* 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. [00:00:01] MAR GREEN. OKAY, HERE WE GO. GOT YOUR MICS ON. [Call to Order] YES, SIR. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. IT IS MAY THE SIXTH. WE'RE AN ANNEX DOWNTOWN KAUFMAN. WE'RE GONNA BEGIN OUR MEETING TODAY WITH OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES. OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER LANE AND OUR PLEDGES BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS. IF YOU'D JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE. THAT'S GREAT. LORD, WATCH OVER US TO KEEP US ALL SAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMISSIONER'S COURT TODAY. HELP US DO YOUR WILL. THANK YOU FOR ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND TO WATCH EVERYBODY DURING THESE STORMS. KEEP US ALL SAFE. CHRIST. LET ME PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. FOR HONOR FLAG, I PLEDGE THE ALLEGIANCE TO LEAD TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE. THANK YOU. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE HAVE ROUTINE [1. Routine Correspondence] CORRESPONDENCE AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE FOR THAT. FIRST, MR. TRENT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING UP YOUR, UH, COMMITTEE THAT HELPED US ON THE, UH, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. THIS IS THE PACT THAT WENT OUT AND DID A LOT OF LEGWORK AND HELPED US GET THIS PASSED. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I KNOW THIS IS NOT ALL OF YOU, BUT I'M APPRECIATE THOSE WHO CAME. UH, THIS IS JUST ABOUT ALL FAR AS THE PACKAGE, MR. BRUCE BY AND WENDY THOMAS AND, UH, COURSE SCOTT GRAY. HE WORKED TIRELESSLY AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THEY REALLY BROUGHT IT HOME FOR US AND WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK. AND PLUS THE DETENTION COMMITTEE, SEVERAL SUPERINTENDENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE SHERIFF, MY BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW FROM ME, THERE'S SO MUCH GRATITUDE. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS AS WELL FOR SUPPORTING US, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. WE COULDN'T HAVE GOT THIS DONE AND IT WAS CLOSE, BUT WE, WE DID IT. AND, YOU KNOW, AND I WANT THE, UH, CITIZENS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY TO KNOW I APPRECIATE THEM COMING IN AND VOTING AND GIVING US A CHANCE TO HAVE THIS FACILITY. IT'S GONNA MAKE THINGS A LOT BETTER FOR US. UH, I THINK WE, WE WOULD DO A GOOD JOB AND, UH, WE'LL BE TOTAL TRANSPARENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TO MAKE SURE WE DO WHAT WE SUPPOSED TO WHEN THEY WANTED US TO DO. WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND YES, WE ARE, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. WE'RE GONNA BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR CONSTRUCTION. MM-HMM . AND OPERATION OF THIS FACILITY. MM-HMM . BUT THE MAIN THING IS TO HELP REHABILITATE SOME OF OUR KIDS WHEN WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. UH, WE DON'T WANT 'EM TO HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN. AND THROUGH SOME, UH, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO BE INVOLVED ALSO. WE'VE DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE THAT IF WE'RE GONNA WORK TO THAT END. YES, SIR. SO AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND WE DID IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. YES, WE DID. UNBELIEVABLE. A LOT OF WORK. LIKE THREE MONTHS IT WAS OVER. YEAH. AND THIS LADY, I KNOW SHE WORKED THIS TIRELESSLY I ME EVERY DAY. WE TALKED ON THE PHONE JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. SO WE WERE BUSY. WE WAS BUSY. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. COMMISSIONERS. YOU DON'T LIKE TO HAVE SAID A FEW WORDS. ME? WE KNOW YOU GONNA SAY MORE THAN THAN YOU. I KNOW. I'M NOT, I'M NOT GONNA SAY MORE THAN I CAN. I WANT, I, I WANNA CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY ON THANK YOU. DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT WE NEEDED. YES, SIR. SIR, THERE'S NO QUESTION. AND WE JUST HOPE THAT THE FACILITY BE RUN VERY WELL. IT WILL. AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO HOLD THE LINE ON IT. YES, SIR. BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS. SO, I MEAN, WE DO HAVE TO HAVE SOME PLACE FOR WHEN THEY DO ACT OUT FOR 'EM TO GO. AND MAYBE EVEN THE SCHOOLS WILL HAVE A PLACE THAT'S IN SOMEBODY TO MAKE 'EM GET THEIR EDUCATION AND MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE. WE SURE HOPE SO. OH, YES. I MEAN, WE HOPE IT'S A GOOD THING. NOT A BAD THING. I AGREE. YEAH. IT'D BE A WONDERFUL THING TO CLOSE IT BECAUSE NOBODY'S USING IT. THAT'S TRUE. BUT I AGREE. YEAH. WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO EVER HAPPEN. I KNOW, I KNOW. I, I JUST, THAT'S GOOD. HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT IT'S, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE OUR END RESULT. AND I'M SURE, I'M SURE ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE TOTALLY HAPPY THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE VERY FAR. OH, YES. . THERE'S ONE OVER THERE. JUST THEY CAN WALK 'EM OVER THERE. I KNOW. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. GUYS, YOU ON THIS SIDE. I JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL KNOW AS WELL. WE GOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO HEAD THIS UP. STANDING RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. SO YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, HONORABLE MAN. SO WE KNOW IT'S IN THE RIGHT HAND. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHAT DO IT. ANYWAY, WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU GUYS. AND I KNOW THE COUNTY WILL. IT DOES ALREADY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. WE APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER, DO Y'ALL WANNA TAKE A PICTURE? YEAH, WE CAN BACK UP HERE. WE'LL GET A PICTURE PLEASE. [00:05:04] WENDY. I NEED YOU TOO. YOU TOO. COME ON. ALRIGHT GUYS. Y'ALL COME OVER HERE, RIGHT? EVERYBODY'S SMILE, , IF YOU KNOWS HOW TO OPERATE THERE. YEAH. COMPLICATED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, MS. PAM, [5. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approve appointing the following residents to the Kaufman County Historical Commission for the 2025-2026 term; CHC Chari- Carrie Woolverton, Rheanne Archer, Dottie Durrett, Jeff Baska, Kelsey Davis, Chuck Mohnkern, Kari Rough, Zahnd Schlensker. ] YOU'RE UP NEXT. SO WE'LL JUST KEEP ALL THAT EXCITEMENT GOING. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GONNA START WITH WHAT WE HAD THIS WEEKEND. YES, PLEASE. SO WE HAD OUR HOMESTEAD DAY, OUR, UH, SPRING HOMESTEAD DAY. AND, UM, IT WAS AMAZING. WE HAD ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1500 TO 2000 IS WHAT WE'RE GUESSING. UH, PEOPLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN ALL DAY LONG. UH, THE KIDS CAME, THE KIDS HAD THEIR CRAFT AREA. THEY HAD A FACE PAINTING, THEY HAD A PETTING ZOO, THEY GOT TO GET CHICKS. I THINK BRANDY ENDED UP SOME CHICKS. AND SO, UM, WE HAD OVER 30 VENDORS. WE HAD FOOD TRUCKS AND WE HAD EDUCATIONAL CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHERE PEOPLE COULD LEARN ANYTHING. UM, THE, THE MOST POPULAR WAS EGG TO TABLE AND THEY LEARNED EVERYTHING FROM THAT EGG TO THE CHICK, TO THE PLUCK TO THE TABLE. AND SO THEY REALLY ENJOYED THOSE CLASSES. AND I JUST WANNA THANK JUDGE FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO DO THESE THINGS AND, UM, GET THE PUBLIC OUT. I, I KNOW THAT WHETHER THE GUESTS CAME TO SHOP, LEARN, EAT, OR SIMPLY JUST ENJOY THE DAY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR FRIENDS. AS SPRING HOMESTEAD DAY 2025 DELIVERED UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND THE GLOWING FEEDBACK FROM OUR FAMILIES, VENDORS AND PARTNERS ALIKE. THIS YEAR'S EVENT PROVED JUST HOW POWERFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CAN BE. AND WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT THE FALL EVENT. AND IT'S GONNA BE IN OCTOBER. IT'LL BE IN OCTOBER. IT WILL BE. UM, WE HAVE A FEW THINGS PLANNED FOR OCTOBER THAT WE'RE GONNA ADD TO IT. AND, UM, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT A BAND. UH, YES. SO HAVING A BAND COME, HAVING, UM, POSSIBLY DOING WHAT'S CALLED A SWAP WHERE FARMERS CAN BRING TRAILERS OF THEIR STUFF THAT THEY NO LONGER NEED ON THEIR FARM AND THEY CAN SWAP WITH OTHERS SO THEY CAN BARTER UP AND DOWN THE TRAILERS. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THE PARKING LOT WAS SO FULL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE CAN PUT ANYBODY ELSE. UH, DURING OUR EVENT, WE HAD A, A MINIATURE CATTLE SHOW GOING ON. SO THE PEOPLE HAD SOMETHING WHERE THEY COULD GO AND SHOP, THEY COULD GO OVER AND WATCH MM-HMM . UM, THE INTEREST AND THE MINIATURE CATTLE WAS, WAS REALLY HIGH. LOTS OF PEOPLE CAME BACK EVEN ON SUNDAY TO WATCH THE OTHER CATTLE SHOWS GOING ON. SO, SO PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY GETTING, GETTING OUT AND DOING THOSE THINGS. THAT'S GREAT. THE CROWD ISN'T THE SAME CROWD THAT YOU SEE AT THE EVENTS DOWNTOWN. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE YOUNGER. THEY'VE GOT FOUR OR FIVE OR SIX LITTLE KIDDOS FOLLOW YES. BEHIND THEM. AND, AND YOU KNOW, THE SOURDOUGH, THE HONEY, THE EGGS, EVERYTHING. THEY LOVE IT. UM, AS WELL AS THE FARMER'S MARKET IS GOING WELL, THE FARMER'S MARKET AT THE POOR FARM IS, HAS JUST BEEN AMAZING. WE DO IT THE, THE SECOND AND THE FOURTH SATURDAY FROM NINE TO ONE, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME OUT, THEY GET THEIR FRESH EGGS, THEY GET THEIR, THEIR BREAD FOR THE WEEK. THEY DO ALL THOSE FUN THINGS, BUT ALSO THEY'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE WALKING TRAILS. NOW. I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME WALKING. SOME OF THE OLDER LADIES THAT HAD BEEN GOING TO THE BASEBALL FIELDS, THEY NOW COME OUT TO THE POOR FARM AND WALK AND, AND PRETTY SOON, THIS, SOMETIME THIS SUMMER, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET, UH, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE CREEK IS THERE SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY COULD WALK ACROSS THERE TO GO FROM THE POOR FARM TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. AND, UH, THEY TALKED ABOUT HAVING HAY RIDES AND STUFF LIKE THAT JUST FALL AND HAVING MAYBE A REENACTMENT OVER AT THE POOR FARM WHILE HOMESTEAD IS GOING ON, HAVING SOME TYPE OF REENACTMENT THAT PEOPLE CAN COME OVER. SO WE HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS. AND THIS CAN TIE IN TOO, TO A HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY NEXT, NEXT SPRING. IT SURE IS. FOR THIS, FOR THE FALL. WE NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THE, UH, COUNTY FAIR. YES. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. YES. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? IT WAS A GREAT DAY. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT WAS FUN. WE SHOWED UP. IT WAS A FULL PARKING LOT. OH, I DIDN'T EVEN SEE YOU . YEAH, I, I SNUCK UP ON THE JUDGE. OH. HE'S CARRYING HIS BAG AROUND. SO I WAS BUYING STUFF AND HE'S TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME. WELL, I'LL SAY THE CHICK LADY HAD, I BELIEVE 200 CHICKS AND SHE WAS DOWN TO LESS THAN, LESS THAN 30. OH, WOW. SO, SO IT WAS, IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR EVERY VENDOR. SO, I MEAN, THEY SOLD OUT OF EVERYTHING. YEAH. SO IT'S A NICE SETUP. Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. CERTAINLY DID. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT KELSEY DAVIS. 'CAUSE KELSEY IS, SHE'S THE BRAINCHILD OF THIS. I'M JUST THE WORKER BEING IN THE BACKGROUND. AND SHE OWNS HELP ALSO WITH HER HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY. SHE DOES. YES. YES, YES. AND WE WELCOME THAT. WHAT ELSE? OKAY. SO I AM HERE TO, UM, TO ASK YOU TO ACCEPT OUR ROSTER [00:10:01] FOR THE 20 25 20 26 HISTORICAL COMMISSION, UH, MEMBERS. SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE CARRIE WILBERTON AS OUR, UM, CHAIR OF OUR BOARD. WE HAVE RAN OUR CHAIR. WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA. OH, ON THE AGENDA? YES. SO WAIT A MINUTE. OH, OKAY. WE'LL COME BACK. WELL, YOU'RE UP HERE. LET'S GO AHEAD THEN AND WE'LL GO TO NUMBER FIVE. FIVE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. AND THAT WAY YOU MIGHT GET BACK UP AGAIN. SO, PAM PORTER, DISCUSS, CONSIDERING APPROVE APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING RESIDENCE TO THE KAMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR THE 25 26 TERM. AND THE CHAIR IS CARRIE WILTON. MM-HMM . UH, ANNE ARCHER, DOTTIE DURANT. JEFF BASCA, KELSEY DAVIS, CHUCK MONRAD, CARRIE RA, AND ZZ ZENER. Z. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. MM-HMM . SO GO AHEAD, . OKAY. AND THEN WE DO, UH, SO, SO I AM ASKING TO YOU TO ACCEPT THIS, THESE, UM, THESE MEMBERS AS THEY ARE LISTED, UM, OUR CHAIR HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL. WE STARTED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE EARLY SETTLERS. SO EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE COMING TO COURT TO KIND OF DO SOME OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS. AS YOU HEARD, KELSEY DAVIS, SHE IS A, A YOUNG UPCOMING REAL ESTATE AGENT IN KAUFMAN, BUT SHE IS BRINGING IN HER CROWD. SO SHE'S AT, SHE'S AT HOMESTEADER. SHE HAS THE EGG, SHE DOES THE CHICKEN, SHE DOES THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED BECAUSE AS WE DISCUSSED OVER AND OVER ON SATURDAY, IF WE DON'T GET THE YOUNGER CROWD INVOLVED IN WHAT'S, WHAT WE'RE DOING HISTORICALLY IN THIS COUNTY, THEN WE'RE GONNA LOSE ALL OF THE HISTORY. THAT'S TRUE. AND SO WE REALLY WANNA TRY TO DO THAT. TO DO THAT. WE DO HAVE OUR EMER, UM, EMERITUS MEMBERS STILL LISTED. THEY DO STILL GET THE INFORMATION, MS. BETTY BROWN, JAMIE LAY, AND PAT RAYMOND. AND THEY LAID THE GROUND FOR US TO, TO DO THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE DO. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I THE MOTION. YOU HEAR THE MOTION? MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION FOR YOU. MR. PHILLIPS. SECOND THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, PAM, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO MR. HUNTER. ALL [2. Consent Agenda] WE GOTTA DO IS THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE. OH, CONSENT AGENDA. WE SKIP. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET ME READ BOTH OF 'EM FIRST. RIGHT. WE GOTTA DISCUSSED, EXCEPT MOVE IT ALONG FOR STORM. REGULAR MEETING FOR APRIL THE 29TH OF 25. AND B IS CONSIDERED AND ACCEPT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SECOND QUARTER REPORT FOR JANUARY TO MARCH OF 25. AND YOU MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MADE A MOTION. MM-HMM . I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIED. NOW, MR. HUNTER, [3. Robert Hunter: Discuss/Present/Accept the Veterans Services Quarterly Report for 2nd Quarter FY 2025.] WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS EXCEPT THE VETERAN SERVICE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 25. FIRST OFF, HOW'S YOUR MOM? SHE'S DOING GREAT. GREAT. AND, AND ACTUALLY, I WAS GONNA SAY BEFORE I BEGIN MY REPORT, I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND A, A HEARTFELT THANKS TO BOTH YOU AND, AND COMMISSIONER MOORE. UM, I, I, YOU BOTH CALLED, UH, WHILE I WAS UP THERE TENDING TO MOM, SO, UH, IT MEANT A LOT TO ME. I APPRECIATE IT. SHE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. SHE'S BEEN DOWNGRADED FROM ICU TO A NORMAL, AND IN FACT, I'M WAITING ON WHERE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SHE'S BEEN NOW DISCHARGED TO A, UH, THE REHAB, YOU KNOW. OH, GOOD. SHE GOT A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF HER, BUT AT LEAST WE, SHE'S STILL WITH US. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE NEGATIVE. THAT'S RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S RIGHT. YES, SIR. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND, UH, I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK AND TRYING TO GET MY OFFICE BACK IN ORDER. THERE YOU GO. WHEN YOU'RE GONE FOR A WEEK, IT TURNS INTO A CHAOTIC MESS. SO. WELL, I SUBMITTED THE REPORT, UM, AND I'M SURE EACH OF YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT. I WAS JUST GONNA TOUCH OVER A FEW THINGS. UH, ANOTHER BIG QUARTER. UM, WE EXCEEDED 300, UH, THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME, UM, SINCE COVID REALLY KINDA LIFTED THAT WE'VE, UH, BROKE OVER THE 300 SERVICE TICKETS, UH, IN A QUARTER. UM, WE HAD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, UH, BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WAS ON THE RISE, WE HAD A LOT MORE OFFICE VISITS. SO WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME INTO THE OFFICE, UH, WHICH IS, UH, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 20 OR 25 PEOPLE HIGHER THAN OUR NORMAL AVERAGE. SO A LOT MORE PEOPLE COME INTO THE OFFICE. UM, WE HAD, UH, BIG, BIG, BIG NUMBERS IN OUR MAIL CATEGORY. UM, OUR OUT OF COUNTY ASSISTANCE, UH, WE TRACKED THAT, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS ASKED THAT. WE TRACK THAT. UH, IT'S RUNNING ABOUT AVERAGE. WE DID ABOUT 19. UH, THE LARGEST ONE WAS DALLAS. WE HAD EIGHT FROM DALLAS. UM, WHAT I'M GETTING FROM A LOT OF THEM, UH, AS THEY CONTACT US, UM, EITHER A, THEY WERE RECOMMENDED TO US BY SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM US, OR B UH, WHEN THEY CONTACT THEIR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, THEIR OFFICES ARE SO BACKED UP THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TILL JUNE. UM, AND SO I KNOW THAT'S TRUE WITH, AT LEAST FROM WHAT THE VETERANS ARE SAYING, UH, AS THEY APPROACH US, ROCKWALL AND DALLAS, THEY'RE BOTH RELATIVELY BACKED UP. UM, AND [00:15:01] I DON'T, I DON'T REACH OUT TO THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR BACKUP IS. 'CAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY THAT IMPORTANT TO US. WE JUST WANT TO HELP VETERANS. SO. YEP. UM, BUT THAT'S WHY WE, UH, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE SAW A LARGER NUMBER THIS QUARTER FOR DALLAS IS THE, FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY'RE BACKED UP. UM, I DO EXPECT THAT VAN Z'S NUMBERS WILL PROBABLY RISE, UH, JUST BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE OFFICER FOR THE LONG, UH, WELL, THE WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN HERE, UM, HE'S RETIRING SO THAT THAT POSITION, THEY'RE GONNA FILL IT. BUT I'M SURE IN THE INTERIM, EVEN IF THEY FILLED IT THE DAY HE LEFT, THAT PERSON'S GONNA BE A LITTLE GREEN. SO WE WILL PROBABLY BEING THE NEIGHBORING COUNTY, WE WILL HELP THEM OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, UH, MUCH LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH HENDERSON, UH, AND, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WELL, IT ONLY BENEFIT YOU TO HELP 'EM OUT SO THAT MAYBE THEY WOULD STAY HOME. YEAH. WELL, YEAH. I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT IT TWO WAYS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YEAH. IF YOU GET HIM UP TO SPEED AND HELP HIM GET UP TO SPEED, THEN YEAH. HENDERSON, YOU WORK? YEAH, I WORKED REALLY HARD. WE GOT HENDERSON COUNTY. UM, THE, THE SERVICE OFFICER THAT THEY HAD GOTTEN IN, UH, WAS ACCREDITED. WE GOT HIM ACCREDITED AND EVERYTHING, BUT HE'S A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO LAW, GO BACK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEN THAT'S HIS TRUE CALLING. AND SO HE, HE LEFT, HE HAD TO LEAVE. AND I'M LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE FINALLY I GET YOU CREDITED IN YOUR, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S HOW IT GOES SOMETIMES, SO. YEP, YEP, YEP. UM, QUARTER OF COMPARISON, IF YOU LOOK BACK THROUGH THE YEARS, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS, UH, BIGGER THAN ANY OF THE LAST FOUR. UM, PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH 2023, THOUGH. I THINK WE ONLY BEAT 2023 BY, UH, ABOUT EIGHT TICKETS. UH, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT, UH, ARE TAKING PLACE, UM, SOME OF THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. YOU'LL GET A MORE DETAILED REPORT, PICTURES AND STUFF LIKE I NORMALLY DO FOR YOU AT NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT. UH, BUT WE DID, UH, ON THIS REPORT, I, I REPORTED THAT WE HAD REQUESTED THE QUOTES FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE IN THE FRONT OF THE PARK. UM, WELL THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. AND LIKE I SAID, I, I'LL, I'LL HAVE PICTURES IN NEXT QUARTER'S REPORT, BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE, YOU MAY HAVE EVEN NOTICED IT IF YOU, UH, WENT TO THROUGH THE PARK AT ALL. UM, WHEN WE DID, UH, THE HOMESTEAD DAY, THE, UM, THE, THE, IT'S REALLY NICE IF YOU STAND THERE AND YOU LOOK STRAIGHT THROUGH, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TANK. SO THEY HAVE A NICE CONCRETE SLAB POURED AND THEY GRADED IT REALLY WELL. SO, AGAIN, PICTURES FOR THAT NEXT QUARTER, SINCE IT'S TECHNICALLY DONE DURING THIS QUARTER. UM, THE HELICOPTER, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST. UH, IT WAS DELIVERED BACK IN DECEMBER. UH, WE GOT CONCRETE POURED FOR IT. THAT WAS LAST QUARTER. UH, BUT JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE, THE MONITOR DID A REALLY NICE PIECE. UM, AND, UH, THE TVEC CAME IN AND WE, UH, DROPPED THAT, UH, OFF OF ITS TRAILER ONTO THE PAD. IT TOOK US, IT LOOKS GOOD THERE TOO. IT, IT TOOK A LONG TIME. REAL GOOD. WELL, AND I WANT TO GIVE SOME SPECIAL THANKS TO, UH, AL SMITH OF FACILITIES BECAUSE HE'S KIND OF BEEN THE LIAISON FOR FACILITIES TO WORK WITH THE PARK AND ME. UH, AND SO HE'S BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL. HE, UH, UH, HE GOT THOSE, UH, GUYS IN FACILITIES TO FABRICATE SOME BRACKETS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE YOU, YOU JUST PUT A, YOU PUT A, A, A COBRA ON A CONCRETE PAD AND DON'T DO ANYTHING TO SECURE IT. MOTHER NATURE'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU. SO WE'VE GOT, UH, SIX REALLY NICE, GOOD HEAVY STEEL GRADED, UH, BRACKETS THAT THEY BOLTED IT DOWN ON THE SKIDS. UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON TRYING TO GET, UH, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NEAT TO TURN TO ROTATE THE BLADES TO BE PERPENDICULAR TO THE HELICOPTER ITSELF. MM-HMM . AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON A COUPLE OF, UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO FABRICATE AND FIGURE OUT SOME WAY OF MOUNTAIN TWO, TWO POLES IN THE GROUND THAT WOULD ALLOW THOSE TO BE OUT LIKE THAT. UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, THE HELICOPTER OBVIOUSLY, UH, WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE IT. WE PLAN TO RECOGNIZE MR. WATERSON AT OUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, AND WE'LL DO A SOFT, YOU KNOW, DEDICATION FOR THE HELICOPTER. UM, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE OUT THERE. EVERYONE'S GONNA SEE IT, ESPECIALLY SITTING IN THE PAVILION. YOU LOOK AT ACROSS THE WAY THERE, IT'S GONNA BE. SO, UM, WE SHOULD HAVE, I'M, I'M HOPING THAT, THAT, THAT THE FLAG POLES THAT WE LOST IN THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE, THE SLEEVES HAVE BEEN INSERTED. UM, THEY'RE JUST WAITING ON WEATHER AND I TRUTHFULLY HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH AL TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAVEN'T EVEN ALREADY DONE SOMETHING THERE. THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THAT. SO, UM, BUT HOPEFULLY THE FLAGS WILL BE DONE. UM, MEMORIAL DAY IS GOING. WE'RE PLANNING, UH, WE HAVE OUR GUEST SPEAKER, MR. GARY STEELE. HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS VETERANS HALL OF FAME. AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE HIM COME OUT AND BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER. UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL DO A SOFT DEDICATION TO THE HELICOPTER. UH, WHEN WE DID THIS REPORT, MRS. BELINDA WAS SCHEDULED TO GO ON VACATION AND I'M SCHEDULED TO GO ON VACATION. SO I WAS LETTING YOU KNOW THAT MRS. BELINDA'S BACK, SHE'S ALREADY TAKEN HER VACATION. AND I WILL ACTUALLY BE LEAVING NEXT WEEK. UH, AND WE'RE GONNA GO SEE IF WE CAN'T [00:20:01] SOAK UP SOME SUN IN THE CARIBBEAN. SO WE'LL SEE. UH, ANNUAL TESTING. UH, I HAVE, SINCE SUBMITTING THE REPORT, I HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE TEST. I'VE ALREADY TAKEN OUR TEST. WE WILL DO OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS IN, UH, JULY AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. OKAY. OKAY. UH, ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE REPORT? GENTLEMEN? NO. YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK OUT THERE AND YOU DO APPRECIATE IT. AND THE HELICOPTER LOOKS SO GREAT AND IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO GO BY AND LOOK AT IT, GO BY THERE AND JUST LOOK AT IT. IT'S, IT'S A NEAT THING TO SEE. IT'LL, IT'LL LOOK EVEN NEATER, SAY A YEAR FROM NOW. YES. WE'RE GONNA GET HER ALL PAINTED UP AND TRY TO RESTORE THAT. SHE'S MISSING A, SHE'S MISSING A RIGHT FRONT COWLING THAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON TRYING TO GET RESTORED. AND I'M GONNA WORK WITH SOME LOCAL FABRICATORS TO SEE IF WE CAN'T FABRICATE, UM, A GATLIN GUN THAT WOULD, THAT'S CLEARLY NOT THERE. THERE'S A BIG HOLE WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. YEAH. SO WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN'T FABRICATE ONE JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE, THAT WOULD BE NEAT. OKAY. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS? I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE RULE. AYE. MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU AGAIN, ROBERT. VERY MUCH MY PLEASURE. SHERIFF, [4. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office financial reports for January-March 2025.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LK COUNTY SHERIFF'S FINANCIAL REPORTS FROM JANUARY TO MARCH OF 25. MORNING, SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING. COMMERS. AS I GIVE YOU A WHOLE QUARTER, I I I, IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER IF I JUST DO IT BY QUARTER THAN COMING UP HERE EVERY MONTH. SO I'M GONNA TRY TO SURE. MAKE THAT A LOT EASIER. Y'ALL HAVE LOOKED AT ALL THE STUFF. THERE'S NOTHING REALLY OUTTA THE ORDINARY. EVERYTHING'S GOING PRETTY WELL ABOUT THE SAME. THE ONLY GOOD THING IS, UH, IF YOU NOTICE ON OUR LAST MONTH OUR OPENINGS, OUR DEPUTY POSITION IS DOWN TO THREE. OUR DETENTION WAS ZERO AND OUR COMMUNICATION WAS TWO. SO WE DO HAVE PEOPLE APPLYING AND, AND COMING THAT WAY. UH, IF YOU OVERLOOK IT ALL, UH, FAR AS THE QUARTER ITSELF, IF YOU COMPARE IT FROM LAST YEAR, OVERALL CRIME IS DOWN BY 28.9%. KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME OF WHAT SOME THINGS ARE DOWN THERE. BREAKING AN INJURY IS DOWN BY 34.3. UH, THE ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY UP IS ROBBERY AND THAT'S UP BY A HUNDRED PERCENT. AND THAT'S BY TWO CASES. UH, WE HAD TWO AND NOW WE HAD FOUR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. UH, WHEN YOU GET TO, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS, IT'S DOWN AND OVERALL THEFT ITSELF IS DOWN TO 31.9%. UH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING A GOOD WORK IN BEING PROACTIVE DOING THAT. ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL REALLY KNOW THAT. WE'VE BEEN DOING A INTEL MEETING FOR THE LAST FEW YEAR. WE GOT THAT SET UP. SO WE'RE GETTING ALL THE AGENCIES AROUND US, EVEN MESQUITE AND STUFF COMING IN AND HAVING INTEL MEETINGS. AND WE'VE GOT AN INTEL, UH, EMAIL SET UP. SO WE'RE GETTING EMAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOW COMMUNICATING BETTER IN THIS COUNTY THAN I'VE SEEN IN MY WHOLE CAREER HERE. THAT'S GOOD. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. SO WHEN WE'RE COMMUNICATING AND PASSING ON INFORMATION OF, 'CAUSE CROOKS HAS NO BOUNDARIES, SO THEY'LL FOLLOW THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST EXCITED TO SAY THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT'S WORKING THE BEST IT'S EVER HAVE AND WE'RE REALLY COMMUNICATING WELL AND WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF CRIMINALS ON BARS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. MOVE 'EM ALL TO VANS IN SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE ELSE. GO AHEAD. I'LL BE QUIET. HEY. OH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET, IF WE GET GOOD, THEN WE'RE PROACTIVE. THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE GONNA MOVE ON. THEY'RE GONNA MOVE TO BETTER THING ON YOUR, UH, CRIMINALS DO COMMUNICATE. THAT'S RIGHT. ON YOUR POSITION FOR DISPATCHERS, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO TRAIN ONE FROM THE DAY THEY START TO WHERE THEY'RE PROFICIENT BEFORE WE TURN 'EM ON THEIR GHOSTING PHASE, IT'S ABOUT 18 WEEKS. OKAY. THERE'S A, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES. Y'ALL SEEN THE DOLLAR AMOUNT I'VE PUT TOGETHER BEFORE AND I'LL, I'LL PROBABLY HAVE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AGAIN WHEN I DO OUR BUDGET. UH, I MEAN IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO DO THAT. 'CAUSE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TO DO IN EM, YOU KNOW, I LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME. I'M THINKING THEY'RE VERY SHARP AND WE GOT SOME, SOME NEW ONES. WE MAKE A FEW MISTAKES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE OWN OUR MISTAKES AND MOVE ON AND LEARN FROM 'EM AND, AND GET BETTER. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, OVERALL COMMUNICATION IS, IS REALLY STEPPED UP AND GOT A LOT BETTER SPENT. WELL, ESPECIALLY SINCE, UH, THINGS HAS GOT BETTER AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR A JOB. SO THAT'S, THAT'S HELPED US. SO PEOPLE WANT HAVE TO KNOW A LOT AND QUICK. YEAH, REAL QUICK. SO IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME. I'M ALWAYS IMPRESSED THAT THEY CAN REACT THAT FAST. YEAH, I I MEAN, I'M SORRY. YEAH, I KNOW. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT. , THAT'S, THAT'S BAD. WHEN I STARTED IN 1990, DISPATCH I COULDN'T DO IT NOW, I PROMISE YOU. YEAH. SO, BUT YEAH, IT'S, WE'VE GOT A LOT, LOT OF GREAT TALENT OVER THERE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I'M PROUD TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF 'EM. ANY, LEMME WRITE QUESTIONS. LEMME THAT DOWN A SECOND. HANG ON. , ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF? I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE HIS DISPATCH. YEAH. YEAH. HEY, I'M USED TO THE PEN AND PAPER. THAT'S WHAT I HANDLE THAT SAY, LET ME WRITE THIS DOWN A SECOND. OKAY. NOW WHAT DID YOU SAY AGAIN? YOU NOT ANYMORE COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? NOPE. VERY [00:25:01] GOOD. REPORT AS USUAL. YES, IT IS A VERY GOOD REPORT. I MOTION TO APPROVE. I MAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. WELL, EVERYBODY'S MAKING A MOTION. WE'RE ALL READY FOR IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. , I'LL LET YOU REFER. I JUST BACKED OUT. MR. BOARD MADE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAYING AYE. HE MARRIED ME FIRST. UH, WE'LL PUT MR. K CROW FIRST. THANK YOU . WE'RE PASSING IT BACK AND FORTH. YEAH. REALLY. OKAY. NUMBER [6. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Final Plat of Elysium Estates Revised located on State Highway 34 in Precinct 3.] SIX, MS. SHANNON. SHE'S HERE TO DISCUSS AND MAYBE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR UHUM ESTATES STATES REVISED LOCATION ON STATE HIGHWAY 34 IN PRECINCT THREE, VIRGINIA AREA. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO THIS PROPERTY IS ABOUT 10 ACRES AND THE OWNER OF THE TWO LOTS IS SPLITTING THAT INTO FOUR A FOUR LOTS RANGING. WELL, THEY'RE ALL TWO AND A HALF ACRES. SORRY. UM, WE'D GONE THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS. IT WAS DETERMINED AT MET COUNTY REQUIREMENTS AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL. OKAY. COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NOPE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. COMMISSIONER LANE MADE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SHANNON. OKAY, MS. MONIQUE, [7. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Approve ETJ Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Poetry.] WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE ETJ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF POETRY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO, UM, WE FINALLY GOT AN APPROVED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR, UH, DEVELOPMENT IN THE ETJ FROM POETRY. IT WAS A LONG BATTLE. WE WERE TRYING TO GET, THE MAP MAP WASN'T RIGHT. PEOPLE CAN REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE ETJ, SO WE HAD TO GET THOSE REMOVED. SO WE FINALLY HAVE A COMPLETED ONE AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO APPROVE THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MONIQUE? NO, I'M LOOKING DOWN. THANK, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID GETTING THIS PUSHED THROUGH. I WILL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. COMMISSIONER LANE MADE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. I DON'T KNOW. I'LL, I'LL SECOND IT. MR. IT'S, BUT I'LL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MONIQUE. LET ME SIGN THIS WHILE WE'RE HERE. GOT IT. NUMBER EIGHT, [8. Constable J. Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve the deputation of Jazmin Ruiz with Precinct #2 Constable's Office to fill a vacant position in Patrol Contract 193 Devonshire.] CONSTABLE JOHNSON. MORNING, JJ. MORNING JUDGE. WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE DEPUTATION OF, UH, YA RUEZ FOR PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE TO FILL A VACANT POSITION. PATROL CONTRACT. 1 93 DEVONSHIRE. YES, SIR. JUDGE. MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UH, MS. RUIZ ACTUALLY COMES FROM THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE'S GOT EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE OVER THERE. UM, WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK ON HER. THE ORAL BOARD, UH, WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER AND WE KNOW THAT SHE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT. SO WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION AND WE WOULD LIKE TO FILL IT. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? I A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND MR. UH, MORE. SECOND. SOLE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER NINE. JASON, [9. Constable J. Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputy Jazmin Ruiz with Precinct #2 Constable's Office to fill a vacant position in Patrol Contract 193 Devonshire.] ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE DEPUTY ASMAN RUIZ AS, UH, WITH THE PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE TO FILL VACANT POSITION OF PATROL CONTRACT 1 93 AT DEVVIN SHIRE. AGAIN? YES, SIR. UH, THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS THE OPEN POSITION THAT WAS ALREADY ACCEPTED AND APPROVED, UH, FOR THE PATROL CONTRACT. SO THAT WOULD BE THE AREA SHE'S GOING INTO. OKAY. YEP. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MAKES THE MOTION. DO HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI. AYE. A A AYE. MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU JJ. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU JJ. NUMBER 10 [10. Commissioner Lane: Discuss/Consider/Approve the road use agreement and release for CR 328 and CR 329 between Kaufman County and Ables Springs Solar, LLC. ] IS COMMISSIONER LANE. DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ROAD USE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF COUNTY ROAD 3 28 AND 3 29 BETWEEN KAMAN COUNTY AND ABEL SPRINGS SOLAR. LLC. YES SIR. UH, WE FINALLY GOT THAT ALL WORKED OUT. UH, THEY, THEY WILL GET A, A CHECK TO US THEN WE'LL GET THEM A RELEASE. UH, WE TOOK OUT ONE COUNTY ROAD THAT HAS NO DAMAGE TO IT. OFF THE, OFF THE NEW CONTRACT THAT KAREN GOT DRAWN UP. SO, UH, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE GOING. I EMAILED THEM YESTERDAY. THEY SAID THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE CHECK. GET OVER HERE TO US SOON AS WE GET THIS APPROVED. OKAY. SO MAKE A MOTION. ALRIGHT, MR. LAMB MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. SIGN THIS [11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve a letter to the Honorable Robert Nichols supporting HB 2198, designating a portion of SH 34 as the Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. ] NUMBER 11 IS MINE. DISCUSSED, CONSIDERED, PROVE A LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ROBERT NICHOLS SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 2196 DESIGNATING PORTION OF HIGHWAY 34 AS A JACOB CANOSA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. THIS IS IN TERRELL, THIS OFFICER THAT WAS KILLED OVER THERE. AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO AND WE SHOULD DO. I'VE TALKED TO, UH, MAYOR CARMONA. THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING. AND SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE DO THIS. I NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. COURT SECOND. WHOLE COURT SECOND OF THAT ONE. [00:30:01] WE'LL GIVE IT TO COMMISSIONER K CROW. THAT'S FINE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. OKAY, MS. AUDITOR, YOUR [12. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] TURN? YES SIR. UM, WE ARE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO BUDGET AND TRANSFERS. WE HAD TWO THIS WEEK. UM, ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? NOPE. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MS. AUDITOR [13. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor. ] ONCE AGAIN CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $668,835 AND 97 CENTS. AND THAT IS MADE UP OF INMATE MEDICAL AND LAKE DAM MAINTENANCE. UM, FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT. AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PAY ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AYE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING PLEASE. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION AND CARRIES. 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.