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OKAY, WE'LL COME TO ORDER NOW.
AND, UM, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THIS MORNING BY HAVING COMMISSIONER FROM PRECINCT ONE OPEN US UP THAT PRAY CHRIST, US HAVING A FATHER.
WE THANK TH FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND OPPORTUNITY OF GATHERING TOGETHER LIKE THIS TO DO BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY AND START OFF A BRAND NEW YEAR.
UH, PLEASE LOOK DOWN WITH FAVOR UPON US AND GIVE US THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
AS ALWAYS, WE THINK THE FOR THE LIFE GIVING REIGN THAT WE HAD THIS WEEKEND.
AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
PLEASE LOOK WITH FAVOR UPON OUR TROOPS AS THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM WAY AND TRY TO BRING THEM HOME AS TRY TO HELP US, BRING THEM HOME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ALL THIS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.
THIS IS ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDARD ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR TEXAS WAY, I ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
OKAY, Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? ARE CORRECTIONS? IF THERE ARE NONE, WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.
SECOND, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION CARRIES.
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING IS MS. JEAN NAPLES FLAT TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPRO PROMISE TO THE CAMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR 2007 2008 TERM OF OFFICE.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY HAVE A COPY OF THE NOMINATIONS THAT THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION HAVE TURNED IN FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER TO BE, UH, HISTORICAL COMMISSIONERS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
UH, THERE'S 12 OF US THAT ARE RETURNING AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY, UH, NINE THAT WE HAVE PROPOSED THAT ARE NEW NOMINATIONS WHO HAVE ALL EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN PRESERVING THE HISTORICAL INTEGRITY OF THE COUNTY AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, FOR YOU TO VOTE ON THOSE.
I TABLED THAT LAST TIME FOR A COUPLE OF CORRECTIONS AND MADE THOSE CORRECTIONS AND I THINK, I THINK IT'S A GOOD, GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE, THESE NOMINATIONS ON HIS COMMISSION.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER D BY COMMISSIONER ROWDEN.
HAS RICK MADE IT DOWN YET? YEAH.
NEXT ITEM IS, UH, RICK HARRISON.
UH, NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY WANTS TO DISCUSS SOME SALARY ADJUSTMENTS.
MORNING, WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS MR. CLARK.
I JUST PUT THIS TOGETHER REAL QUICK AND GIVE Y'ALL, TRY TO EXPLAIN IT BRIEFLY.
A REFERENCE THAT HELPS THE BOTTOM, THE BOTTOM FOUR AND THE TOP ARE SOME OF THE SALARIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
NOW, BOTTOM PAGE ONE, JUDGE, IF THIS BOTTOM SALARIES, IS THIS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TYPE THING OR, UH, IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN DO HERE? IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO HERE.
UH, IT WASN'T REQUESTED TO BE DONE IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND, UH, UH, WE HAVE ON AN OPEN SESSION ANYWAYS.
I JUST FELT LIKE IT'S BETTER TO HAVE DISCUSSION.
I, I JUST, I KIND OF, UH, THOUGHT THAT WAY.
BUT IF, IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T FEEL, BECAUSE WE'RE MENTIONING PERSONNEL, UH OH YEAH.
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THAT'S A, THAT'S, THAT'S THE CASE THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH.CAN I, I WOULD LIKE, I WOULD LIKE FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE MEANS THAT HE IS A, THE BUDGET OFFICER AND THE, UH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THE TREASURER TO WORK THIS OUT AMONGST THEMSELVES AND BRING IT TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT JUDGE? UH, NO, LET'S DO IT THAT WAY.
IT'S GOT PERSONNEL PROBLEMS. SURE.
WE DON'T HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED.
IS THAT A PROBLEM WITH YOU? NO.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I, I THINK YOU AND THE JUDGE AND CAN WORK THAT OUT MUCH BETTER WITH THAT'S FINE.
I THINK WE'LL, UH, LEMME GIVE YOU THESE BACK.
YEAH, I GOT A CERTAIN TIME ON THAT JUDGE.
JUST CHECK WITH YOU LATER AFTERNOON.
UH, YEAH, WE'LL, UH, WORK ON THIS AFTERNOON.
JOHNNY, YOU GONNA BE AROUND THIS AFTERNOON, AREN'T YOU JOHNNY? AND I'VE GOT MORE ITEMS TO DISCUSS, SO WE'LL CALL YOU.
WE JUST TAKE, YEAH, LET'S, UH, MOTION BY MADE MY COMMISSIONER GARNER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE TO TABLE THIS NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL HAVE THAT, UH, REPORT BACK TO YOU.
UH, IT'S BASICALLY REAL SIMPLE, LET SOME CUT OUT SOME POSITIONS AND WE USE THAT SALARY, ENHANCE THE INCOME OF THE OTHER TOP OFFICIALS.
YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE THE NAMES WERE GONNA BE THERE, SO, OKAY.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE IS, UH, RICHARD MURPHY TO DISCUSS AND CENTER FOR THE CONTRACT WITH MERCHANT MULTI-SERVICE LLC TO PROVIDE MEANS OF ACCEPTING, SECURE AND COMPLAINT ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS CREDIT CARDS, DEBIT CARDS, CHECKS, AND OVER THE COUNTER BY ANY COUNTY OFFICE ELECTING TO DO SO.
UH, THIS COMPANY OFFERS THE UTILITY FOR THE TAX OFFICE AND ANY OTHER COLLECTING OFFICE TO TAKE DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS JUST LIKE BROOKSHIRES DOES WITH A SWIPE.
RATHER THAN PUTTING IN A LOT OF INFORMATION AND TAKING A LOT OF TIME, WE COULD TAKE DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME WE NOW TAKE CASH OR CHECKS.
WE CAN ALSO ADD TO IT LIKE WALMART DOES, WHERE THEY FLASH THE CHECK AND THAT ELIMINATES, AND I THINK IT'S AN IMMEDIATE TRANSFER.
IT ELIMINATES HOT CHECKS IF WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT YET.
THEY HAD A DEMONSTRATION, WHICH EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT IN PROCESS, SUBJECT TO YOUR APPROVAL OF GETTING US ON IT IN THE TAX OFFICE BY JANUARY 15TH.
AND THEN THE OTHER COLLECTION OFFICERS AS AND WHEN THEY WANT TO, THE REAL BEAUTY OF IT FROM OUR STANDPOINT IS THEY PROVIDE ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT TO THE COUNTY AT NO COST.
THE ONLY COST INVOLVED IS THE SAME AS IF THEY'RE PAYING CREDIT CARD BY MAIL.
NOW IT'S 2.5%, BUT THIS SYSTEM WOULD BE 2.45% FOR CREDIT CARDS.
IT'LL BE JUST A FLAT $2 CHARGE FOR DEBIT CARDS.
AND THAT'S THE PART I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BECAUSE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE NOW ARE USING DEBIT CARDS AND THIS WILL FACILITATE OUR BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT DEBIT CARDS.
THAT'S, IT JUST GIVES US ONE MORE TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND PAY THEIR TAXES.
THEY WILL PROVIDE US WITH A MACHINE AT EACH STATION IN THE ENTIRE OFFICE OF EACH STATION IN THE BRANCHES.
AND IF, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE JP CHOOSES TO DO IT OUT THERE, THEY, THEY CAN HAVE ONE THERE.
DO WE NOT ALREADY ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS FOR PAYMENT OF FINES? WE DO, BUT AT THE, THE COMPANY THAT WE USE DOES NOT OFFER THE, THE SWIPE MACHINE.
AND THEIR FEES STRUCTURE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT COUNTIES DO THIS NOW CLOSE BY TO DO THIS.
UH, IN FACT, HE WAS TELLING US WE'LL BE DOING IT BEFORE DALLAS AND OH, OR ANY OF THE BIG COUNTIES.
THERE ARE TWO OR THREE THAT HAVE DONE IT,
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BUT THEY'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DO IT FOR SEVEN MONTHS.WOULD IT BEEN JOHNNY AND LAURA, WOULD IT BENEFIT, UM, IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS OTHER THAN JUST THE TAX OFFICE? RIGHT NOW? I THINK ANYBODY TAKING CREDIT CARDS HAS TO ENTER ALL THE INFORMATION, INFORMATION RATHER THAN SWIPE IT.
AND UH, AGAIN, IF A DEPARTMENT DOESN'T WANT TO CHANGE TO IT, THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S, IT'S THERE IF THEY WANT TO.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY COMMENTS ON IT? NO, IT LOOKS GOOD FROM WHAT I'VE SAID.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN MEET BY MR. SHANE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE JACK SEBASTIAN IS UP AND WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS, CONSIDER PURCHASING A CATERPILLAR 1 48 MOTIVATOR FOR PRECINCT NUMBER THREE, EXCUSE ME, WITH THE CATERPILLAR REPURCHASE OPTION.
PRECINCT THREE HAS REQUESTED WE PURCHASED THIS MACHINE.
UH, THE TOTAL COST IS $213,599 WITH A REPURCHASE, UH, GUARANTEE OF 165,000.
AND THIS IS PURCHASED THROUGH BOARD, SO WE DO NOT NEED TO BID IT OUT.
WHAT PERIOD OF TIME? UH, THAT IS A THIRD, I BELIEVE.
JUDGE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
COMMISSIONER CLARK SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER CLARK.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT ONE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ADVERTISING FOR AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR OIL SAND FOR ALL SAND.
AND I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND THAT WE CLOSE THAT ON JANUARY THE 26TH AND OPEN JANUARY 29TH.
YEAH, WE WON'T HAVE ONE ON THE 15TH, SO THAT'LL MAKE UP FOR US NOT MEETING ON THE 15TH.
WHERE, WHERE ARE WE GOING? WHO ARE WE GOING? WHO, WHO OFFERS THIS? WELL, I THINK PRECINCT, UH, THREE IS CURRENTLY USING THAT.
THAT'S WHY WE PUT IT ON HERE BECAUSE AGAIN, YEAH, WE, WE WERE APPROACHING A FIGURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE SOME BID OUT ON AND ACTUALLY, UH, OFFERED TO MAKE FOR US ALSO.
I DUNNO WHETHER HE CONTACTED HIM ABOUT BEING YEAH, WE NEED CONTACT JIM ALSO.
WELL, ANYBODY ELSE THAT Y'ALL NEED, JACK? WELL THINK JACK WROTE CONTACT, RIGHT? YES SIR.
AND IF Y'ALL WELCOME ANY INPUT FAR AS ANY KIND SPECIFICATION, IF THERE IS ONE FOR THIS.
YEAH, HE'S OFFERED TO DO IT FOR THE COUNTY, SO I THINK IT'D BE WELL WORTH US LOOKING AT IT.
YEAH, BECAUSE YOU'LL BE RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTY.
I'LL GET YOU IN CONTACT WITH HIM.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THAT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LER.
UH, NEXT TIME DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL WATERSHED PLAN AND AGREEMENT NUMBER.
UH, THIS IS, UH, SAME PROB, SAME ONE THAT WE'VE HAD AND THEY, IT'S TIME FOR US TO RENEW THIS AGREEMENT WITH, UH, THE LOWER TRINITY RIVER WATERSHED PROGRAM.
DID THEY GET A COPY OF THIS UHHUH? YEAH, THERE IS A SLIGHT PRICE INCREASE IF I CAN READ THIS.
I THINK THE FIRST ONE SINCE 1951.
UH, NO, THIS IS BASICALLY THE, UH, WELL IT'S THE RIVER AS IT RUNS THROUGH THE COUNTY TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER IN THE RIVER AND NOT ON THE LAND.
AND AS Y'ALL PROBABLY ALSO KNOW,
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THE COUNTY HAS A, UH, LEVY DISTRICT THAT, UH, ALL THE WAY ON THE TRINITY RIVER AND THEY TAX, THEY TAX AT LOCAL DISTRICT TAX, THE LANDOWNERS THAT OWN THE LAND ON THE RIVER.AND THAT'S WHERE THIS MONEY COMES FROM, THAT PLUS THE GOVERNMENT BRANCH.
SO ANYWAY, I PUT IT ON AGENDA AND I RECOMMEND THAT WE, UM, STICK WITH THEM.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
THERE I THINK FOUR COPIES THERE.
OKAY, UH, NEXT ITEM, UH, IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER CONTRACTING WITH TDO TO UTILIZE SCUFF LAW.
SO THE COURT COLLECTION,
ACTUALLY, IT DIDN'T GET PUT ON THERE THE WAY IT WAS REQUESTED.
UM, BUT IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE A NEW COMMISSIONER.
GIVE HIM ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO TO READ THIS.
LET ME MAKE JUST A LITTLE PITCH HERE BEFORE, UH, THIS IS A PRINTOUT OF 90 DAYS OF ASSESSMENTS FROM THE COUNTY COURT OF LAW TO A TOTAL OF $303,000.
THE AMOUNT COLLECTED IS 27,000, NOT EVEN 10% WITH THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT COMING ONLINE HERE IN THE MONTH OR TWO, I HOPE.
UM, WE HOPE, UH, WHAT THIS WILL DO IS THAT ONCE YOU ARE, ONCE YOU ARE BEHIND, OR ONCE THE 90 DAYS PASSED AND YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR COURT ASSESSMENTS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RENEW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR YOUR REGISTRATION ON YOUR VEHICLE.
UH, AND IT'LL GREATLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL OF COLLECTING THESE FINES.
WE'VE GOT COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO COMING ON AND HE'S GONNA BE UP TO SPEED REAL FAST AND WE'LL PROBABLY DOUBLE THIS.
SO THIS IS ONLY ONE QUARTER, SO YOU'RE TALKING A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND 8% COLLECTION RATE IS REALLY NOT VERY GOOD.
SO WE'RE LEAVING A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE.
WHAT I, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO, I NEED TO PASS THIS UP.
UM, THIS IS, THIS IS PASS EACH MONEY THE, THE STATUTE IN THE, UH, THE CODE, THE STATUTE THAT AUTHORIZED THIS AND JUST PRINTED IT OUT FOR THE, UH, FOR THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO READ.
AND, UH, WE'VE GOTTA GET THIS THING ENACTED HERE QUICKLY.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO JUST TABLE IT, UH, TILL NEXT WEEK AND GET IT ON THE AGENDA CORRECTLY.
UH, AND I THINK THAT'LL GIVE, UH, THE TAX ASSESSOR, UH, THE TREASURER COUNTY CLERK, UH, TIME TO GET, GET THE MECHANICS OF IT IS WHAT'S REALLY SLOWING US DOWN.
IT'S THE MECHANICS OF WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GET THE VIN NUMBERS, WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GET THE LICENSE PLACE NUMBERS.
HOW DO THEY GET IN THE SYSTEM, WHAT DOES IT COST, UH, FOR THIS SUBSCRIPTION WITH TEX REGISTRATION? AND I'D LIKE IT TO BE CORRECT WHEN WE GET GOING.
UH, I'D LIKE TO JUST TABLE THIS, PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK AND SCRATCH PRECINCT FOUR AND JUST PUT IT FOR THE COUNTY COLLECT COURT FINES AND FEES FROM FOR THE COUNTY.
AND I THINK WE PUT UH, FOR ALL COURT COLLECTIONS THAT'LL ALRIGHT, THAT'S GOOD.
UH, JOHNNY YOU GOT A, WELL LEMME GIVE A SECOND ON MOTION.
LAID BY COMMISSIONER GENERAL, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE, YOU GOT ANY? I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE PLATE NUMBER BECAUSE
SO IT DOES SAY TAX IN THERE TOO.
SO YOU THINK IT'LL WORK WELL WITH THAT NEW COLLECTION? EVERY USE LICENSE PLATE FOR YOUR DRIVER LICENSE EVERY TIME FOUR, SIX YEARS.
YEAH, THE JPS USE, UH, OMNI BUT THE OMNI
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IS IS TIED TO YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE AND THAT'S IT.IT COULD BE UP TO SIX YEARS YEARS.
ALL IN FAVOR OF MOTION, CARRIE REASON PUT THE PRECINCT REQUEST REQUEST CAME FROM.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF ASHLEY ROAD AND AUSTIN LANE OF THE TFT BUSINESS PARK OR COUNTY MAINTENANCE, COFFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR THAT, UH, THOSE ROADS ARE CONCRETE.
IT'S ABOUT A MILE AND A QUARTER OF CONCRETE ROADS.
UM, ORIGINALLY IT WAS GONNA BE PRIVATE BUT WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO MAKE 'EM PRIVATE SO THEY MADE 'EM, UH, PUBLIC.
WE BROUGHT IT TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, WENT OUT AND VERIFIED THAT THE CONCRETE AND THE LINE STABILIZATION, EVERYTHING WAS DONE CORRECTLY.
AND HE ASKED, UH, LAST WEEK IF I WOULD ACCEPT THOSE AS A COUNTY MAINTENANCE IN A VERY GOOD SHAPE.
UH, AND I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT ASHLEY AND AUSTIN LIEN, UH, FOR COUNTY MEETINGS BY MR. ER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
ALL IN FAVOR TO SAY I QUESTION JUDGE, WHY WOULD YOU NOT DO THIS WITH THE, WITH OUR CONSIDERATION OF MAKING DECLARE INTEREST IN THE COUNTY ROADS? OH, WE WILL.
IT WILL, IT WILL SAY HE'LL HAVE TO YES THAT.
I'LL HAVE TO DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING ON THE 2 58 TRANSPORTATION FOR 2 58.
YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO, I HAVE KEPT TRACK OF THIS BECAUSE I'VE ACCEPTED A COUPLE ROADS, UH, AND I'VE GOT A LIST OF THEM AND WHEN WE BRING THAT 2 58 TO THE COURT AND WE JUST ADD, ADD 'EM TO THAT.
NOW OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT EXACTLY WHEN IT'S SCHEDULED MARCH, I THOUGHT.
AND, UH, I WOULD THINK THAT ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MAPS WOULD'VE TO BE DONE.
I WOULD SUGGEST 30 DAYS AT LEAST PRIOR TO THAT PUBLIC HEARING LAW.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND IF Y'ALL GONNA CHANGE THAT MAP UP ANY, OKAY.
MOTION CARRIEDS NEXT HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER PROVING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BAYBANK TO USE THE CITY OF WATER TOWER LOCATED AT 700 BLOCK OF SOUTH THIRD STREET TO INSTALL EQUIPMENT FOR THE COUNTY MOBILE DATA SYSTEM.
UH, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
IS THERE A SPOKESPERSON HERE FOR THAT? UH, HELLO, MS. KATHY.
WELCOME A NEW YEAR, AFTERNOON YEAR.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF, UH, MAYBANK TO USE THE TOWER ON NINTH STREET, SOUTH NINTH STREET, BUT AFTER THE VENDOR AND THE CITY GOT TOGETHER, THEY DECIDED THAT THE HEIGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON THE ONE ON THIRD STREET.
SO THEY WANT TO USE IT INSTEAD.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION MADE BY COMM COMMISSIONER DOLL.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ROWING.
ANYTHING ELSE SIGNED TODAY, REMEMBER IS 2007, NOT 2006.
WE HAVE PROBLEM THE FIRST MONTH OR SO.
NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSSED CONSIDER PROVING AMENDMENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE CONTRACT BETWEEN TON COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
THIS IS, UH, OUR ANNUAL RENEWAL AND UM, THEY USUALLY JUST SEND IT UP AND ASK ME TO SIGN IT.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THERE'S A LITTLE DEAL ABOUT COMMISSIONER COURT APPROVAL, SO I DECIDED TO BRING IT ON THE COURT AND, UH, GET Y'ALL TO, UH, APPROVED ME SIGNING THAT CONTRACT.
THIS CONTRACT IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER SHANE.
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NEXT WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSED, CONSIDER PROVEN BONDS OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.ANGIE, EVERYBODY GET THEIR SIGN? NO, I SEE ONE.
SIGN IT TO WELL, I'LL GET THE DA TO SIGN HIS HIS, HE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO HASN'T SIGNED THIS BOND.
LAURA, YOU'RE NOT OFFICIAL YET.
WHEN YOU GONNA BE OFFICIAL? SHOULD BE THIS AFTERNOON.
YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR ANY, UH, ANY PROBLEMS WITH, UH, Y'ALL AUTHORIZING ME TO APPROVE HER BOND WHEN IT COMES IN IF IT'S, IF IT'S ALL IN ORDER.
SO I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOND OF ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE FILED.
SO MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOLLAR.
NEXT I HAVE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER SETTING OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS FOR CALTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES FOR YEAR 2007.
PROVIDED A COPY OF THE PROPOSED HOLIDAYS PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING.
THOSE ARE MY RECOMMENDATION AND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE, WE CONSIDER APPROVING TATION OF SHEILA ANDERSON FOR THE KIN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BELLA.
UH, JERRY, WE HAVE ONE DALLAS CROWN SLAUGHTER REPORT FOR THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 14TH.
I SAW THAT JUDGE, I MOVE THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS REPORT.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER CLARK SECONDS IT ALL NO MOTION.
CARRIE, I GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER CLARK, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT, YOU HAVE
I OFFERED ONE UNTIL YOU LAST YEAR.
YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT JUDGE TIGER LAST FRIDAY ISSUED A POOR ORDER TO ME THAT I WILL NOT RIDE HORSES ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
ANY LINE ITEMS THIS MORNING? YES SIR.
PROPOSED LINE ITEMS TRANSFER IN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AREA FOR OFFICE FURNITURE OF 15,000 ION ATTORNEY FEES.
TEXAS ASSESSOR COLLECTOR OFFICE, INCREASED VOTING EQUIPMENT, 10,000 WITH PRODUCTION AND BALANCE SUPPLIES.
CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE INCREASED, UH, EXCHANGE CARS $5,300 INTO EQUIPMENT CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOUR, INCREASE UNIFORM 1500, CHANGE CAR 7,500 WITH ION OF OFFICE FURNITURE IN THE JAIL.
I PRIEST OFFICE FURNITURE 8,000 ION OF REPAIRS DPS INCREASED.
MISCELLANEOUS 100 REDUCTION IN OFFICE FURNITURE, COMPUTER AREA, THE SWITCH BETWEEN SOFTWARE GROUP AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES.
AUTOMATION OF 5,000 GOLDEN BRIDGE PRECINCT TWO.
INCREASED LONGEVITY, $13 IN EXTRA CUP, 10,000 REDUCTION IN SALARIES.
THREE INCREASED HARDWARE, 5,000 REDUCTION IN PARTS AND REPAIRS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME BUDGET AMENDMENTS, UH, OUTSIDE THE GENERAL FUND IN THE CHILD SHELTER AREA.
UM, JUST TO CORRECT WHAT THEY HAD TURNED IN, BUT WHAT WAS RECORDED IN THE VAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT? $300 IN JUVENILE PROBATION IN 2001 13.
Y'ALL HEARD THE, UH, LINE ITEM TRANSFER REQUEST WITH INDEPENDENT MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE.
A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
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DO WE HAVE ANY BILLS TO PAY? YES SIR.
OH, DID I TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO FRIDAY? I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE GANG BY ONE 30 FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
STORM CAME THROUGH SO WE DIDN'T HAVE, SO I WENT TO DALLAS, UH, THEN, UH, WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE SIX, STILL ELECTRIC SIX.
SO I SAID, WELL, OKAY, WE DRIVE TO MOTHERS AND WATCH CAME INTO TOWN.
MOTHER HAS CABLE BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE, SO EIGHT WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND I UP LISTENING TO IT.
ANYWAY, I THAT'S BUT EVEN IN THE DARK BACK, MY LIGHTS FINALLY GOT BACK ON ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
JUDGE, MAY WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE NEW COURT? YES SIR.
I DON'T WANT TO GET, UH, WILL IT BE A FRAMING QUALITY WHERE WE CAN PUT IT OVER THERE? YES SIR.
WE'LL GET ONE LIKE THIS AND THEN WE RUN ALL STANDING UP HERE.
YEAH, WE GET ONE STANDING UP HERE AND BE OH, TODAY'S A STATE HOLIDAY IN SUSIE.
UH, WHEN WE CAME HOME, UH, NEW YEAR'S EVE, WE SAW CARS PARKED AND WE SAW
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BEEN ABOVE RANDY.THE REASON WADE DIDN'T GET TO MAKE THE, HE HAD STREP THROAT.
THE HE WAS THIS MORNING SAID CONTAGIOUS.
SOME OF THE VENDORS, IT'S THEIR FAULT.
YOU KNOW, THEY PUT PRECINCT FOUR.
WE GET SOME FOR PRECINCT FOUR.
I'M PRETTY SURE HE SAID, Y'ALL REMEMBER ONE OF THING KNOW Y'ALL WON'T BECAUSE Y'ALL ON THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, WE USED SALARY FREQUENCY AND FROM THE, AND WE HAD THE NAMES OF ALL PEOPLE SERVED ON THE GRAND JURY THIS LAST YEAR.
WE HAD ALL THE NAMES SPLIT, SHOOK THEM UP AND DREW THEM UP ONE AT A TIME.
AND THAT WAS THE SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
AND THE SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE ELECTED OFFICIAL AGREE TO THEIR SALARY AND THEY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TO THEIR GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MAKE A DECISION.
UM, BUT THE LEGISLATURE OCCURRED THE TIME BEFORE LAST SAID THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT THOSE PEOPLE NOW UNTIL SOMEONE REQUEST GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TO BE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A USED TO.
YOU KNOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT'S NEVER BEEN USED HERE IN
I WAS IN HENDERSON COUNTY, BUT AND KNOW SMITH COUNTY.
AND UH, WHEN WE WENT DOWN TO LOOK AT THEIR COURTHOUSE AND UH, THEY WERE HAVING GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AFTERNOON, I
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SHERIFF BE INTERESTING.FOUR DAYS, MAYBE TWO DAYS, THE RETURN.
AND HE MADE SOME CHANGES THE SIDE THERE.
AND I THINK HE MAY BE GOING TO PUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN CPS OR H COME IN HERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T HOW PEOPLE ARE ABOUT CONTROLS AND THEY DON'T TURN IT DOWN TO 72.
THEY TURN DOWN 50, TURN IT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM AND THEN THEY WOULD STAY ON ALL NIGHT.
HE MADE A LOT OF CHANGE IN SOME OF LABOR STUFF.
YOU MAY HAVE PUT A YOU SHE SAID THAT STRAIGHT CROSS.
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OKAY.ENTERTAIN A MOTION, PAY THE BILLS.
THE FIELD MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROB.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A MOTION CARRIES AND HOW YOU CAN PAY THE BILLS.
UH, WANT THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE AND, AND, UH, WELCOME UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK BOARD AND, UM, TAKE THIS WITH ME AND I GOTTA GO OUT THERE.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THAT EITHER KEN OR VICKY.
UH, AND UH, SECOND COMMISSIONER LER MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AND COMMISSIONER SHANE SECONDS IT ALL ABOVE.