May 04, 2021 Commissioners Court

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THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE

[Call to Order]

UH, TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY THE FOURTH, 2021 9:00 AM.

AND WE WERE IN THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, COURTROOM AT THE COUNTY ANNEX, UH, AS NORMAL, WE START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION IN PLACE TO OUR FLAGS, UH, PASTOR KYLE, IF YOU WILL, UH, COME UP HERE AND DO THE INVOCATION FOR US AND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS GOT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE STAND MORGAN JUDGE, COMMISSIONER MORNING, FATHER.

WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU TOOK CARE OF US LAST NIGHT.

DURING THIS TIME OF THE STORM THAT COME THROUGH FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION HAS BEEN PLACED OVER OUR COUNTY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION HAS BEEN PLACED OVER ALL OF OUR PEOPLE, FATHER.

MOST OF ALL, LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOUR LOVE MERCY AND GRACE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SIN AND IT KEEPS US FROM WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.

FATHER, FATHER, WE SURRENDER ALL WE HAVE UNTIL YOU, AND WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS REST OF THIS MEETING AND UPON THE REST OF THIS DAY.

AND LORD, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE HONOR AND GLORY AND JESUS WONDERFUL NAME.

AMEN.

AMERICA.

JUSTICE ALL HONOR, THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUESTS.

UH, NICE TO SEE Y'ALL TODAY.

UM, AT THIS TIME WE WOULD, UH, WE GENERALLY WOULD HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FROM ANYBODY.

SO I SUPPOSE WE'LL PASS ON THAT.

UH,

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO SHARE? UH, YES.

OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, UM, WE'D HAVE THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.

MAY SIX AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS SPONSORED BY THE KAUFFMAN LOCAL CHURCHES, AND IT'S GOING TO START ABOUT 12 NOON.

OKAY, JUDGE, IF I COULD SHARE A, WE HAD CALL FROM COUNTY CLEANUP THIS PAST WEEKEND.

I JUST GIVE YOU SOME QUICK RUNDOWN ON THE RESULTS.

WE HAD TWO FULL REEL WERE REAR LOADER TRUCKS WAS EQUALS ABOUT SEVEN 30 YARD DUMPSTERS, 1130 YARD DUMPSTERS OF TRASH, FIVE 30 YARD DUMPSTERS, A METAL A HALF A TRAILER FULL OF TIRES.

AND, UH, WE HAD ABOUT 319 CARS AND CUSTOMERS.

THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF.

IT'S A LOT OF STUFF.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY CLEANUP IN THE PAST, WE ALWAYS HAD AN ANNUAL COUNTY CLEANUP AND THAT WE ARE DOING IT EVERY PRECINCT EVERY MONTH, YOU KNOW, THREE TIMES A YEAR OR SO OR SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST, YEAH, THIS, THIS NEXT CYCLE AND ALL THE LOCATIONS WE'LL BE COLLECTING TIRES MAY 15TH IS THE NEXT ONE.

I GET LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

ANY OTHER ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE? IF THERE IS NONE, UH,

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

AND WE'RE REALLY ONLY GOING TO DISCUSS, I MAY ASK FOR, UH, APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEM, A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM.

A, UM, COUNTY CLERK IS NOT WITH US TODAY.

SO SHE ASKED US TO PASS THAT ITEM.

SO DOES ANYONE CARE TO DISCUSS AUTOMATED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE FISHER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION.

THAT WAS A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[3. Katrina Wall-Briggs; Discuss/Consider approving the 2021 Proclamation declaring May as Elder Abuse Prevention Awareness Month]

YES.

I AM GOING TO MEET YOU DOWN THERE AND READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN GET THE PAGE TO TURN GENTLEMEN, I THINK WE PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PICTURE LIKE WE WOULD NORMALLY DO IF YOU ALL STAND BEHIND HERE AND I'LL GO DOWN TO AND WE HAVE OUR SENIOR

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SO WELCOME.

THIS IS OUR PROCLAMATION.

DECLARING MAY IS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

WHEREAS PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CARROLL WELFARE AT KAUFMAN COUNTY BY HELPING THEM DESERVE CUSTOMS CONVICTIONS AND TRADITION OF MANY PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

WHEREAS THESE RESIDENTS ARE BIBLE AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY AND THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE HAVE ENRICHED.

OUR LIVES HAS ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WHEREAS TEXAS ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE WORKERS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND INVESTIGATED 268 INTAKES OF WHICH 185 CASES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPORTATION WERE CONFIRMED AGAINST OUR ELDERLY TEXANS OR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN 2020.

NOW ONLY ABUSE IS GROSSLY UNDER REPORTED BECAUSE THE ELDERLY WHO ARE MAKING IT USE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO TELL ANYONE AND ARE USUALLY A SHAME AND SOMETIMES AFRAID.

WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE HAPPENS TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, WHETHER THEY ARE IN GOOD HEALTH OR INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN SUBURBIA.

AND MANY OF THE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVES SELF NEGLECT.

AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

NOW, THEREFORE I'LL RICHARDS A COUPLE OF COUNTY JUDGE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM AND LOVE THE MAY, 2021 TO BE ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER, TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES.

THEY DID THIS FOURTH TODAY, 2021.

SO THANK ALL OF YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR LOVING US.

OKAY, LET ME SIGN THIS AND I'LL JUST GIVE IT TO THEM.

THIS SATURDAY, WE HAD PANCAKES AND APPRENTICES AT THE CALVIN CIVIC CENTER.

ALL YOU MEAN PANCAKES AND APPRENTICES OKAY.

UM, ADAM FOR, UH, AGAIN, LARC USERS, UH, WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AND UH, SHE ASKED THAT WE PASS IT ITEM IF I DON'T HEAR A MOTION COMING FORWARD AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FIVE, ITEM FIVE,

[5. Brittni Morris; Discuss/Consider approval of driving records contract renewal with the Department of Public Safety.]

GOOD MORNING.

OKAY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, GOOD MORNING.

UM, YES, WE'RE JUST HERE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL.

UH, FOR THE DRIVING RECORD CONTRACT, UM, DPS ALLOWS US ACCESS TO FULL DRIVING RECORDS FOR OUR PREEMPLOYMENT.

UM, THIS RENEWAL HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY FOUR YEARS.

THERE'S NO CHANGES.

EVERYTHING WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

UM, I'M JUST ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AND SEND IT OFF SO WE CAN CONTINUE USING THE PORTAL QUESTIONS.

IF THEY'RE NOT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, DRIVING RECORDS, CONTRACT RENEWAL WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY? WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER.

BARBARA IS THE SECOND.

NO SECOND.

SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

BRITTANY

[6. Raylan Smith; Discuss & consider the trade-in of Asset #7886 and the amended purchase of a 2021 KOMATSU WA320-8; for total purchase price of $144,460.00 from Kirby-Smith Machinery; utilizing BuyBoard Contract #599-19; for Precinct #3.]

KOMATSU WAS 28 AND TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE 144,004 60 FROM KIRBY SMITH UTILIZING BOB WARD CONTRACT FIVE 99, 19 THAT'S FOR PRECINCT THREE.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, THIS IS JUST AN AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE THAT YOU APPROVED LAST WEEK.

UM, THE QUOTE CAME BACK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY AND THIS WILL BE A 2021 MODEL RATHER THAN THE 2020 YEAR IN A WEEK.

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IF FOR NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION YOU WOULD MAKE A COMMISSIONER.

BARBARA MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASE HAS DESCRIBED AN ITEM SIX.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[7. Raylan Smith; Discuss & consider Inter-local Cooperative Purchasing Agreement between Kaufman County and County of Lubbock, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 791 Texas Local Government Code, for the purchasing terms and conditions as set between Kaufman County and Guardian RFID.]

ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE FOR PURCHASING TERMS AND CONDITIONS IS SET BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND GUARDIAN RFID.

SO BACK IN JANUARY OF 2018, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY WENT OUT FOR AN RFP FOR THE PAPERLESS JAIL ROUND SHEET SOFTWARE.

AND, UH, WE CURRENTLY STILL MAINTAIN THAT CONTRACT WITH THE SOFTWARE AND LUBBOCK COUNTY IS WANTING TO ENTER INTO AN INNER LOCAL.

UM, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE VENDOR.

THEY HAVE GUARANTEED, UM, THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS WAS SET FORTH IN OUR CONTRACT FOR THE COUNTY QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS IS A MOTION TO PROVE ENTERING INTO THAT.

INTER-LOCAL I'LL MAKE THE MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM AUTOMATE

[8. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/Consider implementing an established and recurring reporting system of both statutory/mandatory reports to the Commissioners Court, various internal reports.]

SO THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK.

UH, I SENT AROUND A MODIFICATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR PACKET OR ME TO, UH, TO KIND OF FURTHER EXPLAIN, UH, HOW THIS PROCESS WOULD WORK.

UH, UH, AFTER DISCUSSION, UH, WITH, UH, VARIOUS CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS.

WE THINK THAT THIS WILL, UH, STILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY JUST AS WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK TO, TO, UH, ENABLE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO BE FULLY AWARE AND FULLY BRIEFED ON OPERATIONAL ISSUES.

UM, THE INTENT IS THAT, UH, A, THAT THE MANDATORY REPORTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TIMELY, UH, AND, UH, ADDRESSED AS NECESSARY.

AND THEN SECOND, THESE, UH, MORE RECURRING AND A MORE ROUTINE OPERATIONAL REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS ENTITIES, UH, INSIDE CAPA COUNTY GOVERNMENT WOULD, WOULD, UH, BE ABLE TO WORK THEIR CALENDAR.

THEY'D HAVE A DESIGNATED DATE THE FIRST TUESDAY, THE SECOND TUESDAY.

AND JUDGE, WE'D ASKED THAT YOUR COURT COORDINATOR, UH, WORK OUT THAT SCHEDULE.

AND IF, UH, UH, LARGELY I THINK THIS WOULD, WOULD, UH, WOULD KIND OF DEFAULT TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, UM, ADMINISTRATOR WE'D ASKED THAT, UH, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT THAT THE, THOSE DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, BE PRESENT IN CASE THERE'S SOME FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO PRESENT, THEN, THEN, UH, SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, THAT THERE WAS NO NECESSARY, NO NEEDED REPORTING ON THAT PARTICULAR OCCASION.

AND EVEN IF THERE ARE REPORTING OUR INTENT IS THAT THESE BE VERY, VERY SHORT SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS A MINUTE TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES AT THE, AT THE MAX TO AVOID LAKELAND IN THE SESSIONS.

UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, UTILIZING THE AMENDED, UH, REPORTING SCHEDULE THAT I SENT, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE ASSUMING THAT THERE'S STILL AN APPETITE FOR THIS, THAT WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, I WANT TO SUGGEST A MODIFICATION TO THIS.

AND THAT WOULD BE, UH, THIS IS JUST MY SUGGESTION THAT WE DEFAULT TO HAVING THESE REPORTS COME TO US, UH, AS WRITTEN REPORTS.

UH, AND IN CASES, LIKE, AS YOU MENTIONED, IF THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING SUBSTANTIVE TO REPORT, THEY COULD JUST STILL SUBMIT SOMETHING, UH, FOR US TO HAVE THE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY THING TO REPORT THAT MONTH OR THAT QUARTER.

AND THEN IF A COMMISSIONER SEE SOMETHING IN ONE OF THOSE REPORTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND OR KNOW MORE ABOUT, OR YOU JUST, OR YOU BECOME AWARE OF SOMETHING GOING ON, THEN WE WOULD PUT THAT AS A, AS A SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE AGENDA RATHER THAN JUST THE WRITTEN REPORT.

UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE IS, IS SCHEDULING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST ONE TO THREE MINUTES OR WHATEVER, UH, I'VE TRIED TO SCHEDULE HERE TO BE FOR A MEETING.

LIKE I THINK I TOLD Y'ALL LIKE, I'VE TRIED TO GET AN ATTORNEY HERE FOR A COUPLE OF A COUPLE OF TIMES TRYING TO HAVE THEM COME,

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YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE UP.

AND, UM, AND IT'S THE TWO TIMES THAT I'D DONE THAT IT HASN'T WORKED OUT VERY WELL BECAUSE WE NEVER REALLY KNOW HOW LONG OUR DISCUSSIONS ARE GOING TO GO.

SO JUST SUMMARIZE WHAT MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE ASKED HER THESE REPORTS IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE MEETING, AND IF A COMMISSIONER HAS, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE COMMISSIONER WANTS TO HAVE A MORE DETAILED REPORT THAT THEY WOULD ASK, THEY WOULD JUST GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS OF PUTTING THAT ON THE AGENDA.

THAT'S MY SUGGESTION.

WELL, I LIKED THE IDEA OF THAT ADMINISTRATOR GOING IN AND MAKING A REPORT WITH THE PEOPLE HERE IS JUST MAKES IT MORE PERSONAL.

AND, AND, AND I, I REALLY DON'T SEE A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH, WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CAUSE IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PRICE LAWYER COMING IN HERE, THEN PUT THEM ON THE TOP OF THE AGENDA BEFORE WE EVER GET TO THAT POINT.

YOU KNOW, CAUSE I, I, I JUST WANT TO FEEL FREE TO BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND, AND, AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES AND WITH NO TIME CONSTRAINTS OR ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE GET IT HAMMERED OUT AND EVERYBODY'S SATISFIED, OR WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT, I GUESS, HANGING OVER MY HEAD WHERE YOU'RE THINKING THAT WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING TOO LONG AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE 25 MINUTES, YOU KNOW, BUT TUESDAY'S ARE COURT DAY.

AND IF I'M HERE AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE'RE HASHING SOMETHING OUT, WE'RE HERE TO FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE'RE EXHAUSTED AT THE END OF IT, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THAT FREEDOM TO DISCUSS AND, AND BANTER BACK AND FORTH OR WHATEVER WE DO TO COME TO THE SOLUTION AND, UH, UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I JUST LIKED THAT, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS YOU AND YOUR LAWYERS, YOU CAN PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA, HOW MUCH USING THAT AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE COMPLEXITY OF TRYING TO GET.

SO IF WE TELL ONE OF THE REPORTING PEOPLE, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO BE NUMBER EIGHT ON THE AGENDA.

SO I THINK IF YOU GET HERE ABOUT NINE 30, UH, THAT'LL BE GOOD.

WELL, SO WE MAY HAVE TWO OR THREE DEPARTMENT HEADS LINED UP HERE OR ELECTED OFFICIALS LINED UP TO BE ON THE AGENDA.

AND WE MAY NOT GET THEM TO, TO THEM UNTIL 10 30 OR 11, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW, AS YOU'RE SAYING, WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE GOING TO GO ON.

SO I JUST, I JUST HATE TO SEE US GET INTO A POSITION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TIE PEOPLE UP TO BE SITTING HERE.

UH COULDN'T WE JUST PUT THESE REPORTS IS ALWAYS THE LAST THING, THE LAST THING ON THE AGENDA BEFORE, BEFORE OUR STANDARD MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

WELL, I THINK THAT WOULD BE, YEAH.

THAT'S WHERE I THINK THEY WOULD NORMALLY GO, BUT WE STILL, WE STILL HAVE THEM.

WHAT TIME DO WE TELL THEM TO COME? SO WE'VE GOT SIX REPORTS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY THE ADMINISTRATORS PROBLEM.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL, OKAY, IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

THE MAJORITY OF THEM, MAJORITY OF THEM IS GOING TO BE HERE WITHIN DISTANCE.

I MEAN, HE CAN NOTIFY THEM 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE TIME THAT SHOW UP.

AND IT MAY VERY WELL BE A JUDGMENT.

IT MAY HAVE OUR OWN BE.

IN FACT, I WOULD EXPECT PROBABLY THAT IN MANY INSTANCES, THEY'LL REALLY BE NOTHING TO REPORT SINCE, SINCE YOU'VE STARTED YOUR WEEKLY PROCESS.

SO IT MAY VERY WELL BE THAT EVEN THOUGH, UH, FACILITIES HAVE SCHEDULED, UH, ON, ON THE, UH, CERTAIN TUESDAY, IF THERE'S REALLY NO FACILITIES REPORT NECESSARY, THEN, UH, YOU JUST WOULDN'T, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE ON THE AGENDA, UH, ROUTINELY, UH, RECURRENTLY ON THE AGENDA FOR, LET'S SAY THE THIRD TUESDAY, IF THERE'S NO FACILITIES REPORT, YOU JUST MAKE THAT STATEMENT.

AND WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I'M GOING TO DO A SUMMARY REPORT, I'LL DO IT BY DEPARTMENT AND THEY'LL GET THEM TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF COURT.

AND IF THE AGENDA ITEM JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, SUMMARY, YOU KNOW, SUMMARY OF, OF COUNTY UPDATES, THEN YOU COULD CALL OUT ANYONE THAT YOU WANTED TO OFFER THAT REPORT.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOR THAT PARTICULAR THING.

I THINK THE SUMMARY REPORT WOULD BE CLEAR ENOUGH IF YOU SAW ONE THING YOU CAN SAY, HEY, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE FIRE MARSHALL OR, OR FACILITIES OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, OR EVEN I COULD SUGGEST, I THINK I'D LIKE TO, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ONE A LITTLE MORE, BUT IF WE JUST HAD THE GENERAL ITEMS SAY, SUMMARY OF COUNTY UPDATES, IT WOULD GIVE YOU THAT FLEXIBILITY TO CALL OUT ANYONE THAT YOU WANTED TO.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S KINDA LIKE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH, YOU KNOW, THE CLIFF NOTES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY COMING IN ON FRIDAY.

AND, BUT I WENT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE FREESE AND NICHOLS AND THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN, RIGHT.

SO I GO IN THERE AND I TALKED TO HER AND THEN I THINK YOU HAD THE SAME QUESTION, HEY, WHAT IS THIS? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND I GOT EDUCATED ON WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE AND YOU, AND MAYBE EVERYBODY ELSE SAW IT AND THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.

SO, UH, IT'S ALL THE SAME THING HERE.

THEN I QUESTIONED THE SAME THING, BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IN THAT WAY,

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AND, BUT, BUT, BUT I GUESS, AM I UNDERSTANDING THIS RIGHT? WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT YOU'D REALLY LIKE TO DO IS SAY THAT IF ALL THE REPORTS ARE GOOD, THEN IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS WE SEE SOMETHING, THEN WE CAN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND BRING THEM FORWARD.

WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS DO THAT ANYWAY, BUT USE THAT RAPPORT AS YOU WOULD REUSE A WRITTEN REPORT, AS THE PROMPT TO SAY, IN OTHER WORDS, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, UH, AND THEN PUT IT ON THE AGENDA JUST TO THE NORMAL PART.

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK OUR INTENT WAS THAT EVERY DEPARTMENT SUBMIT, PREPARE WRITTEN REPORT FOR JUST ROUTINE MATTERS.

I, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SCHEDULE IT.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING TO THOUGHT ABOUT TO BE DISCUSSED OR, OR SHARING WITH THE COURT, YOU WOULD KNOW WHEN THAT WAS, THOSE DEPARTMENT HEADS COULD MANAGE THEIR CALENDAR BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO SHARE WITH THIS COURT, UH, THAT THEY HAVE TO DO IT ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.

AND, UH, I'M JUST TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME STRUCTURE AND AS OPPOSED TO IT ALWAYS BE AN AD HOC.

WELL, I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, WHAT JURY SAID TOO.

I THINK THAT WOULD WORK WELL.

UH, CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE COULD GET THE BRIEF FROM YOU I GUESS.

AND THEN WE KIND OF TAKE IT FROM THERE.

IF WE NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE, THEN WE CAN SAY, YEAH, WE NEED TO TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE.

AND LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE BY GIVE THEM 10 MINUTES HEADS UP.

WELL, I THINK HE CAN SEND AN EMAIL OUT AND SAY YOU'RE YEAH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE, YOUR SCHEDULE IS GOING TO COME UP ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

YOU NEED TO BE HERE.

YEAH.

INSTANTLY.

AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS IS IT WOULD GIVE YOU, YOU KNOW, OTHERWISE YOU'D HAVE TO PUT IT ON THE NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA, RIGHT.

BECAUSE YOU GOTTA HAVE TO DO THE ADVANCED THIS WAY.

IF YOU'VE GOT UPDATES, IT'S JUST GENERAL COUNTY UPDATES AND I GIVE YOU A SUMMARY REPORT.

WE COULD THEN IDENTIFY, WE WANT TO PULL ONE OF THOSE OUT AND SPEAK TO IT WITHOUT HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL THE PRIOR OR THE NEXT WEEK TO PUT ON THE AGENDA.

SO, OKAY.

IN THE INTEREST OF MOVING ON, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THIS AS WRITTEN AND THAT WE, UH, UH, WITH THE, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT IS THAT WE'RE ALWAYS ABLE TO ADJUST IT IF THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

UH, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER CAGE MAKES A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT SCHEDULE.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[9. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/Consider establishing an "Invitation to Present During Commissioners Court" for all Kaufman County Elected Officials.]

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME, UH, CONCEPT, BUT, UH, SINCE THIS APPLIES TO ELECTED OFFICIALS, UH, THE INTENT HERE WAS TO, TO PROVIDE A FORMAL WRITTEN INVITATION TO ANY AND ALL, UH, PARTICULARLY ALL ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS AGAIN, TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR CALENDARS AND THEIR SCHEDULING SO THAT IF THEY, THEY WANT TO COME AND PRESENT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, BESIDES A, AT BUDGET TIME, WHEN WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY WOULD KNOW THAT, UH, FOR INSTANCE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, A ESTABLISHED OPPORTUNITY ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AND THE, UH, DISTRICT JUDGE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY ON THE THIRD TUESDAY, AND JUST AN EFFORT TO, UH, CREATE A, UH, A MORE ROBUST DIALOGUE BACK AND FORTH.

AND IF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL HAS, HAS NOTHING TO SHARE WITH THE COURT, NO CHALLENGES, NO SUCCESSES.

THEN, UH, CLEARLY THEY WON'T, UH, THEY WON'T SCHEDULE THEMSELVES WITH ANABEL, A COURT COORDINATOR.

THEY WOULD JUST KNOW, UH, WHEN THEIR OPPORTUNITIES WERE UP, UH, WE'RE WE'RE COMING UP AND HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR CALENDAR.

AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST A, A FORMAL INVITATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON THESE, UH, UH, IN A MORE STRUCTURED SETTING.

OKAY.

SO W WELL, THE WAY I SEE TO MANAGE THIS IS WHATEVER PRIOR THE WEEK OR SO, PRIOR TO WHENEVER THIS PARTICULAR ELECTED OFFICIAL IS SCHEDULED ON THE SCHEDULE, UM, ANNABEL WOULD SEND THEM AN INVITATION.

AND IF THEY, IF THEY, AND, AND THEY, IF THEY, I THINK THEY'RE, IN SOME CASES THEY WON'T REPLY.

AND SO IF THEY DON'T, I DON'T, I I'M, I'M NOT GONNA PUT ANNABEL IN A POSITION WHERE SHE HAS TO BE HOUNDING PEOPLE.

NO, SHE SEND THEM AN INVITATION.

IF THEY DON'T REPLY, THEN THEY WON'T BE ON THE AGENDA.

JUDGE.

I HAD ENVISIONED THAT WE WOULD INVITE, SEND ONE INVITATION, UH, THAT ANNABEL WOULD WORK OUT A SCHEDULE THAT FOR EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL, THE COUNTY CLERK, UH, ET CETERA, UH, YOU KNOW, THE JP, UH, EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL WOULD GET A DATE FIRST, TUESDAY, SECOND, TUESDAY, THIRD, TUESDAY, FOURTH, TUESDAY OF A PARTICULAR MONTH, BECAUSE I THINK IN THAT, UM, OF A PARTICULAR MONTH, AND WE WOULD SEND THAT LETTER OF

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IF THEY WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT, AT WHAT POINT DID THEY GET LISTED ON THE AGENDA WHEN THEY CALL ANNABEL AND SCHEDULE THEMSELVES? OKAY, SO WE DON'T HEAR BACK FROM THEM, THEN THEY WILL, THEN THEY WON'T BE ON THE AGENDA.

SO THAT'D BE OKAY WITH WE, THEN WE NEED TO SEND THEM THAT INVITATION AND EVERY SINGLE MONTH, OR YOU CAN YOU JUST SAY, THIS IS, THIS IS YOUR SCHEDULE.

IF YOU WANT TO BE ON SCHEDULE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

IT'S JUST ONE TIME, ONE TIME.

SO ANNA ONLY HAS TO ONE TIME WITH THIS THING, THEN LET'S AND SAY, EACH MONTH, YOUR MONTH IS THE FOURTH TUESDAY, OR THE SECOND TUESDAY OR WHATEVER IT IS, RIGHT.

THEN, THEN WE HAVE SOME KIND OF SCHEDULE FOR THEM AND ALLOWS THEM TO NAME A MARKET ON THEIR CALENDAR.

THEY KNOW, PUT IT ON THEIR CALENDAR.

WELL, THE NICE THING IS THEY'RE NOT REALLY REPORTING TO US.

THEY'RE REPORTING TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'RE GIVING, WE'RE PROVIDING THEM THE FORUM TO FACULTY, RIGHT.

TO PAT THEMSELVES ON THE BACK FOR THEIR DEPARTMENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S REALLY, YOU'RE INFORMING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC.

AND BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO US IS TILL BUDGET TIME.

IT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH IT.

JUST, UH, JUST IN REALLY JUST AN EFFORT TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE CITIZENS.

THAT'S REALLY ALL OF THIS.

SO WOULD THAT BE IN THE CASE, I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THAT INVITATION TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ASK THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT COORDINATOR TO ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE FOR THAT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION WITH CASES OR A SECOND.

OH, SORRY.

SEGMENT COMMISSIONER, BARBARA, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES

[10. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line item transfers]

GOOD MORNING COURT.

AND JUDGE, THIS WAS STUFF WAS EMAILED TO YOU OUT LAST WEEK.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS TWO SMALL LITTLE AMENDMENTS AND ALON ON TRANSFER? IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LINE ON THE TRANSFERS IS PRESENTED.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES AUTUMN

[11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment.]

DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $2,068,494 AND 49 CENTS.

AND A PAYROLL OF 1,355,174 94 FOR A TOTAL OF $3,423,669 AND 43 CENTS.

YOUR MAIN, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT WAS YOUR 2020 ROAD BOND OF 1,000,020 4,000.

YOUR FACILITIES, 2020 BOND ISSUE OF 756,000 AND, UH, ROAD MATERIALS AND COVERED OF 63,000 AND THEN A LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS DIFFERENT THINGS AND WENT OUT QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

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

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES.

[12. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter executive session.]

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO THEY'LL MOVE.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER KATES.

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

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES.

[13. Executive Session; Pursuant to section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss real estate negotiations.]

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS, ONE

[14. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and entering back into regular meeting.]

SO MOVE THAT MOTION CARRIES

[15. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider taking any action needed as a result of executive session.]

NO ACTION TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION EMOTIONS COMING OUT.

SO

[16. Adjourn Regular Meeting]

SECOND, SECOND.

THANK YOU.