Apr 05, 2022 Commissioners Court

JUST REGULAR

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TODAY IS TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2022 9:00 AM.

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

UH, WE'LL START OUR MEETING TODAY.

I'M GOING TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND, UH, COMMISSIONER BARBARA IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

PLEASE STAND FATHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THIS LIFE.

WE REMEMBERED TODAY, UH, THE, THE LIFE OF OUR FRIEND AND FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY, UH, GIL ALTIMA, SR, UH, VIETNAM VETERAN, A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE LION'S CLUB, JUST A, JUST A REALLY GREAT GUY, AND THAT HE'S GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED.

WE ALSO LIFT UP IN PRAYER, THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND THAT, UH, THE PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES THAT ARE SUFFERING SO MUCH FROM THAT DESTRUCTION.

AND, UM, WE ASKED THAT YOU, WE ASK THAT YOU, UH, PUT A STOP AND BRING PEACE TO THAT AREA.

NOW WE THANK YOU FOR WE, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ON THE, ON THE BEHALF OF OUR COUNTY AND, UH, THAT YOU PROTECT ALL OF THOSE WHO PROTECT US IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE TEXAS, TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WE HAVE A QUORUM TODAY.

I'VE COMMISSIONER HUNT IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT, UH, WE, OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE ALL HERE.

UH, ROUTINE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT, UH, ABOUT GIL ALTIMA'S SERVICE, HIS SERVICE TODAY IS AT 11 O'CLOCK AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN KAUFMAN.

UH, UH, GIL WAS A GREAT GUY AND, UM, UH, JUST A SUPER STANDUP GUY AND REALLY CONTRIBUTED A LOT.

AND HE WAS, UH, IT WAS A MARY FELLOW, UM, ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I DO WANT TO SAY, AND IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT THAT AT 1130 TODAY, WE'RE HAVING THE GRAND OPENING OF THE PET ADOPTION CENTER OUT ON US, 1 75, ANYONE LISTENING, WHO'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THAT IS, UH, LEAVE KAUFMAN HAD AN OLD 1 75 GOING TOWARDS CAMP AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THE PET ADOPTION CENTER ON THE SAME SITE WHERE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE GROWING JUSTICE CENTER OUT THERE.

UM, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ROUTINE COURSE MONITORS TO SHARE? OKAY, THEN THAT WE'LL MOVE ON

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS OUR SECOND.

OH, SECOND, SECOND ONE.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT.

[3. Rob Scott; To provide CareFlite operations update to the Commissioner's Court.]

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE RICHARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL AGAIN, THAT JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A QUICK UPDATE ON, UH, EMS OPERATIONS, UH, FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY.

UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU, UH, DEFINITELY INCREASE IN VOLUME IN 2021.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW MANY RESPONSES WE HAD SO ALTOGETHER.

UM, THE COUNTY IS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THREE CONTRACTS THAT GOVERN IT, UH, CITY OF TERRIBLE CONTRACT CITY OF KAUFFMAN AND THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CONTRACT, UH, ALTOGETHER, INCLUDING, UH, ANY EMERGENT OR NON-EMERGENT TRANSPORT.

UM, AND THE NINE 11 CALLS WHERE WE HAD 18,451 RESPONSES IN 2021, UH, MAINTAINING OUR PLUS 90% COMPLIANCE TO THOSE CALLS.

UM, IN LOOKING AT THAT DATA, THE MOST AMAZING THING WAS AS WHILE WE TRY TO KEEP 10 UNITS AVAILABLE FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE UP TO 39 CARE FLIGHT UNITS ARE COMING IN FROM DALLAS AND AS FAR AS TARRANT COUNTY TO ASSIST US WHEN THE VOLUME WAS UP BECAUSE OF, UH, THINGS LIKE COVID SPIKES, UM, AND MAINTAINING THAT COMPLIANCE HAS ALWAYS OUR UTMOST IMPORTANCE, UH, TYPICALLY RUN AROUND 92 TO 93%.

UH, SO WE'RE ALWAYS ON THAT, ON THAT EDGE AS WELL.

WE'LL ALWAYS UTILIZE AIR AND OTHER UNITS TO ASSIST US, UH, STAFFING,

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UH, WE EVEN HAVE SOME CITIZENS FROM KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THAT IN, UH, IN GRAND PRAIRIE.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND ADAPTING TO THAT GROWTH.

WE HAVE, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, MAKING SOME CHANGES AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

UH, LAST YEAR, UM, I WORKED WITH COMMISSIONER CATES AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE, AND WE FOUND THAT MAYBE WE NEEDED TO ADD A UNIT IN KAUFMAN TO HIT THE PEAK DEMANDS.

UH, SO WE PUT A DAY TRUCK UP, UH, IT'S NOT QUITE HITTING THE MARK, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DOUBLE IT SERVICE TIME.

SO UNIT 94 19 IS A THIRD UNIT AND 40, BECAUSE 48 IS JUST WHERE THE CALLS COME OUT OF.

AND, UH, IT TYPICALLY OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO UPGRADE THAT TO A 16 HOURS THAT DOUBLES ITS WORKLOAD.

AND IT ALSO PUTTING UP ON, ON SATURDAYS.

UH, YOU'LL SEE IF YOU WERE TO WATCH A FLOW CHART OF KAUFMAN COUNTY FROM EIGHT TO 10:00 PM, IT'S JUST CRAZY IN THIS COUNTY, AS FAR AS NINE 11 VOLUME GOES, AND THEN AFTER 10, IT JUST FALLS OFF LIKE A ROCK.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST THOSE UNITS HOURS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING THAT.

IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO ADD A UNIT CALLED 5 33 IN KAUFMAN ITSELF.

AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO IS HELP THE HOSPITALS AND THE NURSING HOMES AND LIKE THE DIALYSIS CENTERS.

UH, IT JUST OPERATES WITH TWO DMTS, NO PARAMEDICS BE ABLE TO GET THOSE PEOPLE WHO JUST NEED TRANSPORT AND NOT MUCH TREATMENT.

SO WE WILL BE ADDING THAT ADDITIONAL UNIT.

AND ACTUALLY, UH, IT SHOULD BE UP, UH, THIS AFTERNOON OR EVEN TOMORROW.

UH, IN ADDITION, WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT OUT HERE AND THAT, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ON A DAYTIME SUPERVISOR.

SO NOW WE WILL HAVE FOUR SUPERVISORS IN THE OPERATIONS MANAGER.

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT, WHERE IT HAS TO PERTAIN TO THE COUNTY IS THAT DAYTIME SUPERVISOR OPERATES AS WHAT WE CALL A CHASE VEHICLE.

SO THEY ARE OUTFITTED WITH THE THUMPER THAT THE COUNTIES HAD PROVIDED CARE FLIGHT, CARDIAC MONITORS AND ALL THE DRUGS, UH, AND AIRWAY MANAGEMENT THAT A NORMAL AMY WANTS CARRY.

SO THE SUPERVISOR WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO CERTAIN CALLS WHEN THEY'RE WITHIN RANGE.

UH, AND SO THE AIMS CAN GET THERE.

UH, THE IMPORTANCE IN THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST, WE'VE ACTUALLY RESUSCITATED PEOPLE IN THE FIELD WITH THESE CHASE VEHICLES THAT ARE THERE, IT'S EVERYTHING THEY, AMBULANCE CARRIES JUST A SINGLE PROVIDER AND THEY CAN GET EVERYTHING SET UP AND THE AMBULANCE GETS THERE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST TRANSPORT.

SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THESE THREE POSSIBLE VEHICLES COMING OUT.

UM, 22 WAS, OR 21 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR CARE FLIGHT.

AND I TALKED TO YOU LAST SEMESTER ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, AND I LOVE SHARING THIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO THINK THAT CARE FLIGHT STAYING STAGNANT.

WE ARE PROGRESSING OURSELVES FORWARD, UH, WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION.

AND WE ARE BRINGING OUT THIS VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE A SCOPE LAST YEAR FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT OF YOUR CITIZENS.

UH, IT WAS A HUGE HIT, UH, AS FAR AS WHEN WE INTUBATE PEOPLE OR PUT A TUBE INTO THEIR LUNGS, IT'S A UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT YOU GET IT ON THE FIRST TIME.

CAUSE THAT'S SOMEONE WHO NEEDS AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.

UH, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT SKILL FOR A PARAMEDIC AND THE FAILURE RATE ON IT'S QUITE HIGH.

SO CARE FLIGHT BROUGHT ON THESE VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPES TO HELP WITH THAT, UH, WITH THE INTER FACILITY TRANSPORTS OUT OF FORNEY AND COFFMAN FOR THE TWO HOSPITALS, UH, WE BROUGHT IN A NEW VENTILATOR.

UM, THAT'S REALLY COOL.

I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF, UH, IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC ARREST AND AIRWAY MANAGEMENT.

WE'RE BRINGING OUT A BACKUP AIRWAY CALLED THE IGL AIRWAY THAT A LOT OF SERVICES USE.

UH, I KNOW CHIEF BRIGGS AND FORNEY.

ISN'T A MASSIVE, UM, SUPPORTER OF THIS AIRWAY MOVE AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY ALREADY BEGAN TO USE IT.

UH, WE WENT AHEAD AND PUSH THEM FORWARD AHEAD OF US.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO SEE HOW THEY DO WITH IT BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PUT IT ON OUR, UH, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE BEEN USING A, A AUTOLOADING STRETCHER CALLED, UH, FERNO, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN IMPRESSED WITH ITS RESULTS.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY MERGING BACK TO STRYKER STRETCHERS THAT ARE AUTO LOADING.

UH, SO IT SAVES ON BACKS AND IT'S A LOT MORE SAFER THAN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE WE CARRY.

UM, AND IT'S JUST AMAZING 700 POUND CAPACITY STRETCHER THAT ACTUALLY WILL PICK THE PATIENT UP AND BRING IT INTO THE AMBULANCE SO WE CAN REDUCE INJURY AND RISK OF FALLS TO THE PATIENT.

AND THEN I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A REALLY A PICTURE OF A REALLY COOL TRAINER THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE UTILIZING, UH, IN A SIMULATION AMBULANCE AROUND OUR COUNTY AND ONCE A QUARTER.

SO THIS IS THAT AIRWAY TOOL THAT WE'RE USING RIGHT THERE.

AND IT BASICALLY, WHEN THE PARAMEDICS HAVE TO INNOVATE, THEY PUT THIS TOOL IN AND THEY TAKE A PICTURE AND THEY CAN SEE THE AIRWAY.

AND IT'S VERY HARD CAUSE YOU'RE AIMING FOR THE VOCAL CORD.

SO THAT JUST INCREASES THEIR PROFICIENCY.

SO WE BROUGHT THAT ON THE LAST TIME I TALKED TO YOU, WE WERE, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING IT ON.

WE DID.

AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS IN THERE.

JUST THE GREAT THING IS THEY'RE DISPOSABLE.

SO WE JUST THROW THEM AWAY.

WHEN WE'RE DONE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE EMERGENT TRANSPORTS, THAT'LL COME OUT OF YOUR HOSPITALS

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IT IS ESSENTIALLY THE CADILLAC.

IT IS THE ESCALATE OF VENTILATORS.

THERE IS NO BETTER TRANSPORT VENTILATOR IN, IN THE WORLD.

UH, IT'S A LOT MORE INTRICATE AND IT HAS TAKEN A SERIES OF CLASSES AND TRAINING FOR OUR PARAMEDICS TO COME UP TO DATE.

CAUSE IT'S MORE LIKE ICU MEDICINE THAN EMS, BUT AS ENSURES THAT WHEN SOMEONE WHO'S A CITIZEN, WHO'S SITTING IN FORNEY OR SITTING IN COFFIN AND NEEDS TO GO TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE, THEY HAVE THE SAME, OR EVEN BETTER THAN, UH, BEEN AUDITORY MANAGEMENT DURING TRANSPORT'S REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING STUFF, THEIR WAY THAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT, THAT IS IT RIGHT THERE.

IT'S AN IGL AIRWAY.

IT ALLOWS THE PARAMEDICS AND EMT IS TO PLACE THE AIRWAY WITHOUT, UH, MUCH TRAINING.

AND IT JUST GOES IN AND PROTECTS THE AIRWAY, UH, SPECIFICALLY IN TIMES OF LIKE CARDIAC ARREST.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE ROLLING THIS OUT TO A LOT OF FIRST RESPONDERS, DEPARTMENTS, LIKE I SAID, FORNEY ALREADY HAS IT, UH, TERRIBLE WILL BE MERGING TO IT.

AND THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE AUTO LOADING STRETCHER.

SO IT'S KIND OF SCARY LOOKING, BUT SITTING THERE STICKING OUT, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE 700 POUND CAPACITY.

IT TAKES THE WEIGHT OFF FOR THE CREW, GREAT SAFETY RECORD.

AND IT'S QUITE AMAZING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

IT'S KIND OF MORE ADAPTED TO THE RURAL EMS SIDE, LIKE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, THESE FERNO STRETCHERS REHAB, YOU GO THROUGH A, A YARD IN SCURRY, TEXAS.

YOU UNDERSTAND WHY WE WANT TO UPGRADE? IT'S A, THEY'RE VERY, VERY HEAVY AND THEN THEY HAVE MUD OR ANYTHING.

NO, NO, BUT COMPARED TO THE FERNO, THOSE ARE MUCH BETTER MUD TIRES.

AND THE LAST THING, THIS RQI POD, THESE ARE, THIS IS, UH, UH, SOMETHING NEW.

UH, THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS FOR YEARS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PROVIDERS, UH, ARE, ARE TRAINED TO THE UTMOST HIGHEST LEVEL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING ON WHAT WE CALL AN RQI SYSTEM.

THAT'S SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.

UH, BASICALLY WHEN THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO DO CHILD AND ADULT CPR, THEY'LL COME ONCE A QUARTER VERSUS EVERY YEARS, UH, INTO A SIMULATION AMBULANCE THAT WILL BE PARKED IN PLACES LIKE THE ARMORY OR THE SOC HERE IN KAUFMAN, THEY'LL GET IN THE BACK.

AND THESE PODS WILL BE THERE WITH AN ADULT AND THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT, AND IT'LL BE HOOKED TO THE MODEM AND TRANSMITTING DATA TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO JUDGE THAT CPR IS HOOKED TO THE COMPUTER AND WE'LL JUDGE THE PROFICIENCY OF THAT PARAMEDIC AND EMT.

SO IT'S NOT JUST AN INSTRUCTOR WATCHING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS REAL SCIENCE AND FEEDBACK.

THAT'S DIRECTLY BEING SENT TO THE AHA.

YES, YOU ARE PROFICIENT AT THIS SKILL.

SO YOU NEXT QUARTER, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT? IT REALLY IS.

NOW IT TAKES, IT'S A, IT'S, IT'S A HARD SELL WHEN YOU SAY, HEY, INSTEAD OF TWO, EVERY TWO YEARS, I WANT YOU TO COME IN.

I WANT YOU TO COME IN ONCE A QUARTER, BUT WE WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING, MAKES EVERYBODY TRAINED AND RIGHT ON TOP OF LODGE.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE FOUND AN EMS. IT'S FUNNY.

WHEN I STARTED, I RAN MY FIRST CALL IN KAUFMAN COUNTY OVER 18 YEARS AGO.

AND BACK THEN WE USED TO USE ALL THESE WEIRD FANCY TOOLS AND MEDICATIONS.

AND NOW IT'S JUST CPR THAT JUST WORKED THE WHOLE TIME, WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO STAY PROFICIENT WITH A LOT OF GROWTH ON THE FIRST RESPONSE DEPARTMENTS HERE, UH, WE HAVE TRAINED, UH, OVER 296, CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY THIS YEAR.

UH, IN ONE MONTH, WE'LL START EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER COURSE THAT IS ONLINE AND WE ENCOURAGE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ATTEND THAT.

UH, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR ONCE A YEAR EMT COURSE, CAUSE THE GOAL IS TO TRAIN AS MANY RESPONDERS, UM, AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IN OUR RURAL AREAS.

UH, WE HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS AND SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP SOON SCURRY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TERRELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

EXCUSE ME, I'VE MADE AN ERROR THERE.

CHERYL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT UPGRADING TO FRO A FIRST RESPONSE ORGANIZATION WHERE THEY'RE TIED TO OUR LICENSURE WITH DR.

SIMON SON.

AND THEY CAN LEGALLY GIVE PATIENT CARE HERE.

UM, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL HAVING ME TODAY.

I JUST ASK THAT, UH, ABSOLUTELY KEEP THE FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WHILE CARE, FLIGHT'S A CONTRACTOR AGENCY FOR THE COUNTY, THESE AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN DO IT FOR FREE.

UM, AND THEY'RE OUT THERE RISKING THEIR HEALTH THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, ON FIRES AND ON THESE MEDICAL CALLS AND HONORARY SCENES, UH, ABSOLUTELY FOR THEIR TIME.

SO JUST ALWAYS KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE ARE, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO BE IN A COUNTY THAT WE HAVE SO MANY AND SO MUCH HELP, UH, WITH SUCH PEOPLE THAT TAKE TRAINING SO SERIOUSLY.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROB NOW? HOW MANY, HOW MANY, UH, SUPERVISOR MY AGENCY BAGELS DO YOU HAVE TO, TO IS TO SAY, SO WE'LL UPGRADE TO A THREE.

SO MY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW IS OUTFITTED.

USUALLY IT'S SOMETIMES ISN'T SOMETIMES ISN'T A, AND THEN WE'RE ADDING ONE OF MY SUPERVISORS EMERGING OVER EIGHT TOTAL TO ABSOLUTELY.

YEP.

AND WE CAN AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN WE NEED TO ADD A VEHICLE, WE CAN.

SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A STIPULATION LIKE DURING THE ICE STORM, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT UP ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND CHANGE OUR DAY UNITS THAT ONLY OPERATE IN THE DAY TO OPERATING 24 HOURS TO COVER US.

IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT REALLY AN AMBULANCE ISSUE OR EQUIPMENT ISSUE.

IT'S ALWAYS A STAFFING ISSUE.

WHAT'S THE LIMIT ON HOW MANY HOURS CAN YOUR PEOPLE WORK ON A SHIFT? IS THERE A LIMIT? ARE TYPICALLY OUR UNITS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 24 ON 48

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YOU CANNOT, PERIOD.

INDUSTRY AMBULANCE HAS TO GO DOWN AND SUPERVISOR WILL COME TO COVER.

YOU CANNOT OPERATE LONGER THAN 36 HOURS IN THE FIELD.

SO THE SAFETY THING, THAT'S YOUR ROOF.

THAT MEANS THERE'S NOT A WALL.

NOW, WHEN I WORKED FOR EAST TEXAS IN THE COUNTY YEARS AGO, WE, WE WOULD MAX OUT AT 72.

YEAH.

SO WE JUST, WE DON'T FIND IT TO BE SAFE.

YEAH.

I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY CHANGED SOMETHING, BUT THAT'S JUST YOUR ROLE.

YEAH.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

NO, THERE IS NO LEGAL CAP ON HOW LONG SOMEONE CAN WORK.

IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY AS FAR AS NATIONAL STANDARD GIFTS AND YOU KNOW, THE CPR, IT'S AMAZING.

YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

AND I THINK A CASE CAN REFERENCE TO THIS, BUT YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN I WENT INTO THE SERVICE, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, FIRST THING THAT THEY ALWAYS TALKED TO YOU IN THE MEDICAL THING, CLEAR THE AIRWAY.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING IT'S NEVER CHANGED.

IT'LL IT'LL NEVER CHANGE BECAUSE WE DON'T CAN'T BREATHE.

IT'S ALL FOR NOTHING.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ROB.

[4. Zennell Andy; Discuss and consider the purchase of a used 2017 Dynapac Model CA 1400PD Padfoot in the amount of $81,775; utilizing Buyboard Contract #597-19; for Precinct #2.]

NEXT UP ITEM FOUR IS AN L ANDY DISCUSSING CONSIDER THE PURCHASE FOR USE 2017 DONNA PACK MODEL 1400 PD PAD FOOT IN THE AMOUNT OF 81,775.

THIS A BUYBOARD CONTRACT 5 97, 19 FOR PRECINCT TWO.

UM, JUST COME IN TODAY TO ASK FOR PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PURCHASING THIS EQUIPMENT FOR PRECINCT TWO.

IS THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET OR IS THAT A VISIER? THERE'S NO LENDING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING THE PURCHASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MOVES TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASE AS PRESENTED AN ITEM FOUR IS OUR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER.

AND KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH,

[5. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider recommendation from Gallagher Construction for award of multiple contracts for RFP 22-07: Kaufman County Justice Center Expansion.]

SORRY.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, WHAT WE HAVE ARE THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACTS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER EXPANSION.

UH, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE'S SOME ESTIMATES FOR THE COST OF WORK.

UH, WE DO HAVE THE CONTRACTORS, MOST OF WHICH ARE GOING TO BE ROLLOVERS FROM THE ORIGINAL JUSTICE CENTER PROJECT.

SO THE TOTAL THAT'S PROPOSED, UM, WILL ACTUALLY BE REDUCED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS BECAUSE WE'RE STILL DOING VALUE ENGINEERING.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED.

AND, UM, IT IS WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE FUND, UM, BUDGET THAT WE LAID OUT.

SO IT WILL BE IN ALIGNMENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

WHENEVER WE COME BACK WITH HOK TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REMAINING BUDGET.

SO WE WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PRICING THAT CAME THROUGH AND YOU'VE GOT, UM, BUILT IN MONEY FOR THAT INCLUDES FFNE AS WELL AS ALL YOUR CONTINGENCIES.

SO WE WERE PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THE PRICING QUESTIONS.

NO, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD OF MOST MULTIPLE CONTRACTS? SO MOVED, WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CASE.

IS THERE A SECOND? NO.

SECOND SECOND.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES

[6. Brenda Samples; Discuss/Consider entering an Assessment and Collections Contract with the City of Cottonwood.]

UM, COMING BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING TO ASK, UH, COTTONWOOD WANTS TO US TO START COLLECTING THEIR TAXES FOR THEM.

AND, UM, WE'VE GOT THE, UH, ILA READY IF IT'S AGREEABLE TO YOU ALL QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COUNTY ENTERING INTO THAT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF COTTONWOOD? YES.

MA'AM YOU ARE THERESA BE ABLE TO SEND US THE INFORMATION ON REVENUE FOR COURSES SO WE CAN PUT IT IN BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

YES MA'AM THANK YOU.

UH, ANY OTHER, IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING ITEM SIX? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, ENTER INTO THAT, TO APPROVE THE ENTERING INTO THAT AGREEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER KATE'S THE SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

I'LL GET THEM OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAN.

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

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GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE.

UH, THESE WERE EMAILED TO YOU, UH, EARLIER LAST WEEK.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANY QUESTIONS OR I SEEK YOUR APPROVAL? OKAY.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A LINE ON OUR TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED, UH, MIKE AT MOTIONS MADE A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

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

YOU'RE APPLYING FOR PAYMENT OR 1,000,370 $8,782 AND 35 CENTS.

YOU HAVE A, OF 1,000,500 AND 4,000 ONE HUNDRED AND SIX THIRTY SEVEN ALTOGETHER, $2,882,888 AND 72 CENTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BANDS? THE MAIN 600,000 WAS EMPLOYEE INSURANCE AND THEN THE ROAD BOND OF A 216 AND FACILITIES BOND OF 135 AND THE OTHERS MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR.

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIM FOR PAYMENT IS PRESENTED LIKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER BARBER'S OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES YOUR WELCOME, UH, ITEM

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

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CASE.

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

NO MOTION CARRIES WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T WRITE AND TALK AT THE SAME TIME.

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

[10. Executive Session; Pursuant to Texas Gov't Code Section 551.071, consultation with attorney, the Commissioners' Court will meet in closed session to discuss potential litigation; and current pending litigation, including but not limited to: Kaufman County vs. Henderson County (Cause No. 21-00150).]

HENDERSON COUNTY CALLS 21 0 0 1 5 0.

LET'S GO BACK IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM PLEASE.

OKAY.

UM, LOOKING

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

OH MY GOD.

WE HAD A MOTRIN COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NO,

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

UH, ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF COURSE, BUT COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, WE HAVE AN ITEM.

IT'S A RESOLUTION AND I'LL READ THE HEADER RESOLUTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS AUTHORIZING KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOUR TO MAKE NECESSARY ROAD REPAIRS TO COUNTY ROAD 4 0 4 4 DURING THE PENDING LITIGATION.

THE LITIGATION IS KAUFMAN COUNTY VS HENDERSON COUNTY CAUSE NUMBER 21 DASH 0 0 1 5 0 IN THE DISTRICT COURT 294TH DISTRICT COURT, UH, JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF ANGINA COUNTY, TEXAS.

SO THAT'S THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, JUDGE.

UH, WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER CATES.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION, JUDGE.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, UH, NUMBER ONE, UH, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A PENALTY CHANGE TO THIS RESOLUTION TO INCLUDE ATHERTON LANE, UH, AS BEING AUTHORIZED FOR REPAIR BY PRECINCT FOR, UH, THE, UH, THE GENESIS OF THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH ANY SORT OF A FORMAL OR EVEN INFORMAL AGREEMENT WITH HENDERSON COUNTY REGARDING, UH, THE APPLICATION OF THE CORRECT, UH, GENERAL LAND OFFICE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTIES, UH, AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THAT, INABILITY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, UH, BOTH COUNTY LINE ROAD, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED HERE AS COUNTY ROAD, 40, 40, 44 AND ATHERTON LANE, UH, HAVE FALLEN INTO MAJOR DISREPAIR SINCE, UH, TECHNICALLY THAT THAT, UH, ROAD IS IN HENDERSON COUNTY, UH, WHICH PRECLUDES OUR ABILITY TO SPEND KAUFMAN COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDS, UH, IN THAT AREA.

SO THIS WILL, UH, AUTHORIZE US TO DO THAT, UH, WITH THE, UH, WITH THE HOPE AND EXPECTATION THAT THE RESOLUTION IN THE DISTRICT COURT WILL ASSIGN WILL APPROPRIATELY ASSIGN, UH, REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS EXPENSE.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A CRITICAL,

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SO WE JUST BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY CITIZENS.

UM, UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE EVERY EXPECTATION THROUGH OUR ATTORNEYS THAT WE WILL RECOUP THIS, UH, THIS FUNDING THROUGH SOME INITIAL LOW LEVEL, IF YOU WILL, INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS, IT APPEARED THAT HENDERSON COUNTY WAS, UH, UH, WAS RESTRICTING THEIR BUDGET LIABILITY TO ABOUT $25,000.

SO THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THIS TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR CAP, UH, SO THAT IT WOULD NOT, UH, IN ANY WAY BE, UH, TOO DETRIMENTAL TO THE BUDGETING PROCESS FOR HENDERSON COUNTY.

UH, AGAIN, THIS IS A, THIS IS A, UH, AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GONE GOING ON BETWEEN THESE TWO COUNTIES FOR A A HUNDRED YEARS OR LONGER.

AND CERTAINLY, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, ON THE COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURTS AGENDA MANY TIMES SINCE ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1986.

SO ONCE, AND FOR ALL THIS, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH THIS LITIGATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, OUR, OUR CITIZENS, UH, REALLY DO DESERVE TO HAVE THIS ROAD, UH, PUT INTO PASSABLE SHAPE, WHICH WE BELIEVE WE CAN DO FOR THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT.

UM, THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO, UH, THE COUNTY LINE DISPUTE RELATIVE TO VOTING AUTHORIZATION TO FIRST RESPONDER DUTIES, TO JURISDICTIONAL MATTERS IN BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MATTERS.

UH, SO RESOLUTION IS, IS REALLY BENEFICIAL TO ALL INVOLVED AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL, UM, THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS THE VANZANT, UH, DISTRICT COURT CAN, UH, ACCOMMODATE.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, UH, PRECINCT FORD DOES SEEK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE ROAD PASSABLE AND SAFE, BOTH FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY CITIZENS AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CAMP ISD, UH, TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

UH, ONE THING THAT'S, UH, THAT I SPOKE WITH THE AUDITOR ABOUT IS, UH, USING GENERAL FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT.

SINCE WE FEEL LIKE THAT, UH, WE SHOULD IT'S, IT WOULD BE IMPROPER FOR US TO USE ROAD AND BRIDGE MONEY, UH, CAUSE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO COUNTY ROADS.

SO WE'LL USE, UH, THE AUDITORS HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE HELPING US SET UP AN ACCOUNT TO TRACK THOSE, THAT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

AND WE HAVE ALSO, UH, IN PARALLEL WITH THE AUDITOR, UM, DEVELOPED INTERNAL TRACKING MECHANISMS IN THE PRECINCT TO ENSURE THAT ANY AND ALL COSTS ARE COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED AND BE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION, UH, DURING THE LITIGATION.

UH, OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION.

UM, IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

THE MEETING COMMISSIONER PHYLLIS MOVES TO ADJOURN.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANKS.

UH, LET'S SEE.

CAN I HAVE, UH,