Feb 15, 2022 Commissioners Court

I SUPPOSED TO DO THIS

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[Call to Order]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022.

WE'RE NINE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

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

WE'LL START.

OUR MEETING TODAY IS NORMAL.

UH, PASTOR KYLE IS GOING TO OFFER AN INVOCATION FOR US, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, I THINK, WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE STAND FATHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN AWESOME AND BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TODAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER.

FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THESE GENTLEMEN AND THESE WOMEN, THE RIGHT CHOICES, DECISIONS TO MAKE FOR OUR COUNTY TO LEAD US AND GUIDE US AND DIRECT US THROUGHOUT THE NEXT STAGES YOU HAVE LAID OUT FOR US FATHER.

WE ASK YOUR BLESSING UP ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US, AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER, THAT YOU KEEP US SAFE AND OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

AND FATHER, WE JUST WANT TO HONOR YOU AND PRAISE YOU IN THE WONDERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST ALL HOME FOLKS HERE TODAY.

EVERYBODY DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS COMING FROM THE PUBLIC.

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

UH, I HAVE ONE ITEM OF ROUTINE COURSE ON IT FOR ME, AND THEN I'M GOING TO KICK IT OFF TO THE SHERIFF CAUSE HE'S GOT SOME ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, UH, JUST, UH, I'VE HAD SOME ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE FROM OUR NEW FIRE MARSHALL AND HE'S A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT FIRE CAUSE, UH, WE WE'RE, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DAYS COMING.

I THINK, UH, PAUL, THAT JUST, WE GOT A LOT OF EXPOSURE, A LOT OF RISK, BIG WINS, SUPER DRY CONDITIONS.

SO MAYBE ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING OR WATCHING THIS TODAY WILL ALL OF US WILL JUST THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH FIRE HAZARD, SHERIFF, AND OWN THAT.

IF YOU DIDN'T SEE WHY AS COUNTY, UH, THEY HAD ABOUT 200 SOMETHING LIKE OR SO WE NEED PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION, UH, BURNING AND WELDING.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING I'VE SEEN AS WELL.

AND I THINK PAUL CAN TELL YOU TOO, IS PEOPLE WELDING AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION? UH, THE ONE THING I WON'T SAY IS WE HAD JAIL INSPECTION LAST WEEK, UH, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

AND THEN WHEN WE GOT THROUGH WITH THAT, UH, AS ALWAYS, I HAVE TO HAVE A JUDGE COME OUT OUR COMMISSIONER, IF THE JUDGE IS NOT AVAILABLE AND MEET WITH THE JAIL INSPECTION.

SO OUT OF THE 600 POINTS THAT WE DID, WE PASSED EVERYTHING.

UH, LET THE JUDGE COMMENT ON ANYTHING.

CAUSE WE HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO HIM AND SIGN ALL THE DEALS.

BUT I THINK OVERALL IT WAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD INSPECTION, ESPECIALLY WITH COVID AND SHORTHAND.

AND, UH, THE STAFF REALLY STEPPED UP AND DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

UH, WE HAD A FEW ERRORS ON PAPERWORK, UH, JUST HOW THEY WRITE SOMETHING HERE AND THERE.

SO, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AND GETTING THAT FIXED, BUT JUST WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THE JAIL IS IN GOOD HANDS FOR US.

UH, THE PEOPLE THAT'S WORKING AND WE HAVE PASSED ANOTHER MINIMUM JAIL STANDARDS, WHICH ALSO HELPS US WITH LIABILITY.

AND I KNOW MY DA LOVES THAT TOO.

SO, UH, THANK YOU, SHERIFF, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

AND THEN THE STAFF, UH, I, I SAY THIS FAIRLY OFTEN WHEN THIS COMES UP IS THAT I'VE HEARD OTHER COUNTY JUDGES TALK ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'VE GOT TROUBLE, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TROUBLE UNTIL YOU GOT JAIL TROUBLE.

AND WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY JAIL TROUBLE.

UM, ALSO ANOTHER MATTER OF ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE I'VE HEARD FROM, UH, INDIRECTLY, WE'VE HEARD IN MY OFFICE FROM THREE COMMISSIONERS, I THINK ARE PLANNING TO BE OUT NEXT TUESDAY FOR THE ANNUAL COMMISSIONER AND COUNTY JUDGES, UH, CONFERENCE.

AND, UH, IF THAT HOLDS TRUE WITH EVERYBODY, THEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE A QUORUM.

SO WE WOULD NOT BE MEETING NEXT WEEK.

UM, SO IF YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU'RE NOT CONFIRMED, WHETHER YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE COUNTY NEXT TUESDAY, IF YOU COULD DO THAT TO ANNABEL, AND IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO MEET SHE'LL, SHE'LL POST THAT AND GET THAT INFORMATION, DONALD WILL GET THAT INFORMATION OUT INTO THE PUBLIC, UH, ANY OTHER ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

OKAY.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE HAVE ITEMS A, B AND C ANYONE CARE TO SPEAK ABOUT ONE OF THOSE THINGS IN PARTICULAR, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES

[3. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Approve accepting the donation to Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office of three (3) 2021 Ford Utility Equipped Patrol Vehicles from Kaufman County MUD 5.]

CONSTABLE JOHNSON DISCUSSED FOR APPROVAL,

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GOOD MORNING.

UH, YES SIR.

SO MUCH FIVE.

UM, SINCE, UH, THE DISTRICT IS GROWING AT A SUBSTANTIAL RATE AND WE WERE DOWN VEHICLES AND WE'VE GOT VEHICLES AND IT'S GOT A LOT OF MILEAGE ON IT.

IF THEY DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THREE VEHICLES AND FULLY EQUIP IT, UM, AND DONATE IT TO OUR OFFICE, WHICH WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO TAKE.

AND WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT.

UM, THEY DID SEND A LETTER, UM, DONATING ALL THREE, UM, THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE MUDD FIVE PRESIDENT.

I DID GIVE IT TO MS. RAY LYNN.

SO SHE'S GOT A COPY OF IT AS WELL.

UM, AND WE HAVE TWO OF THE FOUR VEHICLES THAT ARE SITTING IN OUR PARKING LOT.

READY TO GO.

UM, OKAY.

TWO, TWO OF THE THREE IN THIS CASE, THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP.

SO, UH, QUESTIONS FOR CONSTABLE JOHNSON, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT DONATION OF VEHICLES AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS OUR SECOND CYCLIN COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[4. Constable Johnson; Discuss/Approve accepting the donation to Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office of one (1) Ford Utility Equipped Patrol Vehicles from Windmill Farm Home Owners Association.]

DISCUSS, APPROVE THE ACCEPTING DONATION, UH, FOR A FORD UTILITY EQUIPPED PATROL VEHICLE FROM WINDMILL FARMS, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

CORRECT.

UH, THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION WHEN MO FARMS, UM, HAD SOME EXTRA MONEY AND THEY KNOW THAT WE WERE, UH, RUNNING INTO SOME ISSUES WITH SOME VEHICLES.

AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE US ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WITH IT BEING FULLY EQUIPPED, UM, AND THEY HAD IT DELIVERED ALONG WITH THE OTHER ONES.

I PURSUED MAN BUILT QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT DONATION IS PRESENTED IN ITEM FOUR, A MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[5. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider accepting the Kaufman County Sheriffs Office Racial Profiling Report.]

ITEM FIVE.

SHERIFF BEAVERS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER ACCEPTING COFFIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

UH, I HOPE EVERYBODY GOT THEIR PACKAGE IN THEIR BOOK AS EVERY TIME THIS YEAR BEFORE MARCH, WE HAVE TO HAVE A RACIAL PROFILE AND, UH, FILED WITH THE TIKO AND ALSO HAVE IT ANALYZED IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE VERY FRONT IS JUST MY NORMAL SUMMARY PAGE.

UH, BUT IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND PAGE UNDERNEATH THE SUMMARY, YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE ON OUR CONTACTS.

UH, WE HAD OVER 3,297 CONTACTS.

AND IF YOU NOTICE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT SUMMER, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, THE CAD REPORT IS 34 0 2 THAT TOOK OUT TRAFFIC REPORTS, WHICH IS 96 POINT 91.

SO WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD RATIO THERE, BUT IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS I WANT.

I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH MY COMMAND STAFF AND TELL THEM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE ABOUT 98.

IF YOU WANT ALL THE TRUTH.

Y'ALL KNOW HOW I AM.

I'M PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PROFILE AND THE VIBRANCY OF ANALYZING THE DATA AND WHAT WE DO IS ANALYZE THE DATA AGAINST THE CENSUS DATA.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE JUDGES.

UH, SECRETARY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ALWAYS HELPS ME OUT.

SHE HELPED ME PULL THE DATA, UH, FOR ME.

SO SHE GOT THE DATA AND YOU CAN SEE, BUT THE BIG PROBLEM WE HAVE WHEN WE ANALYZE THE DATA WITH THE CENSUS DATA IS WE'VE GOT THREE BIG PHOTOGRAPHERS, WHICH IS INTERSTATE 20, 80 AND 1 75.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH OUR COUNTY TO GO TO WORK IN DALLAS OR HERE VICE VERSA.

SO WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT DATA, YOU KIND OF DON'T COMPARE TOO GOOD, NOT APPLES TO ORANGES.

SO WE WANT TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES.

SO I'LL WAIT TO ANALYZE THE DATA.

I DO IT FROM RESIDENTS.

SO WE ALWAYS BREAK DOWN OUR CITATIONS RESIDENTS.

NON-RESIDENTS SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE BOTTOM, THE RESIDENT'S CONTACT.

SO THAT'S HOW WE BREAK IT DOWN IN THAT IS WE DO ALL OUR CONTACTS TO TELL YOU THE BARON SEASON, WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE COMPARE OUR CENSUS DATA TO OUR RESIDENTS, THAT WE HAVE STOPPED AND YOU CAN SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS REALLY GOOD.

UH, FAR AS WE SEE NOTHING IN RACIAL PROFILING IN OUR DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN SEE ALSO IN THE SEARCHES, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, IN ALL THE SEARCHES THAT WE'VE DONE AND WHICH I GUESS IF YOU GET THE HOUSTON PAPER I'VE I INTERVIEWED WITH THEM LAST YEAR ABOUT OUR STOPS MEDICINE WISE COUNTY SHERIFF, UH, LANE AKIN BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SEARCHES, PROBABLY MORE WE'RE IN THE TOP TEAM.

UH, BUT AS I TELL THEM, THAT'S NOT RACIAL PROFILING THAT IS CRIMINAL INTERDICTION, AND WE DO CRIMINAL INTERDICTION AND, UH, OUR PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE PRETTY PROACTIVE AND A LOT OF THEM ARE, MOST OF THEM ARE PROBABLE CALLS ARE EITHER, UH, CONSENT SEARCHES.

SO, UH, BUT YOU CAN LOOK DOWN THERE.

IT'S THE SEARCHES THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, WHERE WE DO THAT.

SO WE'RE SEARCHING 75% OF THE PEOPLE ARE WHITE OR CAUCASIAN.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE NOT SHOWING ANY SIGNS.

AND I HAVE NOT GOT A COMPLAINT, UH,

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SO WE HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS FROM ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC AND WHICH WE ALSO PUT THAT PROCESS ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE POSTED IN THE, UH, BUILDING AND WE PUT IT ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO IF THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, OVERALL, A REALLY GOOD REPORT, UH, THERE'S A LOT MORE DATA IN THERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE FEMALE THAT, AND FROM MY ORIGINAL, WHAT WE DO FOR TRAINING AND OUR CORRECTION ACTION PLAN, IF WE HAD ANY, BUT WE HAVE NONE, UH, DO THAT.

WE DID NOT HAVE A COMPLAINT.

AND IN VERIFYING THE DATA THAT WE DO, THERE'S NOTHING SHOWING THAT WE HAVE RACIAL PROFILING IN OUR DEPUTIES AT THIS TIME.

THAT'S VERY GOOD REPORT.

AND IT WAS VERY GOOD ACTIVITY THING SAYING THAT YOU HAVE NO COMPLAINTS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT THE NUMBERS IS AND YOU, YOU WANT TO RAISE IT UP 98% OR WHATEVER, BUT YOU'RE STILL GETTING NO COMPLAINTS.

SO THAT MEANS THAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT, RIGHT.

I THINK THE OFFICERS OUT THERE ARE HANDLING THEIR STUFF AND ALEXA, YOU'RE ONLY GOOD AS WHAT YOUR PEOPLE ARE.

AND LUCKILY WE'VE GOT SOME OFFICERS OUT THERE THAT WE PUT THEM THROUGH ALL THE TRAINING AND THE FTO PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE DEALT WITH.

AND, UH, IF WE'RE NOT, WOULD BE GETTING COMPLAINTS.

SO QUESTION FOR THE SHERIFF ABOUT THAT, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, RACIAL PROFILING REPORT WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION

[6. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/consider approval of MOU between Kaufman County and MDLab for Covid Testing at the jail.]

WE, UH, WE SENT THIS TO THE DA'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT IT.

THIS COST ZERO COST TO THE COUNTY.

IT GIVES US ANOTHER OPTION TO, UH, UTILIZE THEM, TO PROVIDE TESTING.

THEY'RE GETTING MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE CAN USE ALSO FOR TESTING AND ALSO FOR GETTING SOME OTHER MEDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THAT COSTS THE COUNTY NOTHING.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET Y'ALL TO HELP US ENTER IN THE SAME.

OOH, JUST ANOTHER AVENUE THAT WE CAN HELP WITH, UH, MY STAFF PLUS THE JAIL POPULATION ZERO COST.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

ZERO COST COME BACK.

ZERO ZERO COMPLAINTS.

THEY WILL CALL IT YOU'RE STRIKING ON ALL CYLINDERS THE DAY.

UH, YOU WON'T CARE TO MAKE A MOTION REGARDING ITEM SIX, PROVEN, APPROVING THAT MOU I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS, OR SECOND SEGMENT COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF.

[7. Brenda Samples; Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly report for January 2022.]

ITEM SEVEN.

BRENDA SAMPLES PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE, THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY OF 22.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN AND JUDGE, WE, UM, OF COURSE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY BUSY AND I THINK ANYBODY THAT WENT THROUGH THE TAX OFFICE OR THROUGH THE ANNEX, THEY THE, UH, LOBBY, THEY KNOW HOW BUSY WE'VE BEEN, BUT, UH, CURRENT WE'VE BROUGHT IN 19 MILLION, 590,430, $2 AND 58 CENTS.

AND A CORE OF USING LAST YEAR'S FIGURES.

WE ARE UP NINE AND A HALF PERCENT THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR.

UH, DELINQUENT AS OF JANUARY IS $117,065 AND 46 CENTS.

AND WE HAVE $109,312 AND 39 CENTS.

IT'S ON DEFERRAL THAT'S, UH, ON, UH, UH, THE KAUFMAN COUNTY PARK AND IN THE, UH, RODEN BRIDGE IS WHERE YOU'RE, UH, HAVE 19,000 1 90 52 ON THE DELAY ON THE DELINQ DEFERRAL THERE.

AND WE ARE 24,000 5, 11 38.

THE LINK WENT ON THE ROAD AND BRIDGE THIS PAST MONTH, WE HAD 32.2, FOUR EIGHT ACRES THAT WENT INTO THE ROBOT.

THE ROLLBACK TAXES FOR THE LAST MONTH IS $11,528.

AND, UH, ANYHOW PRECINCT TOOLS, THE ONE THAT'S BRINGING THEM IN.

YEAH, WELL WE'VE MADE UP HALF THE DELINQUENT TAX FOR YOU ALMOST WELL.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HELLO.

THAT IS REALLY GOOD.

YEAH.

THAT IS A GOOD THING.

WE'RE OFFSETTING A LITTLE BIT.

I HAVE, I GUESS.

IS THERE ANY FROM ANYBODY? NO, MA'AM GOOD REPORT.

OKAY.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR MS. SAMPLES, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TAX

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OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[8. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter public hearing.]

ITEM EIGHT, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO, SO MOVE, WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGE TO GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING.

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

AYE.

COMPOSE.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[9. Public Hearing; receive input from the public regarding not allowing thru trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on County Road 155, in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Precinct 4,]

DO YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS MATTER? UH, IT'S THE ROAD THAT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON AND UNFORTUNATELY ENDS UP BECOMING A CUT-THROUGH FOR COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC CREATES A LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE CONTACTED OUR OFFICE AND ASKED FOR THIS ACTION.

SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE PROCESS AND WE RECOMMEND HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THIS BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN IN THAT THIS ROAD BE CLASSIFIED AS NO THROUGH TRUCKS.

OKAY.

IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION? OKAY.

THEY CAN VIBER THAT I'M INCREASING MORE AND I'M THINKING IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA THAT WE BROKE WHEN SHE SPEAKS.

YES.

OKAY.

THAT WAS SO LARA PEACE, UH, FROM THAT PRECINCT SUPPORTS THAT ACTION.

ANYONE ELSE CARE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? IS ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSED ACTION HEARING? NO OTHER COMMENTS.

UH,

[10. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into regular meeting.]

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER CATES.

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

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, WHICH BRINGS

[11. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider approving order not allowing thru trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on County Road 155, in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Precinct 4.]

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO DO THAT? JUDGE WILL MAKE A MOTION AS WRITTEN, UH, PERMISSIONS RATINGS MOVES, UH, IN FAVOR OF THAT AS WRITTEN.

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

POSE.

NO CARRIES

[12. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approving the Interlocal Cooperation contract with the City of Oak Grove for the patching of County Road 152 and 158.]

UH, YES.

THIS IS THE TYPICAL THING WE DO WITH THE INNER LOCAL, WITH THE INCORPORATED AREAS TO A REPAIR, A COUPLE OF ROADS.

THEY'VE ALREADY PUT THE MONEY IN ESCROW, SO WE JUST NEED TO GET THIS APPROVED SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION, UH, ON ITEM 12, I MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER NOT TO APPROVE THE INNER LOCAL.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION

[13. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider approval of resolution authorizing use of National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) and corresponding Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and NCPA.]

RAYLAND SMITH DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF NATIONAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING ALLIANCE AND CORRESPONDING INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY IN THE NCPA.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, THIS IS A NEW COOPERATIVE PURCHASING ALLIANCE GROUP.

UM, WE, I LOCATED THEM THROUGH SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THAT WE USE AND ALSO SOME OF THE SOFTWARE TYLER TECHNOLOGY, DELL.

UM, THERE, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE PURCHASE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE.

WELL, QUESTIONS, UM, ALWAYS SEEMED LIKE A RAELYNN'S COMING UP WITH THESE, UH, PURCHASING ALLIANCES, WHICH I KNOW HOPEFULLY IT GETS US BETTER PRICING AND SIMPLIFIES OUR PURCHASING PROCESS.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION, UH, REGARDING THEIR RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING TO THAT PURCHASING ALLIANCE? OH MY GOD.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THAT FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES

[14. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider purchase of a new 2018 Duratech TC-12 chipper in the amount of $56,500, from IDS; utilizing Buy-Board Contract #599-19; for Precinct #1.]

CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF A 2018 CHIPPER IN THE AMOUNT OF 56,000 FROM THE USING BUYBOARD CONTRACT 5 99, 19 THAT'S FOR PRECINCT ONE, UM, AS STATED THIS WOULD BE A NEW CHIPPER FOR PRECINCT ONE, AND IT WOULD BE PURCHASED OUT OF THEIR EQUIPMENT LINE ITEM, NO FINANCING QUESTIONS, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASE HAS PRESENTED ON LIKE THAT MOTION? WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL THINK A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER

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AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

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

IF THE AUDITOR IS PREPARED AND READY, WHY DON'T WE DISCUSS CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS? UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LINE I'M TRANSFERS? WE SENT YOU ONE CORRECTION TO UP A LITTLE BIT MORE THAT ROLAND HAD ASKED FOR MANY QUESTIONS AND THAT'S FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A LINE I'M TRANSFERRED AS THIS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES ITEM

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

DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT, $7,329,264 AND 60 CENTS 461,000 OF THAT WAS ACTUAL CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

6.8 WAS FOR YOUR DEBT PAYMENTS THAT WE HAD CHUCK DO THE WIRE TRANSFER FOR YOU.

GET THOSE ALL PAID.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOUR BILLS, ONE QUESTIONS FOR FROM THE OTTER CURB OUT CLAIMS, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

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

ITEM 17, DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING A REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO, SO I'LL MOVE.

WE HAD THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CASES OR A SECOND, A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

[18. 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.]

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE WE'LL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS.

[19. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.076 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss security audits.]

WE'LL BE MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS SECURITY AUDITS AND,

[20. Executive Session; Pursuant to Texas Gov't Code Section 551.071, consultation with attorney, the Commissioners' Court will meet in closed session to discuss investigation regarding potential litigation; potential litigation; opioid litigation; and current pending litigation, including but not limited to: opioid litigation; Kaufman County vs. Henderson County (Cause No. 21-00150); WBW Holdings, LLC v. Donald L. Clamon, et al. (Cause No. 104449-CC2); and Amir Lakhani v. Kaufman County (Cause No. 110127-422).]

AND

[21. Executive Session; Pursuant to Texas Gov't Code Section 551.076, the Commissioners' Court will meet in closed session to discuss security issues regarding JPO.]

SO WE'RE IN THE, WE'RE IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, I GUESS SINCE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PRESENTATION STUFF GOING ON HERE, WE'LL STAY IN HERE AND, UH, AS SOON AS EVERYBODY OKAY, UH, LOOK FOR, UH, ASKING FOR

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

SO MOVED.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER IN CASE, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

OF COURSE,

[23. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from executive session.]

IS THERE A MOTION FOR ACTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? UH, YES, I HAVE ONE.

UH, IT'S IN THE MATTER OF, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA INCORPORATED, UH, HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE OR ORDER REGARDING SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTER OF TEXAS OPIOID MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION FOR THE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF COUNTY VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA.

OKAY.

GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE HEARD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND SACRUM COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES.

[24. Adjourn Meeting]

IS THERE A COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

HOES.

NO, THANK YOU.

WE'RE OUT.