* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT COURT OCTOBER 2ND, 2006. OKAY, WE'LL COME IN ORDER NOW. PLEASE, I'LL ASK, UH, COMMISSIONER LEONARD TO OPEN THIS UP. FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUR CREATOR AND FATHER, FOR CHOOSING TO GIVE US YOUR CREATION AND, UH, HEART LIKE YOURS. FATHER, WE BLESS US AND STRENGTHEN US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THIS COUNTY. GRANT US WISDOM AND HELP FOR US TO WEIGH THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT AND THEIR INTERESTS, BUT THE FATHER, FATHER, ESPECIALLY THAT, THAT WE USE WISDOM THAT YOU PROMISE YOU WOULD GRANT US AMONG WE WHEN WE MAKE DECISIONS. FATHER, BE WITH OUR LEADERS IN THIS COUNTRY AND BE WITH OUR TROOPS THAT ARE OVERSEAS AND BRING THEM HOME SOON AND SAFELY. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. FLAG ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION OF UNDER GOD, AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TEXAS. FLAG ON, ON TEXAS FLAG OF PLEDGE, TEXAS ONE, AN INDIVIDUAL. WE HAVE A REAL TREAT THIS MORNING. UH, IN MY OPINION, IT'S A REAL TREAT. UH, WE HAVE WITH US THIS MORNING THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, MARK HAMLIN. MARK IS THE DISTRICT CLERK IN, UH, BRAUS COUNTY, AND, UH, HAS BEEN SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF THE COUNTY, UM, FOR A WHILE. AND, UH, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE READ IN THE PAPER, UH, AFTER, UH, CONSTABLE LAW GOT BACK FROM, UH, THE AUSTIN TRIP WHERE HE, UH, RECEIVED THE, UH, COUNTY'S BEST PRACTICE AWARD AND, UH, AS PRESIDENT OF TEXAS ASSOCI COUNTY, MARK HAS BEEN GOING AROUND TO EACH COUNTY AND MEETING WITH THEIR COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND FORMALLY PRESENTING THE AWARD TO, UH, THE COUNTIES THAT, UH, RECEIVED IT. SO, AT THIS TIME, I'M GONNA TURN THE PROMO TO MR. MARK HAMLIN AND MARK, WE HAVE A MICROPHONE HERE. AND, UH, FEEL FREE TO, UH, TO DO WHAT YOU, UH, NEED TO DO OR WANT TO DO NOW. JUDGE, YOU GIVE A POLITICIAN A FREE MICROPHONE AND DON'T GIMME A TIME LIMITATION. WE MIGHT BE HERE A WHILE, . LET ME TELL YOU FIRST OF ALL, HOW PROUD I AM TO BE HERE, TO BE HONORING THE, THE PEOPLE THAT, UH, HAVE INSTITUTED THIS PROGRAM. BUT LET ME FIRST OF ALL START OFF WITH TELLING JUDGE GENTS WHAT A TREMENDOUS ASSET YOU, SIR ARE TO NOT ONLY CALL THE COUNTY, BUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. JUDGE JEN HAS SERVED AS OUR, ONE OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND I HAVE COME TO RELY ON HIS EXPERT EXPERTISE AND HIS LOYALTY AS A TRUE GENTLEMAN WHENEVER HE GIVES ME HIS WORK, REGARDLESS OF THE CONTROVERSIAL VOTE HE HAS STOOD FIRM. AND FOR THAT JUDGE, JEN, I APPRECIATE IT. THE OTHER, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU IS JOHN PAYNE. HE'S OUR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE. JOHN, LET EVERYONE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BECAUSE HIS JOB IS TO GO AROUND THE HIS AREA AND AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS AND MAKE ME LOOK GOOD. I JUST GET TO COME IN AND GET ALL THE ACCOLADES AND SHAKE THE HANDS. BUT HE'S THE ONE THAT WORKS WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND, UH, SOLVES YOUR PROBLEMS THAT YOU MAY HAVE IN YOUR COUNTY. I'D LIKE TO, UM, ASK THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE PROGRAM STEP FORWARD. UM, CONSTABLE JOHN LAW, UH, JAN STEIGER, AND DEPUTY CONSTABLE SCOTT WHITWORTH. Y'ALL, COME ON UP HERE, DUDE, I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT YOU. SO I DON'T WANNA BE TALKING BEHIND YOUR BACKS, BUT I WANT Y'ALL UP HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED. YOU WANT US CLOSE TO YOU? AS LONG AS I CAN SEE Y'ALL'S HANDS ON THOSE GUNS, I'M . I DON'T HAVE ONE. THE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, UH, UH, RECOGNIZED WHENEVER I STARTED READING [00:05:01] THE PROGRAM, AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICES AWARDS, AS YOU SEE THE BOOK HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE TECH ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. SOME OF 'EM MEET THE CRITERIA, BUT A LOT OF 'EM DO NOT COME TO RAISE. UH, THE BARS RAISE SO HIGH THAT A LOT OF 'EM, UH, DO NOT GET RECOGNIZED LIKE COFFMAN COUNTY. SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A, A, UH, LACKADAISICAL APPROACH TO GIVING AN AWARD. IT'S A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. UH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE REALLY SET FORTH SOME SORT OF PROGRAM THAT'S INNOVATIVE, THAT IS COMMUNITY ORIENTED, AND THAT IS DESIGNED TO HELP OTHERS. THE STAR PROGRAM, WHICH IS STAR TODAY, ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. I COULD TALK ABOUT THAT ALL DAY, AND I'LL PROMISE YOU IT IS A MODEL FOR ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. BUT THE, WHAT I SAW WAS SO SIGNIFICANT, AND AGAIN, IT COULDN'T GO WITHOUT COMMISSIONER'S COURT SUPPORT. UM, BUT IT, IT REALLY SIGNIFIES AND IT'S, IT ZEROES IN ON OUR CHILDREN. AND A LOT OF TIMES I FOUND, AND BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MYSELF FOR OVER 18 YEARS, I HAVE FOUND THAT CHILDREN A LOT OF TIMES, WHETHER THEY'LL TELL YOU OR NOT, THEY WON'T MOST OF THE TIME, BUT THEY WON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE CARED FOR. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY, THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITY, THEY'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THEY'RE GOING TO FULFILL WHATEVER RESPONSIBILITY IS IMPOSED UPON THEM BY THE COURTS. SO THE, UM, THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN INSTITUTED HERE IN COFFMAN COUNTY IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET. THE OTHER THING THAT I SAW IS, IS CONSTABLE SAID THIS MORNING, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE SURROUNDED HIM THIS MORNING WERE WITH HIM AND, AND THAT THEY WERE THE ONES THAT REALLY WERE THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE PROGRAM. AND I, I JUST, I EVEN SAW THAT Y'ALL HAD SOME, UM, THE, UH, HERITAGE SOCIETY. YES, THE, UH, UH, PHONY LION CLUB ALSO, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT LIKE THAT, THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP AND, AND SEE THAT IT'S A VALUABLE ASSET PROGRAM THAT'S WORKING, UH, YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A SUCCESS. LADIES, LADY AND GENTLEMEN, IF Y'ALL HAVE HELPED ONE CHILD, YOU HAVE TREMENDOUSLY DONE A GREAT JOB. LET ME READ THIS TO YOU. 2006 COUNTY BEST PRACTICES AWARD. EXCEPTIONAL DELIVERY OF SERVICE AWARD IS CONVEYED TO KAUFMAN COUNTY FOR THE STAR PROGRAM FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PROCESS AND PROGRAMS ISSUED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY'S LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SURE. I'M GLAD. , IF, IF WE GOT JUST A SECOND, WE, UH, I GOT SOME STATISTICS ON WHAT THE PROGRAM'S DONE. WE STEP CLOSE TO THE MIC WHERE I I CAN HEAR YOU. WE NEED . UH, JUST JUST LAST, LAST WEEK, WE HAD A, UH, UH, IN TER, UH, TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY WERE, THEY'RE IN THEIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON JUVENILES, AND THEY ASKED US TO COME PRESENT THE PROGRAM TO THEM. AND SO THAT'S HOW COME THESE STATISTICS ARE REAL RECENT. THERE'S NINE, SIX YOUNG PEOPLE THAT'S JUVENILES THAT'S BEEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM, UH, AS OF DATE SINCE DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. UH, 72 MALES AND 24 FEMALES. THAT'S JUST PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSE TO THE RACIAL THAT'S IN THE PRISON SYSTEMS. ALSO, UH, IT'D BEEN 1,836 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. THAT'S, THAT'S DONE. UH, OUT OF THE NINE, SIX PEOPLE, THERE'S NINE JUVENILES THAT'S CAME BACK THE SECOND TIME. AND THERE HAVE BEEN THREE THAT COME OF AGE 18 YEARS OLD AND WENT AHEAD AND GOTTEN TO SERIOUS TROUBLE AGAIN. SO WE'RE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT IF WE WERE ONLY 50%, WE WOULD PROBABLY BE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL. BUT WE ARE RUNNING ABOUT A 97% SUCCESS RATE. THE DISTURBING PART TO US, WE SEND A LETTER 30 DAYS AFTER THEY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM TO THE PARENTS. AND THE PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS OUT OF 85 OF THE LETTERS THAT PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED, UH, WE'VE ONLY GOT 14 BACK. SO THAT'S A 17% PARTICIPATION OR PARENT INVOLVEMENT. AND THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF DISTURBING. AND THE, THE LETTERS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY. THEY'RE YES OR A NO. UH, AND THEY'RE SENT WITH A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE, SO IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH TIME. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE INVOLVEMENT THAT PARENTS HAVE. AND THESE TWO GUYS RIGHT HERE, [00:10:01] THEY ARE THE BACKBONES. I GET A LITTLE CREDIT 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW, I, I WEAR A WHITE SHIRT AND I DON'T KNOW. BUT THEY, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO DO THE WORK. UH, CHIEF, CHIEF COURT CLERK, JAN STACKER. SHE HAS GOT PAPERWORK THAT SHE TAKES CARE OF, KEEPS PEOPLE IN LINE WITH THEIR FINES AND THINGS LIKE THIS. 'CAUSE WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THE FINES. WE JUST TAKE CARE OF YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE. UM, DEPUTY WHITWORTH, HE SCHEDULES, HE GOES OUT, HE STAYS WITH THEM. UH, THEY BOTH GO ON THE TOURS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. AND SINCE SHERIFF IS HERE, I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR, YOU KNOW, LETTING US, IT'S IMPRESSIVE WHEN THEY GO THROUGH THE JAIL, 'CAUSE THEY SEE THE INMATES. THEY, THERE'S AN INMATE THAT TALKS TO 'EM. AND WHENEVER THEY GO TO THE VISITATION PART OF THE JAIL AT, AT THE END OF IT, THEY TALK TO THEIR MOM AND DAD THROUGH THE GLASS ON THE TELEPHONE. IF YOU NEVER VISITED ANYONE IN JAIL, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY IN, IN ITSELF. BUT THEN WHENEVER WE HAVE 'EM SAY, WELL, WE CAN HEAR THEM. I'M SORRY FOR PUTTING YOU IN THIS EMBARRASSING SITUATION TO SEE ME IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY JAIL LIKE THIS. AND I LOVE YOU. IT'S HOME STRIKE PRETTY HARD. AND SO WE HAVE PEOPLE, THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, WE, WE'VE GOT, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER LEONARD STARTED A SOFT, HE BOUGHT OUR FIRST VEST AND THINGS LIKE THIS. FIRST SET OF PAINT AND COURTHOUSES, ANNEX BUILDING. WE STRIPED THIS ONE TOO. UH, SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS QUIT LOOKING AT THAT. SO HARD . SO, UH, WE, WE ARE GETTING INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILES. YOU HEAR A LOT ABOUT, WELL, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH JUVENILES. AND THAT'S THE LAST YOU HEAR, YOU NEVER HEAR WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO ABOUT JUVENILES. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO START SOMETHING AND, AND IT'S BEEN PRETTY SUCCESSFUL. SO, ANY HELP, UH, MR. MURPHY JUST COME THROUGH HERE A WHILE AGO, ASK US. 'CAUSE WE'VE DONE WORK FOR HIM TOO. DO YOU HAVE ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR STAR PEOPLE YET OR TODAY? BECAUSE I NEED A COUPLE OF BOXES MOVED. NO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE IN SCHOOL. WE'D RATHER 'EM GO TO SCHOOL. SO STAR PROGRAMS, PEOPLE'S GOING TO DO THIS FOR 'EM, I ASSUME. BUT IF, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU COULD HELP US PROMOTE THIS, WISH YOU WOULD APPRECIATE IT. YOU GOT THE FLAG. MR. HAM? YES, MR. HAM. I DON'T KNOW WHY Y'ALL NEED ME, Y'ALL. WELL, HE'S IN THE BACKGROUND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GREG, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. UH, CONS, FULL AND DEPUTY CONSTABLE AND FLORIDA. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK Y'ALL DO AND KEEP IT UP. I WANNA, ESPECIALLY ONCE AGAIN, THANK, UH, PRESIDENT MARK HAMMOND FOR BEING HERE, UH, AND PRESENTING THIS AWARD. AND, UH, JOHN PAYNE WITH THE TECH, UH, STAFF. AND, UH, Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO STAY, UH, OR COME BACK ANYTIME AND VISIT. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TIME COMMISSION. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU. JUDGE. CAN CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YEAH. KEN WILL SAY SOMETHING. UM, THIS, UH, JOE DO TALKED ABOUT US BUYING THE FIRST VEST AND THE FIRST PAINT. UM, WE LEARNED REAL QUICK, IF THERE'S RAIN IN THE FORECAST, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER TO BUY, UH, OIL BASED PAINT RATHER THAN WATER BASED , BECAUSE THOSE, THOSE KIDS PAINTED ALL THE STRIPES AND THEN IT DRIZZLED AND WE HAD PAINT EVERYWHERE. SO PART OF THEIR PROJECT GOTTA BE CLEANING UP PAINT MESS. BUT, UH, THIS, THIS REALLY HELPS A, A UNIQUE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, UH, MOST OF THE PARENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY DO A GOOD JOB OF RAISING THEIR KIDS, BUT THERE'S A LOT WHO DON'T. AND ESPECIALLY IN A FAST GROWING COMMUNITY WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE MOVING FROM THE BIG CITY, THEY, THEY, THEY'RE LEARNING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, AND, UH, THEY DON'T, A LOT OF THOSE KIDS DON'T HAVE RULES. THEY DON'T HAVE PARAMETERS, AND THEY'RE NOT ASKED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN ACTIONS. AND, AND JOE DON AND JOHN AND JAN AND SCOTT HAVE REALLY FOUND IT A UNIQUE SOLUTION THAT WHEN KIDS GET IN TROUBLE, INSTEAD OF MOM AND DAD GOING TO COURT, AND MOM AND DAD PAYING A FINE, UH, WHICH IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANCIENT TIMES WHEN, WHEN THE PRINCES HAD A WHIPPING BOY, WHENEVER HE GOT IN TROUBLE, HIS WHIPPING BOY WOULD GET, WOULD GET A SPANKING INSTEAD OF THE PRINCE. WELL, YOU KNOW, THE SYSTEM. IF, IF ALL, [00:15:01] ALL WE DO IS CHARGE A FINE TO THE PARENTS, THE PARENTS ARE ACTING AS WHIPPING BOYS FOR, FOR THEIR KIDS. THIS PROGRAM MAKES THOSE KIDS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? WHEN YOU SEE 'EM OUT THERE WORKING, YEP. YOU HEAR 'EM GRUMBLE, YOU HEAR 'EM GRIPE, BUT YOU SEE A SMILE ON THEIR FACE AT THE SAME TIME. AND THAT IS A VERY NEAT THING BECAUSE KIDS WANT GUIDELINES. I MEAN, THEY, THEY, THEY HAVEN'T AN INHERENT DESIRE TO HAVE GUIDELINES SET FOR 'EM AND HAVE SOMEBODY THAT EXPECTS 'EM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. AND I, I APPLAUD Y'ALL FOR, FOR, UH, GIVING THEM THAT CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO BE ADULTS. AND, UH, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. THANK, UH, ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE, UH, KAMAN COUNTY FOUR H CLUB FOR PROVIDING BREAKFAST. UH, THIS MORNING, ALL OF THE MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY LEFT AND GONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL. BUT, UH, THEY PROVIDE, UH, BREAKFAST BARS, USUALLY THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER EVERY YEAR AND ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB. AND WE'RE PROUD OF THE FOUR H, THE WORK THAT THE FOUR H CLUB DOES HERE IN COMAN COUNTY. UH, COMMISSIONER ROWAN'S BROTHER WAS HAVING SURGERY TODAY, SO HE, UH, WENT TO BE WITH HIM. UH, FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO, UM, Y'ALL BEEN PRESENT A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE, UH, SEPTEMBER 21ST SPECIAL MEETING PERTAINING TO THE BURN BAN AND WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. A MOTION. NEXT WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM THE, UH, MEETING ON, YEAH, UH, SEPTEMBER 25TH. I READ THE MEETING. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS. OUR DIRECTIONS, WE ENTERTAIN MOTION TO PROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED. I HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER DOLLAR AWESOME. AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE DISCUSSION. OKAY. UM, IN, IN THE MEETING, UM, WHICH 20 20, 20 FIFTH ONE, UM, WE HAD, WHEN WE ADOPTED THE TAX RATE IN, IN THESE MINUTES, UH, I HAD, YOU KNOW, I, WHEN THE MOTION WAS MADE, YOU KNOW, A LOT WENT ON AND I REALIZED THAT THE LAW HAD CHANGED AND THERE WAS SPECIFIC WORDING. SO, UH, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, WE HAD, WE BROKE FOR A LITTLE BIT TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND THE CORRECT WORDING. AND, AND THE, THE ONES ONES WE WERE MAILED OUT, IF THEY'RE THE SAME AS THE ONES RIGHT THERE READY TO SIGN ARE CORRECT. HOWEVER, I HAVE, OF COURSE, SINCE THEN, THERE WAS ANOTHER MEETING CALLED ON THE 26TH AND WHICH ACTUALLY CHANGES. AND ALL THAT MEETING DOES IS CHANGE THE WORDING FROM THE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 25TH. AND THERE'S, THERE'S A SIGNED DOCUMENT FLOATING AROUND THAT WOULD SEEM TO SUPERSEDE THESE MINUTES. UM, AND, AND THIS, LEMME SEE COPY OF THIS, BUT THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEING REMEMBERED THAT ON THE 26TH DAY AND THE 26TH IS CROSSED OUT, AND 25TH IS ADDED DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006, THAT THE SPECIAL AND SPECIAL IS CROSSED OUT. AND REGULAR IS INSERTED MEETING OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, OF KAMAN COUNTY. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT AND IT LISTS ALL OF US. UH, BUT THEN IT HAS THE CORRECT WORDING. THIS TRAP TAX RATE WILL RAISE TAXES. UH, YOU KNOW, MY CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE, MY CONCERN WAS THAT THE MEETING ON THE 26TH, WHETHER IT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THAT FELL UNDER THE DEFINITION OF AN EMERGENCY. UM, AND, AND OF COURSE I UNDERSTAND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MINUTES OF THE 25TH, BUT WE HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT IN ESSENCE, CHANGES THE WORDING OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH. UM, FIRST, YOU KNOW, I, I REALIZE [00:20:01] NOT ONLY WAS THE, THE MOTION MADE INCORRECTLY, BUT I BACKED UP AND I LOOKED AT THE NOTICES, UH, IN RELATION TO THE LAW. AND I HAVE SOME QUESTION WHETHER THE NOTICES ALL WE'RE HERE, APPROVE THESE MINUTES. OKAY? YOU WANNA VOTE AGAINST THE MINUTES? VOTE AGAINST THE MINUTES. NOW, NEXT MONDAY WILL BE ON THE AGENDA TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING. IF YOU WANT DISCUSS IT, THEN FINE, BUT I, I THINK IT'S OUTTA LINE NOW, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR MINUTES. WELL, I, I WANT TO, I WANT TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION THAT THESE ARE THE MINUTES. AND JUDGE, I, YOU KNOW, EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS, IS EQUAL. ANY OF US CAN, CAN SPEAK TO, TO, UH, TO ANYTHING ON THIS AGENDA. THESE MINUTES ARE ON THE AGENDA AND I INTEND TO SPEAK TO HIM. UH, THERE, THERE IS A DOCUMENT THAT SUPERSEDES THESE MINUTES. YOU CALL THAT A DOCUMENT? THAT WAS A, THAT'S, THAT WAS A LETTER WHICH WAS REDONE, BUT THAT WAS A LETTER THAT GOES FROM MY OFFICE TO THE TAX OFFICE TO ADVISE HIM THAT COMMISSIONER COURT TASKED THIS ORDER AND FOR HIM TO OFFICIALLY THAT THAT IS THE OFFICIAL TAX BREAK. UH, BUT ANYWAY, I'LL CALL FOR THE QUESTION ON THE, UH, THESE MINUTES ON THE 25TH. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? NO, NO. ARE YOU SAYING, ARE YOU SAYING THESE BUSINESS ARE WRONG? YOU'RE SAYING WHAT WE DID ON THE 25TH. I'M SAYING YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CUT ME OFF AND REFUSE TO LET ME FINISH SAYING WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. WHAT WE'RE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE MINUTES OF THE 25TH MEETING. NOW, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS DOCUMENT, THESE MINUTES THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED DO NOT REFLECT WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? I, NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THAT IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THOSE ARE THE MINUTES. ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS SUBSEQUENT IS, IS A SEPARATE ISSUE ALTOGETHER. BUT THOSE ARE THE MINUTES OF WHAT HAPPENED. AND, UH, AND I, AND I DO HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF SOMETHING WAS SENT TO THE TAX OFFICE SAYING SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, THIS IS TIME IN PLACE, MR. LEONARD, MR. LEONARD, WE ARE HERE TO TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THESE MINUTES REFLECT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER. AND IF, IF MR. SHANE'S GONNA VOTE SAYING THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH, AND YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH. AND MR. LER SAYS, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH, AND I SAY, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 25TH, THEN THE ONLY THING I KNOW TO DO IS TO, UH, TABLE THIS APPROVAL OF THESE MINUTES UNTIL NEXT WEEK. WELL, JUDGE, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. IF THOSE ARE THE MINUTES, IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ON MONDAY, CORRECT? HOW, HOW DID THIS GO TO THE TAX OFFICE THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED, THAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. OKAY? THERE WAS NO AUTHORITY FOR A MEETING ON TUESDAY. IT DID NOT FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION. NUMBER ONE. IT DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE DEFINITION. THAT'S YOUR OPINION, MR. MY OPINION. IT DID FALL UNDER THE, THAT'S THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OPINION BECAUSE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY BEFORE THE MEETING EVER TOOK PLACE, ISSUED US A LETTER SAYING THAT IT DID NOT FALL UNDER, UNDER THE DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY. AND FURTHERMORE, HE SAID YOU COULD ONLY ACT ON A TAX RATE IN A REGULAR MEETING OF THE, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND CITED, CITED THE LAW THAT SAID THAT. SO, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE ONLY, THE ONLY MEETING THAT THIS COULD HAVE COME OUT OF WAS THE MEETING ON THE 25TH. AND, UH, THERE IS NO FOUNDATION FOR THIS LETTER TO GO TO THE TAX OFFICE AND FOR, UH, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN SUBSTANTIATE OUR TAX RATE AND, AND IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT'S NOT SOMETHING FRIVOLOUS. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S JUST AS BASIC AS, AS, AS, AS THE OATH OF OUR OFFICE. NOW, I, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL OF IT NEXT WEEK. MOTION MADE TO THE TABLE, THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE 25TH OR SECOND. MR. SHANE WILL SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. WE'LL TABLE IT TILL NEXT WEEK. CAN I SAY SOMETHING ON THIS? YES, SIR, YOU SURE CAN. THE STATUTE SAYS TAX RATE WILL BE SAID AT A REGULAR MEETING RIGHT HERE. IT'S [00:25:01] NOW BECAUSE THE WORDING WAS NOT EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE. YOU CAN CALL EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL MEETING TO CORRECT THE WORDING. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. UH, THE REST OF IT IS POSTURING. OKAY. CAN I ANSWER COMMISSIONER DE? SO SINCE YOU'RE GONNA LET HIM SPEAK FREELY, OKAY. THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM, UH, ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION JC 4 0 0 6, WHICH WAS ABOUT WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT? THE DATE WOULD'VE BEEN JANUARY 8TH, 2001, LONG BEFORE THE REQUIREMENT WAS ESTABLISHED. BUT TO USE THAT, TO USE THAT WORDING THAT WE USED, GO AHEAD. BUT, BUT, UH, UH, THAT'S NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS OPINION AND WHERE THIS OPINION CAME FROM. THE REASON I REMEMBER IT IS BECAUSE THE BULK OF THIS OPINION, I, I WROTE THE, THE REQUEST FOR AN HE OPINION. IT, IT CONCERNS FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT IN CALIN COUNTY. AND THAT'S WHY I REMEMBERED IT. BUT IT DOES WHAT IT SAYS IS YOUR QUESTIONS CONCERNING TWO MEETINGS HELD BY THE TEMPORARY SUPERVISORS, ONE ON JANUARY 8TH, 2001, AND ONE ON JANUARY 12TH. NOTICE FOR BOTH OF THESE MEETINGS, AS YOU, AS YOU INFORMED US, WAS POSTED ON JANUARY 8TH AT, AT THE MEETING HELD ON THE EIGHTH. AN ELECTION WAS CALLED FOR JANUARY 20TH. AS YOU CORRECTLY NOTE, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 5 51 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, REQUIRES THAT THE NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF A GOVERNMENTAL BODY MUST BE POSTED IN A READILY ACCEPT, POSTED IN A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES, AT ALL TIMES, AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE MEETING. UH, AND THEN IT CITES THE CODE SECTION 5 51 0.043. THERE'S AN EXCEPTION TO THE 72 HOUR RULE AND EMERGENCY WHERE THERE'S AN URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY. EMERGENCY IS DEFINED BY THE ACT TO MEAN, ONE, AN IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY. TWO, A REASONABLY UNFORESEEN SITUATION. B. FURTHER, THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY MUST CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE EMERGENCY OR URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY IN THE NOTICE OR SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION, WHICH I DIDN'T SEE THAT IT DID. THE MERE RECITATION OF THE STATUTORY LANGUAGE DOES NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE EMERGENCY OR URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY OTHER THAN AN EMERGENCY IS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WHEN THE REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY IS STATED IN THE NOTICE AND THE COURT CASE IS PIAZZA VERSUS THE CITY OF GRANGER. FURTHER, THERE IS, THERE IS PER URGENT PUBLIC NECESSITY UNDER THE ACT ONLY IF THERE IS ONE, AN ENT THREAT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OR TWO, A REASONABLY UNFORESEEN SITUATION, UH, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 51 0.045 B. WHILE THE PROVISION OF FRESH WATER IS CERTAINLY A BENEFIT TO PUBLIC HEALTH, IT WOULD STRAIN TO, TO SUPPOSE THAT A MEETING HAD TO BE CALLED ON ONLY A FEW HOURS NOTICE TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION MORE THAN A WEEK LATER TO SET UP THE FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT BECAUSE IT FAILED TO CALL SUCH A MEETING WOULD RESULT IN AN IMMINENT THREAT, NOR CAN CAN THE REASON FOR SUCH A MEETING BE SAID REASONABLY UNFORESEEN WHEN THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO TAKE ACTION REQUIRED BY STATUTE. UH, AND THEN IT'S A PIAZZA, UH, 9 0 9 SOUTHWEST SECOND EDITION, PAGE 5 53. UM, TAKING THE FACTS SHEET AS YOU STATED IN THEM, WE BELIEVE THE COURT WOULD HOLD, WOULD HOLD THAT THE NOTICE FOR JANUARY 8TH MEETING DID NOT STATE A VALID REASON FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING. AND THAT THE SITUATION PROMPTING THE CALL FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY OR MATTER OF PUBLIC NECESSITY UNDER THIS SECTION. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTICE WAS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. THOSE HAVE BEEN MEETINGS ACT NOTICE ON THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING CALLED FOR JANUARY 12TH, HOWEVER, IS TIMELY INTERSECTION 5 51 0.043. HE SUGGEST THAT SOME ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THE JANUARY 12TH MEETING, EITHER RATIFY OR AGAIN, TAKE ACTION ON THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. A GOVERNMENTAL VOLUME MAY NOT RATIFY AND, UH, AND END UP VALID ACT. SEE LOWER CO COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY VERSUS SAN SAN MARCUS. UH, 5 23 SOUTHWEST SECOND EDITION, PAGE 6 41. HOWEVER, IT MAY TAKE ACTION AGAIN AT A PROPERLY NOTICED MEETING. THE ACTION WILL GENERALLY BE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE OF THE MEETING, WHICH COMPLIED WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. CFAR, SV TEXAS BD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS 8 0 8 SOUTHWEST, UH, SECOND EDITION, [00:30:01] PAGE 5 14 5 18 THROUGH 19. UM, BUT BASICALLY THERE ARE, WHAT IT SAYS IS THERE ARE COURT CASES THAT IF IT'S IN THE STATUTE, IT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY. I MEAN, IF IT'S A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT BY LAW, THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY. ALSO, THAT YOU CAN'T GO CORRECT A PROBLEM IN, IN A SUBSEQUENT MEETING IF IT WAS DONE WRONG IN, IN A PREVIOUS MEETING. YOU HAVE TO START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN, IS WHAT THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION IS SAYING. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THAT THAT'S, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE FOLLOWED PROPER PROTOCOL. WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IS START IT ALL OVER AGAIN. BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S MY ANSWER TO COMMISSIONER DOLLAR'S QUESTIONS. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS LARRY Y TO DISCUSS THE CERTAIN STATUS OF THE COUNTYWIDE BURN VAN. GOOD MORNING. UH, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, UH, THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THIS TIME THAN WHAT WE KIND OF SET AS A CRITERIA BEARING IN MIND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO OTHER, OTHER THINGS INTO ACCOUNT. ALSO, WE'VE BEEN BASING IT ON I THINK 5 75 JUST AS THE MAGIC NUMBER. IT'S A LITTLE OVER 600 TODAY, BUT I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY US, AND ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE APPARENTLY STILL IN FAVOR OF KEEPING THE BURN BAN OFF BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. UM, BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, EVEN THOUGH THOSE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGH, I WOULD BELIEVE AT THIS TIME, WE JUST NEED TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT OFF. AND I'LL GET BACK ON THE AGENDA ONE MORE TIME FOR NEXT WEEK AND SEE IF WE START GETTING RAINED OR WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT PERMANENTLY FOR THE WINTER TIME. BUT UNLESS YOU GENTLEMAN HEARD SOMETHING THAT I HAVEN'T RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING OKAY WITH IT. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE, SECOND IT BY COMMISSIONER DELLER THAT, UH, KEEP THE LIFT ON THE BURN. MORE WEAK. YES. WE'LL, MAYBE BY NEXT WE'LL SOLID WINTERTIME, I HOPE. OKAY. MOTION. ALL AYE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I, YOU NEXT WE HAVE IS MS. MARITA WILLIAMS. SHE'S GONNA PRESENT THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER FOR THE REPORT FOR JULY AND AUGUST. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. OKAY, UH, JULY, AUGUST, UH, OF COURSE WE REALLY BUSY. UH, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN THERE AT THE END OF JULY AT BEGINNING OF AUGUST WHERE WE HAD A, A RATHER LARGE FAMILY MOVE, AND IT TOOK US A FEW DAYS TO PUT ON THEIR BEDS. SO WE KIND OF, UH, SKEWED OUR, UM, HERE TO DATE OVER. UH, WE WE'RE CONSISTENTLY RUNNING BETWEEN 14 TO 15 KIDS A DAY. AND WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS THAT THEY'RE STAYING SHORTER TIMES. UH, I, I'VE JUST ABOUT FIGURED IT OUT AND IT COINCIDES WITH THE, UH, 10 TO 12 WEEK FOSTER PARENT TRAINING THAT'S REQUIRED. SO EVERY 10 TO 12 WEEKS THEY GRADUATE A NEW CLASS OF FOSTER PARENTS. AND, UH, THERE FOR, FOR SEVERAL DAYS. UH, WE SEE A LOT OF TURNOVER AS THEY FILL THOSE NEW FOSTER HOMES UP, WHICH IS A GREAT THING. UH, BUT WE HAVE, UH, AUGUST AND, AND SEPTEMBER, UH, AND I'M GONNA JUMP AHEAD A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT MORE, UH, CRITICAL CASES, UH, BABIES, UH, LOTS OF, UH, DRUG ORDERING ORIENTED REMOVALS, UH, WHICH COME WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR OWN CARE PROBLEM. UH, BUT WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE MORE CRITICAL CASES, UH, THAT IT'S BEEN OUR STANDARD, UH, OR OUR TRADITION, NOT OUR STANDARD. UH, BUT IT'S, UH, WE GET TO SEE THAT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE SEE A TREND WHERE THE, WHERE THE SYMPTOMS ARE A LITTLE MORE SEVERE THAN, THAN WHAT THEY WERE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PREVIOUS. UH, WE ARE ALSO SEEING A, UH, A FEW MORE COUNTIES, UH, THAT ARE RECOGNIZING OUR, OUR ABILITY TO CARE FOR THE YOUNGER CHILDREN AND THE, UH, AND THE MORE CRITICAL, UH, MEDICAL NEEDS. UH, CAMP COUNTY, FAN COUNTY, UH, AND BEAR COUNTY. UH, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF KIDS FROM BEAR COUNTY, WHICH IS SAN ANTONIO, UH, IN THE PAST. BUT WE, WE [00:35:01] ARE STARTING TO GET MORE AND MORE CALLS, UH, AS THOSE WORKERS. SO THOSE PREVIOUS, PREVIOUS KIDS ARE THEIR KIDS, ACTUALLY DID VERY WELL IN OUR SOCIETY. UH, SO, UH, WE ARE, OUR HUSBANDS ARE, ARE, ARE KIND OF SPREADING OUT, UH, ACROSS THE STATE MORE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. UH, OF COURSE THAT, THAT QUICK TURNOVER THAT, THAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, IS ALSO A MAJOR DRAIN ON OUR RESOURCES. AND IT DOES, WHETHER THEY'RE THERE 24 HOURS OR TWO OR THREE MONTHS, UH, THEY, WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM THE SAME SERVICES AND THE SAME RESOURCES AS, UH, AS, AS ALL THE KIDS. UH, SO WE CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH MAINTAINING OUR BUDGET. UH, HOWEVER, UH, MY BOARDS HAVE JUST, THERE'S JUST FEED THE BUSHES, UH, TRYING TO FIND THINGS TO, TO HELP US FINANCIALLY. UH, AND WE DO HAVE A, I KNOW THAT I, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP AT THE, UH, AT THE SCHOOL LUNCH WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT MADE A GREAT IMPACT ON, ON A LOT OF THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS, UH, WHO WERE KIND OF TUTORING, WHETHER THEY SWING OR NOT. UH, AND THE SUPPORT OF OUR COUNTY AND, AND OUR, AND OUR BOARDS REALLY, REALLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE. AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A TREMENDOUS BOOST, UH, FOR OUR CASH FLOW. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UH, MIDDLE OF JULY, WE HAD A, A MAJOR, UH, MOTORCYCLE EVENT. UH, WE HAD A AND 13 MOTORCYCLES, AND WITH TOTAL OF ABOUT TWO 40 PEOPLE, UH, SHOW UP. THEY, THEY TAKE A RUN, UH, CHRISTMAS IN JULY, BROUGHT TONS OF THINGS FROM THE HOUSE AND KIDS, UH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF, OF CASH, UH, TO GO INTO OUR RESERVE. UM, AND WE JUST HAD A GREAT DAY. IT WAS REALLY HOT. UH, AND ALL THE PICTURES, EVERYBODY'S HUDDLE UNDER THE TREES, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. UH, AND LIKE I SAID, MY BOARD, UH, THE SHELTER BOARD AND THE FOUNDATION BOARD CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR WAYS, UH, TO, TO RAISE FUNDS, UH, TO SHORE UP OUR RESERVE, UH, WHICH IS, IS GOING RAPIDLY. UH, SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY BEFORE CHRISTMAS WE WILL HAVE SOME, UH, SUMMER ON THIS. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, THE ONLY MEDICAL EMERGENCY WE HAD THAT THE LOCAL BICYCLE BRACE, HIS ANKLE, HIS FIRST TIME, UH, WE HAD TO KEEP HIM OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, UH, UNTIL HIS, UNTIL THE SWELLING WENT DOWN THAT HE WANTED RIGHT BACK ON THERE. UH, SO THANK IT WASN'T GREAT SERIOUS. UH, OUR STEP TURN OVER CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH SCHOOL, UH, SCHOOL TERMS ROTATING. OUR COLLEGE KIDS ARE, ARE IN AND OUT AND HAVE TO SHUFFLE AROUND THEIR SCHEDULES. UH, BUT THEY'RE GREAT ASSET. MY, THE, UH, THE PROBLEM WITH THE BUDGET IS BECAUSE THE STATE CUTBACKS YES, SIR. UH, THREE YEARS AGO, UH, AND IT JUST NOW GETTING CAUGHT UP TO YES, SIR. UH, ACTUALLY WE'RE, WE'RE STILL AT 3 19 98. WE, OUR DIEM IN 1998 AND THIS LAST YEAR, UTILITY CRUNCH, UH, OUR COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT OUR PER DIES ARE REMAIN THE SAME. SO WE JUST TO HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER WITH A LITTLE LESS. IS THIS WHAT THE SCHOOLS ARE GONNA DO THE TEACHER FOR? YES, SIR. SCHOOLS ARE. YES SIR. IT'S GONNA ALTER IT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE PAST THAT HAS BEEN LIKE, UH, TWO SCHOOLS, THERE WILL BE A CHALLENGE BETWEEN TWO SCHOOLS. UH, DR. WOOD, WHO IS ALSO A, A MEMBER OF OUR ADVISORY BOARD AND ONE OF OUR OTHER BOARD MEMBERS WHO IS A TEACHER IN CRADLE, UH, RECOMMENDED THAT WE, THAT WE APPROACH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MAKE IT A COUNTYWIDE CHALLENGE. AND THE, ALL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS, THE PRINCIPALS AND THE KIDS, UH, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE KNOW A LOT OF THE KIDS FROM THE SCHOOL GROUP, THEY COME OUT AND THERE IS SUCH AN EXCITEMENT GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. UH, SO WE HOPE THAT, THAT, UH, ALL THE MAYBANK, UH, HAS SIGNED ON TO OUR OTHER MAY BANK HAD PRE, UH, INVESTED THEIR, THEIR, UH, SPIRIT MONEY TO, UH, THE DIABETES FOUNDATIONS. UH, BUT ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS ARE, HAVE GONE ON BOARD AND THEY'RE EXCITED TO GET CALLS ALL THE TIME. UH, THE KIDS ARE EXCITED. A LOT KIDS IN FOOTBALL, THERE'S JUST THE EXCITEMENT. THEY'RE [00:40:01] EXCITED, BE INVOLVED. WHAT IS GOING ON? UH, THOSE SCHOOLS ARE GONNA SELL T-SHIRTS. AND ON THE BACK OF THAT, YOU CAN BUY A, UH, YOU ADVERTISING AND IT'S LIKE $250. BUT AT ONE OF THE FOOTBALL GAMES, I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE. I WAS JUST INFORMED OF THIS LAST TUESDAY THAT, UH, ALL THE KIDS WERE GONNA WEAR THESE TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES. YES, SIR. UH, THE 200 BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE, UH, THE PROMOTION ON THE BACK OF THE T-SHIRT IS FOR THE CORPORATE SPONSORS. UH, THEY, THEY RECRUIT THOSE CORPORATE SPONSORS TO PAY THE COST, UH, OF THE PROGRAM, LIKE THE T-SHIRTS AND GETTING THE BANNERS, UH, PRINTED UP. THIS IS ACTUALLY A YEARLY THING FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS. AND THEY CALL IT SPIRIT WEEK. MOST OF THEM, MOST OF THEM, IT, IT'S DESIGNATED TO THEIR HOMECOMING WEEK. UH, AND IT STARTED AS A WAY TO GET THE KIDS INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE, YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL SPIRIT. UH, BUT IT HAS EVOLVED INTO, THEY HAVE, THEY ADOPT A DIFFERENT CHARITY, UH, BETWEEN THE CHALLENGERS, UH, TO, TO SUPPORT THAT, THAT CAUSE UH, THIS YEAR JUST THANK GOD, UH, THAT THEY ALL VOTED TO, TO GO WITH US. I THINK CHARLES'S GOAL WAS LIKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO RAISE FOR YI BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT WAS THE COUNTYWIDE OH, DESIGNATION. YES, SIR. THAT THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT FROM PONEY, UH, SAID THAT PONEY COULD RAISE THAT MUCH ON OKAY. AND CHALLENGED EVERYBODY ELSE TO TRY. YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT, AREN'T YOU? ? YES, SIR. PEACEMAKER. UH, BUT IT'S, IT'S LIKE I TOLD DR. WE, WHEN, WHEN, UH, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED IT AND THEN WE, THEN THE VETERAN STARTED OVER WHO WAS GONNA WIN. UH, WE DID IT ALL . SO IT, IT WILL, IT'LL ALL GO TO A GOOD CAUSE. SO WE ARE, WE ARE HAPPY WITH WHATEVER THEY BRING US. WE'RE EXCITED. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE, UM, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST ONE AREA WHERE THAT'S SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THE STATE . YES. MOST OF THOSE KIDS ARE FROM OUTSIDE TON COUNTY. YEAH. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT. UH, REPORT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER LEONARD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK JUDGE. NEXT WE HAVE OUR COUNTY TREASURER, JOHNNY , TO PRESENT THE MONTH REPORT FOR AUGUST. Y'ALL ALL HAVE IT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU. UH, JUST ONE COMMENT. THE BREACH CITY SPIKE AND INCOME THERE IN AUGUST WAS BECAUSE OF SOFTWARE CHANGES IN THE TAX DEPARTMENT. WE HAD RECEIVED MOST OF, UH, JULY'S MONEY'S LOGS. FINE. QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NONE, YOU ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT REPORT. MOTION MADE BY SECONDED BY ALL MOTION CARRIES. I HATE. WELL, IT'S JOB. MY, IT STARTED, STARTED PLAYING OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, BACK HOME IN, UH, BEVILLE, TEXAS. SOMEBODY STOLE A CAR FROM THE DISPUTE FROM IN FRONT OF A NEW CAR DEALER, RIGHT DOWNTOWN VALE. IT WAS LIKE 15 YEARS LATER, SOMEBODY BROUGHT THE CAR BACK AND GOT HIM ANOTHER [00:45:05] I DRIVE. YES. THAT OTHER ONE WORK WHEN I STARTED . I NEED THREE. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR FIVE 2007 SUVS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. K NINE UNITS OBJECT. I'M ASKING PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR BID FIVE VEHICLES. UH, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE A BID ON OCTOBER 27TH AND OPEN ON OCTOBER 30TH. ON, ON 27TH ON THE, OKAY. MOTION. UH, I'M ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR BIDS FOR THOSE VEHICLES WISH MADE BY COMMISSIONER LER. GOT SOME DISCUSSION. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND A MOTION DISCUSSION. WELL, WE BORROWED, YOU KNOW, I MEAN BESIDES THE CON THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE TAX RATE, WE BORROWED HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO FINISH OUT THE LAST BUDGET YEAR. AND THIS, I MEAN, THIS IS THE FIRST, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW BUDGET YEAR. AND BETWEEN THE FIVE SUVS OR TAHOES FOR THE SHERIFF AND THE ONE FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $150,000 WORTH OF VEHICLES. AND, UM, YEAH, I WOULD A WHOLE LOT RATHER GIVE IT SOME TIME. YOU KNOW, LET US, YOU KNOW, IF NOTHING ELSE, BUILD SOME CUSHION BECAUSE I MEAN, WE'RE HERE, HERE WE ARE OUTTA CASH AT THE, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET YEAR. AND I, I'D RATHER WAIT AND SEE, SEE WHAT HAPPENS IF, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NO URGENCY TO BUY VEHICLES. THEY OPPOSED? NO. ALRIGHT, THAT, UM, ITEM FAILS FOR THE MAJORITY. NEXT WE DISCUSSION. EXCUSE ME, COULD YOU REPEAT WHO, HOW THEY VOTED? I DID NOT HEAR THAT. UH, COMMISSIONER LER AND COMMISSIONER GEN VOTED TO, UH, ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. COMMISSIONER LEONARD AND COMMISSIONER SHANE VOTED NOT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSSED CONSIDER DECLARING GUARDIAN SECURITY, THE SOLE SOURCE VENDOR FOR SECURITY AT OVER JAIL, NOT CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDOR THAT INSTALLED THE COURT SECURITY, UH, EQUIPMENT. UM, THEY'LL BE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAVE INSTALLED THE EQUIPMENT AT THE OLD JAIL, UM, DUE TO, UH, SOFTWARE ISSUES AND ALL THIS EQUIPMENT NEED TO WORK TOGETHER. I CONSIDER THAT A SOLE SOURCE VENDOR AND CITY YOUR APPROVAL ON THAT. ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THAT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER. ALL IN FAVOR AND SAY, AYE. MOTION CARRIES. CAN I JUST BACK UP ON THESE SUVS? YES, SIR. LOOK, ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK. I, I [00:50:01] WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO HAVE I, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ABOUT A FOUR WEEK, UH, BEDTIME AND ANOTHER 60 TO 90 DAYS FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME IN. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAYING FROM THERE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX DECEMBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. OKAY. AND IF, IF SOMEBODY WOULD JUST PAY ATTENTION TO HOW OUR MONEY COMES INTO THIS COUNTY, THEY SEE IT ONE IN OCTOBER, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH ESCROW, BILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ESCROW THAT COMES INTO CASH IN OUR COUNTY. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT. SO JUST PUT IT ON FOR NEXT WEEK. WELL, THERE NOT BE MILLIONS, THERE'S NOT MILLIONS . UH, NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSSION, SIR, THE LEASE PARTS OF THE PICKUP FOR THE FIRE MARSHAL. THIS, THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, UH, I'M LOOKING AT, UH, PURCHASING OFF HGAC CONTRACT. IT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE 69 DAYS TO RECEIVE THIS VEHICLE. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE PURCHASE OF THAT VEHICLE AND THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MILLER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAIR SIDE, THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES TO ONE. NEXT WE HAVE A DISCUSSION SET RECLAIM PAGE AND THE COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR. IF YOU LOOK, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT BY THE INTENT OF THE LAW, YOU NEED A SEPARATE CONTRACT TO GO WITH THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ACT. UH, EACH PROJECT HAS TO HAVE ITS OWN PROJECT AGREEMENT. MAYOR, MAYOR STEWART HERE. HE WAS HERE EARLIER JUST A MINUTE AGO. UM, AND I, AND I'M GOING BY THE LETTER I WENT THROUGH THE, UH, 7 91 0 14 AND I PUT IT EXACTLY THE WORDS THAT THEY USE. UH, THE DESCRIPTION TYPE, THE PROJECT LOCATION, THE COST, THE DAY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAKES PAYMENT. I'M PUTTING THAT ON THERE JUST SO THAT I CAN KEEP TRACK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS BILLED TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THEN APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER COURT, PROVE BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UM, AND SO IT'S, IT'S A SIMPLE BY THE LETTER OF, UH, THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT ACT 7 9 7 9 1. UH, I, I'M GOING TO BE USING THIS FROM NOW ON JUST TO KEEP TRACK AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, RECLAIMING PAGE, LANE AND MOTION MADE BY MR. LER AND THANK YEAH. YEAH. SECONDED BY MR. SHANE. ALL IN FAVOR ACT REALLY ONLY HALF A MILE. MOTION CARRIES. CAN I GET, UH, PASSED THE ORDER? SO I I'VE GOT THE, YEAH, ROBERT'S HERE. I YOU KEEP US WITH THE ORIGINAL. YEAH, THE, I WANT YOU SIGN. OKAY. NEXT MAY HAVE DISCUSSION, SAID, PROVEN AN EXTENSION OF CO COUNTY CONTRACT WITH THE EMPLOYEE SUPPORT SYSTEMS COMPANY OF TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9 30 0 7. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM ESSA THIS MORNING? MS. YOU? OKAY, THIS THE ANNUAL RENEWAL JUDGE. IT'S, UH, WE'RE AVERAGING THE LAST THREE YEARS AGING BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12, 13 EMPLOYEES AND FAMILIES. WE STILL, I THINK OUR COMMISSIONER AND I DISCUSSED IT WHILE AGO, WE STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MAKING SURE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE. THEY DO, UH, MARIAL PROBLEMS, THEY DO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT NOT ARE GOOD FOR USE. AND HOW YOU DO THAT, BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE AT OUR SITE, AUGUST FOR IN. SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE HERE. THEY KNOW THEY'RE ACTUALLY HEARING NOW, ONE THING THEY MIGHT CONSIDER IS, UH, YOU HAVE A MONTHLY DEAL LIKE PAYCHECK. YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE THAT. AND WHAT Y ALSO TRIES TO DO IS THEY, THEY DO BROWN BAG LUNCH CLERK'S OFFICE DOES THAT CASE. AND, UH, OUT SOME OF Y'ALL GO OUT THERE, GET LUNCH AND MEET WITH PEOPLE AND TALK ABOUT BEING TOO, THAT'S, THAT'S WORKED PRETTY WELL IF THE ELECTED OFFICIAL WILL, LIKE, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. MOTION TO MOTION MADE BY SECOND COMMISSIONER KELLER ALL IN. AND [00:55:02] I WILL SAY IT WAS A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT WHEN MY DAUGHTER LOST HER BEST FRIEND. AND, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE, WE DID HAVE SOME PLACE AVAILABLE TO, UM, TEACH US HOW TO DEAL WITH. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. YOU'VE ALREADY DONE A DATE. BETTER. YOU PASS THIS TO MARYANNE, MARYANNE AFTER YOU NEED TO COPY THAT BACK TO OUR MINUTES OR YOU CAN JUST KEEP IT SINCE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE MINUTES. OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PRUDENT USE OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY PROPERTY BEHIND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND COUNTY LIBRARY TO HOUSE THE TRAVELING MALL, UH, FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN VETERANS TRAVELING TRIBUTE FOR ONE WEEK DURING 2007, 2008. AND I UNDERSTAND IT'LL BE THE LAST WEEKEND IN APRIL. IT'LL BE HERE ON ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UH, WE HAVE TO SET UP, I GUESS, OPEN SOME TIME LIKE THURSDAY EVENING. IT'D BE OPEN THROUGH SUNDAY. ANYWAY, UH, UH, THERE'S A, THERE'S THING WE'VE GOTTA DO, UH, NOT THE COUNTY, BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF. WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT HALF MONEY AND I'VE WORKED ON MEETING THAT, UH, WE GOTTA DO SOME, PROVIDE SOME LABOR. WE SET UP THINGS TENS I THINK THE TOTAL COST SOMEWHERE AT 10,000. BUT I'VE GOT A BIT THAT ALREADY PROMISED. FOUNDATION DOESN'T BRING THEIR OWN TENS. NO. UH, THE WALL ITSELF IS LIKE IT SAYS IN THERE, I THINK IS ABOUT EIGHT FOOT TALL. EIGHT THREE BE LONG. AND UH, IT'S, UH, YOU, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING YOU'VE SEEN THE ONE YOU SAW BEFORE, THE RUBBINGS, EVERYTHING BE THERE. THEY ALSO CELEBRATE, UH, NOT CELEBRATE, BUT THEY ALSO PAY TRIBUTE TO NINE 11 VICTIMS IN THE AFGHAN. IN . IT'S LITTLE MORE TO IT JUST THE WALL NOW THREE, FOUR HOURS A DAY. UH, LEFT MAN THREE COURSE. UH, IT REQUIRE SECURITY. 20 GUARDS 20, UH, THEY REQUIRE 8:00 PM 8:00 AM PROBLEM. THE SECURITY IS, IS MILITARY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, UH, THEY DON'T, THEY REQUIRE OUR GUARDS OR ANYTHING. THEY LIKE HAVE SOMEBODY THERE, WHICH WILL, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM. PEOPLE I TALK TO THE, UH, THE PATRIOT GUARD IS GOING TO PROVIDE ESCORT IN FOR THE COUNTY. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE A FEW HUNDRED MORE LIKELY BRING THEM IN COUNTY LINE SET UP. AND UH, WE GOT VETERANS WHO WILLING TO WORK MANY HOURS NOT WORK, BE THERE ALL TIME. SO YOU GO I THE CONTRACT ASIDE, I SIT ALL BUT Y'ALL'S APPROVAL, READY TO GO TODAY TO DEPOSIT, SO FORTH. THE, UM, I WAS TELLING JOHNNY I PARTICIPATED A COUPLE TIMES. THE UH, WHAT WAS THE DATE IN APRIL? APRIL, I KNOW YOU SAID, UH, THEY'LL BE IN ON ABOUT THE 25TH, 26TH. PROBABLY OPEN THE 27TH, 28TH OR 29TH. EITHER WAY. UH, THEY TALKED TO ME AGAIN ABOUT IT'S PARKED WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM. THEY COULD PROBABLY IN TEXAS THAT TIME PERIOD, BUT 30 AREA SOME JUDGE SINCE YOU'VE GOT FRIENDS THAT ARE ON THAT WALL THAT YOU WITH, I THINK. OKAY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU KEN. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I TALKED TO JOHNNY ABOUT IS WHY THE VIETNAM VETERANS WILL NOT COME TO THE WALL IF THEY THINK THERE ARE GONNA BE OTHER PEOPLE THERE. AND SO THEY WAIT, WAIT. AND THEY'LL COME BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. AND THE TWO TIMES I VOLUNTEERED, THAT'S THE SHIFT THAT I VOLUNTEERED FOR WAS MIDNIGHT TILL SIX IN THE MORNING. UH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THE ONES THAT WAIT TILL THEM TO COME ARE THE ONES WHO REALLY NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO WHEN THEY GET THERE. AND UH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S A MOVING EXPERIENCE. AND USUALLY EVERYBODY IN TENT ENDS UP IN TEARS WHEN THE GUY LEAVES BECAUSE WE WERE ALL THERE AND ALL DID THE SAME THING. BUT THAT'S, THAT'S JUST AN INTERESTING BILL. AND I'M SURE PROUD THAT KAUFMAN COUNTY AND, AND THE LOCAL VETERANS TROOPS HAVE WORKED HARD GET THIS PARTICULARLY JOHN COUNTRYMAN, UH, FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE TO GET THE WALL HERE. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, M EMBARK WANTS TO BURY SOME CABLE ON COUNTY ROAD 4 0 0 3. WE'RE GETTING UP INTO THE 20TH CENTURY. JUDGE AND I MAKE THAT MOTION GOOD LONG AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING UNDER NOPE, I MAKE A MOTION [01:00:01] TO APPROVE THE EMBARK. IS THERE A SECOND? NO MOTION MADE BY MR. DOUGLAS. SECOND BY COMM LEONARD ON THE CLEAR MOTION CARRIES, JURY'S NOT HERE, BUT WE DO HAVE A CROWN REPORT FOR THE WEEKEND OF 9 21. I MOVE THAT, THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUBMISSION OF THE HORSE LAW REPORT. AYE, MOTION CARRIES. UM, WE'RE GONNA DO THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND PAY THE BILLS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN BECAUSE COUNTY COURT OF LAW IS STANDING BY TO PICK A JURY. UH, ALL OF OUR COURTROOMS ARE FULL ACROSS THE WAY AND UH, SHE'S GOT A JURY PANEL COMING IN. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE HER JURY CASE IN HERE TODAY. SO SHE SAYS QUICKER AS WE CAN GET OUT HERE, THE QUICKER SHE CAN GET STARTED. SO LISA, DO WE HAVE ANY TRANSFER? LET'S OOPS. WHICH AGAIN THIS MORNING HE, HE FIND IT DIFFICULT SLEEPING. HE, HE SERVICE ROAD ONE THAT SIGN LAST NIGHT. WE HAVE YOU BETTER START PRAYING WHEN HAPPENS. YOU BETTER START PRAYING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. SERVICE ROAD. COME ONE WAY. WE UH, MY WIFE A COMMENT WHEN SHE SAW THAT SIGN LAST NIGHT COMING FROM, SHE SAID, WELL I HOPE THEY IMPROVED IT. THAT IS A ONE ROAD. WELL I DUNNO IF HE KNOWS EVEN OF COURSE THOSE SERVICE, [01:05:04] SHE JUST NEEDS THE TOP COPY. SHE DOESN'T NEED. WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK GONNA HAPPEN? THE TENNESSEE TIGER, THE COWBOY IN THE FACE. HE SHOULD BE OUT FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. HE SHOULD NOT COME BACK. HE WAS MERCILESS. THERE WASN'T ANY, BUT I STILL THINK THE NICEST THING IS THE TONY STEWART WON, WON THE RACE AND RUN OUTTA GAS AND TURN NUMBER TWO AND COACH IT ALL THE WAY. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. THE 17 SECOND LEAD WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM TO COACH ALL THE WAY AROUND YOU MILLION UNITED, UNITED AND DO A MILLION HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, A MILLION HOURS AND NOT PLAY AND NOT PLAY ANOTHER DAMN UNTIL THAT WAS DONE. HOW MANY TIMES? 40. I THINK HE'LL DEFINITELY BE TOO LONG TO PLAY FOOTBALL. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S NO MERCY. [01:13:35] ALRIGHT, MR. DELL MAKES A MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS A SECOND. SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER LEONARD. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND MR. SHANE MAKES A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MR. IT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. A PASSES AND WE'RE HERE. * 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.