* 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. OKAY. [Call to Order] [00:00:05] OKAY. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TODAY TO OUR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE IT IS THE END OF OCTOBER THE 29TH, AND WE'RE IN THE ANNEX, AS USUAL. WE'RE GONNA BE LED BY COMMISSIONER MORNING INVOCATION THIS MORNING. THEN COMMISSIONER BARBER IS GONNA DO OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'D STAND WITH US. PLEASE LET US PRAY. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY IN OUR LIVES. LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY TODAY, LORD, THAT'LL BE YOUR BUSINESS, NOT OURS. AND LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE MILITARY AND THOSE THAT ARE OVERSEAS WITH ALL THE, UH, PROBLEMS GOING ON AROUND THE WORLD. LORD, WE PRAY FOR THEM AND WHERE THEY'RE STATIONED. AND WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT SERVICE HERE LOCALLY, IN, IN, IN THE STATES HERE, LORD. AND ALSO WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH, UH, DEBBIE, UH, FOR HER PROCEDURE, LORD, AND THAT, THAT THAT GOES WELL FOR HER. AND AGAIN, WE THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND ALL THOSE THAT SERVE HERE IN COLTON COUNTY. WE PRAY TO STAND YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG OF ALLEGED ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANY ROUTINE [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.] CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING FROM ANYONE? UH, NO. I'LL JUST SAY SOMETHING. NO, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE HAVING A REALLY GREAT VOTER TURNOUT. MM-HMM. . I WANT EVERYBODY REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S REALLY WONDERFUL. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THAT FREEDOM COMES IN ONE CHOICE, AND THAT'S BY EVERYBODY GETTING OUT AND HELPING TAKE CARE OF THE COUNTRY AND DOING YOUR PART. AND OUR PARTS THE VOTE, AND I THINK THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING THAT WE'RE HAVING, IS THAT WE'RE JUST REALLY, BECAUSE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES WHERE WE ARE. AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T VOTED, PLEASE GET OUT AND VOTE. YEP. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO GR IF YOU DON'T. YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU WILL. YOU DON'T, I MEAN YOU WILL, BUT WE KNOW THAT ALREADY, SO, YOU KNOW, BUT, BUT PLEASE EVERYBODY KEEP IT UP. WE'RE, WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB AND OUR ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT SEEMS TO BE DOING A GREAT JOB. EVERYBODY'S DOING A GREAT JOB. THIS THING IS WONDERFUL. YEAH. OKAY. I DO HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. OUR PET ADOPTION CENTER IS FINALLY OPEN. WE ARE NOT TAKING DROP OFFS. SO IF YOU HAVE A DOG GONNA GET RID OF, DON'T TAKE IT THERE. PUT IT IN YOUR NEIGHBOR'S YARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. . BUT ANYWAY, UH, WE ARE WAY BEHIND ON PICKING UP STRAY DOGS. WE HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT 400 AND WE CAN ONLY, WE, OUR CAPACITY IS ABOUT 60, 64. SO WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT WITH OUR DEPUTIES AS WE'RE PICKING 'EM UP. UH, WE ARE ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. UH, SINCE THE COUNTY HAS TAKEN OVER, WE'RE NOT CHARGING YOU TO VOLUNTEER LIKE THE PREVIOUS, UH, FOLKS. SO WE'RE THANKFUL THAT WE FINALLY GOT IT OPEN AND WE HAVE A GOOD VET THAT'S WORKING WITH US HERE IN TOWN. AND, UH, JUST BE PATIENT. EVERYTHING NEW TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO GET IN A ROUTINE. SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. [2. CONSENT AGENDA] CONSIDER AGENDA. Y'ALL ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU WANNA MAKE? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. HAVE A MOTION FOR APPEARANCE. PHILLIPS STILL HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. BARB MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NUMBER THREE, JOHN MANNING, [3. John Manning: Discuss/Consider/Approve acceptance of Fiscal Year 2023 Independent Audit Report from Pattillo, Brown, & Hill, ILP.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED ACCEPTANCE, THE FISCAL YEAR 23 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT FROM PETI BROWN AND HILL. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, HOW ARE YOU GUYS? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT, GREAT. WELL, I'M HERE TO GO OVER THE RESULTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023 AUDIT REPORT. AND DO Y'ALL HAVE THAT? IS IT ON YOUR COMPUTER? MM-HMM, . OKAY. I'M GONNA BE USING THE PAGE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM, NOT THE PDF PAGES. UM, JUST TO KIND OF FOLLOW ALONG. I'M NOT GONNA SPEND A LOT OF TIME HERE JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE OVERVIEWS. OKAY. IF YOU'LL LOOK AT PAPER PAGE ONE, THIS IS THE REASON THAT WE WERE HERE IS TO LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COUNTY AND TO RENDER AN OPINION AS TO WHETHER WE THINK THAT THOSE, UH, FINANCIALS AND NOTES WERE ACCURATE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GIVING HERE. WE'RE OFFERING AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, MEANING WE DID NOT HAVE TO MODIFY OUR OPINION FOR INTERNAL CONTROL DEPARTURES OR GAP OMISSIONS. MEANING WE DO HAVE SOME LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT DON'T KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING. THEY NEED TO HAVE A FULL SET OF FINANCIALS. LIKE THEY DON'T KEEP UP WITH CAPITAL ASSETS OR THEY DON'T KEEP TRACK OF COMPENSATED ABSENCES. SO WE HAVE TO MODIFY OUR [00:05:01] OPINION TO SAY EVERYTHING IS GOOD EXCEPT FOR THESE, YOU GUYS HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A FULL SET OF FINANCIALS. SO, AS FAR AS WHAT TYPE OF REPORTS WE CAN OFFER AS CPAS, THE UNMODIFIED IS THE BEST. AND I KNOW THAT PERIODICALLY YOU GUYS HAVE TO ISSUE DEBT AND THAT YOU GET GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. THEY REVIEW THIS AND THEY REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WORK PREDOMINANTLY WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, BUT THIS REPORT IS A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT. IF YOU GUYS, ALL THE POLICIES YOU PUT IN, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THEM, NONE OF THIS STUFF WORKS. AND THIS REPORT COULD BE DIFFERENT. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE CONTROLS THAT YOU GUYS PUT IN PLACE, AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE COUNTY FOLLOW THEM. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW, UM, THAT YOU GUYS GOT THAT TYPE OF REPORT. I'LL START WITH THE FINANCIALS ON PAGE 10. AND I'LL LOOK AT THESE AT, ON, ON A FUND BASIS IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE GOVERNMENT WIDES. AND THIS IS THE ENTIRE COUNTY PUT INTO ONE COLUMN. SO IT'S YOUR GENERAL FUND, DEBT SERVICE, ALL OF YOUR ROAD AND BRIDGE. BUT WE ALSO ADD IN CAPITAL ASSETS AND LONG-TERM DEBT. THE MAIN THING THAT I WANNA POINT OUT HERE IS THAT YOU HAVE A POSITIVE NET POSITION, UH, OF ABOUT ALMOST $19 MILLION THERE. THE ONE THING I DO WANNA POINT OUT AND BRANDY WANTED TO, TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT WAS IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, IF YOU GO DOWN TO YOUR NET POSITION AREA, YOU SEE THAT DEFICIT 63 MILLION. AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT TWOFOLD. ONE IS A, SEVERAL OF THE BONDS THAT YOU GUYS ISSUED WERE FOR PROJECTS THAT DON'T ULTIMATELY BELONG TO THE COUNTY. THEY'RE FOR ROADS THAT GO THROUGH THE COUNTY BUT BELONG TO OTHER PEOPLE. SO THAT DEBT GOES ON THERE WITH NO CORRESPONDING ASSET. SO THAT'S WHY THIS NUMBER IS, IS IN A DEFICIT POSITION. OKAY? EVERY COUNTY THAT'S UP IN THIS AREA IS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. IF YOU PULL UP DENTON COUNTY'S FINANCIALS, UM, ROCKWALL COUNTY, ALL THOSE THAT HAVE FEDERAL AND STATE HIGHWAYS GOING THROUGH THERE TO HELP CONTRIBUTING TO THESE PROJECTS, HAVE THIS TYPE OF POSITION. THE OTHER THING IS, IF YOU WILL, LOOK, IF YOU REMEMBER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE HAD TO START PUTTING THE COUNTY'S PENSION LIABILITY ON THE BOOKS, UH, THE T-C-D-R-S REPORT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 44, THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THIS NUMBER INCREASED, IS LAST YEAR YOU HAD MORE ASSETS AT T-C-D-R-S THAN WHAT THEY RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. WELL, THIS YEAR THAT FLIPPED, AND THAT WAS A $14 MILLION SWING. SO THAT IS ANOTHER NUMBER THAT WENT DIRECTLY DOWN THERE. SO JUST REMEMBER WHILE WE'RE LOOKING AT PAGE 44, THAT'S A LITTLE OVER $5 MILLION. THAT'S AN ACTUARIAL ACCRUED LIABILITY, MEANING IT'S AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT YOU GUYS OWE LONG TERM, RIGHT? THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS IMPACTS THE COUNTY'S FINANCIALS IS THE RATE THAT T-C-D-R-S SETS FOR YOU GUYS THAT YOU TAKE OUT OF EVERYBODY'S CHECK EVERY MONTH. SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SAY, OH, THIS NUMBER WENT WAY UP. LET'S MAKE THE COUNTY'S RATE 60%. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. 'CAUSE REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED HERE, IF YOU GO A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE INVESTMENT INCOME LAST YEAR, THE T-C-D-R-S FROM THE ASSETS THAT THEY HOLD FOR YOU GUYS THERE MADE $22 MILLION THIS YEAR, LOST SEVEN. SO THAT'S WHAT THE BIG SWING WAS. IT'S ALL THAT'S NUMBER IS DIRECTLY DRIVEN BY HOW THOSE ASSETS PERFORM UP THERE AT T-C-D-R-S, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. AND THE PENSION PLAN IS PHENOMENAL. THEY DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. THEY'RE EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE. BUT YOU REMEMBER, THIS IS A MEASUREMENT DATE AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2022. SO WE'RE ALWAYS AT NINE MONTHS BEHIND. SO IF YOU REMEMBER BACK THEN, THE MARKET DIDN'T DO AS GOOD AS IT'S DOING NOW. SO THAT NUMBER, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM HAS FLUCTUATED. IT'S BEEN 5 MILLION, IT'S BEEN 9 MILLION. IT'S BEEN A, A POSITIVE NET ASSET. SO THAT'S REALLY THE REASON WHY THAT NUMBER IS THE WAY IT IS, AND THAT A LOT OF COUNTIES ARE IN THE SAME POSITION. SO FINANCIAL ADVISORS WILL LOOK AT THIS AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE ANYTIME YOU SEE A NUMBER WITH BRACKETS AROUND IT, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE TALK ABOUT IT AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THAT'S FOR. IF YOU'LL LOOK AT PAGE 15 AND 16, THIS IS THE WAY THAT WE'RE MORE ACCUSTOMED TO LOOKING AT THE COUNTY. YOU'VE GOT YOUR GENERAL FUND OVER THERE ON THE LEFT. YOU'VE GOT YOUR GENERAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND, PLUS ALL FOUR PRECINCTS COMBINED INTO THAT GENERAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND COLUMN. YOU'VE GOT YOUR BOND PROJECTS. AND LEMME SEE, HOLD ON. AND IF YOU LOOK THERE, UM, ON PAGE 15 AND 16, YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE ARE A SUMMARY OF YOUR REVENUES AND EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR. AND YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL FUND ENDED WITH, UH, A LITTLE UNDER $14 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE. THAT'S ABOUT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS RESERVE. UM, GFOA LIKES TO SEE THREE. SO Y'ALL ARE PRETTY CLOSE THERE. MM-HMM. , UM, ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND BALANCES ARE HEALTHY. YOU SEE THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, [00:10:01] UH, HAS ABOUT A LITTLE UNDER $60 MILLION OF FUND BALANCE. AS YOU CONTINUE TO FUND THOSE ROAD PROJECTS, THAT NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE, WHICH IS EXPECTED, AND THAT'S WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN. DEBT SERVICE ENDED WITH ABOUT A LITTLE UNDER $5 MILLION OF, OF, OF FUND BALANCE. AND THEN YOUR ARPA FUNDS THERE. SO YOU STILL HAVE, REMEMBER THIS IS AS OF DECEMBER, I MEAN, OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023. SO YOU GUYS ARE STILL HOLDING A LOT OF ARPA CASH. I THINK ABOUT 13 MILLION AS OF THIS DATE. I THINK NOW THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GONE. SO THAT CASH BALANCE WILL BE GONE AS WELL. RIGHT? SO, UM, ALL IN ALL, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, I THINK THAT IT SHOWS THAT THE FUND THAT THE COUNTY HAS, UH, GOOD FINANCIAL STABILITY, I THINK IT SHOWS THAT YOU GUYS BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO DO EACH YEAR. Y'ALL DO TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS DONE RIGHT. AND IT, YOU KNOW, IT WORKS. YOU GUYS HAVE RESERVES, BUT NOT SO MUCH RESERVES WHERE YOU'RE, YOU'RE HOLDING TAXPAYERS MONEY AND NOT RETURNING THE INVESTMENT ON THOSE. BUT ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT PENSION LIABILITY, JUST BECAUSE THAT NUMBER SWINGS SO MUCH, IF YOU CAN LOOK AT TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT PAGE HERE, IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE 36, JUST BECAUSE EV THE ONLY TIME YOU EVER HEAR ABOUT PENSION PLANS ARE WHEN THINGS GO BAD, THAT'S ABOUT 0.5% OF PENSION PLANS FOR GOVERNMENTS IN THE, IN THE COUNTRY. SO WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I'VE TALKED ABOUT AN ACTUARY ACCRUED LIABILITY, THERE'S A LOT OF ESTIMATES THAT GO INTO SAYING, OKAY, YOU'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, 600 PEOPLE IN THE PLAN, THESE MANY ARE TAKING RETIREMENT BENEFITS. THIS IS HOW LONG WE THINK PEOPLE WILL LIVE. THIS IS HOW LONG WE THINK THEY'LL WORK THE COUNTY. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, IF YOU LOOK IN THE MIDDLE OF PAGE 36, THEY HAVE THIS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS AND T-C-D-R-S USES A, A DISCOUNT RATE OF 7.6, WHICH WE AGREE WITH. IF THEY WERE TO JUST SWITCH THAT TO 1% HIGHER, YOUR LIABILITY WOULD'VE WENT FROM A $5 MILLION LIABILITY TO ALMOST A $10 MILLION ASSET. CONVERSELY, IF THEY WOULD'VE LOWERED IT, YOUR LIABILITY WENT FROM FIVE TO 23 MM-HMM , THAT'S 1%. THAT'S JUST ONE NUMBER IN THIS SIX PAGES. SO JUST BE MINDFUL IF PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS, IF YOU GET QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, IT IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE NUMBER. IT'S JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PENSION PLAN OUT THERE AND THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE THINK YOU STILL OWE. SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING YOU GET QUESTIONS ON THAT REALLY THE COUNTY HAS NO CONTROL OVER. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE NUMBER CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE HERE. UM, THE OTHER PART, UH, OF THIS, UH, AUDIT PROCESS THAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE ALSO HAD TO LOOK AT YOUR STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. AND WE LOOKED AT ARPA AND WE LOOKED AT, UH, ONE OF YOUR, UH, OTHER STATE GRANTS AND NEITHER OF THOSE HAD ANY INTERNAL CONTROL PROBLEMS OR COMPLIANCE ISSUES TO REPORT. SO, AND WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS OF THOSE ARPA FUNDS, LIKE GOING DOWN INTO DETAIL, LOOKING AT WHAT YOU SPENT THEM ON AND HOW YOU SPENT THEM, MADE SURE YOU TURNED YOUR REPORTS IN ON TIME JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT A GOOD FEEL THAT YOU'RE SPENDING THAT MONEY APPROPRIATELY, TIMELY AND UNDER ALLOWABLE THINGS. AND, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAME BACK LOOKING REALLY GOOD. THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THOSE DID A SUPER JOB. I DUNNO HOW MUCH Y'ALL WENT INTO, HOW MUCH REPORTS YOU HAVE TO BE SENT IN AND HOW MUCH DOCUMENTATION YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOU'RE USING THIS MONEY. CORRECT. BUT THE COUNTY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AND THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT THAT FOUR YEARS AGO OR HOWEVER LONG IT WAS, THEY JUST SAID, HERE, HERE, HERE'S $30 MILLION. HAVE FUN. CAN YOU, YEAH. CAN YOU DO WELL? I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU DO THIS? AND THEY JUST KEPT PUTTING OUT, WE CAN'T DO THIS WITH IT. WE CAN DO THIS WITH IT. MM-HMM, . SO THE COUNTY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, UM, OF, OF MANAGING THOSE THINGS. AND I THINK BY THE END OF 24, THOSE BALANCES SHOULD BE GONE AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO, TO NOT HAVING TO, TO AUDIT THOSE AND, AND AUDIT SOME OTHER THINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO, UM, THE OTHER REASON THAT WE'RE A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN NORMAL IS, AS YOU KNOW, THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM GOT CONVERTED TO A NEW SYSTEM AND TRYING TO, I MEAN THIS COUNTY'S NO LONGER A TINY LITTLE RURAL COUNTY. YOU'LL HAVE A LOT GOING ON. SO TRANSITIONING FROM THAT OLD FINANCIAL SYSTEM TO THE NEW ONE, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING ROLLED OVER FROM THAT OLD SYSTEM CORRECTLY. AND THAT AT THE END OF THIS, THAT OUR AUDITED NUMBERS AND THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE NUMBERS MATCHED. SO THAT JUST TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER. CAPITAL ASSETS, THAT MODULE TOOK A LONG TIME, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD SPOT. I THINK GOING FORWARD THE SYSTEM'S GONNA BE A LOT EASIER TO USE AND PROVIDE A LOT MORE BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY. BUT IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THAT DONE. AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED, WE'RE REALLY MOVING BACK TO THE [00:15:01] OLD CALENDAR WITH PRESENTING, PRESENTING THIS REPORT TO YOU GUYS IN MAY OR EARLY JUNE, UH, OF 25 AND GET BACK TO GETTING THESE DONE BEFORE YOU GET INTO BUDGET AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE CLARIFIED WHY IT TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THIS YEAR AND THAT THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, THEY WERE SUPER HUGE HELP. WE MET A LOT MAKING SURE THAT OUR NUMBERS MATCHED THEIRS AND THAT THAT PROCEDURE WENT GOOD. SO I, I THINK THE NEW SYSTEM IS IN GOOD HANDS AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR OFFICE AND EVERYBODY THAT WE DEALT WITH WAS SUPER HELPFUL, AS ALWAYS. WELL, BRANDY AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THEY WORKED VERY HARD AT IT. THEY PUT IN LOTS OF LONG HOURS THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE. SO. YEAH. AND WE DID TRANSITION. I FORGET, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A ANOTHER COUNTY AUDITOR THAT HAD BEEN HERE A WHILE. YEAH. BRANDY, THANK GOODNESS HAD HAD BEEN WORKING WITH HER. SO THERE WAS SOME INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE THAT ROLLED OVER AND IT, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T HAVING TO START WITH SOMEBODY THAT HAD NEVER BEEN WORKING WITH COFFMAN COUNTY. SO THAT WAS A HUGE HELP AS WELL. YES. BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE GO TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT OFFICES, TALK ABOUT THEIR PROCEDURES, ASK FOR DOCUMENTS, AND EVERYBODY IS ALWAYS SUPER ACCOMMODATING AND, AND VERY HELPFUL TO US. AND, AND I THINK THAT'S A HUGE REASON WHY YOU HAVE AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND THE REPORT LOOKS GOOD. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS GUYS? NO. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MAYOR TO MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF CI AYE A MOTION. JOHN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANKS COMMISSIONS. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK. ALRIGHT. OKAY. UP NEXT IS MS. [4. Cortney Gladney: Discuss/Consider/Approve Collections Department 3rd Quarter Analysis Report 2024 and Kaufman County Collections Balance Sheet September 2024.] COURTNEY GLADNEY, DISCUSS, CONSIDER OUR APPROVED COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT THIRD QUARTER ANALYSIS REPORT FOR 24 IN COLTON COUNTY COLLECTIONS BALANCE SHEETS FOR SEPTEMBER 24. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M HERE WITH THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY ANALYSIS, LIKE YOU SAID. UH, YOU'LL SEE HERE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024 MONTHS OF JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, WE DID COLLECT A TOTAL OF $354,325 AND 71 CENTS. UH, THIS WAS A DECREASE OF 15.26 UH, PERCENT FROM OUR PREVIOUS QUARTER THIS YEAR. UM, HOWEVER, IT WAS AN INCREASE OF 26 POINT 50%, UH, FROM THIS SAME, UH, QUARTER OF LAST YEAR. THAT'S GOOD. MM-HMM. ? YES, SIR. REALLY HAVE THE INCREASE THEN THE DECREASE? YES. ABSOLUTELY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR HER? NO. I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT. APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK. THANK YOU. OKAY, MR. CHUCK, [5. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Kaufman County Treasurer's Monthly Report for September 2024.] YOU'RE UP NEXT. DISCUSS CONSIDERING ACCEPT KAUFMAN COUNTY'S TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 24. MORNING, CHUCK. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. WE, UH, ENDED THE, UH, MONTH SEPTEMBER WITH, UH, $27.3 MILLION IN OUR, UH, FUND TO 10 BALANCE. WE ARE AN INTEREST, UH, FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF $934 AND 35 CENTS, UH, EARNINGS ON OUR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS 419,216. OUR TOTAL, UH, AMOUNT INVESTED IN TEXT POOL WAS 15.9 MILLION. TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS 81.1 MILLION. OUR AVERAGE YIELD, UH, ON TAX POOL WAS 5.2797%. THE AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS 5.2917%. THE, UH, TOTAL FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 18.8 MILLION. THE VALUE OF THE COLLATERAL AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 38.155 MILLION. SO THE BANK HAS ITS COLLATERALIZED AT THIS POINT AT 202%, WHICH IS EXTREMELY GOOD. YES, THE UH, PERCENT OF OUR, UH, CASH INVESTED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER WAS 83.7%. PERCENTAGE IN THE BANK WAS 16.28%. WE WROTE 452 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF 4.19. ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD REPORT AS USUAL. THANK YOU. VERY. YEAH. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? MAKE THAT MOTION. HAVE MOTION. COMMISSIONER HUNT. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. HOLD ON, CHUCK, LET ME SIGN THIS AND PASS IT AROUND. [6. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report for July-September 2024.] CHECKUP. NEXT AGAIN, DISCUSS CONCERN AND ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER OF 24. OKAY. OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. WE, UH, EARNED DURING THE, UH, PAST QUARTER 3,292 ON [00:20:01] AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, TEX POOL, $259,247 AND EARNINGS AT TEXAS CLASS 1.175 MILLION. I'M GLAD TO REPORT THAT. UH, WE HIT OUR GOAL AGAIN THIS YEAR. MY, UH, THAT WAS THE GOAL THAT I SET ARBITRARILY, BUT, UH, TO EARN OVER $5 MILLION FOR THE YEAR ON, UH, IDLE CASH AND WE MADE IT TO 5.684 MILLION FOR THE, UH, FISCAL YEAR THAT JUST ENDED, UH, TOTAL INTEREST EARNED SO FAR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. 4.484 MILLION. THERE WE GO. ANY, UH, QUESTIONS ON THAT? ANY QUESTIONS? YOU NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MR. BAR MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. WAR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. MR. PHILLIPS DISCUSSED, [7. Tommy Phillips: Discuss/Present Kaufman County AgriLife Extension Office Quarterly report July September 2024. Kaufman County Commissioners' Court Page 1] PRESENT THE COUNTY AGRI AGRILIFE EXTENSION QUARTERLY REPORT. GOOD MORNING GUYS. GOOD MORNING JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. THANK Y'ALL. AGAIN. IT'S TIME FOR OUR QUARTERLY REPORT AND JUST KIND OF WANT TO SHARE WHAT'S BEEN GOING IN OUR OFFICE THE LAST, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS COVERING JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. I'M NOT GONNA TAKE LONG ON MINE 'CAUSE THE LADIES HAVE A LOT, A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON AS WELL. JUST KIND OF LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WRAPPED UP OUR COUNTY HAY SHOW AND OF COURSE I'LL BE BE REPORTING THAT FOR THE NEXT QUARTER. BUT WE COLLECTED OUR SAMPLES BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THE SAMPLES WERE, THE NUMBERS WERE DOWN THIS YEAR, AND I THINK IT WAS JUST EVERYBODY'S HANGING ON, UH, TO THE HAY. THEY DID PRODUCE BACK IN THE SPRING. UH, WE HAD 44, UH, SAMPLES SUBMITTED. UH, I WILL SAY THAT THE QUALITY THIS YEAR WAS HANDS DOWN PROBABLY THE BEST THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. REALLY? UH, YES, SIR. UM, YEAH, THE, THE QUALITY WAS DEFINITELY HIGHER THIS YEAR. UH, HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL, UH, UH, FALL CATTLEMAN'S CONFERENCE BACK ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. UH, VERY WELL ATTENDED. UM, MOST OF MY TIME OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS HAS BEEN, UM, WORKING WITH TEXAS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS ASSOCIATION. WE WRAPPED UP OUR NATIONAL MEETING. I'M GLAD THAT THING IS OVER WITH. UH, WE HOSTED ABOUT 1200 AGENTS IN DALLAS, UH, FROM ACROSS THE NATION AT THE ANATO, UH, FOR A WEEK LONG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. UH, AND THEN TRANSITIONED FROM THAT TWO WEEKS LATER TO OUR STATE STAFF CONFERENCE, UH, THAT WAS HELD AT COLLEGE STATION. THEN I HELPED, UH, HOLD OUR LITTLE, VERY MUCH ABBREVIATED STATE STAFF CONFERENCE SINCE I'M CURRENTLY THE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. UH, SO WE WRAPPED UP WITH THAT, UH, WHERE WE RECOGNIZED OUR, OUR CHANCELLOR IS OUR MAN OF THE YEAR. UH, SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL THAT THOSE ARE BEHIND US. UH, A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, UH, SOME OF OUR FOUR H ACTIVITIES AND STUFF, AND I'LL LET CARRIE KIND OF GO OVER SOME OF THAT STUFF. BUT, UM, DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT OUR STATE STAFF CONFERENCE TO ACTUALLY BE A PRESENTER. SO, UH, MYSELF, STEVEN GOEN, CLINT PERKINS, UH, AND CHAD CUMMINGS WERE ABLE TO DO A PRESENTATION TO SOME OF THE NEWER AGENTS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF DOING RESULT DEMONSTRATIONS AND WHAT IT MEANS, UM, NOT ONLY TO THE AGENCY, BUT TO THOSE COOPERATORS THAT WE WORK WITH. UM, AND THEN THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GET FROM, FROM THOSE RESULT DEMONSTRATIONS, HOW TO INTERPRET IT BACK TO, UH, OUR LEGISLATORS, OUR COURT, AND THE BENEFITS FROM BEING INVOLVED IN THOSE. SO I WAS VERY, VERY GLAD TO BE PART OF THAT ACTIVITY. UM, DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY BACK, UH, IN SEPTEMBER TO BE PART OF THE CHARM WORKSHOP THAT WAS HELD HERE IN THE COUNTY. UH, SEVERAL OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WERE PART OF THAT, UH, AS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. WE LOOKED AT LONG-TERM GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, UH, CREATING, YOU KNOW, A SAFE, RESILIENT FUTURE AND A, YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME MAPPING. IT WAS A GIS TYPE MAP SITUATION. WE LOOKED AT FLOODPLAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT WAS VERY, VERY INFORMATIVE. UH, AND THEN DID MEET WITH THE AG ADVISORY BOARD, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BACK ON THE END OF SEPTEMBER. UM, MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO THAT, THAT GROUP FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE COMING YEAR. SO AGAIN, PRETTY STILL ACTIVE LAST, LAST QUARTER. UH, BUT AGAIN, THINGS ARE FIXING TO START GETTING HOT AND HEAVY. SO, WE'LL, WE'LL REALLY THE NEXT QUARTER WILL BE A LOT MORE TO, TO TALK ABOUT. SO, WHICH ONE Y'ALL ARE GONNA DRAW THE SHORT STRAW, KATIE? I HAVE A CLASS AT 10. YEAH. SO, YEP. CLASS AT . UM, I HAVE, UH, SOME CLASSES TO REPORT. UM, I DID TEACH, UM, THREE DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT HAVE BECOME REALLY POPULAR. UM, BETTER YOUR DAYS, THE MEDITERRANEAN WAY, WHICH TEACHES THE MEDITERRANEAN EATING PLAN. UM, I DID THAT TO THE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP WITH TEXAS HEALTH. UM, AND WE HAD 11 PEOPLE ATTEND. THEN I DID A NEW CLASS, WHICH IS THE AIR FRYER CLASS. I'LL BE TEACHING THAT AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS. [00:25:01] UM, AND I HAD 22 ATTEND THAT CLASS. AND THEN, UM, I DID COOKING FOR ONE OR TWO, A SMALL COOK, YOU KNOW, LESSENING YOUR, THE AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE COOKING. AND I DID THAT, UM, OVER AT THE CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. AND I HAD 20, UM, WE DID MEET WITH THE, UH, EMPLOYEE WELLNESS COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER. UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING ON WHAT TO DO NEXT WITH THE, UM, KAUFFMAN COUNTY EMPLOYEE WELLNESS COMMITTEE. UM, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER, KAUFFMAN COUNTY EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER EVERY MONTH. AND THEN I DID QUITE A FEW, UM, FOUR H EVENTS, UM, RECORD BOOK JUDGE, AND I PRESENTED AT THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SO I STILL DO HAVE, UM, QUITE A FULL CALENDAR. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS I AM HERE TODAY IS TO TELL YOU THAT I'M, UM, RESIGNING AND RETIRING AS OF DECEMBER 31ST. UM, MY DAD NEEDS ME . HE'S 90 AND I'M HIS CAREGIVER. SO I WILL MISS THE JOB. I'VE BEEN HERE 20, I'VE BEEN IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY 22 YEARS. I'VE SEEN FOUR DIFFERENT JUDGES AND 11 DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS COURTS. AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE, ISN'T IT? YES, IT IS. . THIS IS THE BEST ONE. SO I DO HAVE MY LETTER OF, UM, ANNOUNCING MY RETIREMENT. SO IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE A COPY, I HAVE IT. WELL, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. YES, MA'AM. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE AND YOU WOULD TRULY BE MISSED. THANK YOU. UH, YOU'VE BEEN ALWAYS VERY, UH, HARD TO , COOPERATIVE, HARD THINGS TO SAY HERE, . BUT, UH, YOU'RE JUST A, YOU'RE JUST GOOD PEOPLE. THANK YOU. BOTTOM LINE, THAT MEANS A, YOU HAVE A SERVANT'S HEART NOW. THANK YOU. YOU ONLY PAID ME $20. OH, OKAY. I SLIPPED 20. SURE. I KINDA SHORT. MIKE, YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO, JUST CONGRATULATIONS AND I HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT WITH YOUR DAD. YEAH, HE'S NINE. HE'LL BE 90 IN FEBRUARY AND HAS MACULAR DEGENERATION, SO I REALLY NEED TO BE AVAILABLE TO HIM. OH, YES. EXCUSE. OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN KNOWN ANGELA QUITE A WHILE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND SHE GOT MARRIED AND CHANGED HER NAME, OR SHE HAD HAD THE SAME NAME AS THE FIRST MINE. WE'D ALL BEEN FILIPINO. BUT, UH, NO, WE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'VE ENJOYED GOING TO THE FAIR TOGETHER. AND WE'VE BEEN ENJOYED. YEAH, WE'VE DONE A LOT. HAVEN'T, YEAH, A LOT OF COOKING CLASSES AND DIFFERENT THINGS AND BEING ON YOUR COMMITTEE. IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN GOOD TIMES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO, I'M NOT GOING COMPLAIN, BUT GOOD. WE'RE GOING COMPLAIN. COMPLAIN ABOUT MISSING YOU AND THAT'S IT. INVITATIONS FOR THE PARTY IS COMING. YEAH, . ABSOLUTELY. ALRIGHT, GOOD. TERRY. OH, ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UH, WE'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU TOO. AND, UH, THE REPORTS Y'ALL GIVE ARE JUST OUTSTANDING. ALL, ALL DO A GREAT JOB FOR US. THANK YOU. AND, UH, MEANS A LOT TO THE, TO THE YOUTH OF THIS COUNTY AS WELL. IT DOES. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVANT'S HEART. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME. WELL, I MUST SCOOT ON. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. PLAY, YES. YES. YOU'LL SEE ME. BUT I'VE GOT A CLASS THAT STARTS AT 10 30. . GO SHARP. I'LL BE REAL QUICK. SO, UM, AS WE SAID, IT STATED LAST MONTH DURING OUR, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT. UM, WE HAD JUST FINISHED UP WITH THE, UH, FOUR H, UH, CONGRESS WHERE WE TOOK A LOAD OF KIDS DOWN THERE TO AUSTIN. THEY LEARNED IN FRONT OF YOU. UH, I ACTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE, UH, NEWSLETTER FROM THE FOUR H, UH, CONGRESS. AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP SOME OF THE THINGS TO LET YOU UNDERSTAND SINCE IT'S ELECTION SEASON, UH, WHERE THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S MINDS ARE FUTURE VOTERS ARE THINKING ABOUT. SO THE ITEMS THAT WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED AND SENT TO THE, UM, UH, THE ACTUAL GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, BECAUSE WHEN THEY PASSED BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE FOR THE FOUR H CONGRESS, THEY ACTUALLY, THEN THE STATE FOUR H UH, YOUTH COUNCIL THEN TAKES THAT AND PRESENTS IT TO THE GOVERNOR. SO SECURING THE BORDERS AND IMMIGRATION REFORM WAS A HUGE DEBATE TOPIC. UM, YOU HAVE DOWN THE, THE SHORTS OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED THERE. UM, I GOT TO SIT IN SOME OF THOSE DEBATES AND I'M LIKE GOING, OH, WELL THIS IS GETTING KIND OF INTERESTING. WE DIDN'T THINK THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE THIS, UH, THIS GENERATION WOULD BE THINKING THAT WAY. BUT, UM, THEY VERY MUCH WANT TO CLOSE THE BORDERS. SO THE NEXT THING THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING DEBATE, THESE TWO BILLS CAME UP WAS DEATH AND TAXES. AND WHEN I SAW THAT IN THE, UH, ACTUAL BILL BOOK, I'M LIKE, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT? AND ACTUALLY THE TWO BILLS WERE, UH, DEBATING ON WAS ABOLISHING, UH, CAPITAL DEATH PUNISHMENT. AND THEN ALSO SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S MINDS, UH, IN TODAY'S SOCIETY WAS PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE FOR EMANATES. IT WAS A HUGE DEBATE. THEY'RE VERY EDUCATED ABOUT THEIR DEBATES. AND IT DID NOT PASS BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS A GOOD WISE DECISION OF, [00:30:01] UH, SPENDING MONEY FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF TEXAS. AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT. SO IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THE YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FEELINGS WEREN'T ON THE MIND. THEY ACTUALLY HAD AN ACTUAL CONSCIOUS OF TAXPAYERS AND WHAT THE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT FOR AND WHERE WE SHOULD. AND THE DEBATE BASICALLY WENT TO, INSTEAD OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTED, WE SHOULD ACTUALLY DO SOME MORE MONEY INTO THE REFORM. AND SO THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING, UH, DEBATE THAT WE LISTENED TO. UH, DR. PEPPER IS THE OFFICIAL DRINK OF TEXAS NOW. NOT SWEET CAKE . THAT WAS, UM, WOW, THAT DEBATE. YOU COULD TELL KIDS WERE IN CHARGE OF THAT . YEAH, WELL IT CAME UP WHERE THE, UH, IT WAS KIND OF WHERE THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE FOUR H GOVERNOR OF TEXAS PUT OUT. HE GOES, I WILL VETO THIS BILL. AND ACTUALLY OUR KIDS RESEARCHED AND ACTUALLY TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK OUR REPRESENTATIVE, UM, DOWN THERE ACTUALLY HELPED THEM LEARN HOW THE POSSIBILITIES OF HOW TO VETO A GOVERNOR'S VETO THAT GOT FUN BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY VETOED THE TIME LIMIT SO THAT THEY COULD FINISH THE BILL AND FINISH THE VOTE. AND IT PASSED. AND I'M LIKE GOING, WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST, FIRST STATE FOUR H CONGRESS. THE OTHER THING WAS WITH SOME, UH, FOOD FOR THOUGHTS. UH, THEY HAD SOME BILLS UP. THERE WAS LIKE THE RESTAURANT TRUTH LABELING FOR SEAFOOD. UH, THEY WANT TO HAVE WHERE, UM, PRODUCT LABELING BENEFITS, THUS TEXAS AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES. THEY WANT PEOPLE IN SAY, TEXAS, THAT ARE BUYING, UM, AQUACULTURE OR FISHERIES OR UM, THOSE TYPE OF PRODUCTS, SEAFOOD. THEY WANT THEM TO KNOW IF IT WAS TEXAS BREAD, IF IT'S WILD, IF IT'S CAUGHT AND HOW IT WAS AND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. THEY WERE VERY, VERY VOCAL ON, THEY WANNA DO THE SAFEGUARDS THAT AGAINST FALSE ADVERTISING THAT ARE, THEY'RE VERY PREVALENT IN. I'M SO SORRY. I HAD WAY TOO MUCH COFFEE THIS MORNING. , UM, PREVALENT IN OUR INDUSTRY. THE OTHER THING THAT CAME BACK WAS THE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN LABELING DAIRY SUBSTITUTES. THIS ONE ACTUALLY DID PASS. UM, THE BIG DEBATE WAS THAT REALLY GOT KIND OF FUN TO LISTEN TO WAS WHAT ACTUALLY IS MILK. UM, IT GOT KIND OF INTERESTING WITH SOME OF THE LABELING AND THE DEFINITIONS FROM SOME OF OUR SOUTHERN BOYS THAT TRIED TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT MILK WAS. WE SHUT THAT DOWN PRETTY QUICK. ANYWAYS, UH, WE DID FINISH UP THE YEAR WE HAD OUR QUILTS OF VALOR GROUP. I'M SO SORRY. BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE ALL OF US, ALL OF US ADULT AGENTS WERE GOING AND WE MIGHT NEED TO STAND UP. THIS MIGHT GET KIND OF FUN, . UH, WE DID GET THEM SHUT DOWN, BUT EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD WHERE THE YOUNG MAN WAS COMING FROM. UH, WE DID FINISH UP THIS QUILTING YEAR, UH, OUR FOUR H YOUTH GROUP THAT ARE DOING THE SEWING PROJECTS. WE MADE 18 QUILTS OF HOURS AND UH, PRESENTED THEM. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE WITH THE, UH, KAUFMAN QUILTERS GROUP. UH, WE LEARNED HOW TO GET THAT DONE. UH, THEY'RE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE LEARN THE PROCESS OF HOW TO GET THEM AND DO THE PRESENTATION. UH, WORKING WITH THE KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, COWBOY CHURCH, THEY LET US HOST OUR LAST EVENT FOR THE YEAR. UM, AND WE PRESENTED OUR LAST SIX QUILTS TO THEM. AND UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE KIDS HAVE THEN CAME BACK. THEY WANNA CONTINUE IT. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE 13 KIDS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE QUILTING PROJECT. GOOD. UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE JUST FINISHED UP OUR LIVESTOCK SHOW SEASON AND WE'RE NOW VALIDATING IT FOR THE NEXT. SO, UM, WE'RE DOING ANOTHER VALIDATION TONIGHT. SO MR. HUNT, IF YOU COULD BE PREPARED, UH, WE'LL PROBABLY BE BEATING YOU CALL YOUR COWBOYS. 'CAUSE THIS IS USUALLY WHERE I LOSE A HEIFER TO THE RIVER VALLEY. OH, I NEED TO PUT YOU GUYS ON CALL TOO. . SO OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I GOT SELECTED FOR, UM, BEING THE LEAD AGENT FOR THE FOUR H CONGRESS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. WE'LL BE TAKING, UH, 31 YOUNG PEOPLE THERE, UM, TO DO THE FOUR H CONGRESS. UH, THIS IS WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GO AND LEARN AND THEY LEARN HOW TO DO A TOWN HALL DEBATE AND BRING BACK ISSUES THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY DEVELOP AND GO AND WORK IN THEIR OWN COUNTIES ON YOUTH ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING THE YOUTH TODAY. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE OR BRINGING BACK HOME TOWN HALL ISSUES AND LEARNING HOW TO WORK WITH ALL THAT. AND OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S BEEN A BUSY FALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING ON TO THIS LAST TWO MONTHS. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SHOW SEASON. THAT'S, I DID THAT FOR YEARS, SO I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW THE PARENTS DO, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? NOT? NOPE. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH JUDGE. AND MR. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. COME ON STEVE. I'M TURNING TO MY PAGE HERE. WE'RE GOING. HE [8. Steve Howie: Discuss/Consider/Approve interlocal agreement with TDEM to provide office space for TDEM personnel conducting interim emergency management functions.] WANTS TO DISCUSS AND ASK US TO APPROVE AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TEEM TO PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE FOR TEEM PERSONNEL DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS HERE IN OUR COUNTY. YES, SIR. WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO GET A COUNTY LIAISON OFFICE FROM THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. WE FINALLY GOT 'EM AND WE HAVE MADE SOME SPACE IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER FOR THEM. THEY'RE NOT THERE ALL THE TIME. UH, THEY'RE GETTING DEPLOYED TO DIFFERENT PLACES. SOME GOT DEPLOYED TO FLORIDA, SO THEY'LL BE IN AND OUT. BUT THEY HAVE A, A [00:35:01] PLACE THAT THEY CAN COME AND STAY WHEN THEY NEED TO. AND THIS IS JUST A FORMALIZATION WITH T DM FOR, FOR THAT SPACE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THAT'S A GOOD THING WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE. YEAH. ASK THAT FOR OUR COUNTY. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER BOARD MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. COMMISSIONER BARR MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU STEVE. THANK YOU. [9. Mike Taylor: Discuss/Consider/Approve/Disapprove Wayfare Communities' appeal of the Development Support Committee's decision on the variance request for the 2018 IFC Fire Access Roads Minimum Spacing Requirements.] NUMBER NINE, MIKE TAYLOR. DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AN APPROVED DISAPPROVAL OF WAYFAIR COMMUNITY'S APPEAL FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COMMITTEE'S DECISION ON THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE 2018 IFC FIRE ACCESS ROADS MINIMUM AND SPACE REQUIREMENTS. MORNING, MR. MIKE. GOOD MORNING, SIR. FROM JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. NOW WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE HERE WHO WANNA SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. YES SIR. SO GO AHEAD. SO WHAT THIS IS IS, UM, THIS WAS A, FROM A VARIANCE APPLICATION THAT WAS, THAT CAME THROUGH THE OFFICE, UH, FOR A PROJECT THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON. UH, THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME WAS TEDDY TURNER WHO SAID, HAD SUBMITTED THIS WITH A THROUGH, UH, THIS IS REFERENCE A PROJECT THAT'S UP ON HELMS TRAIL. AND BASICALLY FOR THE REASON OF THIS APPEAL FROM THE BOARD WAS THAT, UM, FROM WHEN THAT TIME THAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED IT AND SUBMITTED THE PLANS IN THERE, THE, UH, THE PROJECT ITSELF IS, IT WAS ONE LARGE PIECE OF LAND. UH, THE LANDOWNER IS SELLING IT AND HE'S SELLING IT TO TWO INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES. WELL, AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, IT WASN'T SUBMITTED IN THERE THAT, THAT SALE AGREEMENT IN THERE WITH THE S EXCUSE ME, WITH THE SURVEY TO SHOW HOW THAT LAND WAS BEING DIVIDED. SO WITH PART OF THAT FIRE CODE IS WHETHER, UH, WITH A PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPING, REQUIRED TWO ENTRANCES. SO AS IT WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE PLOT THAT WAS ON THERE, IT DID NOT MEET THE, THAT DID NOT MEET THE CODE AS FAR AS, UH, HOW THEY WANTED TO PUT THOSE TWO ENTRANCES ON THERE. SO THEY HAD SUBMITTED THAT THROUGH THE VARIANCE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT WORK. WELL, THE VARIANCE BOARD DID NOT SEE THE HARDSHIP OF IT DUE TO THE FACT OF THERE, UM, THERE WAS NOT ANY PAPERWORK SUBMITTED THAT SHOWED THAT THE SALE, THAT THE LAND WAS ACTUALLY BEING SOLD AND DIVIDED AND SOLD TO TWO INDIVIDUAL, UM, UH, TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES. SO THAT WOULD OR REALLY KINDA EXPLAIN THE HARDSHIP OF THE VARIANCE AND A REASON, THE VARIANCE IT WAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED. SO THE VARIANCE DENIED THAT, UM, THE, THE APPEALS BOARD DENIED THAT VARIANCE. SO THEIR QUESTION WAS WHEN THEY CAME BACK AND LOOKED AT IT, WELL, THEY SUPPLIED THE, THE DOCUMENTATION, THE SURVEY WAS COMPLETED THAT THEY HAD AND SHOWED THE, UH, SELLER'S AGREEMENT TO WHERE THEY WERE DIVIDING THAT PROPERTY UP, WHICH COMPLETELY EXPLAINS IT MAKES SENSE OF WHERE THEIR VARIANCE AND HOW, WHERE, WHERE THE TRUE REQUEST OF IT IS. SO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS IS IF THE, IF THE, UH, VARIANCE IS DENIED OR, OR, OR UPHELD, THEN THEY APPEAL TO Y'ALL IN ORDER, UM, TO GET THAT INNOCENCE, UH, OVERTURNED AS FAR AS WHAT THAT VARIANCE WAS. SO WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THAT PAPERWORK TO US, WE CLEARLY SAW YES, THEY, THEY MEET, THEY, THEY MEET THAT DEFINITION OF WHERE THEY REALLY, UM, THEY IN A SENSE PROBABLY WOULD'VE BEEN FOUND. UH, AND THE VARIANCE BOARD WOULD HAVE FOUND A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE FROM WHAT THEY SUBMITTED AS FAR AS THE DENIAL OF THE VARIANCE, UM, IN TALKING TO SOME OF THOSE BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL. SO WE RECOMMENDED, WE MET WITH THE GROUP THAT, UH, THAT IS HERE TODAY THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IF THEY HAD QUESTIONS FOR 'EM, UM, IN ORDER TO SUB, UH, SUBMIT THAT TO APPEAL TO Y'ALL IN ORDER TO GET THAT APPROVED, UH, SO THEY COULD MOVE ON WITH THEIR PROJECT. AND OUR OFFICE CURRENTLY HAS NO ISSUES WITH, WITH ANYTHING IN THAT PROJECT, SEEING THE TRUE HARDSHIP OF WHERE THAT GOES THROUGH HERE. SO, UM, THAT WAS ONE, UH, THE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES THAT ASKED THAT I COME UP AND SPEAK AND TO TELL Y'ALL TO KINDA EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AS FAR AS THAT. SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT IS WHAT, UH, WE'RE HERE TODAY DO IS, IS KIND OF SUPPORT THAT TO TELL YOU WE UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE APPEALING THIS AND JUST NOT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT OUTCOME. THERE WAS, THERE'S AN ACTUAL REASON AND THEY SUBMITTED THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION FOR THAT. OKAY. WHICH PRECINCT SET IN NOW, YOURS OR MIKE'S HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, YES. UH, YOU KNOW, I, I LIKE, UM, MR. TAYLOR SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT WAS JUST A MIS MISCOMMUNICATION 'CAUSE THE PLAT SHOWED THAT IT WAS ALL PART OF ONE BLOCK, BUT THE PROCESS WITH THE BLANK AREA IN THE PLAT WAS, UH, ACTUALLY GOING TO ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER IN THE SALE. SO IT, IT WASN'T, I GUESS IT, ALL THE INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE BOARD WHENEVER THEY MADE THE APPLICATION. SO I AGREE WITH MR. TAYLOR THAT THERE, UM, THAT, UH, WE, WE GRANT THE, THE VARIANCE FOR THESE FOLKS. I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S THERE. ALL THE HOUSING AND STUFF IS GONNA BE SPRINKLED. THERE'S, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE, IT'S NOT GONNA BE AS DANGEROUS AS ANYTHING ELSE. AND THEN THERE IS ACCESS AND THEY ARE GONNA REDO THE ROAD THERE ON HELMS TRAIL IN THE CITY'S [00:40:01] PARK, OR I GUESS THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS MADE A DEAL TO GET THAT ROAD BACK IN USE. SO IT'S KIND OF A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITIZENS OF FORNEY, THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. OKAY. AND JUST, AND TO KIND OF TOUCH ON THAT, I BELIEVE AND, AND THEY'RE HERE THAT THEY COULD SPEAK TO THAT I DO KNOW THEY REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF FORNEY AND THAT THAT WAS APPROVED BY THEIR COUNCIL AND THEY PUT THAT MONEY IN AND THEY DID A, A ANNOUNCEMENT ON THAT. IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY PONEY. YES, SIR. AND THAT THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE WORKING ON, UH, CORRECTING THAT ROADWAY THROUGH THERE IN ORDER TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR EVERYBODY AND CITIZENS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, WELL WE HAVE RICK AND GREG, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS, YOU MAY COME FORWARD AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS YOUR, UH, PARTICIPATION IN THIS. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME'S GREG WOOD. I'M, UM, I'M WITH WAYFAIR COMMUNITIES. UH, I DON'T KNOW THAT I COULD, WELL MY ADDRESS IS 63 0 4 WOODLANDS TRAIL PLACE, UH, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, WHERE MY HOME IS. I DON'T KNOW THAT. I THINK THEY REALLY SAID IT WELL. UM, ON THE SUBJECT OF HELMS RAILROAD, THAT, THAT IS CORRECT. WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SELLER OF THE PROPERTY THAT AT THE TIME WE CLOSED THE PROPERTY, MONEY WILL GO INTO ESCROW. AND THAT WAS, UH, AGREED TO WITH THE CITY OF FORNEY. IT'S PASSED THEIR COUNCIL. SO IT'S, IT'S DONE DEAL, JUST PENDING CLOSING THE PROPERTY, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS WEEK. OKAY. THANK YOU. VERY, BUT I'M HAPPY. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS TO GREG WHILE HE'S HERE? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION ON NUMBER NINE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE VARIANCE. MR. HUMP MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER. UH YEP. PHILLIPS PHILIP, MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN, VERY MUCH. Y'ALL CAN EITHER STAY OR YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANNA STAY, BUT HERE YOU GO, , BECAUSE IT'S REAL EXCITING AREA. YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [10. Mike Taylor: Discuss/Consider/Approve Board of Appeals appointments recommendations.] OKAY, MIKE, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED AND PROVE THE BOARD OF APPEALS APPOINTMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. YES SIR. SO, UM, THIS COURT HERE IS KIND OF MORE THE BRIEFING AND OF WE'RE, UH, OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT HERE. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BRETT HENDRICKS THERE WITH LEGAL. UH, HE'S BEEN A HUGE HELP IN THIS AND GIVING GUIDANCE AND WITH, IN THESE THINGS OF WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO RESET THE BOARD OF APPEALS UNDER WITH OUR NEW FIRE CODE AND EVERYTHING THAT IS, IT WORKS. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HAVING THOSE BOARD MEMBERS. IT'S A VOLUNTEER POSITION AND WE'RE REACHING OUT IN A SENSE TO Y'ALL AND BRIEFING ALL OF THAT OF WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS. AND THAT, UM, THE SUGGESTED RECOMMENDATIONS IS SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET THOSE, UM, THE CITIZENS, UH, BECAUSE IT'S A VOLUNTEER POSITION, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM Y'ALL TO SUBMIT TO THE OFFICE IN A SENSE OF A RESUME. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, UH, KIND OF SPECIFICALLY FROM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ADHERED WAS, UH, THE EXPERIENCE IN TRAINING TO PASS MATTERS PER TRAINING TO HAZARDS OF FIRE, EXPLOSIONS, HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OR OTHER FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND ARE THAT AND ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE JURISDICTION. AND THAT'S THE BIG THING WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE WITH THE CURRENT BOARD OF APPEALS AS THAT WORKS THROUGH HERE. SO, UM, WITH THAT PROCESS, WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, IF Y'ALL HAVE PEOPLE IN WITHIN YOUR PRECINCTS THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND OR SOME HAVE THEM DIRECTED TO OUR OFFICE. SO WE CAN PUT A LIST TOGETHER OF THE BEST QUALIFIED. UH, IT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL OF SEVEN POSITIONS. THERE'LL BE FIVE ACTUAL BOARD MEMBERS, IT'LL BE TWO ALTERNATES. UM, BRAD HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, WITH ME ON, UM, GIVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS FAR AS HOW THOSE ALTERNATES WILL GO THROUGH THERE. AND WE'LL HAVE A MORE FORMAL LINE THAT ONCE WE HAVE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO BE ON THE BOARD, WE'LL COME BACK AND PRESENT TO Y'ALL. THIS IS WHO WE WOULD RECOMMEND FOR THE BOARD, OBVIOUSLY WITH Y'ALL'S APPROVAL INTO THAT. AND THEN HOW THOSE TERMS WILL BE SET THROUGH WITH AN OFFSETTING. AND BASICALLY IF IT, AS IT CONTINUES, IT'LL BE TWO YEAR TERMS OFFSETTING EACH OTHER. SO AS WE PROCESS THAT BOARD, UH, AND THEN HOW THOSE ALTERNATE POSITIONS WILL FILL IN WHEN NEEDED AS FAR AS THAT GOES. AND THEN THAT WILL WORK THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND SAME KIND OF PROCESS HERE THEN APPEAL UP TO WITH Y'ALL. SO, UH, IT'S MORE OF THAT OF LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WITH THAT TO GET THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. HOW MANY TIMES DID Y'ALL MEET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? WILL YOU BE ON THE SO STANDARD MEETING? WELL, INITIALLY YES. AND THEN FROM THE, FROM THE FIRST POINT WHEN Y'ALL APPROVE THE BOARD AND THOSE, THOSE PEOPLE AND THERE, THERE WILL BE, UH, THERE WILL BE AN ACTUAL BOARD MEETING AND WHAT THAT WILL DO IS WE'LL SET THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE SECRETARY'S POSITION, UM, AND BRAD PLEASE SPEAK UP IF I'M SAYING SOMETHING WRONG. UM, BUT THE, HOW THERE WAS BASICALLY THAT FIRST BOARD IS TO SET THE CHAIRMAN UHS POSITION AND SET THE, UH, THE SECRETARY'S POSITION AS FAR AS HOW THAT BOARD WOULD BE RAN. NOW THE BOARD THEN IN A SENSE, I WILL MEET UPON WHENEVER THERE'S A VARIANCE REQUEST. UH, CURRENTLY OVER THE LAST ABOUT I, I BELIEVE WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT THE LAST, UM, ALMOST TWO YEARS THERE, I THINK THERE'S ONLY BEEN, UM, THAT HAS CAME WITH IT. LIKE TO THIS LEVEL HERE, HERE'S BEEN THREE. SO, UM, NOT THAT MANY. WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE KIND OF COMING IN THAT HAVE COME THROUGH HERE. UM, SO THE BOARD [00:45:01] DOESN'T REALLY MEET VERY OFTEN, BUT IT JUST RUNS KIND OF IN SPURTS AND THINGS. SO I DON'T THINK IT LIKE A SCHEDULE EVERY ONCE EVERY QUARTER OR WHATEVER. YES SIR. AND TYPICALLY ONCE SOMEBODY SUBMITS THAT APPLICATION, UH, DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND THEY'RE STILL HERE, THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AT SETTING THOSE THINGS IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER. UH, THAT WHEN SOMEBODY DOES, UM, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A VARIANCE APPEAL, THEY SEND OUT QUICK EMAILS TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE STARTING TO GET THIS APPLICATION, THEY'RE DOING THIS PROCESS SO THEY CAN LOOK AT GETTING THAT SET UP WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF WHEN OF WHEN THAT'S NEEDED STUFF. SO I WOULD SAY EVERYTHING'S HAS HAPPENED IN A VERY, UM, IN A VERY WELL, UM, TIMELY FRAME AS FAR AS WHEN THESE THINGS HAVE COME IN. OKAY. BUT TYPICALLY THERE'S JUST NOT A LOT. ALRIGHT MIKE? UM, THIS, THIS IS JUST FOR FIRE CODE VARIANCES. THIS IS JUST FIRE CODE, JUST FIRE CODE. IT'S NOT, NOT THE SEPTIC AND PLANTING. NO, THIS IS, OKAY. THIS IS WHEN SOMEBODY SUBMITS FIRE CODE THROUGH THE KAUFMAN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. UH, AND FOR UM, WHATEVER, IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING SOMETHING IN THE FIRE CODE AND THEY HAVE IT, UM, THEN AND THEY'RE DENIED THEIR PERMIT OR PLANS FROM US, THEN THEY HAVE THAT RIGHT TO ABSOLUTELY TO APPEAL THAT TO THE VARIANCE BOARD TO GET THOSE VARIANCES IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT. UM, AND SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEN THAT THIS, THAT IS WHAT THIS IS DOING IS ESTABLISHING THAT PROCESS. IT'S ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUE BRAD, YOU NEED, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO CLARIFY IS THAT WHEN THOSE UM, APPLICATIONS ARE COMING IN IS THAT WHEN THERE'S AT LEAST SEVEN, WE WILL THEN COME, WELL I WILL HELP ASSIST THE FIRE MARSHAL AND WE'LL BRING THOSE. SO IF THERE'S 10 PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED, THEN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL HAVE ALL 10 APPLICANTS FOR Y'ALL TO PICK WHO Y'ALL FIND BEST. IT WILL NOT BE THAT ANYWHERE BEHIND THE SCENES WHERE WE ARE WILLING THAT LIST DOWN. OKAY. ANYONE WHO PUTS IN FOR IT WILL HAVE A CHA YOU KNOW, WILL BE ON THE LIST. OKAY. AND THE, ULTIMATELY THE ORDER WILL BE WHERE THREE OF THE POSITIONS WILL BE. UM, THEIR TERM WILL EXPIRE IN 25 WITH ONE ALTERNATE EXPIRING IN 25 AND THE OTHER TWO, UH, PERMANENT POSITIONS WILL EXPIRE IN 26. THE ALTERNATE WILL EXPIRED 26 AND THE ORDER THAT Y'ALL WILL HAVE WILL LET Y'ALL APPOINT E ANY OF THE SEVEN FOR THOSE SPOTS. AND THEN Y'ALL WILL SCHEDULE THE FIRST MEETING SO THAT WE CAN GIVE PROPER NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY. 'CAUSE UNTIL THEY HAVE THE REPORT ESTABLISHED, THEY CAN'T DO THE NOTICE AND AFTER THAT THEY WILL BASICALLY RUN, YOU KNOW, AS ALL THE OTHER BOARDS DO. OKAY, GOOD. ALRIGHT. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD WAS WHAT IS THERE GUIDELINES FOR THIS TYPE OF BOARD? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK MIKE'S QUESTION WAS IS JUST FOR FIRE, IS IT IN THERE THE FIRE CODE OR GOVERNMENT CODE FOR WELL, TO ESTABLISH THIS BOARD? THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. YEAH. SO THE FIRE CODE THAT YOU IN A SINCE THAT Y'ALL APPROVED, UH, BACK IN AUGUST, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IN THERE TALKS ABOUT THAT BOARD OF APPEALS AND THAT PROCESS TO WHERE THEY, WE USED TO GO THROUGH, UM, WHERE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF, OF A CHANGE IN, INTO WHERE, UM, WITH THIS IS THAT THESE ARE, UM, FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR CURRENT BOARD OF APPEALS, THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY, UH, IS WHERE OUR, WITH OUR NEW FIRE CODE IS WHERE THAT'S ESTABLISHING. OKAY. AND IT'S WITH A, A VOLUNTEER SO THAT WAY WE CAN BRING THOSE CITIZENS IN HERE. UM, AND, AND THE PLUS IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE IN THERE TO WHERE THEY GET INTO THIS BECAUSE IT IS DEALING WITH A FIRE CODE. UH, AND SOMETIMES THAT CAN BE CONFUSING. SO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OF, OF WHICH I READ TO, TO HOPEFULLY GET THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD COME IN WITH THAT TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'RE GONNA UNDERSTAND REALLY WHAT THEY'RE WALKING INTO WITH THE BOARD, BUT THEY DON'T NEED TO WORK IN THE COUNTY. THEY NEED TO WORK OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. THEY STILL NEED TO BE EMPLOYEES OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY. RIGHT. IT'S JUST THE EMPLOYEES OF THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COUNTY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROFE I GUESS THE QUESTION IS THEY CAN SAY THEY'RE A RETIRED FIREMEN HERE OR SOMETHING. THEY DO SOMETHING ELSE IN THE COUNTY. YOU'RE, ARE YOU JUST SAYING TRYING TO STAY WHAT IN THE PROFESSION OR STAY AWAY FROM NO, I MEAN NO, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE IF THEY HAVE THAT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THERE AND JUST WE FROM THE, FROM WHAT THE CURRENT BOARD IS WE'RE IT'S NICE TO BE ESTABLISHED THAT THEY'RE NOT CURRENT AND EMPLOYEES OF KAUFMAN COUNTY SENSE. OH, I THOUGHT SAID IT HAD TO BE AND I SAID WHAT? SO NO, YOU SAID IT, I WHEN YOU REPEATED IT BACK, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THE, UH, YEAH, BECAUSE, AND, AND THEN 'CAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE ALREADY THAT HAVE FIRE EXPERIENCES OVER BY ME AND YOU KNOW, THAT EITHER WORK IN SOME OF THEIR CITY OR COUNTY OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. OH YEAH. MORE, MORE THAN FINE. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, TO WHERE WE DON'T SHOW A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT IF THEY'RE AN ACTUAL EMPLOYEE OF KAUFMAN COUNTY. RIGHT, RIGHT. WHEN THEY COME INTO, YEAH. ALRIGHT, SO I NEED A MOTION. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MS. SMITH MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE. AND SECOND BILL, THERE'S ACTUALLY NO ACTION TO APPROVE THIS. NO ACTION FOR THIS ONE. THIS WAS, UH, HE'S ASKING, I SAID I'M ASKING, I CAN GIVE IT. I APOLOGIZE. IT IT SAYS APPROVE TO GET YOU TO GET Y'ALL SET. IT SAYS, IT SAYS CONSIDER TO GET Y'ALL TO GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF YOU'RE GOOD. WHO WAS IN YOUR PRECINCT TICKET. THANK YOU MIKE. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN FIND YOU SOMETHING. I MEAN I DON'T ALRIGHT, [11. Mike Taylor: Discuss/Consider/Approve Updated Fire Code fee schedule.] SO NUMBER, YOU HAVE NUMBER 11 ALSO. YES SIR. DISCUSS, UH, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE UPDATED FIRE CODE FEE SCHEDULE. FEE SCHEDULE. YES SIR. SO WHAT WE DID ON THAT IS THAT, UM, SO THERE WAS A FIRE, A FEE SCHEDULE THAT WAS APPROVED WHEN WE ADOPTED THE, THE 20, [00:50:01] UH, FOUR FIRE CODE BACK IN AUGUST. YES. UH, LIKE ANYTHING, AS WE START GETTING THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES, WE'RE SEEING A FEW THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED IN THERE AND CLARIFIED TO THE, THE SENSE TO KAUFMAN COUNTY'S FLAVOR IN A SENSE, UH, OF WHERE THAT GOES, OF WHERE THAT GOES THROUGH. SO, UH, AND ADDING INTO THE, UH, BOARD OF APPEALS FEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT INTO WHERE IT COMES THROUGH OUR OFFICE. 'CAUSE BEFORE THAT FUND THAT WENT THROUGH WITH A, ANOTHER, UH, YOU KNOW, DIVISION OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY THERE. OKAY. SO, UM, THE, THE, UM, THE ORDERS. OKAY. AND SO, UM, SO THAT, THAT IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S JUST THE MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATING THOSE THAT, UH, OF WHERE IT GOT THROUGH, UM, WITH WHAT WE'RE NEEDING TO DO TO, TO SERVE OUR OFFICE BETTER. OKAY. SO I NEED A MOTION ON THIS ONE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION AGAIN. MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. HU MAKES SECOND. ALL THE FAVORS SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES NOW NUMBER [12. Mike Taylor: Discuss/Consider/Approve Burn Ban Order prohibiting outdoor burning.] 12. WE'RE GOING TO NOT DO THAT. SO, WELL WHAT I'D ASKED IS TO PA SO I FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT RAINING KAUFMAN COUNTY AS I GET ON THE THING FOR A BURN BOUND. UM, SO TO GIVE YOU JUST A, A, A QUICK LITTLE SYNOPSIS. THE, THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN RISING SLOWLY, HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING IN, UM, WE, I WAS GONNA COME THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD YOUR COURT ACTUALLY MEANT TO LOOK AT A BURN BAND, BUT THEY WERE PUTTING A SLOT, SLIM GLIMMER FOR RAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA GET SOME RAIN THIRSTY. RIGHT NOW. KAUFMAN COUNTIES ARE, UH, OUR DROUGHT INDEX IS ACTUALLY A LOT LOWER. UM, AND ALMOST BY 50 POINTS COMPARED TO EVERYBODY ELSE ALMOST AROUND US, EXCEPT FOR DALLAS. THE DALLAS AND US ARE ABOUT THE SAME. UH, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE IS A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE. SO WE'RE KIND, WHAT I DIDN'T WANNA DO IS A FEAR OF IF WE DO A BURN BAND TODAY, WE, AND IF PROJECTING FOUR OR FIVE DAYS OF RAIN AND THEN I TAKE IT OFF NEXT WEEK. YES SIR. AND THEN WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO CONFUSE ANYBODY IN THAT. SO WAIT, WAIT A WAIT. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SO WHAT WE'RE KIND OF DOING IS HOPING TO SAY THE FORECAST CURRENTLY SHOWS RAIN THROUGH LIKE NEXT WEDNESDAY, SO OF A SMALL CHANCES AND POSSIBILITIES. OKAY. SO WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TAKE ANY ACTION TODAY. OH, WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT. SO, WELL, MY THING WAS KIND OF IS WE COULD PASS ON IT AND LOOK AT IT MAYBE THE NEXT MEETING, THEN HOPEFULLY THAT'LL KEEP IT UP AND KEEP THAT RAIN COMING BECAUSE I, IF IT'S GONNA MAKE IT RAIN, I'LL VOTE FOR IT. IF YOU NEED , ME TOO. OKAY. I CAN COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAY. SO WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE NO ACTUAL THIS TODAY. IF WE PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU MIKE. AWESOME. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT, SIR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. [13. Constable Jason Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputy Joseph Garcia to fill vacant position in Patrol Contract 191 with Precinct #2 Constable's office.] POSSIBLE JOHNSON, YOU'RE UP NEXT. CONSTABLE JOHNSON'S HERE TO DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN APPROVED DEPUTY JOSEPH GARCIA TO FILL A VACANT POSITION IN PATROL CONTRACT 1 91 IN PRECINCT TWO. MM-HMM. . UH, YES SIR. MORNING JUDGE. MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UM, THIS POSITION WAS ALREADY APPROVED AND CREATED, UH, FOR THE MUD DISTRICT, SO, UM, THAT'S WHY WE ARE ASKING TO FILL THAT POSITION. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, [14. Constable Jason Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputation of Jospeh Garica as a Deputy Constable with Precinct #2 Constable's office to fill vacant position Patrol Contract 191.] JJ, ONCE AGAIN APPROVED APPLICATION OF JOSEPH GARCIA AS A DEPUTY CALLS PRECINCT TWO TO FILL THE VACANT POSITION. CONTRACT ONE. NOW THAT'S THE SAME THING. UH, IT IS ACTUALLY THE DEPUTY HIMSELF NOW. NOW YOU GOTTA DO THE DEPUTY ONE FOR THE CONTRACT. ONE FOR THE DEPUTY COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY GAR, UH, MR. GARCIA HAS ACTUALLY HAS 16 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, DALLAS COUNTY. UM, AND HE, HE RETIRED FROM THERE OR JUST UH, NO SIR. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES GOING ON IN DALLAS COUNTY AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE TRYING TO BAIL OUT. OKAY. UH, AND UH, WITH THE, UH, BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT WE DEAL WITH DEPUTY GARCIA, HE WOULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO FILL THIS POSITION. OKAY, GOOD. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. FIELDS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [15. Constable Jason Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputy Dustin Taylor to fill vacant position in Patrol Contract 191 with Precinct #2 Constable's office.] JJ ONCE AGAIN CONSIDERED AN APPROVED DEPUTY DUSTIN TAYLOR TO FILL VACANT POSITION IN PATROL CONTRACT 1 91 IN PRECINCT TWO. UH, YES SIR. AGAIN, THIS WAS A POSITION THAT WAS APPROVED, UH, AND ACCEPTED FOR THE DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD FILL THAT FILE. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MS. PHIS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. CONSTABLE JOHNSON, LAST TIME [16. Constable Jason Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputation of Dustin Taylor as a Deputy Constable with Precinct #2 Constable's office to fill vacant position in Patrol Contract 191.] APPROVED APPLICATION OF DUSTIN TAYLOR'S DEPUTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO. THE FAILED POSITION PATROL CONTRACT 1 91. YES, SIR. MR. TAYLOR ACTUALLY JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS. OKAY. UM, AND WE FEEL THAT MR. TAYLOR, THIS IS GONNA BE HIS FIRST LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. UH, HE'S WANTING TO COME OVER WITH KAUFFMAN COUNTY AND WE FEEL HE'D BE THE BEST FIT FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHIPPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. MOORE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CASE. THANK YOU JJ. THANK YOU JUDGE. MAY YOU NEED TO SECOND APPLY FOR CHECK MONS RADIO STATION WITH THAT DEEP VOICE YOU GOT NOW. [00:55:01] ALLERGIES. YOU THERE? HE JUST READ PUBERTY ONE OR THE OTHER. ALLERGIES ARE KILLING ME AND I THINK HE'S TRYING TO TURN IN THE MONEY. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. HEY SHANNON. SHE'S [17. Shannon Roden: Discuss /Consider/Approve Final Plat of Crandall Hills Lot 18 Addition located on Crandall Hills Drive in Precinct 1.] HERE TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT OF CRANDALL HILLS LOT 18 EDITION LOCATED IN CRANDALL HILLS DRIVE IN PRECINCT ONE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO, UH, CRANDALL HILLS LOT 18 EDITION IS A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION. IT'S ABOUT 1.42 ACRES. ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA PACKET AND WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MR. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SHANNON. THANK APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. [18. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchasing 2 trucks for the Fire Marshall, utilizing TIPS contract 240901.] MR. LORENA. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED TWO TRUCKS FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL UTILIZING THE TIPS CONTRACT 2 4 0 9 0 1. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. SO THIS IS ON TIPS CONTRACT 24 0 9 0 1 AND IT MEETS ALL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. UH, THE TOTAL PRICE IS 1 0 5, 105,000 AND IT'S BEING PURCHASED UNDER THE FIRE CODE FUND. I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE. OKAY. I HAVE RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. BARR MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHIS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. BLAINA CARE. [19. Commissioner Hunt: Discuss/Consider/Approve Project agreements with the City of Oak Ridge for the blading of County Roads 279A, 279, &139.] ALRIGHT, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER HUNT, YOU'RE UP. NEXT, DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN APPROVED PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OAK GROVE FOR THE BLADING OF COUNTY ROAD 2 79. A 2 79, AND 1 39. THAT'S THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OAKS IN OUR PRECINCT. YES, YOU DO. BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE, WE JUST, ONCE YOU APPROVE THE AGREEMENT, THEY PUT MONEY IN ESCROW AND THEN WE DO THE WORK FOR 'EM FOR SO MANY MONTHS. OKAY. WE DRAW FROM THE ESCROW ACCOUNT. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YOU MAKE THAT FORM OF A MOTION. YES. YOU HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHELPS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARES. ALL RIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH, WELL THE FIRST PART OF THIS MONTH WE HAD THE, UH, [20. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider casting the votes of the Commissioners Court for the nominees for the Board of Directors of the Kaufman Central Appraisal District.] RESOLUTION FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO NOMINATE TWO FOLKS AND WE DID THAT. NOW THEY HAVE SENT OVER ANOTHER RESOLUTION WHERE WE SPLIT THE NUMBER VOTES TO EACH CANDIDATE. SO THAT'S ALL I GOTTA DO IS FILL THAT NUMBER IN AND SEND IT TO 'EM. AND WE'RE DONE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. I HOPE SO. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT. MAKE A MOTION. MS. HUNT MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND MS. HILL. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 21, [21. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve amended order setting public hearing for the creation of the Kaufman Lakes Water Control and Improvement District.] DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENT ORDER SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE CREATION OF THE KAUFMAN LAKES WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MS. CARE, YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ONE? YES. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO, ARE YOU MR. HOCKETT? YES. OKAY. UM, MR. HOCKETT IS FROM THE FIRM OF WINSTED, AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND WHO YOU REPRESENT, PLEASE, SIR. HI, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAKE COCKETT. I'M HERE FROM WINSTEAD PC WHERE THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THIS PROPOSED DISTRICT. OKAY. AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IS WE ARE JUST AMENDING A PREVIOUS ORDER, CHANGING THE HEARING DATE FROM NOVEMBER 12TH TO DECEMBER 10TH. AND THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UM, THAT'S REQUIRED BY STATUTE FOR THE KAUFFMAN, UH, LAKES WATER IMPROVEMENT AND CONTROL DISTRICT. AND, UM, AND SO TODAY WHAT WE'RE REALLY JUST DOING IS PASSING THE HEARING DATE, SETTING THAT FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 10TH. AND THEN, UM, MR. HAWKE'S FIRM WILL WORK ON GETTING THE NOTICE PUBLISHED AND MAKING SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY PROCESS SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE HEARING ON DECEMBER 12TH, DECEMBER 10TH AFTER, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT, THAT ALL IS IN LINE AND, AND PEOPLE ARE AWARE. OKAY. DO YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING ELSE? NOTHING TO ADD. JUST I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL WE'RE DOING IS SETTING A DATE. THAT'S IT. OKAY. CAN, BUT CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS WATER? ARE YOU GUILTY DISTRICT? SO ANY SUB, SO ANY SUBSTANTIVE QUE SUBSTANTIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT WOULD REALLY BE ADDRESSED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, THE PURPOSE OF TODAY AS FAR AS IS JUST SETTING THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S BASICALLY A MINISTERIAL FEATURE THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WOULD, WOULD DO BY STATUTE. SO THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMISSIONERS, ANYBODY WOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DISCUSS IT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. SO I NEED A MOTION. SET THE DATE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. SECOND. COMMISSIONER MAKES THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER BOARD MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU ALL MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. [01:00:01] PASS THIS DOWN TO, TO KAREN PLEASE. [22. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.] MR. AUDITOR, CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES SIR. WE, UH, SUBMITTED THREE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS FOR THIS COURT'S APPROVAL. UM, AND WE ASK, WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY. DO THEY HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION PLEASE. MR. PHIPPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. [23. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] MOTION CARRIES NUMBER 23, MS. AUDITOR, ONCE AGAIN CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION. SO THIS WEEK WE'RE ASKING FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICE AND PAYMENT OF $5,390,270 AND 60 CENTS. WE HAVE JUROR CHECKS $3,728 AND A PAYROLL OF $2,110,874 AND 84 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $7,504,873 AND 44 CENTS. UM, THAT WE ASK FOR APPROVAL. AND YOUR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ARE MOSTLY, UM, COMING FROM ROAD BOND EXPENDITURES THIS TIME. OKAY. TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. MR. BARR MAKES THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIED. NUMBER [24. Workshop: Discuss matters related to Kaufman County Showgrounds. Kaufman County Commissioners' Court Page 2] 24. THE WORKSHOP FOR THE CRAWFORD COUNTY SHOWGROUNDS. UH, MR. ONSET COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. HE'S, UH, HAVING DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING IN FOR THE END OF THE YEAR. UH, SOMETHING THAT WE, WE MET MR. HUNT AND I MET AT THE SHOWGROUNDS TRINITY VALLEY PASSED SOME OLD LIGHT POLES REMOVED WHERE THE RODEO ARENA USED TO BE YEARS AGO. AND SO THEY CAME TO DO IT AND UH, IT APPEARS THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY BUT THERE'S STILL A WIRE UP THERE. WE COME TO FIND OUT THE WIRE IS IN THE GROUND AND THERE WERE LIVE WIRES. SO NOW OUR MAINTENANCE HAS TO GO BACK AND FIND OUT WHERE IT'S CONNECTED TO GET IT DISCONNECTED AND THEY WILL COME AND MOVE ALL THOSE POLES, PROBABLY 50 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF THEN AND MOVE FORWARD. WE ALSO HAVE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE OLD PENS THAT ARE THERE, WHAT TO DO WITH THEM. WE THOUGHT WELL MAYBE WE WOULD, UH, NOT USED CUT 'EM TO A POINT WHERE WE COULD PULL 'EM UP AND THEN WE COULD SELL THEM SOME FARMER RANCHER THAT COULD USE THEM. WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT GONNA THROW THEM AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL VALUABLE. WELL, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD ALMOST MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GIVE THEM TO SOMEBODY TO COME DEMO, DO THE DEMOLITION AND THAT WAY THEY'RE GONE AND MAKES IT WORTHY FOR THEM TO COME CUT 'EM UP AND WHETHER THEY JUNK IT OR SCRAP IT, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY CAVEAT IS YOU GET THE CONCRETE UP TOO. OH. CONCRETE HAS TO COME UP. YOU DON'T CUT IT OFF AT THE GROUND, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY CAN EITHER CUT IT UP AND AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER TO BUILD SOMETHING. OR THEY CAN SCRAP IT, BUT PUT IT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, FOR ARE THAT METAL POLE OR WHAT? PIPE? PIPE? IT'S, IT'S PIPE FENCING. IT'S JUST OH, PIPE. SOME CORRALS AND STUFF AND SOME DIVIDING FENCES. YEAH. THAT NEED TO COME UP TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR PARKING. YEAH. WHERE THE PROBLEM IS PARKING AND IT'S NOT USED ANYWAY, SO YEAH. SO, AND I MET WITH TVC OUT THERE YESTERDAY. SHANE CAME OUT THERE? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, HE TOLD ME TO CALL HIM AND YEAH. AND MEET 'EM OUT THERE. SO WHAT UH, WHAT I WAS PLANNING ON DOING IS CALLING INTERIOR RUSTY AND FIND OUT IF THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ONE 10 THAT'S UNDERGROUND. THERE'S JUST ONE 10 OUTLETS ON THE BASE OF EVERY ONE OF THOSE POLES. OH, OKAY. SO WE JUST NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE THIS RUNS TO WHAT BREAKER, BUT WHOEVER, WHOEVER PUT IT IN WOULD KNOW WHERE TO TRIP THE BREAKER. PULL THE BREAKER OUT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE OUR CASING NEEDS TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE THAT OKAY. MIGHT KNOW. YEAH. SO MANY HANDS OVER THE YEARS THAT THESE PROJECTS AND THEY YEAH. YEAH. SO, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PAINT THE ROOF BECAUSE IT'S IN BAD SHAPE TO TAKE ALL THE SKYLIGHTS OUT THAT THEY'RE ALL CRACKED AND THEY'RE YEAH, THEY'RE VERY, TO PAINT THE BUILDING TOO. BUILDING THE BUILDING. SO, AND WE'VE, WE'VE APPLIED FOR SOME, UH, DISASTER MONEY FOR THERE. THAT WAS SOME STUFF WAS TORE UP DURING THE STORM, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET THAT OR NOT DUE THEN WE'LL PUT IT BACK INTO IT. YEAH. AND UH, ONE THING WE DID OUT THERE, BRIAN WENT OUT THERE YESTERDAY AND WE GOT THE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE AREA RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL BUILDING FROM GATE TO GATE, FROM THE BUILDING SIDEWALK TO THE OTHER DIVIDING BANISTER OR SHORT DIVIDING WALL OR WHATEVER. UH, JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO ASPHALT IT. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO STABILIZE IT, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF PEAK GRAVEL AND STUFF BEEN PUT THERE FOR YEARS. YEAH. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO AND THERE'S DIRT SO WE NEED TO STABILIZE THAT. UM, THE DEAL HERE, I GUESS WE JUST NEED TO DECIDE [01:05:02] YOU, YOU REALLY CAN'T USE ROAD AND BRIDGE MONEY FOR THAT. SO, AND I, I THINK I'M OUT OF, OUT OF UH, BOND MONEY NOW. THERE'S SOME JUST STUFF. I MEAN, POSTERS SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME LEFT, BUT WE JUST NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK ALL THE ACCOUNTING IF WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BOND MONEY LEFT ONCE THEY GO BACK OVER THE ACCOUNTING. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPENDING MY DISCRETIONARY FUND FOR THAT'S SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC AND IT'S BOND MONEY. WELL ALL FOUR PROCEEDS SHARE IN IT. IT WOULDN'T BE A DRAIN ON ANY ONE. IT'S A COUNTYWIDE FACILITY. YEAH. BUT THAT'S UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS WHAT THEY WANNA DO WHEREVER FOR TAKE OUT THE GENERAL FUND OR WHATEVER. BUT WE'LL GET A A DOLLAR AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW SKE WOULD COME OVER. EVERYBODY WOULD PROBABLY COME IN AND HELP, BUT I MEAN WE WE'RE SET UP TO STABILIZE RIGHT HERE SO WE CAN STABILIZE AND IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTED TO COME IN AND LAY THE OVERLAY, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. SO. WELL IF WE'RE TAKING THE FACILITY OVER, IT NEEDS TO BE MANAGED CORRECTLY. YEAH. UH, RUN RIGHT. WHERE THE, WE'RE NOT WASTING MORE TAX DOLLARS ON WE'RE TRACKING IN MUD. WE, WE'VE EPOXY THE FLOORS, THE ROCKS WILL COME IN THERE. WE'VE DONE AWAY WITH ALL THOSE OLD CHAIRS THAT WOULD TEAR IT UP. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT NICE. YEAH. NOW WE'RE JUST TRACKING ASPHALT OILS. , THAT'S . NO, IT'S, BUT WE DO NEED TO, AND I AGREE WITH YOU A HUNDRED PERCENT. I MEAN IF WE DECIDE TO DO IT WITH FACILITIES, FACILITIES REALLY NEEDS TOTAL CONTROL OF THE, OF THE SHOWGROUNDS. THEY NEED TO SHOW OR THEY NEED TO HAVE CONTROL OF PEOPLE THAT GO IN THERE, RENT IT, LEASE IT, UTILIZE IT AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES OR WHATEVER AND, AND, AND AND CONTROL THE ACCESS INTO THE BUILDING WITH KEY CODES AND STUFF IN THE GATES NEED TO BE CLOSED. I MEAN WE, WE'VE GOT 'EM WIDE OPEN. WE'VE GOT A LIVE FIRE RANGE BACK THERE. YOU KNOW, WE JUST DON'T NEED ALL THE PUBLIC GOING IN AND OUT THERE. WE, WE CAN SECURE IT. FACILITIES CONTROLS IT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THERE IS OURS. SO THE FACILITIES DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY POLITICAL RAMIFICATIONS. IF THEY THROW SOMETHING AWAY, I, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULDN'T BE NONE OF THIS. WE HAVE TO GO ASK NINE PEOPLE AND GET NINE DIFFERENT ANSWERS TO TRY TO MAKE A DECISION. RIGHT. BUT IF THEY HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF IT, YOU KNOW, THEN, THEN THEY MAINTAIN IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAN. MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY LEASE IT GET IT CLEAN AND UH, WELL WE HAVE TO SET THE DEPOSIT HIGH ENOUGH TO WHERE THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL CLEAN IT AND NOT LEAVE US HOLDING THE BACK. WELL, BUT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF STUFF. IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO IN THERE AND SAY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S COMING IN THERE TRAINED TRAINING AND THEY BLACK OUT ALL THE WINDOWS OR SOMETHING AND THEY PULL OUT ALL THE TABLES, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST NEED, WHENEVER THEY LEAVE, THEY NEED TO TAKE THEIR BLACKOUT MATERIAL DOWN, PUT UP THE TABLES AND MAYBE HAVE TO SWEEP A LITTLE BIT AND PICK UP THE TRASH. YOU KNOW, OR IF WE COME IN, WE HAVE AN END OF THE YEAR DEAL, WE NEED TO CLEAN IT UP OURSELVES, YOU KNOW, SWEEP WHATEVER WE GOTTA DO. TAKE OUT ALL THE TRASH TO THE DUMPSTERS AND CLEAN IT UP EVERY TIME A COUNTY ORGANIZATION USES IT TOO. SURE. SO, I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I MEAN WE'RE NOT GONNA KICK THE KIDS OUT BY NO MEANS MEANS, I MEAN WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT TO THE SHOW BOARD FOR TWO WEEKS. YOU KNOW, THEY COME IN, THEY BRING THEIR STUFF, THEY DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. TWO WEEKS, THEY CLEAN UP EVERYTHING AND THEN THEY TAKE THEIR STUFF AND THEY GO, YOU KNOW, ALL THE CITIES, THE FOUR H PROGRAMS, THE AG PROGRAMS, THEY GET ONE FREE SHOW FOR A FUNDRAISER AND AFTER THAT, THAT'S CURRENT RULES DUDE. YEAH. THAT'S THE CURRENT RULES. AND THEN WE CAN ALSO, UM, WHENEVER THEY HAVE ANOTHER SHOW OR SOMETHING, THEN WE, THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE LEASE AGREEMENTS AND THE DEPOSITS AND STUFF. AND IF THEY DO THEIR THING, THE DEPOSIT DEPOSITS, JUST MONEY CHANGE IN HANDS RIGHT BACK TO 'EM. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT ALSO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BUY A TRACTOR, A MOWER. 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO NOW MAINTAIN, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT WITH RIDING LAWN MOWERS, WHICH IS KIND STUPID. AND, AND, AND I TALKED TO PURCHASING. AND PURCHASING IS GETTING PROCESSED FOR TRACTORS. OKAY. UM, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE HAVE THE P FARM TAKE CARE OF ALSO. YEAH. YEAH. SO THE MOWER TRACTOR, YOU GOT A TRACTOR MOW WITH A BUCKET. I THINK I GOT A OLD ONE. I DON'T THINK WE'VE SOLD THAT. WE DIDN'T SELL, WE DIDN'T SELL THE OLD ONE IN THE DEAL, DID WE? YOU GOT A FRONT END? I'VE GOT A MOWER. YOU GOT A FRONT END LOADER ON IT? OKAY. YEAH. THAT THEY CAN, YOU GOT A FRONT END LOADER ON IT? YEAH, I THINK IT'S GOT A FRONT END LOADER. IT MIGHT SOME, UH, FORKLIFT. I, I THINK, YEAH, IT'S NO BIG DEAL. I'D CHECK THAT. I, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE, BUT I YEAH. THOUGHT IT DID, BUT MIGHT PUT IT ON. LET KNOW. I MEAN YEAH, WE CAN, SHE'S GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. OKAY. I MISS TRACTORS. I MEAN ALRIGHT, GOOD. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR PLANS. Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER IDEAS? NEED TO BRING 'EM FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY NEXT, UH, MONTH WE CAN FINALIZE EVERYTHING WITH THEM COME JANUARY, THEN IT WILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THAT. YEAH. AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS [01:10:01] IS NOT NOBODY'S KICKING ANYBODY OUT. NO CONTRACT IS FIXING TO BE TO, TO FIX THE END. AND BOTH PARTIES ARE TALKING AND THEN ACTUALLY THEY'RE THE ONES THAT REALLY BROUGHT IT UP TO US. THEY BROUGHT IT TO US. SO IT'S NOT NO DRAMA, NO GOSSIP, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY, WHEN THEY CAME AND TALKED TO US. SO YEAH. OKAY. NUMBER [25. Judge Allen: Executive Session Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session.] 20 IS MINE. EXECUTIVE SESSION. DISCUSSED CONSIDERED EXIT IN REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERED TO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WITH GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071. THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEET AN ENCLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL REGARDING IMPEND AND COMPLETION AND LITIGATION SUBJECTS OR SETTLEMENT AND OFFERS. AND THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF, UH, CASES THERE. SO AT THIS TIME I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 10. I'LL MAKE MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I, MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THIS TIME WILL ENTER TO EXECUTIVE ASHLEY. * 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.