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Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Next on the agenda are tributes. We have several. Mary Douglas, spouse of John Douglas, Division of Police, passed away on September 2, 2025. Michael Dennis, Division of Fire, passed away on September 11, 2025. Don Lee, Division of Police, passed away on September 17, 2025. Judy Van Hooten-Grenet, widow of John Van Hooten-Grenet, Division of Police, passed away on September 19, 2025. Glenn Phillips, Division of Fire, passed away on September 21, 2025. Cortez Day, Division of Police, passed away on September 28, 2025. Thank you. We have a lot of tributes, don't we, this month. Is there anyone who wishes to speak before we go on? Tommy? Well, this has been a very bad month for our retirees, obviously, more so than normal. Mary Douglas, spouse of John Douglas. John Douglas was my second sergeant after I came on many years ago. He was a country gentleman. He was raised in Jonestown, which wasn't too far from where I was raised at. And we got along very, very well. Great, great sergeant. Don Lee, I never really worked under him, but I always worked kind of beside him. He was a sergeant. Very quiet. When he spoke, he was one of these guys that you ought to listen to. He didn't say a whole lot, but when he said it, it was very important. But he was a good, good sergeant. Judy, if I'm not mistaken, she worked for the reports or something for a while, didn't she? Yeah. And she worked with Jack Burnett, her husband. Worked under Jack for a long time. Really great, outstanding individual. Quite funny at times, you know, kept you going a little bit. So she will be missed. Cortez Day. Do we have enough time to talk about Cortez Day? No. Oh, gosh. Cortez was a detective when I came on in Auto Theft years ago. Him and Terry McClure were running mates. He was a guy that you just loved to be around him because he just kept you laughing. I mean, it didn't make any difference what kind of situation you were in. He had a funny turn on it and so forth. He was just absolutely a great guy. One slight story on him is right before the merger. Him and Terry were chasing an individual down in the bottoms in a stolen car and a guy I think was shooting at him. And so Cortez was driving, so he shot at the individual and shot his spotlight and a big bullet down the fender and everything. And I could sit here and talk about a lot of stories on him. He was a very great guy and a character. They all will be missed. Thank you. Thank you. And I saw that he was one of 15 children. Thank you for those. Does anyone else wish to say anything? Thank you, Mayor. As Mr. Puckett stated, it has been a rough month for retirees. And we want to extend our condolences to all of our LPD family and for their loss as well. I did not have the opportunity to know Michael Dennis. He served from 1977 to 1983. But we certainly extend his family our condolences. Glenn Phillips, I did work with very closely. Glenn served from 1987 until August of 2008. He had several different assignments, including Engine 16, Engine 18, as an arson investigator for a pretty good amount of time and also as a district major. But most of us remember him or many of us remember him from his lengthy time at the training academy. He was an outstanding paramedic and probably one of the finest EMS educators that our organization has ever had the opportunity to employ. He taught me and hundreds of other Lexington firefighters how to be good EMTs and good paramedics. He also served his community down in Selvisa with distinction. So we mourn his loss and send our best to the family. Thank you for that. Anyone else? Chief? I just want to echo the sentiments spoken by Mr. Puckett and Chief Wells. We did lose a lot in September, but on the police side, and I'm sure it's the same on the fire side, I'm looking at the people that were here and their spouses, even after they left the police department, they maintained contact. As I didn't know Cortez Day, I did hear some of those stories. But looking at this list, especially with Sergeant Don Lee, it's very true. He had few words to say, but when he said something to you, you listened. He was one of the people that gave me advice along the way. So my condolences go out to their families and for the fire families for their loss. And as for Officer Christopher Carrington, I want to thank him for his service to the police department and the service to his country. Thank you. Thank you. Rock, did you have your hand up? Thank you, Mayor. I did not have the privilege of knowing Ms. Douglas or Mike Dennis from the Division of Fire. I actually worked with Don Lee in loss prevention, catching shoplifters at a department store here in Lexington in plain clothes. So I knew him years ago, super fine fellow, enjoyed him. Judy Van Hooten-Gurnet was either in the first or second group of police cadets that the Division of Police hired starting in 74. So I had met her there. Condolences to them. Glenn Phillips, probably one of the smartest people I ever ran into. And he had a unique habit of memorizing everybody's first, middle and last name. Everybody on the fire department and would let you know when he saw you. Well, hello. I struggled at times to remember my own middle name, but he knew everybody's. Cortez Day, I knew from my time at the Division of Police. And I was having a conversation when I was a kid with him and Terry McClure. And we were discussing or they were discussing stealing a vehicle. And they told me that if you're going to steal something, steal a freight train, the term that you're going to go to prison for is the same as for a car. I'll never forget that. I never stole a freight train. My condolences to all those people. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? I will add my voice to those who've spoken. We've lost a lot of our retirees this month, and it always makes me a little sad. But then it makes me feel honored to know how much time all these folks spent serving our community. And we honor that, and I extend my sympathies to their families. So with that, we will move on to our committee reports. And Mr. Puckett, you have two of them. Yes. Continuation benefits, no report at all. Legislative subcommittee, I'm hoping maybe here shortly we'll have a meeting once everybody gets back from vacations and so forth. So that's my report. All right. And Trey Abel isn't here. Does anyone have an organizational committee? There are no updates. Okay. Very good. All right. Is there anything else for the good of the board? Yes. Mayor, as I usually do, a report came in on the Consumer Price Index after last month's meeting, but it was at 2.9 percent. So again, our retirees lost buying power, and I would urge this board to take some action forthwith to help them. Thank you. Thank you. Anything else? All right. Is there a motion to adjourn? So moved. Thank you. Second? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for being here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Take me back to where the music hit me and life was good. Hell yeah! Turn it up, right on Hell yeah! It sounds good It's a singing song A guitar man playing all night long Take me back to where the music hit me and life was good Love was easy It's a singing song A guitar man playing all night long Take me back to where the music hit me and life was good Love was easy It's a singing song A guitar man playing all night long Take me back to where the music hit me and life was good Love was easy It's a singing song A guitar man playing all night long Take me back to where the music hit me and life was good Love was easy I thought we would always be together The love we shared was gonna last forever Once I was your one and only Now here I sit, Mr. Lonely He'll hold you tonight, but I won't What's he got that I don't? The one thing I thought I'd never lose He's got you Beneath this dark cloud you left me under Can't sort it out, so I sit and wonder I tell myself it hurts, don't it? Now my empty heart will be forever haunted He'll hold you tonight, but I won't What's he got that I don't? The one thing I thought I'd never lose He's got you He'll hold you tonight, but I won't What's he got that I don't? The one thing I thought I'd never lose He's got you Oh, he's got you He's got you She stood there bright as the sun On that California coast He was a midwestern boy on his own She looked at him with no soft eyes So innocent and blue He knew right then he was too far from home Oh He was too far from home She took his hand and she led him along that golden beach They watched the waves tumble over the sand They drove for miles and miles On those twisting turning roads Higher and higher and higher they climbed And those Hollywood nights And those Hollywood years She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills On those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of the skills Oh Yeah He'd headed west Cause he felt that a change was doing good See some old friends good for the soul She had been born with a face That would let her get away He saw that face And he lost all control Yeah He had lost all control Night after night Day after day it went on and on Then came that morning he woke up alone He spent all night staring down at the lights of L.A. Wondering if he could ever go home And those Hollywood nights And those Hollywood years It was looking so right It was giving him chill In those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights Where the passion would kill And those Hollywood nights And those Hollywood years She was looking so right In her diamonds and frills On those big city nights In those high rolling hills Above all the lights She had all of the skills Hollywood nights Hollywood years Above all the lights Hollywood nights Hollywood nights Hollywood years Above all the lights Hollywood nights Hollywood nights Hollywood years Above all the lights Hollywood nights Hollywood nights And those Hollywood years Above all the lights When I look back When I look back Boy, I must have been dreamin' Boppin' in the country Fishin' in the stream Lookin' for an answer Tryin' to find a song Tryin' to find a song Tryin' to find a song Tryin' to find a sign Until I saw your city lights Honey, I was blind They said, get back, hog a cab Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm Mm-hmm, mm-hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good You better get back, hog a cab Livin' in the city ain't where it's at It's like tryin' to find gold In a silver mine It's like tryin' to drink whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Well, I read some books And I read some magazines About those high-class ladies Down in New Orleans And all the folks back home Well, they said I was a fool They said, oh, believin' the Lord Is the golden rule They said, get back, hog a cab Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm Mm-hmm, mm-hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, get back, hog a cab Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm Mm-hmm, mm-hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, stay at home Boy, you gotta turn the phone Laughin' down the city boys Is gonna break your heart But how can you stay When your heart says no How, how can you stop When your feet say go They said, get back, hog a cab Better get back to the woods Well, I quit in those days And my redneck ways And I'm Mm-hmm, mm-hmm Oh, change is gonna do me good They said, get back, hog a cab Livin' in the city ain't where it's at It's like tryin' to find gold And I sell my mind It's like tryin' to drink whiskey Oh, from a bottle of wine Oh, yeah Get back, hog a cab Get back, hog a cab Get back, woo Get back, hog a cab Get back, hog a cab Get back, woo Get back, hog a cab Get back, woo Get back, hog a cab Get back, hog a cab Get back, hog a cab Get back, hog a cab Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack I went out for a ride and I never went back Like a river that don't know where it's flown I took a wrong turn and I just kept going Everybody's got a hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry heart Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry, hungry heart I met her in a kick-start bar We fell in love, I knew it had to end We took what we had and we ripped it apart Now here I am down in Kingstown again Everybody's got a hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry heart Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry, hungry heart La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da Everybody needs a place to rest Everybody wants to have a home Don't make no difference what nobody says Ain't nobody like to be alone Everybody's got a hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry heart Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry, hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry, hungry heart Everybody's got a hungry, hungry heart Lay down your money and you play your part Everybody's got a hungry heart La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da We talk about your work, how your boss is a jerk We talk about your church and your head when it hurts We talk about the troubles you've been having with your brother About your daddy and your mother and your crazy ex-lover We talk about your friends and the places that you've been We talk about your skin and the dimples on your chin The polish on your toes and the run in your hose And God knows we're gonna talk about your clothes You know talking about you makes me smile But every once in a while I wanna talk about me Wanna talk about I, wanna talk about number one Oh my, me, my, what I think, what I like What I know, what I want, what I see I like talking about you, you, you, you usually But occasionally I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me We talk about your dreams and we talk about your schemes Your high school team and your moisturizer cream We talk about your nana up in Muncie, Indiana We talk about your grandma down in Alabama We talk about your guys of every shape and size The ones that you despise and the ones you idolize We talk about your heart, about your brains and your smarts And your medical charts And when you start You know talking about you makes me grin But every now and then I wanna talk about me Wanna talk about I, wanna talk about number one Oh my, me, my, what I think, what I like What I know, what I want, what I see I like talking about you, you, you, you usually But occasionally I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me, wanna talk about I Wanna talk about number one, oh my, me, my What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see I like talking about you, you, you, you usually But occasionally, I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me I wanna talk about me Oh, me Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something Oh, yeah, I'll tell you something I'm Jack Patty and this is the Senior Minute. Successfully serving seniors. Welcome to the Senior Services, the Senior Minute. My name is Martin Rivers and today we have with us Susan Lamb, our Fayette County Clerk. Welcome. Thank you for having me today. So just to start off with an easy question, can you tell us a little about yourself and what you do in government? Sure, sure. I have actually been in local government for almost 40 years and, you know, what my current role, I've been in since February of 2023. Prior to that, I was on city council for eight years and in local government as a civil service employee for 27. Very good, thank you. Yes. So we're focusing here sort of on things that your office does that can help seniors. So vehicle registrations, probably one of the things that people do most often with getting to the government. Can you talk about any special things with regards to taxpayer payments that seniors should know about? Sure, sure. The biggest thing with the motor vehicle registration renewals is everybody thinks that those reminder cards are like an invoice to them. And so if the public can just remember that whenever your birth month is or if it's under your spouse, whenever their birth month is, just remember that your renewal is always going to be due during that month. And if they choose, they can go to the website with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. It's drive.ky.gov, and you can actually register online and have everything mailed to you. There's a $2 fee to have it mailed, but it's a quicker process and you don't have to come and stand in what people think are perceiving to be lines in our office. On an average basis, we do not have lines in the office, but this morning we had probably about 30 people waiting at our office doors by 8 a.m. to come in, and then it thinned down. So it is almost two days from the end of the month. Okay. Are there any special things that seniors might need to know about it, or the process remains the same whether you're a senior or not? That's correct. The process is the same, and if you don't want to have to get out and navigate with the parking garage and so forth, the easiest thing is to go online and do that. But also, when you process your renewal every year, we give you an envelope, and you can also mail your registration in, and that way you never have to leave your home and you can still get your registration. So we try to make it as accommodating as possible for everybody. Okay. Are there any special license plates or placards that, if you're disabled, do those come through your office? They do, and they're called handicap placards and license plates. There is a special form that has to be signed by a doctor, and once you get that license plate, then it's in our system. The placards, you can either get a temporary one or you can get a full-time and have it for as long as you are driving your vehicle. Okay. Any special insurance that seniors need to be aware of with regards to pay? No, just make sure that you have it. You know, the biggest thing for, we have a new registration system called CAVIS, and it is through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and we have had some people's insurance not verified. So it's important to make sure that you bring in a paper copy of your insurance to verify it in case the system doesn't recognize that you have it. Okay. Another thing that probably happens a lot is people buy and sell vehicles. So anything special seniors should be aware of, do they need to come to your office? Can those be done online? Well, no. Renewals can be done online. Transfers actually need to be done in the office. Now, here's the thing. If you're buying a vehicle and it's coming from out of state, it has to be inspected. So we actually have a deputy sheriff that stays within our building, and she is the one that performs all the inspections, and we have inspection spots that are dedicated in the garage. So it's really, it's like having a handicapped space. It's really close to the door. And so you come in, and if the deputy sheriff's not out there, she will definitely be going and coming. And so you can either go down to room 108 and start the process, or you can meet her in the garage and start the process there and then finish it in room 108. Change of pace, voting, elections, poll workers. As you get older, it gets harder to get around different ways that seniors might be able to vote. Yes, yes. I want to stress, we heard a lot during the November election last year about people that have trouble standing and that people, that they have a hard time for waiting an hour in line. And I want to stress that we have six days early voting that is in our office. And so basically, you can come in to our office during those six days, and if you have trouble standing or if there's any, you know, if you're in a wheelchair, if you have any disability or any reason to think that you can't stand in a long line, please come to our office during the six-day early voting. And you'll have to watch. Of course, we don't have any elections this year. So in 2026, we'll have elections, and we will publicize those dates for the primary in 2026 and again for the general election. But it's six days prior to the three-days early voting and prior to election day. And it's, you know, honestly, we have such a low turnout, the people that take advantage of the six days in our office, but it is the perfect opportunity for the seniors to come in, and we welcome them. And we have handicapped parking in the garage too, and so you can easily navigate in. Very good. I vaguely remember hearing something about a bill that was going through with regards to caregivers for seniors or other people. I don't know if that bill went through, but again, how can caregivers help people vote? Right, right. I think it's House Bill 684, and I did check this morning to see if a veto was overridden, and it was. So, yes, it is correct that if there is a caregiver, then they fall under the category and they are able to help a voter. And also, for the six-day early voting, it had been the situation, if you had to bring someone in to vote, that you weren't able to vote yourself, but now you can. So that's exciting too, because that helps to make sure and facilitate someone that's helping and assisting another person, another voter. I do have a question here about poll workers. Yes. When I was gainfully employed, usually I'd go and vote, and it's people with lots of gray hair like I'm beginning to get. Are there requirements? It is usually seniors. It's not always seniors, but a lot of times seniors. Any particular requirements if a senior wants to help out? Absolutely, absolutely. And I wrote some cheat notes because there are several requirements, actually. You have to be able to lift 30 pounds, and you do have to be able to stand for long periods of time. You have to read and write English, and if you're working on Election Day, you have to work a very, very long day. It is 515 a.m. to 7 p.m. at night at the minimum. You must have transportation. You must – it's required by state law that you have to attend training. If you sign up to be a poll worker and you don't attend training, you cannot be a poll worker. If you work on Election Day, we pay $250, and that includes the training. We pay $20 if you attend training and then $230 for Election Day. We select the cream of the crop poll workers to work early voting because it is a more unique and different process than Election Day as far as the number of polling sign-ins and the number of stations that we have available. So we do – and if you were to be chosen to work the three-day early voting, there's a – you get paid more money because you're required to work all three days. So I know that you have a website. Our website is FayetteCountyClerk.com, and you can go on there and do a number of things. There's a lot of information on there. You can – there's elections. There's information about motor vehicle registration. There's also land records. FayetteDeeds.com is another website that you can actually go on, and you can see the land records, land records, deeds, mortgages, and marriage license. And it's really exciting, and we have the documents that are on that website go back to the 60s. And so – and we've just – we've got a lot of good things going on over at the Fayette County Clerk's Office. Very good. I'm really proud. Well, Susan, thank you very much for helping to educate us more about what the regional office does for seniors. Thank you again for joining us for the Senior Minute. ♪ MUSIC ♪