[*A portion of this meeting is unavailable*]
[1. To discuss the FY24-25 budget with department heads.]
[00:00:05]
OFFICE KIND OF GO WHOLE HIGHLIGHTING DOWN THROUGH THE BOOK.
EVERYTHING'S PRETTY WELL THE SAME.
I, UH, OVERALL INCREASE IS WHAT WE'VE GOT.
AND WHEN I SAY OVERALL INCREASE, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SALARIES AND I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT OUR OPERATING FUNCTION AND LOOKS LIKE A 2.4 INCREASE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
OUR INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT IS WENT UP AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT LINE ITEM BECAUSE THAT, I BREAK THAT APART FOR YOU.
UH, WITH THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, IT HAS WENT UP AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT BREAK LINE EQUIPMENT STILL, UH, WE GOT IT AT 40,000.
THE MOBILE RADIOS AND PORTABLES OR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT IS AT 26,000.
THAT'S, WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO BUY A COUPLE OF MORE DRONES.
UH, THAT WHAT, THAT'S WHAT WE PUT IN THERE.
WE'VE HAD TO MOVE THAT UP TO FOUR 50 INSTEAD OF 400.
IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE BEEN OVER, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT UP, UH, INSURANCE AND LIABILITY, WHICH I THINK IF YOU TALK TO INSURANCE, I THINK ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, NO MATTER IF IT'S THE COUNTY OR OTHER, I GET GRASPED IN MY BUDGET IF IT'S CONSTABLES AND STUFF.
SO I'VE KIND OF MOVED THAT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'RE CATCHING IT AND WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TO MAKE THAT UP AND THAT'S FINE.
I'LL JUST MOVED IT UP A LITTLE BIT AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO DOWN THE ROAD.
THE ONLY THING I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED AND THE THCI HAD TO MOVE THAT UP 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING MORE THC TESTING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE STREET CRIME UNIT AND EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING FOR THE DEPLOYMENT.
ARE YOU HAVING TO PAY FOR ALL THAT OF YOUR BUDGET OR YEAH.
KNOW ENTITIES HELPING IT ALL? PRETTY MUCH.
PRIOR, ANYTHING STREET CRIME DONE BECAUSE ALL THE EVIDENCE IS IS FLOW BACK TO ME.
MY PEOPLE ARE GOING DOWN THERE ANYHOW, SO, OKAY.
UH, THE ONLY THING I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT AND I PUT IN THERE THE CONTRACT SERVICE FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL, WE HAD TO PUT THAT 75,000.
SO I KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THAT.
I PUT 75 AND THAT'S A YES OR NO.
THAT'S SOMETHING PROBABLY WE'LL BEAT DOWN THE ROAD AS WE GO, BUT IT'S IN THERE IN CASE WE NEED TO DO IT OR IF WE NEED TO TAKE IT OUT.
IF WE TAKE IT OUT, MAN, I'M GONNA BE A, I'M GONNA BE A NEGATIVE.
I'M LIKE FROM LAST YEAR, SO BESIDES SALARY STUFF, SO THAT'S A GOOD DAY.
UH, AND THEN COMPUTER FORENSIC, IT WENT UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEN, UH, AMMUNITION AS WE ALL KNOW HAS GONE HIGHER.
BRIAN, ANOTHER 5,000 ON THE ANIMAL SERVICES.
IS IT THIS WHAT WE'RE PAYING CEDAR CREEK? YES.
AND THAT'S THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER? YES.
SO, AND THIS IS FOR A WHOLE YEAR HERE.
THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL BUDGETED FOR THAT RIGHT? WELL THAT REALLY WOULDN'T BE A WHOLE YEAR.
I JUST PUT THAT IN THERE 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WAS GONNA GO A WHOLE YEAR OR NOT.
SO IT'D BE A LITTLE MORE IF I DID THE WHOLE YEAR.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST YOU'RE SITTING THERE THINKING, MAN, THAT'S PRETTY CHEAP FOR THE ANIMAL, FOR THE WHOLE BOTTLE OF WAX.
BUT IT'S JUST THE CEDAR OF CREEK DEAL.
THAT'S WHY IT TOOK ME A WHILE.
WHY? YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE EXPENSIVE.
IT DIDN'T COMPUTE, YOU KNOW, SO I SAY IT'S A LITTLE EXPENSIVE.
I THINK IT'S CHEAPER THAN WHAT WE'RE RUNNING NOW.
IT'S BETTER THAN 600,000 I GUESS SO.
OR CAN I SAY I WON'T GO THERE? YEAH.
UH, FAR AS THE OTHER OTHER PART, UH, THE ONE THING THAT I'M ASKING FOR IS PERSONNEL IS GETTING TWO CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS AND GET SOME OF MY INVESTIGATORS BACK 'CAUSE WE TIED THEM IN ON THAT.
UH, SO WE'D LIKE TO DEDICATE TWO JUST FOR THE STREET CRIME UNITS AND THEN AN IT PERSON.
I'M LOOKING TO ADD A IT PERSON IF Y'ALL REALIZE THAT I AM.
I HAVE ONE IT PERSON THAT'S DOING ALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUSINESS AND I THINK WE DO A DILIGENT JOB, BUT I GOTTA HAVE SOME HELP 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING SO MUCH STUFF.
SO ADDING THAT AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, UH, WORKING AND TRYING TO GET COMPETITIVE.
UH, AND FAR AS RAISING, I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY AIN'T TALKING ABOUT A BUNCH OF RAISES YET, BUT AS WE'RE DOING AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AS A COUNTY AS A WHOLE AND LOOK AT TRYING TO GET A COST OF LIVING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
SO WE'RE REALLY NOT ASKING NOTHING.
THE ONLY THING WE'RE REALLY ASKING FOR IS TRYING TO BE COMPETITIVE.
'CAUSE EVERYBODY HAS CHANGED THEIR STEP PAY ONCE AGAIN TO FIVE AND SIX YEARS.
SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING, AND I THINK IS A GOOD SALE FOR US IS YOU CAN BE FULLY INVESTED EIGHT YEARS WITH THE COUNTY.
AND IF WE CAN GO TO EIGHT YEARS WITH OUR STEP PAY, I THINK IT MAKES A GOOD MATCH TO BRING ATTRACTION TO US THAT YOU TALK, YOU CAN BE INVESTED IN EIGHT YEARS AND YOU CAN BE TOPPED OUT IN EIGHT YEARS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT DOWN THERE, WHAT IT HAD COST.
UH, IF YOU LOOK RIGHT BEHIND THE VERY FIRST PAGE OF THAT BRANDY, SHE HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY ON THAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE OVERALL IMPACT, UH, OF THAT ACROSS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE INCREASE FOR THE JAIL DISPATCH AND ALL THAT.
SO THAT'S THE, THE FULL DOLLAR AMOUNT, THAT'S THE 5 87? YES.
THAT'LL KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA AS WE START TALKING TO IT.
AND THEN THE REST, THAT'S REALLY THE MAIN PERSONNEL FAR AS THE ONE 40
[00:05:01]
IS JUST TRYING TO GET THE TWO CRIME STREET AND GET MORE INVESTIGATORS.GET MY INVESTIGATORS BACK WORKING THERE.
AND THEN THE, IT IS MY BIG AND THAT'S KIND OF A TOTAL OF HOW MANY EMPLOYEES, SHERIFF, IF WE ADD THEM RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 269 TOTAL.
SO THEN YOU WOULD ADD TWO MORE THERE.
AND THEN I'VE GOT ONE MORE IN THE JAIL.
SO THAT'S PRETTY WELL ON THE ONE 40 SIDE.
ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENT IS BEHIND THERE.
UH, WHY WE WENT UP ON SOME OF THE TRAINING STUFF.
SO IF YOU GET IT, AND I KNOW THAT'S WHY I MAKE YOU A BOOK.
'CAUSE YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THIS BOOK, SET IT DOWN AND GO THROUGH THERE AND ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENT IS BEHIND THAT.
UH, THE LEY, I THINK I, I THINK I DID MISS ONE THING.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE ONE 40.
THE OTHER ITEMIZED, THE SECOND TAB IS JUST TO ITEMIZE HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY.
WHAT'S SPENT IN EACH LINE ITEM.
Y'ALL, Y'ALL ARE USED TO SEEING THAT.
BUT WHEN WE GO TO THE ONE, THE ONE 40, THE 43 80, THAT IS THE ITEMIZED OF THE FORENSIC LAB OF WHERE WE'RE DOING ALL OUR FORENSIC LABS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WAS 1 33, IT'S ONE TO 1 48.
IF YOU CAN COMPARE THE LAST YEAR NUMBER TO THIS, YOU CAN SEE THAT QUITE A BIT OF STUFF WENT UP.
UH, BR I MEAN EVERYTHING IS WENT UP.
SOME OF IT WENT DOWN, SOME OF IT WERE, WE'RE NOT USING ANYMORE.
SO WE, I HAD A LONG MEETING WITH THEM AND IF WE'RE NOT REALLY USING IT, WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY.
WE DROPPED SOME OF THE FORENSIC STUFF MANDATED.
AND THE ONE THING WE DID DO, Y'ALL HELPED ME, WE HAD A LITTLE MONEY AND SALARY.
WE NEEDED TO BUY A NEW, WE HAD A SIR OR A COMPUTER GO DOWN THAT DOES ALL THIS FORENSIC STUFF AND IT'S ABOUT 35 OF Y'ALL.
ANYTHING I CAN BUY RIGHT NOW, I'M TRYING TO PURCHASE.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE DOING SOME OF THAT STUFF.
THERE'S NO NEED IN TRYING TO PUT IT IN THIS NEXT BUDGET IF WE CAN GO AND GET IT DONE AND OUTTA THE WAY.
UH, IT'S LESS IMPACT ON Y'ALL.
IF Y'ALL STILL LIKE THAT IDEAL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE.
SO THAT EXPLAINS THE, HOW THAT WENT UP.
THE NEXT ONE IS OUT OF MY BUDGET AND THE NEXT TAB, WHICH IS 44 0 0 60.
UH, THAT'S A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE COMPUTERS AND STUFF THAT WE USE.
UH, WE STARTED BREAKING THIS DOWN LAST YEAR.
WE ALSO SEE THE SERVER PLAN WE HAVE ON THAT FIVE YEAR PAYMENT THAT'S IN THERE.
BUT IF YOU'LL LOOK THE COMPUTERS, EVERYTHING'S COMPUTERS AND, AND LAPTOPS HAS WENT UP.
UH, I JUST THINK THAT'S THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
INSTEAD OF ME SPENDING 12, 13,000 FOR THESE COMPUTERS OUT IN CARS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE HAD GOOD LUCK IN IT.
AND I THINK WE SAVED MONEY, UH, BY DOING THAT.
BUT THEY HAVE WENT UP ON US, SO THAT'S WHY WE YEAH.
SAVES A LOT OF MONEY FROM NEW YEAH.
AND THEN WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE ANYHOW BECAUSE C JUST IS MAKING US KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING.
IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE TO DO IT THIS WAY.
SO, AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF A SENTINEL ONE WENT UP ON US, UH, SOME MORE OF THIS SOFTWARE, THE VVS THAT WE USE FOR THE TVS AND STUFF.
AND THEN, UH, YOU SEE I'VE TOOK OUT EVERYTHING FOR THE SUBSTATION.
WE DID HAVE THAT ONE BLOCK FOR THE SUBSTATION OVER THERE FOR ANYTHING.
I THINK WE'LL BE FINE WITH THAT.
SO, BUT THAT EXPLAINS THAT IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS, THE NEXT ONE IS THE INVESTIGATOR REPORT.
UH, THAT TAB IS THE 4 3 0 100 0 0 2 1 40.
AND THEN THAT GOES INTO THE, UH, ALL THE MISCELLANEOUS TOUCHING THAT.
AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DNA STUFF THAT WE SENT OFF.
UH, AND THAT GETS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
UH, BUT WE PRETTY WELL GOT EVERYTHING THE SAME BESIDES, YOU SEE LIKE THE NIGHTHAWK SOFTWARE THAT WE USE ON CELL PHONES.
IT, IT WENT UP, UH, FLOCK SAFETY, THAT'S ALL WENT UP.
WE'RE ADDING SOME, BUT WE, WE TOOK SOME OF THE CLEMENTS RANS IN AND MOVED THAT TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE ADDING MORE CAMERAS, BUT IT REALLY NOT A BIG DIFFERENCE.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY TOTAL CAMERAS WE HAVE OUT NOW? MAN, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL, EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 200 AND SOMETHING CAMERAS.
OH, I SEE 'EM ON EVERY CORNER NOW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YEAH, WE, MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE REALLY THICK.
WE GOT AND THE STREET CRIMES, IF YOU MEAN THE TAG GRANT, WE GOT THAT.
WE ADDED ANOTHER 31 IN SOME OTHER KEY PLACES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE WORKING WELL.
SO I'M PROUD TO BE, BE PART OF THAT.
SO THAT'S PRETTY WELL ALL ONE 40.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY CONCERNS ON ONE 40 BEFORE WE GO TO THE JET? I'M GOOD.
MAYBE DID YOU HAVE THOSE YELLOW DOTS LIKE THE OTHER ONE? WHAT? YEAH, IT'S IN HERE.
I WAS PRODUCING, TRYING TO PRODUCE THIS BOOK MONDAY
[00:10:01]
HOLES IN ALL THIS FOR Y'ALL.SO NEED TO SAY I HAD TO WORK A LITTLE BIT.
BLINK YOUR EYES AND I THINK I'M TRYING TO, OH NO.
YEAH, THE YELLOW DOTS ARE THERE.
WE'RE TRYING, I THINK WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT SOME NEW COPIERS AND STUFF COMING TO US.
THANK GOD WE'RE HAD, WE'VE HAD HECK WITH THIS ONE.
OH, YELLOW, YELLOW DOT THE LAST TAB.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST TAB, THE POSITIONS, UH, THERE AND THE FLEET.
THE ONLY ONE THING I DID NEED TO BRING UP TO YOU, 'CAUSE WE'RE DOING THE FLEET, I BROKE DOWN EVERYTHING WE GOT IN FLEET, WHAT IS COSTING US FOR THE LEASE DEAL WHERE Y'ALL CAN SEE ALL THAT.
BUT THE ONLY ONE THING I NEED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST PAGE AFTER YOU FLIP OVER THE PAST THE FLEET, YOU SEE THE SMALL CARS THERE? UH, THAT IS, IS THAT YEAH, WE HAVE 2019 VEHICLES, NINE OF 'EM, THEY'RE COUNTY OWNED.
THEY'RE FIXING TO HAVE TO BE MIGRATED EITHER INTO THE ENTERPRISE OR WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
UH, THEY'RE ALL UNDER RIGHT AT UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO I THINK THEY'RE STILL GOOD, BUT I KNOW THAT IMPACTS THAT.
SO WE NEEDED TO BRING THAT TO YOU.
JACK TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT THAT TO YOU.
SO I THINK WE CAN GET BY WITH DOING, YOU KNOW, HALF OF 'EM THIS YEAR THEN HALF OF 'EM NEXT YEAR.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE CARS GIVEN TO 'EM SO WE'RE NOT PUTTING THE MILES THAT WE USED TO ON THEM.
SO I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD PLAN IF Y'ALL WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT.
BUT YOU, YOU ENJOY THE, THE LEAST THING, THE MILEAGE SAFETY, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT SAVES US A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT WHAT IT, WHAT IT SAVES US IS LIABILITY ON HAVING CARS WITH 150.
LIKE WE USED TO HAVE 200,000 DRIVING OUT HERE AT 120 MILES AN HOUR WITH YOUR FAMILY AND MINE ON THERE.
AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, I WAS ALWAYS SCARED THAT SOMETHING WOULD BREAK AND WE'D WIND UP.
WELL NOT ONLY THAT, IT COSTS YOU MONEY TO TRY TO GO OUT AND BID AND BUY AND GET 'EM FIXED AND ALL THAT.
YEAH, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE IT WAS CONSTANTLY, I NEED FIVE CARS, I NEED THIS.
AND IT GOT, YOU KNOW, THAT TAKES I TIME, TIME IS MONEY AND YOU COULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.
I MEAN I, I, LIKE I SAY, I DON'T, I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD FOR Y'ALL.
I DON'T GET IN Y'ALL'S BUSINESS.
BUT I DO BELIEVE WITH JACK, I THINK WE NEED TO GET WHERE IT'S A LOT BETTER ACROSS THE BOARD HOW EVERYTHING IS.
'CAUSE PEOPLE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET WITH BASIC EQUIPMENT, MOVE ON AND DO OUR JOB.
UM, I'M HERE TO SAVE, YOU KNOW, AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN, BUT I GOTTA HAVE JUST A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIGHTING.
AND I LIKE YOU, I THINK WE NEED TO STAY WITH THE BASIC CAR EQUIPPED EVERYONE THE SAME.
WHETHER IT BE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, CONSTABLES DEPARTMENT, OR ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIP THE SAME.
I I THINK IT WILL IN THE LONG RUN.
AND I, AND IT WORKS AND IT WORKS AND I, I, I SEE THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD, I SEE THE CAR MANUFACTURER GETTING BACK TO LITTLE GETTER AND MAYBE WE CAN GET TWO YEARS OR TWO TIMES OUT OF THAT EQUIPMENT.
'CAUSE WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
WE'VE DONE IT THIS LAST TIME WHEN WE SWAPPED THEM OTHER ONES, WE, WE WAS ABLE TO DO IT FOR ALL THE CAR STUFF.
BUT I, I MEAN THAT EQUIPMENT SHOULD LAST TOO.
IF, AS LONG AS THE MANUFACTURER DON'T CHANGE, THAT'S THE ONLY BIG THING I SEE.
BUT IF WE USE IT A SECOND TIME FOR ANYTHING, WE'RE SAVING MONEY.
'CAUSE WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
SO, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY I, I WOULD LOOK.
SO, I, I GUESS WE CAN JUST, WE'LL SPLIT FOUR THIS TIME AND FIVE NEXT TIME IF Y'ALL ARE HAPPY WITH THAT.
WORKED OUT WITH JACK, BUT OKAY.
I'LL WORK WITH WITH JACK BUT I WANT, I NEEDED TO BRING THAT TO YOU.
FIRST THING I'LL TELL YOU IS, UH, I GOT A LETTER.
I COULDN'T PUT IT IN Y'ALL'S 'CAUSE I JUST GOT IT THIS MORNING.
UH, WHICH I KNEW THIS WAS COMING.
FIVE STAR UH, PRICES FOR FOOD IS GOING UP.
CAN Y'ALL IMAGINE THAT? REALLY? UH, THANK YOU JOE BIDEN.
YEAH, BUT I'LL, I'LL GIVE, I'LL GIVE CREDIT.
SO OUR PRICES, WHICH STILL I THINK WE'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB IN HOW WE'RE DOING THIS AND HOW WE'RE MANAGING.
UH, THE MILL'S GONNA GO UP 8 CENTS OR 0.08 CENTS FOR MEALS, TRUSTEE MEALS, WHICH TRUSTEE MEALS ARE DOUBLE PORTIONS 'CAUSE THEY'RE WORKING.
AND THEN THE SNACKS WHERE WE HAVE TO DO THE MEDICAL SNACKS FOR PEOPLE THAT GOTTA HAVE MEDICAL STUFF THAT'S GONE UP, UH, 4.5.
SO REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR A MEAL, UH, FOR OUR INMATE IS A DOLLAR $53 FOR TRUSTEES AND 0.8 35 FOR SAC.
SO I STILL SAY WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD ON HOW WE'RE FEEDING OUR PEOPLE AND IT MEETING ALL NUTRITIONAL VALUE.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE THAT SOME OF THE STUFF'S GOING UP.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE UH, JAIL BUDGET, YOU CAN SEE IT INCREASED BY 12 CENTS AND WE'LL GO DOWN THROUGH THERE.
UH, IT WENT UP QUITE A BIT AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE,
[00:15:01]
UH, EVERYTHING PRETTY WELL STAYED THE SAME BESIDES WHEN YOU GET IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION.Y'ALL KNOW HOW MUCH THAT THAT HAS GONE.
UH, REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE WENT OVER THAT.
SO I MOVED THAT UP FROM UH, TWO 50 TO 300.
UH, THE PLUMBING IS STILL JUST BEATING ME DOWN OUT THERE.
UH, WE'RE STILL FIXING PLUMBING SPOTS AND IF YOU'LL LOOK IN THE PAST, UH, TWO TIMES, I MEAN WE'RE HITTING 2 47 THEN THIS LAST ONE IS 2 97.
I GUARANTEE WE'RE GONNA BE WAY OVER 300.
SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'RE FIXING, IS IT CONTINUED TO BREAK SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN FIXED? NO, THIS IS IT.
WE'RE JUST NOW HIT TWO SPOTS THAT BROKE.
THEY FIXED PROBABLY SIX YEARS AGO.
THEY'VE TALKED TO AN ENGINEER AND I SAID, AS LONG AS Y'ALL GOT THE ENGINEER BACKING IT, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IS THEY PULL THAT OLD BLACK MUD OUT, THEN THEY PUT SAND BACK IN AND IT, WHICH Y'ALL GOTTA REMEMBER ALL THIS IS DONE BY HAND THEM WHEELBARROWS 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T GET NOTHING INSIDE THEM CELLS.
SO NOW WHAT THEY ENGINEERS ARE SAYING IS LOOKING AT, 'CAUSE WE CAN'T DO IT LIKE MONDAY PRIMARY 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH PLUMBING UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING TO DIG.
SO THEY'RE SAYING IN THEM CERTAIN SPOTS WHERE THE BUILDING IS MOVING TO LEAD THAT VOID UNDERNEATH THAT.
BUILD IT UP EVERYWHERE ELSE BUT LEAD THE VOID THERE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE, WHERE THEY'RE FIXING THE ONES THAT BROKE SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO.
THEY'RE TRYING THAT WITH THAT.
AND THEN FROM NOW ON THEY'RE GONNA LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF VOID FOR THAT TO MOVE.
SO WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WHAT KEEPS THE VOID FROM MOVING IN? I MEAN, WHAT KEEPS IT FROM THEY'RE PUTTING STUFF AROUND IT, I GUESS PLYWOOD, WHATEVER, SHIMS AND STUFF.
THEY'RE BOARDING IT UP TRYING TO HELP THAT.
AND I GUESS THE SAND WILL MOVE A LITTLE BIT.
WELL I IMAGINE IT'S IT'S GOING TO MOVE.
YOU'RE PUTTING THE SAND IT LEADING THE WHOLE WELL THEY'RE, THEY'RE PULLING ALL THAT, BUT THEY'RE PUTTING SOME OF THE STUFF BACK IN SAND FOR THE BOTTOM.
BUT Y'ALL KNOW THAT BLACK LAND, YOU PUT SAND IN THERE, SOONER OR LATER THAT SAND'S GONNA GO TO THE BOTTOM.
IT'S GONNA DISAPPEAR ON THE SEEHOW.
AND IF, IF WE CAN PUT IT IN THERE AND IT'LL MOVE LESS OR BE ABLE TO MOVE WITHOUT BREAKING, THAT'S A GOOD DAY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE MOVED THAT UP.
UH, IF YOU NOTICE WE WENT DOWN ON THE, UH, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT BACK HERE, THIS IS, AND THIS IS WHERE I WAS GONNA GET Y'ALL'S.
WE'VE GOT TWO BIG, UH, 32 TON UNITS IN THERE IN THAT 30 TON.
WE'VE GOT TWO OF THE BIG ONES ORIGINALLY.
THE OH FOUR ONES THAT WAS PUT ON THAT BUILDING, WE'VE GOT A REPLACE THEM.
BUT I WAS KIND OF SCARED TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO DO SOME SALARIES AND DO THAT IN THERE JUST BECAUSE ALL THE BIG COSTS WE'VE GOT IN PLUMBING.
AND I DIDN'T WANNA PUT OURSELF IN A BIND OF TRYING TO MAKE UP THIS PLUMBING AND OUR MEDICAL OF WHAT WE GOT SURPLUS AND SALARY TO OFFSET THAT THEN TRYING TO FIND THAT.
SO THAT'S WHY I PUT THESE IN THE BUDGET AND I THINK OUR AUDITOR WOULD PROBABLY AGREE TO THAT.
'CAUSE OUR MEDICAL IS THROUGH THE ROOF, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'S THROUGH THE ROOF.
SO, 'CAUSE I, I MEAN WE'VE FLOWN PEOPLES IN HELICOPTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I JUST, I DON'T HAVE THE BEST CLIENTELE HEALTH.
I I NEED SOME HEALTHIER INMATES.
THEY COME TO YOU TO GET, UH, TAKEN CARE OF.
CAN'T WE PAY THE DOLLAR A MONTH FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S IN THERE? THE HELICOPTERS? I'VE ASKED THAT AND THEY WON'T DO THAT FOR US.
I DON'T, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
YEAH, THEY'RE RESIDENTS, BUT THEY'RE RESIDENTS.
SO, BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE, UH, WE'VE GOT THAT IN THERE.
UH, THE NEXT ONE YOU'LL NOTICE IS THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS.
UH, I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN THE LINE ITEM.
I MOVED THAT UP 'CAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE FOUR 50, BUT IF YOU CAN LOOK, I'VE TRIED TO MOVE THAT UP WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE UP AS MUCH.
IF YOU CAN LOOK IN 2021, WE DID 680 3022.
WE DID ALMOST 1,000,023, WE DID 870.
SO THAT FOUR 50 IS MAKING IT HARD TO CATCH UP.
SO THAT'S WHY I INCREASED THAT BONUS.
ONLY THE OTHER THING THAT WENT UP IS THE, UH, MEDICAL CONTRACT BACK THERE, WHICH WE KNOW THAT, UH, THE, THE CPI WENT UP.
SO IT'S A, IT'S 1,000,001 39 COMPARED TO A MILLION.
AND THEN, UH, YOU'LL NOTICE THE GROCERIES.
I WENT AHEAD AND MOVED THAT UP 'CAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW THAT IT'S, IT IS GOING UP.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY EASY.
THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS SAME THING.
THE, THE MOVING TO EIGHT YEARS INSTEAD OF 12 IS I PUT IN THERE TO TRY TO GET THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DID A POSITION FOR OPEN RECORDS, BUT I'LL MO I TOOK THAT FROM THE JAIL.
SO I'M ASKING TO SEE IF WE CAN FILL THAT POSITION BACK THE JAIL POSITION.
AND THEN ON THE POSITION I WANNA MOVE, UH, OUR TRAINING PERSON THAT'S A, UH, A JAILER THAT DOES THE TRAINING IN JAIL.
I NEED TO MOVE ONE POSITION UP TO A CORPORAL POSITION.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO WITH THAT.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE IN THE JAIL.
[00:20:01]
THAT'S ALL THE CHEAPEST THINGS HE IS SAIDSO, SO YOUR TOTAL INCREASE FOR DETENTION IS A 367,000 3 79.
AND NOT INCLUDING SALARY STUFF.
THAT'S WHY I TRIED TO DO THAT.
THAT'S WHERE Y'ALL CAN SEE IT.
BUT YOU'RE BREAKING DOWN INTO THE ITEMIZED OF 44 200 0 1.
THAT IS THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
UH, YOU CAN PRETTY WELL GO THROUGH THERE AND SEE WHERE THE STUFF WENT UP.
THE TLO UH, INVESTIGATION STUFF, THE FINGERPRINT STUFF ALL STAYED THE SAME.
UH, OUR TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM, UH, THE FIRE CONTROL, EVERYTHING, JUST OUR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ON ALL OUR KITCHEN STUFF, IT WENT UP.
UH, SO IT WENT UP 2000, A LITTLE OVER 2000, ABOUT 20, 2500.
BUT THAT'S, YOU CAN SEE THE OFFSET OF WHERE THAT'S AT.
UH, SHERIFF ON THAT FIRE HOSE RACK INSPECTION WENT FROM 600 TO 10,900.
WELL NO, IF YOU'LL LOOK OVER THERE, IS THAT ALL THOSE AVENUE THAT'S ALL THAT COMBINED.
THEY DIDN'T BREAK IT OUT NO MORE.
WHERE IT WAS OVER, I SHOULD HAVE GAVE, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE GAVE YOU THE HOE.
IT'S A LITTLE CHEAPER THIS YEAR.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE 8,000, 3000.
I WAS ADDING THOSE NUMBERS THOUGH.
WELL THIS, THIS IS LESS, BUT YOU HAVE BLANKS THERE.
WELL THAT'S WHY I PUT TOTAL COST OVER THERE.
AND PUT THAT IN HIGHLIGHT WHERE THERE'S NOT PRICES.
SO THEY HAVE TO INSPECT THE FIRE HOSE RACK.
AND MAKE SURE THAT IT AIN'T OVER FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY HAVE TO REPLACE 'EM.
YEAH, WELL THE RACK AND HOSE, ALL OF IT.
WELL THAT'S WHY I JUST SAW THE RACK ON HERE AND IT'S LIKE HOSE, I UNDERSTAND.
THE HOSE AND RACK AND ALL OF IT.
I UNDERSTAND THE RACK IS LIKE THEY GOTTA TAG IT.
IF NOT, THAT'S LIFE AND SAFETY AND WE'LL FAIL JAIL INSPECTION.
AND THEN SAME THING AS THE POSITIONS, LIKE I TOLD YOU THAT'D MOVE THAT ONE UP TO A HUNDRED, UH, 130 EMPLOYEES IN THE JAIL AND JUST MAKE THAT ONE DETENTION.
UH, A CORPORAL IN THE TRAINING DIVISION, HOW MANY OPEN RECORDS DO YOU PERCEIVE, YOU THINK ANNUAL BASIS ANNUALLY? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT WENT UP TO ABOUT WHERE WE'RE DOING ABOUT 200 SOMETHING AND THE LAST TIME WHEN I COME YOU GOT THAT WE'RE HITTING ABOUT 400 A MONTH.
AND YOU GOTTA REMEMBER THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS USED TO, IT WAS PAPER, BUT EVERYTHING'S VIDEOED NOW.
SO WHEN WE GET OPEN RECORDS WITH VIDEO, WE'VE GOTTA WATCH EVERY SECOND OF THAT VIDEO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RADIO'S NOT SAYING SOMETHING OF GIVING, UH, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, NAMES, DATE OF BIRTH AND ALL THAT STUFF IN THE CAR.
SO THEN WE HAVE TO GET THAT MOVED OUT OF IT.
YEAH, WELL YOU'RE, I MEAN IF I GET A HIGHER VIDEO, THEY GOT A LIST TO A HIRE.
IT'S REALLY HAS BECOME A BEATING.
I'M WAITING FOR TECHNOLOGY TO COME OUT THERE WHERE YOU CAN PUT SOMETHING IN THERE AND YOU CATCH IT AND WE CAN IT'S COMING.
HEY, I'LL BE THERE FOR A WHILE.
SO SEPARATE WHEN BEFORE YOU EVEN.
SO SOMEBODY OUT THERE I KNOW IS GENERATING THAT AND IF NOT, PLEASE SEND MY IDEA SOMEWHERE AND SEND ME A LITTLE MONEY.
AND THEN WE GO TO THE, UH, 9 1 1 CENTER.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ABOUT THE JAIL? I'M GOOD ON THAT.
9 1 1 CENTER, UH, IF YOU CAN NOTICE IT DECREASED BY 26.1 AND THAT'S JUST CAUSED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE, UH, TOWERS.
AND THAT'S THE STUFF WE FINISH UP ON FIXING THE TIRE.
AND WHAT THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENT BEHIND THAT IS.
ALL THE LOAD STUDY AND STUFF THAT THEY HAD TO DO THAT WE HAD TO ADD MORE STUFF THAT OTHER TIRE.
SO ARE WE GETTING GRANTS FOR STUFF LIKE THIS? IT'S HARD TO GET IT.
ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE ALREADY, I MEAN WE TRIED DOING TIRE THE GRANT DEAL AND YOU COULDN'T HARDLY EVER FIND IT.
AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS WE'RE SITTING HERE, RA WAITING TO TRY TO FIND A GRANT AND COMMUNICATION'S DETERIORATING LIKE HECK, ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE GONNA JEOPARDIZE SOMEBODY'S SAFETY.
SO CAN'T WAIT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
UH, IT, I'D LOVE TO GET GRANTS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE CAN JUSTIFY SOMEBODY'S SAFETY.
DO YOU HAVE THE NEW TOWERS UP AND RUNNING NOW OR THE WELL, THEY'RE NOT UP AND RUNNING.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FINALIZE ALL THE STUFF.
WE'RE WAITING ON THE NEW TOWERS UP OVER THERE.
THEY'RE SHELTERS IN, GENERATORS IN, THEY'RE WAITING ON A, ONCE AGAIN SOME SOFTWARE STUFF AND EQUIPMENT TO MAKE IT.
AND THEN, UH, THEY'RE WORKING ON THIS OTHER, WHICH IT'LL BE PAID IN THE NEXT BUDGET AND THAT'S TO ADD MORE STUFF TO SUPPORT THAT TIRE WHERE WE CAN PUT MORE EQUIPMENT ON IT.
IT'S GONNA BE OVER IT'S LOW WHEN WE ADD THESE OTHER MICROWAVES TO HIT THE TIRE OVER THERE.
[00:25:01]
OKAY.BUT, UH, ONLY THING THAT'S WENT UP IN THERE IS THE TRAINING AND CONFERENCE, WHICH WE KNEW THAT THE RADIO MAINTENANCE, UH, IT'S IN HERE AS IT GOES UP IN WHICH WE'RE GETTING OUR 10TH YEAR FOR THAT.
BUT IT WENT UP TO 2180 AND THEN ANO UH, 5,000 FOR MILL MILES IN LODGING.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAY, THE RADIO, WE HAD 500, WE DROPPED IT TO A HUNDRED TO FINISH OUT THAT LAST LITTLE ON THE TIRE HERE.
AND THEN THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE ASKING ON THAT, ONCE AGAIN, THE EIGHT YEARS, BUT WHAT, UH, THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IN COMMUNICATION, WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD DEAL, IS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD CTOS, WHICH IS LIKE FT O TRAINING OFFICERS, UH, THEIR COMMUNICATION TRAINING OFFICERS.
WELL, UH, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THEM IN THERE AND FILL IN THE SPOT, BUT I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY GET SOME TROUBLE WHEN THEY'RE FILLING IN THE ROLE AS A SUPERVISOR.
SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS MAKE FOUR CORPORALS BY THEIRSELVES THAT WHEN THE SUPERVISOR'S NOT THERE, THAT CORPORAL WILL TAKE OVER THAT.
AND THAT'S ONLY TALKING ABOUT 11,296 TO IMPACT THAT JUST IN THE COST OF THAT.
SO, WHICH REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT WILL BE A TAD MORE BECAUSE SOME OF 'EM HAVE LONGEVITY, WHATEVER.
SO, BUT THAT'S JUST THE INITIAL BASIC DEAL.
UH, THE FEDERAL AND STUFF, Y'ALL REALLY, I MEAN YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
THERE'S, IT'S USUALLY JUST THE SAME THING.
WE JUST PUT THE THING IN THERE AND I EITHER GET MONEY IN FROM CAESAR OR I DON'T.
HOW MANY, UH, FEDERAL PRISONERS DO WE AVERAGE? UH, RIGHT NOW IT'S AVERAGE ABOUT 50.
UH, ANY REASON WHY? DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WE'RE MOVING SOME IN HERE.
I MEAN, UH, PART OF THAT IS, UH, THEY'RE NOT PUTTING NEAR AS MANY PEOPLE IN JAIL.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOT DOING THAT? YEAH.
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, I THINK, UH, THE RELATIONSHIP KIND OF FELL A LITTLE BIT WITH THE LAST CAPTAIN.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND DOING THAT TO TRY TO BRING MORE BACK.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
AND ANOTHER THING IN WHICH I'LL GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU, AND THIS COMING TO COURT SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUDGET STUFF, IS, UH, THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE, UH, IN THE JAIL WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO BRING DRUGS IN, UH, AND CAVITIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE'RE FIXING TO BIO A SCANNER THAT'S FIXING TO COME TO YOU.
I'M FIXING HAVE TO BUY A BODY SCANNER, UH, WHICH IS AMAZING.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE TO DO THAT, BUT WELL LOOK AT THE, WHAT DAMAGE IS CAUSING TO BRINGING THAT STUFF IN DEATH AND MEDICAL.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MAKE, WE'RE GONNA LET THE INMATES PAY FOR IT OUTTA THEIR COMMISSARY ACCOUNT.
THEY'RE, WE'RE FIXING TO LET THEM PAY FOR THE SECURITY ACCOUNT.
SO YEAH, THAT'S IT FOR, THAT'S THE DEAL.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG, BIG THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO, TO CUT DOWN SOME OF THE LIABILITY BECAUSE LIKE I SAY, IT'S GOT POLICE OFFICERS KNOW YOU.
I JUST, YOU CAN ONLY SEARCH SO MUCH AND THEN YOU GOTTA HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT.
SO THIS IS A NEW WAVE THAT WE CAN DO.
I'VE TALKED TO ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT SHERIFFS THAT'S GOT THIS SYSTEM AND IT'S WORKING GOOD AND IT'S CATCHING A LOT.
AND ANOTHER GOOD THING THAT WE HAD AND UH, WHICH Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW, WE HAD A FEDERAL INMATE COME FROM ANOTHER FACILITY THAT HAD SOME IN HIM AND WE SAVED HIS LIFE IN THERE WITH NARCAN.
SO NEEDLESS SAY IT'S FROM JAIL TO JAIL.
SO WE'RE NEED TO TRY TO STOP THAT.
THAT'S PRETTY BAD, ISN'T IT? YEAH.
IT'S, IT'S JUST, IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, THAT'S PRETTY BAD.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING, WE'RE TRYING TO USE TECHNOLOGY AND, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TRY TO CUT DOWN OUR LIABILITY.
SO ALL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF? I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE MORE LATER ON.
WE LIKE TO SAY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE BOOKS, Y'ALL LOOK TO IT AND HAVE, CALL ME.
WHAT'S THE AVERAGE, AVERAGE, UH, DO DO YOU, IF YOU KNOW IT, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW IT.
THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE THERE NOW, YOU KNOW, I HADN'T FIGURED THAT UP.
I KNOW IT'S, IT'S, IT'S INCREASED SINCE WE'VE DONE WHAT WE'VE DONE.
UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA JUST SAY OFF THE TOP OF THE HEAD, PROBABLY AN AVERAGE OF 10 TO 12.
I CAN, I KNOW THE TURNOVER RATE HAD COME UP DURING ALL THE ELECTION STUFF AND IT'S BETTER NOW THAN IT'S BEEN IN A LONG TIME.
SO I HAD HR THOUGHT THAT FARMING, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING YOU SALARY MATCHES THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THEY'RE GONNA STAY.
WELL THE, WE ALL KNOW MONEY AIN'T EVERYTHING.
IT DON'T FIX EVERYTHING, BUT YOU GOTTA HAVE A DECENT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, YOU KNOW, DECENT WAGE.
SO AS LONG AS THEY CAN MAKE A DECENT WAGE, HAVE A GOOD WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND LIKE I SAY, I THINK THE THINGS THE COURT HAS DONE TO HELP US AS FAR AS GIVING TAKE HOME CARS AND DOING THAT, I THINK IT'S JUST A, IT'S HELPED US A LOT.
AND LIKE I SAY, IF WE CAN MOVE THE EIGHT TO EIGHT, I THINK THINK THAT'S ANOTHER ADVANTAGE.
'CAUSE I, I CAN'T BELIEVE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE TOPPING OUT AT FIVE YEARS.
IT'S SHOCKING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WELL, IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE, PEOPLE BE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS CLIMATE THE WAY IT IS AGAINST THE, THE BEST THING WE'VE DONE IS STILL, AND I THINK IT'S WORKING WELL FOR US, IS THE PEOPLE FROM THE JAIL SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL AND THEN THEY'RE INVESTING WITH US
[00:30:01]
AND THEY'RE STAYING HERE AND THERE'S VERY FEW THAT HAS LEFT US.SO THEY'RE, AND THEY'RE INVESTING IN US AND WE'RE INVESTING IN THEM.
SO WELL USED TO A LONG TIME AGO, THAT'S WHERE ALL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WORK.
WELL, WELL, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
ABOUT YOUR PRESENTATION AS ALWAYS.
UH, HOW YOU DOING SIR? BRANDY? YES.
WOULD YOU COME HERE A SECOND PLEASE? OH, LET'S JUST GET AN AWARDED TO COME TO FIND.
BUT, UH, UH, JUDGE GIBBS IS NOT COMING.
HE ONLY HAD THAT ONE INCREASE, SO HE'S NOT COMING.
GENTLEMEN, HOW ARE YOU? I'M VERY BUSY AND OVERWHELMED WITH THE POWER OUTAGE AND YEAH, I'M SURE, UH, 12 KIDS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE'S NO TV OR GAMES TO PLAY
YOU GIVE US LIKE WE WERE KIDS, YOU GIVE 'EM SOME STILTS TO WALK ON
WELL THEY, WELL IF THEY COULD HAVE BEEN OUTSIDE, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN HELPFUL, BUT YES.
YOU KNOW, BEEN A LITTLE RAINY, NASTY AND THEN, AND ALL THE LIMBS DOWN, SO.
YEAH, WELL THEY CAN PICK UP LIMBS, SO THERE YOU GO.
WELL, THANK Y'ALL FOR, UH, HAVING ME.
UM, AND, UH, COMING FROM THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER, UM, I'M GONNA COME AND, UH, PRESENT A COUPLE OF THINGS TO YOU.
THE RAIN, EVERYTHING'S GOT MY VOICE.
UM, SO FOR OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR, I AM GONNA REQUEST TWO THINGS.
UH, ONE, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.
NOW WE HAVE A OPEN POSITION THAT'S NOT FILLED IN THE BUDGET LINE ITEM THERE.
AND SO BASED ON SALARY CHANGES AND EVERYTHING OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS, UH, I WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THAT TO 28,000.
UM, IT JUST, NOBODY'S GONNA ACCEPT A FULL-TIME JOB AT THAT RATE.
UM, SO, SO BASICALLY IT WOULD BE ABOUT A $3,000 DIFFERENCE IN THAT PRICE ON THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO I AM GONNA REQUEST A INCREASE IN OUR TRAINING BUDGET LINE ITEM BY ABOUT $5,000.
NOW HERE IS THE, LET ME EXPLAIN THAT.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THIS, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT.
UM, THERE ARE MAJOR CHANGES GOING ON WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, UM, OFFICIALLY AS OF LAST SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN NOW STAGE TWO STARTED MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
UH, DFPS NO LONGER PLACES KIDS.
UM, ALL THEY DO IS THE INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE REMOVAL OF KIDS FROM THEIR HOMES.
UM, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, A DRUG BUST, A ONLINE DUI OR ONLINE ON THE ROAD, DUI, WHATEVER IT IS, ALL THEY DO IS THE INVESTIGATION PART.
AND SO WHAT THE STATE, AND IT'S GOING ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE, JUST NOT EVERY, UH, REGION HAS IT YET.
UM, BUT IT'S CALLED AN SSCC, SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTORS.
SO THESE INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES CONTRACT WITH THE STATE AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF KIDS.
UM, AND DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S AT THE SHELTER IN A FOSTER HOME OR WHEREVER, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
BASICALLY THEY TOOK OVER WHAT CPS USED TO DO IN THAT AREA BECAUSE KAUFMAN COUNTY'S THE, UH, COUNTY LINE IS, UH, THE REGION THREE IS FROM US WEST.
REGION FOUR IS COFFMAN, BASICALLY EAST TO TORE TYLER.
SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT WE'VE HAD TO CONTRACT WITH, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE CARE OF KIDS.
[00:35:01]
OKAY.UM, ANYWAY, ALL THAT SAYING, UH, THAT'S ONE BIG CHANGE.
UH, IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH.
UH, AND THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTORS.
THE STATE LICENSING IS IMPLEMENTING CHANGES AND IT'S CALLED T THREE C AND LIKE SAY, YOU CAN LOOK THIS UP AND I'LL SHOW YOU A FLYER IN A SECOND.
BASICALLY THAT'S TEXAS, UM, CHILD-CENTERED CARE.
SO THREE C IS CHILD-CENTERED CARE.
UM, WHILE I'M TALKING, Y'ALL CAN PASS THIS AROUND.
UM, SO, UH, THE REASON I'M BRINGING ALL THIS UP, UH, STATE LICENSING IS IMPLEMENTING THESE WHOLE NEW PROCESS OF CHANGES.
NOW THIS FALL AROUND SEPTEMBER IS WORTH OF SHOOTING FOR IS YOU MAKE APPLICATIONS.
OKAY? SO ANYBODY WHO TAKES KIDS WITH THE STATE HAS TO DO THIS.
NOW THE SHELTER IS LICENSED BY THE STATE.
UM, SO WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND YOU GET RE-CERTIFIED BASICALLY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STATE IN, IN WORKING WITH THE KIDS THAT ARE IN THE STATE'S CARE NOW.
SO IN, LIKE I SAY AROUND SEPTEMBER, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS HAVING, UM, EVERYTHING READY FOR YOU TO START THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND START THE LEARNING.
WHAT THE REASON THEY'VE ALREADY PUT IT OUT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE MANDATING SOME BIG CHANGES.
OKAY? NOW, ONE OF THE BIG CHANGES IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN EVIDENCE BASED MODEL OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE THAT YOU TRAIN YOUR STAFF WITH.
NOW WE USE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, THAT THAT'S NOTHING NEW, BUT TO HAVE AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOVERNMENT ENTITY APPROVES THESE TRAINING MODEL CURRICULUMS, UM, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET ONE OF THOSE, HAVE APPLICATION ONE OR TWO OF YOUR PEOPLE CERTIFIED AS TRAINERS AND THEN TRAIN YOUR STAFF IN THAT MODEL.
THAT'S GONNA BE ABOUT $20,000.
NOW I'M SAYING ALL THAT TO SAY, THAT WON'T HIT US UNTIL 2025.
SO THAT'S NOT THIS BUDGET YEAR, UH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE UNTIL 2025 TO PUT THAT IN PLACE AND EVERYTHING.
UM, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
2025 WHEN? IN 2025, BECAUSE THIS IS 2025, BUT, WELL, YEAH.
YOU HAVE TO GET, LIKE, I'LL HAVE TO GO GET THE TRAINING TO TRAIN OUR STAFF, BUT IT WON'T ACTUALLY, UH, THE $20,000 ACTUALLY WON'T GET OUR BUDGET UNTIL FOR 25, 26, I GUESS UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER OF 19.
SO IT'LL BE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
SO WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE IT IN THIS YEAR BUDGET.
AND I'M SAYING THAT IT'S, IT, IT'S KIND OF, WE'RE GONNA, I'M WATCHING THE TIMELINES.
LIKE I SAID, THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THIS LAST MONTH.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROJECTED TIMELINES.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA MOVE AS FAST AS THEY WANT IT TO BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY AGENCIES THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH MODEL THEY CHOOSE.
LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ONES OUT THERE.
UM, IS IT 20,000 A PERSON? NO, NO, IT'S, THAT'S FOR THE, THAT'S FOR ALL THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU DO.
WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE IT.
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS IT WAS 20,000 PERSON.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT TOO.
WELL, AND PART OF THAT IS, UM, AND, OR I'M ALREADY WORKING ON THIS TOO.
WE HAVE TO HAVE, UM, A ONLINE DOCUMENTATION, UM, FORMAT THAT, UH, EVERYTHING WE DO GETS SO THEY CAN TRACK OUR EFFICIENCY RATE AND STUFF.
AND SO, AND NOW IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FOR THE SHELTER BECAUSE THE KIDS
[00:40:01]
DON'T STAY THERE THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY DO IN A FOSTER HOME OR AT A TREATMENT CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? SO IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THE SHELTER, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THESE MODULES IN PLACE AND, AND LIKE I SAY, ALL THAT'S GOING INTO EFFECT IN 2025, BUT WE GOT GOTTA GET READY, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT.AND THAT'S, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW.
NOW, THE REASON I'M BRINGING THAT UP, UH, I'M GONNA ASK FOR MONEY
UM, WE, YOU KNOW, WE TYP WE DON'T GET MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.
WE'RE, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK THEY PROVIDE FOR US AND DO THROUGH HR AND, AND BUDGETING.
OKAY? BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T RECEIVE FINANCIAL, YOU KNOW, THE BOARD PROVIDES ALL OF THAT INCOME.
AND SO I AM GONNA ASK, BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA PUT US IN A, A, A HEAVY SPOT FOR THIS NEXT BUDGET YEAR.
UH, BECAUSE ANOTHER THING THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IS THEY ARE REDUCING THE RATIO OF KIDS WITH STAFF.
SO DURING AWAKE HOURS, IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN SEVEN KIDS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE.
AND, AND BY EMPLOYEE, I MEAN TALKING ABOUT DIRECT CARE, RIGHT? SOMEBODY THERE WITH THE KIDS.
UM, UH, AND THEN AT NIGHTTIME IT'S UH, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE TO 12 WHEN THEY'RE ASLEEP, WHICH I FEEL LIKE THAT'S OKAY.
THEY'RE ASLEEP, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THERE AGAIN, THEY REQUIRE THE STAFF TO BE AWAKE AT NIGHT.
BUT IT'S GOING TO, THAT ALSO IS GONNA GO DOWN TO, UH, ONE TO EIGHT.
SO, UH, ANYTIME IN HERE, AGAIN, JUST TO HELP MEET THE BUDGET, WE HAVE TO KEEP, UH, AT LEAST, UH, AN AVERAGE OF 14.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE OUR MAX BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO CHANGING OUR CASE MANAGER.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA LET YOUR CASE MANAGER HAVE MORE THAN 15 KIDS ON THE CASELOAD.
ANYWAY, ALL THOSE CHANGES ARE KIND OF IMPACTING, YOU KNOW, HOW WE OPERATE AND EVERYTHING.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE THERE, IT'S REALLY SOME BIG CHANGES.
UM, I THINK THEIR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR KIDS, BUT ALSO IT'S GONNA BE A FINANCIAL HIT ON EVERYBODY.
NOW I WILL ALSO ADD, STARTING IN 2025, THEY'RE GONNA RAISE THE PAYMENT RATE.
UM, UH, SO FOR THE KIDS WE GET RIGHT NOW, UH, IT'LL, UH, NOT QUITE DOUBLE, BUT, UH, ABOUT THREE FOUR.
SO IT'S GONNA GO FROM UM, $90 TO UH, 1 54.
UH, SO THAT, THAT'LL HELP SOME.
BUT THERE AGAIN, I'M, I AM JUST THROWING OUT STUFF TO HELP Y'ALL REALIZE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS.
WE HAD NO POWER ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT WE HAD TO FEED THE KIDS.
THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN THAT HAD FOOD YESTERDAY WAS DICKIES.
I'M NOT, IT COST ME EXPENSIVE.
IT COST ME $73 JUST TO PROVIDE LUNCH FOR THE KIDS.
I GOT SLIDERS AND LIKE I SAID, IT WAS GREAT.
BUT I MEAN, JUST FOR LUNCH WAS $73, YOU KNOW.
AND THEN LAST NIGHT I HAD TO GO OUT AGAIN.
WELL, WHILE YOU'RE ON THAT, THAT WAS $84 WHILE YOU, WHILE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOOD REVENUE, STEAK GIVES YOU EXTRA NUMBER OF DOLLARS A YEAR FOR FOOD.
THEN THE COUNTY PROVIDES MONEY IN THE BUDGET.
NOW THE, THE, OUR, THE MONEY FOR THE FOOD COMES FROM THE FOOD PROGRAM.
AND SO IT'S THE MEALS THAT HAS TO BE MEALS WE PROVIDE AT THE COOK AT THE SHELTER.
AND IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A MENU, YOU KNOW, IT'S A HEALTHY MENU, WHICH IS ALL GOOD, BUT LIKE, YO, WHEN YOU CAN'T COOK OR WHATEVER AND LIKE WHEN THEY'RE IN SCHOOL, YOU DON'T GET THE REIMBURSEMENT, YOU ONLY GET SUPPER.
IS THERE NOTHING IN THE BUDGET WE BUSTED FOR, UH, FOOD ON TOP OF WHAT THE STATE GIVES THEM? I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING BECAUSE I MENTIONED YOU ONCE BEFORE, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU GOT BUSTED AT 30,000 OF WHAT THE STATE AND, AND, UH, IN 23 USED 18,000 OF THE 30.
[00:45:01]
AND SO YOU JUST GIVE THAT MONEY BACK OR HOW DOES THAT OPERATE? OR YOU DON'T DRAW THAT MONEY DOWN.YOU REPORT AT THE END OF EACH MONTH AND THEY SEND YOU, REIMBURSE YOU.
IS THAT HOW THEY DO THAT? RIGHT AT THE END OF EACH MONTH? WELL, EVERY WEEK I HAVE TO TURN IN OKAY.
BUT THEN AT THE END OF EACH MONTH THEY SEND A CHECK TO, I THINK IT COMES UP TO Y'ALL.
UH, IT'S FROM THE FOOD PROGRAM.
AND THEN THEY PUT IT BACK IN OUR LINE ITEM AND THEY'RE GETTING US TO PAY FOR NEXT YEAR.
IS THE TRAINING THE 20,000? YES.
AND THAT'S ALL YOU'RE ASKING FOR? YES SIR.
SAY HERE YOU HIRE YOUR EMPLOYEE OR YOU GET THEM, YOU GET THE TRAINING DONE AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR BUDGET X AMOUNT, THEY QUIT, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, SOMEONE ELSE COMES IN.
WELL, IF THAT HAPPENS MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR.
SO IT IS 20,000 IS UP TO, I THINK IT'S JUST FOR YOU AND RIGHT.
THIS, THIS IS, IT'S GONNA BE FOR ME AND HE'LL DO THE TRAINING.
AND THEN I WOULD DO THE TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING HIM THE QUESTION.
AND YOU WANT TO HIRE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE? YES.
AND IS THIS PART-TIME, FULL-TIME? IT'D BE FULL-TIME.
AND LIKE I SAY, WE'VE GOT A OPEN POSITION IN THE BUDGET ALREADY, BUT IT'S ONLY 25,000.
YOU WANNA GO TO 28,000 AND I WANT TO GO TO 20 BECAUSE, BUT YOU'RE ASKING FOR 20 PLUS 3000, RIGHT? RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, I, I GUESS MY BIGGEST QUESTION WAS THAT $13 AND 46 CENTS AN HOUR.
I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU DO THAT ON THE 28TH THOUSAND.
WELL, THEY'RE LIVING THERE AT THE SHELTER DURING THAT EIGHT HOURS SHIFT AND THEY GET TO EAT WHILE THEY'RE THERE.
I KNOW, BUT I MEAN MUCH JERRY, IT'S $14 HOURS THAT OUT OF NO WAY.
HE GOT THE 13, IT SHOULD BE $14.
BUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE 20 DIRECT CARE, 1346, UH, BEGINNING PERSON, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
UH, SO I'M JUST SAYING IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO A MINIMUM OF 15.
WELL, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE STRUGGLING KEEPING PEOPLE AND TRYING THERE AGAIN, BECAUSE I MEAN, PEOPLE GO WORK AND HERE AGAIN, WE HAVE SO MUCH TRAINING YOU HAVE TO DO AND KEEP UP WITH AND YOU HAVE TO DOCUMENT SO MUCH ANY INTERACTIONS WITH THE KIDS, EVERYTHING YOU SEE DURING THE DAY, EVERY SHIFT HAS TO DOCUMENT EVERYTHING.
THEY, AGAIN, IT'S JUST WHAT WE DO.
WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE ENVIRONMENT MANY HOURS, SO IT'S HARD TO KEEP.
HOW MANY HOURS DO THEY WORK A SHIFT? DO THEY WORK 40? IS THAT WHAT THEY WORK? YEAH, FULL-TIME.
BUT HERE AGAIN, WE'RE OPENING 24 7, 365.
UM, I HAVE ONE EIGHT HOUR SHIFT, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE'S IS BROKEN UP OVER THE WHOLE WEEK AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
SO THAT GOES FIVE TO MAKE IT TO LEAST 30 TO FIVE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE.
I MEAN, I DO WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT TOO.
SO TYPICALLY WE DO NOT INCLUDE THEM IN ANY OF OUR PAYROLL PROJECTIONS.
UM, COLAS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT ALWAYS COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE BOARD.
IF THERE'S ANY INCREASES THAT NEED TO BE DONE THROUGH PAYROLL, WE NEED TO WAIT FROM THE BOARD HERE.
SO HE WOULD, I WAS JUST ASKING THE QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND HE WOULD PRESENT THAT TO THE BOARD.
WE HAD OUR MEETING AND THEY KNEW WHAT I WAS GONNA COME HERE WITH.
ANY QUESTIONS? DOES, DO THE EMPLOYEES GET ANY BENEFITS THOUGH, OR YES.
AND THAT'S A HUGE BENEFIT AND THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT EARLIER BENEFITS.
I GOT SIDETRACKED WITH SOMETHING THAT CAME UP.
CAN I HAVE A SIDEBAR WITH YOU AND YOU OUTSIDE FOR A MINUTE? YOU GOT A MINUTE? UH, YEAH, WE NEED A MINUTE.
DOES THIS INCLUDE, NEED SOMETHING FOR HIM? NO, NO, NO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
LIKE I SAY, YOU CAN LOOK UP TO T THREE C IF YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION.
IF YOU'RE BORED AND CAN'T GO TO SLEEP ONE NIGHT, JUST
THANK AND THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU'RE DOING THAT I, I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU GET GET IT DONE.
IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
MM-HMM MM NO, WE'LL WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.
[00:50:01]
SEE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE ABOUT A MINUTE ANYWAY.
I DO HAVE JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS BEFORE WE, Y'ALL.
I KNOW WE GOT YOUR LIST HERE OF WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
UH, ON THE PERCENTAGE OF MONEY YOU'VE ALREADY SPENT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS.
WHICH WOULD BE THE END OF MARCH.
THAT ONE, THAT ONE IS PROBABLY FIXING 'CAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THOSE DEALS THAT WE GOT THE GREENHOUSE BOUGHT AND WE'RE FIXING TO BUY SOME SUPPLIES WITH THAT.
AND THEN TRANSPORTATION HARRIS, WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S WHERE YOU AT? THEY HAVE, UM, THEY JUST NOW WE HAVE TWO CONFERENCES THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING UP TO.
SO THEY'LL, WE'RE PAYING FOR THOSE CON UH, CONFERENCES.
WHO IS THEY? UH, THREE PARA PROFESSIONALS, TARA, STEPHANIE AND PANDORA.
SO THAT I JUST, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS, SIR.
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
INSTEAD OF YEAH, IT WILL BE SPENT IF WE NEED THIS MONEY.
YEAH, WE JUST HAVEN'T SPENT IT YET.
SO THE ONLY THING YOU'RE REALLY ASKING FOR THEN IS, WELL, YOU GOT SOME, UH, MORE PA TRAINING OVER HERE THAT THE PARIS AGAIN? MM-HMM.
UH, SO FROM 35 TO 3,700? YES, PLEASE.
AND, UH, A LOT OF THE TRAINING HAPPENS DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
IS THAT UH, ONLINE OR YOU GO SOMEWHERE? WE HAVE TO GO SOMEPLACE.
UM, THE, THE TRAININGS THAT WE LIKE, UH, TARA AND I WENT LAST YEAR TO THE
UM, AND SO THAT WILL BE CAUGHT UP, BUT THEY HAVE ALL THEIR TRAINING HAPPENS DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
DOES THE EXTENSION SERVICE PAY FOR ANY OF THEIR TRAINING OR NOT FOR THEM HOUSING OR FOOD OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY'RE STRICTLY CONSIDERED COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
YOU WANT ANOTHER THOUSAND FOR OUTTA COUNTY TRAVEL? YES, SIR.
JUST 'CAUSE EVERYTHING'S COSTING SO MUCH MORE NOW.
AND THEN THE INCREASE THE, ON THE TRANSPORTATION ON THE LIVESTOCK SHOWS, CARRIE'S BEEN IN THE HOLE THE LAST COUPLE YEARS PERSONALLY JUST ON HER TRAVEL TO THE LIVESTOCK SHOWS, THE LIVESTOCK SHOWS HAVE STARTED SPREADING OUT THEIR SHOWS MORE SO LIKE CERTAIN YES.
CER LIKE THE HEIFER SHOWS LIKE NOW IT'S GONNA TAKE TWO WEEKS, SAN ANTONIO'S THREE WEEKS AND UM, YEAH, IN HOUSTON THEY DRAG EVERYTHING OUT.
IT'S JUST TO KEEP IN COMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE I'M AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FOR THOSE YEAH.
TO GET THE KIDS OUT I HAVE TO BE ATTENDANCE.
SO REALLY THE ONLY THING YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST, JUST YES SIR.
AND IF, AND IF Y'ALL DECIDE TO BE GENEROUS AND GIVE COUNTY RAISES IS DON'T FORGET US BECAUSE WE WORK FOR Y'ALL.
BECAUSE WE WORK FOR Y'ALL FIRST.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY SIMPLE TO ME.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A LOT HERE.
IT'S, EVERYBODY IN VANS END HAS BEEN HIT HARD AND THEN WE'RE STILL WITHOUT POWER AT OUR HOUSES.
SO IT'S BEEN BEEN A, AND THEN COMING DOWN END THIS MORNING, DOWN 2 43, YOU SEE HOW ALL PRETTY NASTY.
SO, WELL WE GOT A LOT RIGHT HERE OPPOSED TO, AND EVERYBODY THAT WON'T HAVE POWER BACK UNTIL TOMORROW PROBABLY.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT REALLY STICKS OUT.
THAT'S AN ISSUE FOR ME THAT Y'ALL SEE ANYTHING.
AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU DID.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I REALLY DO.
WE WERE TOLD THAT IF IT WASN'T A SIGNIFICANT ASK, WE DIDN'T NEED TO COME, BUT I FELT LIKE WE NEEDED, AS THE THREE OF US NEEDED TO BE HERE, WELL NEVER KNOW.
SOMEBODY, SOMEONE MAY HAVE A QUESTION ABSOLUTELY.
AND LIKE I SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANT, SO SURE.
EXCEPT, EXCEPT THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S ONE THING WHO WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT, UH, COOKED THOSE LITTLE THINGS ONE YEAR AND
OH, THOSE UH, LITTLE DESSERT THINGS.
I THOUGHT I GAVE YOU THE RECIPE FOR THAT.
OH, WELL, YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT THEN.
WELL, SHE NEEDS TO BRING SOMETHING.
OH, THOSE LITTLE, THOSE, YEAH.
WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU ASK, YOU KNOW, FOR THINGS, HE SAID, YEAH.
YOU WANT IT ALREADY READY TO GO
[00:55:01]
GOOD THOUGH.WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HIRED HER FOR A FULL-TIME COOK.
YOU KNOW, SHE, YEAH, SHE WAS, SHE WAS GREAT.
AND SHE HAS HAD SUCCESS IN ALL OF HER, UM, ALWAYS FOOD INTERNSHIPS.
SHE'S GONNA BE A PEDIATRIC NUTRITION OR REGISTERED DIETICIAN.
YOU, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? OH, I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, BECAUSE YOU ALL ALLOWED US TO HAVE THREE PROGRAM ASSISTANTS.
UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY IS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN ROW NUMBER ONE IN THE STATE FOR CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT NUMBER.
THE, SO WE'VE BEAT TERRENCE PARIS AND WE NEED TO, WE LIKE TO BE NUMBER ONE.
YEAH, THANK YOU ALL GENTLEMEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE, I CALLED TEXT AND WENT OKAY, ME CALL HER.
YEAH, I CALLED HER SENT WHILE SHE DIDN'T.
DID SHE ANSWER? I MEAN, HER TWICE THIS MORNING ALREADY.
I DON'T KNOW THOSE CROOKS WHEN YOU GET OVER, UH, UH, LET'S SEE.
WHERE'S SHE AT? THE RESTROOM? SHE'S OH, OKAY.
READY FOR ME? WE'RE READY FOR YOU.
SORRY, I STEPPED AWAY FROM MY PHONE FOR A MINUTE.
OKAY, SO HAS EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER MY STUFF? YES, MA'AM.
SO ONCE THE, WE CUT IT IN HALF AND WE SAID WE WERE PRETTY HAPPY.
YOU WANT AN INCREASE THERE? I DO WANNA INCREASE THERE, PLEASE.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT OUT THERE.
UM, OH, UH, I WANNA SAY IT WAS 30,000.
I INCREASED IT FROM THE 39 TO 113.
OH, 73 INCREASE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NOW, DO YOU DIVIDE THIS OUT AMONGST THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT YOU SEND TAX STATEMENTS? HOW FAR OR ANYTHING? OR NOT? UH, NOT THOSE, NOT THOSE, THOSE ARE STRICTLY COUNTY STUFF.
AND THEN, UH, UH, THE OUTSOURCING OF THE STATEMENTS IS, I HAD TO GO UP ON THAT TOO BECAUSE OF THE, YOU KNOW, HIGHER, THE 10 GRAND THERE.
HIGHER PROPERTY COUNT PARCEL COUNTS ON THAT.
NOW TWO EMPLOYEES GETTING CERTIFICATE PAID.
WHAT, WHAT IS THAT? THAT IS, I HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE COURSES FOR THE TNT TO LEARN HOW TO DO TNT AND ALL OF THE TAXING STUFF.
SO, UM, THEY GOT THEIR CERTIFICATES AND I'D LIKE TO GET THEM CERTIFICATE PAID THAT.
DO WE HAVE OTHERS THAT RECEIVE THAT PAY? I, I DO HAVE ONE MORE THAT'S RECEIVING THAT PAY CURRENTLY.
CURRENTLY WHAT? AND WHAT IS THAT? UM, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT IS THAT? THE DOLLAR AMOUNT? IT'S 2000 AND ADDING TWO MORE POSITIONS SINCE THE COUNTY'S ADDING MORE WORKSPACES AND THE, AND FORNEY.
I THOUGHT I'D GO AHEAD AND SEE IF IT'S GONNA BE, IF THERE'S GONNA BE SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE FORNEY OFFICE.
OH WAIT, I, I LOOKED AT THE ARCHITECT DRAWING THIS LAST WEEK.
WE GOING HAVE A FOURTH THING, YOU KNOW.
NOW, WHETHER OR NOT WE GET THERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WHATEVER WE DO, I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN THAT'S, WE WOULDN'T HURT TO PLAN FOR IT WHEN WE GET TO SPACE MONEY FOR PLAN FOR IT, GONNA HIRE 'EM YET.
BUT IF WE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET THAT IT HAPPENS, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO USE IT.
THAT'S, IF NOT, YOU'LL JUST BE ABLE TO SAVE IT.
IF, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST I'D HAVE IT IN THE BUDGET, I'M GONNA YEAH, I'D GO WITH THAT.
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T, I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS.
EVERYBODY'S NOT GONNA GO WITH THE INTERNET.
EVERY, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING THAT OUR LINES KEEP GETTING LONGER AND LONGER AND LONGER OVER THERE.
[01:00:01]
DO.YOU KNOW, THE POPULATION'S JUST TOO STRONG OVER THERE.
AND WHAT'S, UH, DO YOU HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT THERE? IS THERE SPACE ALREADY? TERRELL, TO ADD PERSON? THERE IS SPACE ALREADY IN TERRELL.
UH, BUT I KNOW FACILITIES IS TALKING ABOUT UPDATING OVER THERE AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THERE'S SPACE WITHOUT UPDATING, BUT YOU KNOW, IF THEY, YEAH, WE JUST DID A LOT OF UPDATING THIS PAST YEAR OVER THERE.
FACILITIES IS TELLING ME THEY WANNA DO SOME MORE.
I MEAN, I'M OKAY WHERE IT'S AT, BUT, OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE SPACE FOR THAT.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY SO CLOSE IN NUMBERS WITH, WITH WORK THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD USE AN EXTRA ONE TOO.
AND I MEAN THAT WOULD HELP AROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND WHAT'S THE INCREASE THERE? THAT'S GONNA BE THE BASE SALARY AND I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.
THE CLARK ONE? YEAH, IT WOULD BE THE CLERK ONE FOR BOTH.
WHAT DO Y'ALL HAVE? I THINK NEEDS ALL THE GROWTH WE HAVE AS OUR COURTS AND TAX OFFICER IS GETTING.
IS THAT ALL YOU WANT? THAT'S, THAT'S, HEY, YES.
CAN I HAVE MORE? NO, I'M KIDDING.
QUICK, SIMPLE AND EASY, RIGHT? YEAH.
JOHNNY IS GOING TO CALL US MONDAY, RIGHT.
WITH HIS, AND SO THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, UH, IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING, I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING.
YOU GOT A MOTION FROM I'LL MAKE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
QUITE WELL SEE IN THE MORNING.