County administrator CARES and COVID update

2:01:41Well i and I apologize. I need to um continue on for a second, so Let me go to the uh uh the uh county administrator and then the county attorney and the clerk. Listen, I still like you guys. I mean I just uh I was try I was trying to get done by twelve.

2:02:00None of us

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2:02:01noticed.

2:02:02I again it until the clerk said something, everybody's like, Whatever, I don't need to say anything.

2:02:10Uh Mr. Biles, do you have anything you'd

2:02:12like to go over? Again, we have the time. So two items real quick. Uh I want to update you on the care's expenses. We are ninety-five point three million dollars expensed are committed. Okay. Uh so it leaves a a balance about one point three million. Uh that I'm m you know, that'll be we'll be working through on that between now and the end of December. What we will be doing is over the next three to four weeks working with all the partners who did receive money from us through the CARES program to make sure they expense it prior

2:02:43to the end of December and we'll probably put a deadline on closer to like the 20th so that if we need to return money to us, we have the ability to to expenses on our own. So I just put that out there. Um very successful from the rent and mortgage pro cares program to the small business grant program, a lot of different things out there. The other one is I think you've all seen Um our case rate has effectively doubled over the last few weeks. We're up to almost 120 cases per day now of COVID

2:03:13nineteen, and our positivity rate is in the eight percent range. Both of those are going the wrong way. Um I so um talked to Department Health, Mr. Napier, and in in in general it's people are doing a a a good job where they're out at work, at school. where they're seeing the case rise is in family gatherings and other social settings. So we gotta remember that even though if

2:03:43you have a family gathering, you still That is where we're seeing transmission right now. Family gatherings and social settings. So please be mindful of that and we'll work on messaging that out to the public later this week. So that's all I had, sir. Thank

2:03:56you, Mr. Biles. Mr. Steisny. I don't have anything for you. Thank you, sir. Madam Clerk.

2:04:05Sorry, mess up mic. Thank you. Yes, I have two quick items. Thank you for recognizing Todd.

2:04:12See that's what happens when you give him back the gavel. That's right.

2:04:17Give it to someone else. Um I I just want to brag on my office. They've been doing such an amazing job. And we have um two things that I wanted to highlight. One is happening this week, starting uh Wednesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. It's Operation Greenlight. It's our driver's license reinstatement event. So those individuals that have um core. Costs that they haven't paid yet and they are delinquent on those cases. If they come to our office, they can come by the phone, they

2:04:47can come virtually, they can come to our front counters, and we will help assist them. And we will are waiving up to 25% in collection fees for that event to help them get back on the road. The event has extended hours by phone, 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Again, it's this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and our front counter hours are the same, 8.30 to 5. So kudos to the team for putting that together. And then the second thing I wanted to mention

2:05:17is that we have expanded online payment capabilities. So previously you were only able to make payments online for civil traffic infractions and child support. Now, if you have a felony case, a misdemeanor, or criminal traffic, you can also pay those online. So it's a great, great service. We are seeing our customers take advantage of that which is very helpful um to helping them and on the case as well as our court system so that's my updates take thank