2026-08-03 - Board of Commissioners

Summary

Captions read as machine-generated although they are listed as manually uploaded: every line is cut off partway, there are no speaker labels, and words are misheard (for example "hypers scale" and "algiance"), so names, figures and speaker identities are uncertain.

Time on topic (from transcript timestamps; approximate, includes side talk and public comment on each topic):

Topic Minutes Share
Data Center Moratorium 18 29%
Fraud and cryptocurrency kiosk scams (sheriff's presentation) 18 29%
County Budget and Tax Rate 9 15%
Sheriff's Body-Worn Camera Program 6 10%
Library Advisory Committee Appointments 2 3%
Other business 9 14%
  • Regular morning meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Monday, August 3, 2026, chaired by Kelly Allen; adjourned at about 1:01:44 into the recording.
  • The agenda was approved by voice vote.

Data Center Moratorium

2:48-17:48, 58:11-1:00:49

  • Public comment centered on data centers and growth ahead of the August 17 public hearing. A speaker identifying as a river keeper (name not captioned) thanked the board for scheduling the hearing and urged it to consider water use (a hyperscale facility was said to use the daily water of a town of roughly 30,000 or more, much of it lost to evaporation), where such projects belong and the conditions attached, and stormwater and erosion control. The county has no locally delegated stormwater program, so complaints go to the state regional office and get little enforcement; a county program would need new staff and fees.
  • A resident of a rural road (name garbled) cited a figure of 3 to 5 million gallons of water per day, objected to large residential and industrial projects being decided without zoning, and asked the board to study aquifer capacity before approving them.
  • Pamela T. Thompson (the first commissioner to respond, as captioned) thanked the speakers and asked how erosion violations are handled; the speaker said they are reported to the state and may take weeks to be addressed. Commissioners said the county has no zoning outside its municipalities and that a commissioner serves as liaison to the planning board, which is finishing a unified development ordinance and heavy-industry controls first; the board would then decide whether to consider zoning, with community input. One commissioner said a previous zoning attempt about ten years ago failed.
  • Commissioners stressed that the county cannot simply ban a project it dislikes, that they have no real data center proposals before them, and that they want enforceable rules rather than a rushed decision. Near the end of the meeting a commissioner (not identified) said the board asked for the moratorium so that it can learn what data centers would mean for the county, and that past boards let industry into communities that had no choice.

Fraud and cryptocurrency kiosk scams

33:17-51:46

  • A detective from the sheriff's major crimes division (captioned "Waguer"/"Weaguer"; spelling uncertain) briefed the board on fraud. Over the last 20 months, about 430 fraud cases were assigned to his division, with an average loss of roughly $33,000 per case (figures as captioned). Cases take weeks to a year because tracing money requires repeated search warrants to banks, exchanges and payment apps.
  • Cryptocurrency kiosk scams were the focus: victims are told to feed cash into a kiosk, often at gas stations; the receipts and QR codes are what investigators use. A recently signed state bill on kiosks was described as limited; the detective said Tennessee's ban on kiosks seemed more effective. Many suspects are outside the country, and some phone scams were said to come from inmates in a Georgia prison.
  • Advice: never pay anyone who calls demanding gift cards, wire transfers or kiosk deposits; hang up and call a relative or the sheriff's office; store clerks may refuse suspicious gift-card sales. The office gives fraud talks at community centers. In reply to a commissioner, he said there is no effective do-not-call list and the best defense is not answering unknown numbers.

County Budget and Tax Rate

18:08-27:09

  • The county tax collector (name garbled in the captions; apparently Brad (Tax Administrator)) gave the annual collection settlement. A collection rate of about 99.7% was cited (the captions are unclear whether this is the overall rate or the vehicle-tax figure), described as the highest in at least 25 years and at the top of a comparison with similar counties (figures as captioned). Bills went out in July with a 0.5% early-payment discount in August; interest begins accruing after September 1 (the start of the delinquent period). Staff added Apple Pay at payment machines and said delinquent enforcement was stepped up.
  • The board was asked to accept the settlement and approve the charge-off of uncollectible 2016 taxes, since taxes cannot be enforced once 10 years old, along with the order to collect the next year's taxes. About $58,000 of the charge-off was a court-related item that staff said should have been written off earlier. After a short exchange on tax relief programs, the charge-off and order to collect were moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

Sheriff's Body-Worn Camera Program

27:09-33:17

  • A sheriff's office representative (not named in the captions) reported that the office has issued 248 body-worn cameras with the money the county allocated, and that cameras and in-car video produced thousands of recordings, with roughly 16,682 attributed to body cameras in the period cited (figures uncertain). About 625 videos a day are created against more than 2,000 calls for service.
  • Only a captain and a lieutenant in the professional standards unit review footage; the office asked for more staff, and policy requires cameras to be on during interactions. Footage is reviewed randomly and when a complaint arises. Commissioners thanked him for the funding.

Library Advisory Committee Appointments

56:46-58:11, 1:00:49-1:01:44

  • During commissioner comments one commissioner raised how city nominees are handled for county committees. Another explained that under an ordinance about 20 years old, municipalities may recommend, the board makes the final appointment, and appointees need not live in the recommending city. Later a commissioner said attendance record should count, since some appointees stop showing up.

Other business

  • Opening invocation and pledge; agenda approved (2:11).
  • The tourism development authority asked the board to fill two vacancies; a nominee captioned "Tracy Schmidt" (spelling uncertain) was appointed by voice vote after a motion and second (51:51-53:40). A commissioner spoke about the importance of continuity on appointed boards, and mentioned Bonnie Whitaker (unclear in what context).
  • The manager's report (53:49-56:30): quarterly financial reports available; Child Support Awareness Month at the department of social services, with each commissioner asked to wear a ribbon; and a commissioner asked about reports that new county buildings may need an in-building radio signal booster costing about $25,000 (as captioned); the manager said she had not heard that and would look into it.
  • Adjourned at 1:01:44.

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00:56Alamance County is pleased to present

01:05through the summer. Going to call the

01:09Commissioners on August the 3. Uh, and I'm in

01:16if you'll all bow your heads. Dear Lord, you

01:22all knowing. you know our every thought and

01:28us to make the right decisions for Alamance

01:35forces and our emergency personnel and sheriffs

01:43our freedoms. In your mighty name we pray.

01:48pledge. [cough] I pledge algiance to the flag of

01:58for which it stands. One nation under God,

02:11I need a motion to approve the agenda. So

02:20Now we have the citizens comment. We only

02:27minutes. When you hear the timer go off, please

02:33your seat. And please be respectful of people in

02:39you can uh speak professionally

02:48[music] [laughter]

02:53I love a local government meeting, so you know.

03:00Hall River Keeper. I've worked on water quality in

03:05start by thanking you. You all calling a special

03:10it tells me that you're taking this seriously.

03:16research before that big meeting on the 17th.

03:21will be fundamental to this conversation. Water

03:27control. First, I want to be clear about scale.

03:33County has today. Smaller facilities about the

03:39next is different. hypers scale facilities built

03:46scale entirely. A single hypers scale facility

03:52for cooling. The daily use of a town of 30 to

03:59that it operates and a lot of that's evaporative

04:04streams. I also want to correct something

04:09use about as much water as a golf course. That

04:15against every golf course in the country. So, it's

04:22this county. Golf water use is spread thin over

04:29facility pulls millions of gallons a day from one

04:36draw on our water, not a diffuse one. Second is

04:43where this development belongs and conditions

04:48to say no to. Once a facility is cited and built,

04:55earlier and often quietly. A moratorum would

05:01next application lands on someone's desk. Third,

05:08storm water runoff from a project this size can

05:14Alamance County does not have its own delegated

05:20Salem Regional Office, and the state doesn't have

05:25the way a county program can. And I say that from

05:33And what we get back is little to no enforcement

05:39So by the time anyone responds, the damage is

05:45suffocates an aquatic ecosystem. It settles over

05:50and reproduce, and it drowns the habitat in mud.

05:57program would change that. You have inspectors

06:03you to think about these three policies ahead of

06:18Okay. I'll just say ditto. Um but I'm going to

06:27um I live on Moral Mill uh road and that 450

06:343 to 5 million gallons of water that that

06:40speaks to to the fact that we need planning.

06:46the county and the policies of the county um is

06:52might help the developer with maximum profits,

06:58um at all to have those decisions made outside

07:04on Kevin Sasser's um development, it's all single

07:12uh different parts of the country and

07:17um, what would have maybe worked best on

07:21but maybe some low-rise sixlexes for rental. So,

07:29be a step up for them or could offer a step up

07:35the development, but the county so far doesn't

07:42I think that's just one element, but I've been on

07:47lot of intelligent people on YouTube that really

07:53including data centers. Um, but data centers

07:58don't have zoning. Um, so I would just urge you

08:05uh planning department is working hard to u try

08:12elements to it um than what they're looking at. Uh

08:20the main things that I would look at um because I

08:27to do if Kevin Sasser's development sucks our

08:33the profits if when that happens but so far nobody

08:41even wants to consider the water use of these mega

08:47five unit uh developments I'm talking about these

08:53keep in your mind 3 to 5 million gallons per

09:01how big the aqua aquifer is or if it's just Kevin

09:06aquifer I'm drawing from. But anyway, this all

09:12to have their way and everything else is not a

09:18department comes before you, do some research on

09:26um have three minutes to respond back

09:32Commissioner Thompson, you want to start? Yeah,

09:36strong voice of that for our community. He is

09:42to break down. And also, I'd like to ask um

09:49erosion, all that. Where are you? Okay. [laughter]

09:55out of the county, out of the state? How does

10:00sure. Okay. Um because the county doesn't have

10:05get reported to the North Carolina Department

10:10Winston Taylor. So we'll report, you know, dozens

10:16weeks later. Other counties have locally delegated

10:21can charge permit fees and self- sustaining

10:28So would that be under one of our departments or

10:32it's a it's under your department. It would be

10:37program that is owned and operated by Alag County

10:44be under health department. No, it would be under

10:49counties have it underwater resources. They

10:55and storm water is kind of nestled under that

11:00and the county has storm water either though.

11:05there that it would be a new program al probably

11:10We'll look into that. That's important later. It's

11:19how to start that program. I'm on the state

11:28Thank you. Yeah. Um both of the issues brought

11:38and you know Alamance County has um escaped

11:46in the state um have chosen to do that. So where

11:58zoning as a county or is this something that uh

12:07you know, with all the landfill issues and

12:14it's pointing out to us increasingly that there

12:20we don't have uh zoning. That's not the only

12:28um I think that we're going to have to take a look

12:36by this board to be a liaison to the planning

12:45the unified development ordinance. They're

12:53to finish that up. Then they will bring it to this

13:04uh zoning as an option for Alamance County. But I

13:12and doing something that may not be appropriate

13:17community and sharing with the community what it

13:23would ina entail. So I u I think what for us to as

13:35we have to have the unified development ordinance

13:44feedback from the community. I think that it

13:49just jump into something. Uh we need to really

13:57that we're we're really going to need to do as

14:03I'll just follow along here. Um we are looking at

14:11um Matthew Hogland, our planner and zoner

14:17um said that we didn't have any bite any teeth to

14:24where we could get some teeth in them and that

14:30a zoning brought previously maybe 10 years ago to

14:38it. And this is something that's going to affect

14:44be really, really careful what we do and even

14:51courthouse like we're going to do August the 17th

14:57think people realize is we cannot make anything

15:02we don't like this development, so we're going

15:07illegal. We cannot do that. Um, also, um, my

15:1538 years and water usage and saving water and

15:23everything we have, shower and everything is

15:29didn't leave a spot on while you were brushing

15:36about the environment. I'm very concerned

15:43So, um, we've got to just be, we've got to

15:49for everybody and we've got to get a lot of input

15:58you know, all three of hit the issues I think that

16:03our uniform development ordinance and our heavy

16:09one of the things we're talking about is some

16:14some controls on what kind of industry can

16:19that's one of the issues we ran into

16:26get that done first and then figure out what

16:33I mean, the environment, uh, I think if anybody

16:37our environment. We have some of the best parks

16:44take good care of them. We want to keep them in

16:48and we don't want anything damaging the homes

16:54are our neighbors, of course. Um, so I think

17:01get teeth that we can enforce in the ordinances

17:07that might be. Mr. G, I don't have a lot a whole

17:16I do think taking the time to to figure out

17:21quick expeditious path to the loudest voices

17:27need to figure out what the details are of

17:34centers. I don't think we any we've got any

17:40real proposals on the books at this point. Uh so

17:48the best thing. Those are my comments. Okay. So uh

17:56agenda. All those in favor say I. I. I. Okay.

18:08Um was Brad Pan. Okay. Right. I can't even see

18:18over here for you. You want me to hold your

18:22readers off. From here out, you're a blur.

18:27everybody? Good. Fine. How are you? Good. Thank

18:33as I come every year now, uh to do our annual

18:38the next few moments talking through the tax

18:41order to of charge for the come upcoming year

18:47offs of the 2016 taxes. Here are a few of the

18:54I'm going through it or definitely at the end I'll

19:00the first thing we'll do today is I will give

19:05to receive the order of collection. um showing you

19:09and that sort of thing. Also ask for your approval

19:16becomes 10 years old or older, we cannot enforce

19:21the policy of this board to write those taxes

19:26efforts be feudal in that way. And then finally

19:34the collections process. June, you all established

19:39at the end of July here, and hopefully you

19:43uh recently, we sent those bills out. August

19:49get a 0.5% discount uh for paying your

19:55are due on September the 1st. A lot of

19:58but it's actually September 1 when they

20:04interest starts acrewing if you haven't paid

20:08process and that sort of thing all the way

20:14annual tax collection settlement uh looks as

20:25to collect uh through some releases um as

20:32Uh our total net levy or to be collected

20:39this time or as of the date that this

20:46outstanding. Now that number has changed a bit

20:48since I created this report.

20:56Our DMV, as you all know, is a separate process

21:01of our unregistered motor vehicles and things,

21:05uh that division and they send the county

21:09those folks is 99.7. You can see the levy

21:18This shows you the collection history and

21:22amount looks like. Uh this year once again was

21:27continuously gone up uh with differences uh

21:32that. Tax rates being changed uh can

21:39I [snorts] think it's important to

21:42rate that this county has as far as I

21:47um at least in the last 25 years. And so we

21:52the the highest that we've had ever. And so we're

21:57the work that those folks in my tax collection

22:04also over the last 5 years what that trend

22:11that's really kind of a tough one because that is

22:16uh handled a little bit differently at that time.

22:19the last couple years. We've seen a really

22:23again completely contributable to the staff

22:30Here is our sim similar county comparison. Uh

22:36that are similar in population, previous year's

22:42we're at the top of the list finally. So I felt

22:46third and so we wanted to to take control of

22:52worked really hard to make sure that they did all

22:56all of their comparative counties. Positive

23:04to ramp up our delinquent enforcement procedures.

23:08bills on time and if they don't, we do have those

23:13full advantage of those and trying to utilize

23:18enhanced. We're doing that a few times a year

23:22And so once that delinquent date hits, we start

23:27we've changed some of our machines. Uh we now

23:32will accept things like Apple Pay and that

23:36the younger generation like. Um so we we're

23:40well. [snorts] Once again, that's my collections

23:47about how wonderful their staff is, but the

23:54So, these ladies do a heck of a job as do as

23:59but they've done a heck of a job this year

24:05The charge off request this year. So, that's the

24:10off request this year for those taxes u for 2016

24:18baked into that number is about a $58,000 uh one

24:25is because it was a property tax commission

24:30have been written off before we ever got to this

24:34that. I noticed this year that our number was a

24:38that's why that that exists. Uh there's nothing we

24:43um that that should have still been in existence

24:51Is that a It it is not. It is not. It was a It

24:56decision that was made back in 2019. Um and then

25:02there was some hold up at that point. I'm not

25:06I just know it was still on the books and should

25:14Is it auctioned? I mean, how does that work?

25:19Yeah. So that that since it was a court case, the

25:24and that so that that amount should have never

25:33And then finally is uh the order to collect. I

25:38upcoming year's taxes. And so I'm just asking that

25:43collect the taxes for the upcoming year. And with

25:54We have pushed um for people to get the

25:59people coming in and asking and requesting about

26:05I would say more and more and more. it seems like

26:10continue to go up and so those who need it

26:15have an income issue with that whole program

26:20wish I could because I would change it. Yeah,

26:32Okay. Anybody else? All right. I need

26:39taxes. So move. All those in favor? I need a

26:46I 50. We need to approve the charge off as

26:55make that motion. All right. All second.

27:02all. All right. Thank you. Is that all you

27:09Okay. And our next presentation is the body

27:24Good morning, commissioners. Good morning. And

27:29body warn cameras uh that we've asked for for

27:36the money for the county to allocate. But

27:42have issued 248 body warn cameras. Now unlike

27:50go through the training and understand

27:57total videos created by bodywn cameras and

28:0916,682 of this was bodywn cameras. Now we have

28:22sure our people following f proper procedure.

28:29something involving an officer it will be there.

28:39having a tough time uh you know trying to review

28:46people, two lieutenants to handle the viewing of

28:55were properly uh performing their duties as a law

29:03what now the you said 625 25 videos per day video

29:13what did I say hours no you said videos [laughter]

29:22uh we're averaging over 2,000 calls for service

29:29answered 2273 calls for service. That means that

29:38right now, we're trying to review as many as we

29:46uh you know, as far as officer's actions or

29:54uh policy, a lot of people think you just put a

30:01don't view a video until something major happens.

30:10our people are doing correctly in whatever they

30:16on in an interaction? Hey, it better be on uh

30:22video better be on on uh the body warn camera.

30:28the detention officer? Yeah. So essentially when

30:34and it doesn't go off until they go off duty,

30:40turn on the cameras every time they go into the

30:46have incar cameras and once they get out their

30:51we're at the 625 videos are per day that um that

31:00affairs division. Um a captain and a lieutenant

31:05administrative level of review where we review

31:11standpoint, we're looking for any training errors,

31:16professional standards, the captain and lieutenant

31:21so forth to answer any type of citizen complaints

31:26chief and the sheriff. And just just to be clear,

31:32to turn it on when they exit the car. So certain

31:38like the blue lights once uh they come on the car

31:45certain things that if we're not running there in

31:50the body cam on and the policy addresses uh if

32:01Thank you, Chair. Did we interrupt you or what

32:09going on right now. And like I say, we do thank

32:14And uh like I say, we got policy that has been

32:22And uh you know, we're going to continue to try

32:28to give us more manpower to be able to do that.

32:33to try to review as many as we possibly can or if

32:40one of our officers. Are these two people that are

32:46kind of like the folks on Invictus that we have

32:51He can speak on that now. So, I have training in

32:56child exploitation cases where I do have computer

33:03lot. Just want to make sure you get there ready,

33:10Once again, thank you for allocating those monies.

33:17investigator Weaguer. Uh you're going to talk to

33:25the front page about it um that you're helping

33:32and other things. Yes. So, I am Detective Waguer

33:36within the major crimes division. Um, I'm going to

33:41scams within Alamance County. Um, and kind

33:47what we're doing to prevent it, what people can do

33:52with just our county, the last 20 months, we

33:58that does not include frauds that didn't go to

34:02able to work on their own. So 430 frauds assigned

34:09division specifically. Um the average loss for the

34:17those 430 cases is $33,000. Cumulatively within

34:28So, how are they investigated? The average length

34:33weeks, but it can be months to up to a year just

34:40the investigation gets. We really solve these

34:45based off doing search warrants. The average

34:49fraud is three. Now, the results depend on who

34:55a search warrant to can take one to two weeks to

35:01to 180 days. And I've h I've had them take up

35:07that's just how long it takes. They've got a a

35:12they're waiting to get done themselves. Once we

35:17the individual's information that we got back is

35:23into a lot of times when someone's money goes into

35:29we get back on the suspects or what we thought to

35:34victim. They have overtaken that person's account

35:40opposed to the victim using it. So, we have to

35:45to three more search warrants and getting in

35:49the process. Once we finally reach the end of

35:56we have to determine one, do we have a suspect,

36:01what are the charges? With frauds, there's a

36:07uh, bank accounts, wires, the type of property

36:13the probable cause is for that, and we swear out

36:18now is the cryptocurrency scams. Um that involves

36:24and say you've got warrants, you've missed jury

36:29either gift cards, go to one of the kiosks that

36:34the county. Um when we investigate those, the

36:41victim is the receipts that those machines give

36:47Sometimes it's in the form of a QR code. you can't

36:52But we need those because we can decode them such

36:59have that wallet ID, the only thing we have to

37:04that they contacted the victim on initially.

37:09numbers which make that exceptionally difficult.

37:15public data. It's just all encoded in such a way

37:22lot of time and the money moves really quickly

37:27law enforcement to attempt to ID anyone associated

37:32an exchange. That being Cash App, Vinmo, Coinbase,

37:40many times the transactions don't go through an

37:44cold wallet, which we can't do anything if it goes

37:49and sometimes that money won't move for weeks

37:56sometimes it goes to an exchange that's out of the

38:00cooperate with us. So, we just don't have the

38:06And again, we have to revert back to the phone

38:10the victim. Unfortunately, right now, and this

38:16the likelihood of money being returned in these

38:22recently signed a bill that did change the way

38:30delay in a new customer or a current customer

38:37things like that, but we haven't been able

38:42just so recently signed. Um we have had success

38:48issue is we can't go international to pick them

38:52here and once they get here hopefully they get

39:00do to protect themsel? The three biggest things I

39:06which is approximately an hour, an hour and a

39:11is the biggest issue here. When someone answers

39:16into whoever this scammer is, that's their

39:22Do not believe anyone who tells you that you

39:27cards, money transfers through Cash App, Venmo

39:33tell you to pay at the gas station specifically

39:39is the specific gas station they send individuals

39:45They say it's a federal payment kiosk where you

39:51one that I've probably had 30 to 40 cases with

40:00asks you to pay over the phone for anything,

40:04loved one, or a law enforcement officer to verify

40:10in this county that's going to be upset at you

40:14call. Somebody wants me to pay in a gift card. Can

40:19uh any of our guys and girls will come immediately

40:24money because especially in the gift cards,

40:29but I'll speak to the gift cards in just a second.

40:35doing fraud presentations at community centers

40:40social media posts with updates on current scams.

40:46that someone may be a victim of fraud. Now, I was

40:52they ask for come primarily from either Food Line

40:58you know, without any training say, "Hey, what's

41:03gift cards, but a lot of times individuals just

41:08uncomfortable scenario with someone." But it's

41:12to say, "Hey, why are you buying six individual

41:18the phone with somebody? And refusing that sale

41:24it just doesn't feel right is okay. These store

41:29refusing the sale of that is okay if you believe

41:34business owners on the signs to look for within

41:40Um, a lot of times in bigger businesses, say

41:45someone will take the checks that they get

41:50them. And it's not a lot of money. It's not a

41:55$300 there. So, keeping a close look on these

42:02ongoing fraud. I've had them where the individual

42:07of four years they lost $20 and some odd thousand

42:12just didn't notice it at the time. Um, quickly I'm

42:17just signed. Um, it only does so much in terms of

42:28for legitimate purposes. The amount of people

42:33in cryptocurrency versus those that are going

42:39to one. They use these kiosks because it's easy.

42:45send that barcode to an elderly individual who

42:49These individuals, I've had 18year-olds that got

42:56states like Tennessee have recently passed banning

43:02exist in the state of Tennessee. They're not

43:06you have to do it through another online portion

43:11as in, you know, kind of know what they're

43:15dropped dramatically. That is something that

43:20um it would do a lot more good than just limiting

43:27still leaves an individual with losing $12,000

43:33and as I said, just there's the amount of people

43:38does not outweigh the benefits of keeping them. I

43:43greatly appreciate you letting me come out here

43:47scams. Does anybody have any questions? Yes

43:55where you can. Yes sir. [clears throat] But we

44:02So we do focus on catching the perpetrator.

44:07in these frauds and cryptocurrency scams, the

44:14want to try and get these people's money back as

44:20identifying the suspects takes such a long time

44:25first and then as we go through the process of the

44:31are most of these suspects local or are they

44:40on the type of crime? Um do we even know? We we

44:47specifically the over the phone warrant scam, we

44:52are in the United States and most of them

44:56called the Georgia prison scam. A lot of those

45:00are inmates in the Georgia prison system. Um and

45:08um the relationship scams, the long-term scams

45:16in love with someone you've never met on the phone

45:20are in India. Um and those are roundthe-clock jobs

45:26to 5 and then switch off with somebody who's just

45:31Yes. I know you've seen Dr. feel catfishing.

45:40people will believe anything if they really want

45:46at Dollar General, Eli Whitney of all places. And

45:52she or whatever. Didn't meet her. Thank goodness.

45:58believe things because certain generations

46:03you their word and um and I said if somebody

46:08and a truck the and a truck should have told you

46:14people so badly. Um I just are you you're tied

46:22I just want to thank you. I'm so glad we had this

46:28played and lose generally their life because of

46:36once that my son was in Dominican Republic. He

46:41at jail. Granny, can you send me $10,000 in wire

46:46would never be in a wedding. Yeah. You know,

46:50they're they're this is what they do and this is

46:56want crypto prison. That's what I'm talking about.

47:03people in prison so much that we give them too

47:08outside world to still manage to screw people and

47:14prison scenario, they are allowed. I mean, they're

47:20corrupt there that they will bring the cell phones

47:25had individuals where they've requested Sephora

47:31Door Dash gift cards, and they're just sending it

47:35the outside um cuz they it doesn't really make any

47:41in that are life sentence inmates in Georgia.

47:46not often times worried about a class H felony

47:50a life sentence in Georgia. Um but thankfully we

47:56of times that they're using their crypto accounts,

48:01Well, I know just to brag on our jail, um I had

48:06a treatment center in Wayne County and they were

48:11my cell phone approved to go in because I am no

48:18can happen on that cell phone in and out of that

48:24here because um you can put a hit on somebody

48:30obviously going to be great at this. I'm glad

48:34anybody about the Publishers Clearing House? My

48:38from the Publishers Clearing House and she won

48:45was laughing about it. She posted it and said,

48:50"But if they show up, I'll remember y'all."

48:55fraud. That is the largest case I have right now

49:01over the course of four years. Um, how many

49:10Anybody else? Yeah, I I've got a question. Over

49:17between one and 200 uh voicemails and and texts

49:27help with my taxes. Uh and it's a different

49:32I'm sure somebody in some other country uh is

49:39because I I don't answer them, but I get the

49:44to. Whom do I report that information? [cough]

49:49they are incredibly annoying. Like you said,

49:54phone calls because they just they always use

49:59an app on the phones. They have roocall apps

50:04you won't even see it ring on your phone. It'll

50:08it come through. You're able to go into that app

50:13this actually somebody I know's number that's just

50:18for you so that you don't get those calls as

50:27there's only so much we can do. We can't do very

50:32blocking the number and just not answering is the

50:37calls come constantly. That's why I recommend

50:42up your phone all the time. Well, do you know

50:47report spam and delete. Uh, is there some uh

50:57you can report that information to that that'll

51:02not really. Um there used to be the idea that you

51:07"Put me on the do not call list when you answer."

51:13a real thing, but 95% of the individuals

51:18you. So there is no do not call list. Um and

51:23oh this is a good phone number and somebody does

51:28call. So this scam may not work but maybe

51:32That's why I recommend just not answering

51:37you know just moving along um or getting that

51:46All right. Thank you very much. We appreciate it.

51:51And we have the tourism development

51:55here? Did you want to speak to us?

52:12Good morning, commissioners. Um so yes, you

52:18tourism development authority. Um we had uh

52:24uh apply for both of the um positions for our

52:31um tourism representative. Um the uh chamber did

52:40and also uh Tracy Schmidt um to be uh appointed

52:50those watches. Second. All those in favor? I

52:59I don't know Tracy and I know and highly respect

53:06um it's kind of one of those things when your

53:10and they retire and you get a new pastor,

53:15row, they walk away. And so I just um that's

53:21some time is good whenever you come off such a

53:26because like Bonnie Whitaker, I talked to her

53:30friends and I respect her highly and that's

53:40[clears throat] All right. So, um I think now

53:49Nothing from me this morning. Okay. Good morning,

53:56quarter financial reports um that Susan provides

54:01we're happy to answer those. And I also wanted

54:06awareness month, child support awareness um or

54:12department of social services here. This month

54:18support services play in promoting the well-being

54:23They help strengthen family stability and create

54:28community. To recognize child support awareness

54:35each commissioner to wear throughout the month

54:41and professionals who make this important work

54:46this morning. Um I needed to ask you a question.

54:53building u may need a booster or SECOM or for the

55:02building and I'm understanding that it's $25

55:09about CCOM or them telling them that they need

55:17uh and the man under him that were talking to him

55:22to have the booster to pick up the signal. I don't

55:27We've not heard that, but happy to look into that.

55:33thank you. Because that's a big expense. Is that

55:41and you know they're saying that when they

55:47penetrate far enough into the new addition and so

55:53for that. Who is they? Which one? However, um they

56:00on and they've been down there Johnny paying

56:04just told that this week I'll do some digging

56:11else adding on like um village of Alamance, you

56:16building a new building and they may have the same

56:22find out before we get three or four telling

56:30All right. So now we have uh commissioner

56:36here. Thank you. Nothing for me. How about you?

56:46It's about committees and selection of committees.

56:52municipalities recommend someone um they do

57:00that kind of thing. It seems like a real mutual

57:06just can't place their person on that particular

57:13What is that? That's not the way the ordinance is

57:19by ordinance uh 20 some odd years ago and the

57:25make uh suggestions that the municipalities that

57:34board has the final approval as to who's on the

57:39an ordinance and I do think it's roughly 20 years

57:44it seems like whoever sometimes people recommend

57:51of how that works. Yeah, that's because of the

57:55this board has the right to appoint whoever they

58:00I do think the people that are appointed by this

58:04they represent, but it can be anyone from that

58:11Well, okay. And and one I'm sorry, Kelly, go

58:17zoning and um I think the word jumping. Kelly,

58:23Uh jumping into stuff. This is Lord, we've been

58:31Mill. That's how we've got landfills. That's how

58:36something to get even bigger because um for some

58:41said we got to get more bite into our ordinances

58:48got to be willing to bite. So, um I just don't

58:55a thing ready to just get really ticked off that

59:00states about centers and we really need to know

59:06kind of decision. They may be the best thing since

59:10opinion. And so, uh, I just want to make sure that

59:17us and years past, not just this group, has gotten

59:22into communities that didn't have a choice.

59:27don't think that's how we need to do things. I saw

59:32was very I mean you know my kid going over there

59:38school board we did the IB program at Williams and

59:44my kids went to Williams and some people from

59:48with those thugs that's just how it is how it's

59:53IB program was open they lined up because it's a

59:59for your kids so um I just want us to research

1:00:04see if something like that is right for Elements

1:00:10big issues. We're a little Almetz County, but

1:00:15it's here. They love us for some reason. So, but

1:00:21Um and um tell jumping in off of that. That's why

1:00:30for us to put a moratorum and I've really been

1:00:36a lot of opinions out there on it. Um some good,

1:00:43why we asked to get that moratorum so that we

1:00:49um, sometimes someone has only been on a committee

1:00:56committee appointment is, but they show up every

1:01:04and so if it's someone, a lot of people get

1:01:10people here that have committees could, you know,

1:01:14and then they don't show up anymore. it's

1:01:17it was going to be. So sometimes when you have

1:01:24two or three times showing that they are very

1:01:29I think if someone's there and everybody says,

1:01:33They show up every meeting we have." Then you

1:01:38especially if they're saying they're giving them

1:01:44Anybody else? I'll accept a motion to adjurnn.

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