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FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE MANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH DAY PRAYING THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED FOR US TODAY.
AS WE COME TO YOU, WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR TROOPS, HEART, BE WITH THE LEADERS OF OUR NATIONS COUNTY'S BUSINESS.
THESE THINGS WE ASK YOUR SON'S.
AMEN TO THE FACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE.
UH, Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY DIDN'T PROVIDE A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING.
IF OBJECTIONS, WE WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.
SECOND BACK, MR. UH, I HAVE A LETTER HERE FROM REGARDING, UH, AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS LOCATION IS, UH, ANY ONE OF YOUR FILES BUT US 80 AND AT FM 1392 AND COUNTY ROAD 3 0 5 THAT YOU MM-HMM
JUDGE, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL STUDY AT THE ABOVE LOCATION.
BASED ON THIS STUDY WITH THE REQUEST TO INSTALL A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
TRAFFIC AUTHORIZATION FORM FOR LITIGATION WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE COMPLETION OF THE SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION.
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED SHEET RELATION OF THIS.
SO YOU WANT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL? THERE IS THAT ION THAT WORKS WITH, LEMME, LEMME CLARIFY THIS.
OKAY? THIS YEAR THE CITY OF TER ASKED YOU FOR THIS AND, UH, FOR DESCRIPTION, START IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA THERE AND YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT FOR IT.
FIVE I 3 0 5 COMES, IT COMES RIGHT THERE.
ACTUALLY YOU WANT 1392 OLD, THE RAILROAD TRACK.
THEY'RE THE, OKAY, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
UM, JIM, JIM, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT OR YOU THINK I WAS TAKEN CARE OF OR BASICALLY USING THE COUNTY? OH, THIS, THIS, OKAY.
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA THEN OF, UH, IS MR. RICHARD MS. COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FROM JANUARY AND I THINK IT'S BEEN HANDED OUT TO YOU.
IS DICK HERE? OH, WE HANDLED THAT THIS MORNING.
OH, WELL DON'T, DON'T SUGGEST THAT ON
UM, I GUESS WHAT HE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU IS THAT ON THE, UH, FOR, UH, THE TAX WEDDING WE STARTED OUT, UH, A HUNDRED AND WE COLLECTED YEAR TO DATE WE COLLECTED 23 MILLION 26 259 AND THAT'S AT 83%.
SO, AND ON OUR ROAD BRIDGE WE HAD BURNING OUT AND WE COLLECTED 3 MILLION 117 438.
SO WE'RE AT 81% ON OUR COLLECTIONS.
ON THAT, I YOU NEED COMMENTS? NO.
UH, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? DID, UH, DID THE GOVERNOR EVER GIVE US ANY LEEWAY HERE? YES, SIR.
AFTER WE WERE TALKING THE OTHER DAY ABOUT, UH, NEXT LEVEL
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IS, UH, AT 38, WHICH IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE IF YOU, NOW IT WAS ACTUALLY READY.WE POLL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, BUT THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A WEEK AGO WHENEVER WE FIRST STARTED TALKING TO THEM, SEVEN OF THEM WERE MORE THAN READY TO DROP THE BURN VAN AND MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DROP IT.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER TAYLOR, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ROWDEN.
UH, I DISCUSS EXCEPTION RACIAL PROFILE IN COURT FOR TON COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT NUMBER ONE.
HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? OFFICER COMMISSIONER, SAY BY COMMISSIONER SHANE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
YOU WANT, YOU WANT US TO TAKE THAT WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE? YES, SIR.
I, WE GOING BACK TO WORK FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT, NEXT, DISCUSS CONSIDERATION OF ROY CAROL WILLIS AS A RESERVE DEPUTY CONSTABLE FOR TON COUNTY PRECINCT ONE.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TOO, JUDGE.
WE HAVE A, WELL, THERE'S NO COST TO HIM.
UH, HE HAD ONE BEFORE AND WE LET HIM KNOW.
I GOT THE VEHICLE ALREADY QUICK.
EVERYTHING JUST SITTING THERE WAITING ON PUT IN.
OKAY, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? A ALL IN FAVOR? AYE UH, UH, ROAD COMMERCIAL PART.
I DON'T SEE RIGHT JOE? UH, JUDGE, I THOUGHT THEY DO.
THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN IT.
ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER ROWDEN REQUESTED WE TABLE THAT SECOND BACK TO COMMISSIONER BOW MOTION.
UH, EACH YEAR WE DECLARE A WEEK AS POISON PREVENTION WEEK.
THIS IS A MAN WHO GREW UP IN, UH, KAUFMAN, WHO NOW WORKS FOR THAT, UH, GROUP.
UH, WELL ANYWAY, MIKE, ANOTHER GUY.
MIKE'S REQUESTING THAT WE IN PREVENTION WEEK IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
MOTION MADE BY MR. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
WELL, I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY LINE ITEM TRANSFER.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS LEFT OFF THE AGENDA, IT WAS LEFT OFF.
UH, JACK, WOULD YOU SEE IF ANYBODY'S SIGNED THIS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO.
THIS MORNING Y'ALL SEE IT ON THE, UH, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THAT PLACE WHERE Y'ALL SIT ITEM? ANYWAY, WHATEVER THIS LITTLE PLACE IS CALLED OVER HERE, BUT, UH, WE CALL THAT OUR SUPPORT STAFF AREA.
ANYWAY,
THIS IS, UH, OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE, UM, ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
UM, UH, SOME, UH, SOME THINGS DONE.
AND, UM, YOU WANT TO, AND HE'S HAD, UH, EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND HE STILL WOULDN'T MATTER.
I, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
I HAVE MET, UH, ALL OF Y'ALL INDIVIDUALLY IN HIS OFFICE AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT I, WITH MY FIRST SESSION, UH, WHEN WE'RE IN THE COUNTY COURT TO ALL REPRESENT THE COUNTY IN, UH, SUITS AND CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY AS WELL AS IN, UH, THE PRODUCTIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE COURT THAT, THAT Y'ALL TYPICALLY FOR YOU.
AND, UH, THERE'S QUESTIONS OR ISSUES THAT COME UP, PLEASE FOCUS AND UM, I HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND, AND, AND SO FORTH.
AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT SHOULD BE GREAT AND WE'LL BE HERE EVERY MONDAY.
I'LL BE HERE AT LEAST ANOTHER AVAILABLE ANYTIME BY EMAIL.
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WELCOME.I GOT A BIG LONG LIST BY THE WAY.
I'VE ALREADY GOT MY MONEY WORTH OUT.
I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM LAST MONTH.
WE DO HAVE ON THE AGENDA TO, UH, APPROVE PAYING THE BILLS.
SHERIFF, SO YOU SATURDAY WE USED TO,
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WELL I TALKED TO RAY, SHOWED YOU THE OPERATION.WE HAVE AND WE'RE GONNA BE, I KNEW.
WORST CASE SCENARIO, GONNA SAY WE CAN'T PAY YOU.
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MAKE, UH, JERRY, ROBIN MAKES A MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS AND COMMISSIONER CLARK SECOND IT.DID YOU GET THAT LAURA? YES, SIR.
CARRIE, I REMIND EVERYONE THAT UH, NEXT MONDAY WE WILL NOT MEET IT'S COUNTY IN GOING OR PLAN TO GO, BUT, UM, THREE.
YOU JUST KEEP, I GONNA STAY HERE AND MEET VOTERS.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA MEET THEN.
UH, LAST FRIDAY IN AUSTIN, THE UH, PERMANENT TOBACCO TRUST BOARD VOTED TO DISPERSE 93 MILLION.
UH, THEY DID NOT HAVE A BREAKDOWN ON EACH COUNTY YET.
UH, THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT, BUT UH, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN WE DISPERSED LAST YEAR.
UH, OUR INVESTMENTS, WE GOT ABOUT 47% OF OUR MONEY IS IN THE STOCK MARKET.
UM, AND THE GOOD PART IS WHAT STOCKS WENT DOWN.
WE GOT HEDGE FUNDS THAT WENT UP AND UH, YOU KNOW, WE GOT 2.442 BILLION.
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444,000.THAT I COULD PAY MY DEALER BILL.
DID I TELL YOU WHAT I WISH WAS IN MY POCKET? IF THAT SPOT CHANGED ALL, THERE'S, WOULDN'T THAT BE MY POCKET? THAT POCKET CHANGE ALLOWED US TO CREATE A DISTRICT FOR ROADS OR SHERIFF OR WHATEVER SALES TAX SALES ARE USED EFFECTIVELY.
IT'S NOT
UH, UP TO A HALF A CENT CAN BE USED FOR ROAD.
THERE WAS NO DEADLINE AS TO WHEN YOU HAD TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
TO GET IT ON THE VOTING, TO GET IT ON MAY.
WE'RE KIND OF, WE'RE KIND OF BEHIND THE BALL OUTTA MAY, BUT MAYBE ON NOVEMBER.
UH, BUT I THINK WE NEED A COUPLE WORKSHOPS TO, TO WORK ON THIS.
IT IT, UH, LOW GOVERNMENT CODE.
NO GOVERNMENT CODE LAWS TO DO THAT.
AND BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF CRUDE, AND THIS IS NOT THE HALF A CENT THAT WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE UH, PREVIOUSLY, THAT COUNTY CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE, IN FACT THE DISTRICT IS RUN BY THE COMMISSION RIVER.
NO, I HAVE NOT WRITTEN THE PROGRESS YET.
I STUDIED IT AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD NEED TO LOOK AT IT.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE ANYBODY NEEDS TO BRING UP? ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYBODY TO JOHN.
LET HIM THAT ARTICLE GIVE IT TO YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
IF YOU, IF YOU'RE ALREADY AT THAT TAX RATE, THIS I THINK IT'S FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
THE CITY'S PROBABLY ALREADY THERE.
SALES TAX IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS IS NOT GONNA BE VERY MUCH.
WHAT THOUGH? I MEAN ALL YOUR BUSINESSES ARE IN THE INCORPORATED AREA.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES ALONG.
THEY'RE NOT INCORPORATED ALMOST THAT AREA.
THERE COULD BE A LOT THAT'S PLANNED BUT NOT IT'S FOR THE UNINCORPORATED.
BUT CITIES CAN, CITIES CAN PARTICIPATE I THINK IF WE INCLUDE THEM IN THIS ZONE.
BUT WE, I THINK WE NEED TO JUST USE THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
ALRIGHT, I ENTERTAIN MOTION TO AURN.
AND, UH, Y'ALL BE BACK HERE IN 10 MINUTES.
COMMISSIONER'S COURT WORKSHOP ON COUNTYWIDE CLEANUP.