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AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER THEM TOGETHER LIKE THIS, TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.
PLEASE LOOK DOWN UPON US WITH FAVOR AND GIVE US THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO MAKE CORRECT DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT THE COUNTY AND GIVE GLORY TO YOU.
WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, HELP OUR SOLDIERS AS THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY AND BRING 'EM HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALL ASK, WE ASK ALL THIS, WE ASK IN JESUS NAME.
AND WE HAD A THIRD PERSON FROM COMAN COUNTY KILLED IN A IRAQ ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ON THE NATION AMONG GOD, THE INDIVIDUAL OF LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR, FLAG IDGI TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE.
AND THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED WE HAVE A, SHE SAID, SHE CALLED ME AND SAID SINCE THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD MAKE IT WITHOUT IT.
THIS MORNING, UH, SHE GOT A CALL AND I THINK HER DADDY'S HAVING SOME MINI STROKES.
SO I TOLD HER TO DO WHAT, WHAT SHE NEEDED TO DO.
THAT'S, HE'S ON THE WAY TO TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL.
HER SISTER'S TAKING IN NOW AND SHE'S GONNA STANDBY TO FIND OUT.
SO I TOLD HER WE COULD DO WITHOUT HER.
UH, PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF THE MINUTES FOR OUR LAST MEETING.
AND IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS ARE CORRECTIONS, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER DELLER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
UH, NEXT WE GOING TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLOSING HIGHLAND COURT CIRCLE ON JUNE 28TH FROM FOUR 30 TO SEVEN 30 FOR AN HOA MEETING.
AND COOKOUT, I GUESS OA IS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THINK I'LL GET THE HOME TRANSPORTATION CODE SAYS YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.
I TOLD PROBABLY EIGHT HOUSE CUL AND EVERYBODY, AND EVERYBODY'S AGREED TO IT JUST TO MAKE IT LEGIT.
WELL, WE'LL SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION.
LEMME SEE IF YOU CAN GET A SECOND ON YOUR MOTION.
ARE THEY GONNA INVITE US? I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, IF YOU WANT MR. COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ROADS OR ANYTHING ELSE OR TAXES, YOU COULD COME ON ROAD.
LAURA, REMEMBER WE TALKED ABOUT IT? OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
UH, THE CODE PROVIDES THAT, THAT, UH, UH, LAURA BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE COMMISSIONERS DON'T HAVE TO SIGN THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, AND THE COUNTY JUDGES DON'T WANNA SIGN.
OH, REALLY? IT JUST, IT'S BEEN DONE THAT WAY FOR YEARS.
I WON'T THEM, BUT I DON'T SIGN THEM UNLESS Y'ALL APPROVE IT.
DOES IT HAVE TO BE A MAJORITY? UH, YEAH, ACTUALLY YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO APPROVE THEM.
REALLY? THEY CHANGE THE CODE WHERE IT BASICALLY SAYS THE CLERK TYPES UP THE MINUTES AT THE END OF THE TERM.
SHE ATTESTS TO THE FACT THAT THE MINUTES WERE DONE AND A LOT OF 'EM BRING 'EM BEFORE THEIR COURT AND JUST TO GET THE APPROVAL.
BUT, WELL, I THINK WE'LL ALWAYS BRING THE COURT.
YEAH, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY CHANGED THE GUT.
BUT RATHER THAN KEEP UP WITH WHO'S ASKING ABSENT AND NOT ABSENT.
AND WHEN YOU SIGN AND WHEN YOU DON'T SIGN, WE'RE JUST GONNA SIMPLIFY IT.
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APPRECIATE I MISSED, I COULDN'T COUNT THE COURT.UH, SHERIFF COCHRAN IS HERE AND HE WANTS TO, UH, SAY A FEW GOOD WORDS ABOUT TIM CASE.
WHAT?
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ROUND.
WE HAVE ITEM TRANSFER THIS MORNING.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL HAVING THIS MEETING.
MR. ON TRANSFERS IN THE JP ONE TO INCREASE BONDS, $50 DUE JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INCREASED TRANSPORTING PRISONERS 3000.
MISCELLANEOUS 3000 WITH REDUCTION IN PSYCHIATRIC EXAM.
3000 TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR AUTO INCREASED OFFICE SUPPLIES 200 WITH REDUCTION IN MILEAGE MEALS AND LOGIC COLLECTIONS.
MILL LOING 400 IN PRODUCTION IN OFFICE FURNITURE SHERIFF'S OFFICE INCREASED AMMUNITION.
1000 REDUCTION IN OFFICE SUPPLIES.
THE JAIL FUND INCREASED INMATE CLOTHING, 8,000 WITH REDUCTION IN MEDICAL CARE.
INCREASED TRAVEL FOR AGENTS OUT COUNTY.
$2,646 IN PRODUCTION IN OFFICE SUPPLIES, CAPITAL OUTLAY INCREASED REPAIRS.
AIR CONDITIONING HEATING 3000 PRODUCTION COURT HAS IMPROVEMENTS.
THOUSAND IN PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.
2000 REDUCTION OF UTILITIES ABOVE PROBATION.
1000 REDUCTION IN SOCIAL SECURITY COSTS.
JUVENILE PROBATION FUND INCREASE NON-RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
800 DUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS AND THE JUVENILE PROBATION.
FOUR E FUND INCREASE EXTRA HEALTH.
3000 REDUCTION NON RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS FOR FOR TO ADJUST THE TOTAL GRANT.
AND THEY WERE GETTING INCREASING REVENUES OF $3,108.
AND BUDGETING THAT FOR EQUIPMENT OF EXTRA HEALTH.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DULLER.
WE STARTED USING THIS ACTUALLY ON THIS.
WE'VE BEEN USING, AM I SUPPOSED TO BE USING TWO? I THINK THIS IS WHAT GREAT.
INMATE WE'RE PROBABLY REQUIRED TO WHAT? REQUIRED TO DO? JUST, JUST THE STRAPS
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IN COUNTY MAGAZINE.CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE BIG GUYS.
SURPRISED TO SEE THAT WE 2020 3% AND DALLAS WANTS TO PERCENT AND WE'RE SPENDING A MILLION SOMETHING AT 23%.
WHAT? THAT UH, SHE ACTUALLY GOES OUT THERE.
HE TWEAK EVERYTHING HE CAN TO FAVOR DOLLARS.
THAT'S A CS TWO WE TALKED ABOUT.
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WHY ARE THEY CHARGING? I DON'T THINK THEY'VE EVER, MAYBE, MAYBE THIS PRECINCT.I DON'T THE RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE TO LET YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
THIS SOMEBODY, SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS OUT THERE.
IF IT'S OKAY TO SHOOT SNAKES,
NOW EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY IS MY PIECE OF PROPERTY.
BUT THEN THERE'S THAT OTHER THAT SAYS SO THAT CAN'T ACROSS PROPERTY.
YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T FIRE ACROSS YOUR PROPERTY.
BUT YOU COULD A DON'T BOTHER THE, WHEN I FIRST HAD NEIGHBORS AT THAT PLACE, ALWAYS TURTLES IN MY AND IN ANYTHING ABOUT IT SHOOTING.
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COMMISSIONER'S COURT MADE THAT ORDER LESS THAN 10 ACRES IN A SUBDIVISION.RESEARCHED ALL THOSE PARDON? THE SUBDIVISIONS IN THE COUNTY.
AND THAT'S, UH, THAT COPY OF THAT WENT TO THE, WENT TO WENT TO THE SHERIFF.
SO THE SHERIFF HAS A COPY OF THAT.
WE WENT, WE WENT RIGHT IN HERE AND LOOKED AT EVERY PLA UH, BUT THIS IS JUST YOU.
YEAH, WELL SAID ONE IN THE COUNTY, I THINK.
YEAH, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF YEAH.
I THINK SHOWS HOW TO FIND A SOMEBODY STREET, GO BACK AND SEE WHAT COME BACK.
YOU DUNNO WHAT IS JUST BY THE STREET.
I DID GET A CALL LAST WEEK AND, AND THAT'S THE COUNTY ROADS IN THE ETJ OF THE CITIES.
UH, HE'S BEING TOLD THAT CITY OF NY AND NOT INSPECT, LIKE PUTTING IN SUBDIVISION IN ETJ, THEY'LL APPROVE THE CLASS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA GO OUT AND INSPECT THE ROADS WHILE THEY'RE DOING IT.
AND I PICTURE THE SAME THING WITH KAUFMAN.
AND SO THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING IN ETJ EXCEPT FOR PROOF THE PLANT.
AND SO WE NEED TO, WE GOTTA CHANGE THAT YET.
UH, WE NEED TO TAKE THAT PARTY AWAY FROM HIM AND PUT IT ALL BACK WITH THE COUNTY.
I THINK RAY'S WORKING ON THAT.
WORKING ON, THEY'RE ASKING FOR TESTIMONY NEXT.
WE WACO, BUT YOU KNOW, INFORMATION I GOT OR SEE IF I NEED TO BE THERE OR WHATEVER.
WEDNESDAY GOT PRESSING ISSUES EITHER.
HE'LL, HE'LL SEND BASS OVER THERE AND GO LET HIM HANDLE IT.
LET HIM HANDLE, I'LL SEND HIM SOME PICTURES AND BACK.
BUT YOU'RE STILL WELCOME TO COME.
YOU GET OUTTA THE ONE OR LATER.
THAT'S LIEUTENANT GEORGE TODAY.
LIEUTENANT GEORGE IS THAT LAST LIEUTENANT DAN PRECINCT THREE DIDN'T SPEND ANY MONEY THAT THERE
I SAW THAT AND I THOUGHT NOT GOOD.
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IT.OH, BY THE WAY, YOU'RE THE ONE COMING.
SO THAT'S WHEN LAURA CAME BACK IN TWO MINUTES LATER.
RESOLUTION OF THIS AND WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD GO UNLESS TESTIFY.
AND I THINK ALLISON BE THERE TO TESTIFY.
ONE, ONE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED IS, WHAT AUTHORITY DOES THE CITY HAVE IN THE ETJ IN REFERENCE TO BUILDING PERMITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? YEAH, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY.
BUT KIM IS ABSOLUTELY CAN ONLY HAVE IT WITH THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT.
THE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THEM FROM ENFORCEMENT.
THEY WANT TO HAVE, IF THEY HAVE A DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH THE CITY DEVELOP, THEY CAN, THEY'VE GOT THAT AUTHORITY TO GRANT, THE DEVELOPER CAN ASK THE CITY TO DO THE, ENFORCE THEIR STUFF IN IT.
AND THIS IS A SUBDIVISION THOUGH, RIGHT? RIGHT.
BUT HOW ABOUT IF AN INDIVIDUAL WANTS TO BUILD A HOUSE OR BUILD A BUILDING, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE THREE 80 AGREEMENT? THREE 80 IS A THAT SERVED THAT BUILDING? NO.
THREE IS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ANNEXATION.
WHAT, WHAT'S WHAT CHAPTER STATUS? WHAT CODE DO YOU GET THAT OUT? UH, I THINK THE LOW GOVERNMENT CODE IS 2 2 42 AND TWO 12.
WHAT? WE'VE GOT SOME OF 'EM OVER WHERE THERE IT SAYS THEY CAN DO THAT, BUT THEN ALL THE 2 42 SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT DO IT UNLESS
THE DEVELOPER HAS THAT INSURANCE.
IS YOUR MEETING HERE IN THE, HEY CHIEF, ARE WE GONNA HAVE A, ARE WE GONNA HAVE A PARADE ROSTER ON THE FOURTH? ALRIGHT.
WHAT TIME OF DAY IS IT GOING TO BE WHEN? OKAY.
DID Y'ALL LOOK AT THAT? BECAUSE LAST TWO YEARS I'VE MISSED ROSTER BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET DOWN THERE IN TIME.
I'M GONNA TAKE MY LITTLE ANTIQUE CARD.
COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES THE MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS.
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ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.NOW BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I GOT SOMETHING I TO TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT PLEASE.
WELL, FIRST OFF, I NORMALLY GET AGENDAS FROM THE SINGLE P AND YOU KNOW, WHERE I CAN LOOK 'EM OVER AND SEE IF ANYTHING'S GONNA BE COMPELLING THAT I FEEL I NEED TO GO TALK ABOUT OR WHATEVER.
I DIDN'T GET ONE FOR LAST MONDAY NIGHT'S MEETING.
UH, I DID HAVE FOUR THOUGH THAT, UH, THERE WAS GOING TO BE A VOTE TO DILUTE THE COUNTY'S VOTING POWER ON THAT BOARD.
AND, UH, SO I WENT, UH, AFTER THEY HAD THEIR BOARD MEMBERS MAKE THE PRESENTATION, THEN THEY WERE GETTING READY TO VOTE ON IT.
I SAID, UH, IS THERE A PLACE WHERE I CAN SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? I SAID, SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.
AND, UH, THE CHAIRMAN WHO'S DEAR FRIEND OF MINE, I LOVE HIM DEAD.
WELL, IT WASN'T A RIGHT 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO LET YOU SPEAK.
IT'S LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE TO LET ANYBODY SPEAK HERE.
THIS IS A PUBLIC MEETING AND THAT'S WHAT IS A PUBLIC MEETING.
NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO TO SPEAK.
SO I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK.
BUT WHEN THEY WERE FIXING TO DILUTE THE COUNTY'S VOTING POWER ON THAT BOARD, I FELT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST LISTEN.
BECAUSE KAMAN COUNTY PAYS ALMOST 25% OF THEIR TOTAL OPERATIONS.
THE CITY OF 40 PAYS 3%, 3.8%, FOUR.
AND SCHOOL DISTRICT PAY 24.43.
AND THEN IT GOES ON DOWN CITY COFFMAN 1%, UH, COFFMAN, ISD, 6.5%.
UH, CITY OF TERRO, 14.5%, UH, WENT DOWN TO MAYBANK 2% QUINLAN ISD ROCK.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS, UH, KIND OF OUTTA LINE, NOT, NOT NOT AGAINST THE RULES, BUT, UH, TO REFUSE THE, THE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LARGEST ENTITY IN THE COUNTY THAT PAYS THEIR BILLS.
NOT EVEN TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY, WE DISAPPROVED THIS BECAUSE IT DILUTES OUR VOTING POWER.
ANYWAY, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE THIS COMING UP.
IF THEY DILUTE OUR VOTING BAR, WE CAN DILUTE THEIR, WELL SEE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO
UH, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T GET MY FEELINGS HURT.
I MEAN, I WAS THERE PROFESSIONALLY, NOT INDIVIDUALLY AS A, I WAS THERE PROFESSIONALLY.
AND, UH, WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT THAT JUDGE? WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, THE BOARD MEETING, THE CITY OF 40 FORNEY WARN AN INDIVIDUAL THEMSELVES.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY, THEY DID VOTE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO COME ON AND THAT INDIVIDUAL'S GONNA BE FROM THE CITY OF FORNEY.
UH, THEY HAVE A GUY NAMED JIM JACOBS REPRESENTS THE CITY OF FORNEY AND THE FORNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
TOGETHER, TOGETHER THEY GOT 28% VERSUS THE COUNTY'S 25%.
BUT THE MOST, MOST BOARDS IN THE STATE RUN ABOUT HAVE FIVE MEMBERS.
THIS BOARD INCREASED IT TO SEVEN, AND THEN THE OTHER NIGHT THEY VOTED TO INCREASE IT TO EIGHT.
NOW QUESTION HOW YOU BREAK A TIE.
HOW DO YOU BREAK A TIE? IF THE BOARD, IF BUT, UH, THE WAY IT WAS, OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NOT ANYBODY ON THE BOARD GOING VOTE AGAINST IT.
UH, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THAT PROBLEM.
HOWEVER, IT MAY COME UP LATER.
BUT NUMBER ONE, YOU DON'T BREAK.
HOW DO YOU BREAK A TIE? IF THEY'RE GOING TO GRANT EIGHT, THEY SHOULD PUT NINE AND LET THE COUNTY HAVE THAT OTHER POSITION.
I MEAN, OUR VOTING STRENGTH WENT FROM ONE OUT OF SEVEN TO NOW WE'RE ONE OUT OF EIGHT.
BUT LIKE I SAY, THIS IS THE BEGINNING.
IT'S GOTTA GO THROUGH PROCEDURES NOW TO GET THIS DIRT BACK.
SO THEY DIDN'T CUT OUR REPRESENTATION.
THEY CUT IT FROM SEVEN TO YEAH, WE HAD ONE OUTTA SEVEN.
NOW WE, ONE OUTTA JUST EXTENDED THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS.
WHEN WE'RE THE BIGGEST INDIVIDUAL PAYER OF THE, OF THEIR ORGANIZATION.
SO I JUST WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THERE'S A, I GUESS A FIGHT BREWING PUT SOMEWHERE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HELP.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I HOPE TO SEE ALL Y'ALL AT WACO NEXT MONDAY.
WE BE ABLE, WE TAKE THE BILLS, BUT, UH, SEE ONCO FOR THE PRESS.
WE WILL NOT BE HERE NEXT WEEK.
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YES.WE WOULDN'T BE HERE THIS WEEK.
YEAH, THAT LITTLE RED LIGHT IS OH, THAT LITTLE RED LIGHT.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE THE NORTH AND EAST TEXAS COUNTY JUDGING COMMISSIONER ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING IN WACO.
UH, NEXT MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
AND, UH, THEY, I WAS LOOKING OVER THE TOPICS.
THEY HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD TOPICS.
UH, YOU COMMISSIONERS CAN PICK UP Y'ALL'S HOURS.
IF I MAKE EVERYTHING I GET FOUR HOURS, YOU KNOW, BUT I PICKED MINE UP AT PROBATE JUDGE'S STREET.
ANYWAY, SO, UH, HAVING SAID ALL THAT SPOUSE IS YOUR WEDNESDAY NINE TO FOUR, RIGHT? YEAH.
UH, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO A, I CALL IT A NIGHTCLUB.
THAT'S, ANYWAY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO SHOPPING.
THEY'RE GOING TO EAT AND THEY'RE GOING PLAY BUNKO.
AND THAT FITS RIGHT DOWN MY WIFE'S HOUSE.
SHE PLAYS BUNK ONE NIGHT A MONTH.
THAT'S, ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT A BINGO? IT'S A I KNOW THAT.
IT'S JUST THAT THE PLACE THEY'RE HAVING IT MAY NOT BE A NIGHTCLUB.
ANYBODY WANNA BRING UP ANYTHING BEFORE WE LEAVE THEN? NO MOTION.
AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK, UM, HERE TOMORROW MORNING, NINE 30 OR SO AND CONTINUE INTERVIEWING ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THEIR BUDGET.
NINE 30 OR 10 IT MAY BE 10 30.
WEDNESDAY'S 9 30, 10 O'CLOCK TUESDAY.
AND THEN I GUESS WE'LL OUGHT TO BRING OUR, I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BRING OUR LICENSE.
I THOUGHT SOMEBODY BUY ANOTHER BANK OTHER DAY.
UH, DID YOU LOVE FISH YESTERDAY? DID YOU GET ENOUGH FISH YESTERDAY? YEAH.
WE SITTING THERE TALKING TO RIGHT, LOOKING RIGHT.
HE WAS THINKING ABOUT SECOND IN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
OH, WE HAD OUR CHURCHWIDE ANNUAL PICNIC YESTERDAY.
AND, AND METHODIST THEN FRIED FISH.
YOU CAN HAVE CHICKEN IF YOU DIDN'T WANT FISH.
I WAS GONNA SAY, JUDGE, IF WE WANTED TO, TO, UH, GET AN UPDATE ON THE SHERIFF FROM THE CHIEF, WE DO.
OR JIM OR THE SHERIFF NEED AN UPDATE.
GOT AN UPDATE ON THE SHERIFF THIS MORNING.
WELL, TODAY, THE DOCTOR TODAY, I DIDN'T CALL HER YET.
AND GOING GET BACK TO WHERE IT USED TO BE.
HAS ANYBODY HEARD ABOUT JOHN? HE GOOD.
UH, I'M SURPRISED HE'S NOT HERE THIS MORNING.
I TALKED TO HIM FRIDAY MORNING.
HE WAS HOPING EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD.
RICK SAYS, I THINK YOU OUGHT TAKE DAYS.
UH, HAS BEEN WITH, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER ROWDEN MAKES THE MOTION TO ADJOURN AND COMMISSIONER LL SECONDS IT, ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO STAY LONGER? ARE Y'ALL READY TO GO A, A.