Ricky there.

Can I impose upon you, Pastor Brown, to come up and get if you'll please stand if you wish to join us?

Thank you.

Well, Father God, we come before you today in this council meeting.

Lord, we come in your presence, God.

We just ask you to run this meeting, open up our eyes, open up our our just our total understanding, Lord.

We just ask you to be here with us, give us guidance, give us wisdom on the decisions that are being made here today, that it would just go to glorify you and our city, God.

I just ask for protection over our police, over our firefighters, over our community.

God, I just ask you to continue to bless us, prosper us, and watch over us in Jesus' mighty name I pray.

Amen.

Please join me in the pledge.

Congratulations to the flag and to the republic for which it stands.

One nation under our individual with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.

All right, we are going to start our evening tonight with a couple of proclamations.

First, for fire prevention, if I could have members of, I believe Bullhead Fire is here.

Come forward to the uh I don't bite.

Wrong one.

All right.

This is for Bullhead City Fire Department.

Fire Prevention Week 2026 proclamation, whereas the Bullhead City Fire Department is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting Bullhead City, and whereas fire remains a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and the presence of lithium-ion batteries in many household devices introduce fire risks.

And whereas most of the rechargeable electronics used in homes daily, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, e-scooters, and toys are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which, if misused, damaged, or improperly charged, can overheat and start a fire or explode.

And whereas the way lithium-ion battery devices are charged can make a difference in helping prevent home fires, and residents are encouraged to understand that safety charging means making those smart choices every time they plug in.

And whereas the 2026 Fire Prevention Week theme, charge into fire safety.

Safe charging is a superpower.

Serves to remind all residents that safe charging can help reduce the risk of fires in homes and communities.

Now, therefore, I, Karen Dahlman, mayor of Bullhead City, excuse me, mayor of the City of Bullhead City, proclaim October 4th through the 10th, 2026 is fire prevention week throughout the city.

I urge all people in Bullhead City to participate in the annual community risk reduction safety fair on Saturday, October 3rd from 9 a.m.

to 12 p.m.

at the Anderson Auto Field Group Field House, signed by myself.

Okay.

Hi, um, I'm Lori, and we just want to invite you all out to um our fair.

It's a community risk reduction safety fair.

Um it will be Saturday, October 3rd from 9 to noon at the Anderson Auto Group Field House.

We'll have a lot of interactive booths for the kids, um, hands-only CPR.

Uh they can practice calling 911, water safety, car seat safety, and as in the proclamation, um, a lithium ion battery safety is a huge topic for us right now.

We want to make sure not only that our households are safe, um, but we're not throwing these batteries away in our trash and having uh fires um you know at our recycling centers.

Um so we have some education um for the public on how to safely dispose of those.

So we hope you come out, join us, um, have some fun.

It's a free event and get some knowledge along the way.

All right, thank you.

I'm gonna ask Carol Finkelstein to join me.

Do you have anyone else in your group here, Carol?

Larry, Lori, well-known figures.

So this proclamation is for recovery in the park and their group.

Whereas by celebrating recovery, we create an awareness of the importance of eliminating the stigmatism of addiction, as many of us are close to someone who has who is working to overcome drug nicotine and alcohol addiction, and our support is vital to help them balance healing with their everyday responsibilities.

And whereas there are many pathways to recovery and overcoming an addiction is courageous and difficult.

We believe everyone is capable of achieving and sustaining recovery and thereby reducing the number of overdoses, nicotine, and alcoholism deaths that is taking a heartbreaking toll in our nation.

And whereas we also need to thank peer recovery support professionals, counselors, addiction specialists, first responders, scientists, family members, and everyone who works tirelessly to help our citizens prevent misuse and recover from substances used disorders.

And whereas during this national recovery month, we recommend we recommit, excuse me, to helping prevention efforts and supporting those who are still struggling and providing people in recovery with the resources they need to live full healthy lives.

And whereas to achieve our goal, Mojave Area Partnership promoting education decisions and their partners invite everyone to participate in our National Recovery Month celebration at attending the free family fund activity, recovery in the park on Saturday, September 19th.

That's this Saturday, um, from 11 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

at the Performing Arts Pavilion in Gary Keith Park.

Now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Karen Karen Dahlman, mayor of the City of Bullhead City, do hereby proclaim Saturday, September 19th, 2026 as recovery in the park celebration, and I encourage all citizens, businesses, public and private agencies, religious and educational institutions to help us offer strength and support at every step of the recovery process and witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this 15th day of September 2026.

Thank you.

And I'm going to say first of all, this community is an amazing place.

And this is our 16th year of having recovery in the park.

We're very proud of that.

We have a wonderful group of people that get together once a month and try to make things right in the community for education decisions and everything else concerning people in recovery, because recovery is such an important thing.