A public commenter told the Rules Committee that Warren County has not received Virtual Lottery Terminal (VLT) tribal compact payments for two to three years and urged officials to press state authorities for funds.
The commenter said, "We have received some, but it's been 2 or 3 years now. We haven't received any money and it was like pulling teeth to get the money that we did give." The speaker urged the county to write letters or otherwise pursue the payments and joked about building a local casino if the payments do not resume.
Supervisor Thomas asked administration and legal staff to add the subject as a discussion item for a future meeting so staff can research the status of payments and the county's options. The chairman said the item will be listed for a future agenda and administrative and legal staff will investigate.
Discussion vs. decision: No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff were asked to investigate and report back at a future committee meeting.