Mar 28, 2023 Commissioners Court

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OKAY.

[Call to Order]

WE'LL BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH, UH, INVOCATION TO BE LED BY COMMISSIONER MOORE THAN MR. HUNT IS GONNA DO US AN THE PLEDGES.

SO IF YOU WILL ALL STAND, PLEASE.

THAT'S PRAY.

MS. RUSH.

HOW FATHER LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE REIGN YESTERDAY.

WE JUST ASKED YOU TO BE WITH US TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY, LORD, THAT IT'LL BE FROM OUR HEART OF GOODWILL, LORD, AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

I JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE.

YOU SHOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US EACH DAY.

WE JUST GIVE YOU PRAISE IN THE MOST HIGH.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

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

THANK YOU.

I NOTICED WE HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US.

THEN WE'LL LET Y'ALL SPEAK WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

SO

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

YES, SIR, I HAVE, YES, MR. MOORE.

UH, JUST, UH, JUST A REMIND REMINDER FOR EVERYONE.

UH, WE DO HAVE THE, UH, COUNTYWIDE CLEANUP THIS WEEKEND FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

IT'S GONNA BE AT THE ECO STATION THERE IN KEMP.

UH, IT'S FREE.

UH, ONE THING THAT THEY DO ASK THAT YOU, THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, UH, DUMP TRAILERS AND CLOSED CATTLE TRAILERS.

ALSO, UH, YOU CAN GET RID OF TIRES, UP TO 10 TIRES, BUT THERE'S A SMALL FEE FOR THAT.

AND ALSO THERE'S A SMALL FEE FOR ANYTHING, UH, SUCH AS, UH, TVS, COMPUTERS, MICROWAVES, LATEX PAINT, PESTICIDE CONTAINERS, HATS, HOUSEHOLD WASTE.

UH, YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION@BLACKJACKDISPOSAL.COM ON THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S THIS WEEKEND.

AND ALSO ON APRIL THE 15TH WILL BE ANOTHER ONE AT PRECINCT FOUR AS WELL.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

AND TO CARRY ON FROM THAT, WE'RE HAVING A, A FREE TIRE DISPOSAL, UH, FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY RESIDENCE ONLY.

UM, IT'S A PASSENGER AND TRUCK TIRES ONLY, UH, NO RIMS OR LARGE TRACTOR TIRES.

AND THERE'S A LIMIT OF 20 TIRES PER HOUSEHOLD.

AND IT'S GONNA BE SATURDAY, APRIL 29TH FROM NINE TO ONE OR UNTIL THE, UH, TRACTOR TRAILER IS FULL.

SO IF YOU GOT TIRES, BRING 'EM EARLY BECAUSE THIS, THIS CAN BE DONE IN 45 MINUTES AND OVER WITH.

WHERE'S IT GONNA BE, MIKE? IT'S GONNA BE AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SOUTH CAMPUS.

3 0 3 SOUTH WASHINGTON, HERE IN KAUFMAN.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CALL 4 6 9 3 7 6 4 1 4 OH.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO, UH, PAM CORER FOR WORKING HARD TO GET THE GRANTS TO, TO GET OUR, OUR TIRE CLEANUPS.

UH, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR, HOPEFULLY A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.

DEPENDS HOW THE MONEY, THE GRANT MONEY AND HOW MUCH MONEY SHE GETS EACH YEAR.

SO, BUT THANKS FOR WHAT SHE DOES.

BUT, UH, WE JUST TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO TRY TO KEEP THE TOWERS OFF THE COUNTY ROADS.

WELL, LET'S SAVE.

THERE'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT.

MONEY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO.

OR THE COMMISSIONERS.

YES.

CREWS DON'T HAVE TO PICK 'EM UP.

YES.

THAT'S GREAT HOPE.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

RIGHT? WE HOPE THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN FOR.

YES, I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.

FILL UP QUICK SO IT REMAIN BETTER.

ANY OTHER T CORRESPONDENCE THIS TIME? OKAY, WE'LL

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HOPE YOU'VE ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE.

YEP.

A DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE COMMISSIONER COURT MEETINGS FROM MARCH 21ST, 2023.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING A AND T AND T FIBER OPTIC INSULATION ALONG RAGSDALE STREET AND ADAMS STREET.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING J PRYOR FOR PRESIDENT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY ESD NUMBER FIVE, TERM ENDING IN DECEMBER 31 OF 23.

AND THEN DISCUSS APPROVING SPECTRUM FIBER OPTICS ALONG MULTIPLE LINES.

MOST OF THOSE IN PRECINCT THREE.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

YEP.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

KEEP, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES MOTION.

YEP.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER BARBER MAKES SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM

[3. Mary Bullard; Discuss/Consider allowing firework sales on Memorial Day beginning May 24, 2023, and ending at midnight May 29, 2023.]

YES, MA'AM.

IF YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, TWO INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC.

AND YOU HAVE EACH THREE MINUTES, SO THANK YOU.

OH, JUDGE ALLEN AND COMMISSIONERS WELCOME MR. MOORE TO OUR

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YES, MA'AM.

UH, MY NAME IS MARY BULLARD.

I LIVE IN TARRELL, TEXAS.

IT'S 7 29 GRIFFITH AVENUE.

I ALSO HAVE A BUSINESS IN TERRY'S, UH, PRECINCT.

I CAME TO SPEAK TO TERRY THE OTHER DAY TO GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SALES FOR FIREWORKS IN THE, UH, UPCOMING MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.

IT'S A FIVE DAY, IT'S A SIX DAY PROGRAM.

IT ENDS ON, UH, MAY THE 31ST, I BELIEVE.

29TH.

29TH, I'M SORRY, THE 29TH.

AND, UH, UP AT MIDNIGHT LAST YEAR, WE WEREN'T GRANTED THIS, SO WE THOUGHT WE'D START A LITTLE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, AS USUAL, OUR DITCHES HAVE GOT WATER IN 'EM.

AND WE'RE INTO THE SPRING SEASON.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A, A WET YEAR THIS YEAR.

AND I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE, UH, PER PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY THAT SELLS FIREWORKS, HAVE THE PERMISSION AND THE, UH, GRANT THE ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SELL FIREWORKS.

OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT, ARE YOU THREE, MARY? I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, THANKS.

HONORABLE JUDGE ALLEN AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY, UH, TO SPEAK ON, ON, ON, ON OUR SMALL BUSINESS, UM, OPERATIONS.

YES.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

OH, I'M JED ALSUP.

UH, I, UH, OWN AND OPERATE, UH, COUSINS PAINTBALL IN FING, TEXAS.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE A FIREWORKS STAND ON, ON, ON SITE, AND WE DO OTHER, UM, ACTIVITIES THERE.

NOW ARE YOU DALLAS COUNTY? I'M IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

THAT'S IN COPPIN, CORRECT.

RIGHT THERE BY THE COUNTY.

WE'RE AN UNINCORPORATED COMAN COUNTY IN FORNEY, IN FORNEY AND MESQUITE CITY LIMITS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

? YES.

UM, TODAY I'M ASKING FOR THE CONSIDERATION BOAT AND APPROVAL, UM, FOR OUR SMALL, SMALL BA FAMILY BUSINESS TO BE OPEN MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.

UH, COUSINS PAINTBALL IS A VETERAN.

I'M A VETERAN.

I'M A FIRST RESPONDER.

MY WIFE IS A, AN RN, ACTUALLY A NURSE PRACTITIONER.

UH, WE'RE OWNED AND OPERATED.

ALL MY FAMILY WORKS THERE AT, AT THE BUSINESS AS WELL.

UH, WE EMPLOY MANY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, HIGH SCHOOLERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND FORNEY, COMPOUND, CREOLE, SCURRY, SEAVILLE, MESQUITE, AND ALL THE SURROUNDING TOWNS.

UM, THESE, TIM, THESE TEMP TEAM MEMBERS DEPEND ON THIS ADDITIONAL INCOME MORE THAN EVER WITH GAS INFLATION AND THE MANY UNCERTAINTIES THAT WE'RE HAVING, UM, AT THE HIGHEST POINT IN TIME, RIGHT? AS OF RIGHT NOW, UM, SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE OURS AND MANY OTHERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE SPONSOR LITTLE LEAGUE BALL, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL PTAS, BOOSTER CLUBS, HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, AND MANY OTHER PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WE SP SPONSOR MANY YOUTH AND CHURCH PROGRAMS IN ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AT ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS.

UM, EVERY OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR US TO BE OPEN AS A SMALL BUSINESS HELPS MY FAMILY.

UM, MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE IN HERE TODAY, UM, OUR STAFF AND OUR COMMUNITY, UM, OUR, OUR FALSE, OUR SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS, UH, IMPACTS ALL THE FOLKS, ALL THE FOLKS IN THIS COURTROOM TODAY.

UM, PLEASE SUPPORT, SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESS.

UM, WE'RE NOT A BIG BOX GIANT RETAILER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BUY THERE AT HOME.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, DO, DO BETTER FOR OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, I'M TRYING TO SEND MY KIDS A COLLEGE TRADE SCHOOL OR, AND PAY FOR THEIR SWIMMING SOCCER LESSONS.

SO IF, UH, WE'RE, UM, JUST SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESS TODAY AND WE HOPE THAT Y'ALL CAN VOTE TO SUPPORT US TODAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

YOU TOO, ANDY? UH, MY NAME IS ANDY SALK.

UM, I LIVE AND OPERATE A BUSINESS AT 37 84 NORTH STATE, HIGHWAY 34 HERE IN KAUFFMAN, TEXAS.

UM, MARY AND JED PRETTY MUCH COVERED MOST OF EVERYTHING.

I DID WANT TO, UM, ADD THAT, UH, WE ARE TRYING TO BE A LITTLE MORE PREPARED FOR THIS YEAR.

WE MET WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

UH, ACTUALLY I WASN'T ABLE TO BE THERE.

I WAS THERE MOBILELY BY PHONE, UM, HAD OTHER THINGS TAKE CARE OF.

BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS, IS, UM, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES LAST YEAR WAS TRASH LEFT BEHIND BY FIREWORK, UH, PEOPLE POPPING FIREWORKS.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY CREATED A FACEBOOK PAGE OF FIREWORK RETAILERS AT KAUFFMAN COUNTY, AND WE'RE, UM, SLOWLY INVITING EVERYBODY THAT HAS STANDS, MANAGERS, PEOPLE THAT RUN 'EM, AND WE'RE OFFERING IDEAS OF SAFETY CLEAN UP.

UM, JED IS ACTUALLY PUT SOME POSTERS UP THAT ON THERE THAT WE'RE GONNA PRINT OUT A BIG IS, UH, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEIR SELVES, RIGHT? OH, OH, HERE WE GO.

PASS THAT

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THANK YOU.

SO OUR MAIN, OUR MAIN THING HERE IS JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT JUST HERE TO MAKE MONEY.

LIKE JED SAID, WE ALL LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES HERE.

WE PAY PROPERTY TAXES HERE.

WE'RE NOT THE BIG BOX TTS AND STUFF THAT COME IN AND SET UP AND THEY'RE GONE AND SHUT THE DOORS AND YOU DON'T SEE 'EM UNTIL NEXT SEASON.

WE LIVE HERE, WE WORK HERE, WE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES HERE.

UM, BIG BANG DISCOUNT FIREWORK, WHICH IS MY MINE AND MY BROTHER'S BUSINESS.

WE ARE BIG SUPPORTERS OF THE KAUFFMAN FFA.

I KNOW MIKE HUNT.

I SEE HIM OVER THERE AT THE BARBECUE EVERY YEAR.

AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HEAVILY DEPEND ON ALL THESE SEASONS WITH MEMORIAL DAY.

WE ONLY GET 29 DAYS A YEAR TO SELL OUR PRODUCT.

SO WHEN YOU TAKE THAT AWAY, IT TAKES A BIG CHUNK AWAY.

SO WE JUST PLEASE ASK Y'ALL TO CONSIDER AND, UH, YOU KNOW, US HAVING OUR MEMORIAL HOLIDAY AND THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY, GUYS, YOU KNOW, I, SINCE, SINCE OUT OF ALL THE DAYS THEY SELL FIREWORKS, MEMORIAL DAY IS THE SAFEST.

AND I THINK THE, THE DATA THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL PROVIDED US SUPPORTS THAT, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S USUALLY WET THIS TIME OF YEAR, AND THE GRASS IS GREEN, SO IT'S REALLY THE SAFEST TIME.

AND, AND SO, I MEAN, IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS, THIS WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WE, WE WON'T, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.

SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DOING THIS.

I REALLY DON'T.

AND WE'RE STILL HAVE UNTIL MAY THE 15TH IF THE WEATHER SHOULD CHANGE YEAH.

THAT IF WE HAD TO, WE WOULD CANCEL.

DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DROUGHT.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS, I DO, I DO LIKE THE IDEA THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, FOR SAFETY, YOU KNOW, AND IF Y'ALL HAVE POSTERS UP AND TALK TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME, AND I KNOW IT GETS HECTIC IN FRONT OF THOSE STANDS.

I MEAN, I HAD LITTLE KIDS AT ONE TIME TOO, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYBODY'S LINED UP AND EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO TAKE THE TIME TO PUT STUFF UP THERE TO TRY TO REINFORCE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO DO IT SAFELY, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT, YOU KNOW.

SO I, I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL MAKING THAT EFFORT TO DO THAT.

SO, NO, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS HERE.

UH, YEAH, I AGREE WITH, UH, MIKE THERE.

I WAS LOOKING HERE AT WHAT THE FIRE MARSHAL PROVIDED US AND SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION AND SOMETHING THAT, THAT I REALLY LIKE THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IS MET WITH THE VENDORS AND THEY'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT, UH, IN THE FUTURE, TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SOME, UH, POP PARKS, WHICH IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO SHOOT SAFELY.

AND, UH, AND THEN IT KIND OF CONCENTRATES WHERE THE TRASH IS SO THEY CAN GET EVERYTHING PICKED UP AND CLEANED UP.

SO I THINK THEY'RE MAKING A REALLY GOOD EFFORT HERE TO, TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

AND WORKING WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, I THINK IS A BIG THING.

I, I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING THAT.

SO I'M, I'M IN, IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO ON THIS, THIS TIME AROUND.

CORRECT.

OF COURSE.

I'M FROM SCARRY, SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE FIREWORKS AND SCURRY, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

BUT ANYWAY, WE, SCURRY ALWAYS HAS FIREWORK STANDS.

I KNOW IT'S ALL RESPONSIBILITY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE POPPED IN THESE FIREWORKS.

UH, THERE'S HUNDREDS OF 'EM POPPED IN SCURRY EVERY YEAR, AND THE NEXT MORNING YOU COULD DRIVE THROUGH THERE AND YOU CAN'T TELL THERE'S EVER A FIREWORKS SHOW.

SO THE COMMUNITY DOES VERY WELL DOWN THERE, CLEAN UP, DOING A GREAT JOB ON THAT.

SO, YES, I'M, I'M FOR DOING IT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

WELL I THINK Y'ALL, YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A GOOD PROGRAM FOR US.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I THINK THE CITIZEN SHOULD, BECAUSE SAFETY IS THE FOREMOST THING.

CAUSE WE GOT KIDS OUT THERE AND EVERYTHING.

CAN I ASK ONE MORE THING THAT MR. BARBER? UM, SO WE HAVE A POPP PARK AT OUR FACILITY.

WE, WE'VE, UH, BEEN STOPPED FOR ABOUT 15 ACRES AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

OKAY.

AND WE HAVE ZERO INCIDENTS.

AND SO, AND WE, AND MEMORIAL DAY, WE OFFER IT FOR FREE FOR ANY, ANY, ANYONE, WHETHER THEY BUY FIREWORKS FROM US OR NOT.

SURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

SO I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS ALL WE NEED TO, I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE FOR THE SALE OF THE FIREWORKS FROM, UH, MAY THE 24TH TO MAY THE 29TH OF THIS YEAR.

A TOTAL OF SIX DAYS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

DO I HAVE, UH, ONE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

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[4. Mary Bullard; Discuss/Consider pre-approving the sale of fireworks for future years.]

DISCUSS PRE-APPROVING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS FOR FUTURE YEARS.

YES, MA'AM.

THIS THING ON THE AGENDA IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, MR. BARBARA AND I SPOKE ABOUT DURING MY MEETING WITH HIM TO TELL HIM WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO TO KEEP OUR BUSINESS IN PLACE.

BUT I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN TO ASK FOR A VOTE TODAY.

THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS A DIFFERENT OPINION.

WHAT A, AFTER MEETING WITH OUR FIRE MARSHAL THIS WEEK, I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT MAYBE PRESENTING THIS LATER IN LIKE OCTOBER OR MAYBE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE I NEED SOME

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AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, COUNTIES AROUND US THAT DOES NOT TAKE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT BECAUSE YOU HEAR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING HARD, WE'RE TRYING TO ORGANIZE MORE MR. PHILLIPS TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE, THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD LAST YEAR.

I THINK LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A WAKE UP CALL FOR OUR BUSINESS PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT WE NEED TO ORGANIZE MORE SO WE CAN WORK WITH OUR GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE IN, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT US.

SO I ASKED THE FIRE MARSHAL IF HE WOULD HELP ME GATHER SOME DATA.

AND LATER, PROBABLY IN OCTOBER WHEN, UM, OUR BUSINESS IS IN BETWEEN SEASONS THAT WE CAN BRING THAT TO YOU.

I DO HAVE A, UH, A STAND IN HUNT COUNTY AND THEY DID APPROVE ALL THREE HOLIDAYS.

I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT EITHER, BUT THEY, BUT WE GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS IF ANYTHING'S WRONG, WE DO HAVE AN ORGANIZATION IN HUNT COUNTY THAT ALERTS STAND OWNERS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, SO THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN KAUFMAN, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME EVERY YEAR TO SAY THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER.

SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR AT THIS POINT.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD REQUEST AND I THINK WE CAN PASS ON THIS UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN YOU WANT TO COME BACK WITH INFORMATION.

YES, SIR.

FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL, WHOEVER.

YES.

THAT'D BE A GREAT IDEA.

YES SIR.

AND WE STILL HAVE A TIMELY A AS TO WHEN WE CAN APPROVE IT FOR THAT YEAR.

SO, BUT I TIME TO GET THE INFORMATION FOR YOU TOO, RIGHT? YES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO HAVE A MOTION.

THANK THAT.

WE CAN POSTPONE THIS UNTIL OCTOBER MEETING.

FIND A MOTION.

WILL YOU JUST LET IT DIE AND THEN IT, IT DOESN'T WELL WE CAN JUST LET IT COME BACK AUTOMATICALLY.

ALL RIGHT.

YEP.

IT JUST COME BACK AUTOMATICALLY NEXT WEEK IF WE, HOLD ON, IF WE TABLE IT.

OH, OKAY.

WE'LL JUST TABLE IT THEN.

YEP.

NO PASS ON.

PASS OFF.

WE'RE GONNA PASS IT.

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[5. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's monthly report for February 2023.]

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ROBERT WITH US TODAY.

YES, SIR.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

MORNING, UH, OR FOR FEBRUARY, OUR BEGINNING CASH BALANCE IN FUND 10 WAS 41 MILLION 9 74.

2 2 8 0.85.

WE HAD RECEIPTS OF 18 MILLION, DISBURSEMENTS OF 15 MILLION.

ENDING CASH BALANCE IN FUND 10 WAS 45,255,000 1 79 0 7.

INTEREST IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS WAS 4,000 931 97.

EARNINGS ON BALANCE INVESTED IN TAX POOL TAX CLASS $387,049 27 CENTS.

THAT'S THE TOTAL EARNINGS FOR THE MONTH OF 391,000 981 24.

TOTAL INVESTED IN TAX POOL IS 26 MILLION 4 92.

471 56.

TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS 88,741,000 309 40.

TOTAL FUNDS INVESTED 115,233,000 780 96.

THE AVERAGE YIELD ON TAX POOL INVESTMENTS IS 4.7326% AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS INVESTMENTS, 4.7575% TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS AND AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 71 MILLION 9 7 9 63 3 0 1 48.

VALUE OF PLEDGE SECURITIES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 189,619,000 431 0 3 WERE COLLATERALIZED AT 263%.

OUR PERCENTAGE INVESTED IS 61.56% AND OUR PERCENTAGE IN THE BANK IS 38.44%.

WE HAD 309 RECEIPTS ISSUED DURING THE MONTH, TOTALING 12 MILLION 942, 6 35 27.

UH, THE TREASURER WOULD ALSO LIKE ME TO READ A COUPLE OF STATEMENTS FROM OUR INVESTMENT COMPANIES, UH, CONCERNING THE, UH, BANK FAILURE IN CALIFORNIA.

JUST WANTED TO, FOR OUR TAX POOL AND TAX POOL PRIME PORTFOLIOS, THEY DO NOT HAVE EXPOSURE TO THE SILICON VALLEY BANK, SILVER GATE OR SIGNATURE BANK.

FEDERATED HERMS MAINTAINS A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO OUR CREDIT PROCESS AND IS CONFIDENT IN OUR APPROVED BANKS AND REPO COUNTERPARTIES.

AND FROM TEXT CLASS TEXAS CLASS IS, THEY SAY THAT TEXAS CLASS DID NOT HAVE ANY DIRECT EXPOSURE TO ANY FAILED BANKS, NOR DID TEXAS CLASS HAVE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

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IN FACT, ALL THE TEXAS CLASSES BANK EXPOSURE IS WITHIN THE F D I C INSURANCE COVERAGE LIMITS AND OR FULLY COLLATERALIZED.

THAT'S IT.

IT.

THANK YOU.

ROBERT.

DO ANY QUESTIONS, ROBERT? NO.

THINGS ARE IN GREAT HANDS.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT HIS REPORT, PLEASE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. TO MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

[6. Judge Rich; Discuss/Consider the request for Assistant Court Coordinator position to be full-time,]

YES, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

HOW ARE Y'ALL? GOOD.

GREAT.

UM, I THINK LAST YEAR I HAD REQUESTED A FULL-TIME POSITION OF, UH, SECOND FULL-TIME POSITION AS COORDINATOR THAT, THAT WAS DENIED.

BUT YOU DID GIVE ME THE MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR AND I WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT SHE'S DOING GREAT.

IS WORKING OUT REALLY GOOD.

WHAT I WAS WANTING TO DO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR IS TO HAVE A FULL-TIME COORDINATOR.

UM, I WAS ASKING TO USE AS FAR AS FUNDING THE MONEY THAT'S IN THE MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET IN THAT LINE ITEM TO PAY FOR THAT FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE YEAR AND MAKE THAT FULL-TIME IF I COULD.

I AM IN NEED OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO DO THIS THING.

I THINK ALL THE COURTS HAVE TWO, UH, FULL-TIME COORDINATORS.

I JUST HAVE A PART-TIME.

SO SHE WORKS ABOUT 20 HOURS A WEEK FULL-TIME WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND HELP ME OUT A LOT.

UM, I THINK I'M JUST AS BUSY AS THE OTHER COURTS.

AND IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT, I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

MS. AUDITOR, WE HAVE MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS IN THAT SPECIAL DEPARTMENT.

YES.

YOU HAVE THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF 115,000.

SO I CAN MOVE ENOUGH TO COVER FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, AND THEN I WANT TO TAKE THE REST AND PUT IN CONTINGENCY.

OKAY.

NOW DID, IS THIS A FULL-TIME JUST FOR THE BALANCE OF THIS BUDGET YEAR? IT'S JUST GONNA CONTINUE FOR NEXT YEAR ALSO? CORRECT.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD DO THAT.

OF COURSE, BUDGET TIME, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THE MONEY COMES.

BUT FOR REST OF THE YEAR WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT, THEN COME BUDGET TIME, THEN WE'LL SEE HOW IT FALLS.

WELL, I, I, I GUESS MAYBE I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT LOOKING SO MUCH BUDGET AS, AS AS WELL I AM.

BUT IT, THERE'S A PERSON INVOLVED HERE.

IF YOU MAKE 'EM FULL-TIME AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GO BACK TO PART-TIME THAT THEN I'M THINKING ABOUT THE PERSON THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING AN M U PROVIDING AN INCOME FOR SOMEBODY AND THEN TAKEN IT AWAY, TAKE IT AWAY AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT.

RIGHT.

WELL, I MEAN, THAT, THAT'S MY, I'M, I'M JUST, I'M JUST GONNA BE CANDID WITH YOU.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FULL-TIME FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE YEAR.

IT WOULD BE BUDGETED OUT OF THE MENTAL HEALTH, UH, SPECIAL FUNDER.

WHAT, WHATEVER THAT'S CALLED.

UH, I, I CERTAINLY AM GONNA NEED ONE NEXT YEAR.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

UH, AND I WOULD COME BEFORE THE, THE COURT AND REQUEST THAT IF, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDING BEGINNING AT THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO, UM, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BE CARE, YOU KNOW, BUT I DO CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES AND SURE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE SOMEBODY SOMETHING FOR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GONNA BE GONNA TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU.

ALRIGHT.

WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE MENTAL HEALTH MONEY USED FOR NOW? WAS THAT MY GRANT OR MENTAL HEALTH MONEY? THE POSITION POSITION FOR MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR RIGHT NOW IS BEING PAID BY NPPA.

OKAY.

AND, BUT WE DID GO AHEAD AND FUND THAT JUST IN CASE THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO FAR IT'S BEEN WORKING OUT GREAT.

HADN'T HAD ANY ISSUES AT ALL.

WELL, THEY'VE BEEN FUNDING IT AND WE, WE FUNDED IT ALSO.

YEAH, I REMEMBER US HAVING THAT YES SIR.

CONVERSATION.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THE CHANCE OF NIP A CONTINUE ON THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR YOU THINK IS ABOUT THE SAME AS FAR AS YOU DON'T KNOW? WELL, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I CAN TELL YOU NOW THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY ISSUES WHATSOEVER, UM, THAT, THAT I'VE HEARD OF OR JENNIFER'S HEARD OF REGARDING NIP A PAYING FOR, FOR SALARY AND EVERYTHING.

I, IN FACT, WHEN WE STARTED, I KIND OF THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS THE PLAN THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IT.

CAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE HELPING THEY NO, NO.

THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT IS CORRECT.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW.

YES SIR.

OKAY.

SO THEN GOOD LUCK.

THAT'LL KEEP HAPPENING.

AND IF NOT, I THINK, WE'LL, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROBABLY FUND IT.

THOSE REQUESTS ARE NEEDED.

IT'S COURSE GETTING BUSIER AND BUSIER OUT ABOUT THAT.

NO QUESTION.

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S ONE JOB WE'RE NOT HAVING THE LAYOFFS IN.

UH, NO.

IS THE COURT'S NOT SURE? BUSINESS? I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE CAN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM DO THIS JUDGE RICH AGREEMENT.

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UM, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M DOING IT THIS MORNING.

SO SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FIR THE NEXT PAY PERIOD THAT WE COULD DO IT.

I MEAN, SHE'S OPEN TO THAT.

WELL, UH, WHATEVER WORKS MONDAY WITH STARTED THE NEW PAY PERIOD.

THIS, THIS MONDAY.

THIS YESTERDAY, THIS COMING MONDAY, YESTERDAY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WELL WE CAN DO IT THE NEXT, NEXT PIPE PERIOD IF THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

JUDGE, IS THIS JUST FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH POSITION, THE NEW POSITION? OR IS THIS SOMETHING NO, NO, NO.

THIS IS I COURT COORDINATOR.

I HAVE A FULL-TIME COURT COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT.

AND I'M ASKING THAT THE ASSISTANT BE A FULL-TIME.

SO I HAVE TWO FULL-TIME.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

AND, AND RIGHT NOW THE MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR IS NOT BEING PAID OUT OF THE COUNTY BUDGET IS BEING PAID BY THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY NPA.

OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE.

AND, AND, AND THAT SHOULD CONTINUE.

I, I'M NOT, WE HOPE.

YES SIR.

I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OR PROBLEMS WITH IT, SO, OKAY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS THEN? I NEED A MOTION.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEXT? WHEN WILL IT START? DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND? NO, SIR.

OFF, OFF END PERIOD.

OKAY.

THE NEXT PAY PAY PERIOD.

PAY PERIOD.

SO WE'LL DO IT AND THEN JUST MOVE THAT, THAT AMOUNT TO HIS BUDGET.

OKAY.

REST WILL GO TO CONTINUE THAT BE, I'M SORRY, MAY 10TH.

OH, APRIL 10TH.

10TH.

SO, SO WE'LL MAKE THIS EFFECTIVE APRIL 10TH OF THE RIGHT.

WE'LL MAKE A MOTION AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND START.

HE MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL, I THINK I BEAT HIM.

DO IT.

YOU BEAT HIM.

DONE BEAT HIM.

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER BARBER SECOND.

ALL IN FAVORLY.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

Y'ALL VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

[7. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider/Adopt a resolution to designate authorized signatories for the 2022 Texas Community Development Block Grant program, grant agreement number CDV21-0039.]

YES, PAM.

SO, GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT THAT WAS RECEIVED FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

UH, THE WORK GOING TO BE DONE WITH THIS FUNDING IS ON VALENTINE DRIVE AND IT WAS 1,795 LINEAR FEET.

UM, THESE ARE ALL FORMALITIES THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO SATISFY THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.

SO THE, THE NUMBER ONE IS JUST GETTING THE RESOLUTION, UH, TO DESIGNATE THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE AS JUDGE ALLEN.

YEAH.

THIS, THIS WAS A, WE SPOKE WITH THE GRANT.

THE, THE TIME THEY HAD IT SET UP, I GUESS CUZ WHEN THE GRANT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN, IT WAS PUT UNDER HAL RICHARDS WHEN HE WAS THE JUDGE.

SO THEY WERE, THEY WERE WANTING TO KEEP THE JUDGE AS THE PRIMARY NAME ON THAT.

SO WE HAD THEM CHANGE THAT FORM TO OKAY.

PUT YOU SIR AS THAT.

OKAY.

SO JUST A, A RESOLUTION.

MM-HMM.

.

I NEED A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

HE A SECOND.

I SECOND COMMISSION MAY 2ND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION

[8. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider/Approve a resolution adopting required Community Development Block Grant Civil Rights policies.]

NUMBER EIGHT, PAM, AGAIN, DISCUSS IT.

UH, CONSIDER PROOF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING REQUIRED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS, CIVIL RIGHTS POLICIES.

OKAY, MS. PAM? SO AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST FEDERAL LAWS.

AND SO THIS ONE TO, UM, TO APPROVE THE REQUIRED CIVIL RIGHT POLICIES, THESE POLICIES JUST PROVE OR, OR SAY THAT WE WILL NOT BE DEMONSTRATE DEMONST ANY DEMO DISCRIMINATION.

DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ANYONE FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME.

SO HARD WORD THIS MORNING? YES, .

OKAY.

HAVE A MOTION I'LL MAKE BEFORE US.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THAT MOTION.

EITHER A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER PHELPS MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU PAM.

[9. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider proclaiming April as Fair Housing Month.]

DISCUSS.

CONSIDER PROCLAMATION APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

YES MA'AM.

SO THIS IS JUST A PROCLAMATION.

UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE FULFILLED.

IT'S AN OBLIGATION AND GRANT WORKS.

THE COMPANY THAT WE ARE WORKING OF WITH, THEY USE APRIL AS THE MONTH TO ALWAYS DECLARE IT AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.

OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION PLEASE.

AGAIN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION COMMISSION.

MARK MAKES THE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? SECOND.

MR. FIS, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR TO SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU PAM.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS PRECINCT FOUR.

.

WHAT? THAT'S SAYS PRECINCT FOUR.

I KEPT DOING IT.

THAT WOULDN'T BE IN THE HALL.

ITEM

[10. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider adopting the updated Animal Control Ordinance designating the Sheriff's Department as the Animal Control Authority.]

DESIGN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY.

GOOD MORNING SHERIFF.

THANK, UH, COUNTY JUDGE AND UH, FIRE MARSHAL AND US HAD A LONG CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF

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I'M GONNA HIRE ANOTHER UH, CIVILIAN PERSON AND THEN THAT AWAY CUZ I'VE GOT MORE PERSONNEL IN THE BACKGROUND TO BE ABLE TO FILL HIM ON VACATION, SICK TIME AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO BECAUSE WE MADE HIM THE AUTHORITY OVER THE LAST TIME.

SO FOR ME TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER RAY BEACH CONTROL AND ALL THAT, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE POLICY ONCE AGAIN.

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.

WE'LL CHANGE THE TRUCKS.

WE WILL NOT PUT SHERIFF ON IT.

WE'LL PUT A STATE SEAL ON IT AND THEN PUT ANIMAL CONTROL AND THEN I'M GONNA PUT 'EM IN THE BROWN UNIFORMS AND LIKE OUR C I D AND OUR OTHER P OUR UH, CRIME SCENE PEOPLE AND PUT 'EM IN THAT WHERE THEY DON'T IDENTIFY AS A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WHERE WE KEEP 'EM SAFE.

SO THAT'S OUR PLAN IN ACTION AND I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE.

NOT A PROBLEM.

SHERIFF, CAN I ADD ONE THING? SURE.

TO THIS, UM, ANIMAL CONTROL POLICY THAT WE CHANGED, UM, THE DEPARTMENT, TEXAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS ALSO CHANGED, UM, THE RABIES VACCINE REQUIREMENTS WHERE SOME RABIES VACCINES WILL LAST FOR THREE YEARS.

AND SO WHAT WE'VE ALSO, WHILE WE'RE CHANGING THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDER, WE'VE ADDED THE LANGUAGE THAT AVE VETERINARIAN IN KAUFMAN COUNTY HAS THE OPTION OF USING LIKE THE ONE YEAR, THREE YEAR BASICALLY WHATEVER VETERINARIAN, UM, BASICALLY WHATEVER VACCINE THE PERSON THAT THEY'RE SERVING WOULD LIKE.

AND SEVERAL, UM, VETERINARIANS HAVE ASKED US ABOUT THIS.

SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF A GOOD TIME TO INCORPORATE THAT.

BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE LET YOU KNOW, INFORM YOU THAT THAT'S IN THE ANIMAL CONTROL POLICY ALSO.

AND THAT'S THE PART YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED HERE FOR US.

YES, YOUR HONOR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OKAY.

YEAH.

UH, THE SHERIFF AND I AND AND PAUL HAVE VISITED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THIS.

OF COURSE PAUL IS SHORTHANDED WITH OUR INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND, UH, DELAYS, UNFORTUNATELY WERE HAPPENING.

AND SO FOR THE SAFETY PERSISTENCE, IT'S BETTER TO GO BACK TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHERE HE CAN MANAGE ADEQUATELY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR LOOSE ANIMALS OUT HERE ON THE STREET.

AND, AND I THINK THE ONE THING WE DECIDED IS, IS TALKING WITH THE AUDITOR AND THE JUDGE THAT UH, WE WILL MOVE THAT ONE POSITION OVER INSTEAD OF A BUDGET CUZ THERE'S NOT A BUDGET ONE.

SO I WILL TAKE A POSITION, UH, RIGHT NOW CAUSE I'M STILL 12 DEPUTIES DOWN.

I'LL TAKE THAT ONE TO, TO FILL THAT IN AT THE, UH, THE 49, WHATEVER IT IS AT BASE PAY.

AND THEN THE AGREEMENT WAS ALSO THAT IS WE'LL DO THEM IN STEP PAY WHERE WE CAN HAVE EVERYBODY OVER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN THE SAME, THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE SOME LONGEVITY IN THOSE.

OKAY.

WELL I THINK IT'S A VERY WORKABLE PLAN THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SAY I APPRECIATE Y'ALL GETTING THAT WORKED OUT CUZ IT BECAME OBVIOUS PRETTY QUICK THAT, UH, PREVIOUS DECISION ON THAT WAS A MISTAKE.

AND, UM, BLESS HIS HEART, PAUL TRIED BUT IT JUST WASN'T WORKING AND UH, WASN'T HIS FAULT.

BUT THANK YOU SHERIFF FOR TAKING THAT OVER AGAIN AND MAKING SURE IT GETS RUN RIGHT.

WE, WE'LL GET IT AND WE'RE FIXING A POST JUST AS SOON AS TODAY'S APPROVED.

I'M GONNA GET THE SECOND POSITION POST.

UH, WE WENT AHEAD AND TOOK ONE TRUCK.

I THINK WE HAD ONE TRUCK THAT'S HAVING ISSUE.

I WENT AHEAD AND GETTING IT SWAPPED OVER AND GETTING IT FIXED AND THEN WE'LL GET THE OTHER ONE.

SO, OKAY.

I PLAN TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

GOOD DEAL.

OKAY.

AT LEAST WE HAVE A, A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE, SO MM-HMM.

, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE SHERIFF? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MR. BARBER MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND MR. TURNER.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SHERIFF.

AND AGAIN,

[11. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider allowing part-time dispatchers to work no more than 24 hours a week per person.]

YEAH, WELL WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS WHAT'S IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE'RE WOR WE'RE WILLING WITH THE DISPATCHERS, UH, SHORTAGE AND THE WHOLE STATE.

UH, PROBABLY IN THE NATION THE TRUTH IS KNOWN, UH, BUT WORKING WITH THE AUDITOR, TALKING TO HER ABOUT OUR SURPLUS SALARIES, FOREST OIL, OUR OPEN POSITIONS.

CUZ WE STILL HAVE A BUNCH OF OPEN POSITIONS WE'RE TRYING TO FILL.

BUT WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL DO SOME PART-TIME FILLING IN THAT'LL HELP US WITH OUR COMP TIME.

GIVE 'EM SOME PEOPLE THE DAYS OFF THAT THEY NEED.

THEY'LL RELIEVE SOME OF THAT STRESS.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS BECAUSE WE CAN HOLD TWO COMMISSIONS, THEY CAN HAVE IT IN ANOTHER AGENCY PLUS WITH US.

SO WE'RE GONNA WORK ON DOING THAT.

AND THEN MET WITH THE TREASURER, TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT, MAKE SURE IT MET WITH HIM.

HE WAS GOOD WITH IT.

UH, YOU KNOW, THE CAVEAT IN FEDERAL LAW IS 32 HOURS.

I WENT AHEAD AND MAKE SURE CUZ I DIDN'T WANT TO GET IN THE AVERAGE CUZ THEY AVERAGE THAT.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GET THE COUNTY IN CUT IN ANY TROUBLE.

SO THAT'S WHY I PUT THE DROP ON US, THE 24 WHERE WE WON'T GET IN THAT TROUBLE.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE'LL START 'EM AROUND 25, 20 $6 AN HOUR TO DO THAT AND I'LL MAKE SURE I MANAGE THAT AND WORK WITH THE AUDITOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SUCCEED THAT BUDGET AMOUNT.

OKAY.

BUT THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO HELP US AND OUR SERGEANTS PLUS HELP GIVE OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR US NOW, OUR DEDICATED EMPLOYEES

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THAT'S VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE COUNTY.

MM-HMM.

.

YES.

VERY BE AND TO THE EMPLOYEE.

YES.

ESPECIALLY TO EMPLOYEE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU MR. PHELPS.

MAKE A MOTION.

YOU A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. MAKE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIE.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

YES.

WE

[12. District Attorney; Discuss/consider approval of restructuring the District Attorney's Office budget to create a new Victim's Assistance Coordinator position.]

YES MA'AM.

EVERYBODY'S ASKING FOR MONEY THIS MORNING.

I AM LATE TO THE PARTY .

UM, SIMILAR I BELIEVE AND I, UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT PROBABLY WILL HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.

THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR, WHICH WE USE AS SHORTHAND IS VAC THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF POSITIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED.

UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FILL FOR ALL KIND OF REASONS.

IT'S NOT, THERE'S NO REASON TO WHINE ABOUT IT.

SO WE HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE A SECOND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF THE CASES WHERE DECIDING THE EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE TO HAVE GENERAL CRIMES AND THEN A SPECIAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR.

SO YOUR QUESTION OUT WOULD PRESUME WOULD BE WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HIRE THAT PERSON THIS YEAR AND WHAT'S GONNA BE NEXT YEAR? AND BESIDES JUST SAYING COME IN THE COURT AND ASK FOR THAT POSITION.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AS A SAFETY NET AND KAREN CAN TALK TO IT, SO IT WOULD PROBABLY STILL NOT BE A TOTAL ZERO NEXT YEAR, IS WE'VE ALWAYS GOT A GRANT FOR THAT POSITION.

SO WE HAVE A VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR AND THAT IS THE MONEY IS THERE IN THE EVENT THAT THE STATE DECIDES ONE DAY THEY DON'T WANNA GIVE US THE MONEY.

SO WE WOULD, IF NOTHING ELSE, WE WOULD BE IN THE EXACT SAME SITUATION CUZ WE ARE IN THE GRANT CYCLE AGAIN AND WE KNOW IT'S GONNA BE FILLED NEXT YEAR.

SO THE QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT WILL WE DO IN TWO YEARS? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE WHAT I'M SAYING? SO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR TWO, BUT YOU GUYS WOULDN'T BE REIMBURSED FROM THAT.

SO YOU HAVE THAT MONEY IN OUR LINE ON FOR THAT, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, THEN THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

COULD I EXPLAIN THAT, RYAN? YES.

UM, THE BASE STARTS AT THE UH, 49, 4 10 AND IF YOU STARTED THEM IN MAY YES MA'AM, IT WOULD COST ABOUT 23,000.

YES MA'AM.

NOW THAT'S IN, THAT'S INSURANCE INCLUDED.

YES MA'AM.

AND THE MAX WERE ASKING FOR WHAT WE GOT TO COVER WITH THAT GRANT TO TWO YEARS.

I THINK YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER.

I HAVE GOT NOTES HERE THAT WAS 49 500.

BUT I'M SURE YOUR NUMBER'S RIGHT.

, SO THAT'S NOT TALKING .

I DIDN'T, I'M I HAVE LEARNED .

I KNOW, BUT, BUT IT, IT'S, IT'S THE SAME THING THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME ATTORNEY POSITIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED FOR ALL KIND OF REASONS.

THE SAME REASONS WE HAVE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE SAME REASON SHERIFF CAN'T GET DISPATCHERS.

BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN, UM, HAVE THE SUPPORT IN IT AND THE TRAINING OUR ASSOCIATION GIVES A VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR THAT MIGHT RELIEVE A LITTLE OF THE WORK OFF OF SOME OF THE ATTORNEYS THAT ARE WORKING AN ATTORNEY DOWN.

SO LET'S JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT THE PIECES ON THE BOARD AND REARRANGE 'EM IN A WAY THAT'LL BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE.

THERE AGAIN, IT'S BY GETTING THE WORK DONE, TRYING TO GET THE WORK OUT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, AND YOU KNOW, I HEARD JUDGE RICH, IF, IF HE WOULD TALK ABOUT THE BACK LOAD OF BACK LOAD OF CASES, THE, IT, IT IS INCREDIBLE.

I I MEAN WE, WE KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF COVID AND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT WITH LEGISLATION MOVING FORWARD, BUT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS BACK LOAD AND THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP OF PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE THAT I SUPPORT ARE THE VICTIMS IN THIS COUNTY.

AND IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THEM NOTICE OF THEIR HEARINGS, WE'RE NOT GETTING THEM NOTICE OF THE REIMBURSEMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GONNA GIVE THEM IN THE STATE AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

I'M NOT SERVING THEM.

AND THAT, THAT, THAT ALWAYS BOTHERS ME.

AND WE, WHAT REALLY BROUGHT THIS ATTENTION WAS WE HAD A SNA FOOD CUZ WE'VE GOT ONE PERSON DOING THAT.

AND IF WE HAVE WITNESSES, THEN THAT PERSON HAS TO SIT WITH THE WITNESSES, NOT THE OFFICERS.

THE OFFICERS CAN ROAM FREE, BUT ANYBODY THAT'S NOT CJS COMPLIANT HAS TO BE WATCHED.

MEANWHILE, PAPERWORK NEEDS TO GO OUT.

MEANWHILE, YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE MEETING WITH WITNESSES.

IT'S NOT A ONE PERSON JOB ANYMORE.

RIGHT.

JUST NOT, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO.

THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL FEELING.

SO YOU, ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALREADY ASKED, YOU ALREADY ASKED YOUR QUESTION TO YOURSELF.

SO I THINK IT WAS RHETORICAL THEY SAID YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

TO ASK QUESTION, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S A GREAT THING ABOUT A LAWYER.

YES.

, JUST LET 'EM TALK .

OKAY.

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I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. BARBER MAKES THE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

MS.

[13. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider approving the assessment collection contracts between Kaufman County and Las Lomas MUD 4; Kaufman County MUD 9; Kaufman County MUD 10; Kaufman County MUD 11; Kaufman County MUD 14; City of Cottonwood; City of Forney; Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District 1-C.]