May 14, 2024 Commissioners Court

THIS MORNING TO OUR REC MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HERE.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE

[Call to Order]

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY ON TUESDAY, MAY THE 14TH.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GUESTS WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME Y'ALL.

WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY COMMISSIONER BARBER AND THEN COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE.

IF YOU WOULD STAND WITH, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME.

HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANT THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN COFFIN COUNTY AND WANNA ASK YOU TO BE WITH ALL OF US HERE, UH, AS WE, UH, DELIBERATE THINGS FOR THE COUNTY AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY BE, UH, UH, PLEASING TO YOU AND FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE HERE IN KAMAN COUNTY.

I ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING THIS WEEK AND, UH, THANKS, UH, TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BEING LAW ENFORCEMENT, WEEK APPRECIATION WEEK.

AND, UH, WE WANT TO THANK THEM, UH, FOR ALL THAT THEY DO FOR US.

ASK YOU TO BE WITH THEM AND KEEP 'EM SAFE, UH, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR MILITARY.

IT'S IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO LEAD TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? I DO.

IF PAM AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION.

I RECEIVED THIS IN THE MAIL, UH, FRIDAY.

A VERY PLEASANT THING TO RECEIVE.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE AND I DO.

SO WE HAVE CHAIRMAN JIM DAVIS.

WE HAVE OUR MEMBER CARRIE WILBERTON, AND OUR TREASURER, UH, CHUCK ERN.

GOOD.

AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS AWARD THAT WE RECEIVED, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE TOO.

IS THAT RIGHT? A LETTER? UH, NO.

I, I THINK HE JUST HAD THE AGENDA.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MISS HIM? YES.

ALRIGHT.

SO, UM, THIS IS AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, WHICH RECOGNIZES EFFORTS IN PRESERVATION AND RECOGNIZES THE PEOPLE AND PLACES IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY WITH SIGNIFICANT HERITAGE AND THE SUCCESS OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF STRIDES IN RESTORING THE OLD HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE AND WE'RE JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS TO GET EVERYTHING DONE TO SATISFY THEM, AND WE'RE MAKING HEADWAY AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND THE COMMITTEE'S WORK ON DOING THIS 'CAUSE IT TAKES EVERYONE TO MAKE THIS, UH, A TRUE SUCCESS.

SO HERE IS THE CERTIFICATE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND GET SOME PICTURES FOR US, IF Y'ALL WERE GATHER HERE IN FRONT.

GUYS, COME ON AROUND.

THAT SWEET LADY RIGHT HERE.

YOU WANNA HOLD THIS IN FRONT? WE NEED THAT PICTURE.

, WOULD YOU MIND DOWN THIS MICROPHONE? HE DIDN'T WANT THAT HANGING OUT YOUR NOSE.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

HAS EVERYONE LOOKED AT THAT? HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS CHANGES? NO.

NOTHING.

MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER A DONATION FROM TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY IN MAYBANK AND ASSORTMENT OF CARLESS PRIOR TOOLS, A TOTAL VALUE OF $1,635 AND 93 CENTS.

SHERIFF BEAVERS

[3. Sherriff Bryan Beavers: Discuss/Consideration donation from Tractor Supply Company in Mabank, Texas of assortment of cordless power tools with a total value of $1635.93.]

GOOD MORNING, SHERIFF.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

NO TRACTOR SUPPLY REACHED OUT TO US IN WHICH WE GOT OUR, UH, AUTO THEFT PEOPLE THAT WIND UP PUTTING A TRAILER TOGETHER.

AND THAT WAY WHEN WE HAVE ANY SHOP SHOPS OR ANYTHING GOING OUT, UH, THEY NEED SOME TOOLS AND THEY HAVE DISPLAYS AND APPARENTLY THEY GIVE 'EM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO WE'RE ASKING Y'ALL TO LET US ACCEPT THIS DONATION TO HAVE SOME TOOLS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

MM-HMM.

THINK IT'S WONDERFUL IDEA.

WHAT KIND OF TOOLS? GETTING WHAT KIND? WE WE'RE GETTING ALL KINDS OF CORDLESS STUFF.

LET'S SEE.

UH, SAW REPLICATING, SAW DRILLS, BATTERIES, CHARGERS.

SO ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM, FROM DALT TO PORTABLE CABLE.

MAN, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD STUFF.

COMMISSIONER HUNT MADE A MOTION OVER HERE.

MR. HUNT MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

ANY SECOND.

[4. Commissioner Hunt: Discuss/Consider Voluntary employee payroll deductions for Kaufman County United Way.]

IT.

NEXT UP, COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSED CONSIDER VOLUNTARILY, VOLUNTARILY, UH, LETTING THE EMPLOYEES PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR THE KAUFMAN COUNTY UNITED

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WAY.

YES, SIR.

UH, YES.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD, I GUESS IT'S BEEN A MONTH OR SO AGO, UNITED WAY WAS UP HERE.

MM-HMM.

AND THEY WERE DISCUSSING THIS AND, UH, ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY DID WITH THE MONEY IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, TALKED TO IRMA AND IRMA.

THE WAY SHE DESCRIBED IT WAS JUST A FLICK OF THE SWITCH AND THEN PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS CAN START COMING OUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS APPROVED TO GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES AN OPTION, BUT I WANT THE EMPLOYEES TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE BY NO MEANS SAYING YOU NEED TO DO THIS OR SHOULD TO DO THIS OR ANYTHING IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU SEARCH YOUR OWN SOUL ABOUT.

IF YOU WANT TO DO IT, THEN DO IT.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, THERE'S, DON'T DO IT.

DON'T DO IT.

MM-HMM, .

AND THIS WILL BE DONE AT OPEN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR? YES.

MM-HMM.

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MM.

NOPE.

YOU MAKE THAT MOTION.

MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, HAVE VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE PAYROLL.

COMMISSIONER MAKES THAT MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, CI AYE.

OKAY, MS. SHANNON, COME FORWARD, PLEASE DISCUSS, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAID FOR IVY MEADOWS LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD ONE 14 IN PRECINCT ONE.

THANK YOU.

[5. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Approve the final plat for Ivy Meadows located on CR 114 in Precinct 1.]

GOOD MORNING.

IVY MEADOWS IS ABOUT 21.75 ACRES AND THE OWNER IS SPLITTING THAT INTO SEVEN LOTS AND THEY RANGE FROM 1.7 TO 6.2 ACRES.

ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA REQUEST PACKET.

AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL TODAY.

SO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, YOU RECOMMEND APPROVAL? YES.

IT'S, IT'S ALL BEEN APPROVED BY OUR, OUR COUNTY SURVEYOR AND ENGINEERS.

IT'S ALL BEEN DONE AND CHECKED OFF AND EVERYBODY'S CHECKED IT OUT SO I MAKE A MOTION.

WE ACCEPT IT.

MAYOR MAKES THAT MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

A AYE.

UTILIZING SOURCE WELL CONTRACT.

THANK YOU MR.

[6. Jack Sebastian: Discuss/Consider purchasing a John Deere Alamo Samurai 6110M Tractor with Boom Mower for Pet. 2 Road & Bridge utilizing Sourcewell Contract #070821-AGI,]

JACK.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER PURCHASING A JOHN DEERE ALAMO SAMURAI 61 TNM TRACTOR WITH A BOOM MOWER FOR PRECINCT TWO ROAD AND BRIDGE.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN.

UH, LOOKS LIKE PRECINCT TWO NEEDS A TRACTOR AND MOWER AND, UH, LIKE A JUDGE MENTIONED THAT IS ON CO-OP.

IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

TOTAL PRICE IS $199,900.

I'D MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.

HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MR. PHE MAKES THE MOTION NEITHER THE NEW ONE.

REALLY BAD.

UM, THEIR ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

MR. BARBER MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF CI AYE.

A MOTION CARRIED.

MR. AUDITOR, THANK YOU.

NEXT.

THANK YOU JACK.

THANK

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

YOU.

UH, DISCUSS CONSIDER LINE, ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

UM, YES.

WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS THAT WERE SENT IN THE PACKET.

SO WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS OF THE AUDITOR? NOT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. BARBARA MAKES THE MOTION.

I HAVE A SECOND.

ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

A MOTION CARRIES MS OR

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

SO THIS WEEK WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PAY.

UM, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND JUROR CHECKS FOR 753,400.

DO $403 AND 90 CENTS.

AND WE HAVE A PAYROLL OF $1,946,823 AND 26 CENTS FOR A TOTAL OF $2,700,227 AND 16 CENTS.

AND THAT AP IS MAINLY MADE UP OF YOUR OPERATING LEASE.

PAYMENTS AND FINES, FEES AND COURT COSTS.

AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. TO MAKES A SECOND.

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURTROOM MEETING.

[9. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into an executive session pursuant to Section 551,071 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to consider pending or contemplated litigation subjects or settlement offers. The following cases/subjects may be discussed: • Winzer v. Kaufman County, Case 23-10383; • Isabel v. County of Kaufman, Case 117174-422; • Trigg, et al. v. Martin, et al., Case 3 :23-cv-01680-S; • Jonathan Ngumbi; • Tiffany Lewis; • Bates v. Kaufman County; Case 116800-489; • Toombs et al. v. Kaufman County, Case 3 :24-cv-00892-B; • Construction law matters; • Potential claims involving EEOC, civil rights, and county contracts.]

NUMBER NINE IS MINE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER EGGS IN REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

ENCLO SESSION.

CONSIDER PENDING AND CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION.

SUBJECT SETTLEMENT OFFERS THE FOLLOWING CASES AND THERE'S A SEVERAL LISTED THERE.

SO AT THIS TIME I WOULD NEED A MOTION TO EXIT THE REGULAR MEETING.

IT IS 9 0 9.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BARBER MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS.

MAKE A SECOND.

WE NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO AT THIS TIME WE ENTER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

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

ENTER BACK INTO THE REGULAR MEETING.

IT IS 9 55.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

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

A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action as a result of the executive session.]

[12. Adjourn Meeting]

WE'RE BACK TO COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN

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THE MEETING.

I THOUGHT SO.

MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

HAVE A SECOND.

I SECOND.

MR. BARBARA MAKES A SECOND.