Nov 30, 2021 Commissioners Court

NOT THE COUNTY FUNDS.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.

ONCE OPENGOV FIXES THE OTHER LINE ITEMS THAT WERE COATING TO THE RIGHT THINGS.

QUESTIONS.

NO, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER.

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

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSION MORNING.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

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[7. Brenda Samples; Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly report for October 2021.]

SEVEN.

BRENDA SAMPLES PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE, THE TAX ASSESSOR MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2021.

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LAST MONTH, OCTOBER, WE, UH, COLLECTED $144,835 AND 85 CENTS FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY.

AND FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE, WE COLLECTED 30,000 300, 6 38.

WE'VE GOT A DEFERRAL, WHICH IS UNPAID TAXES AND IT'S 1 48, 7 39 84 FOR THE COUNTY IN 26,000 2 82 FOR THE, UH, ROAD IN BRIDGE.

THIS, UH, MONTH, WE HAD OUR IN OCTOBER IN PRECINCT ONE, WE HAD A BACK OF 2000, NO, EXCUSE ME, 203 ACRES AND 0.26, SIX.

AND THEN IN PRECINCT TWO, WE HAD 13.6, FIVE, NINE ACRES.

ANYBODY HAVING QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO MA'AM OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2021.

SO MOVED BY THAT MOTION.

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

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES ANIMATE

[8. Sheriff Beavers; Present/Accept the Sheriff's Office monthly report for October 2021.]

SHERIFF BEAVERS PRESENT FOR EXCEPTIONS TO SHERIFF'S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2021.

WE'RE GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THAT OPPORTUNITY.

UH, THE OTHER PART IS I'VE BEEN SENDING THIS OUT MONTHLY, UH, TO Y'ALL JUST BY EMAIL, TRYING NOT TO OCCUPY ANY OTHER COURT'S TIME, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AND LOOK AT IT.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

KIND OF LOOK AT OUR INCIDENT REPORTS BY OUR DEPUTIES, WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'VE ALREADY GROWN BY 9.5% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

SAME THING.

IF YOU LOOK AT REPORTS FORWARD TO CID, ALMOST 10.6%, UH, IN GROW.

SO EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY GOOD, BUT YOU LOOK OVER HERE AND THE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE NINE 11 AND STUFF THAT IS HAPPENING.

YOU NOTICE WE HAVE JUMPED UP 47.3% IN NINE 11 CALLS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, SAME THING FOR CALLS FOR SERVICE OVER 8% UP.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE COUNTY'S GROWING AND BEING THE THIRD FASTEST THAT WE WERE REALLY, UH, SEEING THE GROWTH AND SEEING THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UH, I KNOW WE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION ABOUT, AND I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND COVER SOME NUMBERS.

AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE HEADING, WHERE OUR GROWTH HAS GOT TO GO AND WHAT THE GROWTH OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UH, I KNOW WE MOVED UP TO SALARIES, MOVING UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU WE'RE WAY BEHIND THE TIME WE FINALLY GET CAUGHT UP.

CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU NOW WE MOVED US TO, UH, 50,000, CORRECT? AND THEN IN 22 YEARS WITH OUR STEP PROGRAM, YOU MAKE 80,000, 60, 40.

SO LET'S LOOK AT TWO CITIES IN OUR COUNTY.

THAT'S CAUSING US A PROBLEM, WHICH I'M PROUD FOR THEM.

AND THEN FOR CITIES, CAUSE THEY'RE GROWING WITH IT AND RETAINING THEIR PEOPLE.

IF YOU LOOK AT TERRELL, UH, THEY'RE AT 62 FOR STARTING OUT IN FIVE YEARS, THEY'RE AT 80,000 FOR 26.

IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHONY THERE 60,000 FIVE-YEAR STEP, ALL RIGHT, 80,000.

SO THEY'RE BEATING US UP TRAUMATICALLY AND THAT'S OUR PROBLEM.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO LOSE PEOPLE.

I'VE JUST LOST PEOPLE TO UNIVERSITY PARK.

I JUST LOST PEOPLE WITH CAN GO TO DPS.

I MEAN, WE GOT TO LEARN TO RETAIN OUR PEOPLE IF WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM.

SO THIS IS STUFF THAT WE GOT TO LOOK FOR, THE GROWTH OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

THE OTHER THING THAT FORNEY IS DOING IS THEY'RE DOING A $6,000 SIGN ON BONUS.

SO THIS IS THE PLACE WE'RE HEADED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA.

MY, IF YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY WHO'S LOOKING FOR A JOB, UH, YOU CAN SEE OUR CALL VOLUME.

I TOLD YOU, NINETY FOUR OH TWO, OR YOU GO TO WORK FOR TERRELL.

THEY GET RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE AT 65,000.

GO TO FARNEY HAS 21,000.

SO YOU'LL GET PAID MORE AND DON'T HAVE TO WORK NEAR, SORRY.

SO THAT'S THE NUMBER, SAME THING.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT NINE 11 CALLS COMPARED TO US AND TARO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE 41,000.

TERRELL'S 14,040 IS 11,000.

SO WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE DOING, UH, FAR AS IN THE JAIL, THAT STUFF YOU SEE, THE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY WELL STAGNANT, BUT WHERE WE'RE GOING.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU NOW, AS, AS TODAY, WE'RE 18 PEOPLE SHOW UP, YOU LOOK OVER AND NAVARRO COUNTY AND THEY'RE PAYING, THEY'RE STARTING THEIR PEOPLE OUT AT 45,000.

WE'RE AT 40.

SO I'M TELLING

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YOU, WE'VE TRIED TO STEP UP WITH IT, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE BEHIND THE TIMES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FIXING IT EXPENSIVE IN THIS NATION BECAUSE NOBODY'S WANTING TO DO IT.

AND IF WE'RE GOING TO RETAIN OUR PEOPLE, WE'VE GOT TO PAY HIM OR THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE US, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE, THE ASPECT OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND EITHER, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF AVENUES WE'RE GONNA NEED TO LOOK AT BETWEEN OUR START PAY AND OUR STEP PROGRAM, HOW WE'RE DOING IT TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO GET CLOSE.

I'M NOT SAYING WE GOT TO MATCH THEM, BUT WE GOT TO GET CLOSE.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE STAYING.

UH, SHERIFF, ONE OF THIS, THE NUMBER, THE NUMBER THAT REALLY JUMPED OUT ON ME WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS WAS THE COMMUNICATION DIVISION AND THE NINE 11 CALLS.

UM, AND SO THAT'S THROUGH, UH, IS THAT A CALENDAR YEAR? THAT IS A CALENDAR YEAR.

SO WE'RE 10 MONTHS.

AND SO IT'S A PRETTY, I MEAN, IT'S NOT A ONE MONTH BLIP WE'RE LOOKING AT.

UM, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OR IS THERE ANY WAY TO KNOW WHAT THE CAPACITY OF OUR CALL OF OUR DISPATCH OR CALL CENTER IS SO FAR? I MEAN, WE'RE, WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS, WORKING WITH COG AND SEEING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO HAVE TO ADD MORE DISPATCHERS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WIND UP ADDING ANOTHER RADIO CHANNEL.

I MEAN, IT'S GETTING ALL OF YOUR CONSOLES ARE OCCUPIED NOW, RIGHT? YES.

THEY'RE ALL OCCUPIED.

AND UH, WE GONNA HAVE TO PUT TWO MORE IN, CAUSE WE'VE GOT EIGHT STATIONS.

WE'VE GOT SIX.

SIX WITH CONSOLE'S AND EIGHT WORKING STATIONS.

THE OTHER TWO'S FOR CALL TAKING.

SO YOUR CAPACITY FOR EXPANSION IN THAT ROOM IS YOU COULD CONVERT TWO OF THOSE TO FULL CONSOLES.

YES.

SO YOU COULD ADD TWO MORE.

I CAN ADD TWO MORE.

WELL, WE'VE GOT TWO IN THERE FOR CALL-TAKERS, BUT WE CAN CONVERT IT OVER TO RADIOS.

ALSO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON WHAT, UH, DALLAS WAS PAYING THEIR DEPUTIES? UH, NOT OFF THE TOP OF MY EYE.

THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THERE.

IF YOU WANT TO LOOK IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHEET.

WHEN I HANDED THAT, USUALLY I COMPARE THEM WITH US, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE WAY IN THE, I WON'T SAY 55, 56, JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE SQUARE MILES FOR YOUR OFFICER'S COVERED WAY.

OH YEAH.

WELL, IF YOU LOOK HERE, THAT'S A GOOD, GOOD QUESTION.

HE TOOK OUT BECAUSE I JUST SPOKE AT TRINITY VALLEY FOR THE GOVERNMENT CLASS OVER WITH THE NUMBERS.

THAT'S PROVIDED US BY COCK.

YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IN THE COUNTY IS 808 SQUARE MILES TAKEN OUT THE WATER AND ALL THAT.

WELL, THE POPULATION THEY'RE SAYING WHAT 1 45, 3 TEAM.

SO THEN YOU TAKE THE CITIES AND STUFF.

SO THE COUNTY IS RIGHT NOW IS COVERING 731.5, FOUR SQUARE MILES.

THAT'S 90% OF THE COUNTY, UH, UH, OR, OR THAT'S FOR THE COUNTY AND THE, BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WHAT WE'RE DOING, TAKING OUT THE CITIES WHERE WE'RE PROVIDING 74 AND 51% OF THE POPULATION IS WHAT WE'RE COVERING.

SO IT'S, IT'S PRETTY WELL WHEN YOU START COMPARING THE CITIES IN THEIR AND, AND THEIR POPULATION, YOU KNOW, IT'S, WE'RE, WE'RE COVERING 51% OF THE POPULATION OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IT IS.

AND THE CENSUS, I LISTENED TO THE CALLS QUITE A BIT AND THE VOLUME HAS JUST INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

AND, UH, YOUR DEPUTIES ARE HAVING TO RUN LIKE CRAZY.

I MEAN, SOME CASES, I HEAR SOME OF THOSE GUYS TAKING, YOU KNOW, 20, 30 CALLS IN ONE SHIFT, OH, WE'RE AVERAGING.

I WOULD SAY, UH, I CAN GET A BLOTTER FROM EVERY SHIFT EVERY DAY.

AND LAST NIGHT WAS 70 SOMETHING CALLS FOR SERVICES IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD.

SO I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE BUSY.

GROWTH IS HERE AND WE'VE GOT TO, WE'VE GOT TO START CATCHING UP AND WE GOT TO TRY TO RETAIN OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.

NOT MANY PEOPLE DON'T GET ALONG ENFORCEMENT AND YES, WE'VE GOT THE PROGRAM WORKING IN THE JAIL OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMMITTED.

WE UNDERSTAND THEIR WORK ETHICS, AND THEN THEY APPLY AND WE SEND THEM TO THE ACADEMY.

THAT'S A YEAR FOUR.

I GET THAT INDIVIDUAL ON THE STREET.

AFTER HE GETS TO THE ACADEMY, THEN HE GOT TO GO THROUGH OUR 22 WEEK, UH, FTO PROGRAM.

AND WE HIT THEM ON THE GROUND.

IT'S A YEAR FOR, I GET SOMEBODY ON THE GROUND BY THEIRSELF FREE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB.

GRATEFUL FOR THAT PART, BUT STILL IN DAY CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF A CALL FOR SERVICE WHEN IT'S CALLED JUDGE.

AND THAT I KNOW ABOUT IT TOO.

FOR SOME REASON, HISTORICALLY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALWAYS PAID LESS MONEY, BUT THEY'VE ALSO BECOME BASICALLY A TRAINING GROUND GUYS GET TRAINED HERE.

WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY GO TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT TO MAKE YEAH.

YOU KNOW, PAY INCREASES SOMEWHERE ELSE AND LEAVE.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MODEL EITHER THAT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE DEPUTIES ON DUTY, IF, IF, IF THEY NEED HELP, THEY'RE HELPING MY, THEY DRIVE 35 MILES BEFORE THEY, THEY CAN, THEY'RE LIKE THE HIGHWAY PATROL OTHER WAY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BY THEIRSELF.

AND SO THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THE FAN THEN IT'S YEAH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICES TAKES EVERY CALL.

WE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF HER CALL AND WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE CONSTABLES AND ALL PRICING FOR THAT BACK US UP AND HELP US WHEN WE NEED THAT.

UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE

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I, UH, I ENCOURAGED THE SHERIFF TO, UH, EARLIER TO, TO BRING THIS SITUATION TO THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION.

UM, I THINK WHAT WE'RE REALLY FACING IS A CRISIS OF FUNDING ACROSS THE BOARD AND COUNTY SERVICES.

AND I THINK RATHER THAN, UH, UH, MY THOUGHT WAS RATHER THAN TRY TO RAISE BUDGETING AND FUNDING ISSUES IN THE, IN THE 11TH HOUR, THE FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE BUDGET'S DUE.

AND EVERY OCTOBER THAT WE NEEDED TO START ADDRESSING THIS, THIS NEED AND START, UH, UH, AT LEAST POTENTIALLY A PUBLIC, UH, INITIATIVE NOW, SO THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE NEED IS THAT THE NEED IS NOT, UH, IN ANY WAY GOING TO DIMINISH AS WE GO FORWARD.

AND THAT IN THE END, UH, IT IS A RESOURCE ISSUE.

UH, CLEARLY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT NEEDS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

IF HE'S, YOU KNOW, UH, I'LL BEAT THIS DRUM, HE'S NOT THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, ROAD AND BRIDGE NEEDS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

UH, EVERY ONE OF OUR COUNTY SERVICES NEEDS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

AND I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO, UH, UH, IN AN OVERARCHING FASHION BEGIN TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THIS COUNTY BUDGET NEEDS TO STEP UP.

AND WE JUST CAN'T DO THAT IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS BEFORE EVERY BUDGET CYCLE.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED FOR A LONG TIME NOW, AT LEAST WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE REALLY WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.

I PRESUME, BUT WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T, UH, BEEN ABLE TO REALLY PULL THE TRIGGER ON IT.

SO THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT FUNDING IS AN ISSUE.

I ALSO THINK SHERIFF THAT WE NEED TO BEGIN TO, UM, TO AT LEAST EXPLORE SOME FUNDAMENTAL REORGANIZATION OF HOW WE ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE WE, AS YOU POINT OUT WITH THE, WITH THE INFLUX OF POPULATION AND THE CHANGE IN OUR DEMOGRAPHICS, WE ARE, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO EVER RETURNED TO THE MOSTLY RURAL COUNTY AND MOSTLY RURAL MODELS OF POLICING THAT WORKED HERE IN OUR COUNTY IN THE PAST.

SO, SO I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE SHERIFF TO, TO PUT TOGETHER, UH, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOING FORWARD THAT ADDRESSES MANY OF THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES.

UH, FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN HOW WE ADDRESS THESE CRIME PROBLEMS THAT, THAT, THAT COME WITH THE CHANGE AS OUR POPULATION GROWS AND OUR DEMOGRAPHICS CHANGE.

AND I THINK WE WE'VE DONE THAT IF YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN HOW I'VE COME TO YOU ON HOW WE'RE CHANGING OUR DEMOGRAPHICS AND HOW WE'RE USING TECHNOLOGY, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT HAS BEEN A PROVEN FACT IN WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND YOU CAN PRETTY WELL TALK TO ANYBODY THAT'S UP NORTH OF SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE'VE ADDED AND DONE THAT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING FOR SECURITY ASPECT OF IT, BUT Y'ALL KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

AND IT WORKS.

UH, SO THE BIG THING IS I LOVE TO PUT SOME MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET, BUT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN I COME IN OFFICE IN 2017, UH, RESTRUCTURED, EVERYTHING ADDED ABOUT SIX MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET, AND THAT HELPED US A LOT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOW MANY TIMES HAS I'VE BEEN COMPLETELY FULL SINCE I TOOK OFFICE ZERO NINE, BECAUSE WE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THERE.

UH, I MEAN, NOBODY WANTS TO GET IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PLUS WHEN YOU CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND MAKE MORE MONEY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORK NEAR AS HARD THEY'RE GONE, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE WORKING THERE AND DOING THE JOB, WE NEED TO TRY TO RETAIN THEM.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS WHAT YOU SURROUND YOURSELF AND EMPLOYEES.

AND IF WE DON'T INVEST IN OUR EMPLOYEES, WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN THE COUNTY SHERIFF, I'M NOT DISPUTING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT I BELIEVE THAT THAT, THAT EVOLUTION OF WHAT, OF THE RESOURCES AND HOW THEY'RE APPLIED AND NEEDS TO BE A CONTINUING PROCESS.

AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO LOOK AT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT TASK FORCE STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND, AND AN OVERALL, AN OVERARCHING RESPONSE TO, TO, UH, REALLY, I MEAN, HUGELY STATISTICAL INCREASES IN CRIME.

UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S AN, THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CHANGE OF OUR POPULATION.

AND SO WE HAVE TO ADJUST TO IT.

OUR BUDGET HAS TO ADJUST TO IT, OUR TAXES HAVE TO ADJUST TO IT.

AND THAT, THAT IS A, THAT'S REALLY MY PURPOSE.

AND SPEAKING OUT IS THAT I THINK WE NEED A JUDGE.

I THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER MAYBE HAVING SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO BOTH EDUCATE OUR PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THE REAL, UH, CHALLENGE IS, AS WELL AS HEAR FROM THEM ON, ON, UH, WHAT THE PUBLIC'S THOUGHTS ARE AND, AND HOW TO BEST ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

UM, UH, THROWING MONEY AT A PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS THE ONLY, THE ONLY ANSWER, BUT IT HELPS.

IT HELPS YOU KNOW, THAT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THIS POINT, IT'S,

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IT'S ABOUT THE DOLLAR.

UNDERSTAND.

SURE.

I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU WANT GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT, YOU'RE DO WHATEVER OTHER CITY HAS DONE IN THIS STATE.

AND THIS NATION IS THEY'RE HAVING TO PAY PEOPLE.

UH, NOPE, NOPE.

NOT DISPUTING THAT.

SHERIFF.

I'M JUST SAYING THAT, UH, AS WE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS SIT UP HERE AND HERE, WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT AGAINST, AGAINST THE 146,000.

IF YOU BELIEVE THOSE NUMBERS, TAXPAYERS THAT ARE IN THIS COUNTY.

AND, UH, I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON ALL OF US TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AS WE CAN WITH THE RESOURCES WE CAN, UH, LET ME TOUCH ON SOMETHING THAT YOU SORT OF BROUGHT OUT.

I WANT TO JUST MENTION IN, AND IT REALLY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF YOUR REPORT HERE AGAIN, THIS 41,800 CALLS OR NINE 11 IS WHAT PROMPTS ME TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

UM, HAVING TO DO WITH OUR LONGER RANGE PLANNING, UH, THERE'S A DATE CERTAIN COMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD CONSOLES, THERE'S A DATE, CERTAIN COMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD, UM, MORE PRECENTRAL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

AND I THINK THAT'S, UH, I'VE BEEN HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN GOT DERAILED WITH UH COVID AND, UM, SO W W UH, UM, I'M THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN GET THAT.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA THAT, THAT, UH, DR.

DUNSON HAS ALREADY COLLECTED ABOUT PROJECTED REVENUES PROJECTED.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT DATA.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET IT INTO A OPENGOV FORMAT THAT, THAT, WHICH IS OUR PLATFORM TODAY.

BUT, UH, WE NEED, WE'RE GOING TO, I'M SURE THAT OUR IT DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, OH, NEXT 2, 3, 4, 5 YEARS, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE BIG TICKET ITEMS AND WE DON'T NEED TO BE COMING TO BUDGET FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE BUDGET IS DUE AND TALK ABOUT HAVING TO MAKE MAJOR INVESTMENTS.

WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

IMAGINE OUR REVENUE TO WHAT ARE NOT JUST OPERATING EXPENSES, BUT A LOT OF ITS CAPITAL.

SO, AND I THINK THE BIG THING THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN AND WE'RE BUILDING THAT SUBSTATION UP IN PHONY, WHERE WE NEEDED A FAIR, WELL, ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S RESOURCES, WE'VE GOT TO PUT UP THERE.

BUT TO BUILD A BUILDING AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD MORE BUILDINGS IN THIS COUNTY SOMEDAY.

AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A BUILDING IN FOUR YEARS, WE NEED TO GET STARTED RIGHT NOW AND THINKING ABOUT IN PROJECTING OUT, NOT NECESSARILY GREAT AT BREAKING GROUND PROJECTING OUT WHERE'S THIS MONEY GOING TO COME FROM? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING IN TERMS OF A FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT? I MEAN, HOW ARE WE GOING TO OPERATE THAT THING? SO, UH, I'M, I'M, UH, I GUESS WHAT I'M APPEALING TO EVERYBODY IS TO GET READY, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK THIS FIVE-YEAR PLAN DISCUSSION.

AND, UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE'RE GROWING SO FAST.

WE CAN'T LIVE ON A YEAR TO YEAR BUDGETS.

OH, UM, UM, I'M WITH YOU, EVERYBODY.

I THINK EVERYBODY AGREES.

WE JUST, BUT, BUT THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK FOR, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE INPUT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS DOING IN OUR STAFF MEETINGS STUFF.

WE'RE ALWAYS FORECASTING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND, AND LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOT TO BE LOOKING BECAUSE PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE, BUT YOU'RE FORGETTING.

SO YOU'VE GOT TO COME TO US IN TERMS OF, HEY FELLOWS, THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FIVE MORE DEPUTIES ON THE ROAD, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THIS MUCH MORE MONEY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD AN EXTENSION ON THE JAIL OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, W WE WILL HAVE YOUR SOMETIMES KIND, KINDA HARD TO PREDICT IN YOUR BUSINESS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S HARD.

I MEAN, LIKE I SAY, I'VE BEEN HERE, YOU CAN LOOK AT CRIME.

AND AS FAR AS JUST THE BURGLARS AND ALL THAT STUFF, IT IS DROPPED, YOU KNOW, FAR AS THIS OTHER STUFF IN, IN, IN SOME OF THESE, UH, SHOOTINGS AND STUFF WE'VE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, I COULD BE RIGHT THERE AT THE FRONT DOOR AND PROBABLY COULDN'T HAVE STOPPED IT.

UH, SOME OF THAT STUFF, WE'RE NOT GOING TO STOP.

UH, BUT WITH THE OTHER CRIME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, IT'S MOVED DOWN, BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO GO BACK UP BECAUSE POPULATION IS, WE ALL KNOW, AND YOU TALKED TO ANYBODY WOULD MORE PEOPLE COME MORE CRIME, AND THAT WILL ALWAYS HAPPEN.

WE JUST GOT TO LEARN TO FIND THAT FINE BALANCING AND GETTING THE RESOURCES OUT THERE.

AND WE NEED TO DO IT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, TRYING TO BE REACTIVE IS VERY HARD FOR OUR TROOPS.

UH, IT'S JUST, I MEAN, PROACTIVE.

I MEAN, ALL WE'RE DOING IS BEING REACTIVE AND I CAN'T, AND I THINK THAT'S TRYING TO, AND IT'S HARD AND YOU GOTTA BE PROACTIVE.

I THINK IT MEANS WE GOTTA HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE OR FIVE YEARS.

IF THEY QUIT BUILDING HOMES, OR IF THEY START BUILDING HOMES, IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE GOT COMING UP ON, REINVESTMENT ZONES, WHATEVER WE'RE DOING, IT'S GOING TO ALL AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HAVING WITHOUT A WAY TO GIVE YOU A DEAL.

AND, UH, UH, I HOPE IN THE NEXT AS MUCH OF MONEY, I MEAN, OUR PROJECTION, WHAT, WHAT OUR INCOME IS GOING TO BE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.

OH, EXACTLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE POPULATION GETS HERE BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY FORECAST WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT GOVERNS A LOT ON THE ECONOMY AND WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE A DOWNSIZE,

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OH, EXACTLY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE YOUR OWN PERSONAL BUDGET AT YOUR HOUSE.

AND THE, THE NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE THIS BIG, RIGHT? WHEN WE DO THIS FIVE-YEAR PLANS AND EVERYBODY SEEING WHAT THEY NEED AND WHAT THEY WANT IS GOING TO BE THIS BIG AND THE REVENUE'S GOING TO BE THIS BIG.

EXACTLY.

I HAVE TO START PRESSING.

I THINK THE BIG THING IS WE'LL WORK ON GETTING A, I'LL GET A PLAN.

Y'ALL KNOW WHO I AM.

I'LL GET THE PLAN IN THE GROWTH OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THE PERCENTAGES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND WE CAN GET THAT FORECAST AND KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE THINKING, WHERE WE'RE HEADED FOR PRICE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE STEP PAY PROGRAM WAS GREAT WHEN WE GOT IT STARTED, IT HELPED US.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN YOU GOT THESE OTHER CITIES AND ALL THEM AROUND US THAT ARE DROPPING THEM DRAMATICALLY, UH, TO FIVE YEARS, AND YOU KNOW, YOU MAKE 30,000 MORE, YOU CAN GET CLOSE IN 22 FOR US.

AND IT'S HARD TO RETAIN PEOPLE.

AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WORK HARDER AND I MEAN, EVERYBODY OUT THERE WORKS HARD, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

BUT THE CALLS FOR SERVICES, WE'RE RUNNING A LOT MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE.

SO THAT'D BE GOOD.

I KNOW WE'LL GET THAT.

I JUST WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S THE ONE THING I LEARNED IN BUSINESS ALL MY LIFE WAS TURNOVER.

IT, YOU ALL, A LOT OF MONEY AND PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S NOT JUST, IT'S NOT JUST THAT YOU'RE REPLACING THE BODY, YOU'RE REPLACING THE EXPERIENCE AND PEOPLE KNOW HOW THE DO THE JOB THAT YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO DO.

IT'S A BIG THING.

IF YOU STILL LOOK BACK TO THAT STUDY THAT WE DID, WHEN WE FIRST COME IN AND WE GAVE PAY RAISES THAT WE HAD A MILLION DOLLARS, WE'RE WALKING OUT AND TRAINING EVERY YEAR.

SO THAT'S A BIG DEAL.

IT'S MONEY.

YOU CAN KEEP IN THE HOUSE.

IF YOU, IF YOU CAN KEEP THE EMPLOYEES, WE DON'T TRACK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY FORM, ANY FORM OF TRACKING TURNOVER IN THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

DO YOU HAVE, DO YOU TRACK WHILE WE'RE IN YOUR APARTMENT? I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US.

WE TRACK IT THE SAME THING AS THE PLANET.

LIKE I SAY, WHEN IT WAS BEFORE, UH, YOUR TERM STARTED JUDGE, BUT WE PUT IN A DEAL WHEN WE DID THAT AND WE HAD A MILLION DOLLARS WALKING OUT THE DOOR AND TRAINING, UH, FROM THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT JUST TELLS YOU, YOU, I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO SEE THAT AGAIN, THAT WOULD HELP US UNDERSTAND THAT I'D BE MOTIVATED BY THAT.

CAUSE I NEED TO CHANGE ALL MY NUMBERS ANYHOW, BECAUSE OF COST.

AND THAT'S INCLUDING THE PERSON THAT'S TRAINING THEM BECAUSE YOU GOT TO OCCUPY THAT TIME.

WELL, IF YOU CAN PUT THE MILLION DOLLARS BACK IN THERE, BUT IF YOU MAY AVOID THIS, THAT'S PROBABLY EIGHT EMPLOYEES OR SEVEN ANYWAY, AMPUTEES.

GOOD.

IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE DID, THAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT ALSO WHEN WE SHOWED WE CAN MOVE THE PRICE UP AND GET CLOSE TO EVERYONE.

IT WAS ONLY 700,000.

SO WE SAVED MONEY IN THE LONG RUN WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT.

SO, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

AND LIKE I SAY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MAKE SURE Y'ALL CAN, THANK YOU.

GOOD REPORT.

WHAT WE HAVE FOR US.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION OR THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[9. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's monthly report for October 2021.]

UH, PROBABLY NOT AS LIVELY OF A CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE OUR TREASURER, CHUCK MONCUR, AND PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE.

WELL, THE TREASURER IS MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER MR. EXCITEMENT.

AND HE'S GOING TO TELL US WHERE WE WERE GOING TO RECEIVE THEM.

WE TO TALK ABOUT MONEY.

UM, THE TREASURE THAT ARE WE, UH, STARTED OFF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER WITH A $15.7 MILLION IN FUND TAN.

UM, WE HAD RECEIPTS AND ADJUSTMENTS DURING THE MONTH OF, UH, 4.7 MILLION, 8.8 MILLION GOING OUT.

SO OUR ENDING CASH BALANCE AND FUND 10, UH, ON OCTOBER 31ST WAS 11.6 MILLION.

BUT AT THAT IS UP ABOUT 3 MILLION FROM WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME, UH, INTEREST EARNED DURING THE MONTH WAS, UH, $6,867.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 103,039,998 INVESTED.

UH, AND THAT IS UP ABOUT 30,000 FROM THE SAME TIME.

LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD 71 MILLION, 3 93 INVESTED THE, UH, TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH WAS 39 MILLION, 1 77, 6 91.

THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGED SECURITIES TO COLLATERALIZE THOSE FUNDS IS 104 MILLION, 159,183.

SO WE'RE VERY WELL COLLATERALIZED.

WE HAVE 72.4, 5% OF OUR CASH IN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

27.5% OF IT IS IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

WE WROTE 379 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF $2.3 MILLION.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK TO THE BANK AND JUST GIVING US THE COLLATERIZED MONEY.

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WE CAN HELP THE SHERIFF OUT.

THAT'S TRUE.

HE CAN WORK ON THAT.

I'LL I'LL WORK ON THAT.

I'M SURE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR OUR TREASURER, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER? SO MOVE, WE HAD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CATES.

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

NEXT UP, RAILING DALLAS FORT WORTH, CLEAN CITIES COALITION.

THANK YOU.

[10. Raylan Smith; Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities (DFWCC) Coalition - 2021 Bronze Fleet Level in Outstanding Fleet Recognition program.]

THIS IS A COOL THING THAT OUR 2021 BRONZE FLEET LEVEL AND OUTSTANDING FLEET RECOGNITION PROGRAM.

SO SINCE TAKING OVER THE ENTERPRISE, UM, FLEET CONTRACT, I STARTED DOING THE COG REPORTING AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WE'VE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, THE OLDER VEHICLES AND THE REPLACEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST TWO FISCAL YEARS, YOU DID RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

SO WE DID, WE RECEIVED, UH, THE CERTIFICATE, THE LETTER, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, STICKERS TO PLACE ON OUR VEHICLES.

SO THAT'S, THIS IS A, THIS IS A GREAT THING.

I MEAN, IT'S THERE, I WOULD SAY THERE'S A TON OF ADVANTAGES OTHER THAN JUST THE, I MEAN, YOU CAN, THERE'S A MILLION ADVANTAGES TO WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH OUR FLEET.

YES.

UH, BEING RECOGNIZED AS NICE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

[11. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider Patrol Services request from MUD 2,3, & 4 (Devonshire) for Additional Patrol Hours, as approved by the FY 2022 Budget.]

SO MOVING ON TO ITEM 11, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PATROL SERVICES REQUESTS FROM MUD DISTRICT TWO, THREE, AND FOUR DEVIN SHOWER FOR ADDITIONAL PATROL HOURS AS APPROVED IN THE FYI 2022 BUDGET.

WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET.

THIS IS THE ACTUAL REQUEST FOR SERVICES.

THESE WERE, UH, POSITIONS THAT WERE REQUESTED BACK DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

SO THIS IS JUST LETTING THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW THAT, UH, THEY ARE OFFICIALLY REQUESTING THE EDWARDS AND THE PERSONNEL.

SO THIS WOULD, I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO GO AHEAD AND POST FOR THIS POSITION.

THE VEHICLE REQUEST HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

UM, EACH OF THE PATROL CONTRACTS HAVE SIGNED THOSE EXHIBIT A BUDGET WORKSHEETS.

SO AS THE INFORMATION COMES IN, THERE'LL BE BILLED ACCORDINGLY.

THE QUESTIONS.

NO, I BELIEVE THEY NEED THEM.

THEY GROWING FAST.

THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, YES, SIR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PATROL SERVICES I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION? COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? NO.

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

[12. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider award of contract to Texas Materials Group for road construction on County Road 4007 (extension), Precinct 4, in the amount of $152,809.60; utilizing RFP 21-08.]

MOVING ON.

ITEM 12.

RAYLAND SMITH DISCUSSED CONSIDER AWARD OF CONTRACT TO TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON COUNTY ROAD 4 0 7, PRECINCT FOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 152,809 UTILIZING RFP 2,108.

THIS IS A COUNTY ROAD THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING FUNDED THROUGH OUR BOND PROGRAM.

THIS IS TO EXTEND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ROAD.

SO THE FUNDING SOURCE, WE WILL DETERMINE AT THE END OF THE SAID, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT THERE POSSIBLY WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY REMAINING IN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO ADD THIS ADDITIONAL LINEAR FEET.

BUT I DID WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR APPROVAL TO, UM, SIGN THE CONTRACT.

SO THIS WILL COME EITHER FROM BOND FUNDS OR FROM ROAD MATERIALS OF WHICH THERE'S FUNDING IN BOTH, UH, HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH EXTENSION WAS THAT COMMISSIONER? UH, IT'S ABOUT A MILE MILE AND A HALF.

THIS WAS, UH, SOMEHOW IS A TECHNICAL ERROR WHERE A PORTION OF THAT ROAD GOT LEFT OFF OUR ORIGINAL BOND PROPOSAL.

AND IT JUST MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ONLY, UH, HAVE TEXAS BIT, UH, RECONSTRUCT A PORTION OF THAT ROAD WHILE WE'RE THERE.

SO WE, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'LL BE ADEQUATE FUNDING, UH, RESIDUAL FROM, FROM, UH, OVERESTIMATING THE COST IN BOND FUNDING.

BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE'VE SET ASIDE THIS FUNDING.

UH, WE'VE SET IT ASIDE INTERNALLY, UH, FROM PRECINCT FUNDS JUST TO MAKE SURE.

SO THIS IS, UH, FUNDED AND WE ASKED IT TO BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

IS THAT A MOTION? YES, THAT'S MY MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO THAT.

W FOR THAT AWARD CONTRACT FROM COMMISSIONER CATES, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL THINK A SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

CONSIDER 60 DAY RENTAL AND PURCHASE OF A 2018 HAM H 12 FROM KIRBY SMITH FOR PRECINCT FOR THE AMOUNT OF 108,500 BOB MOORE CONTRACT 5 97, 19.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[13. Raylan Smith; Discuss & Consider a 60-day rental and purchase of a 2018 HAMM H12i from Kirby-Smith Machinery, in the amount of $108,500; utilizing Buyboard Contract #597-19, for Precinct #4.]

ITEM 13, UH, DISCUSS

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UH, THIS WILL EVENTUALLY BE, UM, AN EQUIPMENT PURCHASE.

HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE RENTING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS.

THERE IS AVAILABLE FUNDING THAT, UM, HAS BEEN VERIFIED THROUGH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE QUESTIONS.

NO, THERE NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO PROVE THAT RENTAL AND PURCHASE JUDGE I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION? THIS IS, UH, TO REPLACE, UH, A PROBLEMATIC ROLLER THAT WE HAVE.

NOW, WE WERE GOING TO INITIALLY LEASE THIS TO ENSURE THAT THIS WAS, UH, THE PERFECT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

AND THEN THAT WILL FOLLOW ON THE, A PURCHASE ACTION.

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THAT AND WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET.

SO MAKE A MOTION, THAT'D BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGE TO APPROVE THAT LENEL AND PURCHASE IS WRITTEN AS HER SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

UH, DISCUSSION, CONSIDER RECEIPT TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL OF COUNTY OWN ASSETS.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[14. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider receipt, transfer, and disposal of County owned assets.]

SO Y'ALL ALWAYS ENJOY THIS.

WE'RE GOING TO AUCTION OFF A VEHICLE.

UM, I DID WANT TO EXPLAIN ONE OF THE DONATION PIECES WE ORDERED THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE ORDERED EIGHT CASES OF PAPER, UM, THAT WAS HOLE PUNCHED, BUT THE WHOLE PUNCH ENDED UP NOT BEING CORRECT.

AND SO THE COMPANY ACTUALLY REPLACED THAT AT NO COST.

SO WE WANTED TO DONATE THAT PAPER TO THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER AS, UM, JUST SO THEY COULD USE IT AS ART PAPER, ET CETERA.

AND THEN WE ALSO TRANSFERRED A FEW ITEMS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, BUT THAT WAS IT.

UH, QUESTIONS.

NO, IT WAS A GOOD USE OF PAPER AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO THROW AWAY.

I HAD A GOOD IDEA.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHILE HERE THOUGH.

UH, WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE A TRANSFER AND DISPOSAL OF ITEMS AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE THAT'S FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

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

UH, ITEM 15, UH, RICO.

I WOULD REQUEST A MOTION TO LEAVE OUR REGULAR MEETING AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'LL MAKE IT MY MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.08, SEVEN OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[16. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss economic development negotiations.]

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

[17. 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]

ALSO PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.07, TWO OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.

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

WE'LL STAY IN HERE.

UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO HOME, BUT YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

ASKED FOR A MOTION TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND COME BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.

UH, UH,

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

SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND SACRAL COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

IS THERE A MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, JUDGE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

UM, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OF COURSE.

UM,

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

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE COUNTY, EXCEPT THE EXISTING OFFICER OFFERS FOR REAL ESTATE SALES FOR THE FOLLOWING PROPERTIES FOR THE TRIANGLE PROPERTY AT THE 34 BYPASS, THE 11.69 ACRES AT THE HIGHWAY 34 BYPASS THE FOUR ACRES ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE 1.89 ACRES.

THAT'S THE HARD CORNER, UM, BY THE SOUTH CAMPUS, UH, 2.88 ACRES.

THAT'S ALSO THE CORNER.

UH, THE JACKSON STREET, UH, IT BUILDING THE SOUTH CAMPUS PROPERTY 6.25 ACRES, UH, THE GROVE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE FORMER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE WASHINGTON STREET PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE CURRENT PUBLIC DEFENDER PROPERTY.

UH, OKAY.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER IN CASES.

OUR SECOND I'LL SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

ITEM 20, UH, DISCUSS, UH, LINE UNDER TRANSFERS.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO TRANSFER.

NO, WE HAVEN'T DONE THOSE THINGS.

I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME.

I WAS, I WAS YOU TO ADJOURN BEFORE THAT.

SO, UH,

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

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS?

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NOPE.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT LINE OR TRANSFERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE WE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGES OR A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

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

OUT ON 21.

DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENTS QUESTIONS.

WELL, YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE 4 MILLION, $256,132 AND 40 CENTS.

2.8 MILLION OF THAT WAS IN ROAD BOND MONEY, PAYROLL OF A 4 MILLION, $1,482,809 AND 49 CENTS.

TOTAL FOR TODAY IS 5,738,000 NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE EIGHTY NINE.

QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR.

IF IT NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS, OR A SECOND, A SECOND SACRAL COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES 21 AND I'LL

[22. Adjourn Meeting]

MAKE A MOTION THAT DURING THIS MEETING, PHYLLIS MOVES TO ADJOURN.

THE MEETING IS OUR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.