* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] THAT CLOCK'S WRONG. OKAY. ALRIGHT, WELL GOOD MORNING, JACK'S FAULT. [Call to Order] . OKAY. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TODAY TO A REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE IN THE ANNEX. UH, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH A PRAYER AND COMMISSIONER BARBARA'S GONNA DO THAT THEN COMMISSIONER HUNT IS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES. SO IF HE WILL STAND WITH ME, PLEASE PRAY WITH PLEASE. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT, UH, YOU BE WITH EVERYBODY, WITH ALL THIS HEAT GOING ON AND, UH, ESPECIALLY OUR ROAD CREW GUYS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. UH, EVERYBODY JUST, UH, KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY DON'T TAKE LONG TO GET TOO HOT. UH, WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR MILITARY AND, UH, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND, UH, FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY. I WANNA ASK YOU TO BE WITH US ALL AND KEEP US SAFE. AND YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. FOR ALL HONOR OF THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. OKAY. ANYONE [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.] HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? NO. I THINK, UH, PRECINCT THREE IS HAVING A CLEANUP. YEAH. WHAT'S, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT PAPERWORK WITH YOU, BUT WHAT'S THE DATE? DO YOU HAVE THAT COPY? JULY 6TH. THAT'S IT. JULY 6TH. JULY 6TH. AND IT'S GONNA BE HELD, IT'S UH, OVER ON, UH, 4 29 ON. IT'S GONNA BE A SATURDAY RIDGE OUT THERE. YEAH. OKAY. AND YEAH, JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 80 THERE ON 4 29 AT OUR PROPERTY THERE. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE [2. CONSENT AGENDA] ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND WE JUST HAVE ONE ITEM THERE. TWO, ACCEPT, UH, THE COMMERCIAL'S COURT MEETING MINUTES FOR JUNE THE 18TH. 2024. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YOU MADE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PHELPS MADE THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND HERE COMES OUR [3. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Accept Treasurer's Monthly Report for May 2024.] TREASURER. MR. CHUCK, HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? DOING FINE. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? GREAT. GREAT. AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER GOOD REPORT FOR US? YES, I DO. OKAY. I'M NOT THIS GUY. GOOD. IT'S A GOOD ONE. YES, I SPEND IT ALL YET AT THE END OF MAY WE HAD 39,744,000 $155 IN OUR GENERAL FUND INTEREST EARNED ON AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS WAS $1,457 EARNINGS IN TEXAS POOL AND TEXAS CLASS $572,797 FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. OUR TOTAL INVESTED IN, UH, SPOOL IS 23.6 MILLION. TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS 93.8 MILLION. WE ARE EARNING AN AVERAGE YIELD, UH, IN TAX POOL OF 5.4549% IN TEXAS CLASS 5.4341% TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 27.2 MILLION. THE, UH, TOTAL COLLATERALIZATION 35.8 MILLION. SO WE'RE COLLATERALIZED AT 131%. WE HAVE 81.16% OF OUR, UH, CASH INVESTED RIGHT NOW. 18% IS IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. WE RECEDED $4.5 MILLION DURING THE MONTH OF MAY WE 456 RECEIPTS. ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS GOOD. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO SEE INTEREST IS STILL HELPING US OUT AND YEARS PAST IT WAS NOT SO GENEROUS. THAT'S TRUE. YEAH. IT'S, UH, GONNA PROBABLY HOLD UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. I NOTICED THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE, UH, PREDICTION FROM THE A RB UH, R BEING THE FRB IN ATLANTA SAYS THAT, UH, THEY'RE ABOUT 67% SURE THAT WE'LL SEE MAYBE A ONE, UH, ONE POINT OR I MEAN A, UH, ONE BASIS DROP, UH, IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THIS YEAR IN INTEREST. SO HELP WITH INFLATION SOMEWHAT, I GUESS. YEAH. OKAY, GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT OUR TREASURER'S REPORT. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MR. BARR MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. YOU CHECK THAT THERMOSTAT OVER? YEAH, THE SUCKER DOWN. GET HOT IN HERE. OKAY. WE'LL GET YOU COOLED OFF HERE SHORTLY. MS. SHANNON, [4. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve replat of Lots 17 and 18 of Rose Hill Estates located on CR 276 in Precinct 3.] YOU'RE UP. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PROOF THE RELA OF LOT 17 AND 18 OF ROSE HILL ESTATES LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 2 76 [00:05:01] IN PRECINCT THREE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. LOT 17 AND 18 OF ROSE HILL ESTATES. TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 4.77 ACRES. THE OWNER SPLITTING THAT INTO TWO LOTS. LOT 17 R IS 2.58 ACRES AND LOT 18 R IS 2.16 ACRES. BECAUSE THIS IS A RECORDED SUBDIVISION, WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS OF THAT SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. UM, ALL OF THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS AND UM, DOCUMENTATION WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA REQUEST PACKET. I DID RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM A CONCERNED RESIDENT WHO WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY, BUT SHE DID ASK ME TO RELAY HER COMMENTS TO THE COURT. SO I CAN DO THAT NOW. YES. HEY, THIS IS, SAY HER NAME, MS. CHRISTIE PARTI ADDRESS. SHE DID NOT PROVIDE AN ADDRESS. I JUST HAVE HER EMAIL. SHE CLOSE TO IT OR JOINT TO IT OR SHE IS IN THE SUBDIVISION. AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE DUE TO TRAVELING. OKAY. THE SCHEDULING CONFLICTS. OKAY. UM, HER CONCERNS ARE AS FOLLOWS. I LOOK THESE PROPERTIES UP ONLINE AND I'M STILL OPPOSED TO THEM BEING SUBDIVIDED. THERE IS A POND THAT TAKES UP A PORTION OF BOTH OF THESE WOODED LOTS, WHICH IS ONLY FIVE ACRES TOTAL. IF THE LOTS WERE SUBDIVIDED, THE RESULTING SMALLER LOTS WOULD NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR STRUCTURES AND AEROBIC SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITHOUT CUTTING DOWN MOST OF THE TREES. FURTHERMORE, THIS PROPERTY RECENTLY SOLD SO THE NEW OWNERS WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS BEFORE THEY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY. IF THEY WANTED SMALLER PIECE OF PROPERTY, THEY SHOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED AN EXISTING HOME IN A DEVELOPMENT WITH KNOWN DEED RESTRICTIONS. SO HAVING, UH, SAID THAT WE DO HAVE PART OF OUR PROCESS REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT A DEED RESTRICTION CERTIFICATE, WHICH STATES THAT EITHER THEY OR SOMEONE THAT IS COMPETENT IN REVIEWING DEEDS HAS REVIEWED THEIRS AND THAT THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR PLANS TO SUBDIVIDE. UM, THAT IS ON FILE. IT'S IN THAT AGENDA REQUEST PACKET THAT WE SUBMITTED. OKAY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME OTHER FOLKS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE. UH, DIANA ROTHWELL. YES, SIR. DID I SEE THAT RIGHT? YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I WAS GONNA HAVE TO KIND OF CUT HERE. . I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT SUCKERED INTO IT. YOU DO, YOU'LL DO FINE. UM, DIANA ROTHWELL, YOU ASKED FOR MY ADDRESS? YES, MA'AM. 7 2 7 1 COUNTY ROAD 2 7 6, TERRELL, TEXAS 7 5 1 6 0. I AM HERE REPRESENTING EIGHT OF MY, UM, FELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, UM, OR THIS AREA FOR THE LARGE LOTS. UM, NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE. AND IF WE ALLOW THIS SUBDIVISION OF THE CURRENT LOTS, UM, THAT WE SET PRECEDENTS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN EVEN MORE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH. UM, I'VE BEEN THERE 21 YEARS. I HAVE FIVE LOTS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, WE HAVE OTHER MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS IN THE SUBDIVISION. SO WE WOULD PREFER TO NOT APPROVE ANY ADDITIONAL, UM, SUBDIVISION OF OUR CURRENT LOTS. YEAH. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I MISSED? WE HAVE A GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE OUT THERE. WE DON'T WANT MORE PEOPLE IN . UM, WE FEEL, WE FEEL THAT IT'LL CHANGE THE, CHANGE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY MAKE TAKING IT FROM A LOW DENSITY, UH, TO A HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL INTO A HIGH AND HIGHER DENSITY. WHAT'S THE AVERAGE SIZE OF, UH, LOTS THERE NOW? THEY'RE, THEY'RE TWO TO TWO AND A HALF ACRE LOTS. OKAY. SO WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO IS, UM, SUBDIVIDE THEIR TWO LOTS. I I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE RIGHT BESIDE 'EM AS WELL. UM, AND CONCERNED WITH HOW THAT, THAT'S GONNA WORK WITH THE POND AS, AS WAS BROUGHT UP FROM THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE THESE, THE, THIS PARTICULAR FIVE ACRE TRACK, WHICH IS TWO LOTS, HAS THAT HUGE POND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULD SUBDIVIDE THAT AND HAVE PROPER PLACE FOR A PROPER BUILD THAT'S A PART OF OUR DEED INSTRUCTIONS. YOU YOU WANNA ADDRESS THAT? YES. YEAH. EXCUSE ME. SO OUR OSSF REQUIREMENT IS ONE NET ACRE OF USABLE SPACE. AND AGAIN, EACH OF THESE LOTS ARE MORE THAN TWO ACRES. AND WE DO HAVE A LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM OUR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES. THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE PLAT AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR SEPTIC ON THE PROPERTIES, THE NEW PROPERTIES. OKAY. SO ACTUALLY WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING FIVE ACRES OVER THEREABOUT AND DIVIDE IT INTO TWO LOTS. YES. RIGHT. OKAY. DO THEY HAVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SIZE OF THE HOMES? WELL, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S NOT, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ARE ACTUALLY THIS FIVE ACRE TRACK THAT THIS HOUSE IS ON IS, IS TWO LOTS, TWO POINT. THAT'S FOUR SOMETHING LOTS AT EACH. EACH, EACH. YEAH. SO THEY, THEY BUILT A GARAGE THAT SITS [00:10:01] ON THE PROPERTY LINE. SO THEY'RE WANTING TO MOVE THE PROPERTY LINE SO THEY CAN SELL THE HOUSE IN THE GARAGE AND KEEP TWO ACRES OVER HERE, WHICH HE IS UTILIZING AS A, UH, COMMERCIAL. HE RUNS HIS LAWN SERVICE OUT OF IT. SO IT'S A COMMERCIAL STORAGE. OKAY. UH, WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR OF THAT. HOWEVER, WE CAN'T RESTRICT THAT IF HE HAS A HOME THERE. YEAH. I WOULD CALL ATTENTION TO, UH, ARTICLE TWO, UH, PARAGRAPH ONE THERE, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE PURPOSES, EXCEPT THE INDIVIDUAL MAY PRACTICE OCCUPATIONS IN THEIR HOMES. THAT, THAT REQUIRES ONLY THE SERVICES OF THEMSELVES AND ONE ASSISTANT. NO OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OF ANY TYPE WILL BE PERMIT. OF COURSE YOU HAVE A DEED RESTRICTION, THEN IT GOES BACK OUR ATTORNEY'S RIGHT HERE, THEN THAT WOULD BE A CIVIL MATTER. THAT'S A CIVIL MATTER BETWEEN THE, THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT SUBDIVISION TO ENFORCE AND, UH, RESTRICT THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS. YOUR YEAH. MAKE USE OF THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS. COUNTY CAN'T OKAY. DO ANYTHING WITH THAT. YES. IT'S UP TO Y'ALL. UH, JUST FOR INFORMATION, WE TALKED ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE AND I GET THAT. MM-HMM. , UH, I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. SOME Y'ALL PROBABLY BEEN HERE LONGER. WE'VE NOW REACHED RIGHT AT 199,000 PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AND WE'RE GROWING AT A CLIP OF OVER 7% A YEAR. SO IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO MOVE, THEY'RE COMING EAST. 'CAUSE THEY CAN'T GO NORTH ANYMORE. THEY'RE ALREADY IN OKLAHOMA. MM-HMM. . SO IT'S DIFFICULT AND YOU CAN BUY ALL THE PROPERTY IN THE WORLD TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN DO IT. OR GO TOGETHER AND BUY THE PROPERTY TO MAINTAIN WHAT YOU LIKE. WHICH SOME FOLKS CAN'T DO THAT. THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO THAT. BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE STATE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. UH, AND LEGALLY WE CANNOT DENY THIS BECAUSE THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, UH, TO DO IT. AND WE CAN'T SUPERSEDE WHAT THE STATUTE SAYS. KIND OF LEAVES US IN A LURCH FOR Y'ALL. NOW YOU GO BACK TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. CIVIL THAT'S CIVIL AND THAT'S SOMETHING Y'ALL CAN DO. SO ANYTHING ELSE WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN PEOPLE START MOVING BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE, THAT'S GOING ON THERE AND YOU GOT A BUNCH OF VACANT HOUSES. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT GOOD. IT'S JUST, AND I DON'T IMAGINE THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE GONNA BE VERY FRIENDLY. YEAH. YEAH. THE ONLY WAY THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE ANY CHANGE IN THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE. AND WE'VE TALKED TO OUR STATE REP ABOUT IT. UH, HE TELLS US THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HE'S LOOKING INTO TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE MORE AUTHORITY TO DENY THESE TYPE OF THINGS. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE, THE, THE, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO, AS LONG AS THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH THEY HAVE, WE HAVE THIS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTY. AND, UH, I MEAN OUR HANDS ARE TIED AND I HATE IT BECAUSE I FEEL THE SAME WAY Y'ALL DO. I MEAN, I LIVE ON SOME PROPERTY MYSELF AND I I DON'T WANT A BUNCH OF HOUSES UP AROUND ME, BUT, UH, SOMEBODY YEAH. IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND BUYS THAT PROPERTY NEXT TO ME AND THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO DEVELOP IT, I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT I CAN DO. YES. YOU KNOW? WELL THEY PUT A WHOLE, WHOLE MUD DISTRICT BEHIND MY HOUSE. YEAH. I MEAN, I, YEAH. I MEAN I DIDN'T GET THIS ONE HOME OR TWO. YOU GOT ALL I GOT 3,600 MM-HMM. . THEY BOUGHT PROPERTY NEXT TO YOUR PROPERTY AND DEVELOPED IT. YEP. YEP. YEAH. 125 ACRES AND 3,600 HOMES COMES RIGHT UP TO MY FENCE. WELL, LOOKS NICE OUT FRONT, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK SO GREAT OUT THERE. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. 'CAUSE OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR TAXES ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, RIGHT IN LINE OF KEEPING EVERYBODY AROUND HERE. AND NOW WE'VE GOT . YEAH. PEOPLE LIKE THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MS. SHANNON? NUMBER FOUR. UM, JUST ONCE AGAIN, WOULD LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS DID GO THROUGH THE FULL APPROVAL PROCESS AND IT DID MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN SET FORTH. OKAY. SO WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL TODAY. YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF NUMBER FOUR? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION APPROVE. MR. BARR MAKES A MOTION. YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU SHANNON. THANK YOU. [5. Irma Castillo and Christina Cruz: Discuss/Consider/Approve modifying the work hours of employees in HR to a 4/10 schedule trialfor one year.] OKAY, MS. IRMA, YOU'RE UP NEXT. WE'LL WAIT JUST A MINUTE. LET THEM THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING. [00:15:12] OKAY, IRMA. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. CHRISTINA, I WANT TO DISCUSS MODIFYING THE WORK HOURS FOR THE EMPLOYEES IN HR ONLY TO DO A FOUR 10 SCHEDULE TRIAL FOR ONE YEAR. SO TELL ME THE PURPOSE OF THIS. YES SIR. SO WE ARE DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVING ONE YEAR TRIAL FOR THE FOUR 10 WORK. SCHEDULING HUMAN RESOURCES. UM, WE, DESPITE OF THE PROCESS CHANGES, UH, WE WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE. UM, WE ALWAYS HAVE EMPLOYEES ON SITE. THE REASON WHY THESE CHANGES IS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY. WE'LL BE HERE LONGER HOURS FROM SEVEN TO FIVE TO ASSIST LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLLING BRIDGE THE WORK LONGER HOURS. UM, ALSO BETTER WORK LIFE BALANCE. UH, REDUCE COMMUTING INCENTIVE FOR, FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES THAT COME UP. A LOT OF OTHER EMPLOYEES LOOKING FOR FOUR 10 A SCHEDULE THAT WILL ATTRACT TALENT, UM, IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYEES RETENTION. AGAIN, NEW EMPLOYEES THAT COME, COME OVER TO WORK, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THESE KIND OF BENEFITS. SO IT'S AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES TO RETAIN EMPLOYEES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND REDUCES STRESS AND MENTAL STRESS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES FOR ONE ADDITIONAL DAY THAT WE WILL GIVE TO THEM. AND, UH, AGAIN, WE ARE GONNA BE ALWAYS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SO. SO YOU HAVE HOW MANY EMPLOYEES TOTAL? FOUR. FOUR. SO WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEONE, WHICH INEVITABLY HAPPENS, THERE'LL BE SOME DAYS IT JUST COULD BE ONE PERSON THERE. UH, IF THE I LOSE ONE PERSON, I'LL BE HERE. OKAY. REGARDS, UH, WHO, WHO, WHAT ARE THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY ARE DOING? FOUR TENS OTHER THAN ROAD CREW? I BELIEVE IT IS. UH, THE, UH, THE COUNTY CLERKS DOES THAT, UM, YOU DO THAT, LAURA? YES SIR. DOES IT WORK? OKAY. YES SIR. IT BENEFIT TO YOUR EMPLOYEES? NOT ALL OF THEM USE IT, BUT THE ONES WHO DO USE IT AND APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. I BELIEVE THAT DISTRICT CLERKS AS WELL, THEY, THEY DO THE WORK SCHEDULE. WELL, I, I, I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF THE FOUR 10 HOUR DAY. UH, IT JUST MADE, IT MAKES A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE WITH MY GUYS. I MEAN, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAPPIER. I, I WAS NOT A BIG PROPONENT EIGHT YEARS AGO, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE GAVE IT A TRY AND I, IT, IT, IT WORKS OUT REAL WELL. UM, BEING THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE STAFFED FOR PEOPLE COMING IN ALL THE TIME. HAVE Y'ALL TALKED ABOUT DOING IT WHERE HALF OF Y'ALL ARE OFF ON FRIDAYS AND HALF OF Y'ALL ARE OFF ON MONDAYS? YES, SIR. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, WHY WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT. YEAH. MM-HMM, . OKAY. I MEAN THAT'S THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION I WOULD SAY WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT IS SOMEONE IS ALWAYS THERE. YES. THAT YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW. YES. AND ESSENTIALLY IT HELPS OUT WITH THE REQUEST FOR SICK TIME. UH, THEY'RE ABLE TO, EMPLOYEES ARE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THEIR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, DENTIST APPOINTMENTS ON THE FRIDAY OR THE MONDAY THAT THEY WILL BE OFF. SO THAT SAVES SICK TIME AS WELL. WHAT DO, WHEN THE HOLIDAYS ON THE MONDAY AND THEY'RE OFF ON MONDAY, THEN ACCORDING TO HOW OUR, UM, POLICY READS, IF YOUR HOLIDAY FALLS ON YOUR OFF DAY, WE CAN USE SEVEN DAYS THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAYS AS A HOLIDAY OR BANK HOLIDAY. OKAY. SKE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I, THE ONLY THING I I, I'D BE A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT IF WE START, WE, WE HAVE SOME THAT ADDRESS THE PUBLIC AND THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE SERVICE ON FRIDAYS AND MONDAYS NOW. AND IF THEY WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE LETTING THEM DO IT. YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE IF THE TAX OFFICE STARTED DOING IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'D HANDLE IT ON THE FIRST AND I DON'T THINK THEY COULD. BUT THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THAT'S THE ONLY, THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'D HAVE ABOUT IT. WELL, YOU, I MEAN IT AND THAT AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S YEAH. BUT NOW IS THE CLERK OFFICE, DO Y'ALL DO CHOOSE FRIDAYS OR MONDAYS? SO YOU'RE STAFFED? WE, WE SWITCH. MM-HMM. WE HAVE ONE, ONE MONTH. THEY'LL BE OFF ON FRIDAY THE NEXT MONTH THEY'RE OFF ON, BUT YOU STILL HAVE PEOPLE SWAPPING. I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT OFF FOUR, 10 HOUR DAYS AND, AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE OTHER DAY. SO YOU'RE, SO I, AND THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE A BIG VOLUME OF AT Y'ALL'S WINDOW ALL THE TIME TOO. RIGHT. AND IT HASN'T REALLY STOPPED PRODUCTIVITY. YEP. LIKE THAT. I ONLY HAVE LIKE FOUR PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY ON MOST [00:20:01] POSITIVE PEOPLE WORK REGULARLY. TERRY? UH, I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. WE ACTUALLY DID FOUR TENS, UH, AT THE CITY OF IRVING, UH, IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AND IT WORKED OUT WELL. 'CAUSE THE ONE THING THAT WE NOTICED, IT ACTUALLY CUT DOWN ON SICK LEAVE. AND UH, YOU KNOW, WITH PEOPLE WORKING THEIR VACATION AROUND IT AND EVERYTHING, IT SEEMED TO WORK OUT BETTER. AND I, LIKE YOU SAID, THE PRODUCTIVITY SEEMS TO GO UP 'CAUSE PEOPLE KNOW THEY'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, THREE DAYS OFF EVERY WEEK. MM-HMM. . UH, AND THEN, THEN YOU CAN PLAN MORE THINGS AND DO MORE THINGS WITH THEIR FAMILY, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TOO. SO YEAH. I MEAN IF, IF Y'ALL WANNA TRY IT, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA AND SEE HOW IT WORKS. IF IT WORKS OUT FOR YOU, GREAT. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT IT WOULD NOT WORK FOR. WE COULDN'T HAVE IT. BUT UH, IF IT WORKS AND THEN OTHER DEPARTMENTS WANNA TRY IT, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. WELL, I MEAN, WE HAVE TROUBLE GETTING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND WORK FOR US. MM-HMM. , YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE HAVE GREAT BENEFITS AND STUFF IN OUR SALARIES. WE'VE GOTTEN OUR SALARIES BETTER, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS. SO, BUT WE STILL NEED THE, THE PERKS TO TRY TO DRAW PEOPLE IN. RIGHT. COMPETE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. YEP. ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE PROBLEM. ALRIGHT. I GUESS. AND WE SAY TRY IT OUT. WHAT KIND OF GUIDELINES OR PARAMETERS ARE WE GONNA USE TO SAY IT WAS GOOD OR THE BAD? I WILL ENSURE THAT WE WRITE REPORTS IN REGARDS TO THE BENEFITS OF AN EMPLOYEE. I MEAN, I THINK, UH, BY ASKING QUESTIONS TO OUR EMPLOYEES IF THEY LIKE IT OR NOT, THAT THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD, I FEEL LIKE IT MOTIVATION? YEAH, I THINK SO. YOU KNOW, I GUESS IT'S NOT JUST YOUR EMPLOYEES AND I GUESS AVAILABILITY THE REST OF THE COUNTY. YEAH, MOST DEFINITELY. Y'ALL'S OFFICE. YEAH. THE, I'M SURE WE WILL HEAR ABOUT IT. IT WORK. , I'LL BE GETTING CALLS. SO, I MEAN THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME TYPE OF THAT'S WHAT I YEAH, YEAH. THAT THE MONITORING. UH, SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR A ONE YEAR TRIAL PERIOD. SO I NEED A MOTION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I'LL MAKE MOTION TO APPROVE. APPROVE THE ONE YEAR TRIAL. YES SIR. I'LL SECOND. SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA BE WATCHING . YOU GONNA BE WATCHING? NAH, I WON'T, I WON'T EVER NOTICE. LET'S PLEASE. UH, [6. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approve reappointing Judge Erleigh Norville Wiley to the Norville Center Children's Shelter for a 3-year term.] PAM IS TARA. YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT WHEN I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA BE HERE. OKAY, GO AHEAD MS. DEB. DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING REAPPOINTING JUDGE EARLY NOR WILEY TO THE NORVILLE CENTER CHILDREN'S SHELTER FOR ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM. YES MA'AM. SO JUDGE WILEY'S TERM ON THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER BOARD EXPIRED THREE MONTHS AGO AND, UH, NOBODY CAUGHT THAT. SO THIS IS THE EFFORT TO REAPPOINT HER TO THE, TO THE BOARD THAT, YOU KNOW, HER MOTHER STARTED. SO THAT'S OUR REQUEST. I THINK THAT'S EASY ONE. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MS. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SIR. MR. BAR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NUMBER SEVEN, MS. [7. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Approve Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for ETJ Authority-Land Use Regulations between Kaufman County and the City of Kemp.] MONIQUE, DISCUSS AND APPROVE INTERLOCAL CORPORATION AGREEMENT FOR THE ETJ LAND AUTHORITY USE REGULATIONS BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF KEMP. MORNING DEAN. MORNING. YEAH. . YES. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND GETTING THESE ETJ AND ILA AGREEMENTS RENEWED, UM, KEMP IS THE LATEST ON THE LIST. OKAY. SO, AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE JURISDICTION IN THE ETJ. THAT'S GOOD. ANY COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. HOW HOW MANY CITIES DO YOU DO YOU LIKE NOW? UM, I BROUGHT THAT 25TH. SO, UM, WE'RE WAITING ON SEVEN POINTS MAP. SO THEY DID THEIRS, THEY TOOK IT, BUT THEY FORGOT TO ATTACH THE ETJ MAP. UM, I STILL NEED MCCLENDON, CHISHOLM HEATH, SCURRY, ROSSER, OAK GROVE, GRACE PRAIRIE, MESQUITE. JAMES AT SAID THEY MOVED INTO THEIR NEW BUILDING, SO HE'LL GET THAT DONE AS SOON AS HE CAN. HE JUST TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT. AND WE HAD A MEETING WITH DALLAS YESTERDAY. HOW'D THAT GO? UH, IT WENT REALLY WELL. UM, LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS ON HOW THEY WERE DOING. THE ETJ UM, HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION AND, UM, THEY SAID SEND THE ILAS TO THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE FROM 2003, SO THEY'RE 21 YEARS OLD AND HE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE NEEDED TO GET THOSE REDONE. WELL GOOD. SO, UM, I'M GOING TO GET THOSE ONE SENT ELECTRONICALLY AND ONE SENT CERTIFIED. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH YOUR COVER LETTER ATTACHED? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU MONIQUE. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THE MOTION CARRIED ON THAT ONE. THANK. OH, COMMISSIONER HUNT MADE THE SECOND. I FORGOT TO SAY THAT. YES. YES. OKAY, [00:25:01] GOOD. OKAY. GOOD. YOU DO. OKAY. OKAY. [8. Garrett Moore: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Application for Use of County Property from Open Infra for installing fiber optic on Abner Road, County Road 133, County Road 134 and County Road 134A, in Precinct 1.] NUMBER EIGHT. MR. GARRETT MOORE, DISCUSS AND APPROVE INTERLOCAL CORPORATION AGREEMENT ETJ LAND AS MONIQUE DISCUSSED AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY FROM OPEN INFRA FOR INSTALLING FIBER OPTICS ON AVENUE ROAD, COUNTY ROAD. 1 33, 1 34, 1 34 A PRECINCT. ONE MORNING GARY. MORNING. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GOOD. ALRIGHT. GOOD. UM, MAN, IT FEELS REAL GOOD WITH THAT ERROR ON RIGHT NOW. MM-HMM. . UM, SO AS USUAL REVIEWED THEIR PLANS, THEY GOT THE PROPER CALL OUTS, IT'S ALL BOARD. UM, AND UH, TO GIVE Y'ALL AN UPDATE ON HOW IT'S GOING. YESTERDAY WENT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LONG WHILE, UH, FOR INSPECTIONS. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET LINES IN THE GROUND AND, UM, IN PRECINCT FOUR THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE THEY DID HIT A WATER LANE. UH, THE ERROR WAS SPLIT BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. THEY IMMEDIATELY CALLED, UM, THE, UH, I THINK IT WAS GASTONIA SCURRY, SORRY, GASTONIA WOOD. AND, AND THEY GOT IT RESOLVED FAIRLY QUICKLY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. UM, AS FAR AS FIXING WATER MAINS GOES, UH, PUTTING A CLAMP ON IT STOPPED THE LEAK AT THE MOMENT. YEAH, I KNOW THEY GET IT. THEY CAME BACK AND, UH, I CHECKED ON THEIR WEBSITE THIS MORNING AND THEY DID SAY THAT THE WATER WAS RESTORED AS OF YESTERDAY, SO. OKAY. UM, ANYWAY, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ARE THEY FOLLOWING ALL THE REGULATIONS OR RULES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PRIOR? YES. ALL THE LINES ARE BURIED PROPERLY. IN FACT, MOST OF 'EM ARE ACTUALLY BURIED DEEPER THAN WHAT WE, UH, REQUEST. OKAY. AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH, UH, RAYMOND'S CREW NOT PUTTING THE LINE WHERE IT WAS. IN FACT, UM, ON COUNTY ROAD, I THINK IT'S 41 0 2, HE ACTUALLY WENT BACK THROUGH AND RE REDID THE LINES THAT THE, THAT THE PREVIOUS CONTRACTOR HAD INSTALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE UH, I HAD POINTED OUT TO 'EM THAT THEY WERE WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE ROAD. SO THEY CAME BACK, PUT IT DIRECTLY IN THE DITCH LINE AT THE PROPER DEPTHS. OKAY. WELL GOOD. SO WE WERE ABLE TO CHECK THAT YESTERDAY AND THEY'RE GOOD TO GO. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. MR. HU. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU [9. Garrett Moore: Discuss/Consider/Approve Application for Use of County Property from Open Infra for installing fiber optic on Timarron Drive in Precinct 4.] GARRETT. NUMBER EIGHT, I MEAN NUMBER NINE. GARRETT, AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE APPLICATION FOR USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY FROM OP FOR INSTALLING FIRE PROPERTIES ON TERON DRIVE IN PRECINCT FOUR. SAME THING AS LAST TIME. JUST THE CALL OUTS ARE PROPER. IT'S ALL BURIED AND, UH, NO OTHER UPDATES THAN WHAT I'VE ALREADY GIVEN Y'ALL. SO, OKAY. HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION. I SECOND. I SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS. YOU BET. YOU BET. , [10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve requesting Disbursement of the Unclaimed Capital Credit Fund from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.] UH, NUMBER 10. THAT'S MINE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROOF REQUESTING DISBURSEMENT OF UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDIT FUND FROM THE TEXAS CONTROLLER FOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS BRAND. HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING FROM THEM ON MONEY OR ANYTHING? NO SIR. YOU KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. MM-HMM, . SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS SO WE CAN GET OUR MONEY. YEP. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. HUNT MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE CARRIES. THANK YOU. [11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve appointing Joseph Russell to serve as the interim Kaufman County Court at Law Judge from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.] NUMBER 11, JURORS DO, UH, DISCUSS AND APPROVE APPOINTING JOSEPH RUSSELL TO SERVE AS THE INTERIM COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGE FROM JULY 1, 24 THROUGH DECEMBER 31 OF 24 MM-HMM. , YOU KNOW, THE, UH, ELECTION'S OVER RUNOFF IS OVER. UH, THE JUDGES HAVE ASKED THAT WE DO THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE BEHIND THIS COURT GOING. SO THIS WILL BE AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT ONLY UNTIL HE'S SWORN IN, UH, JANUARY ONE. THAT'S RIGHT. SO I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT TOO. MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MR. [12. Auditor: Discuss/Consider/Approve line-item and budget transfers/corrections.] AUDITOR. YOUR TURN TO APPROVE LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. SO WE HAVE TWO THAT WERE ASKING FOR APPROVAL. UM, AND THESE WERE SENT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY. I DIDN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MS. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. MS. BAR MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER [13. Auditor: Discuss/Consider/Approve claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] 13, MS. AUDITOR ONCE AGAIN, UH, UH, CONSIDER APPROVED CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK WE'RE ASKING FOR A TOTAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TO BE PAID OF $1,732,421 [00:30:01] AND 46 CENTS. THAT'S MADE UP OF SOME TIFF, UM, REIMBURSEMENTS AND ROAD MATERIALS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JUROR CHECKS, $17,858. AND WE HAVE A PAYROLL, SEVERAL PAYROLLS OF $2,028,273 AND 26 CENTS. SO OUR FINAL, UM, ASK IS $3,778,552 AND 72 CENTS FOR YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MR. BARBER MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session for the following issues: a. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, for the Commissioners Court to discuss the position of the County Engineer, Garrett Moore. b. Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, for the Commissioners Court to discuss the position of the Development Services Director, Monique Hunter.] 14 IS MINE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. ISSUES A PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.074. THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO DISCUSS POSITION OF COUNTY ENGINEER GARRETT MOORE, AND B, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.074 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO DISCUSS POSITION OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR MONIQUE HUNTER. I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT REGULAR MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HELPS. MAKES THE MOTION. IT'S NINE 30. NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.