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I KNOW IT'S GETTING TOO CLOSE.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S
[Call to Order]
COURT MEETING HERE IT IS, NOVEMBER THE 12TH AND 2024.WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION TODAY.
AND COMM COMMISSIONER BARBER'S GONNA LEAD US IN THAT.
AND THEN COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES.
IF YOU'LL STAND WITH ME, PLEASE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS, UH, BEAUTIFUL DAY HERE IN CAIN COUNTY.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE NICE WEATHER.
AND UH, LORD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE, THE TURNOUT THAT WE HAD AND THIS, UH, ELECTION LAST WEEK.
THINGS WENT REALLY WELL FOR THE COUNTRY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT.
WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH ALL OF US THIS MORNING AS WE, UH, DELIBERATE THINGS FOR THE COUNTY.
AND, UH, MAY WE DO THINGS, UH, THE WAY THAT YOU WANT US TO DO IT, TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THE FOLKS HERE IN THIS COUNTY AND OUR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
ANCE TO GOD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE.
ALL UNDER HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEAD ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN BUSINESS.
SIGN UP THIS MORNING, MS. LAURA.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
WHAT YOU HAVE? ANYONE? ANYONE? NOTHING GOING ON.NO CLEANUPS BE DOWN ON THANKSGIVING.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.Y'ALL HAVE ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE.
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR CORRECTIONS WE NEED TO MAKE THERE? NO.
MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[3. Sheriff Beavers: Dtscuss/Consider/Approve authorizing the execution of a purchase agreement with FLOCK SAFETY for Devonshire Flock Contract.]
SHERIFF, BEAVERS DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE OR AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK SAFETY FOR BEVERAGE.UH, I'VE HAD LEGAL LOOK AT THIS.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT NINE CAMERAS OVER THERE.
WE GOT A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
UH, SO WE, UH, WANT TO ADD SOME MORE CAMERAS TO HELP WITH THE GROWTH OVER THERE.
AND LIKE I SAY, THEY HAVE BEEN A BIG ASSET TO US.
THEY HAVE HELPED US A LOT WITH FIGHTING CRIME OVER THERE AND HAS SOLVED SOME CRIME FOR US.
SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
I'LL STILL PICK UP HALF AND THEY WILL PICK UP THE REST.
SO I'M ASKING YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT.
WE'RE OKAY WITH THE BUDGET ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE SHERIFF? IF NOT, I NEED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. HUNTS COMMISSIONER HUNT MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE.
YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THAT'D BE MY NAME.
[4. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final plat for Maya Estates located on Fogleman Rd in Precinct 4.]
GOOD MORNING.WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR MAYA ESTATE'S LOCATED ON FOGLEMAN ROAD IN PRECINCT FOUR.
SO MY ESTATES IS ROUGHLY 31 ACRES AND THEY'RE SPLITTING THAT INTO 16 LOTS, WHICH ARE 1.64 TO 2.59 ACRES.
ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA PACKET AND WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.
COMMISSIONER MOORE, THIS IN YOUR PRECINCT? YES.
UH, WE DID HAVE A FEW CONCERNED CITIZENS OUT THERE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY DID EVERYTHING BY LAW AND THEY'RE UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.
SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MOORE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND MR. BARR.
[5. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final plat of Ray Rumbling Estates located on CR 4051 in Precinct 4.]
ONE MORE HERE FOR YOU.I DO DISCUSS TENANT APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAN OF RAY PLUMBING ESTATES LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 40 51 IN PRECINCT FOUR.
SO RAY RUMBLING ESTATES IS ABOUT 18 ACRES AND THEY'RE SPLITTING THAT INTO 11 LOTS, WHICH RANGE FROM 1.21 TO 1.97 ACRES.
AND AGAIN, ALL OF THAT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE PACKET.
AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER MOORE, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S IN YOUR PRECINCT.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND.
[6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the purchase of a Peterbilt 548 Dump Truck for Precinct 4 Road & Bridge utilizing BuyBoard Contract #723-23.]
DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A PETERBILT 5 48 DUMP TRUCK FOR PRECINCT FOUR USING THE BUYBOARD CONTRACT.THIS IS ON BUYBOARD CONTRACT AND THAT IS 7 23 DASH 23 AND MEET ALL, UH, PURCHASING PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
THE TOTAL PRICE IS 180 6 8 46 WITH 80 CENTS.
I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE.
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MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.COMMISSIONER MAKES THE SECOND.
[7. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve concrete repair work on Old Military Trail in Pet. 1 utilizing City of Forney RFP 2021-002.]
AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE CONCRETE REPAIR ON OLD MILITARY TRAIL PRECINCT ONE.UTILIZE THE CITY OF FORNEY RFP 2021 DASH OH OH TWO.
THE SPECIFICATIONS ALIGN WITH THE CITY OF FORNEY.
I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS IN THE TOTAL PRICE IS 93 3 12.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS ALL ON ONE ROAD, BUT I HANDLED IT LIKE TWO DIFFERENT JOBS.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON ONE ROAD 'CAUSE IT'S NOT REDOING THE WHOLE ROAD.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AND APPROVE IT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[8. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve the deputation of Johnathon Martinez with Constable Pet. 2 to fill the vacant position in MUD 5 Patrol Contract 192,]
CONSIDERED TO PROVE THE DEPUTATION OF JONATHAN MARTINEZ WITH THE CONS OF PRECINCT TWO TO FILL A VACANT POSITION IN THE MUD.UH, FIRST OF ALL, MAY APOLOGIZE FOR MY ABSENCE LAST WEEK.
A UH, FAMILY MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
UH, MR. MARTINEZ IS ACTUALLY, UH, MASTERPIECE OFFICER.
HE COMES FROM, UH, DALLAS COUNTY CONSTABLE.
UM, WITH HIS EXPERIENCE, WE THINK HE'D BE A HUGE ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT.
HOW MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE DID HE HAVE? HE HAS 11 YEARS.
YOU UNDERSTAND A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.
[9. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Johnathon Martinez to fill the vacant position in MUD 5 Patrol Contract 192 with Constable Pet. 2.]
JOHNSON ONCE AGAIN APPROVE JONATHAN MARTINEZ TO FILL A VACANT POSITION IN MUD FIVE, SIR.UM, MR. MARTINEZ WOULD GO INTO AN OPEN POSITION THAT WE DO HAVE CURRENTLY FOR MUD FIVE THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.
UM, THAT WAY WE WOULD BE CONCURRENT.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[10. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve requesting re-designation of one Deputy Constable position in patrol contract D193, to a Corporal position at appropriate pay rate.]
NUMBER 10, CONSTABLE JOHNSON, ONCE AGAIN, CONSIDER, DISCUSS, APPROVE READ REQUESTING REDESIGNATION OF ONE.DEPUTY CONSTABLE POSITION PATROL CONTRACT D 1 93 TO CORPORAL POSITION AT APPROPRIATE PAY RATE.
UM, HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MS. BRANDY THIS MORNING FOR VERIFICATION.
I THINK YOU HAVE THEIR CURRENT NUMBERS.
UM, AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE THREE CORPORAL POSITIONS.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ADDITIONAL POSITION SO THAT WAY WE HAVE A CORPORAL FOR EACH SHIFT AND UNDER THE SAME GUIDELINES AN FTO WHO IS STRICTLY A TRAINING OFFICER.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE THE POSITION THAT THAT WOULD, THAT PERSON WOULD BE GOING INTO.
IS THIS A DEAL WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK? IS THIS THE SAME THING FROM LAST WEEK? UH, YEAH, WHEN WE PASSED ON IT TO BRING IT BACK THIS WEEK.
I KNOW NOTHING AGAINST YOU, CONSTABLE JOHNSON, OR, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST WEEK WHEN YOU WASN'T HERE WAS THE FACT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING IN BUDGET AND THE BUDGET WAS ALREADY APPROVED.
AND THEN EVERY YEAR WE GET EVERYBODY COMING IN TRYING TO CHANGE DESIGNATIONS AND TITLES AND, AND, AND WE'RE TRYING TO LIMIT THAT TO, WE DON'T, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
SO IT'S NOTHING, UH, OPPOSING YOU, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
IT'S JUST, I KNOW WITH THE NEW SYSTEM AT MUNICH LAST YEAR, SWITCHING FROM THE OLD STW SYSTEM TO NEW ONE, IT REALLY CAUSES A BIG ISSUE ON THESE BUDGET CHANGES.
UH, SO THAT'S WHY LAST WEEK WE DISCUSSED KIND OF WAIT, I, I MEAN I FEEL WE NEED TO WAIT TILL BUDGET TIME TO DO IT SO THAT WE'RE NOT MESSING SOMETHING UP SINCE IT WAS ALREADY APPROVED.
SO I DON'T, THAT'S MY COMMENTS.
I'M NOT, I MEAN I JUST, I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT RUN SMOOTH IF WE DO THIS ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BRANDING THEM BUSY TRYING TO CHANGE ALL THIS STUFF ALL YEAR WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
SO I, IT'S WHATEVER, LIKE I SAID.
WELL, I I KIND OF, I I AGREE WITH YOU.
IT JUST, AT SOME POINT IN TIME WE NEED TO STOP DOING WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.
I MEAN IT'S, IT CREATES A LOT OF WORK FOR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, PAY ALL, IT'S JUST A CHAIN REACTION TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND I HATE THAT REALLY.
YOU'RE THE, THE GUY THAT WE HOPEFULLY MAKE THE FIRST PERSON THIS YEAR
IT'S JUST THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
IT'S LIKE, OH, THEY'RE GONNA CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER I'M DUE.
BUT I, I DO THINK WE NEED TO HOLD STRONG WITH THAT BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS AND STUFF, BUT WE'VE NEVER REALLY MANNED UP TO THE SITUATION TO DEAL WITH IT.
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AND THEN IT WINDS UP.WE'RE TRYING TO LIKE, OKAY, 'CAUSE WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR YOU GUYS, BUT THEN THE PHONE CALLS START RUN ALL WEEK.
YOU KNOW, THE CALLS START COMING IN, EVERYBODY'S WANTING TO DO ALL THESE.
IT IS REALLY BECOMES VERY FRUSTRATING TO US.
AND THEN THE AUDITOR'S ALSO TRYING TO REDO SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO DO DURING BUDGET TIME.
SO, AND, AND I UNDERSTAND EVERY DEPARTMENT HERE WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
YOU'VE GOT GOOD EMPLOYEES, THEY BUSTED FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, THEY GIVE YOU THEIR ALL AND YOU WANNA DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO REWARD 'EM.
'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT THEY GO OVER AND BEYOND WHAT SAY THEIR, THEIR JOB SPECIFICATIONS ARE REALLY ARE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN, AND ENSURES YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL IN WHAT YOU DO.
AND WE ALL WANT TO REWARD OUR EMPLOYEES.
IT'S JUST, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH ALL THAT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND I THINK IF YOU, YOU COME IN AND YOU DO A LOT OF THOUGHT AND YOU PLAN OUT YOUR YEAR AND YOU JUSTIFY YOUR NEEDS, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THIS COURT THAT'S GONNA DENY IF YOU HAVE A GOOD JUSTIFICATION FOR YOUR NEEDS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY HERE WITH US TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
YOU KNOW, PAY AWAYS, BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO, I MEAN, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE.
IT'S JUST AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO SAY WE DO ALL THIS BLOODLETTING ONE TIME A YEAR INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH IT ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND AND I THINK IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
UM, BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER, IT WAS UNDER MY IMPRESSION AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH BRANDY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS MOLDED IN WHEN WE HAD OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.
UM, AND WHEN WE FINALLY REALIZED THE EXACT NUMBERS, UM, THAT IT WAS NOT, AND IT WAS COMING OUT OF THE CONTRACT, THAT'S WHY WE WERE THINKING, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MAKE THE REDESIGNATION FOR THE POSITION BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY MOLDED SOME TOGETHER TO CREATE ANOTHER ONE AND MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT ON IT.
UM, AND IF, UH, IF IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND WE WILL, WE'LL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO, UH, MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT FOR NEXT GOAL ROUND.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, I AGREE WITH, UH, WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID AND WHAT WAS ALL STATED LAST WEEK AS WELL.
AND UH, I JUST, YOU KNOW, UM, GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO DENY AT THIS TIME.
I HAVE A MOTION TO DENY TO HAVE A SECOND FOR A SECOND.
IT JUST, I WANNA GIVE YOU CARTE BLANCHE IF THESE GUYS CHANGE THEIR MIND, YOU NEED TO COME UP HERE FRONT AND CENTER AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS WHAT WE DECIDED WE WERE GONNA DO.
WE'RE GONNA DO ALL THIS STUFF FOR BUDGET TIME.
SO I'LL SECOND YOU HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
[11. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS.WE, THIS WEEK WE HAVE TWO LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? Y'ALL SAW THAT? MM-HMM.
[12. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
AUDITOR ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.THIS WEEK WE ARE ASKING PAYMENT FOR COUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $1,594,329 AND 33 CENTS.
UM, MOST OF THAT WAS EMPLOYEE SAVINGS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND ROAD MATERIALS.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE A PAYROLL OF $2,135,504 AND 68 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $3,729,834 AND ONE PENNY, WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MS. AUDITOR? NONE.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MR. BARR MAKES MOTION OF A SECOND.
[13. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session.]
13 IS MINE.DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.071.
THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELS PENDING LITIGATION SUBJECT SETTLEMENTS OFFERS.
THERE'S A LOT OF CASES THERE, SO I'LL READ ALL THOSE OFF.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT.
MR. PHE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
A WHO'S GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO EXIT
[14. Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into the regular meeting.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.AND WE'RE BACK OUT OF, UH, NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ENTER BACK INTO THE REGULAR MEETING.
MR. PHIPPS MAKES MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
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NUMBER TWO UNDER[15. Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the Executive Session.]
THAT WAS AN ORDER OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING US TO ACCEPT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT, UH, DUE TO THE KROGER OPIOID SETTLEMENT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.WE HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE AND IT'S VERY LONG SO I WON'T READ IT.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE GET $26,000 OVER 11 YEARS.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[16. Adjourn Meeting]
AJOUR? I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.