Oct 24, 2023 Commissioners Court

ANY INVESTORS SIGN UP THIS MORNING, BOBBY? NO.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH ANYONE? TERRY IS IN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL THIS WEEK AND ANOTHER SCHOOL NEXT WEEK, SO HE'LL BE OUT.

ANY ROUTINE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.

THEN WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THESE GOT 'EM LAST WEEK.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANYTHING THAT'S THERE? NO.

IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION FOR YOU.

MR. PHIS MAKES A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE.

MAKE A SECOND.

PRESENT AND ACCEPT THE COLLECTIONS REPORTS FOR OCTOBER OF 23.

[3. Lynn Fannon: Present/Accept the Collections Report for October 2023.]

YES MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, FOR THIS, UH, THIRD QUARTER, UM, OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, OUR COLLECTIONS WAS $87,369 AND 27 CENTS.

UH OH.

NO, THAT'S, THAT'S SEPTEMBER 280,000 121 92.

I THOUGHT THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT.

UM, THAT'S, UM, A DE DECREASE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER OF 2.36% AND A DECREASE OF ONE POINT 24% OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 2022.

SO IT KINDA LOOKED LIKE WE'RE LEVELING OFF A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S NOT QUITE AS BAD AS IT'S BEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF QUARTERS.

OKAY, WELL THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OTHER OPTIONS TO MAYBE BRING IN SOME MORE OF THAT.

MONEY.

SO, ALRIGHT, I APPRECIATE IT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. LEE? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT REPORT.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MR. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND.

UH, MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO USE, UH, WE'RE CERTAINLY WILLING TO DO THAT.

[4. Paul Ayres: Discuss the Fire Code,]

DISCUSS THE FIRE CODE.

THE HOT TOPIC IS A RECENT YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO, UH, WE JUST KIND OF ADDRESS THE, UH, OUTDOOR BURNING NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW.

UH, SO I DID LISTEN TO LAST WEEK'S COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

JUST WANTED TO KINDA LISTEN TO WHAT THE OPINIONS WERE, UM, THAT WERE DISCUSSED.

UH, SO I, I DO WANNA REITERATE, UM, THAT THAT PROGRAM IS 100% VOLUNTARY.

UH, THERE IS NO COST TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM.

UM, THE, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THAT PROGRAM AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ADOPTED UNDER THE LAST FIRE CODE.

SO, UM, IT IS CURRENTLY IN OUR FIRE CODE, UM, EXCUSE ME, CURRENTLY IN THE FEE SCHEDULE HAS $0.

SO, UM, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE GOOD TO GO AS FAR AS THAT GOES.

UM, WE DO WANNA GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT IF ANYBODY DOES WANNA PARTICIPATE IN THAT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF NON-EMERGENCY CALLS THAT 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS ARE FIELDING.

UH, IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START SEEING THAT.

UH, PROBABLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO WE'LL START TO SEE A DECREASE IN THAT.

UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT IF IT'S AFTER BUSINESS HOURS, UM, HOW DO I GET ENROLLED IN THIS THING? 'CAUSE I'M READY TO BURN TODAY.

AND SO WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A, A NEW WAY FOR DISPATCHERS TO TAKE THE INFORMATION.

IF THE CALLER AGREES TO BE ENROLLED IN THAT PROGRAM, UH, THEY'LL COLLECT THE INFORMATION, SEND IT TO OUR OFFICE, AND THEN WE'LL GET THEM INTO THE SYSTEM.

THAT WAY THERE'S NO DELAY, UH, FOR THEM IF, IF THEY WANNA BURN THAT DAY.

SO, UM, WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN.

UM, IF THERE'S IDEAS AS FAR AS, UH, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE SYSTEM AND,

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UH, OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR ONLINE PORTAL, IF THEY WANT TO GO TO THE WEBSITE, THEY CAN ENROLL THEMSELVES.

UM, IF THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT, DON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, THEY CAN, UM, COME TO OUR OFFICE, SPEAK TO US IN PERSON, THEY CAN GIVE US A PHONE CALL, WE CAN DO IT OVER THE PHONE.

UH, SO ANY OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

UM, AS FAR AS, UH, RIGHT NOW, AS OF THIS MORNING, WE HAD OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS ALREADY.

UH, AND THAT'S, MOST OF THOSE ARE AFTER THE BURN BAN WAS TAKEN DOWN.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS THAT THOSE, UH, DISPATCHERS ARE GETTING FOR, FOR THESE TYPES OF CALLS.

SO, UM, THEY HAD FIVE, 500 REPORTING A FIRE, UH, YES.

REPORTING THAT THERE, THEY WERE JUST PEOPLE BURNING IN A BRUSH PILE.

YEP.

SO, UM, PEOPLE BURNING.

YEAH, , IT'S A LOT.

UH, THAT BEING SAID, I DID WANNA KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE, UH, NEXT VERSION OF THE FIRE CODE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, TRYING TO GET A NEW ADOPTED FIRE CODE.

WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE LOOKING AT GOING TO THE 2021 VERSION, SO THAT WAY WE'RE ADDRESSING NEW HAZARDS THAT ARE COMING ABOUT.

UM, SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN THE NEW FIRE CODE THAT ARE NOT IN OUR CURRENT FIRE CODE, UH, IS RADIO COVERAGE SYSTEMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, MAKING SURE THAT IF THEY GO DEEP INTO A SCHOOL BUILDING THAT THEIR RADIOS STILL WORK.

UM, THERE'S A NEW, UH, STUDY THAT CAME OUT SAYING THAT LOW FREQUENCY FIRE ALARMS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AT WAKING UP CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER 65, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL.

UM, THERE'S NEW THINGS FOR ESCAPE ROOMS, UH, SO WE MIGHT BE SEEING SOME OF THOSE POP UP AND HOW DO WE ADDRESS THOSE WITH FIRE CODE? AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, KEEPING UP TO THAT, THAT STANDARD.

UM, THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE FIRE CODE IS THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF GROWTH, UM, ON, ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE COUNTY, BUT WE STILL HAVE VERY RURAL AREAS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

AND SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER CODE WE ADOPT FITS WITHIN THAT SPECTRUM AND WE, IT, IT IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH THAT WE CAN ADDRESS WHATEVER ISSUES WE HAVE AT BOTH ENDS OF THAT SPECTRUM.

UM, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE'RE DEALING WITH IS WATER SUPPLY.

AND SO WE'LL CERTAINLY BE, UM, LOOKING AT WAYS TO, UH, YOU KNOW, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MEET WHERE THE CODE IS.

IF WE CAN'T, WE'VE GOTTA BE REALISTIC ABOUT, UM, WHAT WE CAN'T ACTUALLY ACHIEVE WITH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO YEAH.

YEAH, I NOTICED THAT ON, ON THAT ONE.

I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS OVER THE WATER SUPPLY, ESPECIALLY ON PEOPLE THAT USING IT JUST FOR STORAGE OR SOMETHING AND THEY, IT'S, IT'S IN THEIR BUSINESS NAME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND IT'S, SO IT'S COMMERCIAL, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECOMES COMMERCIAL AND IT'S JUST A METAL BUILDING OUT THERE AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE WATER PERIOD TO THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'VE GOTTA COME UP AND FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HOW DO WE DO WATER? YEAH.

WE PRODUCE WATER IN IN THAT AND WATER COSTS MORE THAN THE WE TWO DIFFERENT CODES.

AND WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT THOSE DESIGNED FOR COUNTY, NOT SO MUCH CITY.

URBAN VERSUS RURAL.

AND SO, UH, I DID A SURVEY OF ALL THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS OFFICES IN THE DF DFW METROPLEX.

EVERYBODY IS UNDER THAT INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.

UH, IN MY OPINION, IT IS KIND OF DESIGNED MORE FOR MUNICIPALITIES, UH, WHEREAS THE STATE HAS ADOPTED NFPA CODES, WHICH, UH, IS MORE FOR RURAL AREAS.

SO, UH, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT WANT, WE DO A HYBRID, WE CAN DO A HYBRID THINGS OUT, ADD SOME THINGS.

AND SO WE'LL MAKE IT FIT OUR SITUATION.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE CAN DO AMENDMENTS AND THAT WOULD BE, UH, BASICALLY US GOING THROUGH THE 60 PLUS CHAPTERS OF THE FIRE CODE, UH, SAYING WHAT'S GONNA WORK FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY.

UH, WE WILL REWRITE IT, UH, THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN, WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH LEGAL, MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THEY'RE GOOD WITH IT, AND THEN BRING IT TO YOU GUYS FOR ADOPTION.

UM, ONE THING WOULD BE, I THINK A WORKSHOP WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

I WANNA MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS AWARE OF WHAT'S BEING ADOPTED.

UM, AND HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS TO US.

SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YEP.

IT WOULD BE, APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE WE GET QUESTIONS ON IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S, AND YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, IT IS KIND OF TOUGH.

I MEAN, THE THING THAT ALWAYS WORRIES ME THE MOST IS DEVELOPERS THAT COME IN AND DEVELOP A LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD OR SOMETHING.

WELL, THEY, THEY NEED WATER.

, YOU KNOW, AND THE TROUBLE IS THAT BEEN USED TO NOT HAVING TO HAVE WATER.

AND THERE'S THIS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

NOT JUST THE ONE HOUSE YOU BUILT, BUT THE OTHER 10 THAT'S ON THE STREET OR THE 20 RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT A GUY WITH A METAL BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS, HIS 25 ACRES THAT IT'S NOT SPREADING TO ANY OTHER STRUCTURES.

HE'S, HE'S, YEAH.

EVEN IF HE IS BURNED DOWN, HE'S NOT AFFECTING ANYBODY ELSE.

HE'S ONLY AFFECTING HIMSELF.

AND, AND WHETHER IT'S ITS MUNICIPAL OR RURAL, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA UTILIZE JUST SO MANY GPMS RIGHT OFF THE FRONT ON YOUR FIRE FLOW.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT AS AFRAID OF HIM, UH, BECAUSE Y'ALL CAN SIT BACK AND WATCH IT, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY ALWAYS USED TO DO, IS JUST SIT BACK AND WATCH IT AND KEEP THEIR WATER IN CASE IT TRIES TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND PUT IT OUT.

WE NEED TO SAVE A LOT.

YOU KNOW WHAT, MIKE, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? WELL, YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST, HEY, THERE, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MUNICIPAL FIRE SERVICE AND RURAL

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AND, AND 90% OF THE TIME THE FIRE'S NOT DOWN.

, UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIRE CODE IS PREPARING FOR THE WORK CASE SCENARIO AND YOU'RE FIGURING FIRE LOAD FOR AN ENTIRE BUILDING.

SO, AND IN, SO, AND IN THE RULE SITUATION, WHAT YOU GOT IN YOUR TANKS IS ALL YOU'VE GOT , IT'S HERE WHERE THE MUNICIPAL, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LINE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LAY A LINE.

SO THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH, BUT ULTIMATELY FIREBIRDS THE SAME, WHETHER IT'S IN THE COUNTY OR IT'S IN THE CITY.

MM-HMM.

AND THE LOSS OF LIFE IS THE SAME AT BOTH PLACES.

SO JUST, I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MEETING THE MIDDLE, YOU KNOW, BUT 'CAUSE THE REALITY IS YOU'RE GONNA PULL MAYBE TWO HAND LINES.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE WHAT, 400 GPMS FLOWING.

YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE IF YOU'RE LUCKY, 800 GALLONS IN THE TANK RIGHT.

DOESN'T TAKE LONG.

SO YOU'RE GONNA PUT IT OUT FAST OR YOU'RE GONNA BURN IT DOWN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO UH, YEAH.

AND THEN, BUT AS FAR AS THE, THE, THE PROGRAM THAT YOU'VE GOT FOR NOTIFYING, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, FOR THE BURNS.

YES SIR.

I DID.

I DID GET CALLS AND I TALKED TO YOU ONE, YOU KNOW YES.

A LOT OF OLDER FOLKS AND I'M ONE OF THEM.

I'M NOT COMPUTER SAVVY 'CAUSE I'M DOING THIS, BUT, UM, IT'S, UH, THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE.

SURE.

YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, I I GRACELY GIVE 'EM THE BACK LINE FOR THE DISPATCH.

THE DISPATCHERS ONE TO PROBABLY SCOUT ME, BUT THERE, THERE'S NOTHING TO SCOUT .

SO, YOU KNOW, FOR DOING THAT.

BUT, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER ONE THAT COULDN'T, THEY COULDN'T GET THE DOWNLOAD THE PROFILE OR COULDN'T GET A PROFILE.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT KIND OF WORKED OUT.

BUT YEAH, AS WE'RE, AS WE'RE SEEING THOSE PROBLEMS COME UP, WE'RE WORKING OUT THOSE KINKS.

UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW, NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR THE DISPATCHERS TO START THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS IF THEY OPT INTO IT.

UM, AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE PAPER COPIES IF THEY WANNA COME IN AND JUST DO A PAPER FORM TO APPLY, THEY CAN DO.

BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT TO TRY TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THE DISPATCHERS TO HAVE TO TALK TO NON-EMERGENCY PEOPLE.

'CAUSE I MEAN, THEY'RE BUSY ALL THE TIME ON, THEY'RE PEOPLE VERY BUSY.

THEY WORK HARD AND, AND YOU KNOW, IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO YES, YOU DON'T WANNA GIVE ANYTHING ELSE, BUT IT'S KIND OF TOUGH.

'EM JUST RUNNING OUT THERE, RUNNING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEBODY PASTURE FOR YEAH.

THEY'RE SITTING OUT THERE BURNING ON A POT OF BROTHERS.

BUT I, I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTED, YOU HAVE A TIMEFRAME WHERE YOU WANNA COME BACK WITH SOME INFORMATION OR WHAT WE LOOKING AT? YEAH, SO WE HAVE A LOT TO REVIEW.

UM, WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE OF CHAPTERS, UH, FIRST THREE CHAPTERS OF THE FIRE CODE.

THAT'S WHERE THE MOST OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE GONNA BE.

UM, AND SO THAT'S THE MOST TIME CONSUMING PART.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING, UH, A WORKSHOP AS WELL AS RUNNING IT THROUGH LEGAL DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, OKAY.

AND, UH, THAT WOULD BE KIND OF OUR, OUR GOAL.

BRING IT BACK TO COURT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

OUR TREASURER MR. CHUCK MONN PRESENT ACCEPT TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER OF 23.

YOU BET.

ANYBODY ELSE COMMENTS? NO, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BEN.

NUMBER FIVE,

[5. Chuck Mohnkern: Present/Accept the Treasurer's Monthly Report for September 2023.]

MORNING, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE MONEY.

WE'VE GOT, UH, AN ENDING BALANCE IN FUND 10 AT THE END OF, UH, SEPTEMBER OF $17,245,269 INTEREST EARNED IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

$1,491 $449,976 EARNED ON TECH POOL IN TEXAS CLASS.

OUR TOTAL, UH, FUNDS INVESTED $98,049,691.

EXCUSE ME.

OUR AVERAGE YIELD ON TECH POOL FOR THE PAST MONTH, 5.5512% AVERAGE YIELD IN TEXAS CLASS IS 5.5213%.

NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE THERE.

MM-HMM.

, UH, TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 28 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGE SECURITIES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 53.6 MILLION.

SO WE'RE VERY WELL COLLATERALIZED IN AMERICAN NATIONAL.

THE, UH, PERCENTAGE IN OF OUR, UH, CASH INVESTED IS 77.7%.

SO THAT LEAVES 22.3% OF THE CASH IN AMERICAN NATIONAL.

WE WROTE 396 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL TO $2.653 MILLION.

AND THAT IS MY MONTHLY REPORT.

DO YOU SEE THE TREND ON INTERESTING ABOUT THE SAME FOR THE NEAR FUTURE OR WHAT'S YOUR PREDICT PREDICTION? IT'S PROBABLY GONNA STAY ABOUT THE SAME.

IT, UH, THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING TO INFLUENCE IT TO GO UP AND, UH, INFLATION'S FAIRLY STATIONARY RIGHT NOW, SO, YEAH.

I THINK IT'LL STAY THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WELL, ELECTION'S COMING SO I THINK IT'LL YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT ALWAYS INFLUENCES THAT.

MM-HMM.

, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS UNTIL NEXT NOVEMBER.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

YOU KNOW, ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE? IF NOT,

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A SECOND.

PRESENTING, ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR JULY AND SEPTEMBER OF 23.

NUMBER SIX, CHUCK AGAIN

[6. Chuck Mohnkern: Present/Accept the Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report for July-September 2023.]

YES SIR.

THIS IS JUST A QUARTERLY LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE BEEN, UH, EARNING, UH, OVER THE PAST QUARTER AT AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

$6,370.

UH, 221,250 AT TEX POOL, TEXAS CLASS 1,161,431.

UM, THE, UH, TOTAL INVESTED IN THE POOLS AS OF THE END OF THE QUARTER.

83,000,400, $3,839.

UH, WE'VE EARNED SO FAR, YEAR TO DATE, $4,026,901 AND 88 CENTS IN THE, UH, TWO POOLS.

TEXAS POOL AND TEXAS CLASS.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

YEP.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I, I'LL INTERNAL MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER TRANSFER OF AID HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF TREASURER TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

[7. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider transfer of Human Resources Department from the Office of the Treasurer to the Commissioner's Court]

WE HAD A MEETING ABOUT THIS, UH, LAST WEEK 'CAUSE COMMISSIONER BARBER BROUGHT IT UP AND DECISION WAS TO MOVE IT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE? NO.

NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER HUNT MAKES THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BOARD MAKES A SECOND.

DISCUSS APPROVAL OF QUICK CLAIM DEED FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 2 0 6 WEST NINTH STREET.

MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES, MA'AM.

OH, AS IT SETS RIGHT NOW WHEN SOMEBODY HIRES OR THEY CHANGE, I HAVE TO SIGN OFF IF THERE'S MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT POSITION OR THAT RAISE OR THAT LONGEVITY OR ATION.

IS THAT STILL IN PLACE? IS THAT WHAT Y'ALL YES.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING CHANGES SO I DON'T OVERSTEP.

SO YEAH, NOTHING CHANGES.

[8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider approval of Quitclaim Deed for property located at 206 W. 9th Street received as a result of tax forfeiture in Cause No. 91783-422, Kaufman County, et al. v. Tommy McCoy, et al.]

RECEIVE AS A RESULT OF A TAX FORFEITURE IN THE CASE NUMBER 9 1 7 83 DASH 4 22 KASMAN COUNTY VERSUS TOMMY MCCOY.

AND WE HAVE MR. RICHARD BRAND FROM OUR LINEBARGER LAW FIRM HERE.

SO IF ANY QUESTIONS OR HE CAN EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

MORNING, RICHARD.

MORNING GENTLEMEN.

COMMISSIONERS JUDGE.

UM, THE CITY OF CAMP HAS JUST COME TO THE, OUR FIRM AND ASKED THAT THIS PROPERTY BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE TRUSTEE'S NAME OVER INTO THEIRS.

UH, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE USING IT FOR.

UH, IT WAS STRUCK OFF IN JULY OF 2020.

SO ANY RIGHTS OF REDEMPTION OR ANY CHANCE THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK? IF IT'S ALREADY EXPIRED, IT'S JUST PULLING IT OUT OF THE TRUSTEE'S NAME, PUTTING IT INTO THE CITIES.

IT'S JUST A VERY SMALL THIRD OF AN ACRE, MAYBE I BELIEVE SO.

OR LESS THAN A THIRD OF AN ACRE? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

IF NOT, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO I HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND.

CONSIDER LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS OR CORRECTIONS.

OKAY, MS. AUDREY, YOUR TURN.

DISCUSS,

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

GOOD MORNING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS? BUDGET AMENDMENTS.

Y'ALL LOOK GOOD TO ME.

OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

AGAIN, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU.

NUMBER 10, MS. AUDITOR

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

ALRIGHT.

YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $2,153,339 AND 64 CENTS A TOTAL.

THAT WAS THE TOTAL PAYOUT.

THERE WAS NO PAYROLL OR ANYTHING.

UH, YOUR MAIN EXPENDITURES WERE YOUR ROAD BOND OF 295,000, YOUR ARPA EXPENDITURES OF 196,000, AND THEN COUNTY SOFTWARE, 43,000 ROAD MATERIALS AND COVER 69.

AND UM, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF 132 AND EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS

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THAT WE HAD.

MINE WAS 756,000.

KAUFFMAN COUNTY VERSUS HENDERSON COUNTY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. HUNT MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I SECOND.

MR. MAKES A SECOND.

ALL A FAVOR AND SAY AYE.

[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.071 to consult with attorney regarding pending or anticipated litigation including but not limited to: Jay Fuller v. Steve Howie and Bryan Beavers (Cause No. 23-00075); Kaufman County v. Henderson County (Cause No. 21-00150); Kemp ISD v. Kaufman County, et al (Cause No. 112559-422); and Estate of Gabriel Winzer, et al v. Kaufman County (Case No. 3:15-CCV-01284-N).]

THAT'S MINE.

DISCUSSED EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 51 DASH 0 7 1 TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO J FULLER VERSUS STEVE HUEY.

BRIAN BEAVERS CASE NUMBER CAUSE NUMBER 23 DASH 0 0 0 7 5.

CAUSE NUMBER 21 DASH 0 1 5 OH KEMP ISD VERSUS KAMAN COUNTY.

COST NUMBER 1 1 12 5 5 9 DASH 4 2 2.

AND THE ESTATE OF GABRIEL WINDSOR VERSUS KAUFFMAN COUNTY.

CASE NUMBER 3 1 15 DASH CV DASH 0 1 2 8 NI MEAN FOUR N.

HAVE A MOTION TO DO THIS PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION.

MAKE A SECOND.

MOTION CARRIE.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE CONVENE.

SESSION AND ENTER BACK INTO THE REGULARS MEETING.

WE NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE

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

COMMISSIONER TRUMP MAKES SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

NUMBER 13.

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

UH, DISCUSSION.

CONSIDER TAKING ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THERE IS NONE, SO I'LL MAKE

[14. Adjourn Meeting]

DON'T YOU MIND HAVE A MOTION? DO YOU SECOND? TERRY'S NOT HERE, SO I'LL SECOND.

MR. MOORE.

MAY 2ND.