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UH, WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US THIS MORNING THAT I WILL INTRODUCE JUST IN A FEW MOMENTS BECAUSE OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE BE COMING IN.
I THINK WE WILL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO ASK COMMISSIONER JACKSON, IF YOU WOULD, TO, UH, GIVE OUR INVOCATION AND IF YOU'LL STAND WE'LL, THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND THE PLEDGE.
WE CONTACT, THANK YOU FOR THIS ANOTHER DAY THAT YOU LOOK DOWN AND BLESS THIS COURT.
BLESS THE GENTLEMAN SUCCESS ON THIS COURT.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US IN OUR DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE HERE TODAY, THAT IT'D BE GOOD AND FOR THE COUNTY AND ALSO FOR THE CITIZENS OF COMAN COUNTY.
THEN FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD JUST BLESS THIS GREAT COUNTRY THAT WE LIVE.
BLESS THE LEADERS THAT ARE IN THIS COUNTRY.
THEN FATHER, WE ASKED YOU, LOOK DOWN UPON OUR TROOPS, UH, OVERSEAS, STANDING IN HARM WAY.
FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO PROTECT THEM.
KEEP MEN UPON YOUR HAND AND THEY MAY HAVE A SANCTUARY BACK ON.
ALL THIS WE ASK, NOT SON JESUS NAME, AMEN I THROUGH THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR THE SOCIETY, ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE IN THE INDIVISIBLE.
WELL, AGAIN, THANKS EVERY TO EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.
WE DO HAVE EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE AS A SPECIAL GUEST, BUT WE REALLY HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST FROM ELLIS COUNTY AND THAT'S COMMISSIONER, UH, COUNTY COMMISSIONER RON BROWN.
RON, IF YOU STAND, LET US, UH, RECOGNIZE YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US.
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONER BROWN AND UH, COUNTY JUDGE BUSH A FEW MONTHS AGO.
RAY AND I ACTUALLY WENT OVER AND VISITED AND THEY, UH, SHOWED US THEIR BEAUTIFUL RENOVATED COURTHOUSE AND THEIR NEW, UH, COURTS FACILITY AND, UH, THAT ELLIS COUNTY HAS, AND IT'S QUITE A, QUITE ASIDE IF YOU'VE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO GO OVER THERE.
SO, UH, IT'S, UH, GOOD TO HAVE, GOOD TO HAVE RON WITH US AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING.
UH, I THINK, UH, OUR PLANS ARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING, UH, THIS COURT AND, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER COURTS IN AREA ELLIS COUNTY AND ROCKFALL AND HUNT AND, UH, SOME OTHER COUNTIES WILL BE KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER ON SOME JOINT ISSUES THAT WE THINK, UH, WE HAVE THAT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL TO US.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND BY THE WAY, BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THAT, UH, THERE IS, UH, SOME CENSUS DATA THAT WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN, UH, THAT WE MADE COPIES OF THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY SEEING HERE.
THIS ACTUALLY CAME AND I HAVE TO GIVE LLOYD COOK CREDIT.
HE'S, UH, IT'S HARD TO GET ON THERE OR IT'S HARD FOR ME WITH MY LIMITED SKILLS, COMPUTER SKILLS TO GET ON THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF ANYTHING THAT'S ON THERE.
I'VE TRIED TO DO THAT AND THAT PROBABLY SAYS MORE ABOUT ME THAN IT DOES THE CENSUS BUREAU, BUT THERE IS SOME DATA FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THAT, IT'S, WE PUT THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION DOWN AT THE BOTTOM THERE WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO AND PULL UP INDIVIDUAL CITIES THROUGH THAT DW INFO.COM.
BUT IT DOES SHOW, UH, OUR GROWTH OR OUR COUNTY POPULATION BEING 103,000, THREE 50, AND YOU CAN SEE THE LARGEST COURSE COUNTY OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE DALLAS COUNTY AT 2,000,003.
THESE ARE COUNTIES THAT WE ACTUALLY, UH, UH, ARE ADJACENT TO US AND THEN OF COURSE, ELLIS COUNTY AT 1 49, 6 10.
AND I JUST FOUND IT INTERESTING TO SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW, WHAT IT, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
AND THEN JUST, THERE'S ALSO CENSUS DATA FROM THE VARIOUS CITIES THAT YOU CAN GO INTO THIS WEBSITE AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU A LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS CITIES IN THE, UH, COUNTY AS WELL.
AND, UH, MOST OF THESE ARE INCORPORATED, I BELIEVE THE ONLY ONE THAT I DON'T THINK IS INCORPORATED IS ELMO, UH, BUT THEY DO SHOW A, A, UH, UH, CENSUS DATA NUMBER FOR THE COMMUNITY OF ELMO OF 768 4.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL THAT, WHAT AREA THAT IS INVOLVED IN.
I DUNNO HOW FAR THAT GOES OUT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT THAT IS, UH, THAT'S LISTED THERE.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE THE COPY OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY, ACTUALLY ITEM, LET ME SPEAK TO ITEM B AND C.
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ACTUALLY ACTED ON THIS LAST TIME, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE EXACT AMOUNTS THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED, SO WE FELT LIKE IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT INCLUDED, UH, IN, IN THE, UH, INFORMATION YOU HAVE.AND THEN I HAD A QUESTION ON, UH, ITEM E, UH, ABOUT, UH, DISCUSSION AND ACT ON REQUEST FROM AT AND T TO INSTALL BURIED COMMUNICATIONS DROP WIRE UNDER AND ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 3 24 IN KAUFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT THREE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A LAW WAS PASSED SOMETIME AGO BY THE LEGISLATURE WHERE THE TELEPHONE COMPANIES DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND ASK PERMISSION TO BURY CABLE.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? I DUNNO.
IT'S OFTENLY HANDY IF THEY DO COME AND SIGN A, UH, UH, AN EASEMENT.
SO IN THE FUTURE, IF IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, THEN YOU, YOU AT LEAST HAVE THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WHETHER THEY, ANY NEW LAWS BEEN PASSED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO, OR I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD THE LAW IS OR EVEN FOR SURE THAT THERE'S, I BELIEVE THE UTILITY CODE CHOSE, UH, WHAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE TO DO.
YEAH, ELECTRIC PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THIS MUCH STUFF.
WATER, PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THIS MUCH STUFF.
TELEPHONE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO ONE SENTENCE
SO I'M THINKING THE TELEPHONE PEOPLE WOULD PROBABLY HELP WRAP THE LAW, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE MY EXPERIENCE THEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRECINCT BECAUSE WHEN THEY BARELY CABLES SOMETIMES THEY BARELY SIX INCHES.
A LOT OF TIMES 10 AND THEY SUPPOSED TO BE 18 INCHES AND SIX INCHES WE GO OUT AND THE ROAD.
AND THEY WANT, AND AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING THEN THAT SHOWS THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO, BUT I DON'T THINK AT&T EVER COMES PERMISSION TO DO THAT.
WELL, THEY DID, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY SENT ME SOMETHING MATTER ON THIS ONE.
I CALLED THEM BACK BECAUSE THEY HAD, THEY WAS GOING UNDERNEATH UNDER MONROE AND UH, HE TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT THEY NEVER, I I TOLD HIM THE SECRETARY, THEY'RE PRETTY HARD TO DEAL WITH IF YOU'RE ONES YEAH.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUDGE, I DON'T KNOW IF I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
WELL, I ON THE TABLE FOR MAYBE WE CHECK ON LATER ON, CHECK ON.
YOU THINK THEY, I DON'T WHY THEY PICK ON TO GET REQUESTS ALL TIME.
WELL, WE GET A LOT OF BEFORE GETS LOT OF, I'D LIKE, I'D LIKE TO MEET WITH 'EM BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SITUATIONS WHERE THOSE CABLES, LIKE JC SAID, ARE FOUR TO SIX INCHES AND THEN WE GO THROUGH THERE AND CUT 'EM AND THEY SQUEAL, SEND US A BILL AND YOU KNOW, BEST THING TO DO IS, IS TAKE A DIGITAL CAMERA AND A RULER AND EVERY TIME YOU CUT ONE YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF IT.
BUT IT'D BE BE HANDY IF WE COULD TALK TO 'EM FACE TO FACE.
SAY, LOOK, IF YOUR CONTRACTOR'S NOT BEARING THE STUFF DEEP ENOUGH, WELL LET'S MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB.
IF THEY CONTINUE TO NOTIFY EM, I WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT THERE BEFORE THEY'RE WORKING.
WHEN YOU COME ON THERE, THEY'RE USUALLY RIGHT BACK THE NEXT DAY.
THEY DON'T GIVE YOU A LOT OF PROBLEMS UNLESS IT IS REALLY 24 TO 36 INCHES DEEP.
SO, AND I'M GONNA SAY THIS, NOT LEAVE IT ALONE.
THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT, MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THEY SEND REQUESTS THEY'VE ALREADY DONE YEAH, IT PROBABLY IS.
WELL, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY OUGHT TO AT LEAST TALK ABOUT IT NEXT TIME WE HAVE A SURE.
WORKSHOP THAT MAYBE GET JOHN OR SOMEBODY TO, OR MIKE OR SOMEBODY TO RESEARCH THE LAW.
AND SO WE CALL TAG AND SEE WHAT THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS.
IT IS GOOD TO BE INFORMED ABOUT IT, BUT IF THEY, IF THEY INFORM US EXACTLY.
I, OUR FRIENDS IN ELLIS COUNTY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.
WE HAVE, I HAVE TO APPROVE THE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COMMISSIONER JACKSON, ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT ITEM IS TO HEAR FROM DESIREE POOLE CONCERNING, UH, REVIEWING THE INDIGENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS CONTRACT.
GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS PANEL.
UM, I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS AND THE ACT OF RENEWING THE INDIGENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTION CONTRACT.
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HAS CHANGED ON THE CONTRACT.UM, AND THEY SEEM TO STILL BE ACCOMMODATING WITH OUR NEEDS, WHAT WE NEED.
OKAY, SO IT'S JUST THE SAME AS THE RED, JUST THE SAME.
AND IT'S A TWO YEAR CONTRACT? UH, YES SIR.
WHAT IS THE COST? IS THE COST THE SAME THING? UH, YES.
IT'S THE SAME COST THAT WE APPROVED THE LAST TIME, RIGHT? YEAH.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I MAY DO A MOTION.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND CONSTABLE SANDERS IS HERE WITH HIS RACIAL PROFILING REPORT FOR PRECINCT THREE.
UH, I BELIEVE ALL HAVE A COPY OF THAT.
LARRY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING THAT'S ON THERE.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMPLAINTS? NO, SIR.
MR. JACKSON MOVES THAT WE APPROVE THE REPORT AS PRESENTED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MR. MANNING SECONDS? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, MR. MURPHY IS NOT HERE THIS MORNING AND THE, UH, PERSON THAT WAS GOING TO, UH, GIVE HIS REPORT IS, UH, SICK AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE COUNTY TAX OFFICE, UH, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF? YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT? I DID BRING, SOMEBODY GAVE ME A COPY OF.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AT, UH, 82%, UH, THIS YEAR AS COMPARED TO 77%, UH, ON CURRENT TAXES.
AT THE END OF JANUARY, WE'VE COLLECTED 24 MILLION 171 8 82, WHICH REPRESENTS 82% OF CURRENT TAX GROWTH AND 22 AS COMPARED TO 22,325,000 5 0 2 LAST YEAR, 77%.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROBABLY SHOULD NOTE ON THIS, JUST KIND OF, AND YOU PROBABLY ARE ALREADY AWARE, IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS BOTH THE SIDES THAT WERE A TAX RATE.
THIS IS THE M AND O SIDE, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE, AS WELL AS THE BOND SIDE SIDE.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, THE TAX ASSESSORS JANUARY THOUSAND? HAVE WE ACCEPT REPORT MOTION TO ACCEPT FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK? WE HAVE A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER MANNING SECONDS FURTHER DISCUSSION.
IT'S PRETTY EASY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE THAT, UH, ROAD AND BRIDGE IS PIPED DOWN FROM THIS YEAR.
AND THAT MAKING, THAT'S THE MONEY WE GAVE UP TO HELP GET IT'S, THAT MAKES, THAT MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE.
NEXT, DOES MONTHLY TREASURER'S REPORT HIRING TREASURER? JOHNNY? ONE THING I MR. MURPHY'S REPORT THAT, UH, COME THROUGH TO MIND ACCOUNT.
WE KEPT $4 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR SO FAR.
WE HAD LAST YEAR EXPENSES ARE ABOUT TO SAY REVENUE AVERAGE MILLION MONTH.
WELL LITTLE, I THINK I SHOWED ROW, BUT WE HAD SO MUCH MONEY TO BANK THAT THEY ASKED US TO MOVE PART OF IT LAST WEEK BECAUSE WE WERE OVER HOUR.
WHICH BEFORE YOU MOVE IT TO EARNING 15%.
JUDGE, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNTRY? AND HOW ABOUT THE MOTION TO SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER JACKSON TO ACCEPT THAT PRESENTED.
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
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NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS AND ACTUALLY, UH, THIS WILL BE ITEM SIX AND SEVEN TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 3 54 CALLED COUNTY JED THOMPSON.AND, UH, I HAVE, UH, WAS PRESENTED SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR ATTORNEY, JOHN LONG, AND I'D LIKE TO READ THAT TO YOU.
AND IT SAYS THAT ADDITIONAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED THAT MAY FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW BEFORE HEARING ON THESE COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER.
UH, WHAT WAS THAT? I THOUGHT THE LORD WAS TALKING
THUS, IN THE INTEREST OF BOTH THE FULLY INFORMED COURT AND THE EFFICIENCY OF ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT AFFECT THIS DECISION, THE AGENDA ITEM SHOULD BE TABLED.
UH, THE COMMISSIONERS SHALL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET WITH THE PARTIES IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE TO, UH, ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
AND THIS COMES FROM, UH, JOHN, UH, CLARK.
AND, UH, OUR, OUR AND MIKE IS HERE AS WELL TODAY.
AND THAT WOULD, UH, AFFECT ITEM SIX AND SEVEN ON THE AGENDA.
SO, UH, GO I GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'D LIKE? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER, UH, JACKSON TO TABLE ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.
DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WE'LL NEED TO, JC WILL NEED TO WORK WITH THE DA'S OFFICE ON PROPERTY OWNERS TO GET RESOLVED.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSION, UH, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS CONSIDERED, UH, APPOINTING MERGE BAIL AND MICKEY RUAL.
IS THAT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE RUBAL? RUBAL THE COST COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER SIX FOR A ONE YEAR TERM? YES SIR.
THAT'S IN MY PRECINCT, SO I'D TO MAKE THAT YEAR.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, YEAH, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MANU.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, LET, LET ME MENTION SOMETHING ABOUT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.
UH, I'M ASKING ANGIE TO PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION FOR US ON ALL OF THE SDS.
WE HAVE SEVEN, I BELIEVE, IN THE COUNTY, AND SOME OF THEM WE HAVE, UH, GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH.
WE GET THEIR INFORMATION IN ON A TIMELY MANNER, BUT THERE ARE SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING FROM SOME OF OUR ESDS.
SOME OF IT'S JUST A COMMUNICATION ISSUE, UM, THAT WE NEED TO CLEAR UP WITH THEM.
SO AS SOON AS WE CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS ABOUT WHO'S BEEN ELECTED AND ALL THAT, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, UH, PROBABLY TRY TO GET YOU INVOLVED, GET THE FOLKS IN THE ONES THAT ARE IN YOUR PRECINCTS.
AND, UH, UH, THERE'S SOME AUDIT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TURNED IN.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE CURRENT FOLKS ON THEIR BOARDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY THAT HAVE BEEN APPOINTED.
THERE'S SOME BONDING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW.
AND I WAS ABLE TO GET, UH, CASING TO GO THROUGH.
THERE'S A HUGE BOOK ABOUT THIS FIT, UH, THE KIND OF A BYLAW ON ESDS.
AND WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT PEOPLE THAT SERVE ON OUR ESD BOARD.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, PROBABLY BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ENOUGH TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION THAT WE NEED SO WE CAN FILE THEIR AUDIT AND ALSO, UH, GET THEIR BOND IMPROVED.
SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS SO WE CAN GET THAT DONE AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT ALL, GET THAT ALL RESOLVED SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOU ALSO HAVE, UH, FROM UH, THE SD SIX ITEM NUMBER NINE DISCUSSED, UH, ON ACCEPTING A BUDGET REPORT.
I HAVE A BUDGET REPORT HERE FROM BSD SIX.
THE REASON THIS IS SUCH A BIG DEAL IS THAT, UH, MAY JUST ONE, THE SD SIX HAS GOT TOTAL, ESPECIALLY THREE 80,000.
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SO THAT'S JUST ONE THAN THE SEVEN.YEAH, I MEAN WE'RE, THEY DO HAVE TAXING AUTHORITY NOW, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE JUST, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL OF THAT IS, IS PROVIDED TO US.
DID EVERYBODY GET A COPY OF THAT? OF THEIR BUDGET? I DIDN'T HAVE BELIEVE I DID THAT AFTER WE, EVERYBODY DIDN'T HAVE A COPY.
WHY DON'T WE, WHY DON'T WE PASS THIS AROUND AND, UH, LOOK AT, UH, LOOK AT THAT.
SO EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT IT IS? IT IS IT THAT IS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IS TO REPORT THEIR BUDGET INFORMATION TO US, BUT I BELIEVE SO FAR AND ONLY TWO HAVE SUBMITTED THAT.
AND THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH TO MAKE SURE WE DATA, WE'LL MAKE EVERYBODY COPY OF THAT.
SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL FILE AS WELL.
IT SHOWS, UH, REVENUE OF 380,000 1 0 7 FOR, UH, 2011 AND EXPENSES OF, OF THE SAME AMOUNT.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S DEAR YOU WANT LOOK THAT OVER BEFORE WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.
I'D NOT SEE EVERYBODY GET ON THE SAME PAGE.
HAVE THIS THING DONE IN THE STATUTE, ACTUALLY SAYS THAT WE SHALL APPOINT YEAH ON THAT BOARD IN JANUARY.
EVERY TWO YEARS, EVERY JANUARY.
IS IT EVERY JANUARY? EVERY JANUARY? IT DOESN'T SAY WE MAY.
I'M THINKING ABOUT ASKING OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PERSON, STEVE, TO HELP, UH, WORK THROUGH THIS.
AND, UH, STEVE, IF YOU'LL COME BY THE OFFICE SOMETIME, I DO HAVE THIS BIG, BIG BIBLE ABOUT ESCS.
SO, UH, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION FROM.
SO AT ANY RATE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BUDGET REPORT AS PRESENTED BY ESD SIX? MR. CLARK? WE'LL SECOND, MR. CLARK SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
DID YOU SAY RAY CLARK FIRST AND JC SECONDED? YES, MA'AM.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE WASTE HAULING FOR THE COUNTY CLEANUP DAY.
JACK SEBASTIAN IS HERE TO TALK TO, UH, JUDGE, I PROPOSE THAT WE CLOSE THAT BID ON, UH, THURSDAY, APRIL THE SEVENTH AT UH, 2:00 PM AND WE OPENED THAT BID AT TWO 30 THAT SAME DAY, APRIL 7TH AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS.
AND I THINK WE NEED A PRE-BID ON THAT.
AND IF I'M CORRECT, I BELIEVE THAT WE MEET ON MARCH 28TH.
SO I, I KIND OF RECOMMEND THAT WE, UH, MAYBE HAVE A PRE TWO O'CLOCK CASE COURT RUNS ALONG, PLENTY THERE, SOUTH CAMPUS TO AT THE PREBID.
WILL WE BE ABLE TO, UH, QUESTION THE COMPANY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE YES, SIR, EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE.
WE'LL HAVE A SPEC ON THE STREET, PROBABLY A COUPLE WEEKS THAT GIVES THE VENDOR TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AND THEN WE'LL COME AND MEET.
AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEMS WITH BAG, IF WE NEED CHANGE ANYTHING, THAT'S THE TIME WE WOULD DO THAT.
DISCUSS THAT AND CLEAN THAT UP.
ANY, UH, QUESTIONS? JACK? WE'RE HAVING A PREBID CONFERENCE ON MARCH 28TH.
IT'LL BE HERE IN, IT'LL BE AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS.
AND THEN ON, UH, APRIL 17TH, APRIL 7TH.
I'M SORRY, TWO O'CLOCK THE BID WILL BE DUE AND WE'LL ACTUALLY OPEN THOSE AT TWO 30 ON THE SEVENTH.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? AS PRESENTED BY SECOND COMMISSIONER? MAKES A MOTION MR. FURTHER
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DISCUSSION? YES.I'D NOT SAY ON THAT, ON THE POST THAT WORKSHOP ON THAT WE ALSO DISCUSSED ABOUT POLICIES FOR OUR FUTURE CLEANUPS.
WE, WE SEEM HAVE FORGOT THAT OUR LAST BUT OF TIME.
SO THAT'LL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS EFFORT UP NEXT.
NEXT ITEM IS ALSO DISCUSS AN ACT ON ADVERTISING AND BID FOR THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR WASTE HAULING FOR THE PRECINCT PORT ECO STATION.
SINCE THIS IS RELATED TO THE, UH, SAME TYPE OF, PROBABLY SAME VENDORS MAY BID ON THIS, UH, LIKE TO ALSO CLOSE OUT ON APRIL 7TH, UH, AT 2:00 PM AND WE'LL ALSO OPEN THE NOTICE AT TWO 30 AT THE SOUTH COUNTY.
AND I THINK WE, UH, RECOMMEND WE DO A PRE-BID, UH, AT THREE O'CLOCK SINCE THE SAME PLAYERS WILL BE THERE, COMMISSIONER.
AS LONG AS I GET BUSY WITH THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED, SIR.
ANY, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JACK? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED.
MR. MANNING MAKES THAT MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ONLY IN FAVOR, SAY A, A A THOSE OPPOSED TODAY.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 12.
AND DISCUSS AND ACT ON ORDERING A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION TO LEGALIZE THE LEGAL SALE OF MIXED BEVERAGES AND RESTAURANTS BY FOOD AND BEVERAGE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS ONLY IN THE CITY OF VILLE.
AND YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION, UH, FROM THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, WHICH IS ALSO THE, UH, ELECTIONS OFFICE.
I BELIEVE THEY WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE, UH, 278 SIGNATURES AND THEY ACTUALLY WOUND UP WITH 327.
SO THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENT ON THE NUMBER OF REQUIRED CALL THIS ELECTION.
IT'LL BE ON MAY THE 14TH, BUT I SUPPOSE SAME AS THE OTHER ELECTION.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT OR WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I APPROVE.
SO ELECTION MAKES THAT MOTION.
ANY SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THIS, WHAT AN ELECTION LIKE THAT COST.
DO WE HAVE ANY FIGURES ON WHAT IT COST DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I GUESS? WELL, IT'S THE SAME DAY AS SCHOOL AND CITY ELECTIONS.
THAT'LL BE, THAT WOULD HAVE OFFSET.
YEAH, I THINK THEY THEY CHIP IN THEIR OWN.
DID WE VOTE? NO, I'VE POST THEN ITEM 12, I'M SORRY.
ITEM 13 IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON ORDERING A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION TO LEGALIZE THE LEGAL SALE OF BEER AND WINE OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION ONLY IN THE CITY OF THIS SAME SITUATION WHERE THE, UH, PETITION WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTIONS OFFICE, 278 SIGNATURES REQUIRED.
AND THEY ACTUALLY, UH, UH, HAD MORE THAN THAT.
UH, THEY WERE ACTUALLY QUALIFIED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO THEY HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
COMMISSIONER CLARK SECONDS ALL IN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THEN, UH, COMMISSIONER CLARK HAS AN UPDATE ON THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION AND PLANNING COMMITTEE, A MEETING THAT WAS HELD, UH, HERE LAST TUESDAY EVENING.
AND YOU HAD A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WANNA BRING US UP TO DATE ON THAT? PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT.
WE WERE MISSING A JUDGE AND A COMMISSIONER WENT SOMEWHERE FOR A FREE MEAL, I BELIEVE TO GET SOMETHING.
WE WERE AT THE KAUFMAN CHAMBER.
THEY FED BETTER THAN WHAT YOU DID HERE.
I THINK OUR PURPOSE OF THIS PAST MEETING WERE SCHEDULED FOR JUDGE PARKER COUNTY BY GIVE US, UH, AN
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OVERVIEW OF WHAT THEY DID TO IMPROVE THEIR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN PARK COUNTY.THESE A, UH, COUNTYWIDE BONDAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAD SOME EMERGENCY CANCER SURGERY ON MONDAY.
UH, I TRIED TO DO MY BACKUP SPEAKER, WHICH WAS GOING TO BE, UH, COMM COMMISSIONER FROM ROCKWALL COUNTY.
THEY HAD A SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTION ON THERE ALSO.
BUT BOTH BOND ELECTIONS WERE, UH, ALL DONE IN TWO TOTALLY SEPARATE WAYS.
AND I WANTED THE COMMITTEE TO, TO HEAR HOW BOTH BOND ELECTIONS WERE AND IF WE DECIDE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE TO DO A BOND ELECTION AND WHICH AVENUE DO WE'D LIKE TO TAKE? UH, DAVID MAGNUS ROCKWELL COULD NOT MAKE IT BECAUSE HE HAD PREVIOUS THING.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA RESCHEDULE FOR ONE FOR MARCH AND ONE FOR APRIL.
COME BY AND GIVE US, GIVE US
I WENT AHEAD AND ASKED THIS COMMISSION IS, IS, IS COMPRISED OF ALL THE MAYORS, UH, ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ALL THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY.
I WANTED ALL, EVERYBODY TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHEN WE DO SOMETHING COUNTYWIDE.
I WENT AHEAD AND ASKED THEM WHAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT INCREASING REGISTRATION FEES.
THIS WAS NOT FOR, I THINK I SAID JUST FOR DISCUSSION ABOUT INCREASING REGISTRATION FEES IN KAMAN COUNTY.
ABOUT TWO $10 PER VEHICLE TO FUND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
Y'ALL REMEMBER THAT WE GOT, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE $78 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS BEEN BEEN DONE IN CON COUNTY OR WILL BE DONE VERY SHORTLY.
WE HAD, IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THAT $78 MILLION, WE HAD TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IN THE POT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WE'RE GONNA GET ANYTHING DONE RIGHT HERE, OR WE CAN WAIT.
JERRY WANTS A TEENAGER WHEN THERE, THIS HIGHWAY 34 WE'LL DISCUSSED HERE IN KAUFMAN AND IT'S GONNA BE BUILT HERE THIS NEXT YEAR OR SO.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE PUT A LITTLE MONEY IN THE POT.
UH, WE'D STILL BE WAITING IF WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING IN THERE.
UH, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT ALL THE MAYORS THOUGHT ELECTED OFFICIALS THOUGHT AND GO BACK TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND COME BACK AND SAY, THIS IS GOOD, THIS IS BAD.
THEY'RE JUST GONNA GO BACK AND TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE THEN, AND THEY'LL COME BACK AND TALK TO US ABOUT IT.
I, I THINK THEY HAD JUST LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT THE WORD.
AND I THINK, UH, MR. SNOW AND, AND MR. SIMS. YEAH, MR. JACKSON.
I PRESENTED A DRAFT, A DRAFT BILL DONE TO LEGISLATURE, UH, CONSIDER THIS.
AND WHEN I GIVE, GIVE MY DRAFT BILL TO, TO OUR COMMISSION OR, OR COALITION, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT, THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT SENDING THE MONEY OVER TO THE RTC TO SEND IT BACK TO US.
SAID, WHY DON'T WE JUST KEEP IT HERE? AND SO WE'RE GONNA REWORD THAT, UH, TO SEE HOW THAT, HOW THAT COMES OUT.
SO THE MONEY COMES DIRECTLY BACK TO THE COUNTY.
HOWEVER, THERE'S UH, SENATOR, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HURST HAS GOT A PLAN TO INCREASE REGISTRATION FEES BY $20.
WE DON'T WANNA DO BOTH OF 'EM.
THAT'D BE TOO MUCH FROM THE PAPERWORK.
WE, WE WANT TO SEE WHAT HIS PLAN LOOKS LIKE BEFORE WE EITHER SUPPORT IT OR NOT SUPPORT IT.
UH, I WOULD SAY THAT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH MONEY COMES BACK INTO KAUFMAN COUNTY.
WHETHER WE WANNA SUPPORT IT OR NOT.
IF IT ALL GOES TO THE GRAND PARKWAY IN HOUSTON, LIKE $350 MILLION THEY MIRACULOUSLY FOUND LAST WEEK.
THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD 350 MILLION, BUT THEY'RE GONNA BUILD THE GRAND PARKWAY IN HOUSTON WITH THE MONEY THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY EVEN HAD.
YEAH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GONNA PUT OUR MONEY IN IN THE POCKET BACK IN THE
SO WE'RE, WE'RE JUST WAITING THAT THIS WAS JUST GENERALLY A CONSENSUS TYPE MEETING TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS GENERALLY WELL ACCEPTED.
THEY WANT TO GO BACK AND TALK TO THEIR COUNCILS AND THEIR CITIZENS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT UNTIL MARCH 12TH, UH, AF AFTER MARCH 12TH, WE CAN FILE AN LOCAL BILL.
THEN WE JUST, THAT COMAN COUNTY, COMAN COUNTY IF WE WANT TO.
BUT I TO SEE IF EVERYBODY ELSE COUNTY THINKS A GOOD IDEA.
I SAID, WELL, WHEN WILL WE KNOW ABOUT HIS BILL? HIS BILL? WELL, I'M WAITING ON A DRAFT OF HIS BILL RIGHT NOW TO SEE HOW IT SAYS.
BUT HIS BILL HAS TO BE FILED BY MARCH 12TH.
SO WE'LL GO BY BY THEN IF THAT'S GONNA SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS OR HELP US OR HURT US OR WHAT IF HE RAISES IT 20 AND THEY KEEP ALL OF IT STAKE.
WE DIDN'T NO, WE, WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T SOLVED ANY TON COUNTY'S PROBLEM STATE.
OKAY? THE DAYS OF THE STATE THIS BUILDING STATE HIGHWAYS ARE PROBABLY FADING.
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN A LOT.
NOW THEY'RE EXPECTING PARTICIPATION.
EITHER THAT OR SOME SORT OF TO, AND UH, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE IN REGARDS TO THAT.
NOW THAT BEING SAID, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL A BOND ELECTION IN
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THE NEXT NO.I MEAN, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD YET.
YEAH, WE'VE GOT MUCH WORK TO DO.
BUT IT DOES GIVE US AN OPTION TO, UH, AT LEAST TRY TO GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND I APPRECIATE WHAT RAY IS DOING AND THE OTHER FOLKS THAT'S BEEN MEETING ON, I THINK THIS WAS THE SECOND MEETING THAT YOU HAD THIRD, THE THIRD MEETING THAT YOU HAD.
SO THIS IS, UH, THE WAY TO KIND OF GET PEOPLE TO START TALKING ABOUT WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE NOW THAT, THAT ALSO IS GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE SOON GOING TO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF WORK GOING ON.
IN FACT, I BELIEVE I READ WHERE THE TAR PROJECT'S GONNA GO BID ON MARCH 34 THERE GOING OVER HIGHWAY EIGHT AND THE OTHERS WILL BE COMING LATER ON THE YEAR.
I THINK THERE'S STILL SOME RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S GOTTA BE APPLIED.
THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION APPROVED ALL THOSE ITEMS THIS PAST THURSDAY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN CAROL'S HAVING A PRE BID, THE SECOND PREBID CONFERENCE TODAY.
SO IT'S SUPPOSEDLY A LOT OF THESE PRICES HAVE BEEN COMING IN UNDER BUDGET.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'LL BE THE SAME CASE.
IT'S STILL A GOOD TIME TO BE BID.
ONE OF THE PARTS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE TO EVERYBODY IS, UH, THIS COSTS MONEY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO DO, TO DO NOTHING.
MATTER OF FACT, THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIG BUZZWORD IS THE COST OF DOING NOTHING IS WHAT, AND ONE OF THING IS THAT TODAY 47% OF OUR CITIZENS WORK IN DALLAS COUNTY, THEY GO BACK AND FORTH TO DALLAS, 47% OF THEM, OF THOSE 47%, THEY SPEND 35 HOURS A YEAR SITTING IN TRAFFIC BEING NONPRODUCTIVE POLLUTING THERE FOR THAT 35.
THEY COULD BE EITHER GETTING PAID AND HAVE ANOTHER WEEK PAYCHECK A YEAR.
OR AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY COULD BE HOME WATCHING THEIR GRANDKIDS LIKE, I'D LIKE TO GO PLAY SOCCER, BASEBALL OR WHATEVER, DO SOMETHING THEY WANTED TO DO BESIDES BEING STUCK IN TRAFFIC.
DON'T DO ANYTHING IN 20 YEARS, THAT NUMBER WILL INCREASE TO 70 HOURS A YEAR, TWO WEEKS WORTH OF WORK SITTING STILL LOAD THERE, NOT BEING ABLE, BEING ABLE WITH MY GRANDKIDS.
SO IT, IT DOES COST TO DO SOMETHING, BUT IT COSTS, YEAH, IT COSTS TO DO NOTHING.
WELL THE OTHER THING I THINK ON THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF TRANSPORTATION FEE OR WHATEVER IT WINDS UP BEING, IS THE FACT THAT RIGHT NOW THE STATE DIVERSE A LOT OF THE GAS TAGS FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
AND BY CONSTITUTION, 25% OF THE GAS TAGS, WHENEVER WE GO AND BUY A TANK OF GAS, 25% GOES TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION PROGRAM THAT'S IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
BUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE LEGISLATURE HAS FUNNELED OFF SOME OF THAT MONEY TO OTHER CAUSES.
I MEAN THEY'RE GOOD CAUSES, UH, SUCH AS FUNDING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
I THINK ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE TAX MONEY THAT WE PAY AS GAS TAXES ACTUALLY GOES TO FUND DPS.
AND THAT HADN'T BEEN THAT WAY ALL THAT LONG.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS STARTED SOME, SOME TIME AGO.
SO IF, IF THE STATE WOULD FIND OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO FUND, UH, DPS, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE MUST HAVE A GOOD GOODS ORGANIZATION THAT WILL LEAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE, IN THE FUND TO BE DONE.
PLUS THERE IS, UH, WE NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE CAUSE OF BONDS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OVER THE YEARS, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THAT WE'RE NOW PAYING ABOUT A BILLION.
THE STATE OF TEXAS IS NOW PAYING ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR JUST PAYING OFF OF THAT BONDED DEBT.
AND THAT'S HOW ROADS HAVE BEEN BUILT.
AND I THINK THERE'S $3 BILLION OF DEBT OUT THERE TO BE ISSUED.
AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING MAYBE ISSUE THAT.
AND SO WE'VE GOT, IF ANY OF THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE VIABLE FOR SOME OF THAT AS WELL.
SO NOBODY LIKES TO SPEND MONEY BUILDING ROADS, BUT EVERYBODY LIKES GOOD ROADS.
AND SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE OTHER PART OF ANYBODY HAVING ANY QUESTIONS FOR GRADE ON ITEM, NOTHING REALLY TO ACT ON.
IT'S JUST MORE OR LESS DISTRICT, DISTRICT MAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT AS A COURT.
ITEM 15 IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON AUTHORIZING COMMISSIONER CLARK TO NEGOTIATE RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE DONATION DONATIONS FOR THE, UH, STATE HIGHWAY 34 KAUFMAN BYPASS.
YOU WANT, TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE'VE GOT A STAKE IN GETTING THIS HIGHWAY 34 BUILT OUT HERE.
I BELIEVE THERE WAS A, UH,
UH, BY STATUTE WE HAVE TO, THAT NOW WE ARE AN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COUNTY PER PROTECT DOCKS QUALIFICATION.
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DOING A 10% MATCH, WE CAN DO A 4.2% MATCH OF THEIR MONEY THAT THEY'RE GONNA BUILD THIS ROAD.WELL, UH, IF WE CAN RECEIVE DONATIONS OR REDUCE COSTS FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT IN TURN REDUCE OUR COST TO GET THAT ROAD BUILT BECAUSE IT COUNT AN IN KIND TYPE DONATION DONATION.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, WITH TDO GOT ALL THEIR PAPERWORK ON HOW TO DO THAT, TO RECEIVE THE DONATIONS.
THE DONATION WOULD BE MADE IN THE NAME OF THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY WOULD IN TURN DEED THAT PROPERTY TO THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE DRIVEWAY FOR THAT ROAD OUT THERE.
AND WE'D GET CREDIT FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
THAT'S ACTUALLY APPRAISED FOR WOULD BE, WOULD BE OUR PORTION.
THIS WE'RE GOING TO, I, I WANT TO PROCEED ON GETTING THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR BOTH PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.
IT'S ALMOST ALL COUNTY LAND, RIGHT? PHASE ONE CAN BE BUILT.
UH, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY COUNTERMAN INVOLVED, BUT IT STILL HAS TO BE PURCHASED.
I THINK THERE'S 27 TRACKS WE NEED TO DEAL.
AND I WOULD LIKE THE AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THE ROUND WAY.
HOW MANY ACRES YOU LAND BE INVOLVED IN THAT PHASE ONE? IN PHASE IN PHASE TWO? I THINK WE'RE CLOSE TO 20 ACRES WHERE IT GOES TO THE COUNTY FARM.
WELL I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION AND THEN, UH, ALSO TO VOLUNTEER MY SERVICES.
IF YOU NEED ME TO HELP YOU, I WANT THE VOLUNTARY, LIKE I SAID, IT IS GOING TAKE THE, UH, OH, THE TEAM IS GOING TO BE, UH, SINCE IT'S BE
THEY HAVE PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF SOME INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE.
UH, IF JERRY'S A GOOD FRIEND WITH ONE OF 'EM, THAT'S ONE I'M GONNA GO TALK TO.
IF THE GUY HATES JERRY, JERRY'S NOT GOING WITH ME, WE GO TALK TO ME.
CAN'T IMAGINE THAT BEING THE CASE.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ROBIN TO APPROVE THIS ITEM AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS, SINCE WE'RE DEALING WITH LAND ACQUISITION AND RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASES, UH, WE NEED AN ATTORNEY TO ASSIST US IN DOING THAT.
AND I THINK YOU'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH JOHN MOSLEY AND ITEM 16 SAYS IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF JOHN MOSLEY'S SERVICES TO ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY 34 COFFMAN BYPASS.
HAS MR. MOLEY BEEN ASSIST, ASSIST THE COUNTY ON THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR FM ROADS? UH, HE HELPED ME GET THE 5 9 8 PROJECT DONE OUT THERE.
HE'S BEEN ON TRYING TO GET THE DRIVEWAY OUT FOR 20 YEARS.
IT WASN'T AN EASY JOB, BUT WE GOT FINALLY GOT IT DONE HEADING TO 30, IS IT 39 8 AFTER JC 39, 8 AFTER 39 8, YEAH.
AND I'M NOT BEEN A LAWYER A LITTLE BIT LEERY OF DOING THIS ON MY OWN WITHOUT SOMEBODY LOOKING ON MY SHOULDER AND SAYING, AND
THIS HAS TO BE DONE RIGHT DOWN TO THE T BUT WE WE'LL VIOLATE SOME FEDERAL LAWS AND, AND, AND, UH, TAKE A CHANCE ON PULLING OUR MONEY UP.
SO, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, HE'S BEEN DOING THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO USE MR. MO AGAIN ON THE SITE PROJECT.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? WE HAVE A PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR MR. LEY.
NO, BUT WE CAN, HOW DO WE WELL, HE'S BEEN DOING WORKFORCE.
YEAH, HE'S BEEN DOING, HE'S BEEN DOING RIGHT AWAY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IF WE COULD GET THAT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT COURT BE, COULD WE INCLUDE THAT IN OUR MOTION THEN? YES.
TO GET A OR REVIEW BY PENDING A CONTRACT APPROVAL BY COUNCIL.
WE'LL LOOK AND SEE JOHN, IF WE MAY HAVE ALREADY AN EXISTING CONTRACT.
IF NOT, WE'LL REVIEW THAT AND CERTAINLY GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
SO ALL DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? INCLUDING THE, UH, I MAKE THAT PART ON THERE ABOUT, UH, REVIEWING A CONTRACT WITH MR. MOSLEY TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
SECOND THAT SECOND, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER MAY ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A A THOSE OPPOSED NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPLYING FOR A GRANT FORMAN COUNTY ANIMAL FRIENDLY FUND AND
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AUTHORIZING COMMISSIONER CLARK OR JUDGE WOOD TO SIGN.AND YOU HAVE THE, UH, INFORMATION ON THE, UH, RAY, I THINK YOU WERE CONTACTED BY THESE.
I LIKE FOR, UH, BONNIE HILL COMING UP.
SHE'S IN CHARGE OF THE COUPLAND COUNTY ANIMAL AWARENESS PROJECT.
GIVE NO TODAY GREAT PROJECT FOR OUR COUNTY.
AND I, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD POINT OUT RIGHT NOW REASON I PUT ON THERE, YOU AUTHORIZED MYSELF FOR JUDGE WOOD SIGN AS JUDGE WOOD WAS NOT AROUND OR PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.
AND I DID NOT WANT TO ASSUME THAT HE WAS IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS EVEN THOUGH I WAS SO YOU COULD, I MEAN, IT'S FINE IF ME TAKING MY NAME OFF SIGN THE GRANT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY WAS ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, WELL THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK IN FRONT OF THE COURT THIS MORNING.
AND I DID WANT TO JUST GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND ON KAUFFMAN COUNTY ANIMAL AWARENESS PROJECT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW COMMISSIONERS WHO MAY NOT BE AWARE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
UM, BUT ACTUALLY WE WERE INCORPORATED IN 2004 AS A CHARITY NON-PROFIT TO PROVIDE FREE SURGERIES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
UM, WE STARTED AS A MOBILE CLINIC AND WE WENT TO EVERY CITY ONE TIME PER WEEK.
WE DID ABOUT 25 SURGERIES EVERY WEEK.
UM, WE JUST BUILT, WE'VE GROWN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND IN 2009 WE'VE INTO A NEW 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, UM, WHERE WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM 17,000 SURGERIES A YEAR THERE.
UM, OUR FACILITY'S ALSO USED, UM, ON A NATIONAL BASIS FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE HIGH VOLUME SPAY CLINICS, UM, SO THAT THEY CAN, HOW TO AFFORD TO DO IT AND HOW TO DO, UM, GOOD QUALITY CARE.
UM, SO FAR IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE PERFORMED OVER 50,000 SURGERIES.
UM, AND WE DO THAT WITH THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL BE ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS.
UM, WE NEED $830,000 A YEAR IN DONATIONS AND GRANTS TO KEEP OUR BUILDING OPEN.
UM, WHAT I CAME TO TALK ABOUT TODAY WAS IS THAT THERE IS A ANIMAL FRIENDLY FUND GRANT, WHICH IS DONE THROUGH LICENSE PLATES.
SO PEOPLE BUY SPECIFIC LICENSE PLATES AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THAT MONEY GOES FOR ITS ESTATE AND THEN IS DISTRIBUTED OUT TO QUALIFIED NON-PROFITS.
UM, WE GET ABOUT 20 TO $70,000 A YEAR FROM 'EM FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
WELL, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE GOVERNMENT KIND OF DOES SOME THINGS TO MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND, BUT RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE SOME EXTRA MONEY THAT THEY NEED TO GIVE AWAY IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CAN'T GIVE IT TO NONPROFITS, UM, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE A COMPETITIVE BASE.
THEY CAN GIVE TO COUNTIES OR THEY CAN GIVE TO CITIES.
AND SO I CALLED RAY
SO THEY HAVE OFFERED TO GIVE HOFFMAN COUNTY $50,000, WHICH WILL GIVE US 800 FREE SURGERIES THAT WE CAN OFFER TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
UM, WHICH WILL STOP THE BIRTH OF APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ANIMALS OVER THE NEXT, UM, YEAR.
SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND CAN'T AFFORD ARE ALREADY LOW PRICE.
UM, 33% OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO OUR CLINIC HAVE TO GET SERVICES FOR FREE.
OUR SURGERY COST IS $92 A SURGERY, BUT OUR AVERAGE AMOUNT THAT PEOPLE PAY WHEN THEY COME IN IS 55.
SO WE DO HAVE TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.
SO I'M JUST HERE TODAY TO MAKE SURE, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE THE CONTRACT IN HAND, BUT, UM, IT WON'T BE READY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO EITHER RAY OR TO THE JUDGE THIS AFTERNOON TO BRING THAT CONTRACT OVER TO HAVE IT SIGNED.
UM, KCA IS GOING TO DO ALL THE PAPERWORK.
UM, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD PREPARE YOUR MONTHLY BILL, UM, ATTACH A TOPIC OF OUR MONTHLY BILL THAT WE'D BE BILLING IN THE COUNTY.
AND THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MAIL IT INTO THE STATE, GET PAID, AND THEN ONCE SHE GETS PAID FROM THEM, THEN YOU WOULD PAY US FOR THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED.
UM, BUT WE'LL DO ALL YOUR QUARTERLY REPORTING FOR YOU AND ALL YOUR, AND YOUR BILLING FOR YOU SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE, NOBODY HAS TO ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING OR ANY EXTRA WORK ON YOUR SIDE EXCEPT WE SIGNING THE BILLS EVERY MONTH.
IS THAT SOMETHING JOHN YOU NEED TO MAYBE LOOK AT OR, SO, UH, MY ONLY QUESTION IS IT'S RAISED AS A GRANT.
IS THE GRANT TO THE COUNTY OR IS IT GRANT? THE GRANT IS TO THE COUNTY.
BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER, THEY, WE ALREADY HAVE A GRANT THROUGH THEM AND SINCE THEY HAVE THIS EXTRA MONEY THEY'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF, THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMPETITIVE, COMPETITIVE BID IF THEY WENT TO NONPROFIT.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY CALLED AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MONEY.
DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO COULD USE IT? BUT IT HAS TO BE A CITY OR ACCOUNTING.
SO IS THE JUDGE ACTUALLY SENDING A GRANT APPLICATION? UM, ACTUALLY THERE'S NO APPLICATION THAT'S REQUIRED.
IT'S GONNA BE A GRANT CONTRACT, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE DEVELOPING THE CONTRACT.
THAT'S, THAT'S EASIER THAN I THOUGHT.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY, IT'S THEIR STANDARD AGREEMENT.
AND HOW MANY, UH, HOW MANY S DID YOU SPEND LAST YEAR? UH, LAST YEAR WE DID 12,053.
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IS TO DO 15,000 AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR WILL BE 17,000 SURGERIES.THE JUDGE SIGNS FOR THE GRANT, THE MONEY COMES INTO THE CAN THEN WHERE'S, WELL ACTUALLY THE MONEY DOESN'T COME INTO THE CAN UNTIL THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, IS THAT YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT, WE PROVIDE A SERVICE, CERTAIN NUMBER OF SURGERIES PER MONTH.
UM, AND THEN WE WOULD BILL THE COUNTY FOR THOSE SURGERIES AT A FLAT RATE, I THINK IT'S SIX, $7.
AND SOME SENSE THAT MONEY COMES OUT AND THEN YOU, WELL GENERALLY HOW WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE WITH OTHER CITIES IS THAT THEY WAIT TO PAY ME UNTIL AFTER THEY GET THE CHECK FROM THE STATE.
SO THEY SUBMIT THEIR BILL TO THE STATE, WHICH WE WOULD PREPARE FOR YOU, AND THEN THEY GENERALLY PAY WITHIN 20 TO 25 DAYS AFTER YOU SUBMIT YOUR GRANT, YOUR BILL.
AND THEN THEY CUT A CHECK FOR ME.
AND THEN, AND SO IN OTHER WORDS, UH, WE WOULDN'T BE WOUND IT WOUND IT PAYING MORE THAN 50,000.
OTHER, NOT ANOTHER, NOT ANOTHER SAYING OVER THAT, IF WE END UP GOING OVER, WHICH SOMETIMES WE DO ON OUR GRANTS BECAUSE WE, WE SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS AND WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S ALL ON THE SHOW.
WE JUST GENERALLY EAT THAT FUNDING OURSELVES.
OTHER, LIKE BY THE COURTS, WE SPEND ABOUT $70,000 A YEAR KILLING DOGS AND CATS AND IT GOES TO HENDERSON COUNTY.
GIVE IT TO ANOTHER COUNTY TO DO THAT FOR US.
EVERY, EVERY DOG CAT THAT COULD BE SPAYED IS ANOTHER SIX OR EIGHT ANIMALS MORE PER YEAR.
THE SHERIFF DOESN'T HAVE TO GO PICK UP.
I MEAN, THE BEST THING TO DO IS THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS IS THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO KILL ANIMALS FAST ENOUGH.
I MEAN, EVERYONE THAT YOU KILL, THERE'S ANOTHER 20 OR 30 THAT'S BORN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF 'EM.
AND WE DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN POVERTY HAVE ANIMALS THAT ALSO LIVE IN THE SAME POVERTY AS THEY DO.
AND SO THEY, PEOPLE TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
BUT IF THEY, RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ECONOMIC DOWNFALL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, I MEAN WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THEY CAN'T EVEN AFFORD TO GIVE A RABIES VACCINE TO THEIR PET RIGHT NOW.
SO WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP THESE PEOPLE SPAY, NEUTER THEIR ANIMALS.
AND HOPEFULLY OUR GOAL IS, IS SO THAT THE COUNTY WILL NEVER HAVE TO OFFER, NEVER HAVE TO OPEN A SHELTER BECAUSE IF YOU END UP HAVING TO OPEN A SHELTER AND YOU'RE TALKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR TO RUN A SHELTER.
AND IF WE CAN TRY TO KEEP THIS UNDER CONTROL NOW WHILE OUR COUNTY'S GROWING, IT WILL HELP US IN THE LAW.
HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR COMMISSIONER MAIN TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND HAVE SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER SECONDS FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM ANYBODY.
APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD SEND THAT DOWN TO, YOU'LL BE IN STATEMENT FOR ME.
YEAH, I'LL BE IN, UH, WHAT TIME DO YOU THINK YOU'LL I'M HOPING IT'LL BE SOMETIME BEFORE FIVE SO I CAN GET IT IN THE MAIL.
'CAUSE THE CONTRACT STARTS TOMORROW, SO.
I'VE, I'VE GOT TO LEAVE AROUND THREE OR THREE 30.
SO WE MIGHT CALL IF RAY WILL BE AROUND THEN.
THE NEXT ITEM, ACTUALLY THE NEXT THREE ITEMS, UH, PUT ON THE AGENDA AT THE REQUEST OF, UH, COMMISSIONER MANNING, I BELIEVE.
AND FIRST ONE IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON ESTABLISHING WEIGHT LIMITS ON ALL COUNTY ROADS.
DO YOU HAVE, UH, I BELIEVE A COPY OF THE, UH, UH, LAW, UH, THAT APPLIES TO THAT TO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT? YES.
UH, I, I FEEL LIKE THAT THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BENEFIT, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY OF CITIZENS OF COLTON COUNTY AND ALSO SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY IF WE CAN ESTABLISH A LOAD LIMIT, UH, ON ALL THESE, UH, COUNTY ROADS.
OF COURSE, I DON'T HAVE ALL THE PS ACCUSED NAILED DOWN LIKE I SHOULD HAVE.
I'M NOT A, UH, I'M NOT AN ATTORNEY, BUT, UH, UH, AND HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT OUR COUNTY ATTORNEYS.
BUT, UH, UH, IF WE COULD, IF WE COULD, UH, ESTABLISH THESE LOAD LINKS, IT MIGHT ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT COMMISSIONER JACKSON'S HAVING IN HIS PRECINCT.
AND I'M ALSO HAVING SOME PROBLEMS OVER IN SCURRY WITH, WITH DAMAGE AND, UH, TO OUR, TO OUR COUNTY ROADS AND, AND ALSO, UH, UH, PEOPLE BEING RUN OFF IN THE DITCH AND, AND GETTING A WINDSHIELD BROKEN AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS.
UH, IF WE NEED MORE INFORMATION ON IT, UH, POSSIBLY WE COULD HAVE
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A WORKSHOP AND MAYBE GET SOMEBODY TO UH, UH, IN ENLIGHTEN US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.THIS KIND OF TIES INTO THE WHOLE ISSUE THAT WE DISCUSSED WHEN WE HAD THE LAST MEETING.
I GUESS FULLY HAVE A WORKSHOP.
YEAH, WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THAT.
ANYWAY, SO IT MAY TIE THIS AND THE NEXT ITEM ABOUT THE OVERLOAD PERMIT.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT AUTHORITY WE HAVE ON AN OVERLOAD PERMIT.
THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE'VE GOTTA INVESTIGATE.
WELL, AND THE REASON THAT I GOT STARTED ON THIS WAS I CAME ACROSS THIS SECTION 6 21 0.301, SORRY, THE STATUTES OF THE COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WEIGHT COMM COURT OF A COUNTY LOAD LIMIT FOR ANY COUNTY ROAD OR BRIDGE ONLY WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
NOW, I GUESS THE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE DOT, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.
UH, AND I MIGHT, I MIGHT SAY THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO TO, UH, PREEMPT THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT OR THE, OR THE DEPUTIES IN ANY WAY.
UH, THEY GOT THEIR HANDS FULL AND I THOUGHT IF WE UH, COULD POSSIBLY GET THIS AS A SEPARATE DEAL, MIGHT NOT PUT ANY EXTRA LOAD ON THE SHERIFF AND UH, GO FORWARD FROM THERE.
I UH, IT ALSO SAID THE COUNTY HAD TO HAVE ENGINEER TO OUT ON ROAD.
SO WHAT WOULD, AND TALKING ABOUT ALL THE ROAD, ALL THE COUNTY ROAD YEAH.
D COUNTYWIDE EXPENSE I'M SURE.
I DUNNO, I IF WE COULD USE AN ENGINEERING REPORT FROM DOT OR, OR WHAT, BECAUSE I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW ALL THAT WORK AT THIS POINT.
BUT I PLAN ON DOING THE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT AND THE OTHER ITEMS WHILE WE'RE IN IT, WE'LL, WE GONE TO THESE OTHER TWO, BUT THE LAST ONE WOULD BE THIS DISCUSS ACT ON HIRING A COUNTY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
AND I THINK THAT WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD THE OTHER DAY WITH IT AS WELL.
AND JOHN, YOU WERE, I THINK YOU WERE DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHAT WE COULD DO AND RIGHT.
AND I'VE SPOKEN TO BOB ASKED ABOUT, AND, AND FROM WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD THE COMMISSIONER TO SAY HE DOESN'T WANT TO SET A LIMIT TODAY.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO SAY HE WANTS TO MERELY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE WANTS TO GO FORWARD ON EACH OF THESE PARTICULAR TOPICS.
I GUESS DEVELOP THIS IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR 60 DAYS AND THEN COORDINATE.
'CAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE APPROVAL OF TDOT OR THEY HAVE SOME BETO POWER REGARDING, AM I CORRECT, COMMISSIONER? YES.
I I YOU'RE NOT SAYING HERE'S THE LIMIT TODAY.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED MORE INFORMATION, UH, UH, TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET A FIRM, A FIRM HAND ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE, IF WE, IF WE PASS THESE LOAD LIMITS AND UH, UH, PUT AN OFFICER ON TO ENFORCE THAT, WELL WE NEED TO HAVE TEETH IN IT TO WHERE, UH, WE CAN ENFORCE IT.
IN OTHER WORDS, BE A FINE OR, OR, UH, RED FLAG TRUCK OR WHATEVER, OR WHATEVER VEHICLE IT MIGHT BE.
BUT, UH, AT THIS POINT, UM, I MIGHT POSSIBLY HAVE JUMPED GUN A LITTLE BIT ON THIS AND I APOLOGIZE IF I HAVE, BUT I, I FEEL LIKE IT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND, UH, SO WHATEVER THE COMMISSIONERS THINK WE SHOULD DO ABOUT IT AND THE JUDGE, UH, I'M AGREEABLE TO THAT.
SHERIFF, YOU AND BRYANT WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN.
I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, THIS, THE OTHER DAY THAT WE MET THE LAST TIME ABOUT THE ENFORCEMENT PART OF IT AND WHERE, WHERE YOU ARE ON THAT.
WELL, FROM MY STANDPOINT, UH, WE DID COME UP WITH THE VEHICLE FROM THE, UH, COMMISSIONER, THE CUSTOMER TO USED AND I'VE DISCUSSED IT WITH HIM.
I THINK HE'S MOVING FORWARD ON ACQUIRING THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND THE TRAINING.
UM, AND I THINK THAT HE'S, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT HE WAS GOING TO UTILIZE CURRENT PERSONNEL TO DO THAT.
UH, BUT HE COULD SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT I, MY PART IS I FURNISH THE VEHICLE AND WE'LL DO ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN TO SUPPORT OFFICER.
WHAT THE SHERIFF PROVIDED US, A VEHICLE IS A A C SUBURBAN, UM, AND I'VE GONE FORTH, TALKED TO DENTON COUNTY, TWO AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS OFFER TRAINING FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT.
ONE BEING DPS IN AUSTIN, THE OTHER BEING, UH, DENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
AND I TALKED TO JOHNSON COUNTY.
ELLIS COUNTY HAS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT FOR THEIR COUNTY.
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COUNTY DOES, IS GOING TO BE MORE ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE DO IS FORCING THE, THE COUNTY.AND THAT'S WHERE I'VE MENTIONED TO COMMISSIONER MANNING ABOUT, UH, JOHNSON COUNTY, I BELIEVE IT'S JOHNSON COUNTY AND LIBERTY COUNTY HAS WENT AHEAD.
THE STATE ALLOWS THESE TRUCKS TO RUN OVERLOADED IF YOU BUY A PERMIT.
WELL, AND THAT'S FINE FOR THE STATE ROADS.
WHAT THEY, THEY TOOK IT A STEP FORWARD AND MADE A LAW WITHIN THE COUNTY, I GUESS THROUGH COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND, AND THE COUNTY JUDGE TO WHERE NOW YOU HAVE TO BUY A PERMIT TO RUN ON A COUNTY ROAD AS WELL.
SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S DOLLARS THAT'LL BE ABLE TO, IF WE, IF THAT'S ABLE TO HAPPEN, THAT WE CAN USE TO, TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THESE ROADS THAT ARE BEING DAMAGED BY THE TRUCKS AND, AND MAKE IT TO WHERE OUR CITIZENS CAN'T GET UP AND DOWN.
THE DENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE OFFERED TO COME DOWN HERE.
I FIRST TALKED TO 'EM, THEY SAID IF WE COULD GET A, A FULL CLASS, WHICH IS EIGHT TO 10, UH, OFFICERS TOGETHER AND COME UP THERE, THEY'D PUT THE CLASS ON AT DENTON COUNTY FOR NO CHARGE.
UM, AND I'D TALKED TO HENDERSON COUNTY, SO, AND, AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF BRIEF THEM ON WHAT WE WAS TRYING TO DO AND THEY TALKED TO THE SHERIFF AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE COULD, IF WE HAD TO PUT PEOPLE TOGETHER TO GET A FULL CLASS UP THERE, WE WOULD.
THEY SAID IF WE CAN'T GET A FULL CLASS, THEY'RE WILLING TO SEND THEIR OFFICERS DOWN HERE.
AND I TALKED TO THE SHERIFF AND LIEUTENANT JANUARY AND THEY'VE OFFERED TO LET US USE THE TRAINING FACILITY AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR OUR CLASSROOM WORK.
AND OF COURSE OUR HANDS DON'T, WILL BE OUT HERE ON THE STREETS.
AND I THINK, RAY, YOU HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH ONE COMMISSION, MR. JOHNSON, JOHN.
MR. VINCENT DOWN THERE BY CONTACT HIM SEVERAL YEARS.
AND HE'S GOING TO SEND ME THE, THE STATUTE THAT ALLOWS THEM LEGALLY TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING DOWN THERE.
SAID IT'S WORKING GREAT DOWN THERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
AND I'D LIKE TO COMPLIMENT MANUAL, TRY AND PUSH THIS THING THROUGH BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UH, AS SOON AS, AND I EXPECT I PROBABLY SHOULD GET THAT TODAY.
AS SOON AS I DO, I'M GOING FORWARD ON TO MR. MANNING AND THEN, UH, JOHN LOAN TO LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT THE STATUTE AND SEE WHAT GIVES THAT AUTHORITY TO DO THAT WAY.
BUT THEY SAID IT'S WORKING GREAT FOR THEM DOWN THERE.
I DON'T SEE ANY DOWNFALL TO IT AT ALL.
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I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT RIGHT.WELL, IF WE CAN GET, GET THEM TO BUY PERMITS FROM THE COUNTY, THAT WOULD HELP GENERATE FUNDS TO GO BACK INTO THE COUNTY.
SO COMMISSIONER BROWN, I, I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
DID HE HAVE, I GUESS THAT DISCUSSION GOT TOO BORING.
I GUESS
THEY DO DECEMBER THING IN ELLIS COUNTY.
WE HAD ONE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HERE FROM ELLIS COUNTY JUST VISITING EARLIER.
AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD RESOURCE FOR US.
NOW, THE WAY I LOOKED AT THIS THING, KINDA LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, WE'VE GOT THREE ISSUES HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE ISSUE OF WHAT WE CAN ENFORCE AND WHAT WE CAN'T ENFORCE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOTTA WORK THROUGH THE ATTORNEYS TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT AFTER WE GET IT DONE, AFTER WE FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN TO, UH, UH, WHAT WE CAN LEGALLY REQUIRE, UH, THE HAULERS TO DO, UH, THEN WE HAVE THE WHOLE ISSUE OF ENFORCEMENT.
BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE CAN HAVE ALL THESE SIGNS OUT THERE AND ALL THE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT REGULATIONS IN THE WORLD, BUT IF WE DON'T ENFORCE IT, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP US AT ALL.
SO THAT'S THE PART I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING ON, BRIAN, AS FAR AS THE ENFORCEMENT JUDGE WILL BE, ANY, ANY, ANYTHING FROM THE TRAFFIC CODE THAT THAT'S ALREADY, WE CAN ENFORCE ANYTHING, ANY STATE LAW THAT'S IN THE TRAFFIC CODE WHERE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ENFORCE LIKE A DOT OFFICER FROM THE STATE DOES.
AS FAR AS MEDICAL RECORDS, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, THE TRUCK OUT ON THE INTERSTATE THAT THAT'LL BE LEFT AT DPS.
UH, EVERYTHING WE'RE TARGETING HAS TO DO WITH COUNTY ROADS AND, AND AS, AS FAR AS THE WEIGHT LIMITS GO, EVERYTHING ELSE IS, IS JUST MORE PUBLIC SAFETY AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC LAWS AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, THE TALKS BEING TAKEN CARE OF, YOU KNOW, THE LOADS ARE TO DOWN HERE.
ANYBODY THAT DRIVES UP DOWN 34 ON A REGULAR BASIS HAD A WINDOW KNOCKED OUT, IT'S, AND, AND THESE GUYS ARE MAKING A LIVING.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KEEP ANYBODY FROM MAKING A LIVING, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP A ROAD SAFE.
WANT 'EM BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
WELL, BRIAN, ON, ON THE UH, OH EIGHT PERMIT YES SIR.
IT WOULD SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE ON COUNTY ROAD AS IT DOES ON, THEY, THEY, THEY ARE.
IF, IF THERE'S NO COUNTY GO, IF THERE'S NO COUNTY LAW, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING TO THE, THE DENTON COUNTY OFFICERS AND, AND JOHNSON COUNTY, IF THERE'S NO COUNTY LAW SET IN PLACE RIGHT NOW THAT Y'ALL DO NOT REQUIRE 'EM TO HAVE AN OVERWEIGHT TICKET FOR COUNTY ROADS, THEN THE WHATEVER THE STATE GIVES 'EM IS FINE.
BUT IF Y'ALL MAKE LAW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE OVERWEIGHT PERMIT TO RIDE ON THE COUNTY ROAD AS WELL.
THAT'S, THAT'S ANOTHER PERMIT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PURCHASE IF THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE GOLF COUNTY.
AND I WOULD THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, WE ALL ALL DO IT AT ONE TIME, GET IT ALL FIXED AT ONE TIME IF WE POSSIBLY CAN.
MY THINK, AND I AGREE, AND I BROUGHT IT WITH, WE FIRST LOOKED TO TRY TO DO IT, I'VE ONLY GOT ONE FULL-TIME OFFICER AND, AND WE'VE GOT FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST SIDE ON THE OLD SOUTH END TO COVER.
AND I LOOKED AT IT, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT MY OFFICER'S DOING NOW, BUT I TALKED TO COMMISSIONER MAN, I SAID, IF WE GET THIS DONE, IF, IF MR. CLARK'S HAVING PROBLEMS IN HIS PRECINCT OR COMMISSIONER JACKSON'S HAVING A PROBLEM, SEND THAT PERSON THERE TO WORK AND IF, IF, IF THE CITATIONS OUT THERE GOES TO THAT JPS OFFICE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IT BE USED ANYWHERE FOR ANYONE.
AND THEN ANY, ANY CITATIONS THAT ARE WRITTEN WILL GO THROUGH THAT DIFFERENT PRECINCTS JP COURT.
SO DON YOU THINK JC THAT, THAT MIGHT HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT PROBLEMS? WELL, YEAH, I'M SURE THEY SOME PROBLEM, BUT THE DEAL IS, I THINK THE PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT THEM ON THE ROAD, PERIOD.
BUT YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA, IT'S NOT GONNA CLOSE IT TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GONNA DO WHAT THEY WANT DONE.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT START AND I CAN SEE THAT IF IT GOES LIKE IT HAS, BRIAN'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THAT WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FIRST GOING HIRING, INCREASING PERSONNEL.
BUT I CAN SEE THAT ONCE WE DECIDE TO SEE HOW THIS IS GOING, THAT'D BE THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP.
HAVE, I'VE GOT THE THIRD ITEM YOU GOT ON THERE, YOU PROBABLY HIRE SOMEBODY.
I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT PARTIAL FUNDING, UH, THAT I CAN MOVE FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE.
I HAD ONE GUY THAT LEFT IN EARLY JANUARY, HAVEN'T REPLACED HIM, UH, BUT I'M GOING TO FIND UP BEING ABOUT, OH, ABOUT 12,400 SHORT ON HIRING HIM, HIRING AN OFFICER TO COVER THIS.
UH, THE GUY WE HAVE IN MIND IS TLO CERTIFIED.
UH, HE HAS WORKED FOR THE COUNTY AND HE'S, HE'S
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A CAPABLE, VERY CAPABLE MAN.HE'S, HE'S A REAL MACHINE ORIENTED KIND OF GUY.
HE KNOWS WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND EVERYTHING, BUT, UH, MIGHT BRING THAT UP LATER.
UH, IF YOU FEEL LIKE WE OUGHT TO DO IT.
EXCUSE ME, ALL ONE STROKE, THAT'S WHAT PREFER TO DO.
I JUST THINK IT'D BE, THAT'D BE FINE.
BUT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT THE OTHER DAY.
SO WE WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO MOVE ON IT AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE COURT.
SO WE WANT YOU TO MOVE ON IT
THE EMAIL HE SENT BACK TO ME ON FRIDAY SAID HE JUST COMPLETED, FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT.
I CAN MR. HAD, MR. CAN'T IMAGINE, MR. FORGET ABOUT, SURELY NOT HOW THAT HAPPEN, JUDGE, CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT? SURE.
THERE, THERE'S CERTAIN GUIDELINES WE HAVE TO FOLLOW TO ADD A POSITION DURING THE YEAR OUTSIDE THE BUDGET.
AND I'D LIKE TO BE SURE JOHN'S COMFORTABLE WITH HOW WE DO THAT.
I WOULD THINK PUBLIC SAFETY STAND ON.
WE COULD, WE COULD GET IT DONE, BUT WE MIGHT NOT NEED TO ADD SOMEBODY THIS BUDGET HERE, RIGHT? YEAH.
MAY NOT, WE MIGHT GET YOU THIS BUDGET USING, YOU KNOW, STEALING PRICE GUY, BUT I CAN SEE IT.
IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE JOB, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE GONNA, YEAH.
IT GET REQUIRED EIGHT HOURS A DAY.
IF, UH, UH, EACH CONSTABLE HAVE DEPUTIES, IF THEY TAKE THIS CLASS, WOULD THEY QUALIFY THE, THE, THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
IF THEY TAKE THIS CLASS, WILL THEY QUALIFY THEM? SURE.
IT IT, BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS, IS AS FAR AS BUYING A SET OF SCALES, DO WE WANT TO BUY A SET OF SCALES FOR EACH PRECINCT OR, OR JUST ONE SET OF SCALES? AND, AND LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW AS FAR AS WHAT LAUER'S GOT GOING ON IN HIS PRECINCT OR JO DON, I KNOW SEAN'S BEEN STRETCHED FAR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THAT TYPE SOMETHING ON SEAN OUT HERE, SHELLY WAS BEEN OUT FOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS FOR, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE YEAR.
THAT'S WHY I JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO TAKE FROM WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR COURT AND YOUR PAPERS, YOU KNOW, OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT THAT WE ALREADY HAVE ASSISTING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WHATEVER ELSE WE MIGHT HAVE GOING ON IS JUST HAVE ONE PERSON THAT'S DESIGNATED AND WHATEVER PRECINCT WAS NEEDING THEM AT THAT TIME TO SIT 'EM THERE TO DO IT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO TAKE CARE OF THESE.
AND, AND, AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NOT TO SAY, WELL, IF WE GET EVERYBODY IN COMPLIANCE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU KNOW, SURELY IF WE'VE GOT PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, EVEN WITH OUR WARRANTS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET EXECUTED AND, AND TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME REASON EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY GETS IN COMPLIANCE AND WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THE SAFEST ROADS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WE'LL FIND SOMETHING ELSE FOR 'EM TO DO.
BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, THEIR PLATE WILL BE FULL, THE FACT THAT THE EXPENSE NOT COME OUT, YOUR BUDGET OR YOUR BUDGET SHOULD COME OUT, EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE PAY.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY TO HAVE THAT, THAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION IS WHAT, WHAT IS THE BUDGET, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND WELL, I HAVE A QUOTE ON, ON THE SCALES HERE, AND UH, THEY CAME IN CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN I THOUGHT THAT, UH, THE QUOTE ON IT IS $4,403.
AND, UH, THAT'S FROM GENERAL ELECTRODYNAMICS CORPORATION.
OF COURSE, WE DID OUR HOMEWORK TO START WITH, OF COURSE I WAS WANTING TO GET SOMETHING USED AND THIS AND THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, AND KIND OF TIGHTEN THINGS DOWN.
BUT THERE'S, THERE'S NO SUCH ANIMAL AS YOU USED SET OF SCALES THAT I CAN FIND ANYWHERE BECAUSE APPARENTLY WHEN PEOPLE GET 'EM, THEY KEEP 'EM BECAUSE THEY LOOKS LIKE WE MAY BE IN TROUBLE.
BUT ON THIS SPECIAL PROJECT STUFF, AND I'VE GOT A LITTLE MONEY THAT I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO KICK IN.
AND I THINK IF WE COULD GET THIS STARTED AND, YOU KNOW, DO A PILOT PROGRAM, I THINK WE COULD GET A FEEL FOR IT.
BUT, UH, I'VE GOT SOME, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT SOME DISCRETIONARY FUNDS THAT I CAN, WE CAN USE FOR THAT.
AND I, I'VE GOT A SMALL, UH, LINE ITEM.
IT'S NOT WHAT THE SHERIFF CARRIES, BUT I, WE'VE, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE IN OUR CAESAR FUND.
IF, IF WE NEED TO USE IT FOR, FOR WHATEVER TO GET US STARTED, THEN, THEN I'M FINE WITH IT.
AS LONG AS THAT'S USED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NON BUDGETARY ITEMS AND WE'RE NOT SUPPLANTING THE BUDGET, THEN THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
AND I'LL BE GLAD TO DO WHATEVER I CAN WITH THAT.
WELL, WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT NOW FOR A COUPLE TIMES.
WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD AS SOON AS WE CAN WITH THE WORKSHOP.
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NOT ONLY ON THE ENFORCEMENT PART OF IT, BUT ON THIS WHOLE ISSUE CLOSING ROADS TO THROUGH TRAFFIC.AND JOHN, I PROBABLY NEED TO GET YOU WITH MIKE AND SINCE IT'S COMING THROUGH, WE'VE GOT ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN IT FROM ALL DIFFERENT ANGLES.
WE PROBABLY NEED TO SET UP A TIME WHEN WE CAN TRY TO GET AS MUCH OF THIS WORK THROUGH.
IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE WORKSHOP, GUYS.
I MEAN, IT MAY BE MORE, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE, WE CAN SIT MUCH LONGER THAN WITHOUT DOING IT.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND A TIME WHEN WE CAN JUST HAVE A WORKSHOP.
I THINK THE ENFORCEMENT PART OF IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE, THE EASIEST PART TO WORK THROUGH.
THE OTHER PART IS GONNA BE THE, WHAT WE LEGALLY CAN DO AS FAR AS CLOSING ROADS TO THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOTTA HAVE THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN DOING SO.
SO SHALL WE TABLE THESE THREE? I THINK AT THIS POINT I, I MOVED THE TABLE, UH, 18, 19, AND 20 AT THIS POINT.
BUT I WOULD, I WOULD, UH, REQUEST FROM THE COURT AND THE JUDGE THAT WE MOVE ON THIS, UH, THE SAME MOTION.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TAKING THESE THREE ITEMS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 21.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF INSURANCE.
AND IT'S, UH, WE TRIED TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING IN HERE AND I THINK JACK, UH, WE'VE INCLUDED EVERY TYPE OF, UH, INSURANCE THAT THE COUNTY PURCHASES.
COUNTY EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE, WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE, LEGAL LIABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIABILITY, CRIME COVERAGE, AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE APPLIES TO FINANCE ALL AND AUTO THREE YEARS OLD OR LESS AUTO LIABILITY, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, LIABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS INCLUDING BUILDINGS, CONTENTS, MOBILE EQUIPMENT, DATA EQUIPMENT, AND 9 1 1 EQUIPMENT.
NOW THAT'S LOTS OF INSURANCE THAT WE HAVE COVERAGE ON AND UH, I HAD A DISCUSSION, UH, UH, LAST WEEK WITH JACK ABOUT DOING AN RFP ON THAT.
SOME OF THESE THINGS, I THINK PARTICULARLY ON THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE WITH ALL OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON WITH HEALTH INSURANCE IN OUR NATION, UH, WE PROBABLY NEED TO DISCUSS BY HIRING OR CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE TO SERVICE AS CONSULTANT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE, AT LEAST ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE PART.
BUT JACK, YOU WANT TO, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DISCUSS ABOUT THAT? I MEAN, THIS IS NOT AN ITEM TO ACT ON, IT'S JUST TO SEE IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
AND THE REASON WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IS THERE'S NOT BEEN ISSUES AS FAR AS OUR INSURANCE CONCERNED.
IT'S MORE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COST SAVINGS OUT THERE.
SO JUDGE, I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO, LIKE YOU SAY, DO AN R RF, UH, FEE FOR A CONSULTANT THAT HAS KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH INSURANCE AND, UH, MY RECOMMENDATION MIGHT BE TO TRY TO KNOCK THE, UH, ANYTHING RELATED TO HEALTH INSURANCE OUT FIRST.
BEFORE THE OTHER, UH, MAYBE GIVE JOHNNY FIND OUT, UH, I DUNNO, WHAT, WHAT EITHER WORKSHOP TO DETERMINE, ARE WE GONNA KEEP THE SAME TYPE OF COVERAGE? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CONSULTANT MAY, I THINK IT, IT'S INVOLVING PERSONNEL.
I THINK IT NEED TO BE A COURT, UH, YOU KNOW, A COURT WORKSHOP TO DETERMINE THAT.
JOHNNY, YOU MAY HAVE UH, COMMENTS ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
YEAH, WE FIND THAT WE'RE LOOKING JUST TO GET BETTER PRICING.
WE WANNA TWEAK WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, RIGHT? THOSE TYPE OF, I THINK THAT'S WHERE A CONSULTANT CAN HELP US, LET US KNOW WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE.
AND THEN THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO, MAY NOT, I MEAN, WE MAY WANT TO KEEP THE EXACT SAME POLICY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOME OPTIONS OUT THERE THAT MIGHT SAVE US SOME, SOME MONEY IN THAT.
AND AGAIN, I THINK THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF NATIONAL HEALTH COVERAGE, HOW ALL THIS NEW HEALTH FEDERAL HEALTH BILL LAYS OUT, I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A PART OF THIS DISCUSSION.
NOW WHAT I'M THINKING, AND AGAIN, JACK AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT THE OTHER DAY, IS THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD TAKE EFFECT, UH, NO LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF OUR NEW BUDGET YEAR IN OCTOBER.
THE FIRST, NOT ONLY ON HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT ON ALL THESE OTHER INSURANCES HERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE GET INTO, WHAT KIND OF CONTRACTS WE HAVE WITH THE EXISTING COVERAGES WE HAVE, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES GETTING OUT OF THOSE.
BUT I GUESS WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR TODAY, IS THIS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO NOT ONLY ON HEALTH INSURANCE.
ALL THOSE THINGS CAN PROBABLY BE CANCELED.
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CANCELED ON A SHORT RATE BASIS, WHICH MEANS YOU'LL LOSE A LITTLE BIT.SO, UH, AT THAT TIME WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF IT'S WORTH CANCELING 'EM SHORT RATE AND JUST MOVING ON, OR JUST LETTING THEM RUN UNTIL THEY RUN OUT AND THEN INSTALL SOMETHING.
SO IF THERE'S ENOUGH SAVINGS, IT MIGHT BE JUST MOVE THEM ALL AT ONE TIME.
MOST OF THIS, IF NOT ALL OF THIS IS THROUGH TEXAS ASSOCIATION COUNTIES.
AM I CORRECT? AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE'VE NOT PROBABLY LOOKED AT ANY OF THIS IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
WE'VE NOT REBID IT OR ASKED FOR.
SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, OTHER COUNTIES, UH, I KNOW THAT I VISITED WITH AND I THINK COMMISSIONER CLARK AND SOME OF THE REST OF THE OTHER COUNTIES HAVE, HAVE BID OUT SOME OF THIS INFORMATION, SOME OF THIS COVERAGE AND REALLY SAVED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DOING SO.
SO IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD TIME TO, TO LOOK FOR DOING THAT, CONSIDERING WHERE WE'RE FINANCIALLY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ACTUALLY.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO.
I I DON'T WANT US TO WAIT TOO LONG THOUGH.
UH, YOU, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH IS THE BIGGIE.
I MEAN THAT'S THE, THE LARGEST ONE WE HAVE, BUT I DON'T WANNA WAIT TOO LONG ON THESE OTHER COVERAGES AS WELL.
SO WE, I DO THINK THE ONE DO, DO YOU THINK WE NEED A A, A CONSULTANT ON ANY OTHER AREAS OR DO YOU THINK PRIMARILY ON JUST THE HEALTH INSURANCE? I'LL GLAD TO GET WITH'S OFFICE AND JOHNNY'S OFFICE FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ON THE OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE MIGHT GET.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE AT LEAST THAT YOU HAVE THIS, UH, WORDED AS DISCUSSION RELATED.
UH, I'M ASSUMING THAT PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE TODAY AS WELL.
IS THAT CORRECT? I CONSULT HEALTH INSURANCE, YES.
DOES THAT SOUND AGREEABLE TO EVERYBODY? AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN OUR PURVIEW OF WHETHER IT'S WORD IT, YEAH, I'LL, I'LL FOR IT.
WE'RE NOT AWARDING NOT AWARDING THE CONTRACT.
I, I'LL TRY TO GET THE, GET THAT STARTED.
JOHNNY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OF THIS? NO, WE, WE DEFINITELY WE HAVE NOT 9 7, 9 7.
SOME OF THESE THINGS JUDGE LIKE THAT, UH, UNEMPLOYMENT.
YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT BEAT THAT TO THE OUTSIDE UNIT AT ALL.
DID YOU GET A COPY OF THE, WHAT I SENT YOU FROM COUNTY? DID I, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT? I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT'S ABOUT 700 PAGES YOU GOT A COPY OF TOO.
THANK ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT, THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM, THIS IS JUST SOMETHING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
SO WITH THE COURT'S APPROVAL, I, I'LL, I'LL GIVE THE ADVERTISING OUT FOR THE CONSULTANT.
UH, ITEM 22 IS TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON CONTRACTING.
SUSAN ANDERSON OF TPK IRON DENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL AS A TEMPORARY CONSULTANT FOR THE ECO STATION ON A LIMITED BASIS BASIS.
YOUR HONOR, I, I, UH, HAVE TO RUN ON TO MS. ANDERSON.
UH, JANUARY, I BELIEVE IT WAS JANUARY THE FIRST AND, UH, SERVED BUILDING BURN DOWN DOWN THERE AT MAY BANK.
AND, AND I TOLD HER THAT I WAS AN EQUAL COMMISSIONER AND I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ECO STATION.
WHAT I WAS INTERESTED IN IS, Y'ALL ARE WELL AWARE, I'M INTERESTED IN BRINGING THAT, BRINGING THAT THING WHERE IT'S MORE OF A, UH, GETTING CLOSER TO POSSIBLY BEING A BREAKEVEN THING.
SHE, THIS LADY HAS A LOT OF IDEAS.
UH, AND, AND OF COURSE MY FIRST QUESTION IS WAS WHAT DO YOU CHARGE? AND SHE SAID, A HUNDRED DOLLARS AN HOUR.
AND I SAID, OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, THAT WON'T WORK.
AND SHE SAID, WELL, SHE SAID, IF IT'S FOR THE COUNTY, I COULD DO IT, UH, FOR ABOUT HALF THAT.
WELL, THEN I TOLD HER, I SAID, WELL, I SAID, UH, KIND OF SHOW ME A LITTLE BIT WHAT YOU CAN DO AND UH, THEN I'LL TAKE IT TO COURT AND SEE IF I CAN, IF, UH, WE CAN GET YOU ON ON A LIMITED BASIS.
WELL, SHE'S, SHE'S DONE ABOUT THREE HOURS WORK AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH, UH, HER KNOWLEDGE OF, OF, UH, BEING ABLE TO MARKET THESE COMMODITIES.
UH, THE, I SAY COMMODITIES, I CALL IT THAT BECAUSE ONCE IT'S, ONCE IT'S IN A CONTAINER, IT BECOMES A COMMODITY.
UH, BUT FAR AS MARKETING CARDBOARD, THE PLASTICS, THE TIRE, SHE HAS IDEAS ABOUT IT.
BUT, UH, FOR HER OWN PRODUCTION,
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I'VE HAD HER VISIT WITH JACK BECAUSE HE'S A REAL, UH, SHARP ON ALL THAT.AND, UH, HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT SHE'S PRETTY GOOD.
KNOWLEDGEABLE LADY AND GOOD IDEA.
AND, UH, I THINK IT'S TIME TO GET HER PAID WHERE SHE, UH, TURN'S IDEAS LOOSE TO ME AND, AND, UH, UH, POSSIBLY WE CAN GET THE MARKETING SOME OF THESE TIRES.
SHE, UH, MENTIONED SOME OF 'EM POSSIBLY FOR, UH, EXCUSE ME, TO GO THROUGH A RECYCLING PROCESS.
SOME OF 'EM WILL BE USED FOR FUEL, SOME OF 'EM FOR THIS AND SOME OF 'EM FOR THAT.
SO, UH, I, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO USE HER SERVICES UP TO, UH, ABOUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS IF I COULD.
AND, UH, SHE'S ALREADY GOT THREE HOURS IN.
I BELIEVE THAT SHE'LL, THAT SHE CAN, SHE CAN REALLY HELP US.
WE JUST, THAT JUST, SHE'S THAT EFFICIENT.
JUST, JUST THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR, YOU THINK THAT'S A LITTLE LOW JACK? OR YOU THINK THAT'S, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY HOURS SHE NEEDS.
PARTICULARLY IN THE TIRES, YOU KNOW, SHE'S LOOKING AT, AT US BEING A, UH, UH, GENERATOR IF YOU WOULD.
MAYBE WE COLLECT TIRES ALL OVER AND UH, WE GET CLASSIFIED AS LEFT.
AND WE WON'T PAY THESE FEES AND BE ABLE TO MARKET THOSE STOCK.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IN THAT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? WE HAVE A COMMITTEE WAS GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER ISSUES ON WELL, THE COST OF THE, WHAT WE CHARGE PEOPLE.
WE DISCUSSED IT, WE DISCUSSED IT LAST WEEK.
THIS IS, THIS WOULDN'T FIT INTO THAT.
SHE IS JUST FOR THE ECO STAGE AND UNTIL SHE SHOWS ME THAT SHE CAN GENERATE DOLLARS BACK INTO THAT, PAY HER OWN WAY, AT THIS POINT I JUST WANT IT ON A LIMITED BASIS.
I JUST WONDER IF IT NEEDED TO BE TIED INTO THAT OVERALL DESCRIPTION AND NOT UNTIL I MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT, THAT THAT UH, UH, THAT SHE CAN GENERATE FUNDS TO, TO PAY HER OWN WAY AND PLUS GENERATE FUNDS FOR THE ECO STAY AND THE MONEY WOULD COME OUT OF YOUR ECO STATION.
WELL, THERE'S NOT ANY MONEY IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD POSSIBLY, COULD, COULD COME OUT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT I THINK IF YOU JUST PART-TIME IT'S ABOUT 500 OR YEAH, FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EXTRA HELP.
ECO STATION DOES NOT HAVE A BUDGET FOR THIS.
I THINK, I THINK IT WAS 500 FOR EXTRA HELP AND THEN 500 FOR CONTRACT LAG OR SOMETHING.
WE COULD, WE COULD USE WHAT WE'VE GOT.
I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW TIME TO CONTRACT FOR COMMISSIONER MANNING, EXCUSE ME SIR.
CONTRACT WITH THIS LADY BECAUSE UH, I'VE GOT FULL CON THAT TIES THAT GUY IS YEAH, WE'RE GONNA GET A MONEY'S WORK.
I'M GONNA BET UP TO THOUSAND UP.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IT BE A BENEFIT TO THE BENEFIT BENEFIT FOR FIND THE EXPENSE HELP.
THAT'S JUST WHAT WE GOT IN MIND JACK.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT SHE MIGHT BE QUITE A BIT OF HELP FOR THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, AS A, SHE HAS SOME REAL GOOD IDEAS ON IT ON THE KENNEDY CLEANUP AND UH, I'D LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET HER PAID TO SHOW HER THAT.
'CAUSE I TOLD HER WHEN I FIRST MET HER THAT, YOU KNOW, I DO WHAT I SAY I'LL DO, YOU KNOW, AND IF I TELL HER I'LL PAY HER, WELL I WANT BE ABLE, I WANNA BE ABLE TO, FOR HER TO KNOW THAT I'M SQUARED UP WITH OR YOU WERE TO BE COMMENDED FOR FINDING THIS PERSON.
JUST SUPPOSED TO TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.
THAT'S THE WAY MOST THINGS ALL YOU HAVE THE PROPOSAL FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER MANNING, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACT ON THIS SECOND? COMMISSIONER CLARK MAKES A MOTION MANNING.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 23.
THEN WE'RE GOING TAKE A BREAK.
UH, THE TERRELL NOON LIONS CLUB IS HAVING, UH, THEIR MEETING THIS UH, UH, THURSDAY ITEM WEDNESDAY, I'M SORRY, MARCH THE SECOND.
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YEARS OLD ON THAT DAY.AND SO THEY'RE, UH, HAVING A BIG CELEBRATION, UH, IN TERRELL AT LUNCH THAT DAY.
THEY'VE INVITED ME TO COME OVER.
I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A GOOD LUNCH.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO UH, UH, WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOLUTION.
NO, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE AND WE ASKED FOR INFORMATION SO WE'D UP AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE IT.
AND HE TOLD US TO CHECK WITH SOMEONE ELSE, BUT THEY HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION.
WE DON'T HAVE THE PROCLAMATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT BEFORE WE GO OVER ON SECOND, WE'LL COME UP OVER THERE.
I SHOULD PARAPHRASE THAT INSANE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S THE OLDEST LIONS CLUB IN THE COUNTY OR NOT.
I WAS THINKING THAT COUGHLIN WAS EVEN OLDER THAN THAT.
I KIND OF THINK THEY WERE TOO.
YEAH, I THINK THERE'S, YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THAT FIRST CALL,
I WAS THINKING THAT HE WAS A CO
I WAS THINKING IT WAS LIKE 2000.
I MEAN, UH, 1912 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
ALRIGHT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THAT? SO MR. MANNING.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE GO WITH ITEM 24, LET'S TAKE ABOUT A 10 MINUTE BREAK.
THAT'S WHY LINE ITEM TRANSFER.
YOU WANNA GIMME A COMPLEX
WE DO HAVE SOME LINE ITEM TRANSFERS THIS MORNING.
YOU DO RECALL DOING THE BUDGET PROCESS? UH, PROCESS.
KATHY CAME TO THE BUDGET AND DID AWAY WITH HER, UH, AUTO ALLOWANCES TO GET NEW VEHICLES AND THEN THE COURT DECIDED IN OCTOBER.
SHE HAD, SHE HAD LANDED BASED ON OCTOBER.
THE COURT SAID, NO, NO PURPOSES OF JANUARY AND NOW IT'LL BE LIKE EIGHT MONTHS BEFORE SHE GETS THE VEHICLES.
SO TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, SHE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE $5,000 INTO MILEAGE MILLS PARKING, LEASE PAYMENTS AND GAS HOLE, WHICH IS THE NEW VEHICLES THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A ZERO SUM LINE ITEM TRANSFER.
JUST RECOGNIZING THE FACT THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE VEHICLES THAT SHE HAS IN THE BUDGET YET, IT'S, IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.
UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE AMMUNITION 5,000 1 75 PARTS REPAIRS.
UH, AND WE GOT A SMALL LINE ITEM IN CONVENIENCE STATION INCREASING $400 WITH AON TO MISCELLANEOUS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE, UH, BUDGET AMENDMENT PREPARED FOR, UM, THE RECOGNITION OF MOVING THE LIABILITIES FOR CERTAIN PAYROLL PERSONNEL THAT THE SHERIFF VOLUNTEERED TO.
SO WE'RE MOVING 140,000 OUT OF SHERIFF'S BUDGET.
THE COURTHOUSE SECURITY PAY FOR THE SECURITY DEPUTIES AND THEN UH, MOVING HUNDRED 23,000 OUT OF THE JAIL FUND THAT BE PAID OUT THE, IN THAT TRUST AGAIN TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME ADULT PROBATION BUDGET AMENDMENTS JUST TO AGREE TO THE STATE.
THERE IS NO COUNTY FUNDS INVOLVED AND IN THE KAUFMAN COUNTY LIBRARY WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE 360 GRANT REIMBURSEMENT WE USE FOR COMMUNICATIONS.
AND THEN IN GENERAL FUND RECOGNIZING ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS.
THAT'S THE, UH, ONE OF MERRI MAYS GRANTS
QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OFFICER? HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON FAVOR SAY AYE.
BOTH THEN DISCUSS AND ACT ON CLAIM.
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TWO, WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE TWO EMERGENCY DO WE? NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TWO E OBVIOUSLY PUT THE WRONG FORM ON THE NO PROBLEM.YOU CAN SEE IT WHEN IT COMES AROUND IN THE, HAVE ONE OF THESE.
PRECINCT THREE RUNS OUT ABOUT FOUR, FIVE MONTHS.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD COMBINE? MAYBE ABOUT THAT? WE CAN SAVE, IT EXPIRES ABOUT FOUR, FIVE MONTHS.
OH THAT'S, DID YOU TRAILER COME OUT TO YOUR SATISFACTION? RIGHT? HAVEN'T SEEN IT.
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DID.THEY JUST WE'RE A LOT MORE THAN WE INCREASING BOTH TIME.
DON'T GET YOUR FIRST CHECK ON MARCH 1ST FOR A TRAINING SESSION EXCEPT AND PUT YOUR HAD ON THE FILL COMPLETE PERCENT BESIDES DRIVING ALL WAY OVER.
YEAH, I COULD HAVE PUT ON THE TRAINING SESSION FORM WHAT I KNOW ABOUT IT.
I TELL YOU WHAT HIGH AS THAT FUEL GET, THEY GOING TO HAVE TO START PAYING GOES.
IT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME.
AND I STARTED TAKING CYNTHIA OVER THERE WITH ME SO SHE'D LEARN HOW TO INS AND OUTS AND YOU KNOW, QUOTE THOSE GRANTS.
AND I WAS GO TO LEARN SEVERAL TO THE TABLES BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY YOU CAN GET.
THEY ONLY TURN, THEY DON'T RELEASE THOSE TABLES THE DAY THEY RELEASE THE GRANT.
I SAID WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? BECAUSE I, WE WANNA GET A HEAD START BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THAT FORM FILLED OUT MARCH 30.
IT'S GONNA BE TURNED BE ON DESK APRIL 1ST.
WE WANNA GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION, FILL THAT WAY UNTIL THEY GIVE YOU THE FORMS. BUT THEN IT'S FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
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I WON'T BE FIRST YOU.YEAH, I WAS IN BACK, JUST JUDGE REDFORD OUT THERE SERVED ON THE INSURANCE.
SHE SAID THEY COULDN'T USE TAX BECAUSE OF SHE, SHE TRIED BUT COULDN'T, COULDN'T BE JUSTIFIED.
LITTLE BIT INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE WOULD BE WAY DIFFERENT.
ANYTHING I USED TO WORK WITH, WELL THAT'S REASON TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, WHEN I ENROLLED IN TECH, THEY WERE CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL AT THAT TIME IT WAS TEXAS TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE AND ALL THE STUDENTS VOTED TO CHANGE TEXAS STATE.
REALLY? THAT'S BECAUSE THEY COULD START TECHNOLOGICAL
WELL IT STILL CAN'T
IT DOESN'T THEORETICALLY DOESN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING.
THAT'S JUST T BUT THE UH, ADMINISTRATION SAID TSU, TEXAS STATE, THERE'S TON STATE TS U UNIVERSITY, T TEXAS, TEXAS STATE SUPPOSEDLY GRADUATED FROM FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY SAID, WHERE YOU GONNA GO TO SCHOOL? HE SAID, I THINK HE SAID CLOSE AND EASY, CLOSE TO HOME.
IS ANYBODY USING THAT? Y'ALL USING THAT SIGN LADY? HAS ANYBODY USED THE SIGN LADY? UH, I THINK WE HAVE.
WELL PUBLIC WORKS SIGNS WE 27 9 BUDGET FOR SCIENCE OUT THERE.
WELL I BET CUT OUTTA THAT UNTIL YOU BET ME AND HER FELL OUT.
SHE WOULDN'T GIMME MY MONEY BACK ON THAT $4,100 TOTAL MATERIAL THAT'S OUT THERE.
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT'S FOR TO SAYS ALL MY MONEY BACK PAID FOR IN NOVEMBER.
I SAID, WELL YOU GOING TO KEEP DOING BUSINESS WITH ME.
YOU GOING TO TAKE THAT BACK? GIVE ME A REFUND.
WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
SHE SAYS IT DUST CONTROL OR NO SOIL STABILIZER OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT CONTROL S IT'S PROBABLY S YEAH SI DON'T KNOW WHAT IT DID.
I DON'T, I TOLD HER I SAID ICE WATER, YOU PUT YOUR AS MACHINE IN THERE.
IT IT'S HEADED THE SAME WAY AS I'M SITTING TO GET BACK ON HER THIS WEEK.
SHE'S GOING, I'M GONNA KEEP AGGRAVATING HER.
SHE'S GOING TO GIVE MY MONEY BACK.
WELL THERE'S CONTROL THAT WE USE IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME DOWN THERE AND GET IT FOR SOMEBODY POKES A HOLE IN THAT TOW.
I TOLD, I SAID WHOEVER IT'S A, I TOLD HIM, I SAID WHOEVER POKES A HOLE IN TOW OUT THERE JOB DUST ABATEMENT JUST TO I TO, I TALKED TO HIM.
YEAH, THEY USED TO BE A WELL GONE.
I'M TRY TO FEATURE YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THE, IS THAT RIGHT?
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I'VE HEARD THAT PART.WE ON SAME TEAM TURN ABOUT RIGHT.
WHATEVER HOUSTON COUNTY SAYS TO BE THERE.
I SAID HOUSTON COUNTY CITY THERE RFPS ON THAT INSURANCE STUFF I'LL SEND TO YOU BECAUSE IT'LL BE PROBABLY THE TOTAL OPPOSITE OF WHAT LAKE COUNTY WAS BECAUSE HOUSTON COUNTY GOT 10,000 PEOPLE IN THE, THEY SAY THEY SAVED, BUT I'LL GET THOSE RFPS.
I THINK IF YOU GO TO THIS UH, TALK OUT POPULATION, IF YOU GO TO THIS D INFO COM, IT'S GOT A LITTLE INTERACTIVE MAP ON THERE WHERE YOU CAN GO EACH.
HUH? WHY WOULD THEY, I DUNNO WHY THEY'RE THERE.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN INCORPORATED.
AREN'T THEY THE SAME? DO WHAT NOW? YOU SAME CITY.
YOU GOT A FROG, GOT A FROG IN FROG PEOPLE COLLEGE, WHICH BE ASSOCIATED.
OH IS IT? I NEGOTIATED MARTIN DOWN ON, ON THOSE ROADS THAT WERE USED, OF COURSE WEREN'T USING ME, BUT I TOLD HIM, I SAID, I'M GONNA QUIT YOU IF YOU DON'T KNOCK OFF SOME OF THAT MONEY ON THEM RUG.
SO THEY DROPPED ME A LOWER QUALITY RUG.
I I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THE CONSTABLE UNIFORM TOO.
I DUNNO WHY WE HAVE EVERYBODY DIFFERENT.
I MEAN USUALLY MOST COUNTIES, 1, 2, 3, 4.
I'VE BEEN DUMPSTER TOLD, COME STRIP THREE BAGS OF TRASH A WEEK FOR $88.
I SAID, Y'ALL NEED THE TRASH DONE.
SHOP I, SHE'S ALREADY ON, ON THE TRACK BECAUSE THE MAYOR SAID SHE'D ALREADY CONTACTED IN SO IT'S GONNA TICKLE HER.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE HAVE THINK I GOT CALL ON ANYBODY BUSINESS TODAY DID.
I DON'T THINK IT, I DON'T THINK IT DID, BUT NOBODY WAS.
WANT GENTLEMEN KNOW TOO THAT THE CORRECTIONAL
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HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT STARTED AT MIDNIGHT, UH, THIS MORNING AT THE JAIL.SO RUNNING HE HEALTHCARE THING AT THE JAIL.
FIRST DAY MIDNIGHT PROBABLY BE COMMISSIONER JACKSON.
COMMISSIONER MANNING IN DISCUSSION.
AND BEFORE WE DISMISS, LET ME JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH THE 14TH.
14TH AT 6:00 PM OH 6:00 PM THAT'S OUR FIRST, I THOUGHT WAS NO, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CITY COUNCILS THAT MEET ON THE END OF THE MONTH.
THE, WE DECIDED THE SECOND ONE.
IT'D BE THE 14TH O'CLOCK, SIX OR SIX O'CLOCK.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET IN THIS BUILDING TOO.
AND THE ONE THING YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP IN MIND, I KNOW WHEN UM, THE TRANSPORTATION MEETING CAME, THE FRONT DOOR WAS LOCKED AND THERE WERE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET IN.
WE NEED TO PUT A SIGN MAYBE ON THAT DOOR.
OH, I CAN'T MAKE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS BECAUSE WE, WE DON'T LET 'EM GO THROUGH THE TAX OFFICE BECAUSE THERE'S UNSECURED.
IF SO, Y'ALL THINK I NEED TO, ALRIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. MANNING.
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NO, I, AND SOMETIMES I'LL TO KNOW SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON, SHE TRY OUT FOR SECTION LEADER AND SHE DOES THAT.WELL THE TEACHER EMAILED JOHNNY OR SOMETHING.
WELL YOU KNOW THAT THEY GOING OUT, YOU KNOW, FILLING OUT.
AND SHE SAID THEY SO STUPID AND WELL, I, I CAN SEE ONE AUNT AND
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EXCELLENT GUYS.