* 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] [00:00:03] WELL, GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE, APRIL THE EIGHTH. AND WE'RE AT THE ANNEX DOWNTOWN KAUFMAN. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH OUR INVOCATION. IT'S GONNA BE LED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER MOORE. THEN OUR PLEDGES WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER CROW. IF YOU'D JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE LET PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU ALL THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST WEEK. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUNSHINE TODAY AND, AND WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US AS ALWAYS TO GUIDE US IN OUR DECISION MAKING HERE ON THE COURT. LORD, GIVE US THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MILITARY ABROAD, ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. WE JUST ALWAYS JUST, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR ALL THINGS. WE PRAY THESE THINGS. YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLED TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR TAKES THIS FLAG LEADS TO TEXAS, ONE STATE, NONE. ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] OKAY. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE. MR. MOORE, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PICKUP STRETCH PICKUP? UH, I KNOW LAST WEEK, UH, WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAD A CLEANUP IN KEMP, WHICH WE DID AT THE ECO STATION. UH, THIS WEEK THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER COUNTY CLEANUP IN SCURRY. IT'S GONNA BE ACROSS FROM THE, UH, SLOAN SUPER SAVE THERE ON HIGHWAY 34. AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO DO THAT CLEANUP. IT'S GONNA BE SUNNY AND NICE, SO WE ASK THAT PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THAT AND GET SOME TRASH STUFF HAULED UP. IT WILL BE THERE ACROSS FROM THE SLOAN SUPER SAVED THERE IN SCURRY ON HIGHWAY 34. OKAY. I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS HERE. FIRST OFF, ON UH, THIS SATURDAY, THE, UH, FARMER'S MARKET WILL OPEN AT THE POOR FARM FROM NINE TO ONE. SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALSO, THE, UH, BE HAPPY GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AT CEDAR CREEK COUNTRY CLUB. THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY DESIGN PER BINGO WILL BE THIS WEEKEND. THE LIONS CLUB CORNER TOURNAMENT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS WILL BE THIS WEEKEND, A LOT THIS WEEKEND. AND THEN, UH, COUPLE WEEKS WE HAVE THE MAYBANK ANNUAL FISH FRY AND SILENT AUCTION. THE KEMP FFA PRESENTS GENE WATSON, OLD COUNTRY WESTERN CENTER ON THE, UH, 26TH. THEN END OF APRIL, WE GOT THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. UH, AND IT WILL BE AT THE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER CEREMONIAL COURTROOM THAT MORNING AT 1130. AND THEN MAY THE THIRD IS THE HOMESTEAD DAY, WHICH IS REALLY A NEAT THING AND WE HOPE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR THAT. AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'LL HAVE MORE EVENTS AS WE GET THEM. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A CORRESPONDENCE? YEAH, UH, I HAVE ADA WITH US FROM, FROM THE LEADERSHIP. SHE GOING THROUGH THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY LEADERSHIP CALLING FROM OUR PRECINCT OVER THERE AT THE JP P'S OFFICE, AND SHE'S OVER HERE MAKING A CORNER APPEARANCE. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE GOT RAY, GOT RAY'S RIGHT THERE. YEAH. PRECINCT FOUR. FOUR. SO LEADERSHIP. AND THERE'S, I'M CAME TO LEWIS. I OWN MY OWN COMPANY. I'M NOT IN THE GOVERNMENT. OH, OKAY. IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU THIS MORNING. AND IN LEADERSHIP, I MEAN, IT'S, IT IS SOMETHING GOOD AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY, YEAH. OKAY. MOVE FORWARD AND LEARN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT AND SO WE APPRECIATE THEM. YOU BET. BE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, MOVE ON TO THE [2. CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS THERE. UH, THE FIRST ONE IS TO ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT REGULAR MINUTES MEETING FOR APRIL. THE FIRST B IS TO ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSORS, COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY PROPER TAX COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 25. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT JUST FOR A MINUTE, IF Y'ALL HAVE TIME TO RE-LOOK AT THAT. THE REPORTS, MM-HMM . YEP. THE, IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD. THE ONLY THING, OUR PERCENTAGE IS DOWN FROM WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S REAL CLOSE. BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE, ARE UP, WHICH IS VERY ENCOURAGING FOR OUR COUNTY. C IS TO APPROVE THE TAX SYSTEM'S MONTHLY AUTO COLLECTION REPORT FOR FEBRUARY. AND THEN DE IS TO APPROVE THE ORDER APPOINTING BRANDY VAN HUSS TO THE CSCD PHYSICAL OFFICER. YOU WANNA TELL US WHAT THAT IS REAL QUICK? SO THAT IS A PORTION OF THE CSCD ADULT PROBATION, UM, FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS. UM, SO AS THE FISCAL OFFICER, I WILL BE OVERSEEING ALL OF THEIR FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION AND DOING THEIR BUDGET AMENDMENTS, MAKING SURE THEY'RE, UM, [00:05:01] UP TO CODE ON STATE REQUIREMENTS, THAT KIND OF THING. OKAY. AND YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB YOU DO FOR US. I KNOW YOU WITH THEM TOO. AND EASE TO APPROVE THE BOND FOR KA COUNTY EMERGENCY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, TREASURER DANA CURRY. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. THANK MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. KRO, MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [3. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final plat for Magnolia Vista located on Magnolia Lane in Precinct 1.] THREE, MS. FABI, DISCUSS SENATOR AND APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR MAGNOLIA VISTA LOCATED ON MAGNOLIA LANE IN PRECINCT ONE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. MAGNOLIA VISTA IS APPROXIMATELY SIX ACRES. THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO FOUR LOTS RANGING FROM, UH, 1.1 ACRES TO TWO ACRES. UH, ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA PACKET. AND WE'RE JUST WANTING YOUR APPROVAL. MR. CROW IN YOUR PRECINCT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YOU A MOTION. COMMISSIONER CROW. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION DON'T, DON'T LEAVE. YOU STAY RIGHT THERE. . OH, MAYBE HE'S GONNA BRING YOU A, PROBABLY A WIG. YOU'RE ON CAMERA. I DON'T WANNA GET HIT BY A BIRD THOUGH, . I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT. NOW YOU DON'T, I PROMISE WHEN I CALL YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M JUST GLAD YOU PRACTICED MY NAME AND GOT IT RIGHT. THIS IS GREAT. TELL HIM HE CAN DO IT EVERY WEEK IF HE'S GONNA DO THAT, RIGHT? YOU, YOU BET. HAVE A GOOD DAY. . THAT'S RIGHT. OH MEAN. OKAY. AND, UH, MS. [4. Jeremy Mungin: Discuss/Consider/Approve boring Fiber Optic under County Road 311 in Precinct 3.] MONIQUE? NO, JEREMY. I'M SORRY, JEREMY. DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVED BORING FIBER OPTIC UNDER CAN ROAD THREE 11 AND PRECINCT THREE. MORNING, JEREMY. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO THIS PROJECT HERE IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. UH, IT'S LOCATED IN DISTRICT THREE. UH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH A DIRECTIONAL BORE, SO NO TRENCHING, NO ROAD CUTS. UM, THEY HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE REQUIRED, SO I JUST ASK YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. COMMISSIONER LAMB MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. HELL. ARE WE DOING COUNTYWIDE ON THE FIBER OPTICS? WE HAVEN'T SEEN MANY NO REQUESTS COMING IN. THERE HAS NOT BEEN MANY SINCE I CAME ABOARD. UM, YEAH, OPEN INFRA HAS, UH, SENT US A NOTIFICATION THAT THEY ARE NOT PURSUING ANY MORE FIBER AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF CITIZENS ASKING WHEN IS IT COMING, WHEN IS IT COMING? CORRECT. SO THEY HAD A BREAKDOWN IN THEIR COMPANY AND SO WE WERE NOTIFIED THERE WILL BE NO MORE PERMITS AT THIS TIME. SO THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE IT, YOU THINK OR DON'T KNOW UNLESS, WELL, THIS IS ANOTHER COMPANY, BUT, UM, IT'S ANOTHER COMPANY. YES. INSTRUCTOR. YES. I'D SAY, YEAH, THERE'LL JUST BE ANOTHER ONE COME IN. CORRECT. OKAY. I MEAN, EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND THEY'RE BURYING A FIBER OPTIC SOMEWHERE OR, OKAY. OR LINE. WELL, WE NEED TO KEEP POSITION ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON. YES, SIR. AND JUDGE, MAKE A COMMENT. I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, UH, ATTORNEY JOHN BARD CALLED ME LAST WEEK AND HE WANTED TO COMMEND OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND OUR ENGINEER FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO KEEP OUR COUNTY NICE. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT ON THE AIR FOR YOU GUYS. HE ASKED ME TO DO THAT FOR, AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. OKAY. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK OKAY. THANK YOU JEREMY. ALRIGHT, MR. [5. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Approve removing Consultant Engineering Fees associated with Floodplain Permits and Reviews from Subdivision Review Fee Sheet and adopting in house Floodplain Permits and Review Fees.] MONIQUE, YOU'RE NEXT. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE REMOVING CONSULTANT ENGINEERING FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FLOOD PLAN PERMITS AND REVIEWS FROM THE SUBDIVISION REVIEW FEE SHEET AND ADOPTING AN IN-HOUSE FLOOD PLAN PERMITS AND REVIEW FEES. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. OKAY. SO, UM, WHEN OUR ENGINEER POSITION, UH, EMPTIED AND WE DID NOT, UM, UH, REHIRE AT THE BEGINNING, UM, WE REACHED OUT TO OUR CONSULTING ENGINEER FIRM TO ASSIST US WITH FLOODPLAIN, UM, REVIEWS, H AND H REVIEWS, UM, UH, LETTER OF MAP REVISIONS. THOSE ARE REALLY TECHNICAL, UM, CHANGES TO THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN. SO WE ENLISTED THEIR HELP AND THEY VERY GRACIOUSLY HELPED US. UM, IT WAS BASED OFF THEIR FEES AND THEIR HOURLY RATES. UM, AND SO, UM, NOW THAT WE HAVE JEREMY, UM, AND HE HAS TAKEN, UH, HE'S GETTING HIS CERTIFIED FLOOD PAIN MANAGER, UM, WE NOW HAVE IN-HOUSE FEES THAT WE WILL NOW COLLECT IN-HOUSE INSTEAD OF USING THE CONSULTING. AND THAT'S GOOD FOR US. IT IS, IT IS. AND WE'RE A MULTI CONTROL AND WE'RE WELL, WE'VE ALSO HAVE THE REVENUE STREAM. CORRECT. AND WE'VE ALSO KIND OF FLUCTUATED IT BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DRAMATIC FOR, FOR A SINGLE [00:10:01] FAMILY, ONE HOME STRUCTURE WITH A FLOOD PLAIN ON THEIR PROPERTY TO PAY A $5,000 DRAINAGE STUDY THAT. SO WE, WE, WE SEPARATED THE FEES BASED OFF HOW MUCH IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE AFFECTING THAT PROPERTY. SO IT HELPS OUR CITIZENS AS WELL. OKAY. BUT THESE FEES WILL COME BACK IN HOUSE. SO CERTIFICATION WISE, WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE THAT TO HAPPEN, UH, HE'S SCHEDULED, HE ALREADY WENT TO THE CLASS. HE SAYS TAKE TEST, HE'S DONE. OKAY. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. GOOD DEAL. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND SO IS CARRIE BY THE WAY. OUR STORMWATER INSPECTOR OH, GOOD. WHERE THEY BOTH ATTENDED IT. SO THEY BOTH JUST NEED TO SCHEDULE THEIR TESTS. I FINE. ALRIGHT. ANY COMMENT? IF NOT, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MONIQUE. THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS. AND IT'LL BE QUICKER FOR 'EM TO GET INFORMATION. IT WILL, IT WILL. AND PERMITS. YOU BET. YEAH. MS. LOREN. OKAY. MS. [6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchase of Caterpillar 430 Backhoe Loader for Precinct 1 Road & Bridge utilizing Sourcewell Contract 011723.] LORENA. OH, BEFORE I GET STARTED, SHE HAS LOST HER TITLE. I DID WHAT? SORRY? LOST YOUR TITLE. I LOST MY TITLE. YOU'RE NO LONGER THE INTERIM PURCHASING AGENT. YOU'RE NOW THE PURCHASING AGENT. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT. SHE PASSED ALL HER TESTS AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ENROLLED A MANUAL AND ROAD AND A MANUAL. YES, THAT'S RIGHT. WE HAVE A MANUAL. WE HAVE A MANUAL FOR PURCHASING NOW. YOU BET. OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE IN ORDER THOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, SO PRECINCT ONE NEEDS A BACKHOE LOADER. THIS IS ON SOURCE WELL CONTRACT AND THE TOTAL PRICE IS 1 55 88. IT MEETS ALL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS. I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER, MAKE THAT MOTION. MOTION. COMMISSIONER, I'LL SECOND FOR YOU. I MAKE THE MOTION. MR. SMITH MADE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [7. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve final award of Kaufman County Bid 2025-002 Annual Road Materials & Hauling.] SNO ONCE AGAIN, DISCUSS AND APPROVE FILE AWARD OF KAMAN COUNTY BID. 2025 DASH 0 0 2. THE ANNUAL, UH, ROAD MATERIALS AND HAULING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LOTS OF PAPER. MM-HMM . SO WE RECEIVED 17 BIDS. PART OF ME WAS HOPING FOR 18 JUST FOR THE CHALLENGE. UM, BUT I'M STILL VERY PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT. IT TOOK A LOT OF CALLS, A LOT OF EMAILS, A LOT OF VOICEMAILS JUST TO SECURE THE 17. THAT'S, UM, GREAT TEAMWORK ALL AROUND FROM THE PURCHASING TEAM. SO THIS IS A 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH FIRM PRICING FOR THIS FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS. UM, YOU'LL NOTICE ON YOUR WORKSHEETS THREE SHADES OF COLOR. YELLOW REPRESENTING LOW BIDS, WHICH IS YOUR PRIMARY VENDORS. BLUE REPRESENTING, UH, SECOND LOW BID. AND THAT'S YOUR SECONDARY VENDORS. ORANGE THIRD LOW BID. AND THAT'S YOUR ALTERNATE. JUST A FEW KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PRIMARY, WHICH IS YOUR YELLOW. YOU HAVE CANFIELD MATERIALS STANDING OUT AT 30 BIDS, LOWEST PRICING AMONGST ALL VENDORS. VOLCAN MATERIALS WITH 17 BIDS. TEXAS MATERIALS WITH 16 FOR THE SECONDARY VENDORS, WHICH IS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT MB CONCRETE WITH 19 BIDS. WOODEN CONSTRUCTION WITH 13 TEXAS MATERIALS WITH 11. YOUR ALTERNATE VENDORS, WHICH IS YOUR ORANGE. YOU HAVE MB CONCRETE WITH 22 BIDS, LONG LONGVIEW ASPHALT WITH EIGHT AROSA CRUSH CONCRETE WITH FIVE BIDS. OVERALL WE'RE LOOKING AT 6.4 INCREASE IN PRICE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S. JUST A QUICK REMINDER TO EVERYONE UNDER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 62 0 2 7, YOU COULD AWARD MULTIPLE VENDORS. OKAY? MM-HMM . UH, FOR ROAD MATERIALS. NOW THIS IS BASED ON MATERIAL AVAILABILITY, PICKUP, DELIVERY, LOCATION, AND COST. OKAY. AND I RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AWARDING THE MULTIPLE CONTRACTS FOR ROAD MATERIALS. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, IT'S A LOT TO DIGEST, BUT IF YOU COULD ADD THIS TO YOUR, UH, BID BOOK, THAT'D BE GREAT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BY ALL MEANS, GIVE US A CALL. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO, TO TALK YOU THROUGH IT. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO. IT'S AND YOUR TEAM. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, NO, DEFINITELY. THEY, THEY, UM, VERY HANDS ON ON THIS PROJECT. GOOD DEAL. ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, LORENA. THANK YOU. AND [8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve Proclamation to State Elected Officials affirming local decision making in the Texas Legislature 89th session.] NUMBER EIGHT [00:15:01] IS MINE. APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION TO THE STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS AFFIRMING LOCAL DECISION MAKING. AND THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR, THE 89TH SESSION. THIS IS A LETTER THAT, UH, 21 COUNTY JUDGES HAS SIGNED TO OUR LEGISLATORS. WE, WE NEED TO KEEP OUR VOICE IN AUSTIN. THEY'RE TRYING TO DO AWAY WITH OUR VOICE AND DO AWAY WITH TAC THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, WE CAN'T ALL GO DOWN AND STAY THERE ALL THE TIME. AND THAT'S THE REASON WE HAVE TAC AND OTHER ENTITIES THERE. AND SO THIS IS JUST AN OPEN LETTER TO THEM TO REQUEST THAT WE, WE NEED A VOICE AND, AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO DO AWAY WITH OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH OUR, OUR ASSOCIATION. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR. SO WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I MOTION. I'M MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, MS. [9. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] AUDITOR, LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE NONE THIS WEEK. WOO. SO WE GET SURPASS ON THIS ITEM. GUESS . I KNOW EVERYBODY MUST HAVE BEEN ON VACATION LAST WEEK, OR WE'RE JUST DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. I WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. BUDGETING OUR MONEY. MANAGING OUR MONEY. THAT'S RIGHT. . WELL, OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO PASS ON THAT [10. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] ONE. AND THEN THE NUMBER 10 TO DISCUSS CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. I KNOW THERE'S SOME THERE. YES. CAN WE DO NEED TO PAY SOME BILLS? YES. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO PAY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, TOTALING $886,369 AND 84 CENTS. MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF ROAD BOND, UM, EXPENDITURES. AND WE ALSO HAVE JURY CHECKS OF $8,822 FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $895,191 AND 84 CENTS. WE ASK YOUR APPROVAL TO PAY ANY QUESTIONS. THE AUDITOR NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PLAIN MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, I WANNA TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WEEK AT THE, AT THE JUSTICE CENTER, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE, THERE'S SO MANY COURTS GOING ON. SINCE WE HAVE ANOTHER NEW DISTRICT COURT, THERE'S NO WAY THOSE PEOPLE WOULD FIT IN THE OLD COURTHOUSE. IT'S A, IT'S LIKE AN ANTHILL. IT'S AMAZING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT'S COMING AND GOING. AND WE'RE DOING LIKE A A HUNDRED PASSPORTS THREE DAYS A WEEK WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN. IT, THE LOBBY DOWNSTAIRS STAYS PACKED ALL THE TIME. AND I JUST WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OVER THERE AND, UH, WELL DESERVED ATTABOY TO THEM. NO QUESTION. IT'S YOUR TURN. I KNOW. I WAS JUST SAYING NO QUESTION. OH, THEY DO A GREAT JOB. OH, THEY DO. THEY DO. WE DO. OKAY. WE KNOW THAT NOT YOUR TURN. YOU SURE? I'M MAKE, [11. Adjourn Meeting.] I'M MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. OKAY. MR. PHIPPS. HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. MR. LA SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CASE. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. I'LL BE ANYTHING YOU WANT. SECOND. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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