Oct 17, 2023 Commissioners Court

ONE SPEAKER THIS MORNING WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT.

WE DO HAVE

[REMARKS FROM VISITORS]

SO, MR. ARLEY SANSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR.

MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

MORNING.

MY NAME IS ARLEY SANSON.

I, I LIVE AT 8 7 3 6 COUNTY ROAD, 3 46, TERRELL, TEXAS.

I'M THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF TEXT DRAW FARM, OPERATING FROM THAT SAME ADDRESS.

UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING MYSELF AND MY FARM.

I AM NOT REPRESENTING THE CITY OF TERRELL IN ANY FORMAT OR THE TERRELL POLICE DEPARTMENT TODAY.

UH, AND I DO HAVE PERMISSION FOR MY CHIEF TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

UH, TERRY IS MY, UH, ELECTED COMMISSIONER.

I APPRECIATE THE INVITATION TO, TO ADDRESS THIS TODAY.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONTENTION FOR THE OPEN BURNING PERMIT REQUIREMENT.

I DON'T SUPPORT IT FOR SEVERAL REASONS, AND I'LL ENUMERATE THOSE AS I GO THROUGH FIRST.

IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SUPPORTED BY ANY LEGAL STATUTE, THEREBY IT'S UNENFORCEABLE.

THE WEBSITE POSTING INDICATES THAT IT'S VOLUNTARY AND THERE ARE NO PENALTIES FOR NOT HAVING A PERMIT.

SO WHAT'S THE POINT? UH, I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY COMMISSIONER THAT IT WASN'T APPROVED BY THIS COURT PRIOR TO ANY IMPLEMENTATION, AND I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH ANY REQUIREMENTS BEING IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND WITHOUT, UH, APPROVAL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES HERE.

UH, IT WAS POORLY PUBLICIZED PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.

UH, I'M IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS COUNTY, AND I'M, WHAT YOU WOULD CALL PROBABLY A POWER USER WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA, AND I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN HAD KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CHANGE HAD I NOT GONE DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BURN BAN HAD BEEN LIFTED.

SO I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF PROMOTING ANY CHANGES THAT ARE GONNA OCCUR FOR THOSE THAT ARE TRYING TO COMPLY UNTIL YOU HAVE A PERMIT.

IT, UH, CAUSES AN UNDUE DELAY.

UH, IN MY EXAMPLE, I WAS PLANNING ON BURNING ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, UH, GOT IN FROM CHURCH, UH, WAS GONNA MAKE SURE THE BURN BAND HAD LIFTED, AND THEN I HAD TO GO THROUGH AND APPLY FOR A PERMIT.

I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

SO HAD I CHOSE TO COMPLY, I WOULD'VE HAD TO WAIT TILL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND BEFORE I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE MY BURN.

SO I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE, HAVE SOME KIND OF A 24 7 AVAILABILITY.

UH, AND THAT'S MY FINAL POINT, IS THAT, UH, WHEN I CALLED THE NUMBER, IT SAYS, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, CALL THIS NUMBER.

AND NOBODY ANSWERED.

NOW, IT WAS A SUNDAY, AND I KNOW THAT THOSE ARE NOT TYPICAL BUSINESS HOURS, BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA INSTITUTE SOME KIND OF A REGULATION OR A REQUIREMENT THAT, UH, COULD AFFECT YOUR LIFE 24 7, YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME MEANS OF COMMUNICATION DURING THAT 24 7 PERIOD.

UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I DID AGREE WITH IN REGARDS TO THAT.

UH, I, I, I'M ALL ABOUT SAFETY.

I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT BEHIND IT.

THEY'RE WANTING TO KNOW WHERE THE FIRES ARE GONNA BE.

THEY'RE GOING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AND LET 'EM KNOW, THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU CAN BURN.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU CANNOT BURN.

I SUPPORT THAT.

I JUST THINK THAT WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE EDUCATION, A LITTLE BIT MORE PUBLICITY ON THE FRONT SIDE, IT MIGHT'VE BEEN MORE WELL RECEIVED.

UH, SO I, I THINK THEY SHOULD SPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME IN THAT.

UH, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD IS, UH, IF, IF I'M GOING TO COMPLY AND I'M GOING TO GET A PERMIT, BUT MY NEIGHBOR CHOOSES NOT TO, THEN CAN I SOMEHOW BE HELD LIABLE IF A FIRE GETS OUTTA CONTROL THAT WASN'T ON MY PROPERTY, BUT THEY'RE GONNA PULL UP A PERMIT AND SAY, WELL, ARLEY HAD A PERMIT THAT DAY HE WAS BURNING.

WELL, WHAT IF THE GUY NEXT TO ME DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT AND HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY CAUSED ANY SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE? SO I THINK THAT THOSE ARE SOME, SOME TOPICS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.

UH, IT'S MY REQUEST THAT Y'ALL WOULD REVIEW THIS, UH, CONSIDER IT, AND, UH, MAKE SOME CHANGES, EITHER A, UH, UH, A MODIFICATION OR EXEMPTION CLAUSE.

UH, YOU KNOW, BUT IT IT IN ALL, IN ALL IN ALL, I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL NEED TO REVIEW IT AND IT SHOULD HAVE SOME LEGAL STATUTE, SOME BASIS FOR SUPPORT RATHER THAN JUST BEING IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT REALLY ANY EDUCATION OR, UH, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANKS.

SORRY.

APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

SOME OTHER ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE

DOES ANYONE ELSE BEFORE, WAIT A MINUTE.

I DO HAVE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

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BEFORE WE GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD PARADE, SATURDAY , I THINK IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

AND, UH, SOME FOLKS IN HERE MADE US LOOK PRETTY GOOD, I THOUGHT.

MM-HMM.

, THERE'S A COUPLE UGLIES ON THE TRAILER, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, , WE, WE DID GOOD.

SO THE THING, IT IS AMAZING HOW HE TALKS ABOUT HIMSELF.

, I DON'T MIND.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION.

YOU GUYS, I'D LIKE TO GIVE Y'ALL OUR CERTIFICATE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

AND IT CAME TOGETHER VERY FAST, BUT IT WAS REALLY A SUCCESS AND WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

I, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HIT OF THE PARADE.

I'M BEING A LITTLE PREJUDICE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF WAY I FEEL ABOUT IT.

SO IF ALL YOU GUYS WOULD COME DOWN FRONT, WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUT SOME CERTIFICATES THIS MORNING, CHAIR .

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR LADIES COME FIRST.

AND I KNOW Y'ALL DID A LOT OF WORK IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

AND MR. IAN ARCHER, THANK YOU.

AND MS. PAM CARTER.

THANK Y'ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.

SO LET'S GET A, Y'ALL GET AROUND, LET'S GET A 1, 2, 3 SEPARATE.

WE HAD TO TOLD US ABOUT OUR HUNDRED 75TH ANNIVERSARY WE HAVE DONE.

THAT'S TRUE.

AND THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING SUCH, I MEAN, GREAT SPORTS.

Y'ALL WERE AWESOME.

AWESOME.

IT WAS FUN.

AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE TO DRESS UP LIKE THAT AGAIN.

THAT WAS GREAT.

NOW ALL THE GUYS AND LADIES WHO PUT THIS THING TOGETHER, WHO MADE US RIDE THE FLOAT AND PAINTED IT UP AND MADE ALL THE NEAT STUFF, AND IT'S GONNA BE AT THE POOR FARM.

IT IS.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND TAKE PICTURES WITH THE LITTLE HOUSE THING AND THE WATER TOWERS.

IT WAS A COURTHOUSE, POOR FARM.

IT WAS A COURTHOUSE.

COURTHOUSE, NOT A HOUSE THING.

IT WAS A COURTHOUSE.

COURTHOUSE.

ISN'T THAT THE SAME ? SO OUR IT SAYS HOUSE.

IT'S A HOUSE, IS TO ACTUALLY TURN WATER TOWER INTO A, UM, A MINING.

IS THAT WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF, THE KIDS CAN COME OUT AND HAVE A KID ZONE.

OH, COOL.

AND THEY CAN HAVE A LITTLE MINING THAT CAN MINE FOR GOLD AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COME OUT HERE.

SO, ALRIGHT, BOBBY, ALL YOU AND YOUR MAINTENANCE CREW WOULD COME UP HERE AND WE CAN PAN FOR GOLD OR SOMETHING.

PROBABLY JUST FIND COLD.

HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU GUYS.

TRAILER HAD A GOOD BREAK.

Y'ALL A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB, SIR.

SO Y'ALL CAN SWAP THESE OUT LATER, BUT HERE'S EACH ONE OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MR. JEFF.

GOOD.

I'M NOT SURE WHOSE NAMES ON WHICH ONE, BUT THINK SO.

Y'ALL CAN DISSEMINATE THAT WHEN YOU GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

THANK EVERYONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.

SO Y'ALL APPRECIATE CROWN AROUND HERE.

LET'S GET, GET A GROUPIE.

ALLOW US BE A .

YEAH.

IT'S HARD WORKING GROUP THERE.

YES, IT'S, THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU GUYS MUCH.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE A FEW PLANS FOR THE NEXT EVENT, SO WE WON'T BE HERE APRIL.

APRIL, SOMETHING COMING UP IN APRIL.

YOU'LL BE HERE FOR THAT.

THE SELLER CLIP.

THE CLIPSE IS COMING UP IN PALM COUNTY.

YEAH, THAT NEW

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WELL THAT'S GREAT THAT WE COULD HAVE A COUNTY THAT COMES TOGETHER AND CELEBRATES MILESTONES IN OUR HISTORY AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT Y'ALL DID.

MM-HMM.

SO NEXT UP

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DOES ANYONE HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT? ANY COMMENTS? CORRECTIONS, ANY DISCUSSION? NOW I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT IT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. TOM.

TOTAL COLLECTED 26,000 992 57.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION CARRIES NUMBER THREE, MS.

[3. Teressa Floyd: Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Property Tax Collections report for September 2023.]

FLOYD, YOU'RE UP.

EXCEPT PRESENT.

EXCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR'S.

COLLECTOR'S.

MONTHLY PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER.

GOOD MORNING, TERESA.

OKAY, SO FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER FOR OUR CURRENT COLLECTIONS, WE HAD 103,600 1236 DELINQUENT COLLECTIONS WAS 29,000 527 46 FOR A TOTAL COLLECTED OF 133,000 139 82.

DEFERRALS THAT ARE UNPAID ARE 90,000 453 12.

ON THE ROADIN BRIDGE WE COLLECTED 20,000 844 0 3 AND THE DELINQUENT FOR ROADIN BRIDGE WAS 6,000 148 54.

AND THE DEFERRALS UNPAID ON THAT WAS 16,000 479 39.

AND WE HAVE, UH, 35 ACRES IN THE ROLLBACK AND PRECINCT FOUR.

AND THEN WE HAD 1,334 TRANSACTIONS AND WE'RE STILL KIND OF RIGHT THERE WHERE WE WERE THE LAST MONTH ON OUR PERCENTAGES.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT WE WERE THE YEAR BEFORE AND NOW WE'RE FIXING TO START OVER .

SO WE TALKED EARLIER THIS MORNING, EXPLAINED TO EVERYONE HOW THE TAX STATEMENTS ARE GONNA BE COMING OUT AND WHAT'S ON THE BACK AND ON THE FRONT PLEASE.

YES.

SO THE TAX STATEMENTS WILL BE MAILED OUT THIS WEEK, UM, AND THEY'RE GOING OUT WITH THE NEW A HUNDRED THOUSAND OFF OF THE SCHOOL TAXES.

SO IT'LL GO OUT AS IF IT HAD PASSED IN NOVEMBER.

SO EVERYBODY'S BILL WILL BE A LOT LESS ON THE BACK OF IT.

HOWEVER, IT WILL STATE THAT IF IT DOESN'T PASS ON THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, THIS IS HOW MUCH YOUR BILL WILL BE.

AND WE WILL SEND OUT A SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT AT THAT TIME.

SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL PASS AND WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT, BUT IT IS GONNA GO OUT WITH THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND ON IT ORIGINALLY.

SO, AND ALSO LIKE FORNEY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT'LL YEAH, THEY BUT YOU DIDN'T THEY HAVE A, UM, REPUTATION.

YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT ON THERE.

YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT THE DIFFERENCE WOULD WE, WE WE DIDN'T DO THEM BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR OWN OWN DEAL.

YEAH, THAT'S THEIR OWN DEAL.

KIND OF EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THAT DISTRICT ALSO, THEY'VE GOT A NOVEMBER ELECTION DEAL.

SO WHEN THEY VOTE THAT THEY WILL ON THE BALLOT ON THAT, YES.

THEN IT COULD CHANGE AND THE NEW BILL WILL COME OUT.

BUT THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR PORTION OF THAT.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

SO IF THEIR ELECTION DOESN'T PASS, PASS KNOW IT.

I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW IT.

BUT IT, BUT YES, THERE IS, THERE'S A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION FOR THE I S D IN FORNEY.

RIGHT.

MS. THERESA, AGAIN, PRESENT AND ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY AUTO COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 23.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BARB MAKES A MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHELP PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES NUMBER FOUR,

[4. Teressa Floyd: Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Auto Collections report for September 2023.]

OKAY, SO FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023, WE COLLECTED A TOTAL OF $2,714,833 AND 60 CENTS.

AND OF THAT $2 MILLION WE PAID THE COUNTY 152,000 978 90.

AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STAND ABOUT THE SAME.

I'M SORRY, NUMBERS STAYING ABOUT THE SAME.

THEY, THEY ARE, THEY WERE A LITTLE DOWN FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, BUT THAT COULD BE TITLE TRANSACTIONS.

YOU KNOW, SOME MONTHS WE GET A LOT MORE TITLE TRANSACTIONS THAN WE DO ANOTHER MONTH.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY A AYE AYE.

MOTION CARRIES NUMBER FIVE

[5. Commissioner Skeet Phillips: Discuss/Consider the approval of Precinct 2 2019 Road Bond funding transfer in the amount of $1,000,000.00.]

AT YOU COMM.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

THANK YOU THERE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PRECINCT 2 20 19 ROAD BOND FUNDING TRANSFER IN AMOUNT OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

YEP.

THAT'S JUST MOVING ROAD BOND MONEY AROUND TO PAY FOR UNIVERSITY.

OKAY, THAT'S ALL I'M DOING.

ARE YOU PUTTING THAT A FORM OF A MOTION? I'M PUTTING THAT IN THE FORM OF MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. BAR MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDERED ADVERTISING FOR AN R F P FOR THE LOWER EAST FORK LATERAL SITE NUMBER 10.

MR. JACK, YOU'RE UP.

[6. Jack Sebastian: Discuss/Consider advertising an RFP for Lower East Fork Lateral Site 10 Rehabilitation,]

REHAB.

AND, UH, MAKE IT RECOMMENDATION TO ADVERTISE OR START THAT PROCESS.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

MM-HMM.

, IT'S TIME TO START ON THAT NEXT PHASE

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OKAY? ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BARR MAKES A MOTION.

YOU'LL HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. TOM MAY 2ND.

ALL IN FAVOR AND SAY AYE.

[7. Nathan Collins: Discuss/Consider approving Optimum Agreement (Internet PCT 2)]

IS DISCUSSED CONSIDERED APPROV OPTIMUM AGREEMENT INTERNET PRECINCT TWO.

SO THIS IS, UH, STILL PART OF THE VERY SLOW PROCESS OF GETTING INTERNET AT PRECINCT TWO, UH, INTERNET UPGRADED.

UM, AND THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT IS JUST FOR THEM TO PUT THEIR PROPERTY ON THE PREMISE.

SO YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDINGS, UH, TELEPHONE INTERFACE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR.

OKAY? YEAH.

NO, NO PHYSICAL IMPACT ON THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT, JUST FOR THEIR STUFF.

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON COPPER.

WE HAVE FIBER OPTICS IN THE BUILDING AT T YEAH.

I'VE NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD ALL THIS, BUT WE, FIBER OPTICS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED THERE, WHAT, A YEAR AGO OR SOMETHING NOW.

AND WE HAVE NO THING, BUT THEY'RE GONNA PUT NEW, THEY'RE GONNA RUN A NEW FIBER OPTICS IN THERE AGAIN, SO, YEAH.

YES.

YEP.

AND, UH, BECAUSE THAT WAS AT TT DIDN'T NEVER FINISH THE JOB FOR SOME REASON.

I DON'T KNOW WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT, BUT I DON'T EITHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG, BUT THIS IS NOT RARE FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS IN MY EXPERIENCE.

YEAH.

WHEN YOU HAVE IT ALL AROUND YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, IT DOESN'T MAKE GOOD SENSE.

BUT ANYWAY, MAYBE THIS TIME WE'LL ACTUALLY GET HOOKED UP AND IT'LL START WORKING ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

HOPEFULLY.

SO YOU PUT THAT FORM OF A MOTION? YES.

MR. PHILLIPS? MM-HMM.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

STILL HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. HUNT MAKES SECOND.

THE DA DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE THE ORDERING ORDER, RESCINDING ORDER CREATING CURFEW FOR MINORS IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY AREA PURSUANT TO HOUSE BILL 1819.

NUMBER NINE, MR. SHERIFF AND

[8. Sheriff/District Attorney: Discuss/Consider/Approve order rescinding "Order Creating Curfew for Minors in All Kaufman County Areas" pursuant to HB 1819 legislation.]

WELL, I THINK, UH, ME AND THE DA AND, UH, DEBBIE IS ALL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE COME OUT AND THEY APPROVED THIS.

SO I THINK THIS GOT ATTACHED TO A BILL THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE IT.

SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS TAKEN AWAY THE TEETH FROM US, FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE WHERE WE COULD ADOPT A CURFEW IN THE COUNTY.

UH, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.

BILL 1819.

SO WE'RE GONNA RESCIND OUR CURFEW.

ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? WELL, UH, HAVING THE CURFEW IN PLACE HAS IT, I THINK IT HELPED US.

IT MADE, IT MADE A DIFFERENCE.

SO WE WOUND UP TALKING TO PARENTS AND TELLING 'EM ABOUT THEIR KIDS AND DOING THAT.

I THINK IT, I MEAN IF YOU LOOK OVER THE, WHEN WE STARTED, IT'S NOW, I BELIEVE, UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRENDS OVER THERE AND THEN NOW I, I BELIEVE IT HELPED US.

SO ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU CAUGHT SOMEBODY OUT, WE WIND UP TALKING TO PARENTS AND STUFF.

SO IT GAVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT PLUS TALK.

SO, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO JUST REACH OUT TO OUR STATE REP AND I KNOW KEITH BELL'S INVOLVED, SO WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO ATTACH IT AND GET IT BACK.

THANK YOU SHERIFF.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHELPS TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. BAR.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND SAY AYE.

NUMBER NINE IS OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVED ORDER GRANTING APPOINTMENT.

[9. District Attorney: Discuss/Consider/Approve order granting appointment of receiver for receiver services relating to the disposition of after-discovered property for former Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties.]

A RECEIVERSHIP FOR RECEIVER SERVICES RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION ARE AFTER DISCOVERY OF PROPERTY FROM THE FARMER, BO ARK ISLAND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OF DALLAS AND KAUFFMAN COUNTIES.

YES, MS. DEB.

SO THE BOYD ARK, UH, LE LEVY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WAS DISSOLVED BECAUSE THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY ACTIVITY IN SEVERAL YEARS.

THEN DALLAS COUNTY FOUND SOME PROPERTY THAT BELONGS TO THAT LEVY DISTRICT.

AND IN ORDER TO DISPOSE OF IT, THERE MUST BE A RECEIVER APPOINTED.

IT'S ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT I UNDERSTAND IS WORTH ABOUT $49,000.

UH, THEY HAD TROUBLE BUT THEY FOUND A RECEIVER.

DALLAS COUNTY FOUND A RECEIVER THAT WAS WILLING TO HANDLE ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR $49,000.

AND THIS ORDER GRANTS, UM, THAT RECEIVERSHIP TO THAT GENTLEMAN WHO WAS WILLING TO DO THE WORK.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. HUNT MAKES SECOND.

NUMBER 10, MS. AUDITOR, LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

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

GOOD MORNING COURT.

UH, THESE

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WERE EMAILED TO YOU EARLIER LAST WEEK TO REVIEW.

I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL ONE FOR THE K S O EX EXPANSION.

UM, I DIDN'T WANT TO USE THE REMAINDER OF THE, UH, FACILITIES BOND.

SO I FOUND THE MONEY IN THE GENERAL FUND TO COVER.

UM, IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR INTERVIEW ROOM WITH THE CAMERAS THAT WERE FORGOTTEN.

AND IT'S, UH, $35,944.

SO I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE TO THE BUDGET.

I HAD TALKED TO THE JUDGE EARLIER ABOUT IT.

UH, IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT, I HAVE IT FOR REVIEW IF YOU NEED TO SEE IT.

ANY QUESTIONS? THE OFFICER, IF NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. BARBER MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. PHILLIPS.

MR. AUDITOR, AGAIN, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

NUMBER 11,

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

YES.

YOUR, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR 1,000,200 $21,221 AND 77 CENTS.

A PAYROLL OF 1,000,820 $4,218 AND 90 CENTS, TOTAL PAYOUT $3,045,440 AND 67 CENTS.

THESE WERE EMAILED FOR YOUR REVIEW, SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

MR. HU MAKES A SECOND.

[12. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session pursuant to section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss hiring of the HR Director.]

13 IS MINE.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO NEED A MOTION TO EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS HIRING AN HR DIRECTOR.

SO AT THIS TIME, I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE'LL GO.

AND SECOND MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER HUNT.

SO I NEED NUMBER 12 IS DISCUSSED.

SAFE BET YOU'RE NOT GETTING A VOTE FROM HER.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

OKAY, WE'RE BACK IN.

[13. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting the executive session and enter back into the regular meeting.]

COULD THE EXITING, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GO BACK INTO A REGULAR MEETING? DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BAR MAKES A MOTION.

I HAVE A SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS.

THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I'LL MAKE A, A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

NUMBER 14.

[14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the executive session.]

YOU GOT MOTION TO ADJOURN? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND,

[15. Adjourn Meeting]

MR. BAR, MAKE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.