County administrator county attorney and clerk reports

2:31:12Uh County Administrator.

2:31:14Thank you for those kind words, uh, Commissioner Mariano. A couple of things. First and for uh related to the storm, uh we did receive um the uh a 50 percent advance on our estimated uh expenses, so 24 million. A lot of that is related back to the uh to the storm debris, so we anticipate that being about a fifty million dollar price tag at the end of the day. So we have received twenty-four million dollars. uh back from from FEMA to help uh start the reimbursement uh process on that. So that's great. We're about two-thirds

2:31:44complete. That uh that date for a hundred percent reimbursement has been pushed back to February tenth. I feel pretty confident that we're we're gonna make that. Uh we've got a lot of crews out working and we're we're doing a lot of good stuff out there. Related, and um I don't necessarily need a motion, but just if I can at least see that we've got concurrence with the board. Um community development block grants. So there is the availability of C B D G DR, disaster relief money out there. This is to the tune of not tens but

2:32:14hundreds of millions of dollars. Um the first step in that is for us to send a letter from this body. to our federal delegation. I have one drafted up for the chair that I would like to have signed. They could be voting on packages as early as this week, possibly through through the spring. So I think it's important that we jump on this. Half of that money has to be used for housing, but the other half can be used for infrastructure and other and other important type of projects.

2:32:38So you really do need a motion to authorize the So move.

2:32:42Some move. I mean I guess if they want to we can we can do it. Someone make it so someone make the motion. Ron's joined my staff, so we're good. Move approval move approval move approval to send the letter and put the recommendation.

2:32:55Aye. Aye. Excuse me the second button. I did. Lisa. We got that last time. Yes, thank you. That's

2:33:01all.

2:33:03Um Ugh, okay. Uh next is who? It's one of you two. Okay, County Attorney.

2:33:09I don't have anything general but happy holidays. Um Will you be there Monday? Here Monday? I will be here Monday.

2:33:17Um

2:33:19I do have two quick things. Uh we c uh Clerk uh Alvarez Holes would like to draw to your attention to item N one thirty-one, which was the audit that our office uh performed to look at performed or agreed upon procedures for the PCARD process. And uh we would just like to inform the board that there was two recommendations and uh county management has uh concurred and is in

2:33:49the process of implementing those items. So again the audit is in your packet and we thank the uh county for their cooperation on um all of that. Uh on an up note uh w which was well that was actually good, but Uh I I'd like to read this statement from uh Commissioner O I'm sorry, from Clerk Alvarez Soles. I'm pleased to announce that the clerk's office has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.

2:34:21This marks the 41st consecutive year that the office has earned this honor from the GFOA. Recognizing our commitment to transparency and effective communication of the county's financial story. GFOA states that the achievement of uh certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in government accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. I would like she would like to recognize the hard

2:34:51work of her finance team, especially the efforts of Finance Director Matt Lazar and Assistant Finance Director Richard Bansteen, and would also like to recognize the other constitutional officers for their hard work and dedication in the annual financial audit. Last but not least, I would like to thank the county's fiscal and grant management teams for their help in the financial audit process. Specifically, she would like to recognize Jessica Blesser. Christina Mc uh McGonagall,

2:35:21Director of the Public Services Grants and Physical Services Team. Amy Farrell and her grants management team. Again we want to thank them for assisting us in maintaining that award that uh We've had it forty one years. We don't want to lose it.