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OKAY, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TODAY TO
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THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.HERE'S NOVEMBER THE 14TH HERE AT THE ANNEX.
I'M GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE THIS MORNING.
WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH INVOCATION LED BY TOMMY, AND THEN SKEETS GONNA DO THE, UH, FLAG.
SO PLEASE STAND WITH ME, PLEASE.
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS TODAY.
LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN OR SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY FOR THE COUNTY, LORD, TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON YOUR WILL.
WE WANT THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU FOR OUR MILITARY AND OUR POLICE AND FIRE LORD.
ALL THE, UH, ANYBODY THAT'S CONNECTED TO COUNTY MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SERVICE.
LORD, THAT DEDICATES RELIES TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THEM AND WE ASK TODAY AS WE, UH, GO THROUGH THE AGENDA TO BE WITH US.
AND WE PRAY THE SENIOR, YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME.
LADIES, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I WANT PAGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE, UH, MS. LAR SIGN UP THIS MORNING? NO.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TODAY? NO CLEANUPS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NOTHING.THE SPECIAL WATER ON GETTING READY TO HAVE TURKEY.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
NUMBER TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA.A DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING COMMISSIONER'S MEETING REPORT MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER THE SEVENTH OF 23.
DISCUSS, CONSIDER TRANSFERRING DEPUTY CHRIS WHITELEY TO PRECINCT THREE AND CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND CONSENT TO TRANSFER.
DEPUTY GARY PROS TO PRECINCT ONE, CONSTABLE'S OFFICE C, DISCUSS APPROVING THE STAR TRANSIT RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR OCTOBER 23 D.
CONSIDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOURTH QUARTER REPORT FOR 23 AND E IS DISCUSS AFFIRMING THE CONTRACT FOR LEGAL OF SERVICES WITH THE CHAPMAN FIRM REGARDING COMAN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NOPE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO YES, I HAVE A COMMENT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THE TRANSFER BETWEEN THE TWO DEPUTIES, UH, IS THERE'S NO BUDGET CHANGE.
WE'RE JUST GONNA SWAP BETWEEN.
JUST MAKING SURE ALL I ENTERTAIN A MOTION IN TO ACCEPT.
MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[3. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider approving the 2024 Kaufman County Indigent Defense Grant Program Resolution. This grant program will assist the county in the implementation and improvement of the indigent criminal defense services in Kaufman County.]
PAM CARTER.DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER APPRO THE 23, I MEAN THE 24 COPEL COUNTY ENDING DEFENSE GRANT PROGRAM RESOLUTION.
THIS GRANT PROGRAM WILL ASSIST THE COUNTY AND INFORMATION OF IMPROVEMENT OF INDIGENT CRIMINAL DEFENSE SERVICES IN OUR COUNTY.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR, THE FORMULA GRANT, THE RESOLUTION IS THIS, UM, YOU GETTING, UH, ENTERING INTO TYPE OF PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION TO HELP US WITH THE COST OF OUR INDIGENT INDIGENT DEFENSE, UH, FEES THAT WE PAY TO ATTORNEYS.
THEY ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[4. Pam Corder: Discuss/Considerappointing Carrie Anne Wilson - Woolverton to the Kaufman County Historical Commission.]
PAM.NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPRO.
WILL WILTON TO THE KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
SO, UH, CARRIE ANN HAS BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH, UH, IN KEMP AT THE HITON, UM, CEMETERY.
AND, UM, SHE'S HAS INTEREST IN BEING A PART OF THE COM, THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO US.
UM, SHE IS LOOKING FOR 1812, IS THAT CORRECT? WAS IT 18? SO 15.
AND SHE, UM, HAS A PROGRAM THAT SHE GOES AND MARKS THEIR GRAVES OF COURSE.
AND THEN SHE WORKS TO GET THEM A, UM, STONE IF THEY DON'T ALREADY HAVE A STONE.
AND SO SHE'S JUST A WEALTH OF, OF INFORMATION FOR US.
WE DO, WE DO NEED PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[5. Nathan Collins: Discuss/Consider accepting a three-year contract with Lumen to have an internet circuit installed and upgrade current speeds (1 Gb to 2 Gb).]
DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH LUMEN TO HAVE AN INTERNET CIRCUIT INSTALLED AND UPGRADE CURRENT SPEEDS FROM ONE GIGABYTE TO TWO.THAT WAS A PERFECT SUMMARY OF EXACTLY WHAT I'M, UH, PROPOSING
SO I DIDN'T KNOW THE SUBJECT LINE WAS THAT LONG, BUT YES, I'M WANTING TO MOVE OUR INTERNET SERVICES FROM OUR CURRENT LOCATION AT THE EOC TO THE JUSTICE CENTER AND TO UPGRADE THE SPEEDS.
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UM, IT USUALLY A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER IS PRETTY COMMON AND I HAVE LOOKED INTO EVERY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDER I COULD GET.AND THIS ONE WAS THE BEST PRICE.
IT'S THE BEST WE HAVE IN THIS AREA.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR NATHAN? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[6. Constable J Johnson: Discuss/Approve the deputation of Thomas R Busatta Jrasa Deputy Constable with the Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office to fill a vacant patrol position in Contract 193 (Devonshire)]
CONSTABLE JOHNSON.UH, THEY'RE THE SAME ACTUALLY, BUT, UH, DISCUSS APPROVED DEPUTATION OF THOMAS R BUSTA.
UH, CONSTABLE JOHNSON SENDS HIS APOLOGIES.
HE WAS, UH, SUBPOENAED TO A JUDICIAL PROCEEDING THIS MORNING.
UH, THIS IS A DEPORTATION FOR, UH, THOMAS BUSTA.
HE COMES TO US FROM, UH, JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
HE HAS, UH, SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HE IS FILLING A VACANT, UH, PATROL CONTRACT POSITION IN CONTRACT 1 9 3 MUD TO DEVONSHIRE.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[7. Constable J. Johnson: Discuss/Approve the deputation of Mark Steven Mitchell as a Deputy Constable with the Kaufman County Precinct #2 Constable's Office to fill a vacant patrol contract position in Contract 1911-C (Windmill Farm)]
NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVE THE APPLICATION OF MARK STEVEN MITCHELL AS A DEPUTY CONSTABLE.LEMME TURN THE PAGE HERE WITH
WINDFIELD FARMS. YES, MR. MITCHELL'S COMING TO US FROM LEWISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN, UH, THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PRIOR TO THAT, I BELIEVE HE HAS EIGHT YEARS EXPERIENCE.
HE'S COMING TO FILL A VACANT, UH, PATROL CONTRACT POSITION IN CONTRACT.
OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO THAT.
[8. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Approve Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for ETJ Authority-Land Use Regulations between Kaufman County and the City of Crandall,]
EIGHT, MS. MONIQUE, WHERE ARE YOU? I'M OKAY.THERE YOU ARE ON THE BACK ROW, LIKE NORMAL BACK ROW
SO, UM, WHEN WE HAD OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS IN THE PAST, THEY WERE JUST LIKE AN AUTO RENEWAL.
BUT WHAT I'VE TRIED TO DO IS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS GET THOSE UPDATED, YOU GET NEW, UM, ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THOSE POSITIONS.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHO'S GOT AUTHORITY.
UM, PAUL AND I CALLED A MEETING WITH ALL THE CITIES.
WE HAD SOME GREAT PARTICIPATION.
FORNEY, CRANDALL, UM, COTTONWOOD, UM, UH, MESQUITE.
UM, WE GAVE THEM A FEW, UM, UM, ISSUES THAT WE WERE HAVING BASED OFF OF WHAT THEY WERE APPROVING AND WHAT OUT IN THE ETJ, WHAT WE NEEDED FOR SEPTIC.
AND SO WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING AND AT THAT POINT WE GAVE THEM THE INTERLOCALS AND THEY'RE STARTING TO FLOW BACK IN.
SO THE FIRST ONE THAT CAME IN WAS CRANDALL.
AND SO THEY'VE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THEIR CITY COUNCIL AND NOW WE JUST NEED THE COURT TO APPROVE IT.
I GUESS DALLAS SHOWED UP TO THE MEETING.
EMAIL OR MY 19 80 19 98 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
I, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES.
ON UH, COUNTY ROADS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PARAGRAPHS IN COUNTY ROADS, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T DEAL WITH THEM CONTACTING US AND BEING PART OF THEIR PLAING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET OUR, OUR TS COVERED FOR THE EXCESSIVE USE THAT A SUBDIVISION IS GONNA CAUSE.
CAN WE ADD THAT IN HERE OR, I MEAN, IT, IT DOESN'T REALLY SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT ON THE COUNTY ROAD.
IT JUST SAYS IF IT'S A PRIVATE, THEN THEY, IF IT'S COUNTY, THEN WE CAN MAINTAIN IT.
BUT IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE WHEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE DEALING WITH THESE DEVELOPERS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR OUR ROADS.
WE CAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK THAT IN IF, I MEAN, IT JUST, YOU KNOW, I MEAN I KNOW BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE DEVELOPMENT AND WE, WE'VE RUN INTO IN INFORM, YOU KNOW, THEY GO AND DO THE DEVELOPMENT, THEY OUT, THEY VOLUNTARILY ANNEX AND IT'S A, A CITY ROAD, BUT YET THEY GET IMPACT FEES AND, BUT THEN THEY DON'T TELL US.
SO WE MAINTAIN ROADS AND SO IT'S JUST A, UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO GET SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THESE CITIES.
WE'RE GETTING GOOD RESPONSE THOUGH WITH WORKING WITH THE CITIES.
THEY'VE ACTUALLY NEEDED OUR HELP ON SOME OF THEIR PLATTS NOT BEING RECORDED.
THEY GIVE IT TO THE DEVELOPER TO RECORD AND THEN THEY DIDN'T RECORD IT.
SO, UM, WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY, BUT I CAN TRY TO GET THAT WORKED INTO AN INTERLOCAL TO WHERE WHENEVER IT'S GOING TO AFFECT A COUNTY ROAD THAT WE SHOULD
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AT LEAST GET TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME KIND OF A ROAD AGREEMENT IF THEY'RE GONNA BE BRINGING BIG TRUCKS THROUGH THERE.BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT.
SO THAT BEGS THE QUESTION, DO WE NEED TO WAIT ON THAT BEFORE WE APPROVE THIS ONE OR DO WE DO AN AMENDMENT LATER ON? WHAT DO WE DO? UM, YOU CAN REALLY DO IT EITHER WAY.
SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF YOU WANT TO AT LEAST TABLE THIS TODAY AND MAYBE TALK TO THE CITY OF CRANDALL AND SEE IF THEY WOULD RATHER GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT NEXT WEEK AND THEN WORK ON AMENDING THE INTERLOCAL OR IF THEY'D RATHER WAIT THEY ONLY, THEY DON'T MEET EVERY WEEK LIKE WE DO.
AND I THINK IT'S ONCE A MONTH IS, UM, SO WHY DON'T WE, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME ROLLING IN ALREADY.
I'VE GOT TWO ON MY DESK THAT JUST NEED TO BE FINALIZED.
HOW ABOUT I JUST, WHEN I GET THOSE BACK, THEN I'LL DO AN AMENDMENT AND THEN I'LL DO ALL OF THEM AT ONE TIME.
I, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TODAY.
I THINK THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE AN EXPIRATION OF ONE INTERLOCAL BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE A DATE ON HERE.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE OUR BEST BET.
IT'S A DO A SIMPLE AMENDMENT YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR SAY WE JUST WANT NOTIFICATION IN MINIMUM OF THE WORK.
NO, THIS IS SOMETHING TO GOOD TO PROTECTS US.
REACH BACK OUT TO THEM WITH AN AMENDMENT.
DON'T SEE WHY OF THEM DON'T OBJECT TO IT.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO I HAVE A SECOND.
[9. Jack Sebastian: Discuss/ Consider purchasing an Asphalt Paver for Pet. 3 Road& Bridge utilizing Buyboard contract #685 22.]
MR. JACK, YOU'RE UP NEXT.CONSIDER PURCHASING AN ASPHALT PAVER FOR PRECINCT THREE ROAD AND BRIDGE UTILIZING BY BOARD CONTRACT 6 85 DASH 22.
UH, LOOKS LIKE PRECINCT THREE NEEDS A PAVER AND UH, THAT IS ON THE BILLBOARD CONTRACT.
UH, THE PRICE IS 229,972 AND THAT DOES MEET ALL THE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
ARE WE PAYING CASH FOR THIS OR FINANCING? YES.
DO SO I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FROM JACK.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. AUDITOR, YOU'RE
[10. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
UP.NEXT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THERE'S NONE THIS MORNING.
[11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
YOU HAVE SOMETHING HERE.CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR.
UM, YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE MILLION $774,469 AND 18 CENTS.
A PAYROLL OF 1,000,800 $88,810 AND 96 CENTS FOR TOTAL PAYOUT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? I KNOW YOU GOT TO REVIEW 'EM.
BUT YOUR MAJOR EXPENSES WAS, UM, EMPLOYED SAVINGS DISTRIBUTION RIGHT OF 659,000 ROAD MATERIALS, COVERTS OF ALMOST 300,000 QUARTERLY STATE FEES WAS 179,000.
AND THEN, UM, FINES AND FEES, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY JP CHECKS WRITTEN TO THE COUNTY FOR THEIR COLLECTIONS WAS 141,000.
AND THEN JUST VARIOUS OTHER SMALL THINGS.
ALRIGHT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. TO MAKE A SECOND.
[12. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.074 to conduct interviews and consider applications for the HR Director position,]
12 IS MINE.DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING A REGULAR MEETING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.074 TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND CONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR HR DIRECTOR POSITION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COMMISSIONER, WE MAKE A SECOND.
WE'LL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[13. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into regular meeting.]
ARE FIXING TO BE.WE'RE BACK WHEN I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I'LL MAKE IT MAKE A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COMMISSIONER HUNT MAKES A SECOND.
SO WE VOTED ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NOW WE'RE BACK IN A REGULAR SESSION
[14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting in the executive session.]
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AND SO THE PURPOSE OF OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS TO INTERVIEW AND TO SELECT AN HR DIRECTOR.WE'VE, UH, SELECTED IRMA TO BE IT.
SHE'S ALREADY WITH THE COUNTY AND KNOWS THE PROCEDURES AND EVERYTHING.
AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM.
[15. Adjourn Meeting]
I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT THE MEETING.I'M GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING RIGHT AFTER I CONGRATULATE ONE MORE TIME ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE PROBABLY WANTS TO CONGRATULATE.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND.