Dec 01, 2020 Commissioners Court

RON SYLVAN DISCUSS, CONSIDER A MODIFICATION TO THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE COUNTY WIDE DRAINAGE STUDY.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO.

WELL, THAT'S THREE FOR THAT MOTION CARRIES EXCEPT

[3. Ron Sullivan; Discuss/Consider a modification to the scope of work for the County Wide Drainage Study.]

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, CHRISTIAN, UH, GIRL HE'S OUR NEW ENGINEERING TECH STARTED YESTERDAY.

UH, SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IF YOU SEE ME, YOU'LL PROBABLY BE RIGHT WITH ME.

WELCOME ABOARD.

WE'VE RECEIVED A RE A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM, UH, THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, PART OF THEIR, UH, TO IDENTIFY ANY COMMUNITIES WITHIN KAUFMAN COUNTY THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT, ARE NOT UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

UH, WE'VE IDENTIFIED FIVE COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT MEET THIS CRITERIA.

UM, OUR RECOMMEND RECOMMENDATION IS TO MODIFY THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE UPCOMING, UM, UH, DRAINAGE STUDY TO INCLUDE, UH, ENCOURAGING AND SEEING IF WE CAN GET THESE COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

UM, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGING FEE.

UH, NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS WILL BE NECESSARY.

THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT

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RIGHT THERE WITH IT.

YES, SIR.

QUESTIONS OF THE ENGINEER? NOPE.

I AGREE WITH HIM.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MODIFICATION OF THE SCOPE OF WORK? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WEIGH THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

YOU COULD LOOK DOWN TO ITEM NINE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT UP TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER APPOINTING DIRECTOR TO THE COFFIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE 2021 22 TERM.

MOTION CARRIES.

UH, GENTLEMEN, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL MOVE UP.

THERE'S NO REASON TO TORTURE OUR TWO VISITORS HERE TO HAVE TO SIT THROUGH THE REST OF THIS MEETING.

UH, SO IF

[9. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider appointing director to the Kaufman County Central Appraisal District Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 term.]

AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE ESTEEMED CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD, ROBERT DOBBS, IF HE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP HERE AND, UH, GIVE US SOME INFORMATION.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM I WAS GOING TO CALL HIM UP, BUT ANYWAY, HERE HE IS.

GOOD MORNING MORNING.

MY RECOMMENDATION THAT Y'ALL REAPPOINT BRUCE BONHAM TO OUR BOARD.

HE'S A BANKER.

HE HANDLES OUR BUDGETING ON THE BOARD AND A LOT OF THE PERSONNEL THINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH SALARIES AND HE'S BEEN A VERY BENEFICIAL BOARD MEMBERS.

THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, YES, I'LL AGREE WITH HIM.

I POINTED HIM TO THE BOARD TO START WITH HIM.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF, THERE ARE LOTS OF BOARDS AND, UH, IN THE, IN PUBLIC LIFE LIKE THIS, WHERE PEOPLE SERVE FREELY GIVE OF THEIR TIME, UNPAID.

UM, SO I WOULDN'T CALL IT A THANKLESS JOB BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF US APPRECIATE IT.

SO I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

HE'S A, HE'S A GOOD MAN.

HE'S A GOOD MAN IN THE COMMUNITY.

HOW DO YOU DO BETTER THAN BRINGING IN A SUPER BANKER EVEN AS, EVEN AS IN THEIR UNDER DEGREE, UH, IS IN APPRAISAL, RIGHT.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE BY ITSELF.

YES.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, WE HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR ON THE COURT ABOUT, UH, UH, THE POTENTIAL AT LEAST TO CONSIDER AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR THAT POSITION.

BUT I CONCUR WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS THAT I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT NOMINEE HERE TO REAPPOINT.

THE ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO, TO AT LEAST SUGGEST IS THAT, UM, IS THAT WE, WE ASK THE NOMINEE TO RECURRINGLY, COME DOWN TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND JUST GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE APPRAISAL, UH, BOARD, UM, PROCESS AND, AND THE ISSUES THAT, UH, THAT CONFRONT THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

UH, I THINK WE ALL SAW THIS YEAR, THAT, AND LAST YEAR AS WELL, THAT, UH, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A MATTER OF PUBLIC, UM, ISSUE, UM, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND I JUST THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF, IF WE COULD, UH, UH, ASK OR TASK, WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE OUR, UH, OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO OCCASIONALLY COME DOWN AND JUST UPDATE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON, ON, UH, THE ATMOSPHERICS, IF NOTHING ELSE THAT GO ON DOWN THERE AT THEIR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

AND I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY, OBVIOUSLY SOME REALLY STRATEGIC TIMES WHEN IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HEAR FROM Y'ALL HEAR FROM THE APPRAISAL BOARD.

UH, AND IT IT'D BE AN OPPORTUNITY, AT LEAST IN THIS FORUM.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE WATCHING ALL OF OUR MEETINGS, BUT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AT TEACHING OR A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO EVERY, WHATEVER YOU COME UP, THEY WOULD GIVE.

IT WOULD HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS VERY COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE OF TAXING AND APPRAISING PROPERTY.

SO WE'D ASK ALL TO DO THAT WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE US STRATEGIC, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE, BEFORE APPRAISALS ARE RELEASED OR AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO HEAR FROM YOU AND MAYBE EVEN, YOU KNOW, AT A MINIMUM QUARTERLY OR SOMETHING, JUST TO KIND OF NOT ONLY UPDATE US, BUT AS THE JUDGE POINTS OUT, IT'S BE ABLE TO, TO, UH, BE ABLE TO SEND OUT A WORD TO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR FORM OF, OF THE, THE CHALLENGES AND THE PROCESSES THAT GO ON DOWN THERE AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THEN ONCE BEFORE US WOULD BE, IS TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF BRUCE BARNUM WAS DIRECTOR OF THE COFFIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE YEAR FOR THE TERM

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2021 22.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER CAGE, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.

UM, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.

IT'S MOST OF OUR BUSINESSES EXTREMELY INTERESTING, BUT IF YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO, UH THAT'S OKAY, TOO.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

YES.

WOW.

[4. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider motion to Approve Final Plat for Sunder Farms located in Precinct 4.]

NEXT ITEM, UH, MONI KIND OF DISCUSSED, CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT FOR SONDER FARMS LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, SO WE HAVE, UM, CENTER FARMS. UM, THIS IS, UH, DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

IT CONSISTS OF FIVE LAW.

IT'S ALL OF WHICH ARE FOUR ACRES OR MORE OFF OF COUNTY ROAD, 40 19 IN PRECINCT FOUR OF COURSE, UM, ALL OF THE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING FIRE MARSHALL HAVE SIGNED OFF, UM, AND THEY ARE INCLUDING IN THE PACKETS QUESTIONS FOR CORINA.

UH, IF THERE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT AS WRITTEN, UH, COMMISSIONER CATES, UH, MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT FINAL PLAN IS WRITTEN AND PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

CORRINA AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT OF WIND CHASE CROSSING PHASE TWO LOTS SEVEN ONE NINE OR ONE 80 OR TWO 82, A TWO 98, THREE OH ONE A AND THREE OH THREE B LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

THAT MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM FIVE

[5. Carina Landa; Discuss/Consider motion to Approve Re-Plat of Wynchase Crossing Phase Two (Lots 179R, 180R, 282A, 290A, 301A, and 303B) located in Precinct 4.]

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

UM, SO WHEN CHASE CROSSING PHASE TWO, UM, CONSISTS OF THE REVISION OF SIX LOTS LOCATED OFF OF COUNTY ROAD, 41 OH FOUR.

UM, THIS, THIS WAS REPLANTED TO ELIMINATE GREEN SPACE, WHICH GAVE THE EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, MORE PROPERTY.

UM, AGAIN, ALL OF THE APPROVAL AUTHORITIES HAVE SIGNED OFF.

UM, IT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AS WELL.

QUESTIONS IF YOU'RE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE REPLAY OF WIND CHASE CROSSING PHASE TWO? JUDGE JOHN MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE IT AS WRITTEN, UH, COMMISSION CATES MAKES A MOTION TO PROVE THAT REPLAT IS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES ITEM SIX BACK

[6. Carina Landa; Motion to Approve Replat for Meadowbrook Acres Lot 18A and 18B located in Precinct 1.]

TO KOREA.

AGAIN, MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT OF MEADOWBROOK ACRES, LOT, 18 A AND 18 BE LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.

UM, THIS WAS THE REVISION OF TWO LOTS LOT, 18 A UM, AN 18 B, AS YOU MENTIONED, UM, THIS WAS COMBINED INTO ONE LAW TO CREATE A 18 R UM, CONSISTING OF 4.93 ACRES.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, PER PER CODE REPLAT IS REQUIRED TO CORRECT.

UM, ANY PLOT THAT'S BEEN RECORDED ON FILE AT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

UM, AND AGAIN, UH, PROVEN AUTHORITIES HAVE SIGNED OFF AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET AS WELL.

QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE REPLANT, A METAL BROOKE ACRES, LOT, 18 A AND 18 B IN PRECINCT ONE.

UH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

BOY, WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[7. Jerry Dean; Discuss/Consider establishing Human Resource Position and Pay.]

JERRY DEAN DISCUSSION.

CONSIDER ESTABLISHING HUMAN RESOURCE POSITION AND PAY.

MORNING.

SO REALLY THIS, THIS IS A RESTRUCTURE OF THE HR DEPARTMENT.

UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE AN ATTACHMENT THAT WAS SENT WITH YOU.

SO, UH, THIS IS, UM, REDUCING THE HR DEPARTMENT DOWN FROM THE FIVE POSITIONS.

NOW DOWN TO FOUR REPURPOSING THE HR DIRECTOR INTO THE HR SUPERVISOR, UH, NET RESULT OF ALL OF THIS HAS REDUCTION IN THIS HR SALARY BUDGET OF 85,276.

WHAT WE'VE NOT DISCUSSED IS WHERE TO MOVE THOSE ITEMS, THE $85,000.

SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE JUST TO MOVE IT INTO CONTINGENCY AT THIS POINT, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE IN THE HR BUDGET.

SO THE SOUND LIKE A GOOD TO YOU, MADAM AUDITOR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEST TO GO.

MOVING THINGS RIGHT ALONG WITH THE HR DEPARTMENT.

UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS SUBJECT AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REALLY

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UM, SO ARE THE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING? YUP.

UH, JERRY DEAN DISCUSSED CONSIDERED VACATION AND ACCRUAL EXTENSION.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ESTABLISH THAT HUMAN RESOURCE POSITION IN PAY IS PRESENTED IN ITEM SEVEN? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER.

KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

MOTION CARRIES AUTOMATE.

[8. Jerry Dean; Discuss/Consider vacation accrual extension.]

SO, UH, BACK ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, THE COURT MET TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN THE HR POLICY, WHICH INCLUDED, UM, MOVING THE VACATION ACCRUAL OR TURNING THE VACATION CRUEL OFF IF YOU WILL.

SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW IS AS YOU REACH YOUR ANNIVERSARY DATE, IF YOU HAVE MORE HOURS THAN, THAN IS ALLOWED BY THE POLICY, YOU WOULD LOSE THOSE UNUSED HOURS.

SO THE COURT EXTENDED THAT TO TURN THAT, THAT PIECE OF THE ACCRUAL OFF TO 1231 THAT'S APPROACHING.

SO THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF THE COURT IS DO WE, DO WE LET IT EXPIRE? OR DO YOU WANT TO EXTEND, UH, THAT, THAT SAME PROCESS FORWARD, THERE'LL BE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO TAKE VACATION AND WAIT, WOULD WORK.

NOW, IF WE WERE TO JUST LET IT EXPIRE AND TURN IT BACK ON, AS SOMEONE REACHED THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE, IF THEY HAD MORE IN THE BANK THAN THE POLICY WOULD ALLOW, THEY WOULD LOSE THOSE HOURS.

SO ANYONE IMPACTED BY THAT BETWEEN 1231 AND WHENEVER THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE, THAT THAT'S THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD AFFECT.

UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PART OF THIS, BUT WE'VE HAD A FEW CALLS TO THE HR DEPARTMENT SAYING I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE MY VACATION.

WOULD THE COURT CONSIDER EXTENDING THIS? SO THAT'S WHY I BRING IT FORWARD.

I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES, UH, THAT REPORT TO ME AND I, AND I TOLD THEM MY ADVICE TO THEM WAS JUST TO GET THEIR VACATION IN, UM, JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIABILITY OF, OF CARING, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER SOMEBODY RETIRES OR LEAVES OR LEASE THEIR POSITION.

FOR SOME REASON, WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS CATCH-UP WE ALWAYS HAVE THIS SORT OF UNBUDGETED AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY OUT FOR SICK LEAVE AND VACATIONS.

SO WHEN YOU RETIRE, IT'S ACCORDING TO POLICY THAT YOU GET THOSE HOURS, IF IT'S JUST REGULAR, SOMEBODY LEAVES OR IS TERMINATED, THEY DON'T GET TO TAKE ALL THAT.

NOPE.

AND THEY LOSE IT.

UM, I GUESS IS THE MAJORITY OF IT PROBABLY IS, IS IT IN YOUR DEPARTMENT CHAIR, HAND IN EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING? AND I GUARANTEE YOU BOTH.

I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN THE CALL CENTER BY ANYBODY TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE IS NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE UP, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AROUND THAT, BUT PEOPLE WILL FEEL THAT YOU HAVE TO FEEL THAT I KNOW IN THE, IN THE, IN THE PAST, WE'VE ALWAYS KINDA, YOU KNOW, LEFT IT UP TO THE DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAD IN SOME SENSES, UH, THIS, YOU KNOW, SAY THE MEMO AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO EXTEND THAT AS, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT ALLOW HIM OR SHE, THE TIME OFF DURING THIS PERIOD AND EXTEND IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, WROTE A LETTER AND THEN I SORT OF SEVEN AND THEY EXTENDED THIS BOOK, RIGHT? THE POLICY DID, THE POLICY DOES ALLOW FOR THAT.

WE COULD SEND A REMINDER OUT FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM THE HR DEPARTMENT TO REMINDER EVERYONE THAT THIS IS GOING TO EXPIRE.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT, PLEASE ADDRESS THEM WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT HEAD.

THEY'RE SENDING IT TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT'S THE HISTORY.

IT WAS ALWAYS, IF SOMEBODY, IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THAT PERSON COULD NOT TAKE THAT VACATION HOME, THEN THEY'D GO TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, WOULD IT? YEAH, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES HR DO NOT ERASE THEIR TIME.

DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I MEAN, THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES THE EMPLOYEES DOING US A FAVOR BY BEING ABLE TO WORK, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS TIME WITH A CONFLICT, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY STILL NEED GOING ON.

WE PROBABLY STILL NEED TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY, YOU KNOW, CREATE THE AUTHORITY FOR THAT.

IT'S ALREADY THERE.

SO THAT'S, THEIR DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY HAVE THEIR SOCIALIZATION AT ANY TIME A DEPARTMENT HEAD CAN, CAN OVERRIDE THAT PIECE AND EXTEND THAT VACATION.

SO, YEAH.

WELL, I KNOW WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WHEN WE SET THAT I USUALLY SET THE SAME LANDMARK, RIGHT.

I'M GIVING YOU TWO MONTHS TO GET THIS DONE.

I'M TRYING TO GET IT OVER WITH AND MOVE FORWARD IN THAT WAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY AGGRESSIVE.

IT'S AMAZING.

IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER IF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD CAN HANDLE IT BECAUSE WE CAN ADDRESS IT AND MAKE SURE WE GET AN THAILAND TO GET TO THAT OTHER ONE.

RIGHT.

OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE ADDRESS THEM WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT AND THEY, AND THEY HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND IT.

SO IT WAS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS WE WILL LET IT EXPIRE ON 1231.

WE'LL SEND A NOTICE OUT FROM HR ON THE OTHER ONE AND REMIND THEM OF THE POLICY THAT THEY'D HAVE ANY, ANY CONCERNS

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SO JUST LEAVE IT UP TO THE DEPARTMENT.

SO WHAT I HEAR FROM THAT DISCUSSION, WE HAVE TO CONSIDER VACATION ACCRUAL EXTENSION.

AND, UH, I WOULD, UH, I'M GUESSING THAT WHAT WE'LL DO IS JUST PASS ON THIS, IF THERE'S NO MOTION COMING FORTH ON ITEM EIGHT.

THANK YOU, JERRY QUESTION.

YES.

MA'AM WHAT IF THE GOVERNOR EX-STUDENTS THE COVID STUFF BECAUSE THAT'S ONE REASON Y'ALL HAD SET THIS UP.

OUR POLICY WOULD STILL COME INTO PLAY THOUGH.

WOULD IT NOT? THE DEPARTMENT HEAD COULD STILL COULD STILL PUSH DEPARTMENT ASKING.

I THINK THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT THAT SHOULD, AND THE POLICY, I KIND OF WONDER REALLY, WE EVEN DID IT TO START WITH IT DO FOR 20 YEARS, BUT YOU CAN EXTEND IT.

IT WAS PART OF THAT PART OF THE WORLD.

THAT WAS PART OF THE SAME COMPANY THAT THE WELLNESS DAY THAT'S WHERE IT WAS.

THEY WILL EXPIRE ON 1230, ONE AS WELL.

THAT WAS PART OF THAT SAME CONFERENCE.

GETS YOU TO A DISCUSSION ITEM OR ITEM 10.

SO WE PASS ON ITEM EIGHT, WE'VE ALREADY HANDLED ITEM NINE, WHICH

[10. Judge Richards; Discuss Bond issuance schedules.]

UM, I HAD A CONVERSATION LAST WEEK, UH, WITH GEORGE WILLIFORD OF HILLTOP.

UH, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN, UH, AWARE THAT THERE ARE GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE LOOKING AT ADVANCING BOND SALES.

UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WE ARE STILL AT HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TALKED TO ME ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THE HIGHWAY PROJECTS THAT HE HAS, THAT HE MIGHT NEED MORE BOND MONEY TO GET THOSE PROJECTS ADVANCED AND IN POSTER AND THE ENGINEERS ARE LOOKING AT IT NOW AND THEY'RE GONNA GET BACK.

AND, AND SO, UH, I THINK WE HAVEN'T SCHEDULED FOR, I THINK IT'S OUR NEXT, I THINK WE HAVE GEORGE COME IN TO TALK TO US AT OUR NEXT COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING TO JUST WHAT I'VE ASKED HIM TO DO.

WHAT I TOLD HIM IS IMPORTANT.

I THINK TO US IS WE WANT, WE WOULD LIKE TO CAPTURE, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO CAPTURE THESE LOW, THESE HISTORICALLY LOW INTEREST RATES IF WE CAN, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO STAY WITHIN OUR COMMITMENT TO THE VOTERS THAT, THAT NOTHING THAT WE DO AS FAR AS THESE, THIS BOND ISSUANCE WOULD CAUSE US TO HAVE A INCREASE IN OUR TOTAL TAX RATE.

RIGHT.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, I THINK WE STILL ARE IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE OF THE NEW PROPERTY COMING ON TO THE TAX ROLLS IN THE COUNTY.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE A BIGGER, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE PROPERTY EDIT OF THE TAX ROLLS THIS YEAR, JUST BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CRAZY LEVEL OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SETTLING IN AND WIPE OUT AND A LOT OF RE UH, UH, RAPED ALLEN AND MANUFACTURING AND, AND THAT'S GOING TO GROW ALSO.

SO THAT PART OF HIS KIND OF SPECULATE ON TWO BUILDINGS BY THEMSELF HAS GONE UP.

SO THAT'S KIND OF SPECULATION AT THIS POINT, BUT I THINK, UH, GEORGE IS GOING TO LAY THAT ALL OUT FOR US.

AND I THINK WE HAVE HIM SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.

SO THAT'S JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM, JUST INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL ONLY, UM, QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

A GOOD IDEA TO GET HIM UP HERE AND TALK TO US.

[11. Discuss/Consider line item transfers.]

THAT GETS US TO ITEM 11 LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

UM, MADAM AUDITOR.

YES, SIR.

THERE WAS ONE LINE ITEM TRANSFORM ONE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM THAT I CAN ANSWER? NOPE.

IF THERE NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LANDLINE OR TRANSFERS IS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CAGE, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THAT MOTION

[12. Discuss/Consider claims for payment.]

CARRIES.

ITEM 12.

DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

YOUR POINTS FOR PAYMENT ARE 2,000,050, $2,293 AND 29 CENTS.

YOUR PAYROLLS OR 1,000,500 AND 5,009, 48 99 FOR A TOTAL OF 3,558,242 28.

QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT? SO MOVE.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER.

KATE'S SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM

[13. Adjourn Regular Meeting]

13.

I ALWAYS TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MOVES

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TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES.