Nov 21, 2023 County Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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CALLS ORDER LEGISLATIVE SESSION DAY 23-0 30 WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND WITH US FOR THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING PRAYER BY COUNCIL MEMORABLE SADDLES. MY PLEASURE. LEAVE YOU FLYING UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. GOD WILL NEVER SEEN JUSTICE WRONG. HEAVENLY FATHER. WE GATHER TODAY WITH OUR HEARTS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE. THIS WEEK WE CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE ENDLESS BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT OF SALVATION AND YOUR MANY PROMISES THAT BRING US HOPE. PEACE ENJOY. MAY WE SEE THIS THANKSGIVING? ALL WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. HMM. COUNCIL BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I JUST WANNA GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON COUNCILMAN GUTHRIE. HE'S RECOVERING WELL, POSSIBLY BE OUT OF THE HOUSE IN THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HIM BACK HERE ON THE DESK ON THE FIFTH, UM EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING JUST FINE. I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE CALLED AND CHECKED ON HIM. HE'S TOLD ME THAT SO AND HE REALLY APPRECIATES THAT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR

[4. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS]

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YOUR NEXT SHARK. MAN IN MY LOVING THIS UM, RADISHES BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HEART COUNTY COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS IN 1978 CRAIG JONAH BELLER GENERALLY PROGRAM HAS SPENT MANY YEARS AS A MEMBER OF THE BALLET WRESTLING COMMUNITY. HE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1987 AND LET IT IN FOOTBALL WRESTLING THEM ACROSS DURING HIS SENIOR YORK CRAIG WAS A REGION CHAMPION, PLACED THIRD IN THE UNITED STATES. 1991 QUITE RETURNED TO HIS ALMA MATTER AS A VOLUNTEER FOOTBALL COACH AFTER GRADUATING FROM CASHING UNIVERSITY, HE WAS A FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE COACH FOR 22 YEARS AND ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE VARSITY LACROSSE TEAM AT BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR 10 YEARS , AND 1993. CRAIG BECAME HEAD COACH AT THE BALLOT HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM WITH KIK WATCHING FOR OVER YOUR 20. 61 YEARS AND WHEREAS MR REDDISH EARN 123 DUAL MAINTENANCE AND A STATE DOOR MEET TITLE IN 2010, HE COACHED FOR INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPS, NUMEROUS STATE PLACE WINNERS IN 2014 CRAIG RECEIVED THE NATIONAL WRESTLING FAME'S LIFETIME SERVICE TO WRESTLING AWARD. OUR HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING HAS BEEN HONORED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SPORTSMANSHIP IN 2022. IT REALLY IS LEADING THE TEAM WITH SEVERAL ASSISTANT COACHES TO CELEBRATE HIS 501 AT PLAYER CURRENTLY, MR RUBBISH IS THE POWER HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER TEACHER NOW, THEREFORE, WE KIND OF COUNCIL OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND, ON ITS 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 TO HEREBY ACTUALLY CRAIG REDDISH 30 YEAR COACHING AND EXTEND APPRECIATION FOR HIS DEDICATION TO THE STUDENTS OF BEL AIR. TO DO THAT. LOOK AT THAT AND GET IT. REAL QUICK. ANOTHER ANOTHER QUESTION. UM I WANTED TO GIVE YOU WANTED TO DO SOMETHING GOOD BACK TO THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT BELL ARE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE ME AND KEITH PLAYED FOOTBALL TOGETHER, AND I WANTED TO DO, UM, WATERMELON AND MAYBE SOME ICE CREAM, SO PROBABLY IN 2008 OR 2009. I GOT AHOLD OF, UH, CRAIG. I SAID, HEY, I WANT TO DO THIS WATERMELON AND SHOW THE WATERMELON MORPHED INTO WATERMELON AND ICE CREAM. AND EVERY YEAR THIS THIS PRESSURE WASN'T ABLE TO DO IT. BUT I HEARD YOU EXCEPT FOR COVID. I WOULD HAVE ALL THE VARSITY PLAYERS ALL THE JV PLAYERS. I GET ALL THE WATERMELON AND GELATO ICE CREAM THAT YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE KIDS WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AFTER THE END OF DOUBLE SESSIONS, SO THAT'S THE TRADITION I HOPE KEEPS GOING WHEN I'M GONE TO SOMEBODY ELSE DOES. SO. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALRIGHT, GUYS, COME ON IN HERE. GET TO LOOK SMALL TO YOU LIKE THIS. AND AS WE GET, YEAH. AND I WAS A HEAVYWEIGHT WITH THESE GUYS. HERE. YOU GOT US. SAY SOMETHING.

YEAH YEAH. I'M VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS WHOLE THING I THOUGHT I WAS COMING UP HERE FOR CRAIG AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GOOD TIME TOGETHER. THEN WE BECAME RIVALS AND YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BELLE OF THE BATTLE OF BEL AIR BEL AIR VERSUS JOHN CARROLL ON FRIDAY SATURDAY NIGHTS. WHEN YOU PACK THE GYM, AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME, SO LOOKING BACK TO A LOT OF FOND MEMORIES AND THE GOOD TO SEE A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES, GUYS THAT GUY COACHED WITH OR COACHED.

GLAD YOU GUYS CAME OUT. THANK YOU. UM. YEAH I MEAN, I'VE FELT FOR THIS PRETTY HARD. I MEAN, I'M KIND OF LIKE IT'S PRACTICE. I WON'T GET CHANGE. WE'RE GOOD TO EAT. AND I KEEP SEEING SOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE LIKE YOU GUYS ARE ALL COMING. YOU GUYS ARE COMING. I SHOW UP. MY BROTHER'S HERE LIKE BRIAN RUSSELL WITH KEITH IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO THAT MAKES KIND OF SENSE, I GUESS. UM SO, YOU KNOW, THANKS, TONY FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES, AND KEITH YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN TO COACHING IF KEITH DIDN'T TALK ME INTO, UH, TAKING THE HEAD COACHING JOB, AND WE WORKED TOGETHER FOR YEARS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT'S KIND OF BEEN MY LIFE WORK. I'M STARTING MY 31ST YEARS FOR 30 YEARS AND WE'LL WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH FARTHER IT GOES. BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. WELL LET ME TELL YOU GUYS, PLEASE. WE COULDN'T APPRECIATE HIM AND TWO GREAT

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YEAH.

YEAH. YEAH. WOMAN RIGHT THERE NEXT YEAR. YEAH. YEAH. WE'RE GONNA TAKE. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A MINUTE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE HARVARD FAMILY HOUSE. MECHANIC THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF HARVARD KENNEL, IRELAND ON THIS 21ST DAY OF NOVEMBER. 2023 RECOGNIZES NATIONAL AWARENESS MONTH NOVEMBER 2023 AND WISH TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS ACROSS HARFORD COUNTY FOR OFFERING ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING TO THOSE IN NEED. SO ROBIN, MY COLLEAGUES AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THOSE THAT NEED YOUR SERVICES NOT ONLY AT THE WELCOME ONE SHELTER, BUT ALSO HARTFORD FAMILY HOUSE. WE KNOW THAT YOU HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS NOT ONLY GET THEMSELVES TOGETHER, GET THEIR LIVES TOGETHER, BUT GET THEM IN A POSITION TO WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO GET OUT ON HER OWN. AND WE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE RECOGNIZING HOMELESSNESS MONTH REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEED IS TREMENDOUS DOWN IN BELCAMP. WE CAN SERVE 26 MEN AND SIX WOMEN ONLY AND DOWN AND, UH, IN ABERDEEN AT OUR FAMILY SHELTER, WE CAN SERVE 40 FAMILIES AT ONE TIME, BUT BOTH SHELTERS STAY FULL. WE'RE TOLD BY HARFORD COUNTY PUBLICS. SCHOOLS THAT THERE'S 531 CHILDREN CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT ADDRESS, SO THE NEED IS TREMENDOUS, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU. AND I CAN'T NOT SAY THAT JEANNIE AND I, BOTH HARTFORD FAMILY HOUSES NEAR AND DEAR TO US, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO ANYONE COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE? DONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS. I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO WELCOME ONE SHELTER. WHEN LIZ WAS THE DIRECTORY DOWN THERE. THERE WAS PROBABLY SIX YEARS AGO AND WE TOOK A TOUR WITH SIA JOB AND THAT WAS ONE OF OUR PEOPLE THAT WE HAD DONATED MONEY TO SO AMAZING THE STUFF THAT YOU GUYS DO THERE AND I'M GLAD YOU YOU NOW THAT'S PART OF OUR FAMILY HOUSE. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. YOU DID. YEAH. LOOKS ARE GETTING.

GREAT YOU KNOW, THAT'S A DIFFERENT THAT'S A DIFFERENT HOW ARE YOU? COME BACK. COME BACK! COME BACK! COME BACK! COME BACK! COME BACK. SO IF I MAY, UM. JUST AT THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT TODAY

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SHERIFF PETE HAS HAD SOME OF THE MORE I GUESS, DEMANDING ASSIGNMENTS. THE SOUTHERN PRECINCT. VERY BUSY. SOUTHERN PRECINCT COMMANDER ASSIGNMENT, UM, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE TASK FORCE TO UNIFIED DRUG TASK FORCE HERE IN THE COUNTY. AND HE LEAVES US AS THE COMMANDER OF THE COURT SERVICES DIVISION. AND MOST PEOPLE LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, HOW CAN YOU RETIRE AFTER 19 YEARS? PETE DID 10 YEARS IN NYPD BEFORE THAT, ANOTHER TWO IN BALTIMORE BEFORE COMING TO THE HARPER KENNY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JUST SHY OF 32 YEARS, PUTTING ON A UNIFORM GOING OUT AND SERVING THE CITIZENS OF VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. BUT WE'RE THANKFUL THAT HIS ROAD LED HERE TO HARFORD COUNTY. I'M HONORED TO HAVE HIM AS A MEMBER OF MY COMMAND STAFF AND WISH HIM ONTO THE GREAT LIFE OF RETIREMENT THAT HE HAS SO WELL EARNED AND DESERVED. AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR TAKING THE TIME TONIGHT, AND I KNOW IT WAS KIND OF, UH, PUSHED TO GET IT IN BECAUSE WE FOUND OUT PETE WAS GONNA HEAD SOUTH FOR A FEW WEEKS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT DATE HITS, SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVANT. WELL I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO PETE AS WELL. WHEN WE FIRST CAME. I THINK, PETE, YOU WERE SERGEANT DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PRECINCT AT THE TIME WAS A GUY WHOSE NAME CAME ACROSS IT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS OUT THERE PUSHING HIS TROOPS AND MAKE AN ARREST AND MAKING GOOD CASES. AND THEN HE CAME UP THROUGH THE RANKS AND MADE CAPTAIN AND WE WERE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF THE COMMAND STAFF BECAUSE HE WAS PRETTY HIGHLY RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY. SO WE'RE REALLY SORRY TO SEE YOU GO BUT WISHING YOU WILL BE.

MAJOR I FORGOT MY SPEECH. UM I'LL JUST SAY THAT WHEN I FIRST MET PETE, WE WORKED IN C I D TOGETHER, AND, UH, HE WAS HE WAS A GO GETTER, SO HE WAS A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH. AND I'M REALLY, REALLY GONNA MISS YOU PIZZA. YOU'VE MET A LOT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND I HOPE YOU STAY IN TOUCH AND YOU'RE STILL PART OF THE HARFORD COUNTY FAMILY. SO APPRECIATE IT.

CAPTAIN UM I WISH YOU WELL, UM YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT LEADER WITH HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE THAT YOU BROUGHT HERE FROM NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE OF, UH UM, PRIVILEGE THAT WORK WITH YOU. UH I WISH YOU WELL AND NEVER SAY NEVER BECAUSE YOU COULD COME BACK. IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. RIGHT. SO YEAH. SOUTH THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO HARFORD COUNTY. ONE LAST THING IF YOU GUYS EVER HAVE, LIKE A NAME THAT'S HARD TO PRONOUNCE, AND YOU NEED SOMEBODY CALL PETE AND FLORIDA BECAUSE HE'S GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT PRONOUNCING NAMES WHEN YOU HAVE TONY TRYING TO PRONOUNCE PETE OH, SORRY. REAL QUICK. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL SHERIFF, MAJOR COLONEL, UH, AND ALL THE CITIZENS OF HARFORD COUNTY. IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE REALLY HAS I AM I GONNA TALK TO NOW. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED. OKAY, TAKE IT. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. AND THEN JUST GET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[5. CONSIDERATION OF PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND NOMINATIONS]

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[6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. UM I WALKED INTO A CROWDED PLACE. I THOUGHT EVERYBODY'S HERE FOR THE FINANCIAL PRESENTATION. UM CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE, UH , OUTSTANDING SERVICE MEMBERS. UM SO I'M HERE. BILL EARLY CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, WE GO BY C L A FOR SHORT. UM I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE JUNE 30TH 2023 FINANCIAL ADMIN AUDIT.

SO THIS IS THE AUDIT OF LAST YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR. YOU'RE CURRENTLY ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. SO THIS IS, UM, HINDSIGHT PRESENTATION. UM, WE REVIEW THE NUMBERS AFTER THEY'RE DONE. WE PERFORM OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES. THEY CLOSE OUT THE BOOKS IN JULY THROUGH AUGUST AND THEN WE SHOW UP IN AUGUST. THROUGH SEPT WORKING WITH ROBBIE SOUNDLESS AND THE TREASURY OFFICE AND RICK PERNIS, UM THE FINANCIAL IS OUR HARD WORK OF THAT DEPARTMENT. UM WE ONLY ACTUALLY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPINION AND THOSE AND I'LL GO THROUGH THAT, UM, IN MY PRESENTATION. UM SO I WAS ASSISTED BY, UH, SOME OF YOU MET EARLIER. ALEX WALTHER. SHE'S A DIRECTOR AT CLA AND CHRISTINA LOW. THEY WERE PART OF OUR PRIMARY ENGAGEMENT TEAM. WE ALSO HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ENGAGEMENT TEAM FROM MARK TIMONIUM OFFICE, WHICH IS OUR GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM. WE DO NOTHING BUT GOVERNMENT AUDITS THROUGHOUT VARIOUS STATES THROUGHOUT THE US UM I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE SCOPE REQUIRE COMMUNICATIONS AND THEN SOME ISSUES, AND THEN I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THE AUDIT OF THE JUNE 30TH JUNE 30 2023 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE PERFORMED AN AUDIT OF THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE 911 TRUST THE SINGLE AUDIT, WHICH IS AN AUDIT OF YOUR SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL AWARDS. I'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN A MINUTE. WE ALSO WISH OUR REPORT ON INTER VULTURES OR FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE ARE LETTER CHARGED THE GOVERNANCE. WHICH IS YOU ALL AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, ARE AGREED UPON PROCEDURES OVER THE LANDFILL. UM WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ORDER CERTIFICATION PIECE OF THE UNIFORM FINANCIAL REPORT, AND THEN THE REACTS EMISSION, WHICH IS SENT INTO THE US HUD DEPARTMENT. AS THE FIRST I REFER TO THE SINGLE WATER THAT IS STILL IN PROCESS. UM IT'S QUITE A BIT OF WORK. AS YOU KNOW, YOUR FEDERAL EXPENDITURES HAVE GONE UP OVER THE YEARS, SO TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE JUST THE LAST TWO PROGRAMS HERE. MAYBE ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE TESTED. UM HOWEVER, DUE TO ALL THE VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE COVID FUNDING YOU RECEIVE. OTHER ARE FOUR MAJOR PROGRAMS TO TEST SO WE ARE IN PROCESS OF FINISHING THAT PART UP AND THAT WILL BE ISSUED SOMETIME, PROBABLY BY, SAY. BY DECEMBER, 15TH WILL ISSUE THAT, UM, TO THE FEDERAL, UM, UM, DATA COLLECTION HOUSE. REQUIRE COMMUNICATION I'LL WALK THROUGH. UM WE PERFORMED OUR AUDIT. UH

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UM WE DID HAVE A NEW ACCOUNTING POLICY THAT WENT INTO PLACE THIS YEAR. IT WAS KNOWN AS WHAT'S CALLED GATSBY, THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. COURT ISSUED STATEMENT NUMBER 96 PER SUBSCRIPTION BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS. UM SO EVERY GOVERNMENT NOT JUST HARPER COUNTY, BUT EVERY GOVERNMENT THAT HAD ANY OF THOSE HAD TO PUT THEM IN PLACE. THIS IS ANYTHING THAT YOU BASICALLY HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION TO FOR THE CLOUD. YOU'RE REQUIRED TO RECORD NOW AS AN ASSET AND A LIABILITY. WE LOOKED AT MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENTS AND ESTIMATES THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE LOOK AT WITH EVERY AUDIT THAT WE DO IN THE AREAS THAT YOU HAVE ARE THE ALLOWANCE FRONT COLLECTIBLES AND CURBING NOT REPORTED CLAIMS AS PART OF THE SELF INSURANCE YOUR FAIR VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENTS, YOUR PENSION LIABILITIES AND EUROPA LIABILITIES AND THEN YOUR LANDFILL CLOSURE. UM ESTIMATES AS WELL. UM WE DIDN'T KNOW DURING OUR AUDIT THAT WE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT CORRECTIVE MISSTATEMENTS. WE DID HAVE ONE UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENT THAT WAS RELATED TO THE TIMING OF THE ALL TOURNAMENT INVESTMENT VALUATION. UM WHAT THAT IS, IS MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO GET THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE OCTOBER DEADLINE THAT THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES. THEY HAVE TO USE AN ESTIMATE WHEN WE COME IN IN SEPTEMBER. WE'RE THREE MONTHS AFTER THEM. WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME MORE UP TO DATE DATA BASED ON THOSE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS . WE THEN COMPILE A LIST. WE RECOMMEND THE MANAGEMENT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT. THEY THEN CAN PASS ON IT. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE THE FINISHED HIM WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN PREPARED. UM AS LONG AS THE NUMBER IS BELOW A CURVE, CLEARLY TRIVIAL AMOUNT. WE DETERMINE, UM IT'S INSIGNIFICANT, AND THEN WE JUST HAVE TO REPORT TO YOU ON IT DOES NOT MATERIALLY MISSTATED ANY OF THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE HAD NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT MENTIONED WAS VERY COOPERATIVE DURING THE AUDIT PROCESS. THEY NOTIFIED US THAT DID NOT CONSULT ANY OTHER ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE APPLICATION OF ANY OF THE GAP ORGASM BEES, BASICALLY SEEKING A DIFFERENT OPINION FOR WHAT WE MAY HAVE PROVIDED THERE WAS NO MAJOR ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH THEM PRIOR TO BEING SELECTED AS THE AUDITORS. WE DO GO THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT, UM RFP PROCESS EVERY YEAR THROUGH CRYSTALS OFFICE AND THROUGH YOU ALL WE DO REPORT TO CRYSTAL AND TO YOU NOT TO MANAGEMENT, UM, GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL GATSBY'S WILL BE ISSUING IN 2025 WILL BE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING, UM, THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE WILL GET A YEAR OFF FROM IT, POINTING ANY NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

HOWEVER AS I HAVE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, UM WE AS AUDITORS, DON'T WE HAVE TO? THERE'S SOME NEW AUDIENCE STANDARDS NEXT YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT REGARDING SETS 145 AND 143.

THEY'RE CALLED REGAINING ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND THE I T PROCEDURES REALLY GOING TO BE NO IMPACT TO THE COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK ON OUR SIDE FOR SOME DOCUMENTATION, BUT FROM YOU ALL AND FROM TREASURY, THEY WON'T REALLY SEE MUCH OF AN IMPACT.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE ALREADY DOING WITH THE COUNTY OF YOUR SIZE. UM AND THEN THAT THAT IS OUR AUDIT APPROACH TO WE ALWAYS INVOLVE OUR I T AUDITORS, UM, IN OUR PROCESSES.

SO UM, THAT IS KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. I WILL STOP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MAY HAVE THANK YOU, BILL. COUNSEL, MR PENMAN. WELL, I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY AND JUST SITTING DOWN AND ANSWERING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE IT IS A LOT TO COMPREHEND. ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PREVIOUS COUNTY EXECUTIVE BARRY GLASSMAN FOR THAT BUDGET AND THE OVERALL NET POSITION OF THE COUNTY IMPROVED BY 69.4 MILLION, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED ON PAGE ONE OF THE SUMMARY. A NOTE OF A TOTAL CHANGE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES , WHICH I BELIEVE IS A CLEAR SIGN OF FINANCIAL HEALTH FOR THIS COUNTY. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR PEMON.

ANYONE ELSE? MR JAN JANET, DO YOU GUYS DO FORECASTING, TOO? WE DO NOT DO FORECASTING AS PART OF THE AUDIT. OKAY SO WHAT DO YOU DO? FORECASTING FOR THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AT ALL? NOT FOR THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT? NO. OKAY DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT DOES FORECASTING OR IS IT JUST DONE BUYING DONE BY US THAT THEN WOULD DO THE FORECASTING OF REVENUES PROJECTIONS COMING OUT NEXT YEAR. OR SOMETHING FOR THAT ANSWER, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHO THEY USE IF THEY DO USE AN OUTSIDE PARTY, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE TREASURY AT SOME LEVEL OR WHETHER THEY DO IT INTERNALLY OR WHETHER THEY CONSULT WITH AN ECONOMIST. I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO THEM FOR THAT.

IS GATSBY AND FAZ BE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT. YES IT THE PRINCIPLE OF UNDERLYING ACCOUNTING IS KIND OF THE SAME. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GET STUCK ON A LOT OF THOSE. YEAH SO FAST BE AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW THAT'S THE FINANCIAL FOR

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NECESSARILY. THANK YOU, BILL. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU FOR TODAY . BILL. APPRECIATE IT. STAY IN TOUCH. I'M SURE YOU WILL. WE WILL QUESTIONS LATER ON. WE'RE ALWAYS GLAD TO COME BACK AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS OR HAVE A MEETING. UM AS NEEDED, UM, VIA CRYSTALS OFFICE FOR THAT. SO UH, PART OF THE KIND DEPENDS. KRISTEN I TALKED ABOUT THAT TODAY. IT DEPENDS, UM SO I'LL FIND OUT IF YOU'RE CHARGED BEFORE I COME AND ASK A QUESTION . WHAT ROUTINE QUESTIONS TYPICALLY? NO, BUT I THINK THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF OTHER PROJECTS. SO THANK YOU, BILL.

THANK YOU. YES. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN APPROVAL OF MINUTES. PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER

[7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

[8. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS]

IN THE EAST COUNCIL CHAMBERS RESOLUTION 0 41-23 ENTERPRISE ZONE TAX CREDIT 755 CHELSEA ROAD ABERDEEN INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT BEEN SENT HERE TO REQUEST TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED ON THE ELIGIBLE ASSESSMENT FOR PROPERTY AND THE GREATER ABERDEEN HARBOR GRACE ENTERPRISE ZONE, KNOWN AS 755. CHELSEA ROAD , ABERDEEN, MARYLAND 21001 LIBRARY, 15745 FOLIO 00496 TAX I D. 02-0608. 0.2 FINAL PLAN TO 17 SLASH 82 PERRIMAN INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK 17.7347 ACRES PRESENTLY OWNED BY F R P. 801 CHELSEA LLC PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 19TH.

2023 AT 6:45 P.M. IN THE EAST COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU, MR JAN GIORDANO. AGENDA NUMBER NINE

[9. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS]

[11. CALL FOR FINAL READING OF BILLS]

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[12. ENROLLMENT OF BILLS]

[17. COMMENTS AND INPUT FROM ATTENDING CITIZENS]

WE HAVE ONE THIS EVENING. JOHN MILAM L. BUT THE COUNCIL WITHOUT YOU. GOOD EVENING, SIR. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. JOHN P. MALAMBO 24 02 EAGLE VIEW DRIVE.

I THINK I'M. THREE SPEAKERS THIS EVENING FIRST LAST AND ONLY GET MORE MINUTES. BRIEFLY NOW HARFORD COUNTY AIRPORT OWNERS WANTED TO EXPAND THEIR OPERATION INTO THE AG DISTRICT, HARFORD COUNTY COUNCIL CHANGED THE CODE TO ACCOMMODATE THE AMENDED CODE. THERE WAS AN ESTABLISHED A COMMERCIAL OPERATION, WHICH DESCRIBED THE AIRPORT AND INCLUDED APPROACH AND LANDING PASSED ALSO THE LAND UPON WHICH THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION IS CONDUCTED UPON, AND YEAH DISTRICT IS STRICTLY LIMITED. THERE CAN ONLY BE AS MUCH LAND USED IN THE AG DISTRICT AS IT'S USED IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. CHANGES TO THE ZONING CODE ARE FOUR SOMEONE ON ITS FACE. THE CHANGE APPEARED TO BE ALL THAT THE OWNERS WANTED A CLOSER INSPECTION SHOWS. OTHERWISE NO MATTER THE SITTING COUNCIL PART OF THEMSELVES ON THE BACK, ALLOWING HOW THEY HAD DONE A GREAT DEED FOR HARFORD COUNTY. AIRPORT OWNERS APPLIED FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPERATE A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, EXPANDING THEIR OPERATION INTO THE AG DISTRICT. THEY HAD ALREADY UP TUNED APPROVAL FOR THE FROM THE M A. FOR THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN, WHICH MOST ACCURATELY DESCRIBED THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION AND INCLUDED HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN THE AG DISTRICT FOR APPROACH AND LANDING PAST. THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION. DID NOT INCLUDE THE APPROACH AND LANDING PATH SHOWING ONLY A TOTAL OF 37 ACRES AND THEN JUST REAL GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN USED IN THE AG DISTRICT. PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THE LAND REQUIRED FOR THE COMMERCIAL OPERATION WAS HIDDEN. BOARD OF APPEALS APPROVAL FOR USE AND ACCESS TO LAND, WHICH DID NOT BELONG TO THE AIRPORT OWNERS WAS NOT PROVIDED. YOU HEARING EXAMINER RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED AS ITS OWN THE RECOMMENDED DECISION. THE AIRPORT OWNERS GROUP DID NOT APPEAL ALL ADMINISTRATIVE REVENUE REMEDIES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED AT THAT POINT. THE BOARD OF APPEAL'S DECISION WAS PETITIONED TO CIRCUIT COURT OF HARFORD COUNTY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW BOARD DECISION WAS AFFIRMED. THE AIRPORT OWNERS GOT NO RELIEF FROM THE ZONING CODE OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND DID NOT APPEAL THAT DECISION. ALL JUDICIAL REMEDIES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED AT THAT POINT. FOR ON THIS NEXT NEXT MEETING. AND FINALLY. I'D LIKE TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES ARE HAPPY THANKSGIVING. AND ALL THE RESIDENTS OF HARTFORD COUNTY. AND I WOULD ASK FOR PRAYERS.

TWO. LEAD THE WORLD LEADERS. TO A PATH OF PEACE. THANK YOU. GOODNIGHT. GOODNIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS, MR PRESIDENT. WITH NUMEROUS SPEAKERS WILL GO TO

[16. BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS]

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UM AND JUST KNOWING THAT THERE'S NO CHANCE OF THIS HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON. WITHIN HARFORD COUNTY, THE PERSON WE SPOKE TO EARLIER UM ARE I SHOULD SAY LATE LAST WEEK. SHARED WITH US THAT THERE'S NO KNOWN PROGRAM IN THEIR OFFICE THAT WOULD LEAD TO PEOPLE BEING BROUGHT TO HARTFORD COUNTY, THE COUNTY THAT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY BRING PEOPLE TO HIS MONTGOMERY COUNTY BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION AND RELATIVELY DC SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LOT. I'VE GOTTEN THE PHONE CALLS AND THE EMAILS OF THE HEARTACHE AND THE CONFUSION. AND I JUST WANTED TO HELP PUT PEOPLE AT EASE. WHO MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S EVERYTHING FOR ME TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR BENNETT MASSARO'S GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE , UM, WITH THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WE HAVE MANY EXCITING COMMUNITY EVENTS COMING UP NOVEMBER 27TH AT SIX O'CLOCK AT THE HARTFORD COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. THERE WILL BE A WINTER GREEN SCREEN PHOTO EVENT, STOPPIN CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, AND THEY'LL EMAIL YOU THE PHOTO AND YOU CAN USE IT ON YOUR HOLIDAY CARD OR WHEREVER YOU LIKE. I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY, SAFE THANKSGIVING. I'M GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES. SO THANK YOU ENJOY. THANK YOU, MISS SADDLES, MR RILEY. UM OF RIBBON CUTTING AT X GOLF. UH, IN FESTIVAL, AND I'M SURE TONY IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I WISH THEM THE BEST HERE IN HARTFORD COUNTY, ALSO AT THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU, WE CELEBRATED THE 100TH 100TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT AT POND VIEW FARM. WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FARMER OF THE YEAR? BEAR HARLAN? ALSO THEY HAD FOUR HARFORD LEG LEGACY FARMS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN A IN THE FAMILY FOR OVER 100 YEARS. THAT WAS GALBREATH FARMING STREET.

PATRICK MEADOWS FARM IN DARLINGTON. NO BECAUSE HILL FARM IN CHURCHVILLE AND DONE CALIFORNIAN JOPPA. ALSO STEPPING STONE FARM MUSEUM HAD AN ANNUAL BRUNCH. UM I ALSO RECEIVED SEVERAL INQUIRIES IN REFERENCE TO THE RECENT MIGRATED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. I REACHED OUT TO MAYOR MCGRADY OF ABERDEEN, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO READ FOR THE RECORD, BUT HE'S WHAT HE'S WROTE BACK TO ME. FROM MAYOR MCGRADY HIGH ABERDEEN FOLKS, I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE EXCITEMENT LEVEL TRAMPED DOWN AROUND THE SITUATION I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS WEEK. I WROTE THIS STATEMENT TO THE LOCAL NEWS AFTER HARFORD COUNTY COUNCILMAN ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE WRONGLY CRITICIZING COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOB CASHLEY. I'M ALL ABOUT HOLDING POLITICIANS ACCOUNTABLE, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TRUTH. ABERDEEN AND HARTFORD COUNTY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HANDLE TWO HOTELS ENTIRELY FULL OF RECENTLY MIGRATED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES WHO WERE BUSSED IN NEW

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THE PRESS STATEMENT WAS ON SATURDAY AND 1143 ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2023 MAYOR PATRICK MCGRADY RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MOHAMMED MOSES FAMILY WHO CLAIMED TO REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA MOTEL CONSORTIUM. HIS EMAIL CLAIMED THAT THIS CONSORTIUM HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING.

FOOD SECURITY IN CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SPECIFICALLY AT 980. HOSPITALITY WAY IN ABERDEEN.

SPECIFICALLY MR FOAMY INDICATED THAT THIS SITE COULD HAVE AS MANY AS 115 FAMILIES OF PRIMARY.

SPANISH SPEAKING MIGRANTS ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. IMMEDIATELY MAYOR MCGRADY'S THOUGHT TO FIND ANSWERS TO MANY OF THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THIS EMAIL. MAYOR MCGRADY INVOLVED THE ABERDEEN POLICE CHIEF, THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING THE HARTFORD COUNTY EXECUTIVE IN THIS EMAIL CHAIN TO COLLABORATE ON WAYS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL WELL BEFORE IT BECAME A REALITY. BY MONDAY EVENING, LOTS OF THE EMAILS WERE CIRCULATED AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS. TRYING TO GET TO THE FACTS OF THE MATTER ON MONDAY EVENING AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR MCGRADY INFORMED THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL OF THE EMAIL OF RECEIVED ON 1111 23 AND THE EFFORTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SITUATION. ON TUESDAY MORNING, MAYOR MCGRADY SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH HARFORD COUNTY EXECUTIVE BOB CASSILLY TO DISCUSS THE EMAIL AND THE STEPS EACH WERE TAKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND INFORM ALL THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SHOWING STORE PREPARATION FOR THE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES TO COME FROM THE RELOCATION OF THESE MIGRANTS TO OUR COMMUNITY. MAYOR MCGRADY AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE KATHLEEN AGREED ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS MATTER, AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION SO WE COULD STOP IT BEFORE IT BECAME A REALITY. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THE MANAGER OF THE COMFORT SUITES AT 980 HOSPITALITY WAY IN ABERDEEN, CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN NEW YORK'S REFUGEE PROGRAM. ALSO ON TUESDAY MAYOR IMMIGRATED, RECEIVED A CALL FROM HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF JEFF GAYLOR WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EMAIL. MAYOR MCGRADY AFFORD EMAIL TO SHERIFF KELLER ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, THE OFFICE OF WESTMORE, THE GOVERNOR OF MELON, CONFIRMED THE MAYOR MCGRADY THAT THE GOVERNOR IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PLANS TO HOUSE ANY MIGRANTS IN ABERDEEN. SO IT'S MY COUNCILMAN, FROM, UH FROM, F SAID THERE'S NO IT'S APPARENTLY A FALSE STORY THAT WAS PUT OUT THERE. MY ACCORDING TO MAYOR MCGRADY, SOMEBODY ON THIS TASK THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR REID AND MR JAN JORDANA COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SO I ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF X GOLF IN THE FESTIVAL. SO THE SIGNS BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I KEPT WONDERING WHEN IS THIS THING GONNA OPEN UP? SO ACTUALLY, IT FINALLY OPENED UP THE OTHER DAY. UM INTERACTIVE GOLF. THE BALLS COME UP, PUT ON A T. UM I HAD A BUNCH OF GOLF BALLS. NOT AS FAR AS I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT HIM, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK TOMORROW AND TRY AGAIN. UM SO LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT WENT TO THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU BANQUET ANNUAL MEETING WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER COLLEAGUES FROM THE COUNCIL AND THEN, UM, 41ST ANNUAL HARFORD SHERIFF HARFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OY DRIVE IS DECEMBER 9TH FROM 12 TO 4 AT FRIENDSHIP, WINE AND LIQUORS IN ABINGDON, MARYLAND. AND SANTA WILL BE THERE. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE, BRING YOUR KIDS TO SANTA IS GOING TO BE THERE. UM SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. BEL AIR HAS GOT A LOT OF SMALL SHOPS AND STORES. YOU'LL YOU'LL FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN ON SATURDAY, SOAKING IN THE SIGHTS AND ALL THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND THEN THAT'S ALSO THE START OF WINTER WONDERLAND.

UM THAT'S GOING TO RUN FROM NOVEMBER 27TH THROUGH JANUARY, 1ST. UM THE CARRIAGE RIDE. HORSE CARRIAGE RIDES ARE GOING TO START THE 27TH ON SATURDAY AND RUN THROUGH DECEMBER 18TH. SO THEY'LL BE EVERY SATURDAY AND THEN I ALSO I WENT YESTERDAY ATTENDED THE SWEARING IN OF THE NEW CHAIR OR MAYOR OF BELLER TOWN, BELLER, WHICH IS PAULA ENDING AND A NEW COMMISSIONERS.

STEPHEN CHURCH IS MORE RICH, UH, RUTLEDGE, JIM RUTLEDGE AND JACOB TAYLOR. SO, UM NEXT ON THE LIST IS DECEMBER 1ST, THE BEL AIR PARADE, AND, UM, WE START GIVING OUT MONEY FOR THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. SO FOR ONE OF THE FIVE DOES STARTS DOING 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. WE PICK 12. LOCAL CHARITIES THAT WE WANT TO DONATE MONEY TO THAT MAYBE DIDN'T GET SOME THIS YEAR AND WE'D LIKE TO GO OUT AND SURPRISE HIM AND GIVE HIM $1000 CHECK. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT LAST YEAR.

I THINK WE MADE IT TO 15 DAYS. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR JAN JORDAN AND MR PENMAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.

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WHEN QUESTIONED WHY THE PERMITS WERE REVOKED. THE COUNTY ATTORNEY STATED THAT THEY'RE JUST PIECES OF PAPER. THIS TOO, IS A TREND THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCURRED AND IT'S DISRESPECTFUL TO THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE AND ONE ASPECT. I BELIEVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OPENLY MISLED THE COURT BY STATING THE PROJECT DID NOT HAVE FINAL APPROVAL, WHICH, IN FACT, THE COURT OPINION AFFIRM THAT THEY ACTUALLY DID AND IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED THAT THIS LACK OF INTEGRITY FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN A COURSE OF CONDUCT. HE HAS MISLED THE COUNCIL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH MISAPPROPRIATION STATEMENTS IN THE LATEST FROM RETAINING COUNSEL, UH AND OPINION IN THIS CASE WAS AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BEHAVIOR IS ALARMING AND STANDS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH LAW AND ORDER AND POLICY AND PROCEDURE. THE QUESTION IS WHAT'S NEXT? WHAT'S NEXT TO BE LABELED A PIECE OF PAPER? IS THAT THE LEGISLATION HERE THAT IS PASSED BY THIS COUNCIL, IS IT THE ZONING CODE IS THE COUNTY CHARTER. WE SHOULD NOT BE MAKING UP RULES AS WE GO. UNFORTUNATELY I BELIEVE THE COUNTY MINISTRATIONS POLICY AND BEHAVIOR OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL OWN DOUBTED LEE COST TAXPAYERS. DOLLARS IN NEEDLESS LAWSUITS, IN REFERENCE TO THE ON DOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED. I'M GLAD THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WERE DISCUSSIONS TAKING PLACE AND IF WE REACHED OUT TO MOHAMMED FABI, UH, HE HAD BEEN IN DIALOGUE WITH SEVERAL OF THE HOTELS HERE IN ABERDEEN, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY IF WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH HOTELS TO BRING ON DOCUMENT AH, IMMIGRANTS HERE TO OUR COUNTY. UM JUST IN COMPARISON. IF WE'RE DOING A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PLANS ARE APPROVED BEFORE IT GOES TO DOC. WHAT DO WE DO? WE HAVE PUBLIC INPUT, SO I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE, UH, YOU KNOW, MEASURE TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE SO THEY CAN PROVIDE INPUT AND I STAND FIRM ON THAT. ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE HARFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU FOR CELEBRATING 100 YEARS. UM AND ALSO WILLIAM AMOS HARLEM FOR BECOMING THE FARMER OF THE YEAR WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL HAVE MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR PENMAN. WE'LL GO TO

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THEY'RE AN OUTSTANDING GROUP. THEY CONTINUE TO. AH, PROVIDE WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR LEGACY OR OR HERITAGE OR FARMING HERITAGE AND SUPPORT TO FARMERS, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ON UNDER 100TH ANNIVERSARY UM THIS PAST FRIDAY. COUNCILMAN JOHN GIORDANO AND I HAD THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL ADOPTION CEREMONY AT THE CEREMONY OF COURTROOM AND THE JUDGE CURTIN JUDGE CAR PRESIDED AND THERE WERE SIX FAMILIES THAT OPENED UP THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR HOMES TO PROVIDE A LOVING, CARING, SAFE HOME FOR SEVEN CHILDREN. AND WAS HONORED TO BE THERE. UM ALSO, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR NEXT AP FO MEETING DECEMBER THE 20TH 6 P.M. IN THESE COUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO 12 SOUTH BOND STREET. UH SO IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL BE MORE DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE. AND THEN, UH, YESTERDAY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE AGAIN TO STIR HAVE WITH A FANTASTIC GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS INHABIT AGREES THAT FOR I WANT TO SAY DECADES HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON A THANKSGIVING DINNER. FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE ARE THOSE THAT NEED AND WE STARTED COOKING TURKEYS ON, UH MONDAY AND, UM DID TWO ROUNDS OF TURKEY'S ABOUT 80 TURKEYS ARE BETTER. CARVED THEM. THEY FINISHED THEM UP TODAY THERE WILL BE MOVED TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER. UM AND WE WILL SERVE 1500 MEALS, SO I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DON OSMOND FRED WILLS TO THE BIGGER ORGANIZERS. WILLIE NORI FROM COAKLEY'S BRUCE CLARKE FROM THE LAURRAPIN, RODNEY SWIM FROM BURGLAR ELECTRIC, CHRIS KARL OTTO FROM THE HOWARD GRACE MARINA. GARRETT PENCIL AND CHIP AND DARLENE. THAT'S THE CORE GROUP THAT I WORK WITH. BUT

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