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COMMISSIONER JACKSON AT FEEL NEED US OPEN PRAYER.
THANK YOU FOR THIS ANOTHER DAY.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS US AND BLESS THE GENTLEMAN TO SUCCESS ON THIS COURT.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THE DECISION THAT ARE BEING MADE HERE TODAY, THAT IT BE GOOD FOR THE COUNTY AND ALSO FOR THE TAXPAYER OF THIS COUNTY.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR TRUTH THAT ARE OVERSEAS, REST, THAT YOU WOULD KEEP 'EM IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND PROTECT THEM FROM ALL HER HARM AND DANGER.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT THEY MAY HAVE A CERTAIN TRIP BACK HOME.
PLEASE JOIN US IN THE P OF ALLEGIANCE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER THE TEXAS WAY.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE, INCLUDING GOD ONE.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT A LONG AGENDA THIS MORNING, SO WE'LL UH, MOVE RIGHT INTO, UH, SHERIFF BURNS.
UH, YEAH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A COPY OF THE MINUTES OF LAST, OF THE LAST MEETING.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO, NO, UH, CORRECTIONS, CORRECTIONS TO THOSE, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
NOW TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE SHERIFF TO HIRE AN ADDITIONAL SERGEANT INVESTIGATOR TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE FEDERAL NARCOTICS TAX FORCE.
FIRST OF ALL, LEMME TELL YOU, THIS WILL NOT BE A IMPACT REQUIRE.
UH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, JOIN THE TABLE TASK FORCE 12 MEMBERS.
UH, AND WHAT THEY REALLY CONCENTRATE ON A BIG ORGANIZATION.
UH, WE HAVE ONE PERSON DEDICATED NARCOTICS, AND HE DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.
BUT WE MAINLY, UH, YOU KNOW, SPEND OUR ENERGIES ON THE STREET LEVEL DEALERS, PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THAT STUFF ON THE STREET TO OUR KIDS WHEN WE'RE POISONING OUR KIDS.
UH, SO ONE THING IS WE WOULD BE HAVE, UH, ACCESS TO 11 ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATORS IF WE NEEDED THEM OVER HERE.
UH, THEY ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK ON, UH, SOME OF THE LARGER ORGANIZATIONS.
AND WE DO HAVE THOSE IN THE COUNTY.
THERE WAS ONE RECENTLY TAKEN DOWN OUT OF FORNEY BY MESQUITE, UH, WHERE THEY WERE, UH, DISTRIBUTING, UH, LARGE AMOUNTS OF NARCOTICS.
THEY'RE NOT SELLING 'EM HERE, BUT THEY'RE USING THIS AS DISTRIBUTION POINT, WHAT WE CALL SLEEPER CELLS.
I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO US, UH, FROM, YOU KNOW, JUST OVERALL, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AND, UH, AS I SAID, THERE WON'T BE ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, SALARY.
WELL, AND WE'D HAVE ALL OF, ALL THE, UH, ADVANTAGES OF THEIR, UH, TECHNOLOGICAL.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY FALL SHORT, IS NOT ONLY THE MANPOWER, BUT THE TECHNOLOGICAL, UH, END OF IT.
WE DO NOT HAVE THAT TECHNOLOGY, NOR DO WE HAVE ACCESS TO A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION FEDERAL, UH, SYSTEM HAS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THAT SYSTEM.
THIS WILL ALSO GIVE US ACCESS BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE A PERSON THAT'S, UH, ALSO SWORN INTO DEA AS CROSS TRAIN AND CROSS DESIGNATED.
SO IT'LL GIVE US A LOT MORE INFORMATION AND, UH, NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT THAT LIVES ON INFORMATION.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE MIGHT GET BY INFORMATION.
SO WILL THIS BE RUN OUT OF DALLAS? UH, IT IS RUN OUT OF DALLAS, YES.
WHAT TO CALL THE HIGH GROUP, HIGH, UH, INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA.
AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THEY HAVE THOSE HIGH EAST THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED? UH, BOTH OF COURSE, THEY'VE GOT THE DEA, THEY'VE GOT ELLIS COUNTY, UH,
THERE'S ABOUT 11 AGENCIES, UH, THAT ARE THERE INVOLVED IN.
AND THEY COULDN'T HURT US TO HAVE ACCESS TO EXTRA INFORMATION.
AND, AND WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO, TO, UH, JOIN IT BEFORE.
WE JUST DID NOT HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION WHERE WE COULD DO IT THEN.
BUT I THINK THIS WOULD BE VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO IT.
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT, AS LONG AS THIS IS NOT A BUDGET, UH, IMPACT, IT WILL NOT
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IMPACT THE BUDGET.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SHERIFF? UH, I THINK THIS WOULD A GREAT ACCESS TO THE COUNTY, BUT ON THE, THE BUDGET PART OF IT NOW THIS YEAR, WE'RE GOING HAVE TO, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE TAKEN CARE OF.
NEXT YEAR WE HAVE TO CREATE, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE A BUDGET ITEM NEXT YEAR.
BUT I'M HOPEFUL WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING SOME THINGS RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LESSEN OUR BUDGETARY IMPACT.
I TALKED TO MR. CLARK ABOUT, WROTE Y ON A LETTER, IF YOU GOT A COPY OF EACH OTHER OR TO THE JUDGE, UH, WHEN WE MOVE SOME OF THESE SALARIES, START PICKING SOME OF THESE SALARIES AND SOME OTHER MONIES FOR THE
AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TAKE CARE OF ANY DEFICIT WE HAVE OR HELP DO THAT ANYWAY.
WELL, I THINK IT'LL BE A DEFINITE PLUS FOR THE COUNTY TO, I THINK IT WOULD BE A PLUS.
I WOULDN'T, I'M GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION.
A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
THANK YOU SHERIFF KATHY, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN UPDATED AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COMBINE TO REGULATE PERMITTING AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF COMBAT IN COFFMAN COUNTY, IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
AND THE REASON THAT, UH, TWO REASONS THAT I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD IS THAT IN 1990 FOR MY TIME WHEN THE ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITY PROGRAM STARTED, THEY DID AIR LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH, UM, THE CITIES OF COMBINE COTTON WITH THE SMALLER JURISDICTIONS THAT DON'T HAVE SEWER SYSTEMS IN THEIR CITIES.
THE CITY OF COMBINE ONE CAME TO OUR ATTENTION ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT IT ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE CITY LIMITS.
COMBINE EVEN IN THE, EVEN IN DALLAS COUNTY AND ENFORCEMENT IS THE ISSUE.
WE CAN'T ENFORCE ANYTHING OVER IN DALLAS COUNTY.
SO IF PEOPLE HAVE A COMPLAINT OR THEY DON'T BRING EITHER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT, WE HAVE NO WAY TO ENFORCE THAT.
I'M WORKING WITH DALLAS COUNTY.
WE CONTACTED DALLAS COUNTY A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE OVER THE DALLAS COUNTY, PART OF THE CITY OF COMBINE, WHICH WOULD LEAVE THE CITY TO, TO DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM, AND WE WOULD CUT OFF AT THE COUNTY LINE.
PLUS, WHEN JOHN STARTED REVIEWING THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, HE SAID THAT IT WAS, UH, SLIGHTLY UPDATED, NEEDED TO BE APPROVED.
SO WE HAD AN INTERLOCAL JUST NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED A LITTLE BIT.
PLUS IT THIS APPROVED VERSION.
THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE IMPROVED VERSION.
IT TAKES THE DALLAS COUNTY PART OF THE CITY OF, OUT OF THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT, WHICH WE DO INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IN COCHLAN CAPITAL.
ANY COMMENTS? ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, OKAY.
THAT IN, IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT.
SO, MADE, UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANNING, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THE OFFICER'S REPORT FOR DECEMBER? THANKS FOR ASKING.
UH, THIS WILL BE ON, UH, THE JUDGE'S DESK OVER IN THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO LOOK AT IT THIS WEEK.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT? I'LL, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR, UH, ACCEPTING THAT AUDITOR BEFORE.
SO MADE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
SECOND, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
OUR TREASURER, MR. COUNTRYMAN, THE TREASURER QUARTERLY REPORT WAS SORT IN THE ENDING DECEMBER 31ST OF, UH, 2010.
AND THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT AND THE INVESTMENT REPORT, TWO OF THOSE ARE FUNDS.
THE INVESTMENT REPORT'S NOT, UH, BUT WE GOT PLENTY MONEY NOW.
I THINK IT SHOWS 6 MILLION THERE IN THE OPERATING ACCOUNT.
AND BY NOW WE HAVE LIKE 10, 12 BILLION.
I GUESS IF THAT GOES, PROBABLY WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
UM, AMERICAN ASK BANK CANNOT HOLD A LIMITED FUNDS UP THERE FOR US.
AND
SO WHEN TALK WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL, THEY DO SOMETHING THAT'S PART PART.
NOW, IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE COLLECT ABOUT $9 MILLION ISSUE.
13.9 MILLION LAST YEAR, FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, WE SPENT 8.9 MILLION.
SO 8 MILLION, WHAT? 8 MILLION SPENT LAST YEAR? FOUR COST.
I ASK ANY QUESTIONS WITH JOHNNY OR HOW?
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ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE FOR THAT SPENDING LIST.WE, IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT REPORT.
UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK SECOND AND COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REAPPOINTING JUDGE JMIC CHITTY AS COMAN COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FEBRUARY 1ST, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 31ST, 2013.
TERM OF OFFICE AND APPROVED ORDER FOR THE SAME.
I TALKED TO JUDGE CHITTY FRIDAY.
UH, HE SAID HE'S, UH, WILLING TO ACCEPT THIS APPOINTMENT.
HE SAID HE COULD BE HERE THIS MORNING IF WE NEED HIM, BUT I TOLD HIM WE PROBABLY COULD DO THIS WITHOUT HIM.
AND IF WE'RE READY TO GO, I'LL ACCEPT, UH, UH, MOTION TO, UH, APPOINT HIM.
UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK TO APPOINT, UH, JUDGE CHITTY AND THE CAMAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NORTH TEXAS HEALTH AUTHORITY.
TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AT LEAST PURCHASING TWO FORD ESCAPES FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.
JACK, YOU MAY REMEMBER, UH, GENTLEMEN, THESE ARE THE TWO VEHICLES THAT, UH, UH, KATHY HAD, UH, REMOVED THE CAR OUNCES AWAY FROM HER TWO INDIVIDUALS.
AND THESE ARE TO REPLACE, OKAY.
UH, THE TOTAL PRICE FOR BOTH VEHICLES ARE 34484.62.
AND THAT, THAT IS AVAILABLE ON THE, UH, BUYBOARD, UH, PURCHAS.
ABOUT THEIR RECOMMENDATION? ARE THERE, THESE ARE REPLACEMENTS FOR OTHER VEHICLES.
UH, THEY HAD, HER TWO EMPLOYEES HAD CAR OUNCES.
OH, THEY TOOK, I'M SORRY, THAT REPLACEMENT, SHE, SHE REDUCED HER CAR ALLOWANCES BY $30,000 TO ZERO.
WITH THE INTENTION OF PURING PURCHASING THESE TWO SMALLER VEHICLES.
SO IT SHOULD BE A NET ANNUAL SAVING, YOU KNOW, AROUND 20,000.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I INQUIRE, UH, WITH KATHY ABOUT THE NEED FOR SUVS AND, AND, UH, SHE, UH, INDICATED TO ME THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO CARRY MATERIALS AND YEAH.
UH, THAT, THAT THEY, UH, NEEDED TO USE IN THEIR FINAL WORK.
SO THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION, AND I DON'T HAVE ANYMORE.
ONLY PORTION I HAD WAS THE SEASON.
SO IT'S KIND OF A WASH THIS YEAR, BUT FROM THEN ON IT'LL BE, WE, WE'VE SPENT IT LAST, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
UH, IF NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO, UH, UH, GIVE HER OR GIVE JACK AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE THOSE TWO VEHICLES.
SO MAY, UH, CO UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANNING, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
TO DISCUSSING, CONSIDER APPOINTING KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR THE 20 11 20 12 TERM.
MR. CLARK, DO YOU HAVE A YES, SIR, I DO.
I'D LIKE TO APPOINT, I PASS THAT ON YOU GUYS OVER THERE.
I GUESS I'LL READ ALL THESE NAMES OUT, THEN I'LL GIVE YOU A LIST OF LAUREN.
I'M HAVE WENDY MANNING, SUSAN ROBERTS JUNIOR, MC BADDEN, MARGARET BRIGGS, JOHNNY ERMAN, GINGER DAVIS, CHARLENE, OR PAT RAYMOND.
JEAN ANN ABEL FLATT FOR P FLATT.
JEFF BASCA, BETTY BROWN, ELIZABETH GRUBBS, PAULETTE PARKER, MARY KATE BENCH, AND GEORGE A.
YOU'VE TALKED TO ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THE ONES THAT ARE ON THERE ARE READY.
WELL, YEAH, THAT'S THE LIST TO TAKE CARE OF US.
I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THESE PEOPLE.
UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
UH, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTING JUDGE BRUCE WOOD AS SUCCESSOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY TO A PUBLIC POWER POOL AND APPROVING RESOLUTION FOR THE THING, I THINK YOU'D HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION IN THERE.
AND JUDGE WOODS HAS ACCEPTED, BY THE WAY, JUDGE WOODS IS IN
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AUSTIN TODAY, UH, ON ANOTHER NEW, UH, HE'S HAVING TO GO TO A NEW SEMINAR, UH, A SEMINAR FOR A NEW COUNTY JUDGE.SO HE'S WILLING TO TAKE THIS ON.
AND THE RESOLUTION SAYS, WHEREAS ON THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2011, A MOTION WAS MADE BY NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF KAMAN COUNTY APPOINTS JUDGE ON THAT.
JUDGE, I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU ON THAT ONE.
THIS IS A RESOLUTION WHEREAS COMA COUNTY HAS PREVIOUSLY JOINED THE TEXAS CUC AGGREGATION PROJECT, INC.
DBA PUBLIC POWER POOL OR P THREE.
AND WHEREAS KAUFMAN COUNTY JOINED P THREE AND APPOINTED A REPRESENTATIVE, AND WHEREAS THE BYLAWS OF P THREE REQUIRE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MEMBER APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ACT ON THAT PUBLIC SUBDIVISION, BA AND WHEREAS A REPRESENTATIVE ORIGINALLY NAMED CAN NO LONGER SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE KAMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT OF KAMAN COUNTY APPOINTS BRUCE WOODS AS THE SUCCESSOR REPRESENTATIVE AS KAMAN COUNTY THREE.
SO THAT'S THE, UH, WE'RE APPOINTING BRUCE AND, UH, ACCEPTING THAT RESOLUTION AT THE SAME TIME.
UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
SECOND, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
SO BRUCE IS APPOINTED TO THAT COMMITTEE, UH, ALSO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HJR 56 AS FILED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOLOMONS TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM UNFUNDED MANDATES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
UH, IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE AT ANY OF OUR COURTS, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD SOME OF US, UH, COMPLAIN ABOUT THE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT COME DOWN FROM AUSTIN.
AND WITH THE ECONOMIC SITUATION LIKE IT IS NOW, WE ARE WORRIED THAT THERE'LL BE EVEN MORE UNFUNDED MANDATES COMING DOWN AND REPRESENTED SOLOMON COURT.
SOLOM BUR HAS, UH, PUT FORTH A RESOLUTION TO HELP US OUT.
HELP US OUT WITH THOSE UNFUNDED MANDATES, AND I'LL JUST READ THE RESOLUTION TO YOU REAL QUICKLY.
WHEREAS THE, THIS IS HIS RESOLUTION, UH, HJR 56 BY BERT SOLOMON, WHEREAS A RISING COST OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE DRIVEN BY TWO MAIN FACTORS.
GROWTH, GROWTH AND DEMAND OF THE, AS THE POPULATION GROWS AND GROWTH IN REQUIRED SERVICES OR LEVELS OF SERVICE MANDATED BY THE STATE.
AND WHEREAS MANY IN STATE GOVERNMENT RIGHTLY OPPOSE UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES ON THE STATES, YET EVERY LEGISLATION SESSION AT EVERY, UH, AT LEAST A FEW NEW UNFUNDED MANDATES ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE PASSED.
AND WHEREAS THE TIME DELAY BETWEEN THE LEGISLATING LEGISLATURE MANDATING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICES AND THE SETTING OF LOCAL BUDGETS DIVIDE THESE SERVICES, KAUFFMAN COUNTY RESIDENTS OFTEN DO NOT KNOW WHOM TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE BUDGET DECISIONS THAT MUST BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE UNFUNDED MANDATES.
WHEREAS HGR 56 PROVIDES CITIES, COUNTIES, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES WITH PROTECTION AGAINST UNFUNDED MANDATES BY PROVIDING THAT A MANDATE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT REQUIRES THE SPENDING OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL FUNDS HAS NO EFFECT UNLESS THE STATE PROVIDES FUNDING OR REIMBURSEMENTS.
AND WHEREAS HJR 56 IS MODELED ON THE SAME PRINCIPLE THE LEGISLATURE HAS FOLLOWED FOR MANY YEARS IN ESTABLISHING NEW MANDATES ON STATE AGENCIES, IF A PROPOSED MANDATE INCREASED COST, THE LEGISLATURE MUST HAVE FUNDS INCLUDED THE APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR A NEW FUNDING SOURCE TO PAY FOR THE NEW MANDATE.
AND WHEREAS HAR 56 IS A BUDGETARY REFORM MEASURE THAT PROVIDES AN INCENTIVE FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO TIE FUNDING TO MANDATES PASSED ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
PARDON? AND WHEREAS HAR 56 WILL IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY TO TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS AND REPRESENTS COMMON SENSE REFORM THAT BOTH STATEWIDE AND LOCAL CONS, CONSTITUENTS ARE DEMANDING, THEREFORE, NOW, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF CODMAN COUNTY, THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE SHOULD PASS A CR 56 AS AS FILED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOLOMON TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM UNFUNDED MANDATES FROM LOCAL, FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
NOW, IT, UH, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT BOON TO US.
IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN SAID UP HERE BY JUDGE JEN AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT, UH, APPROXIMATELY 40 OR 50% OF OUR BUDGET AS IT
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STANDS RIGHT NOW IS, UH, A DEDICATED TWO UNFUNDED MANDATES.SO OBVIOUSLY WE'D LIKE TO SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THAT.
NOW, ALL THIS IS, IS I SAY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PASSED.
IT STILL HAS TO PASS THE HOUSE.
BUT ANYWAY, RIGHT NOW IN DISCUSSION, YES, UH, THEY'RE DOING EXACTLY, THAT'S WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DOING TO THEM.
AND WHAT, WHAT BASICALLY THIS SAYS IS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US TO DO SOMETHING, YOU GIVE US THE MONEY TO DO IT WITH.
AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT, RIGHT? IT WON'T, IT WON'T SOLVE ANY OF THE EVILS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON US IN THE PAST.
NO, THEY'RE ALL, BUT THIS YOU ALL, THEY MIGHT PASS IN THE FUTURE.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S A VERY WISE, UH, RESOLUTION.
AND, UH, MY QUESTION IS, IS, UH, IF THIS THIS IS SIGNED OFF AND VOTED ON BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, THAT GIVES HIM A LITTLE AMMUNITION TO GO TO THE YEAH.
TO THE HOUSE FLOOR AND SAY, I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF ALL THESE COUNTIES AND SUCH AND SUCH.
I'M ASSUMING HE'LL HAVE ONE OF THESE FOR EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE.
SO HE'S LOOKING FOR 254 LETTERS IN SUPPORT.
UH, BUT ANYWAY, THIS WOULD HELP US A LOT IF THIS PATH IS, UH, WE'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH THE ONES THAT HAVE COME DOWN BEFORE, BUT WE JUST HATE TO SEE ANY NEW ONES COMING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE, UH, THIS RESOLUTION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
THANK YOU GUYS, UH, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ROSSER FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM.
THOMAS, THIS IS, UH, THESE ARE, I'M JUST READING IN ALL THESE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.
I'M GONNA TRY TO RENEW 'EM EVERY JANUARY AND, UH, THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT LATER ON.
SO, UH, UH, IT'S JUST A, JUST A NORMAL, JUST A NORMAL AMOUNT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE.
SO I'M NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES UP IS THEIR LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF KA, I MEAN THE COUNTY OF KAUFMAN AND THE CITY OF ROSSER.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT YOUR TOM'S MOTION AND I, UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MANNING, SECONDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
NOW WE HAVE THE THING, SAME THING WITH THE CITY OF MAYBANK.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
UH, NEXT WITH THE CITY OF COMBINE THE SAME LOCAL AGREEMENT, MAKE THE MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
AND THEN WE HAVE ONE WITH THE CITY OF KEMP.
UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MADING.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
IS THAT ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE.
TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING PROJECT OH, AGREED AMOUNT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT TWO AND THE TOWN OF T FOR ROAD REPAIRS.
SO TRYING TO DO A LITTLE ROAD WORK OUT THERE.
AND YOU KNOW, THEY HIRE US EVERY YEAR TO DO SOME REPAIR WORK, UH, ON SOME OF THEIR ROADS.
WE HAVE THEIR LOCAL AGREEMENT ALREADY IN PLACE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROJECT AGREEMENT TO DO THAT WORK.
AND THIS IS FOR A TOTAL OF $2,550, UH, UH, ESTIMATE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH MATERIAL WE USE AND HOW LONG IT TAKES US TO DO IT.
OKAY, SO I'LL MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS PROJECT.
THAT'S JUST A, A SORT OF A BLANKET PROJECT THAT'S NOT FOR ONE ROAD OR STREET OR ANYTHING.
THAT'S JUST A BLANKET PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF TOWN.
IT'S CALLED COUNTY ROAD TWO 15.
BUT COUNTY ROAD TWO 15 IS ACTUALLY THE CITY LIMITS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR CENTURYLINK TO INSTALL PERIOD COMMUNICATION, THE DROP WIRE UNDER, UNDER AND ACROSS IN THE PHONE, ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 2 75 IN KAMAN COUNTY PRECINCT ONE.
AND THOSE PEOPLE NEED SOME PHONES OUT THERE, SO I'M GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION.
THAT THEY CALL THE MOVE WITH, YEAH,
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THEY LIKE TO CALL THE CHANNEL FOUR.UH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
WE GO THROUGH THOSE THAT QUICK.
UH, HOW DO WE HAVE ANY LINE OUT TRANSFERS? YES SIR.
WOULD YOU LOOK OVER THERE AND KEEP ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I'M ALRIGHT.
HAL, TELL US ABOUT THE TRANSFERS LINE TRANSFER FOUR MILE OFFICE SUPPLIES, CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO, UH, WITH $600 FOR NEW EQUIPMENT, PARTS AND REPAIRS BETWEEN CCPS FEES AND ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLEGE.
$10,000 DROVE BRIDGE PRECINCT.
TWO INCREASED TOOLS, NEW EQUIPMENT, 20,000 MATERIALS, THE JUVENILE PROBATION FUND, UH, SWITCHING $3,000 TO NON-RESIDENTIAL COSTS AND WE A COUPLE OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
NUMBER ONE TO, UH, WE KNOW IT SET UP AN ACTUAL ACCOUNT FOR THE, UH, FUNDS THAT WE BORROW ON THE SHORT TERM BASIS.
SO WE WE'RE SETTING THAT UP NOW THAT WE'VE PAID IT OFF, APPROVE THAT TODAY IN THE BILLS SETTING THAT ACCOUNT UP AND THEN WE MOVING SOME FUNDS, UH, FROM THE GENERAL FUND IS SCAP GRANT FUNDS THE AD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT THOSE FUNDS NEED TO CARRY OVER EVERY YEAR BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY BE.
AND WHAT PROGRAM IS THAT? S SCAP RENT.
WHAT IS THAT? THE STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE JUST SETTING THAT UP SEPARATE FARM SO WE CAN TRACK WHAT'S BEING USED LEGALLY.
GENTLEMEN, YOU HEARD THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THOSE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
HOW DO WE WANT TO PAY ANY BILLS TODAY? WE PROBABLY DO.
WHILE YOU'RE DOING THIS AL I'LL JUST SAY THAT ANYBODY THAT ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING CAN SIGN IN UP HERE AT, UH, GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO UH, EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS.
GEORGE, COULD YOU CATCH THE SHERIFF BEFORE HE LEAVES? OKAY.
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THIS IS WHAT I APPROVED.I DO APPRECIATE IN THERE YOU TO SCHOOL.
THIS IS STUFF THAT THEY BEFORE BACK
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THAT'S WHY WE, IT'S BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A BIG OH, OKAY.[00:46:09]
I THINK WE BENEFACTOR CIVIL.PUT NOTHING ON THE THEY THE STATE.
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SO I HAVE NO, HAVE YOU EVER, YOU GOT A ROAD THAT'S A HARD ROAD.IT FAIRLY GOOD ROAD, YOU KNOW, IT ACTUALLY, IT'S READY TO CEILING.
UH, HAVE YOU EVER JUST EXTENDED THOSE THINGS OUT TO PICK UP THAT HOLE? 13 FEET AND RIGHT.
THE I KNOW MOST OF THE HOLES ARE EDGE ANYWAY, BUT THAT'S NOT THAT.
DID SOME ON THIS THING OVER HERE.
WE GOT THROUGH SO WE DIDN'T, UH, I THINK WE'RE READY TO PAY THE BILLS.
ANY COMMENTS? ANY DISCUSSIONS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE?
ALL, UH, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MANNING.
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TO ADJOURN.HEY JOHN, HOW ARE YOU? MOTION MADE.
MADE TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER CLARK.
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.