we've spoken with Rosecrans and Cinecipe Center, and they're willing 00:05:35.460 --> 00:05:43.800 to speak with jurors that need to talk or have just some relief from serving for jury duty. 00:05:46.770 --> 00:05:47.250 Okay. 00:05:49.880 --> 00:05:52.060 Anybody have any questions for Ms. Bardell? 00:05:54.200 --> 00:05:56.880 You know, I really enjoy being on the jury. 00:05:57.340 --> 00:05:58.040 I can hear that. 00:05:58.200 --> 00:05:59.140 I really did. 00:05:59.560 --> 00:06:00.940 I served several times. 00:06:01.060 --> 00:06:02.260 I really liked it. 00:06:02.740 --> 00:06:04.700 So one time I got paid. 00:06:05.660 --> 00:06:06.580 That was kind of nice. 00:06:06.860 --> 00:06:07.100 Frankly. 00:06:07.100 --> 00:06:21.920 Okay. Yeah, sorry. Yeah, that's right. Taxes, I see we only got so far collected about 1,053. Is that kind of shorter than we usually get every year? 00:06:22.700 --> 00:06:33.860 You know, I don't know. And it's still early. Once they get a letter saying that their taxes are going to be taken and then they have 30 days to object to that. 00:06:33.860 --> 00:06:38.100 So a lot of people might be getting the letters and we're not going to get it for a little bit of time 00:06:38.100 --> 00:06:42.420 So we will see maybe an increase till the summertime or something like that 00:06:42.420 --> 00:06:43.940 Okay, I'm just curious 00:06:43.940 --> 00:06:44.900 Thank you 00:06:44.900 --> 00:06:48.370 Anyone else? 00:06:48.670 --> 00:06:50.910 Okay, moving on to youth diversion fees 00:06:50.910 --> 00:06:57.810 For the month of April, $873.75 was deposited 00:06:57.810 --> 00:07:02.830 Giving us a yearly total of $10,506.74 00:07:02.830 --> 00:07:32.790 Thanks. So it was quite a jump. That's $250 higher than the previous high month. Yeah, I will say when we did bookkeeping this month, there was a lot more payments and a lot of that is from taxes. People just paying using their tax money. Okay. That makes sense. Yeah. All right. I got a question. Yes. Verify and issues the version. So we anticipated $7,000. 00:07:32.790 --> 00:07:36.090 in revenue and $10,000 in expenditures. 00:07:36.390 --> 00:07:40.330 So that's all we can expend tonight is the $10,000, correct? 00:07:40.770 --> 00:07:40.990 Yes. 00:07:41.230 --> 00:07:41.990 That's what I thought. 00:07:42.090 --> 00:07:47.390 I just want to make sure because we've got some big ones here and we've got some little ones. 00:07:47.670 --> 00:07:50.030 So we only have $10,000 to spend. 00:07:50.370 --> 00:07:50.490 Yes. 00:07:50.710 --> 00:07:51.030 Okay. 00:07:53.410 --> 00:07:56.990 Yeah, it was apparently the word got out, which is good. 00:07:56.990 --> 00:07:58.970 I mean, that's what we're trying to do. 00:07:59.250 --> 00:08:01.830 So old business, we have none. 00:08:01.830 --> 00:08:23.130 New Business is the Approval of Recipients for the Youth Diversion Funding and we do have some guests here. I don't know how we decide who wants to go first. Who got here first? Or we could just, let's see, how do you have gone to this? 00:08:24.390 --> 00:08:30.150 I hope. Is there someone here from I hope? Would you like to speak to her? 00:08:30.150 --> 00:08:31.870 My name is William Brown 00:08:31.870 --> 00:08:33.350 Yeah, come over here, please 00:08:33.350 --> 00:08:37.710 You have to be on the OWL 00:08:37.710 --> 00:08:38.710 Yeah, you gotta speak 00:08:38.710 --> 00:08:43.030 It looks totally different on YouTube 00:08:43.030 --> 00:08:49.510 Hi, my name is William Brown 00:08:49.510 --> 00:08:53.110 I'm the founder and executive director of High Hope Freeport 00:08:53.110 --> 00:08:59.030 The program that we submitted a funding request for 00:08:59.030 --> 00:09:00.790 is the check-in mentoring program. 00:09:01.370 --> 00:09:06.710 So the check-in mentoring program, right now, we're taking a small break on it, but we're 00:09:06.710 --> 00:09:07.530 going to start it up. 00:09:08.130 --> 00:09:11.070 It basically is for fourth to sixth graders. 00:09:11.530 --> 00:09:16.730 We facilitate the program out of the Boys and Girls Club, and it's also connected with 00:09:16.730 --> 00:09:18.670 careership and team setbacks. 00:09:18.670 --> 00:09:26.510 So we have fast-forward mentors, we have coach mentors, and three continuous mentors, and 00:09:26.510 --> 00:09:28.350 right now, everything is all voluntary. 00:09:29.030 --> 00:09:34.250 It's the need that we recognize that we want to give to the young people, these young men specifically. 00:09:35.450 --> 00:09:50.610 I hope Freeport's mission is to address the root causes of community violence, and we do that by youth initiatives, mentoring, mediating, and getting ahead of what we think potential problems may be in the community. 00:09:50.610 --> 00:09:59.950 We know early impact is prevention when we talk about community violence, so what the check-in mentoring program addresses. 00:09:59.950 --> 00:10:21.220 The second mentoring program addresses is emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, entrepreneurial aspects, also getting the young people to really be able to express themselves. Also, a component of it is once we have our sessions, mostly twice a week, that we give them things to take home to interact with their parents. 00:10:21.220 --> 00:10:32.180 So we also do the academic hustle is what we call it, where our young men become champions in the classroom, as well as the community. 00:10:33.260 --> 00:10:39.840 We are core principles, the PAIL principles, and the curriculum is available if you all want to see it. 00:10:39.840 --> 00:10:42.160 It was created and designed by ourselves. 00:10:42.860 --> 00:10:47.840 So that is the program that I have three quarters requested by. 00:10:49.460 --> 00:10:50.960 So it's a great program. 00:10:51.220 --> 00:10:51.720 Any questions? 00:10:52.560 --> 00:10:53.320 Yes, I got it. 00:10:53.320 --> 00:11:01.440 Okay, so I see you're requesting for $5,500, so can you get by with less? 00:11:02.260 --> 00:11:08.740 Could you still continue the program if we only gave you, you know, whatever we decide to give you? 00:11:09.260 --> 00:11:13.260 Would the program continue if we gave you less than $5,500? 00:11:13.260 --> 00:11:20.960 Yes, like I said, the program is voluntary, so all of the mentors and the co-dentors, we do it because we understand you need. 00:11:21.220 --> 00:11:36.280 All right. So we just wanted to get out and understand there's other great programs, other organizations that are worth it. So it was just the idea of putting what that impact of that amount of funding would do for the program, but the program would continue. 00:11:37.460 --> 00:11:44.700 Okay. Did you know Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton, they have a similar program like yours? 00:11:45.100 --> 00:11:47.660 No, I wasn't in Freeport at that time. 00:11:47.660 --> 00:11:54.360 Oh, okay. So they, you know, they worked with younger people, taught them discipline and, you know, and stuff like that. 00:11:54.360 --> 00:12:17.540 And understanding, like, one of the biggest core of what our program is is the impact of social media. So some of you may be familiar with me and the work that Howard Freeport does, and we understand a lot of the root cause of the community values that we see is the impact of social media. Like, it's not just a Freeport thing. Overall, it's a little other thing. 00:12:17.540 --> 00:12:30.880 So one of the differences that may separate us from that program and the previous program is that we focus a lot on self-identity, right? Defining what manhood is and understanding that social media doesn't have to dictate. 00:12:31.300 --> 00:12:47.010 I do have a couple questions. And also, I'll make a comment first. Mr. Brown and I have worked side by side during his summer cleanup because I'm part of the Pretzel Pickers. 00:12:47.010 --> 00:13:16.930 so that's how we know each other I know that he has a he has a cleanup day in a specific area that he has a block party in that area resource block yeah resource block party which we're working on a plan for our table this year I guess and we also know too that we also have a church service during that same space time too but anyway so I'm 00:13:16.930 --> 00:13:46.210 I've been well acquainted with his High Hope program. The questions I have are your line item budget on your page lists amounts. You've separated down the cost of your program and the amounts in your line item budget do not match your line item narrative. So I'm just wondering if it didn't get moved or something like that. 00:13:46.210 --> 00:14:15.370 Yeah, so we had to move some things around. One of the parts of, and I will take the blame on that, we wanted to, exposure is a big thing, right? So one of the things that we wanted to do was take the homeboys to Northern Louis University, as well as the regional science industry. And I think my quagmire was when they responded on what the cost would be. I had an initial cost there, and then once I got the confirmation on what the cost was, 00:14:15.370 --> 00:14:17.090 so that maybe it will be the mix-up. 00:14:17.290 --> 00:14:24.890 Yeah, well, that's the thing is it looks like you, yeah, it looks like you had some ideas up here and then you had some new ideas down here and you just didn't get coordinated. 00:14:24.890 --> 00:14:33.530 So try to make it as accurate as possible and also give the board an idea of where every dollar is going, right, so it won't be a miscrease. 00:14:34.470 --> 00:14:36.250 Okay, thank you. 00:14:36.250 --> 00:14:52.570 And just to comment on Ms. Williams, what she's speaking on is the 40 Days of Peace and Community Building, and we are going into the second year, so I would invite all of the board members to come out and be a part of it. 00:14:52.570 --> 00:15:22.510 and Ms. Williams and the Great Press and Pickers. We have three-day events and on Fridays we go out and do what we call a block of sync. We just go up and clean up the community where we would be having our resource block parties at. And our resource block parties is when we invite other organizations like Miles Voices to come out. Voices, we had Center City participate last year, Smart Guns for Kids, Robbie Capp, 00:15:22.570 --> 00:15:27.390 and Justin, we had community organizations. 00:15:27.590 --> 00:15:29.590 The goal is to meet people where they're at. 00:15:30.110 --> 00:15:41.330 So normally the areas that we go in is six designated locations and three port that we identify as high hope areas that we feel need the resources and may not be aware of it. 00:15:41.330 --> 00:15:43.950 So we invite the boards to come out, too. 00:15:44.050 --> 00:15:46.190 You can follow the high hope page for more information. 00:15:48.050 --> 00:15:49.990 Websites are under reconstruction right now. 00:15:49.990 --> 00:16:02.390 I just have one question, do you bring religion, do you bring love into it all? 00:16:02.390 --> 00:16:19.670 They are three-day events, so the 40 Days of Peace and Community Building, what it exists of is three events, and we also have a Shoots and Knock Duns tournament, where last year we had 80 youth participate in it, we did that also through the Boys and Girls Club, but Friday, 00:16:19.670 --> 00:16:49.270 Sunday is the beautify the block, Saturday is the resource block party, and Sunday is what we call church in the streets that's presented by the faith leaders for peace. So it's clergy people Sunday that literally have church in the streets. And it will be at the same location. And I brought flags. And I'm sorry, I know I'm taking up everybody's hands. We also have the youth expo, we're doing our second annual youth entrepreneurs expo that will be at Tony Baker's Fest. 00:16:49.670 --> 00:16:54.670 July 11th to be at the main Adam Street Stadium. 00:16:56.010 --> 00:16:57.090 I'm done. 00:16:58.970 --> 00:17:00.330 All right, well, thank you very much. 00:17:00.930 --> 00:17:01.990 Thank you all for your time. 00:17:02.190 --> 00:17:02.810 Thank you. 00:17:04.810 --> 00:17:06.570 Okay, next, I have vote wins. 00:17:08.090 --> 00:17:10.810 That's what I'm supposed to read. 00:17:13.430 --> 00:17:13.950 Okay. 00:17:14.590 --> 00:17:16.110 This letter is from 00:17:16.110 --> 00:17:25.090 Lindsay McDaniel. Hello, I wanted to reach out regarding the grant opportunity and share 00:17:25.090 --> 00:17:31.210 that Hope Wins would be a strong potential recipient. Unfortunately, I regret missing tonight's 00:17:31.210 --> 00:17:37.810 meeting. We have our Hope Wins board meeting this evening, which we were unable to hold last month 00:17:37.810 --> 00:17:42.970 due to illness, so it was important that we proceed as scheduled. I did consider sending someone to my 00:17:42.970 --> 00:17:46.930 place, but all our key members are participating in the board meeting as well. 00:17:47.510 --> 00:17:52.330 I did want to share that the grant being discussed is based on a program we already have fully implemented 00:17:52.330 --> 00:17:57.890 at Hope Wins. The program is currently running and going extremely well. We are seeing meaningful 00:17:57.890 --> 00:18:06.010 impact with the families and the youth we serve. I included some recent feedback below to provide a 00:18:06.010 --> 00:18:10.790 snapshot of that success. I would welcome the opportunity to connect further and answer any 00:18:10.790 --> 00:18:20.150 questions. I'll provide any information. You may be considered potential recipients. And I do have her contact information if anybody's interested. 00:18:20.810 --> 00:18:24.050 Yeah. Information she included is on that. 00:18:24.830 --> 00:18:38.770 Okay. And let's see. She has, with today's event, give you tools, strategies, or ideas you can use at home. 95% say yes. 00:18:38.770 --> 00:18:44.810 and it's hard to tell what the rest of them, but 95% said yes and that's pretty good. 00:18:44.810 --> 00:18:56.030 I felt welcomed and included at today's event and 64% said yes and no, zero no's. 00:18:56.030 --> 00:19:04.690 So it looks, you know, from that, those graphs, I would say that the program seems to be doing 00:19:04.690 --> 00:19:07.160 well. 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:10.460 I'm going to see the request of Church 200 just a little bit. 00:19:11.020 --> 00:19:11.440 Yes. 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:16.620 There also is a just a thought here. 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:25.160 She's talking on page five at the top paragraph. 00:19:25.300 --> 00:19:33.420 She's talking about the third year implementation of 10 family connection events annually. 00:19:33.420 --> 00:20:11.940 ago, Emily, she says the cost of each one costs $800. 00:20:11.940 --> 00:20:12.830 Unfortunately, I think, you know, yes. 00:20:14.290 --> 00:20:19.510 So are there any other questions or comments about the packet they sent us? 00:20:20.870 --> 00:20:23.570 They have some nice letters of recommendation. 00:20:23.570 --> 00:20:58.080 so we'll take that one and view that one then then the next one is ramp someone from ramp nope okay well let's see the ramp here from what I've read of course ramp is as you know they're a well-known established 00:20:58.080 --> 00:21:27.160 organization, and it's like they're going to use, they would use it, using the money on a program to help students that are with disabilities try and fit in better at school and more mobility, some training involved so that they fit into the community better, or 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:31.380 I don't want to necessarily better, but more comfortably have SFS. 00:21:32.900 --> 00:21:38.220 And I think for 2,000, 2,000 total budget could be $9,000. 00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:43.000 Anybody have any comments, questions on their information packet? 00:21:58.320 --> 00:22:00.080 I wish we had more money to give out. 00:22:01.260 --> 00:22:01.780 Yeah. 00:22:02.220 --> 00:22:02.480 Okay. 00:22:02.480 --> 00:22:33.640 The next one is SOG. That's a bit of SOG. Sounds of good news. There you go. Sounds of good news. Good evening. I'm so glad I don't have sounds of bad news. Yes. It's good to see all of you. Many of you would remember me. I kind of fell into a legacy that mom taught us seven kids 00:22:33.640 --> 00:23:03.480 to use our talents and our experiences to help make our communities better and that's what I've been doing my whole life and this year marks 47 years of inspiring and empowering people to be their best especially young people but I throw the adults in there too because adults like to hear my music absolutely that's not my fault no but I do want to say that basically 00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:29.900 Basically for me, in our packet, you can see a lot of really special things that occurred in the last couple of years. We did apply and receive a couple of years ago. We missed it last year. I ended up getting some late information. It didn't apply. But this year, we have a really nice packet for you. Be sure and go to the website. 00:23:29.900 --> 00:23:53.880 There are lots of wonderful music videos with kids in it. We're really excited. I'm glad to have my lovely wife, Diana, with us tonight. She's Director of Education for our Young Eagle Success Yes Club. We are happy to continue working with Freeport Middle School 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choir participants. 00:23:53.880 --> 00:24:01.180 and these kids are coming out of their shells. I don't know what happened. All I know is that we're 00:24:01.180 --> 00:24:07.880 getting a lot of young people who don't sing, they don't dance, but when they spend a few minutes with 00:24:07.880 --> 00:24:13.620 me, they're singing and dancing, so I can't explain that, but I do know that it's about inspiration 00:24:13.620 --> 00:24:20.920 and for me, it's about perspiration. I do want to say that I'm thankful for Georgia. I appreciate her. 00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:50.800 he's been helping keep me in line here and also for Chairman Helms of course it's nice to see him and I wanted to mention Mr. Larson also just because he knows I'm on his side I'm kind of in in another area but our programs are all about anti-drugs anti-crime anti-violence so I'm his friend we don't talk every day but I'm absolutely his friend and I 00:24:50.800 --> 00:25:06.460 I do want to also mention, Mr. Hadley, thank you, sir, for so many years of inspiration, and you have been a great supporter of the Yes Club, and you just spilled all the beans when you said I should have brought my keyboard in there. 00:25:06.760 --> 00:25:13.420 It's so funny because I'm kind of slowing down. I'm getting old, getting kind of tired, but I'm still inspired. 00:25:13.420 --> 00:25:43.000 but I just wanted to say to all of you it's really not about the amount of dollars per se but it's more about the work that we can do to help kids get good grades behave and to learn how to be community servants as well and a lot of young people are learning from us and community service does count and now as all of you know in college 00:25:43.000 --> 00:25:48.980 it counts when high school students have community service and that's just something that I've always 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:56.260 had just because that's how we were taught so when mom was in the Illinois history magazine in 1963 I was 00:25:56.260 --> 00:26:04.660 two I was a little squirt on the bottom it's like a stair step but she passed in 2020 but I am thankful 00:26:04.660 --> 00:26:12.120 for her because she didn't just write songs and write poetry April is National Poetry Month also 00:26:12.120 --> 00:26:19.200 Jazz Appreciation Month. So, you know, we try to jam when we can. But I will just finish by saying that 00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:26.180 I appreciate all of you because it's a very serious thing to be able to say that you are a part of the 00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:34.480 solution for, in our case, young people. And teens have to deal with so much stuff. But like, at least 00:26:34.480 --> 00:26:44.060 with us. We do character development for excellence and we also use fine arts to promote unity and diversity 00:26:44.060 --> 00:26:51.020 and to promote things that matter so that young people have hope to be better and all of us can be 00:26:51.020 --> 00:26:56.340 better but sometimes with them they might not be getting it at home. Some of them are from broken 00:26:56.340 --> 00:27:03.240 families and some of them just don't care so for some reason our Yes Club they get in there and they 00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:12.820 Care. And I'll finish with this. We deal with white, black, Hispanic, mixed. And there's a young white 00:27:12.820 --> 00:27:19.440 gentleman who's in one of the classes. And so we're working with one of the music teachers in the 00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:24.980 district. So she said, Mr. C, you know, he wants to be in it. A lot of them want to meet you. They've 00:27:24.980 --> 00:27:31.320 been online. They saw you. So they want to see what this is all about. But this particular young man 00:27:31.320 --> 00:27:40.640 evidently said, you know, I don't, I don't think that Mr. C can reach me or whatever. So she told Diana and we 00:27:40.640 --> 00:27:47.320 said, well, I mean, it's not about us reaching him as much as all of us reaching each other and he's a 00:27:47.320 --> 00:27:55.200 part of the family. So when he came his first day, and I'll just say this, I'm not joking or kidding or 00:27:55.200 --> 00:28:21.680 or anything. I do have a good sense of humor, but I will tell you this. I almost had to sit that young guy down. He was so excited. He was jumping all over the place. I almost said, that's too much, dude. That's too much. But he was so happy. And I just said, you know, to see young people, to be excited about something that is directly connected to their inspiration and empowerment to be better. 00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:27.980 and by the way folks you still don't have a lot of programs that are teaching respect and it's just a 00:28:27.980 --> 00:28:34.980 strange thing but I am a respect person and I will teach them and I will tell them if they have their 00:28:34.980 --> 00:28:40.080 pants hanging down I will tell them I'm not scared of them who's scared of them I will tell them comb 00:28:40.080 --> 00:28:46.480 your hair that's just how I am I've done it in Walmart before little boy mom told me something 00:28:46.480 --> 00:29:16.460 and he was so mean I walked right up to him I said hey buddy I said do you think that's nice to scream at your mom does she feed you and I said yes sir does she feed you he said yes sir I mean maybe you know he saw a big black guy maybe he was scared I don't know but I am nice and I do have a nice smile but when I got done with him I taught him to apologize to his mama I'm trying to tell y'all this is just for real and he 00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:36.680 did and she cried and I found out later because she said you hardly ever hear anybody that would really stand up for respect. Guess what? I tell them to watch their language. I'm not going to deal with the first grader cussing me out. I'll be the first and last time, baby. That's just for me because they have to learn how to do better. 00:29:36.680 --> 00:29:52.200 And the best way, I think, is for them to see somebody doing better. They have to see it. They have to see love. They have to see light. And they have to see life. And that's what we do. So thank you for anything. 00:29:52.940 --> 00:29:54.180 So could I ask you a question quick? 00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:54.740 Of course. 00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:55.780 Thank you for the presentation. 00:29:55.780 --> 00:29:56.000 Thank you for the presentation. 00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:57.000 Certainly. 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:08.000 It says here on you're going to use, you're requesting $2,500 to, you're going to set up a web page, is that what the $2,500 is for? 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:10.000 No, we have that already. 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:11.000 Okay. 00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:12.000 Okay. 00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:13.000 All right. 00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:15.000 No, he's requesting for $2,000. 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:16.000 Oh, I did. 00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:17.000 Okay, I was reading $2,500. 00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:18.000 I did. 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:19.000 That was $2,500. 00:30:19.000 --> 00:30:20.000 Okay. 00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:21.000 I did request $2,500. 00:30:21.000 --> 00:30:23.640 It's a report from the last, just for a little bit of a new receipt. 00:30:24.640 --> 00:30:37.740 Oh, great. All right. Okay. So you're mentoring the children with God in mind. And I mean, do you have meetings with the children? What actually do you, music? I'm assuming music is involved. 00:30:39.360 --> 00:30:42.700 Music is kind of the secret weapon that brings them together. 00:30:42.960 --> 00:30:44.680 And do you meet at the Boys and Girls Club or do you? 00:30:44.680 --> 00:30:49.060 No, we actually are in Freeport Middle School. We actually have it in the school. 00:30:49.060 --> 00:31:19.060 okay so they have select students who get their parent permission slips and we actually go there okay and we meet with them during the last time okay and we do have a community yes club where we meet maybe once a month twice a month and we do that in our church but all of the things that we teach are all um all bible all stuff um we teach the golden rule we just we just teach them 00:31:19.060 --> 00:31:44.080 the truth and we teach them how to act right. And there's not a lot of ways to teach them. You just got to tell them and you have to show them. And if you can do it in a way that they want to do it, I believe it was President John F. Kennedy that said that good leadership is when you can get people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. Yes. So make sure you Google that. I don't think they say stuff that ain't true. 00:31:44.080 --> 00:32:07.240 I have I do have a question. Yes, ma'am. Okay, you're saying that your funding will cover fees for travel, class visits and studio time. And then you put in parentheses, song compositions, arrangements, audio productions, and video filming and editing. Yes, ma'am. So you're doing that right now. So it's just additional. It's not a new new part of the program. 00:32:07.240 --> 00:32:13.020 No, it's just keeping it going because we have no kids and no projects. 00:32:13.460 --> 00:32:16.600 So you have the children that you're recording and they're performing. 00:32:17.140 --> 00:32:19.540 And we actually film them at the school. 00:32:20.060 --> 00:32:24.900 So we're teaching the songs and we're showing the different things when we're there. 00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:29.900 And then we also have core group kids that plus with our other stuff. 00:32:29.900 --> 00:32:33.280 So I can vouch for Dr. Full. 00:32:33.280 --> 00:33:03.040 I've been to many of his programs and he didn't emphasize but you still go to Springfield at the state fair every year and present a program down there for everybody to see I've been to that program I've been to your church programs and yes those kids are very polite when you walk up to them yes sir no sir I mean he has them very decimate and 00:33:03.040 --> 00:33:07.460 He takes people that can't even sing and sing great now, you know 00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:15.780 I believe it's a, you know, I can vouch that it's a really good program and the money goes to good use and stuff like that 00:33:15.780 --> 00:33:17.740 How many of you have in the free book program now? 00:33:19.020 --> 00:33:21.060 I'd say around 40 00:33:21.060 --> 00:33:21.900 Really? 00:33:22.280 --> 00:33:25.880 Sometimes we don't know where they came from, maybe 50 up 00:33:25.880 --> 00:33:32.840 And I can vouch too, the parents show up down and for the performances 00:33:32.840 --> 00:33:42.600 is in the state fair, and the parents were always very happy that the funds are going towards 00:33:42.600 --> 00:33:47.000 to help their kids from staying on the trails and giving them something to do. 00:33:48.460 --> 00:33:52.440 It's three points our whole town, so we want to make sure that we give them that. 00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:57.620 I don't want my heart to read and tell them me off. 00:33:57.620 --> 00:34:09.560 No, and the Cole family has been very successful. I know certainly you guys. And music is, you know, the universal language, as I said, right? 00:34:10.040 --> 00:34:21.160 Yes, sir. And we are already online also because a lot of, you have first graders, second graders, they've got four or five iPhones. I asked one of them, why? 00:34:21.160 --> 00:34:51.140 You say, well, I had, my grandma gave me one, my uncle did, I said, you don't need five iPhones, and these are like $1,500, $2,000 devices, you don't need that, and I say, I'm sure you don't have internet, yes, I do, I have my grandmother's code or whatever, and that means they can get off any website, good or bad, and that's exactly what they do, and some of them have tons of girlfriends and boyfriends, and different little phone numbers, and you may find out the hard way that all 00:34:51.140 --> 00:35:19.820 Those phone numbers don't work. I'm going to get cut off. It's all kinds of stuff. But we're glad that we're here. And I'm able to say, hey, I went to this school in this building. No, you didn't. And we have one girl, she just lost her grandmother. She couldn't believe that we knew her grandmother when she was a grandma. So that's what happens when you get old. And all your good looking folks from here, you don't have to worry about it. Who cares if you get older? You don't look old. 00:35:21.140 --> 00:35:52.520 But don't talk on my knees. Thanks so much for your time. Appreciate it. Appreciate anything you can do. Yep. Thank you. Okay. Next up, I have voices. Oh, yes. Hello, everyone. My name is Jack Redstick. I'm the Prevention and Training Coordinator for Voices of Stevenson County. And then I serve as the Camp Director for the Voices Youth Development Camp. 00:35:53.320 --> 00:36:04.480 We have a multitude of camp programming throughout the school year. We have a winter break camp, a spring break camp, but we specifically asked for funding for our youth development summer camp this year. 00:36:05.060 --> 00:36:18.400 We are going into our ninth year with our youth development summer camp. Historically, it was a one-week camp for elementary students. Within the last two years, we realized that there was a greater need within the community. 00:36:18.400 --> 00:36:25.520 And so now we are a two-week elementary camp, a one-week junior high camp, and then we also do a high school leadership training camp. 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:32.040 Our camp is completely free. It's just something that's different than most of the camps within our area. 00:36:32.620 --> 00:36:36.300 We provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks completely free to the kids. 00:36:37.160 --> 00:36:43.360 Last year, we served within our program, our overall program, we served about 180 youth. 00:36:43.360 --> 00:37:13.340 this year for a summer program we're looking to serve about 50 elementary kids 30 junior high kids we're bringing on 12 high schoolers so our high school program is set for a week we train them up how to be camp counselors and then for the younger camps they serve as camp counselors through that we're teaching them leadership skills we're teaching them respect we're teaching violence prevention initiatives our camp in general is focused on social emotional learning as well as violence prevention with the focus mainly being 00:37:13.340 --> 00:37:20.420 on violence prevention. This year, our goal is to hone in on respect, kindness, and community-mindedness 00:37:20.420 --> 00:37:26.980 because we realized that we can't prevent violence without looking at the holistic approach of it. So we 00:37:26.980 --> 00:37:31.540 look at community involvement, community pride, and trying to cultivate that within youth. 00:37:33.520 --> 00:37:41.180 For us, for the summer to run our camp, it cost us about $13,000. We did ask it from here, 00:37:41.180 --> 00:38:04.380 and Jasper, quite a bit more than everyone else. We would be very appreciative for any amount. We focus a lot on showing the kids that there are people in the community that really care about them and want to see them succeed. And so we focus a lot on letting them know who exactly contributed to their ability to get the program in. So any questions? 00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:08.000 Where do you have the camps at? 00:38:08.240 --> 00:38:12.600 Yes, so we hold them at Bethany Church on Bronson, Easton Street. 00:38:14.600 --> 00:38:33.880 And I'd also like to add, I'm Julie Hillier with Voices of Stevenson County, and I'd like to add that at Voices, we believe that we change lives, because I think most of you know that Voices assist survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and in the camps specifically, I think we more mold 00:38:33.880 --> 00:38:41.080 help mold our lives at that point. And we do bring, as Jack said, those violence prevention 00:38:41.080 --> 00:38:50.640 principles into camp. And we are looking at camp as a means of helping instill those values in the kids 00:38:50.640 --> 00:38:57.800 and helping build their self-esteem up. And we will know whether we've done that by there are different 00:38:57.800 --> 00:39:01.880 surveys that we're going to give the kids at the beginning and end of camp to see that they've 00:39:01.880 --> 00:39:08.220 learned whether, for instance, that they do have safe people that they can go to. And that's one of the 00:39:08.220 --> 00:39:13.900 things that we are going to be focusing on and helping just instill some of those values in them. 00:39:13.900 --> 00:39:23.780 In terms of the money, the money that we are asking for, our ask is for all of the expenses that it takes. 00:39:23.880 --> 00:39:30.020 We do already have some community support, the $13,000 that it takes. The State Bank Foundation 00:39:30.020 --> 00:39:34.760 has already come on board. They're covering the mentor stipends because the mentors do get a 00:39:34.760 --> 00:39:43.240 stipend of $500 for a camp, being a camp mentor. So, but it takes the kids go on field trips. As Jack 00:39:43.240 --> 00:39:50.520 said, we feed the kids. So, you know, we're obviously we're going to feed them. So that's all of those 00:39:50.520 --> 00:39:54.000 expenses, plus all of our curriculum and all the craft. 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:57.120 all of our curriculum and all the crafts and everything that they do. It is just like a regular 00:39:57.120 --> 00:40:03.400 summer camp. The kids play, the kids have crafts, and then we do leave all of the lessons and the 00:40:03.400 --> 00:40:08.440 prevention education principles that the kids are already getting in the public schools. When Jack 00:40:08.440 --> 00:40:14.100 mentioned she's a prevention coordinator, we're providing prevention education curriculum in how 00:40:14.100 --> 00:40:19.080 many schools, Jack? We do every school across Stevenson County from kindergarten to 12th grade. 00:40:19.080 --> 00:40:38.440 So we're building upon that curriculum to help reinforce all of that in the kids. So we just wanted to make some of those points as well. This is how we think we're building a more resilient thing. 00:40:38.940 --> 00:40:41.920 Could you explain the curriculum for the school? 00:40:41.920 --> 00:41:09.320 So our curriculum is the body so for kindergarten through second grade we use the safe at last curriculum so that is a four day curriculum where we go and we talk about safe people respect on day one day two focuses on safety with strangers and then our body safety rules of say no get away and tell a safe person and then day three we focus on the safe touches and unsafe touches and then day four of course it's like a review day we bring a puppet in the kids love it 00:41:09.320 --> 00:41:17.560 Our mascot is Buddy, the body safety bear. Our third through fifth grade curriculum is a 00:41:17.560 --> 00:41:23.420 tailor-made, well, it's community-informed or community-tailored curriculum that we made in-house 00:41:23.420 --> 00:41:30.700 called Body Safety Boss. So in 2022, we did a bunch of community needs assessments. We did a ton of focus 00:41:30.700 --> 00:41:35.800 groups with youth, and we created this curriculum called the Boss Curriculum, where it stands for 00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:41.880 boundaries, object, stand firm, and say something where we focus on teaching boundaries, what boundaries 00:41:41.880 --> 00:41:47.960 look like, how to enact your boundaries, how to state your boundaries, and then also advocate for 00:41:47.960 --> 00:41:55.100 yourself and then what to do if someone crosses those boundaries and kind of fighting against 00:41:55.100 --> 00:42:02.480 social norms versus actual healthy relationships. Our sixth through 12th grade curriculum focuses on 00:42:02.480 --> 00:42:09.660 Aaron's Law. So that is the 2011 mandate that was passed in the state of Illinois based off of Aaron 00:42:09.660 --> 00:42:14.560 Morin, who was a child survivor of sexual abuse. So we go in and we share Aaron's story and then we 00:42:14.560 --> 00:42:22.580 focus on healthy relationships, internet safety, consent, boundaries, really just about anything 00:42:22.580 --> 00:42:27.380 that we kind of tailor every year to what the schools are dealing with. So, you know, we might 00:42:27.380 --> 00:42:32.140 be in Freeport Middle School where they're having a problem with like sexting, but then we might get to 00:42:32.140 --> 00:42:37.200 Freeport High School, and they're having a big issue with consent and things like that. 00:42:37.200 --> 00:42:42.600 So it's always different based on the school, but it's tailored to what the school needs. 00:42:43.660 --> 00:42:48.650 Very nice. Okay. Any questions? Comments? 00:42:49.870 --> 00:42:55.030 Well, just one. So usually about 80 people go to this summer camp? 00:42:55.510 --> 00:43:03.310 Yes. So we were capping it this year. Last year, we didn't cap it, and we had about, on our largest day, 00:43:03.310 --> 00:43:28.910 We had like 96 kids there, and that was way too much. So this year we're casting it for elementary at 50. It really does come down to funding. If we have enough funding, we will open it to more. If we don't have enough funding, then we'll keep it at the 50th. But right now, whether we receive more funding or not, it's going to stay at 50 for elementary, 30 for junior high, and then we're bringing on 12 high schoolers. 00:43:28.910 --> 00:43:46.810 Many of the youth who attend the camp have experienced domestic sexual violence in their background at some point, whether they were the survivor themselves or it has been in their household. 00:43:46.810 --> 00:43:56.790 So this camp is vitally important for them to help them be able to get some of these coping skills and learn that there are better ways. 00:43:56.790 --> 00:44:18.850 And just to add to that, even the kids that maybe haven't experienced domestic or sexual violence, it's open to anyone. So it's not just our clients or kids that identify having some kind of experience or exposure to it. It is open to anyone in the community. However, we do see a lot of youth come in that are at more high risk of domestic and sexual violence. 00:44:18.850 --> 00:44:26.070 and that also is partly because it's a free camp program and so the families that are at a higher risk 00:44:26.070 --> 00:44:32.850 they don't have to worry about do I have the funds to send my kid to camp or is my kid going to be safe 00:44:32.850 --> 00:44:40.290 at a camp because our main priority is safety of everyone. Are we one of the only free summer camps? 00:44:40.410 --> 00:44:44.930 Yes, that might be there. I guess you shouldn't speak of that but yes. 00:44:44.930 --> 00:45:03.810 in Stevenson County. And we're committed to that. And to answer, to heat off any questions, we are committed, Voices is committed to holding this camp, regardless of if we get funding. But we would really like funding. 00:45:06.550 --> 00:45:07.110 Understood. 00:45:08.550 --> 00:45:13.370 Anything will help and be greatly appreciated. So thank you very much. 00:45:13.370 --> 00:45:16.930 as voices have been in stadiums and towns. 00:45:16.930 --> 00:45:24.410 So we started in 1982 with the YWCA, with the VoicesDB program. 00:45:24.630 --> 00:45:31.230 They had a domestic violence volunteer program all the way back in 1917, but we incorporated 00:45:31.230 --> 00:45:38.050 our own non-for-profit under VoicesDB in 1982, and then we incorporated the sexual assault 00:45:38.050 --> 00:45:52.550 Services when the Center of Abuse and Assault. No, Assault Abuse Services. Assault Abuse Services. Yes, when they closed down in 2014, I believe. So we incorporated or reabsorbed their sexual assault program. We've been operating as a dual program since. 00:45:53.170 --> 00:45:54.530 44 years. Yes. 00:45:54.530 --> 00:46:04.730 I've got to say one thing. You do a great thing for the community. I've talked to Carl many times. We have a huge domestic violence problem in Stephen's account. 00:46:04.730 --> 00:46:34.310 I mean every day I got somebody put the sheriff's app on my phone and every day I look I'm just amazed of the people that come in on domestic violence out of our county jail and I'm glad we're keeping them out there too because I see the judges are keeping them in there and stuff so you do a great program I know a lot of people that I've known that had domestic violence and they said that your program's excellent and everything so 00:46:34.310 --> 00:46:39.090 Thank you for your community, for doing the service for our community and everything, you know. 00:46:39.530 --> 00:46:41.190 Thank you, thank you. We appreciate it. 00:46:42.350 --> 00:46:45.830 Anybody else? Well, thank you, ladies. Appreciate it. 00:46:45.830 --> 00:46:46.890 Thank you for your time. Thank you. 00:46:49.650 --> 00:46:55.810 And last, but certainly not least, we have a Boys and Girls Club. We have a representative from the Boys and Girls Club. 00:46:56.590 --> 00:46:57.710 Doesn't look like it. 00:46:57.710 --> 00:48:17.420 I think they've been recipients of this program before. Anybody have any comments or questions from their packet? They all did a wonderful job of filling out the paperwork. 00:48:17.420 --> 00:48:22.980 I wish we had enough money. 00:48:22.980 --> 00:48:46.200 Yeah, but so I, you know, looking at these things, I didn't expect to have any that we said, oh, I can't give them any money. That wouldn't be the case. 00:48:46.200 --> 00:49:04.800 So, you know, I don't know what you guys' thoughts are, but since we have six deserving organizations, I would say you just divide it to $10,000 by six, which is about $1,660. 00:49:04.800 --> 00:49:34.780 I'm just concerned now some said that they can go on with their programs I'm just concerned if you know if we're giving them the 1660 you know that are they going to be able to use it or use it or not and if not you know we can give it to another organization you know so that's my big concern you know I mean if we 00:49:34.780 --> 00:49:52.000 If we fully fund it, we could fully fund about three and maybe give a partial, but it's up to the committee what they want to do. I'm just always concerned that if we give just a little bit, now Voyager said they would, you know, utilize whatever they got. 00:49:52.000 --> 00:49:52.220 to utilize whatever they got. 00:49:54.260 --> 00:49:57.120 So, I mean, it's just my concern. 00:49:57.460 --> 00:50:02.300 I think they all said the same thing, that they would be happy to get whatever they got. 00:50:03.040 --> 00:50:06.480 And now some of the organizations weren't here tonight, so. 00:50:08.360 --> 00:50:11.800 Well, the one organization had a board meeting, and I don't know why. 00:50:11.800 --> 00:50:17.740 Nobody from the, so we didn't get to ask two of the organizations that question, you know, so. 00:50:18.120 --> 00:50:18.260 Right. 00:50:18.260 --> 00:50:41.040 And another thing that I might mention that we do next year is put in the application that we, you know, have a deadline, look at them, and then lay it over for a month and then award them in May or something like that. 00:50:41.040 --> 00:50:57.740 I think that's a good idea, you know, because we're overwhelmed this time and that would have given us a chance to get better two people in or have Georgia address them, you know, send them an email to address some concerns and questions we had. 00:50:57.740 --> 00:51:18.000 So I would say next year, let's change that, you know, where the deadline is April, we lug them over, lay them over till May so we can really give a good decision on this. But whatever the committee wants to do, that's fine. You know, hopefully they'll utilize the money we give them, you know. 00:51:18.000 --> 00:51:32.420 Well, I would entertain a motion to just take the $10,000 divided by six and give each one an equal amount. 00:51:32.900 --> 00:51:33.600 I'll make that motion. 00:51:34.060 --> 00:51:34.360 Okay. 00:51:35.360 --> 00:51:36.100 So I have a motion. 00:51:36.200 --> 00:51:36.820 Can I get a second? 00:51:37.540 --> 00:51:38.860 Second by Mr. Meester. 00:51:39.520 --> 00:51:41.260 Any other questions or comments? 00:51:42.500 --> 00:51:43.480 Just comment. 00:51:43.480 --> 00:51:47.820 I mean, I think, like you say, I think next year we need a little more time. 00:51:47.820 --> 00:52:17.800 but you know it sounds like all these programs are very deserving and that all of them can go on without this but this will help I think you know the more that'll get outreach to the most amount of people which is what we really want to do so I think you know if they if this helps them offset some of their costs and we can reach a broader amount of people I think that's probably the best that's 00:52:17.800 --> 00:52:47.780 my reason for making that motion. And we might also, you know, have more money next year to budget too, you know, because we're going to have some money left over. So hopefully we'll have a bigger budget next year to budget. So we give out more money. So yeah. Okay. You know, the other comment that I would make is that I'd like to encourage public to invest in these programs and to ask 00:52:47.800 --> 00:52:53.060 ask us questions about what was submitted to us and the programs that are going to be there 00:52:53.060 --> 00:52:58.800 so that maybe somebody wants to make private donations to these organizations too. 00:52:59.520 --> 00:53:01.420 And I'm sure there are people that have donated to them. 00:53:01.460 --> 00:53:01.740 Correct. 00:53:02.120 --> 00:53:08.040 And I think that's part of it is that we need to share what we've just learned in the program. 00:53:08.240 --> 00:53:09.900 I didn't know half of this. 00:53:09.900 --> 00:53:10.520 I don't know. 00:53:11.160 --> 00:53:11.640 Yes. 00:53:11.920 --> 00:53:15.440 I don't know unless Carl disagrees with me. 00:53:15.540 --> 00:53:17.640 I don't see a reason why we couldn't play this. 00:53:17.800 --> 00:53:24.860 over. I mean, I know we talked and it says that it would be awarded in cable, but is there anything over? 00:53:25.640 --> 00:53:28.160 I mean, if that is a point. 00:53:28.880 --> 00:53:29.120 Okay. 00:53:31.620 --> 00:53:36.460 Could we get a census if anybody would be in favor of laying it over? 00:53:36.920 --> 00:53:43.920 I guess the question I would have is that if we lay it over, are we going to sit and make a different decision? 00:53:44.980 --> 00:53:47.060 In my mind, I'm not going to make a different decision. 00:53:47.060 --> 00:53:49.620 Well, that's, I hate it. 00:53:50.620 --> 00:53:53.080 I think it's a great idea for next year. 00:53:53.080 --> 00:54:00.940 But the problem I see is that either that or you've got to sit here and you've got to say, well, you're not going to get anything at all. 00:54:01.620 --> 00:54:04.640 And I don't know that necessarily that I want to do that either. 00:54:05.440 --> 00:54:10.360 Well, the saying some of that, we've done that before. 00:54:10.540 --> 00:54:14.800 We fully funded some programs that we thought were, you know, they're all worthwhile. 00:54:15.380 --> 00:54:15.660 Yes. 00:54:15.660 --> 00:54:27.900 But what I would say is if we fully fund their program this year, you know, we would say we're going to fully fund somebody else's program next year or something like that, you know. 00:54:28.320 --> 00:54:30.980 That's why we've been doing this for quite a few years. 00:54:31.120 --> 00:54:34.000 It's a great program and about contributing. 00:54:34.240 --> 00:54:44.400 I remember when Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton had their program, a lot of the board members used to contribute to their program since Mr. Hilton was on the county board too. 00:54:44.400 --> 00:55:14.380 so yeah these are all good programs I gotta say and I'm happy that we have these programs in the community because my years in the Department of Corrections seeing the grandfather the father and the sons come into the prison system is not acceptable and I've been out of the business 12 years and seeing some of the grandkids coming in they're awful and maybe we could have saved them if we had programs like this 00:55:14.400 --> 00:55:20.260 in our community, you know, so, on all four of these programs, so, yeah, I'll support. 00:55:20.600 --> 00:55:24.320 Okay, well, I've got a motion in a second, so we'll take a vote. 00:55:25.380 --> 00:55:26.960 All those in favor, say aye. 00:55:27.160 --> 00:55:27.540 Aye. 00:55:27.680 --> 00:55:27.920 Aye. 00:55:28.360 --> 00:55:29.700 Those opposed, same sign. 00:55:30.560 --> 00:55:37.440 Hearing none, motion passes, so six equal amounts, I hope that helps you out some. 00:55:38.020 --> 00:55:43.540 We appreciate your time and all of the reports, and we appreciate what you do. 00:55:43.540 --> 00:56:07.920 Thank you. Believe me. Thank you so much. And make sure you look at that magazine article. That took a lot of work, but that one. Take a deep breath. Okay. Motion to adjourn. Second. Second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed, same sign. Thanks, everybody. 00:56:07.920 --> 00:56:10.920 Have a good evening, everyone. You too. 00:56:13.540 --> 00:56:43.520 Thank you.