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IT'S MONDAY, JULY THE 29TH, AND, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH AN INVITATION HERE IN A MOMENT.
IF YOU'VE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COMPLETE A, UH, REQUEST TO SPEAK TO THE COURT THERE ON THE TABLE THERE BY THE TREASURER, YOU CAN DO THAT NOW.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL, UH, UH, ALLOW YOU TO, UH, SPEAK TO THE COURT HERE IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS.
UH, WE'LL HAVE OUR IMPLICATION.
FIRST, I'VE ASKED MR. SHANE TO DELIVER THAT.
THEN WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BOTH THE AMER FLAG AND THE TEXAS FLAG.
SO WE ALMOST GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER WE COME MEET TODAY.
THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS.
WE JUST ASKED YOU TODAY TO BLESS OUR COURT AS WE DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.
WE ASKED YOU TO BLESS OUR SOLDIERS WHO OUR HARMED WAY TAKING CARE OF OUR COUNTRY TO LET US ENJOY THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE.
WE ALL ASK THIS FROM YOUR SON'S NAME, AMEN.
I PLAY THOSE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WHEN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT THIS MORNING? NO, SIR.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US THIS MORNING FROM THE KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THEY GOT UP EARLY TO COME OVER AND BECAUSE WE FAILED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT LAST TIME AND THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, THEY FELT LIKE THE PICTURE NEEDED TO BE A LITTLE, UH, A LITTLE PRETTIER THAN THE ONE THAT JOHNNY INVOLVED.
SO, UH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING THE WORD OUT TO YOU LADIES AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE, UH, HISTORICAL SOCIETY, UH, LAST WEEK.
UH, BUT WE DO, WE ARE GOING TO RESUBMIT.
UH, AND LLOYD, YOUR CAMERA DIDN'T WORK LAST TIME.
Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO COME UP FRONT, WE'LL MEET YOU AROUND HERE.
WILL YOU TAKE OUR PICTURE? I WILL.
WE GET ANOTHER ONE TO BE SAFE.
AND WHICH YOU WON'T NEED THESE PAPERWORK.
I'M SORRY, I, I SAID, UH, SOCIETY, COMMISSION, COMMISSION.
THE GONNA COFFEE OR COFFEE? COUNTY, COUNTY COMMISSION.
SORRY, MEAN THANK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE ONLY MORE I WAS WALKING THEIR DOGS.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A TATTOO.
YOU HAD YOUR, I SAW YOUR ANKLE BECAUSE THEY YOUR LEG.
BUTTERFLY AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON RAISING THE FEES FOR COLLECTING TAXES, FOR INSTANCE, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CATON COUNTY.
AND WE DISCUSSED, UH, THIS RECENTLY IN OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP.
AND UH, THIS IS A, UH, WHERE WE HAVE NOT INCREASED FEES AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE, UH, UH, INFORMATION THAT THE TAX ACCESS COLLECTOR HAS GIVEN US.
AND UH, I'M NOT GOING OVER ALL OF THOSE,
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BUT, UH, BASICALLY WE ARE UM, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, LOSING MONEY ON THE FEE OR THE TAXES THAT WE COLLECT FOR, UH, ENTITIES IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.AND IT'S A GREAT SERVICE FOR THEM AND IT'S GREAT.
UH, CERTAINLY A GREAT SERVICE FOR OUR UH, TAXPAYERS IS THEY ARE ABLE TO, UH, UH, COME IN AND PAY AT ONE AREA, UH, AT ONE TIME AND PAY THEIR TAXES.
BUT YOU SEE THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, IT WOULD GO FROM UH, 70 CENTS IN COUNTY, UH, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A DOLLAR OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AND IT WOULD GO TO A DOLLAR 50, UH, FOR PARCEL FOR UH, AREAS INSIDE KAMAN COUNTY AND $2 AND 10 CENTS FOR PARCELS OUTSIDE KAUFMAN COUNTY.
AND WE DO HAVE A SPECIFIC MOTION THAT THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR HAS RECOMMENDED.
UH, YOU, UH, NOBODY LIKES TO INCREASE FEES, UH, FOR WHATEVER REASON, UH, FOR 13 YEARS IS A LONG TIME, UH, TO NOT, UH, INCREASE THIS AMOUNT.
SO, UH, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE GENTLEMEN? I MOVE WE THE COLLECTION FEES CHARGED BY THE TEXAS OR COLLECTOR TO ONE 50 PER PARCELS IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY AND TWO 10 FOR PARCELS OUTSIDE OF KAMAN COUNTY ACCEPTING THE ESD DISTRICTS, RIGHT? YEAH.
ESD DISTRICTS WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE IN THAT.
COMMISSIONER CLARK, WE HAVE SECOND COMMISSIONER SHANE SECOND THAT MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? NEXT ITEM, UH, IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING ROAD MATERIAL FROM TEXTILE STOCKPILE AREA OF INTERSECTION FM 5 49 AND HIGHWAY 2 76 IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.
AND COMMISSIONER ROSA, I BELIEVE HAS THE, UH, INFORMATION ON THAT.
YES, I WAS TALKING TO A, A GENTLEMAN NAMED JOE LE FROM T OFFICE HERE IN KAUFMAN AND TALKING TO ROCKWELL, THE SAME DISTRICT.
SO HE TOLD ME THAT DISTRICT COUNTY AS WELL.
AND UH, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, GETTING ROAD MATERIALS THAT ARE LEFT OVER AND HE SAID THEY HAVE A LITTLE STOCKPILE AREA THERE THAT WAS LEFT BY THE CONTRACTOR AND HE SAID WE CLEAN THE SITE AND WE COULD HAVE ALL THE MATERIAL AND UH, I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT A TOTAL OF MAYBE 600 YARDS, A COMBINATION OF RAT MATERIAL AND SOME TOPPING ROCK AND UH, A COUPLE OF LOAD OF DIRT THAT YOU, HE WANTS US TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE SITE.
HE, WE COULD HAVE, IF WE LEVEL CLEAN THE SITE, WE GOOD.
SO RUNNING THROUGH'S COURT IS ACCEPTABLE.
WE TAKE THAT TO CONSIDERATION AND MATERIAL BE SPLIT BETWEEN ALL FOUR PRECINCTS IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING SIGNED AND Y'ALL WORK TOGETHER, YOU THAT FORM MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ZA.
WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER, UH, ENDING SECOND SAY MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION I MIGHT MENTION? IF YOU NEED ANY EXTRA TRUCKS HAULING IT, UH, WHENEVER YOU GET READY TO DO IT, JUST GIMME A FEW DAYS NOTICE AND WE'LL, YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO FIND A TIME THAT'S UH, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE ONE PRECINCTS LOADER UP THERE TO LOAD OUT AND UH, TRY TO GET IT TOGETHER.
PROBABLY A COUPLE DAYS AT THE MOST GOOD IF ALL PRECINCTS SEND THEIR TRUCKS ONE TIME I WENT AND DECENT PRODUCT.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION IN FAVOR SAY AYE I THINK GOOD FOLKS IN ROCK COUNTY WILL GET AFTER FOR COMING INTO THEIR COUNTY GETTING MATERIAL.
WELL I ASKED HIM ABOUT THAT AND HE SAID THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED IN IT, SO BECAUSE IT IS IN AMAN HISTORY.
YEAH, HE SAID THEY HAD SEVERAL STOCK THAT THEY, THEY USED THIS WAS JUST LEFT I THINK GET IT CLEANED.
AND WE, UH, I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING AN INTER AGREEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF CURR COLMAN COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR.
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I DID NOT A COPY OF THAT.UH, THIS, THIS HEARING LOCAL AGREEMENT WAS DONE ON THE 9TH OF JULY AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN ME AND THE MAYOR THAT, UH, I JUST DIDN'T GET IT BACK PROMPTLY AND UH, ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY IT'S DATED FAR OFF.
AND THIS WAS ALSO DONE BEFORE THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD ABOUT GETTING IT COMMON ANALYTICAL AGREEMENT AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.
SO I JUST USE THE ONE THAT I'VE BEEN USING.
UH, BASICALLY IT'S JUST A, A BASIC INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT AND IT ALREADY IN PLACE.
THE SAME ONE WE'VE BEEN USING.
I KNOW THAT WE APPROVE THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER MAIN TO APPROVE THE INTER AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY PRECINCT COURT.
HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY A, A OPPOSED ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A PROJECT, UH, FOR THE CITY OF, FOR MECHANICAL COUNTY ROAD 49 COUNTY ROAD 49 2 STEWART SMITH STREET, STAR STREET, FRUIT STREET, TRUITT, TRUETT TRU.
SPELL TRUIT STREET, UH, STREET IN THE SEAT AND WON'T.