* 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. [Call to Order] [00:00:05] GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TODAY. IT'S UH, MARCH 25TH HERE AT THE ANNEX IN A REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. WE HAVE ONE COMMISSIONER OUT TODAY. UH, SO WE'RE GOING BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION. IT'S GOING TO BE LED BY COMMISSIONER MOORE, AND THEN COMMISSIONER LANE IS GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'LL JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE. THAT'S PRAY. MR. S HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US IN OUR LIVES. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM THAT YOU GIVE US AS A COURT, LORD, TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. WE ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOUR INPUT ON THOSE. AND LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE THANK YOU FOR JUST OUR NATION ITSELF, LORD, AND, AND I JUST, AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU MR. LAW. HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK TODAY? OKAY. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE. I HAVE ONE ITEM. IT IS THE WALK ACROSS TEXAS EVENT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON APRIL THE FIRST AT 1130 THAT MORNING AT THE PET ADOPTION CENTER. SO WE'D APPRECIATE, UH, ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES OR ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO BE THERE AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE, UH, DOGS LINED UP SO THAT SOME FOLKS CAN WALK 'EM AS THEY'RE WALKING AND GETTING THEIR EXERCISE. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. OKAY, GENTLEMEN, [2. CONSENT AGENDA] WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE. DISCUSSED. ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT REGULAR MEETINGS FROM MARCH THE 18TH AND TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES QUARTER REPORT OCTOBER 24 TO DECEMBER 24. AND THERE ACTUALLY THREE. DISCUSSED APPROVE THE ALTER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY OF 25. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CORRECTIONS? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LAMB MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROWE, MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. A MOTION. CARRIE. THANK [3. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Treasurer's Monthly Report for February 2025.] YOU MR. CHUCK. HE'S GONNA DISCUSS AND CONSIDERING WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY OF 25. MORNING, CHUCK. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. WE, UH, ENDED THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WITH $51,937,000 IN OUR FUND, 10 OUR INTEREST EARNED ON THE, UH, MONEY IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, $3,603 EARNINGS ON OUR, UH, BALANCE THAT IS INVESTED $341,760. UH, WE HAD A TOTAL INVESTED OF 113,000,646. UH, AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, OUR AVERAGE YIELD FROM TAX POOL WAS 4.4848%. THAT, UH, AVERAGE YIELD FROM TEXAS CLASS 4.4943%. THE TOTAL FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 52 MILLION, 43,000. THE, UH, VALUE OF THE COLLATERAL HELD BY THE BANK FOR US IS 87,520,000. SO THE HAVE US COLLATERALIZED AT 168%. WE, UH, WROTE 459 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF $34,959,312. AND ON MY WAY IN THIS MORNING, I, UH, WAS MET AT THE DOOR BY TWO COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER CROW AND, UH, COMMISSIONER LANE. THEY JUST HOLDING MONEY. WELL, ACTUALLY THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED . AND SO I WENT AND I LOOKED UP A LITTLE INFORMATION BECAUSE I ANSWERED THEM. I KNOW THE QUESTION WAS ASKED MAYBE IN JEST , BUT MY ANSWER WASN'T. I SAID, I'M WORKING ON GETTING YOU MORE MONEY EVERY DAY. SO I WENT AND I LOOKED UP SOME FIGURES AND SO FAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR ON, UH, THE, UM, EARNINGS ON YOUR IDLE CASH FROM, UH, THE VARIOUS ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDS FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE, UH, ONE $22,891. ROADIN BRIDGE TWO WAS, UH, 36,600. ROADIN BRIDGE, THREE $18,568. ROADIN BRIDGE FOUR. YOU DID THE BEST 50,970. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE, UH, MAIN ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND FUND, 20 110,247. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD EARNINGS OF 239,343 FOR [00:05:01] ROAD AND BRIDGE SINCE OCTOBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR. GREAT. AND JUST TO COMPARE THAT WITH LAST FISCAL YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR, WE EARNED $618,275 AND 66 CENTS. SO, SO YOU SEE OUR TREASURER'S DOING A GREAT JOB, DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US ALL. YES. YES. GREAT. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO THAT'S MY REPORT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY, A GREAT REPORT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CHUCK? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION. CHUCK, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [4. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve additional Citibank credit card for Facilities.] NUMBER FOUR, MS. LORENA, SHE'S GONNA DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AND MAYBE APPROVE ADDITIONAL CITIBANK CREDIT CARDS FOR FACILITIES. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. SO FACILITIES IS REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL CARD. UM, AND THIS IS FOR CITIBANK AND THIS IS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND STREAMLINE OPERATIONS. THAT WILL MAKE A TOTAL OF THREE CARDS FOR THEM FOR THE CITIBANK. SO SPECIFICALLY, WHO WILL HOLD THE CARDS? OH, ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS. SO IT WOULD BE CASEY. MM-HMM . ALLEN. AND WHO? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ROGERS, THE TWO SUPERVISORS AND MYSELF. OKAY. NOW I'M ASSUMING THIS, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING, LET'S, FOR INSTANCE, HOME DEPOT, LOWE'S, OR ACE, WHATEVER YOU USE THE CARD, YOU HAVE THE RECEIPT, YOU MARK ON THE RECEIPT WHERE THAT PART IS GOING? YES. YEAH, WE CAN KEEP TRACK AND IT'S ALSO SCANNED INTO THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM. OKAY. AND, UH, PUT ON A SPREADSHEET ON A PURCHASING LOG. YEAH. WHAT LINE ITEM IT'S COMING OUT. THAT WAY WE CAN MATCH UP PURCHASES AND WHAT WE PURCHASED, WHERE IT WENT FOR WHAT JOB AND WHAT BUILDING. YES. MM-HMM . YES. OKAY. MM-HMM . ANY QUESTIONS? NO. SOUNDS GOOD. WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER SKET AND SO HE'S AWARE OF THIS AS WELL. OKAY. IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [5. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve Home Depot credit cards for Facilities Department.] OKAY, MR. ENA, ONE MORE TIME. DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE HOME DEPOT CREDIT CARDS FOR FACILITIES. CORRECT. SO FACILITIES HAS REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL HOME DEPOT CARD, UH, FOR THE SECOND DAILY EMPLOYEE WHO, ALONG WITH ANOTHER TEAM MEMBER RUNS, UM, REGULARLY MAKES UH, SUPPLY RUNS TO HOME DEPOT. AND SO ADDING THE ADDITIONAL CARD WILL, UM, ELIMINATE THE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE AND PICK UP THE SHARED CARD. AND AGAIN, THAT WILL GIVE THEM A TOTAL OF THREE CARDS FOR, FOR HOME DEPOT. AND THE SAME PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE SAME CARD? NO, NO, SIR. IT'LL BE, UH, THE HOME DEPOTS ARE MY TWO DAILY GENTLEMEN THAT I HAVE RUNNING DAILY PROJECTS. AND THEN ONE WILL BE KEPT AT THE OFFICE FOR PROJECTS. SO WHOEVER'S RUNNING THE PROJECT AT THAT TIME WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN OUT THAT CARD. MM-HMM . SO THAT'LL LEAVE THREE IN THE SAME PROCESS. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE BUYING AND WHAT PROJECT IT'S GOING TO. YES, SIR. THEIR NAME WILL BE ON THE RECEIPT. THEY HAVE TO SIGN FOR IT AND GET PROCESSED UNDER THAT WORK ORDER OR THAT PROJECT. THEREFORE, WE'VE GOT COMPLETE OPENNESS, CLARITY, WHO'S BY AND WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW. CORRECT. YES, SIR. GOOD DEAL. ANY QUESTIONS NEED A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH GUYS. [6. Commissioner Tommy Moore: Discuss/Consider/Approve Precinct 4 2019 Road Bond Funding Transfer in the amount of $65,000.00.] OKAY, COMMISSIONER MOORE, HE WANTS TO MOVE, UH, FROM PRECINCT 4 20 19 ROBOT FUNDING TRANSFER THE AMOUNT OF 65,000. YES. THIS IS GONNA BE, UH, A TRANSFER FROM MY DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT TO ONE OF DEFUND IT ROAD. SO, AND WE HAVE THE MEMO FROM POLLSTER YES. RECOMMENDING THAT? YES. THEY ALREADY SENT THAT THROUGH. WE SENT IT THROUGH, UH, CHRISTINA. AND IT'S ALSO BEEN, UH, COPIED TO CRYSTAL. YEAH, I GOT IT HERE. OKAY. YOU CAN PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. YES SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NUMBER [7. District Attorney: Discuss/Consider/Approve Resolution for National Crime Victim's Rights Week.] SEVEN, IT'S FROM OUR DA'S OFFICE. DISCUSS, SIT AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK, AND BRAD IS GOING TO READ THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, JUDGE. UH, THE RESOLUTION IS CALLED THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK, WHEREAS CRIME AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN PROFOUND AND VARIED WAYS, OFTEN LEAVING LASTING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES. AND WHEREAS THE CONCEPT OF KINSHIP UNDERSCORES [00:10:01] THE CONNECTIONS THAT BUILD BRIDGES TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND SHARED STRENGTH AMONG SURVIVORS, ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS KINSHIP IS THE FOUNDATION OF VICTIM ADVOCACY, INSPIRING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE THAT MEETS SURVIVORS WHERE THEY ARE. AND WHEREAS THROUGH KINSHIP, WE BUILD PEER NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY ALLIANCES THAT EMPOWER SURVIVORS, FOSTER RESILIENCE, AND OFFER PATHWAYS TO HEALING. AND WHEREAS KINSHIP REMINDS US OF THE STRENGTH THAT COMES FROM CONNECTION, THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO EVERY VOICE AND THE POWER WE HAVE TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE, WE WORK TOGETHER. AND WHEREAS KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ARE HEREBY DEDICATED TO BRING AT THE CENTER OF SUPPORTING ALL SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF, OF CRIME AND DOING THEIR PART TO MAKE THE CONNECTIONS THAT INCREASE VICTIM'S ACCESS TO SERVICES, RIGHTS AND HEALING. NOW THEREFORE, I EARLY NORVILLE WILEY, CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF KAUFMAN COUNTY DO MOVE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY TO DESIGNATE APRIL 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2025 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM SERVICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE THAT ASSIST ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME DURING CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE DA'S OFFICE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THIS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF DEDICATED STAFF AND ATTORNEYS AND SUPPORT, UH, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO THOSE WHO HAVE FACED THESE ISSUES. AND SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU BRAD. [8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve the County Child Welfare Services Non-Financial Agreement.] NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE COUNTY CHILD WELFARE SERVICES NON-FINANCIAL AGREEMENT. THIS IS JUST AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO. IT'S, UH, QUITE WORDY, BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE DO EVERY, EVERY YEAR. SO I DIDN'T MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROWE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. [9. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] NUMBER NINE IS MS. AUDITOR'S TURN LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGETS AND CORRECTIONS. YES SIR. UM, WE HAVE ROUTINE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND LINE ITEMS FOR YOU THIS WEEK, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. DID Y'ALL LOOK OVER ALL THE STATEMENTS AND EVERYTHING? ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LAMB MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [10. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] 10, MS. AUDITOR ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE, WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL FOR, UM, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $2,003,000 811. LET ME START THAT. OVER 2 MILLION $3,811 AND 41 CENTS. UM, THOSE ARE ALL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, MOSTLY MADE UP OF INSURANCE. SO WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. PROMAN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [11. Workshop: Redistricting Workshop to review voting precincts in accordance with Section 42.031 of the Texas Election Code.] 11 IS A WORKSHOP AND MS. TANDY, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, OR SHE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT REDISTRICTING WORKSHOP TO REVIEW VOTING PRECINCTS AND A ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 42.031 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. MORNING, MS. TANDY. GOOD MORNING. YOU HAVE GOOD INFORMATION FOR US, I'M SURE. UH, YEAH, WE TRY. WE TRY. I'M GONNA PULL UP JUST A LITTLE PRESENTATION SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON TOMORROW. OKAY. MAYBE. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT. SO, TEXAS ELECTION CODE SECTION 42 0 3 1 REQUIRES THAT WE REVIEW OUR PRECINCTS, OUR VOTING PRECINCTS FOR COMPLIANCE, UM, AND DO ANY BOUNDARY CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY. AND IT'S REQUIRED TO BE DONE IN MARCH OR APRIL OF AN ODD NUMBERS YEAR. THESE CHANGES WON'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE LOOKING FOR PRECINCTS WHO EXCEED THE THRESHOLD THAT IS SET BY THE TAX. WHAT IS THAT THRESHOLD SELECTION CODE, WHAT? 5,000. OKAY. 5,000. [00:15:03] CURRENTLY WE'RE LOOKING AT FIVE VOTING PRECINCTS NUMBER, THE VERY LAST ONE, PRECINCT NUMBER 29. WHEN WE LOOKED AT ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS LAST MONTH, WE WERE JUST UNDER THAT THRESHOLD. AND AS OF YESTERDAY, WE'VE EXCEEDED THAT THRESHOLD. SO WE'RE SITTING AT 50 83 IN THAT PRECINCT RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S ALSO GONNA HAVE TO BE SPLIT. UM, WHEN I PROVIDED YOU GENTLEMEN WITH THIS INFORMATION A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, YOU'LL NOTICE WE HAD A LIST OF PRECINCTS, NOT ONLY OVER THAT MARK, BUT THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE FOR FUTURE GROWTH. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR. SO THESE ARE THE VOTING PRECINCTS THAT HAVE TO BE SPLIT. THERE ARE TWO AFFECTING PRECINCT TWO, ONE AFFECTING VOTING. UH, COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE, ONE AFFECTING COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE AND ONE AFFECTING COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOUR. AND AGAIN, THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THOSE BOUNDARY CHANGES WILL BE THE FIRST DAY OF THE FIRST EVEN NUMBERED VOTING YEAR. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T JUST SAY JANUARY 1ST OF AN EVEN NUMBERED VOTING YEAR. LEAVE IT TO THE CODE TO, TO GO THROUGH THAT. SO WE'LL HAVE TO PUBLISH THAT INFORMATION THERE. THIS IS JUST A SCREENSHOT OF THE MAP THAT I HAD MONIQUE AND HER TEAM PUT TOGETHER FOR ME. THE ONES THAT YOU SEE IN KIND OF THAT PINKISH RED COLOR, THOSE ARE THE FIVE THAT WE HAVE TO SPLIT. THE ONES IN ORANGE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE WATCHING YELLOW. THEY'RE OKAY FOR NOW. AND THE BLUE, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WITH. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE FIVE THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING A DEEPER DELVE INTO DURING THIS WORKSHOP. SO WE HAVE SOME MAPS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE PRINTED ON, UM, A LARGER LEVEL THAT CONTAINS STREET INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE ABSORBED INTO ANOTHER PRECINCT. IF WE CAN TAKE SOME OF THESE VOTERS AND SHIFT THEIR VOTING PRECINCT INTO THE NEIGHBORING PRECINCT AND STAY UNDER THE THRESHOLD, THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ADDITION OF A NEW VOTING PRECINCT. UM, FOR SOME OF THESE, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE POSSIBLE. PREVIOUSLY, UH, Y'ALL'S REDISTRICTING HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH, I BELIEVE IT WAS ELLISON BASS. MM-HMM . I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A ROUTE YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE. SINCE THEY HAVE MORE TECHNOLOGY THAN I HAVE AVAILABLE, THEY CAN REALLY DELVE DOWN AND PULL THOSE LINES AROUND AND SHOW YOU DIFFERENT OPTIONS. I ONLY HAVE THE STREET LEVEL DATA TO GO BY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON TODAY. OKAY. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE NEED HOW MANY MORE VOTING DISTRICTS PRECINCTS FIVE. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPLIT THESE FIVE UP. OKAY. WHICH WOULD INCREASE US BY FIVE IF WE DO NOT ABSORB THEM INTO SOME NEIGHBORING PRECINCTS. AND SOME YOU SAY IS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT. CORRECT. BASED ON WHERE THEY ARE, THE POPULATION CORRECT. ISSUES THEN BECOME, UH, LOCATIONS IN THOSE PRECINCTS WHERE THERE'S NOT ANYTHING THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE PUT UP TENTS AND DO IT OUT OF TENT, WHATEVER. CURRENTLY WE'RE STILL ABLE TO USE OUR COUNTYWIDE POLLING AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S LEGISLATION GOING ON. WE CAN DO THAT. WE'RE OKAY, BUT STILL, YEAH. CURRENTLY, UM, WITH OUR EXISTING VOTING LOCATIONS, IF WE CONTINUE TO USE THE 24 OR 23 THAT ALLOW US TO USE THEM WITH NO RECOURSE, WE'RE, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. YEAH. UM, IT'S WHEN WE GO TO EXCEEDING THIS GROWTH, OR IF THE LEGISLATORS PASSED THE ELIMINATION OF COUNTYWIDE POLLING THAT WE'RE GONNA RUN INTO SOME ISSUES BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS. YEAH. THEY DON'T HAVE FACILITIES WITHIN THEM. THAT'S TRUE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, AND SOME OF THOSE NOWADAYS DON'T WANT US TO USE THOSE FACILITIES. NO. WE RUN INTO THAT WITH SOME OF THE HOAS THAT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO USE. UM, IT, IT IS GIGGLES, BUT IT IS A BLESSING THAT SOME OF THESE HOAS HAVE A, A COMMUNITY CENTER WITHIN THEM ARE A LITTLE MEETING HOUSE THAT WE'RE, ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE, UM, BECAUSE MANY OF THEM DON'T. YEP. AND THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE RUN INTO WITH THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHAT WE'RE ALSO SEEING IS WHAT WE ARE GIVING YOU IS AGAIN, CURRENT ACTIVE REGISTRATION THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE OUR SUSPENSE VOTERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. OKAY. AND WE, WE HAVE TO TAKE THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL. FUTURE GROWTH. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ONE OF THESE PRECINCTS ON THIS MAP THAT'S KIND OF GRAYED OUT. UM, THE LINES ARE KIND OF GRAYED OUT BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REGISTERED PEOPLE THERE. BUT IT'S 35 STREETS, BUT THEY WILL BE MM-HMM . OKAY. CORRECT. SO WE HAVE SOME LARGER MAPS, BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE YOUR WORKROOM TO KIND OF LOOK AT THESE. THAT'S OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO IF YOU WANNA HANG AROUND, LET ALL THE GUYS LOOK AT THAT. YEP, ABSOLUTELY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TANDY? YOU KNOW, AS GROWTH COMES, [00:20:01] IT'S MORE AND MORE CHALLENGES. YEAH. ALL THE TIME. WHICH MEANS MORE AND MORE EXPENSE FOR THE COUNTY. IT DOES. AND FOR YOU IT DOES. AND I DID INVITE THE PARTY CHAIRS AS WELL TODAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY ARE STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS AS WELL. OH YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE GENTLEMEN? AND WHAT HAPPENS IN AUSTIN CAN MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT OR, YES. YES. ONE OF THE SENATE HEARINGS LAST WEEK RAN REALLY, REALLY LATE. I HAVE A MEETING TODAY AT FOUR AND WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE HEARINGS THIS WEEK. AND IT, IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BRUTAL. OKAY. ARE YOU GOING BACK DOWN TO TESTIFY AT ANY TIME? I WILL BE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET DOWN THERE TO TESTIFY. YES. I THINK WE NEED TO LET OUR VOICE BE HEARD. ABSOLUTELY. IT'S IMPORTANT. VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. NOTHING ELSE. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA SET UP THE WORK ROOM. THANK YOU. OKAY. SINCE [12. Adjourn Meeting.] OUR ADJOURN GUY IS NOT HERE, WHO WANTS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? GO FOR CARRIE . I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORES, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. MR. LA MADE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.