Aug 31, 2021 Commissioners Court

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THE MEETING AS A COMPANY COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S

[Call to Order]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2009.

O'CLOCK.

WE ARE UPSTAIRS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM TODAY AND OUR SERVICE UP HERE FOR DOWN AS WE ALL DO, WE'LL START OFF OUR MEETING WITH THE INVITATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES.

AND I THINK COMMISSIONER BARBARA WAS THE WEAKEST OF THE PLEDGES.

AND ODDLY, JUST ON THE INDICATOR, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF LISTEN TO THIS LIFE.

AND WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US.

AS WE MAKE DECISIONS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS IN THIS COUNTY, WE ASK SPECIAL BLESSINGS, YOU'LL KNOW THOSE WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND AT THE END OF THE DAY.

AND IF YOU HELP THOSE AMERICANS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET OUT, SO PROTECT ALL THOSE WHO PROTECT US, WE ASK ALL THESE INDIAN JESUS' NAME.

BYE ERICA TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG, THE TEXAS, WHEN I SAY ONE INDIVISIBLE ALL RIGHT,

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

YOU WON'T HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO HOLD ON.

OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE HAVE ITEM SAFETY TO SEE.

IS THERE ANYTHING SEPARATELY, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION WITH A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, UH, NO MOTION CARRIES.

UH, NOW, UH,

[3. Judge Richards; Present Ralph Davis, County Extension Agent, with a Resolution for his retirement with Kaufman County.]

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION HERE.

THIS IS A SAM RALPH DAVIS COUNTY EXTENSION NAME, THE RESOLUTION RETIREMENT WITH CALL THE COUNTY.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO LET BOBBY DIRECT THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS CHARLIE PICTURES.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTIES.

COMMISSIONER'S COURT RETIREMENT AROUND DATA SAYS KAUFMAN COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT WHERE HIS BROWN DAVIS IS RETIRING IS COFFIN COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT ON THIS DAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2021 AFTER GIVING MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, RALPH HERMIE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT 81 AND 83, MR. PERSPECTIVELY, RALPH IS AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL WITH EXPERTISE IN MANY AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND HAS SERVED AS AN AGENT FOR LOUISIANA.

AND THEN HE GOT TO TEXAS 15 YEARS AGO.

RALPH SERVED AS A TEXAS, A AND M AGRILIFE AGENT COUNSELING AND AIDING FARMERS PROMOTING NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO CONTROL PAST AND FERAL HOGS AND OVERSEEING THE KAUFMAN COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION.

RALPH OVERSAW THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GARDEN, THE LEARNING CENTER AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SOUTH CAMPUS, AS WELL AS THE DEMONSTRATION IN POLLINATOR GARDENS AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY FOUR FARM AND EVEN THE ZARA GARDEN OR FLOWER GARDEN THAT USE AS LITTLE WATER IMPORTANT.

RALPH WORK WITH DOZENS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS IN LIVESTOCK AND HORTICULTURE MANAGEMENT, AND WAS, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING AND PREPARING HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM.

RALPH SAID HE WILL WORK AS A CONSULTANT IN MANY OF THE SAME AREAS, CONCENTRATE ON PASTURE AND POND ISSUES AND WILL RIDE HIS HORSE AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE AND DO SOME COMPETITIVE.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TAKES GREAT PLEASURE IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF RALPH DAVIS AND HERE WITH EXPRESSES ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS MADE TO COFFIN COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION REFLECTS WORDS OF WISDOM SHARED BY RALPH DAVIS, TO HIS DAUGHTER, KIMBERLY DAVIS, THESE WORDS LIVE ON HER CAR TODAY.

HE SAID, TRY YOUR HAND AT IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN

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SIGN THIS 31ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2021.

I APPRECIATE YOUR 21 YEARS, 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.

UH, LOUISIANA WAS THE HAPPY DAY FOR ME, A NEW FACE AND DON'T WORK ON MY OLDEST HORSE IS GOING TO WISH YOU WERE WORKING AGAIN.

I PROMISE YOU THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

NOW, BACK TO THE MONDAY IN BUSINESS WITH THE COUNTER

[4. Tandi Smith; Discuss/Consider implementation of Election Equipment rental fees, services pricing, and establishment of base contracted Election cost.]

THAT'LL WORK AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO SIT.

IF YOU WANT SARAH, WE'RE COMING TO YOU TODAY TO REQUEST THE CONSIDERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTION, SERVICES, PRICING UPON RESEARCH.

I SEE THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGING FOR THE USE OF OUR ELECTION EQUIPMENT.

AS FAR BACK AS 2016.

WHEN THE RECORDS I FOUND Y'ALL PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT IN 2018, THAT COST WAS IN EXCESS OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

WE ARE MAINTAINING THAT EQUIPMENT.

WE'RE LETTING PEOPLE USE THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT CHARGING FOR IT.

UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ELECTION CODE AND THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, OUR COUNTY CAN IMPLEMENT UP TO A 10% RENTAL.

NOW, YOU KNOW, WE DEAL WITH SEVERAL ENTITIES, LARGE AND SMALL.

WE DON'T WANT TO BREAK ANYBODY'S THING.

YOU KNOW, TIMES ARE TOUGH ALL THE WAY AROUND.

SO I'VE BROKEN DOWN THE PRICING AND THE TWO CATEGORIES, NON CONTRACTING, LESSEE, MEANING KAUFMAN, COUNTY'S NOT ADMINISTER IN YOUR ELECTION.

THEY JUST WANT YOU TO QUIT.

MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THEY CHARGE A 10% FEE THAT YOU SAID THAT EQUIPMENT TO THOSE ENTITIES NOT WANTING US TO HANDLE.

THE SECOND FEE IS FOR A CONTRACTING.

LESSEE, THESE INDIVIDUALS COMING ON OUR BALLOT FOR ADMINISTERING THEIR ELECTIONS.

WE'RE DELIVERING THAT EQUIPMENT WE'RE BEING TAKEN AGAIN.

I RECOMMEND A 1% FEE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

THAT 1% FEE FOR THE RENTAL OF A MARKING DEVICE WOULD BE $33 45 CENTS FOR THE BALLOT COUNTER ITSELF.

IT WOULD BE 50 $70.

THE SECOND THING YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET IS THE BREAKDOWN OF VARIOUS EQUIPMENT COSTS ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH VARIOUS RENEWABLES, FOR THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE.

ONE THING BEING ELECTION KITS.

CURRENTLY THERE'S A COST FOR ELECTION KITS WHEN THEY ORDER FROM THE COMPANY AROUND THE $25.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT'S JUST NOT THE KIT.

YOU PUT A LOT MORE THINGS IN THERE.

SIGNAGE FORMS, SUBPLOTS, THOSE COSTS WEREN'T BEING RECOUPED.

WE'RE SPENDING THAT MONEY NEED TO BRING THAT MONEY BACK.

SO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RENTAL FEES, ALONG WITH THOSE OTHER COSTS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY $5,700 IN REVENUE FOR A MAY ELECTION WITH CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LIKE SMALLER ELECTION WHERE THEY'RE NAMES ARE STANDARD 27 LOCATIONS.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $5,000 IN AGAIN, WE HAVE ENTITIES LARGE AND SMALL WHEN YOU'RE SHARING COSTS THOSE CARS, AREN'T ALWAYS DOWN EQUITABLY.

FOR INSTANCE, THE LARGER ENTITIES SOMETIMES GET A BREAK WITH THE SMALLER ENTITIES AND VICE VERSA WHEN THEY'RE BREAKING THOSE COSTS DOWN.

FOR INSTANCE, IF THE CITY OF TERRELL AND SAY TERRELL IC WERE HAVING AN ELECTION, THEY COVER DIFFERENT TERRITORY JURISDICTIONS.

YOU CAN A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN THE ACTUAL CITY OF TERROR.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS A 50 50 SPLIT IN THAT COST BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE JURISDICTIONS ARE EQUAL, BUT WHAT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO SEE AS AN MTP PAYING $142 VERSUS AN ENTITY PAYING $1,600.

IF SOMEBODY IS COMING ON OUR BALLOT, THERE ARE COSTS INCURRED WITHIN COMING ON.

WE HAVE TO PROGRAM, WE HAVE TO PREPARE, WE HAVE TO POST NOTICES.

SO WE WANT TO INSTITUTE A BASE COST FOR NVIDIA JOINING ON OUR BALLOT OF $500 QUESTION.

IS THAT IT QUESTIONS? YOU SAID THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN CHARGED IN FEES SINCE 2016 FOR THE RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT.

YES, SIR.

THAT'S

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THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND THAT IT WAS NEVER APPROVED.

THERE WAS NEVER A FEE.

WE DIDN'T CHARGE THEM LATER.

WE DIDN'T CHARGE THEM ANYTHING FOR THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT.

WE CHARGED THEM FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROGRAMMING OF YOUR ELECTION.

BUT THE EQUIPMENT SERVICES FEE THAT WAS BROUGHT TO THE COURT PREVIOUSLY WAS DECLINED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS IN THERE CHARGING THEM FOR THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT, WHERE THAT IS, WHERE WE'RE CHARGING SOME FEES.

SPEAKING WITH BRENDA AND THERESA.

IS IT THAT WHEN SHE APPROACHED ALL OR APPROACH THE COURT AT THAT TIME WITH THE CAR, THEY DECIDED NOT TO CHARGE THEM.

UH, THESE, OUR EQUIPMENT IS BASICALLY FIVE YEARS OLD.

IS THAT WHAT IS THE, AND YOU SAID THAT IT WAS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.

WHAT WOULD YOU PROJECT THE LIFE OF THIS? WELL, I PICKED UP EXPECTANCY OF EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO DEPEND ON A COUPLE OF FACTORS, A LEGISLATION, WHAT CHANGES OCCUR, WHAT REQUIREMENTS ARE MADE FOR THAT EQUIPMENT TO FUNCTION.

AND ALSO THE EQUIPMENT ITSELF IS THE THIRD COMPONENT.

MOST EQUIPMENT.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOURSELF, KEEP IT 10, 15, 20 YEARS.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE YOURSELF GO PAST THAT 15 OR 20 MARK BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY MAKES US TOO QUICKLY.

BY THE TIME WE GET A MACHINE ALREADY, THE MACHINES YOU'VE PURCHASED ON YEARS AGO, THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE BETTER OUT THERE.

SO IT'S, WE'RE USING WHAT WE HAVE AND WE WANT IT TO LAST BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG, THE BIG CHANGE, BUT TO MAINTAIN THAT EQUIPMENT, TO REPLACE THOSE PARTS, IF SOMETHING'S BROKEN, BECAUSE WE'RE LETTING SOMEONE ELSE USE IT, THERE ARE NO RAMIFICATIONS.

BUT THEN TO FIX THAT IS OUR CLIP.

SO EACH OF THESE WOULD BE USED TO HELP YOU.

IT'S POSSIBLE TO LEASE EQUIPMENT, BUY IT FROM THE VENDORS.

YES.

SHIRLEY'S CHARGE WOULD BE JUST AS MUCH AS YOUR PURCHASE COST.

IF NOT MORE JUDGE.

YES.

MA'AM THE HISTORY ON THAT.

HE SMS FINANCE THAT FOR US AT LESS THAN 1% INTEREST, WE COULD NOT MEET THAT.

AND THIS IS OUR LAST YEAR PAYING ON IT TO BE PAID FOR.

AND I BELIEVE WHEN THEY COME AND PRESENTED IT TO THE COURT WITH MS. SAMPLES, DID YOU DON'T WANT TO SAID THE EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR AT LEAST 10 TO 12 YEARS WITH THE UPGRADES AND STUFF.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE PAYS THE MAINTENANCE THING TO GET A GRATEFUL STUFF, WHICH WE DID AND WHY THAT I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW THE HISTORY THAT THAT WAS A GOOD INTEREST RATE.

WE COULDN'T GET, WE COULDN'T BEAT IT.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS BECAUSE WE PROVIDE THE LEGENDS AS A SERVICE TO THESE INDEPENDENT CITIES AND USEFUL, UM, DARREN GENERAL LINCOLN.

AND WE, THEY'RE NOT ONLY, WE HAD EIGHT COMING ON THIS GENERAL ELECTION, THEY WILL BE, BUT WE HAVE TO THE WHAT'S BEFORE US IS CONSIDERATION AUTHORIZE THE IMPLEMENTATION ELECTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL FEE AND SERVICE PRICING AND CONTRACTING RELATIONAL COSTS.

IT'S PRESENTED AS A MOTION, THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS, OR SECOND, SECOND COMMISSION CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

AYE.

I SUPPOSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, I DON'T KNOW, FIVE

[5. Tandi Smith; Discuss/Consider/Approve Order for 2021 Constitutional Amendment Special Election for November 2, 2021.]

THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY ISSUED THIS PROCLAMATION.

UM, HOWEVER THEY REQUEST ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, THAT THE COUNTY IS A DOCTOR AS WELL.

SO THAT'S TYPICAL OF THE CONSTITUTION.

THE NO ACTION IN YOUR COUNTY QUESTIONS.

YEAH.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ORDER? IS THAT MOTION OR A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSION PAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

SAY, STOP SAYING AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT UP PRINCIPAL JOHNSON,

[6. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Accept the deputation of John Robert Odom as a Deputy Constable with the Kaufman County Constable Precinct #2.]

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MR. QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, OR MOTION TO ACCEPT SECOND DISCUSSION.

HE BE TATTOOED WHEN MILTON, I THINK HE HAD TO SOMEONE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MONITOR

[7. Deborah Bonner; Discuss/Consider approval of changes to the County Policy Manual regarding county property assigned to employees. ]

YOU CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE COUNTY POLICY MANUAL REGARDING THE COUNTY AUTHOR'S ASSIGNED TO THE MORNING.

SURE.

DEAN APPROACHED ME WITH AN ISSUE THAT HAS DEVELOPED, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT ARE OUT ON ME FOR TWO OR MORE WEEKS.

WE HAVE FOUND TEND TO NOT TAKE CARE OF THEIR COUNTY, THEIR LAPTOPS AND OTHER, SUCH THINGS.

SO WE'D LIKE TO PUT IN PLACE A POLICY THAT IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE GONE FOR LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS, THEY RETURNED THEIR EQUIPMENT UNTIL THEY RETURNED TO THE JOB.

SO I'VE MADE THOSE CHANGES THAT I'M IN THE POLICY MANUAL TO REFLECT THAT, UH, WOULD THEY RETURN IT TO THEIR DEPARTMENT, EITHER THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVE? WE HAVE THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SECOND, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE,

[8. Deborah Bonner; Discuss/Consider approval of Mental Health Leave Policy under SB-1359 and receive update on Quarantine Leave Policy under HB 2073.]

WELL, LET'S START WITH THE QUARANTINE LEAVE POLICY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD FROM BEFORE.

UH, I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND I FOUND NO LIMITATIONS ON THAT POLICY ANYWHERE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED THAT THEY HOPE THAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL GO BACK AND FIX THAT BELIEF OVERSIGHTS.

BUT AS YET, THEY HAVE NOT.

UH, THE CITY OF DALLAS DOES HAVE A, OR DID HAVE ANY EXISTING IN THE POLICY THAT LIMITED THAT BE 14 DAYS.

THEY HAVE, AS I CAN PART I CAN TELL, NOT UPDATED THAT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYONE ELSE IS PUTTING THE POLICY IN PLACE WITHOUT ANY LIMITATIONS ON THE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

JUST TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT.

THE OTHER LEGISLATION THAT GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW IS A SENATE BILL 1359, WHICH REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO PUT IN PLACE A MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE POLICY.

SO THIS IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO IT, MADE IT A WHOLE HEALTH DISEASE POLICY.

EXCEPT THIS ONE YOU CAN LET YOU GET TO CHOOSE HOW MANY DAYS OR HOW MANY HOURS OF MENTAL HEALTH.

WE, WE WANT TO AFFORD A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS EXPOSED TO A TRAUMATIC EVENT.

AND WHAT THIS IS TARGETED FOR IS FOR THAT ONE TIME THING, NOT PTSD, WHICH PTSD WOULD FALL UNDER AT MLA.

AND LONG-TERM, THIS IS MORE OF A SHORT TERM, SO THEY CAN GO GET COUNSELING OR WHATEVER THEY FEEL LIKE, MAYBE.

SO I DRAFTED A POLICY THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.

AND LIKE, SOMEBODY NEED TO FILL IN THE AMOUNT OF DAYS OR HOURS THAT Y'ALL WANT TO A LOT TO THIS.

AND THERE WILL BE AN ATTACHMENT THAT I'M STILL WORKING ON WITH THE LIST OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR THEM TO HAVE AMY ATTACHED.

SO WHERE ARE YOU RECOMMENDING IF WE, UH, APPROVE THIS MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE POLICY? UH, YES, I AM RECOMMENDING THAT.

WE APPROVE TO APPROVE THAT ONCE WE FILL IN THE BLANK.

NO, I THINK IT SAYS HERE THAT THE SUPERVISOR OR SHERIFF OR CONSTABLE CAN MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS FAR AS HOURS, OR, AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME CISP

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AND I DID EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT WITH COFFEE, THERE'S USUALLY LIKE A WEEK BY THE TIME YOU GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER BECAUSE IT PROVIDED SOME DOWNTIME AND THEN THEY BROUGHT THEM ALL BACK TOGETHER.

IT WAS USUALLY FOUR OR FIVE, SIX DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT.

WE CAN AMEND THIS TO SAY AND LEAVE, NOT TO EXCEED OUR MANY DAYS BASED ON THAT RECOMMENDATION.

YEAH.

I TELL THE PATIENT, JUST TO ADVISOR A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE SHERIFF'S CAN EDUCATED AND CISP AND THE, WHATEVER WE DON'T HAVE, THAT THING THAT WE DO BRING IN CHANGE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING OUTSIDE WITH THIS STUFF.

SO, OKAY.

I THINK IT'D BE PRUDENT TO ESTABLISH A RANGE AND NEVER BEEN SHARED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT.

BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THE POLICY APPROVAL OF THE POLICY SHOULD BE INVESTED AT THE DEPARTMENT.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD THING I LIKED ABOUT, WELL, SHE SAID CHANGE NET LET'S FALL BACK ON OUR METAL BECAUSE ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES FOR HOW MUCH MORE TIME THEY'RE GOING TO NEED.

SO I WOULD REALLY SAY A LOT OF CASH.

YOU DID, IT MUST ALLOW BACK ON MEDICAL.

CAUSE I KNOW MEDICAL DOCTOR.

YEAH.

I UNDERSTAND THEM.

AND THE CHIEF HAS JUST AS MUCH AS ME IS WE'LL EVALUATE YOUR PEOPLE AND SEE IF THEY'RE READY TO COME BACK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO RELY ON MEDICAL EVER TIME.

ARE THEY FIT FOR DIGNITY SO RELATED TO THE HOME? OH YEAH.

WE ALWAYS FALL BACK ON MEDICAL AND GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF, ESPECIALLY I'M GOING TO, I'M GOING TO RELY ON.

HMM.

I MEAN, I JUST THINK HE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THAT YOU DO PUT SOME SORT OF RESET INITIAL PARAMETERS ON IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, THE MEDICAL, THE TERMINATION MIGHT ACTUALLY START TO TRANSITION INTO A WORKER'S COMP ISSUE.

NO, IF IT GOES BEYOND X AMOUNT OF DAYS OR WEEKS OR WHATEVER THE RIGHT, UM, CERTAIN FACTS MIGHT BE THEN, AND PERHAPS THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME GUIDANCE THAT WOULD TURN INTO A WORKER'S COMP TYPE SITUATION AS OPPOSED TO JUST A TRAUMATIC LEAVE EVENTS.

SO, I MEAN MAYBE, MAYBE WE DO NEED TO DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH.

UH, I WAS STILL, I WAS STILL FAVORED, UH, AT LEAST THIS PARTICULAR POLICY, HAVING SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME PARAMETERS, SOME SCOPE.

AND, AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE SHOULDN'T BE VESTED AT THE SUPERVISOR LEVEL SHOULD BE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CARE IF, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MEDICAL, UH, THE DEVICE LIKE, AND THIS IS CERTAINLY, THIS IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE IN A WORK COMP CASE, JUST KIND OF, FOR EXAMPLE, IS MOST WORKERS' COMP CASES REQUIRED TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WORK COMP POLICY.

THEY HAVE TO USE CHLOE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S MISSING IN HERE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, CLASSIC WORK COMP CASE, YOU KNOW, PERSON CAN GO FIND A DOCTOR THAT WILL GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, I'M WITH YOU.

YEAH.

AND SO I GUESS, HOW DO WE , BUT EVEN FOR ME, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASSUME THAT I COULD SHOP A MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION.

YOU EVEN FIND SOME DOCTORS AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU SOMEONE WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN ON STAFF FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FOR PEOPLE TO FILL OUT THAT ARE NOT RIGHT.

AND THAT YES, DR.

ATKINS, WHO WOULD USE, WE ALWAYS, WELL, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH THAT'S WHO WE CALL IT, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD STIPULATE THAT IN HERE.

SOMEHOW WE GET THAT IN THE POLICY THAT COULD BE DETERMINED BY .

YEAH, I'M GOOD.

YEAH.

WE'RE GOOD WITH IT.

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

ONE THING I'M LIKE IS DOING THIS BASED ON LEGISLATION THAT CAME OUT, AND ONE THING WE'RE SEEING THIS TIME IN THE LEGISLATION, DAVID, I'VE TALKED ABOUT, THIS IS THAT THEY'RE REALLY SEPARATING OUT BLINDLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES FROM WORKER'S COMP.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, BUT WE WILL GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD A LITTLE BIT ON THIS POLICY, BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT WE CAN'T NECESSARILY ADD TWO AND MAKE IT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE REALLY IS.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL WORK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PATCH THIS ON THEM, I THINK WE MIGHT WANT TO PASS IT IN A LOT OF, SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THERE.

YEAH.

AMOS, SAME

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SO HEARING YOUR COMMENTS, WE WILL JUST WORK A LITTLE BIT MORE IF THAT'S OKAY.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T EAT THEN YET, YOU'RE NOT SAYING .

YEAH.

MOST OF THE CISD TEAMS ARE USUALLY TEAM PEERS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE TRYING TO GET AN INITIAL THING.

AND USUALLY IT'S DONE.

HE NEVER GOES AWAY AT LEAST.

OKAY.

SO IF I DON'T HEAR A MOTION ON ITEM EIGHT, JUST PASS IT ON RATHER THAN TABLE IT, BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE READY NEXT WEEK CAN COME BACK WHENEVER AND WE'LL MOVE

[9. DA's Office/EDC; Discuss/Consider/Approve assignment and assumption of Tax Abatement from Darden Direct Distribution, Inc. to Lineage DR Master RE.]

I FEEL LIKE YES, THIS IS, THIS GOES BACK AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY FROM THE ADC THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO COMPENSATE.

THIS GOES BACK TO THE TAIL PID, UM, WHERE THERE WAS, THERE'S A WAREHOUSE DISTRICT INTEL.

AND BASICALLY, UM, THEY HAD A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT THAT, THAT STARTED BACK IN 2011 OR 2012.

AND ONE OF THE COMPANIES, UM, DARDEN DIRECT DISTRIBUTION, THAT IS A WAREHOUSE THAT HAS A WAREHOUSE THERE AT THE END WAS A PART OF THE PIT.

BASICALLY THEY HAVE SOLD THEIR BUSINESS TO, UM, LINEAGE, UM, VP, UM, MASTER, UM, RAS, THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS.

AND THEY'RE IN THE WAREHOUSE IN THE PIN.

I, IN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE DOING SIMILAR THINGS.

SO WHAT THEY'RE WANTING IS TO BE A PART OF THAT TAX ABATEMENT AND DARREN IS WANTING TO ASSIGN THEIR TAX ABATEMENT RIGHTS TO, UM, THIS COMPANY LINEAGE.

AND LIKE I SAID, THE EDC PERSON FROM TERRELL WAS LETTING HIM LATE, WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

BUT, UM, HE'S NOT.

SO REALLY ALL IT IS IS JUST THAT THE BOARD, I MEAN, THESE TAX BENEFITS ON THE, ON THE ABATEMENT CAN BE PROCESSED.

WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT IN WRITING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND I BELIEVE, UM, TERRELL AND SOME OF THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE PART OF THAT TAX ABATEMENT, HOW DO YOU PROVE THIS, THAT, UM, THAT WAS JUST A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AND WE'RE JUST BASICALLY ASSIGNING THEM THE SAME TAX STATEMENT FOR THE DURATION OF THAT.

THERE'S REALLY NO CHANGE.

WE JUST HAVE TO RUBBER STAMP THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE AGREEMENT IS.

JUST ASSIGNING THOSE RIGHTS FROM DARDEN TO LINEAGE.

ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE ASSUMPTION OF DISTRIBUTION? THE SECOND

[10. Commissioner Barber; Discuss/Consider approving the amended 2021-2022 Pet. 3 Road Report.]

SO I BROUGHT OUR TOTAL MILEAGE ROADS DOWN FOR 1 99 TO 180 8.

SUBMITTED THAT AND EVERYTHING'S EMOTIONALLY APPROVED THAT IT WILL BE AGAIN UNTIL NEXT TIME.

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

AYE.

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[11. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider approving the Second Contract Renewal for participating entity services agreement for the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS). ]

THE SECOND CONTRACT IS PAID THE SERVICES FOR STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SAVING.

BRING IT, UH, THIS IS A THING THAT WE SEE EVERY, UH, EVERY CYCLE ON THIS BRAND AND NO COST, NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND CONTRACT FROM THE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, MR. CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES ON 12

[12. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider approval of the FY 2022 SAVNS Grant Contract between the Office of the Attorney General and Kaufman County.]

MAKE A BOND WITH DISCUSSION THAT MOTION CARRIES OUT A PROTEIN,

[13. Sheriffs Office; Discuss/Consider compensation in the Sheriffs Department. ]

SURE.

AS WE MET LAST TIME, WE DID WELL.

UH, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THIS ONE CALLS TO MY DEPARTMENT AND MADE WITH MY APPEALS AND SOME OTHERS.

AND YOU SAY, IS THERE GOING TO BE A DECREASE FROM OUR BASE SALARY, WHICH WE'RE RUNNING THIRD IS YOU NEED TO SAY THE DIFFERENCES.

YOU CAN SAY THE AMOUNT DIFFERENCE FOR EACH ONE.

UH, AND YOU SAY THE DIFFERENCE FROM WHAT 2021 LAWS IN 2022 WILL BE.

AND THE DIFFERENCE OF WHAT, WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE.

UH, WHEN WE DON'T RUN THIS TO THE DAY OF, I ALSO TALKED TO PROBABLY 15, 16 AGENCIES AROUND AND THEY HAD NEVER SEEN WHERE, UH, WHEN YOU GIVE SOMETHING TO THE DEVICE, YOU NEVER GET IT ON THE WAY THROUGH.

SO THIS IS JUST BASE BY WITH NOTHING ELSE IN.

UH, SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS THAT MATT WORKED WITH COMMISSION OR WITH THE OXFORD OFF, WE'RE DOING THIS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $52,000 IS NOT THE ONLY THING DIFFERENCE TO RUN THIS THROUGH THERE, TO HELP KEEP THIS THE SAME, BECAUSE IT'S EXACTLY 50,000 FOR 1234.

I THINK THIS IS BACK IN THE INITIAL DISCUSSIONS.

IT'S ABOUT WE FOLLOWED THE MODEL OF THE CAREER AND THE CITIES NOT MAINTAINING THAT SEPARATION.

AND THEN THREE YEARS LATER, FOUR YEARS LATER, THEN THEY'D COME BACK AND HE WOULD CONSTANTLY HAVE TO REALIGN ALL OF THOSE SPICES IN BETWEEN THE LINES.

AND JUST, IF HE CATCHES UP WITH YOU, IT'S CHEAPER.

IT'S EASIER JUST TO GO IN AND THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE RIGHTS AND YOU DON'T GET INTO ALL THIS DRAMA AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

THIS IS THE CITY OF IRVING WEEK.

WE ALWAYS MADE IT.

WE KEPT THAT EVERY TIME I SPEND WENT UP, WE DID IT ALL THE WAY UP AND JUST DO THE BEST THING.

NOW SET UP FOR, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THE GARDEN, ONE OF OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITIES, IF NOT THE NUMBER ONE OF THEM SAFETY, IF WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR OFFICERS OUT THERE ON ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAN THEIR LEADERS, I THINK WE NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND TAKE CARE OF SURE.

WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK.

OKAY.

WELL, I'LL JUST COMMENT AS WELL.

AND THEN I'LL START MY COMMENTS BY SAYING, AS BRIAN KNOWS IN AS MANY OF THE SPRINT, THOSE I SPENT 35 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND THEN FROM THAT I LEARNED TWO THINGS.

ONE, WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY.

THEY DESERVE IT, BUT THE SECOND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE.

AND, UH, I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND THE SHERIFF'S POSITION, BUT IN MY, IN MY EXPERIENCE, THERE'S FAR MORE TO RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT THAN JUST THROWING MONEY AT THAT PROBLEM.

UM, IT SEEMS THAT WE OCCASIONALLY HAD THIS POSITION ON THIS COMMISSIONER SUPPORT THAT WE CAN JUST FIND THE MONEY AND JUST FIND THE MONEY.

UH, I'VE HEARD THAT VERBALIZED.

AND, UH, WHILE THIS MIGHT BE AT $52,000 A YEAR ADJUSTMENT ISSUE,

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SO IT SIMPLY IS NOT $52,000 A YEAR.

I RECOGNIZE THE SPECIAL PLACE THAT WE HOLD OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT GUYS TO.

ALTHOUGH I WILL POINT OUT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T EVEN REACH THE TOP 10 FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS JOBS IN AMERICA.

AND I ALSO AM REMINDED OF A DISCUSSION WE HAD IN THIS COURT BACK AFTER THE ICE DAYS, UH, HOW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS VERY ADAMANT THAT, UH, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE FAIR, TO BE EQUITABLE IN HOW WE DEALT WITH OUR WORKFORCE, THAT THAT RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES, UH, GOT TIME OFF BECAUSE THE COUNTY CLOSES OPERATIONS, BUT SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES HAD TO WORK.

SO, UH, I REMEMBER THAT ARGUMENT THAT WE WANT TO BE FAIR IN THAT, AND I SIMPLY DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS FAIR OR EQUITABLE.

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, I THINK HAS SHOWN, UH, CONSISTENTLY A DESIRE TO SUPPORT THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.

UH, WE HAVE JUST IN MY SHORT TIME WITH THIS COURT, UH, RAISED BASE SALARIES AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND THAT'S WHAT GOT DONE HERE.

THE REQUEST WAS MADE TO RAISE THE BASE SALARY, UH, THAT WAS DONE.

I DO NOT CONCUR WITH THAT.

AN ACCORDION EFFECT IS AUTOMATIC.

I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE SAME KIND OF RANGE ACROSS THE BOARD, TO EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THIS COUNTY.

UM, AND IN ESSENCE, UH, I DISPUTE SHERIFF THAT PEOPLE ARE LOSING EVERYTHING WE HAVEN'T TAKEN AWAY.

ANYBODY'S SALARY.

ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED IS, UH, THE BASE SALARY WAS ADJUSTED, WHICH WAS WHAT THE REQUEST FOR, UH, MR. SUPPORT WAS.

UH, IF, IF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BELIEVES THAT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND WARRANTED, UM, IN A, WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A STEPPING STONE TYPE ORGANIZATION, YOU WANT TO BE A SERGEANT, YOU GOTTA BE A COURT.

IF YOU WANT TO BE A LIEUTENANT, YOU GOTTA BE A SERGEANT OR AT LEAST DEMONSTRATE THAT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE.

UH, I THINK THAT THE CORRECT WAY TO ADDRESS, UH, IN THIS ESSENCE, UH, FIELD TRAINING ISSUE, UM, ALTHOUGH OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOW EXTENDS BEYOND THE FIELD TRAINING ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS GETTING THEIR SALARIES, UM, NOT INCREASED COMMENSURATE, BUT IT'S ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE RANKS.

UM, BUT I BELIEVE THE RIGHT WAY TO ADDRESS THAT IS THROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF THE POSITION DESCRIPTION.

IF THERE ARE ADDED DUTIES THAT DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE AND ADDED RESPONSIBILITIES, THEN THOSE OUGHT TO BE FACTORED INTO, UH, THROUGH HR TO, UH, THE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS THAT JUSTIFY THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.

AND I THINK THAT THAT IS MOST APPROPRIATELY DONE THROUGH SOME SORT OF CERTIFICATION.

WE HAVE OTHER CERTIFICATIONS.

WE HAVE THAT PRECEDENT, I THINK THAT THIS FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY.

SO, UM, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE OF THE ORGANIZATION TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY AND, UH, TO MAINTAIN PEACE WITHIN THE RANKS.

BUT, UH, ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT RAISE FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S ARREST OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES DO NOT ENJOY IT.

AND, UH, I, I SIMPLY DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR.

SO I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SUPPORTING IT.

UH, AND AGAIN, I, UM, I SPENT 35 YEARS KAREN AND GOLD BADGE AND A GUN, AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THE, THE PERCEPTION, UH, IT'S EASY TO HAVE A BUNKER MENTALITY LIKE THAT, BUT IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, MY PARTICULAR POSITION IS THAT WE, UH, HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR EMPLOYEES, TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND TO BE EQUITABLE IN THAT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE 150,000 PLUS OTHER PEOPLE THAT PAY THE TAXES IN THIS COUNTY.

AND, UH, I SIMPLY DO NOT THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC, BUT THERE'S AN ACCORDION EFFECT WHEN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, WORKED HARD TO GRANT THEIR INITIAL REQUEST, WHICH WAS TO BRING THE RAIMI ENTRY SALARY UP TO 50 K, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID.

SO, UH, AGAIN, I, I'M SORRY, I DON'T SEE THIS AS A LOSS.

WE HAVEN'T CUT OR DIMINISHED ANYONE'S SALARY.

NO ONE'S SALARY IS GOING DOWN, UH, AND TO, UH, TO THOSE, TO THOSE PEOPLE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, I THINK THEY, THERE WAS A RECOGNITION THAT, UM, YOU'RE HELD TO A HIGHER STANDARD, YOU'RE HELD TO A HIGHER EXPECTATION.

AND, UM,

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SO I THINK BEING, UM, BEING SELECTED AND OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACT AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER IS PART OF THAT PROCESS.

SO AGAIN, I, UH, I JUST HAVE TO DISPUTE THAT, UH, THAT THIS, THAT THIS PARTICULAR GESTURES SHOULD BE AN AUTOMATIC ORDINANCE.

I LIKE TO SAY ONE THING WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU, IT WAS PRESENTED ON THE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, THAT RUBBER.

SO WHEN HE WAS PRESENTED OR PRESENTED THAT WHOLE WAY TO RAISE THAT UP AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY, WE ADDRESSED IT IN COURT AND LIMITED IT AT THAT TIME TO RAISE IT.

OKAY.

UH, DID I UNDERSTAND IN OUR CONVERSATION, YOU SHARED ABOUT, I THINK I WAS TALKING TO AUDIT FOR A BIT, WHAT YOUR DISCUSSION WITH HER WAS THIS WAS DONE FUNDING OUT OF POSITIONS.

WELL, THAT'S ALL I SAID.

IF WE CAN'T FIND THE MONEY FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF MY PEOPLE, I'LL, I'LL HOLD THE TUESDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT FROM PUBLIC SAFETY.

I'VE GOT TO KEEP BOTH TECHNICALLY NO, BUT HE BOUGHT IT AND I'LL FIND IT IN MY OWN BOOK.

BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE BOAT, I'LL DO IT JUST TO BUY.

IT CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

HOW MANY OPEN POSITIONS DO YOU HAVE SIX HAVE I THINK THAT KIND OF DECISION CALLS INTO QUESTION, THE VALIDITY OF ALL BUDGETING AND BRIAN, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, IF, IF YOU CAN ADJUST POSITIONS AND MAINTAIN YOUR, YOUR PERCEIVED LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THEN IT CALLS INTO QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF EVERY BUDGET DECISION MADE, BUT IT WASN'T BROUGHT UP WHEN WE CUT IN HALF TO SAVE MONEY ON THE COUNTY.

WELL, AGAIN, I JUST HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GIVING RAISES.

I, I WISH THAT WE COULD GIVE RAISES TO THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE.

I THINK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE, BUT AT SOME POINT THERE JUST ISN'T ANY MONEY TO FUND IT.

WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS ON THIS, I THINK THIS WOULD BE ENOUGH IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.

AND IT WOULD BE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THAT'S FUNNY, HE WOULD COME OUT OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.

AND THE CONVERSATION IS THAT WHAT THE IMPACT OF THAT IS THAT ONE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WILL GO ON FIELD THIS YEAR, BUT WE DON'T.

SO THERE'S REGARDLESS, THERE'S AN IMPACT.

THERE'S AN EFFECT.

IT'S NOT INVISIBLE.

WELL, NOTHING'S FREE.

NOTHING'S FREE.

BILL IS, UH, KAREN IS THE MONEY JUST NOT THERE? I MEAN, IS THERE SOME, CAUSE I MEAN, I DON'T, WE DON'T TO HAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INVESTED WITH THE VACANT POSITIONS THROUGH THE YEAR COMMISSIONER.

HE SAVES THE MONEY, EVEN IN THE RETIREMENT AND THE HEALTH INSURANCE.

AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE THERE 60 DAYS WHERE THEY GET INSURANCE IN AT 10,000 A MONTH, IT DOESN'T TAKE MANY MONTHS TO ADD UP TO THAT KIND OF MONEY.

THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW IT WOULD BE.

IF YOU TAKE IT FROM CONTINGENCIES, ISN'T IN PHILLY FOR THREE MONTHS, MAKE THAT WHOLE MONEY.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY NECESSARILY ONE POSITION.

IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE SEVERAL POSITIONS.

OTHERS, IF THEY'RE NOT FILLED ON OCTOBER 1ST, IF YOU'VE GOT TWO OR THREE POSITIONS, FINDING A SUNDANCE STILL DOESN'T CHANGE THAT.

IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES.

NO, I'LL DISAGREE WITH THAT.

I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT ANYTIME WE'VE EVER ASKED FOR SOMEBODY TO GIVE BACK SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS, FIRST ONE TO STEP UP AND GIVE IT BACK.

SO THAT MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH THE WAY THAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE THREE MONTH PERIOD THERE DO IT.

SIX WEEKS.

YEAH.

THEN JUST THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KEEP IN MIND THIS ITEM, I WOULD REQUEST .

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THAT'S THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING NO, NO,

[14. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider approval of Road Construction Contracts and Associated Funding for Precinct 1 County Road & Bridge Projects in the amount of $1,552,235.16.]

FUNDING FUNDING IS PRESENTED OR SECOND, SECOND.

YES, SIR.

[15. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 21-26; Annual Contract for County Purchase of Various Road Materials, Hauling of Materials, and County Road Projects.]

AND THE CONTACT WITH COUNTY PURCHASE OF VARIOUS MATERIALS, MATERIALS, AND COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS.

UM, I'M ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO POST THIS RFP AGAIN OR A NEW CONTRACT, AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONTRACTORS COME BACK UP IN, REQUESTED ME ON IT IN YOUR LIST AND JUST COMPETE WITH THEM IN THE PROCESS OR COUNTY ROAD, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY QUESTIONS.

SO THEY JUST DID WANT TO DO IT THE FIRST TIME.

YEAH.

IT'S WEIRD HOW THAT HAPPENED.

YEAH.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO STATION 2146 SECOND MOTION CARRIES

[16. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider approval of expenses and estimated budget related to surplus storage and disposal by the Purchasing Department.]

AND SO PLUS STORAGE AND DISPOSAL THAN THE PERSON.

SO, UM, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW.

WE DID ACTUALLY SHRED 44,000 POUNDS, THAT PAPER OUT OF THAT I'M SOUTH CAMPUS.

AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CASEY TRAIL, THE NAIL AND THE FACILITIES CREW.

CAUSE THEY, THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP IN BETWEEN WORK ORDERS.

UM, WE STILL HAVE A LOT LEFT IN THE BUILDING.

I'M LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY TWO MORE OF THE SHREDDING TRUCKS AND WE HAD A LOT OF ITEMS WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT NEEDED TO BE MOVED IN YOUR JUST OTHER STUFF, UM, TO ASSIST AND NOT BREAK INTO, UH, FACILITIES DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS AS PART OF THE BUDGET THAT FIT TOGETHER WITH THE, TO HELP HIRE MOVERS SO THAT WE CAN GET A LOT OF WORK DONE AT OUR NEXT CITIZEN SERVICES, REMOVE THE SURPLUS TO THE CENTRAL LOCATION.

WELL, FOR RIGHT NOW, IT'LL BE THERE IN THAT CAMPUS.

THE DEPARTMENTS WENT THROUGH AND THEY LET US KNOW WHICH FILES NEEDED TO BE KEPT.

AND HE SAID, WHAT WE'LL DO IS THE LARGER ROOM, WHICH THEIR STAFF.

UM, EVERYONE'S BOXES WILL GO THERE SO THAT WE CAN CREDIT HIM AND KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH STORAGE SPACE THAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE IT IN SPACE.

DID THEY GET WITH YOU? OKAY.

LOTS OF QUESTIONS.

YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE EXPENSE TO THE ESTIMATED BUDGET, SURPLUS STORAGE AND THE SPOKEN EMOTION FACIAL MARKERS.

THE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSION PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.

I WOULD JUST ADD THIS DISCUSSION.

UM, HER FOLKS HAD DONE SOME REALLY GROSS AND DISGUSTING WORK OUT THERE AND

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SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ONE, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 17 DISCUSSED

[17. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider the purchase of a new 2020 Pneumatic Roller - HAMM GRW180i-15, in the amount of $90,401.14; utilizing Buyboard Contract #597-19 for Precinct #4. ]

THE MANIC ROWER IS 15,400, $4 AND 14 CENTS ONE CONTRACT, OR THERE WILL BE NO QUESTIONS.

NO QUESTIONS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASE.

THIS WAS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THEN BEING AT LEAST INDICATION.

SO IT'S REALLY AN EXCEPTIONAL BUY FOR US.

AND THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU HAVE MOST CASES.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND DISCUSSION? UH, NO.

THAT MOTION CARRIES EILEEN 18

[18. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to initiate termination notification to Forte, Inc. for credit card transactions within the County Tax Assessor's Office; and transfer of transaction accounts to Kaufman County existing Certified Payments contract, beginning October 1, 2021.]

SO CREDIT CARD, TRANSACTION TRANSFER, TRANSACTION CERTIFIED PAYMENTS PAYMENT, CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS, CONTRACTS.

UM, THE QUESTIONS FOR WRINKLE.

IF ARE EMOTIONS AUTHORIZE PROBATION TO INITIATE THAT TERMINATION SECOND

[19. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item transfers. ]

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LINE.

I'M RETURNING TO SCARS.

NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TRANSFERS PRESENTED THE SECOND CYCLE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.

THOSE NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

CLAIM

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

FIVE MINUTES OR MILLION $653,829 AND 30 CENTS.

AND I HAD AN ADDITIONAL $5,100.

UH, ADULT PROBATION FOUND A TRAILER AND I PURCHASED IT TODAY AND TODAY'S THE LAST DAY OF THEIR FISCAL YEAR.

SO I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO WRITE THAT CHECK.

SO IT'S STATE MONEY.

IT'S NOT THE ONLY MONEY, BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE YOUR REPORT.

YES, NO QUESTIONS FOR ARTHUR.

IS THERE A MOTION OR SECOND, SECOND, MAKE A BARBARA DISCUSSION AND THE FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

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

SECOND DISCUSSION COUNTY POLICY ALSO OR AN OBJECTIVE SESSION.

OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION

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

MOTION, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND QUESTION.

THE CASE DISCUSSION.

THE SECOND GUY I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH, THERE WAS NO ACTION

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

IS THERE A MOTION COMING OUT OF EITHER CONCESSION, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE WE WORD THIS

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WE NEED TO ACTUALLY USE THE WORD MARSHALL.

WELL, I THINK THE DEPARTMENT IS FAR MARSHALL'S OFFICE IS UNDER THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIM, BUT THE MOTION THAT, UH, WE, UH, AGREED TO BASICALLY OVERSEE THE FARM MARSHALL'S DEPARTMENT IN THE INTERIM UNTIL WE GET TO THE FARMER.

THAT'S THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND I'LL SECOND.

I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT.

THAT ARE MARKED ALL OPERATING UNDER THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

OKAY.

YOU SAID, OKAY.

YOU SAID THAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND UH, THOSE BOTH.

NO, LET ME MAKE ONE MORE.

MOST OF THE FISHER PHILLIPS, HER AND MEETING IS A SECOND DISCUSSION.

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