Aug 01, 2023 Commissioners Court

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TODAY FOR THE REGULAR COMM COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.

AUGUST THE FIRST.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WARM MORNING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START OFF THE INVOCATION WITH COMM COMMISSIONER BARBER, AND THEN SKEETS GONNA LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

IF YOU WILL STAND, PLEASE PRAY, PLEASE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS MORNING AND ASK YOU TO BE WITH US ALL HERE TODAY.

AS, UH, WE GO OVER THINGS FOR THE COUNTY, UH, I WANNA ALSO ASK YOU TO PLEASE, UH, BE WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS DURING THIS, UH, DANGEROUS, UH, TIME WITH THE WILDFIRES AND, UH, PASTORS CATCHING ON FIRE, AND ASK PEOPLE TO PLEASE OBSERVE, UH, THE, UH, BURN BAN WE'RE ABOUT TO LOOK AT.

UH, BE WITH US ALL, AND ESPECIALLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR MILITARY AND KEEP US ALL SAFE.

IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

ALLEGIANCE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WOULD NEVER ATTEND JUSTICE.

FOR HONOR.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

LAURA, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK TODAY? NO.

ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, ANYTHING GOING ON NEED TO BE MADE PUBLIC? ANY CLEANUPS THIS MONTH? NO.

NO.

NOTHING.

NO.

I WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE CLEANUP.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA ]

GOOD DEAL.

THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

NUMBER A, CONSIDER ACCEPTED THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING MINUTES FOR JULY THE 25TH OF 23 B.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY CLERK AND TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR UPLOADING CASE FILES INTO ODYSSEY.

THE FEED TO BE COVERED BY THE CLERK'S, RECORD ARCHIVES.

C, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE VETERAN SERVICES FOR THE REPORT AND D, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE ADULT PROBATION BY THEM.

24 25 INITIAL BUDGET.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION ACCEPT IT THE WAY THEY ARE.

MR. RE MAKES A MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR WITH THE AYE.

[3. Judge Blair; Discuss/consider Order Approving Alternative Dispute Resolution Program for Kaufman County and Standing Order for the referral of cases to ADR. ]

JUDGE BLAIR? YES, SIR.

CONSIDER ORDER APPROVING ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY AND STANDING ORDER FOR THE REFERRAL OF CASES TO A D R.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

HOW ARE Y'ALL? ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD.

WELL, UM, I THINK I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO SOME OF Y'ALL ABOUT THIS.

THERE'S, UH, SOME COURT COSTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING SINCE LAST YEAR, IS THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR.

UM, AND IT'S FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN SENT TO THE STATE SO FAR.

HOWEVER, IF WE ACTUALLY, IT'S Y'ALL THAT HAVE TO APPROVE A PLAN THAT, UM, WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, UM, UH, PLAN IN ORDER TO RETAIN THAT MONEY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP IT.

SO OBVIOUSLY I WOULD LIKE TO ASK Y'ALL TO DO THAT.

UH, AS FAR AS OUR PLAN, THAT'S, UM, WE WANT TO PUT IN PLACE IT WORKS SIMILAR TO OUR, UM, CRIMINAL WILL.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT A A A LIST OF MEDIATORS TOGETHER FROM OUR LOCAL BAR.

UH, OBVIOUSLY ASK THEM TO, UH, TO BASICALLY GET APPOINTED TO THESE CIVIL CASES JUST LIKE THEY WOULD THE CRIMINAL CASES.

WE'D ROTATE THAT THROUGH AND, UH, UM, WE'D BE ABLE TO, TO, TO KEEP THOSE, OBVIOUSLY IT'D BE MOSTLY FOR OUR PRO SE INDIVIDUALS, BUT OBVIOUSLY SOME THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO QUALIFY.

WE'D DO IT JUST LIKE WE WOULD OUR CRIMINAL BAR.

THEY'D HAVE TO FILL OUT AN IN INDIGENCY FORM FORM.

ONCE THEY QUALIFIED, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN THEN QUALIFIED FOR A MEDIATOR AND THAT MONEY WOULD BE USED TO PAY THOSE, PAY THOSE ATTORNEYS.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY IT.

WE JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

IT'S Y'ALL, ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE, Y'ALL WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE A PLAN IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

ONCE THAT HAPPENS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE FUNDS IF I'M CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND STOP SENDING THEM DOWN.

STOP SENDING THEM DOWN THERE.

SO, ALRIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PLAN AND YOU AND I HAVE VISITED ABOUT IT AND IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP THE FUNDS HERE INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE STATE.

PEOPLE THAT FILE CASES ANYWAY, SO WHY NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT HERE.

WE NEED THAT TO HELPER PEOPLE THAT NEED IT.

YEAH, YOU BET.

AND JUDGE, I THINK YOU CAN SHARE THAT FROM OUR EXPERIENCE THAT IT WAS MORE ON THE CIVIL SIDE AND DALLAS COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES THAT IT WORKS.

IT DOES.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS BEING NEUTRAL FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IT DOES.

IT WOULD, IT WOULD PAY.

WE'RE ALREADY TAKING THAT FEE OUT OF COURT COST.

UM, IT'S A, IT'S BEEN, IT'S GOING TO BE, UM, PUT ON UH,

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AND THAT'S JUST MY THINKING ON IT.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A RESOLUTION ALREADY DONE, SIR, THAT MS. BONNER DID THAT.

I HAVE IT.

SO BASICALLY Y'ALL WOULD JUST HAVE TO APPROVE THAT AND WE COULD GET STARTED IMMEDIATELY.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO SIR.

WELL, I MAKE THE MOTION WE APPROVE THIS.

DO I NEED A SECOND? YEAH, I'LL SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.

WE'LL GET THIS SIGNED AND GET IT TO YOU.

PLANS IN PLACE.

THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATE.

JUDGE.

IF YOU'LL SIGN THIS, GET IT BACK TO ME PLEASE.

[4. Olivia Sanders; Discuss/Consider proclaiming the week of August 6 -12 as National Health Center Week in Kaufman County. ]

NUMBER FOUR.

OLIVIA SANDERS CONSIDER APPROVING OR PROCLAMATION THE WEEK OF AUGUST 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH AS NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

YES MA'AM.

KEEP THIS COMING.

COME FORWARD PLEASE.

MM-HMM , GOOD MORNING.

WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? UH, MICHAEL JUST SENT THIS UP HERE.

HE SAID JUST THAT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT AND THAT WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE HELPING.

WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

YES MA'AM.

WE JUST ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND HELPING 'EM WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS.

WELL, OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE Y'ALL.

DEFINITELY DOES.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

DID YOU BRING A PROCLAMATION WITH YOU OR ANYTHING? NO, I DID NOT.

YOU DID NOT.

IF YOU'LL GET IT TO ME, WE'LL GET IT SIGNED AND GET IT BACK TO YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKE A MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARBARA, SEX? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

NUMBER FIVE, MS. SHANNON TIINA, CONSIDER APPROVING THE FINAL PLATT OF UPPER WAY OAKS LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 2 79 AND 2 79.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[5. Shannon Tijerina; Discuss/Consider approving the final plat of Up Away Oaks located at County Road 279 and 279A in Pet. 1. ]

UPPER WAY OAKS IS APPROXIMATELY 2.34 ACRES IN TOTAL AND THE CLIENT IS SPLITTING THAT INTO TWO LOTS WITH EACH LOT BEING 1.16 ACRES.

ALL APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE REVIEWED AND SIGNED OFF AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL PLATT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SHANNON? IF NOT, I, ANY TRAINING A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

MR. BARR MAKES A MOTION.

YOU A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A SECOND.

[6. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider approving the infrastructure design plan in lieu of the preliminary plat for Post Mobile Home Community. ]

MONIQUE, NUMBER SIX.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN PLAN IN LIEU OF THE PRELIMINARY PLANT FOR POST MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY.

YES MA'AM.

THIS ONE'S A LITTLE UNIQUE BECAUSE A MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAVE TO PLA PER OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS BECAUSE THE LOT IS THE PARENT TRACT IS STAYING INTACT.

UM, THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED TO PLATT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY WOULD GO THROUGH ALL OF THE REVIEWS THAT WE WOULD DO ON A NORMAL PLATTING PROCESS, UH, BE REVIEWED BY OUR ENGINEERS AS WELL AS THEY WILL FILE THAT PLATT AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR FUTURE RECORD.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THE UH, INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN PLAN IS WHAT'S BEING APPROVED TODAY IN LIEU OF A PRELIMINARY, IF IT HAD BEEN A NORMAL PLATTING PROCEDURE, THEY WOULD'VE SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY PLAT.

IS THIS GONNA BE COMMON ON ALL THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS? ONLY IF THEY ONLY IF THEY VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT.

UM, IT'S NOT REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THEM TO PLAT BECAUSE PLATTING IS FOR CUTTING PARCELS.

SO HOW MANY UNITS ARE GONNA BE IN THIS LOOK? LIKE A LOT OF LOTS HERE.

1,044.

AND WHERE'S THAT LOCATION? COUNTY ROAD 1 36.

THE DEVELOPER IS K EIGHT H VENTURES.

I'M SURE THEY'VE DONE THIS ELSEWHERE? YES, THEY HAVE.

THEY DO HAVE, UM, IF YOU'LL LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, THEY DO HAVE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT GOES IN THERE.

UM, I'M ASKING FOR, UH, IF JUST OUT OF CUR COURTESY, IF WE COULD JUST GET MORE DETAILS ON WHAT THEIR, JUST SO WE KNOW WHAT'S GONNA GO, WHAT THEIR RULES ARE GONNA BE.

BECAUSE I ASKED FOR COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT, BUT ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY THEY LISTED SOME.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO GET MORE DETAILS SO IT MEETS ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYTHING AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO REQUEST.

THEY ARE, UM, UH, UH, IMPROVING COUNTY ROAD 1 36 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 25 78 DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF THE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC THAT IT'S GONNA GET.

THEY ARE CHANGING THAT, DOING CONCRETE UP TO THE DEVELOPMENT ASPHALT TO THE TOP.

OH REALLY? SO THEY ARE COVERING THAT EXPENSE DUE TO WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING IN.

SO WE'RE WORKING THAT AGREEMENT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN I BRING IT TO COURT PRIOR TO THE FINAL PLATT BEING

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APPROVED.

AND HOW DOES THEIR, THEIR SEWER WORK? THEY HAVE A, UM, PACKAGE PLAN.

YEAH, I FIGURED I THERE'S NO WAY, THERE'S NO WAY ON 50 BY 100 LOTS OR 100 FOOT.

THAT'S FOOT WHAT I'M SAYING.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUT SEPTIC, CORRECT.

THOUSAND UNITS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING 50 BY 100 OR PRETTY MUCH LOOKS LIKE 50 BY ONE 10.

IF ANYBODY DRIVES AROUND THAT LOOP ON UH, GOING AROUND AUSTIN, YOU KNOW.

OH YEAH.

YOU EVER LOOKED OVER ON THE LEFT AND SEEN ALL THOSE MM-HMM.

HOMES AND THE LOTS AND THEY GOT 'EM STACKED UP ON THE HILL AND I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 'EM ARE REALLY BRIGHT COLORED.

ANY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? YEP.

ANYONE? YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

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

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE AND NEED A SECOND.

SECOND, MR. PHIS, MAKE A SECOND.

MR. PAUL AYS DISCUSSED ADOPTING AN ORDER PROHIBITING OUTDOOR BURNING IN THE BURN BAND.

[7. Paul Ayres; Discuss/Consider adopting an order prohibiting outdoor burning - burn ban. ]

MR. ABOUT THAT TIME OF YOUR YES.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANKS.

THAT IS A LOT OF LOTS.

UM, SO YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY AT THAT TIME OF YEAR.

UM, OUR DROUGHT INDEX, UM, 5 75 IS NORMALLY THE NUMBER WE LOOK FOR TO SEE IF WE PASS THAT THRESHOLD.

UH, RIGHT NOW OUR AVERAGE IS SIX 18, SO WE ARE WELL WITHIN THAT CRITERIA AS YOU SEE THE NEXT THREE DAYS ON THE MAP, ON THE FRONT PAGE, UH, CONDITIONS ARE GONNA BE WORSENING FROM MODERATE TO HIGH TO VERY HIGH, UH, FIRE DANGER.

UM, AND SO WE'LL BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT NOT TO BURN.

AND UM, ALSO BE VERY CAUTIOUS IF YOU'RE CUTTING HAY, BAILING HAY.

UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE SEE.

UM, ALSO STARTING FIRES.

SO, UH, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WATER CAN ON HAND AND CALL US QUICKLY IF YOU HAVE A FIRE, SO, RIGHT.

RIGHT.

UM, BUT YEAH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DO RECOMMEND THAT WE GO INTO A BURN BAN.

I WOULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.

MY GRANDSON'S ON THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SOMEONE WAS BURNING LEAVES YESTERDAY.

CONGRAT DIDN'T BURNING LEAVES.

BUT ANYWAY, I GOT AWAY.

I AIN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING ME AND ASK ME IF THERE'S EVEN ONE IN PLACE AND I SAID NOT YET, BUT I WOULDN'T BURN.

WE WILL BE.

WHAT STARTED THE FIRE AT THE GOSPEL PHRASE THE OTHER DAY? UH, CUTTING HAY.

WAS THAT IT? YES.

I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND PRECINCT ONE FOR BRINGING A MOTOR GRADER OUT THERE.

IT YEAH.

HOW MANY ACRES DID THEY GET KNOW OVER THERE? THAT WAS ABOUT 20 ACRES.

SO THAT WAS OUR FIRST MAJOR WILDFIRE FOR THIS SEASON.

SO DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO SPARK A FIRE DOWN.

RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE, UH, THE, WE CALL 'EM UM, ONE HOUR FUELS REAL THIN GRASS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I MEAN IT IS COMPLETELY DRIED, CURED AT THIS POINT, SO YEAH.

SO WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PUT OUT A BURN BAND.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION MR. BARBER.

SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. PHIBBS.

MAKE A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IF NOT ALL? ANYBODY IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

BE SAFE OUT THERE.

MOORE, CONSIDER APPROVING A PRECINCT 4 20 19 ROAD BOND FUNDING TRANSFER AMOUNT OF $10,000.

COMMISSIONER

[8. Commissioner Moore; Discuss/Consider approval of Precinct 4 2019 Road Bond funding transfer in the amount of $10,000.00. ]

YES SIR.

THIS IS GONNA BE, UH, COUNTY ROAD 40 62 THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, DOING SOME WORK ON.

SO IT GOES INTO THE CITY OF, UH, GRACE PRAIRIE.

SO I DON'T WANNA STOP THE ROAD PROCESS.

500 FOOT FROM 1 48.

SO WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME OF THE BOND PROCEEDS FROM A DISCRETIONARY FUND TO PAY FOR THAT FUNDING TO CARRY THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY TO THE FM 1 48.

SO THERE'S NOT A BREAK IN TRAFFIC, SO RIGHT.

ON THE ROADWAY.

SO I'LL CAN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.

MS. FLOYD CONSIDER APPROVING LETTERS TO ALL JURISDICTIONS KAUFFMAN COUNTY COLLECTS CONCERNING THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S SUPPLEMENTAL REFUNDS.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. MAKE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, EVERYONE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.

[9. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider approving letters to all jurisdictions Kaufman County collects concerning Appraisal District supplemental refunds. ]

YES, MA'AM.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WHEN WE GET A SUPPLEMENT FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S FOR EXEMPTIONS OF ALL KINDS.

BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT CREATES REFUNDS ON ACCOUNTS AND OF COURSE THE REFUNDS, SINCE WE COLLECT FOR ALL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS, COMES FROM ALL OF THEIR PORTIONS THAT GOES OUT FOR THE REFUND.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, THE COLLECTIONS ARE REALLY SLOW.

SO SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN THEIR, SOME JUST A FEW OF THEIRS TO PAY OUT REFUNDS.

AND IF WE HOLD 'EM, WE MIGHT HAVE TO PAY PENALTY OUT AND WE DON'T WANNA DO THAT.

SO IF I COULD SEND A LETTER OUT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF IT COMES TO THAT POINT, WE MAY NEED TO GET MONEY FROM THEM TO BE ABLE TO PAY OUR REFUNDS OUT.

WELL, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DIP INTO OUR COFFEE.

NO, WE SHOULD NOT.

NO.

SO THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

OR HOLD THEM.

I DON'T WANNA HOLD THEM EITHER.

WELL, WE CAN DO WHAT, 30 DAYS WITHOUT PENALTY? I THINK IT'S

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60 DAYS.

WELL IF PEOPLE HAVE A REFUND, THEY NEED TO GET IT.

THEY DO.

THEY, THEY PAID IT SO, ABSOLUTELY.

BUT THE ENTITIES NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE MONEY THERE TO COVER THE REFUNDS.

AND MOST OF THEM DO.

THERE ARE A FEW THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RIGHT NOW NOT COLLECTING ENOUGH MONEY TO EVEN PAY, YOU KNOW, SEND THEM MONEY.

BUT IF WE COULD COLLECT ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, SURE.

IF WE DON'T, WE CAN GET IT FROM THEM AND THEN THEIR COLLECTIONS WILL PICK UP WHEN WE GET THE NEW BILLS OUT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, THAT WAS MY PLAN.

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

MR. PHE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I A SECOND.

MR. MOORE, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? WE AYE.

THANK YOU THEREA.

APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

[10. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections. ]

IT'S MISS AUDITOR'S TIME.

CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEMS OR THE TRANSFERS OR THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS? NO MA'AM.

NOPE.

LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

NEED A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

THE MOTION THAT, OKAY.

REACHED TO THE MR. BARBER MAKES A MOTION.

I SECOND MR. PHELPS.

MAKE A SECOND.

MS. AUDITOR AGAIN, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS NEEDED.

[11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor. ]

ALL RIGHT.

YOUR, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE 1,000,770 $3,607 AND 16 CENTS.

THESE WERE EMAILED TO YOU FOR REVIEW.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. BARR MAKES A MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

A MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[12. Workshop - Discuss the FY 23/24 budget. ]

NUMBER 12.

WE WILL NOW ENTER INTO A WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE 2324 BUDGET.

SO I THINK MS. KAREN HAS PUT A BOOK TOGETHER FOR YOU GUYS.

YES, MA'AM.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT? YOU'RE GONNA TAKE IT AND RUN WITH IT? YES YOU ARE.

YOU PUT IT TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN WE SHALL DISCUSS IT.

WELL, IF YOU GO OVER TO PAGE FIVE, THIS SHOWS YOU THE CERTIFIED TOTALS AND HOW I GOT THE NUMBERS, WHAT THE DEBT SERVICE WILL BE AND THE TRANSFERS TO THE I N S FUNDS.

ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT NOW, GENERAL FUND IS A BALANCED BUDGET.

THERE IS SOME CHANGES I HAVE TO MAKE, BUT THIS IS ONLY PROPOSED.

THIS IS NOT FOR ADOPTED.

SO IT CAN BE ADDED TO AND TAKEN AWAY AT ANY TIME.

WELL, FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS AND NO ADOPT THE REAL ONE.

WELL, AND I GOTTA, I GOTTA FIX Y'ALL'S, UH, THE FOUR PRECINCTS MOVING FORWARD AND MAKE SURE WE ALL HAVE ALL YOUR DEBT COVERED AND THAT STUFF.

AND OUR TAX RATE WE'RE UNDER WHAT WE WERE LAST YEAR.

YES SIR.

A LITTLE BIT.

SO LONG AS WE'RE UNDER.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S IMPORTANT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO ADD TO IT, MS. KAREN? NO SIR, I DON'T.

AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE COME BACK AND THEY HAVE TAKEN, UH, THEIR REQUEST DOWN.

SO THAT HAS HELPED.

FIRE MARSHAL WAS ONE OF THEM.

, THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON THAT.

, THAT'S GOOD.

AND WE'D ASK THAT ALL DEPARTMENTS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT ONE MORE TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ASK FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY AID DO WITHOUT, OR IF YOU COULD PUT IT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, SPEND IT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

AND THE CUTOFF DATE FOR ANY CAPITAL ITEMS IS, IS THAT AUGUST 15TH OR IS JACK SAID U USUALLY, BUT IF YOU HAVE THE PRODUCT OR THE SERVICE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, IT CAN BE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET.

SO ANYTHING YOU MIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE THERE, THEN WE NEED TO DO THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

? WELL WE HAVE THE MONEY.

WE'RE COMING IN LESS SO.

THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

I THINK KAREN'S WORKED HARD ON IT.

SHE DID PUT IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

YES, SHE DID.

DID IT JUST ME OR DID THE, DID THE PROCESS.

I WAS JUST BEFORE LUNCH.

JUST MIRRORED THE PROCESS? GO A LITTLE BIT BETTER THIS TIME AROUND .

HEY KAREN, IS IT JUST ME OR DID THE PROCESS GO A LITTLE BIT BETTER THIS TIME AROUND? SIR? DOES IT

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IT'S WENT HUNKY DORY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

HUNKY DOOR SOUNDS PRETTY.

IT DOES, HUH? .

JUST TRYING TO MAKE A POINT THERE.

YOU KNOW, , LET'S DON'T GO DOWN THAT ROAD.

ALRIGHT.

IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER, THERE'S ANYONE HERE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT THAT NEEDS OR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE, ANYTHING GOING ON IN YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVEN'T KNOWN BEFORE FROM ANYBODY? OKAY.

WELL NOW I'M HERE, BUT WE TOLD WE WE'RE NOT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AUDIENCE.

, I'M AN AUDIENCE TOO.

I KNOW.

NO, YOU'RE IN THE, YOU'RE IN THE OUTER CIRCLE HERE.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

WELL, YOU GOTTA GO TO THE NEXT LINE ITEM AND DO THAT.

WHERE'S THAT? IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.

OH, YES.

NUMBER 13.

WANT WANNA LEAVE THE WORK? WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE WORKSHOP

[13. Judge Aden; Discuss/Consider filing the Proposed FY23-24 annual budget. ]

NOW.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO NUMBER 13 IS CONSIDERED FILING THE PROPOSAL.

UNLESS 2324, UNLESS SHE DOES HAVE SOMETHING TO SPEAK ON THE WORKSHOP.

NO, I'M OKAY NOW.

YEAH, .

OH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS'S, RIGHT? EVERYBODY.

YOU OKAY? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

WE'RE OKAY? YEAH.

YOU OKAY? YOU KNOW I CAN'T COUNT THAT HIGH.

NO, YOU'RE, HE'S RIGHT.

I CAN SAY THAT.

EVERYBODY HEARD THAT RIGHT? ? I DIDN'T HEAR IT.

THAT SHE ACTUALLY SAID FOR ONCE I WAS RIGHT.

WELL, HE IS OUR SENIOR COMMISSIONER AND HE KNOWS MORE THAN THE REST OF US ABOUT.

OKAY, SO ANYWAY, LET'S GET OUT.

WELL NUMBER 13, WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER FILING A PROPOSED 2324 ANNUAL BUDGET.

NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHIS MAKES A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER 14.

I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

I THOUGHT SO.

MAY HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN YOU THE SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. MOORE.

SECOND.