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READY?[Call to Order]
ALL RIGHT.THE JUDGE IS IN, UH, WASHINGTON TODAY AND, UH, FOR THE NATIONAL MEETINGS.
SO, UH, I'LL BE, UH, SITTING IN FOR HIM.
THIS, UH, WE'RE ALL HERE FOR A REGULAR MEETING THIS MORNING HERE ON THE FEBRUARY 24TH, 26TH IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURTROOM AT 100 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET IN KAMAN COUNTY.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET, UH, AT THIS TIME HAVE OUR INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES TO THE FLAGS.
AND COMMISSIONER MOORE IS GOING TO GIVE THE PRAYER AND COMMISSIONER LANE WILL DO THE PLEDGES.
MOST GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
LORD, WE ASK FOR WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, LORD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY.
AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND ALL THE BLESSINGS.
WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY.
WE PRAY THESE SAINTS AND SONS.
OUR PLEDGE, DO THE PLEASURE OF OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]
CORRESPONDENCE.ANYBODY HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE OTHER THAN, UH, IT'S ALLERGY SEASON AND UH, AND, UH, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRETTY REST OF THE WEEK.
SUMMERTIME'S COMING BACK THIS WEEKEND, RIGHT? YES.
AND IT'S EARLY VOTING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SO, UH, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVE THE 108,000 VOTERS WE HAVE REGISTERED HERE.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE AS MANY COME OUT AS WE CAN TO VOTE.
YEAH, WE ONLY HAVE, UH, I MEAN, WHICH I GUESS IS PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT SO FAR.
ABOUT 7,000 PEOPLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD, BUT STILL WITH THAT, WE SHOULD GET, WE GET 60%.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
AFTER THAT, THE CONSENT AGENDA ONE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM LAST WEEK.UH, BE DISCUSSING, UH, JAMIE BURNETT AND UH, UH, UH, MIA GUGAN FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
BE SWORN IN TOWARD STAR TRANSIT REPORT.
THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTS A REPORT AND EITHER TAX CLUSTERS ALSO REPORT WHICH ONE OF 'EM FOR THE TAGS AND THE OTHER ONE'S FOR THE REVENUE.
UM, AND THEN CONSIDER THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR, FOR THE AUDITOR AND ALSO G WE WILL BE DISCUSS, UH, APPROVING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF COURTNEY WORTHHAM, TAMMY PER, AND DEBORAH BONNER, AMANDA B AND ASHLEY HOLMAN TO THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD FOR THREE YEARS.
SO DOES THAT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THAT? OR IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CROW.
I'LL SECOND AND I HAVE A COMMISSIONER.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER LANE.
[3. Constable Woodall: Discuss/Consider/Accept the 2025 Racial Profiling Report tor Pct 3 Constable's Office.]
THREE.I DON'T KNOW HOW HE HEAD, BUT HE DID.
SO, UH, I'VE GIVEN Y'ALL PACKETS.
IT'S THE, UH, 2025 RACIAL PROFILE AND REPORT.
UM, THAT REPORT'S BEEN ANALYZED, UH, AGAINST THE TCO AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW, REPORT THAT'S IN THAT, IN THE, IN THE PACKET.
I'VE ALSO INCLUDED THE, THE LATEST CENSUS THAT WE HAVE, THE LAST CENSUS WE HAVE.
SO YOU CAN, WE CAN COMPARE AND ANALYZE THOSE NUMBERS AGAINST THAT.
UM, ZERO COMPLAINTS, UH, FROM THE TRAFFIC STOPS.
UH, AFTER LOOKING AT ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT I'VE PROVIDED, YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ALARMING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT WOULD LEAD TO ANY FURTHER, UH, INVESTIGATION, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL IT.
NOBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT GETTING A TICKET.
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THEY'RE HAPPY TO GET THE TICKET.THAT'S, THAT'S HAPPY DOING THE JOB, RIGHT.
JUST ASK THAT YOU, UH, ACCEPT IT AND APPROVE THAT REPORT.
ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.
[4. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Accept the 2025 Racial Profiling Report for Pct 2 Constable's Office.]
FROM PRECINCT TWO.UH, PROFILE AND REPORT IN THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.
AND JASON, HOW YOU DOING THIS MORNING? GOOD, SIR.
HOW ARE YOU? MORNING EVERYBODY.
BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME THING AS CONSTABLE WOODALL.
HE, UH, PRETTY MUCH SUMMED IT UP.
UNFORTUNATELY WITH ME, YOU DIDN'T GET A PRETTY LITTLE WHITE NOTEBOOK
WE HAVE A BUNCH OF GOOD CITIZENS.
ALRIGHTY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.
AND COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND.
[5. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Kaufman County Treasurer's Monthly Report for January 2026.]
CHUCK, YOU'RE UP NEXT WITH THE COMAN COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT.UH, I CAN HONESTLY SAY WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS EITHER,
UH, WE GAINED, UH, MONEY IN THE, UH, FUND 10 OVER THAT, UH, PERIOD OF TIME AND WE'RE STILL EARNING WELL ON THE, UH, INVESTED AMOUNTS.
WE'VE GOT THE INVESTED AMOUNT BACK UP AGAIN TOO.
UH, SO IT'S, UH, ALMOST AT 50% OF OUR AVAILABLE CASH RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER LEE MAKES A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE SAY AYE.
[6. Fire Marshal: Discuss/Consider/Approve the contract with Integrated Computer (ICS) tor Fire Marshal Office (Athena) RMS system.]
MARSHAL CONTRACT WITH AN INTEGRATED COMPUTER FIRE MARSHAL SYSTEM AND ANTENNA AND EVERYTHING ELSE.YES, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
UM, I PLACED A PACKET ON Y'ALLS UM, DESK THIS MORNING THROUGH HERE.
UH, THIS IS BASICALLY FIRMING UP, WHICH Y'ALL HAD PASSED THROUGH THE SUMMER THAT WE WOULD WENT THROUGH ALL OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND EVERYTHING.
UM, THIS ONE SOFTWARE HERE COMBINES ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT SOFTWARES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE HAD, UM, THAT USING FOR OUR DATA RETENTION THERE FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
AND THIS CONTRACT HERE IS JUST KIND OF FIRMING, FIRMING UP THAT MOVING FORWARD WITH IT SO THEY CAN START THEIR PROCESSES WITH EVERYTHING.
UM, THE TWO AMENDMENTS HERE IS ONE, THE SOFTWARE ASSURANCE, UM, AND AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
UH, JUST THE, THE, IT'S TWO SEPARATE DOCUMENTS FOR SIGNATURES.
UH, AND BASICALLY THIS KIND OF CONFIRMS UP WITH OUR FEES, UH, FOR A TOTAL OF OUR PACKAGE IN THEORY WAS ROUGHLY AROUND $46,000.
THEY DIVIDED THAT UP INTO, UH, INTO A YEAR INCREMENT FROM WHEN THAT GOES THROUGH.
SO WE HAD A, UH, WE'LL HAVE $23,000 DUE THIS YEAR AND $23,000 NEXT YEAR WITH A RECURRING COST OF ABOUT $2,000 A YEAR FOR OPERATING FOR OUR SIZE OFFICE THAT WE HAVE THROUGH THERE.
UM, AS WELL AS THAT THE, UH, WE HAVE A PRICE LOCK IN WITH THAT FOR FOUR YEARS THAT THAT WILL NOT INCREASE.
UM, AS WELL AS, UH, THE CONTRACT ITSELF RENEWS EVERY YEAR, PROVIDED WE AGREE AND THEY AGREE THAT THAT'LL CONTINUE EVERY YEAR.
SO THERE'S NO IN SENSE LONG TERM LOCKED IN COMMITMENT FOR THAT.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE DID THAT WAS WITH THE, UH, PRICE FOR FOUR YEARS.
SO, AND I GUESS ALL THIS IS IN YOUR BUDGET, BUT ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY BUDGET.
AND IT DID GO THROUGH, UH, THIS IS LEGAL APPROVED BY NATHAN AND IT AND AS WELL AS LEGAL THAT WENT THROUGH WITH THE CONTRACT.
THEY HAD SOME CHANGES THROUGH.
AND THIS IS THE FINALIZED DOCUMENT THAT, UH, THAT THEY BOTH LEGAL SO WHOLE, SHE'S SHAKING HER HEAD YES TOO, SO, OKAY.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE ANY COMMENTS.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER LEANN MAKES THE SECOND.
[7. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider a motion to approve the final plat for B&P Estates located on farm to Market 429 in Precinct 1.]
IO.ALL RIGHT, CONSIDER THE FINAL PLAT ON BNPS ESTATES LOCATED ON FARM
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MARKET ROAD 2 4 29 IN PRECINCT ONE.GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLE.
IT'S APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES.
THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO TWO LOTS, RANGING FROM 1.3 TO 1.5 ACRES.
UH, ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA REQUEST PACKET AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND.
[8. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final plat of OG Addition lot 1, Block 1 located on FM 2728 in Precinct 1.]
SHANNON.UH, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL THE APPROVED THE FINAL PLAT OF THE DGA EDITION LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE LOCATED ON FM 27 28 IN PRECINCT ONE ALSO.
SO THE PARENT TRACT IS ABOUT 101 ACRES AND THIS ONE LOT SUBDIVISION IS ALMOST ONE AND A HALF ACRES, UH, THAT THE OWNER WANTED TO SELL.
SO THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PLATING PROCESS AND WE'VE OBTAINED ALL THE APPROVALS AND WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.
IS THIS ON COUNTY ROAD 1 36? NO, THIS IS ON FM.
OKAY, I'M LOOKING AT YOU AND SAYING BUT ANYWAY.
ALRIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
JOHN CASEY, THIS GOD'S, UH, CITY, UH, THE CITY OF FORNEY'S.
REQUEST TO AMEND THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY THOROUGHFARE MAP.
I THINK JEREMY'S GOING TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN IT.
I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE FORGOT OR IS RUNNING LATE, SO JUST TO GIVE HIM, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS THOROUGH FAIR AMENDMENT.
OKAY, WELL YOU WANT TO JUST WAIT, WE WILL TABLE IT IN CASE HE SHOWS UP IN A MINUTE OR YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND TABLE IT? TABLE IT.
I GUESS WE CAN HOLD OFF A FEW MINUTES.
WE KINDA SEE WHAT, EXPLAIN EXPLANATION OF IT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IT BUT WE CAN, WE CAN HOLD OFF AND WE'LL PUT IT BACK AT THE END AND IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP OFF THE TABLE, IT YES SIR.
[10. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve declaring KDL Solutions a sole source distributor for ALERRT Level 1 Kits.]
LORENA IS GOING TO BE YOUR TURN TO APPROVE THE KDL SOLUTIONS SOLE SOURCE DISTRIBUTOR FOR ALERT LEVEL ONE KISS.OKAY, SO WE RECEIVED GOOD MORNING BY THE WAY.
UH, WE DID RECEIVE THE SOLE SOURCE, UM, EXCLUSIVITY LETTER FROM THE VENDOR.
THE COURT ORDER HAS BEEN DRAFTED AND HAS BEEN SENT TO YOU GUYS.
OKAY, FOR A SIGNATURE IT SAYS KIDS WHY SOMETHING ON MY PHONE RINGING THERE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MADE A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, LEAN SECONDS.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE A.
[11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the purchase of ALERRT Level Kits for the Sheriff's Office through sole source procurernent, utiliting Sheriff's equipment line item.]
MARINA, YOU'RE STILL UP THERE.I'M AN ALERT LEVEL KIDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THROUGH SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT.
SO THIS IS THE ACTUAL PURCHASE.
UM, IT MEETS PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND IT MEETS SPECIFICATIONS AND I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
[12. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve awarding RFP 2025-014 Kaufman County Sheriff's Office Door controls and Intercom upgrade to APIC Solutions and authoritation for the County Judge to execute the contract upon final legal review.]
JUST DEAL UP THERE.SO YOU'RE GONNA DO A, UH, A WARNING OF RFP 2025 DASH OH 14.
KAMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOOR CONTROLS AND INTERCOM UPGRADE TO A-A-P-I-C SOLUTIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT UPON FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.
SO REQUESTING APPROVAL TO AWARD AND ENTER INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.
WE DID RECEIVE THREE UH, RESPONSES.
ALL THREE HAVE BEEN EVALUATED, SCORED, UM, BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND A PIC SCORED THE HIGHEST AND I RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.
OKAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
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MAKES A MOTION.[14. Commissioner Crow: Discuss/Consider/Approve lnterlocal Agreement between Kaufman County Pct. l Road and Bridge and City of Oak Grove for road repairs on CR 158.]
WILL BE COMMISSIONER CROW AND IT'S CENTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT ONE ROAD AND BRIDGE AND THE CITY OF OAK GROVE FOR THE ROAD REPAIRS ON COUNTY ROAD 1 58.YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A CHECK FOR 3,500 TO PATCH ALL THE HOLES.
THEY GONNA MAKE THAT IN A FORM MOTION.
HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CROW.
[15. Auditor: Discuss/Consider/Approve the reclassification of an Accounts Payable Clerk II lo an Accounts Payable Clerk III, previously approved by the Kaufman County District Judges.]
THE AUDITOR CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RECLASSIFICATIONS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK TWO TO AN ACCOUNT PAYABLE CLERK THREE AND PREVIOUS APPROVED BY THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGES.SO, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO RESTRUCTURE OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE A LONG-TERM EMPLOYEE, UM, RETIRING AND WITH THAT WE WANNA RESTRUCTURE OUR DEPARTMENT.
NO INDIVIDUAL PERSON WILL BE RECEIVING A PAY RAISE.
UM, AND IT WILL BE SAVING THE COUNTY MONEY.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS OR ANYTHING ON THAT? I GUESS THE AUDITOR'S GOOD WITH IT.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES A A SECOND.
ORDER ONCE AGAIN, UH, FOR CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL.
[16. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.]
CONSIDER LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS.SO WE DO HAVE SEVERAL LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS ROUTINE.
UM, REGULAR LINE ITEM TRANSFERS IN SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED.
WE ASKED FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION COMM.
COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A MOTION.
[17. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
ALSO AN AUDITOR AGAIN, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR.SO THIS WEEK THIS IS THE PAY UP BILLS? YES.
SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES.
MOST OF THOSE ARE MADE UP OF OUR DEBT SERVICE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
WE ALSO HAD JURY PAYMENTS AND, UM, PAYROLL.
AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THESE.
ALRIGHT, ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS OVER THAT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND.
I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.
[9. John Casey: Discuss/Consider/Approve City of Forney's request to amend the Kaufman County Thoroughfare Map.]
NINE.OH, WE GOTTA GO BACK TO NUMBER NINE.
HE STILL HASN'T BEEN HERE, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO TABLE THE ITEM.
SO, UH, PASS ALL IT, WHATEVER BACK ON.
WE GONNA PUT IT BACK ON NEXT WEEK.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE.
THEN THEY'LL PUT IT BACK ON NEXT WEEK.
[18. Adjourn Meeting]
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.