Dec 23, 2025 Commissioners Court

UH,

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OH, GOOD MORNING.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE JUST HAVING A GOOD TIME HERE.

CHRISTMAS.

I'D

[Call to Order]

HERE IT IS DECEMBER THE 23RD, AND WE'RE IN NEXT.

AS USUAL, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES.

IF YOU JOIN ME AND STAND PLEASE.

FATHER, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

IT'S BEEN GREAT.

WE'VE HAD A, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTY.

WE PRAY THAT ALL DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE BENEFICIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS, BUT WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL FOR YOUR SON WHO DIED FOR US AND FOR ALL THAT, THAT MEANS, FORGIVE US, GIVE US THE, WE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, BUT GIVE US THE WISDOM WE NEED TO USE IT.

FORGIVE US IN YOUR SON'S NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE RELEASE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE OTHER FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL FOR THEIR BEING.

JUSTICE, DRAW, HONOR, RUN TO TEXAS LIKE I ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? THANK NOT.

WE

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

NUMBER B IS ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR'S COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY, UH, PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25 AND ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR'S COLLECTOR'S AUTO COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25.

Y'ALL HAVE HAD THOSE FOR A FEW DAYS.

LOOK AT 'EM.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION PLEASE.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. CROW MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A A MOTION CARRIES

[3. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Treasurer's Monthly report for November 2025. ]

MORNING, CHUCK.

GOOD MORNING.

WE HAVE SUFFICIENT CASH ON HAND.

EVERYBODY SHOULD BE, UH, GLAD TO KNOW THAT.

UM, AS FAR AS OUR UH, UH, INVESTMENTS, WE HAVE ABOUT 73% OF OUR AVAILABLE CASH INVESTED RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, IN SPITE OF THE, UH, FEDERAL FUNDS RATE CUT, UH, IN DECEMBER, WE ARE STILL EARNING JUST OVER 4% ON ALL THREE OF OUR FUNDS.

GOOD.

SO WE'RE STILL AHEAD OF INFLATION, WHICH IS RUNNING RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 2.7%.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT.

ALRIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE? NO.

NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. WILL MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CHIEF DEPUTY

[4. Chief Deputy Valentine: Discuss/Consider/Accept a donation in the amount of $2,500.00 from Bonnie Miller for a K-9. ]

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

WE'RE HERE TODAY TO, UH, REQUEST ACCEPTING A DONATION FROM BONNIE MILLER FOR $2,500 FOR OUR CANINE THAT WE JUST PURCHASED.

UH, HER HUSBAND WAS A CANINE HANDLER AND A TRAINER AND HE PASSED AWAY AND SHE WANTS TO KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE BY HELPING OTHER CANINES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY.

UH, SHE CAME TO VISIT US, UH, LAST WEEK AND BROUGHT US A CHECK AND SPENT SOME TIME WITH OUR CANINE AND WE SHOWED HER AROUND OUR FACILITY AND SHOWED HER HOW WE DO THINGS AND SHE'S VERY ACCEPTABLE.

UH, SHE'S ACTUALLY MOVING DOWN CLOSER TO THIS.

SHE LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW, BUT SHE'S MOVING DOWN THIS WAY AND SHE WANTED TO BE INVOLVED AND WANTED TO, UH, HELP US WITH OUR CANINES.

ISN'T THAT NICE? SOMEBODY STILL CARES.

VERY NICE.

SUPER NICE LADY.

YES.

YES.

SO, GENTLEMEN, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MAKE A MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. KROLL MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE.

A MOTION.

CARRIE, THANK YOU'ALL.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, TRI SAYS DOUBLE.

[5. Trenis Ramsey: Discuss/Consider/Approve resolution of the Juvenile Board designating Kaufman County Court at Law 2 and Judge Bobby Rich as alternate juvenile court and alternate juvenile judge. ]

I DON'T THINK HE'S SAYS DOUBLE.

HE SAYS HALF.

WE'RE GONNA SAY HALF.

WELL, IT TAKES, IT TAKES TWO OF THEM.

OKAY.

OKAY.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE JUVENILE BOARD DESIGNATED KAUFMAN COUNTY COURT OF LAW TWO AND JUDGE BOBBY AS AN ALTERNATE JUVENILE COURT AND ALTERNATE JUVENILE JUDGE.

YES SIR.

NOW WE MET LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS.

WE MET AT THE BOARD MEETING WITH ALL THE BOARD.

YES SIR.

AND SO THAT'S THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION TO ADD JUDGE RICH AND THE COURT AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THESE YOUNG MEN? NO.

AND WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE DISTRICT JUDGES, UH, AND THE DISTRICT COURTS BEING AN ALTERNATE.

UH, YES.

COURT AND JUDGES THEMSELVES.

BUT THAT WILL, UH, TR WILL COME IN HERE NEXT MONTH AND PRESENT THAT TO YOU.

RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE, CORRECT? YEAH.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE NEED TO MAKE IT EVERYONE AVAILABLE.

WHAT? WE CAN NEED A MOTION.

SECOND.

OH, MR. KROLL MADE THE MOTION.

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DOWN THERE.

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MR. PHE SECOND.

TWO OF THEM.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A MOTION CARRIES.

JEREMY, YOU'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

ALRIGHT, HAVE A GOOD MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HOW ARE YOU BEN? JEREMY.

JEREMY.

JEREMY.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING CARL.

I HAVE HEARING AIDS.

.

I WEAR, I'M WEARING DEER HUNTING.

I HEAR 'EM SNEAKING UP ON ME.

.

OKAY, MS. JEREMY.

[6. Jeremy Mungin: Discuss/Consider/Approve Aerial installation of Fiber from Spectrum on County Road 370, County Road 371, County Road 369, County Road 359, County Road 313 and Gibbs Ln in Precinct 3.]

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED AERIAL INSTALLATION OF FIBER FROM SPECTRUM ON COUNTY ROADS.

3 73 71, 360 9, 3 59 AND THREE 13.

AND GIBBS LANE IN PRECINCT THREE.

YES SIR.

UH, SO THIS ITEM AS THAT FOLLOW UM, IT IS A AERIAL, ALL AERIAL, UH, SPECTRUM FIBER.

SO THEY WILL BE USING EXISTING POWER POLES SO THERE WILL BE NO IMPACTS TO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURES.

THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THEY KEEP ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC OPEN AT ALL TIMES.

DO THEY HAVE SOMEONE THERE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL? YES.

OKAY.

FLAGGERS AND RUMBLE SCRIPTS, WHATEVER.

GOOD? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER, THIS IS IN YOUR PRECINCT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MADE A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. ONE MAY 2ND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

MOTION CARRY CARRIES.

ALRIGHT, JEREMY,

[7. Jeremy Mungin: Discuss/Consider/Approve Aerial installation of Fiber from Spectrum on County Road 279, County Road 139, Country Ln, River Oak Dr, and Live Oak Dr in Precinct 1. ]

1 39 COUNTRY LANE RIVER OAK DRIVE LIVE, OAK DRIVE AT PRECINCT ONE.

AND IF PRETTY MUCH SIMILAR, UM, CONCEPT, UH, WE'RE JUST ENSURING THAT THAT ONE LANE WILL BE OPEN AT ALL TIMES.

OKAY.

ALL AERIAL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

MR. PIT, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

JEREMY

[8. Jeremy Mungin: Discuss/Consider/Approve Aerial installation of Fiber from Spectrum on County Road 164, Abner Rd, Cheryl Ln, County Road 139, County Road 140, County Road 141, County Road 133a, County Road 133, and Breezy Ln in Precinct 1.]

1 64 ABNER ROAD, CHERRY LANE COUNTY ROAD, 1 39, 1 41 41, 1 33 A 1 33.

AND, AND BREEZY LANE IN PRECINCT ONE.

YES SIR.

UH, SAME CONCEPT.

UH, EVERYTHING WILL RUN CONCURRENT.

AND THESE ARE LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.

ALL AERIAL.

OKAY, COMMISSIONER? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES THE MOTION.

SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JEREMY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MM-HMM .

COMMISSIONER

[9. Commissioner Moore: Discuss/Consider/Approve Precinct 4 2019 Road Bond Funding Transfers in the amount of $68,066.00. ]

YES, THIS IS A COUPLE ROWS THAT ALREADY HAD FUNDED FOR CHIPS SEAL, BUT WE USED OIL SAND INSTEAD TO GET AHEAD TO GET AHEAD.

SO I HAD TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OVER TO COVER THE COST DIFFERENCE.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

OKAY.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A MOTION CARRIES MS. AUDITOR

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

GOOD MORNING.

UH, YES.

LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS WERE SENT LAST WEEK FOR Y'ALL'S REVIEW.

IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

Y'ALL SEEN THOSE? YEP.

ANY CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOPE.

NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE.

THERE YOU GO.

TOMMY.

MAKE I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE.

SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? SAY STAND EVERY GET THIS, EVERYBODY READY TO GET OUTTA THERE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MS. I ONCE

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

YES.

UM, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT WERE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES OF $879,328 AND 13 CENTS.

JUROR INVOICES OF $2,922 AND A PAYROLL OF 2,189,001 70 AND 84 CENTS.

MAKING YOUR TOTAL CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT TO BE $3,071,420 AND 97 CENTS.

I'VE SEEN THOSE ALSO.

ANY QUESTIONS? CORRECTIONS NEED A MOTION? YES.

I THINK WE'VE, UH, ON THE PREVIOUS ONE WE MOTIONED IT AND SECOND IT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE VOTED ON IT.

UH, SHE'S UH, SHE'S LOOKING AT ME IN THE BACK.

I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK WE OH, YOU.

NO, I'M SAYING WE DIDN'T EVER, I DON'T THINK WE VOTED.

LIKE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

I DID.

WE DID.

OKAY.

MAYBE I'VE MISSED IT.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

DID WE, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SOME HEARING AIDS TOO.

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I DON'T KNOW.

I NEED TO HEARING IT GO.

SO.

OKAY.

SHE AIN'T HEARD THE WHOLE THING.

I'M JUST COMING FROM THIS.

I, I THOUGHT I WAS LIKE, I DON'T THINK WE OKAY.

A SHE BACK ALL SAID, AYE.

BACK TO THE AUDITOR.

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

I'LL PLAN.

MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THAT'S IT.

MOTION CARRIES NO AND VOID THE REST OF MERCY.

THE SHORT WEEK NUMBER

[12. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session]

UH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

NEED A MOTION TO TABLE BECAUSE THE, UH, MIKE SLI BE HERE NEXT WEEK FOR MORE DISCUSSION ON THAT.

WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. LANE.

MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A A MOTION CARRIES.

I'LL

[15. Adjourn Meeting. ]

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I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT.

MM-HMM .

MR. PHIL 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 CARRIES.

THANK YOU.