* 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. IT'S A DIET THING, ISN'T [00:00:01] IT? MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE THIS [Call to Order] MORNING TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE IT IS, OCTOBER THE 14TH, AND WE'RE AT NEX AS USUAL. AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH THE INVITATION. I'LL DO THAT. AND THEN, UH, COMMISSIONER LANE IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THEIR PLEDGES IF YOU JOIN ME. AND STAND PLEASE. FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A NATION WHERE WE'RE FREE. WE CAN HAVE MEETINGS LIKE THIS AND WE CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS WITHOUT, UH, WORRIED ABOUT GOVERNMENT COMING IN AND STOPPING US OR TAKING US. UH, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE PEACE THAT HOPEFULLY IS GOING TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THAT'S BEEN FIGHTING FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. MANY LIES, UH, HAVE BEEN LOST SENSELESSLY, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT'S COME TO A CONCLUSION. BE WITH US TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR COUNTY. GIVE US THE WISDOM YOU'VE GIVEN US THE KNOWLEDGE WE GIVE US THAT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT. FORGIVE US IN YOUR SON'S NAME, AMEN. AMEN. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO DO IT FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR, LEAD TO THE TEXAS ONE. EIGHT UNDER GOD. ONE. THANK YOU. OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? I HAVE ONE HERE. UH, OCTOBER THE 25TH FROM NINE TO THREE AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY. SHOWGROUNDS IS THE FARMER'S MARKET, THE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FOOD TRUCKS, KID ACTIVITIES, AND A LOT OF FUN FOR EVERYONE. SO MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE FOR THAT IF YOU CAN. ALRIGHT. NO ONE ELSE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR [2. CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AND AGENDA THEN. WE HAVE FIVE, UH, FOUR ITEMS THERE DISCUSSED EXCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT. REGULAR MEETINGS FOR SEPTEMBER THE 30TH THIS YEAR. APPROVED CORRECTION OF TWO FELONY, UH, TWO A POSITIONS TO FELONY, ONE POSITION. THERE'S NO BUDGET CHANGE. IT'S ALL NEUTRAL. THEY'RE JUST REARRANGING HOW THEY DO IN THEIR OFFICE. NUMBER THREE, DISCUSS EXCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF TOMMY PHILLIPS. THAT MAN OVER THERE. UH, COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT AND AGRICULTURE NATURAL SERVICES FROM TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LIFE EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. MR. TOMMY? YES SIR. WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. WE'RE GONNA MISS Y'ALL VERY MUCH. UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE AND EVERYTHING. AND, UH, CAN YOU SHARE YOUR NEW ENDEAVOR YET? NOT YET. OTHER THAN IT WILL BE STILL IN AGRICULTURE. MORE ON THE RETAIL SIDE. OKAY. SO YEAH, THAT MEANS THERE'S MORE MONEY INVOLVED, . THAT MEANS THERE'S MORE MONEY INVOLVED ON THE RETAIL SIDE. COULD BE. IT'S GONNA BE SELLING SOMETHING. IT'S JUST A, YOU KNOW, 30, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. IT'S FOR A LITTLE CHANGE. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. WELL I DO APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT. VERY BOTTOM JUDGE. UH, EXCUSE ME JUST FOR A SECOND. JUST HOMESTEAD DAY ANNOUNCED THAT, UH, NO, I'M SORRY, AT THE BOTTOM. BARE BOTTOM HOMESTEAD. YEAH. SHE'S ONE THAT YOU TO ANNOUNCE. WELL, I DID HOMESTEAD DAY. OH, YOU DID? MY DID I THINK YOU DID FARMER'S MARKET? I DID. FARMER'S MARKET. HOMESTEAD DAY IS OCTOBER 25TH. YEAH, SHE JUST ASKED THAT. WE ANNOUNCED IT. YES, IT'S OVER. YES. AND IT'S BEEN ALL OVER A FACEBOOK, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING TO ATTEND. ANYWAY, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. APPRECIATE AND HOPEFULLY, UH, WE'LL GET SOMEONE, UH, NOT TOO FAR IN THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY. YES, SIR. TO REPLACE, WE GOTTA WORK WITH THESE TWO NOW, SO, YOU KNOW. WELL, AS LONG AS SHE KEEPS BRINGING COOKIES, WE DON'T CARE IF WE REPLACE YOU OR NOT. SO . OKAY. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS DOING. . WELL. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSS, ACCEPT THE STAR TRANSIT REPORT RIDERSHIP FOR SEPTEMBER 25. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, ADDITIONS, NOT 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 SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING SKIP NUMBER THREE FOR RIGHT NOW. WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO, TO GET HERE. SO SHERIFF BEAVERS, [4. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Accept the retirement of K9 Vinnie due to medical complications preventing him from completing his daily duties and giving all rights, title and ownership of K9 Vinnie to Mr. Dave Klimek for a better quality of life in retirement.] WE HAVE A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. NO, SIR. ? NO SIR. HE'S GONNA DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE RETIREMENT OF CANINE VINNY DUE TO MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS PREVENTING HIM FROM COMPLETING HIS DAILY DUTIES. AND SO, UH, MR. DAVE KILMER, UH, TAKE CARE OF THE DOG. YES, SIR. LATTER YEARS. YES. K NINE VINNY, HE HAS BEEN A VALUE BY ASSET TO US. HE HAS MADE VERY MANY APPREHENSIONS DRUG ARREST, [00:05:01] BUT AS EVERYBODY KNOWS AROUND US, PART OF THE COUNTRY, UH, HE HAS SOME MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS DUE TO ALLERGIES, WHICH DRUG SNIFFING DOG ALLERGIES, THEY DON'T GO TOGETHER VERY WELL. RIGHT. UH, THE VET, MULTIPLE VETS HAS TOLD US IF HE CONTINUES, HE WILL DIE BECAUSE THE ALLERGIES ARE SO BAD AND THEIR DRIVE IS SO MUCH THAT NO MATTER HOW BAD HE'S HURTING, HE'S STILL GOING TO TRY TO DRIVE RIGHT. AND DO HIS JOB. RIGHT. SO HE'S DONE US A GREAT JOB. UH, WE LOVE THE DOG. WE DON'T WANT HIM TO GO ANYWHERE, BUT HE NEEDS TO PLACE UP IN THE NORTH WHERE THE ALLERGIES ARE NOT SO BAD. NOT SO BAD. HAVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. DAVE, HE FIND HE'S A TRAINER FOR DOGS AND HE FINDS HOMES FOR RETIRED CANINES. OH, OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO. HE'S GONNA FIND A HOME WHERE THIS DOG WILL BE LOVED AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIFE. SO HOW OLD, HOW OLD IS, IS HE VINNY? I BELIEVE HE'S FIVE. OKAY. IT'S NOT TOO OLD, BUT STILL THINGS HAPPEN. THE ALLERGIES STARTED THIS YEAR, REAL LA AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. AND THEY CONTINUED INTO THIS YEAR. AND WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE HIS QUALITY LIFE GOOD. BUT IF WE CONTINUE, HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE A GOOD QUALITY LIFE. AND WE CARE ABOUT CANINE. AND YOU INTEND ON REPLACING IT AT SOME POINT? YES SIR. WE DO. OKAY. LATER ON. THAT'S GOOD. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. UH, LANE MAKES A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. ANY DA'S HERE NOW? YES. YES. I SAW HER SNEAK IN. OKAY. MS. EARLY [3. District Attorney: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Proclamation that October 2025 is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.] GOOD MORNING. APPROACH. GOOD MORNING. YES. HOW ARE YOU? SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION FOR OCTOBER 25 IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR BRAND THIS MONTH? GOOD MORNING. WELL, GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. AND OF COURSE MRS. VAN HUSS, THE BRAIN'S DOWN THERE. . GOOD MORNING. THAT'S THE MONEY MAKER, UH, OUR KEEPER. ANYWAY, I THINK YOU GUYS MAY ALREADY BE AWARE, GENTLEMEN, THAT THIS IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT THE AWARENESS IN THERE AND TO JOIN TODAY WITH YOU IN ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I HAVE A PROSECUTOR FROM MY OFFICE. I HAVE, UM, I BELIEVE KYLIE IS HERE 'CAUSE I TALKED TO HER. I DIDN'T SEE HER, AND I'VE GOT FOREVER FAMILIES. THERE YOU GO. OF COURSE. AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BACK THERE OF GENESIS CENTER, FORMER MAYOR. AND SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THEY'RE HERE AS PART OF THE RECOGNITION. DID YOU WANT ME TO READ THE PROCLAMATION OR JUST SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE BIT? WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER? OKAY. CAN I HAVE THAT COPY? I JUST MAKE SURE I HAD IT. I BELIEVE THAT JUDGE ALLEN HAS A COPY. OKAY. I DO NOT, IT'S NOT IN MY FOLDER. I HAVE A COPY. EVERYBODY HAS A COPY, EVERYBODY. AND AS I'M READING IT, WE PUT THE INFORMATION IN THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN THERE. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO WITHOUT ME REPEATING IT ALL, I THINK THE PROCLAMATION PRESENTS THE INFORMATION THAT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S REDUNDANT JUST TO REPEAT IT. AND LET ME BEGIN. THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARD OF MONTH IS THIS MONTH, OCTOBER, 2025. AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THAT. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE THAT AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF EVERY AGE, RACE, GENDER, IDENTITY, AND BACKGROUND, THREATENING THE SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND WELLBEING OF COUNTLESS TEXANS. AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCLUDES PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SEXUAL FINANCIAL ABUSE, AS WELL AS COERCIVE CONTROL AND INTIMIDATION, LEAVING LASTING HARM ON VICTIMS, THEIR CHILDREN AND OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS IN TEXAS, MORE THAN ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN FOUR MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES EACH YEAR RELY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AND LOCAL RESOURCES FOR SAFETY AND SUPPORT. AND WHERE KAUFMAN COUNTY, WHERE, EXCUSE ME, KAUFMAN COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO STANDING WITH SURVIVORS OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOLDING OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE RESPECT, EQUALITY, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THRIVE. AND WHEREAS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CRISIS CENTERS, AVIE GROUPS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WORKS TIRELESSLY, TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, LEGAL AID, COUNSELING, PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN. WHEREAS DOMESTIC [00:10:01] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUPPORT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS, AND STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO END ABUSE IN EVERY FORM. AND WHEREAS BY RAISING AWARENESS, SHARING RESOURCES, PROMOTING PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE CAN HELP ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN KAUFMAN COUNTY LISTS FREE FROM FEAR AND VIOLENCE. NOW, THE NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER, 2025 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY. AND WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN THIS EFFORT BY INCREASING AWARENESS OF WARNING SIGNS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS THROUGH COMPASSION ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ACTION PROMOTING PROGRAMS THAT TEACH, PREVENT RESPECT AND HEALTHY COMMUNICATION AND WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A SAFER, MORE JUST KAUFFMAN COUNTY FOR ALL. AND JUDGE, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO SIGN THAT ON TODAY'S DATE. AND I JUST WANNA SAY FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT THIS COURT PRESENTS THAT COME HERE AND PRESENT AND THAT Y'ALL SUPPORT THROUGH BUDGETING AND JUST COMING TO THEIR EVENTS AND ALREADY BEING VERY AWARE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THEM WANNA SAY ANYTHING. I'M DONE. IF THEY LIKE TO, Y'ALL MAY COME FORWARD AND SAY SOMETHING. AMANDA, YOU NEVER LOST HER WORDS. NO. COME ON. NOW THAT SHE'S GOT IT. WHAT I'M SAYING. YES. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION. I'M AMANDA. I'M AMANDA LEWIS, UH, WITH GENESIS CENTER NORTH TEXAS. I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU ARE HELPING CREATE AND SUPPORT FOR THE WOMEN WHO COME INTO THIS FACILITY, LIVE WITH US, UH, CHANGE THEIR LIVES, UM, SPEND THE TIME HERE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY BEGAN AND WHERE THEY CAN GO. SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY HERE THAT Y'ALL HAVE SUPPORTED US, AND YOU WE'RE JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM HERE. AND IT'S, AND, AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR THRIFT STORE TOO, BECAUSE , THAT ACTUALLY HELPS US RUN OUR FACILITY AS WELL. BUT WE APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU. AND I WANNA THANK YOU TOO, 'CAUSE I'VE, I'VE TOURED YOUR FACILITY MM-HMM . WITH YOU, AND Y'ALL DO AN AMAZING WORK. THANK YOU. AND IT DOES GIVE THOSE PEOPLE AN AVENUE TO GET AWAY FROM THE SITUATION THEY'RE IN AND HELP THEM RESTART THEIR LIVES ALL OVER AGAIN. YEAH. AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. YEAH. AND IT'S, IT'S A SAFE PLACE. IT'S A SAFE HAVEN. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE PROBABLY SAT AND HAD CALMNESS AND PEACE. UM, IT'S, IT'S STILL A PROCESS WHILE THEY'RE HERE, YOU KNOW, 12 TO 18 MONTHS WHEN THEY'RE IN OUR PROGRAM. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THEY HAVE A, THEY CAN ACTUALLY TAKE A, A BREATH AND GO THROUGH THE COUNSELING, GO THROUGH THE CLASSES, GO THROUGH EVERYTHING FROM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TO, YOU KNOW, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. THEY, THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THERE AND IT'S THROUGH THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HELP US DO THAT. Y'ALL DO, YOU DO A GREAT WORK. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO ECHO, UH, WHAT MY COUNTERPART SAID, THANKING YOU, JUDGE. I INVITE YOU TO COME TO OUR FACILITY AT ANY TIME. COMMISSIONER MOORE CAME OUT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND DID A TOUR WITH US. UH, WE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 10 WOMEN IN OUR FACILITY AND 15 CHILDREN THAT ARE ESCAPING ABUSE. UH, AND WE GET CALLS EVERY DAY SEEKING AN INTAKE. WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY SIDE THAT'S A 30 TO 45 DAY SIDE. SO WE GET A LOT OF, WE GET SOME WOMEN THAT ARE, THEY'RE ONLY THERE FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GET OUTTA THEIR SITUATION AND MOVE ON. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A RESIDENTIAL SIDE, LIKE OUR COUNTERPARTS WHERE THEY CAN GO THROUGH UP TO A ONE YEAR PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, TRYING TO GET THEM OUT AND GET, GET, GET THEM ABLE TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK Y'ALL TO LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS. FEBRUARY 21ST IS OUR GALA. UH, I KNOW THAT'LL BE IN 26, BUT WE, WE HAVE TWO BIG FUNDRAISERS A YEAR THAT HELP FUND US AND ALONG WITH, ALONG WITH OUR GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE INVITE YOU ALL TO THAT. AND I'LL BE BACK BEFORE THEN TO GIVE Y'ALL ALL A PERSONAL INVITE TO THAT, TO THAT EVENT. AND LIKE I SAID, WE APPRECIATE THE COUNTY SUPPORT AND OUR ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND FOR THE DA'S OFFICE, YOU KNOW, BEING AROUND IN, IN HER OFFICE AND WATCHING THE COURTS AND WE, I LISTEN TO THE RADIO ALL THE TIME. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE FOUGHT IN OUR COUNTY WOULD BE THAT MANY. IT'S CRAZY WHAT GOES ON. AND I THINK Y'ALL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. AND I KNOW, UH, THAT, UH, JUDGE WILEY IS HIRED THE RIGHT PEOPLE TO ASSIST ALL THOSE FOLKS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT. VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE NEED A MOTION TO, UH, MAKE THIS KNOWN AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE [00:15:01] MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I ALRIGHT, MR. GEORGE, COME [5. George Williford: Discuss/Consider/Approve an order authorizing the issuance of Kaufman County Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds for the refunding of all or part of the County's outstanding "Unlimited Tax Road Bonds, Series 2016".] FORWARD PLEASE, SIR. HE IS GONNA DISCUSS WITH US AN ORDER AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY UNLIMITED TAX REV REFUNDING BONDS FOR THE REFUNDING OF ALL THE PART OF THE COUNTY'S OUTSTANDING UNLIMITED TAX ROAD BONDS SERIES 2016 MORNING, GEORGE. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD TO BE BACK. UH, REALLY HADN'T ANTICIPATED THIS SOON. UH, Y'ALL PROBABLY HADN'T, UH, EXPECTED TO SEE ME EITHER. UH, THIS IS TO TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND THAT'S IN BOND TERMS. UH, REFINANCING, UH, A PRIOR OR OUTSTANDING ISSUE THAT THE COUNTY HAS IN THIS CASE. IT'S THE 2016 BOND ISSUE. THIS IS REALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED IN 2020. UH, IN 2020 WE DID, UH, 33 MILLION A ROAD BONDS IN FEBRUARY, MARCH TIMEFRAME. AND THEN INTEREST RATE MARKET AND EVERYTHING CHANGED TO THE EXTENT THAT CAME BACK IN JULY OF THAT YEAR. AND WERE ABLE TO REFINANCE, UH, UH, A PRIOR ISSUE THAT WAS OUTSTANDING FOR SAVINGS. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE. OF COURSE, IT'S SUBJECT TO WHATEVER INTEREST RATES DO, UH, AS WE, UH, KIND OF MOVE FORWARD. BUT ON, UH, THE FIRST PAGE BEHIND THE COVER, IT SHOWS THE, UH, UH, OUTSTANDING SERIES 2016, THAT MIDDLE COLUMN THAT SAYS CALLABLE. THOSE ARE THE MATURITIES, UH, 2027 THROUGH 2038 THAT ARE, UH, CALLABLE OR, UH, UH, ELIGIBLE TO BE REDEEMED AT PAR BEGINNING AS IT SHOWS ON FEBRUARY, UH, 15TH OF 2026. AND UNDER TAX LAW RIGHT NOW CHANGED IN 2017. UH, YOU CAN DO WHAT'S CALLED A CURRENT REFUNDING AT TAX EXEMPT INTEREST RATES, SO LONG AS YOU DON'T DO IT, UH, ANY FURTHER IN ADVANCE OF THE 90 DAYS BEFORE THAT FEBRUARY DATE. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS, UH, REFUNDING ISSUE COULD BE DONE, UH, AS EARLY, AND THIS IS THE CLOSING DATE, NOT NECESSARILY CELL DATE, UH, NOVEMBER, SOMETIME AFTER NOVEMBER 15TH AND SO ON. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD REALLY, UH, KEYED IN ON MONITORING AND LOOKING AT THIS, UH, ISSUE AND SO ON TO SEE IF IT MADE SENSE. PAGE THREE, UH, IS WHERE THIS WAS AS OF LATE SEPTEMBER, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT GOT, UH, HOURS AND WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE JUDGE AND BRANDY INTEREST, UH, AT THAT POINT. UH, THE POTENTIAL ANNUAL SAVINGS, UH, AT RATES, UH, ON THAT DATE, UH, WERE A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND A YEAR, AROUND 105, A HUNDRED, 405,000 A YEAR, AS YOU SEE, TOTALING AROUND 1,000,002. AND ONE OF THE MEASURES THAT WE USE DOWN AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS. AND IN THAT CASE, IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 6% OF THE 17.42 MILLION CALLABLE MATURITIES. UH, SINCE THEN, RATES HAVE INCREASED A BIT. THE NEXT PAGE, WE PREPARED THIS BACK AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IS A SENSITIVITY CHART THAT SHOWS IF INTEREST RATES WENT UP OR DOWN. AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, THE PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS THAT, THAT, UH, 6%, UH, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE PRIOR PAGE. THAT'S A LITTLE OVER A MILLION, A LITTLE UNDER 1,000,050 THOUSAND IF RATES WENT UP BY 10 BASIS POINTS OR 0.1%, YOU SEE THAT WOULD DROP TO AROUND 9 36 PRESENT VALUE, 20 BASIS POINTS 825. WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT PAGE IS, IS AS OF EARLY TO MID LAST WEEK, RATES HAVE GONE UP ABOUT 26 BASIS POINTS AND DROPPED THOSE SAVINGS BACK, UH, TO AROUND, UH, 4.3 ON PAGE FIVE. UH, I MENTIONED THAT THE 26 BASIS POINT INCREASE. AND SO WHAT WE LOOKED AT, WE WERE TWO ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES. ONE, UH, WHAT IF ALL THE MATURITIES WERE REFUNDED JUST LIKE WE SHOWED YOU BEFORE? OR WHAT IF THAT FINAL MATURITY, THE 2038, 'CAUSE IT ACTUALLY SACRIFICES SOME SAVINGS DEPENDING ON WHERE RATES ARE, WERE ELIMINATED OR EXCLUDED FROM, UH, THE REFUNDING. SO WE'VE GOT BOTH OF THOSE ILLUSTRATED ON THE NEXT TWO PAGES. AND LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE AT RATES AS OF PROBABLY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY OF LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE RE YOU KNOW, UPDATING EVERYTHING ON PAGE SIX. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THAT FIRST SCHEDULE I SHOWED YOU WERE, THAT IF ALL THE MATURITIES WERE REFUNDED, YOU CAN SEE AT THE THEN CURRENT RATES SAVINGS WOULD BE ABOUT 75,000 PER YEAR, UH, ABOUT 921,000. AND THE PRESENT VALUE WOULD BE ABOUT 4.34% [00:20:02] OF THE 17.42 MILLION. THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS YOU THAT IF WE DROPPED OFF THAT 38 MATURITY DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, YOU SEE THE PRESENT VALUE GOES UP A BIT TO 4.7 AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS SAVINGS ARE A LITTLE LOWER. BUT IN THAT CASE, THE, THE SAVINGS WOULD BE ABOUT 85, 88, 80 9,000 PER YEAR, UH, FOR EACH OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THAT'S JUST SHOW YOU KIND OF SOME ALTERNATIVE WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL STRUCTURE. AND IN THE SAVING OR THE REFUNDING ISSUE WOULD BE A LITTLE SMALLER. INSTEAD OF REFUNDING 17.42 MILLION OF BONDS, IT'D BE 15.52. UH, I WAS TELLING BRANDY, UH, THIS WOULD BE AS OF LAST FRIDAY, WE, WE UPDATED YESTERDAY, BUT, BUT ALL THE MARKETS WERE CLOSED. SO AS OF LATE FRIDAY RATES ACTUALLY INTEREST RATES HAD DROPPED. AND SO, UH, THE SAVINGS, UH, FOR THAT FIRST SCENARIO, IF EVERYTHING WERE REFUNDED, UH, WAS AROUND, UH, 80,000. AND IF WE DID THIS WHERE WE DROPPED OFF THAT MATURITY, IT, IT LIKE KICKED THE SAVINGS UP, UH, OVER 90,000 A YEAR. SO IT'S ALL A FACTOR OF WHEN WE GET TO A POINT OF, UH, REALLY DETERMINING AND, AND BEING READY TO GO AHEAD DAY TO DAY, LITERALLY, WHAT, WHAT'S THE MARKET LIKE AND WHAT'S THE DECISION MOVE FORWARD, UH, OR NOT AT THAT, THAT POINT. UH, THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS THE ORDER, KIND OF THE, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU NOW. AND I FAILED TO MENTION GREGORY MILLER WITH BIGGER BIGGERSTAFF. HEATH DELGADO, YOUR BOND, UH, COUNSEL IS HERE AS WELL. HE PREPARED THE ORDER. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS IT DELEGATES PRICING APPROVAL TO JUDGE ALLEN, UH, AND OR BRANDY, UH, AND SO ON AND ESTABLISHES PARAMETERS. UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE WAS THAT THE MINIMUM SAVINGS PARAMETER THAT YOU'D HAVE TO HIT TO PROCEED WOULD BE 4% PRESENT VALUE. AND IN THAT CASE, THE SAVINGS WOULD BE AROUND 70,000 A YEAR. AND AS BRANDY AND I WERE TALKING, IT'S KINDA LIKE IF YOU WERE REFINANCING YOUR HOUSE, IF, IF YOU HAD, YOU KNOW, REFINANCED COULD ONLY SAVE $50, WHAT WOULDN'T BE WORTH WORTH IT? WELL, IN THIS CASE, I THINK THAT 70,000 MAKES SENSE THAT IF THE COUNTY CAN'T SAVE MORE THAN THAT PER YEAR, THEN THE REFINANCING SHOULD JUST BE PUT OFF AND, AND WAIT UNTIL DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN YOU ADOPT AN ORDER, UH, SUCH AS THIS, UH, A DELEGATED PARAMETER ORDER, IT'S EFFECTIVE FOR SIX MONTHS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE CAN MOVE FORWARD OR IF, UH, CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT, UH, NOT TO DO THAT, YOU LITERALLY HAVE TILL APRIL, UH, UH, FROM TODAY, THE DATE IN APRIL TO CLOSE, WHICH MEANS THAT WOULD GIVE YOU TILL SOMETIME MID TO LATE MARCH OF, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO ACTUALLY SELL AN ISSUE. AND SO ON THE, UH, LAST PAGE, WHAT I PUT IN WAS IF WE JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD, IF THE COURT ACTS AND SAYS, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN ACHIEVE SAVINGS, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TRY TO DO IT, THEN THIS WOULD BE THE TIMETABLE THAT REALLY REPRESENTS KIND OF THE FASTEST TRACK OR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP, UH, THIS ASSUMES THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD ACT ON THE, UH, ORDER TODAY. AND ONE THING THAT I PENCILED IN THAT, UH, IS, IS I THINK IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS OR ISN'T GONNA DO, OF COURSE, LIKE I ALWAYS POINT OUT WHAT THEY DO MAY NOT FULLY, UH, AFFECT LONGER TERM RATES, UH, BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO AFFECTS THE OVERNIGHT, THE FED DISCOUNT RATE. AND, UH, ONCE YOU GET OUT FARTHER AS FAR AS TERM AND MATURITY, IT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK INFLATION IS. ISN GONNA DO THAT KINDA, UH, KINDA LIKE WHAT THE MORTGAGE MARKET, UH, HOW IT REACTS AND SO ON. BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT, THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS MEETING, UH, OCTOBER 28TH, 29TH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE FULLY EXPECTS THEY WILL LOWER, UH, THE DISCOUNT RATE, UH, BY HOPEFULLY A QUARTER OF A PERCENT, UH, AT THAT POINT IN TIME. AND SO THAT WOULD BE BEFORE, UH, YOU'D BE IN POSITION TO MARKET. SO, UH, IF WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, HOPEFULLY IF THE MARKETS DO, UH, EASE DOWN SOMEWHAT, UH, FROM THAT AND, AND OTHER ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. BUT IF WE MOVE FORWARD ON NOW, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'D UH, BE IN A POSITION TO HOLD, UH, RATING CALLS, WHICH SHOULD BE VERY CONDENSED 'CAUSE JUST DID EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION WITH 'EM BACK IN THE SUMMER. RIGHT. UH, AND THEN, UH, ACTUALLY GET A OFFERING DOCUMENT OUT SO THAT, UH, THE WEEK OF [00:25:01] NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH, UH, THAT'S THE WEEK PROCEEDING THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, CONCEIVABLY THAT THE, UH, ISSUE COULD BE SOLD AND THEN CLOSING BY MID-DECEMBER BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR IF CONDITIONS ARE NOT RIGHT, ALL OF THAT COULD JUST, UH, KIND OF SLIDE AND, AND BE MOVED FORWARD. BUT WITH THAT, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND, UH, THEN WE, THE COURT DECIDES, UH, YES TO APPROVE, THEN WE'D WORK WITH JUDGE ALLEN BRANDY TO UH, UH, WORK OUT THE TIMING AND EVERYTHING. WELL, GEORGE, I APPRECIATE TAKING CARE OF THE COUNTY THAT THAT MEANS A LOT TO US AND TO OUR TAXPAYERS. AND I THINK IT'S, WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SAVE A DOLLAR. UH, AND IF WE CAN DO THIS AND THAT, I THINK IT'S A PRUDENT THING TO DO. YES, SIR. AND ESPECIALLY THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, YOU KNOW, 80 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND, THAT'S ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A YEAR THAT, THAT WE NEED. AND SO RANDY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT A CUTOFF DOLLAR AMOUNT BEFORE. IF WE, WE DO IT, WAS IT 80,000 IF WE DON'T DO 80,000 A YEAR THAT WE WOULDN'T DO IT? OR THE 4% WOULD FOUR REPRESENT ABOUT 70,000 MINIMUM. OKAY. MM-HMM . AND, AND THAT'S HOW, THAT'S WHY I FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT IT TOO. 'CAUSE NUMBER ONE, WE'RE SAVING MONEY FOR THE TAXPAYERS, WE'RE SAVING MONEY ON THE, ON THE DEBT RATE. YEAH. UM, BUT WE HAVE THAT BUFFER, THE 4% THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT, IF IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD, THEN WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT. YEAH. OKAY. SO GUYS, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS? GEORGE IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. SAVINGS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. SAVE ALL. YOU SAVING A DOLLAR? YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. SO $1 IS BETTER THAN NO DOLLAR. YES. RIGHT. WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? NO, I'LL MAKE MOTION. NEED A MOTION? NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CASE. GEORGE. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE'LL GET TO WORK AND COMMUNICATE AND UH, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, EVERYTHING WILL MORE FAVORABLE. WE HIT THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND OR BETTER, SO SURE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SHOOTING FOR. OH NO, NO, THAT'S ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU GEORGE. THANK YOU. YOU NEED TO SAY ANYTHING? NO, SIR. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING . ALRIGHT, NUMBER [6. Cortney Gladney: Discuss/Present the Collections Department 3rd Quarter 2025 Analysis.] SIX, MS. COURTNEY, SHE'S GONNA DISCUSS PRESENT THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT THIRD QUARTER, UH, 2025. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HEARING FROM US TODAY. YES, I HAVE THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY ANALYSIS. THIS IS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025. IF YOU'LL SEE THERE ON YOUR COPY OF THE ANALYSIS. WE DID COLLECT A TOTAL OF $382,000. 350, I'M SORRY, $382,357 AND 16 CENTS. THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF 1.22% FROM OUR PREVIOUS QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. UM, AND THEN IN COMPARISON TO THIS SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, UH, WAS AN INCREASE OF 7.91%. OKAY. A LOT OF TRANSACTIONS. THANK YOU. YES SIR. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO. A MOTION TO ACCEPT MOTION. MR. PLAIN MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AND SAY AYE. AYE. A MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU COURT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSTABLE [7. Constable Brooks: Discuss/Consider/Accept Micah Wiser making a lateral transfer from the Sheriff's Department to Constabte Pct. 4.] BROOKS. SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT MICAH WISER, MAKING A LATERAL TRANSFER FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO CONSTABLE PRECINCT. FOUR. GOOD MORNING, VANESSA. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION AT THE PRECINCT FOR CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING OVER MICAH WISER AS A LATERAL TRANSFER TO OUR OFFICE. AND I KNOW I'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THE SHERIFF, HEARD FROM YOU. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. NO SIR. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. BECAUSE YOU HAD THE GOOD GUY RETIRE. YES, WE DID. OKAY. ALRIGHT. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND . SOMEBODY ELSE. EVERY DOUBLE, ALL DOUBLE DAY. MR. D, MR. PHE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU FOR VANESSA. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MR. PHILLIPS. [8. Tommy Phillips: Discuss/Present the Extension Office Quarterly Reports for July, August and September.] TOMMY PHILLIPS. MM-HMM . COPY. PRESENT THE EXTENSION OFFICE QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. AND YOU BROUGHT THE NEWBIE WITH YOU TODAY? I DID, I DID. HAD TO BRING BACK UP THIS MORNING. YES. SHOW HER HOW THIS IS, HOW THIS IS GONNA GO DOWN NEXT QUARTER FOR Y'ALL. . UH, I'M NOT GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME. THE SUMMER WAS, WAS, UH, REALLY ACTION PACKED FOR, FOR THE AG AND NATURAL RESOURCES SIDE. WE JUST WRAPPED UP OUR CATTLEMEN'S CONFERENCE, UH, BACK AT THE END OF THE MONTH. UH, VERY WELL ATTENDED. UH, MASTER GARDENERS HAVE BEEN BLOWING AND GOING AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT AS OF LAST NIGHT. WE NOW HAVE A GREENHOUSE AT THE PORT FARM. UH, WE FINALLY GOT IT UP. UH, THE INTERNS FROM THIS YEAR HAVE WORKED [00:30:01] DI DILIGENTLY. WE PURCHASED THIS WITH THE FUNDS THAT Y'ALL GRACIOUSLY GAVE US A COUPLE YEARS AGO. AND THEN WHEN THEY, ALL THE THINGS THAT'S TRANSPIRED OVER THE POOR FARM THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THEY WENT TO GO PUT IT TOGETHER A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND REALIZED THEY'RE MIXING A WHOLE BOX OF BOLTS AND NUTS AND EVERYTHING. ANYWAY, THEY GOT IT, GOT IT TOGETHER AND IT IS ALL UP NOW. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S GOOD. UM, DO WANT TO INVITE Y'ALL, I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP IN A COUPLE WEEKS. DO WANNA INVITE Y'ALL OUT TO THE HAY SHOW ON THE 28TH AT THE FAIRGROUNDS? UH, I'M SURE JACK, YOU'LL BE SENDING Y'ALL INVITES TO THAT. UM, EXCITED THAT WE'LL HAVE JACOB LONG BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR TO BE OUR AUCTIONEER. DR. CHAD CUMMINGS. UH, OUR AGENT FROM GRAYSON COUNTY WILL BE THERE AS OUR GUEST SPEAKER. UH, WE JUST KINDA LIKE EVERYBODY HAY SAMPLES THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE MORE HAY THAN WE PROBABLY HAVE EVER MADE, BUT HAY SAMPLES ACROSS THE STATE FOR HAY SHOWS WE'RE WAY DOWN. UH, YOU KNOW, THE VERY FIRST DAY I THINK WE WERE TAKING SAMPLES, WE HAD NINE, AND THROUGH PHONE CALLS WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, WE FINALLY GOT UP TO 37. UH, WE'RE DOWN ABOUT 18 FROM LAST YEAR. OH. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT'S NOT INDICATIVE OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. WE JUST, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS. UM, BUT ANYWAY, JUST WRAPPED UP OUR, OUR STATE ASSOCIATION MEETING IN LUBBOCK BACK AT THE, IN JULY WHERE I ROLLED OFF AS PRESIDENT. I WAS ONE OF THOSE I COULD WIPE MY BROW AND SAY, I'M GLAD THAT'S OVER WITH. AFTER TWO YEARS OF SERVING OF THAT, UM, WE HAD THE HONOR, UH, BACK LAST MONTH AND WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN OUR REPORT, BUT OUR STATE DIRECTOR, UH, DR. RICK AVERY CAME AND VISIT US. UH, HE'S BEEN GOING AROUND, I DON'T THINK HE'S, THINK HE'S GONE TO EVERY COUNTY, BUT HE'S MADE A POINT TO GO AROUND TO, UM, CERTAIN COUNTIES. HE'S, HE HIT US VANS AN SMITH HENDERSON, UH, WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. SO HE WAS, CAME TO US AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND, UM, SPENT A FEW OF HOURS WITH HIM AND, UH, KINDA SHOWED HIM WHAT WE DID HERE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, MS. SHARP, IT IS NOW YOURS. CAN I HAVE IT? OH NO, YOU CAN'T. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT YOU DID. YOU, GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. UM, LIKE I SAID, THE JULY, UH, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER MONTHS IS REALLY BUSY FOR THE FOUR H BUT IT KIND OF SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT. OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FROM JULY WAS THE RECORD BOOK CONTEST IN OUR MULTI-COUNTY CAMP. UH, WE TOOK, UH, WE TOOK 21 YOUTH AND ADULTS TO OUR MULTI-COUNTY CAMP. HAD A BIG TIME BY EVERYBODY THIS YEAR. WE DIDN'T HAVE A, A HURRICANE, WE HAD TO SURVIVE, BUT WE DID GET TO SEE LONE STAR BAPTIST CHURCH ENCAMPMENT AFTER THEY HAD THAT TORNADO ROLL THROUGH. AND SO WE DID SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE UP THERE AND HAD A GOOD TIME. UH, THE STATE FOUR H HORSE SHOW, WE GOT THAT DONE. IT WAS VERY HOT. I LOVE GOING TO COLLEGE STATION IN AUGUST. UM, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL, UH, ADDITION. SO, UH, WE ARE STARTING BACK UP ALL OF OUR, UH, PROJECTS. UM, I HAVE TO SAY, UM, THIS LAST IN AUGUST, WE STARTED THE STERN STITCH PROJECT AGAIN. AND IN SEPTEMBER, UM, I WAS WORKING ON A SATURDAY TRYING TO CATCH UP BETWEEN ALL MY STOCK SHOWS. AND I REALIZED I WAS HEARING WONDERFUL LAUGHTER AND LOTS OF FUN GOING ON. STEPHANIE HARDY DOES OUR, UM, OUR QUILTING, OUR OUR SEWING GROUPS. UM, WE MADE 18, UH, QUILTS OF VALOR THE FIRST YEAR. LAST YEAR WE MADE 12. AND THE KIDS HAVE SET A HIGH GOAL AGAIN THIS YEAR. UM, I JUST WALK IN AND SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF LITTLE FINGERS AND ROTARY CUTTERS AND I HAVE TO WALK OUTTA THE ROOM. UM, 'CAUSE I CAN'T DO THAT. BUT THAT DAY, UM, I GOT TO HEAR THE KIDS LAUGHTER AND, UM, COOKING AND THEN I REALIZED THAT SARAH WAS IN THE ROOM HELPING THE KIDS COOK. AND JUST HEARING THE KIDS LAUGHTER AGAIN AND HAVING SOMEBODY WORK WITH THEM AS IN AND TEACHING 'EM, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UM, WAS JUST MUSIC TO MY EARS. SO I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAVE SOMEONE THAT REALLY, REALLY WANTS TO WORK WITH KIDS AND THE KIDS SEEM TO LOVE HER AND I'LL, I'LL BREAK 'EM WITH THAT HAIR PRETTY SOON. . UM, ANYWAY, SINCE SEPTEMBER WE STARTED OUR LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST AND THEN SEPTEMBER AND AUGUST WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD WITH STOCK SHOWS. UM, I HAVE ONE MORE WEEKEND AT STATE FAIR AND THEN WE'LL BE ON IT. UH, WE TOOK TWO FOOD CHALLENGE TEAMS THIS YEAR, UH, TO THE UM, UH, FOR UM, STATE FAIR TEXAS. UM, AND WITH UH, SARAH'S HELP, UM, THEY ACTUALLY ARE GONNA TRY. THEY HAD YOU SAT DOWN FOR TWO HOURS WITH THE TEAMS AND THE COACHES AT STATE FAIR. YEAH. FOR A LONG TIME. THEY SAT THERE ON THE FLOOR AFTER THE KIDS COME OUT AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE PLAN AND THE COACHES HAVE ACTUALLY CALLED AND SAID, UM, WELL THE TECHS CAME BACK, WE REALLY LIKE HER. I'M LIKE GOING, OKAY, I'LL TELL HER , THEY REALLY LIKE YOU. THANK YOU. UM, BUT TO SUMMARIZE EVERYTHING UP, UH, 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE BASICALLY THE IMPACT IS WE HAD 250 ADULTS, UH, AND KIDS THAT WERE ENGAGED IN THE FOUR H ROW PROGRAM JULY, AUGUST AND SIMILAR ARE KIND OF SLOW FOR US 'CAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING BACK UP AND STARTED AGAIN. UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UH, WE ARE TRYING TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIPS INTO SCHOOLS AND OUR PROGRAM IS FOSTERING YOUTH TO PREPARE THEM TO LEAD AND EQUIP THE CONFIDENCE. SO AS YOU CAN TELL, SOME OF YOU MET ONE OF MY YOUNG PEOPLE THIS MORNING, SHE'S NOT LACKING [00:35:01] IN CONFIDENCE. WHAT ME? CONFIDENCE. YES. ANYWAYS, SO, UH, BY THE WAY, UM, MR. UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, UM, SHE HASN'T GOT A HOLD OF YOU YET TO SHADOW YOU BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO BECOME AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. OH. SO, UM, SHE'S ALREADY HIT UP MR. UH, JUDGE ALLEN AND EVERYBODY ELSE. AND SO YOU'RE THE LAST ONE. SO RUN. SAME THE BEST FOR LAST. YES, SHE DID. SO ANYWAYS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FOUR H PROGRAM? Y'ALL JUST BUSY, BUSY, BUSY. YES SIR. IT KEEPS ME YOUNG. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. SARAH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL 'EM EVERYTHING YOU HAVE PLANNED? YES, SURE. I DIDN'T BRING FLYERS IN BUT, UM, COOKIES. SO TO TOMORROW I START MY FIRST GARDENING PROGRAM, SIX WEEK, UH, SERIES. UM, FROM FOUR 30 TO FIVE 30 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. I ALSO HAVE STARTED KIND OF GATHERING A FOOD SHOW KIDDOS. UM, I REALLY THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO BUILD LEADERSHIP, BUILD UH, CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LACKING IT AS A CHILD. 'CAUSE I REMEMBER I LACKED IT A LOT. UM, SO BEFORE GETTING INTO THE FOOD CHALLENGE TEAMS FOOD SHOW, IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT, UH, COMPETITION TO GET INTO. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME KIDDOS ASSIGNED UP FOR THAT BEFORE DECEMBER SO WE CAN START GETTING, UH, THEM WHAT, WHETHER THEY WANT TO COOK, HOW DO THEY WANNA PRESENT, WHAT TO PRESENT, ALL OF THOSE GOOD THINGS. WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE? UM, IN JANUARY I'LL BE DOING A FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS. I WILL BE DOING UH, BARBECUE SAUCE AND THEN REFRIGERATOR SAFE, UH, PICKLING WHERE I'M GONNA HAVE A LITTLE PICKLE BAR WHERE EVERYONE CAN UH, DESIGN THEIR OWN PICKLES. UM, WHAT ELSE? I THINK THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A LOT. YES. YOU'VE OFF TO A GOOD START. FOR TWO WEEKS I'VE BEEN UH, DOING SITE VISITS. I'VE VISIT CAMP, UH, CAMP AND UH, I GO TO MAYBANK AND SOME, ALL OF THOSE. OH, GOOD. GOOD. YEP, YEP. NOW OUR INTENTION NEXT YEAR IS WHEN WE MOVE TO THE OLD COURTHOUSE. MM-HMM . MOST EVERYONE UP THERE WILL BE GONE. WE INTEND TO BRING YOU ALL UP THERE AND TO HAVE YOU A KITCHEN AREA WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO SOME COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS. SO THAT LADY RIGHT BACK THERE, MS. LORENA DIAZ, YOU NEED TO VISIT WITH HER. UH, AND YOU'LL VISIT WITH SOME OTHER COMMISSIONERS WHEN WE GET READY TO DESIGN THAT. OKAY. SO LOVE THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. I APPRECIATE IT. WELL WE JUST NEED AREAS SO YOU COULD, NOT JUST FOR THE CHILDREN, BUT FOR ADULTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO THE COOKING FOR DIABETES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. YEAH. WHERE YOU ARE, YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE ROOM TO FOR A KITCHEN. MM-HMM . OH. AND IN DECEMBER I'M DOING A, UM, HOLIDAY PLANNING PREPARATION. SO TO BE ABLE FOR COOKING WITH FAMILIES, LARGE FAMILIES, WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE PREPPING AND THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD SINGLE SESSION. OKAY? YEAH. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. YEP. THANK YOU GUYS. ANYTHING Y'ALL WANNA SAY? I YOU JUST THE WAITING ? YEAH. OKAY. TOMMY, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. YOU WE'RE GONNA MISS Y'ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEIR PRESENTATION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. RO MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MS. FLOYD, I MISS TWO MANY. THE SECOND TERRY, I'LL SECOND. AND THERESA'S [9. Teressa Floyd: Present/Accept the Arboretum Estates PID MIA lnterlocal Agreement.] GOING PRESENT AN UH, THE ARB, A STATE PIT. MIA INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. GOOD MORNING MS. TERESA. GOOD MORNING. OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE UH, ARBORETUM ESTATES. PMIA WANTS TO UM, GO INTO A CONTRACT WITH US FOR US TO COLLECT THEIR TAXES. WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF PUT 'EM ON OUR STUFF, SO I'M HOPING Y'ALL WILL AGREE. . I THINK SO. SAME USUAL RATE, SAME. NOTHING CHANGES. SAME USUAL RATE, SAME THING. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT? APPROVE. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. BLAIN MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES ONCE [10. Teressa Floyd: Present/Accept the Arboretum Estates PIO IA#l lnterlocal Agreement.] AGAIN. NUMBER 10, MS. THERESA PRESENT EXCEPT THE ARBORETUM OF ESTATES. P ONE A UH, NUMBER ONE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. YES. SO I THINK IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE, SAME THING. JUST A DIFFERENT P. SO THEY JUST WANT US TO GO INTO COLLECT THEIR TAXES AS WELL. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. K CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. A MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU TERESA VERY MUCH. OKAY, MS. LAINA ALL [11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve proposal with Kofile for preservation services for Kaufman County Tax Assessor's historical records utilizing TXMAS contract No TXMAS-23-92001.] DISCUSS CONSIDERING APPROVED, PROPOSED A PROPOSAL WITH COFI FOR PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR HISTORICAL RECORDS UTILIZING THE TEX MASS CONTRACT NUMBER T MASK 23 DASH 92 0 0 1. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. AND COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS IS TO RESTORE AND RESERVE HISTORICAL [00:40:01] RECORDS FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY. UM, THE PROPOSAL MEETS SPECIFICATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. I RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL. ANY QUESTIONS? NOW THESE ARE THE RECORDS IN THERESA'S CORRECT OFFICE THAT WE'VE NOT DONE BEFORE? I DON'T THINK IT RIGHT? NO, WE HAVE NOT. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES MS. LONO ONCE AGAIN [12. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve renewing contract RFP 24-11 Inmate Food Services and price increase with Five Star Correctional Services for an additional 12 month period.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE RENEWING CONTRACT RFP 24 DASH 11 INMATE FOOD SERVICES AND PRICE INCREASE FOR FIVE STAR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS. SO THIS IS A 12 MONTH RENEWAL WITH FIVE STAR WITH THREE ADDITIONAL RENEWALS REMAINING. THE PRICE INCREASE PER IS PER CPIU, WHICH IS AN INFLATION CLAUSE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CONTRACT IN PLACE CURRENTLY TODAY. EVERYTHING ELSE STAYS THE SAME. OKAY. I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RENEWAL. OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES MS. LONO [13. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchase of road materials from Texas Materials Group for work to be done on Pleasure Hills in Precinct 4 utilizing Dallas County IFB 2022-046•6961 in the amount of $237,632.50.] ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ROAD MATERIALS. TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP FOR WORK TO BE DONE ON PLEASANT HILLS IN PRECINCT FOUR. UTILIZING DALLAS COUNTY IFB 2022 DASH 46 DASH 69 61 IN AMOUNT OF $237,632 AND 50 CENTS. THIS IS ON TEXAS BID CONTRACT PROPOSAL, MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. I MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE. DO HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WELL, YOU GOT A LOT OF THINGS. DO I KNOW. I TOLD MY TEAM YOU NEED TO SPACE THESE THINGS OUT. . YOU CAN'T JUST THROW THEM ALL AT ONE WEEK. WE'RE TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS HERE. [14. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve entering into contract negotiations with the most qualified firm in response to RFQ 2025-011 Consulting Engineer for Development Services as recommended by the evaluation committee.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT. NEGOTIATIONS WITH MOST QUALIFIED FIRM IN RESPONSE TO THE RFQ 2025 DASH, UH OH 11. CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS RECOMMENDED BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. SO WE'VE HAD SIX FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED, UH, THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. THE EVALUATION TEAM DID SOME, UH, REVIEW AND, AND SCORED ALL SIX SUBMITTALS. TNP RANKED THE HIGHEST SCORE AT 4 75 FOLLOWED BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AT 4 74 REQUESTING THIS COURT'S APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY CONCERNS? ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PLAIN MAKES A SECOND. I'LL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER 15, [15. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve entering into contract negotiations with the most qualified firm in response to RFQ 2025-012 Consulting Engineer for Thoroughfare Planning & Administration as recommended by the evaluation committee.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE. ENTER TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH MOST QUALIFIED FIRM IN RESPONSE TO THE RFQ 2025 DASH 12 ENGINEERING FOR THIRD ROW PLAN ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDED BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. SO WE RECEIVED TWO FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED QUALIFICATIONS. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE DID SCORE, UH, THE TWO SUBMITTALS. FREEZE NICHOLS RANKED HIGH SCORE AT FOUR 70, FOLLOWED BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AT 4 68. I RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. ANY COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHIPPS. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF CI AYE. A. A [16. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the contract renewals for RFP 24-08 Disaster Debris Recovery Consulting, RFP 24-09 Disaster Debris Monitoring, and RFP 24-10 Disaster Debris Removal.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CONTRACT RENEWALS FOR RFP 24 DASH OH EIGHT DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL CONSULTING RFP 24 DASH OH NINE. DISASTER DEBRIS MONITORING AND RFP 24 DASH 10 DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL. OKAY, SO THIS IS COVERING THREE RENEWALS. THESE ARE EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. ALL VENDORS HAVE CONFIRMED INTENT OF RENEWAL. UM, THE FIRST ONE, DISASTER CONSULTING 24 0 8. THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL TERM. WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE AVAILABLE THROUGH, UM, AUGUST 30TH, 2027. THIS IS TITLE BASIN AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE ALREADY SIGNED THE CONTRACT FOR THAT JUDGE. UH, 24 0 9 DISASTER MONITORING. THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL ON, ON THIS CONTRACT. WE'LL HAVE ONE MORE AVAILABLE AND THE PRIMARY VENDORS FOR THIS IS DEBRIS TECH THOMPSON CONSULTING AND TITLE BASIN. THE THIRD, 24 10 DISASTER REMOVAL SERVICES. AGAIN, THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL. WE'LL HAVE ONE REMAINING AND CRE IS A PRIMARY VENDOR. DRC. AND THE CROWDER GULF IS ALTERNATIVES. C UH, SERIES IS REQUESTING A PRICE INCREASE, WHICH IS ATTACHED ON YOUR AGENDA ITEM. Y'ALL HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THAT AND YOU SEE IT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY MOTION [00:45:01] TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHILLIP MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU LORENA. THANK YOU MR. [17. Commissioner Crow: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Project Agreement and Completion for the City of Oak Grove road repairs.] CROW. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROJECT AGREEMENT AND COMPLETION FOR THE CITY OF OAK GROVE ROAD REPAIRS. WE ALREADY HAVE AN ILA IN, IN, UH, FORCE. YES SIR. THEY GOT, I GOT A CHECK FOR $9,025 AND IT'S ALREADY IN THE ESCROW. OKAY. TO DO THE WORK. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO DO IT. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. MR. PATROL MAKES THE MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKE THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, NUMBER 18 [18. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider the nominees for the Board of Directors of the Kaufman Central Appraisal District.] IS MINE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER THE NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE KAUFFMAN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. LAST TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE DID THIS, I GOT TWO BRUCE'S REVERSED. SO IT'S BRUCE WOOD, NOT BRUCE HAM. SO IT'S BRUCE WOOD. WE HAD DANNY KIRBY AND BRUCE WOODS. SO THAT'S OUR TWO NOMINATIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE JUST NEED TO CLARIFY THAT. NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR CI AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [19. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into a public hearing.] 19 IS MINE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS 9 46. NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. K CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES DOWN THE [20. Public Hearing: To receive input regarding the designation and installation of a 4-Way Stop Sign on the unincorporated area of Valley View Road and Ranch Road in Kaufman County, Texas, Precinct #2 pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.151 and 251.1575.] PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING THE DESIGNATION AND INSTALLATION OF A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN ON THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF VALLEY VIEW ROAD AND RANCH ROAD IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS PRECINCT TWO. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. 2 51 0.1 51 AND 2 51 POINT 1575. IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS AND THERE'S STOP SPEAK FOR IT OR AGAINST IT TO SPEAK IN THE WAY SPEAK FOR IT. SPEAK FOR IT. MEAN IT'S, YOU KNOW. OKAY. IT'S A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN. WE MOVED THE ROAD TO MAKE AN INTERSECTION AND THE SCHOOL BUS COME OUT OF IT. SO WE NEEDED A FOUR WAY STOP. 'CAUSE WE HAVE 29,000 CARS RUNNING UP AND DOWN RANCH ROAD NOW AND THEY CAN'T GET ACROSS THE STREET. SO IT'S A SAFETY. SO WE'RE GONNA SLOW THE TRAFFIC DOWN. IT'S A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. THEY, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE MAD BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WELL WE'RE, WE'LL PROBABLY PUSH FOR A RED LIGHT EVENTUALLY HERE. WE'LL PUT IN MOTION FOR MAYBE HAVING THE FIRST ACTUAL COUNTY RED LIGHT. YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE SAY, YOU KNOW? WELL WE WE'RE GROWING A LOT OF PEOPLE WE'RE FEELING THE PAIN. YEP. SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS. WELL WE'RE PROTECTING THE CITIZENS. THAT'S RIGHT. IT HAS TO BE DONE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? OKAY. NOT, NO ONE ELSE IS HERE TO SPEAK. I NEED A MOTION [21. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into the regular meeting.] TO DISCUSS EXITING PUBLIC HEARING AND BACK TO REGULAR MEETING. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. 9 47 MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. NUMBER 22, [22. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider the designation and installation of a 4 Way Stop Sign on the unincorporated area of Valley View Road and Ranch Road in Kaufman County, Texas, Precinct #2 pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.151 and 251.1575.] DISCUSS. CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION AND INSTALLATION OF FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN ON THE INCORPORATED AREA OF VALLEY VIEW ROAD AND RANCH ROAD IN KAMAN COUNTY, TEXAS PRECINCT TWO PURSUANT TO TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE SECTION 2 51 0.1 51 AND 2 51 POINT 1575. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION MR. THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY A. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MS. [23. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] AUDITOR. LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES SIR. SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS, UM, FOR BOTH FY 25 AND FY 26. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FY 25 AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. Y'ALL HAVE HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE? YES SIR. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MS. AUDITOR [24. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS CONSIDERED CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK, UM, SINCE WE WERE OFF LAST WEEK IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER OF A PAYOUT. WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $5,387,937 AND 19 CENTS. MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR ROAD MATERIALS AND EMPLOYEE INSURANCE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JUROR CHECKS TOTALING $1,638. AND WE HAVE A PAYROLL OF $2,170,767 AND 56 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF SEVEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY TWO DOLLARS AND 75 CENTS. AND WE ASK THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO [00:50:01] PAY ANY QUESTIONS OF THE AUDITOR? I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. NO. MAKE A MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LAMB MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES YOUR TURN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO [25. Adjourn Meeting] ADJOURN THIS MEETING. MR. LPS MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. K CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. YEAH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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