* 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. BEING [00:00:01] INVESTED IN THIS. YEAH. REALLY. ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TODAY. HERE IT IS, JUNE THE 23RD, AND WITH THE ANNEX AS USUAL FOR OUR REGULAR [Call to Order] COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. EVERYONE IS HERE TODAY, WHICH IS GOOD, AND WE'RE GOING BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU'D JOIN ME, STAY, PLEASE. PRAY. LORD, THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL DAY. AND LORD, WATCH OVER OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. LORD, HELP STAY IN COURT WITH BUDGET. TIME TO, TO DO THIS IN YOUR NAME AND, AND WITH YOUR WISDOM, CHRIST. LET WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I LEDGE JESUS THE FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TWO REPUBLICAN FOR WHICH, WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION, NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WILL INTERVIEW JUSTICE STRAW, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. WE AGAINST THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. INVIS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALRIGHT. I DO [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] HAVE SOME ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING. UH, STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING LOCAL. UM, OF COURSE THE MAYBANK RODEO IS GOING ON THIS WEEK. AND THE, UH, CEDAR CREEK WOMEN'S GOLF. YOU MIGHT WANNA JOIN THAT TO . WHAT, JUST CADDY. YEAH. YOU MIGHT GET A TIP. I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. AND THEN THIS WEEKEND IS THE FIRST GUN SHOW BACK IN KAMAN COUNTY IN QUITE SOME TIME AT THE, UH, FAIRGROUNDS. ALSO. WE DO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY. AND MS. LORRAINE, IF YOU COME FORWARD, MY TEAM'S NOT HERE YET. WELL, THEY SHOULD BE HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEIR TEAM HAS ONE. IF YOU GET TO THE MICROPHONE COMING, THEY'RE COMING IN THE DOOR NOW. THEY'RE COMING. THEY'RE COMING IN THE DOOR. GO . SORRY. THAT'S THE MO MINES BEHIND YOU. RIGHT? ALL BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. THEY'RE HARD WORKING HARD. YES, YES, YES, YES. HARD TO PULL 'EM AWAY FROM IT. OKAY. SO THEY HAVE JUST A, UM, AN ACHIEVEMENT AND AWARD AND YOU TELL US WHAT Y'ALL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST YEAR. WHAT HAVE WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST COME? WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT. UM, SO THIS PRESTIGE AWARD, I THINK EVERYONE'S AWARE OF IT, AND AT LEAST MY DEPARTMENT IS, UM, WE ATTEND TE UH, TEVA CONFERENCE EVERY YEAR. AND THIS IS A, AN AWARD THAT EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT WHEN WE'RE THERE. IT RECOGNIZES CITIES, COUNTIES, STATE, UM, SCHOOLS AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE DOING, WHAT PROCESSES ARE YOU IMPLEMENTING, WHAT ARE YOUR PROCESSES, UM, HOW DO YOU, UM, OUTSHINE EVERYONE ELSE, RIGHT? WHAT PROCESS ARE YOU PUTTING IN PLACE TO MAKE YOUR COUNTY BETTER, YOUR PROCESSES BETTER AND AND SO FORTH. AND SO, UM, I TOLD MY TEAM, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA APPLY FOR IT AND, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT IT, WHERE IT GETS US, RIGHT? AND, AND WE'RE GONNA SHOOT FOR THE STARS. AND HOPEFULLY WE GET A COUPLE STARS ON OUR WAY UP THERE. BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE, WE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD. WE PUT IN A LOT OF DEDICATION, A LOT OF HOURS, A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS SUBMISSION. AND, UM, WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE RECEIVED THE AWARD. AND YOU GOT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. I WASN'T READY FOR THIS SPEECH. . WELL, THAT'S OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I'M LIKE RAMBLING, BUT I'M REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HAPPY. I'M VERY, VERY, VERY, UM, HUMBLED. AND IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. I KNOW THAT I'VE, I'VE SAID A LOT TO THEM YESTERDAY. I MEAN, IT, IT BROUGHT ME TO TEARS WHEN I SAW THAT EMAIL COME THROUGH, BECAUSE IT DOES MEAN A LOT TO ME. I'M VERY PASSIONATE FOR WHAT I DO. AND, UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE YOU PROUD JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER I NEED TO DO TO MAKE OUR DEPARTMENT BETTER. WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO DO IT. WE'RE GONNA DEFINITELY TRY TO DO THAT. WELL, Y COME AND WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR, AND YOUR TEAM, UH, YOU'VE SAVED US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THESE PROJECTS AND YOU GOT THINGS ROLLING AND THERE'S A GOOD PROCEDURE IN PLACE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE BEFORE. AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE COUNTY'S EVER WON ANYTHING LIKE THIS. SO THAT SHOWS YOU GUYS ARE WORKING HARD. YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND YOU ARE MAKING US PROUD. AND, UH, I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. NOW, THEY WON'T GET THEIR BIG TROPHY UNTIL OCTOBER. MM-HMM . IT'LL BE IN FRISCO. AND SOME OF US, IF NOT ALL OF US, WILL BE THERE TO, UH, CONGRATULATE YOU AT THAT TIME. SO, YEAH. WELL, THIS IS EXCITING TIME FOR US. SO, NO, WE, WE, WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND I, I KNOW THAT [00:05:01] I PUSH MY TEAM A LOT. I DO MAYBE PUSH THEM TOO, TOO HARD SOMETIMES, BUT IT'S, IT COMES FROM A GOOD PLACE. I SO DID JUDGE, DID SHE DO THAT TO Y'ALL? SAY NO. SAY NO . JUST ENOUGH. OKAY. JUST ENOUGH. WELL, THAT'S GREAT. WELL, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, BRANDY HAS TO WORK WITH 'EM ALL THE TIME WITH THE DOLLARS AND EVERYTHING. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO DEPARTMENTS AND IT IS DEFINITELY APPRECIATED. AND FOR OUR TAXPAYERS TOO, IT MEANS A LOT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DOLLARS. SO, AND GETTING THE PROCEDURE DONE, IT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY A GREAT JOB. YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER VERY WELL WHEN SHE CAME TO WORK HERE. SHE'S PUT IN HER APPLICATION AND, AND WE HIRED HER AND THERE WAS A COUPLE STIPULATIONS WE PUT ON HER, ONE OF 'EM THAT SHE HAD TO GET CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CERTAIN THING SHE DID. ALL OF THEM. YEP. YOU KNOW, JUST OVER AND BEYOND JUST, IT, IT'S, IT'S, I'M TOTALLY IMPRESSED. AND I THINK SHE'S BEEN DOING A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB. 'CAUSE YOU, AND OBVIOUSLY THEY THINK SO TOO. THEY'RE ALL OVER THERE SMILING. THAT'S A GOOD THING. NO, THEY, THEY KNOW THAT I, I APPRECIATE THEM AND I'M HERE FOR THE LONG RUN. I'M, I'M HERE TO MAKE YOU PROUD. AND THAT'S ULTIMATELY MY GOAL. WELL, YOU'RE DOING THAT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S MY DRIVE EVERY DAY. I I DEFINITELY HAVE THE DRIVE. THEY HAVE THE DRIVE AND I, WHENEVER I DON'T SEE IT, I'M PUSHING AND THEY KNOW THAT. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T, I CAN'T NEVER ASKED FOR A BETTER TEAM. SO I THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR GOING ALONG WITH ME ON THIS TRIP. AND UM, SO HE DID PAY OFF. SO YES, DID. AND WE THANK YOU. MM-HMM . VERY GOOD. Y'ALL COME, WE'RE GONNA GET A FIX. Y'ALL COME, Y'ALL COME OVER HERE GUYS. Y'ALL COME GET AROUND THEM. YOU WANNA GET IN THE MIDDLE? SOMEBODY GET IN THE MIDDLE. SOMEBODY READY? 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU BET. THANK Y'ALL. OKAY. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE AT THIS TIME? OKAY. [2. CONSENT AGENDA] NO. ALRIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. Y'ALL ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE. FIRST ONE, UH, TO DISCUSS, ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT REGULAR MINUTES MEETING FOR JUNE THE 16TH. AND B, DISCUSS, ACCEPT THE COMM COMMISSIONER'S COURT WORKSHOP MINUTES FOR JUNE THE 16TH AND C IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND THE APPLICATION FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR FOR THE COPELAND COUNTY VAN IN SWCD FIVE OH UH, S REGARDING THE REHAB OF CEDAR CREEK. 57, TEXAS 0 0 3 3 8 IN AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION. AND THIS WAS FROM OWEN COUNTY TRAIL AND THE NRCS PEOPLE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT FOR YOU. HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION [3. John Manning: Discuss/Consider/Approve Fiscal Year 2025 Independent Audit Report for Patillo, Brown, & Hilt, LLP.] CARRIES. OKAY, NUMBER THREE, TRAVIS. HE'S WITH, UH, PATILLO BROWN AND HILL. YOU'RE GONNA DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 25 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOT MY BOX UP ON IN HERE, . JUST, JUST THOSE. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. MORNING TRAVIS. MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING. CERTAINLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE ARE THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR ALREADY. UH, TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN, AS THEY SAY. BUT, UH, AS BRANDY IS PASSING, UH, OUT THOSE REPORT COPIES TO ALL OF YOU, I DID JUST WANNA TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, UH, EVERYONE HERE AT THE COUNTY, BUT IN PARTICULAR TO BRANDY AND HER STAFF. 'CAUSE WE KNOW THEY ARE VERY BUSY PEOPLE AND, UH, THEY HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATES, UH, YEAR ROUND. AND WE ASK A LOT OF THEM. BUT AS PER USUAL, THEY WERE ALL THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS, THEY WERE VERY PREPARED, VERY COMMUNICATIVE, GOT [00:10:01] US EVERYTHING WE NEEDED WHEN WE NEEDED IT. AND, UH, WE ARE STANDING HERE TODAY WITH THE FINISHED PRODUCT AND READING OUT OUR OPINION LETTER FROM IT. BUT, UH, IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEM AND EVERYONE ELSE AT THE COUNTY PUTS IN. SO THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT, BUT SHOULD HAVE E IN FRONT OF YOU EACH A COPY OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, SINGLE AUDIT REPORT, AND COMMUNICATION WITH GOVERNANCE. I PROMISE I WILL KEEP IT TO A STRICT ONE MINUTE PER PAGE LIMIT. OKAY. I WAS JUST GOING TO VERY BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH A CO UH, TOUCH ON A FEW HIGHLIGHTS AND EACH OF THESE, IF AT ANY POINT THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE DO LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO START IN THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT ON PAGE ONE WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. NOW THIS IS THE SAME LETTER YOU'RE ALL USED TO SEEING IN PRIOR YEARS AS ALL OF THE LANGUAGE ABOUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS THE COUNTY'S AUDITORS FOR AUDITING AND OPINING ON THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALSO ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY'S MANAGEMENT FOR THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THEIR PRESENTATION THING I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE HERE IS THE VERY FIRST SECTION TOWARDS THE TOP OF PAGE ONE UNDER OPINIONS. AND UNDER THAT SECOND PARAGRAPH WHERE IT SAYS, IN OUR OPINION THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENT FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, THE FINANCIAL POSITION CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. SO THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO AS AN UNMODIFIED OR A CLEAN OPINION, WHICH MEANS AS A RESULT OF OUR AUDIT, THERE WERE NO MATERIAL DEPARTURES FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES THAT WERE NOTED. THAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AS THE COUNTY'S OUTSIDE AUDITORS. AS I MENTIONED, REMAINDER OF THE LETTER, MOSTLY STANDARD LANGUAGE ABOUT ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. A COUPLE PAGES OVER, LET'S SEE THE GOVERNMENTAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEGINNING ON PAGE 12, PAGES 12 AND 13. THE BALANCE SHEET AND THE INCOME STATEMENT ON PAGES 15 AND 16 FOR THE COUNTY'S MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, ESSENTIALLY GAP REQUIRES THAT FUNDS THAT HAVE ASSETS, LIABILITIES, REVENUES OR EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL FOR ALL FUNDS BE PRESENTED SEPARATELY HERE. AND TO THE TOTAL NON-MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS ARE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE COLUMN. YOU CAN SEE THAT INCLUDES AMONG OTHERS, THE GENERAL OR MAIN OPERATING FUND OF THE COUNTY AND THE GENERAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND. SEE ON PAGE 15 ON THE INCOME STATEMENT, EACH OF THOSE FUNDS ADDED THE GENERAL FUND ADDED ABOUT 3.9 MILLION TO TOTAL FUND BALANCE FOR FY 2025. GENERAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND ADDED ABOUT 5.4 MILLION, BRINGING 'EM TO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 19.8 MILLION AND 20 MILLION RESPECTIVELY AS OF 9 30, 20 25. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ET CETERA SO FAR? NO DEAL. JUST GOING TO ALSO VERY BRIEFLY POINT OUT THESE ARE IN THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT AND SHOW THESE UNDER SEPARATE COVER. WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER LETTERS I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT. ONE IS ON PAGE ONE, ALSO OF THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT. IT'S ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. BUT THIS ONE IS RELATED TO THE COUNTY'S FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT THAT, UH, BEGINNING IN 2025, IT WAS PREVIOUSLY 750,000. NOW IT'S A MILLION DOLLARS IN A YEAR THAT SPEND MORE THAN THAT OF FEDERAL FUNDING. YOU ARE SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT OVER COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE GRANT AWARDS AND CONTROLS RELATED TO COMPLIANCE. ALL THAT SAID, SAME AS BEFORE. I APOLOGIZE, I AM OUT OF ORDER HERE. THAT WAS ON PAGE, THAT WAS ON PAGE THREE. YEP. I WAS GETTING, GETTING EXCITED. WE WILL BACKTRACK TO PAGE ONE IN A MOMENT. I APOLOGIZE. PAGE NUMBER THREE FOR THE FEDERAL AND STATE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT. BUT AGAIN, SECOND PARAGRAPH DOWN IN THAT TOP SECTION OPINION ON EACH MAJOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAM. IN OUR OPINION, THE COUNTY COMPLIED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS WITH [00:15:01] THE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO ABOVE. COULD HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON ITS MAJOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS, WHICH AGAIN, IS A UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION, MEANING THAT A RESULT OF OUR FEDERAL AND STATE SINGLE AUDIT OF THE COUNTY, NO, UH, FINDINGS OR QUESTION COSTS RELATED TO THOSE GRANTS WERE NOTED. NOW SAID, DID HAVE ANOTHER LETTER, THIS ONE ON PAGE ONE, AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE. SOMETIMES THEY CHANGE THE ORDER ON ME AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN THEY GET PRINTED. BUT THIS ONE IS RELATED TO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, RELATED TO OUR AUDIT OF THE COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. ESSENTIALLY, THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE US TO CONSIDER THINGS LIKE LAWS, REGULATIONS, CONTRACTS IN THE COUNTY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND IF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY OF THOSE COULD MATERIALLY IMPACT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE IT TO YOU HERE IN THIS LETTER. HOWEVER, AS A RESULT OF OUR AUDIT, NONE OF THOSE WERE NOTED. NO NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE WAS NOTED. SO THIS IS SIMPLY THE STANDARD LETTER DESCRIBING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE STANDARDS. IT'S A VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE, WE HAVE UNMODIFIED CLEAN OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS AN UNMODIFIED CLEAN OPINION ON FEDERAL AND STATE SINGLE AUDITS AND NO FINDINGS OR OTHER ISSUES TO REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. SO THAT IS THE VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. BUT AGAIN, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING CURIOUS ABOUT THAT DID NOT COVER, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THOSE WHILE I'M HERE. OKAY. BRANDY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, I DON'T THINK SO. I JUST, I DO WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR TIP OF HILL, BROWNING HILL. WE WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER AND, UM, WE'VE CLEANED UP A LOT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND, UM, THANK YOU TO MY STAFF. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM, UM, PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN THIS. UM, 'CAUSE WE TOUCH EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY. IT'S A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH, BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY AS WELL. I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND I, AND I KNOW YOUR WORKERS, THEY PUT IN A LOT OF EXTRA TIME. THEY DO. AND I KNOW Y'ALL WORK WELL TOGETHER. ANYTIME I HAVE A QUESTION, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, GET THE ANSWER BACK REAL QUICK. YES. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD TEAM EFFORT, JUST LIKE IN PURCHASING, BUT MM-HMM . UH, YOU DEAL WITH SO MANY INVOICES AND BILLS AND MONEY, IT'S, UH, IMPRESSIVE THAT WE CONTINUE YEAR AFTER YEAR TO GET UH, NO FINDINGS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. AND OUR FUND BALANCE IS, UM, GROWING, UM, AS EXPECTED. AND WE'RE UP TO ABOUT ALMOST TWO AND A HALF MONTHS WORTH OF RESERVE EXPENDITURES. SO I'M HAPPY WITH THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT SO, MM-HMM . THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL HARD WORK TOO. YOU GUYS, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU AGAIN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. YEAH. MR. WAYNE SECOND. ALL THEM IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MR. MARTHA. WE, MR. MARTHA ON THERE. UH, PRESENT INFORMATION REGARDING STEEL HOPE RANCH. I GUESS SHE'S NOT GONNA BE HERE TODAY. SHE'S JUST AN INFORMATIONAL KIND OF THING, SO WE'LL PASS ON THAT. OKAY. MR. HUY, [5. Steve Howie: Discuss/Consider/Approve signing contracts with the TSSWCB for the repair of Upper East Fork Lateral (UEFL) Site 9 and Lower East Fork Lateral (LEFL} Site 5.] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN APPROVED SIGNING CONTRACTS WITH THE T-S-S-W-C-B FOR THE REPAIR OF UPPER EAST FARK LATERAL SITE NUMBER NINE AND THE LOWER EAST FARK LATERAL SITE. FIVE MORNING, MR. STEVE. GOOD MORNING, SIR. THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST FOR LIKE LOWER EAST FORK CO LATERAL TWO, WHICH IS NOW UNDER REPAIR. UM, UPPER EAST FORK LATERAL NINE IS A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,768,000. LORI'S FORK, LATERAL FIVE IS 3,811,000. AND IN THESE, UH, NINE HAS 68,000 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR US TO ADMINISTER THE CONTRACT. AND 111,000 UNDER, UH, LOWER EAST FOR LATERAL FIVE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'LL BE SOME MONEY IN THERE FOR US. I DON'T SOMETIMES THAT GOES TO THE STATE. NOT NECESSARILY TO DIRECTLY TO US, BUT WE DO MOST OF THE WORK. SO I'M GONNA SEE IF WE CAN'T GET THE MOST YOU CAN GET ALL THE MONEY IF WE DO THE WORK. YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT. BUT THE STATE'S NOT THAT WAY. BUT, UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THIS IN PLACE TO HOPEFULLY GO OUT FOR BIDS AFTER [00:20:01] OCTOBER. YOU THINK THIS WILL TURN INTO THE ONE LIKE, UH, OVER IN WARSAW WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE? IT BETTER NOT. IF IT TURNS INTO THAT, I'M GONE. , . SO. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? YOU KNOW, THESE STATE AND FEDERAL THINGS WE HAVE TO DO TO GET THESE, UH, CORE LAKES FIXED. SO NO QUESTIONS. 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 STEVE ONCE AGAIN. YES, SIR. [6. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Treasurer's monthly report for May 2026.] NUMBER SIX. MR. CHUCK, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S. GONE TO REPORT FROM MAY OF 26. MORNING, CHUCK. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, FUND 10 IS IN GOOD SHAPE, SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF GLANCE OVER THESE ITEMS. UM, UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, COLLATERALIZED AT 130%, WHETHER FOR THE FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THIS TIME. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 84% OF OUR, UH, AVAILABLE CASH IN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, UH, AS OF THE END OF THE MONTH. AND WE WROTE 508 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF $5.7 MILLION. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A NEW PAGE. EACH OF YOU GOT A COPY OF THIS. UH, WE'VE BEEN INVESTING BASICALLY IN, UH, THE INVESTMENT POOLS UP UNTIL NOW. TEXAS POOL, TEXAS CLASS, UH, TEXAS LOGIC. AND WE'VE ADDED A NEW ONE, TEXAS CONNECT, WHICH IS, UH, UH, UNDER METER PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENTS. AND WE ALSO ARE NOW INTO ACTUALLY INVESTING IN, UH, BONDS AND OTHER SECURITIES. ALL THAT ARE ALLOWED UNDER THE, UH, PFIA. AND SO THIS SHEET GIVES US A RUNDOWN OF BASICALLY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THAT ACCOUNT SINCE AROUND MAY THE 14TH, WHICH IS WHEN I FUNDED IT. AND THIS IS THE MONEY THAT IS FROM THE, UH, BOND. UH, IT'S THE BOND REVENUE FROM THE, UH, UH, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER BONDS THAT WERE SOLD. WE PUT HALF OF IT INTO THEIR, UH, INVESTMENT POOL FOR LIQUIDITY. SO WE CAN PULL THAT AS WE NEED THE MONEY TO, UH, PAY BILLS. AND THEN THE OTHER HALF WENT INTO THE SECURITIES. UH, WE'VE EARNED, UH, AS OF MAY 31ST, $37,000 BASICALLY OFF OF THE POOL. AND 44,426 OFF OF THE INVESTMENTS. SO FAR THAT'S NOT REALIZED OR THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, ACCRUED INTEREST. IT'S NOT REALIZED. IT WON'T BE REALIZED UNTIL THE SECURITIES, UH, MATURE AND WE GET THE MONEY FOR THEM. BUT, UH, UH, WE ARE DUE TO, UH, MAKE PROBABLY FROM, UH, IF WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE, UH, MONEY THAT WE HAVE INVESTED RIGHT NOW THROUGH, UH, THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PULL ANY OUT OR, UH, AND IF WE CAN KEEP GOING, HOPEFULLY EVEN BEYOND THAT PERIOD. BUT IF WE CAN MAINTAIN THAT, WE SHOULD ADD ABOUT A MILLION TO THAT FUND, UH, JUST IN THE EARNINGS ON IT. YES. FANTASTIC. 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 3.81% ON OUR YIELD, WHICH IS GOOD. THAT'S, THAT'S ON THE POOL? YES, THAT'S ON THE POOL, YES. YEAH. IF YOU LOOK AT THE YIELDS ON THE, UH, ON THE VARIOUS, UM, SECURITIES WERE ANYTHING, UH, ANYTHING FROM ABOUT 3.9 UP TO A LITTLE OVER, UH, FOUR. YEAH. SO, WHICH IN THIS MARKET IS GOOD? YEAH. VERY GOOD. SO I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO, UH, GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED FOR US. IT'S GOING TO HELP US DOWN THE ROAD. UH, LIKE I SAID, I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ANY OF THIS MONEY TILL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. I HOPE NOT. YOU KEEP GOING TO INTEREST. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, WE NEED A MOTION TOO. GOOD JOB. APPROVE AND ACCEPTED IT. MAKE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. FAYE. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION. THANK YOU JUDGE JOE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. OKAY, [7. Tommy Riggs: Discuss/Consider/Approve the 2026-2027 Renewal Notice and Benefit Confirmation regarding health/medical and dental insurance offered through Texas Association of Counties.] MR. RIGGS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE 26 27 RENEWAL NOTICE AND BENEFIT CONFIRMATION REGARDING HEALTH, MEDICAL, AND DENTAL INSURANCE THROUGH THE THROUGH TAC. GOOD MORNING JUDGE ALLEN AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, I BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED A, UH, COMPLETED OUR RENEWAL NOTICE AND BENEFIT CONFIRMATION FOR THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POOL. UH, THIS PACKET IS PART OF THE STANDARD RENEWAL PROCESS FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS BENEFITS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES THROUGH TAC WILL BE ENFORCED, UH, IF APPROVED BEGINNING IN OCTOBER OF [00:25:01] THIS YEAR. I AM REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE PACKET AS COMPLETED. YOUR APPROVAL WOULD RESULT IN CONTINUED FULL PAYMENT OF HEALTH OR MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR FULL-TIME COUNTY EMPLOYEES AS AN EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT WITHOUT CHANGES TO THE CURRENT BENEFIT LEVEL. UH, APPROVAL OF THE PACKET DOES HAVE BUDGET IMPLICATIONS AS THE RATES FOR GROUP AND HEALTH MEDICAL INSURANCE ARE GOING UP 4% FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY. UM, THIS IS MUCH LOWER INCREASE THAN MANY COUNTIES ARE SEEING. IT'S A RESULT OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES. UH, THE IMPACT OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES BEING WISE CONSUMERS OF HEALTH SERVICES AND THE COUNTY'S PARTICIPATION IN WELLNESS INITIATIVES THAT T CONSIDERS WHEN SETTING OUR ANNUAL RATES. UH, THE 4% INCREASE WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT $371,000 FOR THE YEAR BASED ON THE PARTICIPATION IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, IF ANY NEW EMPLOYEES ARE APPROVED, UH, THE COST FOR MEDICAL HEALTHCARE COST WOULD BE ABOUT $13,000, UH, FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. FOR EVERY NEW FULL-TIME POSITION APPROVED IN THE BUDGET. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING IN SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT COVERAGE WOULD SEE INCREASE IN COSTS THAT ARE PAYING FOR, UH, INSURANCE BEYOND THEMSELVES. UM, THIS WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 26 TO $41 PER CHECK BASED ON THE RATES THAT TAC HAS SET. AND DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVEL, WHETHER IT WAS EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE OR EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY. SO THERE'S SOME VARIATION THERE. UH, THE APPROVED PACKET WOULD RESULT IN CONTINUED USE OF BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD AS THE PROVIDER OF DENTAL INSURANCE FOR PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEES AS WELL. UM, EMPLOYEES PICK UP THEIR ENTIRE DENTAL COSTS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE SPECIFIC BUDGET IMPLICATIONS. UH, FOR THE COUNTY. THE COST FOR DENTAL IS GOING UP 6.2%. UH, THE INCREASE EMPLOYEES WOULD EXPERIENCE WILL RANGE FROM A LITTLE UNDER $1 TO A LITTLE OVER $3 PER CHECK. UH, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF COVERAGE THE COUNTY DOES NOT CURRENTLY COVER. THE COST, AS I MENTIONED, UH, COMPARISONS OF OUR CURRENT BENEFIT PLAN INDICATE THAT IT'S STILL A GOOD VALUE, UH, EVEN WITH THE INCREASE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. UH, THE COMPLETED PACKET ALSO, COMPLI PROVIDES SOME UPDATED CONTACTS, UM, ALTERNATIVE PLANS, WHICH WE HAVE LOOKED AT AND EVALUATED. UH, AND ALSO INCLUDES CONFIRMATION OF CONTINUED WELLNESS INITIATIVE THAT THE COUNTY OFFERS, EXCUSE ME, OF ONE PTO DAY PER YEAR WHEN YOU HAVE A WELLNESS EXAM. AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE PACKET THAT WHEN WE SUBMIT TO, TO TAC THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO, UH, PROVIDING THAT ADDITIONAL BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES. UM, I'LL CERTAINLY DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, BUT WANNA PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AND AGAIN, REQUESTING THAT APPROVAL. I'M GLAD WE'RE STAYING WITH BLUE CROSS. IN THE LAST JUDGE'S CONFERENCE I WENT TO A LOT OF 'EM. WERE HAVING 10 TO 15% INCREASES BECAUSE CORRECT. IT ALL GOES BACK TO YOUR COUNTY AND HOW HEALTHY YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE. IT DOES. SO IT, IT IS BENEFICIAL FOR US TO, WHEN WE'RE HIRING NEW FOLKS, IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT, UH, UH, DON'T SAY IT BE NICE ABOUT WHO YOU HIRE. OKAY? BE MINDFUL OF EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO THE JOB, OKAY? UH, ANYWAY. IT'S A GOOD DEAL AND I'M GLAD THE COUNTY WILL PICK UP THE 4% FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. I THINK THAT'S A, A GOOD BENEFIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. ABSOLUTELY. UH, THINGS ARE HIGH ENOUGH AS IT IS NOW AND, AND, UH, EVERYTHING ADDS UP. AND SO THAT FIGURE REALLY NOT TOO MUCH OUTTA LINE WITH GENERAL INFLATION, WHICH MANY TIMES IN MEDICAL IT IS SURPASSING GENERAL INFLATION. AND SO REALISTICALLY, I I CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE MANY COUNTIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING MUCH HIGHER RATE INCREASE THAN WHAT WE ARE. AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES JUST ABSOLUTELY TO KEEP THE PRICE DOWN, WHICH I'M GLAD WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW OR, OR REDUCING THE BENEFITS OF YOUR PLAN AND NOT GOING TO A HIGHER, GOING TO A HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE GOING, WE HIRE COPAY DO NO, UH, AND THAT TYPE OF THING. SO, SO A LOT OF COUNTIES ARE BEING FORCED TO DO THAT. YEAH. AND IT IS OUR INTENTION TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. SO, HAVE ANY COMMENTS? TOMMY? THANK, THANK YOU. PUT A LOT OF WORK IN ON THIS AND A LOT OF EXTRA LOOKING FOR OTHER PLANS. NO, BUT STILL THE BEST PLAN. AND WE ARE STILL CONTINUING TO EVALUATE. WE WANT TO PROVIDE THE BEST BENEFITS THAT WE CAN FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. OH YEAH. BUT WE WANT TO DO THAT IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. YES. AS WELL. OKAY? MM-HMM . ANY QUESTIONS FOR TOMMY BEFORE HE LEAVES? YOU NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. PLAN MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SEE? AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU TOMMY. THANK YOU. A LOT OF HARD WORK THERE. CONSTABLE JOHNSON. DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE DEPUTATION OF ROBINS POWELL AS A DEPUTY CONSTABLE FOR PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE TO FILL A VACANT, UH, PATROL CONTRACT POSITION NUMBER 4 4 0 4 0 1 3 IN THE 1 91 WINDMILL FARMS CONTRACT. YES SIR. YES SIR. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COURT. UH, MR. POWELL HAS 17 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE CURRENTLY HOLDS A MASTERPIECE OFFICER LICENSE. [00:30:01] UM, AND AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION THROUGH THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, THE UH, UH, DEPARTMENT FEELS THAT HE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT. WHERE'D HE COME FROM? POINT. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSTABLE? NO. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MS. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A MOTION CARRIES CONSTABLE [9. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve Deputy Robbins Powell to fill a vacant patrol contract position in (191) Windmill Farms with Precinct #2 Constable's Office.] JOHNSON ONCE AGAIN [8. Constable Johnson: Discuss/Consider/Approve the deputation of Robbins Powell as a Deputy Constable with Precinct #2 Constables Office to fill a vacant patrol contract position number 4404013 in (191) Windmill Farms.] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE DEPUTY ROBBINS POWELL TO FILL THE VACANT PATROL CONTRACT POSITION 1 91 WINDMILL FARMS FOR PRECINCT TWO CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. UH, 1 91 CURRENTLY HAS A POSITION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND IS WAITING TO BE FILLED. AND MR. POWELL, WE GO INTO THAT POSITION THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JJ. YOU BET. YOU. OKAY. [10. Shannon Roden/Sandra Ray: Discuss/Consider an appeal of a Subdivision Variance decision made by the Development Support Committee for Parcel UD 246893, per Section 13.01.1.1 of the Subdivision Regulations.] MS. SHANNON RHODEN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF SUBDIVISION VARIANCE DECISION MADE BY THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TEAM FOR PARCEL UD 24 6 8 9 3 PER SECTION 13.0 1.1 0.1 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. MORNING, SHANNON. GOOD MORNING. UH, SO MS. RAY'S REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO JOIN US THIS MORNING AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS TO BE TABLED UNTIL THE JUNE 30TH MEETING AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL TO TABLE IT. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. UH, LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. WILL MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF CI AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MS. [11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve proposal with Kofile for book preservation services for Kaufman County Clerk utilizing TXMAS-23-92001.] LORENA. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED PROPOSAL FOR COFI FOR BOOK PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY CLERK UTILIZING TEXAS MAX DASH 23 DASH 92 0 0 1. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. AND COMMISSIONERS AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS FOR RECORD PRESERVATION SERVICES. THE PROPOSAL IS BEING ACQUIRED THROUGH TEX MOSS COOPERATIVE CONTRACT. I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. THESE ARE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES KIND OF THINGS HERE? YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I MAKE MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. KROLL MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. [12. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchase of 308CR SBX Excavator for R&B Pct 2 utilizing Sourcewell Contract 011723.] ONCE AGAIN, MS. LORENA DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN APPROVED PURCHASE OF A 3 0 8 CX SBX EXCAVATOR FOR ROAD BRIDGE PRECINCT ONE UTILIZED IN SOURCE WHEEL CONTRACT 0 1 1 7 2 3. SO THIS IS FOR COMMISSIONER CROW FOR PRECINCT ONE AND THE PURCHASE MEETS SPECIFICATIONS. IT MEETS PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS AND THE PURCHASE PRICE IS 1 35 8 32. I RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. OKAY. MAKE A MOTION. MR. COLE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. AYE. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [13. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Receive a presentation frem American National Leasing on its vehicle leas purchase program.] ONCE AGAIN, MS. LORENA DISCUSSED CONSIDERING RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING ON THIS VEHICLE LEASE PURCHASE PROGRAM. SO WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS AROUND FLEET AND, UM, WITH THAT BEING ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF KEEPING OUR VEHICLE IN, YOU KNOW, RETAINING OUR VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE TERM. WITH THAT SAID, I'VE INVITED AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING, UH, TO DISCUSS AND PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF HIS PROGRAM. OKAY. AND, UM, HE'LL TALK TO US WITH REGARDS TO THE FINANCING AND HOW THE PROGRAM WOULD WORK. ERIC REED IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING. CONGRAT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. YES, SIR. I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE, UH, KIND OF AN OVERVIEW. UH, THERE'S SOME BROCHURES, SOME INFORMATION THAT I SENT AND, UH, KIND OF TO HIT ON WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER, UH, THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND WITH LORENA AND JANELLE AND HER GROUP BEEN PHENOMENAL. UH, WE WORK WITH CITIES, COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. UM, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE THAT THEY'RE , THEY'RE AS EASY TO WORK WITH. SO, UH, DEFINITELY KUDOS TO HER, UH, AND HER STAFF. UM, SO AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY, WE'VE BEEN AROUND ALMOST 30 YEARS. UM, AND WE DEAL PRIMARILY, UH, WITH WHAT WE CALL OUR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. SO THAT'S GONNA BE, LIKE I SAY, CITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. UM, I'VE GOT A LIST THERE THAT YOU'LL SEE TOO OF SOME OF THE CURRENT CUSTOMERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE AREA. WE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE BUSINESS IN NEARLY HALF OF THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. UM, AND SO COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT SET US APART IS OURS IS A LEASE PURCHASE PROGRAM. RIGHT. UM, AND SO I I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT SOME OF THE LEASING COMPANIES OUT THERE, IT'S KIND OF A GLORIFIED RENTAL. UH, SO YOU HAVE IT, YOU PAY FOR IT, YOU SEND IT BACK. UM, WITH [00:35:01] OURS IT IS A BUYOUT AT THE END FOR A TYPICALLY A DOLLAR. OKAY? SO, SO MAYBE YOU HAVE A SHERIFF OFFICE VEHICLE, UM, THAT HAS A LOT OF HOURS, HAS A LOT OF MILES. THAT MAY BE SOMETHING AT THE END OF THE TERM THAT YOU DO WANT TO FLIP INTO SOMETHING ELSE, AND THAT'S FINE. UM, BUT WITH US FROM DAY ONE, KAUFMAN COUNTY IS THE OWNER ON THE TITLE OF THE VEHICLE. UM, WE ARE SIMPLY A LIEN HOLDER UNTIL THAT TERM HAS BEEN FULFILLED. UM, YOU MAY HAVE A ROAD AND BRIDGE VEHICLE, UH, SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE USE THAT MAYBE AN SO VEHICLE DOES. AND AT THAT POINT, ONCE THAT'S PAID OFF, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RETAIN OWNERSHIP FOR A DOLLAR. IF YOU WANNA KEEP IT FOR 2, 3, 5, 10 YEARS, IT'S, YOU'RE TOTALLY UP TO YOU HOW YOU WANNA DO IT. SO OUR PROCESS, I TELL EVERYBODY IS VERY SIMPLE, UH, EASY TO UNDERSTAND. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE THERE, WE DO OFFER 12 MONTHS DEFERRED PAYMENTS. SO IF WE WERE TO CONTRACT A VEHICLE TODAY IN JUNE, THE FIRST PAYMENT IS DUE 12 MONTHS FROM NOW. UM, AND SO THAT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT OBVIOUSLY ALLOWS YOU TO GET THE VEHICLE, UH, OR THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO IN SERVICE. UH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO DO AN UPFIT ON THE SHERIFF'S SIDE OR EVEN ON THE PUBLIC WORK SIDE. IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET ALL OF THOSE THINGS DONE AND GET IT IN SERVICE BEFORE THAT FIRST ANNUAL PAYMENT IS DUE. UH, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS, UH, BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS THE OWNER, YOU DRIVE IT LIKE YOU WANT TO, NOT THE WAY WE WANT YOU TO. UH, IT'S NOT OUR VEHICLE, IT'S YOURS FROM DAY ONE. UM, AND AGAIN, THIS ALLOWS YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE THE OWNER, IT ALLOWS YOU TO GAIN EQUITY IN THE VEHICLE. UH, I KNOW IN VISITING WITH LORENA, SHE HAD MENTIONED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, AUCTIONS AND THINGS THAT YOU HAVE EXIT STRATEGIES ON HOW TO GET OUT OF VEHICLES. UM, YOU CAN DO THAT AND THEN OF COURSE YOU, WHATEVER EQUITY YOU HAVE IN THAT, YOU CAN, IT'S YOURS. YOU CAN PUT IT BACK IN THE BUDGET, YOU CAN UM, APPLY IT TO LEASE PAYMENTS. YOU CAN PUT IT DOWN ON YOUR NEXT VEHICLE. IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU ON WHAT YOU WANNA DO THERE. UM, OBVIOUSLY LEASING HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE POPULAR AS WE'RE SEEING, WE RIGHT NOW A SIX TO 7% INCREASE IN, UH, PER YEAR IN VEHICLES. UH, AND SO A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHY DON'T WE PAY CASH? WELL, IF A DEPARTMENT HAS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BUDGET NOWADAYS YOU CAN GET ONE UPFIT TAHOE FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OR FOR THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUAL PAYMENT, YOU CAN GET THREE, UH, IN SERVICE. AND SO IT DEFINITELY HAS BEEN A, A BIG DEAL LATELY. UM, THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY TOO IS WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EARLY REPAYMENT PENALTY. SO IF YOU DECIDE TO DO A FOUR YEAR TERM AND IN YEAR TWO REVENUES ARE GOOD AND YOU DECIDE, HEY, WE JUST WANNA GO AHEAD AND PAY THAT OFF, WE GET YOU A 10 DAY PAYOFF AND IT'S DONE. SO AGAIN, IT'S A VERY SIMPLE, UH, EASY PROCESS. UM, WE DEAL WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT FLEET DEALERS. UM, WE'RE NOT MARRIED TO ANY OF THEM, SO WHETHER IT'S AN UPFITTER DEALER, WHOEVER IT IS, UH, SOMETIMES FOLKS HAVE A LOCAL DEALER THEY WANNA WORK WITH, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. UM, THE DEALERS THAT WE WORK WITH ARE ON COOPERATIVES, SO WHETHER IT'S TIPS, BUYBOARD SOURCE, WELL, UH, WHOEVER THAT IS. AND THEN ALSO WE ARE ARE NOW CURRENTLY ON TIPS. UH, SO, SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ALL, UH, THINGS THAT A LOT OF TIMES QUESTIONS GET ASKED ON. UH, THE OTHER THING I WOULD TELL YOU IS AVAILABILITY. SO WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN ALLOCATION OF VEHICLES. UM, AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO WHAT WE HAVE IN STOCK. SO WE'RE GONNA, ANYTIME SOMEONE'S LOOKING FOR VEHICLES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT AND PUT A BLANKET REQUEST OUT TO ALL THESE DEALERS AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT A COUPLE OF THINGS. WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT PRICING AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT AVAILABILITY. SO IF THEY HAVE TO ORDER IT, I'M GONNA PROBABLY GO SOMEWHERE ELSE WHERE THAT'S ON THE GROUND. UH, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE IN A HURRY. SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY. UM, DEFINITELY OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. UH, AGAIN, WE WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE AREA ACROSS THE STATE. UM, IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD PROGRAM. AND AGAIN, A LOT OF OUR COMPETITORS HAVE SO MANY A LA CARTE CHARGES, THINGS THAT THEY ADD IN. UM, KIND OF WHAT SETS US APART IS THE SIMPLICITY. UM, IT'S, IT'S REAL STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE HAVE OUR INTEREST AND OUR DOCK FEE AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL. YOU'LL SEE, UH, OUR CURRENT GOVERNMENTAL RATE, I'LL JUST TELL YOU IS 5.53%. UM, I'VE SEEN GOVERNMENTAL RATES NORTH OF SEVEN, SO WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT THERE COMPETITIVE. SO I THINK IT'S A WINDFALL FOR US BASED ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, UH, THAT WE CAN OWN THE VEHICLE AT THE END AND IT'S UP TO US TO DO WITH WHAT WE WANT FOR ABSOLUTELY FOR A POOL CAR. IF WE CAN SELL IT, PUT THE MONEY BACK ON SOMETHING ELSE AND WE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY MM-HMM . SO IT, IT'S GOOD. YEAH. THAT WAS, THAT WAS MY, OF THE REASONS WHY I REACHED OUT TO AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING WAS BECAUSE WE DO WANT THE OPTION TO [00:40:01] MAKE RIGHT. WHETHER WE WANNA KEEP THIS OR, OR, OR SELL THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE TERM. BUT THE FLEXIBILITY, THE OPTION WOULD BE NICE. AND SO THAT ALONG WITH THE INTEREST RATE BEING LOW AND UM, YOU WORK VERY QUICKLY. I MEAN WE TRY TO TURNING AROUND VEHICLES QUICKLY IS ALSO A VERY NICE HURT TO, TO DEAL WITH. I'M SURE MOST OF YOUR BRANDS WILL BE CHEVY FORD MORE LIKELY OR WE'LL DO WHATEVER, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THE ENTITY IS LOOKING FOR. THERE'S A LOT OF DODGES BEING SOLD RIGHT NOW. MM-HMM . STATE CONTRACT'S DOING A LOT OF DIRECT. AND YOU SAID THE LEASE? THE LEASE, UH, TERM IS, SO WE OFFER A THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE YEAR ON VEHICLES BECAUSE LEASE CARD WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN THREE. I WOULDN'T, WE DO 3, 4, 5 ON ON THOSE AS WELL. YOUR CHOICE. MM-HMM . WE DO HAVE ON SOME OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, UH, SOMETIMES WE'LL GO OUT TO 10, JUST DEPENDS ON HOW, WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING. BUT I GET THAT THE ROAD GRADER'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE NOW. IT IS . OKAY. IT IS. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU DID THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT TILL TODAY. MM-HMM . YEP. AND THEN AGAIN, IT'S 12 MONTHS AFTER CONTRACT IS EXECUTION, UM, WHERE YOU WOULD START MAKING YOUR PAYMENT. SO, AND ONE OF THE, WE WOULD'VE THE OPTION IF WE WANTED TO, TO DO IT NOW INSTEAD. RIGHT. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO A LOT IS PRIOR TO BUDGETS IS GO AHEAD AND GET THE, THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND, GET IT RUNNING AND THEN YOU'RE NOT DUE TILL YOU'RE INTO YOUR NEXT BUDGET SEASON. THAT'S GOOD. YOU GOT THE TROUBLE. ONLY TROUBLE WITH POLICE CARS. I DON'T THINK YOU'D WANT TO WAIT A, A YEAR AND START MAKING A PAYMENT ON IT. I THINK IT'D PUT YOU WAY BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL AND YOU'RE DEFINITELY FREE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL MAKE THOSE FIR YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANNA ORDER A VEHICLE NOW IN JUNE, THEY'LL MAKE THAT FIRST PAYMENT OCTOBER 15TH. I, I GET IT IN IN IN EQUIPMENT. MM-HMM . BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA BE THERE IN THE, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. RIGHT. BUT PATROL CAR, YOU KNOWS A LOT OF MILES EQUIP, THEY'RE RUNNING A LOT OF MILES. I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT IN THREE YEARS AND, AND UH, TURN IT INTO FOUR YEARS. IT WON'T BE USEFUL DRIVING THE CAR. I DON'T THINK WE COULD LAST. MM-HMM . YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK CHAIR? YOU'RE STANDING THERE KINDA LEANING INTO IT, HAVING THE BIGGEST FLEET IN THE COUNTY? UH, AS WE KNOW, LEASING HAS BEEN THE BEST THING FOR US. YEAH. UH, BECAUSE IT'S PUT SAFER CARS ON THE STREET FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND OUR OFFICERS BECAUSE WE WAS DRIVING CARS WITH 300,000 MILES ON IT. UH, SO I THINK THIS IS A WIN-WIN. I HAVE TALKED TO SOME OF THESE COUNTIES ON HIS DEAL AND CLOSEST ONE TO ELLA COUNTY AND THEY, THEY LIKE IT. THEY'RE GOOD. I'VE TALKED TO THE SHERIFF, THE CHIEF, ALL OF THEM. IT'S A GOOD PLAN. I THINK WHERE WE CAN MAYBE SAVE A LITTLE MONEY IS SOME OUR CID CARS. WE'RE NOT PUTTING THE MILEAGE ON 'EM WHEN THEY SWAP. WE CAN PROBABLY HANG ON TO A YEAR AND SAVE A LITTLE MONEY HERE AND THERE. SO Y'ALL KNOW HOW I AM ABOUT MONEY. I LIKE TO TRY TO SAVE HIM WHEN WE CAN'T. SURE. AND I THINK THIS IS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT. OH, I, LET'S STILL I AGREE. KEEP SAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND ALSO FOR OUR DEPUTY. HOW MA HOW MANY YEARS DO YOU UH, ON THE ONES THAT YOU PUT MILEAGE ON BEFORE YOU TRY? WELL WE, WHEN WE TURN 'EM IN YEAH, IT'S, IT'S RUNNING ABOUT A HUNDRED TO 125. NO, BUT I MEAN HOW MANY YEARS DOES IT TAKE TO GET THAT? ABOUT THREE. SOME OF 'EM MORE. WELL THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YEAH. WE WOULDN'T WANT GO OVER ON PATROL VEHICLES. WE WOULDN'T WANT TO GO OVER THAT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I THINK THAT, SO I MEAN I WANT PURCHASING TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT, I DON'T WANT, I WANT TO START DAY ONE ON PATROL CARS. YEAH. RIGHT. I MEAN, BECAUSE I KNOW THE MILEAGE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'D BE UP TO THE EVERY WHOSE BUDGET IS COMING OUT OF. BUT I MEAN, LIKE YOU SAID, SOME CARS, THEY DON'T PUT THAT MANY MILES ON ANY YEAR. BUT PATROL CARS, THEY DO. YEAH. SO LIKE I SAY, I MEAN IF WE GOT SOME OF THESE CARS, IT'S, I KNOW TRANSPORTS IT'S GONNA HAVE TO HAVE EVERY THREE. BUT THERE'S ALSO LIKE THE ONE SITTING AT THE COURTHOUSE THAT WE USE AT, I MEAN THERE'S NO NEED IN WELL GETTING, GETTING A NEW ONE FOR THAT WHEN WE CAN CAN HOLD IT FOR A LITTLE LONGER 'CAUSE OF MILEAGE. SO SOMETHING LIKE YOU DRIVE 10 YEARS IF WANT IT TO, IT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BROKE DOWN BETWEEN HERE AND THE JAIL. WE COULD EXACTLY. SO WE COULD COVER IT. ALRIGHT. I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A COMMAND STAFF THAT IS REALLY GOOD AT, THEY KNOW HOW AM ABOUT VEHICLES AND THEY MANAGE IT REALLY, REALLY WELL. AND I THINK THIS IS GONNA GIVE US A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO MANAGE OUR FLEET EVEN BETTER AND, AND ALSO SAVE THE COUNTY SOME MONEY DOWN THE ROAD. OKAY. THERE'S DEFINITELY FLEXIBILITY. WE'RE NOT MOVING TO ANY CERTAIN TERMS. RIGHT. WE, WE HAVE THE OPTION TO EITHER IMMEDIATELY MAKE A PAYMENT MM-HMM . OR WAIT A YEAR LATER AND WE HAVE THE OPTIONS OF DOING THE THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE, UH, FOR VEHICLES. MM-HMM . UH, FOR TERMS, YEAH. FIVE YEARS. SO WE'VE ELECTED FOUR YEARS. UM, BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH ENTERPRISE. BUT WE CHOOSE THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO. WE COULD, WE COULD ALWAYS CHANGE IT. SO THERE'S FLEXIBILITY THERE. ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL I'LL SAY TOO REAL QUICK, UH, KIND OF WHAT, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEFINITELY GONNA KNOW ABOUT THIS, BUT THE PATROL VEHICLES, IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO MORE HOURS THAN IT DOES MILEAGE. UH, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY RUNNING. UM, AND SO A LOT OF OUR COUNTIES, WE MAY DO PATROL AT THREE YEARS AND THEN WE MAY DO SUMMIT FOUR AND SOME DEPENDING ON THE USAGE. AND SO THAT'S VERY FLEXIBLE. WE CAN, WE CAN BREAK THAT OUT PER [00:45:01] VEHICLE. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE, WE HAVE THAT OPTION AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD. MM-HMM . AND ALSO THERE AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO FIND, YOU GUYS THINK THIS THING WORKED TO HELP US. OKAY. AND THE QUESTION I DO HAVE IS ABOUT THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT STUFF. THIS AGREEMENT WOULDN'T RESTRICT US IN 'CAUSE WE DO A LOT OF LEASING STUFF THROUGH OTHER LIKE JOHN RDO AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I DIDN'T WANT MAKE SURE THAT IF WE AWARD THIS, THAT WE'RE RESTRICTED JUST TO USE THAT. NO, WE'RE NOT EQUIPMENT. SO YOU CAN, WE'RE NOT NOTHING AGAINST YOU. NO. FOR SURE. WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT RESTRICTED FOR AND, AND THIS, WE'RE NOT SIGNING ANY SPECIFIC CONTRACT OR ANY COMMITMENT TO SO MANY CARS PER YEAR. MM-HMM . IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. HOWEVER MANY CARS YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, DECIDE TO PURCHASE ONE FISCAL YEAR LOCKED. I'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT GOT SOME COUNTIES THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THEIR FLEET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THEY SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA PAY CASH FOR, YOU KNOW, 30% OF OUR VEHICLES AND WE'RE GONNA RUN THE REST THROUGH YOU. UM, SOME OF 'EM HEAVY EQUIPMENT, I'VE GOT SOME COUNTIES THAT I, I DEAL WITH ONE COMMISSIONER AND HE USES ME AND ANOTHER COMMISSIONER USES, YOU KNOW, THE, THE JOHN DEERE OR WHAT. SO THERE, THIS WOULD NOT BE A CONTRACT THAT THE WHOLE COUNTY HAS LATCHED INTO. THAT'S ALL, UH, EVERYTHING IS PER VEHICLE. PER EQUIPMENT. SO, OKAY. IT'S ALL IN OUR OPERAT. ABSOLUTELY. JJ, THE LAST ONE I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO. THE LAST ONE YOU WANT, I KEPT MYSELF SEPARATE FROM MINE. I SAID AS ON THE LAST, I DIDN'T LIKE IT PROGRAM. UM, HOW WOULD THE EQUIPMENT COME ABOUT ON THAT? ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO CREATE A LINE ITEM NOW FOR THE EQUIPMENT? 'CAUSE WITH ENTERPRISE, THE EQUIPMENT WAS AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED WITH THE BUILDING THE VEHICLE. WE, WE CAN ROLL A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE UPFIT IN UHHUH. OKAY. SO YEAH, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, TRYING TO PUT YOUR, EVERYTHING ALL IN ONE WHACK BECAUSE I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE TAHOES NOW TO EQUIP 'EM IS ALMOST $110,000 MM-HMM . UM, SO BEING ABLE TO FIND THE VEHICLES HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGER PROBLEMS. MM-HMM . WITH ENTERPRISE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, THEY COME TO US SIX MONTHS BEFORE, HEY YOU'RE, YOU'RE DUE 12 VEHICLES, BUT THEN WE WOULDN'T SEE THOSE VEHICLES UNTIL ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND THEY COME TRICKLE IN. YEAH. SO ARE YOU TYPICALLY RUNNING TAHOES? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT? WE, WE HAVE WHATEVER IS READILY AVAILABLE AND WE CAN FIND. YEAH. SO I WAS, I WAS TELLING LORENA, SO UP UNTIL THIS YEAR, UM, TAHOES HAVE BEEN THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE HAD TO ORDER. NOW IF WE WERE LOOKING FOR ONES AND TWOS, WE MIGHT CAN FIND THOSE IN DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. UM, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IF WE WANTED TO GET WHAT WE WANTED COLOR, TWO WHEEL DRIVE, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ORDERED THE TAHOES IN THE OPEN WINDOW, UH, USUALLY IN JULY OR AUGUST AND THEN THEY WOULD LAND IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH AND THEN GO TO THE UPFITTER. UM, NOW I DID SPEAK WITH THE GM REP AT THE CONFERENCE, THE CHIEF DEPUTY CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. UM, HE SAID 27 IS SUPPOSED TO BE OPEN ALLOCATION SO WE CAN GET 'EM YEAR ROUND ANYTIME. UM, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WE DON'T HAVE NEAR THE ISSUE THAT ENTERPRISE DOES AS FAR AS FINDING VEHICLES BECAUSE WE'RE NOT, ENTERPRISE HAS THEIR OWN ALLOCATION. WE CAN GO TO ANY DEALER AND AND DO BUSINESS. SO. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ADD? I THINK IT'S A WIN-WIN BUT , ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO BRING HIM IN AND, AND HAVE HIM EXPLAIN THE PRO, THE PROCESS, THE PROGRAM AND UM, SHOW EVERYONE THAT THIS, THIS IS AN OPTION. RIGHT? NO, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT EXTENSIVELY AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT DEAL. YEAH. SO, OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. SMITH MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. A MOTION CARRIES [14. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve renewal Bid 25-003 Concrete Box Culverts, Headwalls, and Guard Rails.] NUMBER 14 MS. SERENA, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN APPROVED RENEWAL, UH, BID 25 DASH OH OH THREE CONCRETE BOX COVERAGE, HEAD WALLS AND GUARDRAILS. SO THIS IS THE FIRST RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT THE VENDOR HAS AGREED TO, UM, PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICES IN THE TERMS, UM, AND PRICING FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. SO I RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. OKAY. YEAH, I LIKE THIS DEAL. ANY MOTION? DO I NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI? NO, WE LIKE IT THOUGH. MOTION CARRIES. [15. Commissioner Lane: Discuss/Consider/Approve Road Use Agreement between Kaufman County and Contour Materials, Inc.] NUMBER 15, COMMISSIONER LANE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE ROAD. YOU SCREAM BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND CONTOUR MATERIALS INC. OKAY. I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM THERE TODAY, BUT UH, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A ROAD AGREEMENT THAT WE HAD WITH, UH, CONTOUR MATERIALS ON COUNTY ROAD THREE 14. OKAY. SIGNED. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I'LL SECOND. YOU GOT TWO OF THEM I THINK. MR. CROW BEAT BIGGER MY NOSE. I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR HIM. I DIDN'T HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND BY CHRISTIAN CROW IN FAVORS. THE AYE A MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, MR. AUDITOR, [16. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.] IT IS TIME FOR LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. WE DO HAVE A FEW, UM, BUDGET AMENDMENTS [00:50:01] FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED AND WE DO HAVE A FEW REGULAR ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. OKAY, Y'ALL GOT THESE LAST WEEK. HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT 'EM. QUESTIONS? NO. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. HAVE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS. STILL HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. A AYE, AYE. MOTION. CARRIE. MS. AUDITOR ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS [17. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK WE DO HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, MOSTLY MADE UP OF COUNTY ROAD EXPENDITURES, EQUIPMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE THREE PAYROLLS, A REGULAR PAYROLL AND TWO ELECTION PAYROLLS THAT WE WOULD ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY. YOU'VE SEEN THESE TWO SINCE LAST WEEK. ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OKAY. MR. PHILLIPS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. INDUR THIS MEETING GOT A MOTION TO ADJOURN? HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. I THOUGHT WE GOING TO PLEA HERE. YEAH, I SEEN CARRIE LEANING FORWARD OVER I, MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL HIM IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL START THE BUDGET WORKSHOP IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. * 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.