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THIS SPECIAL[Call to Order]
EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED ORDER.IT'S A THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 2020 AT 3:00 PM OR IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX IN KAUFFMAN.
UM, SO WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
ONE OF THEM IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER
[2. Discuss/Consider Human Resource and policies to address COVID19.]
HUMAN RESOURCE AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS THE COBIT 19 SITUATION.AND, UM, I THINK THAT KAREN BADGLEY IS GOING TO BRIEF US ON THE WORK THAT SHE'S BEEN DOING, BUT WHILE SHE'S MAKING HER WAY UP HERE, I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY IN THE LAB THIS WEEK AND IT'S JUST A PRIVILEGE TO WORK AROUND SOME EXTREMELY, UH, REMARKABLE, TALENTED AND MOTIVATED PEOPLE.
AND THOSE OF YOU HAVE WORKED SO HARD THIS WEEK, I JUST, UH, AND BEEN SO EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.
SO KAREN, TELL US, UH, WHAT WE'VE COME DOWN TO ON THE POLICY FOR OUR HR PEOPLE.
SO ON THE PROPOSED POLICY FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY, THERE'S BASICALLY THREE GOALS THAT THE COUNTY HAS.
FIRST IS TO ASSIST IN STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE COVERT 19 CORONA VIRUS.
SECOND IS TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY TO SERVE ITS CITIZENS.
AND THIRD IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE EMPLOYEES OF KAUFMAN COUNTY, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE CITIZENS.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT'S SICK OR SHOULD BE QUARANTINED TO STAY HOME UNTIL BAY, YOU KNOW, THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT THEY NEED TO.
SO THERE ARE THREE WAYS THAT UM, A PERSON WOULD BE PAID 15 ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DAYS.
FIRST IS IT THAT PERSON THEMSELVES, UM, TEST POSITIVE OR HAS A CORONA VIRUS? SECONDLY WOULD BE IF THAT PERSON, UM, HAS BEEN EXPOSED SOMEHOW TO THE CORONA VIRUS AND HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL OR A HEALTH OFFICIAL TO SELF QUARANTINE.
AND THIRD IS IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A CHILD OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEBODY IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD THAT HAS TO SELF QUARANTINE FOR SOME REASON.
AND THAT EMPLOYEE ALSO WAS INCLUDED IN THAT SELF QUARANTINE.
SO THOSE ARE THE THREE WAYS THAT AN EMPLOYEE WOULD BE PAID UP TO 15 DAYS BUSINESS DAYS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
THERE'S A THIRD SITUATION WHERE UM, A LOT OF DAYCARES AND SCHOOLS ARE CLOSING.
SO UM, IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS LEGAL CUSTODY OF A CHILD OR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12 AND THAT CHILD OR CHILD CHILDREN WOULD BE LEFT UNSUPERVISED DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AND ON THEIR DAY DAYCARES THAT AND THERE ARE NO OTHER VIABLE CHILDCARE OPTIONS AND THAT EMPLOYEE IS NOT REALLY ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME BECAUSE OF THEIR JOB DUTIES, THEN THAT EMPLOYEE WOULD ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE 15 DAYS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
SO THE IMPORTANT PARTS AS DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS BEFORE THE EMPLOYEE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE THINGS, THEY NEED TO HAVE APPROVAL FROM THAT ELECTED OFFICIAL OR DEPARTMENT HEAD.
AND THE DOCUMENTATION NEEDS TO BE CLEAR WHY THAT EMPLOYEE IS MISSING.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO VIOLATE ANY KIND OF HIPAA VIOLATIONS, BUT WE WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT EMPLOYEE IS NOT AT WORK BECAUSE OF CODED 19 AND THAT NEEDS TO BE DOCUMENTED IN THE TIME SYSTEM UNDER OTHER CALLED THE 19.
BECAUSE IN THE END OF THIS THING, IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF REIMBURSEMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY HAS THAT DOCUMENTED SO THAT WE'RE IN LINE FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND UM, AND THEN ALL DOCUMENTATION NEEDS TO BE FORWARDED TO HR SO THAT WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR LET THE OFFICIAL HAS A DOCUMENTATION AND THEN IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE FORWARDED TO HR.
AND IF AN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES, IF THEY JUST HAVE LIKE FLU OR SINUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN THEY WOULD TAKE THEIR OWN SICK DAYS AND ACCRUED TIME.
AND SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, QUESTIONS, ANYBODY, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT THIS? KIND OF LIKE THE REINFORCE AGAIN IF WE CAN IS THAT, UH, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE SOME KIND OF DOCUMENTATION OF, I KNOW STEVE WHO, HE WILL TELL US THAT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD OF FEMA AND POSSIBLE RECOVERY OF EXPENSES LATER, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET ONE LOOK.
UM, AND THAT DOCUMENTATION COULD BE, IT COULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE.
IT COULD BE AN EMAIL EVEN WHERE YOU SAY, I GOT TESTED OR I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THIS HEALTH OFFICIAL ON THIS DAY THAT I'VE GOT TO START MY QUARANTINE.
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SIGNS THAT EMAIL, I MEAN THAT'S BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, THEIR WORD AND IN A DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT THAT'S TRUE.SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S NOT HARD.
IT'S NOT EASY TO GET ALL THE DOCUMENTATION, BUT AT THE VERY MINIMUM, AT LEAST SEND AN EMAIL AND SEEK THAT APPROVAL THROUGH AN EMAIL.
UH, THE OTHER THING I GUESS THAT I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO REINFORCE IS THAT, UH, THIS IS FOR 15 DAYS, 15 WORKING DAYS, WHICH MAY SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT THIS, THIS COULD GO ON FOR AWHILE AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THE WELL MIGHT RUN DRY IF THEY USE UP THOSE 15 DAYS.
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL BE CAUTIOUS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO COMMENT ON, I THINK PRESIDENT TRUMP, THEY'VE PASSED ANOTHER, UM, PACKAGE OF AID BASED ON THE CORONA VIRUS.
AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT IX EXPANSIONS.
BUT THAT ONLY APPLIES TO EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE 500 OR LESS EMPLOYEES.
AND WE AS THE COUNTY HAVE MORE THAN 500.
SO I JUST, CAUSE I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION THAT MAY COME UP WHEN PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT THE UM, LIMITATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS ARE THERE TO QUALIFY FOR THAT.
SO WE MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR THAT PARTICULAR THING, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T QUALIFY FOR OTHER POSSIBLE REFUNDING THINGS THAT COULD COME DOWN FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S THE KEY TO THE DOCUMENTATION.
SO GENTLEMEN, ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? AND THIS, THIS IS THE SAME DOCUMENT WE WENT OVER YESTERDAY OR ATTEMPTED TO GO OVER HERE.
THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO MAKE SURE WHEN I TAKE IT TO MY GUYS IT'S THE SAME.
AND WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, A SUMMARY DOCUMENT.
IT WOULD KAREN AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT, THAT WE CAN SEND OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES.
CAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS THING IS PRETTY LONG AND IT'S GOT LOTS OF STUFF IN IT AND WE'VE TRIED TO REDUCE THAT DOWN SO IT'LL BE SOMETHING SIMPLE.
AND WE FORWARDED THAT TO YOUR OPPOSITE, JERRY.
SO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY FORTHCOMING.
I HOPE WE CAN GET THAT OUT TOMORROW.
UH, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I GUESS, I GUESS THE ONLY QUESTION I'VE KIND OF CONCERNED ME A LITTLE BIT IS 15 DAYS.
IS IT? WELL, I MEAN, BECAUSE IF, IF, IF I'M AT A GATHERING OR OR WHATEVER, MAN, AND YOU'RE AROUND SOMEBODY AND THEY ENDED UP TURNING UP POSITIVE, THEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SELF CORN DEAN FOR 14 LEGS NO MATTER WHAT, ONLY ADVICE OF A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
SO IF YOU DO THAT AND THEN 30 IF IT GOES ON FOR 30 OR 45 DAYS AND THEN THEY ENDED UP SOMEHOW, OR ANOTHER CONTRACT IN IT OR A FAMILY MEMBER BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR FAMILY, I GUESS IT'S REALLY BECOMES AN ISSUE.
THE WAY WE WROTE THIS IS REALLY KIND OF PER TRIGGERING EVENT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU COULD HAVE ANOTHER TRIGGERING EVENT LIKE WHERE ALL THE LECTURE, BECAUSE IT KIND OF LEAVES US HANGING THERE IF IT DOES.
BUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT IS IF MAYBE SOMEONE IS HOSPITALIZED AND THEY HAVE THE SAME TRIGGERING EVENT, LIKE THEY'RE SICK AND THEY'RE STILL SICK FOUR MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, YOU KNOW THERE'S A POINT THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE BANKRUPT IF WE JUST HAD THAT KIND OF NO CAP AT ALL.
SO WE NEED PEOPLE TO USE IT PRUDENTLY BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT.
BUT THERE COULD BE OTHER TRIGGERING EVENTS LIKE THERE COULD BE MULTIPLE TRIGGERING EVENTS DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT LASTS.
YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO WALK THE LINE BETWEEN MAKING SURE OUR PEOPLE ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND AT LEAST AT LEAST UP UNTIL THE APRIL 23RD I THINK THE DATE IS OR THAT THE DOCUMENT DATE.
AT LEAST THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL AND SO AT LEAST AT THAT POINT WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER LAY OF THE LAND.
APRIL 28TH IS THE 28TH WHICH IS A STANDARD WHICH A REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.
SO MAYBE WE WON'T SEE THIS AGAIN.
SO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A PRETTY STANDARD ORDER THAT A LOT OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE PUTTING INTO PLACE FOR THEIR PEOPLE.
THERE'S A FEW TWEAKS ON IT, BUT IT IS A PRETTY STANDARD ORDER THAT ELLIS COUNTY AND A ROCKWELL COUNTY, A LOT OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE DOING.
SO WE'RE IN LINE WITH OTHER COUNTIES.
UM, IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY THEN, UH, I GUESS WE'D BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SUIT.
UH, W ONE THING, I DON'T KNOW IF IF, UH, YOU HAVE READ OR SAW OR SAW THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION TODAY AND UH, SO HE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED AND I SPOKE WITH COUNSEL, UH, BRIEFLY BEFORE COURT.
HE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED, UH, AND MANDATED THAT WE ARE RESTRICTED FROM GATHERINGS FROM, ALTHOUGH HE DEFINES
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THEM AS SOCIAL GATHERING.SO I STILL PRESUME THAT MEANS HUMAN GATHERINGS OF 10 OR MORE AND THAT WHILE THAT'S NOT IN OUR POLICY THAT WAS WRITTEN YESTERDAY, THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR ACTUAL WORKSPACE, UH, FOR THE COUNTY WORKFORCE.
UH, SO FOR INSTANCE, UH, IN PRECINCT FOR MY 17 MAN CREW THAT GATHERS EVERY MORNING AT THE MAINTENANCE BARN, UM, UH, COUNCIL AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT OR POSSIBLY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OPEN WORKSPACE.
UH, YOU KNOW, TO TRY TO FOLLOW THE INTENT OF THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE.
WE, WE NEED TO RESTRICT, UH, EVEN OUR EMPLOYEES FROM GATHERING 10 OR MORE.
I WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT EARLY.
I THINK JUDGE RICHARDS KNOWS FROM THE FEEDBACK HE'S GOTTEN THROUGH ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT THEY ARE ADDRESSING THAT STAFFING, ANTICIPATING THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND THE PRESIDENTS WERE DOWN IN THE STATE.
MATTER OF FACT, I EVEN ADDRESSED IT ALL RIGHT.
WHEN MY ROAD GROUP, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE IN ANY SINGLE TRUCK.
MOST OF THEM HAVE TO DO SINGLE JOBS.
THEY'RE ALL GOING TO GET INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND SEPARATE THEM AND THEY'RE NOT.
AND BEFORE THE ORDERS CAME DOWN, THEY WEREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO GO INTO THE RESTAURANT.
THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO GO TO THE DRIVE BY OR BRING THEIR LUNCH.
AND I'LL PUT SOME MORE THINGS IN THERE.
BUT I MEAN LIKE NOTIFICATION NUMBERS, IF ANYBODY GETS SICK, I DON'T, IF SOMEBODY GETS SICK, I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
TEMPERATURE, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY.
WELL LET RON ALLOW IT SO IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
IT'S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN, SORRY.
WE CAN DEAL WITH THIS FOR A MONTH OR SO.
AND THIS POLICY WOULD REALLY GO INTO EFFECT.
BUT I KNOW THE GOVERNORS, I THINK THAT GOES INTO EFFECT 1159 TOMORROW NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT, 59, APRIL THE THIRD, AND STAYS IN PLACE UNTIL WE SEND IT.
UH, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT, UH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS THE SAME SORT OF A THING.
BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RELY ON OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS TO, UH, TO MANAGE THEIR OWN SITUATION.
AND I THINK THAT'LL WORK OUT FINE.
SO, UH, SO I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION, WHICH, UH, REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THIS HR, UH, OF THIS HR PLAN IS PRESENTED BY, YEAH.
CAROLINE, I'LL MAKE SENSE IN MOTION.
UH, WE HAVE THAT MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
WHERE COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[3. Discuss/Consider Facilities Operations and Staff.]
NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSING AND I'M GONNA TRY TO CARRY THIS MYSELF AS BEST I CAN.I'M GONNA, WE'RE GONNA I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
SO THIS IS DISCUSSING CONSIDER FACILITIES, OPERATIONS AND STAFF.
UM, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THIS WEEK IS, UH, WE'VE ASKED ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO SUBMIT A PLAN, UH, FOR OUR CONTINUING OPERATIONS.
UH, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO, I DON'T MIND GETTING THIS ON THE RECORD.
I'VE HAD SOME CALLS FROM PEOPLE, UH, CAR DEALERSHIPS, UH, BANKERS IN PARTICULAR THAT HAVE CALLED AND BEEN HEARING THAT WE WERE GOING TO SHUT DOWN OUR OPERATIONS.
AND I WAS SURE TO EVERYBODY THAT'S NOT TRUE, THAT, UH, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IS, UH, LIMITING OUR ACCESS.
BUT, UH, THE PEOPLE THAT RELY ON US FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ARE, I THINK OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP GIVING THOSE SERVICES.
IT MAY NOT BE AS CONVENIENT AS IT HAS BEEN OR JUST AT, YOU KNOW, AT WILL.
IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT ON PEOPLE'S PART.
SO WHAT WE DID, UH, WE ASKED FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT, EVERY DEPARTMENT HAD TO SUBMIT, UH, THEIR VERSION OF A PLAN.
AND THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING TODAY.
UH, AND IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, WE ONLY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMPLEX DEPARTMENTS.
THE ONLY, THE ONLY BIG CHALLENGING DEPARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE IS AS FAR AS THERE'S NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
UM, THE, WHAT AM I MISSING? THE, WE'RE HELPING THE JAIL AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
BUT YOU GOT THE, THE TAX OFFICE AND THE TWO CLERKS OFFICES ARE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL SIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE LOTS OF INTERACTION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
UM, I HAVEN'T INCLUDED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REALLY IN ANY OF THESE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS BECAUSE THEIR SITUATION, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE JAIL IS SUCH A UNIQUE
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THING AND THEY'RE, UM, THEY, THEY SORT OF HAVE TO HAVE THEIR OWN INTERNAL PLANS.AND, UH, THE CHIEF IS HERE AN EMAIL, ALMOST SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE.
BUT AS FAR AS THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS GO, WE RECEIVED PLANS FROM EVERYBODY.
UH, WE'VE, WE REALIZED AS WE ALONG THE WAY THAT THE PLANS REALLY ARE MORE OF A BUILDING FUNCTION PLAN THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE LOOKED AT THE PLANS THAT THE DEPARTMENTS SUBMITTED, LIKE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE IN ONE PARTICULAR BUILDING.
WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALL WOULD FIT TOGETHER.
AND, UH, I SENT THAT SUMMARY OUT TO EVERYBODY AND I KNOW THAT INCLUDED EMBEDDED IN THAT DOCUMENT WAS, UM, WAS INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS BY EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT.
AND I THINK SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAD TROUBLE OPENING, BUT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY MORE DETAILED THAN MOST OF YOU WOULD.
I DON'T THINK IT REALLY THAT NECESSARY.
SO IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO A SPECIFIC BUILDINGS.
AND I HAVE, UH, JERRY DID, DID, DID, UH, Y'ALL, Y'ALL GOT THIS DOCUMENT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU BROUGHT IT WITH YOU OR NOT.
DID YOU, HAVE Y'ALL SEEN IT? THIS SUMMARY.
DID YOU ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT CHANGES IN WHAT THESE, WHAT THIS PLAN WOULD BE IN BUDDY? WELL, I JUST WAS ASKED TO, UH, COMMENT BY MY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, UH, JUSTICE ADAMS THAT UH, OKAY.
AFTER CONSULTATION WITH HIS STAFF, WHICH MAKES UP THE LION'S SHARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT SIT IN OUR SUB COURTHOUSE, THEIR PREFERENCE IS TO CLOSE THE SUB COURTHOUSE EXCEPT BY INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENT ONLY.
AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH UNIVERSAL WITH MOST OF OUR FACILITIES.
THE RUB IS THE TAX OFFICE BECAUSE BRENDA'S PLAN STILL ALLOWS FOR TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME TO, UH, ENTER THAT.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW TO RESOLVE THAT.
MAYBE BRENDA YOU COULD GET WITH JOHNNY AND YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT THAT.
LET'S MAKE THE DISTINCTION THOUGH, BETWEEN THE CLOSING OF A BUILDING AND THE CLOSING OF A DEPARTMENT.
IN OTHER WORDS, A DEPARTMENT TO IF, IF, UH, IF THE JUDGE WANTS TO CLOSE HIS DEPARTMENT DOWN.
I MEAN, HE CAN, I DUNNO, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF I SAID THAT.
HE, HE, THEY HAVE A PLANS IN PLACE FOR TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS AND PAYING TICKETS ONLINE AND THEY FULLY INTEND TO CONTINUE THEIR OPERATIONS.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK HE HAS ANY COURT, UH, HE'S, HE'S CLEARED THE DOCKET SO TO SPEAK, IF YOU WILL.
UH, BUT HIS, HIS CONCERN WAS THE TAX WINDOW.
SO I JUST BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
BRENDA, IF YOU GUYS WORK THAT OUT DIRECT, IS THAT OKAY? I DON'T REMEMBER HOW IT IS SET UP.
OURS IS SET UP SO THAT IF YOU CAME IN, YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE EXCEPT TO THE WINDOWS.
SO YOU KNOW, IF THE, IF, IF SHE KEEPS HER OFFICE OPEN, THAT'S FINE.
I MEAN YOU CAN WALK STRAIGHT TO ONE OF THE WINDOWS, TURN AROUND AND, AND, AND LEAVE.
THE BIGGEST THING IS WE'RE GOING TO EITHER I HAVE TO GET BY ME TO GET US SOME MORE, MAYBE SOME KIND OF DIVIDERS SO THAT WE KEEP PEOPLE AWAY AND WHAT POSTAL SIGNS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE RIGHT AND IN EVERY, WHAT THE NUMBER IS INSIDE.
SHE KEEPS TWO WINDOWS OPEN, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALLOW MAYBE FOUR PEOPLE OR SOMETHING.
I GET TO IT TO WIN AND TO WAITING AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE OUTSIDE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE.
UM, OKAY, SO THE DEPARTMENT HAS, DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE THAT, I MEAN Y'ALL HAVE SUBMITTED ALL THIS AND I THINK REALLY WE HAVEN'T ALTERED ANY OF YOUR PLANS.
WE JUST SORT OF MISSION TOGETHER AND THERE AGAIN, THEY REALLY TURNED OUT TO BE SORT OF BUILDING SPECIFIC, UM, PART OF THIS.
SO PART OF THIS WOULD BE TO, AND I THINK I JUST SENT THIS TO EVERYBODY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT IT IN TIME OR NOT, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FURIOUSLY TODAY, BUT A PART OF THIS, AND THAT'S ONE REASON I ASKED BOBBY TO COME, HAS TO DO WITH SIGNAGE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
UM, AND I'LL, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAD TIME TO GET THIS OR NOT, BUT THIS IS THE WORDING OF THE SIGNS FOR EACH BUILDING.
IF YOU WON'T TAKE YOUR SHABANA TO KIND OF READ THOSE.
UM, I'M NOT GONNA READ THEM TO THE GROUP BECAUSE I THINK IT'D BE TOO BORING, BUT, UH, WHAT EACH ONE OF IT, IT GIVES THE, LIKE, I'LL JUST USE THE MAIN COURTHOUSE.
IT BASICALLY SAYS THE COURTHOUSES, THE, HERE'S THE HAIRS, HOW THIS BUILDING WILL WORK.
AND PROBABLY THE ANNEX COURTHOUSE IN PARTICULAR, UH, ARE THE PLAN THAT I'VE BEEN DISCUSSING
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WITH THE BAILIFF'S IS THAT THEY, UH, UH, OR WAS SERGEANT KEITHLEY ANYWAY, IS THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO THE VESTIBULE, THEY'LL HAVE A LIST OF WHO HAS AN APPOINTMENT IN THE BUILDING.UM, IF THAT PERSON COMES, AND THIS IS, WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PEOPLE COMING NEXT WEEK THAT DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
SO THE SIGNAGE OUTSIDE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO COME INTO THE BUILDING.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE.
UH, STEVE IS ARRANGING FOR US TO GET SOME NON-CONTACT, UH, UH, UH, THERMOMETERS TO CHECK PEOPLE'S TEMPERATURE.
IF YOU HAVE A FEVER OF OVER A HUNDRED AND A HUNDRED 0.3, THAT'S A DOCTOR BRAZIERS SUGGESTION, YOU WON'T BE ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.
SO, UH, SO IN EACH ONE OF THESE IN AND EVERYBODY IN THE, LIKE EVERYBODY IN THE COURTHOUSE, THEN THERE'LL BE A SIGN OUTSIDE WITH THE PHONE NUMBERS OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO WHEN SOMEBODY PRESENTS THEMSELVES AND THEY DON'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL THE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT AND SEE IF THEY CAN GET A TIME TO COME IN.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL APPOINTMENTS HAVE A TIME ASSOCIATED WITH THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT 50 PEOPLE GOING INTO WANDA'S OFFICE AT ONE TIME.
AND SO WE CAN MAKE THAT A PART OF THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND PROBABLY WILL END UP TURNING SOME PEOPLE AWAY BECAUSE MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IT.
AND WE HAVE A SPECIFIC PROCESS.
IT WOULD BE ON THE SIGNS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING FOR, FOR EACH BUILDING AS TO HOW IT TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW.
IS THAT ONLY GOING TO BE FOR THE APPOINTMENTS OR WHAT ABOUT THE WASTE? UH, I, I PLAN THIS IS WHAT DOES SERGEANT KEITHLEY NOT TALKED ABOUT? AND I THINK THIS IS, UH, MAKES PRACTICAL SENSE.
IT'S WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
IF YOU COME INTO THE BUILDING, WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE OR A OR A VISITOR.
AS FAR AS THE COURTHOUSE GOES, IS CONCERNED THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA YOU'VE, YOU'VE RECORD, YOU FIGURED OUT THAT WE CAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS ON THOSE BACK DOORS.
EVERYONE'S GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN THROUGH THE FRONT.
YOU APPRECIATE FOUR UNDER PRECINCT, THREE, SEVEN COURTHOUSE INFORMATION.
UH, AND SO BOBBY'S FACILITATING GETTING THE FRONT, THE SIGNS MADE.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE FIRST SENTENCE MAY NOT BE, IT MAY NOT BE REAL PRETTY, BUT UH, BUT THERE'LL BE BOLD ENOUGH SO PEOPLE CAN READ THEM AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON SOMETHING, I HATE TO SAY MORE PERMANENT, BUT SOMETHING LONGER LASTING THAN WHAT THESE SIGNS WILL BE.
UM, SO IT WAS DOING THE CHECKING.
I MEAN, WHERE'S THE PERSON THEY WERE GOING TO COME AND CHECK.
DEB WROTE UP THAT THAT PROCEDURE AND A W DID YOU CHANGE THE WORDING FROM, OKAY.
WE ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE A CO COUNTY SECURITY OFFICERS, BUT WE MAY HAVE CIVILIANS DOING THAT.
IN SOME CASES THERE'S AN EMPLOYEE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
THAT'S ALL I'M REBECCA QUESTIONS.
IS THAT ONLY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING OR A DIFFERENT AREA FOR EMPLOYEES? BE THE FRONT.
ALL THE EVERYBODY COMING IN AND ONE MAIN COURTHOUSE IS GOING TO COME IN THROUGH THE FRONT VESTIBULE.
UM, SECOND ON THE ORDER THAT WAS DRAFTED FOR THE FACILITIES AND BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, IT DOES NOT HAVE A CARVE OUT FOR THE TAX OFFICE OR THE ANNEX.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF COMMENTARY BACK AND FORTH ABOUT WHAT THAT ACCESS WOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE, IS THAT STILL APPOINTMENT ONLY OR DOES THAT LANGUAGE NEED TO BE CHANGED? IT'S NOT APPOINTMENT ONLY FOR THE TAX FUNCTION.
IF YOU READ THAT, IT'S LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN EACH PLACE.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IS THAT IN THE ORDER? I GUESS CAUSE SHE'S SAYING NO.
DO YOU, DO Y'ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE ORDER? MAYBE WE COULD GO THROUGH DISCRETION OF THE SECURITY OFFICER, WHOEVER IS THERE.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD COVER THAT SITUATION.
I'M IN AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY COULD ACTUALLY SAY I'M HERE TO PAY TAXES OR DO SOMETHING.
REGISTRATION TITLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS IN THE SERGEANT, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TELL YOU THIS OR MENTIONED THIS TO YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BROUGHT UP TO ME I THINK BY THE CIVIL DEPARTMENT IS THAT WE, PART OF THIS PROCESS IS WE NEED TO KEEP A LOG OF EVERYBODY WHO'S TURNED AWAY FROM THE COURTHOUSE.
WE NEED TO GET THEIR NAME AND WHATEVER INFORMATION WE HAVE BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A CONTENTION LATER.
DO YOU WANT ANY OTHER HEALTH SCREEN INFORMATION? LIKE HAVE YOU VISITED
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THIS COUNTRY, THIS STATE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I KNOW HOSPITALS ARE DOING LIKE A FULL, LIKE A MINI QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE THEY TIP TEMP SCREEN OR JUST TEMP.I THINK JUST TEMPS AT THIS POINT.
I THINK, UH, I DON'T HAVE A FEEL FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMING INTO THE THESE BUILDINGS.
UM, AND I THINK WE DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A BIG, WE HAVE A BIG LINE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET IN.
SO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
BUT IF IT'S NOT, THEN WE JUST CHECK.
BUT WE DO HAVE A QUESTIONNAIRE AND I CAN PASS IT OUT TO WHOEVER NEEDS IT.
HOW LONG IS THAT QUESTIONNAIRE? DOES IT ASK? HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF? I STARTED THROWING EVERYTHING TOGETHER REAL QUICK FOR ME.
I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE ALREADY QUIT ASKING IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER NO MORE.
THEY DON'T, THEY'RE NOT MUCH WORRIED IF THEY'VE BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND LAST LONG AND THE FARMS AND THE AIRPORT GOT SO LONG THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.
UM, AGAIN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT BACKING UP THE PEOPLE.
I THINK THE BEST PLAN GOING FORWARD WITH US RIGHT NOW IS JUST SORT OF WORK THROUGH IT NEXT WEEK OR AS SOON AS WE GOT TO SET A DATE CERTAIN ON THIS.
BUT UH, AS SOON AS WE GET STARTED IS JUST KIND OF WORKED THROUGH IT.
I WOULD, UH, I'D PROBABLY RUN THIS BY DR BRASIER AND ASK HIM TO GIVE US WHAT HE THINKS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT CAUSE THAT MAY NOT BE A RELEVANT QUESTION ANYMORE.
UM, I KNOW THAT MY DAUGHTER MOM WORKS FROM ONE AND THEN THEY SAID THEY DON'T EVEN CARE ANYMORE ABOUT THAT.
THIS IS JUST NOT AN INTEREST THOUGH.
EVERYBODY THAT COMES THROUGH THE BACK OF THE JAIL, THEY GO THROUGH THAT QUESTION THERE.
IF THROUGH OUR MEDICAL STAFF, THEY CHECK ALL THE BOXES, THEY CHECKED YOUR TEMPERATURE AND THEY GO FROM THERE WITH THEM.
AND WHO ARE WE DESIGNATING TO TAKE THESE TEMPERATURES? OKAY.
UH, THE BAILIFFS OR THE, UH, THE, THE, WHOEVER, WHOEVER IS DESIGNATED IN THAT BUILDING.
I THINK THE NATURAL TENDENCY, THE NATURAL THING FOR THE ANNEX AND FOR THE COURTHOUSE IS GOING TO BE THE BAILIFF'S THEIR STAFF, UM, THAT SHE HAD TO BE DETERMINED FOR BUILDINGS LIKE YOURS OR, UH, THE OTHER REMOTE LOCATIONS.
I THINK WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DESIGNATE SOMEBODY TO BE IN CHARGE OF THAT OR JUST DESIGNATE CERTAIN PEOPLE FROM EACH SHIFT OR WHATEVER.
ON OUR LOG THEY HAVE TO WRITE THE THIRD, THE ONES WHO TOOK THE TEMPERATURE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT IT COULD CHANGE JUST DEPENDING ON WHO'S HERE, WHO'S NOT.
WE TRIED TO ADDRESS ALL THE DETAILS, BUT THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ON THE FLY.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY.
YOUR ORDER IS PLENTY BROAD ENOUGH TO HANDLE THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS DOWN THE LINE.
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, WE'RE CLOSING CITY ALL AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY VOLUNTEERS TO DO THE KIDS.
WE'LL APPOINT YOU, UH, MR SLY WILL APPOINT YOU TO COME OVER AND HELP US OUT FOR THE TEMPERATURE SCREENING.
HE'S GOING, HE'S GOING OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT, I MEAN, WELL, I GUESS IF IT, I'M SURE I HAVE ONE OTHER ISSUE.
ALSO FORWARDED BY THE JPS OFFICE.
UM, ALTHOUGH I THINK I MENTIONED IT TO YOU EARLIER.
UH, THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT THE, UH, WHAT ADVANCED PLANNING OR WHAT, UH, WHAT OUR PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE RELATIVE TO THE UPCOMING, UH, PRIMARY RUNOFFS.
THIS IS A BILLION ELECTIONS AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I GUESS WE'LL CONSIDER THAT A FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND STAFFING QUESTION.
WHERE THAT STANDS RIGHT NOW IS, UM, THE STATE IS SUGGESTED THAT WE DELAY THE ELECTIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER.
UM, THAT OF COURSE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE, THE PRIMARY RUNOFFS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN ALL THE COUNTIES.
UM, AND THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE TOMORROW, I HOPE TOMORROW WITH THE, UH, WITH THE TWO PARTY CHAIRMAN BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY THEIR ELECTION.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA, I HOPE WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM TOMORROW IN, IN, UH, PERSUADE THEM NOT TO NOVEMBER 3RD, OBVIOUSLY, BUT PERSUADE THEM TO MOVE THEIR ELECTION TO A LATER DATE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME TIME TO GET READY.
JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE IT, IT POTENTIALLY IMPACTS OUR FACILITIES.
UH, THERE THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING THIS, THE RUNOFF ELECTIONS A HUNDRED
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PERCENT OF MALIN BALLOT AND UH, THERESA AND BRENDA TELL ME THAT THAT'S COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S JUST NO WAY TO PROCESS THAT MANY MAIL.I MEAN, YOU GOTTA STILL, I MEAN IT'S TOO CUMBERSOME OF A PROCESS AND IT WOULD BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
THAT MAY END UP WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT IF WE CAN GET THEM TO PUSH THE ELECTION LATER, IT WOULD BE GOOD.
DAVID, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE LOG FOR TEMPERATURE.
UH, THAT'S A SEPARATE LOG IN WITH EMPLOYEES.
WELL, WHAT THE SERGEANT COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THE LOG IS, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOG THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REJECTED.
DO, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO COME INTO THE BUILDING AND WHY THEY WERE REJECTED AND YOU KNOW, TIME AND DATE AND THAT SORT OF THING.
BUT THAT'S ONLY IF THEY HAD A TEMPERATURE.
OR IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT OR IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.
BUT THEY PROBABLY THE ONLY REPORT THAT THEY'LL PROBABLY JUST, THEY, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO WAIT AND MAKE A PHONE CALL, THEY'LL PROBABLY JUST LEAVE AND YOU'RE NOT REJECTING THEM.
THEY'RE JUST DECIDING TO LEAVE.
SO EMPLOYEES THAT CHECK IN AND DON'T HAVE A TEMPERATURE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.
THERE'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
JUST ONE QUESTION TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
I DIDN'T INCLUDE YOUR BARNS ON THE ASSIGNMENTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE A SIGN FOR YOUR ACTUAL BARN ITSELF.
NOT ALLOWING ANY PUBLIC AND CARRY.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHEN THE OPPOSITE IS AT YOUR BARN.
BUT YEAH, WE ACTUALLY, WE ALREADY PUT ONE UP IN OURS.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THEN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FORM THAT WE FILLED OUT THAT Y'ALL, UM, I GUESS REBECCA AND THEM SENT IT OUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING.
MITIGATING HAZARDS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE HAVE TO CUT AND TREES OR EMERGENCIES.
I'D LIKE THAT TO BE POSTED ON THE, ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT, UH, THE BROAD DEAL FOR THE BUILDING.
BUT OUR INDIVIDUAL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THAT.
WHAT, WHAT ABOUT THE, THE KAUFFMAN ECO STATION? IS THAT ADDRESSED HERE? YEAH.
WELL THAT'S A COURSE THAT'S A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR AND STUFF.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
BUT AT KAUFFMAN IS THIS IN THERE, BUT RIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE DEAL WITH THAT WITH CALL FROM HIM.
WELL, MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW IT? EXACTLY.
I'LL DEAL WITH THAT WITH CONFIDENCE.
WHO DEAL WITH IT? HAVE A, I GUESS WE NEED TO GET THE CONTRACTOR TO WEIGH IN ON THAT.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A GATHERING OF MORE 10 PEOPLE.
IF IT DOESN'T GO RAIN IN, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO EVER HAVE ANYBODY ELSE COME OUT THERE ANYWAY.
MY THING IS HANDLING THE MONEY AND HANDLING THE TICKETS.
I MEAN THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIG DEAL.
ONE OF THE QUICK THINGS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET US A HAND INHALE.
MAC OR PIG WOULDN'T RUN AROUND AND HAND IT TO HIM, RIGHT? YES.
SO, UM, FOR THE DPS OFFICE IN TERRELL FOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TWO SECRETARIES, UM, ONE IS OUT ON VACATION, THAT ONE HAS CALLED US TODAY.
UM, BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE THEY'VE CLOSED THE DPS OFFICE DOWN.
SO SHE'S LIKE, WHO TELLS ME WHAT TO DO? UM, I'VE TRIED TO GET HOLD OF THE SUPERVISORS.
I'VE LET THE TWO SUPERVISORS OVER THE DPS OFFICERS FOR BOTH GIRLS, LIKE MESSAGES FOR THEM, BUT I HAVEN'T GOT RESPONSES BACK YET.
SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE KIND OF FORGET ABOUT SOMETIMES.
DID THEY PAY PART OF THE SALARY? I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF WE TAKE PART IN WORKER'S COMP, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PART, IF WE'RE REIMBURSED OR NOT.
IF THEY PAY PART OF IT THEN I'M SURE THE STATE, I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE JUST SAID.
THE WHOLE DPS OFFICE IS EMPTY.
THEY, I KNOW THAT THEY DID IT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY, I THINK THEY SAID UNTIL APRIL 28TH OR SOMETHING, DIDN'T THEY? DID SOMEBODY ELSE REMEMBER THIS? IS THERE ANY ABILITY FOR THEM TO TELECOMMUTE OR WORK FROM HOME? IS THERE ANY I HAVEN'T GOT HOLD OF HIM AT A TIME SCHEDULED SO MAYBE I THINK SHE'S, I THINK SHE'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SORT OF FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL SHE SURELY SHE'LL HEAR, HEAR BACK FROM SOMEBODY THAT'S IN THAT DEPARTMENT.
HAD HER, I TALKED DIRECTLY WITH THE SUPERVISORS CAUSE THERE'S TWO SUPERVISORS OVER ALL OF THE PATROLMEN AND THEM TOO, WHICH IS KIND OF ODD BUT THEY REPORT TO US AND THEY'RE UNDER US.
SO THAT'S WHY SHE WAS CALLING US BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL THEM ANYTHING.
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HAPPENS TO BE PAYCHECK.JUST LIKE THE TWO GIG ASCENSION CHIEF.
IT STARTED NEAR, SOUNDED LIKE A GOOD JOB FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MAYBE TO HELP US OUT AND MAYBE, MAYBE THEY COULD EVEN BE SOME OF THESE PEOPLE STANDING OUT THERE AND TAKE TEMPERATURES IF WE NEED TO SEND TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND WE DON'T HAVE A JOB FOR THEM.
MAYBE THAT'S NOT, MAYBE SO MAYBE THAT'S AN ALTERNATIVE.
WE JUST FOUND A SPOT FOR THEM TEMPORARY AND THAT'S A TEMPORARY JOB.
WELL AND I THINK MARY'S OFFICE HAS GOTTA BE PROCESSING A LOT OF REQUESTS BASED ON THE NEW POLICY TOO.
SO THERE'S SOME ADMIN WORK THERE.
SO I THINK, I THINK, I THINK WE CAN FIND THE PLACE FOR, WHAT'S YOUR, I DON'T WANT MY, UH, YOU MIGHT, UH, I GUESS JUST COMMUNICATE WITH HER AND TELL HER WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THAT WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR HER TO DO.
CAUSE SHE'LL BE SUBJECT TO THAT SAME, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BURN THOSE 15 DAYS AND, YEAH.
BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE, THERE YOU GO.
ANYBODY ELSE? UH, STEVE, UM, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY THING THAT YOU WANT TO SAY OR THAT, UH, UH, THIS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT YOU, YOU HAVE TO COME TALK ON THE MARK PHONE OR WE'RE ALL GONNA GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
THERE'S NO FUN AND SHE'S NOT HERE.
I DEFINITELY DON'T, LAURA COMING UP HERE AND GET ME.
UM, I WAS ON A CONFERENCE CALL EARLIER AND UH, FEMA HAS APPROVED THE CATEGORY B, UH, REIMBURSEMENTS, WHICH ARE OUR EMERGENCY, UH, MEASURES, SO MAY ASKS CLEANING SUPPLIES OVER AND ABOVE WHAT WE WOULD HAVE NORMALLY PURCHASED.
THINGS LIKE THAT ARE, HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO TRACK THOSE COSTS, UM, AND GET TO FIND THE MASK AND STUFF FIRST.
UM, THE, UH, CRITERIA FOR BEING TESTED SO THAT EVERYBODY IS AWARE IS THE QUESTIONS ARE, IF YOU'VE HAD TRAVELED TO A HIGH RISK AREA, TEXAS IS NOT CONSIDERED A HIGH RISK AREA YET, HAVE TO HAVE A FEVER GREATER THAN 100.4, UH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND HAVE PNEUMONIA.
NOW, THIS IS WHAT I'M GETTING FROM A COFFIN PRESBYTERIAN.
AND UNLESS YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE, THEY'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO SUBMIT YOU FOR A TEST.
UM, THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN CLEARED TO DO TESTING.
NOW THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF RAMPING UP AND HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK THEIR TESTING CAPABILITIES SHOULD BE MOVING UP INTO THE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS.
SO, UM, RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE A PRIORITY ON, ON TESTING.
PEOPLE IN CRITICAL CONDITION FROM ILLNESS WILL BE TESTED FIRST.
THOSE IN HOSPITAL ARE NEXT AND THEY'RE 10 DAYS OUT RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN THE LAST CATEGORY WOULD BE THOSE COMING IN TO AN ER OR DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, BEEN HAVING SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS ON ANYTHING AND I DID WANT TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK.
IS THAT THE ONLY TESTING PLACE THAN WE HAVE IN THE AREA? SOUTHWEST? WELL, THE HOSPITALS, THE ONLY ONE THAT WILL DO THE NASAL SWABS, WHICH HOUSE? ANY HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTY.
THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT NOW.
COFFIN I WAITING ON A CALL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES TO SEE IF THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO SEND US SOME OF THE SWAB KITS THAT WE CAN GET OUT TO THE LOCAL PHYSICIANS.
I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM ON THAT.
WELL I'M ACTUALLY, I HADN'T QUESTIONED ON WHERE I TELL HIM EVEN THE DRIVE THROUGHS AT PARKLAND AND OTHER PLACES AROUND, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MEET CRITERIA.
SO I MEAN, UH, AND I KNOW I'M GETTING A LOT OF CALLS AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE THAT Y'ALL ARE GETTING SOME TOO.
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT IS TESTING AVAILABLE EVEN IF IT'S ORDERED IN THIS COUNTY?
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YEAH.THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW OF IS THE HOSPITAL AT THIS TIME.
SO IT IS AVAILABLE AT THIS HOSPITAL IF MEDICALLY OR SWAMPS ONLY
WELL, THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THE TEST.
HOSPITAL IS ONLY GOING TO DO THE NASAL SWAB AND THEY'RE GOING TO SEND IT TO LABCORP OR QUEST OR UT SOUTHWEST FOR THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, STICK IT IN THERE AND TEST IT.
THEY DID SAY THAT, UH, AND THIS WAS ANOTHER CONFERENCE CALL THAT THE NEWS AND DIFFERENT THINGS YOU'RE SAYING 24 HOUR RETURN ON THE TEST IN THE CONFERENCE CALL THEY SAID IT IS 48 HOURS TO GET A RESULT BACK ON THE TEST.
SO IT'S STILL NOT AS QUICK AS WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
OH WELL I GUESS IMPLEMENTATION AS FAR AS SHUTTING THE DOORS, APPOINTMENTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF CAN BE HANDLED BUT TO, TO MONITORS AND TAKING TEMPERATURES.
HOW FAR OUT ARE THE TWO MONITORS? YOU CAN GET THEM TOMORROW? NOPE, I'LL SPEAK REALLY LOUD, LAURA.
THE ONES I FOUND THAT WERE NASCENT PRESS WERE AROUND APRIL 15TH.
I FOUND ANOTHER ONE THAT SAYS I CAN SHIP WITHIN TWO TO THREE DAYS.
I JUST SENT THAT TO REDLANDS EMAIL.
SO THAT'S LEADS ME TO THE NEXT QUESTION.
UM, WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR THINKING AS FAR AS THE START DATE FOR, UH, IMPLEMENTING THESE PLANS? ARE WE TALKING TO, AND I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TILL APRIL OF 50.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT THAT LONG.
AND SO, UM, I GUESS WHETHER SOMEBODY HAS A FEVER AND AUTO ACT TO BE A QUESTION THAT'S ASKED AT THAT POINT TO THIS POINT, UM, ABOUT THAT AIR CONDITIONING TEMPERATURE LASER THING.
WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THAT.
I'M NOT SURE THAT, THAT, I'M NOT SURE THAT WILL REJECT IT GIVES YOU SOME INDICATION.
ANYWAY, I ASKED THIS QUESTION.
I MEAN, YOU DO HAVE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES, EVERYTHING ELSE TO HAVE AT THE MONITOR THAT THEY TAKE IT THROUGH YOUR EAR AND THEY HAVE DISPOSABLE CUPS, CUPS.
IS THAT AN OPTION? I DON'T WANT TO BE STICKING ANYTHING IN ANYBODY'S, I MEAN, BUT I MEAN, I KNOW I'M JUST THAT THAT IS AN OPTION, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY CONTACT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT NON-CONTACT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
NO, I KNOW IN THE, UH, THE ANSWER EUROPE, YOU SAW HIM AT THE AIRPORT, THEY USING THEM AT THE AIRPORT.
I WENT TO ST LOUIS AND BOUGHT, I HAVE TO GET AT THE BARN.
THE CITY SAID THEY JUST WENT TO CVS IN BALSA.
WELL, UH, CHARGER KEITHLEY WILL TELL YOU THERE AREN'T ANY THERE CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THERE.
NOW YOU BOUGHT THEM ALL AND WALK MORE STORES CLOSED.
WHAT WAS IN THE HOUSE? WE CAN JUST USE THAT.
UH, MR SLY OR YOU'RE NOT RESELLING THOSE ARE YA ABOUT NOT YET.
SO I'M GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE VERY BEST WE CAN TO GET THOSE AS FAST AS WE CAN, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE A Q AND A WITH PEOPLE.
IF SOMEBODY COMES IN, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE A COUGH ANYWAY.
I MEAN, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE TRYING TO GET IN, THEY'RE JUST GONNA SUPPRESS HER COUGH TILL THEY GET IN THE BUILDING.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO RELY ON THE HONOR SYSTEM.
UM, WHAT ABOUT A START DATE? MONDAY? YES.
THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO GET THE S I THINK WE CAN GET THE SIGNS.
I MEAN DON'T BE CRITICAL OF US ON OUR SIGNS, BOBBY.
I MEAN THEY MIGHT NOT BE THE PRETTIEST.
UH, WHAT ABOUT, AND THEY WILL IMPLEMENT IT.
WHAT ABOUT WHAT COURT, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE COMMISSIONER'S COURT VISITORS AND THAT KIND OF THING? IS THAT THERE'S THIS, UH, ANNEX RESTRICTION GOING TO APPLY TO DURING COMMISSIONER'S COURT? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN RESTRICT ATTENDANCE AT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.
I THINK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S GUIDANCE ON LIMITING THE ROLES FOR THE OPEN MEETINGS
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ACT DIRECTLY, UM, INCLUDED LANGUAGE SUGGESTING THAT GOVERNMENT ENTITIES MIGHT HAVE TO SOME TYPE OF TELECOMMUNITY OR BY VIDEO SO THAT YOU DON'T INVITE THE PUBLIC TO GATHER IN SUCH A LARGE CAPACITY.AND THEN WITH TODAY'S FURTHER ORDER OF THE 10 PEOPLE WITH THE SOCIAL GATHERINGS, I MEAN THEIR INTENT IS CLEARLY DON'T HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE IN ONE ROOM.
WELL, I MEAN HOW MANY PEOPLE USUALLY COME TO THE MEETINGS IF WE, IF OUR EMPLOYEES AREN'T HERE, IT'S USUALLY NOT ANY PROBLEMS. MAYBE FLY HAS AN ANSWER THOUGH, RIGHT? THERE'S A PLATFORM CALLED WEBEX.
IT'S FREE AND WE ARE TELECOM TELECONFERENCING TO MITIGATE THE 10 PERSON OR LESS.
SO WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS CALLING IN AND THEY CAN LOOK ON THEIR COMPUTER AND SEE ALL THE ATTACHMENTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF BUSINESS.
WE WILL STILL HAVE TWO OR THREE OF THEM.
YEAH, I SAW THE ONLY, MY ONLY CONCERN, AND MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND TUESDAY TO TO ACCOMMODATE THIS CONCERN THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANOTHER ONE OF THESE, UH, TECHNICAL FAILURES THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TWO OF THOSE AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
SO I GUESS IF WE CAN HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN USE SOME SORT OF TECHNOLOGY AS YOU WERE SUGGESTING, REBECCA, THAT WE CAN HAVE A REALLY HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS GOING TO GO WELL, THEN, UH, WE'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO, TO CHANGE THE FORMAT OF OUR MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN ALREADY LIVE STREAMING.
YES, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY, UH, WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE THROUGH OUR LIVE STREAMING AND THAT'S PART OF THE ESSENTIAL PART OF IT.
I THINK THERE WAS SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE, UH, IN, IN AN EXCEPTION THAT THE GOVERNOR MADE, IT STILL PROVIDES THAT THE PUBLIC DOES NEED ACCESS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO, WE WANT A CERTAIN NUMBER HERE ACTUALLY, AND THEN LIVE STREAM IT AND HAVE A CALL IN BASED, UM, SERVICE FOR THE PUBLIC, THEN THEN THAT WOULD WORK AS WELL.
AND SOMEONE COULD RELAY THE QUESTIONS IF THERE'S A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY WHERE YOU COULD STREAM IT.
UH, AND WHAT I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE VOLUME OF PEOPLE WANTING TO VISIT ON TUESDAY.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY COME UP THOUGH IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO WE'LL WORK, WE'LL WORK ON IT AND TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO LIMIT THE NUMBER, RIGHT PEOPLE IN HERE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS WE CAN DO.
WE CAN, WE GET ALL THE REPORTS WE CAN TAKE OVER THE DEAL AND YOU DON'T NEED TO COME GIVE YOU REPORTS.
WE CAN TAKE ALL THOSE AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE COULD CUT OUT JUST AUTOMATICALLY AND WE'LL DO IT.
WE HAVE 10 PEOPLE ON THE AGENDA.
WE'LL DO SOMETHING TO, UH, MOST OF THOSE REPORTS DON'T HAVE TO BE, I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE REPORTS HAVE TO BE DELIVERED IN PERSON.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY, UM, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A COMMENT ON ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.
THEN WHAT? I WOULD, UH, ASK, UH, LOOK FOR A MOTION TO, UH, EXECUTE THE POLICIES THAT WERE PRESENTED IN BRIEFED IN ITEM THREE.
SO MOVE, WELL, YOU HAD THAT MOVE FROM COMMISSIONER IN CASES OR SECOND.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.
THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, AND I'LL MAKE THEM MOST MOTION.
I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR THAT MOTION.
[4. Adjourn Emergency Meeting.]
ON ITEM FOUR? I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM FOUR THAT WE MENTIONED THE AGENDA GENTLEMAN, THIS MEETING.ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.
DISCUSSIONS THAT WAS IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, I SUPPOSE.
NO, I'VE TRIED TO GET US OUT OF THE THINKERS WE'RE DONE.