Dec 28, 2021 Commissioners Court

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GOT AN EXTRA

[Call to Order]

IT'S NINE O'CLOCK.

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

WE'LL START OUR MEETING OFF THIS MORNING WITH AN INVOCATION OFFERED BY COMMISSIONER BARBER AND COMMISSIONER KATES WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

PLEASE STAND RIGHT WITH PLEASE HEAVENLY FATHER.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

WHEN I ASK YOU TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING, AS WE DO THE VERY AT THE BUSINESS OF COFFEE COUNTY, ALSO WANT TO ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING ON OUR COUNTRY AS WE MOVE INTO A NEW YEAR AND ASK YOU TO BE WITH US ALL AND, UH, GIVE US THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU REGULARLY BESTOW UPON US.

BE WITH US THIS MORNING AND BE WITH US ALWAYS AND KEEP IT SAFE.

IT'S IN YOUR SON'S NAME, WE PRAY AMEN STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE VISIBLE, WELL, GOOD MORNING, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR COMING UP ANYWAY FOR EVERYBODY.

NICE TO HAVE, UH, EVERYONE JOINING US TODAY.

UH, AT THIS POINT WE WOULD, UM, HEAR COMMENTS FROM VISITORS.

I DO HAVE A CARD, UH, A DOCUMENT HERE FROM, UH, DUSTIN RIN.

UH, MR. M WOULD YOU, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU LIVE.

AND, UH, YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM 17 ON THE AGENDA.

YES.

GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS GET READY FOR GOOD NEW YEAR.

UM, MY NAME IS DUSTIN RYAN.

I'M A 41 YEAR RESIDENT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.

ALL 41 YEARS OF THAT HAVE BEEN IN PRECINCT FOUR ON THE SAME PROPERTY OR COUNTY ROAD 4 0 7 7.

WE'RE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF COTTONWOOD REASON.

I'M HERE TODAY IS, UM, TO ADDRESS THE STATUS AND CONDITION OF OUR ROAD AND ALSO ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION OF A PRIVATE ROAD.

A LITTLE HISTORY BACK ON JUNE 7TH, THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD THROUGH A LITTLE COMMUNITY MEETING, MR. KATES WAS IN ATTENDANCE.

WE FOUND OUT THAT 40, 77 WAS NO LONGER A COUNTY ROAD BACK IN 1997.

THE MEMBERS DNX FROM COTTONWOOD FOR THE REASON TO HAVE COUNTY MAINTENANCE.

UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE COPY OF THE, WHERE WE FILED WITH COTTONWOOD.

WE PUT A NOTIFICATION IN THE NEWSPAPER.

EVERYBODY DID IT FOR EVERYTHING, WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

1997.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSIONER'S ROAD REPORT SINCE THE ENTIRE FOOTAGE OF THE ROAD, NOT PARTIAL FOOTAGE OF THE ROAD.

I COULD GO BACK AS FAR AS 2006 AND PRINT OFF.

AND I WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO 20 21, 20 22 WITH YOUR LAST REPORT.

LAST REPORT COUNTY ROAD, 4 0 7, 7 AND EIGHT CORN CIRCLES INCLUDED.

ALL OF THEM ALSO WERE INCLUDED ON THE BOND.

WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

UM, I WENT AND MET WITH MR. CATES BACK IN.

I BELIEVE IT WAS SEPTEMBER TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE SITUATION WE'RE IN.

WE DNX FROM A COMMUNITY, UM, FOUR COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE.

WE'RE JUST BASICALLY 50 HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE ON A PARTIAL COUNTY ROAD BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A THREE ROAD CONNECTS 24 51, 30 94, HALF THE ROAD.

AND ACORN CIRCLE IS NOW DEEMED I BELIEVE PRIVATE.

I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE ARE.

I JUST KNOW WE'RE NOT COUNTY MAINTAINED.

SO I MET, MET WITH MR. CAGE, TRYING TO DECIDE TO SUFFER WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME, WE NEEDED TO BE READOPTED BY THE COUNTY UNDER THE NEW SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENTS.

THAT'S NO WAY WE CAN AFFORD THAT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY INCOME.

WE'RE NOT A COMMUNITY.

WE'RE NOT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOTHING.

WE'RE NOT EVEN A CITY.

WE'RE JUST 50 PEOPLE SITTING OUT THERE.

UM, TALKING TO MR. CATES.

UH, HE ADVISED THAT WE COULD BE A ROCK ROAD AND HE WOULD MAINTAIN THE ROCK ROAD.

READOPT THIS IS A ROCK ROAD, MEET THE MINIMUM MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

MY PROBLEM WAS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY 50 HOUSEHOLDS WOULD GO BACK AND FILE PAPERWORK TO BE DNX, TO RECEIVE COUNTY MAINTENANCE AND NEVER FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND BE READOPTED.

MR. CATES TOLD ME THAT HIS LEGAL HAS NEVER FOUND WHERE WE'VE BEEN READOPTED.

I HAVE COPIES HERE FROM JUNE 23RD, 1997, AND I HAVE COPIES FOR EVERYBODY.

CAN I BLOCK THEM IF Y'ALL WANT THEM, IF Y'ALL CAN RECEIVE

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I DON'T KNOW THOUGH THAT YOU CAN ROLL THEM INTO.

I HIGHLIGHTED THE DATE OF THE MEETING.

THIS IS A CONDITION TO ME.

WE HAD THIS PRINTED OFF THROUGH OPEN RECORDS APPEARS AND ON BLINK SECOND PAGE WHERE MR. JERRY BREWER WAS, WAS THE LADIES I FOLLOWED.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED ONE OF THESE OR NOT, BUT I'LL GIVE HER MINE.

IF YOU'RE SHORT, MR. UH, THE COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME FOR PRECINCT FORM, MR. JERRY BREWER BROUGHT INTO MOTION, THE READOPTING OF COUNTY ROAD 4 0 7 7 AND ACORN CIRCLE.

UM, IT WAS SECONDED BY MR. RAY FOX AND IT WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND IT IS, AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

SO WE HAVE AN ISSUE AS OUR COUNTY ROAD IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED AND IT IS A COUNTY ROAD.

THIS ISN'T A COMMISSIONER'S MEETINGS FROM JUNE OF 1997.

WE WEREN'T READOPTED.

AND I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET OUR ROAD FIXED AND, UH, BE CONSIDERED A COUNTY ROAD AGAIN.

THAT IS BASICALLY ALL I HAVE.

AND I KNOW I HAD THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT DOWN INTO THE AGENDA ITEM.

UM,

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO SHARE? OKAY.

THEN MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, BUT I WANT TO PULL OFF, UM, UH, JUST TO RECOGNIZE AND, UH, I THINK I'LL ASK COMMISSIONER BARBER, IF, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE UP THIS THE MATTER OF A REAPPOINTMENT OF WELL THAT'S ESD SEVEN? YEAH.

SO I'LL PULL OUT EACH OF THESE OFF SEPARATE,

[A. Discuss/Consider re-appointing ESD #7 Board Members, Sonny Gilcrease and Joseph Reese to a one-year term; and David Kirk and Ashley Hunsaker for a two-year term.]

AND DAVID KIRK AND ASHLEY HUNT HUNTS OCCURRED TO A TWO YEAR TERM.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS HAS PRESENTED? OH, MIKE EMOTION.

WE HAVE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? OH, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT.

DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[B. Discuss/Consider re-appointing David Wallace as Chairman to ESD #3 for a two-year term.]

SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, COMMISSIONER BARBER.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE, UH, UH, WHY DON'T YOU MAKE A MOTION ABOUT THAT ONE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO REAPPOINT DAVID WALLACE TO THE SD THREE BOARD FOR, TO YOUR ATTORNEY.

OKAY.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION, UH, AND WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE MR. WALLACE HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION TO REAPPOINT DAVID WALLACE, TO THE ESC NUMBER THREE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBER.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

I, I WANTED TO DO THAT SPECIFICALLY SINCE, UH, HE MADE THE TRIP IN TODAY

[3. Commissioner Barber; Service Recognition of ESD #3 Board Member, Harvey Chitty.]

AND THIS IS COMMISSIONER BARBER SERVICE RECOGNITION OF ESD NUMBER THREE BOARD MEMBER HARVEY GT.

YES.

UH, PARTLY, WOULD YOU MIND STEPPING UP HERE TO THE FRONT WITH US? TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN THERE.

YEAH, LET ME COME DOWN HERE WITH YOU THIS SIDE.

I SHOULD SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH HERE.

OKAY.

FIRST OF ALL, WHEN INTRODUCE EVERYBODY TO HARVEY 2D, HE'S BEEN OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE ESD THREE BOARD FOR HOW MANY YEARS, 16 YEARS.

IT'S A LONG TIME TO DO SOMETHING FOR FREE.

AND, UH, THE ARMY ALWAYS STEPPED UP AND, UH, HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB THERE.

IT'S KIND OF FUNNY.

WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE, I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE COMMISSIONER ACTUALLY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THEY DO OVER THERE.

AND HE CALLED ME ONE DAY AND SAID, HEY, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE RESIGNING FOR HEALTH REASONS OR WHATEVER, AND YOU NEED TO PICK SOMEBODY NEW TO REPLACE IN LIFE.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO, SO I STARTED GOING TO THEIR MEETINGS AND MES FOLKS AND JUST GREAT PEOPLE RUNNING THE SHOW OVER THERE FOR US AND KEEPING THINGS TOGETHER FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT THERE.

NUMBER THREE, I'M EXCITED THAT, UH, THAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN DAVID WALLACE TO TAKE HARVEY'S PLACE.

SO I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB AS WELL.

UH, SO LET ME READ THIS OFF HERE.

OKAY.

UH, THE COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT RECOGNIZES HARVEY CHITTY WITH A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR 16 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT FOR ESD.

NUMBER THREE, BOARD HARVEY SERVED ON THE BOARD FROM 2005 TO 2021 AND HELD THE OFFICE OF BOARD PRESIDENT UNTIL HE RETIRED THIS YEAR, HARVEY WAS ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS AND MADE SURE THEIR DEPARTMENTS

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HARVEY WAS A SOLID LEADER AND MENTOR FOR MANY, HE WILL BE MISSED AND WE WANT TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS IN HIS RETIREMENT.

OUR, WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH THAT.

WE GET A PICTURE OF THAT DOG.

ALRIGHTY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, ARMY.

CAN YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

A SECOND, DAVID.

THANK YOU.

AND HARVEY BOTH.

UH, YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU'D LIKE OR WE'LL THAT? OKAY.

ANY EXCUSE IS GOOD ENOUGH.

THANK YOU.

[4. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Approve the appointment of Deputy Antonio Britton as a Deputy Constable to fill a full-time patrol contract position with the Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office.]

ITEM FOUR.

UH, CONSTABLE JOHNSON DISCUSS FOR APPROVAL, THE APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY ANTONIO BRITTON AND AS A DEPUTY CONSTABLE TO ANY A FILET FULL-TIME POSITION CONTRACT POSITION WITH CONFERENCE COUNTY PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE ON JUDGE, MORE COMMISSIONERS, UH, THIS POSITION WAS CREATED AND APPROVED THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

UH, AND, UH, MR. BRITTON ACTUALLY COMES FROM RAINS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ISD.

UM, HE'S MOVING TO THIS LOCATION AND AFTER A THOROUGH BACKGROUND NOVEMBER, WE THINK HE'S MAKING, UH, AN OUTSTANDING OFFICER WITH THIS DEPARTMENT.

THE QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE DEPUTY BRITAIN AS PRESENTED IN ITEM FOUR? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS OUR SECOND.

OH, SECOND, SECOND ONE.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[5. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Approve Deputy Jackson Conaway appointment to fill a Part-time Patrol contract position with the Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office.]

DEPUTY JACKSON CONWAY APPOINTMENT TO FILL A PART-TIME PATROL CONTRACT POSITION WITH KAUFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT TWO IN THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

YES, SIR.

UH, SO AGAIN, THIS POSITION WAS CREATED AND APPROVED THROUGH COMMISSIONER SCORE.

MR. CONAWAY ACTUALLY IS CURRENTLY WITH THE GRAND PRAIRIE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FOR 21 YEARS.

UM, AND MR. CONWAY ALSO WORKS FOR THEIR HOLLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A PART-TIME OFFICER.

UM, HE DOES LIVE IN FORNEY AND HE'S ACTUALLY TRANSFERRING OVER TO US AND, AND I'VE KNOWN MR. CONWAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HE'S AN OUTSTANDING OFFICER AND MAKE A GREAT BENEFIT OF THIS DEPARTMENT QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSTABLE.

IF THERE, IF THERE ARE NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE DEPUTY JACKSON CONWAY APPOINTMENT FOR PART-TIME PATROL CONTRACT POSITION? YES, YES, SIR.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[6. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Approve the deputations of Antonio Britton and Jackson Conaway as Deputy Constable's with Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office.]

THE DEPUTIZATION OF ANTONIO, ANTONIO BRITTON AND JACKSON CONWAY IS DEPUTY CONSTABLES WITH KAUFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

YES, SIR.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN AND OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS.

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE DEPUTIZATION OF ANTONIO BRITTON IN JACKSON, CONWAY AS DEPUTY CONSTABLES WITH PRECINCT TO CONSTABLE I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION MOTION COMES FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[7. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Consider transfer of Reserve Deputy, Victor Bates, from Reserve Deputy Constable position to Deputy Constable position.]

YES, SIR.

DEPUTY BATES ACTUALLY CAME TO US, UM, AND WE HIRED HIM ON AS A FULL-TIME, UH, MR. BATES HAD SOME STUFF THAT HE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF AND DECIDED THAT, UH, HE NEEDED TO STEP DOWN AS A RESERVE, BUT MAINTAINED WITH THIS DEPARTMENT, UM, BUT AS ACCOMPLISHED WHAT HE NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH WITH HIS SCHOOLING AND STUFF.

AND SO HE IS COMING BACK TO US AND STARTING A PART-TIME POSITION THAT'S BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT QUESTIONS I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER DEPUTY VICTOR BATES FROM RESERVE TO CONSTABLE AT CORRECT.

RIGHT.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[8. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Consider approval for Deputy Victor Bates to fill a vacant part-time patrol contract position with the Kaufman County Precinct Wl Constable's Office.]

DEPUTY VICTOR BEIGE TO FILL A VACANT PART-TIME PATROL CONTRACT POSITION WITH COFFIN COUNTY PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

YES, SIR.

AGAIN, THIS POSITION WAS CREATED AND APPROVED THROUGH COMMISSIONER SKORT AND MR. BATES WOULD BE GOING INTO THAT PART-TIME SPOT MOTION TO DEPUTY TO FILL THAT POSITION, UH, MAKE THAT MOTION, THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

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NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

[9. Constable Johnson; Discuss Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office 2021 activity report.]

YES, SIR.

SO WE, UH, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, UH, WE INFORMED THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND A PUBLIC ON WHAT WE DO AND IT'S NOT JUST MY OFFICE.

I KNOW THAT I'VE TALKED TO OTHER CONSTABLES AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING SOMETHING FOR WORD MONTHLY WISE, BUT THIS WAS, WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU'VE DONE, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN PRECINCT TWO, JUST FROM DECEMBER 21ST OF LAST YEAR TO DECEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.

UM, AND NOW MIND YOU, WE ANSWERED 9,237 CALLS.

THAT WAS 9,200 CALLS THAT FREED UP THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO LET THEM DO MORE PRESSIVE THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED TO DO.

UM, AND OUT OF THOSE CALLS, SEVEN OF THOSE WERE SHOOTINGS INSIDE MY PRECINCT.

UM, WE HAD THREE OF THE MURDERS AND WE HAD ONE WHICH WAS MISSING THAT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A MURDER.

UM, IN IRVING, UM, WE DID TAKE 770 CALLS.

WE MADE 191 ARREST AND OUT OF THOSE HUNDRED AND 91, WE HAD 171 ADULTS AND 41, UM, 20 JUVENILES.

WE FILED 301 CASES, WHICH WERE 260 ADULTS AND 41 JUVENILES.

WE MADE TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO TRAFFIC STOPS.

NONE OF THAT.

WE ONLY ISSUED 1,172 CITATIONS.

SO WE'RE NOT OUT TO HIT EVERYBODY IN THEIR POCKET, BUT THESE ARE COMPLAINTS THAT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE CALLED THEM, WANTED US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND WE SEE IS 49 WEAPONS.

UM, OUR CIVIL SIDE OF IT NOW UNDERSTAND THAT WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO DEAL WITH THE ZOMBIE FLU IN THE WINTER APOCALYPSE THIS YEAR.

SO OUR CIVIL PIPERS WERE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT COMPARED TO WHAT WE DID THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

BUT WE DID SERVE 524 CIVIL PAPERS.

WE HAD 191 EVICTION NOTICES AND WE HAD 19 EVICTIONS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TO FILE A WRIT OF POSSESSION ONES THAT WE DID.

NORMALLY THOSE NUMBERS ARE DOUBLED, BUT SINCE THE STATE WENT IN AND PUT A HOLD ON ALL EVICTIONS UNTIL JUNE OF THIS YEAR, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ANYBODY CAN DO.

WE HAD SEVEN RID OF EXECUTIONS AND WE DID 102 COURTS, BUT ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE COURTS WERE CLOSED AND A LOT OF THEM WERE DOING VIA ZOOM.

UM, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY COURTS.

YOU'RE A SECOND PAGE THAT HAS THE ARREST DATA OUT OF THE 191 ARRESTS HAVE MADE.

YOU CAN LOOK AND SEE WHAT TYPE OF RISKS THAT WERE MADE ON THOSE 15 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 46 SIMPLE ASSAULTS, ONE INTIMIDATION.

WE HAD THREE BURGLARIES AND IT GOES ON AND ON TO 40 WEAPON VIOLATIONS AND 22, WHICH HAS OTHER OFFENSES, YOUR NEXT PAGE, WHICH WERE THE CRIMINAL CASES FILED.

UM, AGAIN, THAT WAS 301 CRIMINAL CASES.

AND IT GOES ON TO GREAT DETAIL ON 15 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 48 SIMPLE ASSAULTS, BURGLARIES, LARCENY VEHICLE THEFTS, A WEAPON VIOLATIONS AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OTHER INCIDENCES.

AND THEN THE TYPE OF REPORTS OUT OF THE 770 REPORTS.

WE'VE TAKEN YOUR FINAL PAGE.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE REPORTS WE'VE TAKEN.

NOW, REMEMBER WE'RE ALL OUT HERE FOR THE SAME GOAL.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF THESE CASES THAT WE HAVE ROLLED UP ON AND WE INSTANTLY CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEIR CID.

THEY HAVE THAT CAPABILITY AND WE DO NOT, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HANDLE THAT FREES THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UP TO LET THEM DO MORE THAN THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSTABLE.

AWESOME.

GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR CONSTANTLY.

I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION.

YES, SIR.

AND I DON'T KNOW, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ANSWER IT TODAY.

LAST, I THINK IT WAS AT OUR LAST BOARD SESSION.

WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THE RE-DISTRICTING, UH, HAS IMPACTED THE WORKLOAD, UH, AS THE LAWN SHIFTED FROM YOUR OFFICE, UH, TO PRECINCT THREE, ARE YOU ABLE TO BREAK OUT OF SOME OF THESE NUMBERS RELATIVE TO THE WORKLOAD THAT WAS IN THAT PORTION THAT HAS CHANGED? YES, SIR.

WE ARE.

UH, IT WAS A MATTER OF FACT, EXCUSE ME, OUR CIVIL SIDE OF IT, THE CIVIL PIPERS OF THE YEAR PRIOR TO THAT WAS RIGHT AT ABOUT 700 PAPERS.

AND AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL OF OUR NUMBERS, ABOUT 250 OF THOSE PAPERS IS STRAIGHT WINDMILL FARMS. UM, SO THAT IS THE PAPERS THAT CONSTABLE WOULD ALL WILL BE RECEIVING.

UM, AGAIN, THE EVICTION SIDE OF IT, THAT'S JUST HOW THEY FILE THEM.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT.

I CAN'T BREAK THAT DOWN BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS INSIDE THAT COMMUNITY THAT ARE GOING THROUGH AN EVICTION PROCESS NOW.

AND MAJORITY OF THOSE EVICTIONS TAKE 3, 4, 5 HOURS TO CURRENTLY.

WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THESE OTHER, JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR STANDARD CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS OVER IN THAT AREA? ANY, ANY, UH, CAN YOU GIVE US ANY UPDATE ON HOW THAT WORKLOAD MIGHT'VE SHIFTED NOW, AS FOR, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PATROL SIDE OF IT, WE WILL STILL MAINTAIN THE PATROL SIDE OF IT.

SO WE'LL BE STILL ANSWERING THE CASES, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT ADDING PRECINCT THREE OVER INTO THAT COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE SHOES,

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UM, BECAUSE IT, IT WAS DIFFICULT ENOUGH FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THAT.

AND WHEN WE TOOK THE BURDEN FROM HIM TO EASE THE PRESSURE OFF, WE'VE GOT IT AND HIS GUYS ARE STILL HAVING TO COME OVER AND HELP.

YOU CAN HAVE AN OFFICER ON EAST SIDE OF THE STREET, SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE.

WE'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

UM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT CONSTABLE WOODALL AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND WHEN HIS DEPUTIES ARE NOT DOING THE CIVIL SIDE OF IT, WHICH THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE LOADED, UH, HIS DEPUTIES WERE GOING TO BE HELPING OUT TO BE SEEN, TO TRY TO KEEP THINGS UNDER CONTROL.

SO I WISH THERE WAS A PERCENTAGE THAT I CAN GIVE YOU COMMISSIONER, BUT IT'S JUST ONE MINUTE, EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECTLY FINE.

AND THE NEXT MINUTE, THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT AND WE'RE, WE'VE GOT 10 AGENCIES GOING THERE TO RESPOND.

OKAY.

THANKS.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE THAT REPORT.

THANK YOU.

[10. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider approving deputations of Aaron Bruner, Gregory M. Greiner, Kaytlin D. Rivers, and Evan Wells as Deputy Sheriff for Kaufman County Sheriff's Office,]

ITEM 10, SHERIFF BEAVERS DISCUSS, CONSIDER IMPROVING DIP UTILIZATIONS OF AARON BRUNER, GREGORY GREINER, CAITLIN RIVERS, AND EVAN.

WELLS IS DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR COPLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

OH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT WHALES, RIVERS AND BRUNER.

UH, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WE HAVE STARTED IN THE JAIL.

UH, BRUNER HAS BEEN OVER WITH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER NINE AND A HALF YEARS.

RIVERS IS OVER FOUR YEARS AND WELLS WAS ONE YEAR.

UH, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO STARTED OUT IN THE DETENTION CENTER AND WE'VE SENT THEM OFF SKILLS.

SO NOW THEY HAVE GRADUATED THEY'RE IN FTO PROGRAM AND GETTING ANOTHER 22 WEEKS OF TRAINING FOR WINGS, TURN THEM LOOSE.

SO THAT, AND THEN, UH, MATTHEW HE'S BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, 11 YEARS.

HE'S GOT HIS VANCE.

I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GOOD ASSET TO THE APARTMENT.

HE'S MOVED THIS AWAY AND WANTED TO JOIN THE TEAM.

SO LAST EVERYTHING ABOUT AWFUL.

OKAY.

NO QUESTION FOR THE SHERIFF THERE.

THEN, UH, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE DEPUTIZATION OF THOSE, UH, DEPUTIES AS RED.

UM, I CAN HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT FOR APPROVAL.

IS THERE A SECOND? OH, SORRY.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF.

UH,

[11. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's Monthly Report for November 2021.]

AND GOOD MORNING JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

UH, WE STARTED OFF THE MONTH, UH, WITH 11 MILLION 5 78, 6 73 21 IN THE, UH, FUND 10.

WE HAD RECEIPTS OF A 7 MILLION, 2 44, 4 68 DISBURSEMENTS OF 8 MILLION 7 34, 3 0 6 ENDING THE MONTH AT 10 MILLION, 88,000 8 35, UH, OR MONEY, UH, OR INTEREST EARNED ON MONEY.

THAT'S IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, $1,933, 17 CENTS EARNINGS ON WHAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN TEXTBOOKS IN TEXAS CLASS 4,000 607 84 FOR A TOTAL OF 6,000 5 41 0 1.

OUR TOTAL MONEY INVESTED IN BOTH TEXAS CLASS AND A TEXT POOL, 96,517,000 706 90.

WE HAVE $45,985,902 IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AS OF THE END OF THE MONTH.

AND IT'S COLLATERALIZED WITH PLEDGED SECURITIES OF 100, 2,295,800 1687.

UH, PERCENTAGE OF MONEY INVESTED IS 67% 32% IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

WE WROTE 396, 3 SEATS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF $5,792,203.

ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS FOR THE TREASURE, IF NOT, UH, UH, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT AS PRESENTED FOR NOVEMBER, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

UH,

[12. Judge Richards; Discuss purchase of building for Children's Advocacy Center of Kaufman County.]

UM, WE COVERED THIS IN OUR LAST MEETING AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS ON FORMALLY ON THE AGENDA SO WE COULD, UM, DECIDE HOW WE WANT TO GO, HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THAT BUILDING.

UM, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE, UM, THAT WE LET THAT WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE NORMAL

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UM, SO I'M JUST KICKING IT OUT FOR DISCUSSION.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THAT DONE NOW? I GUESS GOES TO MAKE IT CLEAR.

SO EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE WHENEVER THEY CAME TO US, THEY REMODELED IN THE BUILDING.

SO THERE'S A COST OR PROJECTED COSTS FOR REDOING THE BUILDING.

THAT IS THE PURCHASE PRICE.

YES.

YES.

HE, UH, AND I THINK HE, I THINK MR. HOLDER, I SEE SHANNON'S OUT THERE.

I THINK HE SAID IT WAS ABOUT 1.9 MILLION.

IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? YEP.

NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CAME UP IN THE DISCUSSION, BUT THE, THE REAL ESTATE OPINION SEEMS TO BE THAT, THAT, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY APPRAISAL DONE, BUT I THINK THAT LOOKING AT IT BY THE SQUARE FOOT, THAT THAT BUILDINGS SHOULD BE VALUED AT 2.4.

IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? ABOUT 2.4 MILLION.

SO ANYWAY, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.

WELL MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE NOT JUST PURCHASING THE BUILDING OF VALUE, WHICH IS WHATEVER IT COSTS TO REMODEL.

RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

REMODEL REMODELS, A TOTAL REMODEL IS A KIND OF A BIG WORD.

YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING WHAT WE'LL DO IS GET WITH THE CAC AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT FINAL DOCUMENTATION FROM THE BANK AS TO WHAT THE LOAN AMOUNT IS.

AND THEN THAT'S WHAT THE PURCHASER AGREEMENT WILL BE.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL HAVE THIS, THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

AND THEN,

[13. Judge Richards; Discuss lease agreement between Kaufman County and Children's Advocacy Center.]

UM, AND I GUESS THAT JUST BE SORT OF A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WHERE YOU, UH, GET OUR CIVIL DEPARTMENT TO START WORKING WITH SHANNON AND MR. HOLDER AND THE BOARD AND GET THAT ALL FIGURED OUT.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE, EVERYBODY? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? SHANNON.

OKAY.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

ANYTHING ELSE ON 13? OKAY.

THEN EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR MARCHING ORDERS.

ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE ON THE PURCHASE? UH, NOT UNTIL WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE NUMBERS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THE CONTRACT NUMBERS.

YEAH.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS UNTIL WE'VE FINISHED.

UM,

[14. Judge Richards; Take up for consideration and possible action an Order to Conform Election Precincts following the Redistricting of the Commissioners Court Precincts pursuant to Chapter 42, Texas Election Code, and any resulting changes that may have an impact upon the Justice of the Peace/Constable Precincts.]

MOVING ON TO ITEM 14, UH, THIS COMES TO US FROM OUR CONSULTANT REGARDING, UM, REGARDING REDISTRICTING.

WHEN I KNOW WE HAVE TANDY YEAR WITH US, WE DID HAVE HER WITH US.

DID SHE LEAVE? YEAH.

OKAY.

SORRY.

UM, SO HE PROVIDED THIS, THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AND, UM, IT'S PRESENTED ON THE AGENDA IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

I'M GOING TO READ THE ENGLISH PART, BUT NOT THE SPANISH PART.

UH, I CAN DO IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO EMBARRASSED.

RIGHT.

UH, SO OUT OF 14, TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION IN ORDER TO CONFORM ELECTION PRECINCTS, FOLLOWING THE RE-DISTRICTING OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT PRECINCTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 42 TEXAS ELECTION CODE AND ANY RESULTING CHANGES THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT UPON THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SLASH CONSTABLE PRECINCTS, UH, TANDY.

I SEE YOU MAGICALLY APPEARED.

UH, WE DO, SHE DID PROVIDE US WITH THIS MAP.

AND, UM, SO WE GOT THIS ITEM TO VOTE ON TODAY AND CORRECT.

THOSE ARE THE FINAL PRECINCTS LINES THAT WE RECEIVED FROM ELLISON BASE.

SO DID Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE LINES? I GUESS YOU GOT ALL THE DETAILS WORKED OUT ABOUT THE VOTING STUFF AND ALL IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A PROCESS ONCE THIS IS FINALLY APPROVED, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PORTION OF THE REDISTRICTING, WHICH REQUIRES OUR OFFICE TO MANUALLY INPUT THESE CHANGES AHEAD OF OUR MASS MAIL OUT.

BUT OKAY.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS WE ARE ON ITEM 14, WHICH WOULD BE, I'D BE LOOKING FOR AN ORDER TO, UM, APPROVE THE ACTION OF AN ORDER TO CONFORM ELECTION PRECINCTS, FOLLOWING REDISTRICTING OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT PRECEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 42 TEXAS ELECTION CODE IN ANY RESULTING IN ANY RESULTING CHANGES.

IT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CONSTABLE PRECINCTS.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO THAT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

SO WE HAVE THAT TO, UH, TO TAKE THAT ACTION TO MAKE THAT ORDER.

AND THAT'S FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES AND TANDY.

YOU'RE

[15. Tandi Smith; Discuss/Consider request for Elections Office additional equipment and funding.]

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CORRECT.

UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF EQUIPMENT TO UTILIZE, UM, INCLUDING OUR, WHAT WE CONSIDER AN EBOOK, WHICH THE COUNTY IS USING LAPTOPS FOR CURRENTLY THERE'S ONE LAPTOP ALLOCATED TO EVERY POLLING PLACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT MEANS YOU CAN ONLY CHECK IN ONE PERSON AT A TIME WHICH MAKES FOR LONGER LINES OR A DELAY OF THAT UNIT HAPPENS TO GO DOWN.

WE HAVE TO COME OUT AND REPAIR IT.

SO WE DID RECEIVE A GRANT.

UM, IT'S A HARVEST SECURITY GRANT ORIGINALLY THAT WAS GOING TO BE USED TO PURCHASE VOTER KIOSK, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN AN UPGRADE TO OUR POLL BOOKS.

HOWEVER, THE VENDORS ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THOSE COMPONENTS OR PARTS IN FOR AT LEAST NINE MORE MONTHS.

UM, I'M HESITANT TO GO INTO A PRIMARY ELECTION WITHOUT ANY KIND OF BACKUP OR A WAY TO HANDLE A VOTER FLOW.

SHOULD THERE BE A HOT TOPIC IN THE COUNTY? SO WE ACTUALLY USED A PORTION OF THAT GRANT TO PURCHASE 27 ADDITIONAL LAPTOPS LABEL, PRINTERS AND HUBS.

UM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO FUND APPROXIMATELY $54,000 OF THAT PURCHASE.

NOW, IN ADDITION TO THOSE LAPTOPS, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WHEN WE LOOK AT ACTUAL ELECTION EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS THE DS 200 SCANNER UNITS, THE LABEL ARE THE BALLOT PRINTERS THAT ACTUALLY PRINT THE LITTLE BALLOTS OUT THAT GO INTO THE MACHINE AND THEN THE BALLOT MARKING DEVICE ITSELF, WHICH IS WHAT THE VOTER USES TO MARK THEIR BALLOT AND PRINT THEIR PHYSICAL BALLOT OUT.

WE DON'T HAVE SPARES THOSE WHEN WE SEND THESE UNITS OUT, WE'RE SENDING OUT A MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS TO EACH LOCATION BECAUSE THE COUNTY ONLY HAS 150 OF THESE UNITS.

SO WHEN YOU GET INTO AN ELECTION OF THIS SIZE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T ALWAYS FIX.

YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THAT UNIT, TAKE IT OUT OF SERVICE AND HAVE IT SERVICED.

SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THREE ADDITIONAL SCANNERS AS BACKUP IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS OR ALSO TO HAVE AVAILABLE AS WE ADD ON LOCATIONS IN THE FUTURE AND 15 MORE MARKING DEVICES SO THAT WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY SHOULD A UNIT GO DOWN TO GO OUT AND REPLACE IT AND HAVE SOMETHING STILL FUNCTIONAL FOR THE VOTERS RATHER THAN ADDING TO EXISTING LAWNS.

I DON'T KNOW.

DID I HEAR THAT THE, I HEARD THE PRICE, THE 54,000, WE HAVE A FUNDED, WE'RE TAKING THAT OUT OF THE SECURITY GRANT.

WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE MARKING DEVICES AND SCANNERS AND THE BALLOT PRINTERS, WHICH TOTALS ABOUT $75,900.

AND THAT INCLUDES SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE AND THAT'S AFTER THE GRANT MONEY.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

AND AGAIN, THAT, THAT'S NOT A LOT, IT'S THREE AND 15, SO THAT THE QUANTITY OF EQUIPMENT IS NOT A LOT, BUT THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE UNIT.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT FUNDING WOULD COME OUT OF CONTINGENCY THE FUNDING AND ACCESS OF, UM, OF THE GRANT MONEY.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

OUT OF THAT EXTRA, ALMOST 200,000, THEN I FOUND WHEN A BALANCED THE BUDGET, BUT IT BACK, OH, I REALIZE YOU'RE SAYING WE NEED THESE IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG.

HOW WAS OUR TECHNOLOGY WITH OUR VOTING MACHINES THAT WE HAVE NOW? AND WE'RE BUYING THE SAME TECHNOLOGY TO HAVE BACKUPS? IS THERE A LIFE EXPECTANCY THAT THIS WILL BE GOOD TO BACKUP FOR TYPICAL UNIT? THE LAST SPAN ON VOTING EQUIPMENT IS AVERAGING 10 TO 15 YEARS.

UM, THERE ARE THINGS IN THE PIPELINE DUE TO HOFF.

UM, I WON'T SAY HAVA BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T RELEASED ANY GRANT FUNDING FOR IT, BUT LEGISLATION IS ACTUALLY REQUIRING, UM, SOMETHING THAT NO VOTING SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CURRENTLY DOES.

SO BY 2026, WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO COMPLETELY REVAMP OUR VOTING SYSTEM TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS.

HOWEVER, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT OUR VENDORS ALL WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO MEET THAT AUDIT.

BUT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, OUR CURRENT EQUIPMENT MINUS THAT WONDERFUL PIECE OF LEGISLATION SHOULD LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS.

AND WE DO GET REVENUE OFF OF THOSE UNITS BY RUNNING THEM OUT FOR EACH LAP, YOU REALLY HAVE THREE RISKS.

I GUESS.

NUMBER ONE, THE MACHINE ITSELF MAY MALFUNCTION, CORRECT.

NUMBER TWO, THE TECHNOLOGY COULD CHANGE IN NUMBER THREE, THE LEGISLATURE COULD MEET AND HAD BAD OUTCOMES COULD BE COME OUT OF THAT.

THE NUMBER THREE KIND OF HAPPENED, BUT WE'RE IN A HOLDING PATTERN UNTIL 2026.

IF IT HAPPENED WITH THREE AND THEY'D SEND US MONEY, IT WOULDN'T BE A BAD THING.

THEY REALLY WANT NEW VOTING MACHINES IS DONE A CERTAIN WAY.

MAYBE THEY ALL ARE JUST BY HIM, JAPAN.

AND I'M ASSUMING THAT AS THAT PROGRESSED AND, AND

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BUT AGAIN, THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AT THIS TOP OF, I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY.

MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

OKAY.

SO THE, I GUESS THE MOTION WOULD BE, UH, TO, UH, AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT IS PRESENTED IN ITEM 15 IN THE FUND.

THE FUNDING FOR THAT WOULD BE $54,973 AND 63 CENTS COMING FROM THE HABA GRANT AND THE BALANCE, WHICH SHOULD BE 75,900 WOULD COME FROM THE COUNTY CONTINGENCY FUND.

SO IS THERE A YES.

MA'AM.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO MAKE THAT PURCHASE OR PURCHASE? WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I THINK, I GUESS THANK YOU AS APPROPRIATE THING TO SAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELCOME.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A WAY TO SPEND THAT MONEY.

MORE MONEY.

JUST REVIEWING THIS REAL QUICK.

OKAY.

UM, ITEM

[16. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/Consider approving Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Crandall for road maintenance.]

JUDGE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROJECT AGREEMENT, A SUBORDINATE TO THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT.

WE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT.

SO THIS WAS JUST THE ACTUAL PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THAT HAS NOW BEEN EXECUTED AND SIGNED BY THE CITY OF CRANDALL FOR THIS JOINT, UM, THIS JOINT RECONSTRUCTION OF LONE STAR.

OKAY.

SO THAT WAS A, JUST MY I'LL CALL IT A TOPOGRAPHICAL ERROR PROJECT AGREEMENT, NOT YOU KNOW, LOCAL.

SO, UH, DID YOU MAKE THAT AS A MOTION TO MAKE THAT A MOTION? UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CAGE TO APPROVE THE PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CRANDALL FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HAUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES BACK

[17. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/review the requirements and process to request adoption of private road by the Commissioner's Court,]

THIS WAS A ITEM THAT I HAD PLACED ON SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE MR. WREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE COURT.

UM, IN RESPONSE TO MR. WREN'S, UH, PRESENTATION.

UH, HONESTLY WE, WE DID THIS RESEARCH EARLY AND WE MISSED IT.

WE, WE DID NOT, I DID NOT FIND THIS, UM, THIS 1997, WHATEVER THAT IS 35 YEAR AGO.

ACTION.

UM, SO AS I TOLD MR. RON, WHEN WE MET, UM, W WE, WE CERTAINLY, OUR INTENTION IS TO MAINTAIN OUR COUNTY ROADS, BUT, UH, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, UH, BASED ON IMPROVEMENT OF OUR MAPPING TECHNOLOGY AND THE, UH, THE ABILITY TO USE GPS COORDINATES TO LOCATE CITY LIMITS AND PRIVATE ROAD LIMITS, UM, WE WERE, MY, MY ENTIRE STAFF WAS COMPLETELY CONVINCED THAT THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD HAD BEEN DNX AND WAS NOT, UH, HAD NOT BEEN READOPTED.

AND WE CERTAINLY TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE PROCEDURE TO GO THROUGH HOW PRIVATE ROADS OR NEW ROADS GET ADOPTED.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE PUT THIS ON HERE FOR JUST AS AN INFORMATIONAL PIECE.

SO I'VE SPOKEN BOTH TO A MONIQUE FROM DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND FROM OUR ATTORNEYS, JUST ASK THEIR EXPERTISE IN, IN THE COVERING THE PROCESS TO HAVE A, UH, ROAD, UH, ADOPTED FOR COUNTY MAINTENANCE.

SO BASICALLY WITHOUT GOING INTO GREAT DETAIL THAT, UM, WHEN COUNTY ROADS OR CITY ROADS ARE ADOPTED PRIVATE ROADS FOR COUNTY MAINTENANCE, IT'S ALL IN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE ADDRESSED.

IT'S IN SECTION SIX, UM, 6.09, THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS.

THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE KAUFMAN COUNTY WEBSITE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE, UM, SUBDIVISION, UM, THE FORMAL TITLE OF THE DOCUMENT IS THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

AND THESE WERE APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2019.

AND SO INSTEAD OF GOING SPENDING, YOU KNOW, 30 MINUTES GOING THROUGH ALL THE DETAIL, THAT INFORMATION IS, IS IN THAT DOCUMENT.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO CALL MONIQUE, UM, IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THAT NUMBER

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AND IF THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS, MONIQUE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY LEGAL TO ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S THE PROPER PROCEDURE.

AND THAT IS THE INFORMATION.

AND IT'S A VERY, UM, COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT.

I PRINTED IT OUT AND, UM, IT'S A VERY, VERY COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENT.

UM, THE DOCUMENT AND I PRINTED OUT CERTAIN SECTIONS OF IT.

THE DOCUMENT HAS THE JUMP TABS SO THAT YOU CAN GO TO ALL THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS.

AND THEN IF THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CONTACT MONIQUE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND SHE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH LEGAL AND WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, EMAILS, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS? THIS IS NOT A CONSIDERATION ITEM, BUT COMMISSIONER, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, UM, THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EFFORT, I THINK PROBABLY FOR ALL OF OUR PRECINCTS, BUT CERTAINLY IN MIND TO NUMBER ONE.

UH, WE, WE SPENT A COUPLE OF YEARS TRYING TO REVIEW AND ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE, OF THE FORMERLY REQUIRED ROAD REPORTS, UM, W WHICH WE FOUND MANY ERRORS.

WE FOUND ROADS THAT, UH, REALLY NO LONGER EXISTED.

AND, AND, UH, FRANKLY WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE MADE A REAL EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE LAW.

UH, I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME, UH, HISTORICAL, UH, DISCRETION THAT DOESN'T EXIST MUCH ANYMORE.

UM, W WE MAKE IT A POINT TO, TO TRY TO DO OUR RESEARCH IN THIS CASE, IT APPEARS WE MISSED IT.

UH, I CAN JUST TELL YOU, THAT'D BE AN HONEST ERROR.

UH, I DID THE RESEARCH MYSELF.

I THINK MY STAFF HELP, UH, ANNABEL HELP, BUT WE JUST MISSED THIS SOMEHOW.

UH, AND AGAIN, UH, I ALSO THINK IT POINTS OUT THAT, THAT, UH, EVEN THOUGH THIS DOCUMENT IS FROM 35 YEARS AGO, UH, WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THESE COUNTY ORDINANCES AND THAT THESE ORDERS HAVE ENOUGH SPECIFICITY TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TO TRULY KNOW WHERE THIS 1.5, UH, OR THIS 1.5 OR 1.3 MILES OF ROAD ACTUALLY EXISTS.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, BUT, UH, UM, THE INTENTION IS ALWAYS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE BOTH COMPLIANT WITH THE STATUTES, AS WELL AS TRYING OUR VERY BEST TO STRETCH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE AND SERVICE THE ROADS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SERVICE.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE PROCESSES.

THAT'S WHY THESE ARE NOT NEW REGULATIONS.

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 35 YEARS.

THEY, THEY WERE UPDATED ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.

I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UM, BUT, UH, UM, THE INTENT HAS NOT CHANGED.

JUST TECHNOLOGY HAS IMPROVED AND IN MANY INSTANCES WHERE WE'RE NOW ABLE TO PROVIDE BETTER SPECIFICITY, UH, AND NOT, UH, UH, NOT BE SO GENERIC, I GUESS, IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE, THAT WE ACT ON.

SO, UM, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE ABOUT A JUDGE.

OKAY.

UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.