Sep 16, 2025 Commissioners Court

LOOK AT OUR, UH, CONSIDERED AGENDA.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? OH, UH, PAM YOU WANNA MENTION THIS AT ALL? WELL, AND, AND OR HURLEY, HURLEY KENNEDY.

I'LL LET HIM DO IT.

ANYONE ELSE? ANY TRASH PICKUPS OR ANYTHING GOING ON? ALRIGHT, GOOD.

THEN WE WILL

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE'S THREE ITEMS Y'ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THAT.

THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER THE NINTH EXCEPT THE 2026, UH, CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,437 FOR THE ASSISTANCE FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE COORDINATOR THROUGH THE TEXAS IN DEFENSE COMMISSION.

THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR US TO PROVIDE THAT EXTRA HELP FOR THAT SECOND PERSON WE HAVE AND TO DISCUSS, ACCEPT THE STAR TRANSIT REPORT FOR AUGUST THE 25.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AWAY.

MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHELPS TO ACCEPT TO HAVE A SECOND.

ALL A, HE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENT, MS. SARAH MAGA WITH THE TEXAS A AND M LIFE EXTENSION SERVICE, WHO'S GONNA BE SERVING OUR COUNTY.

MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[3. Hurley Miller: Discuss/Introduce the new Family and Community Health Agent, Sarah Matranga with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, who will be serving Kaufman County.]

YES.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

THERE'S A GREAT TIME TO BE IN FRONT OF Y'ALL THIS MORNING.

TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW, UH, FAMILY COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENT.

IT'S SARAH MIGO AND SARAH.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SARAH.

SARAH HAS BEEN THE BE BETTER LIVING FOR TEXAS AGENT IN HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

PRIOR TO WORKING, UH, FOR EXTENSION, SHE WAS ALSO A TEACHER ASSISTANT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AT SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY IN HUNTSVILLE.

ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, UH, AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THERE IN SAM HOUSTON.

AND THEN ALSO, UH, WORKED SEVERAL MONTHS AS LEAD ASSISTANCE FOR THE ARMORY AT SAM HOUSTON STATE FOR FIVE MONTHS HER DEGREES AS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AG BUSINESS AND A MASTER'S IN GENERAL AG, BOTH FROM SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY.

SO SHE'S GONNA BE OUR FAMILY COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENT HERE.

SHE'S BEEN DOING A LOT OF, UH, HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS THE LAST COUPLE YEARS IN OUR HARRIS COUNTY THERE IN HOUSTON.

UH, AND SO I THINK HER SKILLS AND HER, UH, HER BACKGROUND ARE GONNA DO VARY VERY WELL HERE AS THE FAMILY COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

SO I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO SARAH.

HI.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME BE HERE.

I'M, I'M SO THRILLED AND I'M VERY EXCITED AND FULL OF ENERGY TO GET HERE.

ALRIGHT, SO THANK Y'ALL.

YOU KNOW, CARRIE BROUGHT HER AROUND, WHAT, ABOUT A MONTH AGO? I GUESS IT WAS.

AND, AND WE HAD A, A VERY NICE VISIT, UH, FOR ME.

SHE WAS SO FULL OF ENERGY WHEN SHE LEFT.

I WAS TIRED.

BUT, BUT THAT'S GREAT.

WORKING WITH, WITH, WITH OUR YOUTH.

THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.

AND SHE HAD A LOT OF PROGRAMS SHE DID IN HARRIS COUNTY THAT IN HER NUMBERS WERE, UH, REALLY HIGH OR HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

AND THAT WAS GOOD NEWS.

'CAUSE THAT MEANS WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WORKING AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED HERE

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AND WE WANT OUR YOUTH TO GROW UP TO BE JUST LIKE THE REST OF YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO LEARN AND TO SERVE.

SO I AM SO GRATEFUL HERE, BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO READ RIGHT QUICK, IF DON'T MIND.

UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING YOU'RE GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER THE FIRST.

MM-HMM .

YES, SIR.

AND, UH, THE COUNTY PART OF YOUR SALARY IS $38,046 AND 6,500 FOR TRAVEL.

UH, YOU WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN OUR SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM, MEDICARE BASED ON THE COUNTY'S SALARY.

AND THE TEXAS A AND M EXTENSION HEADQUARTERS IS WITHHOLDING SOCIAL SECURITY.

THEY ALWAYS GONNA GET YOU TWICE .

YEP.

GOVERNMENT NEEDS THE MONEY ANYWAY.

SO THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENCY SHALL, UH, EACH BE COVERED WITH UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WORKERS' COMP BY THE COUNTY ON THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF THEIR SALARIES.

UH, AND BASED, UH, BECAUSE ALL COUNTY AGENTS ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATE OF TEACHER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE OPTION OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDES A COUNTY SALARY.

THEY ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CONCURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN A COUNTY RETIREMENT PROGRAM.

UH, SO WE'RE THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE.

WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU LIKE WE DO THE OTHER AGENTS AND WE'RE EXCITED.

AND I KNOW ONCE YOU GET HERE AND GET YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD.

IS SHE GONNA GET PARTICIPATE IN THE, UH, FOOD CONTEST AT THE STATE FAIR THIS YEAR? YES, SIR.

I HAVE ALREADY PUT THROUGH AND SHE WILL BE ONE OF OUR GUESTS OVER THERE IF SHE HAS TIME, UM, TO GO OVER WITH ME.

SO WE HAVE HER, HER GATE PATH, EVERYTHING READY TO GO, TO GO AND PARTICIPATE AND WATCH OUR KIDS GO IN AND JUST, THEY'RE JUST GONNA LIKE TAKE HER IN AND LET HER COME ON THE BACKSIDE.

AND SHE'S ALSO SCHEDULED IN TO GO TO THE DISTRICT CORE FOOD CHALLENGE LATER ON AS WE ALL ARE.

YEAH.

OH YEAH.

HURLEY, THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.

YOU KNOW, THIS FOOD CHALLENGE THING AT THE FER IS, IT'S, IT'S EXCITING.

IS IT AMAZING? IT REALLY IS.

THOSE KIDS, THEY'RE SHARP.

MM-HMM.

VERY SHARP.

WELL, FOR THE STATE FOOD CHILD, YOU'RE TWO'S INDIVIDUAL COUNTY EMAILS SO THAT THEY CAN COUNT, EMAIL YOU DIRECTLY NEXT YEAR FOR JUDGES, OKAY? MM-HMM .

BECAUSE, UM, I, YOUR AND YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER, .

OH LORD.

SOME OF THE, THE STUFF I WILL NOT TASTE TEST .

I'VE SEEN IT BEING PREPARED, SO NO .

BUT ANYWAY, ERIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

AND WE LOOK SO FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYTIME YOU NEED SOMETHING, WE'RE ALL HERE.

WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

ONE THING THAT PAM BROUGHT UP, THERE'S A FLYER THAT PAM WAS WORKING WITH A SISTER AGENTS OF OURS, A AND MI MEAN, UH, THE CORP EXTENSION PROGRAM AT PRAIRIE VIEW A M YEP.

UH, THERE'S A INDIVIDUAL NAMED EDWIN.

HE'S THEIR COMMUNITY, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENT THAT WORKS, UM, OUT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.

HE HAS PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF PROGRAMS WITH, WITH PAM THAT'S GONNA BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND A LOT OF HIS IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BASED.

SO THAT'S HIS KIND OF HIS BASE OF PROGRAM AREA.

THOSE ARE THE TYPE PROGRAMS THAT HE OFFERS.

HE DOESN'T REALLY HOUSE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

HE DOES COME BY AND KIND OF VISIT WITH THE AGENTS EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY ASSIGNED TO KAUFMAN COUNTY, BUT I'LL KIND OF GET HIM IN ONE DAY SO HE CAN KIND OF MEET THE COMMISSIONERS AND ALL THAT TYPE.

SO Y'ALL NEED TO SEE HIM AND INTRODUCE TO HIM.

BUT PAM IS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH HIM ON SOME PROGRAMS THAT I THINK ALL Y'ALL DID RECEIVE.

YES.

UH, ONE OF THESE FLYERS OR PROGRAMS YOU'VE BEEN OFFERED.

SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I THINK I'M GOOD GUYS.

Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO COMMENT? DECEMBER THE FIRST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, WE HAVE OUR JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER'S CONFERENCE WHERE WE OFFER CEUS.

IT'S GONNA BE IN MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS.

UH, WE USE OFF BETWEEN FIVE AND A HALF TO SIX CEUS.

UH, THERE SHOULD BE A DRAFT AGENDA SENT OUT, UH, ABOUT THE 15TH OF OCTOBER.

UH, AND THEN THE FINAL AGENDA SENT OUT LATER, A LITTLE BIT LATER ON AFTER THAT.

BUT IT SHOULD BE ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF TO SIX HOURS FOR COMMISSIONERS ONLY.

NOT ANY DISTRICT CREDITS, BUT JUST FOR COMMISSIONER CREDITS.

LORENA, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED PURCHASE OF ROAD MATERIALS FROM TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP TO WORK ON, UH, COUNTY ROAD 40 23 PRECINCT FOUR, UTILIZING COUNTY ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY IFB CONTRACT 2022 DASH OH 46 DASH 69 61.

SO GOOD DEAL INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP FOR OUR COUNTY.

UH, MAY NUMBER FOUR, MS.

[4. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchase of road materials from Texas Materials Group for work to be done on County Road 4023 in Precinct 4 utilizing Dallas County IFB 2022-046-6961 and Ellis County RFB 2024-010 in the amount of $1,031,386.88.]

AND THE SAME FOR ELLIS COUNTY.

CONTRACT NUMBER 2024 DASH 1 0 10 IN AMOUNT OF $1,031,386 AND 88 CENTS.

YES MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER.

UM, MS. YOU STATED THIS IS A ROAD REPAIR FORSEEN FOUR.

UM, THIS CASE COMMISSIONER MOORE.

THE SPECS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED SO IT MEETS ALL SPECIFICATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.

I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE.

YOU HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

HAVE

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A SECOND.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

NUMBER, UH, FIVE FIVE MM-HMM.

A MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, ITEMS

[5. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Award RFQ: 2025-008 Transportation Bond Program Planning & Administration to Innovative Transportation Solutions, Inc and begin contract negotiations.]

RENA, DISCUSS.

CONSIDER AWARD RFQ 2025 DASH OH EIGHT, TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION TO ITS, UH, AND BEGAN CONTRACT AND NEGOTIATIONS.

SO WE RECEIVED TWO FIRMS, UM, THAT SUBMITTED QUALIFICATIONS AND THIS IS ITS AND FRIESA NICHOLS.

UM, ITS DID RANK THE HIGHEST SCORE AT 280 POINTS FOLLOWED BY FRIESA NICHOLS AT 2 72 0.5 REQUESTING COURT'S APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ON THE TOP RANK, UM, VENDOR, WHICH IS ITS.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE I MOTION? THERE YOU GO.

YOU DO THAT.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MADE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHELPS MADE A SECOND.

A MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

ITEM SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO PASS FOR NEXT WEEK.

WE STILL NEED SOME LEGAL WORK ON THAT.

WELL, UH, ARE YOU PASSING ON YOURS? WHICH ONE'S THAT THE SIGNS? NO, I NEED TO DO THE SIGNS.

NO, HE NEEDS TO DO SIX.

I NEED TO DO SIX.

YOU NEED TO DO SIX MORE.

SIX.

WELL, IT'S GOT I'M SEVEN AND EIGHT.

PHILLIPS ON HERE.

HUH? DO WHAT? IT'S GOT PHILLIPS ON SIX, BUT YOU'RE NUMBER SIX.

WHAT? YES SIR.

I'M NUMBER SIX FOR THE, YOU'RE NUMBER SIX.

WELL, NO, IT IS NOT ON HERE.

IT'S NOT ON HERE.

JUST A SIGN ON HERE.

IT'S, YEAH, IT'S NOT ON THIS ONE.

IT IS GONNA BE NUMBER SIX ON THE UPDATED ONE.

NEW UPDATED ALL.

YOU'VE GOT AN OLD ONE.

NUMBER SIX.

DISCUSS.

CONSIDER AN APPROVED ORDER FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DEDICATED.

WE MISSING JUDGE CHILL AMOUNT WHEN WE GET BACK.

WE'RE ON SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.

WE'RE DOWN TO NINE.

DOWN TO NINE.

JUDGE, Y'ALL DIDN'T GIMME NINE.

IF SUTTER NUMBER NINE, JUDGE HERE.

JUDGE, IT MESSED UP THAT ORDER.

IT MESSED.

IT AIN'T YOUR FAULT.

IT'S THE ORDER'S DIFFERENT ON THIS SCREEN.

YEP.

WE'RE SKIPPING DOWN TO NINE.

YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ONE RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS THE CORRECT ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL HE WAS SAYING SIX OVER HERE.

WHICH SIX IS MAN ROAD AND MAN ROAD AND MAN ROAD.

SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT'S ALL MAN ROAD.

YES.

I WAS GOING TO NUMBER NINE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE TRUCK SIGN.

THE TRUCK SIGN.

IT'S ON, IT'S ON NUMBER.

IS IT ON THE BACK PAGE? YEAH, IT'S ON THE BACK PAGE.

THERE WE GO.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

THEY JUST MOVED THE, YOU THROW ME ALL OFF.

, I CAN DO ANYTHING.

ALRIGHT ON MINE.

[9. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into a public hearing.]

EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND INTO A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WE NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

[10. Public Hearing: To receive input regarding not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Truck" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 4: County Road 4076 in Scurry; using County Road 4074 as an alternate route and Lanier Road in Combine; using Davis Rd, Harian Rd, Farr Altom Rd as an alternate route.]

10 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING ALLOWING, UH, NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS AND PRECINCT FOUR COUNTY ROAD 40 76 AND SCURRY USING COUNTY ROAD 40 74 AS AN ALTA ROUTE AND LANIER ROAD AND COMBINE USING DAVIS ROAD AND UH, HARLEM ROAD.

FAR AL AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE AGAIN? ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE THIRD AND FINAL TIME? ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE? IF NOT, HAVE A UH,

[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into the regular meeting.]

NEED A MOTION TO EXIT THE UH, PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER BACK INTO A REGULAR MEETING.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR WITH CI? AYE.

A MOTION CARRIES NINE 14.

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG.

OKAY, NUMBER

[12. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider not allowing thru trucks and placing the "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following County Road within Precinct 4: County Road 4076 in Scurry; using County Road 4074 as an alternate route and Lanier Road in Combine; using Davis Rd, Harian Rd, Farr Altom Rd as an alternate route.]

12.

DISCUSS CODE ARE NOT ALIGNED THROUGH NO THROUGH TRUCKS.

PLACING SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS AND PRECINCT FOUR COUNTY ROAD 40 76 AND SCURRY USING CANYON ROAD.

40 70 FOURS ON ALTERNATE ROUTE LANIER ROAD AND COMBINE USING DAVIS ROAD AND HARLEM ROAD.

IS, UH, FOR AL ROAD IS ALTERNATE ROUTE.

ANY DISCUSSION? DO I NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. LANE MAKES SECOND.

AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MS. AUDITOR

[13. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.]

LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

YES SIR.

SO WE HAVE THIS WEEK JUST A FEW ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND A FEW BUDGET AMENDMENTS BASED ON SOME REVENUE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOT NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MS. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL

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SECOND.

MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR CI.

AYE.

A MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, MS. DOCTOR, ONCE

[14. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]

SO BEFORE WE GO INTO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE WRAPPING UP OUR FISCAL YEAR IN FOR FY 25, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL INVOICES AND SERVICES THAT HAVE RECEIVED, UM, THAT WE'VE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, UM, WE WOULD NEED THE INVOICES IN THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OFFICE TO PROCESS THOSE BY OCTOBER 29TH AT 12:00 PM UM, SO JUST BE AWARE OF THOSE INVOICES STRAGGLING IN AND TRY TO GET THOSE IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UM, BUT THIS WEEK FOR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT, WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES OF $1,869,029 AND 35 CENTS.

MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF INSURANCE AND PREPAID EXPENDITURES.

WE ALSO HAVE JUROR CHECKS OF $9,660 AND WE HAVE A PAYROLL OF $2,062,937 AND 83 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT THIS WEEK OF $3,941,627 AND 18 CENTS.

AND WE ASK THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY.

Y'ALL HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL THESE INVOICES.

ANY QUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. CROWE MAKES A SECOND.

[15. Adjourn Meeting.]

THE MEETING.

MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURNED.

I HAVE A SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.