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MOST GRACIOUS HEAVEN, FATHER, WE THINK HE THE PRIVILEGE AND AN OPPORTUNITY OF GATHERING TOGETHER LIKE THIS TO MAKE DECISION ON THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.
UH, PLEASE LOOK DOWN IN FAVOR UPON US AS WE, UH, EMBARK ON THIS ENDEAVOR AND GIVE US THE WISDOM WE NEED TO MAKE CORRECT DECISIONS.
AGAIN, LOOK DOWN UPON OUR TROOPS WITH FAVOR AND KEEP THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
UH, ALL THIS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.
Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE PRECEDING MEETING OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS.
IF THERE ARE NONE, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ER, SEGMENTED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING IS SOMETHING THAT WE, AS THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, ALWAYS ENJOY DOING.
UH, WE'RE PROUD OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY AND, AND WHEN TO MAKE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, OF THIS NATURE.
AND, UH, UH, I'M GOING TO READ THIS, UH, MR. TIPPETT.
IS YOUR FAMILY HERE? UH, YES, SIR, MY FAMILY AND A COUPLE OF MY FELLOW SCOUTS.
WELL, HOPE THEY COME ON UP HERE AT FALLS, PLEASE.
WELL, MR. Y'ALL LIVE IN COMMISSIONER LEONARD'S PRECINCT, SO HE'S GOING TO JOIN US IN THIS, BUT THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT, THAT WE ALWAYS DO FOR, FOR NEW EAGLE SCOUTS.
AND THIS SAYS, RESOLUTION, RECOGNIZING JD TIPPETT ON RECEIVING THE HONOR OF EAGLE SCOUT AWARD SAYS, WHEREVER, WHERE AT THE MOST, THE FOREMOST RESPONSIBILITY OF AN EAGLE SCOUT IS TO LIVE WITH HONOR TO AN EAGLE SCOUT.
HONOR IS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL CHARACTER.
HE KNOWS THAT A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY, IS LOYAL, IS COURAGEOUS, IS CHEERFUL, AND HIS RESPONSIBILITY IS TO SERVICE.
IT IS VITAL THAT HE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER SCOUTS HONORING HIS HOME, HIS CHURCH, HIS TROOP, AND HIS COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS JD TIPPET RECEIVED HIS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD FROM BOY SCOUT TROOP THREE 90 ON MARCH 26TH, 2006, THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD IS THE HIGHEST RANK IN THE BOY SCOUT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS JD TIPT IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP ABILITY, EVIDENCE BY HIS ATTAINMENT OF THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS AND RECOGNITION TO JD TIPPETT FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENT, DEMONSTRATING FINE CHARACTER, OUTSTANDING CITIZENSHIP, AND INVOLVEMENT IN HIS COMMUNITY.
HE IS ORIGINALLY DESERVING OF THE RECOGNITION HE IS RECEIVED, AND HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FELLOW BOY SCOUTS CAN BE PROUD OF HIS DEDICATED SERVICE.
UH, AND THAT'S FROM THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
MR. TIPPI, CONGRATULATIONS VERY MUCH.
AND, UH, UH, WE, UH, SOME OF THE AUDIENCE MAY BE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER.
J D'S GRANDFATHER, UH, YOU WANT TO, LET'S SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR GRANDFATHER.
HE HAD A LOT OF CHARACTER AND A LOT OF TRAITS I'D LIKE TO EMULATE MYSELF.
SO, AND, UH, HE MADE NOTORIETY BACK IN 63, AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A, IT'S A SAD OCCASION PROBABLY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT, BUT, UH, THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT REMEMBER THAT HE WAS INVOLVED AND, UH, HE APPROACHED, UH, OSWALD AND, UH, AFTER THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AND, UH, OSWALD SHA AND THAT WAS A SAD DAY FOR, FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR Y'ALL'S FAMILY.
AND, AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS WERE WITH YOU AT THAT TIME, AND, AND THEY STILL ARE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENT.
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I KNOW YOUR GRANDFATHER'S UP THERE LOOKING DOWN,THE FAMILY WITH COME ON, JANE.
HEY, UH, WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR BEING ABLE TO BE HERE AND, AND FOR COMING AND, AND JOINING IN IN THIS, UH, IN THIS PLEASANT MOMENT.
THANK YOU, JU, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'VE KNOWN JD EVER SINCE HE WAS LITTLE BITTY.
AND, AND, UH, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE MEETING THAT HE'S, HE'S BECOME, AND HE HAS A, HE HAS A GREAT FAMILY.
WE USED TO HOMESCHOOL TOGETHER YEARS AGO AND, AND I'M GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.
I JUST TO SHOW OF HANDS, THAT NOTHING BINDING, BUT HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER, UH, THE NAME JD TIP? YEAH.
WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, KEN, TO RECOGNIZE JD ON RECEIVING THE HONOR OF BEATLES SCOUT AWARD.
SO MOVED, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
NEXT WE HAVE IS OUR CONSTABLE LARRY SANDAGE IS GOING, UH, BRING US THE RACIAL PROFILE AND REPORT FOR CONSTABLE TON COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE.
WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY PAGE AND PRESENTING IT TO US.
CAN I CUT THIS? CUT TO THE CHASE ON THIS? SURE.
UH, HAVE YOU HAD ANY, UH, COMPLAINTS? NO, SIR.
WELL, REGARDING, REGARDING RACIAL PROFILE, WELL, I, YOU BETTER QUALIFY THAT.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE SIZE OF THIS AT THE BACK, BACK THERE, THERE BEEN SOME UNHAPPY PEOPLE, BUT THEY GOT OVER
BUT THAT WASN'T BECAUSE OF RACIAL PROFILE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE THING ON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, YOUR DEPUTY.
YOU'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE DOWN IN OUR, OUR AREA TUESDAY AND THURSDAYS.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION UNTIL ACCEPT.
UH, COMMISSIONER SENATORS REPORT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
NEXT WE HAVE IS JOHNNY COUNTRYMAN.
WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS, UH, ISSUING AN RLP FOR COUNTYWIDE AUTOMATED PAYROLL TIME SHEET SYSTEM.
MR. WHAT'S OUT THERE IT SCHOOL COUPLE WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT WE PROBABLY LARGEST COUNTY TEXAS BY AND I'VE GOT ONE GIRL ALL TIME FROM, AND THERE'S ALL KIND OF STUFF OUT THERE.
WHAT'S THERE? WHAT CAUSED? THAT'S ALL I WANNA DO.
OUR COMMISSIONER ROBIN MAKES THAT MOTION AND THE COMMISSIONER ER SECONDS.
AND Y'ALL, DID Y'ALL SAY PAYROLL'S GONNA BE UP TEXAS SUBJECT IN MY OFFICE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SHE DID IT, BUT SHE GOT UP FROM HER DESK AND, AND WAS COME AROUND HER DESK, FELL DOWN AND BROKE HER LEG.
THIS NEXT ITEM IS, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDIT AND THE PREPARED BY HENRY AND PETER'S.
OKAY, YOU SHOULD HAVE TWO OF THESE ONES LIKE LETTER REPORT ONE BY,
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UH, YOU'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THE AUDIT REPORT.AND I DIDN'T ASK HIM COME IN TODAY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT'S SO REASON FOR IT.
THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH IT WITH THEM AND ASKED THEIR QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, THE CLEAN OPINION OPINION AND THE REPORT IS FINALIZED THAT AS YOU'LL SEE THE LETTERS WHEN YOU READ A LITTLE BOOK THAT'S THERE, THEY, THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US A MANAGEMENT LETTER BECAUSE, WELL, HOWS NEW ONE YEAR AND ACCOUNTING PACKAGE
SO THEIR CONCERN, BOOK CONCERN, CONCERNS, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING ON, THERE'S NOTHING YOU DIDN'T TAKE ALL, ALL, UH, WE PROBABLY SHOULD LOOK AT.
SO THERE ARE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS, NO PROBLEM IN THAT.
UH, SO WE'RE RUNNING PRETTY SMOOTHLY.
THANKS TO YOU AND AL AND EVERYBODY.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN TO, UH, RECEIVE THOSE, UH, REPORTS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROUND.
AND COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER LER AND I HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
I REALLY SUGGEST THE REST OF Y'ALL TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TREASURER TO START PURSUING AN AGREEMENT WITH NACO TO ISSUE PHARMACY DISCOUNTED CARDS TO COUNTY RESIDENCE.
UH, Y'ALL, YOU SHOWED THE PURPOSE OF SCHOOL THAT WE USED FOR LAST YEAR OR SO.
COURSE NACO HAS AGREEMENT WITH ALL LARGE PHARMACIES LIKE WALGREENS, WALMART, UH, BROOKS, PEOPLE LIKE THAT, UH, WHERE YOU GET LIKE A 5% DISCOUNT, UH, WITH YOUR, WITH YOUR CARD.
IT'S NOT INSURANCE, IT'S NOT RUST, IT'S FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY.
UH, IT'S A, IT'S A NO COST THING.
MY TIME
FIRST OF ALL, THEY'LL SEND US A LOT OF FLYERS, BROCHURES THAT PEOPLE KNOW IT'S COMING.
I'LL ORDER, I DON'T KNOW, 53,000 CARDS.
IT'LL TAKE LIKE 10 WEEKS TO GET THEM.
UH, AND THEN PEOPLE HAVE THE NAMES OR ANYTHING ON THERE, BE CALLED THE COUNTY AND YOU GO INTO BROCHURES AND JUST HANG WITH PRESCRIPTIONS.
THEY AUTOMATICALLY G LEASE DISCOUNT EVERY MONTH.
WE'LL, COUNTY MUCH MONEY WE AT REPORTING, BUS DISCOUNT, PAY PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL.
ARE THERE, IS IT MORE LIKE AN INT TYPE THING YOU HAVE TO MAKE? DON'T HAVE MONEY, DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, PHARMACY INSURANCE.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH OPEN TO ANYBODY THAT ANYBODY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
ONE, ONE CARD FOR, FOR FOR FAMILY.
AND, UH, EXCEPT COUNTY EMPLOYEES? WELL WE HAVE, IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE.
HOW HOW WOULD YOU DISPER? PROBABLY LITERAL BANKS POST OFFICES AND UH, TAX LIKE THAT WE DON'T GET, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.
ONCE WE PUT THE
WE DISCUSSED THIS LAST WEEK AT THE TAG BOARD MEETINGS THAT, UH, ARE DOING THIS.
HEARD THAT LAST CARMAL COUNTY AND FOUR OR FIVE ALREADY HAD IT AND THEY'RE VERY, VERY PLEASED.
SO YOU WOULDN'T NEED ANY EXTRA HELP OR ANYTHING TO PERFORM? WE DON'T.
WE'LL TRACK OUR, OUR SAVINGS FOR OUR COUNTY RESIDENT EACH MONTH.
I KNOW WE AUTHORIZE THAT, THAT JUDGE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ED, BY COMMISSIONER DE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL FAIR SAY I.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSSION CENTER ACKNOWLEDGING BID PROPOSALS FOR OUR LP 10 0 6 AUTOMATED TAX COLLECTION SOFTWARE.
RECEIVED THREE PROPOSAL AND THEY ARE FROM TYLER TECHNOLOGIES SOFTWARE GROUP OUT OF PLANO, TEXAS.
GOVERNMENTAL TAX SYSTEMS INCORPORATED OUT OF PLANO AND TRUE AUTOMATION ALSO HAVE PLAN.
WE'LL HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE THE TEXAS OR IT DIRECTOR AND MYSELF
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PROBABLY HAVE SOME, UH, SITE VISITS.OKAY, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN ACKNOWLEDGING, RECEIVING THOSE BID PROPOSALS.
SO MADE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROUND THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JOHN.
IF, IF THESE BID PROPOSALS GET ANY BIGGER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO INVEST IN THE FLOOR.
NOW THE NEXT ONE IS DISCUSSION.
SIT BID FOR A NEW SOFTWARE FOR
BUT IS THAT A THAT'S THE SAME.
UH, IT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE THE SAME ITEM WAS NOT AWARE IT WAS ON THERE.
WE'LL HAVE A, IT'S GONNA PROBABLY TAKE 30 DAYS, I SUSPECT.
OKAY, WELL THEN, UH, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO THE TABLE THAT AND BRING THAT BACK UP WHEN JACK'S READY.
SO, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LEONARD, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
CONSIDER APPRO THE ATION OF KIM ZEKI FOR THE KA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LEONARD.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVE ATION OF CAMERON LEHE FOR, IS THAT PRONOUNCED RIGHT FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE? LEHE LEHE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER TELLER.
UH, WHEN WE'RE HAVING A HEARING WITH THE COURT REPORTER AND THE COURT REPORTER SITTING THERE DOING IT, LISTENED TO EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON ALL AROUND THE ROOM.
AND, AND THEN THE WITNESS WOULD BE ASKED A QUESTION AND THEY'LL JUST NOD THEIR HEAD
UH, NEXT WE HAVE A DALLAS CROWN.
THEY FILED A REPORT FOR MARCH 24TH AND MARCH 31ST.
COMMISSIONER JUDGE, I MOVE THAT.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE TWO REPORTS.
SECOND MOTION ME, COMMISSIONER DALLAS SECOND.
BY I MEAN MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BROWN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
ALL IN TRYING TO READ THE DEAL AWAY OVER HERE.
QUIETLY INTO THE, I DUNNO HOW QUIETLY THEY'RE GONNA GO.
THEY'RE GONNA GO WINNING AND YEAH.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY LINE ITEM TRAFFIC LAST WEEK.
SO THE PROPOSED LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCREASE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, 30,000 INSURANCE PROPERTY, 20,000 INSURANCE FOR ALL LIABILITY.
30,000 PUBLIC OFFICIALS LIABILITY 3000 WITH DEDUCTIONS IN HEALTH INSURANCE.
TRADITIONALLY LAW ENFORCEMENT INCREASED THE BUDGET FOR PSYCHIATRIC EXAM.
3000 WITH REDUCTION IN AUTOPSY AND POSTMORTEM AND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
40,000 TO PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE SHERIFF'S FUND INCREASED PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM, 1000 WITH REDUCTION IN PARTS AND REPAIRS.
10,000 WITH REDUCTION IN PUBLIC DEFENDER.
INCREASED OFFICE SUPPLIES 2000, MISCELLANEOUS 6,000 WITH REDUCTION IN OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT OF 8,000.
AND THEN THE INTEREST IN SINK SINKING FUND DEBT SERVICE FUND, UH, INCREASE THE, UH, VENUS INITIATIVE COST 2000 WITH REDUCTION IN INTEREST.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE IN THE CHARITIES POOR AND RELIEF FUND, UH, INCREASE IN 86 DISTRICT INDIGENT DEFENSE.
50,000 WITH 422ND DISTRICT INDIGENT DEFENSE.
50,000 REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEFENDER OF 150,000
WE HAVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE DA ASSET.
UH, NO, THE DA HOT, HOT CHECK FUND.
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INSURANCE FOR $2,000.INCREASED RESIDENTIAL SERVICE FOR 50,000.
AND THEN THE ROAD BRIDGE PRECINCT TWO.
UH, WE HAVE SOME, UH, NEWLY CERTIFIED REVENUES FROM OUR, UH, INSURANCE SETTLEMENT.
WE PROPOSED AN INCREASE IN TOOLS.
JIM, THAT'S FROM THE FIRST TIME WE GOT Y'ALL.
THE, UH, ONE ITEM TRANSFER REQUEST.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE.
SO MAY MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONER.
I BET YOU WE HAVE A COUPLE BILLS PAY ALSO, DO WE NOT? YES SIR.
WE DO TWO NOW PUT THIS BACK, BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO SEE WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY GAVE.
JUDGE, COULD YOU GET KEN AND I MAKE SURE YOU BUY 'EM ALL BEFORE THE SECOND ONE.
DID YOU REPLACE THESE BEFORE THE SECOND ONE? I DON'T
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TO 30 DAYS THE DATE WE RECEIVE IT 30 DAYS.WELL, TRICIA, I MEAN SHE FELL DOWN.
SHE HAS BOTH OF HER KNEES OR KNEE REPLACEMENT ON BOTH KNEES.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY IF YOU FALL, YOUR KNEES DON'T HAVE ANY SIDE TO SIDE AND THAT IT'S REALLY EASY TO LEG.
UNFORTUNATELY IT BROKE IT BELOW THE, BELOW THE KNEE.
WHAT IS THAT TIA? TIA THE BIG, THE BIG BONE BELOW HER KNEE IS THE ONE WHERE IS SHE, IS SHE IN THE HOSPITAL? SHE'S AT BAY OR YEAH, THEY DID SURGERY THE SAME NIGHT.
'CAUSE THE BONE WAS OVERLAPPED.
SHE'LL BE IN REHAB FOR, THIS IS FRIDAY.
HAVE TO FILE SOME BECAUSE SHE GONNA BE OUT.
ONE CAN UNDERSTAND OUR PAYROLL SYSTEM.
FORTUNATELY VICKY'S GONNA HELP.
SO THEY GOT THOSE PEOPLE THAN I, I MIGHT REMIND Y'ALL WHEN THE JUDGE I TOOK OFFICE COMMISSIONER HAD ONE.
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WHEN YOU GOT YOUR CARD MAGAZINE, IT HAD THE REVENUE POPULATION FIGURES 95,650 LAST YEAR.BEFORE THE YEAR WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE ALL DIFFERENT COUNTIES ARE SIGNED.
THE COURTS COURT ADMINISTRATION.
AND ALSO THERE'S ANY SALARY INFORMATION.
WE HAVE, UH, MEMBERS OF THIS, UH, COUNTY INFORMATION PROJECT.
AND SO WE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THAT STUFF.
I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT THE TREND IS WE NEED FOUR MAJOR WITH, AND THAT'S KIND OF FIRST YEAR WE HAVE TWO DISTRICT AND TWO COURT.
THE CONSENSUS IS THAT CORPORATE TAX WILL WORK AS LONG AS NOBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT IT.
ON WEDNESDAY, OUR ATTACK BOARD, WE HAD, UH, JOHN SHARP THERE.
JOHN SHARP GAVE US A RUNDOWN ON THE PLAN.
AND THEN AT NOON WE HAD DAVID SPEAK AND HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN JOHN SHARP A LONG TIME.
HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I DISAGREE WITH HIM ON THIS PLANE.
THEY PUT IT LIKE, WE GOT THREE TRAINS COMING FROM THREE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
AND THEY'RE GOING MEET NEXT WEEK WITH, UH, PERRY'S PLAN
UH, THEY'RE ALL THREE COMING HEADING FOR A COLLISION AS THEY POINTED OUT.
THEY EVENTUALLY HAVE A PLAN EVEN IF THERE AREN'T THREE OF THEM.
WELL, DID Y'ALL TALK TO ANY ABOUT HOW OUR AUCTION DID? UH, YOU MEAN AT THE NO, THE ONLINE AUCTION.
SOMEBODY SHOWED ME THE FIGURES THAT IT WAS GOOD.
I READ THAT'S WHAT IT, UM, WE SOLD EQUIPMENT FOR THAN AGO.
I'VE GOT ONE LITTLE ROLLER I PAID AT AN AUCTION.
WE PAID, WE SOLD IT FOR $2,100.
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SUCCESSFUL.AND THAT'S THE BEST PART AS IS WHERE IS YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GO HAUL IT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TAKE PICTURES OF IT.
JACK DID US RIGHT ON THAT BILL.
SO WHEN THAT CHECK COMES IN, ANN RICHMOND USED TO WORK IN OFFICE.
I TOLD THE LADIES WE NEED TO SHUT DOWN.
I THINK THERE'LL BE ONE OR TWO NOW DIDN'T ANN MOVE TO AUSTIN? YES.
WHERE THAT WAS? NO, SHE WAS A STUDENT SOMEWHERE.
OH, THEY'RE, I THINK JIM WAS ON THE SECTION THAT I TALK ABOUT.
UH, TOMORROW WE'VE GOT THE GUY COMING FROM THE COURT, COURT ADMINISTRATION, COURT ADMINISTRATION TO TALK TO US ABOUT OUR GRANT FOR, UH, FUNDING FOR PUBLIC DEFENDER.
AND HE'S GONNA GIVE US ALL OF THE INSIGHT AND DO CANS AND DOS AND DON'TS THE BRAND.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT, WELL, IT'S NOT FOR THE COURT AS FAR AS THE DISTRICT JUDGE AND TWO DISTRICT JUDGES, COUNTY COURT OF LAW JUDGE AND MYSELF, WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM BECAUSE IF THE JUDGES ARE NOT ON BOARD, IT'S OUT THE WINDOW.
AND, AND SO THIS GRANT REQUIRES EVERYBODY TO BE ON BOARD AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ARE THE DOS AND DON'TS AND CANS AND CANNOTS OF THE GRANT.
UH, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SET UP YOUR OWN PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO BID ON IT.
THE COUNTY HAS TO ACTUALLY BID TO DO IT.
OR YOU CAN CONTRACT WITH, UH, SOMEONE LIKE NORTH CENTRAL OR TEXAS LEGAL, UH, OR YOU CAN, UH, CONTRACT WITH, UH, LAW FIRMS. I DIDN'T EITHER UNTIL I TALKED TO HIM LAST WEEK.
ANYWAY, WE'VE GOT THE GUY COMING.
I'M ON, UH, IF THEN I'LL REPORT TO Y'ALL NEXT MONDAY OR OUT.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, IT WOULD BE GOOD IF IF AT LEAST ONE OF Y'ALL WITH TWO OF YOU CAN'T COME, BUT ONE OF YOU CAN COME.
TOMORROW AT WHAT TIME? UH, AFTER
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THE JUVENILE BOARD MEETING, WHICH JUVENILE BOARD MEETINGS? 1130.SO THEY USUALLY LAST ABOUT 20, 30 MINUTES.
AND THEN, SO WE'LL BE MEETING ACTUALLY 1145 OR NOON.
AND I TOLD THE JUDGES JUST PREPARE TO GO TO LUNCH LATER.
WHERE WOULD IT BE? IT'D BE, UH, LET'S SEE, OUR JUVENILE BOARD MEETING TOMORROW IS IN THE COUNTY COURT LAW MIGHT COMMUNICATE REAL STRONGLY THAT WE GOTTA TRY TO SELL A BOND ELECTION.
AND THAT IF WE CAN SHOW WE'RE SAVING MONEY SOMEPLACE ELSE, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO SELL A BOND INVOICE.
ANYWAY, THERE'S A GRANT OUT THERE AND THERE, UH, SEVERAL COUNTIES SUPPLYING FOR THIS GRANT MONEY.
THIS IS GRANT MONEY UP AND ABOVE ANYTHING WE'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.
SO DOES DALLAS COUNTY HAVE A A PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM? THEY HAVE A PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM.
AND I TOLD THE GUYS, IF YOU'RE NOT COSTING Y'ALL IN OUR WORKSHOP, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T HATE TO SEE C GET INTO IS WHAT DALLAS COUNTY IS INTO WHERE THEY SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE.
DIDN'T TURN AROUND AND SPEND MILLIONS MORE ON COURT APPOINTED LAWYERS.
BUT HE POINTED OUT SOMETHING TO ME THAT, THAT, AND I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT.
IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THOSE PUBLIC DEFENDERS DOING WHAT THEY DID DO OR WHAT THEY DO DO, THEN YOUR OTHER INDIGENT DEFENSE MONEY TO BET IS GONNA BE LARGE.
SO YOU YOU GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE THEY DO AND, AND THE JUDGES ABOUT A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION WITH JUDGES IS THEY THINK IT'S GONNA WORK FINE.
LIKE FOR MISDEMEANORS, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE DOING THE FELONY, BUT, UH, PUBLIC DEFENDER CAN DO THE MISDEMEANORS.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET THE GRANT OR NOT.
WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.
YEAH, WELL IT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.
GRANT OR NO? YEAH, I MEAN THE GRANT IS GRAVY.
WE GOTTA GET A HANDLE ON ANY INDIGENT.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT INSURANCE AND UM, WHEN TABBY HAD HER ACCIDENT, RATHER THAN RUN EVERYTHING THROUGH AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, WE JUST FIRST RAN IT THROUGH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE AND THEN LET THEM GO AFTER, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER EL WHATEVER MONEY'S OUT THERE.
AND WHAT WE WERE BILLED FOR AND WHAT INSURANCE ACTUALLY SET THERE ARE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY ACTUALLY SETTLED TO PAY.
THEY ACTUALLY SETTLED TO PAY ABOUT A THIRD WHAT WE WERE ORIGINALLY BILLED FOR.
UM, SO THOSE, THOSE INSURANCE COMPANIES CARRY A BIG STICK.
AND I, I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK WHAT IF YOU, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T HAVE INSURANCE? WE'RE CONSCIENTIOUS PEOPLE AND ARE GONNA PAY IT BACK.
I MEAN WE ALL, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
WE GOT A REPORT ON OUR SELF-INSURING POOL THURSDAY WE'RE DOING QUITE WELL.
SO WELL THAT WHEN THE RATES COME UP IN JUNE, WHEN WE SET THE RATES IN JUNE, WE'LL BE GIVING PRETTY GOOD DISCOUNT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE INCREASE AROUND 4% WHERE THE, WELL LAST TIME, I'M SORRY, A YEAR AGO OUR INCREASE WAS 4% COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRY OF 15%.
SO THERE'S ALWAYS A BIG DISCUSSION EVERY YEAR AS TO HOW MUCH TO HAVE IN RESERVE.
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SO WE HAVE, IT'S ALWAYS A DISCUSSION AND THE ACTUARIAL GUYS COME IN AND GIVE YOU A LOT OF GUESSES AND THEN YOU HAVE TO ALLOW FOR CLAIMS THAT HAVE BEEN INCURRED BUT NOT PAID YET.YOU KNOW, ALL KIND OF, IT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
BUT YOU KNOW, AND I'VE BEEN ON THAT BOARD A COUPLE YEARS, I'VE SEEN THE DISCUSSION GO OVER 20 MILLION OR $30 MILLION, YOU KNOW.
BUT ON FRIDAY I WENT TO THE, UM, TOBACCO TRUST.
I SAW SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT THAT 2.2 BILLION IN THAT TRUST AFTER WE'VE MADE THIS YEAR DISTRIBUTION.
BUT IT'S ALL GONNA BE IN PACK OF S YOU KNOW, I THINK OF TALK ABOUT THE MONEY AND THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THOSE INVESTMENTS THAT, THAT THAT TRUST FUND HAS AND THE OVERSIGHT.
HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY GOT LOOKING, OF COURSE, IT'S ALL UNDER THE COMP'S OFFICE.
AND UH, AND THEY'VE GOT CPAS LOOKING AT EVERY ANGLE UP AND DOWN.
AND THEY'VE EVEN GOT THEIR HITCH FROM NOW WHERE THEY'RE MAKING IT HERE.
THEY MAKE ONE OVER HERE WHERE IF THAT ONE GOES BELLY UP, THIS ONE WILL INCREASE.
SO ACTUALLY A WEEK AGO, FRIDAY PASSED, I WAS, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY THEY HANDLE THAT.
THAT, THAT I TOLD THE JUDGE THIS, IF SHE FIGURES OUT IF SHE EVER FIGURES OUT'S, WHO I'M, I RAN INTO CAROL KETONS STRAYHORN IN THE AIRPORT AND UH, I, YOU KNOW, THOUGHT CROSSED MY MIND AND I DECIDED I WAS GONNA DO IT ANYWAY.
I WALKED UP, SHOOK HER HEAD AND YOU, YOU COULD TELL SHE RECOGNIZED ME, BUT SHE PLACE SURE.
AND I SHOOK HER HAND AND I SAID, YOU'RE K***Y FRIEDMAN, AREN'T YOU?
WHAT THEY DOING? GETTING THEIR SIGNATURES? SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS IT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE TO DO.
OH, YOU IMAGINE THE JOB OF VERIFYING SIGNATURES? YEAH.
WE REMEMBER JUST WHEN SHE WAS SPEAKING HERE AT THE CHAMBER AND WE HAD TO GO PICK HER UP SOMEWHERE.
THEY HAD TO GO PICK HER UP AT ZOOM FROM WHEREVER THEY GOT MAYBE THE TYLER, THE ZIPPER BACK UP HERE, YOU KNOW, AT A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR.
SO SHE COULD COME IN AND TALK TO US.
WE AN AGENDA ON MEETING ON THIS? UH, SUPPOSED TO YEAH.
WE DON'T HAVE TO POST COUNTY APPOINTMENT.
WE, WE HAVE AN AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP.
WELL I THOUGHT YOU MEANT NOW IT UH, I THINK IT'S BIDS IF WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER AND WELL, WE'RE GONNA JUST, UH, WE'RE REDOING THE CONTRACTS FROM LAST YEAR.
WE DON'T, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ANY PROBLEMS YOU HAD WITH THE VENDOR.
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WITH US 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ON ESTATE ISSUES.THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ER TO PAY THE BILLS.
AND COMMISSIONER SHAYE SECONDS IT ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
UH, ANYTHING WE NEED TO BRING UP BEFORE WE ADJOURNED? WE GOTTA BE, UH, ABOUT THAT MEETING TOMORROW WITH THE WORKSHOP.
WE NEED TO BRING IT JUST, I THINK EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING BEEN TURNED IN, EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE GOT THE, UH, CHANGES IN EMAIL AND I FIGURED WE'D GO OVER THAT AND THEN I KIND OF HAVE A LIST OF PROPOSED THINGS THAT I FOUND AND I'LL GIVE COPIES OF THAT SO Y'ALL CAN LOOK AT THEM AND JUST, I THINK YOU SEND ME AN EMAIL, YES OR NO.
AND THEN THE NEXT TIME IS NOT GONNA BE THE 23RD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE A COUPLE JERRY KENNETH WERE OUT OF TOWN.
THAT, UH, IT WOULD BE LIKE MAY 10.
ISN'T THAT WHAT ANGIE SET IT UP FOR? WELL, SEE, I, I AND I WAS QUESTIONING WHY WE NEED OTHER WORKSHOPS.
I THOUGHT WE COULD FINISH EVERYTHING UP AS, AS FAR AS WORKSHOP GOES, TO GO OVER THE, THE FEES YOU DON'T THINK WE HAVE? YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.
I THINK WE MADE ALLOWED TWO HOURS.
THERE MAY BE JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ONLY ONE OR TWO SIMPLE LIKE THE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON MAINTENANCE THAT THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
RIGHT? OTHER THAN THAT, IT, IT'S COMPLETELY, I THOUGHT THIS LAST TIME WE OWNED, WE WERE GONNA DO IT FOR TWO HOURS, SO I DIDN'T WANNA TRY TO CRAM EVERYTHING IN.
SO I ASKED FOR TWO DIFFERENT DAYS.
WELL MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I WAS QUESTIONING BECAUSE I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T JUST GO AHEAD AND FINISH IT UP IN ONE DAY.
PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU YEAH, JUST THE MARATHON FOUR HOURS WAS HARD ON EVERYBODY.
WELL I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE A MARATHON FOR, I MEAN WE ALREADY GOT DONE ISN'T JUST A DISCUSSION OVER FEES MAINLY FAR.
I THINK EVERYBODY'S AGREED ON EVERYTHING.
DROP WALL'S ALREADY PLOWED THE PATH AND THEY WERE GONNA GET SUED.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD DEVIATE MUCH FROM WHAT THEY'VE DONE NOW.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND TOGETHER AND EMAIL THEM.
YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT VICKY'S WORKED ON SOME FEES AND MARILYN'S WORKED ON FEES AND I THINK THE LAST THING WILL BE WILL BE THE CHECKLIST.
BUT THE CHECKLIST IS SOMETHING THAT WE APPROVE IT, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONERS CHECKLIST IS NOT REALLY NECESSARY.
WE CAN DO THAT AFTER THE FACT.
AND SEE IF WE GET AN, AN AGREEMENT ON THIS, ON THE REGULATIONS AND WE HAVE TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT WE'RE MODIFYING OR CHANGING OUR RECOLLECTION, WE HAVE OTHER SET IN THE NEWSPAPERS BEFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING TO ADOPT.
THAT'S THE QUICKER WE GET AN AGREEMENT ON WHAT WE'RE GONNA ADOPT AND QUICKER.
NOW A SECOND WORKSHOP JUST TO GO OVER THE CHECKLIST AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S ON BOARD WITH THE CHECKLIST AND THE PROCEDURE AND WE ALL BRING, YOU KNOW, WE ALL BRING OUR ASSISTANCE AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE INVOLVED IN IT.
WOULD PROBABLY GET A GOOD IDEA.
SO EVERYBODY'S PRODUCTS, WELL SHE HAS SET ASIDE A DATE.
I I THINK IT'S LIKE MAY 10TH SOMETHING.
YEAH, MAY 10TH IS WHAT COMING FOR ANOTHER SUBDIVISION WORKSHOP? YEAH, THE, THE, UH, 23RD OR WEEK AFTER.
BUT THE CHECKLIST ISN'T REALLY PART OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
IT'S JUST WELL, IF WE GO OVER THE FEES AND MAKE THOSE CHANGES, I CAN HAVE THEM GUYS CAN LOOK IT OVER AND JUST YEAH.
AND ONCE IT'S EXPRESSED THEN I'LL, WE'LL PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND IT SAY ON THE AGENDA TO, TO PROVE.
ALRIGHT, WELL WE'LL SEE Y'ALL THURSDAY AT 2030.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AURN MADE BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND COMMISSIONER ALL THURSDAY.