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HERE.[Call to Order]
HERE TO THE REGULAR MEETING IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT HERE AT AUGUST THE 29TH AT ANNEX.WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORE WITH THE INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER MOORE THAN THE PLEDGE BY COMMISSIONER BARBER.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE INTENDED.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN THIS COUNTRY THAT DO A GOOD JOB FOR US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
LORD, AS WE GO THROUGH TODAY'S AGENDA, LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR WILL BE IN OUR MINDS.
AND LORD, I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE LOVE THAT YOU SHOW US.
PLEDGE 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.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
ALRIGHT, MR. MIKE, YOU HAVE SOME ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE YOU SAID ABOUT THE CLEANUP.UH, THE, THIS CLEANUP IS GONNA BE SEPTEMBER 9TH, UH, HERE IN KAUFMAN.
UH, THEY DELAYED IT, UH, TILL THE NEXT SATURDAY BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
SO IT'S SEPTEMBER 9TH, EIGHT TO FOUR.
IT'S ON 7 0 1 AUTUM STREET HERE IN KAUFMAN.
ARE THEY TAKING TIRES AND THINGS OR THEY'RE NOT? THEY, THEY TAKE A LIMITED NUMBER, I THINK.
HAVE TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, CHECK ON THE, THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
IT'S GOT ALL THE, THE CLEANUP SCHEDULE.
TELLS YOU WHAT YOU CAN BRING AND WHAT YOU CAN'T BRING.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE A ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE?
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.A CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE COMMISSION'S COURT MEETING MANAGED FOR AUGUST THE 22ND OF 23 AND B IS CONSIDERED APPOINTING DN.
DEANNA, I'M NOT GONNA BUTCHER THAT NAME TO THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER BOARD FOR A THREE YEAR TERM.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[3. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter public hearings.]
THREE.JUST LET ME GET, UH, MY FOLDER'S IN LINE HERE.
CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT.
MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
SECOND, MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND.
[4. Public Hearing; on proposed budget for FY2023-24.]
NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2023 AND 24.DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT AGAIN? IS ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET? IF NOT, THEN
[5. Public Hearing; on proposed tax rate for FY2023-24.]
WE'LL GO TO NUMBER FIVE.PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR 20 23, 24 I AND I DO HAVE THAT.
Y'ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE TAX RATE? MM-HMM.
SO DO I HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE? AGAIN, IS ONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX RATE THIRD TIME? ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE?
[6. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting public hearings and enter back into a regular meeting.]
IF NOT, LET'S GO.NUMBER SIX, THEN CONSIDER IN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ENTER BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.
NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
[7. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider setting salaries, expenses, and other allowances for all elected county and precinct officers.]
NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER SETTING SALARIES, EXPENSES, AND OTHER ALLOWANCES FOR ALL ELECTED COUNTY AND PRECINCT OFFICERS.ANY QUESTIONS? ANY COMMENTS? NO.
I NEED A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKE SOME MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[8. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider adopting the budget of record for FY2023-24 and take a record vote.]
NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS.CONSIDER ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF RECORD FOR 20 23, 24 AND TAKE A RECORD, VOTE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE.
SO AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE YOUR RECORD VOTE.
WE'LL START WITH NUMBER COMMISSIONER ONE, HOW YOU VOTE.
DO I NOT GET IT FIRST AND SECOND? YES, YOU JUST SKIED AND THEN MIKE SKIED AND MIKE WE'RE GOING IN ORDER.
[9. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider setting the debt service tax rate as 0.049368, the maintenance and operations tax rate as 0.279S90, and the road and bridge tax rate as 0.082500 for FY2023-24.]
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UH, NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS.CONSIDER SETTING A DEBT SERVICE RATE EIGHT AS 0.0 4 9 3 6 8.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 0.2 7 9 5 9 0 AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE TAX IS 0.0 8 2 5 0 0 FOR 2324 FISCAL YEAR.
ANY DISCUSSION? DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[10. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider adopting the total tax rate for FY 2023-24 as 0.411458.]
10, DISCUSS.CONSIDER ADOPTING THE TOTAL TAX RATE FOR 2324 S 0.114580 NOPE.
I DON'T THINK YOU SAID HOLD ON.
I'LL READ THIS, THEN I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX BE SET BY THE ADOPTION.
DO WE NEED TO, DO WE NEED TO DO A MOTION ON THE 10? I WILL IN JUST A SECOND.
TAX RATE OF THE GENERAL OPERATING FUND, WHICH I'VE READ MM-HMM.
THE DEBT FUND IS 0.0 4 9 3 6 8.
THAT MAKES THE TOTAL TAX RATE 0.4 1 1 4 5 8 8.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION FOR YOU.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[11. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approving contracts from Texas Bit for road work from the discretionary bond money for County Roads 131,131A, 131B, and 120. The total amount is $1,874,819.54.]
HUNT.CONSIDER APPRO THE CONTRACTS FOR TEXAS BID FOR ROAD WORK FROM THE DISCRETIONARY BOND MONEY FROM FOR COUNTY ROADS 1 31, 1 31 A, 1 31 B, AND ONE 20.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $1,874,819 AND 54 CENTS.
THESE ARE FOUR ROADS WHO WANNA GO AHEAD AND GET KNOCKED OUT THIS FALL.
UM, YOU KNOW, 1 31 ESPECIALLY IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE CONNECTING TO BIG FARM TO MARKET ROADS.
SO IT'S, UH, WE GONNA GO AND TRY TO GET IT DONE BEFORE WINTERTIME GETS HERE.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONTRACTS.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[12. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider approving the resolution approving assignment of private activity bond authority to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.]
YOU.NUMBER 12, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING THE RESOLUTION APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND AUTHORITY TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
YOU DISCUSSION ON THAT? KAREN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT? WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT IT JUST A LITTLE BIT? PLEASE.
SO WHAT THIS IS, THIS COMES UP ANNUALLY AND IT'S REALLY A PART OF THE TEXAS STATES', UM, BASICALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM.
IT'S WHERE DIFFERENT GRANTS ARE GIVEN DIFFERENT, UM, UM, MONEY IS PROVIDED FOR HOMEOWNERS.
THERE'S LOTS OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN TEXAS FOR, IN EACH COUNTY GETTING, HELPING PEOPLE GET HOMEOWNER HOME BOUGHT AND PURCHASED.
AND SO WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, UH, ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS IS, IS ON THE BOARD OF THAT, UH, GROUP.
AND SO EVERY YEAR WE AS A MEMBER OF THAT RESOURCE AND COALITION HAVE TO BASICALLY PASS A RESOLUTION FOR THE, FOR THE MONEY.
IT DOESN'T COST THE COUNTY OR TAXPAYERS HERE ANY MONEY, RIGHT? IT'S JUST, IT'S PRIVATE.
UH, IT ACTUALLY STARTED HERE WITH WAYNE GENT AND THE JUDGE THAT STARTED THAT THIS PROGRAM.
SO, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.
HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHIPPS.
I DID FORGET ONE THING, THE BUDGET THAT WE ADOPTED AND EVERYTHING.
AND WE'LL BEGIN ON OCTOBER THE FIRST SO EVERYONE WILL KNOW.
DID YOU WANNA MAKE A, UH, POINT ABOUT THAT? WE GO BACK? OH YES, I DO.
WE DO HAVE A CHART IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A COPY.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO SHARE IT WITH ANYONE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, SHOWING THE TAX RATE, HOW IT HAS GONE DOWN EACH YEAR AND THE PERCENTAGE EACH YEAR.
SO EVEN THOUGH THE VALUES HAVE GONE UP AND YOU MAY ACCIDENTALLY PAY MORE TAXES, YOU NEED TO, PREVIOUS YEAR THE TAX RATE HAS GONE DOWN.
SO JUST AN F Y I, THAT'S THE TAX RATE THAT WE SET.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISSING ANYTHING HERE.
'CAUSE WE WERE ALL TOLD LAST YEAR THAT WE INCREASED PEOPLE'S TAXES.
UH, WE GOT A FIRST AND SECOND AND VOTED ON NUMBER 12, RIGHT? OKAY.
[13. Judge Allen; Discuss/consider exiting regular meeting and enter executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss personnel matters concerning the positions of Communications and Economic Development and Court Coordinator within the office of the County Judge.]
NUMBER 13.I'M GONNA PULL THAT FOR TODAY.
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AND NUMBER[14. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into a regular meeting.]
14, CONSIDERING, UH, SKIP 14 ALSO.[15. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the executive session.]
[16. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
AND WE'LL GO.AUDITOR, DISCUSS LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS? NO, MA'AM.
THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THE BUDGET.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THEY WORKED A LOT ON IT TOO, BY WAY.
IT TAKES A TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO WHENEVER EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER, IT STARTS RUNNING A LITTLE SPIN.
I DIDN'T SAY I DIDN'T HEAR HIM.
AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM, SO THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN ALL THE OTHER ELECTIVES OUT HERE TOO, THEY, UH, HAD A LOT TO PLAY IN THIS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TR TRANSFERS? I JUST ASK FOR YOUR PROOF.
I, MA'AM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[17. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
NUMBER 17, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND ARE FINANCIALLY THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR.YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $2,686,976 AND 57 CENTS.
A PAYROLL OF $264,620 AND 72 CENTS.
TOTAL PAYOUT IS $2,951,597 AND 29 CENTS.
UM, YOUR MAIN EXPENDITURES, UH, 662,000 WAS FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE.
UM, BOND WAS 502,000 IN YOUR ARPA MONEY.
YOUR 2019 ROAD BOND WAS TWO 305,000.
AND THEN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WAS 183.
WORKERS' COMP AND ROAD MATERIALS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKE SOME MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
AND THEN I'M, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION ON THE NEXT ONE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN PREPARING THE BUDGET AND WORKING TOGETHER.
UH, WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE A LITTLE MONEY ON OUR PERCENTAGES, SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD.
WE ADDED A LOT OF NEW EMPLOYEES FOR THE COMING YEAR, WHICH WAS, HAD A BIG EFFECT ON WHAT WE, UH, DID.
AND SO IT, IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE.
COMAN COUNTY AS A WHOLE, WE'VE BEEN MAKING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS, SO, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE YET TO COME EVERY DAY.
WE'VE BECOME MORE INTO THE NEW WORLD.
SEE? DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THERE.
[18. Adjourn Meeting]
OKAY.