* 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. WE'RE [00:00:01] BLINKING NOW. WE GETTING READY TO GO? ALRIGHT. [Call to Order] GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WE'RE HERE FOR OUR REGULAR WEEKLY COMMISSIONER'S COURT, COURT. I GET, GET THE WORDS RIGHT HERE IN A MINUTE, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE HERE ON OUR REGULAR MEETING AT NINE O'CLOCK HERE ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, IN THE ANNEX ON NORTH WASHINGTON STREET. AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA, UH, HAVE OUR INDICATION AND, AND OUR PLEDGES AND COMMISSIONER MOORE'S GOING TO DO THE INDICATION FOR US. I'LL DO THE PLEDGES AND IF YOU'LL ALL RISE AND DO THAT, WELL, GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AS ALWAYS TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. LORD, WE PRAY FOR WISDOM. WE PRAY FOR KNOWLEDGE, LORD, THAT WE DO OUR JOB ACCORDING TO THE WAY YOU'D HAVE US TO DO IT. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. LORD, WE JUST ASK AS WE GO INTO THIS YEAR, LORD, IT'LL BE A BLESSED YEAR AND THAT YOU'LL GUIDE US THROUGH THIS YEAR. AND WE PRAY THESE SAINT IN YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. OUR PLEASURE. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, JUSTICE, HONOR, TEXAS PLEASURE. OUR PLEDGE TO LEAVE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVIDUAL. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.] ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE MOVED DOWN TO, UH, THE ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE AND I THINK SHERIFF BRIAN BEAVERS HAS GOT A LITTLE, YEAH, I JUST GOT THIS INFORMATION, THIS EMAIL THIS MORNING. I'VE GAVE YOU A COPY OF EVERYTHING ON THE TEXAS JAIL, UH, STANDARDS. UH, IF YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGED THAT UNDERNEATH THE, UH, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE COMMITTEE THAT DOES IT, BUT THEY CHANGED SOME STUFF ON HOW THEY DO INSPECTIONS USUALLY. WE USED TO DO A YEARLY INSPECTION. IT HAD TO BE DONE WITHIN 12 MONTHS. THEY HAVE NOW CHANGED THAT. SO PEOPLE ARE IN COMPLIANCE ALL THE TIME. WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS A LIMITED, UH, COMPLIANCE CHECK. SO WE JUST WENT THROUGH THAT ON JANUARY THE 21ST. SO WE JUST GOT OUR REPORT BACK TODAY. SO WE ARE STILL MEETING MINIMUM STANDARDS AND WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE. SO YOU'VE GOT THAT REPORT. I JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE COURT AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS LIMITED INSPECTION OF JAIL STANDARDS AND WE ARE PASSING AND ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU. I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU HAVE A BAD REPORT. HEY, I'M BLESSED WITH A GOOD EMPLOYEE, SO THAT'S RIGHT. WITHOUT THEM WE COULDN'T DO THIS JOB, SO I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S GREAT. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, [2. CONSENT AGENDA] THE NEXT THING UP IS CONSENT AGENDA. AND DOES ANYBODY, Y'ALL ALL RECEIVED UH, THE INFORMATION? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ADD TO IT? NO. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THEY'LL APPROVE IT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER LANE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NUMBER [3. Commissioner Moore: Discuss/Consider/Accept the resignation of ESD #5 board member Marvin Cates and appoint Stuart Andrus to ESD #5 board for the remainder of their term.] THREE, COMMISSIONER MOORE, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO, YOU WANNA DISCUSS OR ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ESD NUMBER FIVE, BOARD MEMBER MARVIN CADES AND APPOINT STEWARTS TO THE ESD BOARD? FIVE. YEAH, BASICALLY, UH, WE HAD, UH, MR. KATES HAD RESIGNED THE POSITION AND, UH, MR. STEWART ANDREWS, UH, WANTED TO TAKE THAT POSITION. SO WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE SWEAR IN, DID ALL THE PAPERWORK, SO WE'RE JUST READY TO APPROVE IT. SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE, AYE. MOTION CARRIES COMMISSIONER [4. Commissioner Lane: Discuss/Consider/ Approve ETJ Interlocal agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Poetry.] LANE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE ETJ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CODMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF POETRY. YES, THEY USUALLY, UH, AND, UH, YEAH, IT'S ELSE IS HERE. TALKING ABOUT THAT. THERE YOU GO. IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S UH, BASICALLY THE SAME ONE THAT THEY HAD BEFORE. OKAY. UH, BUT YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE AND COMMISSIONER CROW. GOTTA GET USED TO THAT. THAT, UH, UH, SO ALL IN FAVOR A A. ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. [5. Tandi Smith; Discuss/Consider/Accept Texas Association of County Election Officials {"TACEO") appointment of Tandi Smith to the Legislative Committee to assist in data compilation and legislative testimony as requested per TACEO.] TAMMY SMITH IS THE NEXT ONE UP TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY ELECTIONS AND OFFICIALS OF THE T-A-C-E-O APPOINTMENT TO TAMMY SMITH, THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO ASSIST IN COMPLICATION [00:05:01] COMPLICATIONS OF THE LEGISLATION AND TESTIMONY AND REQUESTED T-A-C-E-O. CORRECT. THIS ORGANIZATION HAS SELECTED ME TO BE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL SERVE AS A SPECIALIZED TEAM DEDICATED TO MONITORING, EVALUATING, AND INFLUENCING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION AND GOALS WILL BE TASKED WITH LEGISLATIVE MONITORING. HE ABREAST OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND POSSIBLY FEDERAL LEVEL THAT CAN AFFECT THE ELECTIONS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US HERE, ESPECIALLY ON OUR LEVEL. UM, WE'LL ALSO WORK WITH THE ASSOCIATION'S LEGAL COUNSEL TO CONDUCT DETAILED ANALYSIS OF BILLS AND REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACT, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ON THE ASSOCIATION'S OPERATION, AS WELL AS HOW IT AFFECTS ITS MEMBERSHIP. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? UH, YOU ALWAYS KEEP US WELL INFORMED ON LEGISLATIVE. UH, I DO, I HAVE A INFORMATION, SO I HAVE A HANDOUT FOR YOU GUYS. I DIDN'T EMAIL IT BECAUSE I WAS STILL ADDING TO IT. CURRENTLY I AM TRACKING 199 BILLS JUST ON OUR COUNTY LEVEL FOR ELECTIONS. THE ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON MAYBE 100 OF THOSE, BUT I LIKE TO KEEP LOOKING AND DIGGING THROUGH THOSE DETAILS FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT GET OVERLOOKED. . SO THEY'VE FIGURED OUT 199 BILLS SO FAR. UM, AND I GOT TWO OTHER UPDATES LAST NIGHT, SO I'LL BE ADDING TO THIS ELECTION. YES. ALL ELECTIONS. UM, AND WE HAVE THINGS RANGING FROM SEPARATE STATE AND FEDERAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CONDUCTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BALLOTS AND DIFFERENT SETUPS ON ONE DAY. UM, THERE'S SOME THAT HAVE, UH, A BROAD DESCRIPTION SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, ELECTION INTEGRITY AND WHEN YOU READ INTO THE BILL, THEY WANNA REDISTRICT OUR PRECINCTS FROM A MAXIMUM OF 5,000 VOTING POPULATION TO 2000 VOTING POPULATION, WHICH WOULD TRIPLE OUR PRECINCTS TO SAY THE LEAST. AND OF COURSE, UM, OUR LOVELY SENATOR IS STILL ACTIVELY TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE COUNTYWIDE POLLING PLACE PROGRAM. I DON'T KNOW. CAN'T LEAVE IT ALONE, CAN THEY? NO, WE, BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE STARTED HERE WITH US AS A GROUP DOING A RESOLUTION AGAINST THAT. I SHARED THAT INFORMATION OUT THROUGH OUR MEMBERSHIPS. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL COUNTIES JUMP ON THAT AND SEND THOSE OUT AS WELL. UM, AND IT'S NOT JUST US EA THERE'S SOME TAX ASSESSORS WHO DO THESE PROCESSES AS WELL IN SMALLER COUNTIES AND THEY'RE DOING THE SAME. SO WE'RE MAKING AN IMPACT THERE. OKAY. ME TOO. ALRIGHT. I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO WE'LL BE APPOINT KEEPS US WELL INFORMED OF THOSE, UH, CHANGES THAT TAKE PLACE. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, UH, ALWAYS MAKE THAT MOTION TO ALL. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER LANE SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU TANDY. THANK YOU. DROP THESE OFF. MARINA. [6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve ordering one Concrete Box Culvert for Road and Bridge Pet 4 utilizing Kaufman County Bid 24-14.] IT'S FIXING TO BE HER SHOW FOR A WHILE TO APPROVE ORDERING A CONCRETE BOX COVERT FOR OUR ROAD BRIDGE PRECINCT FOUR, UTILIZING COMPTON COUNTY BID. SO WE'RE PURCHASING A BOX COVER FOR COMMISSIONER MOORE PRECINCT FOUR, UTILIZING BID 24 14. IT MEETS ALL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS. SO I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. THIS IS ONLY FOR VISIBILITY. YES. AT, UH, WE APPROVE THE BOND. TRANSFER SOME MONEY FOR THIS CULVERT. UH, WEEK FOUR I BELIEVE. UH, SO ANYWAY, BEING IT'S SUCH A, THE PRICE AND STUFF ON, SO I JUST WANTED MAKE SURE IT'S TRANSPARENT SO EVERYTHING IS UH, LOOK GOOD. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THAT. SO DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [7. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve declaring Kustom Signals a sole source for Argus in-car video system, Argus body-worn camera and the Argus Data Vault File Management System.] LORRAINA AGAIN TO CONSIDER DECLARING CUSTOMS SIGNALS A SOLE SOURCE OF RGAS CAR VIDEO SYSTEM AND RGAS BODY WOR AND RGAS DATA BOUGHT FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. YEAH. AND THAT'S FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, . SO I'M REQUESTING COURT TO DECLARE CUSTOM SIGNALS A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER AND TO SIGN THE COURT ORDER. I DO HAVE THAT WITH ME THIS MORNING. UHHUH , THIS PER STATUTE WE'RE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SOLE SOURCE, UM, LENDER, UH, VENDOR LETTER, WHICH I DO HAVE THAT JUST CONFIRMING EXCLUSIVITY. AND WE DO HAVE ALL THAT IN PLACE AS WELL. OKAY. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST, UM, REQUESTING THE APPROVAL MM-HMM . FOR THE COURT TO, [00:10:01] TO DECLARE IT. OKAY. AS A SOLE SOURCE PROVIDER, I, I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVE OF THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WHO MADE THE MOTION? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LEE. COMMISSIONER CROW. SECONDED. COURT ORDER ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'M ONLY PASSING OUT THE EXCLUSIVITY LETTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND, AND GROW. AND [8. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchasing Argus in-car/body camera equipment and software Quote 00009551 for Kaufman County Sheriff's Department utilizing Sole Source.] LORENA, SHE'S BACK UP AGAIN. OF COURSE. AND UH, THIS ONE'S DISCUSSED AND APPROVED THE PURCHASING OR GAS IN CAR BODY CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. QUOTE 0 0 0 9 5 5. ONE OF COMPTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UTILIZING THE SOLE SOURCE. SO THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE FIRST SET OF THE IN-CAR VIDEO AND DATA SYSTEMS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UTILIZING SB 22 GRANT FUNDS. MM-HMM . I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM SOMEBODY? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE, MAKE SOME I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROSS SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. ALRIGHT, NUMBER NINE, [9. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchasing Argus in-car/body camera equipment and software Quote 00012262 for Kaufman County Sheriffs Department utilizing Sole Source.] MARINA. AGAIN, CONSIDER AN APPROVED PURCHASING OR GAS IN BODY CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE. 0 0 0. 1 2 2 6 2 FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UTILIZING THE SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS THE REQUEST TO PURCHASE A SECOND SET OF THE IN-CAR VIDEO AND DATA SYSTEM FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT U UTILIZING THE JAG GRANT FUNDS. I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION. I SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [10. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve assigning credit cards to departments that frequently require access.] REINA. ONE MORE TIME HERE DISCUSSING CONSIDER IMPROVING AND ASSIGNING CREDIT CARDS THAT THE DEPARTMENTS THAT FREQUENTLY REQUIRE ACCESS. THIS ONE MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE MORE EXPLAINING. YES, IT WILL. SO WE'RE REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ASSIGN CREDIT CARDS TO OUR DEPARTMENTS. UH, THESE ARE FREQUENT USER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY IN OUR DEPARTMENT CHECKING OUT OUR CREDIT CARD. WE DO HAVE A CHECKOUT A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT SOMETIMES COULD BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMING CONGESTED. UM, I FIND MYSELF SOMETIMES USING A PHOTOCOPY OF MY CREDIT CARD RIGHT. FROM THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OUR CREDIT CARD'S CHECKED OUT BY SOMEONE ELSE. AND SO I THINK BY ASSIGNING THESE CREDIT CARDS TO THESE DEPARTMENTS WILL PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY, IT WILL HELP EFFICIENCIES. IT'S, AND THIS IS NOT FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS, THIS IS JUST OUR FREQUENT SO-CALLED FLYERS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY IN OUR DEPARTMENT CHECKING ON CREDIT CARDS. AND YOU'VE BEEN GETTING ALL THE RECEIPTS FROM THEM? YES. THEY'VE ALL BEEN COOPERATING VERY WELL. YES. YES. I KNOW THAT WE HAD PROBLEMS IN YEARS PAST OVER MM-HMM . YOU KNOW, COVERING THE RECEIPTS. AND HOW MANY PARTICULAR DEPARTMENTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE TO FOUR DEPARTMENTS. OKAY. THAT ARE CONSTANTLY IN THERE ASKING FOR EITHER TO CHARGE A HOTEL CLASS, UH, UPS CHARGES. I MEAN IT VARIES, BUT IT, IT COULD BE, UM, IT'S A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE TYPE THING AND WHOEVER COMES IN FOR A CREDIT CARD AND THEY'RE ALWAYS BORROWING OUR CREDIT CARD AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE LIKE YOURS. THEY, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A LIMIT AND THE YES, YES. THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME RULES THAT EVERYONE ELSE OKAY. UH, HAVE CURRENTLY. SO, ALRIGHT. AND THEN ANYBODY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS? IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU GUYS TOO FROM THE AUDITOR'S SIDE OF IT? YES, THAT'S FINE. IT WON'T REALLY AFFECT OUR SIDE OF THE PROCESSES. SO THEY WOULD CONTINUE. YEAH, THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME RULES. YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS MONTH END, YOU KNOW, PULL THE STATEMENT, TURN IN ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ARE IS REQUIRED. SO, AND I GUESS THEY'RE STILL ALL WHAT CITIBANK? IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CITIBANK? YEAH. CITIBANK WAS APPROVED, THE LEGISLATOR APPROVED THAT BANK, UH, FOR CREDIT CARD SYSTEM. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I MEAN THAT GOVERNMENT, THAT'S WHY WE USED THE ONE THAT WE DO. UM, AND I WAS JUST SEEING IF IT'S STILL THE SAME. I DIDN'T KNOW IT CHANGED OR ANYTHING, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. BUT ANYWAY, UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? NO. ALRIGHT THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION. I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER CROW SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR? PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. ALRIGHT. AND THAT'S IT? THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ONE, [11. Karen Badgley: Discuss/Consider/Approve Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney's Office grant applications and supporting resolutions as required per grant application.] UH, KAREN BAGLEY AND SHE'S ADVISED ME THAT SHE NEEDS TO PASS ON THIS ONE. SO WE'RE GONNA PASS ON IT THIS WEEK. UH, THE NEXT ONE, COMMISSIONER [12- Commissioner Phillips: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final contract for the County Showgrounds.] PHILLIPS. UH, THIS IS ABOUT THE FINAL CONTRACT, UH, FOR [00:15:01] THE SHOWGROUND. UH, SO WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WE NEED TO APPROVE AND THIS IS FOR THE SHOWGROUND BOARD TO HAVE THEIR TIME AND THEIR USE FOR THE YEARLY DEAL. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS CONTRACT IS. IT'S NOT A CONTRACT ON THE WHOLE THING, IT'S JUST FOR THE SHOWGROUND PEOPLE AND I THINK EVERYBODY'S KIND OF DISCUSSED THAT. THEY KIND OF KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO. AND DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? NOW? IS THAT THE RENTAL PART TOO? REMEMBER THERE WAS AN OFFICE, BUT IS THAT PART OF THAT OR NO, THIS IS JUST, JUST FOR THIS COUNTY SHOW. JUST FOR THEM. WE'RE DOING THE RENTAL PART. IT DOESN'T, I'M TALKING ABOUT LIKE THE, THERE WAS A BUILDING THEY WERE WANTING TO USE USE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS PART OF THAT OR IF IT'S JUST FOR THE COUNTY SHOW, BUT THIS IS JUST FOR THE COUNTY SHOW COUNTY SHOWS THAT IS SEPARATE AND I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THEY'VE HAMMERED THAT OUT YET. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT IT CONTINUE TO ACTUALLY WANT THAT BUILDING. RIGHT. OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST FOR UM, THE COUNTY SHOW SHOW. SINCE THE COUNTY TOOK THE SHOW GROUND BACK OVER, NOW WE HAVE A, A RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE, YOU KNOW, SHOW BOARD TO USE. OKAY. THE SHOW GROUNDS WHEN THEY NEED TO. YEAH. SO THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THEIR, IT WAS, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR THE SHOW GROUND FOR THE COUNTY, UM, FOR THE RENTAL OF THAT RABBIT BARN OR WHATEVER BUILDING. AND THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS WHEN I WAS READING IT. THAT WAS READING TO THE CONTRACT. I THOUGHT IT WAS FOR THAT. 'CAUSE THEY WASN'T THAT LITTLE. YEAH, THE LITTLE RABBIT BARN WHERE THEY CALL IT WHERE THEY YEAH BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE THAT HAVE THEIR MEETINGS MONTHLY MEETING. YEAH, BUT THAT LITTLE MAIL BILLING. BUT I DON'T THINK THEY, BECAUSE WE'VE RECEIVED THE MONEY FOR IT, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A CONTRACT FOR IT. BUT YEAH, THEY, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID FOR THAT. 'CAUSE THEY WERE SAYING THEY DIDN'T WANT IT AND THEN THEY SAID THEY DID WANT IT AND THEN THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T WANT IT. AND I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE THE MONEY IN HAND. WE WERE JUST WAITING ON AN OFFICIAL CONTRACT TO BE SIGNED. MM-HMM SO THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS THEN THAT WAS MY IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT. SHE SAID NO, LET ME, LET ME, BRAD ACTUALLY HANDLED THAT PART OF THE, THAT PART OF THE CONTRACT. JUST LET ME UM, FLIP THROUGH REAL QUICK AND I'LL JUST CLARIFY IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT WAS IT, I THOUGHT THEY'D CUT IT OUT BUT UM, I MEAN IT DOESN'T MATTER. YEAH, IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME EITHER WAY. IF THEY WANT THE BUILDING AND DON'T WANT THE BUILDING, I MEAN IT WAS JUST GIVING THEM SOME PLACE TO STORE THEIR STUFF BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO USE MEETINGS IN THERE. I THINK THEY ABOUT DECIDED THEY'D HAVE THEIR MEETINGS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM HERE OR ACROSS THE WAY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED WHEN I READ THE OTHER DAY. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT IN THE SENSE OF LIKE, I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING IS RENTING THAT. YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT. TO THAT. MM-HMM. WE CAN PASS IT UNTIL WE JUST CLARIFY THAT IF YOU ALL WANT TO. OKAY. BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THAT CONTRACT IS NOT IN MY PACKET. . I I DON'T, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS. WE'LL JUST PASS THAT AND LET OR YOU GONNA JUST LET IT GO OR? NO, I THINK IT'S FINE TO PASS IT, PASS IT ON NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK. THAT WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK. HE, HE WORKED ON IT AND NOT PASSING THAT OFF ON HIM. SO WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE CONFLICT. NOBODY'S WATCHING, NOBODY'S TELLING ME ABOUT IT. RIGHT. JACKIE WAS WATCHING MAYBE. SO LET US JUST PASS IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLARIFIED AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING BECAUSE I ASKED HIM AND IT WAS, HE SAID IT WAS JUST ON THE, ON THEIR, JUST FOR THEM TO HAVE THE RENTAL AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I'M SAYING I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLARIFIED IN THERE. 'CAUSE IT'S VERY OPEN. LIKE THE WHOLE, IT DON'T SPECIFY THAT PARTICULAR RENTAL. IT JUST SPECIFIES THE WHOLE RENTAL. IT MAY AND THAT'S SOMETHING WHAT TO ASK BRAD. SO I DON'T KNOW. BUT LET, LET ME CLARIFY THAT AND LET'S, LET'S JUST PASS AND BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK 'CAUSE I KNOW WE CAN DO THAT. HE'S, HE'S COMPLETED. THAT'S NOT, IT'S NOT VERY DIFFICULT TO PASS IT. IT'S NOT AND HE, HE WILL BE HERE IN COURT NEXT WEEK. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WAS FOR THE WHOLE SHOW GROUNDS AND I COULD BE, I COULD BE UM, WRONG ABOUT THAT BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR IT TO BE CLARIFIED SO THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY. OKAY. AND AUDITING HAS WHAT THEY NEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE HOLDING MONEY. WELL WE'LL DO THAT. WE'LL JUST PASS THAT THE NEXT WEEK. AND NOW, [13. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.] NOW IT'S AUDITOR'S TURN TO DISCUSS THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS IN THE CORRECTIONS. DOES EVERYBODY'S HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THAT? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ANYTHING OR UNHAPPY WITH ANY OF THE TRANSFERS THAT THEY SAW? THEY'RE ALL ROUTINE TRANSFERS. I KNOW WHY WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION . ALRIGHT, HE'S WAITING ON ME. I GOT, I GOT IT. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOORE AND COMMISSIONER CROW FIRST AND SECOND. SO ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, THE [14. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] NEXT ONE IS ALSO THE AUDITOR FOR THE CLAIMS AND PAYMENT [00:20:01] AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR. YES SIR. SO THIS WEEK WE'RE ASKING FOR, UM, APPROVAL TO PAY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $881,642 AND 64 CENTS AND EXCUSE ME, UM, JURY CHECKS IN TOTAL OF $4,400 FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $886,042 AND 64 CENTS. AND MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF ROAD MATERIALS, CULVERTS AND INMATE MEDICAL. UM, WE ASKED FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PAY. ALRIGHT, SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A MOTION. I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER MORE SECOND. THEY FOOL ME HERE. , UH, AND UH, WISH YOU'ALL VOTE ON IT. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION PASSED WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE. [15. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code ยง 551.071, to consult with counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation, subjects, or settlement offers, including, but not limited to the following cases/subjects: A. Price v. White; Case 3:24-CV-1387-L; B. Toombs v. Kaufman County; Case 3:24-CV00892-B; C. Kaufman County v. Texas General Mechanical, et al.. Case 119216-86; D. Construction of and renovation of county building matters; and E. Potential claims involving EEOC, Civil Rights, county issues.] THE NEXT ONE IS ACTUALLY JUDGE ALLENS THAT WE'RE GONNA GO INTO CONSIDER EXITING AND RECTOR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 51 0.071 AND TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION AND SUBJECTS TO SETTLE OFFERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CASES, PRICE AND WHITE TOMBS AND CALIN COUNTY, COFFIN COUNTY AND TEXAS GENERAL MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF COUNTY BILLING MATTERS AND POTENTIAL CLAIMS INVOLVING THE EEOC CIVIL RIGHTS COUNTY ISSUES. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. LANE, I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE. MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. A AYE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WE'LL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN I'LL KEEP GOING. I'M GONNA GO [16. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into regular meeting.] AHEAD AND START. OKAY. I NEED A, I NEED A MOTION TO UH, ENTER BACK INTO REGULAR COURT SESSION OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CROW. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. A. ALRIGHT. AND WE [17. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve taking any action pursuant to the executive session.] DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT OF, OUT OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH CALHOUN. BELLAS IN SEQUENCE AT LAW FIRM TO HELP WITH SERVE AS NEGOTIATIONS IN THE LITIGATION CASE ON THE JUSTICE CENTER TO SERVE AS LEAD COUNSEL. YEAH. ON THE WHAT TO SERVE AS LEAD COUNSEL. OUR SERVE AS LEAD CONSTRUCTION COUNSEL. COUNT THE COUNTY'S CONSTRUCTION CASE ON THE COUNTY CONSTRUCTION. Y'ALL HAVE ALL THAT? IF NOT, IT'S ON FILM. ALRIGHT, I'LL HAVE A MOTION. DO YOU MAKE THE MOTION? I MADE THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND YOU. SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AND WE HAVE JUDGE ALLEN ON THE PHONE AND HE ALSO VOTED. AYE. ALRIGHT, THE MOTION PASSES [18. Adjourn Meeting] AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ADJOURN. . OH, HE MADE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'LL AND CO JUDGE ALLEN MADE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN AND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. AND COMMISSIONER MOORE. SECOND IT ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * 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.