WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.240 --> 00:00:06.519 We do have questions and we will begin here in just a moment. Once 2 00:00:06.519 --> 00:00:10.439 again, I want to thank you everyone for tuning in to k onetv dot 3 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:14.720 com, Facebook Live, also k one AM fourteen one hundred FM, ninety 4 00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:18.879 three point three and ninety five point one, and then again our sponsors Phillip 5 00:00:18.920 --> 00:00:23.239 sixty six and Susan Cues Vintage Ball, and we had a drawing. CEO 6 00:00:23.280 --> 00:00:29.679 goes first and Michael Cole Yeah, lucky recipient of Numero Uno. So you 7 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:33.039 get to, first of all, tell us a little bit just about yourself. 8 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:37.240 Your opening stated begins now. Thank you, Tom. My name is 9 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:42.359 Michael Cohlaugh. I am a thirty four year resident of Washington County here in 10 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:47.159 Bartlesville. I was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma, in a pastor's 11 00:00:47.159 --> 00:00:52.479 home. I watched my dad serve our community on two separate occasions as a 12 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:57.359 member of the Enid School Board, and so service to the community was something 13 00:00:57.439 --> 00:01:00.640 that was modeled for me in the home that I grew up in. When 14 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:04.359 I came here to go to college in nineteen ninety I went to Aklohm Wesleyan 15 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:11.200 University a degree in pastoral ministry, spent the next seventeen years working in the 16 00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:15.280 church world in pastoral ministry, whether that be a youth pastor, a college 17 00:01:15.319 --> 00:01:23.719 pastor, music pastor transitioning to working at the university where I served as the 18 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:30.680 pastor for campus ministries, served as a professor in the School of Religion there, 19 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:37.159 worked for an administrative office in the Wesleyan Church. So seventeen years in 20 00:01:37.280 --> 00:01:41.480 pastoral ministry, and then a transition happened where I began working in the corporate 21 00:01:41.519 --> 00:01:48.359 world thirteen years since then in oil and gas and banking, and I feel 22 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:56.840 that being a candidate for this position, I'm uniquely positioned with the skill set 23 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:01.480 of working with people for so many years seventeen years in pastoral ministry allowed me 24 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:07.560 to work with so many different people of so many different backgrounds, and then 25 00:02:07.080 --> 00:02:12.479 being thrust into the world of corporate America, where I was fortunate enough to 26 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:17.639 work in finance for those thirteen years and have learned the financial management skills, 27 00:02:17.639 --> 00:02:23.439 the financial acumen, the analysis skills. So it's a coupling of relationships, 28 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:30.000 leadership and financial management that I believe uniquely positions me as the best potential candidate 29 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:35.360 for Washington County Commissioner District two and I'm glad to be here tonight and to 30 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:38.039 answer any questions that we will have. All right, thank you very much, 31 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:45.280 Corey Shovel, you are now ready your role my friend. Okay, 32 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.439 all right, thank you, thanks for having us, and thank thank everybody 33 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:55.439 for coming. I'm Corey Shovel running for Washington County District two Commissioner. I 34 00:02:55.560 --> 00:03:01.639 have worked with Washington County for twenty eight half years. I am currently the 35 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:07.719 supervisor of the Roads and Bridges have been for the past fourteen years. I 36 00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:15.159 am a graduate of Oklahoma State Road Management Program. I have twenty eight year 37 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:20.560 safety achievement. I have supervised eight new bridge projects. I've been a part 38 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:25.240 of building miles and miles of roads as well as resurfacing miles and miles of 39 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:34.919 roads. As a supervisor, I have taken on many responsibilities that include assessing 40 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:40.599 roads and bridges, overseeing the upkeep on equipment and the buildings of our department. 41 00:03:40.800 --> 00:03:46.520 In District three is where I work, tracking inventory, managing personnel, 42 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:53.560 and assisting the Commissioner in the budget of that department. And with that I 43 00:03:53.639 --> 00:04:00.560 have I have made a I have a good working relationship with the Commissioner, 44 00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:04.919 so I am able to see the day to day duties of their job, 45 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:11.879 and all of this I feel like plays a great part in my ability to 46 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:15.360 know the job on day one. I have a great understanding of the budget 47 00:04:15.360 --> 00:04:23.560 process. I have attended budget board meetings. I've attended commissioner meetings. I 48 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:27.160 know where the money comes from, I know where the money goes. So 49 00:04:27.879 --> 00:04:33.720 I am simply running on my experience and my knowledge, and I look forward 50 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:43.160 to continuing the management of the resources effectively and efficiently. Thank you very much, 51 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:46.759 mister Darryl Worley, tell us about yourself well, Thank you Tom, 52 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:50.639 Thank everybody for being here. Thank kay one for putting this on. Yeah. 53 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:54.759 I was born in Clawnwoar, Oklahoma. I was raised in a rural 54 00:04:54.800 --> 00:05:01.040 area about halfway between Cladwar and Prior and I tended schools and graduated in nineteen 55 00:05:01.079 --> 00:05:08.439 seventy three. I worked on area ranches and as a carpenter for about ten 56 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:12.319 years or maybe a little longer, and then I decided that I needed to 57 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:15.439 go to college and try to do a little better for myself. I received 58 00:05:15.480 --> 00:05:20.360 my bachelor's degree from Northeastern State in nineteen eighty nine. I passed the examination 59 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:25.879 to be a professional engineer in nineteen ninety nine. Since then, I have 60 00:05:25.959 --> 00:05:30.199 worked as an engineer or a project manager. Most of my project manager experience 61 00:05:30.199 --> 00:05:36.639 has been in road building or environmental remediation. I have overseen projects with very 62 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:42.879 large budgets in both the private and public sectors, and as an engineer and 63 00:05:42.959 --> 00:05:47.759 project manager, I currently run a one man engineering consulting business and have since 64 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:53.639 twenty fifteen. I worked in the engineering department for the City of Bartlesville for 65 00:05:53.680 --> 00:05:59.279 eight years. I was a city lead for Operation Clean House for seven of 66 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:02.680 those years. I am a Christian and my wife, Sandy, and I 67 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:09.240 have been attending First Leslian Church for twenty plus years. My biblical worldview is 68 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:15.879 very important to me. I am vice currently Vice chairman of Precinct eleven, 69 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:18.800 and I have been a precinct officer multiple times since two thousand and seven, 70 00:06:18.839 --> 00:06:24.199 which is when we moved to our new where we're located now. I've been 71 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:28.879 preparing for a position as a county commissioner all of my life. It is 72 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:33.160 because of these previous diverse experience I believe I am the most qualified to be 73 00:06:33.279 --> 00:06:38.639 the next district to Warhington County Commissioner. Thank you, Thank you. Very 74 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:43.240 much. Nice to get to everybody kind of acquainted with one another before we 75 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.279 have our conversation. Some people call it a form, but we're having a 76 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:49.360 discussion here tonight. We're all among friends. We're going to start off with 77 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:55.279 the first question and it's going to go to Cory. Now, these are 78 00:06:55.360 --> 00:06:59.519 questions that have been submitted by you. I didn't write them, but we 79 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:01.560 did have to modify some of these, and we didn't use all of them 80 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:04.759 because quite honestly, we just didn't have enough time. You guys are so 81 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:09.560 good at putting these questions in. Some of it actually been merged. This 82 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:13.639 one is a very personal one that came in Corey. It says, I 83 00:07:13.720 --> 00:07:16.560 live in a rural area with a gravel road. What would be your plan 84 00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:28.199 for a good road maintenance for a gravel road? Well, if you know, 85 00:07:28.279 --> 00:07:32.240 if the road continues to stay gravel, you know, we assess these 86 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:39.399 roads. I as the road form and I try to drive these roads once 87 00:07:39.439 --> 00:07:42.519 a week. And I'm I'm not gonna lie to you. I don't make 88 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:46.160 every road once a week. We have one hundred and eighty six miles in 89 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:49.759 District three that I am the supervisor of. But I do try to I 90 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:54.199 do try to hit these at least once every two weeks. So if it's 91 00:07:54.399 --> 00:07:58.399 if it is a gravel road, obviously we're gonna we're gonna grade that road. 92 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:03.600 We're gonna maintain it to the best of our ability. We weather dictates 93 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:09.279 everything that we do. You you cannot plan any kind of a grading schedule 94 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:16.240 because if it rains a lot, we may grade that road two maybe three 95 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:20.600 times a month. If it is hot and dry in the summertime, we're 96 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:24.199 probably not going to grade that road. If there's potholes, well we will 97 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:28.560 go out and you know, we will hit the potholes get them graded out, 98 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:33.960 but we will not grade the entire road because it just creates more dust 99 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:37.759 and people, I tell you, people do not like dust. So yeah, 100 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.000 that would be that would be my plan on a on a gravel road. 101 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:46.159 All right, same question to you, mister Whorleye. I live in 102 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.600 a rural area with a gravel road, and what would your plan be for 103 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:56.360 good road maintenance on a gravel road. Well, I would do my best 104 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:00.360 to set up a schedule for maintenance. We would, of course, we 105 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:03.440 would be checking the roads on a regular basis, as Corey said, But 106 00:09:03.799 --> 00:09:09.559 when we go out through the grating, water is what kills those roads. 107 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:13.960 You've got to make the drainage right. If you're going to keep a road 108 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:18.600 and make a difference with its gravel or asphalt, you've got to make sure 109 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:22.919 the darnage is correct. Very good. And do you, mister kolo I, 110 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:26.399 live in a rural area of the gravel road, what would be your 111 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:31.919 plan for a good road maintenance for a gravel road? Well, to reiterate, 112 00:09:33.519 --> 00:09:39.279 I do believe that grading the road is imperative. And as mister Chivil 113 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:41.240 said, you have to go out and drive these roads and be familiar with 114 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:46.399 them. But as a county commissioner, it would be my responsibility to work 115 00:09:46.519 --> 00:09:50.840 with our road foreman, to work with our crew to make sure that they 116 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:56.279 have everything that they need in order to make sure that these roads are graded, 117 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.919 that they have the gravel they need, the right type of gravel they 118 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:05.679 need for these roads to keep them in the proper state that they should be 119 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.679 in, for a safe environment as well for the constituents on their roads. 120 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:20.159 Already, our next question is, and it's gonna good, it's gonna go 121 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:28.240 to Darryl. How will you reduce spending and work toward leaner budgets. Well, 122 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:33.080 last night we all had a forum and we kind of got similar questions. 123 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:35.960 I've been looking at that today. One thing I think I would look 124 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:39.639 at to begin with, and probably I'm not saying that could happen, is 125 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:46.039 look at some privatization and maybe go away from us having all the personnel and 126 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:50.919 maybe look for having contractors. Of course it had to be with bids and 127 00:10:50.960 --> 00:10:54.399 we'd have to show that we would save money, but that would be one 128 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:56.600 of the things I would look at. Okay, very good to you and 129 00:10:56.600 --> 00:11:03.840 mister Kolo. How will you do spending and have leaner budgets? So first 130 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:05.120 of all, I would look at the budgets, see what we have and 131 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:11.720 what the different line items are appropriated, to figure out where we are being 132 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:16.480 ineffective, where we're being inefficient. I've had the opportunity to talk with people 133 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:22.360 who live in District two and people who work in District two, and I 134 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:26.759 think it's imperative for us, all three county commissioners to work together. If 135 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:30.080 we're going to buy gravel, let's work together on a bid to buy gravel 136 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:33.600 from the same location so that then we'll get it at a reduced cost rather 137 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:39.440 than buying gravel from a different location based upon the district that you work in. 138 00:11:39.759 --> 00:11:43.080 So that's one way specifically that I think we could lower costs for the 139 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:48.120 district. Again, it's about being effective. It's about being efficient with our 140 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:54.639 resources and the time and the main or the equipment that we have. And 141 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:58.279 to you, Corey, Corey Shivel, how will you reduce spending and have 142 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:09.240 leaner budgets? Okay, well, I guess advantage me I have. I've 143 00:12:09.240 --> 00:12:13.480 been in budget board meetings. I see the budget. I know what we 144 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:20.919 have. The money that we receive is what operates the county and there's really 145 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:30.000 nothing more or nothing less to that. I don't see that there is any 146 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:37.559 kind of overspending on anything from the experience that I have had that I have 147 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:46.159 so as far as reducing spending, I'm very open minded. And if someone 148 00:12:46.240 --> 00:12:52.679 can show us where we are overspending and we could fix that, I would 149 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.960 be all in favor of that. Very good. We go back to Michael 150 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:01.360 Cohla here for our next question. Being a county commissioner, many people seem 151 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:05.720 to think it's roads, roads, bridges and roads, but it's not. 152 00:13:07.039 --> 00:13:11.559 How do you see the position of county commissioner. I see the position of 153 00:13:11.679 --> 00:13:18.200 county commissioner as the chief administrator and manager of everything that happens within the county. 154 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:22.240 You are correct. I do believe most people think roads and bridges when 155 00:13:22.279 --> 00:13:24.480 they think about a county commissioner. That is a portion of the job. 156 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:31.320 But the job is working with the other elected officials, working with hired people 157 00:13:31.559 --> 00:13:37.000 or individuals who live or work in the county. We set the budget in 158 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:41.039 Washington County. We have a budget board, and so the county commissioners are 159 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:46.440 the chairman of that budget board. They again are the chief administrators of everything 160 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:50.320 that happens in the county. If we need more money for our Sheriff's department, 161 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:52.679 it's going to go through the county commissioners, our county fairgrounds, our 162 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:58.879 county Courthouse, the annex building just next to it behind us here. So 163 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:03.639 they are the chief admindministrators of everything that happens in the county, and it 164 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:07.840 is their job to be the stewards of the tax dollars and to do that 165 00:14:07.879 --> 00:14:11.799 to the best of their ability. They're good. Corey Chivel. Do you 166 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:16.279 more than just roads? How do you see the position of county commissioner. 167 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:24.159 Yeah, I would echo what mister Kolaw has said. He's he's done his 168 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:30.360 homework over there, so good for you. Yeah, you know that the 169 00:14:30.399 --> 00:14:35.840 county commissioner, they they oversee the upkeep on all of the buildings that they 170 00:14:35.879 --> 00:14:41.759 have. There's there's the Sheriff's department, there's the fair grounds, there's the 171 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:46.080 administrative building, there's the courthouse. I mean there's a lot of property that 172 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:52.279 that has to have upkeep constantly. So there's that, and then you know, 173 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:56.440 as as mister Kohla was saying, they are they're on the budget board, 174 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:03.759 they have their commissioner meetings. They they are approving purchase orders, they're 175 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:11.600 approving payroll, they're approving salaries, they are awarding contracts. So yes, 176 00:15:11.720 --> 00:15:16.000 there there is there's a lot more to roads and bridges, although I would 177 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:24.600 I would disagree about the ten percent roads and bridges. I've heard that many 178 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:28.720 times. I think I think that is a big, a big part of 179 00:15:28.919 --> 00:15:33.799 their job. You know, that is a that is over a one point 180 00:15:33.840 --> 00:15:41.919 five million dollar budget that that one commissioner has total control over. So I 181 00:15:43.279 --> 00:15:54.240 think that warrants a pretty good percentage of his maybe not physical but mental attention 182 00:15:56.000 --> 00:15:58.159 and so yeah, I'll leave it. I'll leave it there. I'm getting 183 00:15:58.200 --> 00:16:03.360 a yellow sign. I'm kind of proud of that, mister Darryl Worley, 184 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:07.039 again, more than just roads. How do you see the position of county 185 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:14.759 commissioner? Well, I believe that as a board of county commissioners, they 186 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:18.679 can act as the strong mayor for the whole county. Yeah. If you 187 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:22.600 know what a strong mayor system of government is that they are in charge of 188 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:29.240 all the administration and the buck stops with them. All right, very good, 189 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:34.360 We're going to go on to Cory here. When it comes to a 190 00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:40.679 county government and being a commissioner, how do you see the expansion of certain 191 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:45.600 things like say maybe a new facility, perhaps an expo center or something like 192 00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:51.120 that. How do you perceive seeing that coming about? If that would even 193 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:56.000 be in your purview or your plans? Sure, yeah, I know that 194 00:16:56.759 --> 00:17:03.440 the commissioners were working on an expo building. I think the biggest question on 195 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:11.079 that is can it be self sufficient? How is it going to you know, 196 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.599 pay for itself? Can it pay for itself? I am I'm one 197 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:18.440 hundred percent open to that. I think it would be a great thing for 198 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:22.200 Washington County. I think it would bring in outsiders who's going to spend money 199 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:27.599 in our county. I think that's wonderful. I would like to see a 200 00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:34.680 proposal as far as are we going to be able to fill that facility week 201 00:17:34.759 --> 00:17:40.119 in and week out? And will it pay for itself? Very good? 202 00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:42.599 Same question to you, mister Willie. How do you see the expansion possibly 203 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:47.759 of something like the new facility as a commissioner along the lines of an export 204 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:52.799 building. See. Well, I'm a big believer in the free market, 205 00:17:52.200 --> 00:17:59.759 and I believe that the government should stay in their lane and the capitalism should 206 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:03.960 stay in their lane. I would not be for a have an expost center. 207 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:07.759 Very good, same question. So this comes up a possible expansion of 208 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:11.599 facilities, say an expost center. Where would you stand on an issue like 209 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:17.119 that. Well, again, as mister Chivell said, the commissioners have looked 210 00:18:17.119 --> 00:18:23.400 at it and it was definitely a very hot conversation topic for quite weight side 211 00:18:23.440 --> 00:18:26.160 and doesn't look like at this point in time it would come to profession. 212 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:30.839 I would not have a problem with a new expost center as long as it's 213 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:36.799 not a tax burden, an additional tax burden on the constituents and the people 214 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:41.960 of washcount I would agree one hundred percent with what mister Chivell said. We 215 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:45.599 would need to fill that each and every weekend. We would need to see 216 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:51.799 an economic impact on our community, a positive economic impact on our community in 217 00:18:51.880 --> 00:18:53.200 order for me to fully support that. But if we could do that, 218 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:56.440 if we could find the proposal, and we could find the land, and 219 00:18:56.480 --> 00:18:59.680 we could find a way to do that, I would have no problem with 220 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:03.480 that one whatsoever. Okay, be sure, Worley, and this comes from 221 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:07.000 someone who's seen a lot of signs. Okay, as a commissioner, do 222 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:11.519 you support the laws of the state of Oklahoma specifically I dot? And if 223 00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:15.480 so, have you made sure that none of your signs violate the placement along 224 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:22.880 the highway rights of ways. I've done my best. My wife is the 225 00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:26.119 biggest sign put her out here that I have, so I've give her certain's 226 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:32.160 instructions not used and not to end, to stay on the right of way, 227 00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:36.079 not to put them in people's yards. All righty, mister col I 228 00:19:36.119 --> 00:19:41.519 would absolutely say I respect all of those laws. You will not find a 229 00:19:41.519 --> 00:19:45.039 sign of mind that is not placed where someone has requested or why I have 230 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:49.799 requested and re see permission to put a sign at that location. Mister Schull, 231 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:56.599 absolutely, I echo what mister coe Law says. Every sign that I 232 00:19:56.759 --> 00:20:02.559 have out, I have either been asked to put a sign there, or 233 00:20:02.599 --> 00:20:07.519 I have asked to put a sign there, or they have taken a sign 234 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:14.640 from a setting like this. And if I'm nearly one hundred percent certain that 235 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:18.839 they have not put them where, they're not supposed to be very good for 236 00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:23.480 our closing statements here, and we are going to start off. Where is 237 00:20:23.559 --> 00:20:34.759 Caleb here? Where do we go here? Okay, Darryl, it's time 238 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:40.240 for your closing statement here, so you have three minutes. Okay, I 239 00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:44.759 don't get three minutes. My life, experiences and education have prepared me to 240 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:48.960 be a county commissioner. I'm running on a platform of property rights, individual 241 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:56.000 rights, and election integrity. Property. Property and individual rights are granted by 242 00:20:56.039 --> 00:21:00.880 God. They are not granted by the governments. The constitution are to ensure 243 00:21:00.920 --> 00:21:04.720 those rights are not violated by the government at any level. I've read and 244 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:08.440 marked up the Republican platform. The reason that said to all this that I 245 00:21:08.480 --> 00:21:12.880 know the people, let the people know that I will support the principles stated 246 00:21:12.920 --> 00:21:18.200 in that platform. In all my deliberations, I will use biblical principles, 247 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:22.920 principles found in the US Constitution the Yoklahoma Constitution, and I will take my 248 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:29.359 oath to preserve and protect the constitutions very seriously. While I have no evidence 249 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:33.599 to suspect voter fraud has occurred in Warshton County, I do believe the elections 250 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:37.359 can be made more transparent. I believe all elections should be open to independent 251 00:21:37.400 --> 00:21:41.680 audits, and I would be in favor of handcounts at precinct level with observers 252 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:48.079 loud. I also believe the results of all Mailian and early voting ballots should 253 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:52.319 be putted in the first fifteen minutes following the close of the actual precincts. 254 00:21:52.880 --> 00:21:56.559 In my working career, I've always prided myself in being able to communicate and 255 00:21:56.599 --> 00:22:00.599 work with all people, from the labor in the ditch to the chairman of 256 00:22:00.640 --> 00:22:04.880 the company to the mayor of the city. I have always been able to 257 00:22:04.920 --> 00:22:10.519 come to an understanding with people without compromising my principles. I will not be 258 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:14.559 afraid to be the lone descending book on an issue that is important to protect 259 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:18.960 the rights of the people. When elected, I will serve my contitions constituents 260 00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:22.559 to the best of my ability, and in closing, I ask you for 261 00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:27.839 your support in the upcoming election. Thank you very much. Corey Chivell your 262 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:33.319 closing stements. Yeah, okay, I'm going to keep this on the county 263 00:22:33.319 --> 00:22:44.240 commissioner level here and go with What makes me the best candidate for this job 264 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:49.279 is my experience and knowledge. I work well with others. I have built 265 00:22:49.319 --> 00:22:57.799 good relationship relationships with the people that I work with and with the people that 266 00:22:57.880 --> 00:23:03.880 I will be working with. I am invested with the county. I care 267 00:23:03.920 --> 00:23:07.720 about the future of the county. I am committed. I have the ability 268 00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:15.079 to talk to people and the ability to answer their questions, and most importantly, 269 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:19.240 I have the ability to listen to people. So that is why I 270 00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:25.519 feel like I am the best candidate for this job and with one hundred percent 271 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:32.920 appreciate your support and vote on June eighteenth. Thank you you, Michael Coolock 272 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:36.279 your closing statement. Please, First of all, I'd like to thank you 273 00:23:36.319 --> 00:23:41.359 Tom for moderating tonight. Thank you bartleseol Radio Potter family for hosting and putting 274 00:23:41.359 --> 00:23:45.200 on this forum tonight. And I would be remiss if I did not thank 275 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:49.359 the Washington County Republican Party for the forum that they hosted last night, as 276 00:23:49.400 --> 00:23:56.000 well as the Washington County Republican and other Conservatives who hosted a forum a week 277 00:23:56.039 --> 00:24:00.119 ago. Thank you very much for allowing us all to have the opportunity to 278 00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:04.920 share. I believe I'm the best candidate for this position because for me, 279 00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:12.119 this is first invention, understanding financial management, understanding setting but in airing to 280 00:24:12.160 --> 00:24:19.359 budgets and being stewards of the taxpayer dollars. It's about leadership. And when 281 00:24:19.359 --> 00:24:23.640 I say young age, I mean in my twenties, I was thrust into 282 00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:29.079 leadership positions that I wasn't expected to be in and I've led teams of one, 283 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:34.160 teams of three, teams of two hundred, and I do not have 284 00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:41.079 a problem working with people. The Greeks have a word for service and it's 285 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:48.599 called do loss. Do loss is translated servant leader. And so leadership for 286 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:52.680 me is about serving the people. It's about working with the people who are 287 00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:56.160 around you, which leads me to the final thing, and that is relationships. 288 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:02.079 Relationships are so very important in life. We have to have proper relationships 289 00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:04.079 with those around us. We have to be able to get along with people 290 00:25:04.119 --> 00:25:11.519 that we don't agree with and have decorum and have upright relationships with them. 291 00:25:11.640 --> 00:25:15.519 It has been a privilege to go through this campaign and to get to know 292 00:25:15.920 --> 00:25:18.559 mister Chivell. I've known mister Worley for years and years and years, and 293 00:25:18.599 --> 00:25:26.079 we were neighbors. It has been a very civil and respectful campaign and I 294 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:32.359 am grateful for that. And so relationships and building those relationships with the constituents, 295 00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:36.960 building relationships with the other commissioners, with the other elected officials and those 296 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:41.160 who work within the county is imperative to being a good county commissioner. And 297 00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:45.119 so I think all of that sets me apart to be the ideal candidate. 298 00:25:45.200 --> 00:25:48.799 And I again would appreciate your vote on Tuesday, June eighteenth. Thank you 299 00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:53.240 very much. A reminder that we do have early voting. It takes place 300 00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:59.920 on Thursday and Friday upstairs fourth floor can miss it, and also on Saturdays 301 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:03.319 well, and then of course on the traditional election day would be Tuesday the 302 00:26:03.400 --> 00:26:08.759 eighteenth. Also want to thank all of you for being up here with us 303 00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:14.039 here voters. You got your work cut out for you. These are three 304 00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:18.440 fine men and they all present very well tonight. Let's give them all a 305 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:29.880 hand and we will be right back after these commercial messages. 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