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WE DIDN'T ACCOMPLISH THE MAIN THING WE SET OUT TO DO, BUT NEXT TIME.
WHERE DID YOU GO? RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
THAT'S, UH, AN EDUCATIONAL AREA.
YOU CAN, UH, GET EDUCATED ON THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND, UH, THE CIVIL WAR.
YOU COULD EXPECT YOU COULD SPEND A MONTH THERE.
SEE IT? HUH? DID THEY TALK ABOUT WHO WON? NO.
CAN YOU, UH, GET ANY, UH, CAN YOU LAY DOWN ANY VENTS ON THE DOG? MOVED? YEAH, I'LL, I'VE GOT A WORK MEETING IN ARLINGTON, SO I, I'LL BE THERE.
WHO'S PUTTING THIS ON? NO, IT'S NOT THE WATER.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR SOME AUTHORITY IN THIS AREA FOR A LONG TIME.
I SEE WHAT TALKING ABOUT THERE.
OKAY, LET'S COME TO ORDER NOW.
UH, JERRY, PLEASE LET PRAY MS. CHRISTIANS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK PRIVILEGE AND OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER LIKE THIS, TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.
WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU, UH, LOOK DOWN UPON US WITH FAVOR AND GIVE US THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO MAKE CORRECT DECISIONS.
AND THANKFULLY FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, UH, AS ALWAYS, LOOK DOWN UPON FAVOR WITH OUR BOOK ON OUR TRUTH WITH FAVOR AS THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY.
UH, ALL THIS WE ASK IN JESUS NAME, I TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL JUSTICE ALL FLAG.
Y'ALL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED COPY OF THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY OF CORRECTIONS? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
UH, FIRST MAN IN THE HOT SEAT THIS MORNING.
JOHNNY COUNTRYMAN, OUR COUNTY TREASURER.
JOHNNY IS FIRST GONNA BRING TO US THE, UH, MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE.
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AGAIN, SCHEDULES, YEARS ON THE, OKAY.LET'S TAKE THE MONTHLY REPORT FIRST.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REPORT.
SO MADE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, THE QUARTERLY, UH, REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30TH.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THE TEXT IS THAT INTEREST RATE? YEAH, WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING THE MONEY OUTTA AMERICAN NATIONAL AND PUTTING IN TEXTBOOK AND THEY'VE BEEN TELLING ME FOR TWO YEARS NOW THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOMETHING THAT WILL, YOU KNOW,
HE NEED LIKE SEVERAL DAYS NOTICE.
CALL $3 MILLION THIS AFTERNOON.
CAN'T DO THAT ON THE QUARTERLY REPORT.
DO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE QUARTERLY REPORT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER DOLLER.
NOW WE'LL GET TO THE INVEST QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS THERE? IF THERE ARE NONE, WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT, UH, QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
UH, JUDGE, ANY QUESTION ABOUT THAT? JOHN? IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE, IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE 2006? IS THAT YEAH, I'M SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS OF JOHNNY? ARE THOSE, UH, LAW REPORTS? I THINK THAT'S JUST FOR OUR INFORMATION.
UH, NEXT THING WE HAVE ON DISCUSSION, CONSIDER THE TWO SEVEN RENEWAL FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.
WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT AT THE, UH,
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT WE DO THAT.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
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OKAY.LEMME SURE I GET ALL THESE COPIES, UH, THAT WE NEED TO, OKAY, I'M GONNA START THAT AROUND.
ALL I CAN SAY IS EVERYWHERE YOU SEE YOUR NAME, SIGN IT.
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ISN'T THIS EXOTIC? MICHAEL, GO THROUGH AND SEE HOW MANY I DON'T MISS, I JUST TAKE, OKAY, NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING A $50,000 DONATION FORI THINK WE MAY HAVE SOME PEOPLE HERE.
WE'VE GOT, UH, SCOTT MORRIS FROM HANOVER DEVELOPMENT AND SHAY, IS THAT RIGHT, SHAY? MM-HMM.
HE'S, HE'S NEXT ITEM ON THE LIST.
UH, SCOTT'S COMPANY WAS, UH, NICE ENOUGH TO MAKE A DONATION TO IMPROVE AND ROAD ADJACENT TO THEIR SUBDIVISION.
UH, EVEN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE USING THAT ROAD, THEY, THEY MIGHT, AM I CORRECT THIS SCOTT? THEY MIGHT BE USING THAT ROAD IN A COUPLE YEARS, BUT, UH, IT WAS PICKED DOWN OUR DONATION TO HELP IMPROVE UP UP THAT, UPGRADE THAT ROAD A LITTLE BIT AND WAS GLAD TO DO IT AND I APPRECIATE IT.
AND THEY COULD THIS VERY GOOD WORK WITH, AND CLARK MAKES THE MOTION WE ACCEPT.
HAS IT DONE?
UH, KIND OF WEIRD PUTTING THAT 50,000 IN THIS REQUEST.
DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPRO REQUEST BY HANOVER PROPERTY COMING TO INSTALL BURIED SANITARY SEWER LINE ALONG AND UNDER VALLEY VIEW AND RANCH ROAD FOR COFFEY COUNTY PRECINCT TOO.
NOW,
WE WERE TRYING TO TRY TO GET 'EM DONE A LITTLE BIT SOONER.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT RELATED TO EACH OTHER AT ALL.
I'D, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE, UH, UH, APPROVE THIS REQUEST.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ROWDEN.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE DISCUSSED CONSIDER PROVEN COMMISSIONER'S ROAD REPORT FOR COLTON COUNTY PRECINCT.
WE ACCEPT THAT SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROWDEN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LER TO ACCEPT HIS, UH, ANNUAL REPORT.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OPPOSED? AYE.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS AND SEE IF WE CAN APPROVE, UH, RAY'S REPORT.
I'M SURE RAY WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, FOR YOU GUYS TO ACCEPT HIS REPORT.
DO WE HAVE A ME? JUST THAT YOU DIDN'T GIVE ONE.
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ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT OUT OVER THE WEEKEND AND LOOK AT IT? I JUST TOOK, OKAY.IT ALL IN FAVOR, SALLY? MOTION CARRIED.
NEXT I DISCUSSED CONSIDER PRUDENT REPAIR OF PAGE LANE, SHADY LANE, LATIMER STREET, SOUTH EVAN STREET, NORTH EVAN STREET, STERN STREET, SMITH STREET, WICK FALLS STREET, STEWART STREET AND DE MOSS STREET IN THE TOWN OF SCURRY.
I I DIDN'T KNOW Y'ALL HAD THAT BIG MAYOR.
THE REASON IT'S WRITTEN UP LIKE THIS IS BECAUSE SCURRY OF COURSE, HAS A VERY LIMITED BUDGET AND WE'RE GOING TO DO AS MANY AS WE CAN TO, WE REACH THE THRESHOLD OF 50,000 AND THEN WE'LL STOP.
WE MAY NOT GET ALL THESE ACCOMPLISHED, BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY TIME AND MATERIAL AS, AS USUAL.
SO I MAKE THE MOTION, WE APPROVE THE REPAIR OF SAID STREETS.
SECOND, UH, NOT TO EXCEED 50,000, AND OF COURSE BE REIMBURSED BY THE CITY OF SCURRY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER DOWNER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ROWING.
NOW WE WANT TO DISCUSS, UH, PATCHING SHADY LANE AND PAGE LANE IN THE CITY OF SCURRY NOT TO EXCEED $500.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE BECAUSE YOU'LL NOTICE WE'RE GONNA REPAIR A PAGE IN SHADY LANE EVENTUALLY.
UH, BUT THESE TWO NEED PATCHING VERY BAD.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA DO THAT AS A STOP GAP UNTIL WE CAN GET TO ALL THE OTHER, UH, OTHER STREETS.
UM, AND IT, IT'S NOT BRAIN SURGERY, BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO FILL A POTHOLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA NOT EXCEED 500.
CONSIDER, UH, NOT, NOT TO EXCEED.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
NEXT DISCUSSED, CONSIDER DESIGNATED CALL FROM COUNTY AS P THREE REPRESENTATIVE AND P THREE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, Y'ALL MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, BUT WE BELONG TO A POOL THAT WE GET OUR ELECTRICITY THROUGH.
I CURRENTLY SERVE ON AS CAMAN COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT.
AND, UH, IT'S TIME TO, UH, REAPPOINT COUNTY'S, UH, REPRESENTATIVE.
AND, UH, IF Y'ALL DIDN'T MIND, I WOULDN'T MIND STAYING ON THAT COMMITTEE, PARTICULARLY SINCE I'M THE TREASURER OF THAT COMMITTEE ALSO, SO I TAKE CARE OF THAT.
COMMISSIONER SHANE MADE THE MOTION.
THE COMMISSION, CLARK JIM ALL IN AYE.
A IS IT THE SAME PERSON FOR BOTH? YES.
AND THAT WILL BE ME ON THE THIRD SIDE.
CONSIDER THE FINAL
DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM UH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I TOLD HER IT WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY FOR HER TO BE HERE.
UH, BECAUSE Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH, UH, UH, THE COMPANY BE BACK AND Y'ALL HAD A COPY OF THAT PLAN AND Y'ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT IN Y'ALL 2 CENTS BEFORE THE FIRE CLAIM WAS DRAFTED.
SO, UH, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THAT.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROUND.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DOLLAR.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, MARILYN MAY, SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT UH, UH, FOR THE WORK SHE PUT IN ON THIS AND, UH, UH, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS FOR PROVIDING THE MONEY THAT, COULD YOU TELL US WHAT IT IS? UH, YES MA'AM.
UH, EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS HAD TO DO THIS OR LEAVE THE COUNTY WIDE OPEN FOR, UH, LANDFILLS.
AND EVERY COUNTY IN TEXAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN AREAS IN THE COUNTY, UH, WHERE LANDFILLS TO BE PLACED.
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AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THIS ORDINANCE, THEN ANYBODY CAN COME IN AND PUT ONE ANYWHERE THEY WANT TO.SO BY HAVING THIS ORDINANCE, UH, IN PLACE, THEN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT CONTROLS WHERE A POSSIBLE LANDFILL CAN BE LOCATED.
AND WITHOUT THE ORDINANCE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY WITH THE ORDINANCE, WE CAN CONTROL WHERE IT GOES.
AND JUDY, I'VE GOT A COPY OF THIS.
DO WHAT? I'VE GOT A COPY THIS WITH THE MAPS AND IT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO YOU.
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GAVE US A GRANT TO HIRE RW BECK COMPANY TO PREPARE THIS.
SO WE VIRTUALLY HAD THIS ORDINANCE RESEARCHED, PREPARED AND, UH, INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS AND, UH, WITH THE FINAL DRAFT AND DIDN'T COST THE COUNTY ANYMORE.
IT ALL WAS PAID FOR BY A GRANT FROM NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL.
OKAY, GRANT, THEY WANT EVERYBODY SIGN ALL Y'ALL ARE SIGNING THAT.
NEXT ITEM, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE DEDICATION OF JOHN PILLOW FOR THE TON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
THEY COULD PROBABLY LISTEN TO THE LINE ITEM TRANSFER WHILE THEY SIGNING.
SOME, AT LEAST THREE OF US LISTEN AS MUCH AS THEY USUALLY DO.
UH, PROPOSED SIGNIFICANT LINE ITEM TRANSFERS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY COURT OF LAW.
INCREASED MILEAGE MILL AND LODGING.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS REDUCTION IN BOOKS UNDER GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
INCREASED OFFICE SUPPLIES 20,000 COMMUNICATIONS 20,000 POSTS.
10,000 OFFICE FURNITURE EQUIPMENT.
8,000 OF DEDUCTIONS IN INSURANCE.
COSTS OF 9,000 IN PROFESSIONAL IS 59,000 IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT.
JUST TO SWITCH BETWEEN PART-TIME CLERK AND CONTRACT LABOR.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS TAX ACCESS COLLECTOR'S OFFICE INCREASED MISCELLANEOUS 1500 WITH PRODUCTION AND OFFICE FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.
SWITCH BETWEEN EXTRA AND CUSTODIAL HEALTH $3,000.
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT INCREASED UNIFORMS. 2000 REDUCTION IN ANIMAL CONTROL EXPENSE IN JAIL.
WE HAVE A SWITCH ON SALARIES BETWEEN NURSES AND MEDICAL OFFICERS OF 31,000.
INCREASED COUNTY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 3,700 WITH REDUCTION OF REPAIRS AND THEN THE CHILD SHELTER AREA.
MEDICATION 1000 PARTS OF REPAIRS.
1000 WITH REDUCTION OF INSURANCE COSTS OF 2,500.
INCREASED NEW EQUIPMENT LEASE COSTS.
30,000 REDUCTION IN PARTS AND REPAIRS AND THE WASTE CONVENIENCE STATION.
SWITCH BETWEEN H COSTS CO MATERIAL OF $2,000.
ADDITIONALLY IN THE CHILD SHELTER FUNDS FUND, UH, WE'RE CERTIFYING INITIAL $10,000 IN MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.
7,000 AND SHANE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
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I HEAR MY OFFICE DOES THAT TOO.IS THAT RIGHT? YOU? I'M HERE BUT I WASN'T HERE.
I STARTED TO SAY I KNOW MY EYES ARE GETTING BAD.
I THOUGHT GOODNESS, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA CATCH YOU.
AND I THINK WELL WE UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT? NO, WE, UH, APPROVED IT AND I GAVE YOU BIG ACCOLADES.
NOW ALL WORK YOU PUT IN ON THANK, DID Y'ALL SEE THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER? SUNDAY PAPER? I DID.
JUST LOOKED LIKE IT IN CASE SOME OF THEM DIDN'T SEE IT.
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THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS.Y WHERE'S YOUR PICTURE? AT TWO.
DID YOU GET MY PERIOD? VERY GOOD.
DID YOU? THAT'S AGAIN MARILYN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU PUT IN ON THAT.
THERE'S STILL MORE TO GO BUT WE'LL, YOU START GRAND OPENING.
IT TURNED OUT, I THINK IT TURNED OUT WELL.
DUNNO, DID YOU GET THAT IN THANK TOO? THAT'S ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I WAS GONNA BRING IT UP, MARILYN, I WAS GONNA CHECK WITH YOU TOO.
I KNOW THAT, UH, ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THAT JUST COME FROM EVERY YEAR THERE IS A BIG MOVE AND IT STILL IS ABOUT RECYCLING.
AND UH, I MEAN UP THERE YOU CAN GO LIKE TO A SHOPPING CENTER, YOU KNOW, AND THEY GOT RECYCLING BINS, YOU KNOW, GLASS, PAPER, PLASTIC.
YOU ALL, WHERE ARE THIS AT? UH, IN AND AROUND RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
AND, UH, SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU.
SO I WAS GONNA VISIT WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT LATER ON.
NEXT, NEXT FEW MONTHS, UH, MIGHT BE A GOOD GRANT TO GET SOME CONTAINERS, GET SOMETHING.
GET YEAH, YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE GOOD.
YOU THAT WOULD BE, YOU SAID IT WAS NICE CLEAN.
IT SHOULD BE COMPLEX ABOUT SAME.
SOMETHING BLOWS OR WHATEVER YOU GOT CONTAIN INSIDE
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MY STUFF.WE DON'T WANT YOU VISIT SERIOUS AS IT COULD BE.
AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE IT STANDS.
IN VIRGINIA, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT COMMON WAY.
PENNSYLVANIA SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ONE MORE, BUT I MEAN THEY DON'T, YOU COME ACROSS ALMOST DONE.
GET YOUR, DID YOU EVER GET YOUR TRUCK? NO YOU DIDN'T.
THEY STILL WORK, BUT WE CALLED HIM THE DAY GLEN.
SEE IF I'M HAVE TO GO OVER THERE AND TALK TO I HAVE,
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I GO DOWN.WELL, I CAN TELL IT HE WAS OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT BLOOD THICKER.
BUT BUT YOU GOTTA HIS COUSIN, OUR COUSIN, OUR MUTUAL COUSIN.
THAT ONE DAY AFTER THE CAFE, I, HE, HE WAS THIS OTHER COUSIN WALKED IN AND HEARD, SAID CAROLYN.
HE SAID, I THOUGHT, OH, YOU CAN VOTE DEMOCRAT.
HE LOOKED AT, SAID THEY, HE, WE'LL ALLOW ONE WHEN I COME BACK TO THE SECOND REPRESENTATIVE EXCEPT ME, ALWAYS TOLD ME, ALWAYS FOR THE COMPANY.
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SO YOU I JUST TOOK IT BACK.THEY KEPT, THEY, THEY HAD TO OPEN IT UP AND BLOW THE WATER.
IS THAT NOT IN THE, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN YOUR CAP? TAKE IT OUT.
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THEY SAID DONE.DID YOU GET THAT? NO, I DIDN'T NEITHER.
I THINK COMMISSIONER DONNER MADE THE MOTION TO PAY THE DEAL.
AND ALL IN FAVOR SAY MOTION CARRIED.
COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES A MOTION TO, UH, ADJOURN NOW MANUAL OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THROUGH THURSDAY, BUT I SET TWO DAYS ASIDE.
SO WE, TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT FINALIZED BECAUSE HAL AND I WHAT Y'ALL, ONCE WE VERBALLY FINALIZE IT, THEN THAT'S WHEN HAL AND GET TO WORK ON IT GOT FIGURED OUT.
THURSDAY, THURSDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY.
I SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY, JUST MAKE SURE THAT NO MORE THAN TWO OF YOU.
WHERE'S AT, IS THAT THE LIBRARY? ORMAN COUNTY LIBRARY? YEAH.
IF THREE OF YOU SHOW UP, WHEN IS HE GOING ON? I BELIEVE OKAY.
UH, THE MOTIONS BEEN MADE TO ADJOURN.
SECOND IT ALL MOTION CARRIES AND WE ADJOURNED.