* 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] IS HAVING BEEN FATHER, WE THINK THEY PRIVILEGE AND OPPORTUNITY OF GATHERING TOGETHER FOR A DAY LIKE THIS TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE. AND WE THANK YOU FOR SENDING US THIS. WE DO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A GIFT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE. UM, LOOKED AT OUR SOLDIERS AGAIN AS NORMAL. KEEP THEM IN YOUR, YOUR, UH, ARMS AND BRING THEM HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HELP US TO GET OVER THAT LOSS YESTERDAY, BUT MANAGE THAT IN OUR OWN WAY. ALL THIS WE ASKING JESUS NAME. TAKE MORE THAN 10. I SHOULD PRAYED BEFORE THE GAME AMERICA ONE NATION, GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, ALL THE TEXAS WAY I TO ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE UNDER. YEAH. YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY SAY THEY BUILT THAT STADIUM WITH THE HOLE IN THE ROOF WHERE GOD COULD WATCH HIS TEAM. FAVORITE TEAM. BUT, UH, IT WAS, WE, WE WENT TO THAT GAME ALSO. WE HAD SOME FRIENDS THAT GAVE US SOME TICKETS AND THE GAME WAS OVER. WE GOT IN OUR CAR, I THINK AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. AND AT EIGHT 11 WE GOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. WE SAT THERE AN HOUR AND 11 MINUTES. I DON'T DOUBT THAT WOULDN'T BE JUST TO GO FROM ABOUT AS FAR FROM HERE TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. WE DIDN'T EVEN START THE CAR UP UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK. ANYWAY. IT'S TERRIBLE TO GET OUT. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THERE. I I DO SEE ON TELEVISION PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED LAST MEETING. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS, I'LL THEN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED. GET A, YOU DIDN'T GET A COPY. MAYBE SHE'LL MAKE A SHE, SHE SAID SHE GOT SOME. IT'S ON MARYANNE'S FAULT. RAY, DID YOU DO THIS CONTRACT, UH, THIS AGENDA A YEAR AGO? ABOUT FEBRUARY. OKAY. IF NOW, IF THERE ARE, NOW Y'ALL HAVE READ THE MINUTES. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL MR. MOVE TO APPROVE THEM ALL. APPROVE. UH, NEXT TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER THE , UH, FISCAL YEAR 2008 SOLID WASTE AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT, APPLICATION FOR THE TON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST A RESOLUTION OR COURT ORDER. BE SIGNED FOR THAT GRANT. JUDGE THAT IS, UH, FOR EQUIPMENT AND, [00:05:01] UH, IT'S KIND OF WIDE RANGING. IT IS. I THINK WE DESIGNATE CAMERAS AND, UH, VEHICLES AND SEVERAL THINGS. UH, I THINK IT'S A GRANT. WE GOT, UH, THIS LAST VEHICLE THROUGH A GRANT LIKE THAT. SO IT'S JUST, UH, KIND OF A ROUTINE GRANT. WILL THAT PART, PART OF IT, UH, UH, BE DESIGNATED OR EARMARKED FOR SOME CAMERAS FOR SOME PLACES. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE REQUESTED. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE ENTIRE GRANT APPLICATION, BUT I THINK WE, WE DISCUSSED THAT AND I THINK FOR, UH, AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE, UH, JUST SEVERAL THINGS WE CAN USE TO TRY TO, BASED ON THIS ILLEGAL. I LOOKED AT, UH, SHERIFF, IT DID HAVE CAMERAS IN THERE. I THINK IT MAYBE HAD SOME COMPUTER, SOME COMPUTER IN THERE. SO CAMERAS AND SOME, THERE'S A, THERE'S A VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT THAT, THAT WE HAD TO LIST IN THERE. WE HAVE TO LIST WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY. AND IT'S A, IT IS A NON-MATCHING GRANT. THAT HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT FROM THANK THE MOTION. MR. SHANE. VICHI. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. YEAH, IT'S, UH, DISCUSS, DISCUSS. CONSIDER RELEASING THE CONSTRUCTION BOND FOR HIGH POINT LAKES, THE STATE PHASE TWO, BOTH OF THOSE. THAT ITEM ITEM, UH, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BOND, MAINTENANCE BOND AND HAVEN'T YET. SO. ALRIGHT. CLARK SAYS REQUEST TABLE THAT BY MOTION THERE SECONDS. COMMISSIONER ER SECONDS. IT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION. UH, JACK, I MEAN AL, WE GOT ANY LINE ITEMS THIS MORNING? YES SIR. WE DO. YOU GUYS REALIZE WE'RE GOING SET RECORD TIME TODAY. I DIDN'T WANT FILL OUT TWO QUICK SO I CAN CUT LINE ON TRANSFER. UH, THE DA OFFICE INCREASED MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. $500 TO INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSE. JP ONE INCREASED OFFICE SUPPLIES $100 FROM MILE MILL OF LOGIC. LOGAN BRIDGE PRECINCT ONE INCREASED MISCELLANEOUS $2,000 IN, ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE A LINE TRANSPORT AND BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE, UH, JUVENILE PROBATION AREA THAT JUST SHIFTS SOME MONEY AROUND THE S BUT THAT'S THE ONLY EFFECT. Y'ALL HEARD THE TRANSFER REQUEST ENTERTAIN THE MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER TYLER. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROWDEN. ALL IN FAVOR? A I. MOTION CARRIES, UH, BILL 13 3 84. THAT'S THIS. A CHUNK. PEACH PEACHES AND HAMS PEACH ICE. [00:10:09] IT'S WONDERFUL. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR, I DUNNO IF THEY DO OR NOT. NICE. THAT INTERESTING. I TO GET PEOPLE'S BUDGET. I SIGN OFF ON THIS. IS THAT GONNA BE THE PURPOSE OF COUNTY PROPERTY THAT BIG? YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE MEETING ALL, UH, NEXT TUESDAY, YES. STILL. DID YOU LOOK AT THE [00:15:11] I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE WAS THAT THE'S OFFICE, THE VA'S OFFICE DIDN'T ASK FOR THE DEATH PENALTY, WHICH IS REALLY, IN A WAY IS BETTER THAN TAXPAYERS. THERE'S SO MANY APPEALS. THINK ABOUT THAT. BUT THERE'S JUST SO MANY APPEAL. I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. THEY HAVE MADE IT SO EASY FOR KIDS. GO, THEY, THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE NOT DONE IS PICK YOU UP. I, I'M SERIOUS. I MEAN, THEY SATURDAY, I MEAN THEY MAY TIME I THINK, I MAY BE WRONG, BUT I THINK ONE TIME I HAD A SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BUT I MAY BE WRONG. NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. AM I RIGHT? I SEE. I MEAN, THEY HAVE JUST PLEAD SO CONVINCED YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE AND WE REALLY DO. WE LIKE, LIKE LOT. I WOULD LIKE IT LEFT A PAPER. WELL, THE REASON WE LIKE IT IS BECAUSE THERE'S TWO REASONS EASY, THREE REASONS. EASY DO. IT'S EASY TO READ. PRINT BIG. AND IF I WANT, IF I CHANGE MY MIND, I'M GO BACK AND CHANGE IT. PAPER GET THREE. YOU CAN GET THREE DIFFERENT FREE. I JUST LIKE THE, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE IT IF IT LEFT A PAPER TRAIL. IF ONCE YOU MADE YOUR MIND IT WOULD PRINT, PRINT AND RECEIPT. IT DOES I GET A RECEIPT? NO, YOU GET A NUMBER. YEAH, I GET A NUMBER. BUT YOU, I MEAN, I MEAN I WANT PRINT OUT THAT CHART. OH, YOU WANT ME TO GET A PRINT OUT OF HOW I VOTED? THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. THAT'S A VERIFIABLE. BUT WOULD THAT ELECTRONIC IS NOTABLE. IF I GOT, IF I A PRINT OF HOW I VOTED, WOULD THAT MAKE, WOULD THAT MAKE THEM NOT YOU PUT IT IN. SO THE PRINTOUT THAT I WOULD GET WOULD GO TO THE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU DO YOU THINK THAT THAT'S NOT RIGHT WORTH ELECTRONIC MAKES IT EASIER. IT'S JUST EASIER ALL THE WAY AROUND. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE. I'M NOT GONNA LIKE IT UNTIL IT PRINT ME A BALLOT. WHEN IT PRINT ME A BALLOT, I'LL USE IT UNTIL THEN. I WANT MY BALLOT. I WANNA BE ABLE TO TRACE. AND YOU CAN'T TRACE WHO VOTED WHICH BALLOT. BUT YOU CAN, THAT BALLOT IS THERE FOR A YES. THIS IS THE PERSON. BUT OKAY, NOW LET'S SAY, SAY THAT. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW ABOUT MY, SAY MY BALLOT NUMBER WAS 2346. I SPEAK THE NUMBERS. I CAN GIVE THEM MY BALLOT NUMBER AND THEY GO BACK. SHE'S PAYING ONLY IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT THAT THAT'S WHAT I SAID. I SHOULD GIVE MY BALLOT NUMBER. NOBODY ELSE KNOWS THAT. NO, BUT I COULD GIVE THAT [00:20:01] BALLOT NUMBER. IF, IF THAT IF I WAS ASKED, IF I WAS ASKED I, AND THEY SAY THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. WELL, THE JUDGE WANTS YOU WHAT YOU PICK. THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T SEE WHICH NUMBER YOU PICK UP. THAT'S GOOD. WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, PROBLEM THERE, YOU BID VERIFIED VALID SIZE. I WOULD NOT PUT TRUST ELECTRONIC ARCHITECT. WELL, YOU SHOULD LOST A FILE. NO. OH YES. THERE YOU GO. YOU SHOULD KNOW. MAKES MY POINT, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT DO YOU, DOES IT SAVE CARE? SAVES EVERYTHING. HE, HE DOESN'T LEAVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT PACK. HE PASSED UP TWO OR THREE TIMES. HE DIDN'T MOVE. I MEAN, HE NEEDS THE BEST BACKER I EVER. BUT YOU LOST THAT, RECREATE THAT ELECTRONIC BALLOT. TOO BAD. YEAH. YOU'VE GOT A PRINTOUT AND I CAN SEE NOW YOU, I CAN SEE, AND THIS IS MUCH EASIER TO DO A ON A PAPER BALLOT. LOOK AT THOSE. HOW WOULD YOU DO, HOW WOULD YOU DO A HOW DO YOU DO THAT? THEY PRINT OUT. THEY DO A PRINT. SO THEY, AGAIN, I JUST DON'T TRUST. BUT YOU'VE WORKED, I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW YOU WOULD DO IT FROM WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, HOW YOU WOULD DO A RECOUNT. NOW I'VE NEVER, I I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN THERE BE ONE, A FEW VOTES CHANGE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. AND I KIND OF SILLY. I'D LIKE TO DO THAT. ACCEPT LOST. YOU DIDN'T GET, THAT'S JUST, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. BUT I DO, I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND. JUST CALLED HIM AND SAID THAT THERE'S SO MUCH DISCUSSION IN THE DEMOCRAT AND THE REPUBLICAN. MM-HMM. AND HE SHOULD, HE SHOULD HAVE A BIG ATTORNEY. I MEAN, HE SHOULD HAVE A BIG ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE I MAKE AN ERROR PARTY. CANDIDATES, LOCAL CANDIDATES, NOT LOCAL, CAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE. SO THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T I THOUGHT THEY, WE FILED, IT STARTS AT THE JUDGE WHEN WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THE DISTRICT. JUDGE. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTS. HAS WHO HAS FILED, THEY DON'T FILE. I DIDN'T SEE. I DIDN'T, SO I'M GLAD YOU TOLD THAT BECAUSE I WENT BACK AND AT, I SAID CARRIE, BECAUSE MY MISTAKE, I SHOULD, WELL WE NEED, SO SOMEONE COMPLAIN, WE CAN TELL THEM THEY DON'T BECAUSE I, I DIDN'T THE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY CAME. I READ [00:25:01] JUDGE APPELLATE COURTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I DID NOT. WE LISTED EXACTLY WHAT WE WELL IF YOU DO THAT, OTHERS. SO WE WERE TRYING TO, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. YEAH, I WENT THROUGH AND SUPPOSED TO GO TO, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WAS SURPRISED. BUT WE, THEY KNOW AND WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GUESSING. WE HAVE SOMETHING THEY SENT IN WRITING AND IF SOMEBODY GETS UPSET, THERE IT IS. I SENT IT ALL. SEE THAT'S ONE. BUT YOU SENT THE BEST. I SPENT ABOUT THREE QUARTER DAY EVERYBODY. SO IF HE WANTS TO SEND SOMETHING, WE DO ONE THING AND THAT'S IT. SECRETARY TO THE OFFICE. I HOPE SO. NO, I YOU WANNA COME ON THE 23RD ABOUT JUST ABOUT THE TEST. OH. BUT I THINK THAT IS JUSTICE. WE NOT MUCH [00:30:08] UP. SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO, IF YOU MARCH 4TH, IS IT MARCH 4TH AND GO TO THE GOOD MORNING. GOT MESSAGE. OKAY. WE'RE IN ON THE 19TH. TUESDAY. IT MUST BE MONDAY. MUST MUST BE GLAD YOU TOLD DIDN'T, DIDN'T. IF THEY, WHAT'S GOOD THERE WON'T BE A, SO THERE'LL BE A MEETING ON BUT HARD, THE ESPECIALLY HARD ISSUE BECAUSE WELL, IT'S ALWAYS HARD FIRST. IT'S JUST HARD. [00:35:25] YEAH. AND IF YOU EAT, WHAT DOES THE DIABETIC KNIFE YOU? WEIGHT? I HAD, I USED WALK ONE DAUGHTER OF COURSE. AND WHAT A CARROT. AND SHE'S KIND, SHE LOOKS LIKE A KIND SOMETIMES. AND SHE TOLD ME SHE USED ALWAYS ME DIABETIC. WE'RE JUST EATING LITTLE STUFF AT NIGHT WHERE WE ATE. WE ATE SATURDAY. SPLIT THE SALAD. I TOLD CARRIE NEXT TIME WE HAVE A SALAD. THAT'S TOO MUCH FOOD. TOO MUCH FOOD. POTATOES. I KIND OF TWO, ONE PIECE OF MEAT. Y WE BLUE. WE DON'T HAVE ONE. IF IT'S A BIG POTATO, IT'S FINE. HE WOULD, IT'S A BIG POTATO. IT'S A SWEET POTATO. WELL THOSE, THESE ARE JUST POTATOES. WE'RE NOT GONNA SPLIT EVERYTHING. THIS IS A POTATO. MY SISTER CAME, SHE SAID IT SO GOOD. I CAN COME OVER AND PICK IT UP. THAT WAY I CAN. AND PUT MY NAME UP. JUST, JUST GOTTA MAKE SURE WE GET SOME OF THE ORIGINALS TO UH, HERE TO ANGIE. OKAY. AND I'LL TAKE ONE BACK TO, TO CUSTOMER. WELL, NOT HERE. ARE THEY ALL ORIGINALS? THEY'RE ALL, YEAH. OKAY. COPY. SO, OH, IT WAS ALMOST ABOUT 10. IS IT IN YOUR BOX? DISCUSS. I FORGET TO TAKE A VOTE. OKAY. MR. CLARK SAYS WHEN YOU PAY THE BILLS AND COMMISSIONER WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. I MOTION CARRIES. UH, WHAT'S NEXT? MONDAY IS NEXT MONDAY THE 21ST. IT'S A HOLIDAY. OH, IT'S A HOLIDAY. YEAH. HONOR, I THINK ANGIE'S SCHEDULING US TO BE HERE THOUGH. TUESDAY MORNING WE WON'T GET MATTER. I MISS YOU GUYS WHEN WE DON'T. SO GET A LAUGH. ALL . YOU GOT, WE WORK ON THAT LITTLE. WELL Y'ALL HAVE [00:40:01] A GOOD WEEK AND, UH, ENJOY THE THREE DAY WEEKEND, NEXT WEEKEND. AND, UH, I GUESS THAT'S IT. WE ENTERTAIN THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. AND COMMISSIONER ALL AYE. MOTION CARRIE. * 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.