* 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] [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER COURT MEETING HERE, APRIL THE FIRST. I DON'T GIVE NAME APRIL FOOLS THING GOING ON TODAY. . OKAY. WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS, MORE OF THE INVOCATION LED BY COMMISSIONER LANE, AND THEN COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'D JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE, LORD, WATCH OVER US TODAY. THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY. WATCH OVER US DURING THESE NEXT FEW DAYS OF MAJOR STORMS. KEEP US ALL SAFE. THANK YOU FOR ALL OUR COMP COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND HELP US DO WHAT YOU SAY IS RIGHT. CHRIST NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLA THE LEGIONS STOOD FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TWO, THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVIDUAL OF LIBERTY. JUSTICE. FOR HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLA THE ALLEGIANCE TO LEAD TEXAS. ONE NATION. GOD. ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YEP. LAURA, HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP? NOPE. OKAY. [2. CONSENT AGENDA] WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. GENTLEMEN. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE. DISCUSS EXCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH THE 25TH, AND THEN DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE KAKA COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S 2024 FINANCIAL AUDIT REPORT. HEY, JUDGE. YES SIR. DID YOU WANT TO DO, WE'RE GONNA DO THAT IN A MINUTE. OKAY. WHEN I GET TO THE, UH, I'M GONNA GO BACK UP TO ROUTINE. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL THINGS THERE. OKAY. UH, ANYTHING THERE Y'ALL NEED TO MAKE CHANGES ON, QUESTIONS ABOUT NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. A A. OKAY. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] WE DO HAVE SEVERAL THINGS ON THE ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE. THE FIRST ONE IS TRASH PICKUP. COMMISSIONER, YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK? YES. UH, IT'S GONNA BE ON APRIL THE FIFTH. THIS, UH, SATURDAY. IT'LL BE DOWN AT THE CAMP, UH, ECO STATION. SO EVERYBODY'S ENCOURAGED TO COME OUT AND BRING YOUR JUNK OUT THERE AND GET RID OF IT. SO YOU WILL NEED AN ID TO, UH, UH, DUMP YOUR STUFF THERE AND JUST KEEP, AND ANYTHING LIKE ELECTRONICS AND STUFF, THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE, BUT GENERAL, UH, JUNK, THEY WILL ACCEPT IT. ALRIGHT. SO CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE. MM-HMM . THE TIME OF YEAR. STARTING TODAY AT 1130 IS THE WALK ACROSS TEXAS KICKOFF. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT OVER AT THE, UH, PET ADOPTION CENTER. AND I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP MAYBE TO TAKE ONE OF THE DOGS OUTTA THE SHELTER AND WALK UP DOWN. WE'RE GONNA WALK ON THE NEW BYPASS ROAD, SO YOU'LL HAVE, YOU WON'T BE IN A PARKING LOT. OUR EMPLOYEES WILL RUN OVER OTHER EMPLOYEES. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMEONE, THAT'S WHERE YOU GET RUN OVER. SO, SO, LAURA, WATCH IT. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S 1130. TODAY IS A KICKOFF. THEN IT STARTS TOMORROW AND WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THE BYPASS ROAD TO WALK ON. UH, AND THEN NEXT WEEK IS THE OPENING OF THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE POOR FARM. SO I WANNA ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT THAT. THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD THING. [3. Jonathan Collander/Michelle Gifford with TAC: Present/Discuss Kaufman County's Mid-Year Review.] OKAY. NUMBER THREE. JONATHAN CARLE AND MICHELLE GIFFORD WITH TAX GONNA PRESENT AND DISCUSS KAMAN COUNTY'S MID-YEAR REVIEW. ARE YOU READY FOR US? OH, YEAH. YEAH, WE'RE READY. OH, NO, NO, NO. I'M GONNA LET YOU DO ALL THAT. ALRIGHT, MAN. UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, MY, UH, MY CHURCH DOES A THING DURING LT WHERE THEY WILL DO, UM, YOU COME ON, THEY'LL DO, UH, THEOLOGY ON TAP OR THEY'LL GO TO A LOCAL BAR. AND THAT'S WHAT MY PASTOR ALWAYS SAYS IS THAT'S HOW YOU GET PEOPLE TO GO TO CHURCH IS, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN EVENT AT THE BAR. , THAT'S HOW YOU GET PEOPLE TO WALK AROUND IS PUPPIES. THAT'S SUCH A GREAT AT THE PETTED OPTION CENTER. YEAH. WE'RE EXCITED. WE'RE GONNA STICK AROUND AND, AND TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THE OH, GREAT. OF THE WALK ACROSS TEXAS. GOOD. SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING THAT TODAY. OKAY. UH, SO I'M JONATHAN COLLIN. I'M THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT FOR, UH, NORTHEAST, FOR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION COUNTIES. WITH ME TODAY IS MICHELLE GIFFORD, UM, AND NOT APRIL FOOLS. UH, YOU GUYS ARE DOING REALLY WELL. YOUR PLAN IS, IS DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL. I DON'T GET TO SAY THAT A WHOLE LOT IN THESE MID-YEAR REVIEWS. WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE UP A TON OF YOUR TIME. YOU HAVE ALL OF THE, THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU MM-HMM . UM, MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS IN THERE AS IS MICHELLE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING, ABSOLUTELY REACH OUT TO US AND WE'RE GONNA BE HAPPY TO HELP. UM, MY INFORMATION FOR YOU IS ON PAGE FOUR. SO YOU CAN SEE THE LOSS RATIO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON. SO THAT LOSS RATIO, IF IT'S AT A HUNDRED PERCENT WHAT THAT MEANS IS EVERY DOLLAR PAID IN, IN PREMIUMS WE'RE PAYING OUT IN CLAIMS, WE WANT IT TO BE AROUND 96% FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. COFFIN COUNTY HAS BEEN AT 94.91%, AND YOU CAN SEE THE THREE YEAR TREND ON THAT WAS AROUND 104.7%. SO, YOU KNOW, ALMOST A, A 10% DIS DIFFERENCE IN LOSS RATIO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I THINK [00:05:01] A LOT OF IT'S DUE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF PLAN THAT YOU HAVE, THE ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU'VE HAD IN THE, THE HEALTHY COUNTY PROGRAM. AND SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL. YOUR AVERAGE INCREASE HAS BEEN ABOUT 5.2% LAST YEAR. Y'ALL SAW A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THE POOL. NORMAL, UM, WAS AROUND 4%. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE JUST YET FOR THE RENEWALS. OUR BOARD WILL MEET, UH, EARLY IN MAY TO DECIDE WHAT THOSE ARE GONNA BE FOR EACH COUNTY, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK OUT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. SO AS LONG AS WE CAN STAY AROUND THIS 94%, THEN WE SHOULDN'T, MAYBE IT'LL GET INCREASE ANY LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE ABSOLUTELY. WHAT WE'RE HOPING FOR. RIGHT. RIGHT. I I WOULD, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT YOU WOULD GET SOMETHING UNDER WHAT THE POOL NEEDED. SO WE'LL COME UP WITH A POOL NEEDED AMOUNT. OKAY. PERCENTAGE INCREASE. AND BECAUSE OF WHERE YOUR LOSS RATIO IS, I WOULD EXPECT IT TO COME IN UNDER THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH UNDER THAT, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION HERE PRETTY SOON. WELL SEE. WE HAVE OUR HR DEPARTMENT HERE, SO WE CAN TELL THEM, JUST HIRE REAL, REAL, REAL HEALTHY PEOPLE. . THAT'S, THAT'S IT. AND WE KEEP THIS DOWN, YOU KNOW, UH, IT'S A FUNNY STORY IS ONE OF MY FIRST WEEK AT TAC I WAS AT IN A DIFFERENT TERRITORY AND, UH, THE HR PERSON TOLD ME OF THIS COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST SAID, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A CHAIR SO THAT WHEN THEY SIT DOWN FOR THE INTERVIEW, WE CAN SEE HOW MUCH THEY WEIGH. AND THEIR WELLNESS PERSON WAS LIKE, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. WE CAN'T DO THAT. WE CAN'T DO THAT. SO, SOLID STRATEGY, ROLLING SCALES, YOU KNOW? YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. WITH A LITTLE RIGHT. AND DRAW BLOOD, I GUESS. DEAL ON THE WALL. WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THIS WAY BECAUSE THE COUNTY PICKS UP THE DIFFERENCE AND IT RAISES EACH YEAR AND THAT SAVES THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. ABSOLUTELY. BUT WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES TOO. THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT. YOU BET YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. YES. OKAY, SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO MICHELLE SO SHE CAN SHARE SOME INFORMATION ON THE WELLNESS SIDE. OKAY. HI MICHELLE. HELLO. YEAH, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, HOW ARE Y'ALL? FINE. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. OKAY. GOOD. I WAS LIKE, OH, NO, SILENCE. HOPE THAT'S A GOOD THING. WE'RE ALL HEALTHY. WE ALL WALKED IN THERE ON OUR OWN POWER . VERY GOOD. THAT HELPS. SO, AS JONATHAN SAID, MY NAME IS MICHELLE. I'M YOUR NEW, UH, WELLNESS CONSULTANT FOR THE NORTHEAST TERRITORY. SO I SPENT A LONG TIME IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I WORKED FOR MUNICIPALITY IN NORTH TEXAS, UH, NORTH DALLAS FOR MANY YEARS. SO I'M LO I'M FAMILIAR WITH, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UM, SO I'M HERE TO TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT THE WELLNESS COMPONENT OF YOUR PROGRAM. UM, SO WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT PAGE FIVE. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE YOUR TOP SPEND IS IN YOUR TOP DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES. SO LOOKING AT, WE'RE GONNA BE COMPARING MARCH, UM, PLAN YEAR 2023 THROUGH PLAN YEAR 20 20, 20 23, THE 2024. AND THEN COMPARING THAT 2024 TO 2025. SO THAT'S LAST YEAR'S PLAN, UH, PLAN YEAR. AND THEN THIS YEAR'S PLAN YEAR. YOUR TOP DRIVER COST DRIVER IS MUSCULOSKELETAL. SO WE ALSO CALL THAT MSK, LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON MSK. SO THAT DOES INCLUDE SURGERIES, THAT ALSO INCLUDES ROSTI, WHICH IS, UM, YOUR, UM, YOUR SPEND ON, UM, INJURY PREVENTION. BUT WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE THAT THERE IS A LOW NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENGAGED IN PREVENTION, INJURY PREVENTION. SO IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME THAT MONEY IS SPENT ON SURGERIES. OKAY. UM, FOR PLAN YEAR 20, 24, 25 CIRCULATORY, LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON THAT. UM, ALTHOUGH THAT'S THE LOWEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. UM, IN THAT, IN THOSE CATEGORIES, SURGERIES, HIGH COST SURGERIES, PROBABLY CATASTROPHIC SURGERIES. UM, AND THAT TYPE OF SURGERIES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. UM, IT COULD BE, AND I'M ASSUMING HERE, IT COULD BE GOING BACK TO, UM, IT COULD BE, UM, GOING BACK TO THE HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THAT IS A VERY HIGH SPEND. UM, LOOKING AT YOUR TOP THREE CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR THOSE TWO PLAN YEARS, COMPARING THOSE CHRONIC CONDITIONS YEAR OVER YEAR, IT'S HYPERTENSION. SO WE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE BATTLING HYPERTENSION, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. OKAY. UM, SO THERE'S DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OR CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR EACH OF THOSE PLAN YEARS. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT HYPERTENSION, UM, RENAL ISSUES AND DIABETES WERE THE TOP THREE CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR PLAN YEAR 23, 24. AND FOR 24 25, IT'S STILL HYPERTENSION, BUT THEN IT'S CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, AND HYPERLIPIDEMIA, WHICH IS HIGH CHOLESTEROL. OKAY. SO YOU'LL OFTEN SEE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, AND HYPERTENSION ALL TIED TOGETHER. AND THEN LOOKING AT YOUR TOP, UM, PHARMACY, UM, YOUR PRESCRIPTION CATEGORIES, 20 23, 24, YOUR TOP ONE, NOT A SURPRISE, , AND THIS IS NATIONWIDE IS YOUR ANTI-DIABETICS. AND THEN, UM, 24 TO 25 AGAIN IS YOUR ANTI-DIABETICS. LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON THOSE AND ON OUR PLAN. AND I, IF YOU, UM, JONATHAN, CORRECT [00:10:01] ME IF I'M WRONG, WE DO COVER ANTI-DIABETICS ONLY IF THE PERSON IS, UM, DIABETIC. SO NOT FOR WEIGHT LOSS. SO THAT, THAT'S LIKE THE YES. THINGS LIKE THAT. YES. SO THEY HAVE TO BE CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES. OKAY. UM, THERE IS A MISTAKE ON HERE. I WANTED TO POINT OUT FOR THE ANTI-NEOPLASTIC, WHICH IS CANCER TREATMENT, UM, FOR 24 25, THERE ARE 25 CLAIMS, BUT THE COST IS ACTUALLY 144,000. I'M GONNA SAY AND CALL MYSELF OUT. I DID COPY AND PASTE . SO IT'S $144,000 SPENT, NOT 313,000. SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE, ANTI-DIABETICS IS YOUR TOP, UM, PRESCRIPTIONS. UM, AND THEN WE SEE TARGETED IMMUNOMODULATORS FOR, UM, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, UM, A DHD MEDICATIONS AND THEN CANCER TREATMENTS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS INFORMATION? NO QUESTIONS. NO. NO. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. A COUPLE OTHER THINGS HERE I WANTED TO POINT OUT. UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT PREVENTIVE, UM, ACTIONS HERE. SO WE KNOW THAT EARLY DETECTION IS THE BEST TYPE OF PREVENTION. SO Y'ALL ARE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. SO LOOKING AT PLAN YEAR 23, 24, 24, 25, YOUR NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WE'RE SEEING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A HIGH NUMBER OF FOLKS ALREADY GETTING THEIR PREVENTIVE EXAMS, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. THE PLAN YEAR'S NOT OVER YET. SO LOOKING REALLY GOOD, UM, KEEP PUSHING THOSE PREVENTIVE EXAMS, THAT'S THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A COUNTY SPECIFIC INCENTIVE THAT YOU DO GIVE A, UM, YOU DO GIVE SOME TIME OFF, I BELIEVE, UM, FOR GETTING THAT COMPLETED. SO FANTASTIC. I KNOW I'D BE GETTING MY PREVENTIVE EXAM IF I GET SOME TIME OFF , SO THAT IS AWESOME. KEEP PLEASE PUSHING THAT. UM, SPOUSES TYPICALLY ARE ANOTHER HIGH COST DRIVER AS WELL ON, ON HEALTH PLANS. SO KEEP ENCOURAGING, TELL YOUR SUBSCRIBERS TO KEEP HAVING THEIR SPOUSES GET THEIR PREVENTIVE EXAMS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ON THE MEDICAL PLAN AS WELL. WE LOVE THE DEPENDENCES, WE LOVE THE KIDDOS. UM, SO ENCOURAGE THEM. HAVE THE SPOUSES AND THE, AND THE SUBSCRIBERS GET THOSE KIDDOS, THEIR, UM, PREVENTIVE EXAMS AND DENTAL SCREENINGS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE SEEING FOLKS WITH DIABETES, IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. OR HEART DISEASE IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GET THEIR DENTAL SCREENINGS AS WELL. ALRIGHTY. AND JUST A COUPLE MORE PAGES, WE'RE ALMOST DONE HERE. OH, WE'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. . OKAY. NO HURRY. THIS IS THE FUN STUFF. WELLNESS IS FUN. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I'M, I GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WELLNESS, SO I AM DOING MY BEST TO STAY IN ONE SPOT AND I'M LIKE GRIPPING THE SIDE SO I DON'T MAKE ANYONE DIZZY. , I GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. SO, UM, JONATHAN CAN ATTEST SO THAT I AM HOLDING IT IN . SO THE HEALTHY COUNTY PARTICIPATION, THESE ARE ALL OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER THROUGH HEALTHY COUNTY THAT ARE AT NO COST TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AT NO AND NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THIS IS A PART OF YOU AS BEING A PART OF THE POOL THAT WE OFFER. SO A ROSSI IS YOUR MSS K SOLUTION, YOUR MUSCULOSKELETAL SOLUTION. THEY'RE WONDERFUL PARTNERS HERE. UM, THEY OFFER INJURY PREVENTION ASSESSMENTS. THEY OFFER LOW COST VISITS. UM, IF YOU HAVE A PAIN OR INJURY, I AL ALWAYS, AND I'VE WORKED WITH THE ROSS TEAM, MY PREVIOUS UH, POSITIONS TOO. IF YOU HAVE A PAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN PAIN. OFTENTIMES PEOPLE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO A SURGEON. YOU DON'T OFTEN HAVE TO GO TO A SURGEON. SURGEON'S JOBS ARE TO DO SURGERIES, , THAT'S HOW THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY. SO WE TELL PEOPLE, NO, PLEASE GO TO A ROSSY FIRST. MOST OF THE TIME THEY CAN PREVENT A SURGERY AND LOOK AT YOUR CLAIMS. 900, WHAT WAS IT? $900,000? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO LOOK AT THE MONEY WE COULD BE SAVING. SO THERE'S ONLY 13 PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN A ROTHI OUT OF YOU HAVE 600 FOLKS. SUBSCRIBERS, YES SIR. QUESTION FOR YOU MM-HMM . HR, DO PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR THIS? AND WHO DOES HE? YES, YES. YEAH, WE'D GO OVER IN OUR, UM, . IT WOULDN'T, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL PROBABLY TO SEND SOMETHING OUT IN EMAIL TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES TO REMIND THEM, YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND THAT IS PART OF THE, AND THAT IS PART OF SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I'M HERE TO HELP. I'M ABSOLUTELY HERE TO HELP. AND THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE, PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT, BUT UNTIL THEY NEED IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY'LL SEE IT, BUT UNTIL THEY NEED IT, THAT'S WHERE THEY'LL GO, OH YEAH, WHAT WAS THAT COMPANY CALLED? SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS JUST KEEP COMMUNICATING IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SEVEN DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE SOMETHING UNTIL THEY SEE IT AND IT REGISTERS. SO WE JUST HAVE TO COMMUNICATE IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND GET A ROSSI OUT HERE IN FRONT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES. UM, I KNOW WE RECENTLY, SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. I KNOW WE RECENTLY IN THE PAST MM-HMM [00:15:01] . HAVE HAD A, UM, A ROSSI TEAM MEMBER COME IN AND WE DID A WHOLE CLINIC ON IT. SO YES. AND WE CAN KEEP DOING THAT. UM, SO, BUT THAT IS ONE OF MY HIGHEST RECOMMENDATIONS AND A LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT WE CAN GET THEM OUT HERE. OKAY. UM, AND SO, BUT IT DID IMPROVE, IT DID INCREASE FROM THAT PREVIOUS YEAR, THE 2223 PLAN YEAR. SO Y'ALL ARE DOING GREAT AT GETTING THAT INCREASING. SO, GOOD JOB, WONDER HEALTH. UM, NOBODY PARTICIPATED WITH WONDER HEALTH AND THAT IS A WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. SO WE JUST HAVE TO JUST MENTION THAT. PROMOTE IT AGAIN. OMA HEALTH PARTICIPATION GREATLY INCREASED AMONG SUBSCRIBERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THAT'S AWESOME. GREAT JOB. TELADOC, WHICH IS FORMERLY L LIVONGO, WHICH IS THE DIABETES AND, AND, UM, HYPERTENSION PROGRAM. AWESOME JOB. WE SAW THOSE ARE TOP CONDITIONS. JUST KEEP PUSHING THAT. AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW, SO LOTS OF THE TIMES THEY JUST DON'T KNOW THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM OR THEY WEREN'T LISTENING WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM. SO WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING IT. AND I SAID DOING A GREAT JOB OF GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT PREVENTIVE MEASURES USING AROY BEFORE JUMPING INTO SURGERY AND USING TELADOC FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. SO, FANTASTIC JOB. I DO WANNA POINT OUT EMPLOYEE REWARDS. YOU ALL EARNED $3,621 IN EMPLOYEE REWARDS. CONGRATULATIONS. FANTASTIC. AND THAT CAN BE USED FOR WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT. SO THAT'S FOR PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEALTHY COUNTY PROGRAM. SO CONGRATULATIONS. ALRIGHT, COUPLE OTHER THINGS. SO HERE'S WHERE WE LOOK AT COST CONTAINMENT STRATEGY. SO THIS IS HOW THE HEALTHY COUNTY PROGRAM CAN HELP. I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THIS, BUT IT IS LOOKING AT MSK, MUSCULOSKELETAL, UM, STRATEGIES. WE'LL GO OVER THIS AND I'M HERE AGAIN TO HELP WITH THIS. WE'LL GO OVER IT AND WE CAN TALK IN PERSON AND LOOK UP SOME STRATEGIES THAT WE CAN USE. UM, CHRONIC DISEASE AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT. LOOK AT LIVONGO. TELADOC, SORRY. UM, OMADA, WONDER HEALTH. AND THEN LOOKING AT COMPLETING A, A STRATEGY. Y'ALL ALREADY HAVE A CSI KEEP PUSHING PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS. Y'ALL HAVE A WELLNESS COMMITTEE. AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THE HEALTHY CHOICE THE EASY CHOICE? HOW DOES THE ENVIRONMENT HERE, HOW IS IT CONDUCIVE TO HEALTH AND WELLBEING? SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UM, BUT I DEFINITELY PLAN ON GETTING WITH YOUR HR DEPARTMENT, UM, AND HELPING BE YOUR RIGHT HAND WOMAN AND HELPING Y'ALL. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR Y'ALL. WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND GIVING US WELCOME UPDATES. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. BUT WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE BECAUSE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE HEALTHY, THEY'RE ON THE JOB, AND IT SAVES US DOLLARS AND IT SAVES THEM FROM BEING SICK. ABSOLUTELY. WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. ABSOLUTELY. VERY IMPORTANT. THERE'S ALWAYS, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR, FOR EVERYBODY ANYWHERE. YES. YES. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. Y'ALL ARE GONNA HANG AROUND AND VISIT WITH THEM LATER. WE ARE. OKAY. YES, WE ARE. GOOD DEAL. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU. AT LEAST WE'RE MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME AREAS. OKAY. [4. Courtney Wortham/Lauren Rowe: Discuss/Consider/Approve the proclamation to proclaim the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.] NUMBER FOUR IS DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. UH, FOR THE PROCLAMATION, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH. AND SO WE HAVE WITH US TODAY, TAMMY. YES. UH, I SAW LAUREN SOMEWHERE. THERE YOU ARE. OKAY. WHO ELSE DID YOU BRING WITH YOU? UM, LARRY FROM, UH, LARRY. P-S-D-S-P-S. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD. OKAY. WELL I AM TAMMY PARGO. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD AND I'M HERE FOR COURTNEY WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR THIS MORNING, BUT SHE HAD AN EMERGENCY. SO WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR ADOPTING THE PROCLAMATION AND BEING A COMMUNITY AND A COUNTY THAT CARES FOR CHILDREN IN CRISIS. SO, AS YOU KNOW, UM, WE WILL BE AT THE COURTHOUSE ON THE 28TH. SO WE ARE EXPECTING ALL OF YOU TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT, UM, NOT ONLY OUR MISSION TO HELP KIDS THRIVE, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT THE WORKERS WHO WORK SO TIRELESS AND DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS COME INTO CARE ARE TAKEN CARE OF. IF I CAN ADD, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ONE, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU, THE JUDGE, THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT STAFF. I KNOW Y'ALL SUPPORT US IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. UM, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE, FOR US PERSONALLY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCE FROM, UM, MARCH 31ST OF LAST YEAR TO MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR, A 70% INCREASE IN KIDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO AS A CASA. AND SO JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW AND JUST I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS THAT ABUSE IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE ARE SOME WONDERFUL AGENCIES AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT AREN'T REPRESENTED HERE TODAY THAT WE GET TO PARTNER WITH TO SERVE THESE CHILDREN, BUT ALSO THEIR FAMILIES TO HOPEFULLY STOP THE CYCLE OF ABUSE. SO IN THE FUTURE WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE TO [00:20:01] SEE THIS INCREASE. SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERIOUSNESS, YOUR DILIGENCE. UM, ALSO JUST YOUR SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT THE, THE CHILDREN, IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT. IT'S SOME OF 'EM THAT THEY'RE IN THE POSI PREDICAMENT THEY'RE IN. YEAH. AND IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE THERE AS A, UH, SAFETY NET TO HELP THEM. WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE, TWO OR THREE ISSUES THESE CHILDREN ARE FACING THAT THE REASON YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH THEM? YEAH. LIKE THE REASON THEY COME INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM? YES. SO, UM, MOST OF THE TIME IT IS DRUG USE OR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. RIGHT. AND DRUG USE, UM, OFTEN IS COVERING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, RIGHT. SO IT'S, IT'S USED AS A COPING MECHANISM. AND SO WE SEE A LOT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH. AND THEN FOR US, THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE, UH, PHYSICAL ABUSE. UM, WHICH AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO CONTROL ALWAYS THE WAY THAT YOU REACT AND RESPOND. AND SO THAT IS THE PRIMARILY FOR US, THE REASONS THAT THEY COME IN IN THIS COUNTY. UM, AND THEN THEY STAY IN ON AVERAGE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM HERE FOR 22 MONTHS. UM, AND SO WE SERVE THEM THE FULL 22 MONTHS OF THAT CASE. THAT'S A LONG TIME. YEAH. AND THAT'S ON AVERAGE. UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHORTEN IT, BUT RIGHT NOW, JUST WITH THE TRANSITION FROM DFPS TO THE PRIVATIZATION OF EMPOWER, WE HAVE SEEN, UM, WE'VE JUST HAD SOME HURDLES ALONG THE WAY THAT HELPED OR HINDERED WELL, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S UM, IT'S, IT HINDERS AT THIS TIME. I'M TRYING YOU'RE WORKING ON IT. BE HONEST. BE HONEST. YEAH. BE, I MEAN, HONESTLY, WE ARE, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR JUDGES AND IN POWER ON MONDAY. UM, WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRY AND IMPROVE THAT RELATIONSHIP. BUT IF YOU CAN IMAGINE SHIFTING AN ENTIRE SYSTEM OVER INTO A PRIVATE MODEL IS VERY DIFFICULT. UM, JUST WITH LACK OF STAFF, STAFFING KNOWLEDGE, UM, JUST TENURE IN STAFF. UM, AND AS, AS YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY CALTON COUNTY'S CONTINUING TO GET MORE CASES AND SO EVERY TIME THEY TRY TO GET THEIR FOOTING WE GET MORE AND OR STAFF QUITS AND WHATNOT. SO IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS ACTUALLY AT THE LEGISLATOR RIGHT NOW ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE OVERSIGHT TO HELP ENSURE THOSE SCCS ARE, UM, PROPERLY SET UP AS WELL AS MONITORED. SO HOPEFULLY OUR KIDS WON'T BE FALLING THROUGH THE GAP. YES. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY IT'S NOT JUST A KAUFFMAN COUNTY PROBLEM, CORRECT? IT IS, UH, STATEWIDE. YEAH. WHEREVER THERE'S AN SSCC RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES. UM, LARRY IS ASKING IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. YOU MAY. HE HAS. YOU MAY OR IF YOU WANT IT'S UP TO YOU ALL. I WILL READ IT. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. OKAY. WE WOULD, OKAY. YEAH, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO READ IT. OKAY. OKAY. IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE BELIEVE CHILDREN THRIVE IN SAFETY, STABLE, NURTURING FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. WHILE IT IS CRITICAL TO BUILD A SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES WHEN THEY'RE IN A CRISIS, INTENTIONALLY SUPPORTING FAMILIES BEFORE THEY'RE IN A CRISIS IS ESSENTIAL TO PREVENTING THE ABUSE AND MISTREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN TEXAS. THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES, WE CAN BUILD STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR CHILDREN THRIVE EACH YEAR. THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL WORK BEING DONE ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE TO SUPPORT FAMILIES BEFORE A CRISIS OCCURS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION OCCURS EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE DILIGENT WORK ENTIRELY. ADVOCACY UNDERTAKEN BY TEXAS FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, HOUSES OF FAITH AND ADVOCACY GROUPS, NONPROFITS AND SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EVERY COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE AGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDED THE KAUFMAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, EMPOWER KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, CAC, KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD, LONE STAR CASA REACH, CHILDREN PLACING AGENCY AND A FIRM NORVILLE SHELTER AND BIKERS AGAINST CHILDREN ABUSE. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CANNOT BE TASKED TO ONE COMMUNITY AGENCY OR SYSTEM BEHIND MANY FAMILIES THAT SUCCEED IN A STRONG COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDE A WAY FOR FAMILIES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT, STABLE AND THRIVE. I ENCOURAGE ALL TEXANS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY ASPECTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES WORKING HARD TO CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS, FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR GREAT STATE AND NATION. TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A HIGHER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS. AND ENSURE THAT TOMORROW'S LEADERS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR GOALS. THEREFORE, I JAKE ALLEN KAUFMAN COUNTY JUDGE TO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2025 TO BE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND URGE THE APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION THEREOF. AND I SIGNED THIS THING TODAY, THANK AND I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO START IT ON APRIL 1ST. ABSOLUTELY, JUDGE. YES SIR. IT'S IN THE, UH, SHOULD BE DOING THIS JOB ON THE HOUSE FLOOR. THE FOURTH . THAT'S OKAY. BUT, UH, IN COORDINATION [00:25:01] WITH THIS MONTH WITH THIS RESOLUTION, THE TEXAS HOUSE PASSED HR 5 7 8 YESTERDAY, WHICH WAS CONGRATULATING LONE STAR COSTS UP FOR 20 YEARS OF THEIR WORK IN GOLDMAN COUNTY. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S SO FRESH. IT'S NOT EVEN ABLE TO BE PRINTED YET. AND I WANT TODAY CONGRATULATE WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING WITH ALL THESE PARTNERS. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. THANK Y'ALL. IT'S A VERY TIRELESS EFFORT Y'ALL GO THROUGH AND EMOTIONAL. I KNOW. IT'S TOUGH. SO ANYWAY, I HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION IF Y'ALL GATHER AROUND HERE. YEAH. TONY, WOULD YOU GET A PICTURE AND YEAH. CAN I ALSO Y'ALL BOTHER YOU TO TAKE IT ON MY PHONE? SURE. TAMMY, HOLD THAT IN FRONT OF YOU PLEASE MA'AM. SO THEY CAN SEE IT. OH YEAH. DON'T DO THAT. UNPLUG EVERYTHING. YEAH, WE'LL GET IT. YOU MOVE. THAT'LL BE WE'LL BE OUTTA BUSINESS COUPLE. SO TAKE 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. I, WE KNOW HOW HOW HE CAN COUNT, HE CAN COUNT THE THREE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON APRIL 28TH AT THE COURTHOUSE. OKAY. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MS. FABIO, WHERE ARE YOU? BOBBY FABI. FABI. HE'S, HE'S STRETCHING YOUR NAME UP. WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL ME. SORRY. BOB . HEY, WELL SHE DOES HAVE LONG HAIR LIKE FABIO . OKAY, . GOOD MORNING. OH MY GOODNESS. OKAY, [5. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider/Approve Final Plat for Lots 1R and 2R Green Meadow Farms located on Green Meadow Lane in Precinct 3.] WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR LOTS. ONE R AND TWO R IN GREEN MEADOWS FANS, UH, FARMS LOCATED ON UH, GREEN MEADOW LANE IN PRECINCT THREE. GOOD MORNING. UH, I HAVE LOTS. ONE R TWO, OUR RELET OF LOT TWO B OF GREEN MEADOW FARMS. UH, IT'S A FIVE ACRE, UH, PARCEL. THE OWNER IS, UH, RELOTTING INTO TWO LOTS RANGING ONE IS 2.5, THE OTHER ONE IS 2.9. SINCE GREEN MEADOW FARMS IS A RECORDED SUBDIVISION, THIS HAD TO FOLLOW THE REPL PROCESS. THE RESIDENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC WERE NOTIFIED OF THE REPL. ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND UH, AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED TO YOU GUYS FOR REVIEW WITH THE AGENDA PACKET. AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. A MOTION. COMMISSIONER LANE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. UH, COMMISSIONER MOORE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEY, SORRY ABOUT THAT . OKAY, NUMBER [6. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve the replat of Lots 14 and 15 of Club Lake Estates located on FM 3094 and FM 148 in Precinct 4.] SIX, MS. SHANNON, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE REPLANT OF LOTS 14 AND 15 OF CLUB LAKE ESTATES ON FM 30 94 AND FM 1 48 PRECINCT FOUR APRIL 4TH. GOOD MORNING. YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SHANNON ? SHE LOOKS A LITTLE, THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT. YEAH, I'M A LITTLE TALLER I THINK. OKAY. SO WE ARE HERE FOR A REPL OF CLUB LAKE ESTATES. TOTAL APPROXIMATE ACREAGE IS 48 ACRES. UM, YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT FABI JUST SAID. IN ORDER TO CHANGE A RECORDED SUBDIVISION, YOU MUST GO THROUGH THE REPLANTING PROCESS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORD. SO THIS TRACT, UM, OF 48 ACRES IS BEING, UH, SEPARATED INTO SIX LOTS. THE SMALLEST ONE IS 1.9, THE LARGEST ONE IS 15.2. SO IT'S A WIDE VARIETY, UH, OF LOTS. SO ALL OF THE PAPERWORK WAS SUBMITTED TO YOU. ALL OF THE APPROVALS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND CHECKED. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY, COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. A MOTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU [7. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Approve Modification to Intergovernmental Agreement for Kaufman County Detention Facility.] MR. SHERIFF. DISCUSS AND APPROVE MODIFICATION TO ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. MORNING SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS A CONTRACT ASIDE OF OUR US MARSHALS CONTRACT WITH ICE. ICE HAS CONTACTED ME IN WHICH WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR YEARS NOW THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME STUFF. WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS THEY NEED A HOLDING FACILITY FOR EIGHT MAN UH, TANK FOR A 72 HOUR PERIOD. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, I'VE GOT LEGAL TO LOOK AT THAT IN OUR CONTRACT BEFORE WITH THE US MARSHALS THE DAY BEFORE AND THE DAY AFTER IS NOT REALLY CONSIDERED 'CAUSE THEY'RE HOUSING 'EM FOR A LONG TIME, BUT ONLY A 72 HOUR. SO WE'RE MAKING SURE WE GET PAID FOR ALL THREE DAYS THAT THEY'RE THERE. UH, BUT THIS IS JUST AGAIN, WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND MAKING SURE THAT UH, PEOPLE THAT INTERACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NEED TO BE DETAINED, THEN WE'RE HAVING THEM PLACES TO PUT THEM FOR. SO YEAH, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE CAN USE IT AND THEY NEED SPACE AND OKAY. LIKE I SAY, IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY HOLD IN PLACE. SO 72 HOURS UNTIL WE [00:30:01] CAN GET 'EM MOVED TO THE SYSTEM OF WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. BUT IT GIVES US A PLACE HERE WHERE WE CAN HOUSE 'EM AND WE NEED SOMETHING LOCAL. YES. KAREN? I WAS GONNA SAY, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT IT'S JUST A, A SMALL MODIFICATION OF OUR EXISTING CONTRACT. OKAY. AND UM, AND ICE MAKES THOSE DECISIONS. LIKE WE ARE JUST THE HOLDING PLACE PER OUR CONTRACT WHERE WE'VE ALREADY HOUSED THEM ANYWAY. AND SO IT'S NOT JUST IN LIGHT OF ALL THE POLITICAL THINGS NOWADAYS. IT'S NOT ANYTHING NEW OR ANYTHING WHERE WE MAKE A DECISION. IT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE, UM, WHEN ICE DESIGNATES THAT THOSE FOLKS NEED HELP, WE JUST HOLD. YEAH. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, DO WE GET TO CHARGE HIM MORE MONEY? OR GETTING PAID THE SAME RATE? . HEY WELL TEMPORARY HOUSING. HEY, I'LL TRY. WE TRY TO OFFSET ALL THE COSTS WE CAN. I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I SECOND A MR. CROW. SECOND. ALL FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MS. AUDITOR? [8. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] YES MA'AM. ALL? YES SIR. WE HAVE, I'M SORRY. HOLD ON. DISCUSS LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET CORRECTIONS. MM-HMM . I WAS TRYING TO SIGN THIS AT THE SAME TIME. . THAT'S OKAY. WE HAVE THREE, UM, ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. UM, AND WE ASKED FOR YOUR APPROVAL. Y YOU GOT THOSE LAST WEEK? MM-HMM . YOU MAKE A MOTION? YEAH. YOU DON'T SIGN THIS? OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED. NO, I'LL SECOND THIS MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. A MOTION CARRIES [9. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] MS. ARCHER ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION NEEDED. YES SIR. SO THIS WEEK WE ASK FOR PAYMENT FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $645,184 AND 12 CENTS. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE JUROR CHECKS TOTALING $6,664. AND WE ALSO HAVE A PAYROLL OF $2,051,501 AND 88 CENTS. OUR TOTAL PAYOUT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS $2,703,350. WE ASK FOR Y'ALL'S APPROVAL TO PAY ANY QUESTIONS. Y'ALL HAVE GONE OVER THE INVOICES AND EVERYTHING. NOT ON ANY MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL MAKE IT SECOND. LA MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A YOU KNOW THE JURY CHECKS, THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TRIALS THE LAST MONTH. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. ANYWAY. [10. Adjourn Meeting] ALRIGHT. YOUR TURN. I TAKE THE MOTION ADJOURNED. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURNED. HAVE SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. * 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.