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BLESSED DECISION THAT ARE BEING MADE HERE TODAY, FATHER, THEN WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK DOWN FOR MY TRUTH, THAT OVERSEE STANDING IN HARM WAY, PROTECT THEM AND KEEP THEM IN THE FORM OF YOUR HAND, THAT THEY HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY BACK HOME.

THIS PRAYER, WE DO PRAY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, INJUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR I TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER WANT AN INDIVIDUAL STILL PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NONE, WE INTRODUCE, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

ALL MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, NO CORRESPONDENCE.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH BRINGS UP MR. GEORGE YORK.

IS MR. YORK IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE? YES, SIR.

MR. YORK'S GONNA GIVE US A REPORT ON THE T INFORMATION RESOURCES, AGENCY ACTIVITIES, NUMBER ONE, SO JOHN KNOW, UH, GEORGE SERVES ON THAT, UM, ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMITTEE.

UM, SINCE THE CONTACTS WERE AWARDED AND SIGNED AND WERE, UH, IN PHASE ONE OF THE SIERRA SOFTWARE PROJECT, I THOUGHT I WOULD KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHAT IT REALLY CAME FROM.

IT, IT STARTED OUR COUNTY'S INVOLVEMENT.

WE HAVE TO BACK UP TO, UM, JUDGES, UM, BRINGING OUR COUNTY INTO THE CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTY'S TECH SHARE PROGRAM AND THE, WHAT WAS THEN CALLED THE COMMON INTEGRATED JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THE GOAL, THAT WAS ONE OF TWO EFFORTS TO TRY TO BRING SOME KIND OF A STANDARD STATEWIDE WITH 250 ACCOUNT.

IT'S HARD TO GET A SOFTWARE COMPANY TO WRITE SOFTWARE THAT EVERYBODY CAN USE.

SO AT THE TIME, THE JUDGE IN HIS WISDOM, UH, GOT US INVOLVED IN THIS, THE UC PROJECT.

UM, LAURA HUGHES'S OFFICE WAS INVOLVED.

SHE WAS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, AND SHE PUT SOME, SHE HAD SOME INPUT WITH, UH, THE PHASE ONE.

AND THE PHASE ONE WAS A DELIVERABLE OR A SET OF DOCUMENTS THAT DEFINES A FRAMEWORK AS TO HOW COUNTIES DO BUSINESS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

UM, I WAS ON THE OVERSIGHT AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE, AND IT ROCK ALONG FAIRLY WELL UNTIL WE WERE AT THE POINT WHERE WE REALLY NEEDED HELP IN OUR COUNTY FOR OUR COURTS.

AT THE TIME WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME VENDORS, AND AT THE TIME, TYLER TECHNOLOGIES WAS THE BEST OUT THERE TO GO FROM THE OLD LEGACY PRODUCT WE HAD TO SOMETHING NEW AUTOMATED AND, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY UP TO DATE.

SO THIS COURT AND HIS WISDOM, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER ER WAS ON THE COURT AT THE TIME.

I DON'T REMEMBER, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS AT THE TIME.

UM, BROUGHT US, UM, YOU KNOW, WE SIGNED CONTRACT WITH TYLER AND WENT LIVE IN OH 4, 0 3 AND OH FOUR.

AND, UM, ULTIMATELY THE END RESULT OF THE SIERRA, OR THE SIEGE PROJECT THAT WE WERE INVOLVED IN WITH CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTIES WAS THAT AFTER THEY CREATED THAT FRAMEWORK, WENT TO PHASE TWO, WENT OUT TO BID.

ULTIMATELY, PILOT TECHNOLOGY WAS A VENDOR THAT WON THAT PROJECT.

TODAY.

UM, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEPLOYING YOUR SOFTWARE IN MANY OF THE MID TO LARGER COUNTIES.

AND I THINK OUR COUNTY, SINCE WE WERE IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND CHOSE TO DO IT WHEN WE DID THE IMMEDIATE BENEFIT WAS IT COST US LESS THAN HALF HAD WE WAITED AND, UM, ACCEPTED IT FROM THE CONTRACT FROM CC.

SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT WAS A FAIRLY GOOD, FAIRLY GOOD PLAN.

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AT THE TIME.

THERE WERE STILL ISSUES WITH TYLER, UM, IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THERE WASN'T, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ROBUST SOFTWARE AND THE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY WERE REQUIRED OUT THERE, DIDN'T EXIST.

AND TODAY, AS I THINK LAURA, HES CAN TELL YOU THERE STILL ARE ISSUES WITH OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.

THERE ARE ISSUES WITH SOME REPORTING.

SO TO THAT, TO, BECAUSE OF THOSE THINGS, TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND SIERRA, THE, UH, COUNTY INFORMATION RESOURCES AGENCY STARTED A PROJECT VERY SIMILAR.

THE GOAL WAS TO TAKE THAT FRAMEWORK THAT CUC DEVELOPED AND REDEVELOP IT, TAKE THAT AS A, AS A STARTING POINT, GET A BUNCH OF COUNTIES TO FUND A SIMILAR PROJECT.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

55 COUNTIES PUT MONEY INTO A PROJECT.

UM, THEY WENT OUT TO BID FOR A PERSON OR A COMPANY TO DO PHASE ONE.

AND AGAIN, THE GOAL OF PHASE ONE WAS TAKE THE DELIVERABLES FROM THE WORK WE DID WITH CONFERENCE IN BUR COUNTIES AND REWORK 'EM, GET US SOME SORT OF A FRAMEWORK TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND ONCE AGAIN, AFTER THAT WAS COMPLETE, THE GOAL IS TO GO OUT TO BID, FIND THE VENDORS WHO WRITE SOFTWARE THAT THE COUNTIES CAN OWN, THAT THE COUNTIES CAN CONTROL, AND IS FROM FIELD NOTES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALL THE WAY TO PROBATION, DOES EVERYTHING.

THAT'S IT.

IT'S A BIG GOAL.

BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT A BUNCH OF VENDORS.

THE WINNING VENDOR WHO IS, UH, CONTRACTOR SIDE AND PROJECT IS BEGINNING IS A COMPANY CALLED MCLEAN, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OUT OF TEMPLE, TEXAS, MCLEAN, PAIRED WITH A COMPANY, UM, THE COMPANY SIERRA SYSTEMS. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE SIERRA SYSTEMS WAS THE COMPANY THAT CREATED THE CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTY'S DELIVERABLES.

SO WE'RE TAKING THE VERY FOLKS THAT CREATED THAT FIRST FRAMEWORK OF HOW COUNTIES DO BUSINESS USING THEM IN THEIR PRODUCT TO GO BACK OUT TO COUNTIES, RE-INTERVIEW SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND ONCE AGAIN, CREATE A DOCUMENT AND BE MORE THOROUGH THIS TIME.

MAKE SURE WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND, UH, ACROSS, YOU KNOW, EVERY PART OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

SO I GUESS THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHY DOES COPLAND COUNTY CARE? WELL, I THINK THE ANSWER IS IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND WE GO FORWARD WITHIN FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, THERE'S A STATE STANDARD AND SOFTWARE WRITTEN THAT THE COUNTIES CAN OWN.

IT WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER.

ANOTHER REASON WOULD BE, AND THIS IS WHAT'S BROUGHT ON BOARD A LOT OF LARGER COUNTIES, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WENT DOWN THERE, I REALIZED THAT, WELL, WE GOT FOLKS LIKE HARRIS COUNTY INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL.

THE OTHER THING IS, IF WE DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK THAT TRULY IS HOW COUNTIES DO BUSINESS IN THE COURTS, IT COVERS EVERYTHING ACCORDING, INCLUDING REPORTING TO STATE REPORTING TO DPS REPORTING, TO OFFICE COURT ADMINISTRATION.

IF WE DEVELOP THAT FRAMEWORK, THEN THOSE COUNTIES WHO HAVE OTHER SOFTWARE VENDORS CAN TAKE THAT THING AND SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF LAURA HUGHES WANTED SOME FUNCTIONALITY IN TYLER, INSTEAD OF TYLER SAYING, WELL, WE'LL DO THAT FOR YOU FOR A COST, AND WE'LL DEPLOY IT IN A FUTURE RELEASE.

I THINK THE GOAL IS TO TAKE THAT DOCUMENT AND SAY, THIS IS THE WAY THE STATE WANTS TO DO IT.

WE WANT YOU TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S HOW THE STATE, THIS IS THE STATE STANDARD.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S A TWO-HEADED THING.

NUMBER ONE IS YOU MAY OWN THE SOFTWARE, IT'LL BE MUCH CHEAPER.

IT'LL BE A COUNTY BY PROJECT.

THE OTHER, THE OTHER ISSUE IS ONE'S COMPLETE.

WE'LL HAVE A SET OF FRAMEWORK AS TO HOW THE STATE CONDUCTS BUSINESS.

SMALLER COUNTIES OR SMALLER STATES LIKE, UH, MINNESOTA, WHEN TYLER WENT LIVE IN MINNESOTA, WELL, THE GOVERNMENT'S TOPPED DOWN FROM THE STATE DOWN TO THE COUNTY.

SO IT'S QUITE SIMPLE TO JUST GO LIVE AND, UH, DEPLOY THE EXISTING STATE STANDARD.

OUR, OUR STATE'S TOUGH BECAUSE 254 COUNTIES THAT DO IT.

UM, VERY DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL WHERE WE'RE AT.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE'RE STARTING PRETTY MUCH RIGHT NOW.

UM, FOLKS ARE GONNA BE GOING OUT TO THE DIFFERENT COUNTIES, UM, AND, UH, TRIED TO FINE TUNE THOSE ORIGINAL DELIVERABLES THAT CAME FROM THE CC.

DOES IT COST US ANYTHING TO JOIN IN THAT? WE, WE AREN'T, WE'RE NOT A MEMBER.

WE'RE A SIERRA MEMBER AND WE'RE A CC MEMBER.

WE DIDN'T PUT MONEY INTO THE SIERRA PROJECT.

UM, WE HAD SOFTWARE.

WE HAVE SOFTWARE.

UH, A LOT OF THE COUNTIES, UH, SOME COUNTIES DID CONTRIBUTE THAT, UM, I'M GONNA SAY A LOT OF COUNTIES CONTRIBUTED.

THEY DO HAVE SOFTWARE 'CAUSE THEY JUST CHOSE THEM.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE BIG COUNTIES, HARRIS COUNTY, DALLAS COUNTY, TART COUNTY, AND BAYER COUNTY, OR BASICALLY RUNNING THE COST ON THAT IN THAT, UH, DEVELOPMENT, HALF A MILLION'S BEEN RAISED SO FAR JUST FOR PHASE ONE.

OKAY.

AND THERE IS TALK OF,

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WE, WE KNOW THAT IN JANUARY THERE'S A, WHAT IS IT, $4 FEE PER CONVICTION.

I THINK THERE'S SOME TALK OF TRYING TO CAPTURE SOME OF THAT, UH, FROM THE MEMBER COUNTIES AND FUNNEL THAT INTO THE PHASE TWO SHOULD GET TO PHASE TWO, BUT THE TIMELINE NOW IS SET TO WHERE PHASE ONE SHOULD BE PROBABLY COMPLETE MID, LATE NEXT YEAR.

AND AT THAT POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL IS TO GO OUT TO BID TO FIND SOME OF THE RIGHT CODE TO DEVELOP THE SOFTWARE.

WHO KNOWS, MAYBE IT'LL GO THE WAY THE CC PROJECT WENT, AND WE MAY HAVE A CURRENT VENDOR CONFORM TO THAT STANDARD AND CHANGE SOFTWARE.

I THINK OUR, UM, OUR SOFTWARE WE PURCHASED OUT OF SEVEN YEAR PLAN.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL, TWO MORE YEARS.

THAT FIVE YEAR.

FIVE YEARS.

SO ABOUT THAT DEAL.

ANYWAY, SO THAT'S IN A NUTSHELL WHERE THE, UH, TAX SIERRA APPROACHES MANY PEOPLE COMMITTEE, WELL, THERE WERE TWO COMMITTEES.

THERE'S, THERE'S A IT ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT REPORTS TO THE TECH BOARD, UM, AND THEN THERE'S A BOARD OF DESIGNEES THAT WAS, UH, A BUNCH OF FOLKS, UH, 10, I BELIEVE 10 FOLKS STATEWIDE THAT EVALUATED THE ANSWERS TO THE RFP MET AND, YOU KNOW, ADVISED THE BOARD AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UH, YOU KNOW, NARROWING, NARROWING IT DOWN, INTERVIEWING, GETTING IT DOWN TO THE TOP TWO OR THREE AND AND SO ON.

IT WAS 10 OF US.

WOULD THEY BE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTIES OR THEY, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK.

THEY MAY BE.

WERE THEY ORIGINALLY IRWIN COUNTY MEMBERS? AND I HAVE CHECK.

ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THIS THING WAS, UM, IT DIRECTOR DOWN IN BRA COUNTY COUNTY, UH, .

GOOD BUNCH FOLKS.

THANK YOU, GEORGE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.

NOW WE WANT TO DISCUSS, GEORGE HAD COME TO ME AND, AND EXPLAIN TO ME THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES LAWYER'S OFFICE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS DOING, AND DISTRICT CLERK DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IS DOING IN REGARDS TO, UH, SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

AND SO, UH, HE BROUGHT UP THIS IDEA OF A IT COMMITTEE AND JUST A LOCAL COUNTY.

YEAH, JUST FROM COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS, TOP OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.

YEAH, I, I THINK THAT IT GOES TO WHAT, UH, AGAIN, THIS IS A BIG COUNTY DEAL.

BIG COUNTIES DO IT.

SUCCESSFUL COUNTIES THAT DEPLOY NEW SOFTWARE, UH, THOSE WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL AFTER DEPLOYMENT, UM, DO WELL.

BECAUSE WHILE THERE ARE MANY FOLKS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH MORE OUT OF TIME, IT'S GONNA BE HARDER FOR A SMALLER COUNTY LIKE US, EVERYBODY'S PRETTY BUSY.

BUT IF THERE'S A COMMITTEE TOGETHER THAT LOOKS AT EVERY ASPECT OF IT, EVERYONE IN THE COUNTY, EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD IS A STAKEHOLDER.

NOW THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE WELL INFORMED WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THEY HAVE, AND THEY NEED TO GIVE INPUT AS TO WHAT THEY FEEL, WHAT THEY THINK.

AND FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT FOR PLANNING, IF THERE ARE PROJECTS OUT THERE, EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW.

PURCHASING NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED, AUDIT ATTORNEY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED, COMMISSIONS, COURT NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED.

AND WHEN THERE ARE, WHEN THERE'S INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS REACHED END OF LIFE, AND I KNOW THAT ONE, TWO, AND FOUR AND FIVE YEARS OUT DOWN THE LINE, WE NEED TO REPLACE THAT STUFF.

I THINK THAT AS A TEAM, WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT, PLAN FOR IT SO THAT HAL CAN GIVE AN IDEA YEARS GOING OUT THAT HERE ARE THESE IT LINE ITEMS INSTEAD OF JUST A POOL OF MONEY.

WE WILL, LIKE WE DID A YEAR AGO, IF YOU RECALL, A YEAR AGO, AND WE PUT THAT LINE ITEM IN THERE FOR IT INFRASTRUCTURE.

IT SPECIFICALLY, WE, I HAVE SET QUOTES AND I GOT WITH JACK, EVERY EXPENSE WAS ITEMIZED.

SO WE KNOW GOING IN WHAT WE'RE GONNA PURCHASE, WHAT WE COSTS, SO I CAN REPORT TO THE COURT, THIS IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO.

THAT NOT ONLY APPLIES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT IT ALSO APPLIES TO EVERY CONTRACT WHERE WE HAVE HARDWARE MAINTENANCE, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, AND WHERE A VENDOR MAY NOTIFY DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SAY, IT'S TIME NEXT YEAR TO, YOU KNOW, UPGRADE YOUR SOFTWARE.

WELL, THAT DEPARTMENT HEAD MAY RECEIVE THE LETTER AND THAT'S GREAT.

NEXT YEAR WE WILL, UH, UPGRADE OUR SOFTWARE NOT KNOWING THE IMPACT ON THE COUNTY NETWORK, NOT NOT REALIZING THAT IT'S GONNA REQUIRE A HARDWARE CHANGE OR, OR A SERVER UPGRADE.

SO IF ALL OF THESE THINGS, WHETHER IT BE INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS, YOU KNOW, GETTING RID OF HARDWARE, THAT'S END THE LIFE BUYING NEW FINANCIAL SOFTWARE BECAUSE THE CURRENT HARDWARE

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PLATFORM IS END OF LIFE.

WHETHER IT BE MAYBE A CONTRACT FOR VOTING EQUIPMENT THAT'S COMING DUE.

IF WE AS A TEAM, MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OR MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS, SIT DOWN AND GO OVER THESE THINGS AND PLAN, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, JACK, SINCE HE'S PURCHASING, IF HE KNEW WHAT ALL THESE CONTRACTS WERE AND WHAT THE FUTURE IMPLICATIONS WERE ON A PURCHASING SIDE, HE MAY KNOW THAT, HEY, I I NEED TO COME UP WITH 9,000 HERE FOR HARDWARE MAINTENANCE, 2000 HERE FOR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE DOWN THE ROAD.

SO I THINK BRIEFLY, IF TOGETHER WE WORK AND PLAN TO DO THINGS AS A COMMITTEE, UM, I THINK WE'LL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

AND, UH, GOING FORWARD, WE, IF WE WANNA MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, FROM A TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, WE CONTINUE WHAT WE'VE BEEN AND WE'VE DONE VERY WELL.

I THINK AS WE GROW AND GO TO THE FUTURE, WE, I THINK WE'RE PLANNING AND I THINK AS A TEAM IT WOULD DO, DO US GOOD.

WOULD THE COMMITTEE HAVE ANY ACTUAL AUTHORITY OR WOULD IT JUST BE A RECOMMENDATION TO WE WOULD ADVISE A RECOMMENDATION.

WE WOULD NOT, I DON'T WANT THE COMMITTEE TO TAKE ON A LAP OF ITSELF.

RIGHT.

BUT, AND THE JUDGE UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT STILL HAS A FINAL SALE ON ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION.

RIGHT.

AND WE RESPECT THE FACT THAT EACH DEPARTMENT, UH, LAURA HUGHES'S OFFICE, SANDRA F FRED'S OFFICE, EACH ONE IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

THEY ARE A SILO.

THEY ARE, THEY HAVE, THEY'RE VERY AUTONOMOUS.

BUT WE DON'T LIVE IN A VACUUM.

WHAT WE DO IN THAT AUTONOMOUS DEPARTMENT AFFECTS OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

AND WITHOUT BRINGING IT TO LIGHT, FINDING OUT WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, I THINK THAT, UM, WE'LL HAVE BUDGET RUNS.

YOU KNOW, REMEMBER BACK JUDGE WHEN THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE CIVIL APPRAISAL DISTRICT CAUGHT A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM AND IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T KNOW NOTIFY WAS DONE.

IT WASN'T, UH, IT WASN'T APPLICABLE THAT ANYBODY ELSE'S THAT WE HAD TO, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT KIND OF STUFF MIGHT, UH, IT LOOKS THAT SINGLE PRISON DISTRICT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE.

NO, BUT STILL INSIDE THE COUNTY OPERATIONS.

YEAH.

IT'S KIND OF SCARY THAT THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, FIRST OF ALL, 'CAUSE UH, WITH MY LIMITED COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, IT SCARES ME EVERY TIME WE GET A SOFTWARE CONTRACTOR FOR 200, 3, 4, $500,000, NOT KNOWING THAT THAT'S GOING TO COOPERATE WITH AN OFFICE OVER HERE, AN OFFICE OVER HERE.

THERE'S GONNA TAKE ANOTHER.

BUT I NEED TO REPORT TO YOU AND SAY, YES, COMMISSIONER IT WILL.

EXACTLY.

AND HERE'S THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.

HERE'S THE DOWN THE ROAD, UH, CONTRACT.

WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO, HARDWARE ATION BETWEEN THE COORDINATION BETWEEN OFFICES IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN, DON'T HAVE 200,000 CONTRACTS THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING, OR THEY WON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER.

AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAVE IS WHAT ARE WE DOING CASE THE DISASTER TODAY, WE BACK THINGS UP, WE BACK UP DATA EVERY NIGHT AND WE BRING IT TO THE SOUTH CAMPUS.

IF THERE'S FAILURE, WE HAVE IT OVER HERE.

CASE THE TORNADO HITS THE BUILDING.

BUT MOST MANY COUNTIES SAY, IF THIS BUILDING IS HIT BY A TORNADO AND EVERYTHING IS WIPED AWAY, WHAT DO, WHAT DO THE EMPLOYEES DO MONDAY WHEN THEY COME BACK TO WORK? WHERE DO THEY REPORT? DO WE HAVE A DISASTER OR COUNTYWIDE DISASTER PLAN THAT IT WORKS IN LOCK STEP WITH TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE FLOW.

NOW, I THINK THIS IS KIND OF A PROBABLY KATHY'S AREA AND NOT REALLY MY AREA, BUT WE WOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF AN IT BUSINESS PLAN OR SOME SORT OF A MARCHING PLAN THAT'S LOCK STEP WITH WHAT THE COUNTY, WHY DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN WOULD BE.

AND AS PART OF PLANNING, UM, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES.

WHAT DO WE DO? YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE DO IF, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T AN I DUE PROCESS BECAUSE THE COMPUTERS DON'T WORK, WE STILL HAVE TO BOOK PEOPLE IN, RIGHT? SO IF WE HAVE A PLAN, FINANCIAL AND PREP, WELL, I THINK, I THINK THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE A STARTING POINT TO ADVISE THE COURT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT THE, WHAT THE POSSIBILITY ARE.

AND WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND BE ON THE COMMITTEE? WELL, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THOSE WHO HAVE DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, REALLY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THEIR DESIGNEE.

ONE THAT, UM, HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSINESS PRACTICE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UM, EARNINGS.

ERNIE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE, UH, COMPUTER WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE, UH, HE WAS OUR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE GO LIVE PORTION.

YOU KNOW, HE DID ALL THE HARD WORK OF GETTING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND SO ON.

HE'S A PERFECT PERSON IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO BRING ON BOARD.

UM, IN LAURA'S OFFICE.

SHE'S VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN TECHNOLOGY AND HAS BEEN SINCE SHE'S BEEN HERE.

SHE WOULD BE A KEY PERSON.

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AND OF COURSE WE HAVE TO HAVE KATHY, BECAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DISASTER RECOVERY OR WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

I DO FROM AN IT STANDPOINT, BUT I DON'T FROM YOUR STANDPOINT.

BUT I BELIEVE WE WOULD TRY TO MEET AND FORM A CHARTER AND HAVE THAT CHARTER, UM, REVIEW BY THE COURT AND APPROVE, MODIFY IT, CHANGE WHATEVER, AND THEN, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.

I MIND IF WE LET GEORGE SORT OF PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF PEOPLE THAT HE THINK OUGHT TO BE ON THERE, BRING THAT BACK TO US.

AND ONE THING JORDAN AND I DISCUSSED IS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT, I DARE NOT SAY THAT , WE DON'T WANT, WE DON'T WANT, UH, TOO MANY LEADERS AND NO WORKERS.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE ONE LEADER.

AND I RECOMMENDED IT BE GEORGE WHERE HE CAN COORDINATE EVERYTHING.

SO I LIKE THAT IDEA.

GEORGE, KIND OF PUT THIS TOGETHER A LIST.

THINK SHOULD BE ON THE COMMITTEE AND BRING IT BACK TO ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

GEORGIA, WHEN THIS COMMITTEE GETS FORMED, IF IT GETS FORMED, WOULD THEN, IF SOMEBODY, LIKE, WHEN THIS GETS FORMED , IF SOMEBODY LIKE HOWARD, WERE GONNA BUY SOME A, A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM, WOULD HE COME TO THIS COMMITTEE FIRST? WELL, I, I AM NOT A FINANCIAL GUY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT PURCHASING, I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T CARE TO KNOW THE BUSINESS.

I DO KNOW THE IMPACT ON HARDWARE, UH, NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS TO MAKE IT WORK.

SO NO, I'M NOT GONNA TELL HIM WHAT THE SAME WAY, I'M NOT GONNA TELL RQ WHAT YOU KNOW.

NO, BUT I THINK THE QUESTION IS IF THEY NEEDED SOMETHING.

YEAH.

WOULD THEY GO TO THE COMMITTEE FIRST AND SAY YES, WE WOULD DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATION, THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLICATIONS ALL.

SO WHEN WE ADVISE THE COURT, I'M NOT GONNA SAY, I WANT BUY THIS WIDGET.

'CAUSE I LIKE IT.

I WANNA SAY, WELL, HERE'S THE EFFECT OF THAT.

FIVE, EIGHT YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, HERE'S THE COST TO GO LIVE.

HERE ARE THE, UM, YOU OTHER RESOURCES.

AND WHAT ELSE I WANT TO ASK COMMISSION SOMETHING.

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER BOUGHT A WIDGET? YOU GOT TWO OF THEM? YOU KNOW, I WAS LAUGHING BECAUSE HE AND I PLAYED IN BUSINESS IN TEXAS, TEXAS.

HOWEVER, EVERY, EVERYTHING WE STUDIED WAS PURCHASE OF WIDGETS, YOU KNOW, SO HE JUST USE THAT, THAT WORD.

SO I JUST LEARNED, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A WIT, YOU KNOW, JACK WOULDN'T GIVE ME A, HE WOULDN'T GIVE YOU, SO HE WASN'T NO CAT.

AND HOW ABOUT THEM, JOHN? OKAY, YANKEE.

OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT TOGETHER A LIST AND TELL ANDREW YOU READY? AND WE'LL PUT IT BACK ON THE, OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU, GEORGE.

OKAY.

SPEAKING OF HOW, YES SIR, UH, YOU GOT AN FOR? YES, SIR.

GOTTEN SO BIG.

WE'VE GOT TWO, TWO SECTIONS NOW.

I'LL BE ON MY DESK THIS WEEK IF Y'ALL COME BACK AND SEE HOW THE FUNDS ARE STANDING IN LAST, LAST MONTH.

SO I ENTERTAIN MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.

COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONER.

ALL AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIED.

NOW WE DISCUSS RESOLUTION FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE FORMATIVE GRANT PROGRAM.

DESIGNATED COUNTY JUDGE IS THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, APPLY, MODIFY OR CANCEL THE CONTRACT APPLICATION.

DESIGNATED COUNTY JUDGE, PROGRAM DIRECTOR PERSON AND DESIGNATED COUNTY OFFICER, FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR, WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR.

AND WE HAVE GET THE MONEY COMMISSIONER MAKES THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON SECONDS IT, ANY DISCUSSION? DIFFERENT WHAT WE DID LAST WEEK.

LAST WEEK WAS THE DISCRETIONARY GRANT, RIGHT? FOR THE, UH, DEFENDERS PROGRAM.

THIS IS FORMULA GRANT FOR JUST THE COUNTYWIDE.

THIS IS THE FORMULA.

WERE AT THE END OF, UH, MARCH OR APRIL, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

HOW HAS TO SEND IN THIS BIG REPORT, UH, ALONG WITH THE INDIGENT, UH, HEALTH AND EVERYTHING.

AND THEY ADVISE ALL THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN SPENT ON THE INDIGEN.

UH, THEY PUT THAT INTO A FORMULA AND THEN WE GET A LITTLE STOPPING BACK.

RIGHT? UH, WHAT WAS LAST YEAR? IT'S ALMOST 50 DOWN.

46.

46.

FOUR SIX SOMETHING LAST YEAR, I THINK.

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SO 41, ISN'T IT? 41 NOT DOWN.

SO MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED.

AND MORE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

UH, DICK MURPHY'S GOING TO DISCUSS PROVEN A CONTRACT OR, AND PROGRAMMING OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT WITH GASTONIA SCURRY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT.

MORNING, BIG MORNING.

THE, UH, GASTONIA SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT IS HAVING THEIR OWN ELECTION, NOT ON THE ELECTION DAY OF NOVEMBER 3RD, BUT RATHER I THINK IT'S 17TH.

AND IN THIS SCENARIO, WE PROGRAM THEIR EQUIPMENT, WE GIVE IT TO THEM, THEY DO EVERYTHING AND WE COUNT THE FOLKS AFTER IT'S OVER, WE CHARGE.

I FORGOT I IS THAT, WELL, I THINK THAT I REVISED IT.

THEY NOT UNDER THE, UH, STANDARD ELECTION BASE APPROVAL.

I CHECKED WITH THEIR AUTHORITY AND THEY'RE UNDER, UH, THEIR OWN ABILITY TO HAVE THIS ELECTION ON A DIFFERENT DAY.

I THINK WE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE TO VERIFY THAT BECAUSE IT DID SEEM ODD TO US THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DEVIATE, BUT THEY ABLE TO DEVIATE BY VIRTUE OF BEING SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT WHERE IT TO BE.

COULD DISTRICT DO THE SAME THING? I DO NOT KNOW.

WELL, WE THOUGHT THAT TOO AND WE CHECKED IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH JOHN.

I I, I I WOULD'VE LOST MY BETTING ON THAT.

I THOUGHT ITS INFORMAL ELECTION.

I'M NOT THEIR LAWYER, BUT, WELL, I JUST, I MEAN AS FAR AS THAT, IF AND WHEN THE ELECTIONS HELD, IS IT OKAY FOR HIM TO LOSE THEIR EQUIPMENT ON? THAT'S THAT'S GOOD.

YOU CAN APPROVE IT'S SUBJECT TO IT BEING A VALID ELECTION OR SOMETHING.

YEAH, I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING THAT'S NOT I UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I HAD THE SAME FEAR WHEN IT CAME UP.

THE FIRST CALL I MADE WAS TO THEIR PEOPLE AND THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS RIGHT AND THEN WE DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.

SO IT CAUSED STATE AND THE STATE SAYS THEY CAN HAVE IT ON WHATEVER STATE THEY WANT, I GUESS.

WELL, DON'T PIN ME DOWN TO TOO MUCH.

OUR DECISION IS IF AND WHEN THE ELECTION IS HELD OR WHENEVER IT'S HELD, UH, WE APPROVE HIM, UH, LEASING THE ELECTION EQUIPMENT TO GAS SPECIAL YOU.

IS THAT IN YOUR PRECINCT, JIM? BUT I'D LIKE JOHN TO TELL US IF NOVEMBER AND MAY ARE NOT SET IN STONE WITH SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT.

YEAH, THAT WOULD CHANGE ON THE CONTRACT.

WOULD IT THE JUDGE JUST LINE TO DO THAT? IF THEY CAN HOLD ON THAT DATE.

YEAH, THAT'D BE TO PROVE THE CONTRACT, IT SAYS NOVEMBER 17TH.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY I I JUST WELL, THE DISCUSSION IS JUST RENTING.

RENTING, YEAH.

WE'LL ALLOW WE DO THAT.

I WON'T SIGN THE CONTRACT.

WE JUST LET HIM RENT THE EQUIPMENT.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER SECOND.

BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

A MOTION.

THANK YOU.

KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH JOHN.

AND HAVE YOU GOT A COPY OF THAT PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR I DO YOUR QUESTION DATES IS ME.

YEAH.

APPEARS TO FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THAT TOO.

YOU OKAY.

NOW I WANT DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR THE OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS TOWER FROM COUNTY BY EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.

UH, UH, SHERIFF, THAT IS THE ONE I JUST COMING OUT THE JAIL BECAUSE WE, WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT JUDGE THEY SURVEYED.

UH, THE ONLY QUESTION WHETHER THE G WIRE THAT'S GOING CROSS ONE OF THE, UH, DRIVES, BUT IT'S THE OPPOSITE.

THE GROUND

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IS 30 FEET, SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM.

NO PROBLEM WITH IT.

WE'D TO HAVE TO UTILIZE THE, OKAY.

WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROW.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIED.

NOW I HAVE SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO READ.

UM, LET'S SEE.

COMMISSIONER ROW, YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THE A AND M, UH, LEADERSHIP, UM, SCHOOL.

I HAVE JUDGE.

AND HAS ANYONE, I DON'T THINK ANYONE ELSE, RIGHT? I MEAN NOW YOU'RE IN WITH THE TEXAS A M LEADERSHIP SCHOOL.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

WELL, THERE'S TWO SCHOOLS, UH, TEXAS A M PUTS ON THE SCHOOL, WHICH THESE TWO GUYS JERRY'S FINISHED AND, AND GOING THROUGH NOW.

BUT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PUTS ON A LEADERSHIP, UH, SCHOOL ALSO.

AND, UM, THE CLASS TAKES EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE INSTRUCTS, UH, COUNTY LEADERS IN THE ROLES IN THE WORLD OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

AND THEN LEADERSHIP SKILLS LIKE IN COMMUNICATIONS, DEVELOPING COLLABORATIVE, COLLABORATIVE SKILLS AND TEAM BUILDING.

ALONG WITH SUCH TOPIC, IT SAYS SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING A PROACTIVE AGENT OF CHANGE.

THIS IS A FOURTH YEAR CLASS.

THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THE CLASS HAS BEEN HELD AND THE ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.

23 COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM AROUND THE STATE ARE GRADUATES OF THE OH 8 0 9 CLASS.

LAURA HUGHES IS AN OUTSTANDING COUNTY OFFICIAL ONE WHOSE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE TAXPAYERS.

CALLED FROM COUNTY SAID TAX PRESIDENT JD JOHNSON, TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN 2000.

THE TECH BOARD CREATED LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION WITH A PRIMARY PURPOSE OF STRENGTHENING TEXAS COUNTY GOVERNMENTS BY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG, OUTSTANDING COUNTY LEADERS.

SAID KAREN NORRIS, THE TECH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

A LARGE PART OF THE VISION WAS A LEADERSHIP CLASS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BE EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN THE UNIQUE SYSTEM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND TO EXPLORE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES.

OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS IS MOLDED AFTER SOME OF THE ELITE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE PROGRAM AND HAVE, HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPERIENCE MANAGE, KNOW COUNTY.

TEXAS ASSOCIATION ACADEMY IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TEXAS.

ITS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS.

MEMBERS OF THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE CAROL ERY, CHAIRMAN, RETIRED RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS COLLECTOR, WAYNE JENT, COLTON COUNTY JUDGE COUNTY MAYFIELD, NAVARRA COUNTY JUSTICE OF PEACE, BETSY PRICE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS COLLECTOR DONNA SPEAKER TOM GREEN COUNTY TREASURER CHARLES SLATER, TAYLOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER RORY ORR, RETIRED COUNTY, COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

UH, AND REPRESENTING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND VERNON COOK, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION COUNTY'S PRESIDENT-ELECT AND ROBERTS COUNTY JUDGES.

SO WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE LAW ON FINISHING THIS.

UH, COURSE I, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE KIND WHERE YOU HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SWINGING ROPES WHERE YOU JU HIS MUD PULL AT THE BOTTOM AND YOU SWING ACROSS AND THEN YOU DO THE, OH, THAT'S NOT THE ONE IS IT? THAT'S THE ROPE.

THAT'S THE ROPE.

OKAY.

LORI, IF YOU COME MEET ME DOWN HERE, PLEASE.

DAY, I MISSED, WENT TO LUNCH THIS.

BUT ANYWAY, THE PLAQUE REACH, TAX LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION 2008, LEADERSHIP CLASS.

LAURA HUGHES, KAUFFMAN COUNTY CLERK.

CONGRATULATIONS LAURA.

AND, UH, I WAS TELLING JOHN JUDGE GOES TO EAT LUNCH WITH US OCCASIONALLY THEY DO THE, YOU SEE, I HAD ENOUGH ENOUGH OF THE ROPE CLASS IN THE MARINE CORPS, BUT IT'S A GOOD

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PROGRAM AND I'M GLAD THAT BE PART OF IT.

AND UH, SHERIFF, I'VE GOT YOU ON THE LIST TO APPLY FOR THAT.

OKAY.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, I HATE TO ASK THIS.

I GUESS WE HAVE A LINE ITEM TRANSFER.

YES, SIR.

A SIGNIFICANT LINE TRANSFERS RELATE TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT INCREASING COMMUNICATIONS.

$4,000 FOR DUCTION TO SEND APPRAISAL DISTRICT COSTS INCREASING POSTAGE 6,585 IN PRODUCTION TO INSURANCE COSTS.

DA'S OFFICE, WE'VE GOT A SWITCH BETWEEN ASSISTANT DAS AND SALVAGE WITH INVESTIGATORS CATION 5,500 AND AN INCREASE IN LEGAL AND INVESTIGATIVE EXPENSES.

THOUSAND 6 26, THE PRODUCTION OF GAS AND OIL IN CONDITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

INCREASE AUTOPSY POSTMORTEM COSTS 4,006 50.

PRODUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS TAX ACCESSOR COLLECTOR HAVE A SWITCH BETWEEN SALARY FOR SYSTEM SALARY FOR DEPUTIES 9 6, 8 6.

AND UH, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ONES WE GET TO THE YEAR END.

SIGNIFICANT ONES SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEED TO INCREASE RETIREMENT COST 3070 $6 AND TRAINING IN EDUCATION.

1000 UNIFORMS. 5,200 FOR PRODUCTION OF SCHEDULED BUDGET OVERTIME PAID FOR DEPUTIES AND RADIO REPAIRS IN THE JAIL.

WE HAVE SPLIT BETWEEN SALARY FOR JAILERS AND SALARY FOR NURSES OF 3002 67 PRECINCT COURT CONVENIENCE STATION, INCREASED GARBAGE PICKUP, 1,650 WITH PRODUCTION TO OFFICE SUPPLIES AND COMMUNICATIONS.

COMPUTER AREA.

SWITCH BETWEEN COMPUTER REPAIRS AND SOFTWARE OF 2006 23 PROBATE LUNACY, INCREASED ATTORNEY FEES 1007 NINE THREE WITH REDUCTION TO, UH, COUNTY CLERK FEES.

GOLDEN BRIDGE PRECINCT THREE, INCREASED LEASE PURCHASE COSTS 4,001 50 WITH IONS TO NEW EQUIPMENT.

GOLDEN BRIDGE PRECINCT FOUR.

INCREASE PARTS 2005.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUES AND RESOURCES AND PUBLIC WORKS.

WE CERTIFYING ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS OF 7,002 12 IN THAT FOR EXTRA HELP BE THE STATION, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OF $3,000.

BUDGET FOR ALL THE COSTS IN THE, OH, THIS IS THE PUBLIC WORKS AREA.

UH, RECOGNIZING ADDITIONAL GRANT RESOURCES OF 80 3001 15.

BUDGETING THE EXTENSION PROGRAM.

ADDITIONAL THAN THAT, PRIMARILY FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES.

I SAW THAT WHEN LAURA, SO WAS WAS MENTIONED IN THERE.

LAURA, I'M SORRY, WHEN YOUR OFFICE WAS MENTIONING THAT MM-HMM .

YOU KIND RAISED YOUR EYEBROWS A LITTLE BIT.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION AS TO I I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT HE TOOK IT FROM OR WHAT HE WAS THAT WAS IN THE, UH, JUDICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BETWEEN AUTOPSY AND FEES THAT THEY PAY YOUR, YOUR COURT.

I ON Y'ALL HAVE ITEM ENTER, APPROVE THOSE AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER.

BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.

ALL IN FAVOR? A A AND I GUESS WE OUGHT TO PAY A BILL OR TWO.

YES, SIR.

NOT AS MANY AS LAST WEEKS.

GOOD.

CLARK, DID YOU SEND, UH, YOU HAVE ENOUGH COPIES OF THESE TO GET OUT? I, I SENT ONE ON, SORRY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

NOW I, I THINK WE GAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE WHEN YOU FINISH SCHOOL.

YES, WE DID.

JUDGE.

DONE TWO.

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YEAH.

DEBITS.

NO MORE CONFUSION.

NO, I GOING EXPLAIN TO HIM WHAT DEBITS AND CREDIT ARE.

ASK THE OR DO THEY, DO THEY NOT, NOT GETTING NO, NO.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER DONE THE FLU SHOT THAT WAY OUTSIDE.

WELL, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE CALL, BUT I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE PUBLIC AND SEE COME IN CONTACT.

I COME IN CONTACT WITH ALL DIFFERENT, I MEAN, SHOULD HAVE SWINE FLU.

NO, BUT THAT, NO, IT WAS FLU SHOT.

IF THEY WANTED TO DO BOTH, BUT AT LEAST DO THE BASIC FLU SHOT THEY HAVE TO GET BECAUSE IT WOULD PROBABLY SAVE THEM IN INSURANCE COSTS.

YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY BUT

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SO BAD I SHOULD RECENTLY AROUND TOP.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I MEAN, SHE'S, I DON'T THINK ANY OF, I DON'T WRONG, HE'S GOING TAKE IT UP.

SEE HE CAN I, BECAUSE MY BUDGET DO IT, BUT TO CHANGE.

SO ONE OF THE

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DID THEY APPROVE ANY OF YOUR THINGS? I KNOW THE PRESENTATION, THEY DIDN'T SET THE REPORT WE'RE GOING TO YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

ALL SCRATCHED DOES THAT.

SO IF THE, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO,

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AND GEORGE, WHY DON'T YOU CONFIGURE THIS FOR WIRELESS? I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T DO THIS ONE.

CAN YOU WIRE ME FOR THIS ROOM? NO, THIS IT ON EARLY ON.

YEAH, I THINK EARLY.

I HAVE A FACILITY.

WHY WOULDN'T I NOT COLLECT SOMETHING PRETTY? AND I SAW THAT FIRST THING.

I'M LIKE, WHAT, FOUR OR SOMETHING.

WHERE'S, WHAT'S YOUR NAME FROM THE BOTTOM? WHERE DO, WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO STAND? WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO NO, THEY WERE LOOKING AT US.

YEAH.

ARE YOU READY? YEAH, WE'RE READY.

YOU JUST GOT SHOT .

ONE MORE.

THAT IS RIGHT.

YOU THINK? THANKS.

NOW CLOSE TO SOMEWHERE ON THE BULLETIN BOARD.

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SO HAVE YOU BUT BLUE WOULD BE LOVELY.

RED GREEN IS NO, JUST ANY COLOR.

THAT'S HOW, YEAH.

OH, OKAY.

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WHERE THE DON'T DO, LIKE I SAID, I CAN GO GET IT FROM LISA AND BRING IT DOWN TO YOU THINK SO WANTS I HAVE, IT'S LIKE IN THE PAST, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T, I, YOU KNOW, JUST IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING JUST, AND YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T, SO I TELL AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE DIGITAL AVAILABLE WE'LL IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT RIGHT NOW AND IT'S LIKE, I DUNNO IF THAT MEANS, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I MEAN, IF I GIVE IT TO HIM, IT'S IN A ANY SENSE TO HIM OR ANYBODY ELSE.

WHEREAS IF HE JUST WAITS, GIVE IT AN INSTRUMENT NUMBER AND WE TIE IT TO OUR SEARCH SYSTEM, THEN THE, BUT IF YOU WALKED IN TODAY, I HAVE IT, I HAVE WHATS GAVE ME IN A DESK AND I HAVE SOME STUFF THAT WE IMAGE PUT ON THE SERVER, BUT IT NEW SYSTEM.

WE'RE TRYING TO DATA GIVE THEM INSTRUMENT NUMBERS, GIVE THEM VOLUME SO THAT OUR SYSTEM GO IN THERE AND SAY, I, BUT I'D RATHER JUST THIS TIME FIGURE OUT A WAY TO IDENTIFY SO THAT I'LL HAVE

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SO YOU'RE SAYING IF I I'VE NEVER USED IT HERE.

IT WAS, UH, YEAH, I MEAN, I MEAN I HAVE, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE, THEY SAID YOU'LL COME AND THIS IS MY BACKUP.

IT REPRESENTS THE HISTORICAL STUFF.

THEY, BUT NOT, I CAN TELL YOU TO GO OVER THERE AND DOWN AND PULL IT OUT.

PULL OUT SHEET.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ACCESS TO THE DIGITAL RECORDS.

WELL, IT WAS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT THEY DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

I NEVER EVEN SAID THAT.

BUT I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO IDEA REALLY WHAT THIS ON.

I MEAN I'VE NEVER, I'VE NEVER UTILIZED IT.

I, I DON'T, I COMMISSIONER DELL MAKES A MOTION TO PAY THE BILLS.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON SECONDS IT ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIED.

UM, ANYTHING ANYBODY NEED TO BRING UP BEFORE WE ADJOURN? I HAVE ONE THING.

UH, CANNOT DO ANYTHING FRIDAY NIGHT.

AND YOU COME OUT AND LET YOUR FELLOW COMMISSIONER PERFORM AT METHODIST CHURCH HERE IN KAUFMAN.

YES.

HAVING, UH, MR. DENNIS THERE, MR. DENNIS AND JERRY, THE MYSTERY IS, WELL I REMEMBER BY LYING.

OTHER THAN THAT, UH, Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND I ENTERTAIN MOTION THE AJOUR, UH, EVERYBODY'S ALL THE SAME TIME.

OKAY.

COMMISSIONER MOTION.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON SECOND.

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YES.

WELL, NOT SO

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WELL.

JUST AS LONG AS IT TAKES FOR AND THAT'S 34.

UH, YES.

THAT COME INTO.