[Call to Order]
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THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER.
I GOT THE DATE RIGHT TODAY, JULY 26, IT'S 9:00 AM.
AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM ARE LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE, ANNEX AND COFFIN.
UH, WE'LL START OFF THE MEETING TODAY.
UM, I'LL, UH, LEAD THE INVOCATION AND ASK, UH, MR. PHILLIPS APPEAL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.
WE WOULD COME TO YOU TODAY AND THANKSGIVING FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THIS LIFE.
UH, AND WE, UH, WE NEED TO COUNT THOSE BLESSINGS EVERY DAY AND BE MINDFUL THAT EVERYTHING COMES FROM YOU.
WE ASK YOU, WATCH OVER US AND, AND GOD HAS GIVE US GUIDANCE HERE IN THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
WE MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS, AND WE PARTICULARLY ASKED FOR MODERATE RAINFALL, AND WE PRAY THAT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY, PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE COUNTY WILL BE MINDFUL OF THE DANGER THAT IS SO PREVALENT.
NOW WITH FIRE, WATCH OVER THOSE WHO WATCH OVER US.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS IN THIS LIFE IN JESUS NAME.
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 HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE NEAR THE MINISTRY.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
UH, SO GOOD MORNING.FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO PRESENT THAT MOVES US ON TO
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A THROUGH AYE.UM, DOES ANYONE CARE TO BRING ONE OF THOSE THINGS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION AND THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? NO, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[3. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/consider approval of employee position restructuring with no change to department budget.]
UP.THERESA FLOYD DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE POSITION RESTRUCTURING WITH NO CHANGE IN THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
I THINK I'VE DISCUSSED IT BEFORE, BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS TOO, WE HAD A LITTLE CLOSER WHERE YOU'RE THINKING, OKAY, WE HAD A POSITION THAT CAME OPEN, UM, WHEN BRENDA PASSED AWAY.
SO WHEN I'M MOVED INTO HER POSITION, THEN WE MOVED PEOPLE AROUND.
AND SO WE HAD AN OPENING AND IT WAS IN A POSITION THAT PAID HIGHER THAN THE START PAY.
SO I DO HAVE SOME MONEY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF I CAN USE IT, IT'S IN MY BUDGET TO TAKE TWO CLERKS AND MOVE THEM UP TO AN AND HIGHER POSITION OF, AND I'M NOT SURE BY LOOKING AT THE, UH, GREEN TREE BANG, BUT ON OUR STUFF, WE HAVE A LEVEL ONE, TWO AND THREE.
AND SO THE THREE IS THE, YOU KNOW, THE HIGHEST ON A CLERK LEVEL, KIND OF, WE CALL IT LIKE A LEAD CLERK.
AND THAT'S WHERE I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST BE ABLE TO MOVE TO ARE OUR CLERKS QUESTIONS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT EMPLOYEE POSITION RESTRUCTURING IS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THEM WHERE THE EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER BARBERS ARE.
SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.
[4. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider approval to begin tax collections for Kaufman County Municipal Utility District No. 12.]
TO THERESA DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVAL TO BEGIN TAX COLLATIONS FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 12.SO WE HAVE ANOTHER ENTITY, OF COURSE, THAT WANTS TO CONTRACT WITH US TO COLLECT THEIR TAXES.
AND WE JUST WANT APPROVAL TOO, FROM THE COURT TO DO THAT, UH, REFRESH OUR MEMORY, WHICH, WHICH THIS IS AND WHERE IS IT? WELL, I WOULD BE LYING TO YOU IF I SAID THAT.
UM, YEAH, I DON'T HONESTLY DON'T LOOK IT UP.
WELL, LET'S JUST COLLECT IN TEXAS FOR ANOTHER ENTITY, WHICH IS ROUTINE, UH, FOR NO QUESTIONS FOR THERESA ABOUT THAT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ACTION AS PRESENTED IN ITEM FOUR? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SO I GOT SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[5. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider approval to begin tax collections for Kaufman County Municipal Utility District No. 9.]
ITEM.FIVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER APPROVAL TO BE IN TACTICAL
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ACTIONS FOR COFFIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER NINE.AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS ONE IS EITHER, BUT YES.
SO THEY WANT US TO CONTRACT TO COLLECT THEIR TAXES AND I CAN FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED AND I CAN EMAIL THEM TO YOU.
I'D LIKE TO JUST TELL ME WHICH ONE THEY ARE THAT GETS CONFUSING.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, THEY'RE IN TEXAS, ALSO AND IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN THEY'RE LET DOWN.
UH, SO FOR NO QUESTIONS FOR THERESA ABOUT THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL DISTRICT NUMBER NINE? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION, BUT THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.
[6. Steve Howie; Discuss/Consider extending Kaufman County's Declaration of Local Disaster issued July 18, 2022]
NEXT UP, STEVE HOOEY DISCUSSED, CONSIDER EXTENDING KAUFMAN COUNTY'S DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER ISSUED JULY 18TH, 2022.UM, I'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OUR FIRE MARSHALL, PAUL AYRES, AND IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE EXTEND THE DECLARATION FOR 30 DAYS.
UH, AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN, WE'LL BE OUT OF THIS SITUATION.
WE'RE IN, IF NOT, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE FOUR 18 TO EXTEND THIS FOR HOWEVER LONG YOU WISH TO.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO EXTEND IT 30 DAYS.
IF FOR SOME REASON WE GET ENOUGH RAIN, WE CAN ALWAYS RESEND IT.
SO DOES THE EXECUTIVE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, THERE ARE TWO PARTS OF THIS DEAL THAT WE DID, UH, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FIRE MARSHALL AND STEVE, THE, UM, ONE OF THEM WAS TO, TO MAKE THE DECLARATION AND THEN THERE'S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT REALLY PUTS THE TEETH IN EXEMPT.
SO IS THAT AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED OR DO WE DO NEED TO DO ANOTHER ONE? IT'S IN EFFECT AS LONG AS THE DECLARATION IS IN EFFECT.
SO DOES IT NEED TO BE CHANGED OR ADDED? YEAH, I DON'T BELIEVE SO AT THIS TIME, ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT DID, IS IT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT GAVE TEETH TO, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SHOOTING FIREWORKS, IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE OR, AND, OR 180 DAYS IN JAIL, WHICH IS A LOT STIFFER PENALTY THAN, YOU KNOW, A $500 FINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER AND WHAT, WHERE WE LANDED WAS TO PUT IN THAT LANGUAGE THAT, UH, ANYBODY DOING WHAT PAUL REFERRED TO AS HOT WORK, ANYBODY DOING WELDING, GRINDING, ANY SORT OF WORK LIKE THAT, THAT COULD CREATE A SPARK IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, FIRE SUPPRESSION AVAILABLE RIGHT THERE AT HAND.
UH, WE DID TALK ABOUT BANNING THAT SORT OF WORK OUT DOOR, BUT WE DECIDED THAT WAS PROBABLY GOING TO BE HARD TO ENFORCE.
NO, I'M ACTUALLY PASSED TWO OF THEM DOING THAT THIS MORNING ON THE WAY HERE WELDING 25, 57 WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND THE OTHER ONE WAS, UM, DID THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WERE, THEY HAD WATER OR SOMETHING BY, BY, WELL, THEY HAVE A TRUCK.
UH, ONE THING IS IF THEY'RE DOING IT DURING THE MORNING HOURS, HUMIDITY IS GENERALLY HIGHER AND LESS LIKELY TO START THE FIRE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES, THAT HUMIDITY LEVEL GOES DOWN AND THE CHANCES OF IGNITING SOMETHING OFF OF A SPARK INCREASES.
SO, BUT I STILL THINK THAT I STILL THINK IF, IF, IF ANYBODY THAT ANY, I WOULD THINK ANY FIREFIGHTER, ANYBODY WITH SOME AUTHORITY WOULD AT LEAST STOP AND SAY, YOU NEED TO HAVE A WATER TANK OR SOMETHING HERE OR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM, IF THEY'RE SMART, THEY PUT BLANKETS UNDERNEATH THEM AND IT'LL CATCH IT OFF.
BUT AS WE SAW FROM THAT DEAL YESTERDAY, I MEAN THAT THING THAT APPARENTLY THEY KNEW THEY CHARTERED A FIRE AND IT JUST, I MEAN, IT'S GOT OUT OF CONTROL.
AND ONE OTHER ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE DECORATION IS SHOULD THE GOVERNOR ISSUE A STATEWIDE DECLARATION FOR WILDFIRES AND DROUGHT, THEN WE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE PART OF THAT.
UM, I KNOW COMMISSIONER CATES HAS ASKED ABOUT GETTING SOME FUNDS TO HELP WITH REPAIRS OF EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW THAT IS THEY'RE DOING THAT THROUGH THE FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE GRANT AND TO BECOME PART OF THAT OR GET A DECLARATION IT'S BASED UPON THE ACREAGE BURNED AND THE NUMBER OF HOMES YOU GET DAMAGED OR LOST.
AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE AWFUL GOOD FIREFIGHTERS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND WHEN THE MCQUAID BURNED, SO OTHER THAN THE GRASS, SO, OH, I SAID, IT'S LIKE THE ROADS IN A STORM OR WHATEVER.
YOU GOT TO MEET A THRESHOLD BEFORE YOU CAN EVER USE IT.
AND, UM, AND COMMISSIONER KATIE, I AM STILL LOOKING TO TRY AND FIND SOME MONEY TO FIX THE BULLDOZER.
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UNTIL THEY SHUT ME DOWN.JUST SORT OF AN INTERESTING ASIDE, OF COURSE, DONNA POSTED THE, UH, SHE POSTED ALL INFORMATION ON ALL OF OUR MULTIPLE, ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ON THE WEBSITE.
AND YOU SAID YOU IMMEDIATELY GAINED LIKE FOUR OR 500 WATCHERS OR FOUR OR 500 FOLLOWERS.
SO, SO AT LEAST PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION.
SO ANYTHING ELSE THEN, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO EXTEND THE COFFIN COUNTY DECORATION OF LOCAL DISASTER ISSUED ON JULY 18TH BY 30 DAYS FROM TODAY? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAD THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THAT WAS AN O THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[7. Commissioner Phillips; Discuss/Consider approval of resolution approving the assignment of private activity bond authority to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.]
UH, ITEM SEVEN, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY, BOND AUTHORITY TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.AND THIS WAS A BOARD WE'VE HAD QUITE A WHILE NOW.
UM, THANK YOU, JUDGE STAMP STARTED IT AND THEY'RE JUST CHANGING IT A LITTLE BIT.
MOVE INTO ALSO IN PRIVATE HOMES, BEING ABLE TO GET MORTGAGES FOR PRIVATE HOMES AND THIS CHANGED THE STRUCTURE OF IT A LITTLE BIT, NOT MUCH.
UH, YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, UH, PAST THIS, UH, COMMISSIONER PHIL'S MOVED TO APPROVE THAT MOTION IS PRESENTED IN ITEM SEVEN.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, A SECOND OF COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[8. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
TO THE AUDITOR DISCUSS CONSIDER LINE ITEM IN BUDGET TRANSFERS AND CORRECTIONS.AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OWNER TRANSFERS OR BUDGET AMENDMENTS? CAN I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL? YES.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS APPROVED THE LINE ON THE TRANSFERS IS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER IN CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[9. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
BACK TO THE AUDITOR, DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR.WELL, YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR MILLION $378,716 AND 18 CENTS A PAYROLL OF 1,000,460 4,000 300, 2 80 FOR TOTAL PAYOUTS OF $2,843,018 AND 98 CENTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR THE PAYROLL STUFF? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? WE HAD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGE.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I WAS POSED.
WE COMPLETED THE AGENDA AND I WONDER
[10. Adjourn Meeting]
IF SOMEONE WOULD MOVE TO THE JOURNEY.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
THIS MEETING, MR. PHILLIPS MOVES TO ADJOURN.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ADMISSION CAGED DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I POSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES AND WE ARE OUT.