Greeter: Clinton Trimmer
Invocation: Ken Keller
Song: John Denver
Mic: Nik Boone
Guests:
Molly Busacca: daughter Isabella & new member, Jacob Frost
Dave Oliver: his wife and Walter and Vivian Hackman
Win Eaton: his wife Norma
Good News:
Ken Keller is getting married on Saturday. Another one bites the dust.
Dave Wheldon and Salvation Army General Clinton Trimmer worked a comedy bit to no avail promoting bell ringing in December.
Molly Busacca introduced New Member and future guest Spoke editor, Jacob Frost. Welcome!
Dave Oliver presented his buddy, Walter Hackman, a Paul Harris award pin as a goodwill gesture for their long-time friendship.
Next Week- no meeting at noon, instead- we're meeting at the Barbich house for Dia de Meurtos and margaritas!
Mike Willis just got back from roaming on the Rhine and Mary Castaneda returned from a Hawaiian stay.
Program
Ally Soper introduced Kern County's Chief Administrative Officer, Ryan Alsop.
Ryan was doing a hard pitch for Measure K, a 1% sales tax for county residents and businesses. It won't affect Bakersfield city residents, which passed their own 1% sales tax last election.
He feels it's the ONLY way the county will be able to fund first responders and other types of county needs. The reason is that the state has pretty much gutted the tax base with crippling oil and ag reforms.
Property tax from oil and ag accounts for about 90% of the discretionary income for the county. A loss of 100's of millions of dollars. Revenues are down 3% since 2015.
A lively Q&A followed.
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