* 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. [00:00:05] THEY SAID IT'S OKAY. LET'S, LET'S DO IT. GOT YOUR MICS ON. BACK ON. GOOD MORNING. [Call to Order] I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. HERE IT IS, JANUARY THE 20TH, AND WE'RE IN THE, IN NEXT. AS USUAL, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES IF YOU JOIN ME AND STAND PLEASE. I PRAY. LORD, WATCH OVERS. LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OUR KAMAN COUNTY EMPLOYEES. LORD, WATCH OVER EVERYBODY THIS WEEK AS WHETHER IT'S FIXING TO GET BAD. LORD, HELP US DO IN COURT WHAT IN YOUR EYES NEEDS TO BE DONE. CHRIST. KNOW ME. PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. IGI TO THE FLAG. FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STAND. ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. ALL ON ON TEXAS ONE. I PLEDGE THE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE, ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? UH, NOTHING. THINK I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. ALRIGHT, WE [2. CONSENT AGENDA] HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THAT'S TO, UH, ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT REGULAR MEETING FOR JANUARY 13TH, 2026. ANY CHANGES? NO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU AND MOTION COMMISSIONER PHIPPS TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. GROVE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MR. MIKE [3. Fire Marshal: Discuss/Consider/Approve order prohibiting outdoor burning (Burn Ban)] FIRE MARSHAL, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED ORDER PROHIBITING OUTDOOR BURNING, ISSUING A BURN BAN. MORNING, MIKE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. YES. UM, HERE TO PROPOSE FOR A, A POTENTIAL BIRD BAND FROM THIS MORNING. UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ARE DRY INDEX IS ABOUT THREE SEVEN, UH, 3 76 OF THIS MORNING, WHICH IS STILL KIND OF UNDER FROM WHAT WE NORMALLY LOOK AT WITH A BURN BED. BUT WHERE OUR CONCERN AND AREA IS THE DRYNESS AND THE FUEL LOAD THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE COUNTY. THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT'S DIED, IT'S THERE. SO, A COUPLE OF QUICK NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE. AT LEAST 80% OF ALL OF OUR GRASS FIRES SO FAR HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF SOME SORT OF CONTROLLED BURN. EVERY GRASS FIRE THAT GOES OVER A HALF ACRE TO AN ACRE AND UP 93% OF THOSE FIRES HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF A CONTROLLED BURN THAT'S GOTTEN OUTTA CONTROL. SO THESE THINGS ARE BURNING EXTREMELY QUICK AND THROUGH THERE. UH, JUST AS IN ONE OTHER EXAMPLE IN THERE, WE HAD ONE DAY WHERE WE ACTUALLY, UH, WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, UM, WE LOST 170 ACRES THAT BURNED IN ONE AFTERNOON. SO THE FUEL LOAD IS VERY HEAVY THROUGH THERE. THE, UH, TEXAS FORESTER SERVICE PUT OUT A, A WEATHER ADVISORY ON THAT AS WELL WITH A STUDY THEY JUST WRAPPED UP THIS MONTH, UM, ABOUT HOW THE FUEL LOAD IS SO HEAVY AND SO DANGEROUS TO DO IT BEING DRY. THAT, AND THAT'S PART OF IT. SOME OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES NEXT TO US HAVE GONE UNDER A BURN BAN AS WELL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT. UM, SO FOR THE MOST PART, THOSE ARE THE REASONS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING A BURN BAND FROM THIS IN ORDER TO, TO KIND OF KEEP US SAFE. JUST ONE LAST THING. I DO KNOW WE ARE PREDICTED TO HAVE SOME RAIN TOMORROW, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE REALLY ENOUGH TO THERE WITH THE COLD WEATHER FREEZING. JUST WHAT'S LITTLE LEFT THAT MIGHT BE GREEN SHOULD PROBABLY DIE FROM THAT. SO THAT WILL INTENSIFY OUR FUEL LOAD IN THE COUNTY AS WELL, RIGHT? OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS. OKAY. I THINK IT'S, WELL DO, YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. KROLL MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. A SECOND. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU MIKE. APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO. MS. COURTNEY, [4. Cortney Gladney: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Collections Department 4th Quarter 2025 Analysis.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT'S FOURTH QUARTER REPORT ANALYSIS FOR 2025. GOOD MORNING, COURTNEY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. ALL RIGHT. SO, YES, I DO HAVE OUR, UH, COLLECTIONS ANALYSIS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2025. UM, OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER, WE COLLECTED A TOTAL OF $361,777 AND 88 CENTS. UM, THIS WAS A DECREASE OF FIVE POINT 38% FROM OUR PREVIOUS QUARTER. OF COURSE, WITH THOSE MAJOR HOLIDAYS AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THAT TENDS TO TO HAPPEN. YEAH. UM, HOWEVER, IT WAS AN INCREASE OF THREE POINT 83% FROM THAT SAME PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SO THAT'S GOOD. UM, AND THEN SINCE WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE, THE YEAR OF 2025, I DID WANNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, ADD IN DOWN THERE THE HIGHLIGHTED PORTION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INFORMATION WAS OUR TOTAL COLLECTIONS FOR THAT FULL YEAR, UH, 1,000,514, UH, THOUSAND $974 WITH 39 CENTS. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. LEAST BUSINESS IS PICKING UP. YES, IT'S, WHICH IS GOOD. YES. YEAH. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR COURTNEY? NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL SET. MR. MOORE MADE THE MOTION. UH, MR. LANE, I MAY THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COURTNEY. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. HAVE A ONE DAY ROBERT HUNTER [5. Robert Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Veterans Services Department Quarterly report for 1st Quarter FY 2026.] [00:05:01] DISCUSS, CONSIDER TO ACCEPT THE VETERANS SERVICES DEPARTMENT QUARTER REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 26 A ROBERT. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT, SO I SUBMITTED THE REPORT. UH, JUST A COUPLE OF KEYNOTE THINGS. THE SMALLEST QUARTER WE'VE HAD SINCE, UH, REALLY 2020. SO IT WAS A, IT WAS A DOWN QUARTER. THIS, AND, AND WHICH REALLY BREAKS A HUGE TREND. WE'VE PRETTY MUCH HAD A BIGGER QUARTER, BIGGER QUARTER, BIGGER QUARTER. UM, WE'VE REALLY BEEN JUST GOING CRAZY. BUT I THINK THAT'S ATTRIBUTED MOSTLY TO ABOUT THAT THREE WEEK PERIOD WHERE WE HAD, UH, OUR INTERNET ISSUE, UM, AND THE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE. WE, WE DIDN'T HAVE PHONES, WE DIDN'T HAVE COMPUTERS FOR QUITE SOME TIME THERE. SO I THINK THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR. WE'RE TRENDING BACK TO WHAT'S NORMAL, UM, SO TO SPEAK. SO SOME OF THE NUMBERS STILL LOOK PRETTY GOOD. UM, AND, UH, LET'S SEE. THE, THE BIG THING THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS, OBVIOUSLY WE DID, UH, OUR VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, UM, WHICH WAS GREAT. WE DEDICATED THE, THE COBRA HELICOPTER. THAT WAS A REALLY NEAT TURNOUT AND A REALLY NEAT CEREMONY. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE TO SEE THAT, THEN I CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO. WE HAVE A REALLY NICE PLATE PUT IN A GOOD LOOKING HELICOPTER. I'M TELLING YOU, SHE'S PRETTY NOW. SHE'S ALL PAINTED OUT. YEAH. PAINT MADE A DIFFERENCE. YEAH. YEAH. YEP. SO, UH, WE ALSO SUPPORTED, UH, THE KAUFMAN JUNIOR HIGH, UH, FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW. WE'VE HAD, UH, MS. ARRINGTON'S CLASS AND MS. TERRY'S CLASS COME OUT. UM, THEY ROTATE. I SPEND THE WHOLE DAY IN THE PARK BASICALLY, UM, KIND OF DISCUSSING THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS, VETERANS SERVICE, AND THEN THE KIDS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF GO AROUND. THEY CAN DO THE, WHAT IS THE SHADING WHERE YOU TAKE A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE WALL AND, YOU KNOW, DO STUFF LIKE THAT OR JUST LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PIECES AND THEN COME BACK AND ASK QUESTIONS. SO, PRETTY NEAT THERE. YEAH, WE DID, REESE CROSSED AMERICA OBVIOUSLY IN THAT QUARTER AS WELL. ANOTHER GREAT TURNOUT FOR THAT EVENT. UM, WE GOT OUR RE ALL PICKED UP IN, UH, EARLIER THIS MONTH. AND THEN THE BIG THING THAT I REALLY WANTED TO, AND THE REASON WHY I CAME BEFORE YOU, INSTEAD OF JUST DOING THE CONSENT, IS THAT, UM, UH, I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE, UH, THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS AND EVERYTHING, THAT KAUFFMAN COUNTY WAS ACCEPTED BY THE WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION TO BE A FUTURE SITE, UM, FOR A GOLD STAR MEMORIAL. AND, UH, SO WE HAVE REALLY BEEN BUSY ON THAT PROJECT, AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF COME AND TELL YOU GUYS THAT, UM, WE'VE ALREADY RAISED THE FIRST HALF OF THE MONEY. SO THE GRANITE FOR THOSE PROJECTS HAS BEEN ORDERED BY THE WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION. UM, SO IT TAKES, UH, FOUR TO SIX WEEKS OR, OR, OR SOMETIMES LONGER FOR THAT TO COME BACK. UM, THE COMMITTEE IS NOW WORKING ON, UH, THE DIFFERENT, UH, IMAGES THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR, UH, TO BE EMBELLISHED ONTO THOSE GRANITE MONUMENTS. YOU KNOW, EACH ONE OF THEM REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT FACTOR OF SERVICE. AND, UH, YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF TIE THAT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY. UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, THE BRITISH FLYING MUSEUM IS GONNA BE A FOCAL PIECE ON ONE OF THEM. AND, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP THE OTHERS. UH, THE SACRIFICE, OR EXCUSE ME, THE SERVICE ONE IS GONNA BE ALWAYS, UH, THE WOODY WILLIAMS CONTROLS THAT PANEL. SO IT'LL BE THE IWO JIMA PICTURE WHERE THE MARINES ARE HOLDING UP A FLAG. UM, AND SO WE HAVE A, UH, DEDICATION DATE ALREADY APPROVED THROUGH THE WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION. THEY ACTUALLY COME TO THESE SERVICES WHEN THESE MONUMENTS ARE DEDICATED. SO IT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL. WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT? AND SO THAT DATE IS, UH, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2026. SO AGAIN, KAUFMAN COUNTY, WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE GOT, UM, ONE OF THE BIG DAYS THAT'S ACTUALLY NATIONAL GOLD STAR FAMILY DAY. OKAY. SO THE WOODY WILLIAMS FOUNDATION IS GONNA PHYSICALLY BE IN OUR PARK TO DEDICATE OUR MONUMENT ON THE DAY TO HONOR ALL OF OUR NATION'S GOLD STAR FAMILY. SO WE WERE REALLY PROUD AND PLEASED TO BE, UH, ACCEPTED ON FOR THAT PARTICULAR DAY. IT'S A, IT'S A HIGHLY, THAT AND MEMORIAL DAY ARE THE TWO COVETED DAYS FOR OUR DEDICATIONS. AND SO WE DIDN'T THINK WE COULD GET MEMORIAL DAY. WE DIDN'T THINK WE COULD GET IT DONE IN THAT TIME. UM, I'M THINKING NOW, WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE, WE, WE'VE BEEN BUSTING BUTTS, SO WE'RE, WE'RE WELL ON TRACK AND WELL ON SCHEDULE. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THE MONUMENT. AND I WILL, UH, PROBABLY COME AND SEE YOU NEXT QUARTER JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE MONUMENT AND EVERYTHING MORE SO THAN THE PARK. I MEAN, YOU GUYS, MOST OF THESE MONUMENTS PRETTY, UH, IDENTICAL AS FAR AS WHEN THEY GET PUT UP OR, UH, THE SHAPE. IF YOU CAN SHOW US, UH, I SIR, NEXT TIME, MAYBE? YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. UM, IF I'VE SUBMITTED SOME PICTURES IN THE PAST WHEN WE TALK, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING ME TO PURSUE THIS MM-HMM . UM, THE, THE MONUMENT CONSISTS OF ESSENTIALLY FOUR PANELS. UM, THEY'RE ROUGHLY SIX FOOT TALL, UH, AT THE HIGHEST THREE FOOT TALL, I THINK AT THE SHORTEST. SO THEY KIND OF, KIND OF DO LIKE THIS. OKAY. UH, THE TWO END PIECES, UH, AS THEY, UH, JOINT [00:10:01] TOGETHER, THERE'S A CARVING, UH, IN INTO THE TWO PIECES, WHICH ACTUALLY GIVES A SALUTING SERVICE MEMBER, UH, SILHOUETTE. AND SO ON THE FRONT SIDE, YOU'LL SEE A GOLD STAR MONUMENT WITH A BIG, HUGE GOLD STAR EMBLAZONED ON IT. AND THEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PANELS IS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE YOUR DUTY, HONOR, FAMILY SACRIFICE, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR FOUR PANELS. AND ON THOSE PANELS, THAT'S WHAT IS INDIVIDUAL. SO EVERY ONE OF THE MONUMENTS THEMSELVES, THEY, THEY ARE IDENTICAL IN SHAPE, SIZE, AND CONSISTENCY. BUT WHAT GOES ON THE BACK OF THE PANEL IS WHAT YOU, WHAT WE CONTROL. SO, BUT YEAH, THAT'S BEEN EXCITING. YEP. SO THAT'S IT. GREAT. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT HIS REPORT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, ROB, FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO. HAVE A GREAT TAKE CARE OF THE VET. YES. THANK YOU, MR. CHUCK. [6. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Kaufman County Treasurer's Monthly Report for December, 2025.] HE WANTS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE, UH, COUNTY TRADER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 25. MORNING, CHUCK. GOOD MORNING. EXCUSE ME. UH, WE'RE GOOD IN, WE'RE IN A, UH, GOOD CASH POSITION IN, UH, THE, UH, GENERAL FUND COLLECTIONS, UH, ARE UP. SO, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO STOP PULLING MONEY BACK FROM OUR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS AND START PUSHING MONEY BACK OUT TO THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. UM, WE'RE, UH, EARNING RIGHT NOW ABOUT, EXCUSE ME, 3.99%, UH, ON THE AVERAGE, UH, YIELD ON, UH, TAX POOL, UH, INVESTMENTS, 3.96% ON TEXAS CLASS AND 3.95% ON TEXAS LOGIC. SO THEY'RE ALL VERY CLOSE. UH, WE, UH, WROTE 527 RECEIPTS DURING THE PAST MONTH. AND LIKE I SAID, COLLECTIONS WERE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. EXCUSE ME. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHUCK? NO. GOOD REPORT, AS USUAL. MM-HMM . UH, HATE THAT INTEREST IS GOING DOWN, BUT IT'S STILL, IT'S IT'S GOOD. TRUE. IT'S COULD BE. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE MAKING MONEY. ALRIGHT. AND WE'RE MAKING, THIS IS NOT ZERO. IT'S NOT ZERO. THAT'S TRUE. IT WAS VERY CLOSE A FEW YEARS BACK. YES. I KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. . YEAH. OKAY THEN MOTION TO ACCEPT HIS, UH, REPORT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, CHUCK, NUMBER SEVEN, [7. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Kaufman County Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report for October through December, 2025.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER TO ACCEPT THE KAMAN COUNTY'S TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 25. OKAY. UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, REACH ALMOST, UH, THE SAME AMOUNT IN INVESTMENT INGS AS WE DID LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH, UH, INTEREST RATES ARE ARE LOWER. UH, HOWEVER, THE, UH, FACT THAT WE WERE HAVING TO PULSE QUITE A BIT BACK DURING, UH, THAT LAST QUARTER, UH, HURT US FROM EARNING AS MUCH, UH, AS WE COULD HAVE. BUT, UH, WE WERE ON THE AVERAGE, UH, FOR THAT WHOLE QUARTER EARNING, UH, 4.11% ROUGHLY ON, ON ALL THREE, UM, INVESTMENT POOLS. SO, ANY, UH, QUESTIONS THERE? NO. THERE AGAIN, IT LOOKS GREAT. YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. DEFINITELY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELPED US KEEP THINGS IN LINE AND MOVING FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHUCK? NOPE. ANY COMMENTS? NOPE. NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. PRO MAKES A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PHELPS MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL ONE, RIGHT? THERE'S TWO THERE. BILL, IF YOU WANNA COME FORWARD THAT YOU'RE FILLING IN FOR JJ. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND HERE. [8. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve a contract with Axon to provide video evidence equipment, platform, evidence management system and Taser CEW devices.] OKAY. HE WANTS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED CONTRACT WITH AXON TO PROVIDE VIDEO EVIDENCE, EQUIPMENT PLATFORM, EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TASER CEW DEVICES. MORNING BILL. GOOD MORNING. HOW AM I? SURE. HOW UP YOU ARE ON THIS PROBABLY QUITE A BIT SINCE YOU WERE FAIRLY WELL. FAIRLY WELL. HOW LONG HAVE Y'ALL HAD THIS EQUIPMENT? UH, WE'VE BEEN WITH AXON FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE OR SIX YEARS LONGER THAN THAT. IF YOU JUST CONSIDER THE TASERS TA AXON IS THE SOLE PROVIDER FOR THE TASER CWS THAT WE USE AS A LESS LETHAL USE [00:15:01] OF FORCE IN THE FIELD. UH, WE HAVE GROWN WITH AXON AND AS WE HAVE GROWN, WE HAVE INCLUDED MORE PRODUCTS FROM AXON INCLUDING, UH, BODY CAMS, UH, DASH CAMS, ALL, UH, A WHOLE SUITE OF VIDEO EVIDENCE DEALS. UH, ALSO EVIDENCE STORAGE, UH, AND A TRAINING PLATFORM, WHICH, UH, CONSISTS OF VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAMS, WHICH HELP US ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS AS WELL AS USE FORCE TRAINING THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITY. AND IT'S, IT'S THE, IT'S A NEW DEAL WITH, WITH AXON. THEY REQUIRE IT FOR THEIR NEWEST TASER MODELS, THAT TYPE OF TRAINING. WE'LL BE THE ONLY ONES IN THE COUNTY I BELIEVE THAT HAVE ADVANCED THAT FAR. BUT, UH, AXON IS A, IS A BIG PART OF US. WE'VE, UH, WE USE THEIR, THEIR PRODUCTS REGULARLY AND IT'S TOP OF THE LINE. OKAY. WITHOUT A DOUBT. AND, NO, I, I, LET ME BACK UP A BIT. THE CONTRACT, EVIDENTLY SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT YOU'VE HAD FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT A CONTRACT, IS THAT TRUE? I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD SOME TYPE OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT IN THE PRIOR TO THIS ONE. UH, I'M NOT SURE. NOT FOR THIS EQUIPMENT, IS THAT CORRECT? THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW AXON EQUIPMENT. UH, WE HAVE, UH, A TAP AGREEMENT WITH AXON EVERY THREE YEARS WE GET AN EQUIPMENT UPGRADE, CAMERAS, ALL OF OUR CAMERAS AND TASERS ARE REPLACED SO THAT WE KEEP UP WITH THE, THE LIFE OF THE ELECTRONICS LIFESPAN. YEAH. SHERIFF, WHAT Y'ALL, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT Y'ALL USE AND WHAT, UH, CONSTABLE'S USING? I SAVE A LOT OF MONEY. OKAY. I'LL STILL BE THE SAME PRODUCT. SO ONCE TIME, I'M NOT, WE VARY LIMITED USE OF TASER. I'M NOT A TASER FAN. THEY'RE REALLY EXPENSIVE AND THEN WHEN THEY BREAK, THEY WANT TO TAKE 'EM BACK, THEN CHARGE YOU MORE MONEY. SO THAT'S MY ONLY, I GOTTA DO IT FOR COST FOR THE GU PEOPLE, BUT THE, UH, BODY CAMS ARE ABOUT THE SAME. YEAH. I MEAN OKAY. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. OKAY. BUT I, I'VE STORED ALL MY, MY STUFF IN HOUSE. I THINK THEY'RE DOING CLOUD BASED STUFF. WE ARE. YEAH. WELL, I'M NOT PAYING FOR CLOUD BASED. THAT'S WHERE IT GETS EXPENSIVE. I HOUSE MY OWN STUFF. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL I KNOW THAT THIS, I'M LOOKING AT THE INVOICES AND THINGS. THIS EQUIPMENT HAS, UH, BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT COMING TO COURT. SO, UH, AND ON LEGAL SET TIME TO LOOK THIS OVER. YES, YOUR HONOR. WE'VE LOOKED IT OVER AND UM, WE, AXON PROVIDED THE, I THINK THE EXISTING OR PREVIOUS CONTRACT, WE DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTED CONTRACT, BUT THE, I GUESS THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT THAT WAS IN USE AND BASICALLY THIS NEWEST CONTRACT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THAT IT'S A BUYBOARD CONTRACT. UM, WHICH OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, CIRCUMVENTS SOME OF THE, THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS A BY BOARD CONTRACT FROM MY RESEARCH. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THIS WAS TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT DURING THE BUDGET SEASON. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR ACTUAL APPROVAL. SO I, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR TODAY, CONSTABLE JONES. BUT THAT, THAT'S MY INFORMATION AND UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT LOOKS FINE. UM, PER THE CONTRACT, I THINK THE INVOICE, WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL, NEED THE, THE CORRECT SIGNATURES AND UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, IF LORENA HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT AT ALL. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE SIGNED BY THE JUDGE. YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IN YOUR PRECINCT? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. GOOD. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION PLEASE. MR. FIELDS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU BILL. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WE GOING? I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE NUMBER 10 THERE. NOT THROUGH WORKING ON THAT, UH, POLICY JUST [00:20:01] YET. NUMBER NINE. NUMBER NINE. I'M SORRY. NUMBER NINE. NUMBER NINE. YOU NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION TO TABLE. GOT ONE FROM COMMISSIONER MOORE. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PLAIN MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI I AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU [10. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consfder/Approve declaring Collision & Crime a sole source for Leica Geosystems RTC360 Laser Scanner.] MS. LORENA. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED DECLARING COLLISION AND CRIME. A SOLE SOURCE FOR LACA GEO SYSTEMS. RTC 360 LASER. SKINNER. GOOD MORNING, LORENA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. OKAY. SO THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE THAT WILL APPLY TO THE ENTIRE, UM, ENTIRE ENG UH, ATED SOLUTION, WHICH IS THE SOFTWARE, THE TRAINING AND THE SUPPORT. I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE JUDGE TO SIGN THE COURT ORDER PER STATUTE. WE ARE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE A OR OBTAIN THE LETTER FROM THE SOLE SOURCE VENDOR CONFIRMING EXCLUSIVITY. AND WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE. YOU HAVE THAT ATTACHED TO THE COURT ORDER. SO I'M JUST REQUESTING FOR THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE COURT ORDER TO SIGN OFF ON IT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO. THIS IS A GRANT. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE USING. THIS IS A 3D SOFTWARE FOR MAPPING ALL MAJOR CRIMES. UH, WE GOT A GRANT FROM A JUSTICE GRANT. SO THEY'RE PAYING FOR ALL OF IT. I DO HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE TRAINING. 'CAUSE THE TRAINING'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA TRAIN ABOUT EIGHT TO 10 DEPUTIES. OKAY. BUT THAT WE WILL HAVE IT, WE WON'T HAVE TO RELY ON THE RANGERS AND DPS FOR THIS SO WE CAN GET IT DONE A LOT FASTER. GOOD. AND I'VE GOT THE MONEY IN THERE FOR THE TRAINING. OKAY. IT'S AROUND 22,000 JUST FOR THE TRAINING. FANTASTIC. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. ANY QUESTIONS? I NEED THAT NEED 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 NUMBER, UH, 11. MR. LOREN [11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the purchase of a Leica Geosystems RTC360 Laser Scanner for the Sheriff's Department utilizing grant funds through a Sole Source Procurement.] ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED HERE AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE LIKE A GEO SYSTEMS RTC 360 LASER SCANNER FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UTILIZING GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL PURCHASE OF THE EQUIPMENT. UM, THIS IS, AS SHERIFF HAS STATED, IT'S BEING FUNDED A HUNDRED PERCENT THROUGH THE APPROVED JAG FUNDS. UM, THE COST IS 135,653 WITH 52 CENTS AND I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. OKAY. ALL THE COMMENTS I THINK ON THAT WE NEED. DO I NEED ANY QUESTIONS? ANY CLARIFICATION? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER [12. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the reclassification of the current vacant Buyer 1 position to a Purchasing Administrative Coordinator Position.] 12. MR. LORRAINE, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RECLASSIFICATION OF A CURRENT VACANT BUYER. ONE POSITION TO A PURCHASING ADMIN COORDINATOR POSITION. YES MA'AM. SO OUR BIGGEST NEED RIGHT NOW IS ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. I CURRENTLY HAVE A SENIOR BUYER, UH, I'M SORRY, A BUYER ONE, UM, ENTRY LEVEL BUYER POSITION. I'D LIKE TO REPLACE THAT WITH A COORDINATOR AND I'M HERE TO REQUEST FOR APPROVAL. THIS WILL FREE UP MY SENIOR BUYER AND ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT TO FOCUS ON HIGHER VALUE PROCUREMENT, UM, REVIEWING ASSETS, UM, REVIEWING CONTRACTS, SPECIFICATIONS, BIDS, AND SO FORTH. AND ALSO THIS IS, UH, WILL, DOES NOT AFFECT THE BUDGET. MATTER OF FACT, THIS POSITION IS LESS THAN THE BUYER ONE POSITION. THAT'S CORRECT. ANY COM? YES MA'AM. BRANDON? UM, FOR POSITION PURPOSES CREATING THE POSITION OR WHATNOT, CAN WE CLARIFY WHAT THE SALARY WILL BE? I HAVE THAT YOU HAVE THAT, UH, NUMBER IN MIND. UM, DO YOU WANT ME TO DISCLOSE THAT NOW? YOU NEED TO GIVE IT TO BRANDY LATER, NOT IN PUBLIC. OKAY. I'LL TALK TO HER AFTER THE MEETING. OKAY. BUT IT'S LESS THAN THE BUYER ONE. CORRECT. AND THEN THE REMAINING WILL JUST GO BACK TO GENERAL FUND, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. Y'ALL GOT IT. ANY QUESTIONS? FORNA NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PHELPS MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LAINA. CASEY, WERE YOU HIDING BACK HERE AT THE BACK? [13. Casey Morris: Discuss/Consider/Approve granting Utility Easement and Covenant of Access to Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. for the Kaufman County Lake Ray Hubbard project.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVED GRANTING UTIL EASEMENT AND COVENANT OF ACCESS TO FARMER'S ELECTRIC FOR THE, UH, CRAWFORD COUNTY LAKE RAY HUBBARD FACILITY. GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. GOOD MORNING. IT'S PRETTY STANDARD. UH, SIGN OVER THAT. BASICALLY THE EASEMENT WAY FOR THE ELECTRICAL UNDERGROUND, UM, TO FARMER'S ELECTRIC. YEP. [00:25:01] WHICH WE ALREADY MARRIED. YES SIR. YES. SO IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY STANDARD. WE PUT IT IN, THEY GAVE US PERMISSION AND WE PUT PUT IT IN. CAN WE PUT THE PARKING LOT OVER THE TOP OF IT? YES SIR. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. KOMACK. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT LEAST WE CAN GET THAT THING OPEN. YEP. [14. Commissioner Phillips: Discuss/Consider/Approve correction to December 30, 2025, Commissioners' Court appointment of ESD#6 Commissioners. This correction is as follows: On December 10, 2024, the Commissioners Court appointed ESD#6 Commissioners Mark Duncan, Mario Luna and Robert Schlebach for a 2-year term ending on December 31, 2026. Mark Duncan, Mario Luna, and Robert Schlebach remain ESD #6 Commissioners until the expiration of their terms on December 31, 2026. Bradley Lewis and Sandra Taylor are appointed to a two year term beginning retroactively on January 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2027. Dana Curry and Rick Barnes are not re-appointed as their terms expired on December 31, 2025.] NUMBER 14, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE CORRECTION OF THE DECEMBER 30 25 COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPOINTMENT OF ESD SIX COMMISSIONERS. THE CORRECTION IS AS FOLLOWS, ON DECEMBER 10TH, 24, COMMISSIONER COURT APPOINTED ESD SIX COMMISSIONER MARK DUNCAN, MARIO LUNA, ROBERT SLAYBACK FOR A TWO YEAR ENDING IN DECEMBER 31, 26. MARK DUNCAN, MARIO LUNA AND ROBERT LUNA. RETURN IS ESD SIX COMMISSIONERS UNTIL THE EXPIRING TERMS. DECEMBER OF 26. BRADLEY LEWIS, ANDREW TAYLOR APPOINTED TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING RETROACTIVE JANUARY 1 26 AND EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 27. DANA CURRY AND RICK BARNES ARE NOT REAPPOINTED TO TERMS ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 25. WE HAVE ONE PERSON WILL SPEAK TO THIS EVEN THOUGH, UH, IF YOU'LL NAME YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND ANY RELATION TO ESD SEVEN. WELL, I AM YES. RELATION TO ESD SEVEN, BUT THIS IS ABOUT ESD SIX. MY DAD ACTUALLY LIVES IN ESD SIX AND HE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. OKAY. HE LIVES ON NICOLE LANE. JIMMY AUSTIN. UM, SO MY QUESTION IS, RICK BARNES WAS APPOINTED ON DECEMBER 30TH. SO WHY ARE WE NOW SAYING HE'S NOT REAPPOINTED? I MEAN, HE'S A 37 YEAR VETERAN. POLICE CHIEF. FIRE CHIEF. ARE THESE OTHER TWO PEOPLE MORE QUALIFIED FOR THIS JOB? YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T, SHE SAID YOU COULD. I ASKED HER. SHE SAID Y'ALL CAN RESPOND BACK IF I SPEAK ON RESPOND. BUT Y'ALL CAN, WE'RE NOT GONNA RESPOND BACK. OKAY. WELL MY QUESTION AGAIN, JUST MAKE SURE IT'S NOTED THEN THAT RICK BARNES, 37 YEAR PUBLIC SERVANT, AND Y'ALL ARE NOT APPOINTING HIM LIKE YOU SAID YOU DID ON DECEMBER 30TH. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THIS AGENDA ITEM EXPLAINS WHY Y'ALL WOULD REPLACE HIM WITH EITHER BRADLEY LEWIS OR SANDRA TAYLOR IF HE WAS PERFECTLY QUALIFIED, NOT ONLY QUALIFIED HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL TO ESD SIX, Y'ALL REALIZE THEY HAVE 18 MINUTE RESPONSE TIMES OVER THERE. YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING HARD TO GET THOSE RESPONSE TIMES DOWN. SO, AND RICK BARNES IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER 15. [15. Ross Winstead: Discuss/Consider scheduling public hearing by resolution regarding the Petitions for the Creation of Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 8-10 and related districts for a single project located in the unincorporated area of the County, and issue notice of date and time of public hearing. (Part 1 of 2)] MR. ROSS WINSTEAD. DISCUSS, CONSIDER SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC HEARING BY RESOLUTION REGARDING PETITIONS FOR CREATION OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY, FRESHWATER DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT DASH 10 AND RELATED DISTRICTS FOR A SINGLE PROJECT LOCATED IN INCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. AND ISSUE NOTICE OF DATE OF TIME OF PUBLIC HEARING. GOOD MORNING. A GOOD MORNING, UH, JUDGE AND TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS, I'M HERE TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ON BEHALF OF THIS ITEM. ULTIMATELY, THE ACTION THAT WE'RE, WE ARE REQUESTING TODAY, UH, THESE ARE PETITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN, I BELIEVE PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE COURT, UH, TO ESTABLISH ITS KAUFFMAN COUNTY FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS NUMBERS EIGHT, NINE, AND 10, UH, OUT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY, UH, AS IT DID STATE THERE. AND THE AGENDA ITEM OVERALL WOULD BE KIND OF ONE SINGULAR PROJECT JUST SPLIT BETWEEN THREE DISTRICTS. THE ACTION REQUESTED TODAY IS TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UH, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2026 AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON THAT DATE. I BELIEVE THAT'S A TUESDAY AS WELL. UM, THIS IS NOT BEING PRESENTED TODAY TO REQUEST ANY, UH, GRANTING OR DENIAL OF THE PETITIONS THEMSELVES, UH, UNDER THE WATER CODE IN CHAPTER 53. ONCE THESE PETITIONS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, THE ONLY UH, NEXT STEP IS TO AGAIN, SCHEDULE, UH, THE TIME AND DATE OF THE HEARING AND TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF HEARING. UH, AND WE OF COURSE ARE HERE TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN WITH THE POSTING OF THE NOTICE, UH, PURSUANT TO STATE LAW. AND OF COURSE THAT WOULD BE UP TO YOU TO NOTIFY AND PUT NOTICE IN LOCAL PAPERS. YES, SIR. SO UNDER THE, UH, WATER CODE, THE REQUIRED POSTINGS, ONE MUST BE ON THE COURTHOUSE DOOR FOR AT LEAST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING ITSELF. AND THEN IT MUST BE POSTED PUBLICLY WITHIN FOUR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE, UH, THE PROPERTY OF EACH DISTRICT. SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE 12 LOCATIONS TOTAL. UH, AND WE COULD ALSO PUBLISH NOTICE IN A, IN A NEWSPAPER AS WELL. I WILL ADD THAT IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE WATER CODE, BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'LL ASSIST WITH, UH, NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC, WE'RE HAPPY TO, TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND PURSUE THAT AS WELL. WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE KAUFMAN HERALD. I KNOW WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. GET SOMETHING PUBLISHED, UH, IMMEDIATELY. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT [00:30:01] THE LOCAL FOLKS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I AGREE, JUDGE. YES, SIR. AND, AND WE CAN COMMIT TO GO AHEAD AND PUBLISHING THAT IN ADDITION TO THE POSTINGS AS WELL. ANYTHING MORE ON THIS ADDITION? WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, THE REQUEST FOR THE, THE, UH, FRESHWATER DISTRICT? SURE. UH, UNFORTUNATELY NOT AT THIS TIME. UH, THINK LONG TERM WOULD BE A MIXED USE PLAN. IT IS A SIZABLE, UH, TRACT OF LAND OUT THERE, APPROXIMATELY 2300 ACRES. UH, BUT AGAIN, NO FINALIZED PLANS OR PLATS AT THIS TIME. NOTHING CERTAINLY TO PRESENT TO THE COURT, NOR HAS ANYTHING BEEN SUBMITTED. OF COURSE, ANYTHING THAT IS SUBMITTED WILL, UH, WILL COMPLY WITH ANY EXISTING REGULATIONS AND AND STATUTES. SO THIS IS JUST TO START THE HEARING PROCESS? THAT'S CORRECT, YES, SIR. JUST TO SCHEDULE A HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 10TH FOLLOWING THE APP, APPROPRIATE POSTING AND ADDITIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE. OKAY. NOW IS THIS A SEPARATE ONE FROM LAST? DID WE HAVE ONE LAST YEAR? IS IT THE SAME ONE? NO, DIFFERENT ONE THAT WAS CITY LAKES THING AND THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THROUGH. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS THE SAME. YEAH. SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU, YOUR FIRM GETS ALL THE ORDERS AND ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND EVERYTHING. AND THIS IS MY CARD AND MY EMAIL. IF YOU DON'T MIND SENDING 'EM TO ME AND THE COUNTY JUDGE AND WE'LL JUST COORDINATE. YES MA'AM. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROSS? WE'RE NOT APPROVING OR DENYING ANYTHING. YOU JUST ALLOWING THEM TO OFFER A PUBLIC HEARING. I THINK WE, I MEAN BY LAW WE HAVE TO ALLOW THAT. YES. SO WE HAVE NO CHOICE. WE HAVE NO CHOICE. WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. OKAY. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I THINK IT'S A ONE. IN. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. I'LL SECOND. MR. PRO MAKES A MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR AND SEE. AYE. A A A. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU COURT. APPRECIATE IT. BE CAREFUL. NUMBER 16 [16. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into a public hearing.] IS MINE. DISCUSSED. COULD EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO A PUBLIC HEARING. NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT? IT IS 9 31. HE GAVE ME A MOTION CALL. MAKE MR. MOORE MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. PLAN. MAY A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. C. AYE. A MOTION CARRIED 9 31. NUMBER [17. Public Hearing: To receive input regarding not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Truck" signs on the following County Roads withing Precinct 4: County Road 4024; using SH 274 to County Road 4023.] 17, PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS IN PRECINCT FOUR COUNTY ROAD 40 24. AND USING SOUTH HIGHWAY 2 74 TO COUNTY ROAD 40 23. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? , YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT? UH, BASICALLY 40 24. UH, WE, WE JUST HAD ASPHALT AT, UH, 40 23. 40 24 UNDER CONTRACTOR. THERE'S SOME 18 WHEELERS THAT, UH, GO DOWN 40 23 FOR A BUSINESS PURPOSES. AND I HAD CITIZENS ASK ME TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT FOR 40 24 SO THEY'RE NOT SHORTCUT AND TEARING UP THE NEW ROAD. SO UPON REQUEST WE WENT AHEAD AND PUT IT IN TO HAVE 40 24 AS A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROAD. OKAY. AGAIN, ANYONE ELSE WANNA SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 32. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES NUMBER, [18. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into the regular meeting.] UH, 18. DISCUSS ENTERING PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTER BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING AS WE JUST DID THAT. NUMBER [19. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve not allowing thru trucks on the portion of County Road 4024 located in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Precinct 4 and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county road within Precinct 4: County Road 4024; using SH 274 to County Road 4023.] 19, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PROOF NOT ALIGNED, UH, THROUGH TRUCKS ON PORTIONS OF CANYON ROAD 40 24 LOCATED UNINCORPORATED KAMAN COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR. PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROAD IN PRECINCT 4 40 24 USING SOUTH HIGHWAY 2 74 TO 40 23. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION. I A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MR. AUDITOR, [20. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] CONSIDER LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES SIR. THIS WEEK WE HAVE SEVERAL LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS. SOME OF THEM ARE FROM ADDITIONAL MONEY THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND THEN SOME OF THEM ARE ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'VE GOT ALL THE COMMENTS? NOPE. I'LL MAKE MOTIONS. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. PHIS. DO HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LI. MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. JUDGE. YES MA'AM. [15. Ross Winstead: Discuss/Consider scheduling public hearing by resolution regarding the Petitions for the Creation of Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 8-10 and related districts for a single project located in the unincorporated area of the County, and issue notice of date and time of public hearing. (Part 2 of 2)] MESS. THERE WAS 15 THAT WANTED SPEAK ON. THEY DIDN'T CLOSE THAT. SORRY. SORRY. UH, ON FRESHWATER DISTRICT? YEAH. YEAH. IT SAYS THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO SIGNED. OH, I'M SORRY. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO GET IT TO. OKAY. WELL YOU MAY COME SPEAK IF YOU'D LIKE AND KNOW WE'VE CLOSED IT. ALRIGHT. IF YOU'LL TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YEAH, MY NAME IS, SORRY. MY NAME IS CHRIS EWING. I LIVE AT 6 1 1 5 COUNTY ROAD 1 49 HERE IN KAUFMAN, TEXAS. [00:35:02] GO AHEAD. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS WHO IS THE GROUP THAT'S ACTUALLY APPLYING FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT ROSS? UH, SURE. AND, AND I'M SO SORRY FOR SOME CLARIFICATION. MY NAME IS VICTOR, UH, ROSS IS, I WORK WITH ROSS. YOU WORK FOR ROSS. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. I SHOULD HAVE CLARIFIED THERE. UH, SO THE, THE PETITIONERS OF THE THE LANDOWNER YOU YEAH. COME UP. SURE. COME UP, ANSWER HIS QUESTION BECAUSE SINCE WE KIND OF CAN'T HEAR, SKIPPED OVER YOU. NOT ON PURPOSE. OH NO, IT'S MY FAULT. I DIDN'T SUBMIT THE QUESTION. THAT'S THAT'S OKAY. WE WANT YOU TO HEAR EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HEAR. OF COURSE. OF COURSE. UH, SO THE PETITIONERS AND THE LANDOWNERS, UH, IT'S MERRICK REESE AND, AND DECATUR. BOB MITCHELL. SO THEY'RE THE, THE, THE PETITIONERS LISTED ON THE, ON THE PETITIONS. AND THEY'RE INDIVIDUALS. YES SIR. NOT A CORPORATION. THEY ARE NOT NO, NO, NO. THEY'RE INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNERS. OKAY. AND ARE, IS THERE ANY TYPE OF INVESTMENT PACKAGE OR ANYTHING THAT THEY HAVE PREPARED THAT THEY HAVE CONTEMPLATED FOR THE LAND THAT'S AVAILABLE? UH, NOT THAT THEY HAVE PREPARED. UH, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE, UH, I THINK THEY HAVE INTEREST FROM DEVELOPERS WHO MAYBE LONG TERM HAVE PLANS FOR THE PROPERTY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANYTHING. AND DO WE KNOW WHO THOSE DEVELOPERS ARE? UH, IT'S C HOLDINGS. S-E-E-C-S-E-E HOLDINGS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. C HOLDINGS. YES, SIR. AND DID THEY HAVE ANY PLANS THAT YOU ARE PRIVY TO? UH, NO PLANS. AGAIN, IT'S CERTAINLY, THIS IS SO EARLY ON IN ANY DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE. AGAIN, ANYTHING BEFORE ANYTHING GETS PURSUED FROM, ESPECIALLY FROM HERE WHEN IT'S JUST RAW LAND, THERE'S ANY NUMBER OF STEPS THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH BETWEEN ZONING, PLA, SUBMITTAL, PLAN, SUBMITTAL, ET CETERA. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. YOU OKAY? YES SIR. I'M MAD. YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OF COURSE. MY PLEASURE. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASURE SIR. OKAY, GO BACK TO MS. AUDITOR. UH, DID WE AS FAR I WAS INTERRUPTED THERE. DID WE, WE DID THE TRANSFER 20 AND WE'RE ON 21 NOW. WE'RE, NOW WE GOTTA DO, DO WE FINAL 20? YES. ALRIGHT. 21 THEN [21. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] DISCUSS. COULD CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. MM-HMM . SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, INVOICES AND A, UM, MADE UP MAINLY OF GRANT EXPENDITURES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A PAYROLL THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY. Y'ALL SEEN ALL THE BILLS? YOU'VE SEEN ALL INVOICES. ANY QUESTIONS? NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AT THIS TIME, NUMBER 22 IS [22. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session: a. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to consult with counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation, subjects, or settlement offers, including but not limited to: i. Ii. iii. Kaufman County, Texas v. Texas General Mechanical et al.; Construction Law Matters; and Potential claims/cases involving EEOC, Civil Rights, county issues. b. Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sections 551.0761 and 551.087 to discuss Kaufman County's network security and infrastructure and security incident.] MINE. DISCUSS ENTERING, EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 5 5 1 0.071, THE COMMISSION COURT WILL BE AN ENCLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH COUNCILS REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SUBJECTS OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO KAUFMAN COUNTY VERSUS TEXAS GENERAL. MECHANICAL, UH, CONSTRUCTION LAW MATTERS, POTENTIAL CLAIMS, UH, CASES INVOLVING THE EOC, CIVIL RIGHTS AND COUNTY ISSUES. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY, WE'RE BACK. UH, I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT [22. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and entering back into the regular meeting.] THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ENTER BACK INTO A REGULAR MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A, UH, MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. MR. MOORE. MAY A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THERE IS NO DECISION TO BE TAKEN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. [24. Adjourn Meeting] I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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