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WE APPRECIATE ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT HAS GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE APPRECIATE THE WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL FALL DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING.
UH, IN ADDITION, LOOK DOWN UPON OUR TROOPS WITH FAVOR AS THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY AND BRING THEM HOME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
ALL THIS WE ASK A JESUS NAME, HA AMEN TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVIDUAL WITH EVERYTHING STRONG HONOR, TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE THE BUSINESS TO BE TEXAS.
YOU PREVIOUSLY BEEN PROVIDE A COPY OF OUR MINUTES AT THE LAST MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS? IF THERE ARE OR NONE, WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WE, UH, ARE VERY PRIVILEGED THIS MORNING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF GENTLEMEN WITH US.
UH, FIRST ONE, UH, ONE INTERVIEW.
UH, THEY'VE COME UP, UH, TO PRESENT THE COLTON COUNTY BEST PRACTICES AWARD, WHICH THE COUNTY WON, UH, FOR OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT.
BUT MR. RORY, OR WITH, UH, HE'S A RETIRED DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND, UH, UH, FORMER NACO PRESIDENT.
HE'S ON THE, UH, ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CHECK ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
AND IF I HAD A HALF A DAY, I COULD NAME OFF EVERYTHING.
FORMER INSURANCE AGENT, JUDGE.
AND HOLIDAY INN OWNER AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF.
I'M GOING TO TURN THE PROGRAM OVER HIM.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, RICHARD SCHRADER WITH US FROM, UH, GERALD SCHRADER.
WHAT'D I SAY? RICHARD GERALD SCHRADER FROM, UH, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
HE COME UP FROM AUSTIN, UH, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESENTATION OF THIS AWARD.
AND, UH, IS ANDREW STILL HERE? I KNOW ANDREW'S IN COURT AND WE ASKED HIM TO COME OVER BRIEFLY FOR THIS.
SO, UM, UH, ROY, WHY DON'T I JUST TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND, UH, UH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE THIS AS GOOD NEWS TO YOU.
NORMALLY, I GUESS SOMEBODY APPEARS A LOT OF BAD NEWS, BUT, UH, THIS IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING THAT, UH, THAT YOUR COUNTY HAS REALLY, UH, SET A GOOD, UH, PRACTICE TO DO.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND WAYS, I THINK MOST COMMISSIONER COURT, UH, HAVING TO, HOW DO WE REDUCE, UH, TAXES? HOW DO WE REDUCE EXPENSES? HOW DO WE DO THINGS BETTER? AND A FEW YEARS AGO, AS YOU KNOW, JUDGE, BECAUSE YOU'RE PART OF THAT, UH, UH, FOUNDATION, UH, THE TEXAS, UH, LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, TECH LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, AND, UH, I THINK IT'S BEEN A REAL GOOD PROGRAM THAT WE FIND COUNTIES THAT DO SOMETHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO HELP, UH, MAKE THEIR COUNTY BETTER.
AND, AND WE'VE EVEN HAD SOME OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED, UH, BY COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN TEXAS.
I REMEMBER ELLIS COUNTY GOT ONE.
IT WENT NATIONWIDE ON HOW TO HANDLE JUVENILES.
AND MANY, MANY COUNTIES AROUND THE COUNTRY HAS ADOPTED THAT PLAN.
AND MAYBE AFTER THEY SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE IN, IN POLAND COUNTY, THAT THE OTHER COUNTY MIGHT BE CALLING YOU AND SAY, HEY, HOW YOU DO THAT? WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A LITTLE, A LITTLE VIDEO IF IT'LL WORK.
AND I'M SITTING YOUR TECHNO YOUR TECHNICIANS IN THE ROOM.
AND I THINK PROBABLY, I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT LONG, BUT I THINK YOU SEE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES.
BUT, UH, LITTLE RUN ACROSS
IF YOU COULD FAST FORWARD, IF YOU FIGURE OUT DO THAT.
TURNED WORKING WITH FEDERAL NONPROFITS.
ALMOST 22,000 ACRES BEEN SET ASIDE AS A
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE.WILDLIFE IS RETURNING STORM ARE BEING MAINTAINED BY THE LARGEST WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE NATION'S HISTORY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY.
TARRANT COUNTY ASSESSOR COLLECTOR BESSIE PRICE CREATED A TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION FOR STREAMLINING CHECK AND PAYMENT PROCESSING PRICE CREATED A STATE-OF-THE-ART PROCESS FOR SCANNING, VERIFYING, DEPOSITING, AND POSTING CHECKS ELECTRONICALLY.
THIS IS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY.
IT IS AN OVERALL ALL IN PROCESS, WHAT WE SAY, BECAUSE ALL CHECKS COMING INTO MY OPERATION ARE NOW PROCESSED IN THE OPERATIONS CENTER.
IT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO HANDLE THAT PAPER CHECK.
SO THERE'S MORE SECURITY CUTS DOWN ON CHECK FRAUD, FEWER PEOPLE HANDLING IT.
IT ALSO INCREASES THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, UH, INTEREST EARNED ON THEIR FLOAT BECAUSE WE GET THE MONEY IN THE BANK THE SAME DAY WE RECEIVE IT, AND IT CUTS DOWN ON THE AMOUNT OF STAFFING NEEDED FOR MY OPERATION.
AND ANYTIME WE CAN SAVE FULL-TIME EMPLOY, AND WE'VE SAVED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TAXPAYERS MONEY, PREPARING FUTURE LEADERS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND BROADEN THEIR PERSPECTIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS JUST A PART OF THE BEXAR COUNTY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
WELL, I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM, UH, SIDE FROM BEING ABLE TO POLISH THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS I'VE ALREADY ACQUIRED SUCH COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, COACHING, COUNSELING, ET CETERA.
IT REALLY GAVE ME A GREAT SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND COURAGE IN MY LEADERSHIP VISION THAT I ALREADY HAVE.
I WOULD DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE TO LOOK INTO IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT ALLOWED US TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNT, OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN OUR OWN COUNTY, AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND WHAT THINGS HAVE WORKED IN OUR DEPARTMENT MAY WORK IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.
IT ALLOWED US TO SHARE IDEAS AND DEVELOP A, AN ADVISORY BOARD WHERE WE CAN TURN TO AND SHARE IDEAS AND PROGRAMS. MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS DOING WHAT IT CAN TO CURB ILLEGAL ROADSIDE DUMPING.
GOOD AFTERNOON PRECINCT FOR RECITALS.
COUNTY RESIDENTS USE THE CITIZENS COLLECTION CENTER TO RECYCLE STANDARD MATERIALS SUCH AS CARDBOARD, PAPER, ALUMINUM CANS, GLASS BOTTLES, AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS.
RESIDENTS CAN ALSO DROP OFF METAL FURNITURE TO BE MELTED, COMPUTERS AND APPLIANCES TO BE DISASSEMBLED OR VERBAGE FOR TIRES AND BATTERIES, MOTOR OIL TO BE REFILED AND COOKING OIL, WHICH BECOMES BIODIESEL.
FUEL RESIDENTS CAN ALSO RECYCLE LATEX PAINT, WHICH IS REMIXED AT THE CENTER INTO SEVEN NEW COLORS AND MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO RESIDENTS, NONPROFITS, AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.
THE CENTER'S POPULARITY PROVES THAT RESIDENTS AND COUNTIES CAN PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND RESOURCEFULNESS.
IF THERE'S A PLACE AVAILABLE, PEOPLE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND DISPOSE OF IT PROPERLY TO HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
TRAVIS COUNTY CONSTABLE BRUCE ALFON TURNED TO HIS WEBSITE.
WE FOUND THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION WHERE THEY CAN FIND OUT THE WHOLE ARRAY OF SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HIM HERE IN TRAVIS COUNTY.
SO WE PUT THAT TOGETHER ON OUR WEBSITE@CONSTABLEFIVE.COM.
ALL THE RESOURCES IN OUR COUNTY ARE LISTED, AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED A SERIES OF SHORT VIDEO TAPES IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH TO HELP VICTIMS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AND WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM HERE IN AUSTIN.
THE CONSTABLE ALSO SET UP AN AUTOMATIC EMAIL ALERT SYSTEM TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY VICTIMS ATTORNEYS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEN PROTECTIVE ORDERS HAVE BEEN SERVED.
OFTEN THE TIME WHEN PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE ACTUALLY SERVED AND GO INTO A LEGAL EFFECT OR THE MOST CRITICAL TIMES, UH, FOR VICTIMS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHEN A PROTECTIVE ORDER IS SERVED, SO THEY CAN IMPLEMENT THEIR SAFETY PLAN AND PROTECT THEIR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
WHEN AN INCREASE IN HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC IN HOOD COUNTY LED TO CORRESPONDING INCREASES IN AND MAINTENANCE COSTS FROM TAXPAYERS, THEIR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEVISED THE PLAN TO COLLECT MONEY DIRECTLY FROM THE DRILLING CORPORATION WORKING IN THE COUNTY TO HELP DEFRAY THOSE REPAIR COSTS.
WITH AN ESTIMATED 98,000 BIG RIG TRUCK TRIPS CROSSING COUNTY ROADS, COMMISSIONER DICK ROHN CREATED A COMPELLING PRESENTATION TO ASK DRILLING
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COMPANIES TO VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTE TO A FUND FOR COUNTY ROAD REPAIRS.THE PRESENTATION'S FACTUAL CONTENT SUCCESSFULLY PERSUADED DRILLING COMPANIES TO DONATE MORE THAN $400,000.
PERSUADING PRIVATE COMPANIES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND INVEST IN THEIR BUSINESS NEEDS HAS SAVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR COUNTING TAXPAYERS SHOULD COUNTY VENDORS BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAST DUE TAXES BEFORE THEY RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM THE COUNTY.
BY APPLYING RECENT LEGISLATION THAT TURNED DELINQUENT TAXES INTO DEBT, THE DALLAS COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE COMBINED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO COLLECT $2 MILLION FROM VENDORS WHO HAVE BEEN DELINQUENT IN PAYING THEIR TAXES.
OTHER COUNTIES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO FOLLOW DALLAS COUNTY'S EXAMPLE TO USE THE AUTHORITY GIVEN IN SENATE BILL 1106 THAT EXPANDED THE TYPE OF DEBT THAT CAN BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THE WORK COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR PROJECT DUE TO TAX AVOIDERS INTO TAXPAYERS.
WHEN VERNON COUNTY JUDGE DONNA KLEER REALIZED THAT H E'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN WAS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN COUNTY EMPLOYEES COPAY ON THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE.
IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO LOOK AT USING THE SERVICE FOR THE COUNTY'S INMATES AND INDIGENT POPULATIONS AS WELL.
WE'RE ABLE TO PRINT OUT OUR OWN CARDS AND ABLE TO, UH, BE BILLED DIRECTLY.
AND SO WE'RE SAVING, UH, OUR PROJECTED, UH, SAVINGS WAS ABOUT 38% AND IT'S AL UM, ALMOST AT 50% SAVINGS RIGHT NOW ON OUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PROGRAM WAS VERY EASY TO IMPLEMENT.
UH, CAROL ELLI AND MYSELF, WHICH CAROL IS THE INDIGENT HEALTHCARE DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY, SHARE A DATABASE OF WHAT WE REFER TO AS J NUMBERS, WHICH ASSIGNS A A PARTICULAR ID NUMBER TO EACH INDIVIDUAL WE PUT IN THE SYSTEM.
IT'S VERY EASY TO TRANSPOSE IT OVER TO HD'S WEBSITE, AND ALL WE DO IS ENTER THE DATA FROM THEIR WEB OR FROM OUR SITE TO THEIR WEBSITE, PRINT OUT A CARD, THEN IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GOING DOWN AND PICKING UP THE PRESCRIPTION.
THIS IS A COPY OF, THAT'S THE SEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT FOR YOU.
WELL, THESE MACHINES DON'T BELONG TO US.
THEY ARE IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT.
THE FIGHT AGAINST EIGHT LINER SLOT MACHINES IS STATEWIDE.
TEXAS LAW PROHIBITS CASH PAYOUTS, ONLY PRIZES ARE ALLOWED.
ASSESSOR COLLECTOR TONY ZIRA REQUIRED LOCAL PERMITS FOR ALL EIGHT LINER MACHINES IN CAMERON COUNTY, INCLUDING ID TAGS ON EVERY MACHINE.
THE TAGS ALLOW OFFICERS TO BAN THESE MACHINES FROM THE COUNTY, AND IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS, MORE THAN 11,000 PERMITS HAVE EARNED $150,000 FOR CAMERON COUNTY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICES AWARDS, CHECK OUT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY'S LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION SECTION@COUNTY.ORG.
I'VE GOT ONE, BUT ANY RATE, I'LL DO BETTER THAN THAT.
BUT ANY RATE, BY LOOKING AT THAT, YOU SEE THE MANY THINGS THAT COUNTIES HAVE DONE AROUND THE STATE, UH, THAT CAN SAVE MONEY, MAKE YOU LOOK BETTER, AS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
AND, UH, AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE THINGS THAT THE BEST PRACTICE AWARDS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, OTHER COUNTIES HAVE ADOPTED, IT WOULD BE LIKE THE TREASURER TALKING ABOUT HOLDING THE CHECK FROM VENDORS.
SO THEY FARM AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF, UH, HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
AND I HAVE FOUND THE JUDGE, AND YOU WELL KNOW,
AND THE PROBLEMS DON'T STOP AT THE COUNTY LINE.
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO DALLAS COUNTY AFFECTS, UH, AFFECTS KAUFMAN COUNTY AND VICE VERSA.
AND SO WHEN YOU COME UP WITH A NEW INNOVATIVE IDEA LIKE YOU HAVE HERE IN, UH, IN CALTON COUNTY, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, UH, IT SAVED A LOT OF MONEY.
AND I, I WANT TO READ ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU'VE CUT DOWN THE POPULATION.
I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE IT COSTS YOU 40, YOU SAY $40.
I I WOULD PROBABLY CHALLENGE THAT MR. AUDITOR, THAT IT PROBABLY COSTS MORE THAN $40 TO KEEP 'EM THIS DAY AND TIME.
I KNOW IN DALLAS COUNTY BACK YEARS AGO, WE WAS PAYING MORE THAN THAT.
SO IT SAVES A LOT OF MONEY AND I COMMEND YOU AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDER AND, AND, AND, AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS HERE.
AND, AND, UH, ONE GOOD THING, ONE GOOD THING ABOUT IT, ROY, IS THAT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HERE KNOWS WHAT THE
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PROGRAM IS.AND SO THEY'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH HIM.
AND, UH, AND WE HAVE THE PUBLIC DEFENDER AND HIS OFFICE STAFF HERE.
IS ANDREW HERE? ANDREW? I THINK JOE DON WASN'T.
WHERE IS ANDREW? ANDREW, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE AND, AND, UH, JUST VERY SHORTLY JUST SAY EXACTLY HOW IT HAS AFFECTED AND, AND MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL REPORT THAT TO OTHER PEOPLE AND, UH, AND, UH, MAYBE THEY'LL ADOPT IT.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OVER WITH US.
THIS ALL SEEMED LIKE KIND OF A DREAM AT FIRST AND NOW APPARENTLY, MAYBE IT IS.
IT'S ON, UH, ALL KIDDING SIDE.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY, UH, HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AND I KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S GOT MY NAME AND MY FACE ON IT, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S SPANKING PRINTS ON IT.
IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN THE JUDGES.
WELL,
DAVID MILLER, OUR CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, HOLLY THOMPSON, OUR STAND UP AND STAND UP AARON, SHE, SHONDA TAYLOR, TWO OF OUR ATTORNEYS AND THE JACKIE MANN, MY SECRETARY.
AND WE'VE GOT ONE OTHER GUY WHO'S BIRD DOGGING IT RIGHT NOW, TRYING TO GET A COMPUTER TO WORK.
BUT THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE REALLY LIFTING WEIGHT RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHO YOU OWE.
AND IT, IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T STOP AT OUR DOOR.
I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY IT AGAIN.
FOR A PROGRAM LIKE THIS TO WORK, YOU GOTTA HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE JUDICIARY OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WHICH WE CERTAINLY DO.
THEY UNDERSTAND THERE'S A COMMON GOAL AND THEY WORK WITH US TOWARDS THAT.
AND YOU GOTTA HAVE THE COOPERATION.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, I REALLY COMMEND OUR SHERIFF.
HE UNDERSTANDS TO DO OUR JOB, WE HAVE TO HAVE ACCESS.
AND I THINK THOSE GUYS WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE PRETTY MUCH UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE JAIL, WHICH OUR CLIENTS, IN OTHER WORDS, WHICH YOU DON'T SEE IN EVERY COUNTY.
SO THAT THAT'S REALLY WHAT MAKES IT WORK.
BUT IT'S, IT IS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
I, LIKE I SAID, I COOPERATION HARD WORK ARE OUR TWO KEY WORDS.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT GO.
AND I'VE JUST, YOU KNOW, I'D SAY THIS, I SPENT YESTERDAY WATCHING SOME PRETTY GOOD COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS X JOCK SIT AROUND AND TALK ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS IS BECAUSE YOU GO THROUGH LIFE, IT'S HARDER AND HARDER TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER YOU'VE WON OR LOST AT THE END OF THE DAY.
UH, AND SO JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I'D SUBMIT TO YOU, THIS IS A WIN FOR, WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.
BEFORE THAT, I, I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE THIS COMMENT THAT THIS WHOLE IDEA BEGAN WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER JIM JONES.
COMMISSIONER JONES HAS BEEN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO CUT DOWN ON OUR, UH, INDIGENT DEFENSE SPENDING FOR, FOR A GOOD WHILE.
AND, AND HE WENT INTO, UH, DALLAS COUNTY RECORDS AND OUR, AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTY RECORDS TO COMPARE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN AND WHAT WE COULD DO.
AND THEN, SO THE WHOLE IDEA STARTED FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER DELL'S IDEA TO SAVE SOME MONEY ON THAT.
AND, AND LEMME LET ME JUST ASSURE YOU THAT I WAS ON DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT WAS UNDER COURT ORDER WITH JUDGE SARAH HUGHES, BUILDING NEW JAIL.
AND LEMME TELL YOU, THAT GETS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.
SO I TELL EVERYBODY LATER, LATER IN MY LIFE, I WAS ON THE JAIL STANDARDS COMMISSION.
I TELL EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, YOU CLEAN UP THE ACT FOR BEFORE THE FEDERAL JUDGE DOES, BUT IT'LL COST YOU MORE MONEY.
SO YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB THERE AND YOU ALSO RENTING OUT OTHER SALES TO OTHER COUNTIES, GETTING SOME OF THEIR MONEY.
SO, UH, UH, IT'S JUST, IT'S A GREAT WIN-WIN FOR, UH, KAUFFMAN COUNTY.
AND I JUST HOPE MANY OTHER COUNTIES, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, YOU HAVE SAID BEFORE THAT, UH, OTHER COUNTIES CAN CONTACT YOU AND YOU'LL TELL 'EM WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND IT'S JUST A, AS I SAY, JUST A GREAT WIN-WIN.
AND BEFORE I, BEFORE I GIVE THIS TO, TO YOU, UH, I WANNA SAY THIS ABOUT, UH, YOUR COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
I KNOW MOST OF YOU PRETTY WELL AND SOME OF YOU BETTER THAN WELL, AND LIKE JUDGE GENTS, UH, HE'S ACTIVE IN COG, HE'S ACTIVE IN TECH.
UH, HE'S ACTIVE ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
AND AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO, THE COUNTY, THE GOVERNMENT AND KAUFMAN COUNTY DOESN'T STOP AT THE COUNTY LINE UP HERE BETWEEN HERE IN DALLAS.
AND, UH, THEY'RE ALL VERY ACTIVE IN THAT.
AND, UH, YOU COULD, IT'S GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S NOT MANY THINGS THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO KAUFFMAN COUNTY THAT HADN'T ALREADY HAPPENED.
SOME OTHER COUNTIES, WE USE SOME OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND I FOUND THAT TO BE VERY TRUE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COUNTIES.
AND I'M A LITTLE PREJUDICE SINCE I PASSED PRESIDENT, BUT, UH, I COMMEND YOU FOR BEING ACTIVE IN THOSE ASSOCIATIONS AND, AND THE TIME THAT YOU DEVOTE, UH, FROM YOUR PERSONAL TIME AS WELL AS THE COUNTY TIME, UH, OF SENATE THIS.
AND SO, AGAIN, I JUST COMMEND AND I HOPE THAT MANY OTHER COUNTY, UH, PROSECUTORS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, SHERIFFS, UH, CONTACT YOU VERY OFTEN AND SAY WHAT YOU DID AND SAVE SOME MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS.
THAT ALSO, I MIGHT SAY IT'S A WRITEUP IF YOU HADN'T READ IT.
IT'S A GOOD WRITEUP IN THIS COUNTY MAGAZINE.
I'M ASSUMING ALL OF YOU GET IT.
AND, UH, READ THAT AND YOU SEE OTHER PRACTICES OF SOME OF THESE YOU SAW ON THE, ON THE VIDEO, BUT, UH, SOME GOOD THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT BE WANTING TO ADOPT IN THE TAX OFFICE TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
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I I CAN TELL YOU TOO, I HAVE SEEN A COPY OF THE VIDEO AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, IT'S MOSTLY ME AND DAVID MILLER AND IT PRETTY EASY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WIND UP IN KAUFFMAN, TEXAS AND NOT HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.HERE,
THE JUDGE AND I HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO ON IT.
DIDN'T GET A CHANCE, IT ISN'T VERY GOOD, BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO FILM AT THE COUNTY JAIL.
NOW COME INSIDE THIS AND THANK YOU AGAIN.
OKAY, ONE, ONE THING BEFORE ROY AND GERALD GET OUT HERE, I WANT TO THANK, UH, GERALD RADER COMING UP FROM AUSTIN THIS MORNING.
AND I WANT TO THANK ROY FOR, FOR COMING OVER.
UH, ONE THING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF, OF ROY IS THAT, UH, A COUPLE YEARS AGO HE WON THE, UH, WILLIAM PITCH STICK AWARD FROM THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AWARD THAT NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE.
AND, UH, THAT'S, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ROY FOR WINNING THAT AWARD.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE.
MS. OR HOW ARE THOSE KNEES DOING? GREAT.
TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO DECIDE TO GET 'EM FIXED, BUT ONCE I DID, IT IS WORTH IT.
UH, OKAY, I THOUGHT SHE MADE COPIES OF THIS FOR Y'ALL, BUT I'LL JUST READ IT.
UH, UH, GENTLEMAN CAME BY THE OFFICE THE OTHER DAY AND, AND, UH, WANTED TO INVITE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO, UH, A MEETING AND, UH, SAID HE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS MORNING, BUT ASKED IF I WOULD SHARE THIS WITH ALL OF YOU.
UH, IT'S, UH, IT SAYS, TERRELL CHAPTER AND COUNCIL TERRELL, TEXAS, COME JOIN US FOR AN OPEN MEETING AND PATRIOTIC HISTORICAL PROGRAM ON ROYAL ARTS MASONS AND THE MILITARY FROM COLONIAL AMERICA TO THE PUBLIC OF TEXAS.
AS WE SAY, THANK YOU TO AMERICANS, VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL.
UH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, 2008.
UH, MEET AT THE MASONIC ARTESIA OF MASONIC LODGE MATERIAL REFRESHMENTS AND FELLOWSHIP AT 6:00 PM AND PROGRAM AT SEVEN SPEAKER WILL BE, UH, CLIFF CAMERON, UH, PASSED GRAND HISTORIAN FOR THE GRAND ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF TEXAS.
UH, THAT'S AN OPEN MEETING AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO HONOR TO THE, UH, UH, MILITARY.
AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PROGRAM IN COLORADO.
GET TO MAKE IT WISH I COULD BE.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, RICHARD MURPHY TO BRING THE COLLECTION MUSLIM REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER.
WELL, WE WERE GONNA LOWER TAXES, WE WERE GONNA PRINT THEM UPSTAIRS AND BRING THEM DOWN HERE, SO THAT'D BE ONE FLOOR LOWER, BUT WE COULDN'T DO IT.
MAYBE NEXT YEAR WE CAN DO THAT.
IN THE GENERAL FUND WE'VE COLLECTED 26.7 MILLION, WHICH IS 96.4%.
I WANTED AROUND IT UP TO 97, I COULDN'T DO THAT.
AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE WE COLLECTED 3.7 MILLION, WHICH IS ALSO 96.4% AND OUR FISCAL YEAR IS OVER.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 96.4.
THAT'S, IS THAT A, A RECORD? HAVE WE EVER GOTTEN THAT FAR THAT BIG, THAT HIGH BEFORE? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE, BUT WE'VE NEVER CARRIED IT OUT TO THAT DECIMAL POINT.
ROUNDED TO NINE SIX, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAST THREE YEARS ANYWAY, BUT WE SEVEN NEXT YEAR.
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ACCEPT THAT REPORT.SO MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER ADAM, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
DID YOU, UH, GIVE ONE OF THESE TO EACH ONE OF THE, UH, PRESS THAT'S OUT THERE? THAT'S THE, UH, PRESS RELEASE THAT, UH, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY SENT UP.
OKAY, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE IS, UH, DISCUSSION.
CONSIDER ADVERTISING FOR BID FOR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A METAL BUILDING TO BE USED AS THE NEW MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR.
THIS IS PRECINCT, UH, UH, UH, BARN, UH, MR.
UH, WELL MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT.
THE CITY OF KEMP HAS GIVEN ME A LETTER OF INTENT TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY IN THE BUILDING THAT WE NOW OCCUPY.
UM, AND OF COURSE, THREE YEARS AGO WHEN WE BOUGHT THE ECO, BOUGHT THE LAND FOR THE ECO STATION, I WANTED TO PUT THE ECO STATION IN A LONG ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE NEW BUILDING.
UH, WE EVEN SIZED THE SEPTIC TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL PERSONALITY.
SO, UH, KEMP REALLY NEEDS OUR FACILITY AND WE REALLY NEED TO GET OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE WE'VE JUST OUTGROWN THAT FACILITY.
UM, SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO, AND JUDGE OF COURSE PROVE ALL.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, CLOSE THAT BID ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AND OPEN ON, UH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH.
AND COMMISSIONER, I'LL GIVE YOU, UH, GET BACK AN OFFICE AND, UH, PICK A PRE BID DATE, UH, WHATEVER FITS IN YOUR SCHEDULE.
I THINK A GOOD DAY BE ON THE OCTOBER 30TH.
IT'S KIND OF MID MIDWAY THROUGH THAT PROCESS, ISN'T IT? 30TH, PREVIOUS? YES, SIR.
CAN WE HOLD IT OVER THERE AT THE SITE THAT WE SURE CAN.
I'LL, I'LL BRING COPIES OF THE PRINTS.
I GAVE YOU THE SPECS, BUT I'LL BRING COPIES OF THE PRINT AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
THERE'S SOME UNIQUE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN.
10 O'CLOCK, 10 O'CLOCK WORK FOR YOU.
LEMME DOUBLE CHECK SOMETHING BEFORE WE DO THAT.
HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEO WITH, WITH, HAVE YOU SEEN THAT YET? I, HOW THEY GOT ON? I THINK HE'S PRETTY RIGHT ABOUT.
THAT'S THE REASON THERE'S NOT IN HOLLYWOOD.
AND JIM, WE MEETING ON THE 17TH OF NOVEMBER.
UH, WE ATTEMPT TO SET IT FOR THE 17TH.
UH, AND WE CAN, AS LONG AS WE CLOSE ON THE 13TH, IF WE NEED TO, UH, UH, PUSH A WEEK OR A PROBLEM OR SOMETHING, UH, EARLIER THAN THAT, EARLIER THAN THAT, ELK WILL BE MOVING.
DOES SOMEBODY HAVE PROTECT COLORADO? YEAH, SOMEBODY'S GOTTA PROTECT COLORADO THERE ON 11TH ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
UH, GUESS WHAT? PROBABLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE WON'T MEET ON THE 10TH, BUT MEET ON THE 17TH.
THAT PUT IN THAT SCHEDULE, RIGHT? YES SIR.
SO YOU WANT TO CLOSE THE BIDS ON THE, UH, UH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH.
13TH AND, UH, OPEN BIDS ON THE 17TH? YES, SIR.
UH, COMMISSIONER, I MAKE THAT MOTION SECOND.
OFFICER COMMISSIONER CLARK WILL SECOND IT.
UH, NEXT ONE WE'LL DISCUSS, SAID ADVERTISING FOR BID, ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR ROAD MATERIALS FOR ALL PRECINCTS.
JUDGE, WE HAVE THAT, UH, CLOSING ON THE SIXTH.
I DON'T THINK ON THE 10TH, BUT I CAN, I CAN PUSH THAT.
UH, UP A WEEK TO THE SAME DAYS.
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WHO'S GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION? I DID.COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES MOTION AND COMMISSIONER LER WILL SECOND IT.
I CAN I ASK JACK BEFORE YOU WILL, YOU GAVE US THIS PURCHASE ORDER? YES, SIR.
BUT I I GOT ONE QUESTION AND I'M NOT SURE ON THE, UH, ARAGON ARAGON BID.
UH, IT, MAYBE I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ THIS, BUT IT SAYS TANK TRANSPORT LOADS.
FOB ORIGIN ON THE SECOND PAGE.
UM, IT'S TWO 60 A GALLON AND DOWN IT SAYS LESS TRANSPORT LOADS.
FOB ORIGIN IS TWO 60 A GALLON.
SO SURELY THERE'S A COST OF TRANSPORT IN THERE, WHICH DON'T.
AM I READING THIS WRONG? MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS LONG AS BECAUSE WE'RE BUYING A FULL TANK, THEY DON'T CHARGE US FOR TRANSPORT.
YEAH, WE PROBABLY, NONE OF US WILL PROBABLY EVER GIVE OUR OWN.
I'M SURE THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A QUESTION I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS LONG.
HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA LAST? UH, IT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT, UH, SEPTEMBER.
UH, IT'S, IT'S GOOD THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
I THINK MAYBE, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE MIGHT WANNA, UH, REVISIT THAT AROUND MARCH.
WE MIGHT WANNA GO ON WATER, BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PRICE, RIGHT? YES.
CONSIDER, UH, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF TON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN 2008 2009 BUDGET.
UH, IT'S NOT A LEGAL PROMISE OF THEIR BUDGET, UH, BUT THEY SUBMIT IT AND LET US KNOW.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK WILL MAKE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER LER WILL SECOND IT.
MOTION CARRIED SOME KIND REQUIREMENT.
THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT THEY FILE A REPORT WITH THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT SEE, I GUESS THEY'RE DOING THEIR REPORT THROUGH THEIR
CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION DESIGNATED PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST AND SIGN FOR FUNDS UNDER THE COUNTY'S TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROJECT.
UH, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE BE APPROVED AND DESIGNATED AS THE AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES FOR THE COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
AND THAT WOULD BE THREE PEOPLE THAT BE THE COUNTY JUDGE, THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND THE COUNTY TREASURER.
COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER BELLA, SECONDS IT ALL IN FAVOR.
UH, NEXT WE WANT TO CONSIDER THE CLAIMANT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
THAT REQUEST WAS MADE TO US FROM THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS PEOPLE HEALING HEART HEALING HEART ADMINIS COMMISSIONER ROUND MAKES THAT MOTION.
COMMISSIONER SHANE WILL SECOND IT.
CONSIDER PROVING THE BID, THE LEASE SALE OF TAX PROPERTY NUMBER 6 8 7 9 9 DASH 86 DESCRIBED AS LOT FOUR BLOCK 21 SLATE AND EDITION IN THE TON COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR.
YES, THIS IS A PROPERTY VALUE OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TAXES OWE 2 14 50 AND THE BID IS TWO 50.
SO IT HADN'T BEEN ON THE TACTICAL VERDICT LITTLE OVER A YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO GET IT BACK ON AND I MAKE THAT MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SHANE.
CONSIDER REVIEWING THE MEMBERSHIP WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
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BEING AN ANNUAL VIEWS.AS POINTED OUT, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IS THE COUNTY'S VOICE IN WASHINGTON DC AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE REMAIN A MEMBER OF THAT ORGANIZATION.
86 A YEAR MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER.
UH, DOES ANYONE HEAR FROM THE HEALING HEARTS? YES.
BUT I KNEW THERE WASN'T GONNA BE ANY CONTROVERSY ABOUT IT, SO COME ON UP AND, UH, TELL US GOOD MORNING WHAT YOU WANTED TO TELL US.
MY NAME IS JULIE DUNS AND I'M THE VICTIM ADVOCATE WITH HEALING PARKS MINISTRY.
AND WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS AND OF COSTMAN COUNTY FOR SUPPORTING US IN OUR ENDEAVORS OF TRYING TO TELL THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A, UM, INFORMATION ON KIND OF WHAT WE DO.
WE HELP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WITHIN
UM, AS OF TODAY, THERE'S OVER 175 CLIENTS AND WE GET 'EM IN WEEKLY.
SO JUST LAST MONTH ALONE, I BELIEVE WE HAD 15 TO 18 NEW CLIENTS, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND MEN.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND OF COURSE, NATIONALLY, UM, OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND OF COURSE 75% OF THE NATION IS A VICTIM, HAS BEEN OR KNOWN FROM ONE AND IT HAS EVEN WITNESSED IT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS, UM, TO DO THIS MONTH, INCLUDING SCARE PROTEST THAT'S COMING UP.
AND, AND UH, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME MEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.
DO I RECOGNIZE A CLOWN? YOU DO.
I DON'T HAVE MY BANK UP ON TODAY.
I'LL BE, WE'LL BE DOING SOME MORE CLOWNING AROUND ON UH, OCTOBER 25TH.
AND I REALLY LEFT THAT COWBOY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE WENT ON FOR HOURS.
I KNOW IT WAS THE COWBOY IS NOT DEAD, AIN'T DEAD YET.
SO WE'VE GOTTEN SOME MORE REQUESTS FOR THE CLOWNS, SO WE'LL BE OUT ABOUT THANK YOU.
WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK Y'ALL ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK Y'ALL DO.
YOU KNOW, A SIDEBAR TO THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IS RIGHT AT THE END OF HIS PRESENTATION, A COMEDY ROUTINE.
UH, HE SAYS, WELL I JUST HAPPENED TO BE FROM A LITTLE TOWN IN, UH, IN TEXAS.
AND, AND MY WIFE SAID, DID HE STAYED ROCKTON? SHE SAID, I WANT TALK TO HIM AFTER THE PROGRAM.
SO WENT OUT AND TALKED TO HIM.
HE USED TO WORK FOR HER GRANDPARENTS.
REALLY? SEE, IT WAS A SMALL WORLD.
WE HAVE NO AMOUNT ON TRANSFER.
OUR BUDGET LAST FOR TWO WEEKS.
OH WELL CAN WE SAY THAT ABOUT THE BILLS? NO, WE HAVE BILLS.
UH, IF WE APPROVE THEM TODAY, WHEN WILL THE CHECKS BE WRITTEN? THAT'S UP COUNTY CREDIT.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND ARE WE, THIS THIS IS WHEN THEY DELIVER THIS IS, THAT'S WHY THAT
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THE I GET THAT.YOU KNOW THAT I, I MATTER FACT, I A LOT OUT
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ONE THING THAT NEEDS THEY BASIC GAME PLAN, THEY, IF THEY DO, DID NOT.UM, HOW THE, THAT'S SHE HAS DOWN, NOT TO ON THE 10TH ON THE 17TH, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GO, MIDDLE SCHOOL IS HIGH, YOU GO 30 THE SAME DAY AND ONLY TWO.
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YEAH.WE JUST, UH, THIS MUST BE A 12 MONTH, 3 29 FOR 36 BUCKS.
COURSE I COULD SAY MY ORDER OF JUDGE
IS THAT WHY WE'RE NOT PAYING BILLS TODAY? OH YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE AERS.
I GOT IT WAS THE FIRST ONE CHECK IN TOO.
WILL THAT WORK? OH, I KNOW THAT RAY CLARK WOULD PAY YOU
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I DON'T TRUST HIM.I SAID WE OUGHT TO HAVE A BET AMONGST ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
WHOEVER HAS THE FIRST NINE ITEM TRANSFER BUYS THE REST OF US.
AND HE SAID, YOU MAN,
IS THE LAWYERS STILL OVER THERE?
HEY, I'LL BUY YOURS IF YOU WORK IT OUT SO I DON'T HAVE TO BUY THOSE OTHER THREE.
YOU HAVE AN AUCTION HERE IN A MINUTE.
AND YOU CAN MAKE LIKE A, YOU CAN JUST PLAY ALL FOUR OF US AGAINST BESIDES THE YEAH.
YEAH, I UH, JUST GOT MY DESK TO CALL HOW I GOT AN EMAIL FROM OKAY, GOOD.
BUT JACK AND I HAD TAKEN CARE OF OUR PART AND THE REASON THAT CAME ABOUT ALL THE TIME PERTAIN WAS AND LETTER.
STILL DOES HE STILL LAST COUPLE? THAT WAS THE LAST I TAKE IT.
THERE'LL BE A FINAL SUMMARY I WOULD ASSUME.
MY PART, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT 2006 NOTDETAILED EXPLANATION ACRES AN ANGIE AND CASSIE IN THE ACCUSED.
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YOUR HANDS.WHAT'D YOU USE? WHAT YOU USE IN THERE? YEAH.
DO YOU ONLY SPEND $2 AT A TIME WHEN YOU BUY STUFF? YES.
EVIDENTLY YOU GOT A WHOLE PAGE FULL OF STUFF.
YOU'VE GOT THE LONGEST PAGE IN IT'S BEEN ANYWAY, BUY THOSE STUFF.
WELL SEE THAT'S A, THAT'S A OLD, THAT'S ENCUMBERED STUFF.
THAT'S WHAT KEPT AFRAID YOU BY NOT PAYING THIS 2,400.
HE JUST WANTED A GOOD OH YOU NOT SURE? OKAY.
YOU TELLING HIM STORIES? I USED IT USED TO HAPPEN TO ME.
SO IT'S GOTTA BE HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE GOT ACCUSED OF TAKING ONE OF HIS ANCHORS.
UH, WERE I PAID FOR IT AND HE USED IT.
HE HAD ALL THE COOPERATION WANTED.
BASICALLY, DIDN'T I THAT THIS, OKAY.
MR. CHAIN SAYS PAY THE BILLS AND COMMISSIONER GUTTER WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.
UH, ONLY THING I KNOW COMING UP THIS WEEK IS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT ONE O'CLOCK IS THE ORAL ARGUMENT IN COURT OF APPEALS ON THE COMB VERSUS KAUFMAN COUNTY CASE.
IS THAT OVER HERE? THAT'D BE IN DALLAS.
DOWNTOWN DALLAS AT THE SECOND FLOOR.
AND, UH, CHUCK ASKED IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO TO
IT'S UH, IT'S AT THE, UH, GEORGE ISLAND BUILDING.
SECOND POOL ON, ON THE OLD BUILDING.
UNLESS THEY, I DON'T THINK THEY MOVED, YOU KNOW, ADDED THE WHOLE BUILDING TO THE SIDE OF IT.
THE HOSPITAL MORNING IN LAS VEGAS.
DID WHERE? WHERE'S THE HOTEL? IT'S LOCATED THE
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ONE ACROSS FROM THE, THIS IS SHERIFF.COMMISSIONER ER SAYS LET'S GO HOME AND COMMISSIONER CLARK AGREE.
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EAT HERE? YES.I GOTTA CHECK TO SEE IF I MADE A MISTAKE.
DO Y'ALL HAVE WHAT I BROUGHT IN HERE IN, SEE, I'M THINKING I'M, I'M BACKTRACKING TO SEE IF I MADE A MISTAKE OF WHAT I BROUGHT IN HERE THIS MORNING.
BUT THAT WAS FEDEX THAT SHE TOOK UPSTAIRS.
SO EVERYTHING THAT COMES IN, SHE'LL JUST DISTRIBUTE.
WHERE DO Y'ALL THROW AWAY AT? DO Y'ALL KNOW? SHE DROPPED? UM, OKAY.
I'M THINKING THERE WAS TWO LETTERS AND A TWO.
AND IT WAS JUST THE TWO LETTERS.
IS THAT RIGHT? ONE? THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT I'M, THAT'S WHAT I'M SHOWING I DELIVERED, BUT IT'S SHOWING THAT I PUT ANOTHER ONE.
SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER ONE, BUT I DON'T HAVE IN MY TRUCK.
AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS ONE SLIDE IN NOTICE YOU WANT, SHE COMES BACK THERE IF THERE'S ANOTHER ONE BESIDES THOSE TWO LETTERS AND THAT, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING FROM, BESIDES THOSE
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TWO AND THAT ONE TOO THAT WAS ALL CAME IN.WHERE YOU EATING OVER HERE? WHAT DOES THE FIRST TWO.