* 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. PROBABLY [Call to Order] [00:00:04] GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TODAY TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING AND IT IS OCTOBER THE 28TH AND WE'RE AT THE ANNEX. AS USUAL, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES IF YOU JOIN ME AND STAND PLEASE. MOST QUESTIONS. HEAVENLY FATHER, FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE LORD. WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AT ALL TIMES, LORD. AND AS WE DO COUNTY BUSINESS, WE ASK YOUR WISDOM HERE TO GIVE US THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO MAKE FOR THE PEOPLE, LORD. AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR FIRE AND MILITARY ABROAD AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND UH, PARAMEDICS. WE THANK YOU FOR UH, JUST EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE US EACH EVERY DAY. WE PRAY FOR OUR GOVERNMENT AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS GOING FORWARD IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND WE JUST ASK YOU ALWAYS TO JUST BE WITH US. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, DRAW, HONOR, TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE REACHES THE BE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU. UH, ROUTINE [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] CORRESPONDENCE. THERE IS A CLEANUP. YOU WANNA ANNOUNCE THAT? YES, IT IS, UH, IN TERRELL, NOVEMBER 1ST, UH, FROM EIGHT O'CLOCK TO FOUR O'CLOCK. UH, THAT'S OFF OF FM 4 29 NORTH. AND, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, MS. ADAMS, THEY WON'T ACCEPT BARBED WIRE, BRICKS, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ROCK ROOFING, SHINGLES, BRUSH BOATS, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND DEAD ANIMALS OF ANY KIND. AND THE PROOF OF RESIDENCE WILL BE REQUIRED AT ALL LOCATIONS. BOBBY, WERE YOU GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING? YOU'RE SORRY. . OKAY. I TELL YOU WE HAVE A CALL COMING IN IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO A COUPLE MORE, THEN WE'LL GO, UH, TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. LET'S [2. CONSENT AGENDA] GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA RIGHT QUICK. WE HAVE TWO THERE TO ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETINGS FOR OCTOBER 21ST AND ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S EMERGENCY MEETING MANAGED FOR OCTOBER 21ST. ALSO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER LAMB MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES [3. Fire Marshal: Discuss/Consider/Approve an order prohibiting outdoor burning.] NUMBER THREE. WE'RE GONNA PASS ON THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A BURN BAND SINCE THE RAIN CAME, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. UH, MR. [4. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Treasurer's monthly report for September 2025.] CHUCK, YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, WE'LL DO YOUR TWO REAL QUICK. ALRIGHT. UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25. MORNING, CHUCK. OKAY, GOOD MORNING. WE, UH, ENDED THE MONTH WITH, UH, $18,005,000 IN OUR, UH, CASH, UH, FUND. 10. UM, WE HAVE, UH, 90 OR 397,706 $8, UH, INVESTED IN TEXAS POOL, TEXAS CLASS, AND TEXAS LOGIC. SO IF YOU NOTICED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENCE OF APPEARANCE IN THE REPORT, IT'S 'CAUSE WE HAD TO ADD SOME ACCOUNTS TO IT. UM, TOTAL INVESTED INTEX POOL IS, UH, 8.2 MILLION TEXAS CLASS, 78.5 MILLION, TEXAS LOGIC 40 MILLION, AND WE EARNING, UH, ROUGHLY 4.3%. UH, JUST OVER ON, UH, ALL THREE POOLS, EXCUSE ME. UH, TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS AN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 33.9 MILLION. THEY HAVE US COLLATERALIZED AT 47.1 MILLION AT UH, 138.97%. WE WROTE 397 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR $3.569 MILLION. YOU QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS DO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU [5. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Treasurer's quarterly report for July-September 2025.] CHUCK. NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE THE TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT FOR JULY TO SEPTEMBER OF 25. OKAY. WE, UH, EXCUSE ME AGAIN. WE EARNED, UH, INTEREST UH, ON ACCOUNTS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK DURING THAT QUARTER OF UH, $5,867. INTEREST ON TAX POOL INVESTMENTS OF UH, 91,338 INTEREST ON TEXAS CLASS OF $970,105 AND INTEREST ON TEXAS LOGIC OF $75,030 TOTAL, UH, EARNINGS DURING THE QUARTER, $1,142,342 AND 77 CENTS. AND OUR, UH, AVERAGE YIELD DURING THAT TIME, UM, WITH THE SPOOL, 4.3985% TEXAS CLASS [00:05:01] 4.3822%. AND TEXAS LOGIC FOR THE ONE WEEK WE HAD IT IN THERE TWO WEEKS, ACTUALLY 4.3317%. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S A GOOD REPORT. LEASE ENTRIES ARE STILL STAYING STRONG. IT'S STAYING UP THERE RIGHT NOW. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW. RIGHT. OKAY. AND WE DO A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU CHUCK. THANK YOU. WE'LL DO NUMBER SIX [6. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider casting the votes of the Commissioners Court for the nominees for the Board of Directors of the Kaufman Central Appraisal District.] REAL QUICK BEFORE WE BREAK, UH, DISCUSS. CONSIDER CASTING THE VOTES OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE NOMINEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF KAUFFMAN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND WE'VE DONE THIS AND SO OUR VOTES WERE FOR, UH, BRUCE WOOD AND DANNY KIRBY. AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE IT AN OFFICIAL. YES. SO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER KROLL MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NOW ON E NUMBER [7. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter an executive session; A. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.701 to consult with attorney regarding pending and potential litigation, including but not limited to: Kaufman County, Texas vs. Texas General Mechanical, LLC. B. Pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.087 to discuss economic development negotiations with UWOD D&D, LLC.] SEVEN, DISCUSS CONSIDERING EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GOING TO, UH, BE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.0761 AND 5 5 1 0.089 TO DISCUSS THE COUNTY'S, UH, NETWORK SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY INCIDENT. NEED A MOTION TO, UH, GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION. IT'S 9 0 7. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES, UH, CROW MORE. Y'ALL LOOK ALIKE. YES. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. OKAY, WE'RE NOW EXECUTIVE. OKAY, WE'RE [8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into the regular meeting] NOW THROUGH WITH OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF THAT AND ENTER BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING. IT IS 10 O'CLOCK. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND. UH, MOTION CARRIEDS. SO, UH, THE ONLY DECISION THAT WAS MADE WILL BE FOR THE COURT TO CONTINUE, UH, CONSIDER NEGOTIATING ON CERTAIN ISSUES AFFECTING KAUFMAN COUNTY. AND THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO REPORT. OKAY. WE NEED TO MOVE DOWN NOW TO NUMBER EIGHT. UH, NO NUMBER NINE. [9. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the Executive Session.] I'M SORRY. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION. WHERE DID THAT NUMBER 10 [10. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] MS. AUDITOR CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS? YES SIR. UM, WE ONLY HAD ONE LINE ITEM TRANSFER FOR THE FY 26 BUDGET, UM, AND WE ASKED FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? NOT NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY MR. LANE. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAY 2ND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. DISCUSSION OF CLAIMS OR [11. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] PAYMENT MS. AUDITOR, THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $961,697 AND 85 CENTS. MOST OF THAT MADE UP OF EQUIPMENT AND LEASES. WE ALSO HAD REGULAR, UH, PAYROLL OF $2,200,554 AND 67 CENTS FOR A TOTAL CLAIMS OF PAYMENT. $3,162,252 AND 52 CENTS. AND WE ASKED FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AND SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [12. Adjourn Meeting] 12. WHO'S GONNA ADJOURN US TODAY? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND COUNCIL LANE. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION 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.