Sep 28, 2021 Commissioners Court

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IT'S REGULAR MEETING

[Call to Order]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 9:00 AM.

AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.

UH, WE'LL START OUR MEETING TODAY WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY A COMMISSIONER CATES AND THE PLEDGES BY COMMISSIONER BARBARA, PLEASE STAND RIGHT WITH HIM, PLEASE.

DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BOUNTY OF THE COUNTRY, THE STATE AND THE COUNTY THAT WE LIVE IN.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FAMILIES.

LORD, WE ASK A BLESSING TODAY ON ALL THAT ARE PRESENT HERE AND ALL THAT ARE WATCHING, HELP US MAKE GOOD DECISIONS FOR OUR COUNTY, FOR OUR CITIZENS, FOR OURSELVES.

LORD, WE ALSO ASK YOUR BLESSING ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OR POLICE OFFICERS OR FIREFIGHTERS OR MTS AND OUR MILITARY WARRIORS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

LORD, THESE THINGS WE PRAY IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN.

I MEAN, THAT'D BE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO, THREE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS WEDNESDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, NEXT STEP, UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FROM ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC.

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UH, TODAY IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY.

UM, OUR, UH, ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS SPONSORING THAT AND THEY'RE HAVING A BIG EVENT OUT AT THE LIBRARY.

AND IF ALL OF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET BY THERE TODAY AND THE, IF YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO GET REGISTERED, OR IF NOTHING ELSE JUST GO BY THERE.

AND I THINK THEY'RE HAVING SNOWCONES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THAT MIGHT BE WORTH THE TRIP.

UH, ALSO THE, JUST TO MAKE THE COURT AWARE I'VE BEEN APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS CORRIDORS CENTRAL WORKING GROUP, AND YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE GOVERNMENT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LONG TITLES, UM, TXDOT AND OTHERS ARE STUDYING, YOU KNOW, THE INTERSTATE, THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM WAS BUILT, REALLY DESIGNED AND BUILT IN THE FIFTIES AND WAS REALLY DESIGNED TO MOVE CARS AND TRUCKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS CORRIDOR STUDY IS, UM, I THINK ASKING WHAT ELSE CAN THAT CORRIDOR BE USED FOR? UH, THEY'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE CHANGING OBVIOUSLY WITH WHO KNOWS WHAT'S COMING WITH SMART VEHICLES AND SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS AND, UH, SMART ROADWAYS.

THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALL KINDS OF POSSIBILITIES TO USE THAT CORRIDOR FOR TRADITIONAL TRANSPORTATION.

AND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

THE STUDY IS DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS.

THERE'S A WEST, UH, STUDY GROUP, A CENTRAL STUDY GROUP, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT I'M CHAIRING HERE, WHICH IS FIVE COUNTIES.

AND THEN, UM, THE EAST STUDY GROUP.

SO I'LL KEEP Y'ALL, I'LL SEND YOU ALL CORRESPONDENCE AND STUFF FROM THAT, JUST TO KEEP YOU UPDATED, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED TO KNOW, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY, UH, ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE? OKAY.

AND NEXT UP IS THE

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT UP.

[3. Greg Blazek, Gallagher Construction / Raylan Smith; Receive construction updates regarding the Kaufman County Justice Center and the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center]

I WENT BY THERE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND SAW THE LARGEST CONCRETE PUMPING TRUCK THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TALL THE THING WAS, BUT GOODNESS GRACIOUS.

IT WAS SOMETHING TO SEE.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, UH, SHOULD HAVE CAME BY THIS MORNING.

IT WAS BACK AGAIN.

UH, I'LL START WITH THE JUSTICE CENTER.

SO WE POURED ABOUT 500 YARDS OF CONCRETE THIS MORNING, OR WRAPPING IT UP NOW OR CLOSE TO WRAPPING IT UP, UH, WHICH IS THE BULK OF THE REMAINING GROUND FLOOR LEVEL.

UH, THAT GETS TO THE BULK OF THAT FOUNDATION DONE WHERE CONCRETE GUYS ARE ALSO MOVING AND WORKING FOR A FRIDAY, POUR FOR A LOT OF THE UPPER FLOOR

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UM, HAVE A CRANE MOBILIZING RIGHT NOW.

THEY BRINGING OUT ALL THE PARTS AND PIECES BRINGING THE MAIN BODY OUT TOMORROW.

AND WE GOT A LOT OF STEEL OUT THERE THAT WILL START STEEL DIRECTION ON THAT LOWER LEVEL.

SO YOU'LL START SEEING VERTICAL STEEL GOING UP.

WOW.

YEP.

SO WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THAT AND TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE FOUNDATION UNTIL WE GET THE MAIN STRUCTURE UP, UH, WE GOT THE BACK DRIVE FOR THE SHERIFF OPEN TO THE BACK OF HIS DETENTION CENTER, WHICH CUT US LOOSE.

NOW WE'RE TEARING OUT ALL THE REST OF THE OLD PARKING LOT THAT GOES IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

AND THEN ONCE WE GET THAT TORE OUT, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE REST OF THAT FRONT PAVING AREA TO GET MORE OF THE PARKING LOTS IN AND SAME TIME OUR SITE UTILITY GUYS NOW IS BACK ON SITE, PUTTING UTILITIES IN WHERE ALL THE PAVING IS AND JUST CONTINUAL PROCESS.

SO THAT'S PROGRESSING ON FAIRLY WELL.

DRY WEATHER HAS HELPED TREMENDOUSLY A LOT A PET ADOPTION CENTER.

UH, SO WE HAVE THE MAIN, UH, STRUCTURE.

MOST OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS UP THE MASONRY AND THE KENNEL AREAS THAT WILL WRAP THAT UP THIS WEEK.

UH, STEEL CONTRACTOR HAS MOST OF THE FRONT, WHAT I'M GONNA CALL THE FRONT OFFICE AREA, THE ADMIN AREA, ALL THAT STEEL WAS UP WITH EXCEPTION OF A LITTLE SMALL PORTION.

AND THEN ABOUT HALF OF THE STEEL THAT GOES OVER THE KENNELS, THE BACK ROOF STRUCTURE IS UP AND THERE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW TOO.

NOW THAT THE BLOCKS UP TO CONTINUE ON WITH THAT AND UP IN THE FRONT AREA, WE'VE GOT PRETTY MUCH ALL THE EXTERIOR STUDS FRAMED UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THEY'RE PUTTING IN INTERIOR METAL STAIRS FOR ALL THE INTERIOR WALLS.

AND A LOT OF THE, MOST OF THE, WHAT WE CALL THE OVERHEAD WORK, THE DUCT WORK, FIRE, SPRINKLER PIPING, ELECTRICAL PIPING THAT GOES ALL ABOVE THE CEILING, UP IN THE FRONT AND MARY IS, IS DONE.

AND ONCE THEY GET THE STRUCTURE UP COMPLETE THE BACK, THEN THEY'LL SLIDE ONTO THE BACK TO KEEP GOING WITH ALL THAT, UM, BASICALLY IS IF YOU GO DRIVE BY THERE, IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT NOW THAN IT DID A MONTH AGO.

YEAH.

SO QUESTIONS FOR GREG NOW LOOKS LIKE IT'S MOVING ALONG REALLY WELL.

YEP.

YOU SHOULD JUST START SEEING SOME BRICK GOING UP AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A ROOF ON THAT BUILDING, BUT A WEEK AFTER NEXT START ROOFING, IT STARTED DRYING US IN.

SO WE CONSTRUCT THE INTERIOR WORK SO WELL, WE'VE HAD SAY WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD DRAFT BILL.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT GET SOME RAIN THIS WEEK.

SO YEAH, IT'S FAR THE FURTHER ALONG YOU GO, I GUESS, A LESS CRITICAL LATER W ONCE YOU GET A ROOF ON IT DRIED IN, THEN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE INSIDE WORK IN PROGRESS WITHOUT ANY HOLDUP TALK A LITTLE BIT, IF YOU WILL, I'M INTERESTED.

CAUSE YOU HEAR ALL THESE YEARS OF MANY STORIES AND A LOT OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED TRYING TO BUY APPLIANCES AND THAT SORT OF THING.

UH, WHAT SORT OF ISSUES HAVE Y'ALL HAD WITH SUPPLY CHAIN RELATED STUFF? WELL, WE ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES LIKE ON THE CAT ADOPTION CENTER OF ALL THINGS, INSULATION BOARD.

THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IN THE INDUSTRY.

SO WE'RE WHO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE MOST OF THE INSTALLATION BOARD FOR THE EXTERIOR WALLS TO GO BEHIND THE BRICK IS GOING TO BE TOWARD THE END NEXT WEEK WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GET IT.

SAME THING WE'RE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW.

WE DON'T KNOW THE FULL EFFECT, BUT ON THE JUSTICE CENTER, UH, THE INSULATION THAT GOES ON THE ROOF SYSTEM, THERE'S A DELAY IN THAT, BUT I DON'T HAVE A FULL EFFECT OF IT YET, BUT WE JUST KEEP JUMPING THE HURDLES AND TRY TO FIND WAYS TO WORK AROUND IT AND HOPE WE CAN MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON IT.

BUT THAT'S PROBABLY OUR BIGGEST HURDLE RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, METAL STUDS WERE, YOU KNOW, KINDA CAME IN LAST MINUTE, READY FOR THIS, BUT THEY'RE HERE.

UM, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS IN THE INDUSTRY THAT HAS ISSUES.

AND WE JUST KEEP TRYING TO GET IT ALL ORDERED AS FAST AS WE CAN AHEAD OF TIME AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT WE CAN, THAT'S NOT OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

SO, BUT I DUNNO, I READ THE OTHER DAY THAT LONG BEACH IN CALIFORNIA, THAT THAT PORT HAS THE LARGEST BACK OF IT'S EVER HAD IN HISTORY.

YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT AS BEING A PROBLEM FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING, EXCEPT THAT THERE'S A LOT OF STEEL THAT A LOT OF OUR STEEL AND RAW MATERIALS COME IN FROM ASIA AND CHINA.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

UM, KIND OF LIKE THE METAL STUD INDUSTRY.

I MEAN, I'VE TALKED TO A MANUFACTURER REP AND THEY SAID IT'S ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO.

HE THOUGHT, I THINK FOR RECOVERS.

UM, IF WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ALL THESE ORDERED AND EVERYTHING'S HERE AND COMING IN FOR THE OTHER BUILDING, THE JOIST, LIKE THE JOYCE MANUFACTURERS RIGHT NOW, IF YOU RELEASE A NEW JOB AT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS FROM THE, AND THE, AND THAT STUFF IS PROBABLY MANUFACTURED HERE IT IS.

BUT ALL THE RAW MATERIALS COME FROM WHERE IT IS.

IT IS, IT'S A TOUGH WORLD INDUSTRY.

WE SENT THEM THE, THEY OWN STUFF I WEAR AND THEY MELT IT DOWN AND THEN THEY SEND IT BACK.

BUT YOU KNOW, NOTHING, THERE'S SOMETHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH LONG CYCLE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

IT'S UH, UH, AS WE TELL, AS WE, WHEN WE TALK TO PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY CALL WITH THIS ISSUE OR THAT ISSUE, THERE'S ALWAYS A PRODUCT IN THE INDUSTRY THAT HAS AN ISSUE WHEN YOU'RE DOING THE JOB.

YEAH.

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I MEAN, IT'S JUST A, JUST A DIFFERENT TIME RIGHT NOW.

SOMETHING THAT HARDLY ANYONE THAT'S BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY HAS EXPERIENCED.

YEAH.

I EVEN RAN A NAIL ON THE, ON THE SIZE OF THE TANKER DRUG.

I MEAN, THE, THE TANKER BARGES THAT'S COMING OVER TO SEAS, THEY'VE GOTTEN SO BIG THAT THEY TAKE UP SO MUCH ROOM IN THE PORT THAT THAT'S WHY STACKING UP THE SHIFTS.

AND IT'S NOT ONLY THAT IT'S JUST THE SIZE OF THE NEW, NEW IT'S STACKING UP.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THEY'RE HAVING IN HAVE NO LABOR IN LONG BEACH IS THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY LABOR, BUT PARTICULARLY THEY DON'T IT'S TRUCK DRIVERS.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

I MEAN, TRUCKS, LABOR, AND THE BARGES ARE SO BIG.

THEY CAN'T GET THEM UNLOADED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PLACE TO ACTUALLY CAPACITY.

IT'S CRAZY.

THE HOME, THE WHOLE SITUATION.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE AS WELL-PLANNED AT ALL.

RIGHT.

WHEN DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT I DID INCLUDE THE BUDGET SUMMARY.

UM, ANY DETAILS THAT Y'ALL WANT, UH, LIKE I'VE SAID, THE NOTEBOOK IS UP THERE IN MY OFFICE.

UM, BUT WE'RE WELL WITHIN BUDGET AND WATCHING ALL OF THE CONTINGENCIES AND IT'S BEEN GOING VERY, VERY SMOOTH.

OKAY.

THAT'S A GREAT REPORT.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

NEXT

[4. Judge Bardin; Present end of year report for Justice Court, Pet. 1.]

UH, I DON'T GUESS WE NEED ANY ACTION ON THAT OBVIOUSLY, UH, NEXT UP JUDGE BARTON PRESENT END OF YEAR REPORT FOR THE JUSTICE COURT PRECINCT ONE.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

WELL, BOB, THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON VERY WELL.

I THINK I TEXT THE SHERIFF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND SAID, YOU'RE GOING TO ARREST ME BEFORE THIS BUILDING IS BUILT JUST ON THE PARKING LOT ALONE, BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, UH, A SLIPPERY SLOPE GETTING IN, GETTING OUT CONSTRUCTION IS ALWAYS GETTING PARKING TO WHICH HE SAID, I CAN GET YOU A PR BOND.

AND I SAID, NO, I THINK I JUST WANT TO STAY.

UM, BUT THIS MORNING I'M HERE, UM, TO GIVE YOU A, A, A END OF THE YEAR BEFORE, REALLY THE END OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE I, I GOT IN CONTACT WITH KAREN NICK LAST WEEK.

AND, UM, NONE OF YOU WERE ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

UM, NONE OF YOU WERE ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WHEN I WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED EIGHT YEARS AGO TO THE POSITION.

AND AT THAT TIME, KAREN CAN TELL YOU THAT, UM, THE COURT WAS NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, UH, BOTH FINANCIALLY OR AS FAR AS, UH, CASELOAD.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT.

I THINK THAT I'M RIGHT IN SAYING THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR KAREN, THAT, UM, MY PROJECTED BUDGET AND MY PROJECTED REVENUE, ALTHOUGH THE COURT IS NOT A REVENUE GENERATOR, UM, SLOWLY, UM, CA CAME UP, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS.

UM, AND THIS, THIS YEAR, UH, IN A PANDEMIC, MY COURT WILL SURPASS THE PROJECTED REVENUE.

UM, I BELIEVE WE WILL COME IN PROBABLY JUST UNDER $350,000, WHICH IS, UH, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD WHEN, UM, WHEN I, UM, WAS STRUGGLING IN THE BEGINNING.

SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.

UM, UM, I HAVE HANDLED, UH, 92 INQUESTS THIS YEAR ISSUED 22 WHITE WARRANTS, UM, MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS, 148 FELONY WARRANTS, 229.

UM, I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, COLLECTIONS AS OF TODAY.

UH, PURDUE HAS $1,394,849 WORTH OF, UH, CASES.

UH, OUT OF MY COURT, DON'T GET ALL EXCITED.

UM, MOST OF THOSE WILL NEVER BE COLLECTED.

THE 87 LEGISLATIVE SESSION DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

UM, IT THREW IN, UH, MORE ALLOWANCES FOR JAIL TIME SERVED, JAIL TIME CREDIT, HISTORICALLY, I'VE NOT BEEN A CHAMPION OF JAIL TIME CREDIT.

THEY WEREN'T ARRESTED ON WHAT, WHAT THEY OWED THE COURT.

AND SO I'VE RARELY EVER GIVEN IT.

NOW I'M GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO GIVE JAIL TIME SERVICE TO A LOT OF THE CASES THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE AND PROBABLY ON THIS COLLECTION.

UM, THE OTHER THING IS THAT THEY DID INCREASE CIVIL CASE FILING AMOUNT BY $10, NOT GOING TO MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.

UM, THEY DID

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IT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, QUITE CHALLENGING BOTH ON US AND HIS, HIS PEOPLE AS WELL.

ALTHOUGH OUR REPRESENTATIVE HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THAT BILL THAT WILL ALLOW COUNTIES TO GET SOME MONIES TO HELP WITH THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD READ IT OR NOT, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT ON SATURDAY, UH, ALSO THIS YEAR, THEY HAVE REQUIRED THAT BOND CONDITIONS, UH, ALL BOND CONDITIONS BE PLACED ON TCRC AND THEY WILL ALSO BE, UM, THEY WILL ALSO BE FILED ON CRIMINALLY, JUST LIKE VIOLATIONS OF EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES.

UH, GOOD NEWS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT, UM, I BROUGHT MY MONEY IN, AND MY COURT, MY COURT IS GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF THIS YEAR.

UH, ALSO JUDGE TARNOW COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, BUT SHE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT SHE ALSO WILL BE MEETING HER, UH, PROJECTED REVENUES THIS YEAR.

SO I TOLD HER I WOULD PLUG THAT FOR HERS.

ANY QUESTIONS, JUDGE, WOULD YOU JUST REAL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU THINK THE CHANGES IN THE BAIL REFORM AND HOW THEY'LL IMPACT? UH, MAYBE NOT JUST YOU, BUT ALL THE COURTS.

IT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY IMPACT THE OTHER COURTS.

IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ON THE OPERATION END, UH, ON THE, ON THE INITIAL AND WE'RE, WE ARE NOW, UH, GONNA HAVE TO REPORT EVERY BOND THAT WE SET AT THE JAIL.

UH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REQUIRE CASH BONDS ON CERTAIN CASES, THAT'S GONNA OVERLOAD HIS JAIL BECAUSE IF YOU SET SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, A $50,000 BOND OR SEVENTY-FIVE, OR A HUNDRED, THEY CAN'T PUT, MOST OF THEM CANNOT PUT UP CASH.

I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT THAT BILL WAS GOING TO LEAN MORE TOWARD GIVING MORE PERSONAL BONDS TOO, BUT, BUT IT ENDED UP KIND OF DOING SOME OF THAT, BUT IT ALSO, IT ALSO ON THE HIGHER END FELONIES, UH, HE'S GOING TO HOLD A LOT OF THEM.

UM, USUALLY WEEKEND, IF THEY'RE NOT A DANGER, CUT THEM LOOSE USING AND GET A BOND OUT, GET THEM OUT AND GET THEM THEIR HEALTH.

WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY PICK UP A LOT MORE IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE OF THIS.

AND I'LL TELL YOU NOW, IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST THEY GENERATED, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING.

I'M HOPING IF HE'S GOT THE DEAL AND SOME OF THE ASPECTS THAT ARE JUST GOING TO PUT ON ME AND SOME APPLICATIONS WE'VE GOT TO DO.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND HAVE A MEETING PROBABLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, UH, SEDAN.

CAUSE I'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH SOME NEW FARMS AS A SHERIFF, SOME STUFF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND MEET.

AFTER WE GET OUR MEETING, WE'LL BE GLAD TO COME BACK AND EXPLAIN EXACTLY THE IMPACT IT IS GOING TO BE ON THE COUNTY.

CAUSE IT'S GOING TO REALLY IMPACT THE MAGISTRATES IS DOING IT.

PLUS MY OFFICE AND MY STAFF AND OUR STAFFS, AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ADDITIONAL REPORTING THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD TO, HAVEN'T BEEN REQUIRED.

WE'RE DOING ALL BOMBS.

NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONDITIONS WHERE YOU STARTED, STARTED THAT OR THAT.

AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW YESTERDAY I WAS ASKING QUESTIONS AND WE GOT A LITTLE OVER 17,500 WARRANTS SETTING ON THEM ON HAND AND WE HAVE OVER 96 PEOPLE ENTER WITH BOND CONDITIONS.

OKAY.

BUT THAT, THAT'S JUST SINCE WE STARTED, BECAUSE JOHNNY, YOU MEAN FOR VIOLATIONS OF BOND CONDITIONS, RIGHT.

THAT HAS CONDITIONS ON THEIR BOND THAT WE HAVE, WE NOW HAVE TO, THEY NOW HAVE TO BE ENTERED.

WE NOW HAVE TO SEND COPIES NOW.

YEAH.

AND THAT'S CASH BOND THAT THAT'S, UH, IF I READ IT RIGHT, IT'S A REALLY LYNCH TOWARDS SERIOUS FELONIES, RIGHT? CASH POSTING THE CASH BONDS.

YES.

I THOUGHT SO.

UH, I THOUGHT THAT THE, THAT THE BIG MOVEMENT WAS TOWARDS NOT, UH, NOT REQUIRING CASH BOND FOR PEOPLE AND AS BOND REFORM OR BAIL REFORM DID THAT, THAT DOES.

THAT'S NOT WHAT ENDED UP HAPPENING.

UM, I REALLY THOUGHT THE BAIL REFORM WAS TO KEEP THE MISDEMEANOR, GIVING MORE PERSONAL BONDS, TO MISDEMEANORS, NOT HAVING THEM TO HAVE TO PUT UP MONEY TO GET OUT.

AND SO WE HAD, WE HAD ALREADY, UM, BEEN

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AND IF THEY HAVE A PERSONAL BOND, THEY'RE NOT ENTERING TO THEIR BONDING COMPANY.

SO THAT, AND THAT THIS WAS THE NEED THAT JOHNNY VAUGHT WAS GOING TO BE BOMBARDED.

HE STILL WILL PROBABLY BE BECAUSE WE STILL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A RISK ASSESSMENT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD BE LAID OUT ON A PERSONAL BOND AT THE TIME OF MAGISTRATION.

UH, WE HAVE TO, UH, QUESTION THEM ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION AT THAT POINT.

IF THEY, IF THEY, THEN THEY'VE GOT TO BAIL OUT AN AFFIDAVIT, I DON'T KNOW, DEBBIE, YOU PROBABLY READ IT MORE THAN I HAVE.

UH, THEY'LL HAVE TO FILL OUT AN AFFIDAVIT AT THE JAIL.

I MEAN, THEN IT PUT IN THERE LIKE THEY 48 HOURS OR SOMETHING THAT DECIDE ON THE FINANCIAL, EVEN OF THE ENGINE.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT IF THEY CAN EVEN, EVEN, BUT I THINK WHAT JAMES HAD ALL IS A LEGISLATOR.

YOU REMEMBER THE GUY THAT WAS OUT ON BOND, KILLED THE PEACE OFFICER, NO VIOLENT CRIMES UP IN OUR NATION ALREADY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT GOT AHOLD OF IT AT THE END OF THIS.

AND I WAS THINKING, WELL, THESE PEOPLE WAS OUT ON BOND, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF POWER.

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE VIOLENT CRIME OR SERIOUS CRIME AND START MAKING CASH, UH, TO DO THAT INSTEAD OF LETTING ME FEED BOTTLE AND BOND ON 10%, BUT THEY NEVER, THEY NEVER FIGURED OUT WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO CAUSE THAT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT, AND THEN OUR BIG DEAL IS WE'RE STILL IN THE ROUGH PHASES OF TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH LEGAL AND CALL THE MAGISTRATE AND WE'LL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY IMPACT ON ALL OFFICES AND JUST THE DATA ENTRY IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

WELL THEN THERE'S A PART OF IT THAT THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY COURT JUDGES WEREN'T VERY HAPPY ABOUT.

AND THEY'RE ALREADY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO DELEGATE IT, UM, THAT IF THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A, A FELONY CASE PENDING IN THEIR COURT AND THAT FELONY, THAT THAT PERSON WITH THAT FELONY CASE IS ARRESTED ON ANOTHER CASE, THEN THAT DRUG HAS TO BE THE ONE TO SET THE BOND ON THAT.

BUT, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT, BUT THEY'LL FIND A WAY TO DELEGATE IT ON DAY ON.

UH, THERE ARE, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THEM.

UH, ALSO I WAS STILL TRYING TO DISPLAY HOW YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT IF HE CAN FINANCIALLY.

WELL, THERE IS A RISK ASSESSED.

THERE IS RISK ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE, AND I AM A S AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT'S WHAT REPRESENTATIVE BELL WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SOME COUNTIES.

UM, MY DREAM WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT, THAT WE DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE IN.

I THINK THE SHERIFF MAY AGREE WITH ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE WAY THAT WE SET OUR BONDS.

IT WAS THIS BILL IS GEARED TOWARD HARRIS COUNTY, TRAVIS COUNTY, YOUR LARGER COUNTIES.

UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S GOING TO GREATER IMPACT YOUR SMALLER COUNTIES, UH, BECAUSE OF, OF ALL THE WORK, THE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE ON THAT NO SMALL COUNTY HAS A STAFF THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO START FIGURING OUT THESE PROBLEMS OF MANAGING IT.

PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES, FIVE BONDS OR PAY BONDS OR WHATEVER THEY DO.

AND THEN THEY'LL GIVE YOU A TIME LIMIT.

IT'S LIKE, HELLO, HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO ALL THAT? WHEN YOU'RE MANAGING TRADING AND YOU HAVE ONE MAGISTRATE GOING DOWN THERE, THIS MAKES NO SENSE THAT YOU'VE GOT, IF YOU'VE GOT 35 PEOPLE IN THE DATA MAGISTRATE OR SOMETHING, HOW YOU FIGURE OUT ALL THIS, I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE IN WITH THE SHERIFF.

I KNOW THAT'S IT'S.

I LOOKED AT A LOT OF IT.

IT'S LIKE A LITTLE BEDROOM.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

UH, I DON'T SUPPOSE IT GETS IT.

UH, THAT'S NOT A, THAT'S NOT A STATUTORY REPORT.

WE DON'T NEED TO RECEIVE THAT REPORT DEWEY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

UH, NUMBER FIVE,

[5. Deborah Bonner; Discuss/consider adding Kaufman County Veteran's Court Program and Veterans Service Office to the list of available options for donation of jury fees pursuant to SB1179 and SB456.]

GOOD BYE.

SO CONTINUING THE LEGISLATIVE, UM, FUN AND EXCITEMENT WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR, THEY ALSO MADE, HAD TWO DIFFERENT BILLS, SENATE BILL 1179 AND 4 56.

AND WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY AMENDED THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR JURY FEES.

AND IN ONE OF IN 1179, THEY ADDED THE WORD TREATMENT TO VETERANS COURT PROGRAM AS AN OPTION.

OUR VETERANS COURT PROGRAM

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SO THEY ADDED THAT LANGUAGE IN AND IT HAS TO BE POST SERVICE.

THEY CAN'T SIGN IT OVER, GOING IN.

THEY HAVE TO SIGN IT OVER, GOING OUT THE 56, 4 56 ADDED IN THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AS AN AVAILABLE OPTION.

SO WE'LL MAKE THOSE CHANGES WITH YOUR APPROVAL ON THE AVAILABLE LIST FOR THE JURY FEE DONATIONS.

AND THIS THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR BECAUSE THE STATUTE ALSO SAYS IT MUST BE APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

SO GOOD THINGS.

JUST ADD ANOTHER OPTION FOR OUR CLERKS TO KEEP UP WITH THAT'S A GOOD OPTION.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DEB ON THAT? IF NOT AS YOUR EMOTION TO ADD KAUFMAN COUNTY VETERANS COURT PROGRAM AND VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE TO THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR JURY FEES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, DEB.

UH, NEXT

[6. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider award of contract for RFP 21-10: Annual Contract for Facility Janitorial Services.]

RAYLAND DISCUSS CONSIDER AWARD OF CONTRACT RFP 2110 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR FACILITY JANITORIAL SERVICES.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, WHAT WE HAVE IS THE JANITORIAL SERVICES, UM, QUOTES FOR THE PET ADOPTION CENTER.

THESE FEES WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH TEXAS HUMANE SOCIETY.

I, WHAT THIS WILL BE AS A CONTRACT THAT WE WILL ACTUALLY MAINTAIN AND WE WILL HAVE TO, WE WILL BE THE ONES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS BEING KEPT AT OUR LEVEL OF CONCERN IN, SO THIS EXPENSE WOULD BE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THEM.

UM, AS PART OF THE RFP, I ALSO REQUESTED JUST A SQUARE FOOT PER MONTH PRICE AND INCLUDED THE, UM, THE FLOOR PLANS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER.

BUT WHAT I'M ASKING FOR NOW IS JUST A CONTRACT FOR THE PET ADOPTION CENTER, AS IT PASSED THROUGH TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO AWARD CONTRACT 21 DASH 10 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR JANET'S? WE WERE DOING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS, AND WE TALKED ABOUT HIRING A PERSON TO BE ON STAFF LIKE A PORTER OR WHATEVER ALL THE TIME.

UM, SO I GUESS, DID WE EVER DO IT A COST IN-HOUSE HOUSE? IF WE DID ALL THIS STUFF IN HOUSE VERSUS OUTSIDE, DID WE DO IT IN BOBBY AND I ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW? UM, ADD GAVE HIM ALL OF HIS PAYROLL INFORMATION FOR WHAT WE WOULD HAVE, WHAT HE WOULD HAVE IS A TOTAL OF FIVE ON HIS STAFF.

AND, UM, IT WOULD STILL BREAK IT DOWN ABOUT 30,000 SQUARE FOOT PER PERSON.

AND SO, UM, IT, YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S GOING TO COST TO DO MAINTAIN IT IN-HOUSE BEFORE WE EVER VOTE ON THIS TO MAKE, UM, WELL, THE ONLY CONTRACT THAT I'M ASKING FOR IS FOR THE PET ADOPTION CENTER AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE A PASTURE EXPENSE.

YEAH, YEAH.

WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE THE ONES THAT, UM, YEAH, THAT, THAT SAID HOW OFTEN WE WANTED THINGS CLEANED AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO YEAH, THIS WOULD JUST BE A PASS THROUGH, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO GET THE PRICE SO THAT WE COULD DO A COMPARISON WHENEVER YOU TALK ABOUT THE JUSTICE CENTER, BUT YEAH, THIS WILL JUST BE FOR THE PET ADOPTION.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO AWARD CONTRACT 21, 10 AS DISCUSSED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER KATES.

IS THERE A SECOND? NO.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES, UH,

[7. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider award of contract for RFP 21-24: Annual Contract for Automotive Light Truck Repair, Maintenance Parts & Services, and Public Safety Vehicle Decommission Services.]

THESE WERE ALL BIDS THAT CAME IN LATE LAST WEEK.

UM, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE HAVE IS 21, 24 AND THAT'S FOR THE, UM, AUTO TRUCK REPAIR.

AND, UM, ALSO THE BODY REPAIR I SPOKE WITH KAREN THIS MORNING.

UM, WE REACHED OUT ALL OF OUR VENDORS.

WE HAD A LOT OF PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM.

IT SEEMS TO BE THE HANG UP ON THIS.

RFP IS THE WORKMAN'S COMP.

SO I SPOKE WITH KAREN BADGLEY THIS MORNING.

AND, UM, I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS REWRITE THE BASIC SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS,

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UM, THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH THEM FOR YEARS.

UM, MOST, MOST ALL OF THE WORK HAPPENS ON, UM, AT THEIR LOCATION.

THE ONE THING WOULD BE LIKE THOSE TRAVELING MECHANICS, WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE COVERED.

UM, BUT IT MAY MAKE THE SPECIFICATIONS A LITTLE LESS RESTRICTIVE AND GET THE REST OF OUR COMPANIES TO GO AHEAD AND PARTICIPATE.

SO ARE YOU ASKING US TO PROCEED OR TO, WELL, THERE IS ONE, UM, WE DID GET TAYLOR TIRE AND AUTOMOTIVE, SO I WOULD GO AHEAD AND REQUEST THAT, UM, THEY BE ADDED TO THE CONTRACT LIST AND THEN I WILL RELEASE THIS RFP AGAIN IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, BECAUSE OF, I GUESS, TIRE PLAYS, I GUESS I'M NOT FULLY ON THE THING THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE IN COFFIN, BUT LIKE ROAD REPAIR ON OUR BIG TRUCK UP, MOST OF THAT IS COVERED.

WE USE THAT ONE AND WARRANTY BUYBOARD RIGHT.

UM, EVERY MOST, ALL OF THE LARGE EXPENSES THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR BIG EQUIPMENT IS THROUGH BUYBOARD.

AND SO WE'RE COVERED ON THAT SIDE.

AND SO YOUR SMALLER VENDORS, WHAT DOES THAT EXPOSURE ON A WORK? IT LET'S JUST SAY IT'S IT'S WORK BEING DONE ON ONE OF OUR VEHICLES AT THE REPAIR SHOPS FACILITY.

W WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPOSURE TO THE WORK COMP DOING.

NO.

WHAT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OF IS THAT THEY DO SIGN THE WAIVER.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY EXPOSURE AND PUT THE CLAUSE IN OUR AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT A COUNTY EMPLOYEE AND THAT WE DON'T COVER THEM UNDER WORKERS' COMP OR ANY OTHER COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

SO WE'LL MAKE THOSE CHANGES FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF, OKAY.

YEAH.

CAUSE UNDER THAT, UNDER THAT, UH, WORKERS' COMP IT'S JUST, AS WE HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO BRING THEIR PROPERTY, THE STATE SAYS THAT THE STATE SAID THAT WE DON'T, WE CAN'T USE A WAIVER.

WE HAVE TO USE WORKERS' COMP, BUT WHEN WE GO OUT AND CONTRACT, WHEN WE GO OUT LOUD AT THEIR, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THAT CONTRACTOR IS REALLY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OTHER COMPANY, NOT, NOT THE COUNTY, BUT WHEN WE CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE DIRECTLY, IT'S A DIFF A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEP.

THAT MAKES GOOD SENSE TO ME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM SEVEN, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO AWARD CONTRACT RFP OR CONTRACT FOR RFP 21, 24 AS PRESENTED IN DISCUSSED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER HAUNT.

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

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES BACK TO RAYLAND AGAIN.

[8. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider award of contract for RFP 21-25: Approximately 13,600 ft. of Rubberizing on Kaufman County Road 4106.]

SO WE DID MAKE 18 CONTACTS FOR THIS.

DID, UM, WE GOT A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS BACK.

UM, THE REASON THAT WE KNEW THAT IT WOULD NEED TO GO OUT FOR RFP WAS BECAUSE OF A QUOTE THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FROM AND BRIDGE FOR.

SO WE HAVE SATISFIED ALL OF THE RFP REQUIREMENTS.

UM, AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS PERMISSION TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL VENDOR, UM, WHO IS THE ONLY VENDOR IN THIS AREA WHO ACTUALLY DOES THIS PARTICULAR, UM, ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SO NEGOTIATE TERMS WITH THEM AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COVERED THE SAME AS THROUGH THE RFP WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS IS INSURANCE, ET CETERA.

UM, BUT TO BE ABLE TO TALK ONE-ON-ONE BETWEEN ROAD AND BRIDGE FOUR AND THIS VENDOR, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THERE'S A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY WOULD BE.

AND IT, THE QUOTE WENT ABOUT, UM, 10, $11,000 OVER THE $50,000 THRESHOLD.

SO IT WASN'T AN EXACT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THERE ARE NO OTHER CONTRACTORS IN THIS AREA QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING RFP 21 DASH 25? JUDGE I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED, UH, COMMISSIONER CAGE MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE A AWARDING THAT CONTRACT HAS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION.

AND I'LL JUST EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS, UH, JUST BRIEFLY THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION COUNTY ROAD, 4,106 IS THE OLD TX TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT KEMP HIGHWAY WAS,

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UH, OVER THE YEARS BROKEN UP SLABS OF CONCRETE THAT HAVE SHIFTED AND MOVED INTO PART.

AND THERE SIMPLY IS NO WAY TO, UH, ADEQUATELY REPAIR THIS ROAD WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THAT CONCRETE.

SO OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, UM, HAVING, UH, HAVING RESEARCHED THAT OPTION, THAT'S ABOUT A $2 MILLION OPTION.

SO WE SETTLED ON, UH, A METHOD OF RUBBLE LIZATION OF THE CONCRETE IN PLACE, AND THEN BE ABLE TO WORK THAT INTO THE ROAD BED, UH, AND THEN BE ABLE TO RESURFACE THE ROAD, WHICH IS BADLY NEEDED.

SO, UH, IN THIS INSTANCE, WE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW, AND WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO FIND THIS ONE SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR THAT CAN DO THIS, THIS REALIZATION THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO USE THE CRUSHED CONCRETE IN PLACE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED, NO MOTION CARRIES.

AND BACK TO RAYLAND

[9. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider award of contract for RFP 21-26: Annual Contract for County Purchase of Various Road Materials, Hauling of Materials & County Road Projects.]

UH, WHAT WE HAVE IS THIS WOULD JUST ADD ONE ADDITIONAL VENDOR AT DUNN ASPHALT TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT LIST.

AND, UM, I'M RECOMMENDING CONTRACT FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2021 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, WHICH WOULD PUT HIM IN LINE WITH ALL THE OTHER VENDORS THAT CAME FORWARD A FEW MONTHS AGO.

OKAY.

QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO AWARD CONTRACT FOR RFP 21, 26 AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE, WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CATES.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

RAILING ITEM

[10. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approving Project Agreement with the City of Oak Grove for Ellis Lane.]

UM, THE SEVENTH, WE'VE GOT AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO, UH, ASPHALT, UH, ONE OF THEIR CITY ROADS FOR THEM.

UM, UH, THEY'LL PUT THE MONEY IN ESCROW.

WE FINISHED THE PROJECT AND EVERYBODY SIGNS OFF AND SATISFIED, THEN WE'LL GET PAID.

SO I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT TO APPROVE.

THE PROJECT AGREEMENT IS PRESENTED WITH CITY OF OAK GROVE FOR ELLIS LANE.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES OUT OF 11

[11. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/Consider approving the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Rosser]

JUDGE.

THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL OF OUR EXISTING INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

WE MAINTAIN ABOUT A HALF A MILE OF ROAD FOR THE CITY OF ROSSER AND MOW WIT AS WELL.

UH, SO RECOMMEND THAT IT MAKE A MOTION THAT WOULD BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

UH, WE HAVE MOTION AND COMMISSIONING CASE TO PROVE THAT IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF ROSTERS.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES BACK NOW

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

GOOD MORNING.

AND JUDGE, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS THAT WERE SENT TO YOU FOR REVIEW? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT ATLANTA AND TRANSFERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIED.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

UH, ITEM 13,

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

OKAY.

CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE MILLION 101,000 1 32 22 QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR 454,000 OF THAT WAS FOR FACILITIES BOND, 119,000 FOR NEW EQUIPMENT AND 116,000 FOR ROAD BOND, REPAIRS AND STUFF.

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OTHER CLAIMS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CATES IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

ITEM

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

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IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL AND EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FONT.

ONE WAY, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES WE'RE IN

[15. Judge Richards; Executive Session; Pursuant to Texas Gov't Code Section 551.071, consultation with attorney, the Commissioners' Court will meet in closed section to discuss investigation regarding potential litigation.]

SO LET'S GO BACK YONDER.

OKAY.

I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION

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

MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER.

HONDA'S OUR SECOND SEGMENT.

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

I SUPPOSE.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

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

OF COURSE, I DON'T HEAR ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO, UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 18.

UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, DURING THIS MATRIX WHERE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS ADJOURN IS OUR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.