* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] I AM CALLING THE [CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS] MEETING TO ORDER AT ONE 30 ON SEPTEMBER 7TH. SO, UM, I GUESS [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS LOOK AT THE MINUTES AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES OR, UM, OR IF WE CAN, UH, APPROVE THEM AS WRITTEN. OH, DEAR. I AGREE. OH, UH, UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, A SECOND THERE PLEASE, TO APPROVE. OKAY. FIRST. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NOW APPROVE OKAY. ALL, ALL IN AGREEMENT. I AYE. SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A, AN AGENDA TODAY. YOU WANT TO DISCUSS [2. Report on shelter statistical data.] ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHELTER, KAREN? NO, LADIES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO ANYTHING? DR. RE I LOOKED AT THE STATISTICS AND IT JUST ALWAYS AMAZES ME HOW HARD THEY'RE WORKING. UM, AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE STILL SHORT AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BUT WE'RE LOOKING STANDBY. WE, WE HAVE A JOB OFFER FOR A CURRENT EMPLOYEE. UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY WAITING FOR THEM TO GET BACK FROM VACATION TO SIGN. SO THAT'LL FILL THE ACO POSITION AND THAT LEAVES ONE KENNEL TECH POSITION OPEN. AND WE'LL SAY I HAD A VERY OPTIMISTIC INTERVIEW YESTERDAY WITH AN INDIVIDUAL AND WE HAVE THREE MORE INTERVIEWS SCHEDULED FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK FOR THAT POSITION. THAT'S AWESOME. SO THE TOTAL, WE WILL HAVE ONE SUPERVISOR, TWO KENNEL TECHS, AND THEN TWO ACO OFFICERS. YES MA'AM. AND THERE IS, I MEAN, I JUST GO TO THAT PRAYER CLOSET. THERE IS NO ROOM HERE FOR GETTING BACK OUR SIXTH POSITION. UH, NO, RIGHT NOW. OH, SO THAT'S NOT A DEFINITE NO, BUT IT'S NOT A YES, BUT MAYBE A POSSIBILITY. UH, I, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE REASSESS ALL POSITIONS AND, AND FIND WHERE WE WANNA MAKE PROPOSALS FOR NEW POSITIONS AT THE START OF THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. WELL, THANK YOU. THAT'S THAT'S GOOD NEWS. I KNOW THAT, UM, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS INVITED US TO BE AT THE OPEN HOUSE AND I WOULD LIKE TO FOR THE RECORD, THANK, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR INCLUDING ANIMAL SERVICES. I KNOW THAT APPARENTLY CERT BE THEIR CITIZENS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, AND GOD FORBID THAT ANYTHING GO THROUGH THIS CITY, I WOULD BE 100% SURE THAT ANIMAL SERVICES WILL BE OUT THERE. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY IF WE CAN GO TO THE OPEN HOUSE. HOWEVER, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CANNOT BE IN TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME AND WITH THE SHORTAGE, YOU KNOW, OF OUR OFFICERS, I CERTAINLY WILL UNDERSTAND IF WE CANNOT ATTEND, BUT, UM, I AM VERY MUCH WELL HOPING THAT WE CAN GET THAT SIXTH POSITION BACK, WHICH IS GONNA GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR PEOPLE TO GET BACK OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT TO SAY THAT COVID DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, SLOW US DOWN, BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD. IT'S JUST SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE OUT THERE WITH OUR ADOPTION TRAILER AND, UM, BEING WITH THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE YESTERDAY, AND I KNOW WE HAVE A TIRE ON THE TRAILER TO FIX AND STUFF, BUT US BEING AT IT IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S SUCH, I MEAN, IT IS SO WELL ATTENDED THE KIDS, YOU KNOW, THEY LOVE COMING AND SEEING THE ANIMALS, BUT IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO REMIND CITIZENS, DO YOU HAVE YOUR CITY LICENSE? ARE YOUR ANIMALS CHIPPED? BECAUSE IN THE EVENT, GOD FORBID, UM, IT, IT JUST GIVES Y ALL A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE ANIMALS BACK, UH, TO THEIR, TO THEIR OWNERS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. UM, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. [00:05:01] THANK WHAT IS THE DATE OF THAT? OCTOBER 15TH. IT 15TH. 15TH? YEAH. OKAY. I GUESS MARK, IS THERE ANYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW OF CONCERN? EVERYTHING'S GREAT. EVERYTHING'S GREAT. OKAY, GREAT. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING? WHAT DO YOU NEED UP THERE OTHER THAN A NEW ANIMAL SHELTER? OH DEAR. I'M OTHER THAN HOW'S THAT GOING? WHERE ARE WE ANYWHERE? IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA HERE. I KNOW IT'S NOT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS MAY BE MY LAST MEETING. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST GET IT ALL OUT TODAY. UM, WELL, IF YOU OBSERVED THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING LAST NIGHT, UH, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DID MENTION THAT, UM, WITH THE CITY MANAGER THAT WE ARE GOING OUT FOR AN RFP TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS AND ASSESSMENT ARE IN THE CITY AND, AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR A FUTURE NEW BUILDING OR REMODEL OF THE CURRENT BUILDING. OKAY. BUT THERE IS CONVERSATION. I'M SORRY, DR. RE GO AHEAD. YOU'RE FINE. WELL, THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST TORAH, SO I GOTTA GET IT ALL OUT. THEY'RE NOT GONNA APPROVE YOU. WELL, PROBABLY WHO KNOWS? WHO WE'LL KNOW IT? WHAT? SIX 17, UH, UH, ON THE 20TH OF SEPTEMBER, WHETHER I'M BACK OR NOT. OKAY. KAREN, DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO, I'M GOOD. MICHELLE, DO YOU? I'M GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE? ARE WE GONNA CLOSE? WE ARE. OKAY. WELL, UNLESS YOU WANNA CHAT BEFORE WE CLOSE. OKAY. BEFORE WE CLOSE, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HAVE REAPPLIED TO THE BOARD, UM, WHO KNOWS, BUT SHOULD I NOT RETURN? I WANNA THANK MICHELLE AND DR. REED. I WANNA THANK YOU TO, FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME AND GIVING IT TO OUR SHELTER, GIVING IT TO OUR CITY. UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S APPRECIATED. THIS IS YOU'VE GOTTA REARRANGE YOUR, BOTH YOUR SCHEDULES. AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU BOTH MARK CHIEF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT'S IT'S NOT EASY, BUT IN MY WORLD, WHICH I'M NOT SAYING I'M RIGHT, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT ANIMAL WELFARE IS NOT A NECESSITY. IT'S NOT A NICETY. IT'S AN OBLIGATION TO GOD'S CREATURES. AND I BELIEVE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US INDIVIDUALLY, WHETHER IT BE CITY, STATE, I DON'T CARE WHAT THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO, TO THESE ANIMALS. AND I WANNA THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING A GREAT JOB WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. I'M DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KAREN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN OUR MEETING. OH, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY? SECOND? I SECOND. IT I'M SO COOL. IN AGREEMENT AGREEMENT. I FUCK GOT ME ALL THROWN OFF. IT'S OKAY. ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THEM. THANK Y'ALL ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. IT WOULD, I TRY TO FIND YOUR FORM AND WHAT MA'AM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.