* 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] NINE 30 ON, UH, THE 23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER. UH, WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. JC WOULD YOU GIVE US, UH, AN INDICATION ALL THIS YEAR? FATHER MAY THAT YOU DOWN ON THIS COMMISSION COURT AND AMEN DOWN ON PGI ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG UNITED STATES, WHICH IS ONE NATION ON THE INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE WALL. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE A VERY LARGE AGENDA TODAY. SO, UH, WE'LL OPEN UP WITH, OH, WAIT A MINUTE. I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LAST MINUTE. ANYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THOSE OVER? MOTION MADE COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. MOTION CARRIED. NOW THE PRESENTED DIRECTOR'S REPORT AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER OF 2009. THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. GOOD NEWS, ANYBODY. THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA CARRY ON. UH, WE'RE STILL DEFINITELY SEEING A, IN OUR NUMBER OF REFERRALS, UH, EVERYBODY FROM THE TOP DOWN SAYS IS JUST A SLOW PERIOD, UH, WHATEVER. UH, WE ARE AT 10 TODAY, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A BLESSING. WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN A WHILE. UM, WHAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING ON NOW IS, UM, SIBLING GROUPS AND HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD ATTACHED. UM, WE HAVE A SEVERELY RIGHT NOW, AND ONE WITH, I BELIEVE HE WAS AUTISTIC, BUT HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED YET. UH, BOTH ATTACHED TO, UH, THREE PLUS OTHER WE'RE STILL REQUEST AND CHILDREN ARE, OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. AND WITH THE RESTRUCTURING THEY'VE DONE ING THOSE KIDS, MOST OF THEM ARE NOT VERY STABLE WHEN THEY'RE, I DON'T, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUNGER KIDS THERE. UH, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE HAD TO DENY A LOT OF KIDS THAT, THAT PROBABLY WOULD'VE BENEFITED FROM, FROM STAYING WITH US. UH, BUT WHO I, FROM THE OTHER KIDS, THEY'RE STILL RUNNING ON SKELETON CREW, UH, AS MUCH AS WE CAN. UH, I'M REHABBING MY KNEE AFTER SURGERY, SO THERE ARE BIG CHUNKS OF TIME ON REHABING DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, UH, WHERE I, WHERE I HAVE TO HAVE EXTRA STAFF. UH, BUT WE ARE, WE ARE SENDING THEM HOME AS WE CAN AND CONTINUALLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET OUR STANDING TO MAINTAIN OUR BUDGET. UH, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE, ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH MAINTAINING OUR BUDGET AND OUR FOUNDATION BOARD IS, IS OF COURSE, OPEN AND VERY HELPFUL IN SPOTS. UH, BUT THEY ARE, THEY HAVE ALSO, SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR THINGS TO, TO CUT OUR SPENDING AND INCREASE OUR, OUR FLOW OF CASH. UH, I DID MEET WITH, UH, CTS PLACEMENT TEAM AND SUPERVISORS, UH, ALONG WITH THE OTHER SHELTERS IN THE REGION. UM, AND THEY ALL SUGGESTED THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR OUR FACILITY RATHER THAN JUST CONCENTRATE ON THE EMERGENCY PLACEMENT. MAYBE YOU LOOK INTO SOME LONG TERM, UH, RESIDENTIAL OR SOME TRANSITION LIVING FOR THE OLDER KIDS, UH, WHICH WOULD NOT [00:05:01] PROBABLY CHANGE OUR PROGRAM SO MUCH, UH, AS OUR OF STAY IN OUR, IN OUR REIMBURSEMENT FEES. UH, THEY DON'T, THOSE PROGRAMS DON'T PAY QUITE AS MUCH AS THE EMERGENCY PLACE. DIFFERENT DIRECTION. YES, SIR. UH, THE POSITIVE SIDE ON THAT WOULD BE MORE CONSISTENT NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS. UM, WHERE WE HAVE A PLACEMENT, WE WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT CHILD TO TURN OVER UNLESS THEY CLOSE THE CASE OR CHILD ALLEGED OUT IT, IT WOULD BE TRADITIONALLY LONG TERM RESIDENTIAL. UH, SO WE ARE IN THE EXPLORATORY STAGE. I'M MEETING WITH MY BOARD TODAY AND PRESENTING A PACKAGE TO THEM, UH, FOR THEM TO CONSIDER IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S WANTS. I MET WITH CHIEF LAST WEEK AND GAVE HIM THE PROPOSAL JUST SO HE WOULD BE HEADS UP. UH, AND I HAD TO SUBMIT A, A LETTER OF INTENT TO THE STATE, UH, IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ELIGIBLE TO, TO GO THAT ROUTE, WE CHOOSE TO. UH, SO I DISCUSSED IT WITH JUDGE THE LETTER. SO WE HAVE TO DO IS TO FORMALLY DECIDE WE LOOK AT THAT OPTION OR, UM, LOOK, LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE. UH, THAT IS A, THAT'S A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS FOR ME, UH, BECAUSE I HAVE TO REWRITE ALL OF OUR POLICY PROCEDURES, UH, THE PROGRAM DIRECTION. IT'S THE LAST TIME I HAD TO DO CONTRACT, IT TOOK ME ABOUT THREE WEEKS WORK, 12 HOURS A DAY IN MY OFFICE ON MY COMPUTER. UH, AND WITH OUR, WITH OUR STAFF SITUATION RIGHT NOW, UH, I'M, I'M LOOKING PROBABLY, PROBABLY TAKE TWO TO THREE WEEKS. UH, BUT THAT GONNA REQUIRE EXTRA STAFF TO DO THAT. SO IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. UH, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT THEY DECIDE TO DO, WE'LL, WE'LL DO THAT. WILL THE BOARD MAKE THIS DECISION OR WHO WILL MAKE THIS DECISION? I THINK THEY'LL PROBABLY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION LOOKING AT OUR FINANCIAL SITUATION AND, AND OUR OPTIONS ARE. UH, AND THEN OF COURSE WE, WE WOULD BRING IT TO YOU ALL IN YOUR CONFIRMATION DIRECTION. UH, I DON'T WANT TO COME IN HERE AND SAY, OKAY, DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. UH, BUT WITHOUT HAVING SOME OPTIONS LINED OUT AND, AND, AND WHAT I, WHAT I CONSIDER FEASIBLE. OKAY. UH, TO PRESENT FOR, FOR YOUR JUDGE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. IT'S NOT GOOD UNTIL MARCH. UH, IF WE DECIDE TO GO THAT THAT DIRECTION, I WOULD PREFER TO GET IT IN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE, UH, JUST SO IT'S IN MOTION. UH, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY HAVE A PROPOSAL BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE MAKE ANY FINAL DECISIONS. OKAY. I'M HAVE A NOTE. UH, OVER THE SUMMER, WE DID HAVE HAVE LOTS OF, LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN AND DO PARTIES FOR THE KIDS AND STUFF IN THE HOUSE. UH, WE HAVE A ONE PARTICULAR VERY KIND OF PERSONS BED. THEY COME EVERY YEAR IN JULY AND THEN SPEND TONS OF STUFF, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TOILETRIES AND CLOTHES. UH, AND THEY SPEND THE DAY WHEN DOING A COOKOUT. AND, UH, KIDS JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME. AND OF COURSE, I WENT OUT ALWAYS A BIG DRAW. UH, WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS YEAR. HAD SOME LITTLE GUYS WHO DIDN'T GET TO GO TO TREATING, BUT THEY HAD TO RIDE ON THE HAY WAGON AND HAND CANDY. SO WE HAD, WE HAD A GREAT TIME, UH, HAD TWO RUNAWAYS THAT WE HAD TO REPORT IN OCTOBER. BOTH OF THE GIRLS WERE 15 AND ONE CAME OUT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF STAY. AND THE OTHER HEAD HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PSYCHIATRIC AFTER A 45 DAY STAY. SO THEY WERE NOT REAL STABLE ANYWAY. AND WHEN WE PUT THEM TOGETHER, UH, IT WAS, IT WAS DUE FROM, FROM THE START. UH, BUT OUR LOCAL PD DID RETRIEVE THEM, UH, IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. THEY WERE JUST AROUND BECAUSE THEY, UH, BUT WHEN THE OFFICER DETAINED THEM AND THEY BOTH MADE STATEMENTS OF, UM, WANTING TO COMMIT TO COMMIT, COMMIT SUICIDE, THAT'S, THAT'S ALWAYS AN EASY, SO WE SPENT ABOUT THE NEXT EIGHT HOURS GETTING ASSESSED HOSPITAL. UH, AND THEY GO WHEN THEY WERE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, HAD TO GO BACK TO THE RESTRICTIVE SETTING. SO OBVIOUSLY THEY WEREN'T, THEY WEREN'T READY TO BE DISCHARGED. UH, WE'VE HAD NO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES DURING THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. OF COURSE, THERE'S FIGHTING OFFLOAD AND, UM, AND WE ARE IN THE, IN THE WIND DOWN STAGE OF THE LOCAL SPIRIT CHALLENGE, WHICH IS THE, UH, COFFEE COUNTY [00:10:01] DISTRICT OF YOUR FUNDRAISING FOR US. THE LAST THREE YEARS, UH, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST YEAR THAT THEY'RE GONNA, THAT FOR US, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF, UH, PETITIONING, I GUESS WOULD BE A GOOD WORD FOR IT FROM SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES WHO WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT, UH, IN THAT FUNDING RESOURCE. UH, SO I THINK THE DISTRICTS HAVE DECIDED TO DO THAT ON A ROTATION BASIS. AND AMONG ALL THE OTHER OFFLINE AGENCIES, UH, THAT WILL BE A DEFINITE HARDSHIP FOR US BECAUSE THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE BEEN A VERY GREAT RESOURCE FOR US. LAST YOU REPORT FROM MS. WILLIAMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I WOULD A MOTION ACCEPT. THANK YOU SIR. RICHARD MURPHY WHO PRESENT TEXAS ASSESS OCTOBER. GOOD MORNING. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER COLLECTED IN GENERAL FUND SEVEN 43,000 AND THE BRIDGE HUNDRED FOUR OF WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR IT WAS 2% IN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MURPHY? CAN YOU GET THAT TO BACK MARK? CAN YOU GET THAT UP TO YES SIR, WE CAN. AND UM, I, WE'LL GET IT THERE. WELL, BY THE END OF DECEMBER WE'LL BE PERCENT, IF WE'RE ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT HIS REPORT MADE BY, UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK. SECOND, THANK YOU, UH, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING BONDS FOR COUNTY RURAL EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN. BE MAKE THAT MOTION APPROVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK. SECONDED BY, UH, ALL FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES DISCUSSING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL LINK TO INSTALL COMMUNICATION DROPPED UNDER A RIGHT OF COUNTY PRECINCT THAT'S IN MY PRECINCT. SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION IF THAT'S OKAY. SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR. MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LINE ITEM TRANSFER. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT NEED DISCUSSED THIS MORNING. UM, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE COUNTY COURT LAW HAS DIVERSION COURT FOR COLLECT FEES AND THEN IT FOR THAT PARTICULAR USE DIVERSION. THERE WAS A CARRYOVER LAST YEAR, 3005 80. BUDGET. WE'RE CERTIFY ADDITIONAL REVENUES DIVERSION 26. ALRIGHT, WE NEED A MOTION ON THAT? YES. ANY DISCUSSIONS? OKAY. UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THIS AS ADDITIONAL MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. [00:15:03] OKAY. IS THAT NO LINE TRANSFERENCE? NO. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PAY BILL ? NO. TAKE THIS ONE. IF TO PAY, HE SENT THEM OVER THERE. WE SENT THEM OVER TOO. PLATES. NO, THOSE ARE WE ALREADY. THAT WAS NICE TO HE SAID MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL. HE WAS. SO [00:20:11] WE NEED, WE DID WE EVERYTHING GOOD. AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A BILL WILL APPRECIATE BEING PAID. I WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE. CAN YOU JUST EMAIL ME? THANK YOU. I WAS IN EVERYTHING ELSE TALKING. YEAH, I, [00:29:16] SHE AUTHORIZED [00:31:13] SOMETIMES I, SOMETIMES I WOULD. HOW MANY YOU LOOK THE WAY WE DID IT, I YOU GOT A 40 YARD PAINTER PROVIDE THAT BY JOHNNY'S MOTHERS. HOW MANY DIED? BUT SHE STARTED AT 87 AND THAT'S HOW SOMETHING, BECAUSE THE, UH, THE PERSON, THE PERSON, [00:36:01] I GUESS YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I GET A MONTHLY REPORT. HOW MANY TICKETS? CREDIT CARD. HOW MANY CONTAINERS? WELL, SHE DIDN'T, YES, BUT IF THEY YES, THAT'S ONE. THAT'S, SHE TOOK IT HOME AND SHE DID PAID THIS GIRL EIGHT OFFICE TRANSCRIPT. IS SHE NOT DOING THAT, THAT FOR A LONG PERIOD? IS THAT JUST YES. OKAY. AND SHE CAN'T DO IT AT THE OFFICE BECAUSE SHE'S OKAY, WE GET THAT [00:40:01] FROM DEBBIE. THE LAST PAYCHECK. WILL YOU FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET OUTTA IT? ? YOU WANT JUDGE? NO. I THINK SO. PRECINCT 24. I HAVEN'T GOT THAT FIGURED OUT YET. PRECINCT THREE, WE CHIPS HAVE FOUR MILES. THURSDAY MILES A DAY. TWO A DAY. YEAH, WE GOT FANCY PRECINCT. $3,000. WE, AND IT'S STILL WORTH, IT'S, IT'S [00:45:01] BEEN REAL GOOD. THE GOES UP. WE PUT THAT LITTLE LIFT ON THERE. NOW THE LIFT COMES DOWN. IT M DOWN THE BACK PART OF THAT THING. AND THAT TOO ON, SHE CAME OUT TO GET SOME DIMENSIONS. STUFF. DON'T START ANYTHING. THAT'S BEFORE I TOLD YOU I LEARNED SOMETHING. I LEARNED THAT. CDLI DON'T REMEMBER. YEAH, THE SAME THING. I COULDN'T GET ONE. LOTS OF SEATS AVAILABLE. UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK MAKES A MOTION. WE PAY THE BILLS. MR. MC SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. UH, MOTION CARRIED. ANYBODY WANT TO ADJOURN? SECOND. COMMISSIONER JACKSON SAID, MR. ADJOURN. MR. DELAWARE SAYS A SECOND. SO ALL IN FAVOR? SAY SAY SECOND. SO, ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIES. * 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.